The Edmond Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1908 Page: 8 of 12
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The Enterprise THE NEWS OF OKLAHOMA
D. L MILLER, Editor and Manager
EDMOND, - - OKLAHOMA
Govirnmint h'elp in Fighting Fire.
Tho methods of preventing forest
fires employed by the service are sim-
ple and depend for their efficacy main-
ly upon eternal vigilance. The areas
Included In the boundaries of the re-
serves are constantly patrolled by a
force of rangers and guards. During
the past summer the men thus em
ployed numbered about thirteen hun-
dred. The average area that each was
required to protect wa9 more than a
hundred and twenty thousand acres,
says the Craftsman. The forester rea-
lizes that this Is too much ground for
one man to cover properly, but con-
gress has not made the funds available
for the employment of a larger force.
lUads and trails are constructed in
order to facilitate rapid travel from
one part of the reserve to another and
to expedite the massing of large num-
bers, as well as to furnish vantage
points from which to conduct the fight
against tho flames. Telephone lines
connect rangers' stations with head-
quarters in order that fires may be
quickly reported and prompt measures
adopted to extinguish them. During
the last fiscal year 100 miles of road,
H3 miles of trail and 3,500 miles of tel-
ephone line were constructed in the
national forests. The officers of the
service now receive the most ready as-
sistance from persons living in the
vicinity of the reserves, and especially
from stockmen and others who use the
forestB under p.-rmits. The latter are
required by the terms of the agree-
ment for grazing or lumbering to ex-
tend all possible assistance in case of
fire; the former are beginning to ap-
preciate the fact that the forests are
the property of the people and that
any damage Inflicted upon them must
entail a loss to the people at large and
most directly to the local residents.
GUTHRIE CITIZENS CHARGE
GROSS CONSPIRACY
PRAGUE BANK IS LICENSED
ALLEGE FRAUD IN CONVENTION HALL ISSUE
Angered Citizens Claim They Have
Been Buncoed to the Extent of
$50,000 And Want Court to
Decree Bonds Invalid
Guthrie Okla.—Alleging a conspir-
acy between P. H. Weathers, the ar-
chitect. H. M. Fielding and th« Man-
hattan Construction company, build
ers of the new convention hall, by
which the city Ij alleged to havvj been
1 defrauded to tlw extent of from $30,-
I 000 to $52,000, suit was fik;d In the
district court here to have declared
I void city bonds to the mount of
$10,000 issued to build the hall,
j Thvi petition declares that tvhile
th<? contract price, ob'ained by the
| alivged conspiracy was $139,500, the
building is not worth erected more
than $75,000. The petition also de-
clares that the building is not a con-
vention ball and could not bo made
such without great additional expanse
and hints at ulterior purposes. It
is also alleged that the original plan
called for stone basements and bids
submitted by builders stated stone
basements whereas basements are
really of brick by which the city has
lost $12,000 and that Weathers amend
ed the plans so as to eliminate from
$18,000 and $40,000 of structural ste^l
from the building.
Th« suit is inspired by disgusted
Guthrie citizens who claim they Were
buncoed into building a supposedly
convention hall which is really to be
used to assist in holding the capital
here and in the building of which
th«y were buncoed to the extent of
probably one-third of the contract
price, $150,000.
Dogs as Suicides.
According to M. Camille Flam-
marion, the eminent astronomer and
psychologist, it Ib possible for dogB to
commit suicide. We ourselves have
heard of such things and take more or
less stock in them, but M. Flammarion
believes that dogs suffer from grief
and despair and kill themselves like
human beings. His remarks were oc-
casioned by the alleged suicide of a
Saint Bernard dog who threw himself
under a motor bus in the Place Saint
Sulpice recently, an hour after the
death of his mistress. He arguea that
the dog may be assumed to have
known as well as a human being that
a motor bus would crush him to death,
and when he got in front of its wheels
he probably did bo as the quickest
way to end his grief at his mistress'
demise. M. Flammarion cites other in-
stances which have come under his
notice of dogs committing suicide, and
concludes that the stories are not so
Incredible as they seem at first sight,
and adds that dogs may have even bor-
rowed the instinct from man. Hut hav-
ing given dogs credit for memory and
intense affection, says the Boston Her-
ald, why doubt their capacity for men-
tal suffering? Maeterlinck, another ob-
server of dogs, has given them souls,
as well as memory and affections.
Many a dog has died of grief even if
be did not commit suicide.
Would Limit Standard Buying
Guthrie, Okla.—"The whole course
of the Standard Oil Company from
1872 until this time has been a con-
tinued violation of law. Its history
in Oklahoma has not been different
from its history In Pennsylvania,
'thirty odd yvars of punishment has
not taught it anything. Has not the
time come whan reasonable men must
tire of this? There are times when
tue Infection in a part o( th body
Is so great that the limb must be
amputated in order that the rest may
live. In my opinion the only way out
of the difficulty now before me is to
completely oust the Standard and all
its substantial rights from any kind
of business in this state, which I rec-
ommend to you as the policy we
should follow."
