The Evening Free Press (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 146, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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THE EVENING FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1911.
THREE
u'
Oklahoma C i t y Pleasure
Seekers Will Have Many
< lard ens To Visit.
sim fur iiiiil
BEN1UGK GRtSTER
More Attractions Will Bo
Offerd Tliis Year Than
Ever Before.
PARKS ARE IMPROVED
Cool "Spas" Galore Soon
Will Lure Sweltering
Populace from Homes
0 >
Pleasure seekers In Oklahoifla City
>\ hose finances or business will not permit
of a summer vacation for au extended
j . rlod will soon be asking
"Where can I spend the evening?'*
Pefore June 1 there will be plenty "f |
Bid DISPLAY ASSURED
Exhibitions Will Be Im-
proved and Enlarged in
Every Department.
•BigRev and Petter Than Ever
That is the slogan of the oklahoma j
state fair to be held in oklahoma
Sept. 26 to Oct. T. Inclusive.
Secretary 1. S. Mahan Is hard at
jn the details at the present time for tne
i where the gay young thing, dressed J KPm.ralltics have been worked out.
in white flannels, with $2 in his pocket, j ,.ver> conceivable form and manner,
go and attract as much attention as
gayer thing In white flannels with
$.">00 in each pocket,
Delmar O.ardcn, most popular of tlio
ciiy's pleasure resorts, Is a thing of the
Iuisi, but the? Fair Grounds Park opens
-\'m> 1'. Heautlful I.tile Isle, with its
'■rating bathing, open air concerts and
"wa'ks, is scheduled to begin business
Sunday. May 28.
In addition to these resorts, there are
oil.er places to spend an evening In the
city. The Polly will maintain high class
musical comedy during the summer and
th(
will be >>f the object of the directors of
the association to make the 1911 fair the
best In the history of the state and for
that purpose not only added attractions
will be secured but the quality of the
old ones will be improved.
The Herbert A. Kline Shown, one of
the highest priced and best ;ittmct!ons
anvwhere in this country have been se-
cured by Secretary Mahan. They will
take the place of the Patterson Shows
which for the last few years have held at
the side show boards. The Kline shows
have a complete, clean line of amuse-
A
7
Lyric. The moving picture shows, be-
loved bv the classes who can afford but
a small sum on pleasure, arc always
••pen.
At Relle Isle, one of the chief attrae-
ti<ns during the coming year will be the
« pcn-alr concerts. These will be given
in Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays of
the week and the grounds have been con-
siderably Improved. The bathing at this
it sort, which has always been the magnet
to draw tin* crowds, bids fair to be °f
the same standard as last year, though
the water at present is low.
Ueglnning Monday, May 15. Fair
Orounds Park will open. The . arousal,
figure eigiit. water way and shooting gal-
lery will be In full blast and there will
be a stock company at the new $10,000
open-air theater. Privileges have been
lot f.,r liquid and other refreshments and
there will be ample amusement. It is
the Intention of the management to make
the park a ( lean, attractive spot, where
rest and recreation may be easily Inter-
mingled.
For the more fortunate owners of auto-
mobiles, the many drives about the city,
especially the new Grand Boulevard, will
prove alluring. This roadway is com-
pleted in sufficient length to permit of a
fifteen or twenty-mile spin through the
finest section of 'lie country adjacent to
the city. Several people have signified
their Intention of building cottages along
ihe road to use for summer residences.
WESTERN WINDOW-CLEANING CO.,
Phone Walnut 1424. Mercantile Bldg.
SM BUNKS TI
nicnusHKE
Tnat there will be more state banks
in Oklahoma within twelve months than
at any time since the guaranty law went
Into effect Is the prediction made by
Governor Lee Cruce, chairman of the
banking board, who si ate? that there
are now more than 200 applications for
stain bank charters on file.
"The policy of the board hereafter will
bp to scrutinize closely every applica-
tion for a charter." said Governor Cruce.
\ll possible efforts will be made to pre-
vent dishonest or incompetent men from
entering the banking business and to
prevent too many charters being Is-
sued."
STATE CONVENTION
IS ON AT EDMOND
stock company will continue at the ments and boast a new line of equlp-
ent. .
For the agricultural and mechanical
exhibitions, the entries according to Sec-
retary Mahan will Increase from 2fi to u0
per cent. This can be determined at this
early date by making an estimate from
the correspondence already at hand In
regard to floor and stall space.
