The Sayre Headlight, Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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SAYRE, 0 K L A., HEADLIGHT
t B HOWARD TELLS OF GREAT
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED
IN COLORADO
fMPLOywm OF CONVICT LABOR
Results In Millions of Dollsrs Im-
provement to Fsrm Lands and
Roads—Can Be Duplicated
In Oklahoma
E B. Howard, secretary and mem-
tier of the Oklahoma State Board of
Public Affairs, has returned fnom a
vacation trip of three weeks, spent
In Colorado. Because of his observa-
tion of the highly successful irrigation
projects In Colorado Mr, Howard is an
enthusiast over the subject of Irriga-
tion for Oklahoma.
'During my vacation," he says, “I
took the opportunity to Investigate
and study the great benefits irrigation
has been to the state of Colorado, and
I am more than ever impressed with
the suggestion that I made a year ago,
relative to devising some plan for
using our convict labor and placing
Oklahoma farms in position to be ir-
rigated during such seasons as we
have had this year.
“While In Colorado I Inspected sev-
eral farms and tracts of land which
Hon. E. B. Howard.
have been benefited by irrigation and
dred men In our penitentiaries and
reformatories for whom ws must
ueoessarlly provide means of employ-
ment snd believing that It would b«
better to use these men In improving
our agricultural Interests, which at ths
same time would mean the Improve-
ment of our towns and oltleB, uuUl
some better means of doing this ran
be found, 1 have made up my mind
to urge upon the people of this slate
to take up thia matter and keep It be-
fore the public until such time ua aoino
kind of arrangomenta are nadB to put
our farms In better condition than at
the preaent, and I urge a movement
that Will Immediately put these unem-
ployed men who are being supported
by the state, to the work of building
dams, ponds or some other arrange-
meuts for preserving the moisture
that we need during the months of
July and August, when we have a dry
year In this country.
"I believe Oklahoma could take up
no better slogan than that which has
been recently broached In Missouri
of ‘WATER FOB EVERY FARM.’
"It has been suggested that reser-
voirs be established along rivers to
lake cHre of the overflow wuurj. i’er-
haps thut scheme could be carried
out, but why shouldn't a stale com-
mission or someone, take up the sub-
ject and work out a plan? Perhaps
it might be better for each county to
handle its own problem, but be that
as it may, let's do something! I think
it would be a mistake for us to let
the lesson of this season bo wasted.
We are going to have such seasons as
this occasionally, and we might as
well make up our minds to do what
we can to reduce the evils by malting
reasonable preparations for preserv-
ing our water and having it at such
times as this when It would mean so
nicch to our people and to this state.
"in addition to studying the matter
of irrigation while away, I also took
occasion to observe the many good
roads built by the state of Colorado,
with their convict labor. These good
roads have been one of Colorado's
greatest assets and have not only
meant a great convenience to the citi-
zens but have attracted the invest-
ment of thousands of dollars in that
state.
I talked with people who had
charge or had an interest in the work
during the time these roads were be-
ing built by the convicts of Colorado
and without exception found that ev-
eryone and every person cognizant of
what had been done, not only praised
the officials of the State for their
work, but assured me that the very
fact of working these convicts out on
the roads in the fresh air and the
SETS STYLE FOR MEN wanted to set it back
PRESIDENT WILSON CONSIDERED
THE CAPITAL'8 BEAU BRUMMEL-
Adopts All White as th* Proper Thing:
Cabinet Officers and a Third of
Washington Don Washable Clothee
Like Chief Executive.
Contributor to Conaclence Fund Write*
That Ho Mada Mlatako— Want*
Money Returned,
All aorts of uueer things happen
1 with regard to what la known as the
"conscience fund" of the United
States treasury. This fund is com
prised of contributions raised every-
where from two ceut postage stamps
up to many thousands of dollars.
