Claremore Progress. And Rogers County Democrat (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1916 Page: 3 of 12
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r H ■ CLAREMORE PIOOIIII
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Humphrey Van Wardan. critic mi atlat-
?■ 1 /hro n ,n«<> «*>• watar by th. atnk-
"• of a farryboa,. on coming to hi*
«n4 ldlhBelf aboard th* m!!n(
S?,®""*' Ohost. Captain Wolf I .aron,
tound to Japan watara. Tha captain ra-
ftuiae to put Mumphrjr aahora and makaa
HrtSiS " bo". ,°'th« «~>d of hi. aoul -
u1^ llL* cockney cook. Nuf-
rMga. ho at call hla money and chaaaa
kiln whan accused of It. Cooky la Jealous
M Hump and haaae him. Wolf haMa a
22555 5fd ,h* ***** lor • j>hii-
Mopblo dtaruaalon with Hump. Wolf en-
?f Mu5rk^P hl* c*b,n- w,n f">m
?,'"L" e«r« th* money he stole from
tiirp.hC™hL wh" knives at
SJfiL„,r ™ VJnp." ,n*""«cy with Wolf
S X >, Wolf sketches the story of
dlscuaaaa the Bible. and Oltaar.
£? .■!!!££?•?" ,h* ,n,tlnrMva love of Ufa
Jr c,hoV5« Hump nearly to death. A car-
?LT.aL?f..brut*l"F breaks loose In the ahlp
«W.lf provee hlmaelf tha maatar hruta.
'• knocked overboard at night,
somas back aboard by the loallne and
wine clear In a fight In tha forecastle.
Hump dreeaea Wolfs wounds and. deaplta
Ms protaat, Is made malt on the hell-ship.
Mr. Van Weyden tries to learn his duties
" lili'",;.*0!' hMJ* '!>• m*n who tr1~l
to kill him. Van Weyden proves by hVi
Jnniliirf In ■ Kinta aiiik .11 l. j_ .... 1 _
"in mm. van tv/uvii limivfi oy nw
conduct In a blow, with all handa out In
I the aaal herd, that ha
k W uiuw.
the boats tmoni kn« aui nera. mil f
l,u learned "to stand on hla own laga."
CHAPTER XVII—Continued.
Than they were gone astern. The
■prUMU filled with the wind, sud-
denly. careening the trail open craft
tUl It seemed It would aurely capsize.
A whltecap foamed above it and broke
acroaa In a snow-white smother. Then
the boat emerged, half swamped,
Leach flinging the water out and John-
son clinging to the steerlng-oar, hla
face white and anxious. Wolf Laraen
laughed, at the same time beckoning
them with his arm to follow. It waa
evidently hla intention to play with
them, a lesaon. I took It, in lieu of a
beating, though a dangerous lesaon.
for the frail craft atood in momentary
danger of being overwhelmed.
Johnson, squared away promptly and
ran after ua. There was nothing else
for him to do.
Still we Increased our lead, and
when the boat had dropped astern sev-
eral miles we hove to and watted. All
eyes watched It coming, even Wolf
Larson's: but he waa the only unper-
turbed man aboard. Ix>uls. gazing
fixedly, betrayed a trouble In his face
he waa not quite able to bide.
The boat drew cloaer and closer,
hurling along through the seething
green like a thing alive, lifting and
tending and uptoasing acrosa the huge-
backed breakers, or disappearing be-
hind them only to rush Into sight
again and shoot skyward. It seemed
Impossible that It could continue to
live, yet with each dlxzytng sweep it
did achieve the Impoaalble. A rain
squall drove past, and out of the fly-
ing wet the boat emerged, almost upon
ua.
Hard up. there!" Wolf Laraen
shouted, himself springing to the
whoel and whirling It over.
Again the Ohost sprang awajr and |
raced before the wind, and for two 1
hours Johnson and Leach puraued ua. |
We hove to and ran away, hove to and |
ran away, and ever astern the strug-
g'.lng patch of sail tossed skyward and j
fell 11.to the ruslSag valleys. It waa !
a quarter of a mile away when a thlek i
squall of rain veiled It from view. It
never emerged. The wind blew the
air clear again, but no patch of salt
broke the troubled surface. I thought
1 saw. for an Instant, the boat's bot-
tom show black In a breaking crest.
At the best, that was all. For John-
son and I^each the travail of existence
had ceaaed.
The men remained grouped amid*
ships. No one had gone below, and
no one was speaking Nor were any
looks being exchanged. Bach man
seemed stunned—deeply contempla-
tive. as it were, and not quite sure,
trying to realise Just what had Uken
place. Wolf Laraen gave them little
time for tboukt. He at once put the
Ohost upon her course—a course
which meant the seal herd and not
Yokohama harbor. Hut the men were
no longer eager as they pulled and
hauled, and I heard curses amongst
them, which left their Hps smothered
and as heavy and lifeless as were they.
