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The Washington times., 1913-04-17
SEEK RECORDS IN
CLEAN CITY WORK
Committee, Encouraged by the
Results, Plans Campaign
for Rest of Week.

Encouraged by the results accom-
plished during the first three days, the
Clean City Committee expects to estab-
lish new records in the campaign for
cleanliness" which ends Saturday night.
A meeting of the >NecutNe committee
will be held Saturday afternoon to re-
oeive reports from representatives as to
the amount of refuse removed and the
lumber of premises. cleaneu- Plans for
keeping the city clean and for the fU-
inre improvement of sanitary and
health condition will be discussed. the
Clean City Committee being a perma-
nent Caniza ,ion.
Reports received today by DR.. Arthur
J.. Murray. secretary, from representa-
tives in every section of the District.
ST ow decided interest on the part of
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

houscnolders. Hundreds Of cards GER
tfying 10 the cleaning of premises have
ooen 'eCe:Ved.
Health officials are much pleased at
the Improvement in sanitary conditions
resulting from the campaign. A num-
Der OF reports of nusanceS and unsani-
tary places have been received. which
are followed by immediate notification
To owners from the Health Department
TO correct the conditions of which COM
plant is made. Health conditions as
well as the appearance of the city. Of
ficials say. will be greatly improved as
the result of the campaign.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
TaiIors Assert Men
Are Dressing Better

Men of Washington arc well dressed
and arc dressing better each year.
Consequently. Washington is taking
rank as enc of the mems fashion CEN
ters of the country.
Prominent haberdashers said so at
the meeting of the haberdashers' sec
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

ton of the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton last night.
II. l.. Perkins read q paper on the
efficacy of live salesmanship He urS-
ed the merchants to pay strict atten-
ticn to tho manner in which the sales
man approaches a customer and to
urge the purchase of the better grade
wares.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

s1as Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
& Ohio. Every Saturday and Sunday.
Good to return until 9 100 A. NJ. Train
inx the ROYAL Limited.-Advt
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
DUTIES BY UPPER HOUSE AVER AGE 10 PER CENT LOWER
 THAN ORIGINAL DRAFT.
FULFILS PARTYS PLEDGES
Senator Thomas Calls Administration Measure Tariff for Average American Citizen"-Has Been
 on Way for Months.

Washington, July 12.-Reductions averaging nearly 10 per cent from the duties provided in the house bill are the distinctive features of the sen ates version of the Wilson-Under- wood tariff measure as approved by the senate finance committee. The bill was approved by a strict party vote, and the committee recommended a favorable report to the senate.
 While raw wool is to become free of duty, Dec, 1, this year, and sugar is to go on the free list, May 1, 1916, as provided in the original Under wood bill, the senate measure has switched most of the other agricul- tural products from the dutiable to the free list and has drastically re- duced the rates on metals.
 The Democratic tariff bill has been on it's way a few days more than three months Here is it's chronology to date:
 April 7-Introduced in the house and referred to ways and means com mittee.
 April ' to 21-In house Democratic caucus.
 April 21-Reintroduced in the house.
 May S-Passed by the house.
 May 16-Referred to finance com mittee in the senate.
 June 20-Reported by finance com mittee to Democratic caucus.
 June 21 to 27-Debated in senate Democratic caucus.
 July 11-Approved by senate finance committee and reported to the senate.
 Tariff Pledges Are Kept.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
WALLST. BROKERS HARD UP
THEY TAKE UP A COLLECTION
 FOR A "BUSTED" MEMBER.
Extraordinary Depression Makes it Impossible for Many to Earn
 Enough to Pay Clerk Hire.

