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The Detroit times., 1910-04-13

kHARTUM, March
10. My fall from
the donkey TO-DAY
was much more
graceful than that
OF yesterday. AL
are agreed on thar.
1t is a GOOD rul =
the one | to,ri
you about yestcr-
day. Wait until
the donkey's ears
are perfectly Hat
upon the ground
elevate HE
camera In the left
hand, and slide
down the neck. BE
careful or the cam.
era. Don't trample
on the donkey.
Smile and remount
at once.
Twice today The
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13

Deputy sheriff Dixon left Wednes-
I6ay for Ia Grange, Ind. and will bring
back Crombie, Munro. the bank CLERK.
who disappeared several days ago and
was picked up in the Indiana town.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13
Racine otFeials Held responsible.

ALBANY. y. Y. April l3.-The as
sembly by vote OF 81 10 "a this after
noon passed bill making officials OF
racing associations responsible tor
permitting gambling M their tracks. Z
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13
Sid Alexander Has Political Bee.

Sidney Alexander Is considering 60
ing after a Republican legislative nom
inatlon next. fall. lie was not on the
slate two years age. but still came
within 1000 votes Of a nomination
There are so many vacancies ON tho
delegation that Alexander considers n,
has 8 chance this time
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13
THE WEATHER

Detroit and yiciDityi Wednesday
night. fnirJ Thursday, partly cloudy,
probably showers by night; warmer,
moderate easferIy winds.
Lower Micbignni Fair and warmer
tonigbtJ Thursday, Increasing clOudi-
ness with rain I'm afternoon night
In south portions warmer In southeast
portion.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13
Marion Lawrence, famous through

out the country Tor his sunday schOoI
work. will speak at the big mass,
meeting for Sunday school workers. 10
be held at the Woodward ave Baptist
church Monday. April IS You cannot
AFFORD TO miss hearing him.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13
DAYS TEMPERATE RES

One year nEo tOdhHi' NhNImum tem-
I"rnturc, 5sj minimum, ~; mean. ~;
cloudy weather with - inch of rain
during the lay.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13

Worlds Sunday school association,
Will talk at the big mass meeting 20
he held. $3.50 p. m at the Y NJ G. A..
sunday. April Il. Mr.. Meyer IS a we'll
not afrord to miss hearing him.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13
ROOSEVELT VIEWS
SCENE OF ARABS
LAST STAND
Visits 0bdurman Battlefield, Across
River From Khartum, Where
British Dealt Crushing Blow
To Frenzied Natives.
Arabs at Bazaar Raise Their Voices
and Their Prices in Honor OF
Distinguished Visitors.
BY gibson GARDNER.

Copyright. 1910. Newspaper Enterprise
Associution.)
The Detroit times., 1910-04-13

Job Printing cone r.ght. Times
Printing Co, ~ John R.-st Call Main
l4gs. or City $3.50.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
HASKELL WILL STILL RULE.

Lee Cruce is devoting much of his
time in every speech in a vain effort
10 convince the people that if they
nobody will dictate to him
This has little weight with the peo-
pie. however, when they think of the
many demands Governor Haskell made
of Cruce before agreeing to nominate
him and realize that Cruce has con-
ceded everything that Haskell has ask
ed, including the following:
Cruces support of Haskell for
United States senator against Bob
Owens
Of the capitol location COM
mission, now held by Tate Brady Of
Tulsa
Haskelrs complete control OF the
democratic state organization.
Haskelrs control of patronage under
Cruce as governor.
Continuation of the Sunnybrook
whiskey contract with the state of
Oklahoma and its renewal in case the
contract should expire.
Cruce 20 keep the lid on all matters
involving the Haskell state admins
tration until the statute of limitations
shall expire.
Retention by Cruce Of W. A. Led
better, the Standard Oil attorney. and
Orville T. Smith as private counselors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
READ THIS ISSUE CAREFULLY.

