McCurtain County Beacon. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 19, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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HAPPENINGS
’ Interesting Items of the New
Special Correspondence and
0ISPEN8ARY IN FIGHT FOR LIFE
Petitions Out for Referendum Vote on
New Prohibition Lsw
- Oklahoma City — The state liquor
dispensary which has been thrice
killed and twice revived la to have
still another chance for Its life as a
result of the circulation of petitions
for a referendum on the new prohibi-
tion enforcement law passed at the
last session of the legislature which
provides among other things for the
repeal of the entire dispensary law
The referendum Is made possible by
the fact that the bill was passed with-
out the emergency section The emer-
gency probably could hare been added
to the bill but was omitted at Gover-
nor Cruce’s reqwest In order thpt time
might be given for winding up the af-
fairs of the dispensary The bill was
to become effective on June 9
John M Hayes who has been close-
ly connected with the dispensary as
assistant enforcement attorney filed
J the notice of the circulation of the peti-
tions with the secretary of state and
seems to be taking the lead In the
movement but just who is back of it
seems to be something of a mystery
' Both prohibitionists and antl-prohibl-tlonlsts
disclaim any conneetion
with It
MAY PROSECUTE BANKERS
Refusal to Pay Assessment Likely to
h Cause Trouble
Guthrie Okla — Officials of state
banks who continue to refuse to pay
the recent 1 per cent assessment
against their average dally deposits to
recuperate the guaranty fund will be
removed for violation of state law
This Is the ultimatum given to xa
Guthrie state banker by members of
the state banking department who
came to Guthrie to reach a settlement
with the state bankers If possible It
Is understood that numerous banks In
this lbcallty have thus far refused to
pay the 1 per cent maintaining it was
not assessed In accordance with the
lay and that the recent report on the
guaranty fund showed an alleged mts-
8e of the fund
WOMEN ENTER POLITIC8
Gentler 8ex of Muskogee to Stand
( for Civic Righteousness
Muskogee Okla — A mass meeting
women exclusively attended by over
100 among whom were some of the
fashionable society set was held here
the purpose being to take a stand on
better city government
The women passed a resolution en-
dorsing Ernest Cook commissioner of
public safety now under fire on a
charge of nepotism for stopping gamb-
ling and bootlegging In Muskogee
They 'also went on record for shutting
up the Sunday theaters and moving
otcture shows
Lettuce Farmers Make Money
Oklahoma City — Oklahoma City
among its many industries contains
one of the most unique in the entire
southwest in which a value of $60000
s placed and yet the original invest-
pient amounted to but a small peicent-
tge of this sum
A lettuce farm in which agricul-
tural science forms the basis owned
by Hagerman & Carter located in the
Las Vegas addition northeast of Ok-
lahoma City is Baid to have a net earn-
ing capacity of more than $40 a day
the year around
The lettuce farm covers an acre
contalnieg thirteen hothouses similar
In construction to those used by flor-
ists each glass cage being 20 feet
wide and 150 feet long provided-with
' artificial heating facilities to provide
for winter production of the vege-
tables Infant 8uffers Horrible Death
McAlester Okla — The 20-months1
old child of Dan Paciti got out of bed
while the family was at breakfast at
Dow and wandered to tho track of
the lnterurban railway crawling over
the rail as a rapidly moving car was
only fifty feet away The child was
cut in-two before the car could be
topped
- State Physicians Elect
Muskogee Okla — The Oklahoma
State Health association composed of
the county and health officers of the
state in annual session at Tulsa
elected the follqwing officers: Presi
dent Dr William E Wright Tulsa
vice-president Dr W J Black Tahle-
uah secretary and treasurer J C
Vmbrister Chickasha
Bad Milk Killing Bablesi
Sapulpa Okla — Dr A C Frampton
live stock inspector for the Frisco
road made the startling statement in
s letter to the public that hundreds
Df babies are killed annually in Okla-
homa by reason of being fed milk of
ows affected by tuberculosis
Medical Society Elects Officers
Oklahoma City Okla — Dr S F
Peck of Oklahoma City was elected
president of the Oklahoma Eclectic
Medical society at the tenth annual
meeting of the organization which