Not so waa It with the hunters. Smoke
the Irrepressible related a story, and
they descended Into the steerage, bel-
lowing with laughter
As I passed to leeward of the galley
on my way aft. I was approached by
the engineer we had rescued. His
face waa white, hla llpa were trem-
bling.
"Good God! sir. what kind of a craft
Is thlat" he cried.
"Yon have eyes, you have seen." I
answered, almost brutally, what of the
pain and fear at my own heart.
"Your promise?" I said to Wolf Lar-
"I waa not thinking of taking* them
aboard when I made that promise," he
answered. "And anyway, you'll agree
I've not laid my hands upon them."
"Far from it. far from it." he laughed
a moment later.
I made no reply. 1 was Incapable
of speaking, my mind waa too con-
fused. I must have time to think. I
knew. This woman, sleeping *ren
now In the spare cabin, waa a re-
sponsibility which I mast consider,
and the only rational thought that
flickered through my mind was that I
muat do nothing haatily If I were to
be any help to her at all.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The remainder of the day passed
uneventfully. Mlaa Brewster, we had
learned her name from the engineer,
slept on and on. At supifor I request-
ed the hunters to lower their voices,
so she waa not disturbed; and It was
not till next morning that she made
her appearance. It had been my In-
tention to have her meals served apart,
but Wolf Laraen put down his foot.
Who was she that she. should be too
good for cabin table and cabin aoclety?
had been his demand.
Wotf Laraen had little to aay at
flrat, doing no more than reply when
he waa addressed. Not that he waa
abashed. Far from It. Hie was the
perfect poise, the supreme confidence
In self, which nothing could shake;
and he waa no more timid of a woman
than he was of atorm and battle.
"And when shall we arrive at Yoko-
hama?" ahe asked, turning to him and
loklng him squarely in the eyes.
There It was, the question flat. The
Jaws stopped working, the ears ceased
wobbling, and though eyea remained
glued on plates, each man listened
greedily ft>r the answer.
"In four months, possibly three If
the season closes early," \\'olf Laraen
said.
She caught her breath, and stam-
mered, "I—I thought—I waa given to
understand that Yokohama was only
a day's Ball away. It—" Here she
pauaed and looked about the table at
the circle of unsympathetic faces star-
ing hard at the plates. "It la not
right," she concluded.
' That la a queatlon you muat settle
with Mr. Van Weyden there." he re-
plied. nodding to me with a mischie-
vous twinkle. "Mr. Van Weyden la
"Good God. Sir, What Kind of a Craft
Is This?"
what you may call an authority on
such thlnga as rights. Now I, who am
only a Bailor, would look upon the sit-
uation aomewhat differently. It may
poaalbly be your mlafortune that you
have to remain with u*. but It Is cer-
tainly our good fortune."
"I may be taken off by some paaalng
vessel, perhaps." ahe suggested.
"There will be no paaalng veaaela,
except other aeallng schooners," Wolf
Laraen made answer.
"I have no clothes, nothing," shs ob-
jected. "You hardly realise, air, that
1 am not a man, or that I am unaccus-
tomed to the vagrant, careless lite
which you and your men Beem to
lead."
"I suppose you're like Mr. Van Wey-
den there, accuatomed to having things
done for you. Well, I think doing a
few thlnga yourself will hardly dislo-
cate aay Joints. By the way. what do
you do for a living?"
She regarded him with amaiement
unconoealed.
/HO
/~PHE STORY a
1 A MAN WH
\1N HIS OWN
llTTLE WORLD/
i^OARD/SfcffP
WAS A LAW
^UNTO^ltySELFW
—>
"I mean no offenae, believe me. Peo-
ple eat, therefore they muat procure
the wherewithal. Theae men here
ahoot seala In order to live; for the
aame reason I aall this Bchooner; and
Mr. Van Weyden, for the preaent at
any rate, earns his salty grub by as-
sisting me. Now what do you do?"
She abrugged her Bhouldera.
"At present." she said, after slight
pauss, "I earn about eighteen hundred
dollara a year."
With one accord, all eyea left the
pistes and aettled on her. A woman
who earned eighteen hundred dollars
a year was worth looking at. Wolf
Laraen waa undlagulaed in hla admi-
ration.
"Salary or piecework?" he aaked.
"Piecework." ahe answered prompt-
ly-
"Eighteen hundred." he calculated.
"That's a hundred and fifty dollara a
month. Well, Mlaa Brewster, there
la nothing email about the Ghoat.