The horse show, beginning the first
Monday of the second week and con-
tinuing until Friday night. October «.
will be the big event of the fair from
almost every standpoint. Tho magnifi-
cent new live stock pavilion where the
show is held will be Improved and the
premiums this year will total $3,000 ii
cash. The horse show Is one of the so
clety events of the year both on the open
ing and closing nights.
Secretary Mahan announces that there
will be a good line of conventions and
meetings during the fair. This will espe-
cially hold tri e in relation to farmers' so-
cieties and organizations such as the
Pennsylvania society, New York club.
Hoosler club and others. For these meet-
ings. convention hall with its seating ca-
pacity of 2,000 will be utilized.
That the Price cotton picking machine,
secured by Secretary Mahan will be one
of the greatest attractions of the fair
is evidenced by the large number of let -
ters received daily from farmers, not
only In Oklahoma. but Arkansas ami
Texas as well. The machine will give
three exhibitions dally. The cotton patch
of 11 acres had been planted by the fair
association ami will be In ripe shape for
the first show.
"It's simply going to be the best fair
In the history of the state," said Set-re-
tnry Mahan." The entries in all depart-
ments are Increasing wonderfully. I want
to bring the Oklahoma fair on a basis
with the Dallas event and watch out for
us In 1911."
Home of Queen
Quality Shoes
Standard Patterns-
Fashion Plates Free!
THERE Cf\N BC ro DISSATISFACTION MERE " (<"<-
A Sea of Silks
Sparkling in the Sunshine..
TAFFETAS* ME&&AP.JNES,, FOULARDS, MARQUISETTES annd cfltJters.,
Widths fiuna 1<5> to 36 Emclfaes,, Wrarifci from 51- W to ,$JL7S .« Yard.
Worth from
1A9 to L75
the Yard at
The price for such silks is phenomenally low. So low that you are perfect-
ly justified in suspecting that something is wrong with them, [u that, however,
vou are just about as mistaken as you could be. They are perfect silks, wanted
silks, desirable silks, the sort, but for this opportunity, you would buy at the regu-
lar prices during the course of the season. Silks for waists, suits, petticoats, dresses
and every other purpose for which they are used. Qualities, patterns and colorings
that are as staple as wheat, all meant for summer, as radiant and beautiful as a day
ill June. Foulards, Messalines, Marquisettes, Surahs and Taffetas, including a 36-in. Blh. Taffeta
Qualitatively: the very best silks the market affords, pure and shining fibres—
silk to the core. Quantitatively; Some thousands of yards, we believe the greatest
lot of silks that ever went on sale at one price in Oklahoma. And yet we urge
vou to hurry. But picking, as you know, goes to first comers. Thursday morn-
ing at eight o'clock. 67c.
LIBRARY BOARD
IS CRYING NEED
WHO SAID MOVING
IS LOTS OF FUN ?
Have you ever tried this movin' gamo j your eye. A frantic search, the right
when May first comes around. When for I house found. "Rent it now, \\ llllam,
11 months you've tried in vain and the I die.-' Hear wifey says this us s
right house can't be found. When for with her furs and a few things y
three whole weeks you try your best us ; To the phone
the drayman breaks up stuff, to keep j Brown double
\ our head and not get mad or fly Into a not."
huff. After all Is done, you take It, the same,
,i at $6."' per. as he said. It's robbery, ex-
prliiK with a Rentlc sml tnrtjim |ltarkmaUi„K and such, and
stands
i forgo*.
once again. "This la
ro; I'll take it at —
Each yt
beams a,, .hi. mortal mortal*! ,.nlnU you'd rather be .lead. If part of
get the movin' bug, It
month In a I-
iar. ana it Keep* on whlsperln- day an.r
' cap all your troubles, the furniture,
smashed, lies piled In u heap on the
stay.
.■an't escape that cap
night no matter where
> iu know right well you
the first Is movin' day. =
So you start to pack about April tenth, i'00'-
though there's nary a house In sight. , After two months of
men, papermen, painters ami
-with
The Oklahoma State Library associa-
tion, which meets at Chickasha on May 1
and 5, probably will take up again the
question of asking the legislature to es-
tablish a state library commission, which
has been considered by the association at
every meeting recently. Miss Edith Allen
Phelps, librarian of the Carnegie library
here, and president of the state associa-
tion, Is heartily In favor of such a com- I
mission, and states that the Idea has ,
proven very successful in every state I
which has adopted it. State Superin- I
tendent Wilson probably will address the I
association on "Books for the Rural j
Schools."