held a three-days session at assembly
hall of the chamber of commerce last
week Other officers elected are: Dr
J V Athey Bartlesville first vice
president f Dr M Gray Mountain
View second vice president Dr B
Waits Okemah third vice president
Dr G H Stagner Guthrie secretary
Dr T H Sharp Orlando treasurer
IN OKLAHOMA
State Gathered by Wire and
Condensed for Busy Reader
TUL8A “MANBIRD" SUCCEEDS
Seven Persons Witness Flight
Strange Aircraft
Tulsa Okla — In the presence of
seven men all his friends Herman
Devry the Tulsa birdman made a
successful flight with his monoplane
airship the construction of which has
cost him fourteen months of hard
labor and the savings of a lifetime
The ascension was made on the X
P Harter farm south of Henry Ken-
dall college east of Tulsa and aside
from the seven witnesses only one
other person knew ot'the flight This
wsb Mrs Devry who anxiously but
nervously awaited at home the re-
turn of her husband
Devry’s ascension flight and land-
ing were wholly successful and only
partial lack of control of the steerage
device and elation over the success
of the air craft caused Devry to land
when he did He was In the air ten
minutes traveling 600 yards at a
height averaging from forty to seven-ty-flve
feet
PRODUCTION 8HOWS INCREASE
April Greatest Month in History of
Oklahoma Oil Fields
Tulsa Okla — Greater progress was
made In the oil and gas development
In Oklahoma during the month of
April than in any single month since
the opening of the Mid-Continent field
No great rush was made to any par-
ticular fleM by the opening of a new
pool but the general Increase all over
the oil belt was unprecedented
The total number of wells drilled In
the Mid-Continent field composed of
Oklahoma and Kansas in April was
630 of which number nearly 600 were
drilled In Oklahoma The difference
in the number of producing wells and
the dally production In the two states
shows the contrast between Oklahoma
and Kansas oil fields and the contin-
ued shrinkage of the Industry In the
northern state
Insanity From Overwork
Faftview Okla — George Sharp
farmer living west of Orienta was
brought before Judge Madison Friday
and adjudged insane Sharp-was an
industrious farmer about 40 years of
age For several years past he has
worked almost incessantly in the ef-
fort to accumulate enough for a home
The constant work and worry finally
broke him down so that be became
dangerously Insane He was sent to
(he Fort Supply asylum
Glut Grieves to Death
Oklahoma City — Retta Coleman 21
years old daughter of P Coleman a
farmer living five miles south of the
city was found dead in her bed when
members of the family went to arouse
her All windows and the door of the
room were closed The girl is said
to have mourned over the approaching
marriage of a brother with whom she
has been a playmate since childhood
and it is thought by the family that
grief may have caused her sudden
death
Curios Damaged In Fire
Thomas Okla — A collection of In-
dian curios valued at about $4000 was
seriously damaged by smoke in a fire
which did $25000 damage here Friday
The plant of the Thomas Tribune was
seriously damaged by flames but as
the paper for this week had just been
issued no delay will be caused
The Indian curios have been collect-
ed by members of the Cheyenne Ara-
paho and Apache tribes part of them
having been brought baclt from Mex-
ico Many of these are valuable relics
Heavy Cotton Acreage
Chickasha Okla — That the cotton
acreage in Grady county will be large
Is evidenced by the fact that farmers
from every section of the county are
clamoring for pure cotton seed I J A
Swartz chairman of the pure cotton
seed movement in this city has or-
dered a carload of seed He reported
that 4800 bushels of pure seed have
been sold in the city during the past
month
School Bonds Endorsed
Miami Okla — At an enthusiastic
mass meeting held in the opera house
here the citizens endorsed the school
bond proposition for which an eleo-
tion is called next Tuesday for the pur-
pose of voting $50000 bonds for erect-
ing three more school buildings in Mi-
ami Present school facilities are in-
adequate With the additional build-
ings Miami’s schools yvill rank among
the first ' '
Fire at Kiefer
Sapulpa Okla-i-Fire of an unknown
origin burned the Pastime theater at
Kiefer Saturday evening The lost was
$2500
Noted Indian Woman Dead
Tulsa Okla — Mrs John Buck an
aged Indian woman said to e tha
most peculiarly built Indian in old In-
dian Territory died from dropsy At
her home in Bixby southern Tulsa
county Sunday She was but four