New York, July 12.-The total of transactions on the stock exchange yesterday was 163,500 shares, the commissions on which, di ided among HOO brokers, would amount to only $1S.56 a piece. The expenses of some of the brokerage houses. even with the drastic economies that have been introduced, run from $2,000 to $10,000 week. Under the present conditions some of the brokers are not making their clerk hire.
 Attention to the depression in the street was called by two incidents yesterday One was the sale of a seat on the exchange at $3S.000, the lowest price touched by these memberships since 1900, when the sale of a seat was recorded at 3150o
 The other was the taking up of a subscription by the floor members for the benefit of veteran broker, who has been placed in serious financial straits by the decline of business dur ing the last six months.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
NEVER MET MORGAN OF ANY OF
 HIS FIRM-MULHALL WARNED ? TO LEAVE THE CAPITAL.
N. A. M. OFFICIALS IN DENIAL
e.,ators Decide to Investigate Trou- bles of Labor and Capital Thor ouqhIy, and Subpoena Samuel
 Gompers and J. Mitchell.

Washington. July 12.-Speaker Cbamp Clark interrupted the senate lobby inquiry to place on the record an emphatic denial of every statement made by David Lamar and Edward Lauterbach in their stories told to I.ouis Cass Ledyard, connecting him with Morgan x Co.
 q never met either J. P. Morgan or any other member of his firm in my life" said Clark, and saw MT. Nor gan only once in my life, and that was across a banquet hall.
 q never knew there was such man as Lewis Cass Ledyard ln my life" Clark continued. Il was intro duced to Edward Lauterbach several years ago. and only met him that once. and then for very brief pc riod. Every statement connecting my name with anyone in the Lamar Lauterbach testimony is an absolute lie
 q believe that when MT. Ledyard learned my name and that of Senator Stone were being banded about in this manner he should have commu- ncated with us"
 The statement was spread on the record
 A husky assistant sergeant-at-arms of the senate may be assigned to guard Col. NJ. NJ. Mulhall, confessed lobbyist and strikebreaker. Mulhall, who is to be the star witness before the senate lobby committee, has com planed to Chairman Overman that he has received a distinct hint that 1t would be well for him to leave Wash ington. He makes no charges about
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
JURY FREES GIRLS SU|TOR
HOLDS MISS CRISPELL WAS MUIR. DERED, BUT NOT BY JOHNS.
Letters Disclose Fact That Girl Led Wayward Life and QuarreIed With
 Parents on That Account.

Wllkesbarre, Pa, July 12.-Herbert Johns, suitor of 18-year-old Alice Cris- pell, whose body was found in liar vey's lake, and who was held in con- nection with the girls murder, has been exonerated by a coroner's jury. The jury found Miss Crispell had been murdered on the night of July 4. but declared the guilty party is still at large.
 Instead of being only an innocent country girl, a worker in the church and helper in all it's social matters. Miss Crispell, it was made known. had dual personality.
 Proof of her waywardness was found in 100 letters taken from the Slrls trunk, and in others found at the home of Herbert Johns.
 Moreover, at the inquest. William Cr1spell, the girls father, and her sis ter, testified she was wild, and the sister said the father had once pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her. This the father admitted.
 Crispell had already told the county detectives about the revolver episode. He was angry, he said, because she spent her nights away from home.
 More light was thrown on the girls waywardness by Johns, who from the start had been shielding her. From his cell in the county jail, he told author ities he and Alice spent the nights of July and together at the Ger mania hotel in this city. The register shows they registered there as hus- band and wife.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
NEW U. s. WARSHlP POWERFUL
Work Will Be Begun at Once on Lat est BattIeship, Known as No. 39,
 Sister Ship of Pennsylvania.

Washington, July 12.-With the signing of the contract for the con- struction of the new battleship known as No. 39, work on the latest dread naught in the United States navy will begin at once.
 Secretary Daniels has appended his signature to the plans for the vessel, which is to be a sister ship to the dreadnaught Pennsylvania, now build ing. and for which provision was made by Congress last year. The limit of cost, exclusive of armor and armament, will be $7,425, ,000.
 The vessel Is to be built in the New York navy yard, and probably will represent, when completed, the most powerful ship of war afloat. The new addition to the navy will have displacement of 31,400 tons. will be 600 feet long and upwards of 97 feet in breadth.
 A battery of 12 14-inch guns, with four submerged torpedo tubes, will comprise her principal armament.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
COMPTROLLER KANE SAYS TAFT OFFICIAL KNEW PlTTSBURG
 BANK WAS SHAkY.
OFFERS OF PLACE IN BANK
Most Fragrant Violations of Bankino Laws in Our History Alleged in Conduct of the Wrecked First
 Second National Bank.

