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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
The Capital Question
(TryOn Starl

Much is being said by the three
candidates, Guthrie. Oklahoma City
and Shawnee in regard to the location
of the state capital. Ii is immateria
with us so long as we can't land it al
Tryon from public view point and
IN fairness to all three of the candi
dates. our columns are open to them
Sc much per" and can do all the
advertising they please. In this IS
sue of the Star you will see some
readers concerning this capital loca
tion question.
AS editor of the Star we do not
wish to mislead anyone on this i'm
portant question, but like every one
else. we have o. private think aud
some have. ask us for il, WHICH We
" III try to do in as few words As pos
sible. ls adi 81 Ysia.y : s,nt
Personally speaking the editor
would like to see the capital located
at Guthrie.
First-Because we can get the build
ing and grounds free.
Second because II is a business
proposition to the editor of the Star,
that Guthrie gets the capital
Third We do not like TO see any
town want 70 act the hog and gobble
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
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PROVERBS 23.t.1o

When thou sittest to eat with Il
ruler consider diligently what is be
fore thee:
And put knife in thy throat, il
thou be a man given to appetite
Be not desirous of his dainties: for
they are deceitful meat.
Labour not to the rich: cease from
thine own wisdom.
wilt thou set thine eyes upon tnat
which is not? for riches certainly
make themselves wings; they fly
away as an eagle toward heaven.
Eat thou not the bread OF him that
hath an evil eye, neither desire thou
his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, SO
is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee
but his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten
shalt thou yomit up. and lose thy
sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool
for he will despise the wisdom of thy
words.
Remove not the old landmark: and
erter not into the fields of the father
less:
For their Redeemer is mighty; he
shall plead their cause with thee.
Apply thine heart unto instruction,
and thine ears to the words of knowl-
edge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

up everything that comes along just
because II has the power and strength
To do So y. s,s.s,
This question is one which means
dollars and cents to every taxpayer
OF the state, and should be located
where. IL will cost the least money 10
the taxpayers, be it Guthrie, Oklahoma
City or Shawnee. We understand that
Guthrie now offers (if the voters SO
decide that this is the proper time TO
locate q permanent capital, and Guth-
rle be their choice) to give to the
state the handsome. state building
that the state has had free use of for
the past year, with 100 acres OF
ground free. In other words we can
set building and grounds at Guth-
re, sufficient for all state purposes
without dollars expense to the tax
payers of the state.
Shawnee SO far as We know has
made no offer.
Oklahoma City claims. If the capital
is located there the sale of lots around
The capital site will bring in enough
money to pay for the buildings and
grounds and have two or three million
collars left for profit, but of course
this is only talk, and nothing Ger.
tain about it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
WILL HEAR GARRISON CASE


Oklahoma City. Okla. May 9.-'Dis-
trict Judge Stilwell Russell says that
he will ask for an assignment to this
county for three days, beginning May
~, at which time he will take up
further hearing, and probably render
bis decision in the case of the ex-
sheriff against Sheriff NJ G. Binion
and the state. Judge Russell heard
arguments on the question last week,
and took the matter under advise
ment. He deplored the fact that the
state was not represented, and has
since communicated with Attorney
General West. asking him to file a
brief in the case ii he will not appear
in person.
The action brought Is based upon
aflidavits from several citizens that
Garrison was convicted on perjured
testimony and removed from Office.
Judge Russell intimated that the main
point was that Garrison was convicted
on general verdict, and whether
such verdict be set aside by an at
tack on one or more, but not all, OF
its counts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

