The Dover News. (Dover, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DOVER NEWS
R. L. Moore, Ed and Pub.
dover : : : okla.
OXWH0MA NEWS NOTES
One hundred business men attended
the annual banquet of the El Reno
Booster club.
Stillwater, Cherokee and Norman
are among Oklahoma towns that have
voted out poolhalls.
Ryan, Okla. is to have a band. Prof.
Ward, late of the U. S. navy, has been
Becurcd as director.
Among other apHOts owned by the
McCurtain state bank is the local
electric light plant.
While drilling for oil in Pawnee
county, a twenty-foot vein of coal was
struck by the drillers.
The Marietta Monitor is suggesting
the organization of an oidlashioned
county fair in Love county.
A vast acreage of wheat has been
•own betwec n Aline and Cherokee, ac-
cording to the AlineChronoscope.
Robbers blew the postofRfce safe at
(iarber recently, obtaining a few dol-
lars in change and leaving a package
of stamps untouched.
Ed. Munz of Lawton was fined $1,000
and sentenced to prison for two years
for whipping with a blacksnake whip
an orphan employe.
So many Guthrie citizens attended
the Crescent "opening celebration"
that no one was left in town to blow
^ the whistle that day.
Lightning recently killed four
horses for Mr. David, who lives north
of El Reno. Mr. David was plowing
with the horses at the time.
Two Kiowa county citizens went to
law over $7.70, and one received a
judgment of $1.75, after the total costs
in the case* amounted to $175.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the Lawton high
school will be preached by a member
of the class receiving tIfe diplomas.
Robbers blew the safe in the store
of Tom Allen at Blue and escaped
with $115 in cash and $65 in checks.
Nothnig else in the store was taken.
Newspaper subscriptions will con-
tinue to remain on the free list not-
withstanding the government's action
of several years ago, says the Thomas
Tribune.
Possibly the most interesting fea-
ture displayed at the Bartlesville press
meeting will be a linotype machine,
accompanied by a receipted bill for
the same.
Robbers secured $2,200 at the noon
hour recently from the Calvin Na-
tional bank. The robbers, it is be-
lieved, entered the bank room through
a cellar beneath the building.
The Muldow Press wants the state
capitol buildings built on wheels, so
that they may be dragged around from
place to place, and every town in the
state may then have the honor, once
a year, of being the capital.
An Oklahoma editor gave out the
information that he knew a secret
that did not redound to the credit of
a certain citizen and under particular
circumstances would publish an ac-
count of the affair and name the indi-
vidual. The next week he received
two hundred letters, vowing dire
threats against his life.
An information was filed against
Mrs, Mary E. Rose of Muskogee, w ho
conducts the Ohio rooming house,
charging her with being an accom-
plice with Mrs. Laura Reed in setting
fire to a house at 329 North N street
in which Mrs. Reed resided. It is
claimed that Mrs. Rose employed the
transfer man who hauled the goods
from Mrs. Reed's home a few hours
before the house was set on lire.
The burning gas well on the j D.
Mayes place, near Shay, has attracted
the attention of gas men ahd as a re-
sult leases are very much in demand.
After eight months of continuous
work water has been turned into Ho-
bart's new 300,000,000-gallon storage
reservoir, covering seventy acres of
land. Water is taken from Little Elk
creek, five miles above Hobart
through an cigliteen-inch flow line and
the fall is thirty-eight feet, necessitat-
ing no pumping. It is estimated it
will take eight months to fill the res-
ervoir. but the water shortage of the
past is believed solved. The reservoir
is owned by the city and constructed
at a cost of $55,000.
Active deveopment of the big
dolomite quaries at Creta. IS mileB
west of Altus, on the Frisco railroad,
in the near future is promised in a
letter to Altus capitalists from J. (\
Drew, of Dallas, president of the
Southwestern Quarry Company, which
purchased the properties there three
years ago at a cost of $500,000, the
deed at the time being the largest
ever filed in the records of Jackson
county.
The Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
In Oklahoma will receive salvation only
through congress, according to W. K
Moorehead of the IiHian commission.
A baseball team for the Sulphur
school for the deaf played the Ada
normal team two games last week.
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Oklahoma Hankers association
will be held in Muskogee, the opening
session being on May 8, and the clos-
ing session on May y An elaborate
program is being arranged In Mus-
kogee.
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15 THE
GAMBLING
HELL OF
MONTE CARLO
DOOMED?
bY
HAROLD J.
SHEP5TONE
JMAGINE a picturesque stretch of coast-
line against which roll the blue waters
of the Mediterranean, relieved here and
there by graceful, pine-clad promonto-
ries, the whole dotted with charming
up-to-date resorts and picturesque ham-
lets. while In the background tower
Bnow-clad mountains, and you have
faint idea of the attractions and won-
ders of the French Riviera.
Almost in (he center of this land of sunshine
and delight there juts out into the sea a pine
clad promontory known as Monaco, where
stands Monte Carlo and its world renow ned Ca-
sino. This little principality is a country in It
self—the smallest in the world. Its total terri
tory only amounts to some eight square miles of
land, and it is governed by a ruling prince. Its
blft-rry Is remarkable, and Is full of romance
well as of tragedy and pathos
A little over thirty yearB ago the place was
bare rocky desert. The peasants eked out
anty livelihood by cultivating their vineyards
and olive-woods, their poverty being considerably
'&wnrw rn?KRJLC&'. 7lRO?f T&E
imreTLseu uj the interference with their indus-
tries which state monopolies entailed.
The rock on which the Casino is built was for-
merly called by the Monagasques, or natives, the
"Plain of the Robbers," and here the system of
plunder is still carried on. though in a manner
more consistent with modern ideas.
When first built the Casino contained none of
the art treasures, the mirrors, and the gilding
that ornament the building of today, and consist-
ed solely of the atrium, a gambling room, and a
reading room. In order to people this arid des-
ert, those employed to exploit the Casino actually
offered free land to anyone who would build
villas or hotels thereon, but the offer was refused;
and the land once to be had for nothing is to-
day of priceless value. The gambling and con-
cert rooms of the Casino are marvels of profuse
decoration, and the concert room is remarkable
for its painted ceiling, which is the work of four
celebrated painters.
Access is easily obtained to the gambling sa-
loons. All you have to do is to present your
visiting card at one counter, when the clerk hands
you the necessary permit which passes you
through. The same formality has to be gone
through with every time you enter There are
now twelve roulette tables in full swinu:. and
any time of the day almost anywhere from a
score to fifty people may he seen at each. The
only other game played at Monte Carlo is trent-et-
quarante. a card game
Everyone has heard of the game of roulette,
which consists of the spinning of a wheel In a
tray and the sending of a white marble ball In
the opposite direction The tray is numbered 1
to 36 and 0, and the winning number is that In
which the ball fttvilly rests. If you back the win
ning number you receive thirtv-flve times your
stake. Or you can back two numbers, and if one
turns up you receive seventeen times your stake,
and so on The smallest coin you can put down
is five francs, the limit being $1,200.
Obviously, the chances are thirty-six to one
against any single number turning up So none
but the reckless gamller takes one number at a
tlmr. He backs twelve, or takes evens—namely,
places his money on red or black, or on the num-
bers below 18 or above 18 lie endeavors to
work by a "system "
Nevertheless, It it common knowledge that
people have made huge fortunes by playing ac-
cording to system. There is the case of "Monte
Carlo" Wells, who won $l]00,000. Also it was but
three years ago that Mr. Huntley Walker left
the Casino $1*0,000 richer after playing according
to a system which he declares took him fifteen
years to perfect.
