The State Journal (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1912 Page: 4 of 11
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COLDS AND CHILLS
BRING KIDNEY ILL8
Colds, chills and grip strain the Kid-
neys and start backache, urinary dis-
orders and uric acid troubles. Doan'fl
Kidney Pills are very useful in t'io
raw spring months.
They stop backac he
and urinary disor-
ders, keep the kid-
neys well and pre-
vent colds from set-
tling on the kidneys.
Mrs. E. A. Bennett,
Johnson Ave., Los
Gatos, Cal., says: "If
I took cold or over-
worked, I had such
■ever© pains through my bac k. I could
hardly move. My limbs ached ur Ul
! scarcely knew what I was about,
and headaches and dizziness dis-
tressed me. I b gan using Doan's
Kidney Pills and was entirely re-
lieved. It is over two years since I
have had any 1 idney trouble to speak
of."
"When Your Hack Is Lame, Remember
the Name—DOAN'S," 50c., all stores,
Foster Milburn Co., Duffalo, N. Y.
Severely Witty.
"Henry," remarke d Mrs. Henry Pack,
"we are going to have some company
this evening, and I do wish you would
brighten up and look less like an hon-
orary pallbearer. Say something hu-
morous."
The company camp and with a few
preliminary coughs and v* ;.ks, which
were intended to announce to his w>fe
that the wit! ism was about to be
perpetrated, Henry said timidly:
"Mary."
"Ye?, dear what is it?" asked Mrs.
Peck expectantly.
"Have you got all of your hair on
this evening?' -Hoston Globe.
Same Old Story.
She — How did t > ever come to
marry?
He—Oh, it's the old story.
Started out to be good friends, you
know, and later on changed their
minds.—Puck.
OKLAHOMA NEWS
The Way to Win.
"The rain was coming down in
sheets."
"I noticed it was in the bed < r the
streets."
to < i in a roi.n in oni: day
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Drunifttt r fun I mm I fail u • uro. M. \V.
UKOVK'ti hifcUiflurv i ,u « a. Jiboi. .
A man is known by the company he
keeps, and by the conversation he
hands out.
For constipation uw natural rrrnfilj.
(aartW'ld Ten is ;•• •• <-<1 <.f can-fully Mloct-
ed herbs only. At all drugstore*-.
"Regret for the mistakes of our
youth doesn't always prevent us from
making them in old age.
The way to get a reputation for
goodness is to be good.
OF WOMAN'S LIFE
From 40 to 50 Years of Age.
How It May Be Passed
in Safety.
Odd, Va.:—"I am enjoying better
health than I havo for 2t) years, and I
believe I can safely
say now that I am a
well woman. I was
reared on a farm and
had all Uindsof heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la-
ter. For five years
during the Change of
Life I was not able
to lift a pail of wa-
ter. I had hemor-
rhages which would last for weeks and I
was not able to fit up in bed. I suffered
a great deal with my back and was so
nervous I could scarcely sleep at night,
and I did not do any housework for three
years.
"Now I can do as much work as
any woman of my age in the county,
thanks to the benefit I have received
froui Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. 1 recommend your remedies
to all suiTt ri? i;w nen."—Mrs. Martha
L. Hollow ay, Odd, va.
No other medii: i for woman's ills has
received such wide-spread and unquali-
fied endorsement. We know of no other
medicine which has such a record of
success as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Con ; .ou- I. For more than 30
years it has I ■ n the standard remedy
lor woman s ills.
If Ton biivo (lie doubt
that l.ydia I'.. I'inl.ham's Vegeta-
ble (.'oinpoui.il will help von, \s rile
to Lydia I '.eliikhum Medieine Co.
(confidential) l.ynn, •Mass.,for nd-
viee. Your letter will he opened,
read and ansyvercd liy a woman,
and held in striet confidence.
