The Quinlan Mirror. (Quinlan, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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Motorite
Will Do It
With New Fuel Tor-
pedo Boats Can
Sink Warships
By HUDSON MAXIM.
That government which shall he first to build
torpedoed with double the speed and range of those
now in us«v and to build torpedo boats capable ol
reaching and sinking the battleships of an enemj
with insignificant risk, will have an overwhelming
advantage in any naval engagement—an advantage
that will mean certain victory.
A torpedo boat built according to my invention
will l>e about 64 feet long, and will bo driven by gaso-
line engines upon the surface of the water under nor-
mal conditions; but when going into action the
boat will be submerged until only the top of the conning tower and the
top of the dorsal lin will be seen above the surface of the water. The
dorsal fin is a superstructure consisting of a large number of small com-
partments separated from one another by thin sheet metal partitions and
filled with cellulose. This superstructure is for flotation purposes only,
serving to maintain the boat at the surface of the. water.
The boat will also be provided with a ventral lin, or keel, to balance
the dorsal fin, or superstructure. The vertical diameter of the body of
the boat will be about twice that of the horizontal section; in other words,
the boat will be fish-shaped.
Jn the prow of the boat will be carried two large torpedoes, each
containing half a ton of high explosive.
Motorite is a fuel, consisting of 70 per cent, nitroglycerine and 30 per
«.nt guncotton. For use it is made in long, solid bars, forced and sealed
into long steel tubes. This fuel is self-combustive and does not require
atmospheric air to burn it; consequently, it may be burned in a confined
•pace. The heat of the burning motorite is used to evaporate water, and
ti.* steam and products of combustion are mingled to drive turbines for
the boat's propulsion.
It will, of course, require an enormous amount of power to propel
this torpedo-boat at an express train speed when submerged, but with mo-
torite we have all the power that may be needed even to attain a speed as
great as 60 miles an hour.
As only the-top of the conning tower will appear above the surface
of the water, this will be a very difficult object to hit, even with the quick
firing guns of the battleship, and the exposed part of the conning tower
will be protected by armor plate of a thickness great enough to resist
the projectiles of quick firing guns, and any projectile striking the su
pcrstructure can do no real damage to the boat itself.
1 purpose to make my torpedoes semi-armor piercing—that is to
say, the warhead will have a point capable of penetrating the unprotected
hull of any war vessel, and will pass through any torpedo netting with
which the vessel may be surrounded.
When the torpedo is launched, the reaction or recoil will serve to
retard the torpedo boat and to aid in stopping it. After launching the
torpedo the engines will be reversed and the boat will withdraw stern-
foremost. At this juncture there will be no fear of the enemy's guns, for
the survivors will be busy with their prayers.
Let me repeat, it will be absolutely impossible to prevent this tor-
pedo-boat from reaching and torpedoing any battleship in the world, and
with but small danger on its part of being destroyed.
A torpedo-boat of this character, 64 feet long, will require a crcw
of but two men, so the risk of life will be insignificant.
Woman
Mating
By JAMES GRANT.
"There is no doubt that the selection of
the husband should really rest with the
* j woman," savs Dr. Denslow Lewis. "In the
animal world it is invariably the female that
chooses her mate. Only in the human race
it the right Of selection arbitrarily given to
DO the male. Left to herself, and with no ham-
pering conventions to interfere, the woiaan
would be the most discriminating chooser.
With all sorts of men to select from she
would be in no hurry to mate with the first
litUe man that popped the question. Women
love physical perfection.
"With her right to select unquestioned,
a woman would pick out the man of her own physical ideal, woo hirr
with all her varied arts and fascinations at her disposal, and nine times
out of ten get him. Physically the race would be greatly benefited. There
are many thousands of women in this country who have married men
just because they have been asked and who now live the lives of housekeep-
ing drudges, bound to the so-called home only by the stern dictates of
duty."
