The Gotebo Gazette (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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NUMBER
JUNE 12, 1913.
THURSDAY,
OKLAHOMA
GOTEBO,
VOLUME
IMOF
SflBfr ran
Vigorous denunciation of a
'subsidized patriotism which
seeks to create war because of
the profits in armor plate and
battleship," and of the. "sensa-
tional and mercenary newspapers
which prefer big scare headlines
to the truth," marked an address
b# Secretary Bryan at v a Hague
adversary meeting held under
the auspices of the Washington
Peace Society. It was in cele-
fbration of the fourteenth anni-
versary of the first meeting at
[the Hague.
"War is in the interest of a
;ew people, not all," Mr. Bryan
declared. The profits are gar-
nered by a few, while the masses
pay the taxes. A few gain glory
while the mothers of the Nations
furnisd the sons who make food
for battlefields. War rests up-
on feeling, not upon necessity.
Back of much of the furore for
lyar is a selfish interest in the
manufacture of battleships. And
;here are men so unpatriotic that
;hey try to stir up trouble in an-
>ther country against their own,
as to make personal profit
herefrom: Is there any baser
ise for money.
The secretary asserted that
le world was drawing away
rom the time when wars will*
e made to gratify selfish inter-
Bt and ambitions. "Increasing
nteli&ence," he added, "is one
of the forces working for peace
because the people are learning
to understand the causes that
lead to war.
"The people are learning to
discriminate also," he continued,
"between patriotic newspapers
and those which seek only for
big headlines. I was glad to see
the attacks Secretary Daniels
made on this sensationalism,
hope to see this discrimination
by the people increase."
Secretary Bryan expressed
the belief that in time this
country would have treaties with
all other Nations, providing for
efforts to arbitrate ail questions
of despute, and that other Na-
tions would follow this country's
example. These agreements, he
said, would make it "almost im-
possible to bring this country in-
to war with any other contracting
Nation."
Increasing intelligence, the
growing disposition to bring
Governments nearer the people
MISS BARBARA STEPHEMS
On April 3, 1913, the "Vater-
land," the largest ship ever
built, was launchdd at Hamburg,
Gfermany. This ship measures
950 ft. in length and 100 ft. in
width, being 50 ft. longer than
the 'Imperator,' the largest ship
ever previously launched. The
hull of the 'Vaterland' is con-
structed of steel plates of un-
usual strength, provided with an
inner shell extending well above
the water line; with the idea of
avoiding such disasters as that
of the 'Titanic.' The vessell also
has both transverse and longi-
tudinal bulkheads, an added
element of safety. Some idea of
itg size may be gained from the
fact that more than rivets 1,500,-
000 weighing 2 lb. each, were us-
ed in the construction of the hull.
The largest locomotive ever built
could easily be run through the
smokestack, while the funnels
extend 69 ft. above the deck,
the height of an ordinary six-
story house. The rudder weighs
90 tons, and the stock on which
it swings 110 tons, but all is so
delicately balanced that the rud-
der responds to a touch on the
wheel nearly a fifth of a mile
away.
The vessel will be propelled by
steam turbines of the Persons
type. Each of the large turbines
is capable of developing 22,000
hp. and the total available power
exceeds 70,000. The outer cas-
ing of each turbine is 25 ft. long
and 18 ft. wide, while the pro-
peller shaft is 18 in. in diameter.
The 'Vaterland' will be equipped
with searchlights 6f 80,000 cp.,
the largest ever constructed,
which will be carried high on
the foremast. These search-
lights will be visible for 30 miles
at sea, and will enable the look-
out to illuminate an object at a
distance of seven' miles. The
vessel will carry 84 lefeboats,
enough to accommodate its full
quota of passengers and crew.
HE'LL RULE CANAL ZONE
Richard L. Metcalfe, of Lin-
colu, Neb., editor of The Com-
moner, was selected Tuesday by
President Wilson to be civil
governor of the .Panama canal
zone. This was announced by
Secretary Garrison after he and
Secretaries Bryan and Daniels
had centered with the presi-
dent.
Although Mr. Matcalfe was
first recommended by Secretary
Bryan, Secretaries Daniels and
Garrison joined in urging the ap-
pointment. Mr. Metcalfe has
been in newspaper work all his
life and came into national politi-
cal prominence during the cam-
paign of 1896 as spokesman for
Mr. Bryan.
Last year he ran in the pri-
maries on the Democratic tickkt
for governor of Nebraska, but
lost. x
The New Air Dome opens up
tomorrow night with its first
performance, . three reels of
motion pictures and a vaudeville
THE NEW AIR DOME OPENS
week, the opening week at the
New Air Dome on tKe south side
of the street.