Oklahoma City will b«- represented r.t I
the convention by Miss Phelps. Miss Av i j
Miles, Miss Edith Kneen, Miss Lillian
Barlow and Mrs. Cora Case Porter.
settling'
And with wifey's help you tenr up the! furniture men, papermen, paintei
rugs and beat em with all your might, boys, It still doesn't give vou the thrill
On the fatal day you rush to the phone ; you expect; It's not the comfy old house
On the fatal day you — - - .
and still V..U V. a house to find. You or- with Its Joys. So you curse good
tier the drayman, he comes In a rush and plenty ami rave in your wrath that
the old house is left In behind. (ever "fell" for the game. But it-
While the furniture's smashed and use
jammed in the van, the want ads catch J you':
tne Rock Island railroad, alleging over-
charges -on a shipment of feedstuff to
Ardmore. Undvr a former order the rail-
toad eompan.v was fined $1 and required I
to pay the costs of the suit, but the com- I
mission has decided that it was a case 11
where there might have been an honest i
difference In regard to rates, and in view
f the fact that the company was willing
o make a refund whenever It was fully
stabllshed as to what the correct rate
vas, that there should be no penalty im- j
posed.
Display rates In Free Press 25c per
inch flat pick-up rate 20c. Every home j
In the city gets a Free Press dally. j
I
FINED FOR THEFT.
\V. M. Brown, charged with the theft I
of two suit cases and several articles of
wearing apparel, was fined $'20 and costs j
by Judge Mlghley In police court Wednes- i
day morning. Brown was convicted on
the testimony of his roommate, from
whom the goods are alleged to have been j
stolen.
HILL'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
"CP-TO-THE-MINUTE"
Teaches the very latest up-to-date methods
INVESTIGATE—N.W. Corner Main and Bd'y
OKLAHOMA CITY
Telephone 3434
Notice to Contractors
Give us your next order to^
Cliats, Cement and Lime
J. B. Garrison & Co. Pi me Main 82
hubby; you're in It too far,
causc of the humorists' lame.
dhKTT.on BM'T-H
£«> KaaJt
PUBLIC MM LOSE
*
The first meeting of the annual state
convention of the P. 12. O., a women's lit-
erary society, occurred In Edmond yes-
terday. More than fifty women were In
attendance. Last night a reception was
given visitors by the Edmond society and
the citizens of the town. Mrs. Winona
Heeves of Keokuk, Iowa, who Is tho na-
tional president, will arrive today to at-
tend the convention. She has been at-
tending the Illinois state convention at
Springfield.
Among the officers of the stale society
present are .Mrs. Louise Schmidt, Sa-
pulpa, president: Mrs. F. W. Brigham,
Edmond, second vice-president; Mrs.
Cora PoBarr, Norman, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Laura Hoyt, Okeene, corre-
sponding secretary; Mrs. Ella Putnam,
Pawnee, treasurer; Mrs. Belle Johnson, I terday but. "no decision has be
Altus, organizer; Mrs. Emma Boardman, ,|«.re(i by the court.
Okeene, past president.
The election of officers for the ensuing j CORNER CUTTING
KIDNAPING NOT
ALLOWED HERE
Following Intimations by counsel for
Hugh A. Burrell in the habeas corpus
proceedings on behalf of the former In-
diana banker that attempts had been
made to kidnap their client out of the
stale Presiding Judge Henry M. Furman
<if the criminal court of appeals an-
nounced from the bench that no pro-
ceedings of that sort would be allowed
In this state and that he would sec to
it that persons who attempted anything
of the sort were punished, even if he had
to fill the Jails of the state to do it.
Argument in the case was finished yes-
t O
I )
v pars will take place Wednesday. The
. .invention will adjourn Wednesday night, j
MANY UNABLE TO
of Power o
Corporation Commission
Is Predicted.
FREKM
38 HIT
I member of the corporation commission. |
| Mr. Watson and E C. Patton, se retary
| of tha commission, were the guests ot
| the association.
' At the election of officers the follow-
ing men were chosen for the ensuing
year:
.1 E. O'Nell, president; E. F. Blsi. .
i first vice president, and M. S. footer,
j second vice president. A board of direc-
tors was elected, composed ,.i O. I), llal-
! sell, .1. F. Mickey, Fred P. Miller, K W.
j Dawson, A. L Gartslde, C II Anderson,
E. Miller, Hugh Donly, <?■ K Lindsay.
C. B. Voorhls and Qus Hart. In the ab-
sence from the city of the retiring presi-
dent, O. I>. Hal sell. J. E. O'Nell, retiring
vice president, presided.