The right of man alone to put the all-important question of her life to
the woman he selects has come into fashion only with the advent of civi-
lization, which is, as we know, but a relative term. The exclusive right of
proposing marriage did not always belong to the lords of creation, and
since it has become his especial privilege men, says Dr. Westcrmarck, the
eminent German ethnologist, have deteriorated in physical worth. Even
now, among those races which distinguish woman by giving her the right
to select the man who is to preserve the species which she is to mother,
the finest specimens of physical manhood are to be found. Among primi-
tive races, modern as well as ancient, the right of selecting her mate was
always given to the woman.
Primitive societies were intelligent enough, says M. Dromart, to
allow the law of compensation to work. They realized that the species
could only be preserved in its original excellence by allowing the female
the right to exercise her discretion as to who should be allowed to mate
with her. The law of all primitive societies allowed her to choose, and,
in the majority of cases, severely penalized the occasional aggressor who
forced his attentions upon an unwilling woman. What was the result? A
race of perfect men grew into being. All the males in the tribe strove
by their accomplishments in feats of strength and endurance to win the
attraction of the women, whose choicc was therefore fixed according to the
highest criterion of physical manliness.
Nowadays, however, it is often the men who are least athletic, and in
most cases the least worthy physically, who show the greatest pretensions,
or who devote most time to attracting the attention of the opposite sex. The
consequence is that we 6ee undersized and often almost decrepit men mated
with women of magnificent physical proportions, all the disparities re-
appearing, particularly in regard to their detrimental aspect, in the off-
apring, which is more often than not unequal and unenduring.
Cult of
Horrible
A Protest Against
the Modern Love
of the Gruesome
By MRS. GEORGE NORMAN.
Observe- QRLAHOMA
tions in v^r ■ 1
HIDEOUS murder is committed, an unhappy young wom-
A an has met with a violent death in an obscure alley, and the
newsboys cannot meet the demand for extra specials, and the
most tongue-tied of Anglo-Saxons is provided with an un-
flagging subject of conversation. A whole family is wiped off
the face of the earth by the sudden insanity of a,wretched
neurotic, in whom possildy, and often most probably, self-
control might have curbed incipient madness, and the whole
repellent details are set forth in print; "special" photographs
of not only the "scene of the tragedy," but all connected with
it, down to the butcher's boy who calls at the house, are printed and sent
out to an enchanted public.
Now, it may be true that a liking to "sup full with horrors'' is a
taste inbred in the natural man, and the emotions, it has been said, which
men possess in common are the most profound. That the hoi polloi, the
people, should revel in strong, crude sensations, gruesome detail and
heartrending situation is therefore, perhaps, natural, though it cannot be
elevating or admirable.
But the fact of the masses having an apparently inexhaustible delight
in horrors docs not interpret the growing cult of the horrible in the edu-
cated classes. Stevenson, the optimist, whose own life was a triumph of
resolute cheeriness over the horrors of depression, wrote that*
"The world Is so full of such wonderful things,
We should all of us be as happy as kings."
But it seems to be the utmost ambition of many who take upon them-
selves to mold the thought of the day to prove to the rest of humanity
that the world is so full of such horrible things that not only is it impos-
sible to be happy, but it is almost wicked to endeavor to be so.
Take, for example, much of the fiction of the day; so much of it is so
gruesome, so debilitating in its so-called realism that anyone over 25 ven-
tures warily among the "new books" on library shelves.
"Bather dreadful, but bo powerful!" IIow often, times out of mind,
has that familiar phrase struck on one's ears about some foolishly horrible
book; young women, with about as much knowledge of life as their own
little children, peruse half horrified, half fascinated a one-sided, narrow
presentation of life as a sordid medley of evil-living men and fatuously
weak women; of tragedy unrelieved by the saving gleam of humor that
leavens most things—no knowledge that:
"Beauty and terror are only one, not two:
And the world has room for love, and death, and thunder, and dew."
