Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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WEST REFUSES HIS SIGNATURE
Newest of Aero-Hydroplanes
A very uncommon craft, embodying the principles of the hydroplane or
skimming boat, and the aeroplane, has recently been built at Cowes, Eng-
land. for use in the speed tests at Monaco. This strange vessel can
rise from the surface of the water, make an aerial voyage and *°
float on the waves. The aero-hydroplane, as It is called, was ^signedI by M.
Ravaud, a young French aviator. The hull consists of two hydroplane
floats, each about 20 feet long, supporting the body of the m"c^o abo^
This I. a boat shaped hull or carriage with an aerial propeller driven by a 50-
horse power rotary engine at the stern. The rudder is at the bow. The
"boat" has two planes on each side and small ones on the floats. Accommoda-
tion Is provided for three or four passengers.
DRUGS USED IN TROPICS ARE THESE TWO GIRLS ONE?
The hardest problem legal authori-
ties In Berlin have had to solve In
years has resulted from the brief im-
prisonment of the "Sisters Blazek,"
•who are joined like the famous Si-
amese twins. A warrant for alleged
breach of contrast was issued for one
of the sisters, who were appearing at
a Berlin music hall. The court officer
wasted no time in the embarrassing
situation that confronted him, but took
both girls to jail. A few hours later
the music hall manager made the
necessary deposit and secured the
girls' liberty. Now the sister against
whom there was no warrant is suing
for illegal Imprisonment. Legal ex-
perts agree that unless the court de-
cides that the two girls are in reality
only one somebody will have to pay
dearly. One sister Is married and the
mother of a baby two years old.
BIGGEST BIRD'S NEST
The biggest bird's nest in the world,
not excepting the stork's, is built by
the African grosbeak. It Is really a
hundred nests or more bound together
with closely Interwoven sticks, vines
and strands of coarse grass, and is not
built by a single pair of birds, but by
a colony of them. It ,1s of such enor-
mous size that at a little distance It
Is often mistaken for one of the na-
tive huts built In the trees so frequent-
ly found In wild tropical countries
where man-eating animals abound, and
the only way to sleep in safety is to
"roost high."
The birds usually select a thorn-
tree, probably because of the protec-
tion afforded by the sharp, long thorns
against marauders. All around the
nest the roof of sticks, thatched with
dried grass, projects to let the rain
run' ofT. A deep fringe of grass hangc
from this cornice like a curtain to keep
out any stray drops. These great nests
are added to from year to year, each
pair of mated birds building on the
main nest. Sometimes the nest be-
comes too heavy, and the branch
breaks or the great mass of sticks
falls to the ground, destroyed by Its
own weight. The grosbeak is no larg-
er than an English sparrow and just
as gregarious.
PUPHEK DANCE IN PARAGUAY
Will. COMPEL SCHOOL BOARD TO
MANDAMUS HIM
SCHOOL BONDS NOT FLOATED
The Attorney General Withhold® His
Signature In Fear of Wildcat
Ventnres So Allege In-
terested Parties.
GOOD ROADS AND FARM PRODUCE
Oklahoma City.
Quinine stands first on the list of
drugs for the tropics; Epsom salts
next; then comes calomel, castor oil,
tincture of iron, or liquor of perchlor-
ide of iron, opium, and brandy. A large
majority of the drugs most u*ed are
those well known to the doctors of
two generations ago. One medical
missionary has worked out the quan-
tities of 12 drugs that would be neces-
sary for the treatment of 20,000 pa-
tients In a year. He estimates that
the approximate cost would be $325.
His list includes 30 pounds of quinine,
300 pounds of Epsom salts, and 200
gross of a tonic pill. On some rivers
of the Malay states are dispensary
boats that reach distant points, where
quinine and other necessary medicines#
are distributed by the government to
the malaria-stricken natives, who
would be without remedies except for
this charitable measure" for relief.