We call special attention to the man,
facts and figures we are presenting
this week relative to tho administra
ton of state affairs and the impor.
tanee of redeemins tho state at the
election next Tuesday, and we urs. all
of our readers to read them carefully
and consider them fully. Tho facts and
figures are all absolutely reliable and
can, be substantiated in every case by
tho public records.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
Federal Statutes Govern

Under the federal statute acting Inspector Judge
clerk OF election board the Oklahoma do
any duty required by law the canvassng cercaon returning
OF the votes wfuy commits which
from casting vote where such entitled
crime against the federal This the
be voted for the coming election
federal statute who fails comply with the laws of
state of Oklahoma the conducting Of election
of the votes the making Of the certificates
thereof guilty of and punishable under the laws
States and this irrespective of laws of the state of Oklahoma
ing to these matters
This question has been passed by the Supreme Court
United States election fraud which under
the laws of the of Indiana. Some parties
uted IN the federal court for holding held
that state at time when voted for The indictment
was returned by federal grand the parties prosecuted
ced and undertook have the proceedings
IN the United States Supreme Court The theory of the
congress does not undertake provide for elections
does undertake that elections where congressman
for are held conformity of the laws of the
state law punishable under having
the said laws and prescribed punishment for their violation
SUPREME COURT HOLDINGS.
In the above alleged that they attempting in
any manner TO amper with the congressman did the
proof show such be fact Supreme the United
States held that mmatea whether they committing the
act for the changing the result congressman
that sufficient they undertaking change vote for
purpose for candidate county state 1929
of the Federal Statutes providing that person acting
IN the capacity Inspector judge clerk
vses with Of them the
to withhold the votes certificates
of the ballot boxes guilty and PUNISHABLE BY PRISON
MENT IN THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY are also subject
to a fine of 81 10000
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
ooyLEs OPINION OF cRucs.

Judge Thos H. Doyle, a Haskell ap-
pointee, and at present candidate on
the Democratic state ticket for re-
election as Judge of the Crimha
Court of Appeals, in a letter wrise
several years ago has the followaS
20 say about Lee Cruce;
'1t is true that am opposed to Mr..
Cruces candidacy. because ] consider
that be is politically the creature of
the corporations and that they expect
through him to prostitute the democ-
racy of the new state in the interest
Of corporation greed and corruption.
81 have attended the democratic and
statehood conventions for more than
ten years, but the first time / met Mr..
Cruce he was before the statehood ex-
ecutive committee asking for endorse
ment of a scheme TO commercialize
dstatehood excursions to Washington
patriotic and public spirited indeed!
"As a stockholder, bondholder and
officer of many corporations. he
seems to have acquired the CONNER
cial instinct, however, he is frank
enough to acknowledge that his party
owes him nothing. but I WIN admit
that he is eminetly fit to be the
candidate of the lumber trust, the
coal trust, and the bankers syndi-
cate that expects to use many millions
of public money of the school and
other funds, of the new state.
Corporations have plundered our
people and the Standard Oil has COW
cred the new state with its Shiny
tentacles and they will be here as in
other states seeking to plumber our
people through the dominating party
their methods are well known and II
seems from the manner in which Mr
Cruces campaign is being conducted
b has adopted their methods. He and
his many managers are using every
unworthy and unfair means to secure
his election. They are doing this by
all the well known means of the money
power. by which appealing to the sell
FISH interests and ambitions with
promises of political power and posi-
ton"
Did Mr.. Doyle lie or tell the truth i?
The best thing to do is to vote to re-
tire both of these men.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
DID THE GOVERNOR LIE7

