The Wave-Democrat (Enid, Okla), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 16, 1910 Page: 1 of 4
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Ckl ohm« Historic.! Sog|,
FLlltKIK-s of snow IX the
southwest hemixd us that
winter is not vet ovek hehk
bit the weathek is mohse
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THE WAVE-DEMOCRAT
ENID, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY KYKMNU, KKBRl \K \ 1H, 1910.
RKVOLITIONISTS ARK MARCH-
ING 0> MtNAGUA, AND THK CITY
IS IN TUJULT ON TIIK KYK OF
THK \TTAC K. TIMELY INTERYEN-
TION NEEDED.
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RELIGIOUS
QUACKERY
Advertisemenls of Fake Cunsts in Gospel
Messengers Bring Results.
SITII DOCTORS AN 0 Til KIH DRUGS
Share Responsibility iih Well as Kuril-
lugs With Editors of Religious
I'tt|MTN. For K«tCS of Pat-
ients uiid Their Children.
(Wave Democrat Special.)
Richmond, Va., F . 16.—The pro-
gram of the twelft i annu.il session
of the Tii-rftate M.dlcal association
of the Carolinas and Virginia em-
braces discussions of recent medical
discoveries and general health con-
ditions In the south, including an ad-
dress by Prof. Henry A Christian
of the Harvard Medical School on
"What Animal Experimentation has
done for modern medical science,"
and Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes of Laurens,
8. C., on "Religious Pre9s and
Quackery."
In the course of his address Doc-
tor Hughes said:
"We shrink from making attacks of
this nature for the Laky Is already
questioning the frequent and rather
fulsome efforts on our part to ad-
vise and enlighten, claiming those of
us least charitably inclined are the
ring leaders in howling our high aims
and love of humanity. Therefore,
any effort on our part to warn them
brings up the Invariable debate as to
the ostensible or real motives that
inspire any of our campaigns against
Charlatanism, be it Christian Science,
glass vendors, cancer quacks, Dope
Drugs or any of these things, which
they would say conflicted with our
Mundane interests.
"So much are these exposures
doubted, that we, as a class, are al-
most persuaded to let them alone
but when the editor of Religious pa-
pers further the cause of such im-
postors, 'tis right that we sound
a warning note for, possibly, a rap
on his head would arouse a con-
sciousness of the wrong he is doing-
He knows better. He Is a teacher, his
sheet the official organ of some de-
nomination and should stand for
truth, at least Its influence is
great. It* v eekl visit is looked
forward to with pleasure In every
religious and w 11 T'-guln ed home. Its
stories are read to the children and
enjoyed by the older people. Eighty-
five per cent, of its readers are not
discrlmlnatinp. They believe every
word of it, and go on through life
from childhood with undying faith
pinned to their church paper, and
would as soon doul>. their mother or
TEMPEST
SWEEPING
their clergyman. A quack Is no bet-
ter than a thief. He is a robber,
and the religious papers are helping
him by pious editorials, and while I
| the readers may have some diffi-
culty in recognizing the dangers of!
Quackery per se, he finds no such j
obstacle In the case of plain stealing, |
and though thougnless enough to I
tamper hi., .hysk-.u condition. France in Grip of Blizzard and Rivers Ris
he does resent the thert when he' t . .. .
realizes that the Quack Is robbing ™ tne I bird Hood,
him. Qauekery and Robbery I
synonomous.
"Shame on such editors that they
allow their columns to teem with
fraudulent and dangerous ads. It Is a
disgrace on the age.
"One other point: The people at
large have never grasped the idoa
that true physicians cannot and do
not advertise. They ouly announce—
they never guarantee cures, only
quacks can.
"But, of all the quacks who adver-
tise in the papers, the cancer man is
possibly the worst, and It is to
him we will pay our respects."
Dr. Hughes then referred to sev-
eral noted quacks, who had guaran-
teed to cure cancers by fake patent
medicines, and dwelt particularly on
the case of a man who masked un-
der the name of "Rupert Wells, M.