PARKERS
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Youthful Color,
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JUDGE UPHOLDS THE CONTEN-
TION OF BANKING BOARD
LAW NOT CONFISCATORY
ASSESSMENTS MADE MUST ALL
BE PAID
State Banks Refusing to Pay Assess-
ments and Nationalize, Are Liable
for Same if Levied Before Con-
version Was Made
Oklahoma City.—That assessments
levied by the state banking board are
neither confiscatory nor without due
process of law, and that the supreme
court of the I'nited States, having up-
held the law, the lower federal tri-
bunals no longer will assume juris-
diction of suits attacking the same,
«as the opinion of Judge John II.
Cotteral, United States judge for the
western district of Oklahoma, rend
ered Monday.
The opinion of the court upholds the
contention of the state banking board
that the supreme court having passed
on the question as to the law being
confiscatory and without dne process
of law that this question is settled iu-
lofar as the subordinate courts are con-
cerned, and it ends the removal of such
cases from the state courts to the fed-
eral tribunals upon this question alone
The case was that of the state bank-
ing board against People's National
bank of Kingfisher county. The Peo-
ple's National was a state bank, which
had been converted to a national bank,
and it was claimed by the state bank-
ing board that it owed the state as-
sessment made before the change.
The bank removed the cause to the
federal court claiming that a consti-
tutional question was Involved in that
the assessment was confiscatory and
an attempt to deprive it of its prop-
erty without due process of law, con-
trary to the federal constitution. The
court saw no merit in the plea, and
said that this question having already
been decided by the federal supremo
court contrary to the bank's claim,
that the lower courts are bound by
that decision, and no federal question
was Involved. For this reason the
court refused to take jurisdiction of
the case, and denied the application
for removal, the case going back to
the state court.
In den: ing the application, the court
also ruled that all state banks, which
may be converted Into national banks,
must first pay all assessments as-
sessed against them by the state bank-
ing board. It was ruled that there is
no law compi lling a state bank to re-
main as such, that it may change at
any time, but that if there Is a state
assessment made before the change
the succeeding national bank becomes
liable for the assssment. He declared
plainly that the People's National
bank Is liable for the assessment
against the state bank, which it suc-
ceeded.
The suit is one of several filed
against converted state banks all over
the state by the state banking board.
Most of the banks sued nationalized
Immediately following the last a sess-
ment of the board.
THE CASf OF HILLY BEAR
SOMEWHAT SENSATIONAL
I In Her Will, Indian Wcman Ignore*
Relations, and This Leads To
More or Lesii Trouble
Tulsa, Okla —What is cla.-.- < 1 as ore
of the most remarkable Indian probate
casts in the hirtorj of Oklahoma is
being heard by Judge L. M. Poe in the
district court here, on appeal from the
decision of County Judo- N. J. C.ubser,
in allowing the will of Hilly Bear ne«
Hayes to be probated.
Hilly Bear was an Indian woman who
died last August, leaving the bulk of
her valuable estate to a government
interpreter, William Grayson, and cut-
ting off her husband and other blood
relatives practically penniless.
At the trial of the case in the county
court, evidence of a sensational char-
acter was Introduced concerning the
bringing of Indian witnesses. The In-
dian woman, it was claimed, was liv-
ing at the home of the Indian Tliterpre-
ter in Sapulpa at the time of her death,
ha\iug left her husband, it was assert-
ed, because he had driven her out of
her home, forcing her to sleep all night
in a Held, contracting a cold which
resulted in her death.
The purported will is said to have
been made the day she died, and was
witnessed by the United States Com-
m;. si.inor, \V. \V. Ilyains of Tulsa, and
a prominent banker and lawyer of
write or talk English, and she signed
the will with a thumb print.
The heirs of the woman who are
practically cut off with nothing are
contesting the will and claim that the
woman's thumb print was placed on
tl.e will after she was dead. Shortly
after the first trial of the case, Addie
Nero, an Indian woman, and, next to
Grayson, the chief beneficiary under
the will, and an important witness was
found dead in her home near Red
i ork. Her husband, William Nero, was
charged with the crime and is now in
jail awaiting a trial next month Nero
in-a preliminiary trial said that he shot
possession of a shotgun, but this was
later disproven by the state when the
body was examined and no evidence
of a shot were found. It was shown
'
a blunt instrument.