During the campaign three years ago
the following appeared in The New
State Tribune, owned and edited by c.
N Haskell:
Everyone knows that vote for Cruce
means one against the constitution. His
supporters will hesitatingiy admit it,
"The CRATER, the Twisting, Writhing
Railroad trust, the Coal trust that has
robbed the people of Oklahoma of mil
lions. the Lumber trust of unsavory
notoriety, Standard Oil and other mon
led interests are openly avowed to Cruce.
'Tt IS said that each of the eight
Cruce campaign managers will be fitted
out with good fat positions Of trust. to
administer the affairs of state. If Cruce
should be successful at the polls.-If that
IS so one might well cry out
"God Save the Commonwealth"
Norman Pruitt, Bill Csrdwell. the
RusseIls, U. S. and L. T, Jim Jacobs,
Bill Gilbert, Carl Campbell, Paul Mes
bitt and Paul Dilloi-What niche could
they not I'll in the Hall Of Shame
"One has no other way to Judge the
Ardmore man than by the company he
keeps."
This and many other things as bad
were written and spoken by Haskell
against Cruce.
Now Haskell nominates Cruce by count
ing out Bill Murray and asks the people
Ito ratify the steal by voting for Cruce.
The question now is, did Haskei- tell
the truth about Cruce? II he did the
latter is unfit to be governor and il he
lied and Cruce stood for il, It shows him
TO be a weakling and a tool unfit for
any position Of trust.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Governor Haskell talks about the
amount of money made by the holders
of Territorial warrants which were re-
oeemed after statehood. Every single
dollar of territorial warrants which
has been redeemed bv the state was
bought by the holder at a premium.
Territorial warrants for six years pre-
vious to the advent of Haskell and his
gang were eagerly sought at a prem
ium by investors. Now state warrants
all so at discount and much OF the
time it is impossible to sell them at
any price.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
DON'T BE FOOLED.

In a number of counties the county
treasurers are sending out statements
of the amount of state taxes due from
taxpayers and as the amount seems
small the people upon first thought
are fooled into thinking that taxes are
coming down. They find different
however, when they investigate and
find this is only part of their taxes.
The state taxes will be a little lower
his year than last, but they are still
much higher than in any of the neigh
boring states and the books of the
auditors office show that the levy
will not meet expenses by over a mil
lion dollars and there will be that
much added to the state debt at the
of the year, to be met by taxes
in the future.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Over half OF the democratic candi-
dates for state offices are drawing
large salaries out of the state funds
while they are making their cam
paign and many of them are payine
their campaign expenses from the
public funds. Clerks and deputies and
assistants ON state pay are busy COM
piling figures and writing dope to fool
and mislead the people and the state
even pays the salary of a Washington
correspondent for New State Tribune
Is it anv wonder. Mr.. Citizen. that
your taxes are high and getting high
er? Think of YOUR tax receip-, then
vote.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
LEAVE YOUR BOTTLE AT HOME