D.," St. Louis, who conducted an ex-
tensive mail order business with his
cancer cure, until he was caught
and the use of the malls was denied
him. lie advertised as a sure cure
for canceT his marvelous radiotlzed
fluid, and under chemical examina-
tion, it was learned that his "cure"
lid not contain an ounce of radium.
"Wells' support was by the reli-
gious papers," continued Dr. Hughes'
'Hundreds of similar quacks are ho-
ng thus advertised daily. In round
numbers, $100,000,000 is consumed an-
nually by the people of the United
States in fake nostrums and quacks.
Of the religious papers, representing
learly aB many denominations ex-
amined since this question came up,
not one was free of the charge.
Are not they more to be censured
than the quaek? For in Wells' case,
his stuff was. at least, Innocuous,
while these papers are advertising
drugs absolutely harmful and are
robbing, lying and wrecking lives.
Those wrecked by their cocaine,
opium, alcohol and chloral that can-
not be accommodated by the gal-
lows, penitentiary and insane asy-
lum, can usually get standing room
it Keely's and. as for the children
of such patients now and tbose yet
to be born are the inherited Neuroses
from Dipsomnia, Meloncholia and Hy-
steria to raving maniacs, suicide,
Epilepsy and death, who Is responsi-
ble?"
TKRIUBLK STORM ON THK COAST
Great Damage Han Keen Done to
Shlpplug and .Score* of Fisher-
men Are Missing. Kerne
Reports Ha * ages Iii
the Alps.
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Paris, Feb. 16.—A. tempetr. is
sweeping every part of France with
tremendous havoc, cutting off many
sections. Blizzards everywhere. Ship-
ping has suffered heavily and rail-
road traffic is at a standstill on a
majority of the trunk lines. A few
wires are working. The Seiene
Is rising again and a third flood Is
threatened. The river Rhone broke
over its dyke flooding a large area.
Lyons and Jura are partly inundated.
Along the Rhone below Lyons, the
flood conditions are very bad. Hous-
es and bridges are swept away and
thousands of cattle drowned. Gales
are lashing the seas, and even the
largest steamers are in distress.
Havre and Brussels report terrific
storms hammering the coasts with
great damage to shipping. Scores
of fishermen are missing. Berne
reports a blizzard raging throughout
the Alps.
RATES THAT PAID
BIG PER CENT
FOR SANTA FE
Guthrie, Feb 16 —To the man en-
gaged in private business and com-
pelled to be satisfied with a return
of from two or three to ten or
twelve per cent on his investment,
and who considers himself exceptlon-
[ show^i by the balance sheet of the
average capitalization per mile ofj
line, and to a return of 19.81 per
cent ort- the actual cost of the rail-
road as shown by its statement of the '
average cost per mile.
SNOWING
BLOWING
Bui Change in Wealher is Beneficial in
Results on Oklahoma Crops.
HI r LITTLE I1ELIV l\ TRAFFIC
Kallntnil Train- Ire Noting Reuuliirh
Throughout This Section Wheat
In Splendid Condition and
Km It In Not Da minted.
Had the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
WE VTHKR INDICATIONS
Oklahoma City, Feb. 1ft.—Fair, cold-
«r tonight Thursday fair.
FIXED BAYONETS
FOR REFORMERS
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Berlin, Feb. 16.—Rioting In the
socialist agitation for electoral re-
forms has caused renewed use of
troops, who with fixed bayonets,
charged manifestations at Neumster.
A score were Injured In the struggle.
Berlin, Fob. 16.—Forty cities
throughout Germany are scenes of
socialistic disorders. The demand for
genuine franchise reform has spread
throughout the empire. The action
of the authorities Sunday in break-
ing up a meeting has caused a wave
of anger. Many of the wealthier
classes are Joining the ranks of agi-
tators. Socialists fought police over
an hour at Cassol. Missiles, bayon-
ets and fire arms were used and
many Injured.
THE BLIZZARD
CRIPPLES SERVICE
The storm of today interfered with
the service of the Enid City Railway
company as the snow was drifting.
