The Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 225, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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Advises Building Wagon
R > 11 ? A.ad Uja Of Thair
Share Of Wealth
NEW INDUSTRIALISM HERALDED
TRUST METHODS BEING ADOPT-
ED AND ( LOSE ORGANIZA-
TION OF PRODUCERS
MADE EFFECTIVE.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 5.—B. F.
Yoakum, chairman, St. Louis and
Hun Francisco Railroad company de-
livered an address on Farmers' Day
at the Oklahoma state fair today.
His subject was "Wagon Roads and
Railroads."
Mr. Yoakum said:
There is not much new to he
said on the value of good roads to
agriculture and commerce. Every
farmer who hears me knows that
the necessity for country roads is
as old as farming itself. A good
farm away Prom a railroad or a
public road is almost as unprofita-
ble as without water. It is hard
to understand why Americans, who
have been so enterprising in other
things, should be backward in mak-
ing good country roads. There has
been a disppositlon to use "bull
strength" and haul farm products
over bad roads regardless of ex-
ptiiUe.
Goods roads add greatly to the
profits and comforts of farmers, but
knowing so and saying so do not
produce good roads; they will have
to me made. All talk and no work
will not make your roads. Go Vt
it with the same determination you
would to dig ditches or build
fences."
Fannen; Do Not Improve Enough.
"Farmers do not get the use of
their share of the money earned J
in the United States. There are now
about 92 million people in the Unit-
ed States, and about 28 million aro|
farmers and their families. The'
products of the Harms are responsi-j
bio for more than one-third the
wealth and commerce of the coun-
try. No one can say that one-third
of this is used by you in the better-
ment of the country districts. Coin-
rare country roads, full of mud
holes, with improved town streets.
Look at the country w'ooden bridges
and at town viaducts and steel
bridges. The cities have gone •*>
debt for streets to the extent of mil-
lions and hundreds of millions. The
farmers have not used their share
of the money and credit for doing
the things tb<t help them. They
have borrowed but little money to
make their roads compared with
v/hat the town people have borrow-
ed to make their streets comfortable
and cheap to haul goods over.
By comparison there is too much
money going flor the luxuries of the
city, and for making life easy there
and not enough 'for country im-
provements, such as modern barn?,
dairies and poultry houses. Our
farming industry is not developing
as it should because there is n it
enough money expended for the
farm lifo enable it to keep
pace with town life.
Oklahoma* Railroad Building.
The value of farm land is fixed
by its nearness to a railroad. Almost
ail of the first-class Harm lands im-
mediately along the railroads in Ok-
lahoma are now under cultivation
or held for high prices because of
their convenience to the railroads.
With no more new railroads being
constructed, it brings the farmers
and landowners whose lands are in-
conveniently located 'face to face
with the question as to whether
such lands are to remain unsalable,
idle and undevelo| ed. It is not only
a question as t.o whether the people
ot Oklahoma will take hold of th«?
Improvement of public highways,
but also a question as to whether
Oklahoma is going to show the
marvelous growth for the next ten
years which It has in the past, or
will be content to go on as at pres-
ent. with a slow growth along its
existing railroad tracks. If Okla-
homa is to be confined to the lands
which are at present available for
transportation faciltllea, Its future
growth is limited. 10. on the oth- r
hnnd. It can have more railroads
and public highways, no one can
prophesy what growth the state w.U
have, with its wealth of produc-
tive soil, coal landB, oil fleldB and
forests.
Hut Oklahoma must "have new
railroads and improved public high-
ways to serve the country lying
back from the railroads to enable
it to grow as it should, and it
should have them now, if the pres-
ent generation is to enjoy the fruits
oi its enterprise.
Stoppage of Railroad Const ruction.
There is another reason why the
making of good wagon roads should
be pushed at this time: As all
know, railroad construction through
out the country is at a standstill,
and 1 am npw going to talk a little
about the hardships that follow the
stoppage of railroad construction.
We are approaching the year 1911
with prospects not good for build-
ing more than 1,000 miles of new
railroad which is 4,000 mifes lesu
than our normal Nor thirty years
The country lying west of the Mis-
sissippi is attractive to transporta-
tion people, and it will require 170,-
000 miles of additional railroad to
give the vast area of rich country
1>ing between the Mississippi Ri.el-
and the Pacific Ocean equal rali-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
LOCAL BRICK PLANT
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ENID PRODUCT AS GOOD FOR
BUILDING AS ANY MADE.