feet and two inches tall
Liquor to Capital
Sapulpa Okla — An entire carload of
whiskey confiscated by state officers
was shipped to the stats capital Saturday
EXPLORING THE AIR
v
Six Nations Interested in Series
of Investigations
Mass of Information Concerning Con-
ditions In High Altitudes Is Be-
ing Obtained— Weather Bal-
loona Used for Tests
Omaha — Six nations are Interested
la a eerles of Investigations now be-
ing carried on in Omaha by the United
States government and collaborated In
by the governments of England Ger-
many France Italy and Belgium
These Investigations have for their ob-
ject the thorough exploration of ths
atmosphere at a height of more than
ten miles above the earth’s surface
and so successfully are they being car-
ried out that a mass of information
concerning conditions existing as high
as eighteen miles up In the air has
been secured Similar explorations
are being conducted In the countries
named above and when these are
completed all Information gathered
by each country Is to be exchanged
with all other countries engaged in
the Investigations
The research Is being prosecuted
with the assistance of “weather bal
loons’ which are sent aloft bearing In
attached baskets a number of delicate
contrivances for measuring whatever
conditions are met on the trip from
earth through the clouds and back
again to earth The experiments con-
tinue for two weeks' a weather bal-
loon being sent up each afternoon
during that period by each of the six
governments When the Information
thus gained is properly arranged the
meteorological bureaus in each of ihe
countries taking part will receive tab-
ulated copies
The little balloons which are six
feet in diameter are sp arranged that
that they will explode somewhere far
above the ten mile level the explosive
force being the hydrogen with which
the bag Is Oiled
One of these balloons recently
reached a height of 18 miles before
bursting and at that altitude the tem-
perature was only 35 degrees below
zero although at a point between nine
and ten miles high the records showed
A Weather Balloon at Omaha
that a temperature of 94 degrees be-
low zero had been gone through On
this particular date the temperature
at Omaha the starting point of the
balloon was 47 degrees above zero
Another balloon registered an air
current traveling at a rate of more
than 100 miles an hour
The instruments used are so deli-
cate that one of them — that for meas
uring the humidity — depends for its
record upon the distance that a human
hair will lengthen on passing through
A stratum of air which contains slight
ly more moisture than did the stratum
Immediately below it
The records are made upon a soot-
covered cylinder by a stylus point op-
erated by a level which In tarn is
controlled by the instruments This
cylinder is slowly turned by a clock-
work arrangement and when the box
Is returned to the feather station a
glance at the sooty covering will give
the atmospheric pressure the humid-
ity and the wind velocity at any
height traversed by the balloon
' The strand 'of hair used in the In-
strument for determining the humid-
ity is chemically dried before it 1
placed in position Thereafter upon
passing through a moist stratum the
hair absorbs a portion of the moisture
the hair lengthens - and the stylus
point records the change on the cyl-
inder ' If the next stratum is dry
some of the moisture in the hair is
evaporated the hair becomes shorter
and the cylinder makes the record
accordingly
The hlr pressure is determined or
recorded by the aid of a small cyl-
inder from which most of the air has
been drawn A small plunger to
which is attached a stylus point
makes ’the necessary scratches on the
soot-covered cylinder
Drapery on Poster Womeh
New York — There was joy In Ja-
maica especially among the members
of the citizens’ committee over the re-
ceipt of a letter from a bill postiry
company which has to do with the
"Immoral posters” which have deco-
rated the fences for some time
The letter was sent by F L Hann
of Brooklyn and was to the effect that a
great reform will be worked In the
matter of the displaying of burlesque
house posters Mr Hann Informs the
committee that hereafter when a bur-
lesque poster shows a ' woman In
tights “something will be placed over
these tights hiding from view any of
the woman's bare limbs”
For the
Fruit-Tree Blossom Lunqheon-
This Is the month and the only one
in which these decorations are avail-
able A hostess realizing this Is plan-
ning to use branches of apple pear
