The Dover News. (Dover, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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CONDENSED NEWS
FROM OKLAHOMA
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News in
Little Space.
TWISTERS FATAL IN
THE NEW STATE
MORE PRIZES TO BE
GIVEN CORN GROWER3
Estimated That in Five Years There
Have Been Two Hundred Lives
Lost in Tornadoes.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—In view of
the fact that Oklahoma was visited re-
cently by several tornadoes, an esti-
mate has been made by the total loss
of life in this state from tornadoes in
the last five years.
The figures are placed at two hun-
dred and embraces the loss of life in
the Snyder tornado. The amount^ of
money collected to care for the suf-
fering is placed at $100,000.
These figures are considered approx-
imately correct, although newspaper
reports would indicate that they are
far too small. Those who have gath-
ered the statistics, however, contend
that newspaper reports, especially
those sent out first, are unreliable, due
to the confusion and conflicting re-
ports and often to lack of detail. There
are not many cases where the loss of-
life and property is as heavy as first
reported.
There were two instances of this re-
cently. The report was circulated that
the town of Rocky was devastated. As
a matter of fact, Rocky is a small vil-
lage with a bank, a few business
houses and several homes. The truth
next day revealed that not a person
was killed or injured and that the
property damaged amounted to only a
few hundred dollars.
In the other case reports reached
the newspapers that the town of Korn
had been completely swept away, when
the truth was that the town off Korn
was not a town at all, but a country
postoffice, a store or two and a few
dwellings.
The worst tornado in the history of
Oklahoma was that which visited
Snyder a few years ago. About 120
lives were lost and fully that many
persons were injured. Since that time
each spring has brought from two to
ten twisters of more or less damage.
Oklahoma Eagles Elect Officers.
Muskogee, Okla.—The Fraternal Or-
der of Eagles of Oklahoma in seventh
annual state convention here adopted
a constitution and by-laws and elected
the following officers: President, W.
N. Wilson, El Reno; vice president,
Thomas 11. Ford, Blackwell; secretary,
Richard Kessel, Muskogee; chaplain,
C. E. Royalty, Purcell; treasurer, P.
N. Biewer, Jr., Oklahoma City; inner
guard, .1. Walker, Sapulpa; outer
guard, William Martin, Shawnee; con-
ductor, Harry Antrobust, Ponca City;
trustees, J. B. Talbert, Pawhuska; Joe
Schmidt, Anadarko; Harry Shortman,
Perry. Delegates to national conven-
tion, J. S. Smith, Okmulgee, and J. G.
Graham, Shawnee. The town of
Bartlesville was selected as the meet-
ing place in 1913. About 1,000 Eagles
attended the convention.
Champion Speller at Eleven.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—An 11-year-
old boy, Lee McMahon of Medford,
is the champion eighth grade speller
of Oklahoma. He was awarded a gold
medal here after Re had spelled down
forty-two other contestants, having
held the floor eight and one-half hours.
Miss Ruth Wilkie, aged 15, of More-
land, was awarded second honors and
given the silver medal. All of the con-
testants had been chosen through
county contests and only nine of them
remained during the last two hours of
the match.
Ask Voiding of Timber Land Bids.
Muskogee, Okla.—A petition request-
ing that the bids received and opened
last week for the Choctaw timber lan<is
be not considered and that the land be
readvertised and sold in such way that
persons of small means be allowed to
bid will be presented to the depart-
ment of the interior by Senator Owen
and Congressmen Davenport and Car-
ter. Charges that the large interests
have attempted to obtain the million
and a half acres of timber land in the
Choctaw country by secret agreement
on various tracts sought have been
made. The bids on fourteen of the
tewnty-seven tracts advertised are now
up to the secretary of the interior for
confirmation.
Assignment of M. E. Bishops.