Superintendent Kline had a large
force at work early this morning
and with the assistance of a car
equipped with snow plows managed
to keep the cars moving, although
they were not able to keep up the
regular schedule.
cigar jobbers convene
Tampa. Fla., Feb. 16—Several hun-
dred cigar Jobbers, representing all
sections of the country, met in conven.
tion here today. Aside from the trans-
action of business, the visitors will
inspect the great cigar factories of
Tampa, the largest In the world, and
will take part in the festivities attend-
ant upon the Panama Canal celebra-
tion.
JEKKH1KS TO GO HUNTING.
Los Angeles, Feb. 16.—James J. Jef-
fries arrived here today from Duluth,
where he recently finished his tbeatri
cal engagement, and will start Imme-
diately on a long hunting trip. Jef-
fries has made nearly $60,000 clear out
of his engagement Just completed,
while last year's profits came close to
$100,000. He Is therefore telling his
friends that he will not have to worry
over financial matters again. Jeffries'
first training efofrt will be to test his
wind, which Is deficient.
CITY LOT AT A BARGAIN.
Corner lot on West Oklahoma, on
ear line, for sule cheap. $17f will
handle. Address II. L. 0* Box 114, or
call at Wave-Democrat office.
Whitman College Celebrates.
Walla Walla, Washington. Feb. 16 -
Students(, faculty and alumni of WThlt
man college today celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of that institution,
In connection with a celebration in
commemoration of the one hundredth
anniversary of Cushing Eels, the foun
der, whose birth and death occurred
on Februiry 16. The actual founding
of Whitman was on December 20, 1860
when Governor Newell signed the
charter of the Whitman seminary
Local Option Campaign.
Toronto, Ont., Feb. 16.—Province-
wide abolition of bars and annulment
of the three-fifths requirement will be
demanded and plan smade for another
local option campaign during the con
vention opened here today by the On
tario branch of the Dominion Alliance, by the new factory
DEATH CAME
TO MRS. BARR
AS RELIEF
Mrs. A. F. Barr died this morning
at 12:10 at the family home on West
P road way.
Mrs. Barr was born in Monroe
county, Mo., June 14, 1868, and was
reared to womanhood in her native
county.
December third, 1891, she was mar-
ried to A. F. Barr in Monroe City
Mo. Her maiden name being Retta
Gaitsklll. The happy couple resided
there until 1899 when they came to
Enid, where she soon became
quainted and formed friendships.
At the opening up of the big pasture
in the southwest part of Oklahoma,
she went with her husband to Rand-
lett, where for about two years they
lived, returning to Enid about the
first part of 1909.
About two years ago she became ill,
and it was discovered she was suffer-
ing from a cancerous growth. Last
May an operation was performed and
some relief obtained. But during the
past six months she has suffered un
told agony. Through all this period
of torture she was patient and uncom-
plaining. Well knowing the inevit-
able, she bore up bravely and only re-
gretted to leave her family, the chil-
dren yet so young.
She leaves to mourn, her husband
two boys, Ray, aged 17, and Harry
five, two brothers and three sisters.
The funeral services were held at
the residence this afternoon at 3 o'
clock, Dr. Sutton conducting the ser-
vices, her pastor, the Rev. Walters,
being out of the city.
The remains will be taken to her old
home In Missouri over the Rock Is-
land tonight, by the sorrowful hus
band and sons.
Mrs. Barr was a woman of amiable
disposition and one whom K was
pleasure to meet, always of a cheerful
mind and fine social qualities.
ally fortunate if his profits can be company done no business at all ex-
figured at the latter rate, a court rul- cel t what, it did within the state of
ing that rates under which a railroad Oklahoma, and had Its volume of
makes from 31 to 35 per cent pro- business-and r ites charged been what
fit on its volume of business are
MATIUMONI 4L I'OSTM \STEK
Taken Order* for Mali!, and Female*
at Sin Antonio.
tWave-Democrat Special )
San Antonio. Tex , Feb. 16. -Do you
want to become the wlfe of Einmett
James, Calle Fernando No. 69, Maulla
P. 1 ? if so address either the gen-
tleman himself or John J. Stevens,
the postmaster of this city, to whom
the would-be bridegroom hag given
power of attorney. Mr. James mere-
ly says In his letter that he could
do with a wife, feeling that life
without such a helpmate is not all
It is cracked up to be. Beauty, age
and dower specifications have not
been submitted by hlui and for that
reason every fair maid In the land
Is eligible. On his own case he has
been more specific. He is an cngln-
32 years of age, and earns
PLANTING
POTATOES
Will Soon Begin Here and Throughout the
Stale of Oklahoma.
confiscatory appears not a little pe-
culiar.