Five seasons .ago an immensely wealthy Amer-
ican, Colonel Powell, the owner of mines in Mex-
ico. won $350,000. A Russian count once carried
away $70,000 as the result of a night's play
Hut In spite of all these huge sums which have
been won, the bank holds its own against all syc-
tems, plungers, and persevering gamblers; and.
as a witty proverb invented in the days of M.
Hlanc, the founder of the Casino, truly says: "The
black often loses, the red often loses, but white
(Hlanc) always wins." And his winnings range
from $5,000,000 to $7,500,000 every year.
More people go to Monte Carlo now than ever
there did before. There is more play, and conse-
quently more money is lost. The difference is
that roulette is now being played by the public
generally and not b> a few special gamblers; and
it follows that there is more silver seen on the
tables than formerly, when it was all gold and
notes.
Monte Carlo itself may be described as a de-
lightful little resort of hotels, fashionable villas,
and Jewelers' shops, in the midst of flower gar
dens. From more than one of the more fashion-
able hotels the visitor can now walk from his
bedroom straight into the Casino a boon for
ladies in evening dress. The gardens attached to
the Casino itself are unquestionably one of the
finest sitthts of the Riviera. They are always a
blaze of color. Then there are the old castle. tha
present residence of the ruling prince, and the
magnificent cathedral. The latter was built, it
is said, with money obtained from gamblers, and
its staff of priests are all paid from the profits
made at the Casino. The Casino, too, pays all
the taxes; in fact, it virtually runs the place.
It will probably come as a surprise to many to
learn that the inhabitants of this interesting lit-
tle municipality do not look with favor upon the
Casino and its ways. Indeed, if the people had
their wpy. they would close the Casino tomor-
row. In this desire th#y are backed by the sup-
port of ffce anti gambling societies in Europe, and
also by publU opinion generally.
To understand the exact position of affairs we
have to remember that the natives of this little
kingdom, the Monagasques, are really Italians.
They demand a constitutional government, and
the dismissal of all French dignitaries and offi-
cials. and the closing of the Casino. They point
out that all the official posts should not bo given
to the French, and that the Casino is only a
gambling hell that benefits the crown and the
French syndicate who run it, and no one else.
The prince is certainly in a predicament. On
the one hand, he wishes to satisfy the Casino au-
thorities. ar.d on the other to make terms with
his subjects. The Casino syndicate point out to
him that they possess his charter granting them
permission to run the Casino, which does not ex-
pire till the year 19-18; and. furthermore, that
they pay him the princely income of $250,000 a
year, making nearly $*1,000,000 a year with the
bonuses he is entitled to. True, the prince him-
self never gambles, and devotes a large share of
his income to science.
Hut his subjects say that the money Is gained
by gambling, and demand reform.
If the Monagasques have their way. they will
speedily put an end to the agreement existing be-
tween the Casino authorities and the prince, on
the ground that the contract is invalidated by
Its immorality, according to the jurisprudence of
every civilized country, and also because they
argue that no sovereign, be he absolute monarch
or constitutional ruler, has the right to turn over
the control of his dominions to a public gambling
syndicate concern against the wishes of his peo-
ple. or to sacrifice the good name of the latter,
and to cover It with world-wide infamy, for the
sake of his nwn selfish personal gain.
The leaders of the revolutionary movement in
Monaco are convinced that if once they get rid
of the public gaming tables, and of the French
element more or less connected with it, which
now fattens on the land. Monte Carlo, and. In
fact, the entire principality, will become as
reputable a winter resort as Cannes, Mentone and
other places along the Riviera, and that they will
attract visitors who will stay and spend their
money in the district, instead of the world's
gamblers, who. if they win, carry off their money
to squander elsewhere, or, if they loose, benefit
no one but the Casino syndicate.
As matters now stand, the prince is pledged
to grant his people a constitutional government
This has been virtually forced upon him. The
people went up to the palace and demanded it,
and the three or four score of police in the em-
ploy of the syndicate were powerless to stop them.