It Is !>• ■ rted that this murder will
play an important part in the case.
Warning Druggists
Oklahoma City—For the last time it
is stated in the last bulletin of the state
gists are cautioned to standardize their
j ocicial preparations. "The policy of
manufacturing and selling tincture of
iodine and spirits of camphor below
standard, will not be tolerated. From
j this date prosecutions will be pushed.
Sufficient time has been afforded the
druggists of Oklahoma to familiarize
themselves with the requirements of
the law. The majority of them have on
hand a copy of the Oklahoma food and
drug rules, regulations and laws. Ig-
norance of the law is 110 defense."
Mill Company Convicted
Guthrie The case against the Guth-
rie Mill and Elevator company,
charged with violating the pure food
laws, was called this morning before
Judge Eeton, and resulted In the court
assessing a fine of $100 and costs. It
was announced that the other two
cases were to take the same judgment
as this test cast. J. W. McNeal Ts head
of the firm.
Oster Hearing Decided
Oklahoma City.—After a heairng be-
foro Governor Cruce, requisition from
the state of Missouri for George E.
Oster was honored. Oster is charged
with the embezzlement of $1,200 at
Carthage, Mo. He located at Nowata,
Okla , two years ago and engaged lu
business. In hearing the requisition,
Governor Cruce did not go into the
facts in the case, but merely passed
upon the right of the Missouri authori-
ties to take Oster back for trial.
Indian Wedding
McAlester, Okla. lien Gibson of
Kiowa, aged 58, and Mrs. Kitsey AI-
bertson of Savannah, both fullblood
Choctaw Indians, were married here,
County Judge Hammond officiating.
Neither of the contracting parties
could speak a single word of English,
the ceremony being performed with
the assistance of an interpreter.
M^tch Postponed
Chickasha, Okla.—The DotsonOle-
son wrestling match, scheduled to take
place here was postponed 011 account
of the severe storm that swept this
section. Oscar Dotson the Chickasha
blacksmith wrestler will meet "Cy-
clone" Burns of Ada Monday. The
winner of this contest will meet Ole-
son In a match later in the month.
Case to Higher Court
Oklahoma City - An appeal was
taken to the criminal court of apneals
Wednesday by Joe Wilson, convicted
of killing Mont Campbell In Grady
county September 29, 1911, and sen-
tenced to serve four years In the slate
penitentiary for manslaughter.
Menengitis Death At El Reno
El Heno, Okla.—Walter Kossuth,
aged 13, died of meningitis here after
tin Illness of six hours. This is the
first case of the dread disease in this
city, i
Aviator Badly Hurt
New York. Although lirst examina-
tions indicated that he had been
slightly injured, physicians say that
Frank Coffyn, the aviator, who waa
hurt Wednesday in an automobile
smash-up in Central Park, possibly had
sustained a fracture at the base ct
the skull, llis condition is serious,
a maximum of 81 degrees early in the
day, greatly accentuates the cold.
More Djlegates Named
Oklahoma City.—The following ad-
ditional delegates to the Southern
1 'ommercial congress, to be held at
Nashville April vio, have been named
by Governor Cruce: William I'egg
-
.
and It. Blackwell, Calvin.
Appeals to Supreme Court
Oklahoma City. An appeal was ta-
ken to the supreme court by Thomas
11. Wright and R A. Straugfcan and
Sam Norton, bondmen for Wright ir
a case in which the state recovered
$1,500 from the bondmen when Wright
failed to appear in court to stand trial
on a charge of forgery.
Shot By An Indian
EI Reno, Okla.—Black Coyote, an
Indian from Calumet, was placed in
Jail here, charged with shootlnf ind
dangerously wounding Harry Kennedy
at Calumet Wednesday in a quarrel
over land which Kennedy hnd leased
from the Indian.
