The Mustang Enterprise (Oklahoma [Mustang], Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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syrupjf figs
It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.
Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on—castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hatejl them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, giv<* only deli-
eious "California Syrup of Figs." Its
action is positi\*e, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet-
en the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs," which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle Adv.
' SIMPLE AND EASIER TO DO
Tramp's Method Not Altogether Un-
like That Followed by Too
Many Others.
lloboes came up for discussion in a
Washington club the other night, and
Senator Nathan P. Bryan of Florida
told this anecdote along the Weary
Willie line:
Some time ago a hobo meekly tap-
ped on the back door of a suburban
home and asked for something to eat.
The good housewife responded that !
she would feed him on the back step
along with Fido, providing he was I
willing to earn the meal by cleaning I
out the gutter.
The tramp agreed, and when he had
eaten his way through several sand-
wiches to a feeling of happiness, the
housewife came out with a reliable
looking hoe.
"You needn't have gone to that trou-
ble, madam," said the hobo, sizing up
the farm implement. "I never use a
hoe in cleaning out a gutter."
"Never use a hoe!" said the woman
with a wondering expression. "What
do you use, then, a shovel?"
"No, madam," replied the hobo,
starting for the back gate, "my meth-
od is to pray for rain."
STATE PRISONERS ATTEMPT ESCAPE;
SEVEN DEAD AND EIVE WOUNDED
With Single Revolver Reckless Men Fight Des-
perately With the Prison Guards,
Until All Are Killed
R. J. Ritchie, Keeper of the Bloodhounds, Bravely Faces Des-
perate Men and Picks Them Off One at a Time
With a Rifle — Parole Clerk Faces Death
a Number of Times: Tells Story
Aeroplane Kept as Memento.
All that is left of the historic
Wright biplane with which Calbraith
P. Rodgers flew from the Atlantic to
the Paciiic two years ago is to be pre-
sented to the Carnegie museum at
Pittsburgh by the late aviator's moth-
er. The machine was badly damaged
when Itodgers fell to his death in the
Pacific ocean a short time after com-
pleting his wonderful flight. Subse-
quently it was used by Andrew Drew
until that aviator also was killed with
it. The machine has been restored to
its original condition. Both Rodgers'
and Fowler's Wright machines have
motors of but 30 horsepower, yet they
flew across the continent in opposite
directions at a time when the aero-
plane had not been equipped with the
100-horsepower motor of today, which
makes it much more stable, nor had
it developed anywhere near the speed
of which it has since shown itself to
be capable.
Probably Not.
"Scribble says he writes all Ills love
eonnets to imaginary women."
"And I don't suppose there would be
any objections offered if he mailed all
his love sonnets to imaginary editors."
WONDERED WHY.
Found the Answer Was "Coffee."
Many pale, sickly persons wondaf
for years why they have to suffer so,
and eventually discover that the drug
—caffeine--in coffee is the main cause
of the trouble.
"1 was always very fond of coffee
and drank it every day. 1 never had
much flesh and often wondered why I
was always so pale, thin and weak.
"About five years ago my health
completely broke down and I was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was in
such condition that I could hardly take
sufficient nourishment to sustain life.
"During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think I could do without
it.
"After awhile I came to the conclu-
sion that coffee was hurting me, and
decided to give it up and try Postum.
When it was made right—dark and
rich—I soon became very fond of it.
"In one week 1 began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months I looked and felt
like a new being, headache spells en-
tirely gone.
"My health continued to improve
and today I am well and strong, weigh
148 lbs. I attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities of Postum."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well-
ville," in pkg3.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum—must be well
boiled.
Instant Postum—is a soluble pow-
der A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
I'There's a Reason" for Postum.
McAlester—Three prison officials,
three convicts and an outsider dead
and four people wounded, is the net
result of the boldest attempt of es-
cape in the history of the Oklahoma
State Prison.
THE DEAD.
D. C. OATES, deputy warden.
F. C. GODFREY, day sergeant.
H. H. DROVER, bertillion expert.
J. R. THOMAS, Muskogee lawyer,
former United State* judge.
TOM LANE, convict.
CHINEY REED, convict.
CHARLES KUNT, convict.
