The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 34, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 1, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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THE OKLAHOMA STATS CAPITAL. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE V 1900_
PAGE THB.EE
Lutz's
Stupendous
June White
Sale Begins
This Morninp
goming Week Day By Day
TUESDAY.
President Taft will press the golden
telegraph key, formally opening the
Maska-Yukon-Pacfic exposition at Seat-
Ue*
New Issue of United States j>oHtage
tamps com mem ting the Seattle exposi-
tion. will be placed on sale throughout
the country.
E. II Iiarriman will sail from New
York for a summer vacation in Europo^
Employed officers of the Young Men's
Christian Association of the United
will convene in Omaha.
Annual Convention of the National
Electric Light Association will begin In
Atlantic City.
United States Brewer's Association
will convene in annual session at At-
lantic City.
New York-to-Seattle ocean-to-ocean
automobile race will tart from New York
Naval board will meet In Washington
to select officers for compulsory retlrc-
rnent.
National Federation of Gospel Mis-
sions will meet In Jersey City.
Property of Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company of New York will be sold
ftt auction to satisfy mortgage.
American Medico-Psychological Assoc-
ltalon will convene at Atlantic City.
State of Mississippi wlU Present sil
jer service to the battleship of that namo
Confederate veterans will gather hi
Memphis for their annual reunion.
WEDNESDAY
Degree of Doctor of Laws will be con-
ferred upon former President Eyot of
Harvard at the University of Missouri.
National Wholesale Grocers' Assoca
tlon will begin its annual convention In
Detroit.
Annua! commencement exercises will
be held at Columbia University, New
York.
Slosson-Sutton match for the 18.1 balk-
line billiard championship in New Y<>rk
National Retail Grocers' Assocatlon
will convine in annual session at Portland
Ore.
Vice Admiral Uriu, of Japan, will be
given a reception at Annapolis Naval
Academy, of which he is a graduate.
THURSDAY.
Rich Brooklyn Handicap will be de
elded at the Gravesend track, New Yor'*
Total eclipse of the moon will take place
In the evening, visible throughout North
America.
Internatiolal Agricultural Exposition
opens in Buenos Ayres, Argentina.
FRIDAY.
Presbyterian Brotherhood will hold con-
vention in San Francisco.
Grand Councils of the United Com
mercial Travelers of America will be held
in various cities.
National League championship pennant
will be raised in Chicago with elaborate
cermonles.
Department of Agriculture will Issue
eport on condition and acreage of cot-
ton.
SATURDAY.
International Horse Show will be op-
enede-1 |n the Olympia, London.
President Taft will take up his resi-
dence at the summer capital, Beverly,
Peace and
not of War
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
dler be found among those of the Union-
ists it should be decorated the same as
the federal soldier.
A roll of the dead soldiers now In the
Summit View was read and numbered
among the 95 the names of many promi-
nent citizens of Guthrie were recognized.
COLONEL CROSS TALKS.
Col. Bill Cross secretary of State was
introduced and in a neat and touching
address thanked the members of the <«.
A. R. for the offering taken Sunday af-
ternoon at the Episcopal church and
donated to the Confederate soldiers for
the construction of a home In this state.
Following Col. Cross. Rev. Noblltt de-
livered the address of the day.
Tn part Rev. Noblltt said: "Men who
were boys 45 years ago, now the honored
soldiers who bore the flag to victory.
Ladles and gentlemen. It occurs to me
that It Is time to talk of peaco and not
War Is a means and not an end.
Peace has her victories no less renown
than war. All through the former ages
we read of men who gained greatness
by military rule, but now that time has
passed and I thank God that we here in
America can elect men to be our presi-
dents who have not the name of a war-
rior but the record and renown of a
man of peace and a justice of the bench."
In his address Rev. Noblltt began with
the ancient times, tracing history
through the medieval to the present
times, showing that war had gradually
given away to peace conferences and
that while war was at times necessary,
and that the Immortal Washington had
led men sick, starving and barefoot
through years of toil and battle. It was
a necessity but that the great war of
1774 was superceded by peace asked lor
by the enemies of our land. It was al-
shown that the United States had
never seen such wars as other countries
and that the longest was a duration of
eight years. „
Following the addres3 of Rev. Nob
litt the services was closed with music
by the church choir, benediction being
pronounced by the pastor.
