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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
MEETING TO DISCUSS
| DEPENDENT PEOPLES
Philippine Bill Before Congress One
Topic Of the Mohonk
Conference.

'MOHONK LAKE, N. T., October H.
Some Of the country's foremost authori-
ties on Philippine affairs will address the
jthirty-second annual Lake Mohonk con-
ference on the Indian and other depend
ent peoples, which met here today The
Philippine bill now before Congress will
be discussed. and one of the speakers
will be the author OF the bill, Repre-
sentative William A. Jones Of Warsaw.
Va. chairman Of the House committee
on insular affairs.
Other speakers on this topic will be
Manuel L. Quezon, resident commits
sioner in Congress from the Philippines;
W. Morgan Shuster of New York, for
merry secretary of public instruction in
tn the Islands: ". Cameron Forbes; former
l. l.. Hunt, u. 8. A.. assistant to the
chief of the bureau of insular affairs.
Topics for Discussion.
The conference will continue for three
days. Today and Friday will be devoted
to Indian affairs. and tomorrow to the
Philippines. Representative John J.
Fitzgerald OF Brooklyn will preside. The
betterment Of the Indians will be dis
cussed by government experts. teachers.
missionaries and others interested in the
anthropic standpoint.
Miss Kate Barnard. commissioner OF
charities of Oklahoma and militant
champion of the Indians of that state,
will deliver an address on 1.-The crisis in
Oklahoma Indian affairs, a challenge to
our national honor" Other speakers will
be Arthur c. Parker. state archeologist
of New York state: the Right Rev.
Theodore Payne Thurston of Muskogee,
Episcopal bishop Of eastern Oklahoma:
Duncan c. Scott of Ottawa deputy SUI.
perintendent general of Indian affairs of
Canada, and DR.. L. F. Michael, super
visor Of the United States Indian serv-
ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14

It pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14

sire to return the Standard Oil Com
pany's steamer. John D. Rockefeller.
would arrive soon and the company
had offered free transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Movement for Benefit of War
Orphans of Europe In
dorsed by W. C.T.U.
PLEDGE OF COOPERATION
MADE IN RESOLUTIONS
Exhibit to Be Made of Outfits of
Clothing Purchased by Band
of Children.

The Christmas ship of the Chicago
Herald Washington Star-the big war
ship promised by the Secretary of the
Navy, which, is to carry a cargo OF
christmas membranes to the wal
orphans of Europe-was officially in
dorsed at the annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Of the District of Columbia, which
opened in the First Congregational
Church, 10th and G streets northwest
this morning.
Resolutions giving the official IN
dorsement of the Organization to the
plan to send a shfpload Of Christmas
gifts to Europe's innocent war suffer
ers, and urging the cooperation OF
the District W. C. T. U. in the move
ment. were introduced at the opening
session of the convention, and were
adopted by unanimous vote.
The action of the local white rib
boners" followed similar action taken
by the National W. c. T. U. last week
when that body formally pledged the
support of the organization to the
Christmas ship plan, and asked that
all members work for it's success.
Notification of this action on the part
of the national organization was re-
ceived last week by Mrs. Emma San
ford Shelton, president of the District
W. C. T. u, together with the an
nouncement that w. c. T. U. workers
in every part of the United States
were cooperating in the loving labor
of collecting Christmas remembrances
to be sent to the suffering women
widows of soldiers slain on Europe
crimsoned battlefields-and to the or
nh q tl,oso daad soldiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Legal Research Bureau.

One important feature of Mr.. Terry's
report dealt with the adv1sabiity OF the
organization establishing what he
called legal research bureau AS
to this he said, in part.
There are legal diseases and mala-
dies which afflict men and women In
their domestic. Industrial and social
relations lust as certainly and Just as
vitality as there are medical diseases
and maladies which aff1ict their minds
and bodies.
.aThe applause which marked the in
stitution of the medical research bu-
reau has been justified by the success
of its work Similar applause and sim
liar success would attend the estao-
lishment and work Of corresponding
legal research bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Restlessness Among the People.

