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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
Report Of Committee.

The report Of the committee having this
law in charge will state, in part:
The committee has reached the con-
clusion that the best results can be at
tanned only by compulsory law. 1t ac-
eordingly submits compulsory act. AS
there may be few states where it will
be necessary on constitutional grounds to
have elective acts, the committee has
given in an appendix some additional sec
tons which can be used where an elective
act is required.
The list of so-called extra hazardous
employments has been eliminated as no
longer necessary or desirable.
insurance has been made compulsory.
w orkmen must be sure Of getting their
compensation. and 1t Is desirable that en-
ployers should be insured.
The language introduced last year ex-
cludlns small employers has been elm
mated Such exclusion Is not fair to the
workmen, and experience now shows that
it is not necessary"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
KATY PRESIDENT THRU HERE

A special train of four cars pass
ed over the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day afternoon The train was oc-
cupied by C. e. Schaff, president Of
the Katy; C. N. Whitehead, vice
president; C. Halle. traffic maha-
ger; w. A. Webb, general manager;
C. w. McKenna. vice president OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee ard st.
Paul railroad. and j. G. Metcalfe.
one Of the directors of the Katy. who
is likewise director of the Gould
lines and railroad expert for the
Speyer banking house of New York.
An inspection of the Katy shops
and yards at Denison was made, but
no other announcement was made
why the lines were being inspected
further than that Mr.. Schaff was
looking over the property with in
tention of making a slate of many
improvements contemplated.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
BELIEVE OIL MEN WILL AGREE

Oklahoma City. Ok, July g.
Corporation Commissioner George
A. Henshaw, who has returned from
Tulsa, where he met the oil produc-
ers, said today that he has conf
dence that the producers will be able
to agree upon limitation of pro-
duction under order OF the COM
mission, and that, when the head
has blown off the field in the next
two months it will be possible to
control production to an extent that
it will not jeopardize the price of
oil. He said that while some mem
bers of the committee Of producers
which is composed of the heaviest
producers in the field. wanted to
modify the order, he had been able
TO convince them that it is impossi.
BILE to do that, and that the oil men
must work together under he terms
OF the order
"The commission believes thai
wells being drilled that will create
offset wells should be discontinued, =
said Mr.. Henshaw. land this nrovis-
ion OF the order stands. Under the
law the commission can only accom-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
ORIENT RAILWAY is
SOLD FOR $6,OO1, 900.

Wichita, Kans., July 6.-The
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Rail-
way was sold here today for $6,OO1.-
900 TO the reorganization committee
representing the bondholders of tho
company. The bid was made by A.
M. Wickwire of New 4o4k City.
There were no other bidders.
Application for the receivership of
the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Railway. which the Federal Court
sold here today to a reorganization
committee of New York and London
capitalists, was made before Judge
John c. Pollock in the Federal Court
in Kansas City, Kan, March Z, 1912.
Eleven receivers were appointed
to take over the company's affairs
in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. I'm
mediately afterward the holders of
the company's stocks and bonds be-
gan work on plans for the refinanc-
ing and reorganization of the road
and $15,000,000 of European capi-
tai was raised for the purpose Of
finishing the road and putting 1t
into operation from Kansas City to
the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
On April 81, last. Judge Pollock
having been informed the reorgani-
zation committee had completed its
plan for the rehabilitation Of the
Orient, ordered its sale for an
amount not under s6.00O.00O.
II was announced that the new
company, headed by Edward Dickin-
son as president, will assume full
management and will begin the work
of extending the road from Wichita
to Kansas City. 0
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
SNAKES ACCEPT
ING ALLoTMBNTs4

