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«a Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
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to William A. Radford, No. 178 West
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To anyone who Is Interested In
home building and who goes about
with eyes open to what Is going on In
the building world, it Is very plainly
evident that we are building very
much better today In America than at
any former time. Not only In our de-
signs Is better taste being used, but
we are building more substantially
and are equipping our homes with all
modern conveniences to make them
comiortable, sanitary and labor-sav-
ing.
It used to be said that there was no
such thing as an American style of
architecture, and looking at some of
our residence sections which were
built up, say 30 years ago, we are In-
clined to agree that at that time there
was no American domestic architec-
ture worthy of the name. The styles
our houses were borrowed from
every quarter of the globe; very often
the same structure containing borrow-
ings from a dozen different lands and
foreign climes. Over our land has
been scattered a great conglomeration
of Queen Anne cottages, Swiss chalets,
Italian villas, Indian bungalows, and
more recently art nouveau creations.
A few of these have been at peace
with their environment and look to be
In their natural, appropriate setting;
but most of them seem very much ou\
of place.
However, In the houses that we see
going up today there Is a directness
of design and a sincerity of treatment
that Is very satisfying One of our
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rules, and has allowed a greater free-
dom In composition than with either
wood, stone or brick. New styles
have been evolved and new rules for-
mulated which are In accord with the
Ideals of today.
Stucco has been used In connection
with exterior work for hundreds of
years. bi t only as applied over brick
and rough stone buildings, and was
usually ruled off Into neat oblongs to
Imitate the fine dressed stone work.
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tation It was far from being a suc-
cess. In recent years stucco or cem-
ent plaster exterior in connection with
frame buildings has made Its appear-
ance and has gained a wonderful pop-
ularity.
Applied over wood or expanded
metal lath In a durable coat from one-
half to three-quarters of an Inch In
- phllosopners has said, "There Is a set-
tled relation existing between home
architecture and the human heart
and the expression of that relation
should be the ideal of domestic archi-
tecture." Today we may be said to be
approaching that ideal, for we are in-
sisting first of all that our homes ex
press simple beauty and hospitable
comfort and Uveableness.
In this architectural development
cement plaster exteriors, stucco work,
has played a great and important
part. The use of cement plaster has
freed the architect to a certain extent
from certain of the old time fixed
thickness, this material produces a
very neat and at the same time dura-
ble, attractive appearance. It stands
on Its own merits, It does not Imitate
anything. If ornamentation is desired,
the broad tiat surfaces are divided up
into panels in any way to suit the
fancy of the architect. Small and Ir-
regular spaces, corners, etc., are han-
dled Just as easily as the straight, flat
work
It Is scarcely to be wondered at that
this type of construction has received
such favorable attention. The coat
is Just about the same as for clap-
boards or shingles, and It has the ad
vantage of being more Are resisting
One of the problems In connection
with this type of construction In the
past has been that of waterproofing
Especially where metal lath has been
used, this has been a matter for ser-
ous consideration. Unless particular
pains were taken to make the very
outer surface thoroughly waterproof
moisture was bound to penetrate the
thin layer of plaster and get to the
metal, causing rusting and serious
weakening of the walls.
To solve this problem bas been the
task of the paint men; and evidences
are that they have now solved it sat-
isfactorily. Numerous paints, stains,
waterproofing compounds, etc., are
now on the market to meet every
need along these lines.
The design Illustrated herewith Is
a very good example of what can be
done with cement plaster in the de-
sign and construction of a small-sized
house or cottage. This is a four-room
cottage which has been built for
$2,000, and from that up to $2,500. It
Is 34 feet 4 inches wide by 35 feet 6
Inches long, exclusive of the porch.
The exterior Is extremely attractive,
being of the type that is so popular at
the present time—neat, homelike,
substantial looking, finished with cem*
ent plaster.
The floor plan shows a very large
sized living room. 14 feet 6 Inches by
20 feet long. This Is to the left of
the central hall, while to the right are
two large-sized bedrooms, each with a
clothes closet. A large kitchen Is In
the back of the bouse and Is Intended
to be used as dining room also, if
desired. The bathroom, pantry, etc.,
are very conveniently located. This
Is a design that works out very well
In practical use and prospective
home builders cannot do better than
to follow It.
