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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-23
Contest Standing

At the count Wednesday after
noon, the standing of the candi-
dates was as follows:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-23

Farm Loans 5. W. sMITH
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-23

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Miller, February IS, 1912. a girl.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-28
WILLIAM BURFORD CONTRACTS
TO PROSPECT FOR OIL AT
FALLS: TO GO 5000 FEET

Walt Matthews who is here from
MulhaU working with the Guthrie
committee IN soliciting funds for the
MuIbaU prospect is highly euthusias,
Iic
We nave the oil under rs, said
Matthews. "and we are going to get
it-in paving quantities too.
The committee met with micb en-
cOurasement today
Big Ardmore Strike
An Ardmore special SAYS. What
is sand to be the greatest Sas reil
in Oklghoma was brought in ypster-
day I'M The Santa f. fell adjoining
Oil city. and was tested today. II
produces TWENTY-FIVE millions of feet
of gas every tWeuty-four hours and is
a stronger well than tAat brought IN
by Dings & Ledbetter Year ago an
til, same field by seven millions of
feet The wen is the property OF the
Idaho oil and Gas company THIS
company is composed of capitalists III
IJaho and Or F. w. Skillern Ot this
city W. NJ BabcOcF brought in a
new we'll Yesterday in he same field
Mr. Babcock is from the south Texas
fields. He said his well had the ap-
pearance of being good one aud that
test would be made this week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-28
MACHINE TO TAKE
PICTURE Of THIEF
WHILE DOING WORK

=: Baltimore, March 2S-Ar ap-
:. paraWs to ring a burg alarm
=. and make flashlight photo
:. graph of the iutl lder has been
=. invented and patented by an
=. italian priest, The Rev Emidio
=: Orlandi OF Rome. He explained
.. the device today 10 Cardinal :
:. Gibbons. who was highls pleas :
;. ed BY the ingenuity Father :
.: Oranli leaves soon to show his :
=: invention in Europe
:: In addition to its other features :.
=. the device can also send III an :.
z alarm Of flrc :
I: Father O-landi illustrated how "
!: his machine did its work Wlth :.
I: him was +. G. Schaiitino, the Z
/: Italian cossul " =
4: Near safe bureau drawer or !:
/. Wherever valuables are kept the :.
j. combined burglar, fire alarm ana =
/: camera is set up =
= There is electric connections o. \
:: course. but if the thief should =
i. cut the wires in any part OF the =
: house the alarm would ring as :
!: soon as the circuit is broken :
!: >: ,: -: y =: =: 9: ,s y =: =: :: 9 .
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-28

The oil fever is spreading in th'S
section OF Oklahoma. II results are
obtained from the prospects going
down. Guthrie will soen be in the
heart OF an oil region.
The latest oil prospect is at FaIiis
William Burford. who owns -"
acres of land adjoining Falls. was IN
the city today. He signed up a con
tract to put down a 3.000 #. well on
his place The hole will DE Is inches
Burlords contract calls for 5000 feet
or no pay" and tho Tulsa contractors
Undertaking the work agree 10 "take.
back the casing over an allowance OF
- per cent IL oil is not found,
New Sort of Contract
This is a new form of contract and
involves but little liability on Bur
lord's part
1T also indicates that the Tulsa con
tractors, with expert knowledge oil oil
conditions and geographical forma-
fions. are confident that oil underies
the Burford farm. Work will be be
gun next week.
Meridian To Resume
Meridian people, who started on a
we'll two years ago. are contemplating
the resumption Of operations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-28
WILL ADVERTISE FUNDING
BONDS FOR SALE AT PREMIUM
Kansas City SyNdicate's Effort to
Bluff Treasurer viii End in
Dismal Failure

