The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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Spending a Million a Day on Roads
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117 IIINCTON- One million dol-
if liirs a flay is the record that will
Im* . i 11»liin (1 throughout Hie United
Slates nh Hie expenditure lor Im-
proving .uni maintaining public roads.
Ni'Vi r before In the history of the
eountry has there been such interest
in Hu improvement of highways, and
‘.villi the legislatures of the states ap-
propriating millions of dollars for
this purpose, the good roads move-
ment 1ms received its greatest Im-
petus since the foundation of the re-
public.
The money that will be expended
on the roads of this country during
the next six months will be more
than ever before in the same period
of time. In 1004 the total expendi-
ture for the construction and *hmln-
taining of roads and bridges In the
United States nmounted to about.
$('0,000,000, but the expenditure for
tills purpose in 1011 will aggregate
about $1 10,550,000. Exclusive of Sun-
days and legal holidays, the outlay for
roads will amount to $1,000,000 a day
during the present road building sea-
son. This includes all moneys raised
by local taxation, bond issue, state
appropriation and private subscrip-
tions.
"Every state In the Union,” said
Logan Waller Pago, director of the
United States office of public roadB, |
In telling of the results of the great
campaign for good roads, "seems at
last to bo thoroughly aroused to tho 1
benefits derived from Investments In
Improved highways.”
In California the state has Issued
$18,000,000 in bonds with which to
build a system of Btate highways.
This work will begin during the pres-
ent season. In the state of Connecti-
cut about $2,500,000 will be expended
this year out of the state treasury
for trunk line and state aid roads.
Of the $5,000,000 bond issue recently
authorized in Maryland more than
$1,250,000 will be available this year
for trunk line and state aid roads.
Massachusetts will expend from state
revenues over $1,000,000 for the con-
struction and maintenance of state
roads. It is expected that at least
$5,000,000 will be expended on state-
aid roads and on trunk line systems
In the state of New York, In addition
to $7,000,000 already raised by local
taxation. In 1910, thirty counties In
Ohio voted $2,500,000 In bonds to be
expended this year. Ohio will also
expend about $500,000 from the state
revenues for road Improvement. In
Pennsylvania, the state-aid appropria-
tion will probably amount to over
$1,000,000, and a $50,000,000 bond l»
sue Is being considered.
Number of Dope Fiends Is Increasing
ACCORDING to statistics collected
t\ by government Investigators, we
are becoming a nation of drug fiends.
The number of persons addicted to
this degrading and debasing habit Is
placed at 4,000,000, and the evil is
constantly growing. With the object
of warning the country, the United
States government has issued a bul-
letin, cautioning the people against
what is known as the “habit-forming"
compounds. The experts employed
by tho government are certain that
new drug fiends are being created
every year through the insidious pat-
ent medicine and the soft drink tliat
contain a trace of tho narcotic agents
which finally form tho terrible drug
habit. There are 100 sanitaria
throughout the country for the cure
of this mind-wrecking habit and there
are hundreds of graves being filled
every year with unfortunate victims
of the drugs.
The bureau of chemistry, under the
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direction of its chief, Dr. H. W.
Wiley, which made a far-reaching In-
vestigation of the drug habit, was ap-
palled by the results of its Inquiry.
It found that the amount of opium be-
ing Imported into the United States
has doubled within the last genera-
tion. It discovered that hundreds of
preparations for the cure of head-
aches and the relief of pain that are
being sold every day were filled with
alluring, enslaving agents that create
the drug user’s lotos land. It found
that over 150,000 ounces of cocaine
were being consumed annually by the
drug users of the country.
Midshipmen Being Trained for Japan
•T«HE 194 midshipmen who recently
1 graduated at the United States
naval academy, and whom it is pro-
posed to create ensigns as soon ns
possible, have in the last year of
their course received special training
to fit them peculiarly for a war with
Japan. A member-of the class haf
let the secret out. The hundreds of
other middles will be similarly treat-
ed. The members of the graduating
class during the last four months
have been familiarized with the prin-
cipal naval bases, armaments, naval
forces, and resources of Japan, and
they have in theory fought naval
battles with Japan.
