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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
ALBANY ITEMS.
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CToo late for last weekly

(Too late for last week.
Roy Metcalf, who has been visiting
homefolks in Bokchito returned Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turks, who have been
living near Durant, returned to AL
bany last week.
Everyone reported a good time at
singing Sunday night.
Lee Cain and Henry Sullivan were
in Durant last week on business
Miss Minnie Mendenhall of Yuba is
visiting here sisters. Mrs. Ola Groves,
and Mrs. Nora Neal.
DR.. p L. Cain of Bennington will
make his home here after the first of
the year.
Miss Nora Kinghorn, the editor OF
our Albany items, went to Texas Sat
urday to visit relatives.
Miss Harrington, one of our teach
ers here. left for Texas Saturday to
spend Christmas. with homefolks.
The Death Angel visited us again
and took from our midst one Of our
Oldest and best citizens, Grandpa Polk.
Grandpa leaves behind to mourn the
loss of dear husband and father, a
wife and six children.
While the entire community join in
sympathy to those to whom he was
bound by the ties of kinship, yet all
feel their own loss as we'll, for he was
indeed a friend to the community, a
citizen of great worth.
Dave Shull made a business trip to
Bokchito Saturday. Mr.. Shull reports
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
Public Health Department
BY DR. j. C MAHR. STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

yourselves Of the manure piles and
you won't need a ny swatting prize
offering campaign in 1914.
During the past few years a major
ity of all typhoid fever reports have
come from the country or farm. This
is not as IL should be, for the farm
can be and should be the healthy place
Of abode. Close attention to the home
premises, a well drained stable lot,
we'll that is properly protected so that
no waste can drain into IL, home
safely screened, well lighted and we'll
ventilated and located some distance
from the barns and pens for livestock,
privy located as far as possible away
from the chickens and hogs and made
as near fly proof as possible, together
with the liberal use OF chloride of lime
in the privy vault and around the
chicken and hog pens and hauling and
spreading upon the fields all manure
from the stable lots, twice a week.
should render the farmer home free
from flies and many Of the diseases
that are contagious and infectious;
and in our opinion this Is the best
prescription for the prevention OF ty-
phoid fever. Try It for 1914.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
NON-PARTISAN ELEC-
TI0N OF JUDGES.

Oklahoma City, Ok. JanJ. THE
elimination of the courts of the State
from the influence OF politics through
the nomination and election of all
judicial officers from justice of the
peace up to members of the supreme
court on non-partisan ballots was ask
ed at the hands of the legislature and
the people of the State by unanimous
action of the Oklahoma State Bar as
sociation in session here Monday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
Remedy for Conditions

The report finds that:
No relief from this condition can be
expected while grading is wholly in
the hands of buyers. AS long as this
is the case the cotton will never be
closely graded until after 1t has left
the growers possession.
Cooperation among growers, If prop
erly organized, will probably furnish
some measure of relief, but under the
present conditions a rather expensive
selling department would probably be
necessary.
The Department of Agriculture
stands ready to advise the growers
in their marketing enterprises, wheth-
er in OKLAHOMA or elsewhere. \
plan OF cooperation is now being tried
out In Arkansas in grading and mar
keting cotton. The Department will
furnish sample drafts of bylaws and
constitutions that should be of prac-
tical use to the organization. All com
mucatlons regarding this matter will
receive careful attention If addressed
to the Office Of Markets, U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, Washington
ID. c.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
WANTED.

A proposition to farm on shares ol
job by married man. Address H. I.
d., care News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02

