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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18
Here's Where Your Mission Money
Does a Lot of Good

DONO q IN
ri EAR MR.. WATSON Il enclose
I'M two letters that I thought
III would possibly be of interest
to you, which I think con-
tain facts and figures that should be
published.
Will state that Mr.. Dhammaloka
Is going to make me visit this year.
possibly coming about June, and as
NE wants to go around in the diff
ferent parts of the State to see my
friends, etc., it might be that we will
run down to Thomson, Ca, for an
afternoon. l am very anxious for
MIN TO see man whom he has read
after so often, for he SCANS to think
a great deal of you and reads your
papers in far off India.
And can assure you that we are
proud OF you in the South, and we
refer to you as one of the greatest
authors the South has ever produced.
And as our friend Hubbard has often
said, ''To be Great. is to be misunder-
stood, /" and you may thank God that
you have some that misunderstood
you. For would not life be monet
VfaOUS iWAShOut OppOSaL1Cn.
If;you can use these articles in any
Way-make comment upon them, you
are at leisure to do SO. I enclose
postage for their return for wish to
keep them on file.
Hoping to have the pleasure Of
meeting you some time.
Yours sincerely,
R. LEE SHARP.
Rangoon, LIST. Oct. 1911.
r. Lee Sharpe, Esq,
CarrOlltOn, Georgia, u. S. "A.
Dear Sir:-I fear that I owe Won
an apology for my want of punctual-
ity in not answering your previous
letters. The rains are over and we
begin to enjoy "a little sunshine.
You have no idea of the rains in a
tropical climate like Burma. We
have about three hundred inches of
rain IN the short space of six months
We. here in Burma, have always
been blessed with sufficient rains for
the rice crops. In America, you
principally grow wheat and maize in
the Northern states, and cotton in the
Southern states. / think that Nature
has been very kind on the whole to
your country. In Burma, rice is the
principal crop, but on the whole
Nature has also been very kind to
this Province, as we grow every kind
OF crops, such as rice, maize, cotton,
silk, lakewood, gold, silver, VOL
from land we possess the biggest
ruby mines in the world I approve
Of the Letter heading. If you will
kindly send nae about fifty copies of
the same, would indeed, be very
thankful. shall be leaving Burma
on or about the end of February,
1912, for San Francisco, via Japan.
shall remain about a month or SO
in California, and then travel east
ward towards your State, so that
shall hope to reach Carro1lton, Ga,
in good time for your Chautauqua
in June. The steamer from Burma
to San Francisco, is about five hun
dred dollars. l informed you in my
last letter that We never change our
dress
suppose that you know that the
color of the Buddhist priests dress
or robes is yellow color. I don't
know whether I told you in my prev
ious letter Of the prosecution Of
myself for preaching against the
Christian missionary. suppose that
you have seen it in the Truthseeker,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18

EAR MR.. WATSON Il enclose
two letters that I thought
would possibly be of interest
to you, which I think con-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18

When writing JeGersonian
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

neishbor farmers to be his best
friends Whatever the lapse OF years
or the fortunes or vicissitudes OF POI
itics may bring into his career he
has his Woodward county farm ana
his famer neighbors He is sure Of
congenial fellowship in the latter ami
believes he can make d good living
with the former And so when the
time canes for him to take the oath
of office he resolved 10 express his
appreciation of the good viii OF his
neighbors in manner as original as
lii was effective that won him the grat-
titude Of not only one but of two gen
erations and viii be to his ere lit
with a third in the course OF time.
He chartered a Pullman sleelinp
car and invited one hundred and
twenty-five little girls, children OF his
neighbors, to be his guests at the in.
auguration One was a granddaugh-
ter OF General sam Houston Many
II these children mad never before
crossed the boundary OF their home
&C mty but they had places of hon
or at the inaugDral ceremonies WHERE
tney saw their big friend hold up his
a1ld and swear to be faithful to tho
interests Of the people. They attend.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

! power never acquired, being born in
some few men and lacking in all 9th
ers. II is the power that account for
leadership among men. the power TO
appraise correctly the physical and
moral value OF man Scores have
had fayors by his hand, but no mans
vote ever was valued b him above
his word
He stands for the enforcement Of
the laws within his own jurisdiction
and lays no stress upon the fact
that some other official may be lax
Manypolitieians urge him 10 run for
a higher office. He says there is no
higher,-that as long as corporations
are disobeylng laws Of Oklahoma he
is needed where he is, 1t any where,
as for the future, that ii the time
ever comes when corporations are
not disobeying the laws OF Oklahoma
and every other state there win be
no need for corporation commissions
or governors or judges or for laws
Of human writ, for the Golden Ruie
viii have become the rule OF human
conduct and its enforcement will rest
with Judge whose Jurisdiction en-
braces the world OF worlds and iron!
whose findings there is no appeal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