It could not be learned who had
given the orders to instruct the mid-
shipmen what to do in case of a war
■with Japan, and the greatest possible
secrecy has been maintained while
the teaching was going on. In many
of tho places and instructions the
name of Japan was not mentioned at
all, and the author of them simply
said, "the navy of the strongest
Asiatic power."
It was further stated by the in-
former that he understood the 85
graduating cadets at West Point, N.
Y., had received the same instruc-
tions as to land fighting that the mid*
shipmen had in naval warfare.
Young “Hippo” for the Capital Zoo
A FINE young female hippopotamus |
A from East Africa is the latest ad-
dition to the national zoological park
in Washington. The hippopotamus is
about two years old. weighs 8.10
pounds, and is an exceptionally fine
specimen The interest in the new
arrival was almost as great as It was
several years ago when former Pres-
ident Roosevelt received his famous
consignment of animals from Menelik
II of Abyssinia, which he promptly
turned over to the national zoo.
The hippopotamus Is of the species
which Inhabits the rivers and lakes
of Africa south of the Soudan. She
came direct from East Africa, via
Germany, and was not born in cap-
tivity. but in the jungle, on the bank
of some teeming African stream. She
was about the biggest piece of live
"freight" that has arrived in Wash-
ington in some time. Every prepara-
tion, however, had been made for her
arrival, a new cage and tank having
been installed in one of the wings of
the lion house.
Miss Hippo has the best accommo-
JTustay
HERE IF
THEY CVE
COOP BOARD
dations at the zoo. Zoologically speak-
ing. her apartment corresponds to a
room and private bath in a hotel.
The cage is divided in half, one part
consisting of a big tank and the other
a dry concrete surface amply large
for her to move about without crowd-
ing against walls or bars. Although
weighing nearly 830 pounds, she Is
regarded as something of an Infant at
present and therefore does not require
or receive as great a quantity of food
as a full-grown animal.
Lucky Man.
“He Is what you might cal! an
ndrolt man?” "Decidedly—bis sins nev
er find him out and hi* debts never
find him In.”—Puck.
HAPPENINGS IN OKLAHOMA
Interesting Items of the New State Gathered by Wire and
Special Correspondence and Condensed for Busy Readers
JANE HA8KELL’S WEDDING
IS MARKED BY
POMP
Was a Church Affair and Attended by
Hundreds—Reception at Hotel
Follows Ceremony
OUTPUT OF CEMENT WILL
TOTAL MILLION BARRELS
Muskogee, Okla.—One of the most
notable marriages that has taken place
in Oklahoma since it. was a state was
that of Miss Jane Haskell, youngest
daughter of ex-Governor and Mrs. C.
N. Haskell, to Joseph Lloyd Hall, or
Cincinnati. The wedding was a church
affair and in great contrast to the very
quiet wedding of the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Haskell which took
place only a few weeks ago.
Miss Haskell lived with her father
at Guthrie and at Oklahoma City while
the capital of the state was being
shifted from palce to place, and has a
wide acquaintance all over the state as
well as in Muskogee, the Haskell home.
The wedding took place at Grace Epis-
copal church and there were over a
thousand invitations. A reception at
the Haskell apartments in the Tufner
hotel followed the wedding.
Miss Haskell had determined upon a
stage career, and was in a Cincinnati
school of dramatic expression when
Cupid got busy and Mr. Hall succeeded
in changing her mind. The announce-
ment of the engagement was a big sur-
prise in Oklahoma. The couple had
met only a short time before.
Miss Haskell’s wedding gown was a
princess lace robe over white satin and
heavily embroidered in pearls. She
wore a tulle veil caught to her hair in
quaint mob cap effect. She is a decided
blonde and a very striking girl.