THUMB SCREW FOR BEAUTIES
Ctlna is not the atlly country where
the fair sex voluntarily undergo mild
forms of torture In order to bring
themselves into conformity with con-
ventional Ideas of beauty. In America
and Europe contrivances much like
the ancient thumb screws are used to
give the desired filbert shape to the
nails on women's hands and while
they inflict some suffering, they are
said to be effective.
CANARY THAT REALLY TALKS
At the National Cage Bird Show
held recently at the Crystal Palace In
London, the exhibits numbered 3,500.
The bird which attracted the most at-
tention was a talking canary, the
property of Mrs. Ives of Thundersley,
Essex. It is claimed that this wonder-
ful bird can sing, talk and whistle,
and it is said to be fond of the
phrases, "My dear boy," "Joey, you
are a pretty boy," "Kiss your missus,
and "Joey, you are a dear beauty. It
was reported some years ago that
Queen Alexandra had a canary that
talked, but this is the first time on
record that any talking canary has
been entered In a bird show
STEEPLEJACK'S CLOSE CALL
A steeplejack, William Smith, of
Cincinnati, had a narrow escape from
death lately while putting a coat of
paint on the top of a tall smokesctack.
Smith lost his hold and before he
could regain It plunged 40 feet to the
roof of the building, struck the slate
with a resounding thud and bounded
into the air, alighting on his feet like
an acrobat. A number of workmen
who were on the roof at the time
rushed to Smith's assistance and were
astounded to see him walk several
feet to where his tobacco pipe lay and
calmly pick it up. He was but slight-
ly bruised.
DOG SAVES BOYS FROM DEATH
Two fourteen-year-old boys. Carl
Lewis and Sherman Qoodyear, of
Charlestown, W. Va„ were saved from
death a few days ago by their dog.
While on a hunting trip the boys en-
tered an abandoned mine and were
lost. One of their dogs returned home
and led a rescue party to the mine
where the youthful nimrods were
found almost frozen to death. They
had burned their clothing for fuel,
were without food and in a seml-con-
scious condition. One dog remained
with the boys until they were rescued.
In order to float a bond issue amount.
Ing to $200,000 voted by thefchool dis-
trict of Oklahoma City as a sinking
fund to take up outstanding warrants,
the board of education Will be com
pelled to mandamus Attorney General
West in order to secure his signature
to the issue. The bonds were voted in
1910, and according to law. require the
approval of the attorney general In
order to ba flloated. He has refused to
sign the issue.
Members of the board of education
of Oklahoma City have stated that
the attorney general has refused to
sign the warrants not because he does
'not favor the issue, but because it
would set a bad prectedent. This he
would be compelled to follow with
many similar bond issues in western,
counties of the state which are "wild-1
cat" propostions and should not be
floated. The signing of the Issue is
partly an official and partly a discre-
tionary act of the state attorney.
When asked why he had refused to
sign the issue, the attorney general said
that he has issued an opinion on the
matter to the attorneys of the board of
education and did not care to discuss
the matter futher. He stated, how-
ever, that the refusal to sign is final.
The above reason was given out by the
board.
Improvements of 20 Per Cent of Roads
Would Increase Prosperity
Realizing that farm products and
prosperity can be greatly increased
by Improving the roads of a stato, the
people of Oklahoma are Joining In the
general movement to give the United
States a complete system of improv-
ed public highways. Officials of the
various counties have ascertained
from the United States office of public
roads that from IB to 20 per cent ot
the roads of a state carry from 80 to
90 per cent of the traffic. It is figured,
therefore, that if Oklahoma improves
20 per cent of its roads it will be get-
ting the maximum of hauling efficien-
cy, and will have reached the ulti-
mate point of economy.
Various county officials engaged in
the work of road construction and Im-
provement have been making inquiries
of the United States office of public
roads as to the best methods of con-
struction and maintenance; and Ceo.
I). Marshall, superintendent of road
construction in the office of public
roads, has been assigned to Hydro,
Ola., to Inspect roads, investigate
materials and report as to the system
most suitable for that locality. advis:
lng with the officials ns to the best
bethods of construction and mainte-,
nance. _
! Mr. Marshall has been sent to Hydro
upon application of the trustees of
that township. He recently complet-
ed an object lesson road at Cordell,
Okla.