Members Of the Snake clan Of the
Creeks. and the Nighthawks Of the
Cherokees, who for so long refused
to submit to the individual allotment
OF members of their tribes by the
Government, are gradually exper-
fencing a change Of heart. and are
now accepting the deeds which they
for so long disdained to touch.
Recently some 400 deeds to In
dian land, made out in the names Of
individual Indians, were given TO the
field clerks of the United States In
dian Agency for delivery TO as many
mebers of the Greek and Cherokee
Tribes Time after time the Indians
had refused to accept the deeds, and
until the personal visits Of the field
clerks were arranged Tor, every Ell
fort to have the Instruments. deliv-
cred and receipts acknowledged hal
failed Now, however, II begins to
look as If a majority of the refused
deeds would at last be accepted, al-
though some of them will remain
undelivered until the old Indian dies,
and his less conscientious heirs come
in and claim the land of their fore
father.
Some time ago all these deeds
were sent to the full-bloods through
the mails. These full-bloods, who
still maintained that the Govern
ment had no right to restrict the In
dian to one little plot of ground,
promptly refused to sign receipts for
the registered letters containing the
instruments. About 25 per cent of
them refused to carry the deeds
away from their post offices. while
as many more inclosed theI papers
then and there in another envelop
and shipped them back to the Mus
kogee office. The others were re-
turned in various ways.
Two of the most stubborn of the
Cherokee Nighthawks have both ac-
cepted their deeds. and have even
gone so far as to advise other mem
Aers of their clan to do the same.
This is expected to result in practi-
cally all the Nighthawks accepting
their allotment patents after ten
years of "holding out"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
DEGREE TEAM TO COMPETE.

The Woodman degree team left
Monday evening for Fort Smith, Ark.
to aattend a three days uniform en-
campment of Arkansas and Oklaho-
ma. The team is Co. A., 99th regi-
ment, in charge of d. p. McCalib.
colonel of the regiment, L. X. Hun
nicutt, lieut.. colonel, with the fol-
lowing officers in actual charge of
the local company: ]. ]. Silver. cap
tain; ]. e. Coffey, first sergeant;
Henry Factor, corporal; and the fol-
lowing men: w. C. Grimmett, Robt.
Reed, Albert Jackson, Walter Will
nams, Homer Wiley. Homer Hamil-
ton, o. l.. Cox, e. Byington, A. G..
Lynn, j. H. Madeira, j. NJ. Green.
Robt. Shannon, Ernest Ward, Sher-
man Merritt, and Tony Silver, chief
trumpter. w. S. Shannon, district
manager of Durant. and ]. A. Smith,
district manager of Ardmore, also
accompanied the team.
The boys have been hard at work
for several weeks preparing for the
drills, and they are confident that
Notwithstanding they will go up
against some of the strongest teams
in the country, that they will bring
home some of the trophies offered
at the encampment. The chief prize
Is silver loving cup. valued at sew
eral hundred dollars. the second
prize 5000, and the third, 5000, and
SO on down.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
HUERTA REELECTED
MEXICAN PRESIDENT.

Elections for President. Vice
President, Deputies and Senator'S
were held Sunday in parts of Mex
leo controlled by Huerta. In Mex
leo City there was almost no voting
and indifference was manifested
everywhere. Gen. Huerta appeared
favored for the Presidency and Cen.
Banquet. the War Minister, for
the Vice Presidency. President HUI
erta, it is reported, received vir-
tually unanimous vote of confi-
dence. Returns indicate reelection
of present members of the Chamber
of Deputies and Senate. The lightest
vote in many years was cast both in
the capital and in nearby towns
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

plish the object sought indirectly
and in so doing all the legal and
contractural rights must be respect
ed; hence the difficulty.
81 have done my utmost to gel
the oil men together for the better.
ment of their own conditions and
now leave the matter in their hands,
with the hope and belief that they
will, through their local committee,
handle the situation. I trust they
may realize the responsibilities they
assume"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
BoKcHITo PICNIC.