Guthrie, Okla.—Announcement has
been received by the M. E. South min-
isters of Western Oklahoma that bish.
op E. D. Mouseon has been assigned
to conduct the annual conference at
Frederick, beginning October 16, and
that Bishop W. A. Chandler will con-
duct the East Oklahoma conference at
Holdenville, beginning November G.
County Corn Club Wlnerns Get to At-
tend Exposition School at Co-
lumbia, South Carolina.
Yukon, Okla.—W. D. Bentley, state
agent for the I'nited States depart-
ment of agriculture bureau of plant
industry, announces two more splendid
county premiums for Boys' Corn club
work. He says:
"The two boys in each county In Ok-
lahoma winning first and second place
are eligible for scholarships in the Ex-
position school for prize winners at
the Fifth National Corn Exposition at
Columbia, South Carolina, from Jan-
uary 27 to February 8, 1913.
"Boy prize winners from other states
will be there in large numbers. Which
of the boys in your county will be
there to repersent Oklahoma?
"The boy who wins first in the state
and is awarded Senator Gore's free
trip to Washington, will be the cap-
tain of the Oklahoma delegation of boy
prize winners.
"While in Columbia this army of boy
prize winners will be in charge of rep-
resentatives of the boys' department
of the farm demonstration work of
the I'nited States department of agri-
culture.
"The course of study in this school
will consist of lectures, study hours,
corn judging, stock judging, athletics
and seeing the exposition under an in-
structor in regular West Point mili-
tary style.
"On the last day there will be a
great banquet at which the hoy corn
growers from the northern states will
he the guests of the southern corn club
boys.
"Counties desiring to be represent
ed should at once take steps to secure
pledges for the necessary expense mon-
ey. It will cost not less than $100 and
possibly $150 per boy.
"Oklahoma has the boys, she has the
money and she is going to have the
corn. Let us be there with the
goods."
OUR STATE CAPITOL LETTER
■DOINGS OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICERS
A Brief Resume of What Our "Hired Men" Are Doing, How
They Spend Their 1 ime, Etc.
BOND ISSUE REJECTED
$2,870,500 INVOLVED
To Better Indians' Conditions.
Guthrie, Okla.—The Indian agents
and all other employes in the Indian
service throughout Oklahoma have re-
ceived circular instructions from Com-
missioner R. G. Valentine, looking to-
ward greater co-operation in the in-
dustrial development of the Indians of
this state. The government employes
are asked to investigate every case
where a family has no means or insuf-
ficient means of support; to get ev-
ery family sanitarily housed and to
take emergency measures in reducing
infant mortality. Establishment of
industrial loan funds for agricultural
purposes, improvement of food supply,
encouraging industrial drainage in ev-
ery Indian school, the segregation of
diseased children and starting volun-
tary home improvement organization
among Indian women to supplement
the work of field matrons are included
in the suggestions.
Action of Court Is to Determine Valid-
ity of Proposed Oklahoma
Securities.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—Application
, of the state's financial board, compos
I ed of Governor Cruce, State Treasurer
Dunlop and Secretary of State Harri-
son made to the district court for an-
I thority to issue $2,870,500 in bonds to
: relieve the state's indebtedness as
shown by general revenue warrants,
j was rejected by District Judge Taylor,
; sitting here.
Assistant Attorney General Reeves
1 gave notice of appeal to the supreme
j court. The court's action was upon
| a formal protest filed by R. J. Ed-
i wards, a local bond buyer, who pro-
I posed to take the Issue when made.
and a protest was filed by Hugh Ger-
i ner, acting state examiner and inspect-
I or. The Edwards protest was with a
view of presenting specific objections
| to the issue in order that all legal
points might be determined before he
i bought the bonds. Among the things
he contended was that the constitution
limited the state's bond indebtedness
to $400,000, whereas this proposed to
put it to nearly $3,000,000. He also
j claimed that the law of 1905 repealed
| the law under which the state board
j was asking authority.
No Assessment Due.