From inquiries being sent the office
of public roads, from all over Okla-
homa, It. is evident that the people of
the state are fully aroused as to the
economic advantages to be obtained
by an improved system of roads.
Among the natives of Paraguay
when a girl comes of age the event la
celebrated by a big feast, the chief
feature of which is the puphek dance
by the women. It takes its name from
the bunches of deer hoofs attached to
the long poles which the dancers car-
ry. When struck on the ground they
produce a loud jangle to which the
dancers, numbering from twenty to
thirty, keep step.
WORSHIP THE GODDESS KALI
Robert Dulwich, who has traveled
extensively In the lesser known re-
gion the Himalaya, gives an inter-
esting account of a native sect known
as the Thrays who have some curious
practices. The sect are worshipers
of the goddess Kail. They believe
either in 6elf-destruction or In the
sacrifice of one of their fingers to ap-
pease the deity. Thus it comes about
that when the eldest member of a fam-
ily is married the unhappy mother is
expected to cut off the first two joints
of the last two fingers of her hand.
Princesses and other smart people In
this remarkable sect are allowed to
offer a substitute of finger joints,
modeled In gold.
OPINIONS TO SUPERINTENDENT
West Holds That Inspection Commit-
tee Law is In Force
Guthrie, Okla.—Three opinions
were given to State Superintendent of
Schools Wilson from the attorney gen-
eral's office Monday. It is West's
opinion that the old law is still in
force which provides for the appoint-
ment of a committee of three disinter-
ested persons to visit the state normal
schools annually and report their
conditions. Formerly this committee
was named by the normal Regents,
whose powers have now passed to
the state board of education. It is un-
derstood the provision has never been
complied with.
Superintendent Wilson also is told
that there is no law which in express
terms requires either the state super-
intendent or county boards of com-
missioners to have school district es-
timate blanks printed, but if the su-
perintendent should conclude that ttye
educational interests of the state
would be best served by having such
blanks printed at the state's expense
and distributed by him, then It would
be proper for him to do so.
Some question arlfc.-.g over the re-
cent deficiency appropriation of $341.64
for salary to June 30 for Prof. Frank
Wyatt of the Alva Normal school fac-
ulty, Mr. West construes the law for
WllBon to mean that Wyatt cannot
draw any other money as salary.
To E. L:-Green, assistant county at-
torney at Purcell, the opinion is given
that government land* purchased sev-
eral months ago, cannot be taxed by
the state until patent Is issued by the
United States; the equity of the pur-
chaser is not taxable.
Atorney General Moves
The attorney general's office was
moved Thursday from the Irving
school building to the new quarters on
the fourth floor of the Lawrence build-
Ing, adjoining the Kingkade hotel.
The records of the office which are
still in Guthrie probably will not be
moved until after the capital case
is decided by the United States
supreme court.
AFTER
7 YEARS
SUFFERING
I Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink,
ham's Vegetable Compound
Waurika, Okla.—"I had female trot*,
bles for seven years, was all run down^
and so nervous I
could not do any-
thing. The doctors
treated me for dif-
ferent things but
did me no good. I
got so bad that 1
could not sleep day
or night. While ini
this condition I read
of Lydia E. Pink.,
ham's Vegetable)
Compound, and
■ ■ J began its use andj
wrote to Mrs. Pinkliam for advice. In
a short time I had gained my averaga
weight and am now strong and well."
—Mrs. Sai/lie Stevens, R. F. D., No.
8, Box 81, Waurika, Okla.
Another Grateful Woman,
Huntington, Mass.—"I was in a ner-
vous, run down condition and for three
years could find no help.
"I owe my present good health to
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
Eound and Blood Purifier which 1 be-
eve saved my life.
" My doctor knowj what helped ms
and does not say on® word against it"
— Mrs. Maui Janette Bates, Bo*
134, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is a difficult on«t
doctors having done you no good, do
not continue to suffer without giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound a trial. It surely has cured;
many cases of female ills, such as in-
flammation, ulceration, displacements,
fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodio1
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, and nervous prostration.
