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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Report.

The plat 20 be accompanied by a
report da typewriting) on the TO-
lowing features;
Information as 20 the character OF
the subsoil.' stating whether there
are anv doubts as TO its s;a5ility for
foundations.
II rock underlies surface give sup
posed depth and dip.
Give an opinion as TO the usua.
elevation Of ground water and state
whether said elevation varies al
different seasons Of the year. Give
reasons. il any. for supposlng that
ouickgand will be encountered, and
give any other tata which might
affect he design Of Foundations.
What unit pressure IS the soil un'
der adjacent buildings sustaining
therefrom. and state whether such
buildings show exterior cracks or
other signs of settlement
state advisability Of digging test
pits and suggest location therefor.
II there are no public sewers avail
able and a suitable outfall for a
sewer can be secured. submit a sur
yey showing route for a private
sewer from building TO outfalI
A contour Of ground and proposed
sewer is also TO be given, with notes
as to the best manner of protecting
sewer outfall if protection is deeme' !
necessary.
State whether dry wells are used
for either sanitary or rain water dis
posal purposes, and If so. if subsoll
is sufficiently porous to properly
drain them. II dry wells or cesspools
are in general use state the size
of same and also describe their
construction.
State the materials of which the
| sidewalks and curbs. if any, are com
posed and their present condition
Give transcript of municipal regula
ton in regard to sidewalks and
curbs.
Photographs.
Send with report two photographs
size s by 10 inches, mounted OF
cloth. taken from well selected points
marked on the survey by "A star. Pho
tographs to show the site and some
thing of the surroundings.
JAMES KNOX TAYLOR.
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State of Oklahoma, Carter County.
District Court Eighth Judicial Dis
trict.
In the matter of special term OF
the District Court OF Carter County
Oklahoma:
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little Papers. Abstracts, Etc.


The owner OF the site finally Sc
lectcd by the department. will be ad-
yised IN writing OF the acceptance
ofhis proposal. and viii berequired 10
furnish without additional cost TO
the United States al requisite alb
stracts. official certifications. deeds
OF conveyance and evidences OF title
which may be necessary in the
opinion OF the attorney general for
the proper examination OF the title
10 The property and to vest in the
United States a good and valid title
thereto. free and clear Of all liens
and membranes Of every kim and
character. including easements,
leases, taxes. and assessments ac-
crued or inchoate. and must pay the
cost of bringing the abstract Of title
down 10 the date Of the recording
of the deed or deeds to the United
States The deed or deeds from the
grantor to the United tSates, unless
otherwise agreed upon, will be re-
corded at the expense of the gov.
ernment.
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a general opinion that Lone Grove
knows how to entertain visitors.
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Mineral Rights.

II the property is subject 10 the
reservation Of mineral rights that
fact must be stated. and plat fur
nished showing approximately the
depth below the street level and the
location and extent Of any eXcaya-
tons or workings under the proper
ty. together with statement Of the
character OF the soil from its natural
surface down 20 such excavations or
workings
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Survey.

The grantor will be required to
mark the property conveyed to the
United States, by permanent stone
markers at each bound of the prop
erty, and to furnish, in connection
with the title papers, an accurate
survey of land, made by the city
engineer unless permission Is spe-
cially given to have same prepared
by some other qualified engineer or
surveyor. Said survey must be pre-.
pared in conformity with the attach.
ed specification, and be accompanied
by the report and photographs there.
in referred to.
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Bidders should indicate whether
they bi5 as owners or agents.
When two or more parcels Of ad-
jacent lands are required TO make a
site Of the required dimensions. the
department prefers that the ow-ers
join in the proposal. each indicating
the portion Of the total price 20 be-
paid for his respective share
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Plats, Etc.