Where state banks are consolidated
1 and had, previous to such consolidation
I paid all assessments then due under
I the provisions of the bank guaranty
law the new bank formed by the con-
I solidation could not be required to
j again pay such portions of the assess-
ment, is the opinion of Attorney Gen-
' eral West. The Farmers and Mer-
| chants bank and the State Guaranty
bank of Okeene were consolidated,
both having paid their portions of the
assessments. The question of the new
bank's liability for the portions of the
assessment as were levied previous to
consolidation was brought before Bank
Commissioner Lank ford who asked At-
torney General West for the opinion
Would Retain Cantonment.
Guthrie, Okla.—The federal officers
here have been notified of an organ-
ization recently formed by the Chey-
enne and Araapho Indians known as
the Wigwam society, for the purpose
of opposing the opening to settlement
of the reservation at Cantonment, in
Blaine county. Deofrest Antelope, a
Carlisle graduate, is secretary of the
society, aqd a delegation will be sent
to Washington immediately to fight
the opening. Antelope is advocating
the retention of the land by the triDes,
upon which to establish a home for
aged Indians, the same as the whites
established for old soldiers.
For Direct Election of Senators.
An initiative petiton providing for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people has been
filed with Secretary of State Ben Har-
rison by Grant Evans, secretary of the
State Federation of Democratic Pre-
cinct Clubs. The petition, which em-
bodies the terms of the bill, is based on
the so-called Oregon plan. It is pro-
posed to have the required number of
signatures attached to the bill by July
6. if possible, in order that the meas-
ure may be voted upon at the August
primaries and become effective in time
for the general election in November,
i when the legislature which is to name
| a senator to succeed Robert L. Owen,
I will be elected.
Killed in Runaway.
Sayre, Okla.—Jumping from a buggy
when the horse started to run away, as
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Clay were driving
to their country home after attending
an entertainment in Sayre, Mrs. Clay
sustained injuries which resulted in
her death an hour later. Mrs. Clay
was an active business partner of her
husband, who opened the first store in
the town of Sayre.
$7 Per Day From Asparagus.
Muskogee, Okla.—That asparagus is
a profitable crop in Oklahoma has
been demonstrated, in a small way. by
Charles Seewings of this city, who
three years ago planted a tract a lit-
tle less than an acre in area. Each
morning now, Seewings is cutting an
average of thirty-five pounds of aspar-
agus tips. His daily sales average
between $6 and $7, and the time and
trouble consists in going over the big
aparagus bed for about an hour each
morning between 6 and 7 o'clock and
cutting all the tips of the succulent
vegetable that have made their ap-
pearance over night.
Women's Flower Rush Near-Riot.
Muskogee, Okla.—Two thousand wo-
men raided the flower beds at one of
the city parks recently to get free
plants. A handful of policemen sent
out toUeep order could not cope with
them. When the "riot" was over the
flower beds were bare. The park board
had advertised that it would give
away free plants, hoping to encourage
the beautification of lawns. During the
rush women tore hats and dresses.
Tornado Cause of Wreck,
For the first time in the history of
the corporation commission, a tornado
is given as the cause of a railroad
wreck, in the report filed by the Kan-
sas City, Mexico & Orient railroad
company. The report covers the
wreck at Lugart during the tornado
last month, in which a freight train
was derailed and six persons were
killed. The report sets out that the
tornado "struck the train broadside,
derailing five loaded cars, ten empties
and the caboose." The train was mak-
ing between fifteen and eighteen miles
per hour when the tornado struck it.
Redced Fare Suggested.
Letters have been sent from the
corporation commission to presidents
of railroads operating in Oklahoma
suggesting that the commission de-
sires to make an order requiring the
railroads to carry the sheriff and two
deputies of each county for m cents
i per mile, and asking the presidents for
' their opinion. The commission says
it would be understood that in event of
impending disturbance on a train the
! sheriff or deputies would be carried
j by the ocmpany free of cost, and that
any officer refusing to give the neces-
sary protection would suffer his per-
mit for reduced fare to be canceled.