At the close of the services the mem-
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic
post and of Womans Relief Corps, mem-
bers of the Ladies of the G. A. R. and
sent to the local post by Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Jenkins from the National Ceme-
tery at Little Rock, Ark.
citizens repalrd to Summit View where
i the graves of the soldiers, their wives
and children were decorated.
A boquet of roses and a wreath was
NO PROCLAMATION
Governor Turns Down Request of
Secretary of State
Governor Haskell refused to issue a
proclamation for the Confederate Dec-
oration Day, June 3. on tlio ground that
It might create sentiment against him
over the state. The request for such a
proclamation was irtade by Secretary of
State Bill Cross, commander of the U.
C. V. for the Oklahoma division, and
Representative W. F. Gilmer of Ard-
more. No proclamation was Issued for
Memorial Day, on the ground that it
ame on Sunday and was a holiday
anyway. The banks and federal offlc
closed on Monday, but all tne state <
flees stayed open on that day. The
state employes had hoped to get a holl
day on Thursday on account of th
Confederate celebration but have now
been balked In that expectation.
TWO INSURANCE POLICIES
Company Says They Were Deliv-
ered and Subscriber says no
ie Van Arsdale-Osborne Brokerage
Company of Wichita, Kans., has ap-
pealed Its case against William Cooper
o the Supreme Court from the district
•ourt of Kay County. The company
through an Oklahoma agent wrote two
Insurance policies on Cooper's property
and took his note for the premiums.
The note was never paid. Cooper Insists
that ho never received the policies, but
I\ company q/laims that they were
mailed to him and that Its responsibility
nded there. Suit was brought against
Cooper for the amount of the noto, but
verdict rendered is In his favor.
>ne that tiled the hearts of bravo
men as they looked on the stricken
usband and father as ho viewed his
d and dying. The prosperous little
11 yard wus a complete wreckage,
and not a living thing other than two
fatally Injured children who were bat-
tled for life and three tots ranging
in ages from seven to two years. The
little ones who had been so miracu-
lously saved cried out for the lost
mother.
For hours the family had been buri-
al beneath the logs of th* old cabin-
fashioned house and the mad waters
p Fork cut off the rescuers
from the south, and it was only the
few sturdy fftnneri in the sparsly
settled section that could respond.
SAD MEMORIAL DAY.
The neighbors had watched the
storm and they had seen |t scope down
on the unprotected home of Allee, and
us soon as it had abated they formed
in a rescue party.
Hero today the little town that had
prepared to gather at the burying
ground and strew roses over
graves of the few patriotic dead who
are interred in this end of Okfusk
county, turned their attention to a
aisting In digging tho graves to i
celve the victims.
"With that true western spirit a fund
./as soon raised to assist tho unf<
tunate farmer, but even in view of all
the proffers of sympathy and aid his
grief seemed unbearable.
Tho Deep Fork is creeping over sec
tlons and sections of land and it
impossible to gain entrance to some
of the devastated sections. The hall
that followed the cyclone put tho fin
ishing touches on the afternoon
destruction, and the loss to growing
crops can not be estimated.
Corset Satisfaction
Mass.
Annual yacht race to Bermuda starts
from New York.
First grand prlbe balloon race of the
Aero Club of America will start from
Indianapolis.
Western conference track and fleld
meet will be held at Des Moines.
If fond lovers were to talk their sweet
nothings into a phonograph. how U
would shock them to hear the reproduc-
tion ground out a few years hence.
VIEWS OF tHE PEOPLE
Child r© r C ry
FOR FLETCHER'S
oASTOR I A
Death List
Grows HourCy
CONTINUED FROM PAGHS OJflL
Deep Fork, nine miles northwest
here, was in Prague whlh
storm was doing its worst. When ho
returned home there was not a vos
tige of the happy little home ieft. Th'
dead body of his wife, babe and two
daughters had been taken out of th«
flood and debris by the nearby neigh
bors and two other children were be
ing cared for as best possible till med
ical aid could be summoned.