Washington, July 11.-Lawrence O. Murray, comptroller of the currency Ill the Taft administration, knew that a crash of the First-Second National bank of Pittsburg was inevitable. but refused to close its doors because of his desire to make record for keep ing down bank failures during his teure of office, according to state ,ment made public by Acting Comp troller Kane. Kane was deputy comp troller under Murray. Other treas ury officials condemn Murray for his laxity in the matter.
 Kane said The present admins tration did not permit the existence of the rotten condition of the First-Sec- ond National bank a minute longer than was absolutely necessary, and that period was not more than. a month.
 Former Comptroller Murray, who had repeatedly stated he was going to keep down bank failures during his administration, approved the merger of the First and Second National banks last January.
 He knew as well as I did then that the First National bank was in a rot ten condition, and that the bank s statement of reserves and liabilities had warned the office of the condition of the bank.
 On March 10, the merger of the First and Second National banks was ratified. It was known then that the merger was not going to help matters much. In fact, it was feared that the merger would result as it did.
 During his administration of of- fee of comptroller, MT Murray brought about the merger of several banks. These mergers were forced; that is, Mir. Murray, when he found a weak bank, forced a stronger bank in the same community to merge with the weaker one. Several bank fail ures almost resulted from this policy, which l condemn"
 Further investigations showed that James s. Kuhn. the president of the First-Second National bank, asked Murray to become president of the in- stitution. He was offered a salary of $25, 1000 a year Oscar Telling, then an employe of the comptroller's office, and a friend of Murray, was offered the vice-presidency. Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh decided against Murray accepting the place He did permit Telling to take a place.
 James S. Kuhn, president; w. S Kuhn, vice-president. and perhaps other officers of the defunct First Second National bank are to be pros ecuted by the United States. Secre- tary McAdoo says the bank was gross ly mismanaged.
 Making false statement with in tent to defraud or deceive the body polite" will be one of the specific charges which the federal government will make against the Kuhn brothers.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12

the warning other than that he be- lieves it was intended to intimidate
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
Lamar Before Grand Jury.

New York, July 12.-The case of David Lamar-his impersonations of United States senators and congress- men in connection with the so-nalled Union Pacific conspiracy-has been placed before the federal grand jury by District Attorney Marshall.
 His examination was begun last night and was completed. Other wit nesses having knowledge of the case are under subpoena.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
Offered Seroeant-at.Arms.


 Mulhall has been informed by Sen ator Overman that if he wishes he may have deputy sergeant-at-arms assigned to him to protect him from interference of any kind. Officials of the National Association of Manufac- turers assert that if there is any truth in the Mulhall complaint some one outside of their association is re- sponsible
 It is the committees intention to call Mulhall after hearing a few mi nor witnesses regarding the wool lobby. The plans for his testimony, as arranged by the committee in ex- ecutive sessions, provide that he is first to be permitted to tell his ob- ject in testifying. Mulhall is ex pected to declare positively that there was no motive of revenge in his story
 Will Read His Letter.
 Then Mulhall is to read into the record the 10000 letters, covering his experiences, which the committee has had printed.
 Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell, officials of the American Federation of Labor and George Pope, president, and J. P. Bird, general manager of the N A. M, are under subpoena to fol- low Mulhall and it is expected there will be a rush of many of those impli- cated by him to testify voluntarily. It is the intention of the committee to take the lid off the entire labor situ- tion in the United States.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12
House Will Get Busy Monday.