Consider youraelf on salary during the
time you remain with us."
She made no acknowledgment. She
waa too unuaed aa yet to the whima of
the man to accept them with equa-
nimity.
"I forgot to Inquire," he went on
auavely, "aa to the nature of your oc-
cupation. What commodities do you
turn out? What toola and material do
you require?'"
"Paper and Ink," she laughed. "And,
oh! alao a typewriter."
"You are Maud Brewster." I said
alowly and with certainty, almost aa
though I were charging her with a
crime.
Her eyea lifted curiously to mine.
"How do you know?"
"Aren't you?" I demanded.
She acknowledged her Identity with
a nod. It was Wolf Laraen's turn to
be puzzled. The name and Its magic
signified nothing to him. I waa proud
that it did mean aomething to me. and
for the flrat time in a weary while I
was convincingly conacious of a su-
periority over him.
"I remember writing a review of a
thin little volume—" I bad begun
carelessly, when she Interrupted me.
"You!" Bhe cried. "You are—"
She was now Btarlng at me in wide-
eyed wonder.
I nodded my Identity, in turn.
"Humphrey Van Weyden," she con-
cluded; then added with a sigh of re-
lief. and unaware that she had glanced
that relief at Wolf Laraen, "I am ao
glad."
"I remember the review." she went
on hastily, ^coining aware of the
awkwardness of her remark; "that too,
too flattering review."
"Not at all," I denied valiantly. "You
impeach my sober Judgment and make
my canona of little worth. Healdea,
all my brother crltlca were with me.
Didn't Lang Include your 'Kias En-
dured' among the four aupreme Bon-
nets by women in the Engliah lan-
guage?"
"You are very kind, I am sure," she
murmured; and the very convention-
ality of her tones and words, with the
host of aasoclatlona it aroused of the
old life on the other side of the world,
gave me a quick thrill—rich with re-
membrance but stinging a harp with
homealckneaa.
"And you are Humphrey Van Wey-
den." ahe aald, gazing back at me with
equal Bolemnlty and awe. "How un
usual! I don't understand. We sure-
ly are not to expect some wildly ro-
mantic aea story from your sober
pen?"
"No, I am not gathering material, I
assure you," was my anawer. "I hare
neither aptitude nor inclination for
fiction."
"Tell me, why have you always
burled yourself in California?" she
next asked. "It has not been kind of
you. We of the Eaat have seen ao
very little of you—too little. Indeed,
of the Dean of American Letters, the
Second."
I bowed to. and disclaimed, the com-
pliment. "I nearly met you. once. In
Philadelphia, some Browning affair or
other—you were to lecture, you know.
My train waa four hours late."
And then we quite forgot where we
were. leaving Wolf Laraen stranded
and allent In the midst of our flood
of goaalp. Tha hunters left the table
and went on deck, and still we talked
Wolf Larsen alone remained. Sudden-
ly I became aware of him, leaning
back from the table and listening cu-
riously to our alien speech of a world
he did not know.
I broke short off in the middle of a
sentence. The preaent. with all lta
peril* aad aaxtetlaa, rushed opoa a*
with stunning force. It smote Mlaa
Brewster likewise, a vague aad name-
leas terror rushing Into her eyes aa
ahe regarded Wolf Larsen.
He rose to his feet and laughed awk-
wardly. The sound of It waa metallic.
"Oh, don't mind me," he aald, wltt
a self-depreciatory wavs of his hand.
"I don't count. Go on, go on, I pray
you."
Hut the gates of speech were closed,
and we, too. rose from the table and
laughed awkwardly.
CHAPTKR XIX.
Tha chagrin Wolf Laraen felt froth
being Ignored by Maud Brewater and
me In the conversation at table had
to express Itself In some fashion, and
It fell to Thomas Mugrtdge to be the
victim. He had not mended his ways
nor his (hlrt, though the latter he con-
tended he had changed. The garment
itaelf did not bear out the aasertlon,
nor did the accumulatlona of greaae
on stove and pot and pan atteat a gen-
eral cleanllneaa.
"I've given you warning. Cooky."
Wolf Laraen said, "and now you've
got to take your medicine."
Mugrldge's face turned white under
Its sooty veneer, and when Wolf Lar-
sen called for a rope and a couple of
men. the miserable cockney fled wild-
ly out of the galley and dodged and
NEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITAL
INDICATIONS ARC OKLAHOMA
WILL PAY 91,125,000 IN IN-
COME TAXES.
OKLAHOMA CITY NEWS EVENTS
What th* Stat* Official* and Depart-
ment* Are Doing—It*m* of In-
terest About th* Stat*
Government.