A distortion of the natural, beautiful facts of life and its continu-
ance, is dwelt upon to the exclusion of all else, and the readers, totally
bemused, realizing that they feel something as they close the precious
book, but not quite knowing what, exclaim: "How powerful I"
Someone once remarked that Zola's genius consisted in sitting daily
at his window and depicting exactly what he saw from it. "Pity then,"
was the dry, pointed rejoinder, "that he lives in so dirty a neighborhood 1"
For nothing is easier than to be "powerful" if by powerful one under-
stands the casting away of the reserves good taste and good art impose
alike. It is not particularly difficult to rend the veil of the ultimate
decencies, the difficulty lies rather in a true and measured presentment
of life.
Place
in the
Universe
By SIR OLIVER LODGE.
On this planet we are the highest of
the forms of life that we see. You are apt
to think that you are the highest that ex-
ists, whereas there is no reason for thinking
so at all. We are sometimes asked whether
other planets are inhabited. I think we may
say we know that the moon is not; any life
there may once have been on it appears now
to be extinct; its whole surface looks dead
and inert. We sometimes think that the
planet Mars is inhabited. Perhaps it is;
but I venture to think that on the whole
it is most probable that we are at the pres-
ent time the only intelligently inhabited
planet in the solar system.
Men have not been here long. I do not pretend to say how long.
I may take it that the earth has gone through a long labor of preparation
for the existence of the human race. We know less about the history
of the human race than we know about the history of the planet.
Thus, then, the chances are that if we visit a planet, chosen at ran-
dom, we shall find it either in the labor of preparation or in the state of
rest after activity. The duration of the existence of a race akin to the
human race may be but an episode in the life of a planet; and if the earth
has been inhabited for only 1,000,000 out of 200,000,000 years, it may be
conjectured that there is a chan e of only one in 200 in favor of any other
planet chosen at random being similarly inhabited. There is a great deal
more to be said; this is only the first word, as it were, of an argument;
but it is not to be wholly overlooked.
In our solar system, however, there are planets of all sizes—one a
thousand times bigger than the earth—namely: Jupiter; others smaller
than the earth; and there are still smaller lumps of matter careering
around the sun, of which one occasionally falls on the earth and can be
dug up. There are also large quantities of minute particles down even
to separate atoms. The suu is so large that it has not had time to cool
even on the surface. It is a blazing mass of gas, and is not likely to be
inhabited; nor is Jupiter. Others are cool enough to be inhabited, but it
is not clear whether they have reached the period of the human race.
One or two may have reached a period at which something recognizably
higher than the human race is existing upon it.
As to how life originates on these planets, science is ignorant at
present. It is an entire mystery. I would not have you build too much
on that. I do not think it will always remain a mystery, nor would I
have a theoiogian shaken in his views if science should discover something
about the nature and origin of life. I want you to realize that this pro-
cess of evolution is not a process which negatives or excludes the idea of
divine activity. It is, I venture to say, a revelation to us of the manner
of divine activity. It is the way the Deity works.
The attempt to show that evolution is unguided—that it is the result
of absolute chance—fails. What is pointed to is not unguided random
change, but guided change. The other could not be done in time.
What wc have to realize in regard to our place in the universe is that
we are intelligent, helpful, and active parts of the cosmic scheme. We
are among the agents of the creator. One of the most helpful ideas is co-
operation—helping one another. Co-oprmKofl—this in a new and stimu-
lating sense—co-operation with the Divinity himself.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE NEW STATE
Muit Not Publish Liquor "Ads." —
Gov. Haskell has addressed a letter
to Attorney General WeBt calling his
attention to the fact that a Guthrie
newspaper Ig publishing whisky ad-
vertisements and directing him to
bring proceedings against any per-
sons responsible (or the publication
of liquor advertisements.
_ Alleged Bootleger Wounded.—Wil-
liam Edwards, city marshal at Por-
um, shot and mortally wounded Wil-
liam Johnson at Porum. Edwards
went to Johnson's home to arrest
him and Johnson drew a gun. Ed-
wards flred twice, both bullets taking
egect, and Johnson will die. Ed-
wards went to Muskogee and sur-
rendered to the sheriff.
Report From Indian Missionary. —
The annual report of the Rev. L. L.