- which people at some time or auothcr
President Wilson Is the Beau Brum feel that they have filched from
mel of Washington. He Is the mode ' the United Stales government In the
of masculine fash- way of stealing property, evading du-
lon8 Ues or by some other devious and II-
White goods, a i legal proceeding. The money nearly
few years ago always comes In in such a wuy that
worn by women I It is impossible to trace It, even to
and young men, the town from which It wns sent, and
today Ib the mate the letter of transmittal Is naturally
rial of the sum signed from a "Conscience Stricken
liter clothes of American." or some such character
Washington male But probably never before In the his-
population. Yes. tory of the country did any one want
Hil 1-3 per cent, of to get his money back. The other
all the male* In i day one of the newspapers of tlm
Washington wear white clothes or
near-whlto, and all because President
Wilson wears It.
R was the first hot week In July
that the president of the United
States first appeared In white. One
city received the following letter,
which tells Its own story:
"Home yeurs ago I sent |B9.20 to the
'conscience fund' In the belief that I
had undervalued to that extent a ring
which 1 brought Into this country
urs, appeared in wntte. une which 1 brought Into this cot
Tuesday morning when the thermome- from Paris. I thought (ho ring wns
ipjrsfarx: r,!
House to his office. He was dressed It. A few weeks ago 1 took it to a
in a pair of white canvas shoes with reliable Jeweler and he told me that
flat rubber soles, white duck trousers, j the pearl in it was an imitation Tho
a white crash coat, white shirt, white 1 ring Itself is worth less than 139 20
tie and a white straw hat. The next and the duty on It should have been
da* three of the cabinet offlcere-Sec- legs than the amount I paid As «
i retary Bryan. Secretary Daniels and matter of fact, the government
! Secretary Garrison—all appeared in
white or light brown, almost white.
And the material was either duck.
Palm beach cloth or crash.
A few days later one or two other
cabinet officers appeared iu tropical
climate attire. Postmaster General
I Burteson got himself three or four
I suits of blue and white striped1 Beer-
suckers. Secretary Wilson called at
the White House in a crash suit.
Now ail the men in Washington
wear either white suits or white trous-
ers and darker coats, but it all is
light weight material.
President Wilson is the most con-
sistent wearer of white. He wears it
cheated me in accepting my valua-
tion, instead of me cheating the gov-
ernment. How can 1 get my money
hack from the 'conscience fund?' Cart
you suggest anything?
"CONSCIENCE FUND."
BIG DOME IS A GYMNASIUM
One Use Which Washington People
Make of National Capitol—Great
Flesh Reducer.
STES PARK is not only the won-; mountain, through which one
derland of Colorado, but it can-
not be surpassed in mountain
from the nature of the soil that I saw the roadB ln Ih
and a study of the conditions in Okla- better treatnlenC made of them, when
fcM— 1 -----*-*—*■ - • ■ • their terms expired, better men, and
homa, I am confident that irrigation
would be entirely feasible in this
state, and that nothing like the
amount of water would be required
for our purposes as I found to be neces-
sary at these places, for the reason
that a study of the rainfall in Okla-
homa since its first settlement shows
that every year there is sufficient pre-
cipitation to raise bumper crops were
1t properly distributed and were we
to place ourselves in position to
preserve the water that falls in the
winter and spring and early summer
months, and that good crops could be
Insured each year.
"There is no doubt but wbat Okla-
homa soil is more productive tban
---—r*1 uiou, uau
those whose terms had not yet expired,
better prisoners.
"In fact, from every standpoint,
Colorado is greatly benefited by rea-
son of working convicts upon her
roads, and why should Oklahoma not
do likewise?
The conditions are such that as
good, if not better, roads can be
made for a minimum cost and a mini-
mum amount of work, as compared
with the roads that it was necessary
for Colorado to build through her
canyons and mountains.
"Good roads and a practical appli-
cation of some scheme or other, yet
to be figured out, of irrigation, would
grandeur by any other district in
the world. It stands unique and alone
in its scenic majesty. It has a Betting
of marvelous beauty. Throughout the
summer it is a garden of wild flowers
—a veritable blaze of color
charms and fascinates the eye. And
because of the variety of altitude and
temperature, a single species may
bloom all summer, disappearing here
today, perhaps, but simultaneously ap-
pear yonder where the season is not
so far advanced. The columbine, the
state flower of Colorado, is one of
these.
