The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1907 Page: 3 of 12
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PLAZA HOTEL
GRAND OPENING
LATEST ADDITION to new vork
PALACES
COST TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS
Magnificent Structure the Pini'rt o(
its Kiml in tin* World
««Nta. Tk# efclat ndiwr aid Ma
assistants, electric light men, •leva-
tor men, plumber*, locksmiths and
general repair men will easily num-
ber 250 more. Then Ihere will be
the office staff and the accountants'
department, making in all very near-
ly if not quite 1,500 men and wo-1 yoUNG VANDERBILT
men to be paid off every week or
every mouth, as the case may be,
aside from the private servants en-
gaged by the guests and who work
under the general directions of tile
hotel.
REGGIE GOT
BADLY RILED
WAS IIK*
CHILDLY rrtill.lSTIC AT
RACK.
Guardian A<1 l.itcm Sues New York
Senutor While Mother is
Absent.
New York, Sept. 19.—Papers in
the famous suit for breach of con-
trail brought by Patrick M. Mct’ar
roll, Jr., better known as the “liv-
ing image of bong Pat" by his guard
iau a<l litem, Window Birnle, ag-
ainst Senator P. H, McCarren, pro
bably will be served tomorrow
Since tlie appointment of a guar-
dian a few weeks ago by Justice Hen-
drick in the supreme court, Airs.
Marie Alice Dixon, mother of the liv-
ing image’’ is said to have, taken a
trip abroad. Upon her return from
abroad recently she expressed indig-
nation that the papers bad not been
served.
Mrs. Dixon is emphatically oppos-
New York. Sept. 20.—The New
PUza Hotel, the latest addition to
.Ww York's long list of palatial hos-
ciries. is to be formally opened next
M inday morning. The builders of
tl,e Plaza claim that it is the costli-
est and linesi hotel in the world. An
idea of the enormous sum of money
,;,eut in the erection of the Plaza
tuny lie had from the statement that
i’s cosi was more than double that
ol the magnificent Hotel Astor which
w.^s completed only two years ago.
New York contains noL only the
largest and most luxurious hotels in
any city of the world, bu't also more
of them, ranging in cost from $1,-
000,000 to $12,500,000, which lat-
ter figure represents the cost of the
new Plaza, it is to he further re-
marked in the same connection that
the most luxurious hotels are by far
the most prosperous. The present
effort is ndt to build economically,
but expensively—to crowd as much
luxury its possible into a hotel build-
ing, for which tlie rich New Yorker
van be counted on to make the most
lavish expenditure a profitable In-
vestment. Counting permanent and
transient guests, the five score high-
class hotels in the eily of New Y'ork
take care of about 50,090 people ev-
ery .day, The lowest estimate places
the average price paid for rooms and
board at. $0.25 m day. At that, rate
the receipts are $212,500 a day, or
$ 114,062,500 a year.
The actual cost of the new Plaza
- said to be slightly in excess of tliait
of the Waldorf-Astoria, heretofore
considered the largest and most lux-
urious hotel in the world. When
the Waldorf-Astoria was projected,
almost every one said ft could not
bo made to pay. Y’e’t today it is a
very profitable property. It Is hard
to imagine a house with 40 magnifi-
cent public rooms, more than 1.200
guests’ rooms, and accommodations
f. r between 1.400 and 1,500 people,
being practically filled all the time,
tint these figures represnt the Wal-
(b-rf-AsPoria’s accommodations, and
t: is constantly crowded
The new Plaza occupies the site of
the same name at the corner of I'll
-ty-nintli strojl and F’ fth avenue, op-
posite thv cir/ancc to Central Park
and directly across from the Savoy
and Maje-o !<• hotels. The builders
figured at the beginning to spend
about $v500.009 on the structure,
Out later it was fouir'. that in order
to place the hotel in that state of
perfection which the management
claims cannot be reached by any
other hostlery in the world. It would
fie necessary to add $4,000,000 to
the original estimate oost of the
structure. And this additional sum
was added without the slightest hes-
itation.