Thus in his annual report to the
governor does Attorney-General West
set forth succinctly his attitude to-
ward the king of trusts. In order to
the end of control he recommend*
an amendment to the state anti-trust
law limiting the Standard's purchas-
ing power.
Surveyors Complete Job
Pawhuska, Okla.—Government engi-
neers who have been making surveys
on the Osage Indian reservationn have
abandoned their job for the winter,
the work having been practlcaly com-
| pleted. The corps consists of 54 men.
| They have been for 11 months retrac-
j Ing old survey lines of the reserva-
| lion and establishing new ones. The
j men will be transferred to Montana
Six professors of the State College
of Agriculture are making a tour
through the farming regions of Penn-
sylvania on a special "educational
train" furnished by a big railroad
company. The trip combines instruc-
tion through lectures and object les-
sons in the shape of all sorts of up-to-
date equipment for farm work, carried
on the train. One of various objects
in view is encouraging the cultivation
of alfalfa, the hardy grass which Is pe-
culiarly valued as a hay producer.
There are also suggestions for increas-
ing the output of dairy products, the
care of live stock and other matters of
practical moment. As the people flock
to the train, view the exhibits and lis-
ten with deep interest to the lectures
it is apparent that they are quite will-
ing to pick up hints that may be valu-
able in their business.
Indian is Held for Killing
Stigler, Okla.—In a quarrel Ihere
Peter Folsom was stabbed in the
i neck and almost instantly killed. Wll-
| llani Martin was immediately placed
under arrest and Is now in jail. Both
are Choctaw Indians.
GOMEZ' AUTHORITY IS SUPREME
The wife of Gerhart Hauptmann—
Margaret Marshalk—before her mar-
riage to the dramatist was for a long
time a popular member of the Lobe
theater at Breslau. She has now gone
on the stage for the second time, but
not as an actress. At a recent con-
cert given by the Verein der Musik
freunde at Hlrschberg Frau Haupt-
mann played a Grieg composition,
showing that she is an accomplished
violinist.
Venezuela's Change of Government
Accepted by All Nations
Caracas, Venezuela.—The presi-
dency of Juan Vicente Gomez has
b\ en received by the country at large
officially and unofficially, and Venez-
uela is through with one of the most
popular revolutions In the annals of
the republic, a revolution In which
not one drop of blood was shed.
The authority of President Gonrez
i'3 accei ted as supreme. General
Celestlne Castro, brother of the ror-
mer president, who was chief of the
department of Tachira, turned over
to the new military commander of
that district all the arms, ammuni-
tion, etc., in his possession, amount-
ing to 3,000,000 rounds of ammuni-
tion and 6,000 rifles. Celestine Cas-
tro's acceptance of the new regime
is regarded as final and conclusion
evidence that hig^ brother is no longer
a factor in the present situation.
President Gomez is showing In
many ways his desire to propitiate
all interests and promote business.
100,000 PERISH
Result of Decision of Court Against
State Bank Commissioner
Guthrie, Okla.—Bank Commissioner
Smock has lsuefl a certificate of auth-
ority to the Farmers Union Bank of
Prague to begin business. He issues
the certificate In compliance with the
peremptory writ of mandamus from
the supreme court in the famous case r.
of the Prague itank, testing his right ; COUNTRY DISTRICTS AFFECTED
to limit number of state banks. ___.
The bank was organized some time
CITIES ARE OVERWHELMED IN
ITALIAN HORROR
STATE TREASURER REPORTS
ed Alive—Many Foreigners
May Have Perished—Re-
lief Measures Taken
ago, but the commissioner refused to i Messina in Flames and Scores Roast-
permit them to begin business on the |
grounds that Prague had enough banks ]
already, two nationals and one state I
hank for a town of Its 1,000 popula-
tion. The bank denied the commis-
bioner's right to limit the number of
state banks, and took the matter to Rome, Italy.—One hundred thous-
the supreme court where it was upheld and d-r-ad; Messina and Sicily and
and Commissioner Smock ordered to Reggio and a score of other towns in
issue certificate of authority. Southern Italy overwhelmed; the en
tire Calabrian region laid waste; this
is the earthquake's record so far as
at present known from the reports
All Departments in Good Shape and < that are coming slowly Into Rome on
Cheap Power Production
What is probably the best record ot
steam power efficiency of which there
is any record is reported in the test of
a new type of engine which originates
in Darmstadt. The particular engine
under test had a capacity of 100 effec-
tive horse power. The steam con-
sumption per effective horse power
was determined as 8.6 pounds, and
I the coal consumption as 1.04 pounds.
| Figuring on coal as costing five dol-
lars a ton in the particular locality,
the fuel cost per horse power comes
out as low as 0.22 of a cent an hour.
i The figures were Compiled by Prof.
| Gutterniuth of Darmstadt.