TO ALL COUNTY CANDIDATES:
AS a committee OF one to invite
speakers to Bolfehito's Carnival and
Picnic to be held on July 16. IL and
IS, / hereby extend a hearty invita-
ton to all candidates in Bryan
county to be with us on those days.
We promise you pleasant welcome
las we do to ''all the world"
Everybody, from far and near.
are cordially invited, and a good
and happy time is guaranteed. Bring
your wife, mother, sister. sweet
heart. and all the rest you can get
a hold on.
Now, to one and all, come, you
will be welcome--you, thrice well
come. Tell it to the people round
about.
Yours for a good time.
JIM TOM STORY.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
RAINEY HERE.

Honorable Robert M. Rainey. can
didate for Justice of the Supreme
Court, was mingling with his many
friends in Bryan County this week.
He attended the picnic at Caddo on
the Fourth. The Judge is one of
the best mixers in the state; he is
making the race on his reputation
as man, and as judge who has
saved the taxpayers much expense.
and has avoided technical delays in
the rendition of justice. He stead
fastly refuses to sling any mud in
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
TICK ERADrcATIon eight IS ON

Beginning July /, the live stock
sanitary department OF the Oklaho-
ma Board of Agriculture began ac-
tive work in tick eradication in all
the territory not heretofore cleaned
up in the old Indian Territory side
of the state north of the Canadian
river, including part of the Usage
Nation. Work is also in progress in
johnson. Murray and Carter coun-
ties. The force of the state in these
sections is efficient. and the county
authorities are cooperating in a
manner that presages elimination OF
the tick in all the territory under
treatment.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
MINERAL WELLS FIRE.

Six of the smaller hotels and four
teen cottages of Mineral Wells were
destroyed by fire Saturday. Famed
by a strong south breeze. the firemen
could do little with the fire.
The damage is probably $15O.0OO.
Visitors are being well cared for
at other hotels.
The area swept by fire is about
four blocks. All burned houses were
of wood. No lives were lost.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
DURANT MEN DELEGATES.

Gov. Grace has appointed dele
gates to the United States League OF
Building and Loan Associations.
which will meet in Washington July
27-29. as follows: William Malone.
vinita; A. A. Scott. vinita: ]. s..
Westerhide. Durant; J. H. Mullen
Durant; s. S. Smith. Oklahoma iCtys
Charles SeaIy, Guthrie; A. e. Penn
berton, Kingfisher.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

the campaign. having pitched his
appeal to the voters on the high
plain in keeping with the honorable
position to which he aspires; and.
therefore. resorting to no tricks,
schemes, political ISLANDERS or inuen-
does in securing the nomination.
He has many warm friends in Bry-.
an county who are now working for
him. w & A 4
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because II contains the
well known tonic properties of fQUINnNE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

We will pay cents for good clear
rags. Must be large pieces, and nc
old pants. DURANT NEWS. z
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
FRED PARKINSON

Reelection candidate for State
Examiner and Inspector. M
We know him and solicit your vote
for this tireless worker, who plays
no favorites.
SAM SWEENEY. Durant
HORACE MARSHALL, Durant
JOHN BOLAND, Caddo.
ARTHUR MANNING, Caddo
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

cures Old sorss, Other Remedies Won't CuA
The worst cases. no matter Of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
PorteT's Antiseptie Healing oil. 1t relieves
osi- and Heals Of the same time. 25c. soc. 81 %
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
Total. -. .$7S7, ,281.7
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, b

County OF Bryan, IS.
/, H. ID. Neely, Cashier Of the
aboved-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
H. ID. NEELY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 9Th day of July, 1914.
f. L. DYER,
Notary Public
Correct-Attest-E. +. Rines, o. r.
Nicholson, Frank Gibson, Directors.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