Slightly Qualified.
Fred A. Beckwith, a Clevelander la
exile, spoke of Cleveland's enormous
growth, but on being pressed was un-
able to say that he had visited either
the new west end, or the south side,
or yet the hilltop. Still, In a general
way, be knew the town had grown a
heap.
"He reminded me," said Fred
Bright, "of the farmer who sent his
young son to find four sheep that had
strayed from the herd.
"At night the farmer asked the pod
if he'd found the missing sheep. "Yes,
sir,' replied the boy, 'I've found them
all but three.'"—Cleveland Leader.
TO PROHIBIT MORRIS FM FIGHT
Governor Declares He Will Do All He
Can to See That It Does Not
Take Place in State
Oklahoma City.—A clean knockout
to all hopes of the Morrls-Flynn prize
fight, scheduled for July 4, being pulled
off at Sapulpa or any other place In
Oklahoma, was "slipped over" by liov-
ernor Lee Cruce In the shape of a let-
ter to Sheriff J. W. Berry of Sapulpa,
Creek county. In words which leave
no room for doubt or argument, the
letter from the chief executive declares
that he will do everything In his pow-
ed to stop the go "between a man
named Flynn and Carl Morris," <*har-
acterlzing the fight as a "brutal con-
test" and a "blot" uJ>on the state.
Governor Cruce intimates that It is
"up to" the local officials to put a stop
to prize fights, and bring in a men-
tion of the "military arm of the gov-
ernment," declaring that the fight will
not take place even "If it becomes nec-
essary to call out the entire military
force of the state to see that the law
is enforced and the good name of Okla-
homa properly protected." Contests of
'.his kind, he says, "have been outlawed
in practically every civilized commu-
nity in America." The governor is in-
sistent on learning what Sheriff Berry
"is going to do about it."
"It is your duty to see that the law
is enforced," Cruce declares emphat-
ically.
Supplementing the letter, Governor
Cruce said:
"I meant just exactly what the let-
ter conveyed, and if the proper steps
are not taken by the local officials, I
will see that proper steps are taken."
FRISCO FINED FOR POOR
SERVICE AT MUSKOGEE
Because Fire Was Out, Ticket Window
Closed, and Train an Hour Late,
Commission Fines Road $250
BIG INTEREST CENTERS
IN COTTON SCHOOL
Many Students Already Registering
For It—Cotton Buyers and Grow-
ers to Attend
Set Him Right.
At Broadway and Forty-second
street. New York, a man and his wife
were making valiant efforts to cross
the street, dodging among trolleys and
automobiles. They finally landed on
the opposite curb, agitated and breath-
less, having, at the last moment, nar-
rowly escaped destruction under the
tires of a huge motor car. "I wish,"
said the man fervently, "that all auto-
mobiles were In hades and the chauf-
feurs In heaven."
"My dear," remonstrated his wife,
mildly, "you ought to reverse that
wish, because In heaven the roads are
so good."
Most Powerful Poison.
From the microbe which gives rise
in human belr.gs to the disease known
as tetanus, or lockjaw, a poison called
tetanlne Is obtained which Is over 100
times more powerful than strychnine.
A fragment of tetanlne so small as to
be invisible to the naked eye would
kill almost Instantaneously the strong-
est man. One fifteen-thousandth part
of a grain of it has caused the death
of a horse 1,600,000,000 timeB its own
weight
On account of the fact that the cot-
ton crop is Oklahoma's only financial
salvation this year, much interest
is being manifested in the four weeks'
cotton school to be held at the A. &
M. college beginning July 3, according
to Dr. J. H. Connell, president of the
college. Dr. Connell says that the
wheat crop will not be a material fac-
tor this year, that corn will be far
below the normal and that the alfalfa
crop will probably be the poorest of
any year since the growing of alfalfa
was commenced In Oklahoma, on ac-
count of the fact that there is no deep
moisture in the ground. Everyone is
therefore turning to cotton.