Another sign of the Increasing pros-
perity of Oklahoma waa Indicated by
Hubert L. Bolen, federal collector of
Internal revenue, when be said; "la
my opinion the percentage of increase
In the income tax will be gr**t«r In
Oklahoma thla year than in any other
district of th* United States."
The final date for the payment of
Oklahama County Tax*a.
County Treasurer Baker of Okla-
homa county, since January 1. haa
collected $1,#05,02* in ad valorem
taxea on Oklahoma county property.
Of that amount 9941,197 I" tax col-
lected on thts year's or th* 1916 tax,
and 9733-552 la 1914 tax collected this
year. Baker haa collected this year
alao 9129.717 on the 1913 tax, $5«.8«7
on the 1912 tax. 929.623 on the 1911
tax and 915.097 on the tax of 1910 and
previous years.
The collection of taxes was not com-
menced In Oklahoma county this year
until February, or three months lata.
The delay waa caused by the action
of the state board of equalization in
raising th* aaaeaaments and in caus-
ing an Immense amount of extra wort
on th* part of the county official*.
Oklahoma county haa received •
check from the state for 94,239. rep-
resenting part of the quarter-mill levy
the state made for good road pur.
poses. The county alao made tha
same levy for the same purpose. The
county haa collected about 911.000
from that levy, and will collect a total
th* tax la June SO. Unleaa paid by s|of approximately 919.900 this year,
o'clock on the afternon of that day The state will collect the same
a penalty of 5 per cent will be addeo amount, but the money the state col-
I to the total amo|pt of the tax. Three lecta will not be turned over to the
o'clock la the final limit, as the money county for some time.
must be In before the banks close. In Oklahoma county haa received $28.-
the estimation of Mr. Bolen, there will 053 from the atate'a tax on automo
be little occasion to Impose the pen- biles in the couny.
alty, aa the persons wbo have not yet I
paid are those who wail until th* final Tw# Qu„lfy.
, day, so their money may draw inter- .
' est There la yet in the neighborhood of "agbt
Of 9250.000 to be collected. Kendall College at Tulsa and in Ph 1-
. Hps University at Enid were formally
Mr. Bolen, by the limitatlona fixed approT(H, by the 8tate ot
by the treasury department, la not *1- tlon tbe graduates of these two
lowed to give out definite information lnBtltutlon8 who uke the squired
aa to the amount which is coming as couree W|ll be given life teachers' cer-
Oklahoma's share of the Income tax. tlflcatea by the board of education,
but an Oklahoma City man who haa Two mor<| church co|Iege8 were ex.
tended recognition by the state board.
They are 'the Oklahoma Methodist
STATE NEWS NOTES)
SHADOWS Om COX PNO IVKNTt,
August I—State Primary
Aug. ti—Oklahoma State Federation
*f Labor Convention, at Tulaa.
fug 21-Si—Jaffaraoa county fair. Ryaa.
a.Sff- KJnglUber county fair. King-
Sep. McCurtain eouaty fair, MaM
Sea. T- .—Woo*ward county fair, 1"
kept fairly accurate figures on the in-
dividual fortunes of the state, estl
mates that the total tax will be 91.125 - Un(Ter9,t at Cuthrle and the 0k„.
000. This means that 80 per cent of homa ' >t Colle(fe at shawne€.
Sep. 7- -_Marshal (county fair. Madill,
gap. Harmon county fair. Holll*.
Sep. 1-1.—Tillman eouaty fair.
Sep. 11-U.—uove couatv ■ air. Marietta.
Sap. 11-11—Kiowa county fair. Hobart,
gap 11-13.—Choctaw county fair. aun.
Sep. 12-14.—Pontotoc county fair.
Sep. 12-u.—ouater county I air, inomaa.
n Sap- 13-14.—Canadian county fair, B
13-14.—Okfuakee oounty fair. Ok*-
mtago U'U'—Johnston county fair, TlSh-
Aleatar1111-P1tUt>Ur* COUntJ' U,r' *°'
Sep- 12-14.—Tulaa county fair, Tulaa.
g*t>. 12-11—Bryan county fair. Durant
ul*ee —okm,"«e* county fair, Ok-
®*p. 13-14.— Mayes county fair. Pryor.
Sep. li-l«.—Jackaon county fair, Atf-ia.
Sep. 13-14.—Greer county fair, laangua.
fen. 14-15.—McClain county fair
Sep. 14-1*.—Waahlta oounty fair.
Sep. 14-14— Lditlmar county fair.
Sep. 14-14.—Carter county fair, Ard-
Mjj*P- 14-14.—Sequoyah oounty fair, S*l-
cotafi —McIntosh county fair. Ch*>
Sap. 14-la —Haakall county fair. Stigler.