Put because the prince has promised reform he
has lost favor with the Casino authorities, who
are extremely annoyed that he should promise
reforms without consulting them and seeing their
rights are safeguarded.
The question many people would naturally ask
here is: If the Casino at Monte Carlo, were
closed how would it affect the Riviera resorts
generally? Would they maintain their popularity
and draw those fashionable winter crowds? So
far as climate, beautiful scenery, and natural at-
tractions are concerned, they have little to fear.
Nice, Mentone. and Canens have more than treb-
led themselves in size during the last five years
QT
WOMAN SUFFERED
TEN YEARS
From Nervousness Caused by
Female I1U—Restored to
Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound.
Auburn, N. Y. — "I suffered from
Bervousness for ten years, ami had such
organic pains that
sometimes I would,
lie in bed four days
at a time, could not
eat or sleep and did
not want anyone to
talk to me or bother
me at all. Some-
times I would suffer
for seven hours at a
time. Different doc-
tors did the best
they could for ma
until four months ago I began giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound a trial and now I am in good
health." —Mrs. William H. Gill, 15
pleasant Street, Aubum, New York.
"Doctor's Daughter Took It."
St. Cloud,Minn.—"I was so rundown,
by overwork and worry that I could not
stand it to have my children talk aloud
or walk heavy on the floor. One of my
friends said, 'Try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, for I know a doc-
tor's daughter here in town who takes
Jt and she would not take it if it were
cot good.'
" 1 sent for the Compound at once and'
kept on taking it until I was all right."
—Mrs Bertha M. Quickstadt, 727 6th
Avenue, S., St. Cloud, Minn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound may be relied upon as the most
efficient remedy for female ills. Why
don't you try it?
"prevention- ■
better than cure. Tutt's Pills if taken In tlma
arc not only a remedy for, but will prevent
SICK HEADACHE, <•'
biliousness, constipation and kindred disease*.
Tuffs Pills
MUCH TOLD IN THE LETTER
Epistle Better Than Any Other Possi-
ble Means of Getting a True
Acquaintance.
Do you really want to get well ac-
quainted with your friend or your
sweetheart? Then go away for a.
while, where a correspondence will be
come necessary. There is nothing
like letter writing to bring out many
things that would remain hidden from
the beloved in ordinary conversation
There may be many things hidden ir-
your own self that you do not suspect
People who have become thoroughly
familiar with each other sometimes
become lazy about expressing them
selves when they are together. A
few commonplaces, a hand-clasp, a
glance—these often suffice. But in the
letter one must express himself, and
much better and more clearly than
when there is expression of the face
and gesture to assist in an interpreta-
tion. You will never really know your
beloved until you have had opportu-
nity for a long and full correspon-
dence in writing.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of |
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Queer Arrangement.
"I am not going to take a sle;r°T
for this one trip."
"But isn't part of the journey at
night?"
"Well, what of that?"
"How can you make a night Jour-
ney in a day coach?"
Alcoholic Consumption Large.
The alcoholic consumption a head im
this country is a little less than 23
gallons a year, of which 21 are con-
tained In beer
Promise Large Aluminum Output.
Aluminum is to be turned out at the
rate of 25,000 tons annually at a new
hydro-electric manufactory now un-
der construction in North Carolina.
When a young widow gets on a
bachelor's trail, it's only a matter of
time.
"It's no trouble at all,' 'says a bill
collector "to find people out."
Helping a V/oman
Generally means helping an entire family#
Her back aches so she can hardly drag
around. Her nerves are on edge and she
is nearly wild. Headache and Sleepless-
ness unfit her for the care of her family.
Rheumatic Pains and Lumbago rack het
body. But, let her take
Foley
Kidney Pills
and all these ailments
will disappear. She will
soon recover her strength
and healthy activity foi
Foley Kidney PilU are
healing, curative, strengthening and tonic,
a medicine for all Kidney, Bladder and
Urlnajy Oiteaftci that ftlwayt cure*
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