Legters, who ia In charge of the Re-
formed church mission at the Com-
anche school, shows that during the
year Just closed there were 23 Com-
anches and 21 Apaches professed re-
ligion and joined the church. During
the year the Indians raised $532 for
the support of the church.
Swore Bride Was Twenty.—J. Al-
bert Taylor, of Anderson, was ar-
rested and taken to McAlester, charg-
ed with perjury in connection with
securing a marriage license. Turner
was married to Miss Grace Wertz
and took oath that his wife was 20
years of age. The father of the girl
states that she is but 16, and had
Turner arreted. The Oklahoma
statutes make this a crime punish-
able by a term of imprisonment.
Admits Killing Companion.—R. A.
Wright, placed on trial in the federal
court at Oklahoma City for the mur-
der of William Slattery, which oc-
curred three years ago in the Wich-
*lta mountains, and who has always
claimed he knew nothing of the kill-
ing, BUddeniy admitted to the court
that he killed Slattery, but claimed
his gun was accidentally discharged.
Wright said they were hunting and
stated that he was afraid to admit
thlu before, because the people
would not believe him. The jury
then gave Wright a life sentence in
the penitentiary.
Chief Tiger Alleges Graft. — A
scheme of certain lawyers to get part
of the $400,000 that will soon be paid
to the Creek Indians by the govern-
ment is alleged by Chief Moty Tiger
of the Creeks in a letter to Edmond
Harry of Bristow, delegate from that
place to the Creek council. The let-
ter states that some lawyers are try-
ing to close a contract with certain
Creeks, agreeing to get the money
for a part of it. Chief Tiger de-
nounces this as a graft and states
that the Creeks will get tjie money
without the intervention or services
of any attorneys.
Bank Robbers Make Big Haul. —
Robbers entered the Bank of Mounds,
at Mounds, fifteen miles south of Tul-
sa. blew open the safe with nitro-
glycerine, secured $5,400 and made
good their escape. According to J. P.
Walker, who was on the street, at the
time, there were three men in the
gang. He says when the robbers
perceived him they opened fire on
him but he escaped injury. The noise
of the explosion aroused everybody in
the neighborhood and the robbers had
scarcely left the village before num-
erous posses were in pursuit and an
organized search was instituted. The
Mounds robbery, following so closely
upon others in this part of the coun-
try, leads to the belief that they are
the work of the same gang.
Auto Burned; Offers $700 Reward.
—A fire which destroyed the barn of
L. L. Stlne, at Woodward, also burn-
ed his new $4,600 automobile. Stlne
believes the fire was of incendiary
origin and he has offered a reward of
$700 for the incendary.
To Move Insane Patients. — The
asylum board met at Guthrie and
decided to remove BOO insane pa-
tients from Norman to the new state
asylum at Fort Supply during t.he
first week in May. About 200 will
remain at Norman until another In-
stitution is located by the legisla-
ture.
Made City of First Class. — Gov.
Haskell has issued a proclamation
declaring Muskogee a city of the
first class under the Brook bill. The
governor called a special election at
Miami to determine if it will become
a city of the first class under the
Brook bill. The state board of equali-
zation fixed April 23rd, the nine-
teenth anniversary of the opening of
Oklahoma, as the date when the
board will meet to consider the as-
sessment of public service corpora-
tion property.
Colored Couple Burned to Death.—
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams colored,
were burned to death at their home,
five miles east of Binger.
Economy in County Affairs.— Gov.
Haskell has addressed a letter to
county officers over the state, direct-
ing them to give their personal at-
tention to the duties of their office In
compliance with the constitution, if
any are not now doing so, and stat-
ing that the governor, through the
state examiner and inspector, will re-
quire economy In the administration
of county affairs.
Cotton Market.
NEW ORLEANS, April 10.— Spot,
very easy; sales, 4,750 bales; iow or-
dinary, 5 1516c nominal; ordinary,
6% c; good ordinary, 8 3-l«c; low-
middling, 9 516c; middling, 10\4c;
good middling, 1094c; middling fair,
1114c; fair, 11 7-8c nominal; receipts,
5,497 bales; stock, 179,469 bales; fu-
tures closed as follows; Aprii, 9.73tt
nominal; May, 9.70c; Juno, 9.66c;
July, 9.63c; August, 9.50c; October,
9.33c; December, 9.33c.