! MEN AND MATTERS
WILL BE STOPPED
George Stiles, one of the most proml-
"D A QC XT A pn 'F'YAfVT went younger business men ii the city,
XlAXv-^ wa* arrested Tuesday night on a charge
of violating the automobile ordinance by
"cutting corners." He was arrested '1 v
the police department and arraigned in
police court Wednesday morning, plead-
ing not guilty. Judge Hlghley dismissed
the ease.
"Wan't to bp careful of these corners,
George," said the court, "because we arc
going to enforce this ordinance to the
letter, but I guess I'll let you go this
lime."
There were a number of disappointed
children over the county when the re-
sults of tlic eighth grade examination
were given out. One hundred and ninety
students t«>ok It and only twenty-eight
passed successfully. These are now eli-
gible to admission to high school without
taking unv further examination.
The successful ones are liu\ Baker.
Capitol Hill; William Blalcha, Cora Can-
NEARLY SEVERED
\ y
nlng Nettle Markwell, Will Mullen. Itutii
u.Helen nan-n- pw^ Ok- AGED MAN'S NOSE
lahoma City; Emmett C. 1 tall^N, olio
Ellen wood, Izorah Lindsay. Charles Lin<l-
S;1y, Hal Kagland, Mabel C. Muxey, Jones
( jt\ Anna Browne, Francis Record, Dora
Stevenson, Luetic Welehc, Wheatland;
Kuth Fit k, Otis Lawton, Pearl P«tre-\
Edmond; Anna Belle Gross, Spenser.
I* \ iiiuson. Olna Jones, Newalla; Ilia
Kimbroiigh, Britton; Carroll Pre ure,
\ndria Woolbert, Choctaw; Ivan Spencer,
Witcher,
FLY TRAPS WILL
TI. J. Bradley, 87 years old, ",07 Nort
Lee avttiue, sustained a serious Injury
Tuesda\ afternoon when lie fell from a
temporary walk across the tracks ot tne
Oklahoma Hallway company at VV.-st
Main street and Harwy avenue. In loll-
ing Ik- struck one of the new rails being
placed along the street and the end ot
his nose was cut off.
BE BROUGHT OUT BUICK TO BUILD
BRANCH FACTORY
Th<> bit! fly traps that attracted so
much attention about Oklahoma City
last summer, and which did stich effec-
tive work in decreasing the number ot
Insects will he seen 8i:aln In a few days,
nccordint? to Peter Ulewer. city health
officer The city hospital will use the
greater portion of them in and about the
building.
For window cleaning nnd Janitor pervlce,
yhmv. 14-4. Western i\ *^ Cleaning Co.
Ground was broken Tuesdu. lor the
erection of a branch factory of the Bulck
Automobile company In Oklahoma City
at .'.04 North Broadway, adjoining the
Oklahoman building. The structure will
I,., iu.i nor:. S ill height of reinforced
concrete brick and Bedford stone. ti,.-I suits s., Mr o un< \
front to i'** modeled 4ftsr the Oklahomwi I '■ •' addrssse
building. It will cost about I 'O liOO, Love, t han sun
Oklahoma City Fails to (let
Equitable Traffic Sched-
ules, is Claim.
As a result of a recent decision made
l.y Judge Sanborn of the United States
circuit court, it Is probable that tho
of the state corporation
lions to reKulate frewht rates win"
curtailed, according to a preoption mane
,n .i ii .Johnston, manager of the Ohia-
hums Traffic association In Ids speech
,• tii annual meeting and banquet
the association at the Savoy Cafe last
night. If the decision is sustains
the 1*nlted States supreme court. Mr.
Johnston stated, th. power to make rates
will ' In the hands of th-- Interstate
commerce commission only. He praised
t' e w<>rk of the commission in Oklahoma
,n effo.t to protect shippers. In toe
rourse of a short report rendered cover-
ing tlv work done and the results at-
tained by the commission.
The attendance at the meeting and
i banquet was large and enthusiastic, and
the success of the year just closed was
I omm^nted upon In the addresses and
rai discussion. Predictions for a still
tc11c year to follow were freely made,
.t being pointed out that the Indications
for securing more favorably freight rates
are strong.
opening address was made > >
president O'Nell He declared that Ok-
Ity has jobbing houses as large
as those of Kansas <-ity and St. lx ulS,
vet the railroads seem to lack a reallSJ
tlon of the fact, and fall to supply this
city with the proper facilities to handle
the business in a satistactorv manner.