..The restlessness and irritation which
are SO manifest in all the phases OF
mems and women's relations to gov
eminent, to the courts. toward execu-
tive and administrative and judicial
affairs alike. could be. In many In
stances If not all. traced to their
source. in some defect or malforrnation
or disorder in the law itself or in the
practice Of it, and thus a sure foun-
dalton be laid for g. cure.
And when the diagnosis had been
completed the same legal laboratory
would discover the remedy by the ap-
plication Of which the defect would oe
supplied, the malformation correcteo
or the disorder set to rights.
In presenting the report OF the ex-
ecutive committee. Judge Stake said,
in part: ..+;o,
act. upon which the conference and lts
special committee have been WORKING
for upward of three years. Is to be de-
hated to a conclusion. and the execu-
tive committee trusts it will be put IN
| the form in which the conference Will
recommend it for adoption by the leg1s-
latures Of the various states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
dolls but who are not able to supply
the wardrobes necessary.
Has Promise Of 81 Dolls.

AoAAS UuS VINO are NOT 6Olo TO supply
the wardrobes necessary.
Has Promise Of 81 Dolls.
Miss Julia F1ckling, Sell nth street
northwest. has informed the Christmas
ship editor that as the result of a per-
sonal canvass among her friends she has
obtained the promise Of twenty-one dolls.
which she will dress to send on the
which others may follow. If some of the
women and girls who have written or tel
ephoned to Tho Star to express their will
lngness to dress or or more dolls for the
christmas ship ssk their friends 70
furnish them 1t should not take much CT.
fort to obtain several hundred dolls.
which. suitably costumed and sent a9
passengers on the Christmas ship, would
bring great deal OF pleasure to the
homeless. helpless, fatherless little girls
fields OF Europe and to whom Santa Claus
Will not come this Christmas unless the
generous. warm-hearted people OF the
United States send him.
For the: information Of numerous In.
quirers The Star repeats that gifts OF
clothing of all hnds-for children ana
for women-will be most Acceptable con-
tributions to the cargo Of the Christmas
ship. Such articles should be new. Re-
member that it is a Christmas gift you
are sending. and that articles that are
worn out. cast off and of no use or
value to you will not bear with them
the spirit of Christmas which is so
vital feature of this plan to remember
the widowed and the fatherless at
Christmas.
Where Gifts Should Be Sent.
Gifts OF clothing, toys, dolls and SINH
lar articles should DO sent direct to the
Merchants Transfer and Storage Com
pany, s20-922 street northwest. The
company will receive. store. care for and
forward the gifts without any charge
whatever, and acknowledgment will
be made in The Star of all gifts sent
to it to be forwarded on the Christmas
ship.
Gifts of money should be sent to The
Star, which will acknowledge them from
time to time. and transmit the funds at
the proper time, either in the form Of
gifts Of various kinds. or in the actual
cash, to be used as seems best by the
committees on the other side which Will
supervise the distribution Of the Christ
mas ships cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Uniform Incorporation Act.

"a uniform Incorporation act, which
represents the labors of the conference
and of it's committee il that behalf for
upward of four years. and has had the
attention and interests Of legislatures,
practicing attorneys and students OF
law throughout the country. Will be
urged upon the conference for adoption:
.The committee on commercial law
will present it's draft OF a uniform
partnership act for conslder ,,,tonr,,+v
of judicial decisions will have most
interesting and valuable report to sub.
NIT Of its Investigations and the result
of its deliberations. prepared ny its
oh,irman> our former president for
raanv years. Amasa NJ Eaton, OF
Rhnde Island" Mr. Eaton died Oc-
|tober 8, it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Eugenics Coming Up.

Other committees also will report
The conference will be In session for
four DAYS, and the problem OF eugenics
in Ielation to a uniform marriage and
divorce law and marriage evasion act
will be considered later IN the week.
The question of the framing OF uni
form law providing a system Of requi-
sition for Iunatics, who have ded or
been removed from the state OF their
residence will also be considered.
Following thee conference Tuesday.
October 20. the convention nm Of n. the
in nm Memorial Continental Hall. Former
President Taft Is ths:Qrestdent OF this
to washington by President Wilson In
person The general sne,at council M,, Of m the
In the Pan-Amerfcan Union building
the same morning, Tuesday. October
90. and other affiliated organizations
will also meet In washington at the
same time. -t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Canadian Chief Justice Coming.