and peach blossoms making her bouse
one bower of spring beauty The wild
pink crabapple blossoms she Is going
to use exclusively In the dining room
A very Japanese effect may be
achieved with these blossoms and her
Idea for this affair is drawn largely
from the celebration of the feast of
cherry blossoms so lovingly observed
by our little brown neighbors across
the western sea Brown wisteria
baskets will be used to hold single
branches and the tint of the rooms is
all soft grays and tans the result
will be truly artistic and pleasing
From these hints I am sure all our
readers will want to give May lunch-
eons and what could be prettier than
these decorations for a house or
church wedding? The practice of us-
ing what Is seasonable and at hand Is
becoming more and more popular and
we do not need to force flowers not
In season just because It costs a for-
tune to get them but use the blos-
soms iTture provides for each season
as it rolls around
8poon Shower
This affair was given by the girls
of the bridal party at the home of the
maid of honor The table was round
covered with a lace cloth over green
as green and white were the bridal
colors White roses and ferns made
the center piece with white green
banded china glass candle sticks with
laee shades over green The place
cards were cut out white roses tied
with a bow of green and the bride-
elect’s chair was tied with a huge
fluffy bow of green and wjiite tulle
White and green horseshoe shaped
candy boxes held the green and white
bon-bons' and a green and white Jack
Horner pie was passed with dessert
from which the guests drew pretty
green and white snapping crackers
Bach parcel had the donor’s card on
which was written an appropriate sen-
timent The spoons were all the same
pattern and as there were six it made
a very nice set The men of the wed-
ding party knowing about this gave
a half dozen forks and the same num-
ber of tablespoons of the same pat-
tern Dainty Centerpiece
Last year a hostess living in a de-
lightful country place had this unique
centerpiece at a luncheon which she
gave for Bomb of her city friends She
had an enormous straw hat tied as a
basket filled with roses It was held
by a big bow of gauze ribbon At
Reception or Tea
IN almost every home there comes
an occasion when refreshments
must be provided for many guests
and the mistress of the household
with one or at most two to help is
appalled At the thought of catering to
so unusual a number She should re-
member that to attempt too much Is
far worse than to err on the side of
great simplicity
No up-to-date housekeeper spreads
upon her table a cloth laundered with
many folds she prefers to have It
folded but once lengthwise and then
rolled over a board made Just the
width of the foldpd linen No matter
how heavy1 or lustrous the cloth it
should be laid over a padding or un-
dercloth on the table and should be
large enough to reach nearly to the
floor on alt sides
The table Illustrated Is set for a
home reception or tea and the single
basket of roses Is more artistic than
the effect bf flowers scattered over the
table or trailing vines In festoons at
the sides of the cloth for these be-
come disarranged easily and are not
effective In average-sized rooms A
low arrangement of flowers is appro-
priate at dinner or luncheon as It
does not awkwardly obstruct the view
across from guest to guest but a
taller effect Is in good taste for a re-
ception table A lace centerpce un-
der the roses even If it be laid over
color is better than linen embroidered
with flowers as the natural and em-
broidered flowers both lose something
of their best effect when brought to-
gether in this way
As handsome china as the bouse of-
Hostess
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each place small baskets filled with
unhulled strawberries rested on a
dolly of grape leaves To the handle
was a bow of pink gauze ribbon with
the name card pinned to It with a
dainty Imitation coral stick pin just
one pink rose rested on the handle
It was all very simple but the rustlo
effect was lovely
A City Supper
Instead of having viands typical ef
countries a Ladies’ Aid Society gave
a variation of this idea by announcing
a supper the food to be typical of
certain cities Those represented
were: Baltimore by oysters Boston
by baked beans and brown bread
Philadelphia by scrapple Chicago by
cold ham Savannah by corn pone and
beaten biscuit Atlanta by fried
chicken New Orleans by chicken
pllou (chicken stew with rice) and
San Francisco by oranges or Chinese
dishes i
MADAME MERRL
oiF!