^Sep. 14-14.—Qrady oounty fair, Poca*-
Sep. 11-14 —Coal county fair. Coalgate.
Sep. 1S-1S.—Noble county fair. Perry.
Sep. 15-lt —Cleveland county fair
Sep 14-11 —Lincoln county fair. Prague.
Sep. 1(-1*.—Creek county fair. Sapulpa.
Sep. 12-10.—Comanche county fair. Law.
toi
one?'' li-io"—Waaoner~county fair. Wag-
Sep 12-S0.—Hughe* county fair, Hot-
Sept. 11-10.—Atoka County Fair, Atoka.
th* total has already been paid.
Baptist College
Graduates of theae colleges are en-
titled to be given life teachers' certl-
flcatea.
Courses of study taught In other
church colleges in Oklahoma are ex-
He Was Csrrisd Aft snd Flung Into
th* S*a.
ducked about tbe deck with the grin-
ning crew in pursuit. Few thlnga
could have been more to their liking
than to glvo him a tow over the aide,
for to the forecaatle he had sent
messes snd connections of the vilest
order.
As usual, the watches below and the
hunters turned out for what promised
sport. Mugrldge exhibited a nlmblo-
ness and speed we did not dream he
possessed. Straight aft he raced, to
the poop and along the poop to th*
atern. So great waa hla speed that
aa he curved paat the corner of the
cabin he alipped and fell. Nllson waa
atandlng at the wheel, and the cock-
ney's hurtling body struck his legs.
Both went down together.but Mugrldge
alone aroae. By aome freak of pres-
sures. his frail body had anapped the
strong man's leg like a plpestem.
Parsons took the wheel, and the
pursuit continued. Bound and round
the decka they went. Mugrldge sick
with fear, the sailors hallooing and
shouting directions to on* another,
and the hunter* hallowing encourage-
ment and laughter. Mugrldge went
down on th* fore-hatch under three
men; he emerged from the maaa.
bleeding at the mouth.
The battle waa over, and Wolf Lar-
aen rove a bowline in a piece of rope
and *lipp*d it under hi* shoulders.
Then he waa carried aft and flung
into the aea. Forty, flftr. alxty feet
of line tan out, when Wolf Laraen
cried "Belay!" Oofty-Oofty took a
turn on a bltt, th* rope tauten*d. aad
th* Gho*t. lunging onward, )*rk*d the
cook to th* surface.
I had forgotten the exlstane* of
Maud Brewster, and I remembered hot
with a start aa ahe stepped lightly
bealde me. It waa her flrat tlm* on
deck since she had com* aboard. A
dead silence greeted her appearanc*
Her eyea lighted on Oofty-Oofty. im
mediately before her. hi* body In-
stinct with alertnaas and grace aa ht
held th* turn of the rop*.
Are you fishing'"' shs aaked him.
He made no reply Hla eyea. fixed
Intently on the sea astern, auddenlj
flashed
"Shark ho, air!" he cried.
Heave In! Lively' All handa tall
on!" Wolf Laraen shoutad. aprlnglng
hlmaelf to the rope in advance of th«
quickest.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Kind Words.
Belle—I think the short skirt* are
ao becoming to moat glrla, and that'a
why I like them.
Nell—That* real noble of your dear,
with your feet. too.
Indian Tax Not Constitutions!.
Oklahoma.'- gross production tcx
law was declared unconstitutional In-
| so far as it applies to Osage and de- peeted to be approved by the board
| partmental oil and gas leases in a de- SOme time thU week. In all cases
I cislon handed down In federal district where approval Is given it will apply
I court by Judge Cotteral. The law waa *o this year's graduates
passed by the specially convened Mate ,8 annoonce(, br ibt) board that
, legislature last February. teachers' examination* In all state
I The decision carrlea with It tem- normal schools and the A. and M.
porary injunctions agaln.it E. B. How- couege at Stillwater would not be
ard, state auditor, and Sheriff Freas conducted until after July 1.
of Osage county. The former is en-
joined from levying on the property
of the Barnsdall, Indian Territory 11-
The board decided that all changes
In school presidents should take effect
luminal ing. Okla andOypsyoU^^ \ exception of the trans-
panies in Osage county and on de- ,f'r Pres'?e"! Gr?nt Orumblne
partmental leases, under the terms of h« N°rth™ter? ,Nor® 1 a
tbe state law. The latter Is restrained A1" 0 the eentral 8t «e N°"nal
School at Edmond, which will becom*
from serving tax notices.
Judge Cotteral gave S. P. Freeling,
attorney general, ten days in which to
file briefs. It Is thought tbe state will
appeal the decision to the circuit
court of appeals.
effective on August 1.