All the members Of the conference OF
commissioners on uniform state laws
are members Of the American Bar As
sociations and other legal organiza-
lions to meet here. Sir Charles Fitz-
patrick. chief justice Of the Dominion
of Canada, will deliver an address to
the members of the bench and bar
Wednesday evening. October 81. Sena-
tor Root will speak, Tuesday evening,
on ..The Layman's Criticism Of the
Lawyer" Frederick W. Lehman. for
states. will preside at the bar associa-
ton convention Wednesday. and for
mer Judge Alton B. Parker of New
York will preside Thursday. October 20.
On the coming Thursday. also. the
bar association convention will debate
a resolution to rescind action taken at
the 1912 meeting. which requires that
when persons of the colored race are
recommended for membership the fact
of their race shall be stated.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08

WHAT DO YOU MEAN MAcARoNI?
Because an Italian nobleman of
epicurean taste gave his food such
"spooney" names as "darlings" and
dearest darlings,' those slippery lit
tie tubes of -four paste are called
'tmacaroni." - i,..,+ -.,.'
1t seems that this nobleman's cook
invented a new dish which he didn't
name. When his master tasted the
succulent but squirmy sticks of;paste
served to him, he sn1acked his lips
and exclaimed CARR which means
"the darlings";; the second mouthful
was so good that he sighed ma
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08

An attractive feature of the new
waists is that the backs are as pretty
as the fronts. All waists have the
loose blouse effect and are fitted in
very slightly under the arms. A fine
quality of white French wolfe is the
material usually used.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08

Carl" which means "the dearest dar-
lings," and when the last tube slid
down his throat he calculated ma
caroni" or what darlings." The
cook no longer worried about name.
His new invention was called "maca-
rom"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-12

who aren't much good for anything
else.
An onion day keeps the doctor
away, according to old saying.
Why not eat a dozen a day and
keep everybody away?
An Ohio man has a skunk farm on
which he makes a good living.
But what's the use of liVing-on a
skunk farm?
Western doctor says great variety
of food is cause of most of human
ills.
That means we should cut out
quail, Holsters, spring lamb and por-
terhouse steak and stick to popcorn
or peanuts. Wot!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-12
BY THE WAY

Quincy, ILL.,, woman wants to sell
her husband, as she prefers a cat.
That might develop into quite an in
dustry if permitted.
Cable reports from Spain tell of
woman who presented her husband
with seven daughters septUplets.
Dispatches did not carry remarks
hubby made.
Body of man found in Dallas,
Tex, had note pinned to it reading:
Someone has killed me-" There
nothing like knowing when one is
dead. Some people don't.
Under a new policy, French courts
are deciding cases without regard to
presidents. They say it beats decid-
ing cases without regard to sense.
A grain of radiunn in Turin scien-
tific school has been insured for
$4,000 for one year.
The Portugal republic is so WobbIy
that Great Britain and Germany are
licking their chops over the Portu-
guese colonies in Africa.
O-O
Wife-Yes, we passed a resolution
tonight, Frank, pledging ourselves to
help to ameliorate the crying evils of
today. Husband-Then, for good
ness sake, Ellen, go upstairs to the
twins!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-12
DAILY COMMENT ON PEOPLE AND THINGS