The aeroplane hat la seen every-
where All vrvld colorings are used for
evening
Pongee Is worn again this season
as always New colors and new
weaves are to he had in the shops
It Is a great ribbon season It Is
used for trimming and In shades of
rose and cerlae 1b much used
Bright blue combined with cerise Is
used on a smart crepe de chine blouse
decorated with eyelet embroidery
Figured crepes trimmed with plait-
ed ruffles are quaintly pretty for aft-
ernoon wear as well as for the blouse
Embroidery In bright colors worked
In oriental Persian and Bulgarian de-
signs are decorating all kinds of
gowns ’ v
The silhouette in the new gowns re-
mains much the same the skirts are
narrow and the kimono sleeve is still
much in evidence The waist line is
slightly raised in the gowns as well
as In the newest French tailor made
suits and in these nothing is more
noticeable than the short jaunty
length of the coat
The Egyptian motifs show such de-
signs as the beetle or scarab the ris-
ing sun the cobra the lotus palm
papyrus buds and reeds animals fan
shaped ornaments' the ram human
figures and so on The colors show
such combination as black yellow and
red red blue and white green and
black darkred medium yellow and
blue
fords should be used Small white
china cups and saucers with a narrow
gold band are not expensive and make
a pretty add'tlon to t he handsome
plates and salad dishes with which
every china closet is ordinarily
stocked Arrange the coffee service
at one end of the table the cups at
either side in rows meeting In a point
in front of the urn A bowl of whipped
cream and spoon and another of loal
sugar should be placed at tne side
Place the tea service at the other end
of the table with cups sugar and
cream There should be piles of plates
and if salads are served small fringed
or hemstitched napkins Small and
large spoons and forks should be ar
ranged in orderly diagonal rows upon
the cloth and never bunched together
Place here and there small cut glase
or silver dishes for bonbons
For an afternoon reception such at
one might givo in honor of some spe
cial guest or a wedding reception giv
en by the bride's parents chicken sal
ad thin bread and butter sandwiches
ice cream fancy cakes and chocolate
would be sufficient fo- refreshments
Another more simple menu would in
elude sandwiches of white bread wltt
a variety of fillings and of Graham
or brown bread spread with cream
cheese cakes chocolate and tea It
either case bonbons are Included II
sandwiches are cut In diamonds ban
or rounds there Is less waste than 11
cut in more fanciful shapes To servt
fifty people provide five quarts ol
chicken salhd ten quarts of ice cream
12 dozen sandwiches and a variety ol
fancy cakes and macaroons
“All Run Down
Describes the condition of thousands of '
tien and women who need only to purify
ind enrich their blood They feel tired
ill the time Every task every responsi-
bility has become hard to them because
they hate not strength to do nor power
to endure ' '
If you are one of these ail run-down peo-
ple or ara at all debilitated take
4ood’3 Sarsaparilla
(t purifies and enriches the blood and
builds up the whole system
Get it today in usuul liquid form or
ihocolated tablets called Barsatab
“Kicking the Bucket"
When we speak facetiously of soma
one for whom we have no reverence
as having “kicked the bucket” wa
employ a phrase that would seem to
be a piece of latter-day slang but as
a matter of fact It dates back to old
England when about the year 1725
one Bolsover hung himself to a beam
while standing on the bottom of a
bucket and then kicked the bucket
away Although at first- used only In
cases of suicide It has been applied
in the course of years to any death
without distinction
8trlctly Business
Mrs Knlcker — Did you hold a short
session with your husband?
Mrs Bocker — Yes I merely bad him
pass an appropriation bill
The Riddle
The Sphinx propounded a puzzle
“Why does it always rain the day
you move?” she asked '
Herewith the ancients gave it up
FKEE
A trial package of Munyon’s Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone on re-
rmest Address Professor Munyon 53d &
Jefferson Sts Philadelphia Pa If you ars
in need of medical advice do not fail to
write Professor Munvon Your communi-
cation will be treated in atnet confidence
ind your case will be diagnosed as care-
fully as though you had a personal inter-
view Munyon’s Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics The
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods They do not scour they do
not gripe they do not weaken but they
do start all the secretions of the liver
ind stomach m & way that soon puts
these oigans in a healthy condition and
corrects constipation In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most ail-
ments There are 26 feet of human
bowels which is really a sewer pipe
When this pipe becomes clogged tha
whole system becomes poisoned caus-
ing biliousness indigestion and impure
blood w hich often produce rheumatism
ind kidney ailments No woman who
luffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to hare a clear
complexion or enjoy good health If
I had my way I would prohibit the sals
of nine tenths of ths cathartics that ars
now being sold for the reason that they
toon destroy the lining of the stomach
setting up serious forms of indigestion
and so paralyze the bowels that they re-
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are a tonio
to the stomach liver and nerves They
invigorate instead of weaken they en-
rich the blood Instead of impoverish
it they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put
into it
These pills contain no calomel nr
dope they are soothing healing an
stimulating They school the bowels
to act without physic
Regular sire bottle containing 45 pills
25 cents Munvon’s Laboratory 53d A
Jefferson Sts Philadelphia
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