Business Men Approve Action of City
In Striking Out Clause "Gas
Burned Brick."
'•I think the action of the city
commission in admitting the Enid
Vitrified Brick Co. to bid for fur-
nishing brick for the construction of
the proposed new city jail should be
commended as a step in the right
direction," said a prominent busi-
ness man yesterday.
"There is no question but that the
Enid brick company has not had a
'square shake' heretofore," he con-
tinued. "The Enid brick is as good
a building brick as any made, but
through specifications requiring 'gas
burned brick' the Enid company has
been prevented from bidding. The
local brick company is an institu-
tion of which the city is proud and
it is common negligence that the
people of the city have not before
this time demanded that 'home in-
dustry' be patronized rather than
shipping brick, whicb are not a whit
better, to this city from Kansas."
EHLEN DENIES CHARGE FLATLY
Allegations of Parties to Suit Clash
In Every Particular
Emphatically.
The allegations in a suit for $C«,-
000 damages for personal injuries
brought in the district court some
time ago by Mrs. Margaret Books
against John Ehlen are emphatically
and flatly denied in an answer filed
in the district court yesterday.
In her petition Mrs. Books alleged
that the defendant and a hired man
came on their place to get a load of
alfalfa and when she tried to stop
them Ehlen struck at her with a
pitchfork. She claimed that she
threw up her hand to avoid the blow
and when she did so the horses
plunged forth and she was struck In
the side by the tongue of the wagon,
receiving severe Injuries.
In his answer Ehlen declares that
Mrs. Books and her husband had
been restrained from entering the
alfalfa field or being near the barn
in question. He admits that he went
there to get the alfalfa and declared
Mrs. Books rushed madly out at him
and grabbed hold of the horses. He
says If she sustained any Injury it
was from striking the harness on the
side of one of the horses and it was
on account of her own negligence.
He declares that she shook her Hat
In his face and dared him to strike
her and he refused to do so.
CRUSE AND M'NEIL ARE COMING
I/fiiiociHtN Mill Open The Cam-
paign in Enid, Wediicsriay
Octobei 112.
The democratic county central
committee has completed arrange-
ments for the opening of the demo-
tratic campaign In this city on Oct i-
bet 12th, when Lee Cruce, demr*-
eratlc candidate for governor, and
N. E. McNeil, <andldate for con-
gressman oft the first district on ih
democrath ticket, will speak. If
the weather is favorable the meeting
will probably be held at the east
side of the court house and If th
weather is inclement the meeting
will probably be held in the Loo
wen theatre.
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THE NEW YORK Hl'RDLE RACE.
"For God's Sake How Many
Men Were Killed?" He
Inquired Of Sheriff
INQUEST BEING HELD TODAY
ONE OF MOST
WRECKS IN TRACTION HIS
TORY—DUE TO RUNNING
PAST BIDING ORDERS.
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<• Touight and Thursday ❖
<• generally fair; colder tonight. *
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first section had passed on its wr.y
to St. Louis the local, northbound
pulled out.
At Dickerson's curve, two and a
half miles north of Staunton, the
track turns sharply to the right and
just at the edge of a double incline
with the second sectioD going about
40 miles an hour, the local dashed
down a grade at top speed aud the
cars collided.
The crews barely had time to
DISASTROUS jump tnd there was no opportunityJrAR
, to reduce the speed. The locul tel-
escoped the heavier liuji'ed car and
In falling sunk down!5 wiping out
many lives. It practically took off
the top of the limited.
I The impact drove both the cars
An inquest down the track 50 feet from the
FRUTIG HIT
BY STREET GAR
FamiliarCharacter Run Down
On East Broadway And
Fourth Street
INJURIES MAY PROVE FATAL
WAS COASTING DOWN
GRADE WHEN OLD MAN
STEPPED DIRECTLY IN
FRONT OF IT.