The rescuers tell that it was
H
EIGHT ARE DEAD.
Special to The Stato Capital.
SPARKS, Okla., May 31.—The cy-
•lone -which passed over this section
Saturday afternoon left death and
in its pathway. It scooped
down in spots and communication has
been cut off almost entirely. The little
town of Arlington, six miles north.
ght persons are reported killed. H.
Reeves, one of the prosperous farmers
f that harrtlet, is reported among the
dead. Ho has brothers in this section
and a rescue partv is attempting to
cross the maddened Deep Fork
boats.
river has grown till It covers
the entire country, and is a whirling
mass of debris, telling the story of
destruction. I... Allen's body has beei
found and so far six others arc unac
counted for. It will be days possibly
beforo all the victims can be claimed
from the treacherous stream.
DEWEY IS GONE.
Special to The State Capital.
CHANDLER, Okla., May 31.—Tho
I little town of Dewey is a wreck The
little shacks holding the negro popu-
ENDERSON CORSETS arc double boned and
double stripped throughout to prevent the
bones from wearing through, and with ordinary us-
age will outwear any two regular corsets. That is
real corset satisfaction. When you
consider that the cost of n Hender-
son Corset is no more than other
corsets, you will appreciate why you
should eome to our store when you
are in need of this garment.
If you want your figure to show
the slender, girlish lines and effect-
iveness, now the mocie, let us fit
you in one of the new Henderson
Fashion Form Corsets. You will in-
stantly appreciate the improvement
in your appearance.
We show various styles for all
figures. Our line is so assorted as
to allow a wide choice of materials
and range of prices.
We especially recommend the
model here illustrated. It is one
of the season's newest creations.
Medium bust, with extra length
over back and hip, and deep, soft
extension over abdomen. Made of
fine grade Batiste, handsomely trim-
med. Style 702.
Price only ..
HENDERSON,
Fashion Form,
C~rsetsf,j
lation is in ruins. Many of the larger
homes are strewn over tho town, and
dead are being taken care of the
best way possible.
Boley, the exclusive negro town of
Okfuskee county, Is raising aid for the
stricken ones, and the negroes are
gathering in to claim relatives, who
were among the stricken.
The many pranks of tho cyclone Is
what is making it hard on the relief
parties. It seemed as it was intent on
missing or protecting some homes In
the pathway, only to scoop down on
others and leave nothing but wreck-
age to tell tho tale.
The death list can not be estimated
It is said by somo that eighty would
be a modest statement. Every physi-
cian in this section is at work, an<|
the bodies are being buried as hastily
as possible. ^ t j
DUNNING THE WINNER |
KANSAS CITY, May 31.—George Dun-
ning of the Kansas City Athletic rlub
won the Marathon race here today.
Prank Johnson of Granite City, Illinois,
was second and Guest Harrison, of the
Missouri Athletic club, St. Louis, was
third.
Dunning finished one and two thirds
miles ahead of Johnson, who was a mil®
In front of Harrison. Time 2:15, 2:23 1-1
and 2:34, respectively.
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ENTHUSIASTIC FOR STATUE OF AN AMERICAN INDIAN IN HARBOR
Colonel William F. Cody Regards
the Idea as a Splendid In-
spiration for Americans.
TO WOF.K FOR PROJECT
Life on the Plains of the Redskins
Is pictured Vividly in Dis-
play at Wanamaker Store.
INSPECTED BY THOUSAND
Demand for Admission to Exhibi-
tion and Lectures Makes New
Record in Instruction.
When Mr. Rodman Wanamaker fitted
out the now famous expedition which
spent ull last summer btudylng the North
American Indian, and which obtained tie*
wonderfully relalstic views of Indian lire
that aic delighting thousands <li f: in the
Wanameker auditorium, he little dreamed
that one result of the gigantic under-
taking would be the wave of sympathy
for the varnishing race that promises to
sweep the country.