he would do his level best to get a
square deal for everypody.
The campaign was kept up to the
iay Of the primary and then the tall
farmer went home to make up fol
lost time
The next few days were glorious
ones for all the other candidates for
as they poured over each struggling
result they figured their own vote and
noted that it matched UP we'll with
the rest. It happened however that
there were dozen aspirants and
only three men to nominate and sew
eral days passed before it was noticed
that while the returns in many local
tiles were close between various can
didates Jack Love generally ran
strong. He was nominated but he was
one Of the last men in the state to
fird it out. 1t was necessary TO send
a messenger out from town twelve
miles to 9pprise him Of the result and
then he refused to come to town 70
verify the report The primary was
the real race in the campaign as the
state elected the Democratic ticket
with large majorities.
Little Girls His Guests
He counted them and still does, his
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

for nomination as corporation con-
missioner The little Dutch girl wrot
the letters and the big ranchman lick
ed the envelopes and stamps Re-
sponses came almost Invariably, ano
it looked as though had he know
all the voters his nomination woule
have been unanimous He seldom
left his campaign headquarters an6
lie made no speeches A few times
noticing more space between the rims
on his map than seemed advantage
Gus. he got on train. got off at the
town nearest the middle OF the blanl
space. was promptly accosted by some
one who remembered seeing him al .
political or live stock convention, anc
proceeded to make the acquaintance
Of the remainder of the inhabitants
Unique Campaign Wins
The other candidates for corpora
tion commissioner were numerous. d
circumstance OF advantage 10 the tai
man Of the then so-called short grass
region. They ran their political an
nonncements in the country papers
and wandered through the vast do
main OF the proposed new state. ad
vertising a "speakin in each town
visited, vsinly endeayoring TO enthuse
over the prospect OF having a cor
poration commission a populace that
knew only the reign of the carpe.
bagger and would not then have rec
ognized corporation commission had
one been exhibited at every cross
roads in the twin territories Jack
never changed his tactics but con
tinued to pour into the ears OF his
blue-ring organization through the
medium of personal letters the fact
that the railroads had been putting &
over Oklahoma SO TO speak and that
If he could be nominated and elected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29
uWT0N LIGHT COMPANY
TIE0 UP BY PURCHASERS

Lawton, Okla. Oct 29--As a result
81 final notice from s P Render,
president and principal owner OF the
Comanche Light and Power company
that he will refuse 10 consider the
transfer of the property under CON
tract entered into with b r. Sieph-
ems. Of McAlesler, Okla. and l.. T.
Fischer. OF s., Louis whereby they
we're to purchase his plant along
with the property OF the defunot I.aR.
ton and IT SIN Electric railway and
construct and operate light and
power plant, street railway and in.
terurbsn TO Fort Sill. construction
work upon the Fort Sill line Was stop.
ped with the close Of the second
days work and the officers of the
purchasing company announced Sat
urdsy that as soon as papers can he
prepared they viii file suit in the dis
f-tct court demanding damages from
Render IN the sun OF s5a.9o8. Car
loads of ties now in local freight
yards and 200 tons Of Steel enroate
here have been ordered sa5pped to
aicAlester. where the COMPANY has
street and interurbsn lines in opera
ton
Il is slso charged that Render Az
tempted 70 sn5ure the contracting
eompanY hy writing disaaragsug lei-
seTs % LzEtoH business men Ap-
nr'aximately So .sea Aas been spenl in
mex caasE-artlan work and materials
tog lhe local sssteyn WORK was being
ssasAes before right Of way through
the governments reservations could
he s@cgre5 In order that fae terms OF
tAs colazay's franchise might be
ssrri@s ozs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

&C the inaugvral ball, a spectacle e
mary Httle less tAan Hllderlas
His conduct as chairman Of tho ess
poration commission has been char
acteristic The revolution that ha,
rcsaied in the service afforded by
The faIlroads OF Oklahoma to the pub.
tic and in the attitude of railway EN-.
plcyees toward patrons is we'll known
Throughout the state and beyond
Has .ar For Everybody
Chairman Love has no private off
ice lie has no personal mail. Even
letters from his friends are opened
by the commissions secretary aai
laid upon the chairmans desk face
up. He is strict with the employees
OF his Experimentation strict some
believe. But ii is his idea of business.
developed by long years of application
to the drudgery Of a farm and hard
toll Of many kinds He requires no
application on the part OF the EN-
ployees from which he exempts him
self being at his desk regularly in
the morning and the last person 10
leave at night.
The secret of his success is clear
TO any one who observes him close
ly even for a short time. 1t is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

truthrie Fiozn estead NO 1871. Bro
taeEhooa ot American Yeomen. viii
hold business session this evening
al T.sa O'Clock In their hall. 1875
North Division street Business of
importance viii come ~ tonight.
AIl members are earnestly requested
70 e present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29