Already, the management of the
Plaza announces, a large percent-
age of the suites have been leased.
The hostelry will have as its perma-
nent guests some wel-known people
among whom are John W. Oates,
Mrs. James Henry Smith, Alfred 0.
Vanderbilt. George .1. Gould, K. G.
Hillings. Mrs. Oliver llarriman, Ju-
lius FTeischmann, John A. Drake,
Mrs. Wallace Shillito, A. H. Moore,
Richard llrewstev, Jackson Gountnd
and Mrs. Young Hayworth.
Some of these will pay $7 5 to
$190 a day for their rooms, exclu-
sive ot meals. For the famous royal
suites $500 a day will probably he
asked for short periods. Though
these rates seem enormous to the
majority of people, the price paid In
reality is nol in excess of what it
would cost to inain/laiii a Fifth ave-
aue home, while the worries are less
aid the accommoda'tiion better. It
marks the topmost notch in the lux-
ury of metropolitan life for men and
women with large incomes who do
ant care to undertake the res|»on-
aibility of keeping a city house of
their own.
As may readily be imagined the
payroll at the Plaza will be immense.
The general manager will have a
ehief dteward1 and half a dozen as-
sistant stewards. There wil be six-
lycooks, fifty chambermaids and an
equal number of bonaemaids. forty-
floor girls, sixty bell boys. 200
waiters, seventy-five laundresses,
twenty-five portere, twenty bartend-
ers, ten wine cellar men, fifteen bar-
bers and about 16# women of all
work in the kitchen and elsewhere,
who may be said to look after the
immediate personal comfort of the
Kings Dyspepsia Tablets do, the
work. Stomach trouble, dyspepsia,
indigestion, bloating, etc., yield i
quickly. Two days treatment free. |
Ask your druggist for a free trial.
Sold by Dr. C. L. Wellman, Druggist.
I HE TACKLED BIG FARMER POLICE
l.o«ing Wife Prevailed Upon Irate
lllibhy to Itesist and Kuril
Temper.
NOT It FAIIY TO KKKP
AGREEMENT
WILL KKMKIN
Muskogee Mayor awl Uouucll Hove
Had Kmiugli.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19. In
presence of his wife and a
the
great
crowd, (including members of some
of the most exclusive families of
Philadelphia, Reginald Vanderbilt to-
day threatened to thrash a police-
man in the grand stand at the Byrn
Mawr horse show.
White with rage at what lie term-
ini the policeman’s ''ruffianly ofllcl-
oustiess," the young milllonarie was
- i about to attack him when Mrs. Van-
derbilt Interposed, and the policeman
who was boiling with Indignation,
was hustled out of'the way by- a fel-
low officer. The Vanderbilts were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. Car-
ter, at the horse show, which open-
ed today. It is considered'the great-
est event in the Quaker City and the
social fife of Philadelphia was well
represented.
The trouble began when a local
photographer in the grand stand
Muskogee, 1. T., Sept. 21.-—The
memibers of the Muskogee city ooun-
cll, and Mayor T. H. Mamin, have
enough of official lift- and have is-
sued a statement iin which they say
that they arc in favor of changing
the present charter of the city to
one which provides for a commission
form of government, and they are
willing to resign to that end.
This was brought about by the
people of the oity refusing to vote
$200,000 in bonds for public improve
meins to be expended under the pres-
ent system of government.
.Muskogee is only one of the sever-
al large itowns In Indian Territory
hat contemplates changing its form
government from a council to a
commissi.>n. The constitution of the
staite provides that the charter of the
city may be rhangrtl by a vote of the
people, the same as a bond issue, and
that the governor of the state signs
the new chapter. As soon as the
state Ih operative ihere will lie chan-
ges of this character in nearly all the
large towns of the territory.
TO SAVE HIS
SISTERS LIFE
ed to any settlement out of court
because, site says, he promised her I tried to take a snap shot ot the \ an-
tin' support of the boy and herself I derbilU. Mr. Vanderbilt objected in
for the rest of her life if she would very vigorous language.
make a public retraction of
charges against him.
her I Policeman George S. Garret !