Object to Commissions Orders
Oklahoma City.—A11 appeal from or-
ders 518 and 519, amending formei
orders relative to.rates on petroleum
products in less than carload lots and
also on certain classifications of live
stock, was taken to the supreme court
by the Midland Valley Railroad com
pany, other roads affected joining in
the appeal.
Given 30-Day Parole
Oklahoma City. A thirty-day parole
was granted by Coventor Cruce to
Waller Deed of Kiowa county, who la
serving a ten year sentence In tho
state penitent, r.v for manslaughter.
Iti • d 11:1 s a mort age on his farm, and
the parole was granted to enable him
to make arrangement* to care for it.
Hardie Returns
Oklahoma City.—W. V. Hardie, Bee-
retary of tho Oklahoma Traffic asso-
ciation, returned Thursday from To
peka, Kans.
CONSTRUCTION OF GOOD ROADS
IS GREAT SAVING TO FARMERS
Excellent Methods of Building Highways of Earth, Clay,
Sand and Gravel as Recommended by Government
Experts Are Given In Detail—Elimination
of IIllls Assists Ilorscs.
The cost of hauling over country
roads is largely determined by the
Fize of the load that can be hauled,
the number of trips that can bo made
In a day and the wear and tear on
teams and equipment. Steep grades
ns well as ruts and mud holes serve
to decrease both the speed and the
load.
On the principle that "a chain is
no stronger than its weakest link,"
the maximum load that a team can
draw is the load that it can draw up
the steepest bill or through the deep-
est mud hole on that road.
Whwever possible, roads should be
located on straight lines. In a hilly
or mountainous country, however,
straightness often causes heavy
grades. Straightness and grade must,
therefore, be handled together. The
best location is one which is straight
in general directions, is free from
steep grades, is over solid ground, and
serves the largest possible number of
people.
In studying the relations of grade
to distance, the following principle
should be borne in mind: To life
a ton one foot high requires 2,000
foot-pounds of energy; on a road, the
surface of which offers 100 pounds of
tractive resistance per ton, the same
energy would roll the ton a horizontal
distance of 20 feet. To save one foot
of grade the road may therefore be
lengthened 20 feet.
Tho elimination of one or two steep
hills on a line of road will frequently
enable horses to draw three or four
times as much as they could draw on
the old road. It takes approximately
four times as much power to draw
loads up ten per cent, grades as on a
level, but on a four per cent, or five
per cent, grade a horse can usually
draw (for a short time) as much as he
can draw on a level.
A four per cent, or five per cent,
grade is therefore considered the max-
imum on roads subjected to heavy
hauling. Steep grades may often be
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Poorly Located and Badly Drained.
avoided by locating the road around
instead of over the hill, without ma-
terially increasing the distance.
Tho earth road should have at least
six hours of sunshine each day. Such
brush and trees as impede the drying
action of the sun and wind should be
removed. With gravel and stone roads
this is- not necessary, as a certain
amount of moisture is needed on such
roads, especially during the summer.
Relocating roads is not an engineer-
ing problem alone. One must also
consider the effect of the road on
those who now live upon it. Many dis-
like to have the road placed back of
their houses, or out of sight of it. It
requires tact and good judgment to
secure a suitable location without
arousing harsh antagonism.
The earth road can best be crowned
and ditched with a reversible road
grader. Picks, shovels, scoops and
plows should not be used for this pur-
pose. One road machine, with suit-
able power and operator, will do tho
work of many men with picks and
shovels, and do it better.
In order to dispose of storm water
quickly before It has time to pene-
trate deeply into the surface, the road
should be properly crowned. For an
earth road which is 24 feet wide, the
center should be not less than six
Well Drained Earth Read.
inches nor more than twelve Inches
higher than the other edge of tho
shoulders. The total fall of grade from
center to side ditch should be about an
inch to the foot. Ordinarily, the only
ditches needed are those made with
the road grader, which are wide and
shallow. Deep ditches should be pro-
vided if the road is about level, but
such ditches wash rapidly on -steep
sltqies and are dangerous beside.
Wood or terra eotta tile do not
make satisfactory eulv. rts; the first
will soon rot and tike latter is liable
to break. Stone or concrete culverts
are the best and cheapest in the long
run.