If that fight at Milwaukee tonight
was wrestling match, Gus Chris
tie would be right liable to find Chip
on his shoulder before the evening
was over.
There is to be an eclipse of the
sun on August "a. Twill be no -Ee-
lief from the August hot weather,
however, as we'd have to go abroad
to get the benefit of the shade.
A groom recently proposed by
wireless. Wonder how soon he will
be sending out S. o. S. signals.
Here's one bet that American wo-
men have overlooked. How care
less. The women, and even the men,
of Paris, are dyeing their hair to
match the color of their clothes.
Which leads us to ask, how about
the baldheads? .-...
Judge Densmore, solicitor for the
U. S. labor department, announces
that the mine owners are to blame
for that Michigan strike. Well, judge,
what are you going to do about it?
"Just as necessary to have rifle
as a union card, they are saying in
that Colorado mine region. To what
extent does such a feeling hold the
100000 or more union men of the
country?
IT'S announced that President VIII
sons vigorous strokes on the golf
links show his return to full health"
Bully! We take it that his blasphemic
powers are also fully recuperated;
he's gong to need 'em in regulating
the trusts.
Eastern doctor says more married
folks go insane than unmarried.
That's no way to discourage the
young people, doc.
According to decision of Texas at
torney general, fellow can't pack
booze into dry territory in his trunk.
If he has to carry. it under his belt,
this is a staggering opinion
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07
BRYAN COUNTY
VALUATIONS
$14,619,63
Exceeds Tax Levy by Third of a
Million Dollars. Tax Levy to be
Considerable Less.


County McCreary on Thursday re-
ceived from the State Board of Equal
izatior the equalized value of Bryan
county which totals the su mof $14,-
619,633, little more than a third
of million dollars greater than the
valuations for the year 1913.
The general county levy for the
1914 taxes was made Thursday and
which will be thirty-eight cents per
hundred dollars of the assessed val
uation with an additional levy for
common schools of nine and eight
tenths cents per hundred dollars.
This makes the total levy for county
purposes AZ $40 cents per hundred
dollars as against total of SO cents
per hundred dollars last year. Aside
from this saving there will be an
other saving of four and half cents
per hundred dollars .bv the fact that
there will be no sinking fund this
year as against a sinking fund OF
four and half cents last year. Last
year the county's bonded indebted
mes swas IS thousand dollars for
money borrowed to run the county
the first year after statehood. Dur
ing the last year this has all been re-
tired by 16 thousand dollars and the
penalties for delinquent taxes will be
sufficient to take care Of this, both
as to principle and interest
Just as soon as the figures can be
compiled the levies will be announc.
ed for every incorporated town
township and school district in the
county. and these will be printed IN
tabulated form in the Advertiser.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07
STATE. FAIR FEATURES

Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition Oklahoma City.
Opens Tuesday 22
Thavus wordfamous o twelve
Band concerts will include cabaret
New Brundage shows with high
Better Babies Contest enlarged scale this
May Wirth, the celebrated circus rider, her
Fifth annual Oklahoma Horse Show
Grand sexete and band
Boys and Girls Clubs will make
Half Of the Southwests
Powers elephants for the first time in the Southwest
Football, Oklahoma University
Pick OF runners and harness will
Speed program includes Kansas and Oklahoma Fuurity.
Grand total premium offerings o
Cash offered by various breeding associations $21S100
classes and about
Sixty big buildings located ground.
Worlds famous auto drivers, headed by Louis
One immense building for display of automobiles.
-Four walls Of main exposition building literally
Team race for freeforall PAGERS added feature.
Ihe Famous Hutchinson aeronauts for
More county exhibits than before and 1000 other agricultural
displays. including imposing show.
Twenty cash prizes and hand cum
Boys Pig Club Contest a featur
State Fair school with its scholarship contests
Dairy demonstration contest
New features arranged for the
Special premiums offered department
Live stock show superior to all that
Machinery and farm implements covering many acres
Immense night worlds fireworks
Horses to be seen 7oo cattle a breeds so swin fully 1000
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07
A $4,000
DAMAGE SUIT
AGAINST CITY
Mrs. Vera Allen Asks Damages in
Behal fof Herself and Children
for Death of Her Husband i'm the
City Light Plant.


