South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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South Pottawatomie Progress
HENRIETTA PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
ASHER, - - OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA NtWS NOTES
Sapulpa is arresting the scorcher
autotsts.
The Frisco will erect u depot at Wil-
lows In Greer county.
Hennessey shipped twenty cars ol
Hlbertas tills season.
Pawnee is arranging for the erection
of several new business buildings.
Drilling for oil Ihib been started ou
a school land quarter near Tonkawa.
Katy railroad has just completed a
new station at Adair in Mayes county.
The Fedonta glass works are being
loaded ou the cars for shipment to
Okmulgoe.
It is now estimated that 2,000 cars
of peaclies were shipped out of Okla-
homa this season.
The housekeepers at Okemah used
three car louds of glues fruit jars ou
the peach crop so far.
The school land commissioner will
have 20 oil wells drilled on state
school land as soou as possible.
In all the excitement over peaches
and politics the good roads movement
must not be entirely lost sight of. j
The Water Works engineers at Hen- |
nessey have recommended a deep well
In the creek botton near that city.
It is expected the bumper crops and j
new railroad will bring Camargo and |
Dewey county to the front this year, j
A woman at McAlester bought a rail-
road ticket at the stution and offered |
In payment a half dollar coined in
1796.
The big four story Benbow-Horton
business block at Lawton lias just been
sold to Colorado capitalists for
$126,000.
The government canning experts are
giving practical demonstrations all
over the state and great benefit will
result therefrom.
Open air band concerts are the reg- j
ular order at Hennessey this summer, j
a new band organization being patri- ;
otic along this line.
A bonus of $20,000 was paid a few
days ago for an oil lease in the Glenn
Pool near Sapulpa, that being the larg-
est sum ever paid.
Some of the smaller cities of the
state that have rural carriers through
the adjacent country will be served by
those carriers along the streets trav-
eled to and from the postothce.
Tonkawa will now proceed to en-
large her water system as the result
of bonds recently voted for that pur-
pose.
Town of UofT, in Pontotoc county,
has sold $10,000 in municipal bonds,
the funds to be used in drilling a deep
well.
SUNDAY MAIL
LAWREVISED
IMPORTANT MAIL MATTER TO BE
DELIVERED THROUGH SYS-
TEM OF LOCK BOXES
LIBERAL INTERPRETATION
PLAN IS TO MAKE AS LITTLE
WORK AS POSSIBLE FOR
EMPLOYES
Washington.—Plans have been per-
fected by Postmaster General Hitch-
oock whereby the administration of
the new law prohibiting delivery of
mail on Sundays will have no serious
effocts upon handling Important mall
matter.
Holders of lock boxes at first and
second class postofflc.es will have ac-
cess to their boxes ns usual, although
no mail deliveries will be made on the
street or at postofflce windows. Mail
for hotel guests and newspapers will
bo delivered throught their lock boxes
by a simple arrangement of having
more mail sorted on the railway cars
beforo It reaches its destination.
CAPTAIN SCOTT
The leader of the British Anarctic
Expedition, is spending the winter on
the i mmense plateau at the South
Pole.
Such mail will be distributed imme-
diately upon its arrival at the office of
destination.
This distribution will require a min-
imum of Sunday work and the distribu-
tion of other mail received Sunday
will be made after midnight Sunday,
so It may be delivered by carriers on
their first tour Monday.
After all-day conferences with ex-
perts of his department, Postmaster
General Hitchcock issued a statement
explanatory te his administration of
the new law. His assurance is that
there will be no embarrassment to the
business public and that through the
arrangement he outlines, urgent mail
will reach its destination promptly.
i’urcell is baseball ••buggy.” The
fats defeated the leans, and the one-
armed men have challenged the win-
ners
First State Hank of Hollis has na-
tionalized and now is doing business
under the name of the National Hank
of Commerce.