Where Acres of Flower* Bloom.
These flowers are of every conceiv-
able size, color and variety; sometimes
acres upon acres in solid banks of col-
or, at other times in huge, bright and
many-colored meadow carpets, in the
region above timberline, as if to
----------, __ „ re-
tro*,. „, V/ a %------w 0B “Surea out- oi irrigation, would '*0V® the bleak aspect, are found some
„ , . . of land 1 “w in Col°- 1 the greatest thing that Oklahoma of lhe flower-lovers' treasures, the
redo which were producing immense can do for herself. It would not blossoms of brightest hue. Mariposa
ps y reason of irrigation. only assure to our lirmers, crops lllles bloom ln mlllIon8- The dainty
In Denver I Inspected the display each year, but would assure to every blue-fringed Kantian is found In the
he agricultural products of that1 mechanic and laborer in this state glacler meadows- Among the thousand
state, and especially those which hart work at his own trade in the future’ other varieties blooming every season
been produced on irrigated land. It with good roads over which to trans-' ln tbe park are the wlld red r08C. but-
8ee w6 quality and port tbe Products Of our irrigated ,ercup' marig°|d, lupine, orchid, aster,
quantity of different kinds of crops, farms. The improvement bv reason anemone> sulphur flower, purple loco-
such as wheat corn, oats, sugar beets, of these roads and this irrigation wppd- blue beard tongue, gray'moun-
be‘aS Pruned in that would mean yearly a great deal more Lain 8age’ plDk BhootlnK "tar, monks-
rr,' nd(,WhlCh' prevl0UB t0 the t0 our state than some of our rich hood' monkey flower- wlld tiger IHy.
y rigation, would grow nothing mineral interests to which we nav so lris’ PpnsteD1°n. stonecrop, cone flower
save short grass and cactus. much attention at tbe present time valerian- crane's bill, larkspur, Indian
"After an Investigation of these ... .. , , Paint brush, viftiet and wild pansies,
plants and other products and a studv . . Idt,tbe peoP,Q ot okIa‘ Through the summer months mav be
of the conditions in Colorado, I can ?. Up ,, raatter of *(,od found also in profusion the wild straw-
see great possibilities for Oklahoma ^ n° 8ton0 berrleB- Bmallfir tbao their cultivated
agricultural interests if. our people , both ar“ an ac' brothers, but of much finer flavor
will only take up the matter of lrrl-! ““k that ‘f ,8'1.Eg';8,i(,n A rid* up Wind river trail through
latlon and a preservation of our rain- who |g ^ Pregted in ,h « 1 ^ • the sunghot woodland °f whispering
There may be other wavs in which i some wav start an irimtL gl 18 a r,ch e*Perlence to the true
It would be better to do this work, at it until these things are an acccm l0V6r °- nRtUre 8"d °ne WhiCh he wil1
but figuring that we have several hun- pushed fact."
STATE SCHOOL LAND COMMISSIONERS ADVERTISE
ARKANSAS RIVER BED LANOS FOR LEASING
Turkey Island, and a large portion of Z JH i ** ^ Pott*
school land located in seven different .. °™ UD,y’ 8ectlo|i 16. town-
counties, were ordered to be adver-! Smp 9 Dortl1, range 1 eaBt- Cleveland
Used for lea Be for oil and gas pur- county: nortbwest quarter section 33,
poses by the school land commission- ,0WnBbiP 27 north, range 3 east, Kay
ers. None of the land to be adver- COUOty; 8ection 3®. township 20 north,
tised for lease has been passed on T*”?® 1 west’ Nob!e county; section
by the oil and gas experts of the p town8hip 19 Dnrth, range i wP9t,
school land department. The leasing .ayne ®ounty; section 1C, township
of the lands is authorized by the com- ° "or,h' rangP 1 east' PaYno county;
missioners in response to requests re- nor lpast quarter and southeast quar-
ceived from prospectors, who are will- 'er and 8°utbwest quarter section 16,
fng to give bond, lease the land and , lC!?Bhlp 22 nor,b range 8 wesC Gar-
put down test wells. ! 10 0 county; northwest quarter sec-
The lands to be leased are; Sec- j “r.S'^ 22 n°r'h' rang,‘ »
flon 16. township 12 north, range ^^ town.h|p* JL'Tr :!,;'
east, Lincoln coantr; west half sec- f h' range 7 weB,‘ Gar’
tion 36. township 12 north rang? • I2Jh B,'''tl0n 3S' town?b,P *
range 9 west, Comanphe county.