GALVESTON. TEX., April 10. —
Steady, 10 3-8c.
ST. LOUIS. April 10. —Dull; mid-
dling, 10 5-8c; Bales, none; receipts,
302 bales; shipments, 85 bales; stock,
27,648 bales.
NEW YORK, April 10 —The cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of 3 to 5 points in response to Arm
cables, covering and a renewal of the
Wall street buying which wan a
prominent feature during yesterday's
late trading. There was considerable
selling at the advance but prices Im-
proved after the call and the market
during the middle of the morning
was steady in tone and about 7 to 9
points net higher. The Mississippi
river is reported at bood stage at
Memphis, Vicksburg and New Or-
leans.
Perry Has Big Fire. — Five busi-
ness houses all of frame construction
and comprising a quarter of a block
in the center of the business district
of Perry, were destroyed by fire. The
total loss is estimated at more than
$35,000. The fire originated in a
vacant building and is believed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Reduce Rates on Coal. — Attorney
Genera! West has been notified that
the interstate commerce commission
has ordered in connection with the
case of Gentry vs. the Rock Island at
Enid that the freight rate on coal
from Southwestern Kansas to all
points in the district west of Enid
shall be reduced from $1.85 to $1-5^
a ton.
Governor Commutes Sentence. —
Gov. Haskell has granted a commuta-
tion of the Jail sentence of Sim Mar-
shall, convicted in the district court
of Pontotoc county on March 31,
1908, of violating the prohibitory
law and sentenced to pay $100 fine
and serve thirty days in Jail. Mar-
shal) was the owner of the building
where liquor was sold and was not
personally engaged in the business
himself.
Are Given Large Grazing Area. —
The buffalo herd which was shipped
to the Wichita national park a tew
months ago from the New York zoolo-
gical gardens, has been released
from the corral In which they have
been held and hereafter will be given
the liberty of the large tract around
which the fence was recently com-
pleted. The tract has recently been
denuded by fire of the grass and un-
derbrush and all ticks are believ.ed t
have been destroyed.
Druggists Can Make Application.—
Superintendent Lozier of the state
dispensary has finished the prepara-
tion of the necessary blanks to en-
able druggists throughout the state to
make application for liquor from the
dispensary to use In compounding
prescriptions. Since the advent of
statehood druggists have not been
able to use alcohol in prescriptions or
compounding medicines without vio-
lating the law until the passage of the
Billups bill.
Off With "Merry Widows." — "The
'Merry Widow' hats must go, or our
congregation will be broken up," is
the statement, made by a Muskogee
minister who had a few dozen of the
new hats in his congregation Sunday.
"With a few 'Merry Widows' on the
front seats, what's the use of anyone
else coming in? They can not see
the minister and he cannot see them.
Besides, with the 'Merry Widows'
only one person can sit where three
used to sit."
State Educators Elected. — The
board of regents of state normal
schools in session at Guthrie elected
J. A. McLaughlin of Mangum as
president of the Central State nor-
mal school at Edmond, to succeed
the present Incumbent, T. W, Butch-
er, to become effective June 1st. This
confirms the action taken recently br
the state board of education. W. Z.
Smith, superintendent of the city
schools of Perry, was elected vice-
president of the North1- <jstern nor-
mal at Alva and M. E. Moore, super-
intendent of schools at Marietta, was
chosen vice-president of the South-
western normal at Weatherford.
1,700 Acres in One Corn Field. —
A corn field consisting of 1,700 acres
will be one of the novel sights of the
vicinity of Eagle City this year. Sev-
eral other fields will contain as mauy
as 300 acres.
Oklahoma to get the Flag. — The
first flag bearing forty-six stars that
boats over the national capitol will
become the property of the Oklaho
ma Historical Society, a house bill
making that disposition of this parti
cular "old glory" has been passed by
the senate in Washington upon m<>
tion of Senator Gore.
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