THE8E MONEY BURNERS.
OPPOSE DURANT DEPOT PLAN
Gulf Line Fighting Order of Corpor-
ation Commission
The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf
railroad is still making a hard flght
against the enforcement of the order
of the corporation commission requir-
ing that road to join with the Katy
and Frisco in the construction of a
union depot at Durant and haB filed
a petition for a rehearing in the
supreme court, which recently affirmed
the action of the commission in the
matter.
In the support of its case the M. O.
& G. cites a construction of the Vir-
ginia supreme court on a constitution-
al provision identical with that of the
Oklahoma constitution (which was
taken from Virginia on this point),
holding that the commission had not
the power to require one railroaod to
handle the business of another for a
fixed compensation, which is in many
respects a parallel one to the one now
pending. The commission claims,
however, that the construction of the
state legislature, which passed a law
vitalizing these provitions, has strong-
er weight than the Virginia decision.
King's Stone at Kingston
COWS EAT RAILROAD SPIKES
Lehigh county (Pennsylvania) cows
peem to have developed a curious ap-
petite, which cannot be accounted for,
in view of the quantities of Juicy fod-
der and ensilage on hand to feed them.
At about the same time recently a co'w
owned by John Griffy of Welsenberg
township and one belonging to P. M.
Bastian of Wescoesvllle. six miles
apart, died suddenly Post-mortems
showed that each had swallowed a
railroad spike.
MILLIONS OF COB PIPES
Corn cob pipe* ctmtlnue to bring
fame to Missouri and money to the
five towns which make a specialty of
manufacturing them. This unique in-
dustry. while still in Its Infancy, net-
ted seven factories $458,418 in 1910.
Tbe production of 1»10 amounted to
Requests Company to Pay
The Atlas Insurance company of
Des Moines. Ia., has been requested
by the insurance department to make
adjustment of losses at Granite and
other points by May 1. at the latest.
Accepts School Buildings
E. B. Howard, member of the state
board of public affairs, returned recen
tly from Wilburton, where he accepted
on behalf of the state the new buildings
for the state school of mines and metal-
lurgy. recently completed. The Bchool,
which has hitherto been occupying
rented quarters in Wilburton, moved
into the new buildings as soon as
they were accepted by the state.
C. V. Foster, convicted of man-
slaughter In the second degree for the
killing of Jess Burget, has appealed to
the criminal court of appeals from
Jefferson county
1
Requisitions Issued
Governor Cruce Issued a requisition
Monday *on Governor Campbell of
Texas for T. E,. Allen and C. T. Wright
whp 'are wanted in Choctaw county
for obtaining money under false pre-
tense, and now living at Aubrey, Tex.
Allen and Wright are charged with ob-
taining possession of a stock of gro-
ceries and undertaking goods from N.
T. Harper, of Hugo, by means of false
representations.
Inspection Case Appealed
Whether a city caa pass an ordi
nance requiring the rein6pectlon of
meat, which has already been passed
upon by the state meat inspectors,
appointed by the state board of agricul-
ture, is put up to the criminal court of
appeals by the appeal taker. Wednes-
day by Buck Garrett, chief of police
of Ardmore, from the order made by
Judge StillwelV H. Russell in the dis-
trict court at Ardmore, directing the
release of Charles Kerner on a writ
of habeas corpus after he had been
arrested for violation of an ordinance
Coalgate.
Defunct Bank Sold
Bank Commissioner J. D. Lankford
announced Wednesday the sale by the
state banking board of the Citizens'
State bank of Mountain Park, which
was taken over by the board on Mon-
day of last week The purchaser is
J. M. Beasley assistant cashier of the
Oklahoma State bank of Frederick
It is claimed that the loss to the
i guaranty fund in connection with this
I bank will he slight.
inspects New Building
Lon M. Frame, chairman of the state
board cf public affairs, went to Granite
Thursday to inspect the new building
for the state reformatory there, and to
consult Warden Clyde Reed in regard
Miss Bondsen Stocks (at Monte Can
lo)—What luck yesterday T
Miss Billyuns—I won twenty thou-
sand or lost twenty thousand, I forget
which.