THE INJURED.
Miss Mary Foster, stenographer,
shot in leg.
J.*\v. Martin, turnkey, shot in chek.
C. 13. Woods, guard, shot in arm,
flesh wound.
Frank Rice, parole clerk, bruised.
Oates, Godfrey and Drover each
leave a wife and two children. Reed
was sent up from Pittsburg county
two years ago for larceny; his time
would have expired in February, 1015.
Lane, serving six years from Garvin
county for forgery, had one year and
six months yet to serve. Kuntz, from
Roger Mills county, was up fifty years
for bank robbery.
Lane and Reed both had made es-
capes before and were recaptured.
They were serving additional sen-
tences for stealing a horse on which
they escaped.
Frank Rice's Terrible Experience
It was a well laid plan, executed
by desperate convicts, who exhibited
an unlimited amount of nerve and
Judgment, in the opinion of Frank H.
Rice, of Oklahoma City, parole clerk
of the penitentiary, who was in the
center of activity from beginning to
end.
Rice saw every one of the seven
persons killed, including Deputy War-
den D. C. Oates, F. C. Godfrey, day
sergeant; II. II. Drover, bertillion ex-
pert; Judge J. R. Thomas, of Musko-
gee, visitor, and the three convicts.
Tom Lane, Chiney Reed and Charles
Kuntz.
While there appeared to be confu-
RICE. WHO BORE A CHARMED LIFE
Reed placed the gun to my head and
forced me out in front of him.
Frank Rice, who saw every one of
the seven men killed, and was in the
thick of the fight from beginning to
end. He escaped with a few bruises.
office, at about 4:30 o'clock Monday
afternoon, dictating a letter to a sec-
retary. Two or three trusties were
near. Suddenly Judge Thomas came
running into the office from the war-
den's office anil said 'They've got a | their hands above their heads
gun; thy'ro cofing this way.' Tin-
girl stenographer. Miss Mary Foster,
Oates is Killed.
"Oates, the deputy warden, had ap-
peared with a double barreled shotgun
but could not fire because the convicts
| had protection. Reed suddenly raised |
up above my head and fired at Oates. |
the bullet striking him in the head i
and killing him instantly. He fell on
his back at the entrance to the room,
the blood spurting from his head at
our feet.
"The convicts then marched us
through the warden's room and into
the hall where they held up the turn-
key and secured the key to the outer
door. We then marched out to the
lawn and huddled together. Several
puards were near with long range
guns, but they dared not shoot. We
were marched down the terrace 200
feet to within a few yards of the tow-
er at the south entrance to the prison.
Two armed guards were in the tower. !
"Keeping the gun at my head. Reed
said: 'Tell the guards to come down
out of the tower without their guns or
1 will kill you.' I repeated this to the
guards, told them that Oates and
Godfrey and Drover had been killed
and that I would be the next victim
unless they agreed to the demands of
the convicts This they did, leaving
their guns and coming down, holding
| were liable to get killed most any
time. They told Miss Foster, how-
ever, that they would not harm her
{ any more than one of their own sis-
' ters, It simply was a matter of life
and death now for them to get away.
In a minute she became quiet and
we went on.
"1 asked Kuntz if he wanted to
make a dying statement or wanted
i me to take any message to his wife.
; He said he had no wife but was stop-
ped from saying more by Reed who
gruffly told me that no dying state-
ments were in order and that my own
might be due next unless I kept still.
Lane then said that a bullet from the
gun of Oates. when he first opened
tire, had killed Godfrey. Whether this
is true. I do not know.
"When about a quarter of a mile
away from the gate R. J. Ritchie
keeper of the blood hounds showed up
on horseback a short distance ahead.
He had circled in front of us, reach
ing the highway through the prison
farm. He demanded of the prisoners
that they stop, but we went on, Reed
opening fire on him.
"Ritchie, thinking I was a convict
got behind a nearby ledge of rocks
and returned the fire, both his first
and second shots taking effect in the
head of Lane who was holding the
girl. Roth had missed striking the
girl by only a few inches. The blood
spurted from the wounds onto Miss
Foster and again she went into hys-
terics. We now were about seven-
ty-five feet away from Ritchie. Reed
took two more shots and we then
passed Ritchie, who had pulled up on
one side of the road. We passed with-
in twenty feet of him.