The new high school at Sapulpa will
be completed by October 1. It will be
one of the finest school buildings in
southern Oklahoma.
It is reported that through economy
in the conduct of the county offices
and decreased property valuations,
taxes in Hryau county will be 25 per
cent less this year than last.
Collier Is Record Breaker
San Francisco—The United States
collier Jupiter, the largest ship ever
built on the Pacific coast has been
launched at the Mare Island navy
yard. The launching marks a record
In shipbuilding at government navy
yards. The Jupiter's keel was laid on
October 16 last. The government has
demonstrated that It can beat private
shipbuilders, even when hindered by
repair work and the ordinary work
that comes to the navy yard. As a
result of the remarkable record made
In building the Jupiter, the Mare Is-
land is practically certain of getting
the contract for a second great fuel
•hip. for which an appropriation has
been mad*..
LABOR DAY!
CONGRESS AT LAST ADJOURNS
Without Roll Call Senate Passes the
Campaign Resolution
Washington—Sobered by the em-
barrassment of Saturday’s all night
session, filibusters and disagreements,
congress adjusted its differences
Monday, invited President Taft up to
the capitol once more and at 4:30
o'clock in the afternon wrote “finis”
after the proceedings of the second
session of the sixty-second congress.
The end was marked with a return
of harmony. Senator Lafollette, de-
manding action on the Penrose cam-
paign resolution foiAd all opposition
smothered away in front of him and
the resolution passed almost without
discussion.
Senators Chamberlain, Martin, Swan-
son and Culberson, after fighting bit-
terly for the payment of the “state
claims” embodied in the general de-
ficiency bill, yielded to the urging of
their colleagues and permitted the
senate to yield to the demands of the
house, and strike these claims from
the bill. In return for this conces-
sion, however, they received the
promise of support next winter when
the claims again will be pressed for
payment.
With these old claims, amounting
to $600,000 went the “extra month’s”
pay for congressional employes, which
the senate demanded and the house
refused to give. In the last half hour
of the session, while President Taft
waited in his special room to sign the
measures of the dying congress, an
attempt was made to rush through a
special resolution giving the employes
the “extra month,” but the house
again blocked It.
The president signed the general
deficiency bill at 4:10 o’clock, mak-
ing certain the payment of the $1,800,-
000 deficiency in army pay, the $150,-
000 for the Gettysburg memorial cel-
ebration next year, the $350,000 for
extension of customs work and scores
of other Important payments that
hinged on the passage of the bill.
A wild outburst of applause greet-
ed Speaker Clark’s anouncement of
adjournment as his gavel fell In the
house. The floor immediately became
an animated scene, members bidding
each other good-bye and shaking
hands. Old time political foes buried
all differences and all feuds apparent-
ly were forgotten in the general leave-
taking. *
Further animation and color was
lent to the scene when the women
flocked down from the galleries to
join husbands and fathers on the
floor. The corridors were crowded
with tired but happy members and
their families and friends, aad Speak-
er Clark’s room was crowded with
friends and admirers.
NO HOPE FOR MEXICAN REBELS
With Rough Hand Federals Seek to
Terminate Conflict
Mexico City-Merciless extermina-
tion of rebels and all those who sup-
port them is the feature of the new
campaign which has begun officially
in Mexico. Throughout regions in-
fested by rebels, whether captained
by Orozco, Zapata or chiefs of less re-
nown, the measures providing for a
suspension of the constitutional guar-
antees of regular trial went into effect
and any officer above the rank of ma-
jor now has the right to inflict sum-
mary capital punishment on all rebels
who fall into their hands if he is satis-
fied of his captive's guilt.
Comparatively few of the insurgents
availed themselves of the offers of
amnesty extended for almost a month
prior to the putting into effect of the
stern measure of suspended guaran-
tees, and reports from Toluca, in the
state of Mexico; from other districts
in the south, and from Torreon indi-
cate that conditions are little better
perhaps than they were a month ago.