never forget. The dimensions of this
new park and game preserve are 42
miles east and west by 24 miles north
and south. This region has 24 miles
of the continental divide and all of the
Mummy range; and it touches the
Rabbit Ear and Medicine Bow ranges.
In It are a score of snow-piled peaks
and upward of 50 glacier lakes.
Long's pi'ak, king of the Rockies, is
(he central and moat commanding
point in this mountain world. It stands
------- —„ must
pass in order to climb the peak from
tile west side. The cast face Is inac-
cessible, as it is an enormous wall of
granite, 2,000 feet high.
Peaks 3,000 Feet High.
Through and beyond tho Key Hole
one looks down upon a grand ampbi-
of color that theater formed by nature. Chasm
lake, which Is on one side of Long's
peak, at an altitude of 11,100 feet, has
a si tting wild aa those of any lake In
the world. It Is a rocky rent between
three granite peaks, and 3,000 feet of
broken walls anl precipices tower
xUve it. The cliffs and crags above
•lie lake have flung down wreckage
and strewn its shores In fierce confu-
s.on. Here and there this wreckage ,‘s
cemented together with winter's drift-,
e<i snow. Miniature lceburgs float tn
'he lake all summer. Here and thera
are mossy spaces, scattered alpine
flowers, some beds of sedge, and an
occasional flock of white ptarmigan to
soften a little the fierce wildness of this
mountain world.
Three miles from Chasm lake are
glaciers older than the Pyramids, yet
always exposed to the sun. They in-
clude Hallet, Andrews, Tyndall,
Sprague, Black and others. Hallet gla-1
cier is the largest and probably the
best known and is easiest of access.
The altitude of the lake is 11,100 feet, j
while the glacier, only three miles
away, has an elevation of 14,500 feet
It is on the side of Mummy mountain.;
a huge mass of Ice nearly two miles i
long and 1,000 feet high. Usually it is
seen at its best in August, as it takes 1
nearly all summer for the melting of
the previous winter's snow from the
surface and crevasses. When seen at
this time, tbe solid ice glitters like
blue steel in the sunlight, and one
finds It hard to realize that it is mid-
summer.
Glaciers, huge moraines, polished
granite floors and a score of glacier
lakes are but a few of the many rec-
ords of the last glacial epoch. The
moraines are Immense mounds and
ridges of rock and debris deposited by
glaciers that moved through the park
centuries ago. Mill's moraine, extend-
ing east from Long’s peak und the
moraine in Morine park are two of the
principal ones.
It is between Hallett and Mil's gla-
ciers that the famous ice palaces are
situated—diamond walled and celled
It would not be suspected that the
great dome of the eapltol could be
ciou-iii nearer oi wnne. tie wears it ,nad< 11 gymnasium, but it is used by
to office, to play golf and the other not a few Per«°ns in Washington and
day he wore white to the ball game. fcBPc<dab.v by eome of the employes of
He went motoring and wore a white lbB caPk°l f°r purposes of exercise
suit and Panama hat Secretary Bryan and <bp bke. writes the Washington
the only other cabinet officer iu town. ; ct,rtespondent of the New York Sun.
has been wearing white during the 1,8 chief apparatus In that line is
week and on Sunday a white pair of 'b0 m!in>' "'Hiding steps to the top of
trousers and a black alpaca coat. 1 th* ^ '“** *" “■* ”
the lantern, 2S7 feet iu the air. you
go round and round and round and
climb and climb. That sort of thing
makes for firm muscles and Is said to
be best anti-fat cure to be had any-
where and especially in Washington.
You can lose ten pounds in one trip.
--The thing is done at record speed.