"Just after we got by, Ritchie fired
two additional shots, both taking ef-
fect in the head of Reed, who was
holding me At the second shot he
crumpled up in the seat and I fell
from the wagon. My hands were still
tied and I was practically helpless, but
not hurt except for slight bruises.
"The horse went ahead but the con-
victs were losing strength rapidly and
just as the rig turned the point of a
hill a short distance ahead, Miss Fos-
ter fell from the buggy. When Ritchie
reached it, all of the convicts were
dead, apparently having expired at
about the same time.
"We took Miss Foster into n nearby
hut, dressed her wound and then took
her back to the prison and later to
a hospital. I accompanied her there
and then returned to the prison
"All of the prisoners had been re-
turned to their cells and none were
missing. Everything was quiet."
THE MAYOR SAYS:
In Ilia Home No Other Remedy
So Effective for Colds as P&-
The convicts took the keys from
one of the guards, unlocked the gate
the only woman in the warden's of- beneath the tower and we went out to
flee, was badly frightened and was ^le public highway. A runabout farm
BRYAN HOLDS ITS OWN
Ranks First Among Oklahoma Coun-
ties In Ginning Cotton.
Washington--According to the re-
port of the bureau of statistics of the
department of agriculture Oklahoma
has ginned 804,513 bales of cotton to
January 1, 1914, as compared to li47.-
450 bales to the corresponding day
one year previous.
(Quantities are in running bales,
counting round as half bales. Linters
are not included).
A'lnir 822 7.r.fi
screaming at the top of her voi<
We ran into the deputy assistant war-
wagon with one horse stood there
only one seat and no top, and was
At..
i siiiitii-
den's office, and put the girl into a l supposed to carry only two persons,
corner of the room, down behind a Whether it had been placed there for
typewriter desk, but she refused to
stay there.
"The three convicts then rushed into
the room, having only one gun, and
demanded that the five persons there
throw up their hands and line up,
faces to the wall. We all did this, but
Mr. Godfrey, day sergeant, who grap-
pled with Kuntz, the ring leader, to
get the gun, and was shot through
the head. In this same scuffle Judge
the convicts, I do not know.
Leaving the Prison
"Kuntz, who by this time was get-
ting weak, clambered into the wag-
on and huddled down in the bottom
in front of the seat. Reed forced me
into the wagon at the point of the
gun and Lane climbed in, dragging
Miss Foster.
'Lane took the reins and while Reed
covered the guards near the tower we
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PANICS CANNOT COME AGAIN IN
UNITED STATES. SAYS SEN-
IOR SENATOR.
OPTIMISM IS FELT BY SPEAKERS
Retiring and Incoming Officers Point
to Manifestations of Prosperity;
Owen Explains Workings
of New Law.
Oklahoma City.—Oklahoma City has
passed through the period of business
depression and is entering the period
of its greatest development. This is
the sentiment expressed by the speak-
ers and guests at the largest and most
enthusiastic annual gathering ever
held by the Oklahoma City Chamber
of Commerce.
Leaders and members in the ranks
of the largest and most active com-
mercial and civic organization in the
state, the Oklahoma City Chamber of
Commerce, and their guests, in elo-
quent addresses, revived the past
years of the city's growth and ex-
pressed their faith in the progress of
the future.
With Senator Robert Ti. Owen as
the guest of honor. 800 men sat down
to the tables of the annual banquet
held in the Auditorium. Three hun-
dred persons viewed the scene from
the balconies of the immense hall.
Owen's Speech.
Senator'Owen in opening his ad-
dress said: "Words can hardly express
my profound appreciation of your
kind and courteous reception. It has
been one of the greatest privileges of
my life to represent you In the senate
of the United States and If the cur-
rency bill shall prove a blessing, then
I shall feel that the greatest privilege
a man could have fall to him, that of
benefiting humanity, of giving men
a chance to spend a few hours of
peace, of employment, of opening wide
the door of hope, has been mine.
"There never will be another finan-
cial panic in the United States. There
never can be another financial panic
in the United States."
A People's Law.