The ruling of United States Circuit
Judge Hook as anuounced at St.
Louis on Feb. 5th in the Oklahoma
rate case makes this declaration.
The proposed injunction against Ok-
lahoma's rates applies in the interest
of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
company as well as of the other com-
panies interested in the case. The
figures showing the profits in the
business of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe company, contained in its
sworn statements made to the state
corporation commission and present-
ed to Judge Hook on page 44 of the
defendant's record in the case, copies
of which are in the hands of many
attorneys and newspapers of the
state, show that instead of being con-
fiscatory, the rates have netted that
company profits, on the revenue bas-
is, that would look so good to the
average business man as to be be-
yond hope of attainment. And the
so-called "revenue basis," upon which
these profits are computed, has al-
ways been contended for and upheld
by the shrewdest railroad legal lights
as the proper one for arriving at
conclusions In such matters.
The statement of earnings of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe company
for the fiscal year 1909 shows the
profits on the Oklahoma intrastate
business, or business originating and
completed within the state, to have
been $91,731.23. The profits in Ok-
lahoma's proportion of the company's
Interstate business, meaning business
originating in Oklahoma and carried
to the state line or the reverse there-
of, were $464,373.89. This, the whole
profltB, intrastate and interstate, on
the company's business done in this
state, amounted to $556,105.12.
Instead of being confiscatory, or
less than an ordinary and reasonable
profit upon the Investment involved,
these profits were equivalent to a
return of 16.74 per cent on the
capitalization of the company as
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
KansiiN Cllj, Keb. 16. Sharply low-
er temperature Is vciieml throughout
the Northwest and Southwest Rain much bigger salary than he would
In the Ohio valley, snow at St. Louis, get in the states. Whether dark
the records prove to have been the I >li""l,rl Okluhomi, an. or f.low he dou not Bay. nor Is
actual volume and rates Involved W"h Kl,,d" "l,h I th«r« any mention of hU corporeal
31 per cent of the receVpt, from what i ,"W """• " i lnches ,u ,0 lall,u'1" ul
was really Intra*:;,,,, business, and ! ,"r" l'°r!) J ,,<m j'ongltude. However, :l,ey hav,. photo-
above accompanied by bllziard and graphers In Manila and for that rea-
snow. At Salina it Is seven above son It should be difficult to get n pic-
. _ . . . ,, and threatening snow
be recorded as clear profit. In other
words, In every dollar collected by
this company In Oklahoma on busl- j
ne s originating and completed
35.84 per cent of the receipts for what
was really Interstate business, would
this stat* t.. waj CI cents of
profit, an I In e*ery dollar collected
for :>nsine*j conducted In Oklahoma
having originated outside the state
there was 3 !"..$•! cents of profit.
In the face of these indisputable
figures, and In the light of the
fact that th,. United States Supreme
Court never has upheld an injunc-
tion agalnat the enforcement of any
rates where It could be shown that
the railroad company was making a
profit equal to four per cent of the
value of the property, it Is difficult
for disinterested parties to see how
Judge Hook could have brought him-
self to consider the rates as applied
to this railroad as anything but
ample, and impossible to see how he
could have construed them as con-
fiscatory unlesB he was misled by the
opinions of interested railroad ex-
perts.
Backed by these and other figures,
the corporation commission insisted
upon further hearing In this case,
not as litigants often fight in support
of a legal proposition about which
there is room for argument, but as
the c' pmplon of a righteous cause,
supported and spurred on by the
conviction that the cause Is just and
that It had Incontrovertible proof
of the correctness of its contention,
In the face of the fiscal showing
that cannot be questioned it Is clear
to the public, and the commission
contends ought to clear to the court
that there Is no just ground for is-
suing the proposed Injunction, and
that the rates that the commission
has established, "both freight and pas-
senger, should be allowed to remain
In effect
SHEA PLAN
FOR BOYS
Bruno Parade In Rome.
