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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
A|RMENC COMING
TO STATE FAIR
GREATEST PARACHUTE ACT BE-
FORE PUBLIC FOR TWELVE
DAYS, SEPT. 22 TO OCT. 8.

Worid-famous aeronauts as they will
appear daily at the Oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition, Oklahoma City.
September 22 to October 8.
Ed. r. Hutchinson, Americas fore
most and most successful aeronaut,
has been engaged at an enormous ex-
pense to appear daily at the eighth
annual Oklahoma State Fair and Ex-
position, Oklahoma City, Sept. 20 to
Oct. 3, 1914.
In giving out the announcement OF
the engagement Of this world-famous
aerial navigator. the statement was
made that the greatest parachute act
OF the century will be presented when
TWO men will make eight parachute
drops from one balloon. The act is
declared to be the last word in aero
nautic daring-a daredevil. death-de-
flying parachute feat. that beggars de-
scription, and the greatest perform
ance Of the kind In the world today.
1t Is said the spectators will have
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06

John C. Sims. then secretary OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad company. He
had a letter Of Introduction from a
mar OF influence.
Hum" said Sims. when he read
the letter. This gets you a Job. but
1t don't hold the job for you. young
man. I'll carry you on the salary
list for two years. But II by that
time you haven't been promoted. salt
won't save you. ! wouldn't have that
sort OF a man on the right Of way"
Thornton was on his third promo
ton at the end Of two years. He has
been moving upward ever since. but
he has never gained a step by fat
terry. b~ack-bending or lying, II the
opinion OF the men who have been
nearest to him, is TO be taken at par,
On the other hand, he hasn't hesi-
teted to fuss with his superior officers,
and fussing with the aficial family OF
the Pennsylvania railroad is common
ly reputed to be as dangerous an oc-
cupation as biting the tip Of a stroke
o. lightning.
On n occasion a baggageman pm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
JubILEt MARKET, KINGSTON

age American city OF it's size. They
make a lot OF noise about 1t, too. II
n happens TO be domiciled in the
business section he will find the din
Of street trafic as annoying during
hours OF repose 20 in the larger metro
politan cities.
The natives OF jamaica speak an
almost unintelligible language that is
alleged to be English. II is a sort OF
Afro-Cockney dialect which has con
ciseness for its keynote, It is not
a musical tongue. The black people
are constantly j~abbering and they
have a habit OF conversing earnestly
and In low tones with themselves as
they shamble along the thoroughfares.
Though the obeoh man who once prac-
tised yoodooism amongst them, has
been suppressed by law, some relig-
ious impostor periodically appears to
work IN their superstitious and sim
Pile natures. Only the other day the
newest Messiah" was ordered to be
banished to Barbados. which the
jamaican regards as the extreme pen
atty. This fellow came In town astride
a donkey, wearing a nondescript uni
form and equipped with a sword. His
solemn mlen and weird lamentations
soon won a host OF followers. whom
he led TO the harbor, where he bap-
tized the crowd at two shlllings a
head. lie was draining the impov-
erished negroes OF every penny they
could get. and when he made a blum
at crucifying himself on Good Friday
the law stepped in and grabbed him.
Where Color Regulates Caste.
Social caste in jamaica is regulated
by the grade of color. There are
black people. colored people and very
light Though not quite white) peo-
pie. AS to the whites. the English
Jew predominates. though he does not
control. The mayor and nearly all
the members OF the Kingston city
council are colored men. Among the
dark shades OF humanity the women
do most of the work. There are few
legal marriages In this class. The
woman realizes that II she Is bound by
the marriage tie she will probably
be obliged to work so much. harder
to support her lord and master In
idleness, while II there is no legal
bond she can leave her man II hs
doesn't treat her right
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
WILL SHOW BRITISH