Because of Its simplicity, Its effi-
ciency und cheapness, the split-log drag
Is an < xcellent device for maintaining
earth and gravel roads.
The best results have been obtained
by dragging once each way after each
heavy rain. In some cases, however,
one dragging every three or four
weeks had been found sufficient to
keep a road in good condition. The
drug does Its best work when the soil
is "moist but not sticky."
The sand-clay road is made by mix-
ing sand and clay together. Coarse,
sharp sand and sticky clays are pre-
ferred. A proper mixture will pro-
duce a hard surface, which In mild
climates and for light traffic will not
become loose when dry nor sticky
when wet.
Ordinarily from 10 to 15 per cent,
of clay and from 85 to 90 per cent,
of sand constitute the proper mixture.
If the road to be treated is sandy,
the surface is first leveled off ntid
crowued with the road grader. The
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makcM tlio baking
SEE liow much more uni-
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SEE how pure—how jjood
SEE how economical—und
SEE that you get Calumet
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clay is then dumped on the surface
and spread to a depth of from six to
eight inches at the center, and grad-
ually decreasing in depth toward tho
sides. A laj-er of clean sand is then
added, which is thoroughly mixed with
the clay, either by traffic or preferably
by means of plows and disk or tooth
harrows.
The sand-clny road, after comple-
tion, should be carefully maintained
until the surface becomes firm and
smooth. The construction of this type
of road is by 110 means a quick oper-
ation.
There are so many kinds of gravel
that it is almost impossible to lay
down principles of construction which
will hold good in all cases.
The following are the principal
causes of failure in gravel roads:
First, poor material; round water-
worn gravel; too little binder or too
much sand, earth or clay.
Second, unstable foundations; plac-
ing gravel on surfaces filled v. ith ruts
and holes.
Third, poor drainage; too flat, or
too high in the middle, side ditches
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Poorly Built Gravel Road.
too deep or not deep enough, culverts
which are too small, or which are
laid so flat that they are soon filled
with silt or trash.
Fourth, spreading gravel in dry
weather, dumping It in piles and leav-
ing it for the traffic to spread.
Fifth, making tho road too narrow
to accommodate the traffic, or so nar-
raw that wagons will track and soon
cut the surface into ruts. Sixth, fail-
ure. to keep ruts and holes tilled with
gravel.
With good binding or cementing
gravel, satisfactory roads may be
made by surfacing the prepared sub-
grade with one or two layers of tills
material. The earth foundation is first
shaped with a road grader, and if
possible, rolled with an eight or ten-
ton roller.
The earth foundation should be
crowned but slightly. The material
is spread In one, two or three layers
to a total depth of from eight to
twelve inches in the center, and from
four to six inches at the sides, gradual-
ly diminishing in depth to a feather-
edge toward the side ditches.
The gravel road ought to have a
little attention throughout the year
!
Horan—Is O'Hrien a good bluffer?
Doran—No; whenever lie gets a
sphade he spits on his hands.
Financial Cripples.
They were taking the visitor from
upstate around Manhattan, showing
him the sights. The big automobile
rolled past many wonderful buildings,
all of which the host pointed out with
some feelings of civic pride. At last
they chanced to pass by the Municipal
Lodging house
"What's that place?" asked the rural
visitor
"Oh, that's one of New York's homes
for cripples," was the reply.
"What kind of cripples?" was asked.
"Financial," was the reply, as the
car sped on.—New York Herald.
Memories.
"My lad, I was a newsboy once."
"Aw. what cha tryln' to do—git me
downhearted?"
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Two Common Mistakes in Road Mak-
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instead of a great deal of attention at
one time. Mud-holes should never be
filled with large rocks or boulders;
sods or trash. After the mud hnB
been removed, the holes should be
filled with the same kind of gravel :
with which the road Is surfaced.
Post
Served direct from pack-
age with cream.
Surprises
Pleases
Satisfies
"The Memory Lingers"
Sold by Grocers.
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