1 farmer, who had been sworn in to
Mrs. Dixon declared that she com-1 do special duty while the show lasts,
plied with her part of the agree-1 heard the dsiscussion and approach-
ment, blit that the senator was noted tlie photographer from behind, lie
more ready than before to keep his I took him by the scruff of rite neck
word.
At no lime during the controversy
liOtween McCarren and Mrs. Dixon
has the senator, it is alleged, denied
the palternity of the child, but to
forestall any such denial when the
case conies to trial Mrs. Dixon will
produce the hoys birth certificate
which she has succeeded in obtain-
ing after much opposition.
Makes Pain Go Away.
Are you one of the ones who pay in
toil
For your right of way through this
life?
If so you will find Hunt s Lightning | gentleman might talk
Oil
A friend which will aid in the
strife.
To those who earn their own way
by their own labor, accidents occur
with painful frequency. Burns,
cuts, bruises and sprains are not
strangers to the man who wears
corns on his hands. A better rem-
edy for these troubles does not exist
than Hunt’s Lightning Oil.
I’ltKMIUMS FOlt COUNTY EXHIB-
ITS
'*500
in Cush Will lie Paid for IVut
General Exhibit
Oklahoma City: $500 has been ot- I a|oeve
and fairly threw him out of the grand
stand.
It was this action that angered Mr.
Vanderbilt and when the policeman,
his face smiling as it with the con-
sciousness of duty well done, ap-
proached the Carter box to receive
the thanks he expected, he was greet-
ed with a rebuke that fairly made
him gasp.
You have behaved in an out-
rageous manner," exclaimed ' Mr.
Vanderbilt, his eyes blazing. No one
asked you to give an exhibition of
such ruffainly offlclousness. I was
talking to the photographer as one
to another.
You ought to lie treated just as you
treated that man. and I can do it
myself.”
The millionaire jumped from ills
seat and advanced to the edge of the
box with the evident intention tit
making good his threat. Ilis lists
were doubled ami lie was apparently
determined to fight. The fact that
his antagonist was six feet full with
lists like sledge hammers did not
deter Vanderbilt in the least. Mr.
Vanderbilt got to her teefwithtaoi
Vanderbilt got to her feet with
faint sereant as she saw her hus-
band's attitude and noted the myri-
ads of curious eyes fastened upon
them. She caught at her husband's
fered in premiums for the best gen-1
eral exhibit of farm products from
any one counity at the State Fair of I
Oklahoma; $250 to be the first pre-
mium. $150 the second and $100 the |
third.
The awards will lip paid in cash
"Oh, Reggie, for heaven's sake do
not make a scene here,” she implored
It can do no good; let it go and
come away.”
Mrs. Vanderbilt wound her arms
about her husband and begged him
to desist; other policemen grabbed
ilie amount being subscribed. $200 Uhe officer by the arm and dragged
by tlie Fair management and $100 him away.
each by the Chamber of Commerce, |
Retail Merchants' Association and
Real
Mr. Vanderbilt, who liv this lime
was conscious of the universal at-
Kstate Exchange of Oklahoma tenltion he was receiving. Unshod
City.
Letters received by Secretary
Sites indicate thnl groat interest will
be taken in this feature of the Fair;
the liberal premiums offered as well
as the natural pride of the several
darkly and then left the box.
WOMAN LOST
IN THE WOODS
COMPANION OF PRKKIDKNT'K
DAUGHTER WANOFItS
AWAY
WALL MTRKKT JARRED
Wm M. Ivins Cnttiwl a CmunioGnn
Annum Htmi Ganili|cr«
FOUND IN EXHAUSTED CONDITION
Airs. 4 liiirles !•'. .loy. Wife of Former
1 ougrrsNiniiii, the Object of
Search.
IIUOTIIlilt GIVES IlLOOO
SISTER MAY IJ\ K
THAT
GREAT SCIENTIFIC SUCCESS
Woman
Just
is Recovering anil Man
i Little Weak From
( >|HTUtioll.