his division had climbed on to the
tender. where h, had no business to
be. Just before the engine rolled into
the ditch. The baggageman was
killed, leaving a destitute family.
Give me $1,000 for the, widow and
KIDS Thornton asked OF headquarters.
Not a nickel" said headquarters
coldly. 1T was the baggageInan's
fault that he was killed"
Maybe" said Thornton, with the
big jaw setting. But meanwhile a
young widow and three boys are in
dfnger of starvation. I'm going to
put her on my payroll at $45 a month.
and when her name comes OF mine
m with it,"
She's still there, so far as any one
knows. Perhaps that incident helps
explain why Thornton was selected to
take charge Of the Great Eastern, for
the position of general manager on
an English railroad Is equivalence to
that of president of the United States.
The Great Eastern handles d great
er committing traffic than any otner
road In England. and its short haul
business. during the summer resort
season. is perhaps the greatest in the
world.
But. according to the committing
public Of England, its directing heads
assay heavily in pure bone. Ticket
sales are eve stopped, no matter
how badly the line may be blocked.
Trains are held In smoke-llled tun.
nels, rather than permit a step aside
from routine procedure.
ANY one can handle engines and
cars and tunnels" said a railroad
man, but Thornton Is q wonder at
handling men. That's why England
took him"
He must not only teach the railroad
using public Of England to love the
Great Eastern. which entails a com.
plete reversal OF all the laws of hui
man nature. but must also win the
loyal support Of the Great Eastern's
employees.
In a way. American railroaders and
their methods will go on trial with
Thornton in England. This may not
seem fair. but 1t Is the fact.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06

RUISING along the Spanish
Main, upon the gllstening bos-
ON OF the Caribbean. the
ocean tourist, no matter how
care burdened, is quite apt
TO form the "lolling'' habit. The air
is soothing to tired nerves, and | have
little respect for an imagination that
would not fall under the spell OF those
perfect moonlit nights. For my
self, en- route from Trinidad to Colon,
/ just wanted to Toll" and dream OF
the days when pirates held sway In
these waters, OF the days OF adven-
ture and romance. II didn't seem quite
right that | should be enjoying ell
the Injuries of travel while possibly
some OF my forbears had to wrest
their living from the sea. There we're
several distinguished passengers be-
sides myself on board. including Lady
Hope and the duchess of Kalamazoo.
The passenger list presented a cos
mopolitan assortment OF Britishers,
Americans, Spaniards and West In
dams. l must not neglect the young
Irish patriot, an ardent champion of
home rule. who had had several YER
bal set-tos with antagonistic English.
men before our troupe boarded the
steamer. writes C. Nick Stark in the
Detroit Free Press.
A ripple OF melodramatic climax
was reached on the second day out
from Port-of-Spain. when, during a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Labertesque, Modern D~'Artagnan,
Dead In Paris-Fishts Whole
Town Council.

Paris.-Labertesque is dead. and
with his death q figure that belonged
to old French omance has passed
away. for Labertesque was Cyrano de
Bergerac and d'Artagnan rolled into
one. and set down on the Paris boule-
wards. where he kept alight for years
the fame OF chivalry. g~allantry and
picturesque swashbuckling.
Though his clothes were the pro-
sale garb Of m~odernity, his spirit be
longed TO the days Of cloak and ruffie.
when men drew swords on a quarrel
and spitted their opponents deity, He
was the hero OF 200 duels.
Tall and broad. with a brown face.
he staggered along the b~oulevards a
few years ago.r ready to lick a quarrel
with anyone whose presence vas OBJ
noxious to him and ask for satisfac-
ton at the point OF the sword. His
m was grandiloqueat and au-
thoritative.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06