Rome, Feb. 16.—Thousands of Ro-
mans joined today in the customary
annual celebration in ohnor of Gior-
dano Bruno, the heretic martyr. The
demonstration centered in the Campo
del Fiori, where a statue of Bruno has
been erected, facing the Vatican. Im-
passioned attacks on the church and
clergy were made by several speakers.
STUDENTS HONOR HAECKEL.
Jena, Oermany, Feb. 16.—Professors
and students of the University of Jena
united today in honoring Dr. Ernst
Haeckel, the world's greatest natural-
ist, whose seventy-sixth birthday It Is.
Dr. Haeckel has retired from active
duties as professor of zoology, which
chair he has held since 1862, and will
devote the remainder of his life to sci-
entific research and literary labors in
connection with the phylogenetic mu-
seum founded by him.
To Reform Wall Street
Albany, Feb. 16.—The Judiciary
committee of the state senate today
held Its first hearing on the bills to
reform Wall 8treet and to Incorporate
the stock exchange. It is understood
that the stock exchange will fight any
measure tending toward Its Incorpor-
ation under state control.
A Co-Operative Factory.
Trenton. Feb. 16.—Raymond Robins,
of Chicago, who has been active in in-
teresting prominent women In the
cause of the shirtwaist strikers, is a
leading factor in teh co-operative shirt
waist factory which opened here to-
day. Miss Ethel H. Stuart, of New
York, is presidont of the new concern,
which is expected to provide employ-
ment for about five hundred strikers
from New York and Philadelphia. Mrs.
Robins says that more than 1,000 or-
ders, mostly from women's oolleges,
have already been received to be filled
Women Golfers Play.
Pinehurst, N. C., Feb. 16.—Play
commenced today In the fourth annu-
al St. Valentine's tournament for
women, and will continue four days,
one or more eights to qualify. The
trophleB are a gold medal for the
best qualification score, and sterling
cups for the winners and funners-up.
Pay Day at the Postofflce.
Yesterday was a busy day for Post
master Purcell, as it was pay day
for all the employes and rural route
carriers and the postmaster had their
checks to make out In addition to big
other duties. Formrely postofflce em-
ployes were paid only eveTy three
months, but now they are paid semi-
monthly, the 15th and 30th.
Teaching Initiative in Organization as Well
ai Physical Salvation.
GYM AJiD NAT AT BARTLESVILLE.
Which Will Furnish Place of Resort
for Youth and Keep Them Away
From Evil Association* at
Other Places.
Bartlesville, Feb. 16.—The move
ment Inaugurated by Judge Shea la
not a new one, especially In
larger cities, but It is a most practical
and beneficial method of appealing
to the youth from every angle of
life, a most satisfactory solution
of the problem of developing a boy
physically and certainly a most ele
vating plant to provide a way for the
boy to spend his leisure time.
Judge Shea proposes to lead In the
plan to construct a free swimming
pool and gymnasium. Friday after-
noon last, at the adjournment of the
regular session, Judge Shea summon
ed the boys of Bartlesville Into his
court and explained the plan he had
in mind. There were boys there of
all sizes and ages, from the homes
were boys tastily dressed and boys
dressed in the plainest of apparel
Judge Shea had brought together on
a level of equality and when he told
them of the proposition to establish
the free swimming pool, hundreds
of faces were wreathed in smiles
at the quick anticipation of what
the consummation of the plan would
mean and there was subdued ap-
plause that must have brought a
thrill of satisfaction to this most
charitable Judge.
When the plan had been explained.
Judge Shea turned the meeting over
to the boys and they were to elect a
boarrd of managers, composed of
boys from each ward In the town. The
managers will be elected just as cky
officials would be at a regular elec-
tion. There will be polling booths,
ballot boxes and all the accessories of
a municipal election. When the man-
agers have been chosen, Judge Shea
will send the board members to Kan-
sas City where they will spend three
days Inspecting the free swimming
Fruit men
are uneMy. Western Kansas reports
zero. Guthrie says there Is a violent
| hllzxurd I" ('"it Pari of the stute,
with low temperature and heavy
now. Arkansas City reports four-
teen above. Heavy snow there has
'oiigt'sted (raffle.