Marriage No Longer Bars Testimony.
A new interpretation of the statute
with reference to the testimony of hus-
band and wife was read into the Ok
lahoma law by Presiding Judge Henry
M. Furman of the criminal court of ap-
peals and the court held that the par-
ticular section, forbidding the testi-
mony of a wife or husband in a case
involving the other did not apply to
evidence which might be given by
ore in favor of the other.
Youngest Faculty Member in State.
Edmond, Okla.—At the age of 19,
Miss Mildred Dickerson of the Central
State Normal bears the distinction of
being the youngest member of all the |
state school faculties. She is a pro-
duct of the Normal and showed such
unusual ability as a musician that
President Evans selected here as as-
sistant in the piano department. She
Is the leading member of the Central
Ladies' quartet, which has won dis-
tinction both locally and throughout
the state
Allege Heavy Damage.
Guthrie, Okla.—P. W. Cloyd and F.
A. Morton, two farmers of Alfalfa
county, have filed separate suits in the
federal court here asking damages
from the Rock Island railroad because
of an embankment built by the rail-
road alleged to have caused the high
waters to reach their lands and de-
stroy their crops and farm property.
Cloyd alleges that on August 5, 1911,
his land was overflowed and that he
suffered damages to the amount of
$1,912.25. Morton asks $1,624.
Wants Cowboy Job.
William J. Jones of Wilkesbarre,
Pennsylvania, has filed his applica-
tion with Secretary of State Harrison
for a job as cowboy somewhere in Ok-
lahoma. William's application has
been filed after the manner in which
such applications are made. Accord-
ing to the letter, William has been in-
quiring in and about Wilkesbarre but
cowboy's jobs are scarce thereabouts.
Therefore if Secretary of State Harri-
son "will be so kindly as to send a few
addresses of some ranches." William
Jones will be much obliged.
JUDGES' ERRORS GIVE
TWO MEN NEW TRIALS
One Jurist Acted as Prosecutor and the
Other Walked to Back of
Court Room.
J. C Lilly, one of the men convict-
ed of the fatuous Stroud holdup In
1908, when seventy-five Bulgarians
were robbed of their money and valu-
ables. has been granted a new trial
by the criminal court of appeals, be
cause District Judge Roy Hoffman left
the bench ami prosecuted the man be
fore a judge pro tem, Judge .T.J. Car
ney of Oklahoma City. The court
through Judge Armstrong, held that
an attorney when elevated to the
bench of any court of record. Is prohib
ited from practicing law as an attorney |
counselor or advocate in any of the
state courts as long as he occupies
his position.
Judge Armstrong delivered a similar
opinion in the case of John S. Wright
charged with statutory assault. In thip
case the trial judge left his bench and I
walked to the back of the court rootr |
during the argument.
"No Resignation Demanded."—Cruce.
Information which "leaked out'" tc
the effect that Scott Glenn of Shawnee
and Frank Hayes of Chandler, had
been requested to resign from the state
board of education is incorrect, accord
ing to Governor Cruce, who is credited
by a certain newspaper with having re-
quested that the resignations be turned
in on account of "pernicious political
activity." Although the information
leaked out, it was claimed, from an
"indisputable source" Governor Cruce
did not hesitate to deny that he had
asked for the resignations. Instead
the governor laughed when told of the
report. "Absolutely nothing to it so
far as I know," he said over long dis*
tance telephone from Ardmore.
Does Not Affect Bank.
When the federal government
changes the name of a postoffice it is
not incumbent upon a state bank oper-
ating in the town to chance its name,
is the holding of Assistant Attorney
General Reeves in the case of the
State Bank of Nashville, Ok. The post
office name was changed to Nash.
Civil Service Rules Established.