Report oss the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,


at Durant, in the state Of Oklahoma,
at the close Of business, June 80,
1914 4 lt
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts . S4S2, ,300.12
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured ... 44140
y. s. Bonds to secure
circulation .. 49,. 100,O00.00
U. s. Bonds to
secure U. s.
Deposits ~. $4,000
To secure Postal
Savings 10000 ss 100000
Bonds, Securities, etc,
(other than Stocks) 22,S22.6O
other stocks. ...... 100000
banking House, Furn-
iture and Fixtures 12,366.95.
other real estate owned 100000
Due from National
Banks mot reserve
agents) .... $3.50. 14,OO9.71
Due from State and Pri-
vate Banks and Bank
ers, Trust Companies
and Savings BanKs. 49.6e
Due from approved Re-
serve Agents .... 64.29s.29
Checks and other Cash
Items ~. .... s99.15
Bills of Exchange, grain 4,494.22
Notes Of other National
Banks ...... s.s5O.OO
fractional Paper Curren-
cy, Nickels and Cents 355.G5
Lawful Money Reserve
in Bank, viz:
Specie .. S22,4O6
Legal-tender notes 5000 274Os.OO
Redemption fund with
U. S. Treasury (5 per
cent of circulation) 100000
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

Old papers for sale at this office.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

oid rags wanted at thais office.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
Z . % % . % . . . . !
CONGER EANK sATE 40.

, Safes. Vault Doors. Deposit
> Boxes. Oklahoma City. Okla
3 homa. Write for catalog and
> prices.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10
RECAPITULATIoN.
s7s7,2s1.7s
LIABILITIES.

Capital ...,... ...... ..$l00,000.00
Surplus and profits. 49,. 45.012.96
National Bank Notes. .. 100000
Bills Payable ...... 50.000.O0
Reserve for Tax. ..... 844.32
Deposits ...... 49,. 491.424.50
$7s7,2S1.7S
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-10

at Durant. in the state of Oklahoma,
at the close Of business, June 80,
1914 ft t
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01

one gentleman. A vaudeville cock
TAIL Latest songs, eccentric dancing
Funmakers Quartette: (Colored)
Harmony Jubilee Singers. Best in the.
show business.
Captain Webb's Seal Lions: The,
latest word in animal training. Two.
people and five sea lions.
Skipper, Kennedy & Reeves: Three.
men. AS fine trio of mirth and mel
ody as you ever heard. Right from
Chicago.
Howard and Eckert: Lady and gen.
tleman, dancing all the latest steps,
including the tango and others.
Freres de Kock Troop: Jugglers Of
nolan beings. One Of the Hagenbeck-
Wallace show features.
Three additional acts to be selected
These are all free in the expositions
auditorium, and are we'll worth the
price Of admission alone, to Say MOTH
ing of the endless number Of attrac--
lions and exhibits which will keep
one busy sight seeing as long a. they
care to stay.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS GALORE
To Appear at the Exposition Auditor
ium October - to 81. The Latest in
the Line Of Entertalnment-Best
Money Will Buy. "

Commissioner Gilbreath, who has
the management of the North Dakota
Industrial Exposition which is to be
held in Bismarck October 13 to "a,
inclusive, has just closed contract
with the biggest show booking house
in America for twelve Of the best
vaudeville attractions on the Ameri.
can stage today. They are everything
which one could desire, in fact ev.
erything in their line which money
will buy. Mr.. Gilbreath advises that
he has spent $1,000 more for these ar
fists than he has in any previous sea-
son. Briefly enumerated they are:
The Aenards: Lady and gentleman.
Novelty acrsbats and eQuilibrists, just
over from England.
Beltra and Beltra: Lady and gentle.
man. Novelty musical asst, of high
class, carrying $500 pounds Of seen.
cry.
The Wayne Trio: Two ladies and
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
Grils and Some Men.