heated argument between q British
or ano the Duke OF Cork. the latter
started to MARBLE THE Sun Is Now
Rising on Ireland" The incensed
Englishman called the Irishman q
''bally rotter." or something like that.
when bing!-the home rule advocates
right shot into his a~aversary's eye
with such force as to break a bone
In the smiter's right hand and tenn
porarily impair the E~nglishman's eye
for sightseeing purposes. The Incl
dent almost caused international COM
plications. and a general melee was
only averted by prompt action on the
part OF the skipper. who ordered the
combatants to be confined In their
staterooms, where the only visitors
were the surgeon and the stewards.
Bargain In Boa Constructors.
The distance from Port.of-Spain to
Colon, Isthmus of Panama, is only a
trife i've 1000 miles. Just an ordi-
nary jump for an ocean-going the
atrical company. The jump is broken
by stops at Savanilla and Cartagena,
on the Colombian coast. Panama has
declared a strict quarantine against
those towns. and passengers are not
permitted to stray from the wharves.
1t is said that the sanitary grounds
upon which the quarantine Is based
are merely a subterfuge. The Pan
amanian authorities are anxious to
keep out undesirable, revolution
breeding pests from South America.
and the quarantine serves the pur-
pose. 1t is ~contended that the very
best bargains In Panama hats can
be obtained at Savanilla and Carta-
gens- The vendors that offered them
for sale at the wharves had a slid
ing scale OF prices. One needed only
10 be patient and wait until nearly
sailing time, when prices rapidly de-
scended. This was also true OF the
fluctuations In parrots, monkeys and
boa constructors. BY not showing
unseemly haste n could secure a
nice sleek young boa constructor for
$3.50.
II is worth a long journey TO see
the wonderful Panama canal, but |
won't advertise the City OF Panama
or Colon as ideal lingering points for
honeymoon couples. Except for the
canal zone, the general aspect OF Co
bon is u~natt-active. American residents
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06

tell us IL wasn't much more than a
huge swamp-a yellow fever pest hole
when Uncle Sam began his clean
ing-up operations.
From Colon TO Kingston. jamaica.
IT is a short Jump for a sea-going
troupe-only about 500 miles. We
played tho City OF Panama Monday
night. and opened In Kingston Thurs
day night OF the same week. This
is what the small-time vaudevillian
would term a split week" Jamaica
Is Justly termed the Gem OF the An
TILES" One a well appreciate the
enthusiasm OF Columbus when. upon
approaching this beautiful island,
with its background Of mountains
melting into the sky. he exclaimed,
Santa Glorial" Its history Is filled
with a and thrills. and the ex-
ploits OF Morgan and other famous
buccaneers would afford material for
the most blood-stirring melodramas.
Frequently devastated by volcanic
eruptions. earthquakes and tornadoes,
1t endures today as the most prosper
Gus and commercially important OF
the British West Indies. Only seven
years g the island was visited by
an earthquake which killed 1900 per-
sons and almost wiped Kingston OF
the map. 1t Is something of a revela-
ton. therefore. to find a city with
as much hustle and real business ac-
tivity as can be shown by the aver.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06

many kinds of thrills when the jump.
ers begin to make their terrific whirl
at a frightful speed through space
each time a parachute opens. In a
word, just as fast as one parachute
opens and begins to permit the aero
nauts to descend gently to the earth,
they make another jump and so on
until eight are made.
The mammoth balloons that VIII be
used on this occasion are the finest
N the world today, and VIII be filed
by the %up-to-date process. requiring
only a few minutes to fill. Specta-
tors will be permitted to gather
around the balloons, within a reason
able distance, before the terrific and
perilous start, which will be more
than the start of the balloons in the
old days when old-time methods were
employed.
There will be all the excitement
Of the start Of a horse race, or auto
mobile race, accompanied by the novel
and sublime features of a balloon CO.
ing up and the expectancy Of what
may happen before the two men get
back to mother earth.
Contracts for this tremendous act
are not problematicil but have already
been closed. Under the terms OF the
agreement, Hutchinson himself will
come to the Oklahoma State Fair
and Exposition to direct the flights
Of Howard and w. H. Reichard, two
Of the worlds greatest aeronauts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Was Hero of 200 Duels

When he lifted mis- SLOUGH hat with
a medieval flourish you could almost
see a cloak and sword behind his
lounge suit. He rolled his name
grandly as he delivered his challenge
to those who we're iuckiess enough to
merit his anger. "Laber-r-rtesque." he
would say.
He achieved an instant notoriety
when he came TO Paris. for be began
his career by fighting the whole town
council Of Algiers. and finished up
with his famous duel with Max Regis.
the mayor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Easy Way to Clean a Carpet.

Instead Of sweeping your stair car.
pet try wiping 1t over with a damp
cloth. Use a t~easpoonful of ammonia
In two quarts of warm water. Your
carpet will look clean and bright and
there will be no dust.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
The Reason.

Il Just can't seem to keep a dining.
room grill" 81 have often wondered
why you can keep any help. I
never have any such trouble" T
know. but my husband just won't fir,
with them"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Always a Sealed Book.