Today's snow storm is general
throughout this section, will prove
beneficial in several ways with little
detriment of any kind.
W. M. Randels, the well known
grain dealer says the melting of the
snow after the present flurry will
be of considerable advantage to the
wheat In this vicinity which is grow-
ing finely and in excellent condi-
tion with a decided Improvement in
the situation over that of last year
at this time.
H. Kmerson, of the Spring Valley
fruit farm says that the late cold
weather has not been severe enough
to injure the fruit trees or Interfere
with prospects for abundant crops of
apples and other fruit.
While some of the passenger trains
are a little behind time, thero
been no great delay and they are
moviug about as usual. Engines
have been taken from fright trains
In some cases to double up on the
passenger f', oatw'.ng 6Y the
freight trains to wait.
The weather shows signs of clear-
ing In the Southwest but will prob-
ably continue stormy In other sec-
tions for several days.
pools and gymnasiums there. The
judge will pay all expenses while
these boys are gathering ideas and
suggestions from the Kansas City in
atitutions and when they return to
Bartlesville they will be granted the
privilege of Incorporating many of
the Ideas they have gathered into
the plans for the construction of the
Bartlesville pool and gymnasium.
Judge Shea has taken the lead In
raising the money by subscription
and there is no question but that
the enterprise is to go.
In taking the action that be has
the honored Bartlesville Jurist, is do-
ing something that will result in a
fewer offenders to come before him
for punishment. He is doing some-
thing to provide for the leisure hour;
of the boys. He is doing somethinj
to elevate them and develop then
physically. He is raising a barrle
between the boys and baneful In
fluence that surround them when thej
are obliged to seek recreation in the
uncertain resorts of small southwest-
ern cities. Judge Shea will live to
see the wisdom of his course and
to reap the reward of a most kindly
charitable act.
It Is a suggestion that may well
be followed In Sapulpa. Nothing more
beneficial could be done for the youth
Is reasonable and right. May not Sa-
pulpa boys be given as good an op-
portunity for development' as those
of any other community of the state?
ture of the man.
Postmaster Stevens has often been
been wondering how he has earned
his reputation as a matchmaker, but
for some time now he has been re-
ceiving all kinds of letters asking him
to find wives and aye, several hus-
bands. Young chaps with romantic
notions want him to find a beautiful
senorlta, of which, by the way, the
supply is scarcely able to take care
the home demand and others
want Texas beauties—cowgirls, you
know. A love-smitten maiden some
time ago asked him to send her the
whereabouts of a sure enough cow-
boy she had seen here while In the
city and whose address she had not
been able to get.
"Needless to say," said Postmaster
Stevens, "while I sympathize with
the man or woman In quest of a
matrimonial partner, 1 am not in a
position to do more than consign
their eplstlra to the waste basket.
Uncle Sam as yet is not In the match-
making business, for that we will
have to wait until the Malthlslan
theories come into their own. Still
It is too bad that nothing can be
done for them." Brother John,
everybody calls him, will then al-
low the reminiscent look to spread
over his face and think of the days
when he, as a Texas cowboy hfid a
hard time to find a wife.
REVOLUTIONISTS
ON TO MANAGUA
Can Juan, Del. Sur., Feb. 16.—Ad-
vices which state that General Cham-
murro has declared himself provi-
sional president are confirmed, but
General Estrada will take command
of the army and personally lead
the attack on Managua. To prevent
the troops from getting beyond his
controll. Chammurro Is hastening
from Matagalpa. The governmental
are trying to cut his army to pieces
before they reach Managua.
Suffrage Mush Meeting.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 16.—Suffragists
of the Empire State hope to Impress
their importance upon New York leg-
islators by meaps of a great mass
meeting to be held this evening in
Harmanus Bleeker Hall. Mrs. Clar-
ence Mackay made the arrangements
and haa Invited every member of the
legislature to attend. The gathering
la under the auspices of the Equal
Franchise Society, of which Mrs. Mac-
kay Is president, and the New York
State Woman Suffrage Association
Among the speakers will be the Rev.