WHAT VIZ CAN DO

Advance census estimates snow chi
cago the fourth city OF the world ii
Lopniauon-tne most remarkabl.
gown IN the history Of the world /
great cities. It IS even estimated that
lhe present report will show Chicago
with a population somewhat in ex-
cess OF what was formerly New York
City.
men OF brain and courage made il
so.
SIX cities which had greater pop
ulatlon than Chicago in 1860 a.e no
longer numbered among the ten larg-
est cities OF the United States. Men
may have made that true-men who
were afraid to so ahead Think oil
the cities dropped from the Big Ten
since 1S9U-New Oleans, Louisville
and san Francisco, With possibly GIN,
cinnaii.
Washington, Los Angeles and Min
neapolis ase all going forward; others
are listed among the great cities, all
because opportunity came along and
men who knew how took command oil
lne SITUATION and started commerce
where commerce had an opportunity
To improve.
Guthrie is now the manufacturing
center of the Southwestern cities. IL
has railway facilities, is sur ounded
uy good farming lands and valuable
orchards; it is but partially develop
cd, and we are this year adding a
new trade territory, in area greater
than the trade territory of either Cin-
cinnati, Baltimore or Boston, save the
Sea for two of them. We have con
tended against odds, but in the manu-
featuring field we have no rival West
or Southwest; there is not a factory
city between Guthrie and the Pacific
coast; not one between here and the
Gulf of Mexico. There may and no
Goubt will be many; there will have
- be. it would be better for Guthrie
and others II there were dozen, for
business creates business, and every
Factory bings consumer to use up
the finished product Of some other
factory. But, with the splendid start
We have made and the room for bet
ter things, let us do it and commence
now.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS

Incorporation of the McKanna Pow
er Development & Irrigation Co. to-
day is said to mean the erection OF
an interurban road out of Oklahoma
City toward Ada and the development
OF power from streams in the south
eastern part of the state. The COM
pany has capital stock of 100000
and has headquarters in Oklahoma
City and Ada. The corporators are {:
DR.. ]. ]. McKanna, Oklahoma City;
J, z, Smith, NJ, J.. Wall and A. H.
Constant Ada; and Bell McKanna,
Oklahoma city.
Other charters issued today we're
TeXas-Oklahoma Grain Co., David
son. capital $4,000; directors, II. X.
GrceYer, G. b. Greeyer NJ. l.. Greever.
Oklahoma state bank of Frederick !:
capital $4,000; directors, J. A. Carr,
Joseph Iludspeth, j. NJ. Smith and
others.
Frick Farmers Telephone Co.,
Erick Beckham county; capital
$4,000, dicectors, w. H. Morgan,
Joseph Whitehead, James Richard
son.
The W. II. Smith Chemical Co.,
Muskogee; capital $4,000; directors,
w T. Smith. Pentronia Stcadman, n.
W Waller
T. J. Wood company. Oklahoma
CITY, loans; capital $4,000; directors,
= J. Wood, G, T. Bergman, w. z.
Lowery
Baltimore Investment Co.. Musko.
gee; capital $4,000; directors. N. /.
Duncan, 0. w. Duncan, B. b, Bostic.
Shoe Bay Townsite Co.. Clinton:
capital, $4,000; directors, T. J..
Nance, c. H. Lamb, e, A. Humphrey.
w j. AYoock.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
That Election Of june II

E4t4 tNlUlld ItdueIJ HF
dt islscasy to vote in that election
OF June I'LL
Just vote i.NO' twice and then quit.
Vote mo" on the railroad amend
ment offered, The railroads have all
the power they need. Ibcy have the
federal courts on their side and that
rs enough. We do not need to make
PRESENTS to the rich--the poor are yet
With us. 1t is bit unfortunate, PEI.
laps, that one cant build railroad
IN Oklahoma and then sell it to some
other railroad That may. to GER
tain extent, curtail railway building.
But better that than give up all the
protection we now have against the
cxtortion Of the railroads. Besides
there issa remedy. We can build trac-
jpn lines just as they have done in
Indiana and in nearly5all the other
states. These interurban electric rail
ways carry both passengers and
freight. s}Thcy can be built cheaply as
llcy ldD.n6t have to be so nearly level
as steafir railways are. Their equip
mem does not cost nearly as much,
either. Such road built from VII
nita to Joplin via Alton, Miami and,
Paxter would be sure to be money
maker. Some man will discover this
and be will make money out of the
idea when he finances it. The farm.
ers could market their produce on
such a road and several cars a day
each way could be run. The Lowell
Il nd t.iu fttp oh
cheap power for such a road.
AS to the second proposition, the
state capital question
Again vote mo
We have until 1913 to cross that
bridge. The capital has to remain at
Guthrie until 1913. Why spend $780,
900 now and add to our state taxes be-
fore such addition is necessary?
Vote mo" on the location question,
therefore.
AS to the three towns offered-Ok-
lahoma City, Guthrie and Shawnee
we would advise no vote at all. Just
leave il blank as to these towns. 1t
is unfair TO confine the selection to
tEree towns anyhow. There are 9th
ers which are deserving and which
wish a chance at the prize. Vinita
may grow so rapidly and become so
beautiful by 1913 that she will be a
candidate. And there are others. And
il we support any one of these three
towns We hurt the feelings of the
other two and for no good purpose be-
cause the peopl viii vote the entire
matter down. Therefore, why should
we disclose our hand and thus make
enemies?
Vote mo" twice.
And then quit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
as To cRoWTH