Section i2 OF Article VIII OF the Cen
eral Election Laws reads as follows:
ANY person who takes Intoxicating
liquors OF any kind. character or guam
tity. to within one-half mile of any vot-
ing place, on an election day. or who
gives or offers to another person. at any
place. on such a day. drink of liquor.
or OF any OF the drinks commonly known
and accepted as substitutes for whislSey
or beer. or any person who shall attend
On election or be upon the grounds near
an election, in an intoxicated condition.
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea1or,
and upon conviction shall be fined noc
less than twenty-five nor more than fve
hundred dollars, and confined in the
county jail not less than one nor more
than three months. Any person Offend
ing hereunder, should DC forthwith ar
rested.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Lee Cruce says in his OPENING
speech that he is opposed to returning
to the kind of election law that we had
before statehood. In those days the
election machinery was in the hands
of the voters of each community, ev-
cry party had fair representation
and no such thing as an election fraud
was ever heard of OF course Cruce
Goes not want that kind OF law, neither
does his boss. Haskell. They could
not steal nominations and elections
under law OF that kind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Under the territorial government the
entire expenditure. for printing amount
ed to an average of $4,000 per year.
The first year Of the Haskell admins
tration the taxpayers were compelled
to pay slo4.63O.S3 for printing and Of this
s7s'7744s went to the Guthrie Leader,
owned by Governor Haskell's son-in-law.
and tie second year it was even worse
Kansas spends about $50, 600 a year for
printing. Missouri $4,000. and Texas
So, 900.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The Democratic textbook and Mr.
Cruee say that the State credit has
always been at par. Yet when the
Commissioners of the land office at
tempted TO float the sS7.000.O0 in war
rants which they received bv appro-
priation of the legislature to reimburse
the school fund for money Illegally
spent they could find no buyer at pal
and are still holding them and the tax
payers of the school districts over the
state are still being deprived of tbs
use of this money which they should
have had several years ago.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Under the Territorial government the
Auditors report showed where every
dollar of appropriations went. giving the
names Of the persons getting the same.
the amount OF each separate warrant,
etc. The Auditors reports Of Kansas. Mis-
souri, Iowa, Texas and other states do
the same The Auditors reports under
Haskell simply show the money has
been spent, giving no record Of who got
it or what II went for.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Little Charlev West swore in his
case against the Santa Fe Railway
Com Dany that Oklahoma was paving
Ihisler freight rates than was Kansas,
Texas and other adjourning states.
And yet Oklahoma pays five times as
much to maintain her corporation
commission as does any of these states
and t,"n 80 .-~ap ''.1~- as ---'rI 10
keep her attorney general going.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The democratic press charges Joe
McNeal with assisting negroes to come
to Oklahoma but seem to have for
gotten how ]. J. McAlester, the demo-
cratic candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, in the good old democratic
Grover Cleveland time. when he was
Z, S. Marshall, imported negroes and
commissioned them deputies by the
score.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The Democratic platform points witt
pride to the Constitution of the STATE
and saws it should be enforced by its
friends. True it should be, but the
question is, Who are the friends
Surely not the Democratic party, foI
they have openly and defiantry vio-
lated all of its most important pro-
visions
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The democratic platform declares
that Is per cent of the taxes of the
state are paid by corporations. Ac-
cording to this over eight million dol
lars of taxes must have been collected
and spent bv the Democratic admin
istration for the past year as the reg
from the people amounted to over two
million dollars
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The books of the State Treasurer
according to a statement given out by
him on October 1. 1910. at that time
showed that the bank having the larg-
est amount OF state money on deposit
was located in Kansas City, Mo. And
yet the state law says that all money
must be deposited in banks within the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The denocratic press are trying to .x-
plain the enormous state taxes Of 1903
and 1903 by telling that no taxes were
collected for 1907 and It was necessary
to make this up later. True no taxes
were collected in 1907 but it is also true
that the expenses for the period of that
years tax levy were paid by the issu-
ance OF bonds and not a dollar Of It
met By the taxes OF 1905 and 1903.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Governor Haskell is writing thou
sands Of words of attempted explana-
ton and apologies for his administra-
ton every day but the people pay
little attention TO his twaddle. They
have had three years of him and tr:ak
it is about time for the statutes If
limitation to run.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

who are the stockholders in the
Texas Building Company, which has
the penitentiary contract at McAlester?
Stand up, Governor Haskell, and an
swer and do not crawl behind the old
dodge that we are prying into family
matters
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The people Of western Oklahoma who
suffered by drouth and cyclone remem-
ber well that when the legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 for their relief, Con-
ners, one OF HaskelPs appointees drew
the money from the treasury and kept
1t in a bank to his own credit for Q
year, then reported that the sufferers
did not need it. In the meantime the
state was paying per cent interest on
this $4,000.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Mr. Cruce in his opening speech
talks much about the dishonest cor
porations and says their Officers
should be punished the same as auy
other thieves. Stand un. Mr.. Cruce,
and tell the people whether you will
promise to punish the officers and
stockholders of the Texas Building
Company, who, one of the workmen
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The official report of the Secretary
Of the School Land Department to the
last Legislature shows that s72.I0o.00
is being paid each year for salaries
alone out Of the school fund. And this
is only small part of the expense.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The democratic state platform declares
that rs percent Of the tayes of the state
are paid by corporations. According 70
this ovNr eight million dollars OF taxes
must have been collected and spent by
the democratic admiI. ati-1 for the
past year as the regular direct tax
f~-'~S ~~1 co'1oo!~7 f~@-n tI,a reooIe
amounted to over two million dollars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
I Z r , = Z L
SLAP AT FARMERS.