Washington, July 12-Because of its inability to secure either Col. Null hall as witness or his correspond ence as documentary evidnce, the house .ommittee did not think it pos sible to begin taking testimony before next Monday.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-12

For the first time Tn American his tory" said Senator Thomas, of Cole rado, one of the most active members of the finance committee, "the senate majority has shown itself more radi- cal or more progressive than the ma iOrity of the house. We believe we have given to the American people ir this billsincere and highly acceptabl fulfillment of the tariff pledge in our national platform. We have written tariff for the average American citi- zen-the plain man who makes up tn nation.
 It is a bill that can be understood by anyone because its whole trend is toward more equal opportunity. The party pledged this sort of legislation The country called upon us to enact it. And tLis is our interpretation or that mandate"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
TEXT BOOKS NOT SETTLED
Supt. Neely Has Letter from State
Superintendent ON Text Book
Question

County Superintendent Neely has
received the following communication
from State Superintendent X. H. viii
son:
Il am sorry indeed that am not in
position at this time to give you in
formation as to the text books which
will be used next year. 1t was my pur-
pose year ago when we had the adop-
ton to have the books in time to be
used in the Summer Institutes that
your teachers might become familiar
with them; and further that we might
compile and present to the teachers an
up-to-date course of study based on the
new text books. Since that matter is
still a question and the adoption has
been held up, it is impossible to fur
nish the information. which l would
like to furnish at this time.
The contracts for the teachers reg
lister and records and for the speller
have been signed by the Governor and
the books are now being published and
will be ready for distribution in suffi-
cient time for the opening of school.
Ii is safe to predict at this time that
this will not be true of any other texts
that is, in sufficient quantities to
supply the State. The speller adopted
and now being published, is the Com
mon Sense Spelling Book, by ]. E.
Dyche Publishing Co. Oklahoma City.
The register adopted is the Stewards
Register for Rural and Village Schools
published by the Oklahoma School
Herald Publishing comgany oklaho-
ma City.
Yours very truly,a 1
"R n. WILSON"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
READING CIRCLE BOOKS ADOPTED

County Superintendent Neely has
received the following communication
relative to text books for reading cir
Gle work:
The State Board OF Education on
Friday, June goth, adopted Reading
Circle books for the year 1894 as
follows:
The History of Modern Elementary
Education by Parker, published by
CHM & Co., Dallas, Texas. price S1.2O.
Psychology and Psychic Culture" +"
by Halleck, published by the American
Book Co., Chicago, price SIPS.
Every Day Problems in Teaching
by NJ. v. O'Shea, published by Bobbs-
Merrill Co., indianapolis, price soc.
you will please make plans and
arrangements before the close of your
Normal for the carrying out of this
provision. presume the Oklahoma
Book Co. of Oklahoma City will ham
die the books. At least, shall request
as chairman of the Board, that the
books be handled in this manner.
Yours very truly,
"R. II. WILSON,"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To whiten clothes which have be-
come a bad color, put two or three
slices of lemon in the boiler with the
clothes. The rind should be left on.
They will make the clothes much
whittier and will remove all stains from
pocket handkerchiefs, childrens' APP
rons, etc.
To ease shoe that pinches, wet a
cloth in hot water and apply to the
tight place while the shoe is on the
foot. Wrap a heavy dry cloth around
the wet one and leave until dry. This
will not injure the finest leather and
will stretch 1t.
Take a soft cloth dampened with
kerosene to clean lamp chimneys, then
polish with soft paper. They will be
beautifully clear and will not break
so easily as those washed in soapy
water
II you can procure green cedar, ga
ther handful of sprigs each ironing
day and rub your hot irons over them
This will keep the irons smooth and
give a gloss to the clothes.
Horse radish should always be graf
ed fresh.
Dry sponge cake may be served
smothered in custard
If child should get pepper in its
eyes, bathe them freely with milk.
For thin summer dresses rice water
is far better than flour starch
Boiling soda water is one of the best
disinfectants for kitchen plumbing.
When pen points are stiff and coat
ed with ink, iab them into a raw po-
tato.
Rice pudding frozen like ice cream,
is one Of the best summer dishes.
Fruit whips and custards are among
the hest things for an invalids dessert.
Before making up white serge for
summer, it should always be shrunken.
Lemon juice added to pineapple i'm
proves it, no matter in what form it is
served.
When milk, soup or other food boil
over on the stove, cover the spot
quickly with salt 1t will do away
with any unpleasant odor.
Black chip hats that have grap
appearance may be made to look al
most new by wiping with a rag that
is sprinkled with few drops of sweet
oil. '
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
ONE MANS RECORD
j. Henry Johnson of Oklahoma City
Has Quarter Million OF Life msur-
anee In force in Bryan County