The City of Durant faces dam
age suit in the sum of 80 thousand
dollars brought on the 2Sth of this
month by Mrs. Vera Allen. widow
of Ernest Allen, in behalf of herself
and her three minor children. Lois.
Loreda, and Bessie. on account Of the
death of Mrs. Aliens husband, which
occurred as result of injuries re-
ceived at the City's Light and Power
plant on the 21st of April, this year.
Crockett and Fowler are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
The petition alleges that on the
day above named her husband, Err
nest Allen was employed at the City
Light Plant ald that while in the
course Of his duties he came into
contact with an electrical appliance
which gave him a terrific shock and
which caused his death few days
afterward.
Petition says that deceased left
his family out of\debt. but also with
out meansof support.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

Oklahoma city have expended $10,-
500 for stamps during the past thirty
days. The mail on which this
amount for postage was spent was.
Of every class known to the post Of
flee department. And there might
have been some more to this fund,
but 1t is said that the post office
authoritie srejected some of the mat
ter that was offered as mailable.
1t is estimated that the average
cost of the postage was 1 cent an
ounce. This would make the weight
amount to thirty-three tons of cam
paign literature and letters that have
gone to the voters of this state DUR
ing the month of July.
AS most of 1t was printed matter
1t will be surmised that the printing
offices of the state have been doing
fairly we'll.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

The board OF county commissioners
consisting of Messrs. Gray Nichols,
of Matoy, ]. e. Pleasant. of Kemp,
and James Yarbrough, OF Durant,
met in regular session at the court
house in Durant on Monday of this
week and transacted the routine bust
ness of the month. The board ad-
journed Monday afternoon to meet
again on Thursday. Mr.. Pleasant
was called home during the progress
Of the session by the serious illness
of his youngest child. which 1t was
feared would not survive.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

The Oklahoma State Fair and Ex-
position race track, which was the
battle-ground for half dozen of the
worlds best auto race drivers last
year, win again be the scene of gaso-
line battles this year that give prom
Use of adding a new red letter chapter
to the history of speed.
Almost before word had gone forth
from the Office of Secretary l. S. Ma
han that small fortune would be
hung out for auto races at the eighth
annual Oklahoma State Fair and Elk.
position, Oklahoma City. September
% to October 8, Louis Disbrow, the
worlds champion circular dirt track
king. entered his name for all the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

ricultural and mineral resources. and
by showing their progress. develop
ment, and evidences Of prosperity.
People want to go where the land is
cheap and where the opportunity is
the greatest, and expositions furnish
the information and evidence.
The Oklahoma Panama Commits
sion has been working without COM
pensation merely through state pride
to provide a suitable building and
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

making it Tag Day in each city. and
set forth the statistics that five mill
ion people move annually that the
most prosperous states are those
which have the largest number of
those who seek new homes. that in
ternational expositions have a vast
Influence over migration. because
they are in reality auction sales
where the states bid for this migra-
tion by making exhibits of their ag-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

make a creditable building at the
Panama-Pacific International Expo
sition at San Francisco in 1915. The
Commission needs and deserves the
cooperauon or every community in
the state. Everyone who possibly
can, should contribute their one dol
lar to the building fund. Arrange
ments have been made that these do
nations can remit to the local bank
or who will remit to the commission,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07
WATT GUAGEs HEAIDToN FIELD

A. e. Watts, the umpire OF the
Cushing field. who went to Ardmore
a week ago to assist in the establish
ing Of a system of guaging for the
Healdton field, has returned to his
home after taking guage OF thirty
six OF the principle properties. He
says that the production is in excess
of SO thousand barrels per day.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

contests to which he may be eligible.
The fifteen thousand spectators who
received thrills at the State Fair last
year-thrills that are still with them
when auto races are mentioned
win not have to be reminded that Dis
brow, driving his Simplex Zip. made
mile in minute and 5 3-5 seconds,
thereby creating new worlds rec.
ord for half mile track.
Encouraged by the remarkable time
made last year, Disbrow says in a
letter to the management of tho Ok.
lahoma State Fair and Exposition that
he has every reason to believe that he
can shatter all prior dirt track rec
ords during the 1914 auto meet on the
last two days of the State Fair.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-07

sideline statesmen making small
towns. Just the premium proposi-
tion you are looking for. Something
a little different than other houses
are putting out. We guarantee our
goods to sell or take back unsold
goods. For full particulars write
today. May Mfg. Co.. 212 West
Siegel Street. Chicago, Ill. Alp.