In deciding a case of disagreement
between the right kind of man and
any kind Of woman, nobady less wise
than God will ever find out whether
Justice has been even Appropriated.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
May cultlvats Teak Timber.

Forestry experts have demonstrate.
ed that teak timber that Is as strong
al that from natural forests can be
raised on plantations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Rubber Roses Are Popular.

Atlantic City. N. Rubber roseS
and cherries adorn the bathing caps
OF the fair sex this season. Mexican
color combinations on bathing suits
have replaced last years Bulgaria.
display.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Give the Head the credIt.

"a still tongue makes a wise hear"
says an old adage. but we think II
should read. "A wise head makes a
still tongue"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Bolt starts AutomooIle Sprinkler.

Chicago.-A bolt Of lightning en-
tered the Haymarket theater by the
pipes of the automatic sprinkler and
started a deluge of water throughout
the building. an hour before the eve
ming performance was to have started.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Society Has New Ead.

st. Louis.-Bronze statuettes VI
their children represent the latest fad
In local society.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-06
Wanted -Informatlnn.

II had my fortune told last night.-
did your How much is it2"-Detrois
Free Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
GERMANS LOSE
 2,00O AT MALINES

Antwerp, Sept. 15.-An official re port has just reached here that the opei ",io"S heal o - D~--. complete success fer the allies.
 The enemy were ambushed and sui fered a loss of 2000 killed and Wound- cd.
 The queen of the Belgians today visited the hospital equipped by the British colony in Antwerp. Her majesty schook hands and talked with every one of the soldiers. She was most sympathetic in her manner and when leaving was heartily cheered.
 late dispatch from Belfort says that the situation is absolutely quiet, but in every district there exists a state of siege. Every house is kept at o'clock in the evening and from that hour onward the town is in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
BALLOT BOX BY
 POST, COLLECT As No Provision Is Made for Such Expense, Plum Bayou Box Is "Out."

Receiving ballot boxes by parcels post is a new fad which is not prov ing popular, and consequently caus- ing considerable delay in completing the count of the votes cast in the rural districts of Pine Bluff in the general election Monday.
 Postmaster John D. Wilbourne yes terday received a ballot box from Plum Bayou, Boliver township, with a 10 cent parcels post stap marked :: Official ballot box-rush." As the contents of the box were considered as first-class mail, the postmaster immediately sent the box to Secretary Jo Nichol of the county central com mittee, and informed the carrier ot collect $2.74 postage due, on first class mail matter.
 Being gone few less than minutes the United States messenger brought the< box back to the postoffice and informed the postmaster that MT Nichol said that he had no jurisdic- tion over boxes in g general election and further that he did not feel dis posed to pay the postage due, some $2.S4 of which only 10 cents had been paid down.
 Tired of carrying the box around the messenger asked MT. Nicho where he should deliver it to collect the said balance and deposit the box with whom it rightfully belonged. He was informed that it should be de- livered to w. B. Sorrells, chairman of tine Jefferson county election board.
 Whether or not Mr. Sorreils agreed to take the box out of soak" and pay the difference is not known. Il is known, however, that the box is still at the postoffice and that Bolivel township, is among those not yet re ported.
 Unless the box is taken Out by tht election board of some loyal Democra 1t may remain at the postotfice untl the next election, as there Is no ad dress on it to indicate the identity o the party who mailed it.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
SERBS TO MARCH
 UPON BUDAPEST
Army of 150,00O Servians Now in Hungary-Aus-
 trians Entrenched.

London, Sept 15.-A Reuter- dis patch tonight says it is learned that the next Servian movement will be in the direction of Semlin toward Budapest, the capital of Hungary. An army of 150,0OO Servians is now in Hungary. The Austrians are en- trenched at all strategic points to oppose the Servian advance.
 Another large Servian force is marching on Focha to secure the po- sition of the Servian left flank in Bosnia. The Servians are reported to be besieging Vohnedred, while an- other Servian advance is opposing Sarajevo.
 The Servians at Focha have effected a junction with a Mnotenegrin force from Herzegovina. It is claimed that the Austrians in this vicinity have fallen back along the whole line and that their next stand will be at Sara ieVO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
FUNSTON WILL
 BRING TROOPS
 HOME AT ONCE President Gives Order for Evacuation of Vera Cruz
 by Americans. NO REASON NOW
 FOR OCCUPATION Understood Villa JGined With Car ranza in Protest-FunstOn Has $230,000 Prem Customs Due
 to France.