Staunton, 111., Oct. 5.—An inquest' down the track 50 feet from the! When John Frutig. living at 320
is being held today to tlx the re- place ofl the collision and piled them ' East Maine, a dear mute, Btepped In
sponsibility for the Illinois traction a huddled mass of wreckage, be- j front of an East Broadway street
wieck which happened near here neath which were pinioned the-dead Car at 8 o'clock this morning ho
yesterday in which thirty six were injured passengers. Of those on1 sustained injuries which may prove
klled and thirty injured. Train board the southbound car not one fatal. If lie survives, much credit
Dispatcher Louis Tabb charges that escaped uninjured and very few in will be given to James Dye, motor
Motorman John Liermann ran wild the northbound car escaped
despite orders to meet the limited • o
at Wall. Liermann is said to have'
leaped from his car and disappeared
just before the crash. Nearly all
the killed and injured were from,
Illinois towns on their way to the |
Veiled Prophet festivities in St. i
Louis. Liermann was found by the*
police and admitted that he alone
was responsible for the wreck. Rail-
mad officials «.y there is no jumCommissioners Decide That
fieation for ins "criminal absent.
mindedness"
T-
IS
the
Discrimination Would
Be Unfair
in overrunning
meeting place at Walls siding.
Motorman Liermann and Conduc-|
tor Leonard, who were in charge ofl
train No. 14, were arrested this'
morning. Liermann was found in
hi? little sitting room with wife and
children all crying piteously. "For1 —
God's sake bow many were killed?" SHAW HELD OI
said the motorman addressing the
sheriff as he was arrested. Lier-
mann made no effort to escape and
otTered no resistance when asked to
accompany the officers. Conductor
Leonard also went with the officers
without, trouble. He, as well as
German, was in a pitiable state of commission this morning the
mind. I fathers rescinded the action ta-
I ken by them at the regular meeting
St. Louis, Oct. 5.—Death, which last Monday requiring that union
usually lurks in the rear of festive labor be employed on 'ity construe-
occasions, swooped down on the IIil- tlon work. Commissioner Shaw was
nols Traction system yesterday af- bitterly opposed to rescinding the
tcrnoon and blotted out 37 lives, former action and voted against it
At least 30 persons were Injured, on the final ballot. While the city
The lives were lost when two in- commissioners were considering thl3
terurban cars collided headon near action, the postman left the city mall
Staunton. 111., 40 miles from St. 'n the city nlerk s office. In it was
Louis, One of the cars was bound a letter from
toi St. Louis loaded with passeng-
''THIS IS TAXPAYERS MONEY"
FOR MEN WIIO
HAVE CARDS BUI '/ IS DE-
FEATED ON FINAL
VOTE.
At a special meeting of the city
city
ers Intent on seeing the annual pa
rude of the Veiled Prophets. Tin-
other car was bound for the state
fair at Springfield.
It was not only the worst wreck
in the history of the Illinois Trac-
tion system, but the most {Haas-
trous in the annals of interurban
railroading Illinois.
Car No. 14, northbound local had
orders to meet both sections ofl No.
73, southbound, at Staunton. The
orders to meet were carried out an
fa' as the first section whs con-
cerned, but It is officially reported
that the orders for the second sec-
tion were overlooked. When the
ommittee of the
Enid Trades Council containing res-
olutions passed by that body thank-
ing the commission for their decis-
ion to employ only union labor.
The motion to rescind the former
action was made by Commissioner
Hitchcock. "We are handling the
taxpayers' money," said Mr. Hitch-
cock in defense of his motion to re-
scind. "We collect taxes from the
non-union man as well as the union
man and I believe that we cannot
Justly discriminate to whom the city
work shall bo given "
"I am not In favor of rescinding
our action just because a few non-
union men kick about it," said Com-
missioner Shaw. ,4I made the orlg-
(Contlnued ou Page Three.)
man on Car No. 215. who ground
o.'i the brakes with all possible force
when he saw that the collision was
inevitable.
When the accident occurred the
car crew consisting of S. D. Brad-
shaw, conductor in charge and Jas.
Dye, motorman, ran to the injured
man's assistance, made a hasty ex-
amination ofl his wounds and sum
moned the Ryan ambulance.