Pond Creekers In City.
Joseph Henry, Henry Morris and
John II. Duncan from Pond Creek, ar-
rived In the city last night. From Mr.
Duncan we gloan that growing wheat
In that vicinity is in excellent condi
tlon and the usual acreage was sown
last fall, but that the hard freezing
and thawing has Injured alfalfa, espe
cially that sown last year and that the
Christ florlng mill burned down there
some ten days ago will not likely be
rebuilt
Buys Land in Texas.
I. N. Reason, an old settler six miles
north of Garber, and one of the suc-
cessful farmers of the county, passed
through the city yesterday on his re-
turn from the Pecos Valley, Texas,
where he bad been for about ten days.
He first looked over the country in
Pecos county then went to Free coun
ty where he bought 320 acres and
seems well pleased with his Invest-
ment.
Knld Still Grows.
Since the 12th of the present month
110 deeds and mortgages have been
filed for record In the office of the
register of deeds Deeds and mortgag
es run about equal as to number.
Most of them are for property trans-
fers on city property.
I KSS I II V > II AL*' A CROP THKKE
Farmers of Arkansas Valley Region
Have IH'ddcd to Cut Down Acre-
age of Tubers and go In Kor
More OhcrMiflcatlon.
Preparations for the planting of
early potatoes are now in progress
here, as well as throughout the state
of oklahoma. The Early Rose and
Peachblow varieties are In demand
for seed. The big Colorado potatoes
look tempting to the uninitiated
but it Is said that they do not do
as well here as the potatoes originat-
ing lu Ohio and other central states.
Some who propose planting under
straw expect to have potatoes large
enough for use in May.
Muskogee, Fob. 16.—Measured by
acreage, there will be less than a
half crop of potatoes raised in the
Arkansas river bottoms near Web-
bers Pulls and Fort Gibson this year,
as compared with former years.
The remainder of the acreage will
be chiefly devoted to raising cotton.
The tuber planting season has ar-
rived and the farmers have reached
a decision In regard to the acre-
age. Various reasons are assigned
by the farmers for their change of
base in the way of adopting the
diversity of crops system.
County Commissioner Hays aud
Deputy County Clerk ©heffleld, both
of Webbers Falls, said today that
not to exceed one-fourth the usual
number of acres would be planted
this year by Tom Brooks, Tom
Carlie, Ad Wilkinson and other big
potato growers at the Falls. The
scarcity of seed and the consequent
high price of the same due In part
to the total failure of the second
crop last year, coupled wrlth the de-
sire to give the ground a rest by
changing the crop of cotton this
year with a prospect for high prices
for the white staple Is assigned by
the farmers as the reason for sur-
talling the tuber acreage.
Deputy County Treasurer Homer
WICKED SHAWNEE Anderson of Fort Gibson Is authority
HAS EARTHQUAKE for the statement that potato farm-
ers in the Arkansas bottoms near
the town will not devote more than
7G per cent of the usual acreage to
potatoes this year, chiefly because
of the scarcity of seed.
Following Weather Which Kmhriiced
Set em | Kinds of Retribution.
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Shawnee, Okla., Worst blizzard
here seen in years In eastern Okla-
homa. Hall, lightning, snow storms.
Blight earthquake.
W. H. Prince of Kennedys electric
store went over to Guthrie this aft-
ernoon.
TERRORISTS DOOM
STUDENT TRAITORS
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
St. Petersburg, Feb 16.—Sentence
of death has been passed on the stu-
dents Roseberg and liarltt by the
revolutionary tribunal, which declared
them betrayers of the terrorist Oer-
shunln. The men have been notified
of their sentence and they cannot
escape as their every step Is dogged
and they will be killed at the first
opportunity.
After I'ncle Joe's Scalp.