The speaker then detailed the vari-
ous points of the bill dealing with
the system of credits by which a de-
positor could realize cash on thoso
credits.
'The iron hand of the government
Is behind this law," he said, "and the
! vast credit of the United States con-
trols the currency of this country. Pre-
1 vionsly. as is so clearly shown by the
Pujo report a little over 100 men by
Interlocking directorates controlled
$22,000,000,000 worth of property.
Think of a few hands controlling ev-
ery great industry, controlling every
I line of manufacture, every means of
transportation, Invlslvle commercial
masters who domlnato the nation.
That day has passed.
"The effect of the bill will be to put
the control of credits throughout the
United States In the hands of the gov-
ernemnt of the United States, under
the federal reserve board, the mem-
bers of which will act as a supreme
court of finance. They will fix the
interest, rates for the federal reserve
banks and this will effect the interest
rates throughout the United States;
will make the rates more stable and
will also have a tendency to lower the
rate of interest. It will enable busi-
ness men to get the credits to which
they are justly entitled at all times
and will thus give stability, perma-
nency and prosperity to industrial and
commercial enterprises.
The senator then described the dif-
ference between the currency system
of this country as compared to the
system prevailing In Germany and
France, in which a small number of
banks through their branches control
the financing of thoso countries. He
spoke of the little crossroads bank
In this country, in which the deposi-
tors placed their money which in turn
was put back into the same commu-
nity by a system of local loans. He
spoke of the benelts that would ac-
crue when the regional banks were In
opcrat Ion.
MAYOR B. 8. IRVIN.
Washington, Georgia.
"1 herewith reiterate my commen-
dation of Peruna. It certainly haa
benefited our daughter In every in-
stance when she was suffering from
cold. I have frequently used Peruna
In my family and have found it an
excellent remedy for colds and also a a
a tonic. 1 often recommend it to my
friends. Peruna seems to be India-
pensable in my family, as no other
remedy has been so effective in case#
of cold."
EVERT FAMILY wishing to be
protected from cold muld have Pe-
runa In the house stantly. Also
copy of the latei. itlon of the "Ills
of Life," sent fre^ / the Peruna Co^
Columbus, Ohio,
Those who pi r tablets to liquid
medicines can now prooure Reruns
In tablet form*
Aak Your Druggist tor Free Peruna
Lucky Day Almanac tor §914.
Rheumatic
Twinges
yield immediately to Sloan's IJn-
lirent. it relieves aching and
(, Dllen parts instantly. Reduces
inflammation and quiets that agon-
izing pain. Don't rub—it pene-
trates.
SLOANS
LINIMENT
Kills Pain
gives quick relief from chest and
throat affections. Have you tried
Sloan's? Here's what others say i
Relief from Rhenmatiam
"Mv mother has ui«d one 60o. bottle
of Sloan's Liniment, and although site
in or«r H3 yearn of a«e. aha hns ob-
tained irrrat relief from her rheuma-
tlMID."—Mri. It. t. I.iiuUUaf, i.ilroy, CoL
Good for Cold and Croup
"A lit tie lx>y next door had croop. I
S Te the mother Sloan's liniment to
try. She (rave him three drop* on sussr
K'Hiiff to bed, and he got up with
M-roiipia the morning."—Mr. W.
U. Ulrungi, J 721 Elmwood AiChicago, Ilk
Neuralgia Con*
"Sloan's Liniment in the beat medi-
cine in the world. It has relieved me
of neuralgia. Thoae pains hnve all gone
and 1 ran truly aay your I.iniment did
Stop them "—San. C. M. Dowkmr of Joha*-
MMuur/f, Alich.
At all Dealara. Priea 25c.. SOe. A 11.00
Sloan'* Instructive Booklat oa
Horse* sent free.
DR. mi S. SLOAN, Inc. BOSTON, HASI
Whittemore's
"Shoe Polishes
finest Quality
The main battle took place in the administration building just to the left of the center of our view After
killing Oates. Godfrey, Drover and Thomas, the three prisoners ran away down the avenue running to the
left and were finally killed half a mile away, beyond the limits of our picture.
sion everywhere, said Rice, after ev-
erything was over, the convicts were
working with precision, every move
was timed and its result figured in ad-
vance.