FIRE SWEEPS MEDFORD;
QUARTER MILLION LOSS
Sparks From Rock Island Engine Sets
Dry Grass Ablaze and High Wind
Fans Flames to Fury
Special Tax Voted Down
Enid, Okla.—The official count made
of the votes cast in the special elec-
tion on the proposition of levying a
special tax for premiums at a live
stock show and fair, show that the
measure was defeated by a majority of
324 votes. Teh opposition to the meas-
ure was in the country.
Bankers Scheme to Evade Taxes
Oklahoma City—Reports are being
received at the state auditor’s office
In regard to the assessment of state
End national banks in the various
counties of the state, showing that
some very unusual deductions have
been made in fixing the valuation of
the banks. In addition to the real
estate, which is assessed separately,
and is properly deducted, some banks
have deducted from their capital and
surplus the amount of tjigir taxes,
their losses on bad paper, interest
paid on time deposits, and other items
of similar character.
Former Shawnee Man Tortured
Shawnee, Okla.—Mrs. Emma Bing-
man, formerly of Shawnee, writes to
friends here from Fort Sumner, N. M.,
that her son-in-law, Robert Swazey, al-
so formerly of this place, was burned
at the stake by Mexican bandits June
15. Swazey was employed on the
Mexican railway and had the custody,
it is said, of company funds which the
bandits sought. He refused under tor-
ture to divulge the whereabouts of
the money.
Oklahoma is Eighth State in Rank ol
Production, According to Report
of Geological Survey.
Oklahoma City.—In a press bulletin
issued b the United States Geological
Survey, regarding the production ol
cement in the United States, it is giv-
en that the production in 1910 ranked
with tho first eiight industries in the
United States. The value of the out-
put was exceeded only by that of coal,
pig Iron, petroleum and gas, clay pord
acts, copper gold and stone. The pro-
duction in the state of Oklahoma was
slightly in excess of 2,000,000 barrels
Next year, due to the operation ol
a third plant in ODklahoma and more
extended operation of the two now run-
ning, tho Dewey Portland Cement com-
pany at Dewey and the Oklahoma Port,
land Cement company at Ada, it is
expected that the production In Okla-
oma will greatly exceed the 1910 pro-
duction. The new plant Is being erect* (
ed at Hartshorne by the Choctaw Port-
land Cement company, and is expected
to have a capacity of 1,500 barrels
daily.
TULSA VOTERS SETTLE
BIG SCHOOL SCRAP
Ordinance Passed Placing School Dis
trict Affairs in Hands of the
City Commissioners
Medford, Okla.—Fire which orig-
inated here Sunday night on the right-
of-way of the Rock Island railroad,
fanned by a high south .wind spread
through four blocks of the business
district, burning thirty buildings and
causing a loss estimated at not loss
than $250,000. The local lire depart-
ment was helpless and after fighting
the fire until midnight, the Enid de-
partment was summoned.
The fire burning in the dry grass
along the tracks, reached the elevator
of the Medford Milling company be-
fore being discovered, and the dry
wood of that structure soon was a
mass of flames. The alarm was sound-
ed and the fire department responded,
but the high wind carried the burning
embers for blocks, and soon nearly
every building north of the mill for a
distance of two blocks was blazing.
Three fourths of the business dis-
trict of the town is wiped out, and
every building is a total loss, with
the contents. All telephone and tele-
graph wires, except the service wire
of the Rock Island railroad into the
city is out of commission.
In the path of the flames were
three livery stables, in each of which
several head of horses were burned
to death. Both newspapers of the
city also were caught, and a largo
number of the largest retail stores
of the town were destroyed.
Tulsa, Okla.—By a vote of 896 to 372
Tulsa passed the ordinance to place
the school district affairs of Tulsa un-
der the city charter, thus making a,
break in the school district known as
Tulsa district.
The school tax remains undisturbed,
but the election does away with the
two school boards that have been
fighting for ninety days and allows an-
other election. The election is the cul-
mination of a school war of no mean
proportions that grew out of the unpop
ularity of the old school board when ill
failed to reappoint Prof. J. G. Masters
superintendent of public schools, which
position he has held for five years.