By the tHne that the ambulance
ai rived the injured man had neen re-
stored to consciousness. He was
then removed to a doctor's office
and an examination was made of
his injuries which disclosed that
the most serious wound was a deep
scalp wound on the right Bide of
his head. On his body were other
minor bruises.
He was taken to the hospital at
the corner of Washington and Oak
and his wounds were dressed. Be-
ing an old and infirm man th/
doctors in charge stated that tho
accident would go hard with him;
this aflternoon they said that h's
chances for recovery were stlil
comparatively small.
Eye witnesses to the accident say
that no blame Is to be placed upon
the street car crew, as they did ev-
erything possible to avert the col-
lision.
The Motorman'w Account.
Motorman Dye was seen by i
r« porter for the Eagle and gave
the following account of the ac-
cident:
"When we crossed the Rock Is-
land tracks I took off the power
find let my car coast down the
hill We started down the Incline
on our momentum at a rate of
speed not greater than ten miles
an hour.
"I looked to my leflt and saw
'Dummy,' as Frutig Is called, walk-
ing along the parking about six
feet from the track. I gave th'
matter little thought as I did not
think of his turning directly on th"
track. I knew he was deaf aud
did not ring my bell.
"H-owever, Just before 1 hit
Fourth street he turned right on
the track I was not over twelve
feet from him when he did this.
My power was off and I jammed
on the brakes until they stuck. Tho
car stopped with a jar but not until
It had hit Frutig. I do not think
that It was going over two mll°a
an hour when it hit him.
"I jumped right off the car
and Bradshaw and 1 ran to the old
man's assistance. In a minute ho
regained consciousness and did no'
seem in a had way when the am-
bulance came.
A Unique Character.
Jofin Frutig is a stranger In
Enid. It Is "Dummy" whom ev-
ery one knows. "Dummy" is a
pioneer citizen. He came here
with the town and In an early dav
when lots could be had for the ask-
ing ho proved a title to a half
block ofl ground on East Main
street three blocks from the square.
The town has grown and each of
these lots are now valuable. How-
« er "Dummy" Is a poor man, lie
hat, no relatives, heirs or descend-
ants that any one knows of. If
he dies his property will revert
to tho state. "Dummy" is rion
in property but ho has only what
money his meager earnings afford
him.
"Dummy" does odd jobs for a
livlihood. Ho rakes yards, mows
lawns, cleans Bldewalks and does
small jobs of painting. He Is wide-
ly known all over town, and many
people reserve their odd jobs
through charity, just for this old
man. "Dummy" always is inter-
ested In politics. lie Ib a republi-
can.
He has no money to Improve his
property which Ib a unique little
one room "house." It. is built of
dry goods boxes and what lumb r
he could obtain gratis. Neverthe-
less the boards are neatly joined
and the little house does not pre-
sent so bad an appearance. Three
years ago "Dummy" was washed
out by the flood. His house float-
ed away, with him on it. He was
rescued, half drowned.
As well as the old man Is
known In Enid, and as long as he
and his little home have been fix-
tures here there are probably in
the entire town not a dozen men
who know his real name. It took
a reporter a long time to tind somo
one who knew his name this morn-
ing.
"Just Dummy, that's nil I ever
heard him called," said every body.
"Dummy" is a simple and primi-
tive name, suggested by the oil
man's aflfllction, yet it has suffic-
ed for seventeen years to identify
this simple and primitive old man,
who lives among friends.
WORK ON FEDERAL BUILDING
WILL BEGIN IN TWO WEEKS
All Preparations are Made and Con
tractors are on the (irouud.
' "Ground will be broken in two
weeks for the federal building. We
are now assembling the material
It will probably take two weeks to
complete the excavation work."
This was the interesting state-
ment given out by E. W. Lovell, oil
the firm of Lovell & Son. of Den-
ton, Texas, this morning. Lovell
AL Son were awarded the contract
lor the construction and Wt. Lov-
ell Is here to supervise the work.
So far all of the work done has
been prellmlnaray. The shed that
will shelter the tools and all mater
ials perishable by rain lias been fin-
ished. Material has not been order-
ed but the contractors ar« advised
that there will be no delay In the
work on account of the inability to
get material.
Lovell & Son have the contracts
for federal buildings in Ogden and
Provo. Utah, and Lander, Wyoming.