Gciit and Some Men.
In = great ships wake few flock
Of gulls, now soaring aloft, anon
Bwooping to seize a bit Of garbage.
Mile after mile they pursued the ship,
shrieklng, soaring or fighting over q
piece Of spoil. For every one that
tired OF the Tong quest and withdrew
to rest on the water. two others with
ravenous appetites seemed to join In
the chase. At times the whir Of their
Tapping wings and the chorus Of their
raucous screams made a din eclipsing
the nose OF the ships propellers. And
all they got for their strident effort
was an occasional discard from the
kitchen. They reminded one of tho
human retinue Of a man of wealth:
the chaps who hang around to cash
In on dropped tip or snatch greedily
q financial crumb. Indeed, the com.
parison rather favored the feathered
followers. for the gulls are useful a.
scavengers-they help to keep the Va.
ters clean.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
Several Cars Ditched, Two
Transients Injured, One
May Die--Broken Flange
Cause of Trouble.

At an early hour this morning a
freight train going east was wrecked
about mile west of the high line de-
pot, caused, it is thought, by the
breaking of the flange on a carwheel,
in the middle of the train, causing
several cars to 60 into the ditch.
Two men riding on the wrecked
cars were injured, one of them SER
iously. The injured man, Edwin
Wood, was taken at once to the county
hospital where he is receiving medical
attention with little hope offered for
his recovery. The men were harvest
hands who were on their way home
after harvesting in the western part
of the state. One car of wool, one of
wheat and several of lumber and mill
work were in the wreck.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
DISASTROUS WRECK
near HIGH Line BRIDGE

were guests at the J. R. Getchell farm
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrar were entertain.
ed at dinner at the home of Mrs. Aye
last Thursday.
Miss Antoinette Zoeller spent Sun.
day visiting friends and relatives
across the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. White, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sim Getchell, Mr.. P. Longtellow
and Miss Deem were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Getchell at supper last
Thursday evening.
There was no preaching services in
the Congregational church Sunday
Rev. Farrar having gone to Willistor
to attend the conference.
Miss Stella Martin is spending the
week at the VIM. Rohzheimer home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
Violent Fighting on Armies Flank During
Past Three Days Is Still Undecisive...
Lull in Eastern Theatre of War.
RUSSIA PLANS BATTLE IN PRZENYSL
Reports Indicate kaiser's Forces Are Pre-
pairing Attack on City of Antwerp
AT An Early Date.

the English coast at times under wa.
ter, and passed under a British sQua'
dron.
1T was the prettiest picture I ever
saw" the sailor wrote. up there,
like lot of peaceful lambs, lay the
British squadron, without care and
as if there were no German sea wolves
in armored clothing.
For two hours we lay there under
water on the outposts We could
with certainty have succeeded in
fetching under big cruiser. But we
must not; we were on patrol, and our
boat had further work to do"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
REMINDED HER OF YOSEMITE
California Woman Not over.E nthuel.
astie Over Her First impres.
sIons Of Gibraltar.

Some one who was seeing Watkins
of the other day made the inevitable
remark about visiting America first. -
Some one Is sure to say that sooner
or later, within . week of ones sail.
ing for foreign parts; If not while one
Is packing, he or she says it on tho
deck of the boat Just before the whis.
tie blows.
That is how It was with Watkins,
who was going to spend a summer on
the Island Of sark, and who had never
been to California. -...
NO." confessed Watkins, IT haven't
seen the-er-what do you call it.
Golden Gate? I haven't seen the Col.
den Gate. But I crossed year ago
with some California people. They
told me good deal about the Cali.
fornia climate and how beautiful the
country was.
And" Watkins continued, dream.
lily, the woman said something that
I never forgot. We were going
through the Straits Of Gibraltar, and,
Of course, the whole passenger list
was out on deck, staring at the old
rock. Our boat didn't stop at Gibral.
tar-we just went slowly through the
straits, and looked out and up.
"The woman from California was
beside me, leaning against the rail.
looking at Gibraltar, and Algeciras,
and beyond to the headlands OF Spain.
She was nightly impressed by the
rock.
Its magnificent she said. It's
wonderful! And what do you think
II half close my eyes, 80 that l don't
get quite all Of it, can Just imagine
that am back home In the Yosemite
valley!'"