Many students are already register-
ing for the cotton school, which will
be well attended by cotton buyers as
well as cotton growers. Many of the
big cotton men of the state have an-
nounced their intention of sending
their buyers to take the course in cot-
ton grading. Cots will be placed in
the big gymnasium for the accommo-
dation of the students at this course,
and their only expense will be for
their meals.
A Military Maid.
Mistress—Maria, whatever has pos-
sessed you to cut your hair short like
that?
Maria (a good-looking housemaid) —
You see, ma'am, the regiment has
been ordered to leave the town and
so I have had to part with a lock of
my hair to a few of my acquaintances.
—London Tit-Bits.
HE TACKLED THE WRONG MAN
"Confidence" Worker Made Mistake In
Seeking to Entrap an Ex*
perienced Traveler.
A tourist who -has recently returned
from America gives a description of
tils meeting with a "confidence trick'
mao in New York, says London Opln
ion.
He writes: Sunning myself at the
hotel entrance, a gentleman with Jew
ilry came up with outstretched hand
"Ah! How are you, colonel?" he
•aid, with effusive geniality. "You
remember me on board ship?"
1 knew him by instinct for the
"confidence man" who prowls around
to entrap the stranger, and had re-
••arsod In my own mind a little com
edy for his benefit.
"Remember you? Rather," I said,
wringing his paw with force. "And I
take this as very good of you You've
come to pay me back that $G, i
guess?"
The fellow's face was a study. x
MI—1 thiuk you're mistaken," hi: 
gasped
"Dunno 'bout that," I replied, "but
there's wldently a mistake some-
where"
Tableaux—Two men gazing at each
other, each with head cocked sllghtlv
on one side and left eye half closed.
Pause; succeeded by a broad grin on
each countenance. "Confidence man'
turns right about face, and without a
word walks rapidly across the street.
1 need scarcely say that he never set
eyes on me before, nor I on him; and
he retired, I fancy, thinking 1 was in
the same business as himself.
The Man and His Book.
A fool reads a book and under
stands nothing in It. A witling reads
It, he fancies he is perfectly master
of It all without exception A man of
diecernment sometimes does not com-
prehend it entirely, he distinguishes
what is clear from what is obscure,
whilst the beaux esprlts will have
those passages dark which are not,
and affect not to understand what is
really intelligible.—La Bruyere.
celve well enough how there should
be nothing, I will engage that what
he means by nothing Is as much
something as anything he ever thought
of in his life; and I believe that If
he knew what nothing was. it would
be Intuitively evident to him that it
could not be. Absolute nothing is the
aggregate of all the contradictions in
the world.—Jonathan Edwards.
Meanness of Conservatism.
There Is always a certain meanness
In the argument of conservatism.
Joined with a certain superiority la
Its fact It affirms because It holds.
Its fingers clutch the fact, and It will
not open Its eyes to see a better fact
The castle which conservatism Is set
to defend Is the actual state of things,
good and bad. The project of Innova-
tion is the best possible state of
things.—Emerson.
What Nothing Is.
if any man thinks that he ran con
Land of Tobacco Lovers,
All Spaniarda are great smoKsrs.
The most popular article used Is the
package of twenty-five cigarettcs sold
at eight cents.
After Phone Compary
Corporation Commissioner George A.
Henshaw is preparing a proposed or-
der which would require all telephone
companies to change telephones
where subscribers have changed theii
addresses within forty-eight hours af-
ter the order for the change has been
given to the company. An Investiga-
tion of tho books of the Pioneer Tel-
ephone company In this city is said
to have shown that some order of that
sort had been in since May 1 and the
changes have not yet been made.
Honors Requisition
Governor C/iice honorea a requisi-
tion from Governor George W. Dona-
lihey of Arkansas for Frank Lincoln,
wanted in Randolph county, Ark., for
seduction, who was arrested in this
city. Sheriff Sam Brown of Randolph
county is here to take Lincoln back
for trial.
Appraising Nearly Complete
The appraising force of the school
land department Is rapidly completing
the appraisement of the land which is
to be included in the next sales dis-
trict. The appraisement of the new
college lands has been completed and
all of the work will be cleaned up this
week. Three of the appraising crews
have computed their work, but one
has been sent out again to assist the
other parties, making five crews which
are still at work, in Noble, Beckham,
Greer, Comanche and Ellis counties.