CANVASSING VOTF.
Mothers with little children need
no longer fear croup,colds or whoop-
ing cough. Does Laxative Cough Syr-
up tastes good, it works olt tlie cold
counties in 'their resources and pro-1 through the bowels, clears the head,
ducts stimulating a healthy rivalry Guaranteed
which win result in very creditable | Sold by I)r. C. L. Wellman, Druggist,
displays trom many counties.
Special meetings have already
■been held in Woodward, Greer,
Woods and several other counties to
make arrangements to compete for
these prizes and several of them
write that they expect to win nol on-I Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 20.—As the
ly the rash hut the honor of lining constitution and state-wide proliilil-
The Resit Farming Country in the I tton have been adopted and state offl-
New State.” No doubt their exam-leers chosen the election ordinance as
pie will be followed by many others I drawn by 'the constitutional eonven-
at once as the advantage from an ad-ltlon, provides that the state canvass-
vert.isiug standpoint to he derived I Ing board must begin its work on
from winning this distinction is ev-| October 8'th. The enabling act re-
dent to all.
Flection Hoard Will Convene fletolx-r
Klglitli
quires this board shall be Chief Jus-
tice Burfiord of Oklahoma, (thief Jus-
Not “Just as Good”—It's tlie Best tice Clayton of Indian Territory and
One box of Hunt’s Cure Is unfall-1 Territorial Secretary Fllson of Ok-
ingly, unqualifiedly, and absolutely lahoma, and following the romple-
guaranteed lo cure any form of skin tlon of their work, then that the two
disease. It is particularly active in judges named, together with Gover-
promptly relieving and permanently nor Frank Frantz, shall certify the
curing all forms of Itching known. results to President Roosevelt, to-
Eczema, Tetter, Ringworm 'and ail gether with the statement of the
similar troubles are relieved by one I votes cast and a copy of the eonsti-
Chicago, Sepl. 20. —What promis-
es to he one of the most successful
operations for tire transfusion of
blood from the veins of one person
to the veins of another ever per-
formed in tliis country lias come to
light in Mercy hospital.
The patient is Mrs. P. II. Welch,
wife of a dentist, residing al tins N.
State Street and daughter of 'the lake
joiln S. Cooke of the Cooke Brewing
Company. When she was taken to
tlie hospital a weok ago Sunday she
was given two hours 'to live by the
physicians. Last night sin- was re-
ported as being on the road to
health.
John R. Cooke, her brother, now
head of the brewing company, was
ilie person who gave his blood to
save ills sister's life. Two and a
half quarts of blood were pumped
from the artery in his wrist into
the vein in Airs. Welch’s arm. Be-
yond ii weak, falu't feeling for sever-
al days Mr. Cooke has suffered no ill
effects from this loss of blood.
Tlie operation was performed by
Dr. John It. Murphy, head surgeon
at the Mercy hospital. Mrs. Welch
who is 22 years old and the mother
of six children, had linen in ill
health since last January, when she
suffered il severe nervous shock as
the result of fire in which her mrtlher
was injured at the North Stale street
residence.
She became anaemic and so weak
that the lilood broke 'through the
veins in her arms. Sim was wasting
away day by day and Ilie operation
was adopted as a last heroic meas-
ure to save her life. It was feared
that she might die on tlie way to the
hospital, so weak had she become.
Dr. Murphy placed Mrs. Welch and
her brother side by side on the oper-
ating table. Mr. Cooke is 25 years
old. weighs more than 200 pounds
and is an unusually strong man. He
was placed under an anesilhetie. The
artery In his left wrist was opened
and the opening fastened lo the ar
tery in upper part of Mrs. Welch's
arm. For two hours and a half they
lay on The table while tlie blood was
pumped from his Ivody into her s by
heart action.