They intend to have a vaude-
troop. The carpenters have. ville troop here every week and
been rushing this work through give the people of Gotebo a nice
to a completion so they might dean and up-to-date show two or
show Friday and Saturday
nights. '
Tl^ese to nights are ,—
ing nights and they have se- stage will enable everyone pro-
cured an excellent show for this sent to see and hear.
three nights out of the week,
the open- raise(lseats and the high
JUNE BUGS
(Copyright.)
GATHERING SOLD FROM THE OCEAN'S FLOOR
Hundreds of millions of dollars
worth of gold, silver, copper and
precious stones are lying on the
bottom of the s6a, ready to the
hand of the first person who
will device means of recovering
them. Inventors in every part
of the world are building sub-
marine boats, diving armor,
dredging apparatus, and other
devices, solely for the purpose of
finding and bringing to the sur-
face these sunken treasures.
The two main problem^ to be
de as deep as 100 ft. One ad-
ventci uus young man went down
196 ft. in Puget Sound, but on a
second attempt his helmet was
crushed by the 85-lb. water pres-
sure and he was hauled up dead.
Two English naval officers are
said to have descended 210 ft.,
but could remain at that depth
only a- few seconds.
The problem of getting down
to the deeplying treasure ships,
therefore, is essentially one of
constructing a mechanism suffi-
lilt lwu menix pivuivmm ww
solved are those of protection ciently rigid to withstand the
against water pressure and of
providing light in which to work.
The latter problem is more easily
solved than the former. Mod-
ern developments in electric
lighting make it practically cer-
tain that powerful searchlights
can be devised which will give
sufficient illumination for sal-
vage operations at depths as
great as 400 ft. Divers who
have been down 150 ft. agree
that even when the sun is_ shin-
ing brightly, the ocean ilepths
are in semidarkness, which in-
creases as one descends.
The other and more serious
problem is that of pressure. The
ordinary diver's equipment de-
pends upon a constant supply of
terrific water pressure. It must
carry its own supply of oxygen,
since any sort of flexible air tube
would be crushed flat long be-
fore a depth of 400 ft. is reached,
and it must be so constructed
that the driver inside it can ac-
complish something after he
reaches the wreck, even if he
can do nothing more than attach
a grappling hook to a copper in-
got.
The encouragement for inven-
tors working along these lines is
found in the knowledge already
at hand of wrecks bearing trea-
sure some of which have been
sunk for hundreds of years. In
1502, a Spanish fleet carrying
SUMMER SESSION
The Summer Session which is
to open June 14th at the State
University will without question
have the largest enrollment of
any of its kind ever held at the
institution. Teachers, high
school student and graduates,
normal school graduates, city
and county superintendents, and
others wanting to have the ad-
vantages of a summer's study at
the University of Oklahoma are
writing daily from all parts of
Oklahoma and other states for
information about the Summer
Session. Many of these who
will attend are desirous of secur-
ing more universary credit to
count toward a bachelor's or
master's degree; others are com-
ing to take advantages of the
high grade of instruction which
the School of Fine Arts offers in
piano, voice, violin, and techni-
cal study of music, as well as
drawing and painting; a large
number will attend the Summer
Session to pepare themselves
better for the profession of
teaching.
The teaching of the Summer
School will be done entirely bv
regular members of the Uni-
versity faculty or specialists who
are coming from other strong
universities to do the instruction
work. All the excellent libraries,
laboratories, museums, athletic
courts, etc., will be at the dis-
posal of the summer students
which will assure them a very
successful season of study at the
State University.
The one special feature of the
Summer Session which will draw
a large number of the teaching
profession from Oklahoma and
the other states will be the
courses of special lectures on the
modern theories of education by
Dr. S. A. Courtis, Miss Florence
and Dr. Henry S. Curtis. Their
lectures will be supplemented
with, actual tests and demonstra-
tions of the mental develop-
ment of public and high school
students. The superintendents
of the state are greatly interest
ed in these lectures and will at-
tend them in large numbers.
Enrollment for the Summer
Session will begin June 13 and
14v The session will close Aug-
ust 8. Those who desire futher
information with regard to the
Summer Session should write
Secretary Errett R. Newby of
the University for copies 6i the
Bulletin of the Summer Session.
RAINS INSURE A
LARGEJEED CROP
Following the general rains of
Friday in Oklahoma, Sunday
was featured by general rains of
quite as much value as those
which prevailed during the lat-
ter part of the week, and which
showed a precipitation of more
than an inch in nearly every
community where rains would
be of advantage.
The rain brought with it a
lower temperature, which will
have a tendency to protect cot-
ton from being injured when the
skies become clear. .
The additional moisture will be
of incalcuable value to growing
kafir, milo, cane, sweet clover,
peanuts and cowpeas, and in
addition leave the ground, now
covered by unharvested wheat
and oat crops, in excellent con-
dition for the growing of succes-
sive feed erops.