Oklahoma has grown rapidly, ad-
vance census figure show that beyond
doubt. Our cities have increased in
population, largely because many of
gu rural communities have been pc"
pied aud improved and our producing
fower has been more than trebled.
strange as il may seem, our manufac-
turing increase has been much less
tran any other industry. With The
cheapest fuel In the West and with
tremendous area OF trade territory,
all OF the time increasing in capacity
to consume the finished product, still
We ae far from where we should be
IN the matter of caring for the fin
shed products OF commerce.
Is it possible than that In our rapid
growth and because We have prosper
ed by reason OF such abilities to mas
Ter the science of producing the raw
materials, we have been negligent ol
duties as to the placing of factories?
The balance OF trade Is in our favor
u is true, but the millions We eXpend
to Others for manufactured products
does not indicate we have attained
That degree of commercial foresight
Necessary to make us assume our rghh
ful place. We have the fuel-abund
ant and cheap: we produce raw ma
terals: we have billions Of dollars
worth of mineral materials; we have
the marble, the sillicas. the kaolin,
the gyn,s the salt-we have so much,
may we moi be trifle improvident?
May II notsb that eur wealth makes
Us careless2 Are Notwithstanding our
j esourcese E as
Certainly we have not done as we'll
as we should IN the Inanufacturin5
line, and il Is equally true we should
make haste to amendsthe wrong, ii
wong it bes oiheTwiTo, TO overcome
{ di,stacles, Ii obstacles "a en- be- r.
We all @ant ek1ahoniasB prosper
she is prospecting. Let us join hands
and pocketbooks and make her the
most prosperous state OF the entire
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

handle the case is to vote NO and
make certain there will be no bad buy
ing, no crooked selling and no false
expenditures. That is the way to Kill
Dad bills; do not compromise.
me people see the light: they know
me bill is bad; they want no com
promise and will vote to take nc
chance. No capitol building should
be built anywhere with such plen.
ary power granted to three or 300
men. XIII the bin is the peoples sIo
gan, and the way to make sure of it's
Death is TO vote No. F@
The people will vote mo" aps. itI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
State Capital Location


(Senator Blair in Chickasha Banner
Two years ago the people voted by a
majority of forty thousand in favor
Of selecting q site somewhere near
the center of the state for the stale
capital. We believe the people of the
state are still in favor of that plan,
and for that reason, as well as others,
the present Oklahoma City bill should
be voted down. We have enough pub
lie building lands to buiId state
Ehouse If they are properly handled,
but it is possible to build the neces-
sary pubic buildings from The sale OF
lots If the site for the capital Is prop
ei'ly located and the matter is wise
ly handled. A New Jerusalem for
Oklahoma may sound like an idle
dream, but we'beleve il is good bus
iIess proposition for the people of the
state. Campbell Russelrs bill that
PASSED the senate at the recent extra
session and was smohered in the
house in the interest Of the Oklahoma
City proposition, is along the proper
Eidea, and whenever the capital is per-
manently located it should be under
an act of the legislature. This is
the oily way that all the people can
have equal representation in franz
ng measure.
Just at Ss.s time it would be un-
wise to undertake TO go about build
ing permanent quarters for the state
on account of the market for public
building warrants. Last week when
$4,000 worth were offered there was
but one bid and II was by farmer
and only $4,000 worth were wanted.
we can very well afford to wait about
this capital location till after the
next regular session Of the legisla-
ture
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
Spending Money In Gobs
(Baitlesville Enterprisel