POLITICS AT FIRST HAND hTm k ls not a 8low golng up and
___ a 8low going down, although with oth-
Truxtun Beale to Erect Elaborate m°8t ample
Building to House Federation of ,b ’ b'U,dolng th,“ thlng five min-
1 ut<>B a»d loss. It Is a rush up and a
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
who is in mourning, and Attorney Gen-
eral McReynolda, are the only cab-
inet officers who have not donned
white or some oilier washable mate-
rial.
University Men.
Announcement Is made that Trux-
tun Beale, formerly United States min-
ister to Persia, and until recently
chairman of the board of regents of
the University of California, will
sj," , :u,sr system not uked
rush down.
Persons who climb the stairs for
sight-seeing purposes are astonished
to see Mercuries rush ln the ascent
or the descent, but. of course, they
don't kDow what it Is all done for.
tion designed for the political educa-
tion of college and university men.
and for the expression of academic
views upon current political matters;
"to have a sort of confederation of
American colleges and universities
for the study of politics at first hand,
and to serve also as a clearing house
for advanced collegiate ideas."
"The purpose of the Institution,
Sedate Senators Refuse to Ride on
Anything That Runs on a
Single Track.
Guard the Tongue.
If anger arise in thy breast, Instant-
ly seal up thy lips, and let It not go
forth; for, like a fire when it wants
vent, it will suppress itself. It Is good
in a fever to have a tender and
smooth tongue; for, if it be rough
and distemered there, it is an ill sign,
but here is an III cause. Angry pas
sion is like a fire, and angry words
are like breath to fan them; together
they are like steel and flint, sending
out Are by mutual collision.—Jeremy
Taylo
Cynical View of It.
Gladstone once talked with much
enthusiasm to James RusBell Lowell
about the noble conduct of the United
States government in providing pe„.
zione to the amount of tens of mil-
lions of pounds sterling a year Tor
, , . . * 11 miuaiea—diamond walled and celled
sKsIr^"* *“*»?
ihe?Ajnerlca:n "m' 11 ,named form ^“foraa'tlon canndt behind
co„Srtha? n? r; ,6nd,Wh1? at 1088 ,han 13'000 f-t. and In no other
nap r tha 0,10 .8ide lH actual]y Place in the world. The effect of cm
8 e’ PCTbaps It Is worth the trance Ib one of striking wierdness
comparison for the Matterhorn has The tiny flame of your candle s caught
SKTSS2 ft :h0U*h 118 i by a d‘-onds and reflected
nder thin Is rh a C°n' agaln and again' Tbere Is the blend-
Long'llr0Ut° °r ing bri,llancy oclntillatlng light and
Long's peak.
Tbe pathway winds upward through
evergreen groves, mixed with aspen at
the lower levels, past babbling brook
and noisy waterfall, until tlmberllne,
with Its battered, wind-blown trees Is
reached. Shortly after all tree growth
ceases and itlll steadily climbing up
ward, the edge of Boulder Field is
reached
Boulder Field is well named. It is a
drear,, fotbidding expanse of great
slabs of granite—some as much as 30
to 40 teet In lengfh—with boulders,
great duo small, heaped between.
s. m: tz
the generosity of my countrymen,"
was LoweH's reply, “but I may Just
observe that these persons
voters.”
fantastic shapes In frieze and fresco,
the delicate crystals of elfin tracery
and lace, a forest of fragile tendrils.
It Is a scene of regal splendor, more
wonderful than anything that Aladdin
ever pictured.
Blerstadt, the artist, spent months
among these solitary scenes, and one
of the glacier lakes bears his name.
Here, for years, Ixtrd Dunraven had
large holdings. Profesor Hayden, the
father of the Yellowstone National
park, says of Estes park: "Not only
has nature amply supplied this valley
with feature* of rare beauty, but It
has distributed them that the eye of
There Is a much heralded mono-
rail system in operation In the eapltol
at times—that seems doomed.