If in the coming years sentiment for
the flr«>t American Khali find more sub-
stantial expression in the erection of a
colossal bronze image of the noble red
man 111 New York Harbor—a recent sug-
gestion of Mr. Wanamaker which appears
to have taken seed tin expedition which
did lis w rk so thoroughly always will
br regarded as the corner stone of
movement which rescued the Indian from
Complete oblivion.
M' Wanamaker's Idea that a mitsslvi
statute of an Indian placed at the gate
way to the New World would be tin
most fitting memorial to the race which
played such a prominent purt In our
early history was launched last week at
n dinner given by him for Colonel Wil-
liam F\ Cody (Buffalo Hill). Mr. Wana-
muK®r was a little bit timid about how
it would be received. He has always
ben. Interested deeply In the American
Indian, and he was afraid his sentiment
in the matter might have led him too
far away from the practical. To his in-
tense gratification the Idea made an In-
stantaneous hit.
SOLDIERS LIKE IDEA.
Colonel Cody, General Nelson A. Miles
Major General Leonard A. Wood, Genera!
Horace porter—each of whom has bad
more than a pictorial acquaintance with
our picturesque predecessors, and e
whom spoke at the dinner- grew enthusi-
ast! on the spot and declared that the
Men had their heartiest Indorsement
Other speakers present took up the prop
osltlon, and the finish of the dinner found
tbr. e hundred men talking of nothing
else All are prominent In one v
an other, for the gathering was broadly
representative. Their eagerness to sec
tj,e proposed the proposed statue a re
nilty makes It certain that In the near
future Miss Liberty will have to divide
popularity with Poor Lo.
"How the money to build such a me-
morial shall be raised Is a matter of de-
tail,' says Mr. Wanamaker. "Such a
statute should not bo in one man's girt
Uio United States. There are any
HiawATHA'S
VOOXTTS —
BRXNG-XITG m THE,
. O O
when the auditorium la darkened for the
display of Hiawatha pictures the atmos
phere Is perfect. From the first view,
which Illustrates ho*
A CHOW IKDlfia^CHIEF
or' TiiS cuaTEiJi scoirr
Ry tho shores of Git
Stood the wigwam of Noto
Dark behind It rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine treed
There tho wrinkled old Nok
Nursed the little Hiawal
Rocked him in his Under
JIMPHH brow of a distant
111 at"sunset, the story Is portrayed wl!
t fidelity to detail which has marked
11 the educational *>*blhltn In the Wuna-
small band of
That last picture If
wind In
down tho other side for tho
the audience spelll
loesn't need to. The plcl
storv of a race that has
ti,, ti view, ,ho\vlns .1 barren plain,
After the lec
aat time
the bun
Eli HI
for the part
Vrlnkled old Nok
\ not her plctur
Indian
views of Big <1
ther favorite Ti
s reproduc
mad<
brin
fellow
of the beautiful lo\
faithfully. The
photographs and life plot
distribution
LIiKB AN INDIAN
of the audi!
an Indl
turdW
their M
1 and Instrumental 1
mbraclng Indian songs nnd mush
tho educational feature and
lit ion in tin
ouniry m W vonilnt
led In
tail might not 1
number of Americans who could afford,
to present such a memorial to the coun-
I should be glad to do It myself,
but that Is not to my mind, the right
idea. It should be a national gift. The
Idea carried out by any one individual
could represent nothing but the senti-
ment and generosity of a plngle man.
The same work done under national
auspices, by congress or by the people
themselves, would have historic signifi-
cance for all."
-•Government officials have approved
the plan, and at the present writing
It looks as If the movement will assume
concrete form within the next few.
months If the Wanamaker expedition
had done nothing more than plant this
seen it would be entitled to the praise
which has been showered upon It from all
sides. But it has done. Is doing and will
continue to do more. Seventy-five thou-
sand Phllodelphlans who have attended
the Indian exhibitions iti the Wanamaker
auditoriums during the last two months
know more about the North American
Indian than they ever did before.