"1 felt sick after it was over,” said
Mr. Coolce, v.ho was seen at the War
ner hotel, "hut I am getting along all
right now. i went, to work next
morning as usual.” His wrist is
bound with bandages still.
t At the hospital it was said that
the case had caused a great deal of
comment among the physicians and
surgeons, and many were watching
the progress of the patient. with
great Interest. It was said that Mrs.
Welch was improving steadily every
day.
Grand Canyon, \riz.. Sept. 2c
After having wandered through the
dense fores' extending back in all
directions from the rim of the can-
yon, since 9 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing. Mrs. Charles F. Jo.v. wife of for-
mer United States Congressman Joy
of Missouri, was fouml lying exhaust-
ed under a clump of scrub oak not
sixty feet from the road for which
she iiad been searching for twenty-
four hours. Eighteen guides from
Eltoaver, Ihe canyon- hotel, Indians
selected from the Hopls and Xavajos
quartered here, and a dozen guests
of Ihe hotel, men and women, rode
through tlie woods all night in an or-^
gunized attempt to find the missing
woman. Walter llubbell and Miller
lleilinger ihe two oldest guides in
point of service in the canyon, dis-
covered Mrs. Joy.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who
with her husband had visited the cun-
yon at the request of Mrs. Joy wait-
ed for news of tlie recovery of her
life long friend until midnight, when
she was obliged to catch the Iasi
train which would land her in Cin-
cinnai I ih time lor Iter husbnnd to at-
tend to business mailers of the ut-
most importance Monday morning.
Mrs. Longworth showed evidences of
the strain she was laboring under
and seemed on tlie verge of a ner-
vous collapse as she boarded the
truiti.
As a climax to a day full of unex-
pected hardships for Mrs. Long-
wnrlh came Ihe discovery that two
Russians I raveling 'through lliis coun-
try for pleasure, had taken posses-
slon of the only drawing room on
the one Pullman ear of the 'train.
Against the combined efforts of the
Uulltiiuu conductor, the train conduc-
tor and station agent the two foreign*
ers presented a stolid front and de-
clared vehemently they would not
give up the drawing room. They
showed tickets entitling them to the
accurujunUatiyioi, Itut Mr, J-one
worth's reservation for the same
drawing room was shown to have
been made two days' prior lo the
Russians.
When told that the daughter of
the president was kept standing in
the narrow corridor of the sleeper,
uiid that the train would not pro-
ceed until they vacated the drawing
room the foreigners conversed be-
tween themselves and 'tlien suddenly
announced that they would withdraw
draw in Mrs. Longworth's favor.
They wore met on their entry into
the body of ‘the car with catcalls and
hisses from all sides.
When Mrs. Joy was brought to El
tovar at about 6 o'clock this morn-
ing. she was in such an exhausted
condition as a result of iter exposure
to the bi'lter cold prevailing here al
night that it was necessary to carry
her to her rooms on a stretcher. Later
in Hie day H was announced she was
out of danger.
New York.. Sept. 19.—Wall street
interests close to Thomas Kyau were
ominously disturbed to learn that
William M. IvinH is probing 'Hie In-
terborough Metropolitan scandals
[and has decided to put Jacob H.
Schiff on the stand.
Out of the maze of conflicting ru-
mors. tlu1 real cause of the banker'
call to 'the witness chair was ascer-
tained. From high airtlrortty it was
learned thill Mr Ivins had discover-
ed the beginning of a gigantic plot
by which Ryan succeeded in reaping
a vast fortune by swinging practical-
ly worthless slock lo the public and
had frightened August Belmont into
combining ihe prosperous Interim!-
oiigli with Ihe a I most band nipt .Met-
ropolitan.
application; cured by one box.
Itution and all ordinances.
Do von know that Bines.cite Car-
hoiized acts like ia poultice in draw-
ing out intlnmution and poison? it
Is antiseptic. For cuts, burns, ecze-
ma. cracked hands it is immediate
relief.
Sold by l)r. C. L. Wellman. Druggist.
COPPER KINGS
ON PRODUCTION
NIFFTING OF SUBSIDIARY COM*
I’ANY IS IIFIJI
PUBLIC STATEMENT IS MADE
Ii. I.OItFNZKN,
Breeder of Duror Jersey Swine.