Express Refund Order.
The question of issuing sn order
directing express companies operating
The gross production tax law was Sn oklahoma to refund approximately
declared unconstitutional after Judge jjoO.OOO In excess charges to shipper*
Toumans of Fort Smith. Judge Cot- ,E now .ntlr ,r ln the bands of th,
teral and Judge Hook of the circuit ..
court sat simultaneously ln Oklahoma ""^ration commission for detertnlna-
Clty to hear arguments by the state t,OB- After numpr«>us delays and
and attorneys for the companies continuances the hearing on the petl-
some time ago. Three federal judges Hon of the attorney general to deter-
are necessary in a case involving con* mine the amount of the refund was
etltutlougllty of a state law. concluded late Thursday afternoon and
Tim* ef Injupnctions. tlje case was taken under advisement.
The injunctions against the oil com- According to figures submitted by
panies will hold good until the case the express companies the amount to
has been Anally decided. be refunded Is $473,675. This Is
No estimate of the amount of money "lightly less than the amount estl-
involved by Judge Cotteral's decision mated by tbe corporation commission.
could be obtained at the office of tbe However, it Is understood the comls-
state auditor, but alnce Osage county sion probably will issue an order dl-
contalns some of th* most productive rectm, the eXpresa companies to
oil leases In the state It Is certain make the cefund accortilllt t0 thelr 1 obliterated. Some fields were left
that the sum of money Oklahoma figures This will llkelv be done ^h001 * of a green sprig. While
will lose under the decision will fwn . "*e,y °°ne the farmers ln that section are di -
aount to many thousands of dollar. * *TOld further controversy regarding
Shawnee""*'—* uil...iuuu« county fair,
^■ap. lt-22.—a rut county fair. JeSar-
^Sep 14-21-—Oklahoma county fair. Ed-
Seut 30—21—Oklahoma County Fair.
Oklahoma City.
Sep. 20-22.—Logan county fair, Guthrie.
Sep. J0-M.-craig county fair. Vinita.
^jSeP- 20-23.—Beckham county fair. Elk
^ep. 30-33.—Rogers county fair. Cl*r*-
Sep 21-1*.—state Fair, Oklahoma City.
Sept 11—North Lincoln County Fair,
Oct. 2-7.—Caddo county fair. Anadarko.
Oct. 2-7.—Washington county fair, Dew.
Oct. 4-T.—Nowata county fair. Nowata.
Oct. 4-7.—Pawnee county fair. Hallett.
^Oct 10-12. —Stephana county fair. I>un-
Nov. 1-2—Garfield county fair, Waa*
komla
March. 1917.—flouthwaat Live Btoek
Show. Oklahoma City.
A. D. Imel of Pawhuska has been
elected principal of Sapulpa high
school for the coming term.
Company A of Clinton haa the flrat
"war bride" in Oklahoma. Miss Ineg
Myric and Sergeant O. C. Darling
were married as soon as tbe mobilise
tlon order came.
Cltisene of McLoud will vote upon a
proposed 115.000 bond Issue July 10.
the proceeds to be used In construct.
Ing a system or waterworks if th*
issue Is voted. McLour Is in Pott*
watomie county.
President Frank M. Oault of th*
state bosrd of agriculture left for
points in Missouri to purchase cat ti*
to be used for demonstration and ex-
perimental purposes at Goodwell dla
trict agricultural school.
Th* Warden Printing Company of
Oklahoma City has been paid $2,720.50
for pamphlets it had printed for the
state. The claim was approved by
the state board of affairs, which had
contracted for the work, and was not
signed by Secretary of State Lyon.
Farmer* are preparing to plant feed
and pasture crops where the cotton
and corn were destroyed ln Pontotoc
county by the wind and hall last week.
In the western part of the county
near Center and between Center and
Stratford almost all of th* crops wer*
annually.
CAN QR0W BULBS IN ROOMS
Prepared Flb*r Knabl** Flat Dweller*
to Hav* Cholc* Flower* at
Their Pl*a*ur*.
Lovers of flower* who llv* In flat*,
apartment or uptown housea where
there ar* no yarda (or bulb planting,
can have their planta in their rooms.
Tha wlxard* of the flower world have
discovered that the rarest bulb*, a*
wall as the common onea, grow their
best in prepared fiber. This I* fer-
tilised and is cheap. Bulbs can be
planted In this fiber In vasea and
bowl*. The fiber Is dampened from
time to time and nature does th*
rest.
In the last 35 years bulbs have never
been as cheap as they now are. nor
baa tho American markot been aup-
plled with a better quality than can
be bought this aeaaon. the Memphla
Commercial Appeal obaerves.