County Treasurer Fred Btterbusch
vase unable to take the S37 600 issue
of Logan county funding bonds to OK.
lahoma City last evening as he in.
tended on account Of Gelay in getting
the necessary transcript OF the dis
trict court prepared
The district clerk is working on
the record today and MI Rjtterbusch
will probably leave this evening or in
.he morning for Oklahoma City.
where he will have the bonds regis
tered by the state auditor ana exam
med by the attorney general.
Rtterbusch Is Firm
Treasurer Ritterbuseh Is drm in
the stand he has taken to sell the
bonds TO the highest bidder, uotwith-
standing the contract made by Two
members Of the board Of county com
missioners.
Il shall refuse 70 deliver the bonds
until have advertised and sold them
TO the highest premium bilder' said
Mr. Ritterbusch today Il am from
Missouri; my Dutch is UP. refuse
to be hornswaggled and | refuse to
allow the taxpayers to be bludgeoned,
slugged and hogtied by a cold blood
ed deal. II those dark lantern guys
want action they can get il spec lilv
from me They can't bluff this Dutch.
man and whenever they think they
are fooline Ritterbusch, YOU can bet
they are not for Ritterbusch is fool
ing them
Can't Fool the Treasurer
Il don't want to appear obstinate i'll
the matttr but | am in this to help
the taxpayers who In the end must
pay the Freight II Is the very few in
this case against the Very many and
! am with the majority, | am quite
confident when the holders OF the
judgments. learn the real truth ',l the
situation, they will Join with me and
not allow the taxpayers Of the coun
ty. among whom, they. as a necessity
are a unit, to carry this extra burde
that will 60 into some ones private
account Taxes are high enough now.
and Fred Rtterbusch is not going to
be party to any deal to make them
higher
No 5 t-2 Per Cent Bonds
"A the hearing before Judge Hus
ton the other day, a list, purportine
to be a certified statement from the
state auditor giving all Of the bonds
issued during the past twelve months
and showing the rate Of interest anl
the length Of time each issue ran in
wears. was read by the attorneys tor
the Sutherliu syndicate.
All of those issues read by that At
torney stated that they were 25 year
bouds and that none of them drew
less than ~ per cont and most of
them drew per cent The, idea con
yeycJ, or at least sought to be con
veyed. was that there hal not been
single bond issue during the. past
year at less than i.2 per cent iNtcr.
est
Herewith is given a list Of several
counties who have sold funding bonds
during the past several lonths. The
list is certified by the state auditor
and consequently is correct.
1t viii be noticed that two OF the
issues run 90 years. one p years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-28

AMI one, Scquoyah county, runs bpi
10 wears. and all on per cent basis.
If the other counties OF the state
can sell bonds at ) per cent. why
cannot Logan county do the same
The Tell Tale List
State Auditors Office Oklahoma
CITY. Okla. March 18th. 19l2 Il. Leo
Meyer state auditor, Of the state OF
Oklahoma hereby certify hat the
following is true and correct lIst
OF funding bonds issued BY the Varl.
Gus counties, as shown by the rec.
ords OF this office. bearing five pei
cent interest
Comanche county registered Jan.
mi. l9l2 due Jan. 2nd. 1872 rate O
interest per cent, amount S9iAd3.fi.
Garter county, registered Oct llth
1871 due Stpt 18th, 1886, rate OF IN
terest ) per cent. amount S30.000.eQ
PottaNatomie county registered
Jan. md. 1872, due NOV End, 1851
rate Of Interest per ctnt amount
$50000.00
Sequoyab county registered March
gth. 1912. due March md 1872 rate
Of interest per cent, amount Sol.
$1,000
IN witness whereof | hereby attach
my signature and the seal OF the
state auditor this he 18th day OF
March, A. T. 1912,
(SFAT.) LEO MEYER
State Auditor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-28

Col Roy Y. Hoffman and A. r.
Riteuhousc. of Chandler are in the
city today looking after bankruptcy
matters before Referee Buglmd.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03
COPPER RIVETS

WV N)WN~O~~ON~ON~ON~V~
The neatest way to eliminate an enemy is to forget
him.
There hundreds Of ''busy'' in the world who
have never yet done lick of real hard work.
The next time misfortunes Cypress thee dearie, re-
member that the lemon be squeezed before we can
have lemonade.
The soul of is far finely strung instrument
than the harp violin, and, like these latter things
easily affected by atmospheric changes.
Some one has made the assertion that all laws are
founded common sense but it certainly takes man
Of uncommon sense to justly interpret them.
man is just like garment: One may admire
new coat for M stylish cut. excellent it, pleasing col
but it takes of prove the quality of the
cloth of which that coat 10 made. And 90 With men
The man to tie to is not always the one who makes an
instantaneous hit, but the man who wears.
It has always been source of wonder to me- that
nations make fighting between individuals statutory
oense while at the time they reserve the privilege
waging war among themselves If dueling wrong at
all 1t is certainly as bad engaged in by countries as BY
citizens It's the common ssman. any way who has to
fight the battles And, government should beor The
same relation to the subject father to son 90 h+ +h
practice to be exemplary guide for the .tta
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03