EXPERT ON THE STTT*.TECT.
Thanks to Dr. Joseph K. Dixon, who
was In charge of tho expedition nnd who
takes his audience over every step of
the Journey to the accompaniment of the
finest set of Tndlan views ever displayed
on canvas, the lectures are educational.
Instructing and entertaining. Dr. Dixon
Is regarded as one of the best equipped
speakers on the lecture platform today.
He is steeped in Indian lore, and to his
wide knowledge on the subject he brings
a graceful gift of hurfior which does not
permit his lectures to grow heavy.
Pome idea of the demand to see the ex-
hibition and entertainment at the Wana-
maker store may be gained from the
statement that the seating capacity of
the vast auditorium has been pre-empted
for two weeks to eome. Notice o? day?
when tickets will tv* distributed is print-
ed In the papers, and on such days the
mer
their hands full. Hundreds are
away at every performance, and
have not been infrequent where i
have tried to buy seats.
1 "Hiawatha's Wooing," a« prortn
the Wanamaker auditorium Is a living
breathing reproduellon—by mean* of t
beautifully colored moving pleturo—of
.Longfellow's Indian epic
Leading- Men Indorse the Plai
for Memorial Suggested by
Mr Rodman Wanamaker.
FAVORS POPULAR FUNEt
Merchant Believes People in thar
Nation Should be Permitted
To Make Contributions.
MAKE IT TRIBUTE PROM ALU
Idea Is To Perpetuate in Pitting
Form Recollections of tho
Race Past Dying Out. ,
Because tho Indian Is fast moving toJ
ward his last frontier; because nation^
are looking at tho sunset of a dying racet
and because the rising generation need®
to know more about the early history oft
our country and the part the Indian*
played In it—these are the reasons whlcl*
Mr. Wannamaker gives for organizing
the expedition which spent five months
studying the Indian on his own ground,
in his own home and ,n a manner tha®
would compel a true, photographic, geo-.
graphic, historical and ethnic record.
Dr. Dixon was placed In charge of th®
expedition, which left New York a year
ago this month, and which did not return^
until Just before bust Thanksgiving <lay.
D r Dixon's son and two photographer*
-slstants completed the outfit. Th®
•me purpose of the expedition was
ike a picture that should be a claws!®
urly American history. More than
en thousald feet of motion plctur®
was used in getting the story of
•atha's wooing, the home life, cus-
iptmos and ceremonies of tho In-
i. The expedition covered «lx thou-
fu-e hundred miles, seven hundred
•, bring made on horseback. Th®
hers of the party lived, ate and slep&
the Indians and got their Informa-
nt first hand.
to take photographs and
« was obtained first from
Indian affairs. A^eordlntf
M'i lor S O. Reynolds^
Indian agent at the Crow!
him every assistance po«-
irn 'or the courtesies
' government the records,
Jnd all the other data col*
' bv the Wanamaker expedition
been placed at the disposal of th«
ful studv was made of the eountrt
a>, which the Indians once roamed,
the superb mountain ranges, th* stately
n. the majestic waterfalls and th*
)la!ns. all of which have contributed
5 character and life of tlie In<l!an
writers have said that his sublime
surroundings on his native heath werf
rtsponslble for his stolid dignity. Tt wal
into this picturesque country that the ex-
pedition made its way. In order to por-
trav the Indian on the hunt It was neces-
u-irv to obtain pictures of the wild anl«
that roam through his terrtto
livery detail whoso photographs would best servo
PQPBMi 'brltles
i there an
Wyoming
of the Indian.
PRAISE Wll TirE IDEA.
\n one fails to praise the fnterpr'se or
the nun who conceived such an idea or
ti e untiring efforts of the men wTro car-
ri'eO out the plan, hut It Is doubtful if
thl, IM,.„t . nthuslttslie spectator, roallj. WJ, _nte4 by thl
,i,- .lift i, ultlos that ha 1 to he surmounted I Permission to o .
beforeulk ^u.L.11^ d^rtnwn, of the l.terlc
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