Young gilts :iml iMiars for sale.
Farm five miles south und three
nest of FI Reno. . Rural Route No. il.
12-2m*.
CFNTIIAI. COMMITTEE
Slate llcpublirun Central Committee
Meets Next Work
“It Knocks tlie Itch.”
It may not cure all your ilia, but
It does cure one of the wors'. 1;
cures any form of itch ever Known j,he meeting will have a direct bear-
Okluhoma City, Sept. 20.—Chair-
man Hunter last nigh't issued a call
for a meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee to l>e held at
the Threadglll hotel at 10 o'clock,
Wednesday, .September 25th.
Letters have been sent to every
member of the committee urging at-
tendance upon the meet Ing. Busi-
ness of “utmost importance” is to be
transacted.
Those in position to know say that
Little Copper Bring Sold and Com-
panies Think it Not Good Busi-
ness Policy to Store It
New YoVk, Sept. 19. Hoards of
directors of all the subsidiary com-
panies of tlie Amalgamated Copper
company met this afternoon in, Ihe
latter's offices. The only question
they took up was tlra'l of a reduction
of the output of the mines.
While the meeting was ended long
before three o’clock, i't was offici-
ally announced in the street that
nothing would lie made public un-
til after the stock exchange had
closed.
At 2:20 p. m. newspaper men who
liad been permitted to cool their
heels on the oirtside uf the office for
thirty minutes, were ushered InKo
the president’s office where the fol-
lowing statement was made to them;
"Tllf b”?:''!? ,,r director# (>X the va-
rious subsidiary companies of the
Amalgamated Copper company mot
today to consider the copper theta!
situation. I't was iinaninioiisly
agreed at each company Hhould cur-
tail its ou'lput one-half. The curtail-
ment Is to go into effect at once, if
the situation In the output will be
made commensurate w i't Ii 'the situ-
ation. If, on the other hand, the cop-
per metal situation improves produc-
tion will he increased,.
Practically tro copper is being
sold at 'the present moment. It is
not business to produce copper and
store !it.”
The officer who gave out the state-
ment amplified H by saying that if
necessary every mine owned or con-
trolled by the Amalgamated Copper
company would be closed. He said
that for thirty days the trusts' mines
had produced practically no copper.
He could not tell wha't the imlicy of
Senator Clark would be fin reaped
to his mines, hut he assumed ihut
they would continue, working. He
did not believe tlialL the present ahu-
ll tlon was due to any combination on
the part of the coneumers to cease
buying fit in order ‘to reduce prices
nor had he heard of any pool to look
after the surplus copper.
Ho attributed much of the trouble
in the copper section of the country
to the beet sugar Industry. He said
the beet men are monopolizing rail-
road cars at the 'time 'they were need-
ed for the transpartaltion of coal
to the mil nos. He also made some re-
marks in respedt to the labor situa-
tion, shying that miners preferred ito
work on farms and other outdoor em-
ployment during the summer when
they should be in 'the cnal mines,
producing coal, in order that the
railroad companies might be able to
transport It at that period of the
year when they have plenty of cars
to spare.
As a result of thalt the mines be-
gan to produce coal when the miners
reiturn In Ihe fall and when the rail-
road companies are inundated with
freight from Industries like 'the beet
sugat, and the moving ot crops.
no matter what It is called, ben
tho sensation is itch, It knocks it. j
Eczema, Ringworm and .ill tire ,
are relieved at once and cured by i
ig on the gubernatorial situation.
Will Bannister, Emile LeGrande,
Jim Colo and Norvln LeBryer left
one box. It's guartii'Vod, and Its ! today for a two week's visit
name Is Hunt’s Cure.
Clarotnore.
Mrs. E. C. Rohkar left 'this morn-
ing for Wlnnemuca, Nevada, where
she will visit a month with her sis-
ter, Mrs. J. W. Maney, of Oklahoma
City, who has been spending the sum-
mer there.
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