We recently had attention called to the matter
of the public printing of the state of Minnesota and the
way this public printing being used to create printing
trust and se the Independent printer The regulations
of the printing commission provide that maximum
of 80 thousand be paid for composition and cor
responding for press work The successful bidder
has awarded the contract for less than ten cents
thousand many occasions. Now most of our readers
will hardly understand anything peculiar about this but
printers readily understand that there is something
The Of setting type from ST. to $3.50 per thou
sand and if printer takes the contract at less than
ten cents and he will go broke in hurry but If
he stands in he can ugge the and is allowed
charge rculousy high price for other work. and thus
get good fat price is the end. One which has
waxed fat work for many years is getting
control of the printing business in the cities attempt
ing to do so-and is using their rakeo state printing
to reimburse them while they cut prices commercial
work drive their competitors out of business The state
of Minnesota is thus party to the formation of trust
The city printers have made Intellectual protest against
this condition and the country printers should
their assistance they will get this monopoistc city
competition next.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03
Abuses of the Convention system.

In view of the approaching national conven lions for
the nomination of Presidential candidates it will not be
amiss to call attention to of the defects Unequal
tiles arising of the basis of representation in these
conventions and the under which the conventions
operate. The Importance of fair and just basis of
presentation will readily be granted by all when it is
remembered that the Presidency pre-emnenty the most
Importance Office in the country from legislative as we'll
from executive standpoint and that nomination by
the national convention election far as the party
organization able to effect election The action Of
the two leading parties in nominating their candidates
practically limits the choice of the to one of two
The two conventions that are to meet in June will
to all ntents and purposes dictate to the country whom
it shall have for its President 1t is of the utmost poll
tica Importance, therefore, that these conventions shall
be fairly constituted and shall be conducted in such
fashion to be truly the wishes of the
party members for whom they assume to speak,
1t is astonishing fact that bodies possessed of such
enormous political powers have remained wholly unknown
to the Constitution and the laws of the United States for
than three quarters of century. But such ia the
They have been free adopt such PRINCIPLES of
representation they chose make such rules of
cedure seemed good them temporarily served
the of the political puers who CHANGED to
be in control and to raise for campaign
purposes by fair foul and spend them as they
pleased without accounting any State conventions
have eeen regulated by State laws in some cases. and
States candidates for Office are selected by party
primary eections but these great national party
tons still purely voluntary extraega bodies subject
to all the abuses of unreguaed and almost unrestricted
power.-From ''The Convention System and the Pres
Dental Primary" by Professor c. S. POTTS. in the Amer
can Review of Reviews for May
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03
The Optinist League.

Better join the Optimist League Only requisite for
membership is that pay less attention to scarce head
lines and muse while each day the following facts
Twenty million married people in this country were
not divorced last year.
Sixteen million in this country between the ages
of sixteen and sixty did have the delirum tremens
during 1911.
Thirteen thousand bank cashiers in this country have
done their work faithfully for periods ranging from ten
to thirty five years.
Eighty million citizens in this country have not COM
mitted suicide.
Ten million people in the United States made railroad
trips last year in safety.
In the neghborhood of eleven million votes were
honestly cast and honestly counted at the last election
Only one subscriber two hunrded beats the editor
out of paying for the paper.
More than twenty eight million dollars cheeruy
paid in the United States last year by premiums
insurance policies that keep widows from want
and that that will educate children when the bread winner
is taken away.
There are no dues assessments in the Optmist
Club the password any cherry SALVATION you happen to
think of and the sign of the order is smile that is
the job at least major portion of the time.
Better join.-Long Prairie Leader.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03

This is the of the "clipped editorial '-look
out for it. But clipped EDITORIAL mean not only
one which cut out of publication and repubshed'
but also on from which whole paragraphs sentences
phrases out. in such way to greatly change
the and make it appear much different than the
writer intended Political comment furnished by cand
dates is especially apt to sin in this way, and have
qualifying phrase cut right out of the middle of
sentence and published the opinion of the editor of this
paper when the central thought Of the editorial was
directly the opposite The only fair way to publish
editorial is to repubsh the whole of it.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03
E. E. Smith is the Ismay of Republican