Oklahoma City is making hard
fight for the permanent location of
he state capital and is spending more
money than the other towns can af-
ford. The other candidates are Shaw
nee and Guthrie The Oklahoma City
campaign managers are spending their
money With the newspapers and in
'selinffg out circular letters,s The En-;
teSpffts received a display IIbdvp prti ri
mfht rom them today and nc MONEY
fdfAtt accompanied the order. This
indicates that the boosters linteHd TO
spend enough to land the capital.
There is great deal of sentiment in
favor Of Guthrie and it is going to
take lot Of Oklahoma City money
and energy 10 overcome it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Attacking thq8present ADMINISTERS
ti.eh in 0Bkhonias by the Republican
press bureau may please the bureau
tand may please The candidates, but
What will be gained The people
Want fac,s and figures and viii not
change unless they are forthcoming.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Silence as to the rate case battle
and the other cases wherein the con
stltution of the state is imperiled by
corporation wars on the part of the
STATE Republican organization, indl-
Gates tha outfit is still sleeping in
the same bedroom as did the old car
netbag expoiters of territorial days,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
GOING TO SEE THE BUILDING

superintendent Il. ID. Cameron, who
aimed to go TO indianapolis last week
to look up plans for building for the
school for the deafaat Sulphur, will
kiake a delayed start tomorrow. He
will be joined In IndianapolisLby Pres.
dent A. A. Stewart. They wiz go as
far east as Boston.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
In session Nav

The school land commission went
into session this afternoon. One OF
the matters before the board is furth.
er hearing in the matter of oil and
gas land leases in Kiowa and Conan
che counties The board has tempor-
arily segregated about 5000 acres of
these lands, and lessees are endeavor.
ing TO find the value of the lands.
Many questions as TO leases will come
up before the board at this session.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
90 YOU WRITE lErrEes7

II you do you should use envelopes
with a picture of the temporary cap.
iial building built for the free use Of
the state by the citizens of Guthrie,
a. a cost of 100000. Call at the
Chamber Of Commerce and get sup
ply of these envelopes. You will be
furnished with all you want free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Senator Allen also directed a few
queries toward the capital removal
schemers which will not soon be an
swered. Aliens statement that the
scheme could not get a respectable
showing in the legislature as 1t now
Is was truth personified.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Up in Kansas the thirteen divisions
Of The Republican party have all prov
el, tQsdAeiE own satisfaction, that
| either " til ss EsllsewsAa state, Mo-
be SO, as the ngisislia sHf. all speak
heap big trlthaAl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Firs district Republicans can
prove one thing--they all seem to
have mighty little confidence In, each
Other. Who knows, but all of the diff
terent twelve factions are telling the
uuth of each othe2?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Too bad that Oklahoma City outfit
can't convince the taxpayers they
ought to move the capitol to Britton
just because the schemers ask it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

! Wonder how traffic knockers down
at Bfitton feel now about trying to
stop making the Arkansas river navig-
lableY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

Farmer Yoakum at ST. Louis, told
Farmer Gompers how to form an al
Lance to get results.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09
OUT TO SEE SIGHTS Of WORLD

Rev. VS., Wiley Of, Nluskogee,
started froni here today on an Eastern
trip in the Interests of the Baptist
university at Shawnee He will 20
Greet to Baltimore with plans of the
tuildings and other Information. The
construction of the ma building
viii be commenced early il he sum
rler and two dormitories are TO be
built. II is expected the school will
open In the fall of 1911
Pie social at NJ w. church, South,
Nav 10 Admission fnc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