]. Henry Johnson. state manager
for the National Life Insurance Com
pany, of Montpelier, VT, with offices in
Oklahoma City, has been making trips
to this county writing life insurance
for fourteen years, during that time,
representing three companies. John
sen is man whose word is to be re-
lied upon, and in many cases he has
sold the same man five or six different
policies at different times, and when
he sells insurance he holds it, for
somehow, people don't try to kick out
of things with Johnson. Mr.. Johnson
was in Durant the fore part of this
week, and while here told a reporter
that his company now has more than
a quarter of million dollars worth of
lifo insurance in force in Bryan coun-
ty, record, which we believe no other
company writing business in this
county can equal
Mr.. Johnson's case is only another
good example Of the results to be OBJ
tanned from fair and square dealing
and perseverance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
Orange Shcrhet.

Boil together for five minutes one
quart of water and one pound of sugar
with grated rind of two oranges, and
strain; when cool, add one pint of
orange juice, and juice of two lemons;
turn into freezer; stir slowly at first
and then more rapidly after mixture
begins to freeze; when frozen. beat
white Of one egg until light, add one
tablespoonful of powdered sugar and
beat again; remove dasher of freezer,
stir in meringue, repack and stand
aside for two hours. Serve in orange
cups made from the skins of the or
anges. Press through pastry tube up
each one a star of whipped cream.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
Stuffed Peppers.

Cut thick slice from the stem ends
of seven peppers, remove seeds and
parboil peppers fifteen minutes in
boiling salted water to which has been
added one-eighth teaspoonful of soda.
Drain, fill with corn mixture, arrange
on serving dish, prinkle tops with pap
rika and garnish with sprigs Of pars-
ley. For the corn mixture remove the
husks and silky thread from one dozen
ears of green corn. Cut lengthwise of
cob through each row Of kernels and
scrape with knife to remove pulp;
there should be two and one-half cup
fuls. Put pulp in omelet pan, add one
half cupful of milk and cook slowly
on back oil range twenty-five minutes.
Season with butter, salt and pepper.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
Doll Avis. The Tailor, phone 2Os. II
REPORT ON SCHOOL FUND

A committee of the State Board of
Education named to report on the ap-
portionment of the consolidated school
district fund, will make its recommen-
dations to the board July /. The com
mittee examined fifty-eight district ap-
plication and iound three-fourths of
them had complied with the boards
requirements. Before distribr ton IS
made the committee says rules gov
erning it will have to be revised.
The Legislature set apart 100000
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
Green-Pea Soup.

one-half peck of peas, two teaspoon
fuls of butter, one tablespoonful of
corn-starch, one and one-half cupfuls
OF milk, enc teaspoonful Of white sy-
rup or sugar and salt to taste. Shell
the peas and set one side. Wash the
hulls thoroughly, and put on to boil
in little more than enough water to
cover. Let boil about thirty minutes.
The good will be extracted when the
hulls have turned a pale yellow. Take
the hulls from the pot, and boil the
peas in the liquid, adding more water
If necessary. Make sauce Of butter,
cornstarch and milk, and add syrup.
Strain the liquor through sieve and
press the peas through; add this to
sauce and boil up once.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-27
AswELL SPOKE AT NORMAL

Saturday morning Congress essman J.
3. Aswell, who lectured at the CRau-
tauqua, addressed the students Of the
Normal. He was introduced to the
student body by President Murdaugh,
after which Congressman Aswell be-
gan his talk upon the principles of the
teaching profession. The speaker has
been for eighteen years a superintend-
ent of public instruction and was pres
ident of normal college. and last year
was elected to congress from his state,
The talk was enjoyed by all the
students and many went to hear him
lecture at the chautauqua