Instead of having disappeared from
the state of Mexico into the moun-
tains of Guerrero, the Zapitistas are
now reported as practically in control
of the villages and haciendas a few
miles south of Toluca, capital of the
state of Mexico. Benjamin Argum-
edo and Murrlllo, twro of Orozco’s offi-
cers, are operating in the rear of
General Huerta near Torreon, while
no attempt is made to disguise the
fact that Campos, Campa, Fernandez
and Rojas are giving the government
forces In Sonora plenty to do.
Orozco himself and Salazar are
dodging about the federals In the
northern part of the state of Chihu-
ahua and along the Sonora state line.
The exact whereabouts of Orozco is a
favorite guess in the capital and little
assistance is given by official reports
and censored stories sent from the
federal headquarters in Chihuahua.
Cruisers To Nicaragua
Seattle, Wash.—Orders were re-
ceived at the Puget Sound navy yards
directing the armored cruiser Colo-
rado to Immediately proceed to Cor-
Into and join the fleet under command
of Rear Admiral Sutherland. Orders
also were received to place the cru-
sier Cleveland In commission and pre-
pare her to follow the Colorado as
soon as possible. The Cleveland,
which has been in reserve, will be
ready for service in a few days. She
will proceed to San FrancisSo to take
on supplies. The Colorado has a com-
plement of 800 men. including 65 ma-
rines and the Cleveland will carry 320
men. The Colorado was to have gono
to San Diego for target practice Sep-
tember 12. Repairs to her engines
for which she came to the yards from
the Orient have been completed.
A moving picture film was taken of j
the recent National Guard Encamp- j
ment at Chandler which will preserve
ail the details of camp life.
it often is true that fate presents !
persons with things they need least.
Telephone girl at Lahoma won a talk-
ing machine in the contest just closed
by the Enid Eagle.
The First National Hank of Kene-
flck proposes to give $ in cash to the
farmer bringing the best five ears of
corn grown on bottom land, and a lib- j
era! premium for the best five ears 1
grown on upland.
Gilbert Culp, of Waurika. was ac- I
quitted of a murder charge at Mon- I
tague. Texas, by establishing an alibi
and the next day he was married at j
Waurika to Miss Cleva Dotson, of that
town.
Pastors and deaeons of Baptist
churches of Enid. Kingfisher, Geary,
El Reno, Okeene and Hinton were se-
lected to assist in the ordination of
the Rev. James Wilson Storer of ths
Wstongs Baptist church.
Makes Fortune While In Jail
New York—Jos. G. Robin, who is in
the Tombs awaiting sentence on his
conviction of grand larceny in connec-
tion with the wrecking of the North-
ern bank, is said to have made an-
other fortune through speoulation
which he carried on while a prisoner.
Burdens Friends With Gifts
New York—A new fashion in gift
giving has been set by Mrs. Percy
Proctor, wife of the Ohio soap manu-
facturer, who returned from Europe
on the steamer President Lincoln
with one parrot, one white Guinae
pig. ninety-five dogs and cate in a
cage, one harp and one monkey.
Railroads Able to Handle Crops
Portland, Ore.—Judge Robert S.
Lovett, chairman of the executive
committee of the board of directors
of the Harriman lines, said that after
an Inspection of the wheat fields of
the country west of the Missouri
river, he believed the railroads would
be able to handle the crops, though it
would tax them to do it.
Vicksburg Disabled
Washington—The gunboat Vicks-
burg scouting off the west coast of
Mexico to watch the revolutionists
has put into Magdalena bay with a
hole punched in her hull by a broken
propeller.
Why Do They Smoke?
Washington—Representatives Flood
of Virginia. Steadman of North Car- j
olina. and McKinley of Illinois, have 1
been apponited the house members of
the nswly created commission to in-
vestigate conditions under which for-
eign governments purchase American
grown tobacco.