E. E. Smith is the Ismay of Republican politics in
this state He and Billy Hamm, assisted by the contri-
butory negligence of the Democrats built up the biggest
machine constructed in Minnesota. But with the
insane ambition of intoxicated joy rider, he has at
tempted to break speed and weight carrying records and
has split his machine wide open the Taft game. He
has probably provided himself with life boat in the
shape of good sized bank account but he will leave
poor Adoph the bridge. whining and weeping, the
machine turns turtle and disappears The state machine
is more snkable than it's occupants believe-Northfeld
News.
If Ed. Smiths life boat is bank account, he is well
come to it, but the real question is whether not he has
provided himself with another candidate life boat
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03

There is hot air far people in the smaller
towns of the state concerned of the acts of
Mr. Gordon. He appointed railway committee that re-
ported out distance tariff BILL he appointed temperance
committee that reported out county option BILL He
pointed election committee with Senator Haycraft of
Madea as chairman which favored an honest investiga
ton of election contests He also personally urged the
adoption of rules prevent the pooling of appropriations
requiring every appropriation bill to stand fall its
merits There other instances where Mr. Gordon
right with the people, but they satisfactory to
Ed Parish, who people intimate writes the editorials
occasionally for the Tmes-Mapeton Enterprise in
swering West st. Paul Times.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03

In spite of the avalanche Of criticism which has
whelmed the candidacy of Hon. L. c. spooner for gov
ernor criticism which has from the leading papers
in third half the counties the state. still the
editor of The Sun singles out the editor of the Tribune
criticism absent mindedly obvous of the fact that the
attitude of this paper toward Mr. Spooners candidacy is
actuated by patriotic that of any other
The Sun we'll knows that there is big fight for purer
politics in this state and nat petty question of local
support should divide the reform forces In furherng
the campaign for purer politics, endorsed Gordon and
there stay But wish readers to note that
far have said word about Mr. Spooners candi
dacy but have only printed what other papers have said
Our comment will come in due time.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03

The Long Prairie Argus wants to know "Who is
Cheney?" Well, Mr.. Cheney is young man whom the
editor of tie Minneapolis Journal hires keep track of
the political game for the benefit of the readers of the
Journal and the majority of the who read the Journal
turn either to Cheneys column first to the sporting
page first according to which they most interest
ed in The difference between Cheney and other
political reporters that while he is recording the
mens of the political he does not forget that out of
this also good bad government
and whenever Cheney help along the fellows playing
the good game he does In recent art-
Gle exposing the Minnesota state machine Cheney per-
formed graet service to the good forces of
the state but the surprising thing is that any country
paper like the Long Prairie Argus should crcise him for
it.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03

~ All of the candidates for governor have expressed
rwngness to publish their campaign expenses, but
should be deceived thereby No candidate is under
any obligation that he received spent money
except in the legitimate way and Governor Eberhart
the best of the argument because he long said he
not going to make any campaign. and will not
spend any money. Some else will do it for him.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03
The MORRIS TRIBUNE
J. 9. MORRISON, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

SUBSCRIPTIONS year in advance 5c for six months
All continued until explicit
is received
paid The the subscribers shows the date
to which the subscription is paid.
ADVERTISING RATEs-Ten cents inch issue flat and
fvec entsp n additional for composition.
Local notices. five cents per line.
I'D O Thanks, twenty-tiv cents.
Lodg resolutions, S100
Legal notices legal rates.
Morris tribune., 1912-05-03
che DeLavaI

Cream Separator skins for them all satisfactorily they dairy
them all they Stays they customers Runs
the easiest skins the ceanest and the longest yet failed
suit and price reduced from last year them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29
Courageous Democracy