Early June is quite the opper-
tune time for a general rain in
Oklahoma; since it is the time
when extensive late planting is
practiced, especially in the west-
ern parfof the state. In nearly
every county in Oklahoma the
rainfall assures agricultural con-
ditions of the same character as
in 1912, and that in many sec-
tions the crop yields promise to
exceed that of any prior year.
Since Oklahoma is favored by
nature for the maturing of two
crops in a single season, rainfall
in June of the amount which has
fallen in the state during the
past several days causes con-
ditions that are admirable for
the planting of krfir, milo,
feterita, peanuts, cowpeas,
sweetclover and sorghum, the
group feed crops which are the
bases of the livestock wealth of
the state. With and increased
alf lfa acerage, and an unusually
large increase of acreage in feed
crops, the outlook in Oklahoma
is promising, as the feed crops
which are suited to this state
have been tried and are certain
to mature in the early fall. The
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and,the moral growth of the world
were the three great factors, he
declared, making for peace. The
danger that suddenly inflamed
public feeling will throw a Na-
tion into war, is growing less,
he said, because the people are
beginning to see that war does
not benefit them, that they pay
the taxes and shed and blood
and that it is usually incited by
those who look for personal pro-
fit. Preparation for war encour-
HYMENEAL
On last Friday afternoon
quiet wedding took place at the
home of the brides parents Mr.
and Mrs. Unruh, who lives 2
miles south of town, their
daughter Miss Susie, aged 25
quantities of gold from Santo
P^JllUO U^/Ull u VV/UUWMHU t-'tM'l"■J I * 1 • 1 J r
air pumped in from above, and a' Domingo sank off the island of ^ ~ ,
rubber suit with a metal helmet, I Santa Lucia at an unknown years and Peter Quiring aged!
all air-tight, or nearly so, to keep • depth, in a hurricane that drove yeans, were united in the holy
the water from rushing in the ! the ships of Christopher Colum- bonds of wedlock at 2 o clock,
minute the pressure of air pump- bus into a near-by harbor for M. Cloa^sen, of Besse, officmt-
ed through the hose becomes less safety. From then on. for two ] ed. The Gazette join in wishing
than the water pressure from centuries, the record of the them a long and happily wedded
outside. Theoretically of course. Spanish conquest of America is, life.
the air pressure could be main-1 filled with report3 of sunken |
tained at a point that would1treasure ships bearing the richesj Gotebo now has two Air
equalize the water pressure, but of Peru and Mexico back to Dome's and with the attractions
what would become of the driver? Spain. they will give during the summer
Men working in compressed-air' Probably no driver will ever
caissons under a pressure of 45 reach the wreck of the Titan
lb to the square inch 'are risking' >c.
season reminds us that we are
living in a little city with as
which lies two miles deep in much pleasure and as many
ages war. he added, thope Na- their lives—and 45 lb. means a mid-Atlantic, where the water i attractions as those who live in
tions that spend mo.st of their! oeptn'of only 104 ft of water, pressure reaches the tremendous! the large cities. Gotebo is not
d I „ Aftrw * «. fnrco nf 4 574 Ih. to the sauare I uui.j k« m« means.
- • : * - ueptu Ul UIM.V l'.F* 11. Ul noici. ! i,nc iai RC
time jfotting ready for war stand ; 20u ft. the water pressure is a force of 4,5<4 lb. to the square behind the times by any
- % _ t . u*Ai* i . /sa « it i'maIi Knt if ia aocilv nAceiKlo flint i
the debutante
llf if Ripfiiidtitlvt and Mr*, wh- can be < ie with
Km Ol Stephen* of California, wis an(j that the ideal
praaantad to .Washington aoclety by -,
Mr*. John O. Warfca. wtft of the Call- WOU^ prV^a" "
j tire world after a time.
i. ••V'V 1V> IKV ' • l vv* J '* V -JvJU* V- IW M
the best chance of going to war. | j ttle. over 86 1-2 lb. to the '
He said it was possible to change „quare jnch; at 250 ft. it is over s
the ideal of the world, just as | ios jbw; at 300 ft.'.it is 130 lb.— 1'
iividuai,
of peace
inch, but ..it is easily possible that
some of the inventors now work-
w w ing on the main problems invol- A. L Ball and family, of Man-
and many of t'ae fcunkelT treas- ved will reap incalculable riches BVm. motored over Saturday
. rp shirs. He at even greater from wrecks yet to be discover- afternoon and spent Sunday
I depths. ' ed at depths of a thousand
Very few divers have descend- or more.
feet with Mrs. Ball's brother and
family, John Witten.
DR. C. W. RICHARDSON
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Snyder, W. E. The Gotebo Gazette (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913, newspaper, June 12, 1913; Gotebo, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth350547/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.