Civil service rules have ben estab-
lished by the state board of agriculture
in the employment of teachers for the
A. M. College and district agricul-
tural schools assuring steady employ-
ment to those who are competent, and
permitting the removal of any found
not so.
Hots-.
Colored Man Must Hang.
Cornelius Day, a negro, charged with
killing Ben Cobb, a young white man
in Muskogee, must hang. The crim-
inal court of appeals has upheld the
sentence of the lower court.
Must Pay Own Expenses.
Funds of the. school of mines canno|
be used to pay expenses of a commit'
tee sent by the board to visit other
schools of like character, Attorney
General West rules.
Commission Form Approved.
In an opinion to Governor Cruce, As.
sistant Attorney General Reeves ap-
proves the Ada City charter providing
for the commission form of govern-
ment.
Stout to Go to the Pen.
Attorneys representing A. H. Stout
of Cherokee, state that no appeal will
be taken In his case and that he will
soon begin his term of five years in
the federal penitentiary. He was for-
merly president of the First National
Rank of Cherokee and was convicted
here in February on a charge of mis-
applying the funds of the bank, which
was closed in November, 1910. Stout
is now under a $10,000 bond. Another
indictment, charging embezzlement, is
pending against him. Stout formerly
represented the Anthony district in
the Kansas state senate.
Sues County Superintendent.
Mrs. Ella Jackson, a negro teachei
in the separate schools at Guthrie, has
commenced an action in the supreme
court against Neal Humphrey, county
superintendent of schools, alleging
Humphrey made statements injuring
her character and she asks $10,000
damages. Her attorney is William
Harrison, negro, of Oklahoma City.
Humphrey denies her charges abso-
lutely. Humphrey is also president of
the Logan county Republican club.
Dale Special Referee.
Chief Justice John B. Turner of the
supreme court has appoinetd Judge
Frank Dale of Guthrie as referee to
hear the disbarment proceedings insti-
tuted recently against E. I. Sadler. The
reefree Is instructed to report the law
and the facts not later than thirty
days from date of appointment. Sadler
is a negro lawyer of Guthrie and is
charged by the bar association with im-
proper practice. The case will be
watched with much interest by attor-
neys throughout the stute.
Photograph by Unnerwood A ITndorwood, N. V.
It does not matter what the bra id of the hat may be. the shape is thf
thing—the hat shown above Is made of white peanut braid caught with a
tassel of fiber. The wings are all inclined to point to the back.
EASY TO RESTORE NECKWEAR| LINING IS IMPORTANT PART
Process Not Expensive, and Complete
Return of the Original Freshness
Is Sure.
These dainty accessories to our
wardrobes become soiled very quickly,
and we often regret having to use wa-
ter upon them, for they never regain
their first freshness.
To send them to the dry cleaner's
each time is an expensive luxury. They
may be eleaned in this manner at
home:
When a number of pieces have ac-
cumulated, place them in a quart jar
and fill It three-quarters full of gaso-
line.
After closing it airtight, shake vig-
orously and allow it to stand for sev-
eral hours. Shake from time to time.
Remove the articles and rub the
soiled spots with a pure white soap,
using an old toothbrush. Rej>eat this
process until the neckwear is thor-
oughly clean.
Hang out of doors, that the air may
quickly dry them. When the gaso-
line has evaporated, bring them in
and hang them in a warm place.
Heat helps wonderfully In dispell-
ing the odor of gasoline.
Place in a closely covered box con-
taining sachet bags. Byt the time the
neckwear is needed it will have lost
the disagreeable odor.
French Women Are Most Particular
as to This, and Their Judg-
ment Is Good.
French women adore linings, and
when a new coat, or stole, or muff is
being chosen the lining is certainly as
important as the outside material.
Furs will have white satin linings
covered with real lace; evening coats
will be enchanttngly lined with layers
of chiffon in different shades, so that
when the coat falls away from the
shoulders a beautiful effect, of color
catches the eye.