Tor statehood. Jack Love. assisting
in the struggle, was studying condt
lions He had always studied men
He had acted as sergeant-at-arms OF
every Democratic territorial conven.
ton. and had made many trips TO the
cattle market at Kansas City When
statehood became assured ne found
that he could take a map OF the Ter
ritory. put his finger on the spot In
dicating almost any town, and name q
friend who lived there. He appre-
ciated the political value Of this &C.
quaintance and began considering
what place in the proposed state gov.
ernment would suit him best.
Knew Need of Regulation
His wide experience as a stock
shipper had given him a knowledge
OF rates and conditions affecting
transportation and the character OF
the accommodations afforded the pub
lie. He knew the long road that
shippers must travel to secure claim
adjustment and had observed the ems
tomary attitude Of railway subordin.
ates toward the public.
SO he rented a room over a bank
in Woodward, his county seat town
hired a little Dutch girl to operate a
typewriter, bought cheap map Of
Oklahoma territory and Indian ter
ritory and hung it on the wall The
purchase Of blue pencil completed
his preparations for the campaign
A ring was drawn around The name
Of each town where he knew man
who might support him If requested
20 do so He dictated straightfor-
ward letter to each man. recalling
their last meeting. telling briefly his
view Of the need for corporation con
troll in Oklahoma, and asking support
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29
First Ride on Train

First Ride on Train
His first ride on train was wher
be vas twenty-one, al which time he
vent as passenger from Brennan
70 Austin to attend the Texas state
fair.
While al work on the railroad he
saved his money and attended school
irregularly After two years with a
cattle outfit in West Texas he return.
ed to Nagocdoches county where he al
ternated school and farm work half
Yearly for five years. Al the end of
this time he qualified as a country
teacher and secured school in Ham
ilton county. He continued to trade
in cattle and saved more money Al
ter teaching a year he attended a
summer normal and won year IS
scholarship at the Sam Houston State
Normal at huntsville At the conclu.
sion Of this year he erected a school
house with his own money on his
OVID land in Mills county and for four
wears conducted What ne called the
Star Mountain high school. During
this time be continued to trade in
cattle, established mercantile busi-
ness and erected a cotton gin
tiIs Career In Oklahoma
The year 1889 brought the Oklaho-
ma opening and the big run OF April
in that year found Jack Love with
the thousands who cast their fortunes
for the future with Irylng's Land OF
the Fair God For four years he
was prominent in business and poll
tics in Oklahoma City IN 1923. Pres
ident Cleveland opened the Cherokee
Strip 10 settlement and Love was
appointed sheriff Of Woodward coun-
~. a tract Of thirty-six hundred square
miles IN the extreme northwest OF |
what is nov Oklahoma It's history
is q story OF the west unsurpassed |
for ;hose Incidents that gave their |
distinction 10 certain relay stations
on the Old Santa Fe trail Whether
the record viii bear out the asser
ton mas be doubtful for records
we're not any TOO complete IN tnoss
days. bur Il has been said that there
we're forty graves in Woodward cour-
y before there was natural death
Fitbin iis borders
Jack Love was the man selected
o establish and maintain peace IN
hat locality. lie served his appoint
q term and Popullst succeeded
inA He spent the next ten yesrs
nducIng about i.eee acres OF the
reat American desert 10 blossom as
Ie rose for which his home railway
alton. sharon, is named.
while Oklahoma was struggling
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-29
LIFE STORY OF
JACK" LOVE
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other things and harder work His
first employment was with a gang
hewing railroad ties along the Texas
Central between Houston and Austin.
lie also worked as a member Of a
Section gaag in the vicinity OF Bren-
ham
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-14
THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARIES.

President Taft may may carry the presidential primaries in
California but he has right expect good support there in
for the practical services which, everything else being equal he has
done for the State.
When the question of site for the Worlds Fair lay between San
Francisco and New Orleans the President spoke the solvent word
favor of the metropolis Before that the chances of the
Crescent City seemed good The Illinois Central railroad
all its tremendous influence advance Them the Southern Pacific
neutral the Southern Congressman solid for New Orleans and
but the Western for San Francisco and the argument
effectively that New Orleans being the of popu
aon the United States fair there would be visited by people,
and less expense than would San Francisco Then President
Taft spoke He favor of San Francisco and that completely
turned the tide From then the waters of public favor to the
city by the Golden Gate.
This action of the President deserved reward from California
in political favor unless opposing asprant for the Presidency
could make better appeal But here the President also ahead
all Others for Caoa prosperity depends much upon economic
protection does and Taft the only Republican aspiran
the presidency that could any wise depend upon La Toilette
counts cphe the public questions of the state He
saw California up three years and he in favor of sharp
downward revision of the tariff Roosevelt did nothing particular
for California while he president except the existing
tariff which he demagogay rejects and his action the anti
Japanese question while wise and prudent Hawaiian
regarded by Cafonans visiting them with needless humiliation
This the situation of the three aspran for the of Cali
onia the Republican National convention, the brink of the
primaries AS say President Taft deserves his reward and is
the belief of his managers that he will The primaries take place
today and their will be told Whatever will teach
lessons of moment to the whole national canvass.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-14
BREAKS FOR COVER.
THE WATER SUPPLY AND THE METER SYSTEM.