Holland, the greateat bulb produc-
ing country of the world. Is a neu-
tral nation, but tbe countries engaged
.n war have no tlm* to think of flow-
rs In year* of p«*c* England. Franc*
and Oarmany were great patrons of
th* bulb market. They had th* flrat
cholc* of the select bulb*. Today
these market* practically ar* closed.
Th* Holland bulb grower* look to thl*
country to buy thalr output and for
thl* raaaon ar* offering the choicest
bulbs at price* *o cheap that bulb
planting la placed In eaay reach of
nearly every person.
It I* to th* thoughtful lover of flow-
er* of the early spring that the pres-
ent cheapneaa ot bulba will appeal.
Once planted In the open air, th*
bulbs will bloom patleritly tor yeara
and year*. Tb*y never die naturally,
and will yield their fragrant harvest
each spring.
English Coroner*.
Th* office of tlw English coroner Is
one of the oldest recognised by the
common law. having boen mentioned
as "coronator" In the rule of King
Atheistane, In the tenth century; but
his duties no longer Include inquest*
Into th* death of "royal flah," auch as
the whale and the sturgeon that func-
tion having b*«n r*p*al*d by th* coro-
ner's act of 1M7.
WOMAN LOOSE IN ARGUMENT
It la Diffleult for H*r to Coneontrat*
en Cantral id**, A***rdlng
to Writer.
Th* woman, aa a ml*, finds It diffi-
cult to retain * graap upon a contra!
Idem to clear away the aid* laauaa
which obscura It. She can aeldom
carry an Idea to lta logical conclualon.
paaalng from term to term; some-
where there la a solution ot oontlnulty,
W. L. George writes in the Atlantic.
For this reason arguments with wom-
en, which have begun with the latest
musical play, eaally pass on from It*
alleged artiatlc merit to lta coetumea.
their scantlneaa, their undealrable
acantlneaa, the need for inapectlon. In-
spectors of theaters, and, little by
little, other inspector* until one geta
to mining inspectors and possibly to
mining ln general.
Th* reader will observe that the**
Ideaa are fairly well linked. All that
happana la that th* woman, tiring ot
the central argument, ha* pursued each
aids lain* a* It off*r*d Itself. Thla
noma* from s laak of eoa**ntr*Uoa
which indlapoa** a woman to p*n
trate deeply Into a aubject; aha la not
used to concentration, aha doea not
Ilk* It. It might l**d her to dl*-
agreeable discover!**.
F**r*d Burial Ally*.
To be burled alive waa th* greatest
tear ot a doctor who died recently at
Klddermlnater, England. It waa ftrund
that b* bad Instructed hi* truatea*
that his remain:* should b* cremated
five day* after hi* death, but unlaa* h«
died of aome disease which neceaal
tated It. his body should not be lo
closed In a coffin during thla period,
and If so, he desired the trustee* to
personally ascertain that lire waa ex-
tinct. "my chief dread being leat by
accident 1 may be creuteted or other
wtae disposed of while I am atlll
alive," and he directed hla truateca to
carry out his wishes concerning his
cremation and burial as contained In a
scaled letter given to them
tl>*ly In hla lifetime.
the amount.
State Twin* For Next Wheat Crop
Machinery and equipment for th*
couraged, they ar* not giving up and
will plant fete crops to take the place.
Thirty-two negroe*, living ln Semfr
nole county, hav* signed a petition
prepared by C. E. Corbett, a local ne-
gro attorney asking the war de part-
Auditor Approvea Printing Claim.
Claim of the Warden Printing Com- f„UBt * * operated by
pany for 2.720.60 for prinfing the aUt*
pamphlets containing arguments nn board 0f affair, from the Watson Ma- j "'o^lahom^'th'ch'neg'n^sT^Sn
smsr:-• •-1 r nsrzsftFssrS
State Auditor E. B. Howard and waa The contract calls for the delivery of Mexlcan lnto
paid Immediately. th* machinery not later than Jan. 1. ; Unlted Statea
The claim bore only th* approval of ["Lac^tlie^ft'enTurl wUhlTth^ ' blda on th* *xt*n*l*n of th*
the state board of afTaira. which con- next Mlty or BeT„Bt „ The work OklahomaClty postoffice have been
traded for the printing. Secretary of stalling It will begin Immediately 1 r*J,'c,ed because they were too high,
of State Lyon, wbo has been engaged s„d will be rushed with the <iew of Th® extenB,°n haa been postponed la-
in a controversy with the governor having the plant In operation In time ! doHnKolr
and the board of affairs about the to make binder twine for use ln the That th* *ntlr* payment ot money
printing, had contended that the W" harvest. by the United States government to
claims had to be signed and approved The machinery Purchased by th* Chlcklulaw and choctaw Indians will
zt *>"* - d~'"<d "• •« «. w- «<
not o°- of binder twine. ( Eldon Lowe, field agent for the Indian
It la understood the action of the An appropriation of $125.0M waa ! offlce w,th headquarters at Chickasha,
auditor ln approving the claim will made by the last extra session of the j. ft. Sharp# of ha, made ,
put an end to the controversy. Lyon legislature for the installation and wr1tten agreement to Invest $90 000 la
asserted that the pamphlets had not equipment of the twine plant. Of this a hotel pr0TMed Ardmore clUxens will
been printed sccordlng to law, and *75.000 was set aalde for the construc- tnv8B. a5a 0(M _.th h.m M t f th
alnce th* responsibility of their legal- tlon of the building and th* purchase BOBey haa already been raised by
Itv haa been assumed by the board of ot th* machinery, the remaining
affaira and th* auditor it la expected $50,000 to be used ln the purchase ot
that he will not protest further. 1 «*w material.