The transportation for the sedate
senators for years hns been by auto-
Mr. Beale says. "Is, first, to'discuss, ft8 'n 'b,e tUnnel from ,he ''“P'^l
side by side with congress, the most ht marb e senate building. Some
Important questions of the day under °np r8,n<‘ a,onK and Induced Superin-
debate at the capitol. There would be c,nt "oods the eapltol to get
no regular academic Instruction, but f!!™ 88 °”'? instaI1 a 8,ngle ral1 ele°-
my Idea Is to have a two weeks' ses- - ' c rar' T "f' was grantpd- and at an
sion each spring, to be uartlclnated In *n*P,j||?j ° *9'000 the ,nnovatl°n «'«»
Before the eventful day for (he first
sion each spring, to be participated In
by ten men from the senior class of
each university or such members of
the faculty as are interested in polit-
ical science.
trial run arrived, several of tho sen-
ators who had looked askance at the
“I «hou|d expect to have members f?8'^0l"K B,,bterranean autos, de-
of congress and of the administration 0, ,’’ed, b0y would nwr rlde *» any-
address the delegates on pending ill , ba ran on a BinBlp track,
economic and political questions. .!.!' « proPbf“c,PB have been fulfilled.
Then the university men would spend ' ' lir8t. Iest ride devploped that the
the remainder of the annual session con,rapllon "bricked, rattled and gen-
In debating the matters thus present- <ra ' madl' 80 mu<-1' nols" 'hat the
ed to (hem. At present we have no fic,la'or8 fould not bear themselves
means of focusing university opinion eP„' A" 000 "aid. he
upon federal politics." I co",dn ‘ cvpn bear himself think.
The monorail system was attacked
recently by Senator Stone in a reso-
is no road -and progress is simply J an artist may rest with satisfaction on
* *Br,M of JumP8 fro® two to four the completed picture presented "
, feet. __
| Situated at the far end la tbe Key
819 j Hole, a great cleft In the wall of the
Give the average man half a chance
and be will want it ail.
AFFLICTED WITH THE MANGE ST
B'S N'CI< MME STICKS T0 HIM
Off *
' Congressman Known as "Siphon" Sis-
The glided dome of the congresslon- ion' or The Sir,,,"9 Solon From
al library Is afflicted with the mange. Mississippi."
Consequently Uncle Ham soon will Thom™ I’ntnn oi
■“ mm * s
js i Sr*7
>**«•«»> !.■'»"« «. chipping and : ' wbpn "hV (-"[ifornls l""' ,
peeling. Other spots are showing the ' , " nllfornla-Japnnese Im-
dlscoloratlon of the elements so that i u ° J1*8 8 118 ,IPlgbt' Mr SlBBOn
now Instead of a highly burnished 1 * ,mpa"8lanf'd a"t^Pa-
landmark, ,k. torn IT*..I °,V"' "mr *» <»' »«"■«
ante of rusted brass. I ’f ™ ^U8t hflV0 war•' b« declared.
Seventeen years ago the last coat- w^r" 'hl8 l"dl'!n,ty■ ' am ,0r
Ing of gold was placed on tbe dome.! , atpr (ho . . . „
Now members of congress have no 1 T . hfi ,arlff dpba|e. Represen-
ted the rather shabby condition of | ne hlm°5n,0,u10f VVa’,,‘lng(on' r«Pr°T-
the decoration and they expect that m* m,L°r,th " 8Pppfh' p"Hed "Iten-
soon a request for an approprlai,! ^JV * f8Ct ,bnt «'BBP" bad
will come from the office of the II- l"’ y,l'nr ngalnBt D battleship
brarian. Program, and then he referred to the
The small dome at the top the ver v!«liTLm*fi"lm BlZ/llnB S0,0n from
tlcal section on which It rests and the I » v‘PP ' *,r'
lower and larger dome have an area! J,* 8n"M )lkr 8
of many hundred square feet which , d°'‘*? T,le resemblance
must he entirely, recovered with rr..a«innQ'i^ 17 °f <h'’ cloal‘rnon>
gold sheets such as are used In sign I in - it, » M','r'' n"d lh°v !’rf’ r|f|,t'
lettering ^ ! L0g ^ Ganges on It whenever Mr
, Bisson happens along.
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