few years ago mayor OF CINCINNATI ONO
COMMITTEES formed the democratic presidential
Mr. Dempsey arFns him 70 help boom VT
think that We give the Following
NV conclusion that is Of par
tsef themselves At this dne
particular candidate seems 20 me .nas VIVA.
thinking observing man VIII deny sna
during Of those rights and powers has
largely the fore and that now there an nssn mpsoa
In tbs administering OF the GOV
8@ or refuses sincerely 70 recognise this affairs
defeat In November 1914 ana th's
as for there Is vast insassat host IN each
Reputation or snons Or sass'sprms o nA main %
ii leader Ia Toilette.
responds the demands OF the
good By naming sanddss Tor president
the h that Is In him by good works
hour onrer otherwise tho electorate Win doubt his sincerity
therein where fear that our good friend Gov Harmon weAk and
81 bred democrat contrary
pn1ican and In his early manhood held subordinate political place
1rsuxh lss because The
overwhelming victory ~ regular repahcans IN that year there
% sssn. place s i IN a S "
hnc watch characterisss his OF modern
7 have sn ~ personal nhinx for Gov Harmon
make plain that be wing 70 stand progressive
people
privileged with hts
would glad
him. efforts humble though they he 70 AID
whether tho nominee another n the
psorm rearonary ulo
g people, therein be
rdacfios plank IL The last platform framed
sre the right 70 abandon allegiance the democratic party
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29
Dermatolosist Gives
Complexion Secret

The great secret OF keeping the
face young IL to keep off tho dead
cuticie. II Is well known that the
surface skin is constantly dying,
milling Off In imperceptiblo par
ticIes, except In some diseased con-
ditions. when the same appear like
dandruff. But the particles do not
drop off Immediately they die, be-.
ing held for awhile by the live
skin.
To have the archaeological sur.
geon peel off the entire cuticIe II
one time is painful and expensive
operation. The same result IN OBJ
tanned by applying ordinary mer-
coiized wax. as you would cold
cream. One ounce In sufficient.
The process IL both painless and In
expensive. The wax, procurable at
your drug stores. hastens tho natu-
raj shedding process. II gradually
absorbs the dead and half-dead
skin, revealing the now. healthy.
youthful-looking skin beneath. -
Advt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

The d seattle nciines
Wy vin b necessary sell bonds for he when the
a1hottcs turned local financial
o
different
v1on
opoatons Indicate
Eee we'll
pns ht when decssfon
San Fanctsoo had = ezpence similar 20 sea' the Cear
oee municipal nc finding opposition the
- bnks no ~ bsaks q cur cities .sn % raise the direct issue
@ consideration, they
nnk,
oper ~ enihtsned pubhc
9G providing
eottrely;
IN their
testh L.. pabic = 70 mood 70 ane With compiacency
like that IN tbe ncsthvn
eocrntIc times The
washer may out its viii the matter Of works
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

AVIATOR pAog efforts Of
yputh
~ j. !. .v.xv ,oo oos 80. =. $500. !.
1oi@ Bsstdas. raisoads murdered 1877 others.
~ An oxhtbsion Of gall.
supreme judges the that Justice Harlan
coNoaEossoNAL that Secretary Wilson usurus
- functions Of u
Il TOILETTE he Of
eupseme Taft
vm likely the Hook
that surprisinsy large and enthusiastic Ia Toilette meeting
No. York city
~ OF the "insurgen~
q heart and wei the p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

Janc--Ifelen is already out with
the statement that abe IL the first
engaged girl OF the year
Mary~-Bas | thought she and
Jack had Il all fixed w three
months ago
No. she Gnt him 10 watt
Cleveland plain Dealer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

New Years a height q
Then with
HAND. . ~
May 30 ,onss drink NOR
lie paused and AorrineS
r~ssIa broke loose CHICAGO Tribune ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29
NOT 4 MINSTREL SHOW

This worlds = stage" said the
ready made philosopher.
@Mebhe So replied Farmer Corn.
sonssi. But II Amt sny minstrel
show. Business asnt arranged 20
thnf the middlemxu always gets the
iokr pot on him while tho mon ~
both ends Of the line do II. laugh.
In. Not yet ~ aahington Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

Dear to mo 10 the friend. yet can
I make even my verY foe do me =
friends part Ny friend shows me
what can do: my foe teaches me
what should do.--Schilier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

4 Messenger who's the swell Z
\ 20 ~'ns tnIkin' 10. Jimmie, Z
4 Newxboy--Aw' Him. an Z
4 mes worked together fer Z
4 years. Hes the editor o. ono =
4 o. my papers London opin- :
= Ion.
ttAra4&tktA 4 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29
CLASS DISTINCTION

7Whafs The trouble
Servants hns =
has been snubbnx the maid
Herald
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

n notice one hsrbinser of tho
New Year"
~whpt IL thar
THE 1919 models In automobile
Jokes are out