UnderpettlcoatB of vivid chiffon have
the same result when the upper skirt
is lifted. A tailor-made of quite or-
dinary serge will he lined with a dainty
silk flowered ca< hemire. in fact, lin-
ings are large items in the mind of
the woman who understands the art of
dress.
Nothing gives a surer note of dis-
tinction to a garment than Its Inside
material, and one may go so far as to
say that a tailor-made or evening
cloak of any kind, that is badly or in-
differently lined is as lacking in finish
as hair that is not well brushed or
shoes that are not Irreproachable in
heels, soles and general polish.
Simple Silk Waist
J
This simple waist is of colored silk
with kimono sleeves. It is trimmed
with bands of silk embroidery and has
a little yoke of lace.
Styles Change Gradually.
On the whole the radical change ex-
pected in spring fashions will certain-
ly not take place all at once. Little
by little fuller skirts, overdresses and
even paniers will make their appear-
ance, but these effects will only ap-
pear slowly and gradually. Undoubt-
edly the fuller styles will prevail later
on, but the evolution of fashion, like
every other action or movement aim-
ing at attaining perfection, Is of the
"festlna lente" category.
Judging from reports from Paris the
change of silhouette will not be re-
markable this year. La Parisienne has
not yet tired of "la ligne" and the
simple lines of the figure, especially
from hip to hem. Gracefully arranged
tunic, loopings or knottings of mous-
seline de sole, low down upon the
skirt, either in front, at the back or
upon the sides, will be seen, and a ten-
dency toward the double skirt will be
gradually accentuated.
TIDY HABITS TO BE PRIZED
Fortunate Indeed Is the Woman c
Girl Who Has Systematically
Cultivated Them.
Tidiness Is one of the most attrao-
tlve of feminine qualities. It Is also
one of the rarest. Early and per-
sistent must be the training which
carries the girl into womanhood with
her "bump of neatness" well de-
veloped.
Unless inherently fastidious during
school days, she is liable to drift into
careless habits which she never out-
grows.
One girl may have a trick of leaving
shoes about her room. As a child she
was permitted to do this, and as she
grew older the untidy custom was
never abandoned, for the simple rea-
son that she herself did not notice
anything unusual about it, and prob-
ably nobody else took the trouble to
correct her. Another slovenly habit
is leaving a bunch of combings in the
comb or on the dressing table. Con-
stant vigilance on a woman's part is
necessary in these small matters if
she would be thought really tidy.
Vogue of Rough Surfaces.
The liking for rough surfaces is a
continuation of a winter fad, and is
reflected into a very large percentage
of the new tailor suitings which the
merchants are showing since the first
of the year. There are charming
stuffs of this kind in all the light
spring-like tones, soft gray mixtures,
white and black stripes, checks, etc.,
and particularly in the brownish tones
ranging from deep ecru through buff
and sand and light khaki tones, a
flecking of white uauall ygivlng soft*
ness and character to the coloring.
Vogue in Laces.
Demi-flounces of shadow lace In
black and white are noted with great
frequency, says the Dry Goods Econo-
mist. Fine mallne lace is a strong
favorite for handsome evening and
afternoon gowns, and Chantilly in
black and in white is much employed.
Large use is also being made of net
flouncings in the wide and deml-
widths, as well as the edges and nar-
row bands. Venise appears In bands,
edges and demi-flounces on many of
the most attractive models.
Silk Net Gloves.
The demand for the diaphanous in
dress has brought out a new glove
made of silk net. This is heavily in-
crusted up the back in crystal beads,
with here and there a rhinestone in-
troduced In the design.
Silk Flowers.
The song of the silk flower has not
yet been finished. We are still using
the handmade blossom in all sizes or
dresses, hats and accessories.
Have you noticed the tiny wreathi
of roses on the ends of velvet and sills
sashes? These are made in the sim-
plest way, the little roses being mere-
ly ribbon that has been folded and
wound around itself anc oowed.
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