Paying
Guthrie, Okla.—According to the re
port of State Treasurer James A. Men-
efee the bank commissioner's office is
the best money maker for the state
account of the almost complete de-
struction of lines of communication to
the stricken places.
The death list in Messina ranges
from 12,000 to 50,000; that of Reggio,
which with its adjacent villages num-
treasurer's office comes next with $29,
954.38, interest on daily balances of
state deposits.
The secretary of state proves him-
000; at Coseenza 500, and half the
population of Bagnara, about 4,000.
The Monte Leone region has been de-
vastated and Riposto, Seminara, San
Guivanni, Sicilla, Lazzaro and Canni
self a good revenue e «er by turning tell0i an(j a„ oth'el. comnlunes and vll.
over the nice sum of $29,173.50 derived
from charters and fees. The state
mine and oil inspector has contributed
$16,491.47 to the general revenue fund
and State Auditor Trapp turns in $15,-
796.46 collected from oil companies un-
der the gross production tax law. The
state board of pharmacy contributes
$5,660.45 as its earnings for the state.
The board of agriculture earned $2,-
557.68. Escheated estates made the
revenue fund $236.80 larger.
The bank commissioner has turned
in $980, and the pure food commission
assisted to the amount of $99. Labor
Commissioner Daugherty colleced $65
in fees, and Attorney General West
swells the total with $19.31 In money
collected by his office.
The entire funds in the hands of the
state treasurer amount to $1,134,495.32
which he has deposited in 118 banks
of the state. The largest deposit is
$66,114.11. The amount of collaterial
in the hands of the treasurer for se-
curing deposits is $1,351,559.30.
RETURN OKLAHOMA CONVICTS
Prison Borrd cf Control Issues
ders to That Effect
Guthrie, Okla.—Instructions to R. _
V\. Dick, superintendent of the Okla- | sjnR on the east coast of the island.
lages bordering on the straits, are in
ruins.
The king and queen of Italy sailed
from Naples for Messina, aboard the
battleship Vittorio Emmanuel. The
pope has shown the greatest distress
at the calamity and he himself was
first to contribute a sum amounting
to $200,000 to the relief of the af-
flicted. British, French and Russian
warships are steaming toward /the
south and already several of the suips
of Great Britain and Russia have per-
formed heroic service in the work of
rescue.
It is feared that foreigners have
been killed, as a number of the ho-
tels at Messina and doubtless at other
places were crowded with tourists.
Little is known of the fate of the dip-
lomatic representatives of the powers
stationed at these posts, although the
Italian government is using every ef-
fort to relieve the anxiety felt on this
account.
Messina and Catania, in Sicily, are
the two largest cities that have suf-
fered in this earthquake. Messina
has a population of about 100,000,
while Catania has abou 140,000 peo-
ple. Messina is on the west side of
the strait of Messina, near the nar-
rowest part. Catania is south of Mes-
homa penitentiary, to immediately
prepare quarters for all the Okla-
homa prisoners at Lansing were given
in a resolution adopaed by the prison
board of control at a meeting held
Wednesday. Nothing wns formally
said at the meeting of the Lansing
penitentiary report of Miss Barnard,
which is creating such a furore, but
Hon. J. P. Connors, secretary of the
board, is openly in favor of getting
the prisoners out of the Kansas pris-
on at once.
The prisoners will be cared for in
various jails over the state. Mr. Dick
will make such arrangements with
the jails. Offers have already been
received from several counties to
care for some of the convicts.
Reggio is the capital of the province
cf Reggio di Calabria and the pop-
ulation is about 50,000.
Caruso Gives $2,000
New York.—Enrico Caruso will con-
tribute a week's salary to the earth-
quake sufferers in Italy, his native
land. Caruso is said to receive $2,500
a week at the Metropolitan opera
house.
The Society of German Engineers
at Its annual convention held in Dres-
den empowered its officers to negoti-
ate with representatives of the Prus-
sian government of the German fed-
eration to make arrangements for the
bringing out of thte Technolexikon.
which the society was forced to give
up about a year ago on account of
the great scope of the work involving
expenditures greater than the society
thought it could consistently make.
IN THE LITERARY WORLD
Abandon Plans to Move Convicts
Guthrie, Okla.—At a meeting of the
state board of prison control here, at
which Superintendent Dick, of the
state penitentiary was present, it was
decided that for the present the idea
of placing the prisoners in Oklahoma
county jails would be abandoned, and
that the matter of caring for them at
Roosevelt Cables Sympathy
Washington, D. C.—The American
National Red Cross sent out telegraph-
ic requests to all its branches for re-
| lief funds to be applied to the suffer-
ers from the earthquake in southern
Italy. President Roosevelt sent a
mesage of sympathy to the king of
Italy.