There have been drouts Honolulu every long as
the memory of man runnet the contrary particularly in the
suburb of College Hills system up Manoa has needed improve
ments for good the way getting them Marston
Campbell quoted saying that half million gallon pump for
Manoa to and that engine handle VIII toll
After ought be shortage unless there IS
if does dangerously low
remedy for the meter system though people
pay charge and unstntedy than to
deprive lawns deepooted of full refreshments But
the need of will become more and
apparent The suggestion for several mpoundng dams IS OF
how much of the rain that falls in the mountains
but the trouble is that nobody wants to live
great which may be visited by an earthquake
dams each Honolulu valley would be so many
the sword of DamOce Public sentiment would
pay small distribution dams into which water could be
pumped artesian than to have more Jamestown
possibilities dependence the atesian supply which limited
would compel a meter check ... :,
Something could also be done for by nstutng salt
water system pumps for prnkng, fire and bathroom
Salt uniformly used for sprnkng towns and
fires scmb to it as quickly fresh 1t would be health
full luxury the Honolulu bahsor salt water has
useful therapeutic qualities is valuable for flushing pur-
poses than water A dminuon fevers
noted old San Francisco along the line of the which carried
the nightly flood of from the flushing of the Lurne baths
AS time goes and Greater Honolulu grows the water
question must be settled for good and all be settled
enough and that respect the problem and has been
greater Southern California than here. If the
for the the needs and the deposit for the
there will be enough for the by the of the meter
system. We contemplating future famine by any
but stands for of each least that the city
afford to be prodigal of waters
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-14
GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING OF PLACES.

If the United States Department of Agriculture going into the
business local advantages the notice of hoeseeg
farmers might be engaged with profit advertise the special value
the unoccupied remainder of the public lands of Hawaii
In todays mail arrived bulletin The Agricultural Oppor-
umties of Iowa County Wisconsin, in which stated that Seven
other Wisconsin have already been reported and
surveys still in progress This looks like general immigration
boom for Wisconsin.
The advantages of Iowa county heau climate and sui-
rainfall Here have of the worlds eahfu climates,
and rainfall which larger than the in California and is
assisted by aen reservoir supply The growing
country averages 43 days between killing os Here averages
365 days and there touch of frost
Iowa county distinctly dairy county. Here while there
diaries enough the land produces single crop from little than
100000 worth $40O00OO0 plus Indeed there
mentioned Iowa county which possible here incident
the The best of the Knox silt loam and
loans in Iowa forage and cereals In Hawaii
volcanic loan will raise anything including crops which make this the
richest place per capita in the world single years agricultural
in Hawaii would buy out Iowa county times
The agricultural bulletin concludes by saying:
The characteristics
in the the will enable
farmer in this country to locate his farm
which its soil belongs,
sN1aNEC@g
Such advertisement for Hawaii might materially
developing the Territory along traditional American lines
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-14
lSAAY
BY WALT MASON.

vessel sinking into the icy wave, and calmly and
unshrnng gazd their coward cries OF panic
the winds OF midnight the doomed Ttan-and lsay
peasant rude and owy sank fearless IN the toa
repeating prayers holy his eyes toward his home the Cros da
say ashore Men faced their doom Stole faced death IN
DAVIS of old OH heroic oh hearts of tested god The
wild dark waves forever requiem will roar Your fame viii
perish neveand ashore The bride and groom were
red the parent died alone and children broken hearted only
moan dream about the faces the smiles they see
no more in familiar pacesand lsnay came ashore An ne or
was such story on poets pages placed the triumph and the glory
of manhood ndebad OF manhood strong and tender OF hearts
virgin of death when death splendorand my came
ashore! --...
Cartwright 1912 by George Matthew WALT MASON.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-14
ONLY DANGER
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for alarm.
80 far there has been no indica-
ton that the Democrats are likely to
do this, but when you think that 1t
was the Democrats in the House that
voted for the free sugar bill now be
fore the Senate, there is always the
possibility.
THE bill, unless some change has
been made during the time have
been on the. steamer, is still before
the Finance Committee of the Senate
and evidence Is being taken from all
those concerned"
Mr.. Goodale went to Washington in
connection with the acquiring of GER
tain water rights for the Waialua
plantation and will make bis report
to the directors. .., r.g,. ssr