Washington, Sept. 13.-President Wilson announced today that the American troops will be withdrawn from Vera Cruz. The decision was reached at the meeting of the cabinet this morning. In brief Statement, making the announcement, tne presi- dent said:
 The action is taken in view of tae entire removal of the circumstances which were thought to justify the oc- cupatlon. The further presence of troops is deemed unnecessary"
 Secretary of War Garrison receiv- ed the official order from the presi- dent late this afternoon, and at once cabled General Funston to make pre- parations for the withdrawal of his troops.
 The secretary said that the next step by this government will be to ask the "central governmen. Of MeXi- co" to designate an officer to whom the customs house will be transferred.
 General Funstan was directed to make up his accounts ana De in readiness to move as soon as trans ports for the soldiers and marines ar rive at Vera Cruz. The War depart ment ha four Of it's own transports and several additional vessels under charter, and these will be used to bring the troops When they will be ordered to Vera Cruz was not an nounced.
 There Five Months.
 The soldiers and marines now at the port are estimated at 7000 Vera Cruz was occupied by the Amrican forces on April Il. While there has never been an official state ment as to the exact purpose in land ing, it has been given out that the oc- cupation was in preparation for the insult of the flag at Tampioo and also to prevent a large consgnment of mo- chine guns and other war munitions from reaching Huerta The real pur- pose of the occupation was to weaken the Huerta regime and cause it's downfall following the determination of the president not.Jo recognize the Huerta government.
 It is understood the departure of the troops from Vera Cruz was hastened by the fact that General Villa recently joined With Carranza in expressing his disfavor with the continued presence of the American troops on MeXica nsoil
 In connection with the departure of the troops a number of questions 1 of finance are yet to be determined
 France has lien on the GUS oms house receipts at Vera Cruz and these amounted to about $50,00Y a month and have been held intact by Genera Funston.
 l The expense of the United States in taking and holding Vera Cruz was heavy, but Secretary Garrison sait today that it had not been determines whether the United States will insis on an indmenity from Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
ALLIED TROOPS
 OCCUPIED BRUSSELS

London, Sept. 15.-An Exchange dispatch from Bordeaux tonight says that the German commander, General Freund, attempted to commit suicide when ordered to retreat and was taken prisoner.
 The re-occupation of Brussels by Belgians and British troops was re. ported tonight in an undated dispatch to tine Star, which said that passen- gers on tonights Flushing boats de clared that in Flushing they were told that an Anglo-Belgian army of 75,000 now occupied the Belgian capital and that the Germans already have evaci- ateOl Brussels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
Notaries Public.

Notaries public are said to have had their origin in class of men ep. pointed by the early Christian bishops to collect the acts or memoirs of the martyrs of the first century. The of. fee was afterward changed to lega: employment, such as the attesting of deeds and other writings, so as to es. tablish their authenticity in any other country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
CANVASS TODAY COUNTS VOTE

The vote of Jefferson county on the different candidates, measures and proposition will not be known unti the election commission meets and tabulates the returns. So little inter- est was taken in several of the pre- cincts that copies of the returns were not made.
 The elecetion commission will prob ably canvass the vote today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
florida's Tiny Mountain.

Mount Pleasant. Florida, is prob. ably the smallest mountain, as we'll as the least in elevation in this coun- try. It is only 301 feet above sea lev. el, and is tho highest determining point in the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
Jlmmie's Conclusion.

Little folk frequently manifest un, expected powers of observation and analysis. Little Jimmie, for instance. was asked if young lady whom he dearly loved was pretty. "She looks pretty to me-" he announced, after a brief period of consideration, but don't s'pose she's really pretty. no. tice Brother Ben don't sit by her side m awful lot when she cones here"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16
Held ID steamer.

New York, Sept. 14.--Officers of the British cruiser Suffolk, lying outside the harbor today stopped the Ham burg American liner Rotterdam, ten miles cut. After half an hours barley the Rotterdam was allowed to pro- nnGd