Mr. E. W. Lovell has removed tils
family to this city and they are re-
siding at IIS South Tenth st.
LOCAL MAN MAKES
U N FORTU N A T E MI ST A K E.
A pious old citizen went to the
train the other day with his daugh-
ter, who was leaving for college.
Securing her a seat in the ear he
passod out and went to the car
window to Bay a parting word, in
the meantime the daughter leflt her
s( at to speak to a girl friend in the
rear of the car, and at the aaine
time a grltn old maid slipped Into
the vacated seat.
Unaware of the change the old
man hurriedly put his head up lo
the window and said, "One more
sweet kiss, pet!"
In an Instant the point of a cot-
ton umbrella was thrust from the
window, followed by the wrathful
injunction, "Scat, you grey-haired
wretch!" lie scat ted.
KING MANUEL ON .
BRAZILIAN SHIP
Seeks Refuge From Revolu-
tionists Who Have Taken
The Royal Palace
END OF HIS REIGN IN SIGHT
ARMY AND NAVY DESERT DY-
NASTY, ANTI-CLERICAL SENT-
IMENT AND INDUSTRIAL
UNREST ARE CAUSES.
Paris, Oct. 5.—It is reported at
the Brazilian legation here that
King Manual ofl Portugal has taken
refuge on board Brazilian battle-
ship Sao Paulo. Portugal since
yesterday has been Isolated from
tho world, but circuitous reports
say that the country is lu the throes
o a violent revolution. The army
and navy have sided with revolu-
tionists. Battle ships ahellcd tho
royal palace and land forces after
a desperate struggle dragged down
the royal standard and substituted
a republican banner. The assassi-
nation of Professor Boiubarda, re-
publican deputy, is believed to bo
the Immediate cause ot the revolu-
tion. Portugal like Spain also is
imbued with a strong anti-clerical
sentiment. Industrial unrest also
has contributed its part. In a col-
lision recently between striking
cork cutters and coopers and tho
royal soldiers fifty strikers were In-
jured.
Madrid, Oct. 5.—Advice tonight
from Lisbon states: "Combat con-
tinues in the streets. The queen
mother has fled to the royal palace
at Clntra, the summer residence of
the queen dowager Maria Pia, 70
miles from Lisbon. King Manuel
has found refuge on board a war-
ship."
At 8 o'clock this morning the
troops, who are faithful to the gov-
ernment, made common cause with
the revolutionists and returned to
their barracks. A multitude in the
streets applauded their action, cry-
lug: "Long live the republic."
London, Oct. 5.—Advices received
here today indicate that he Ions
looked for revolution has broken
out in Portugal and that the end
of the present king's reign is at
band. Meagre tables state that tho
palace has been stormed by the rev-
olutionists and that young king
manual is a prisoner.
The palace, it Ib stated, is now
being bombarded by the fleet which
has deserted the dynasty along
with the army all communication
with the capital has been cut off*
nad no knowledge of the loss of life
can be obtained.
Tho rising in the city followed
the marked discontent of tho past
several months which has been ag-
gravated within the last several
days. Censored dispatches from
Lisbon have admitted that the reb-
els were organizing and it was felt
in European diplmotalc circles that,
an uprising was the matter of only
a few days.
No Lisbon dispatches have been
received In London since the East-
ern Telegraph company announced
the receipt of one from its station
at Carcavellos, 1 I miles from Lis-
bon, stating that all communication
with the capital was interrupted.
Tho Daily Mail prints Us report
of the revolution without a date
line, and it probably may be based
upon a wireless dispatch said to
have been received by the Paris
Matin, reading:
"A revolution has broken ouT 'n
Lisbon and warships are now bom-
barding the capital."
A Portugal merchant in London
savs that, ho received news ofl a
plot in Lisbon on Monday
prlco of Portugal bonds «/
heavily on the stock exchange
yesterday.
RRINftS SUIT FOR $5;W.
Dr. H. M. ('. Johnson brought
suit In the superior court today
against Albert Loewen on a promis-
sory note for $500. He asks judg-
ment for $532 aud the costs of the
case.
Mrs. Frank Hoyt of Okeene was
operated upon yesterday morning at
the University hospital. She Is re-
ported as being much improved to-
day.
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