He was discharged in the face of pe-
titions signed by two thousand school
mothers, business men, women’s clubs
and the ministerial alliance, asking
that he be retained.
WILL ASK BOND ISSUE
TO ERECT CAPITOL.
Movement Under Way to Get All
Money Needed for the Purpose
at This Time
Oklahoma City—An ordinance is be-
ing prepared and will he submitted to
the city commissioners by former
Senator Homer S. Hurst of. Holden-
ville, providing that the city shall take
over the building of the capitol of
Oklahoma and vote bonds of $1,250,000
for its construction. Mr. Hurst, in
drafting the ordinance, is merely tak
ing the initiative in the proposition,
which is agreeable to many of the
interests in the Capitol Building com-
pany. In this action he is not direct-
ly representing them as an attorney.
The reason given is that the pro-
posed plan would be the best way to
build the capitol are that favorable
contracts with construction companies
could not be secured when only $25,-
000 is available each month, as the
present plan provides. The money in
a lump sum could not be secured from
the state without an appropriation ol
the legislature, while the city can
handle it at any time.
Requisitions Honored
Oklahoma City—Requisitions have
been honored by Governor Lee Cruce
for Lee Montgomery, wanted in Adams
county, Ohio, for abandoning an ille-
gitimate child, who was located by
the Ohio officers at Tulusa, and foi
Leonard A. Carroll, wanted in Mar-
shall county, Ala., for forgery. He
is charged with forging a mortgage
Lockjaw Causes tteaxh
Braden, Okla.—Lockjaw has caused
the death of Willie, the ll-year-old son
of William Graves, a farmer residing
three miles west of here. Last week
a mule stepped on the boy’s right
foot, amputating his toe. Blood poisou
developed and later tetanus ret in.
The remains were taken to Ashdown,
Ark., for burial.
Rains and Drops Helped
Howe, Okla.—This part of the stats
has been visited by three good rains
the past week. As a result of this
influence the crop conditions are ex-
cellent. Corn and cotton are In good
shape. Cotton acreage and condition
of crop is larger and better than in
any previous year.
IN BUGGVILLE.
Willie Fly—Heavens! I'm caught la
a cyclone!
; of Appetite always
—stomach weak-
Loss
means-
ness—and this requires
Hostetter’s
Stomach Bitters
immediately. It tones,
strengthens and invig-
orates the entire diges-
tive system. Try it and
see for yourself.
YOU’LL FIND IT EXCELLENT
A New Sensation.
Little Jean had visited one of the
large summer amusement parks for
the first time, and with the courage
possessed only by those girls whose
playmates are boys and girls older
than themselves, she had not hesi-
tated, when invited, to take a ride on
one of the “thrillers" that abound in
such places.
"To her mother, on her return from
the park, she confided the emotions
she had experienced as she swept
round the curves of the “figure eight”
with her elder brothers.
“Mamma,” she said, “when I went
round those awful turns so fast I felt
just as if I had freckles on my
stomach!”—Youth’s Companion.
A Quaint Thought.
Miss Geraldine Farrar, seated in
her deck chair on the George Wash-
ington, regarded a half-dozen urchins
playing on the sunny deck, and then
said with a pensive smile:
“I often wonder, considering what
charming things children are, where
all the queer old men come from!”
SPOHN’S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply you, or send
to mfrs. 50 cents and $1.00 a bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
In the Future.
“How did you get your start In
life?”
“I got a flying start; I was born in
an airship.”
Smokers find Lewis’ Single Binder 5s
cigar better quality than most 10c cigars.
No man is so sharp that some one
doesn’t try to sit on him.
To Get
Its Beneficial Effects;
Always Buy the Genuine
Sw-flGS
and
&IXIRofSfNNA
manufactured by the
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Sold by all leading
Druggists
One Size Only, a Dottle
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Ragland, J. H. The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1911, newspaper, July 7, 1911; Okeene, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1172768/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.