Tiie fact that rates are much lower than
they were fli c \.ars ago he attributed
largely to the effective work of the traiHc
at so< l at I on and utilised the fact as
basis for the assertion that all cities of
the Siae of Oklahoma City or larger
needed lust such an association tne
inie here, lie especially commended tn«
work of Mr. Johnston in getting the r a
According to a statement made '>v
Poshnaster Brown yesterday, the Okla-
homa City postofflce receives more than
200,000 pieces of mall every day. approxi-
mately 80,000 of which are lettprs. Seven
additional clerks have been engaged for
this purpose.
Governor Lee Cruce went to I •arling-
ton Wednesday to Inspect the Masonic
home. He was accompanied by llank
Commissioner J. D. Lank ford and I <
McClelland of this city
Tat.
Brady of Tulsa,
capltoi commlssloi
City Wednesday.
W. E. Hamilton, business ayent f *' ''
local waiters and cooks' union, is said io
be missing. It Is also alleged lii.it $1 •"
from the treasury of the organization Is
gone. The local union is investigating >
report that a man of Hamilton's «1
tlon committed suicide In Denver. ■ '«•■
Relief Corps No. 11 of the <: A K %%i!l
rve a regular pension .lay dinner to i •
public at * he First Methodist church t<
morrow ai noon.
made
and A. P.
i.y .lack
Watson
Tonight Is prayer meeti
First Methodist church
i.te
Fir
meeting tonight at the Ta
s: christian chur- h.
T- \ Ballard, slate Insurance < ..inn:
urer covering the receipts
his office for April. March is i • m-
mouth for the insurance department. <.i
ers being much smaller.
Samuel Allender, chief • f the ;•«■<■ a
agents of the Frisco system m 1'kia
homa <^lty Wednesday. Chief Aliunde
refused to make public hi mis-i n but
it la known to relate to some impori
railroad matters.
ROCK ISLAND IS
VICTOR IN SUIT
The corpora:i> n < o
an order dismissing
Lnnl Mill & lilevat.
complaint ot
company ug'ji
A Letter to Jack
On the Making of Better Corsets and the Developing
of Good Citizens
l,#SPECIALEXPO%
ff|SmON THENEU)K
-C-i).
MODELS
DEAR JACK:
It would do your heart wood l" cine to lil-
eayo and hcc the Justrlte Corset Knctor> How-
ever impassive and non-committal I appeared
after your many earnest talks regarding the
baneful effects upon humanity of our present
Industrial civilization, you nmv he sun-, never-
theless, thut you impressed me. I grant that
what you sav regarding the grinding of profits
out of the bonus and hearts ol' underpaid people
is in the main, with other ot* your pet and im-
passioned phrases, very true. But there are
exceptions and these exceptions « ut a tunnel ol
light, through Which we get a glimpse of your
roseate dream, the Ideal Democracy.
one of these exceptions is the Justrlte Corset
Factory which I have just visited. ller. in-
Wo have the "Dignity of Labor"—not the
empty, abstract and specious phrase glibly
tossed about by Parlor Politicians. No, in the
Justrlte Corset Factory we have the concrete,
operative and resultful conditions implied by it.
It is labor glorified, If you will allow a coinage
ot my own.
I walked through the factor*
lb- tells me that with them <
religion, and I believe him. N
Whatever
with
guide
dirt.
fall
nperat
promptly a In
cleaners.
The plant
high celling!
robust with i
think, embry
the future,
ns in th
tho
Klrls
and I
of
to do something!
l explained t
That to my inlnd gives her an aureole of dlgnlt
o anything—why the last timo I tried to make
1 am sorr> that Papa has "nothing but." as you term It:
Do yi.ii know that there are ever so many operations in tin making <d
di ed ui- so. each done by an expert—ever so carefully, hirst they are < i
ha\ ."n't time to tell you nil' What I really wanted you to know is that here
h I l og. neous thing t ailed Chicago there is on. factory which follow s your
hvuienic, the workmen are skilled anil well paid, tho Interests of the «:on
after
No wonder tho Justrlte is
Ideal environment:
The machinery does not rattle ami clatter—it smpn.
iiutl betterment. 1 wish all women knew what I tlo. I
wearing a corset so well made in such idonl surroundings
onderful vacuum
windows, air and
such girls —
■annul help but
•Woman—she of
how small I felt
She knows how
strength and poise,
pie, I burped it, and
splendid corset. Nothing but a good corset
ou Id
bv
iniiigly to m<
p is snpromi
happj
. ' A bun*
cloth—but, 1
i a clean and
efully looked
io from such
a soil* of hope
satisfaction in
ancl -to>dtented
pool
I lore's to the Tdeal Democracy ami the Justritc ( "isH
Sincerely, KM ILIK.
Chiea^o, April, 1!M1
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