Steamer Has Bad Run
San Francisco—Ths British ship
Port Patrick, from New York has
reached Adelaide. Australia, minus
her mate, two seamen, a suit of sails
and the ship’s stores, according to
advices received here. The Port Pat-
Ack, sailing January 2, met her first
storm one day out and her last on
the day before she reached Adelaide
and saw bo fair weather.
Pension Laws Revised
Columbus, O.—A special committee
appointed by Governor Harmon to In-
vestigate and recommend revisions in
the state laws affecting children has
reported, recommending the estab-
lishment of a pension system for wid-
owed mothers, compulsory medical In-
spection of school children and
changes In the laws governing insti-
tutions for the care of children. Un-
der the pension system recommended,
a widowed mother of one child under
the age of 14 would receive $15 a
month from the juvenile court, and $7
a month for each additional child un-
der the age of 7 years.
Chinese In Accord
Pekin—President Yuan Shi Kai and
Dr. Sun Yet Sen. former provisional
president of the republic, held a con-
ference lasting several hours during
which the political situation was thor-
oughly discussed. At the conclusion
of the conference they gave out a
statement saying that they were In
perfect accord on all important ques-
tions.
! THOUSANDS PAT
LAST TRIBUTE
ROYALTY AND NOTABLES PAY
LAST RESPECTS TO VET-
ERAN COMMANDER
FLOWERS IN PROFUSION
CEREMONY CONDUCTED WITH-
OUT POMP OR SYMBOLS
OF MOURNING
London.—The funeral services for
the founder of the Salvation Army,
General William Booth, took place at
the Olympia. In accordance with tra-
ditions of the organization, they were
without pomp or symbols of mourn-
ing, but were carried out with moving
fervor and. impressiveness.
Thirty-four thousand persons par-
ticipated. in the functions. Nearly half
of them wore blue coats and red jer-
seys or bonnets with the red ribbon
so familiar on the streets of the cities
of the world where the army is estab-
lished.
The body of the late general, in a
Sherman Allen, who has been made
first assistant secretary of the treas-
ury to succeed A. Platt Andrew, Is a
former newspaper man and a short
time ago was appointed one of the
president’s assistant secretaries.
plain pine coffin, rested high upon a
white catafalque in front of the big
platform across the end of the hall,
where all the chief officers of the or-
ganization were seated, and where for-
ty bands of music were massed. The
crimson flag of the army "Of Fire and
Blood” which the General unfurled on
Mount Calvary, was planted above the
coffin. A bank of flowers, composed of
the tributes sent by members of roy-
alty and many societies, were behind
it. Flags of various nations in which
the commander-in-chief had waged
campaigns and the standards of the
older divisions of the army were ar-
rayed in front of the platform.
These and more Salvation Army
flags In the galleries, each tipped with
white ribbon, and twenty portraits of
the evangelist, surrounded with green
laurel wreaths and with a broad or-
ange ribbon connecting them were the
only decorative effects.
The front rows of chairs before the
coffin were filled with representatives
of various bodies and also the equerry
for the king, several mayors in their
robes and chains of office.
Servians Cry For War
Belgrade, Servia—The mnssacres by
Turks have extended to the Servian
frontier. Telegrams received here
from Zienitsa, on the southern bound-
ary line, say Turks attacked the city
and butchered many of the inhabi-
tants. News of the massacre caused
great excitement i» the capital and
the newspapers issued special edi-
tions containing demands that the
Servian government protest vigor-
ously to the Porte. At a mass meet-
ing to protest against the butchery,
speakers violently denounced the
Turkish government. Subsequently,
five thousand persons marched to the
palace, where they shouted their de-
mand that war be declared against
Turkey.
To Establish Butterfly Farm
Red Hank, N. J. Men from New
York are to establish the first butter-
fly farm in the world. The product
of the farm is to be sold to society
women who thus will be enaoled to
satisfy their whim for having butter
flies about tbeir conservatories and
parlors.
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