The plat must show accurately
the actual angles and dimensions OF
the lot, the ''north point" loca,
tions al figured dimensions of the
adjacent street o" sNcets. sile walks
and cub lrres, hyG ans. rinlolcs
catch L. MS, street "spNlys elec
tric or olrorwise If any .rces mo-.
ing sizH aIc kind. .n'ephOnr trolley
telegraph, and lighting poles. lamp.
posts, etc, bulldogs. excavations,
wells cesspOols, storm water sewers.
If any; and the material of which
sanitary and storm water sewers
are constructed is to be given.
Official elevations and grades Gr
the adjacent sidewalks at lot iinr
and cur'bs is to be given.
Especial attention is called to tn ,
fact that the actual elevation of the
invert of all sewers and the direc.
tion of flow and rate of fall of all
sewers must be given
If the actual surface of sidewalks
and curbs does not conform to the
established grades, the difference
should be stated
Over such portions of lot as are
not occupied by buildings. levels
are to be taken every 20 feet and
at changes of slope. bottoms of ex.
cavations etc, contour lines are
to be put on plat in brown ink. for
each difference in elevation of one
foot.
Levels must also be taken on adj.
joining property. where not occupied
by buildings, so az TO enable con.
tours to be extended on to adjoining
property a distaice of not less than
8 feet.
All levels To be from city datum
ana a bench mark to be established
IN suitable place and noted on the
pla;
The plat to be ON tracing linen
- by 80 inches and suitable for blue.
printing: no colors to be used ey.
ccpt black, deep red, and browl. and
the name Of the city must be le,.
tered in the lower left.hand corner
IN letters not less than three-fonr,bs
OF an inch high.
Plats OF sites whose greatest Al.
mension exceeds $50 feet shall n,
drawn to scale OF lilo inch to one
foot All other platS shall generally
De drawn To a scale of is inch 10
one foot except that where IL is
necessary to ioclude features not
Immediately adjoining the site. scale
may be reduced to l-I6 inch.
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HOW THE GOVERNMENT SECURES
SITES FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS

their construction are let at a. early
a date as practicable
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

Zionists are spending much money TO
enable the downtrodden Jews to get to
Palestine and gain a fOOthOld.
II is not believed that any consider
able number OF Jews will leave the
United States u settle in Palestine.
There are now in this country approx
mately 100000 Jews. About one
fifth OF the 100000 people in New
York city belong to that race Through
out the land the Jew IS found promi
nent and prosperous in almost every
line OF industry. He has sat in both
houses Of congress He las been in
the cabinet Oscar ;. Straus, who was
secretary Of commerce and labor under
Roosevelt and now for the second time
is ambassador to Turkey. was the first
Jew TO become a cabinet minister. His
brother Nathan StTaus, is one Of the
nations most noted philanthropists.
Isidor Rayner. the eloquent senator
from Maryland, is a Jew. Julius Kahn.
an aggressive congressman from San
Francisco, IS Jew.
BENJAMIN Disraeli, Lord Beacons-
field. one of the most celebrated OF
England's prime ministers. proved that
the Hebrew In politics and statesman
ship can become a maker OF history.
To the stage the Jewish race has con-
tributed Sarah Bernhard and other
famous persons. The American the
alter is almost entirely in the hands OF
Jewish managers. In literature the
list of Jewish names is long. including
Zangwiu, Georg Brandes, Catulle Men
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

termination to possess their ancient
fatherland.
The present Zionistic movement Is
only about fifteen years old. The late
DR.. TheOdor Herzl was at the head Of
the project IN its incipiency. Max
NOrdau also took a prominent part.
Israel ZangWill, the novelist and play
wright. is one OF the most enthusiastic
OF European Zionists In America one
Of the leaders is Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise, pastor and founder Of the Free
Synagogue in New York Rabbi Wise
was pastor Of Beth Israel congregation
in Portland. Ore. for several years.
He is a native of Budapest. but has
lived In America nearly all his life. He
served as secretary Of Zionism for the
English speaking world in the early
days Of the movement
Opposed by Noted Rabbis.
Zionism is opposed as impracticable
by Rabbi Leon Harrison Of St Louis,
Rabbi Samuel Sale and several other
noted preachers Of the race They
have considered the Zionists dreamers
and Missionaries ZiOnism. aside from
the ancient desire Of the Jews o pos
sess Palestine. grew out OF the perse-
cutions Of the Jewish people In Russia
and other nations where anti Semitism
Is rampant Many thousands OF these
prosecuted Jews have made their way
TO America, but many other thousands
have found refuge in Palestine. The
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