Violation of Law?
Oklahoma City.—The insurance de-
partment has received evidence that
the United Brothers of Friendship and
Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, a negro
fraternal organization with headquar-
ters at Wagoner, which is not licensed
by the department, has been writing
insurance in the eastern purt of the
stete. An Investigation will be made
and prosecutions instituted by the con-
ditions are found to be as represented
to the department. There are two
branches of the order in the state,
which have had much litigation over
he use of the name.
Oklahoma City.—Because a i^rty
wished to go from Muskogee to Tahle-
quah on January 11, 1911, headed by
Ira L. Cain, vice president of the
Tahlequah Normal, found the Frisco
depot at Muskogee without fire, the
ticket window closed and the train bul-
letined to leave at 7:15, although it
did not actually leave until 8:50, the
Frisco railroad was fined $250 and
costs Monday by the corporation
commission.
The railroad's excuse was that the
negro porter, who was supposed to
build a fire in the depot, had overslept,
but the commission holds that when
the porter failed to show up the
agent might have exerted himself suf-
ficiently to build a fire, and that no
excuse is offered for the failure to bul-
letin the train properly.
Scope of University May Be Cut
Oklahoma City.—The state board of
education now has under considera-
tion the question of whether or not
the engineering school at the state
university shall be continued for the
coming year. It is felt by tho board
that there Is a duplication of the work
done at the A. & M. college In the
same department, but the question is
whether or not the students who are
taking their engineering work at the
university would go to the A. & M.
college if the school at the university
were abolished, or would go outside
the state for their training. The
probability that this would be the case
is the strongest argument advanced In
favor of retaining the department at
the university. The board will decide
finally on the matter some time thid
week.
Removal Will Cost $2,100
Oklahoma City.—Steps toward elim-
inating the last reminder that Guthrie
was formerly the capital Of Oklahoma
were taken when the state board of
public affairs let to the O. K. Trans-
fer and Storage company of this city
the contract for moving to Oklahoma
City all of the state offices still re-
maining in Guthrie, including the state
library, and the offices of the attorney
general, supreme court, and criminal
court of appeals. The contract price
1ft $2,1000. Work will be commenced
on the preparations for the removal at
once and it is expected that all of
these offices will be settled in their
new quarters in the Lawrence build
ing by August 1.
Bank Statements Coming In
Oklahoma City, Okla.—State banks
throughout Oklahoma that were noti-
fied early last week by State Banking
Commissioner J. D. Lankford to fur
nish a statement of their condition at
the close of business on June 7, are
responding rapidly, and a large per-
centage of the 641 state institutions
under the jurisdiction of the commis-
sioner have already complied with the
request. The banks have ten days
from the time of the receipt of the ro
quest for the statement to comply
and all of the statements, it is antici
pated, willl have been filed with Com
missioner Lankford by June 23.
Two Cases Appealed
Oklahoma City.—caesar R. Morri-
son, convicted in Muskogee county ol
embezzling $1,050 while acting guard
ian of Joseph E. Morrison, a minor,
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment, appealed his case to the crim
inal court of appeals. It was alleged
that he purchased certain land in
Creek county with funds belonging tc
his ward and credited himself with
$1,800, while as a matter of fact he
paid only $750 for the land.
Appeal Taken
Oklahoma City.—The case of the
Town of Goltry vs. Henry Grossman
involving the prosecution of Gross
man before a justice of the peace foi
maintaining a nuisance by failing to
remove stock from near his residence
when ordered by the court, was ap
pealed to the supreme court Thursday
Grossman was fined $10 in the justice
court; but appealed to the county
court of Alfalfa county, which quashed
the complaint against him. From that
judgment the town now appeals.
Historical Relic
Oklahoma City.—An interesting his
torical relic was received by Governoi
Cruce from B. V. Cummins of Wau
rika, who suggested that it should be
deposited with the state historical so
ciety. It is a copy of the Kingflshet
Times of May 19, 1892, printed on
silk, which contains the proceedings
of the first democratic territorial con
vention ever held In the territory ol
Oklahoma. Judge Frank Dale of Guth.
rie was chairman of that convention,
in which a party organization was* ef-
fected