> SLAP AT FARMERS. &.
+ Governor Charles. ". Haskell 1
Z said OF Lee cruce:- !
4 "He has deliberately tried to !
: impose upon the farmers of this :,
!. state, false claims OF his aener- !
, osIty by having printed, signed and :,
Z peddled about by one Of his man. 1
2 ayers. the statement that he on 1
Z certain occasions In spirit Of !!
T charity and generosity loaned to :,
: farmers on cotton and other crops I
> at a low rate Of Interest, when as :,
= a matter OF fact he knows the :,
? truth that such IoanIng OF money :;
, Is a usual and profitable class Of :
? banking business; Dennlson and i
? Dallas, Tex. were at the same :,
? time making the same kind of Z
. loans from one TO two per cen. 4
2 less Interest and also that he =
: would re-dlscount all such loans :
|. In the big city banks at a sufh- :
!. Client lower rate Of Interest to net Z
; him two or three per cent with :
OF. any money Of his own bank >
. heIna Invested. Thus his ALLEGED >
; acts of kindness. were In fact, :
. areat source Of profit to him and =
enabled his bank to earn its great :
? profit annually" .
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

The Haskell administration has
brought the state into disrepute every
where and damaged both public and
private credit by incompetency, mis-
management and reckless extravag-
ance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Under the Territory it cost $4,000
to appraise the school land; under the
Haskell administration it cost over a
hundred thousand dollars and the ap-
praisement was so bad that the bulk
of the lands are still being leased un-
der the old Territorial appraisement-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

How many bootleggers. horse thieves
and thugs has Haskell pardoned VIII
the governor please write forty or n,ty
columns on this subiect1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
REMEMBER THE ELECTION LAW

The present election law of the put
state the Union but is nearly bad the BRYAN
law which passed by the legislature special
but held by referendum petition to be voted
This law does not give the minority party real representa-
ton the election boards putting absolute control of the whole
election machinery into the hands of the Governor giving him
every opportunity to defeat the viii of the people providing
punishment for stealing election
1t also requires registration the rural precincts compelling
farmer another day each getting
and preventing him from voting he does produce certificate
Every feature of the law bad and after have voted to
redeem the State BY stamping under the Eagle upon regular
ballots both state and county, take your separate question ballot
and vote No the last question submitted by
stamping the square after the word it will appesr
follows when it goes into the box.
BALLOT TITLE
State Question No. t. Referendum Petition No -
House Bill No. 125
Shall the Bill Be Adopted?
Nc x
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

on the building alleges under oath,
have been allowed to defraad the stata
out of a hundred thousand dollars and
more in the penitentiary contract
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

Lee Cruce has signed more railway
bonds than Joe McNeal and ]. ]. Nc
Alester twice as many.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

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of
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and like it is
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03
To the Voters of Oklahoma

1t will be possible for small portion of the
before election Campaign
Committee to conduct Of enday personal
myself great statements
OF truth Other statements had truth buse
single being offered make the whole Things
been alleged concerning my private life
been easily asceaned by the the campaign
u Most of the articles unsigned Commit
tee itself being wardy responsible for the
statements made
am that boasts having in
i asonhed that mistakes greater
mistakes however have not been the negb lived
in the frontier tried always decent
fearless moral fe privately and business
people In all fairness voter believes there truth
bv