A. recent correspondent declares that
land has quadrupled in value since the
Jews began 10 flock into the country.
Harvests such as the ignorant natives
never imagined have been produced by
the up TO date Hebrew farmers. who
have supplanted the ancient tools Of
agriculture with modern implements.
What zonism Means.
A Zionist banking and commercial
institution called the Anglo Palestine
company is engage in a determined
campaign in behalf OF Zionism. The
Turkish government is facing a prob
lem 20 hich engages the interest of man
kind throughout Christendom. Zionism
is an organized effort to restore the
rule OF Judaism in Palestine If posi-
BILE. and. failing that 10 acquire land
holdings TO such an extent that the
Holy Land will be a Jewish nation in
everything but government. Some
years ago a movement for the pur-
chase Of Palestine from the sultan was
set on foot The plan embraced auton-
omy for the Jews. with all the great
nations uniting in a protectorate. The
United States was TO join the Euro
pean powers in this capacity. There
was a branch OF Zionism which con-
templated the creation Of a nation OF
Jews in East Africa, where a large
area Of land was offered. After several
conferences this proposition was re-
jected. The Jews could not and would
not be turned away from their de-
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these syndicates are reported as being
all over PALESTINE They
are purchasing rich properties from
MOhammedans who since the revolu-
ton I'm Turkey have been in disfaVOr.
The Mohammedan is yielding to the
Hebrew throughout the Holy Land. The
Jews already may be said 10 rule Pal
estine In everything but the actual
and they have increased
hope of dominating that.
AS indicated by the overwhelming
OF Jews in the popula-
ton, Jerusalem now is essentially a
Jewish city. More than a hundred
Jewish schools have been established
there Banking is monopolized by the
Jews. They are dominant in every
branch Of trade and industry. Recently
the Turkish government has found it
necessary to organize a company Of
Jewish gendarmes to cooperate in po-
Icing the city From Europe and
America. 1t is reported, large sums OF
money are being sent into Palestine 10
enable the poorer Jews. the prosecuted
refugees from Russia, Roumania and
Galicia, to build homes and establish
themselves on the farming land Hos
pitfalls. invalid homes and synagogues
are springing up here and there
The Church OF the Holy Sepulcher
still belongs to the Moslems. of course.
but photographs show many Jews
mingling in the throngs incident 10 the
worship of the various Christian bodies
who hold services there.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
Back 70 the Farm.

In re the cause Of high prices Stewart
Browne writes to a New York news
paper:
The greatest cause for the increased
cost Of living in the United States is
too large a percentage Of labor pro-
ducing Injuries and too small a per-
centage producing necessaries.
Necessaries are food and drink
clothing and housing, and all things
that help to cheaper their production.
The ideal nation is the nation that
uses only what is absolutely necessary
IN quantity and quality to bring up the
individuals productive power TO its
most effective point in producing the
necessaries OF life,
France more nearly approaches this
ideal than any other nation, and the
United States is farther away from this
ideal than any other nation.
Every bottle Of champagne drunk.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
Latest Edison Dream,

Thomas a. Edison appears to have
perfected at last his "trolIeyless troll
ley" car-in other words, the electric
car that runs without an overhead
wire or an underground conduit Mr..
Edison has been working for several
years on a storage battery which, he
has promised. will do away with any
connection with a power house. The
car is to carry its own power along
with Il. stored UP. Recent test trips
on a line in New Jersey have been
fairly successful. but the public still
awaits an actual, practical demonstra-
ton Of the value Of the storage battery
in regular service. Mr.. Edison. who
has achieved many wonderful things.
declares his storage battery car viii
supplant all others now electrically
controlled.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