The Story of Rice
The convicts never stopped to argue
or talk to each other as to what would
be the next move, each knew anil
each did just what was expected of
him.
This is the story Rice related:
"I was sitting at a desk In my office,
which adjoins flie assistant warden's
Thomas was shot and also Drover,
the bertillion expert, who was in an-
other room • A stray bullet through
the wall found its way to his heart
"Another pierced the leg of Miss
Foster. One or two guards had
shown up at the entrance to the room
and were firing and Kuntz was shot
in the body. Reed then taking the
gun. One of the convicts, Lane, tied
my hands behind me with th«* tele
phone cord from the desk and then
he and Kuntz seized the girl and plac-
ing her in front of them, started out.
started west along the highway, the
I horse, an old farm animal, moving at
| a slow trot Miss Foster was in hys-
! terics, struggling, screaming and beg-
ging for mercy. Heed had one arm
; about my neck and the gun pressed
against my head.
"The convicts told me that if I fell
I out they would kill me. When about
a block and one-half away from the
1 gate Miss Foster almost fainted and
l we stopped to quiet her. Kuntz said
j he was dying, but the others replied
[ they had no lime to stop as they all
JOINER CITY ON THE MAP
Rising Little Burg On Ringling oRad
Wins Claims For a Stat'on.
I Joiner City.—The fight before the
1 corporation commission to force the
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific
railroad, to put in a station here was
decided in favor of Joiner City This
town is on the new Ringling road
that is being built from Ardmore we •
Joiner City is centrally located in the
Joiner f'ity and Headlton oil field and
will very likely grow rapidly, as the
oil machinery and casing to he un
loaded there is estimated to reach
fifty carloads each week.
The Magnolia Pipe Line Co. is to
unload one hundred cars of pipe there,
for the new pipe line that they are
building from Kleetra, Texas, to the
Joiner City oil fields. This pipe line
will be extended north from Joiner
City to Oklahoma City, then to Tulsa
The Magnolia Company has its office
at Oklahoma City and nave purchased
property there for refineries The
building of this pipe line will be a
great thing for the Oklahoma oil field.
nnd th
trip t
Still
their met 11
draff-
bill introduced in the senate in lfiOO.
"It was not accepted " said the sen-
ator. "Aldrich thought It was not I
germane. H«* did not think there was j
anything worth b-arnlng from Okla- |
homa.
During his address Senator Owen
paid high compliment to Represents* j
five Claude Weaver and gave him j
much credit for his staunch support
of the bill and his consistent energies '
to help pass It in the hous*.
Navy May Plan To Use Oklahoma Oil.
Washington First stops in a fed-
eral investigation to determine the
feasibility of the government's acqui-
sition of Indian >il lands in the south-
west and the construction of an oil
pipe lire' to the Gulf of Mexico to pro-
vide a fuel supply for the navy will
be taken up when Commissioner Sells
representing the interior department
and Lieutenant Commander D. F.
lioyd, representing the navy, will give
a preliminary hearing to Oklahoma
Interests under a resolution by Sen-
ator Core.
GILT t DGf ihe only ladie*' thee drnsine •bet poaJ-
riv' • 'iuio* OIL.. Black* anil poli.-hr* l«'ii«a *nd
r ,i . n and *hoe«, hhmi's without rub-
bini:. ' trench Gloss." 10c.
Sl \ l< r-11 ination for cleaning an J |<oli>liingaO kinds
of t'l Inn li«>r«, l()c. "Pnildy" 2)e.
"(.Ml' K Will I K" 'in liquid form with ip^nge)
dim kl\ i leans and whitens dirty canvus ihoes,
10c atidiSr
BAH\ II ITF c< rn'inali .n f-r ^-nilrmrn ho take
Pr,' ■ . I.avir u i!.,ir I k AI. K~i..i«s color aad
fiiaTrr l>. all l>lack hue*. i'oluh WltUa biuthoi doth. 10c.
"t lite ' ii/r 2Sc.
If your dealer doe* d"t keep 'nr kin-l you want, tead
u« the puce in «tami>* tor a full ri* i na«e. chargr* pani.
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