Avoid the Cheap and "Big Can" Bak-
ing Powders.
The cheap baking powders have but one
recommendation: tney certainly give the
purchaser plenty of powder for his moner
Dut it's not all baking powder; the bulk
is made up of cheap materials that have
no leavening power. These powders are
so carelessly made from inferior mate-
rials that thev will not make light, whole-
some food. Further, these cheap baking
{lowdera have a very small percentage or
eavening gas; therefore it takes from two
to three times as much of such powder to
raise the cake or biscuit as it does of Calu-
met Baking Powder. Therefore, in the long
run, the actual cv«t to the consumer of the
cheap powders is more than Calumet
would be.
Why not buy a perfectly wholesome bak-
ring powder like Calumet, that is at the
»sme time moderate in price and one
which can be relied upon? Calumet gives
the cook the least trouble.
The truth is that the love of dress
is, next after drink and gambling, one
of the curses of our country.—Mrs.
Humphrey.
Millions Say So
When millions of people use for
years a medicine it proves its merit.
People who know CASCARETS*
value buy over a million boxes a
month. It's the biggest seller be-
cause it is the best bowel and liver
medicine ever made. No matter
what you're using, fust try CAS-
CARETS once—you'll See. m
CASCARETS *>«. a bee lor a week's
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
to the world. MUUoe boaes
to'the "plans sntl Mi
at buildings for v
appropriated by ti
This will include a
on
or addltion-
tich *325
a as
>idence.
In the English city of Kingston there stands, surrounded by a protecting
railing, the object from which the town derives Its name. This is the King s
Stone/' a piece of rock which served as the throne at the coronation of all
the early Saxon kings. It is a most carefully preserved relic- and .s of espe
cial interest in this, the year of King George's coronation.
Governor Indisposed
The state bosrd of equalization did
oot meet Thursday owing to the tn-
4'sposltlon of Governor Cruce
Want A Commissioner
A delegation of Coal county officials
arrived Wednesday to see the gover-
nor In connection with the appoint-
ment of a county commissioner in that
county to succeed A. W. Cole, recently
deceased. The party included Patsy
Grennan, county treasurer; Fell* Gib-
son, county clerk; C. L. Caldwell, dis-
trict clerk; C. E. Davis, register of
deeds, and Frank Hickman, editor of
the Coalgate Record, and mayor of
— •—
Spoke For Arizona
Washington..-Arizona's right to
! statebocd under the constitution which
it has presented, found a strong advo-
' cate on the floor of the United States
senate Thursday in the person of
| Senator Works. California's new mem-
ber of the upper house of congress.
(ln defending the Arizona constitution
he took occasion to «arn the repub-
lican party that unless It should heed
I the demand made upon it for an en-
dorsement of the intiative. referendum
I and recall, "earnestly demanded by
I an overwhelming majority.
Splendid Crops
In Saskatchewan (Western Canada)
800 Bushels from 20 acres
of wheat was the thresher's
return from a Lloyd-
minster farm In the
•eason of 1910. Many
fields in that as well as
other districts yield-
ed from 25 to 35 bu-
shels of wheat to the
acre. Other grains in
proportion.
LARGE PROFITS
are thas derived
from the FIE E
HOMESTEAD LANDS
of Weatera Cmmadm.
This excellent abo*inc ctowe
prices to advance. Land *aines
• boa id doable in two years' time.
tiimfta ifDwing.ilie4 fly-
lng. rattle nMnx an ti dairy-
ing are all profitable. lr»*
Homesteads of I 60 acrea are
to he had la tit* eary
. Ifill stM*,
met i is ie. a wv ■*« ■ w
tlonsai S3.00 |»ri.rt ....;
In rerutln areas. S'huolt antl
churches la st»ry settle-
ment. climate
unexcelled
•oil the rtcheet: wood, wat
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