55O.000,OO0 acres This is about one
fourth OF the area Of the country. APP
proximately SC0,00O,O00 acres have
yielded TO the demands of agriculture
and building. being cleared OF timber
either by the pioneers ak o. the lum-
bermans saw.
II is pointed out by the experts IN
the forest service that there are vast
areas Of cleared land. practically aban-
dOned now because the soil has become
poor. which could be refOrested- II is
the aim Of the service 10 reforest the
burned over or bare regions in the ma
tional domains and TO urge private
owners OF unused treeless lands to
plant them to useful trees. This work,
to be sure, is largely for the benefit Of
posterity. but it IS the highly ethical
theory of the forest conservers and
creators that no man lives for his own
generation alone
There are large bare spots in many
forests which should be reforested. On
the Pacific coast the cut over areas
frequently are stocked with a very
/ scattering stand Of trees and a dense
growth Of underbrush.
/ According 10 a recent publication Of
/ the forest service only about 25 per
cent Of our present producing forests
/ Is saw timber-that is, of size and
fiber fit for cutting into lumber The
same authority says that from 90 20
+ IS per cent could be made saw timber
/ through concentration Of growth on the
best trees by trimmings and the hold
ing Of the crop until it reached good
/ size
Tree crops grow slowly. That seems
to be why the people now on earth. for
the most part. fail to devote their
time and energy TO tree planting and
cultivation. Potatoes and corn bring
immediate returns. Trees belong to
the future so far as their harvest is
concerned. But for all that the plant
/ ing of trees is for the benefit of the
very next generation as well as those
to follow. Our own children will reap
the harvest.
Overton W. Price. recent associate
forester, says. Under present condi-
lions chestnut. cypress, redwood. yell
low poplar, red and black oak. loblolly.
Jack. red and white pine and western
yellow pine will grow post timber four
to eight inches in diameter in fifteen
to thirty years. We are already get
ting mine props in twenty-five to thir-
ty-five years from red or black oak and
loblolly pine, from white oak in forty
five years, from iodgepole pine in sixty
years. from western yellow pine and
Douglas fir in the Rocky mountains in
fifty years and on the Pacific coast in
thirty-five years. The time now needed
10 grow a tie in our forests runs from
thirty-five years for red gum to $50
years for white cedar and tamarack In
the northern swamps,"
Without the forest service a treeless
nation some generations hence seems
to be inevitable. since destructive
agencies have been making inroads
upon the wooded area from the time
of first settlement The forest service
not only has called a halt, but 1t has
started the impetus in the other d.
Erection. ARTHUR G. BRINTON.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

great California nature lover.
dtscOverer Of the Muir glacier
a and many other wonders OF
nature in the mighty west, is leading
the fight for the preservation Of the
Hetch Hetchy valley an important
part Of the Yosemite National park.
A new bill before congress proposes
TO grant TO the city of San Francisco
a perpetual right TO use the Hetch
Hetchy valley as a source OF water
supply In the last congress a similar
bill was introduced, but such was the
opposition from all parts Of the United
States that its supporters permitted 1t
TO die in committee. According to the
opponents Of the measure. this was
done only TO permit the advocates OF
the bill to try again. When the meas
ure was reintroduced at this term Pro-
fessor Muir and his associates began
systematic campaign TO defeat it.
When James R. Garfield was secre-
tary of the interior he gave San Fran
cisco in 1908 a conditional grant OF
this section of the national park 1t
was known as a 'revocable right" so
1t was by no means final Former sec
retaries OF the interior had resisted all
opportunities of San Francisco TO be
permitted to invade the park.
The contention Of those who seek the
use of the reservation is that San
Francisco has no other available water
supply, the present source being in
adequate Those who oppose the TAX
ing over of Hetch Hetchy aver that
several other watersheds will furnish
a sufficient supply to the city, which
wants this one because it will be
cheapest and Will save money to the
taxpayers.
The struggle has aroused attention
ali over the United States. An edi-
torial writer in a New York magazine
says, 'f a municipal waterworks is
permitted to erect its plant in the
Hetch detchy valley it means that the
Yosemite park will become the back
yard of great municipal utility in
stead Ct a recreation ground for ali
the peopfc of the country"
This is a very small valley, the pres
ervation of which has become thus a
national issue THE floor Of the val
ley" says Muir, sis about three and a
half miles long and is partly separated
by a bar Of glacier polished granite.
across which the river breaks in rap
ids" But Hetch Hetchy is highly
picturesque 1t belongs in the high
Sierras. "Hetch Hetchy valley" to
continue quoting Muir. ais a grand
| landscape garden. one of natures raresi
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