I
Woman Put Off Train Win. r... L*#" To Mall Booklet*.
Waman Put Oft Train, Win* Caaa. AUhough be aays his requests for -
Mrs. J. A. Bryant, who waa put off th* governor and the state board of all federal leases In Oklahoma waa
a Rock Island paaaenger train last sffalrs to assume certain reeponsiblli- temporarily enjoined by an order la-
September at Erick. Okla., was award- tie* have not been satisfied, Secre- sued by Judge John H. Cotteral ln tha
*d judgment for $750 damages by a tary of State Lyon has begun the *ask United States court for the weatera
district court jury ln Oklahoma City, of addressing envelopes containing district of Oklahoma. The injunction
Mrs. Bryant and a 10-year-old child publicity pamphlets on propositions to will run pending final determination
got on the train at Texola, the flrat b* voted upon ln August, which are to 1 of the proceeding* Instituted by hold-
station beyond Erick. 8he discovered he mailed to every voter In the state era of federal leases against payment
she had left her pocketbook contain- A force of about fifteen girls was put of the tax.
ing tlcekta to Oklahoma City ln tha to work on the Job. There are 325.000 sanator o«. win
station, and she so Informed the con- voters in the state, which means that' of August September and October in
•Inotnr Kilt tha train H.narl.^ >t.._ —ill w v. _ . AUgUSl. epiemDer and UCtODer la
Ardmore. Ex-Oovernor Cruce ha*
agreed to tak* $16,000 worth of th*
stock.
Collection of th* $ per cent gross
production tax on oil produced from
duct or, but the train departed and they
were put off.
Neutrality Required of U. S. Officers.
8trict neutrality, even In commer-
cial matters, is required of employes
, ... , . muauri. ocilicuiutl BUU IR1WW ib
many envelope* will have to be ad- th„ interest of President Wilson's rw
dr*"sed' alec tlon.
Sixty citlsena ef Stigler met ln th*
Parker Succeed* Baiystt.
Howard Parker, former state re- court room ari3 organised a govern-
^^"^=--■355: P0rt0r- was 8e,**ed by ,he elecutlve ! ment rifle club. The following offi-
pnmmlltsA a# mr-«♦ ir* 'pts wptp rippled ■ William T* PrlttAn*
Humming Bird Real Midget.
A humming bird. wb*a stripped ot
tU faaUara, la ao largar than a baa
This fact was brought to light In a committee of the democratic state i were elected: William L. Crltten-
statement *y Herbert M Peck asslsf central « '«*• temporily sue I Jen. president; Guy A. Curry, vlca
ant United States district attornev ceed Senator C. F. Barrett as director i ""esident; Hugh Mctlhaney. secra-
reau. Senator Barrett is a militia.
acter Is allowed to be exhibited In,
offices of the district attorney. Blot- taan-
ters and other deyk accessories must Issues Ballot Requisition.
be of "neutral" design. The only cal- Formal requisition was made by the
endars are those Issued by the gow 8tate election board on tha board ot
ernment. Strict rules applying to dla-1 affairs fc>r $50,000 ballots ror use la
position of books, are in effect. the coming August primary election.
R. Hogan. executive officer. The mem-
lership of the club Is composed of
nen from every profession and buai-
aesp, including county Ipfflcera and
;ity officials. Sheriff Dan Folsom of-
lered the club the free use of an «g>
"ellent rifle range two mile* west oC
the city.
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Kates, W. C. Claremore Progress. And Rogers County Democrat (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1916, newspaper, June 29, 1916; Claremore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc181608/m1/3/: accessed May 8, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.