New Englanders There
Boston, Mass.—From the tabula-
tions just made up, it is apparent
that there are about 400 New Eng-
landers in Sicily or southern Italy.
John T. Trowbridge, the author, and
Mrs. Trowbridge landed in Naples on
McAlester would be left for the time j Decemlier 17 and were to g0 0„ at
once to Sicily to spend some time.
TO HELP INVESTIGATE PRISON
At Request of Gov. Hoch, Gov. Haskell
Names Committee
Guthrie, Okla.—A committee of
which William H. Murray is a mem-
ber. has been appointed by Governor
Haskell to represent Oklahoma in the
Kansas-Oklahoma commission to in-
vestigate conditions in the Lansing
penitentiary.
The five Oklahoma members of the
commission will be J. P. Connors, pres-
ident of tht' state board of agriculture,
and secretary of the state board of
convict control; P. ,T. Goulding, of
Enid, busines man and member of the
state senate; J. F. King, of Newkirk,
attorney; George E. Cullen, of Savan-
nah, mine superintendent; W. H. Mur-
ray, of Tishomingo,
American Consul Thought Dead
Washington, D. C.—Arthur S. Che-
| ney, American consul at Messina and
, his wife are supposed to have been
killed by the earthquake, according
to advices received by the state de-
partment from Vice Consul Stuart
Lupton.
What Is Doing Among the New Books;
and Authors
One of the notable recent offerings
by L. C. Page & Co., B<wton, is "Pes-
gy at Spinster Farm," which will Inter-
est all who ever lived, who wanted to
live, or expect to live in the country
where the expanses are great, the air
pure and invigorating, and where life
is well worth the living. The spinster,
her niece "Peggy," the Professor,
young Robert Graves, and Hiram, the
hired man, are the characters intro-
duced in "Spinster Farm" by Helen M.
Winslow, the author. All of them are
real, as well as the farm and farm-
house, and so are most of the inci-
dents.
Light-hearted character sketches
and equally refreshing and unexpected
happenings are woven together with
a thread of happy romance of which
Peggy, of course, is the vivacious hero-
ine. Alluring descriptions of nature
and country life are given with fasci-
nating bits of biography of the farm
animals and household pets.
Another of the late Pase publica-
tions is, "The Call of tho South,"
writtten by Robert Lee Durham, a
southern lawyer, who i3 familiar with
the dramatic situations which tiro
book relates. The story is an absorb-
ing one, and once started it is a safe
prediction that the reader will follow
through to its conclusion without stop.
The novel has for its theme the pres-
ent race problem, particularizing the
danger to society in the increasing
miscegenation of the black and white
races.
A novel of roma:ice, love and adven-
ture, written in the best modern style,
is Colonel Greatheart, one of the lat-
est of the Bobbs-Merrlll publications.
H. C. Bailey, the author dates the story
back to the time of Cromwell and
Charles I, but in method and quality
of thought it belongs to the day of
Stevenson and Hewlett.
In this story there is variety, move-
ment, action, color. Alike in splendid
battle pictures, in the subtle fencing
of courtiers, in the flashing duel of the
sexes, a remarkable creative imagina-
tion is at work, speaking fluently in
deeds and charmingly in dialogue. At
the touch of this imagination a host of
characters spring into being. The
dry bones of history take on life. Each
person introduced—and many of the
famous men and women of the time
are introduced—is etched in with an
unforgettable sharpness and precision.
This amazing gift of portraiture is not
less evident in the brief glimpse of
Charles I, that melancholy poseur,
than in the more extended and tre-
mendously dramatic characterization
of Cromwell.
Oklahoma Directory
DEERE IMPLEMENTS
and VELIE VEHICLES ..krourd«i«r
or JOHN DEERE PLOW CO., OKLAHOMA CITY
State Bank Licensed
Guthrie, Okla.—Bank Commission-
er Smock has issued authority to do
business to the First Bank of Manns-
ville. Okla., capital $15,000; L. E.
Covey, president; C. M. RitcheyT vic«^
president; E. N. Wolverton, cashier.
Refugees Pouring In
Catania.—Refugees are pouring
into Catania by trains, steamers and
automobiles. They are half naked
and stupefied with terror and suffer-
ing. Some of them appear almost In-
sane from the horrors through which
they have gone.
Edward Affected
London.—King Edward was great-
ly affected by the news of the ca-
lamity which befell Italy and wired
his sincere condolence to the king.
The London morning papers publish
■editorials earnestly appealing to the
British public for a prompt and gen-
erus response to the lord mayor's
call for funds to help a friendly na-
tion in the face of a calamity among
the greatest of modern times.
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