the service about 200 trained foresters
Mr.. Graves has had large experience
in our western forest work In 1897
he made the reconnaissance forest sur
vey in the Black Hills country. a work
OF high Importance. President Hadley
of Yale, when told that Professor
Graves had received and accepted the
said: Il consider the ap-
pointment a most excellent one. Mr..
Graves has a full knowledge Of for
estry and is a clear headed business
man"
When we take into consideration the
vast ramifications OF the forest indus
try as developed under Mr.. Pinchot It
becomes evident that a clear headed
business man is required to fill the
place. National forest reserves con-
tain one-fifth of all the timber stand
ing in the United States. The timber
privately owned is generally more
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

valuable than that publicly owned. and
Il is the duty of the forester and his
associates so TO conserve the national
forests as to increase the value of their
timber. The fact that hard work is be-
ing done on thece national reserves Is
indicated by the recent official state
ment that forestry is now practiced
on 20 per cent Of the forests publicly
owned and on less than l per cent Of
the forests privately owned. or on only
IS per cent Of the total area of for
ests." This indicates also that private
forests are sadly neglected, simply left
to shift for themselves, while public
forests are carefully coached TO do
their best toward attaining a high
standard Of value and service to the
people.
Originally the forests covered about
$4,000, 900 acres OF United States ter
ritory. Now they cover only about
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
New Chief Forester and
His Work For POsterity
Importance of Industry Now Headed by Henry S. Graves
Conserving and Increasing of Forests His Study

7 IS interesting to note that the
new chief forester Of the United
States appointed by President
Taft TO succeed Clifford Pinchot,
removed for characterization. has held
for nearly ten years the Pinchot pro-
censorship OF forestry in Yale univer-
Eity. The Yale forestry school was
founded through the efforts Of Mr.
Pinchot. Henry s. Graves, the new
forestry chief, was assistant chief OF
the bureau OF forestry under Forester
PinChot from 1898 TO 1900 He is a
Yale graduate Of the class of 1892.
Like his friend and predecessor I'm his
present important post. he was trained
In forestry in this country and in Eu-
rope. Forester Graves has made this
his life study. Forestry may be termed
one Of the learned professionals com
paratively new one, but undoubtedly OF
increasing Importance. There are in
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
BY RoBERTUs LOVE.

ECENT dispatches carry the
news that the Jews are flock
ing into Palestine from <all
- = parts of the world The dream
OF centuries. the establishment Of a
Jewish nation in the land which was
the ancient home Of the Hebrew race,
appears to be almost upon the eve Of
fulfllment. Zionism, which term de-
scribes the organized movement for the
return OF the Jews to Palestine, is re-
sponsible In large measure for the re-
cent influx Of Jews into the Holy Land.
but the proclamation OF the constitu-
ton in Turkey last year is the thing
that seems to have made possible some
sort Of Jewish preponderance in Pales-
tine.
It is said that in Jerusalem four
fifths of the population of about 100000
belong to the Jewish faith and race.
Tens Of thousands Of Jews have settled
at Yafa, Liberals. Safed. Haifa and
other Palestinian towns while in the
country districts many colonies Of
Jewish farmers have been established
Almost the whole extensive plain Of
Esdraelon has been bought up by
them" writes a correspondent Their
prosperous colonies spread from Dan
10 Beersheba and even farther south
to the outskirts Of Egypt Thousands
are escaping from Persia TO find shell
ter and protection in the Holy Land.
while every ship from Odessa carries
hundreds Of them"
Zionists Buying Palestine.
Jewish capitalists and syndicates Of
Zionists are buying lands in the valley
of the sacred river Jordan, once the
private property Of Abdul Hamid. the
deposed sultan Of Turkey. Agents Of
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

and most precious mountain man
sions," Of It's two chief waterfalls
Professor Muir says. mo two falls
could be more unlike-Tueelala cut in
the open sunshine descending like
thistledown, chantin' soft and low like
a summer breeze in the pines: Wa
pama in jagged, shadowy gorge roar
ing and thu~d ring, pounding its way
with the weighC and energy of an
avalanche"
There are three great camping
grounds in the Yosemite National
park. Hetch Hetchy valley is one Of
them. the others being the Yosemite