Berkeley, Cal.. Feb. 16.—"Uncle
Joe'' Cannon will be discussed,
probably "cussed" bu the oratorical
wind Jaraers of the University of Cali-
fornia tonight, when this question
will be debated: "Roosevelt, That the
Anna Howard Shaw and Mr Max j power of the Speaker of the House
Eastman. ' j of Representatives Should Be Cur-
— | tailed." The affirmative speakers
dental association meeting.
Northwestern Dentists to Meet Here
Next Saturday—President Sparks
of the Stale Association to He
Present.
A meeting of the Northwestern Den-
tal association, comprising several
counties in this part of the state, will
meet In the Chamber of Commerce
building at 2 o'clock Saturday. Febru-
ary 19th, at which a large number is
expected to be present, among whom
will be Fred I). Sparks, of Ponca City,
and A. L. Walters, Checotah, Presi-
dent and Secretary of the State Asso-
ciation, as well as K. H. Greenfield of
Wichita, Kansas
This association is officered mostly
by Enid men: E. H. Westenhaver; C.
R. Lawrence, secretary; I. E. McCar.
ty, treasurer, with R. V. Wool wine,
Hennessey, librarian. Several papers
will be read and discussed on clinics
In the afternoon session, In which Enid
m -u have a prominent part, after
which a 7 o'clock dinner will be served
at the Loewen hotel, after which a ses
slon will be held beginning at 8:30,
at which time two papers will be read
and discusesd.
NIECE OF ELKINS
TRIES SUICIDE
(Wave-Democrat Special)
Kansas City. Feb. 16.—Agnes El-
kins, aged twenty-eight, a niece of
■Senator Elklns of West Virginia, at-
tempted suicide by shooting herself
over the heart at two o'clock this
morning. Her condition is danger-
ous, but she has a chance to re-
cover. Despondency was the cause.
There were family troubles, the sen-
ator holding up her share of the
estate, which prevented her from
going on the stage. She fell from a
street car here six months ago.
breaking a leg. She was prominent
In eastern society.
Toll Line Troubles.
At an early hour this forenoon more
than a dozen cases of toll line trouble
was reported to the wire chief here,
caused from the blizzard raging last
night and today and from electrical
conditions and one from all over the
district. Including Arkansas City, Pon-
ca City, Perry and five on the lines
running out of here. However, but
little trouble is reported from the lo-
cal lines of this city.
are confident of victory, but
Joe's" defenders will make
fight In his behalf.
"Uncle
i hard
Yacht Club to MeeL
Green Bay, Wis., Feb. 16.—The an-
nual meeting of the Green Bay Yacht
club will be held this evening, when
officers will be elected and business
matters for the coming season dis-
cussed
What Does This MeanI
Monday February 14, Frank McKee
and Ed Freeman made a trip wltl
an automobile In that section of Ok
lahoma northeast of this city be-
tween Billings and Tonkawa, about
three miles this side of Tonkawa and
south of the Salt Fork river they
uoiced a large force of graders at
work and reported that several tents
were in sight and about two dozen
teams. The M. K. & T. railroad
has a large force of graders at work
In the Osage 'nation from sixty to
eighty miles northeast of Enid, but
this camp of graders south of Ton-
kawa Is the nearest one working in
this vicinity.
PLKNTY OK MEDICINE
KOR THE SWOPES
Doctor Jordan Seems to Have Had
the Kutlrc Family In Charge.
Humes Scandal Connec-
tion Discovered.
(Wave-Democrtt Special.)
Kansas City, Feb. 16.—Doctor Jor-
dan today gave his deposition in the
Hyde suit against Paxton. He was
asked how much he had received for
treating the family, and said it was
between ten and twenty thousand dol-
lars. Had treated all the members
of the family except the colonel, and
had sent medicine to Paris for Lucy
Was now preparing a supply for
Mrs. Ixjgan Swope. Also was treat-
ing Tom Junior and his baby who
were sick.
It has been discovered that the
colonel, six months before his death,
deeded a ten thousand dollar house
to Mrs Emma Richards, who was
mixed up in the Humes scandal,
where they told of playing the "In-
dian game."
This was a day to test little fel-
lows at school. The attendance was
about as usual. There are sixty-
five rooms and all were well heated
and comfortable, except one. The
children were dismissed from that
one at noon and were sent home.
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