90 Q o 100000 Q 90 oooC0
. q
. COMMENT or STATE PRESS O
g ON CAPITAL QUESTION O
q o
@ &C G Q @ c @ @ ccc G COO c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-09

she is prospecting Let us join hands
and pocketbooks and make her the
most prosperous state OF the entire
Southwest
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-19
Hard
Work of
Checking
Operator
By HAZEL NJ. BLOOM

good operator nsent knowing the and
phone and particularly if the phone the person speaking
belongs HIM All down black and white and
under the careful eye of the girl who These tickets with
the operators initials attached turned the checking
operator
Constantly throughout the month this check girl calls up offices Of
the surrounding and compares the tickets and checks up with the
end of the line This that mistake
that will get credit calls
calls the check s most important
The checking operator generally girl who has been promoted first
from the regular switchboard the long distance board and then
present position Her hours shorter her wages slightly increased and
in every way the position desirable.
There great attached to the work that every check girl
able stand her ground and that her
without way antagonizng the check girl who represents
in the other city
In large cities from eight ten of these girls employed all the
keep Of the companys business
10000 $4,000 check operator able handle the
bright telephone girl advance the
checking position excellent opportunity for better things
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-19
LEFT CAR BACKWARDS
Negro Received Bad Fall and Was
Believed to Have Been Killed
But Recovered.

Marshall White, a negro, will know
better how and when to get off a
street car the next time he ssttttsiasi tempt s
the feat, He was on board a rVash.
ingtm avenue car going north yes
terday afternoon and told the con
ductor he wished to get off at FIJI
teenth street. The conductor rang
the bell as soon as Fourteenth street
was reached, for the next corner
The negro thinking the car was about
TO stop and bang a little dazed by
liquor dropped off the car backwards.
His head struck the brick pavement
ard he was laid out apparently a
corpse an4sremained in tlat condi-
ton for some time before he rccov-
cred consciousness. But he recov
cred and was not much 1urt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-19
! LEGAL DECISIONS

Death Of Inquired Caused by swal
lowing Fish Bone The qut st;on
whether death Is due to a cause Coz.
eted by an accident Insurance policy
IS one which IL not always easy to
An example of this Is
found in Jenkins V, Hawkeye Com
nSsrcial Mems Association. SIX led
by the Supreme Court of iowa, and
reported in 124 northwestern r..
porter, 1872 Insured, feeling a pa II
| in the regon OF. his rectrm. inserted
his finger therein and Withdrew {
fish bone which he had swallowed. A
subsequent examination By 4 physi
clan disclosed lac tation of th'
| mucus membrane OF the reetrm, ant
insured died few days later from
blood poison which the physician tes
titled was caused by pollution. either
from the FISH bone or nsured-s FIN
| ger in removing 1t. The insuranc,
certificate was conditioned on deaf
being the result "of external violenl
and accidental means" II was claim
Ell that, as the injury was altogethe
Internal. no recovery could be had
but the court drew a distinction b.
tween an injury and the means of in
Jury, and awarded decree reGuirir
N the defendant association to levy a
assessment on rs members and pa
the proceeds Of insurel's certificate
> The court said that 1t would be pre-
sumed that, owing to the instincts q
self-preservation, the bone had M
\, been swallowed voluntarily, AMI tina
even II taken carelessly the fact {
injury of this character from takin
indigestible matter into the alimen
airy canal was so out Of the ordinar
as to constitute an accident; an
u that. while death was caused /
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-19
cling present buildings;

cling present buildings
Illinois-Evanston $4,000
Michigan-Lancing, $4,000; Trav-
erse City, $4,000.
For new sites and new buildings,
the bin carries:
Illinois-Beardstown. $4,000; Col
linsville, Edwardsyille, Macomb and
Princeton, $70,0G0 each; Mount Yer
non $4,000; Sycamore 100000; Gary
100000
Iowa-Perry, 100000.
Michigan-Albion, $4,000 Cadillac,
$4,000; Holland, $4,000; Ishpeming,
$4,000; Three Rivers, 100000; Ypsi-
lanti, $4,000
Minnesota-Lake City, $500; Owa-
tonna $4,000:
Wisconsin-Sparta, 100000.
For the purchase Of sites:
Illinois-Chicago 100000 in addi
ton to sl,25O,0oO heretofore author.
| lied
Minnesota-Duluth $4,000.
For future expenditures:
Minnesota-M Minneapolis is author
lied to increase cost bys200,000.