"A study Of these facts leads to the
conclusion that the prices on indivld-
ual bales are fixed by some consider
alton into which local competition for
the cotton does not enter appreciably.
In majrity of cases the actual grade
OF the particular bale does have a real
influence on its price. but not to the
extent that 1t does in later transac-
tions between dealers. Most Of the
buyers are the subordinates OF the
middlemen A multiplicity Of buyers
means that just so many more men
living on the profits made on the cot
ton of the community after the farm
ers have parted with IT,
The Influence Of Staple Oni'rice
In Oklahoma.
A section of Southeastern Oklaho.
ma extending from Durans to Fort
Towsen produces staple cottons sim
liar in quality to those marketed at
Paris and Clarksville, Texas. Ont
side Of this territory practically no
attention is paia to the length of the
staple in detorimng the price which
will be paid to "a. producer
In a general way the eastern balf
of the state is believed TO produce a
better staple ihan the western bali
and instances have been Known in
which New Eng.aGd buyers, have stip-
ulated that the cotton must originate
east Of the Santa .Fe Rai.rcad, when
the very types which they have accept
ed were drawn from bales produced
in the western part of the state.
In order TO show Just how little
difference in staple there is between
cotton from the eastern and western
part of the state, the investigators sta
pied samples from over 5000 bales
with the general result that the re-
gions in the eastern part of the state
which have a reputation for good sta
pie were found to have an actual av-
erage advantage of about 1-16 of an
inch. Outside of the small district
previously mentioned 1t is probably
safe to say that there are no two com
presses in the state the cotton of
which will show an average difference
of much over lie of an inch thr-
ougoht the season. In addition TO dis
cussion of these subjects, the bulletin
also deals with the practice of selling
cotton in the seed.
Chapters are devoted to the market
ing of "bolly" and gathered" cotton
and to the system whereby growers
of diversified products, having but a
few bales of cotton to sell, ex-
clusively to general merchants. The
merchant, because he buys cotton as
means OF collecting open accounts
and securing general trade, gauges
his offer by the farmers good will
rather than the exact grade of the cot
ton. This mixing of dill collecting and
cash trading with cotton seiins Is de-
str,tctive to close discrimination be-
tween fIa,as and scale o. prices
based on the real value of the TT y.
any means, the full benefit of rise
in prices at the port Tn re seems to
be no connection etween the Galyest-
on prices and tne local prices, Wien
the trend is upword the local prices
advance rather sowN, withour any
definate ratio to t!.e prices in Calves
ton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
For Weakness and Loss Of Appetite

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. a true tonic
md sure Appetizer. For adults and children. So
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. It tstops the
Cough aud Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money If II fails to cure.
Il. w. GROVES signature on each box. 2Sc.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-02
peclIIc Application oT inc
Difference Sheet.

An analysis of the prices and pre-
miums paid for 7 bales of cotton sold
IN Shawnee on November 2 shows
pointedly the failure of the uresent
selling system to secure for the farm
er proper recognition of superior
quality, This lot OF samples was
found to consist of middling, 3 strict
middlings. and strict good middlings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
STATE DEPARTMENT,

Robert Lansing. counselor for the
State Department will leave here in a
few days on months leave of absence
part of which he will spend at Water.
town. n. Y, and the remainder at zen.
derson Harbor, Jefferson county, n. Y.
Horace L. Washington. United States
consul at Liverpool. England, Is on q
visit to this city on leave of absence. He
Is native of the capital. and has beer
IN the government service since June
1892. He has held his present post since
May. 1909.
Warren D: Robbins of New Yorn. for.
merry third secretary of the United
States embassy at Paris and recent,
appointed secretary of the legation al
the City of Guatemala, has received his
hnal instructions from the Secretary OF
state and will start for his new post OF
duty in few days. He has been at.
tached to the diplomatic service since
1909.
Clinton R. Whitney. clerk to the d.
rector of the consular service, is going
to Bridgeport, Conn.,, to spend a months
vacation.
Arthur Bailly-Blanchard of Louisiana
who has been secretary Of the United
States embassy at Toxic since February
l3l2 has arrived in this city on his way
to Port au Prince to assume the duties
of United States minister to Haiti, a DO
sition to which he recently was promoted
He has been in conference with the Off
Gals at the State Department during
the past week receiving final instructions
as to his course Of procedure during the
existing political troubles in the little re-
public.
Cyrus T. Wicker, secretary of lega ton
at Panama, who has been detailed to
special duty at the State Department
has gone to New York city for a few
days.
Lester H. Woolsey. assistant solicitor
Of the Department of State, is spending
his vacation on his farm near Stone
bridge, N. Y.
Perry Belden of New York, secretary
of the United States legation at Teguci-
galpa, Honduras. is spending part of his
leave OF absence in this city.
William P. Cresson of Nevada. secre-
tary of the United States legation a,
Quito, Peru, is visiting friends in this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

William A Ryan. controller of the
reclamation service. returned yesterday
from a tour of inspection of the irr1ga
tlon projects of the west with Sir Will
ham Willcocks. builder of the Assua n
Gam, and one of the greatest or irrisa-
ton engineers
Joseph Carter, confidential secretary to
secretary Lane of the Interior De-
partment. went to fredericksburg Va
curing the week on business relating
to the department.
b: y. Sweeney, who will assume the
duties of assistant secretary of the in
terror July !, has been spending the
week looking around and fanilia riz;ne
nlmsef with the work. He SAYS that he
has read every report of the Secretaries
of the Interior, and is becoming we'll IN
FORMED on the policies of the DEPART
Weht. lie Is enthusiastic d bout the man
ner IN which the newspapers say that
ne hreezed into town. That is the
only way WeSterner ever comes into
town. said Mr.. Sweeney
Mrs. Grace G. Andrews of the office
or the Secretary of the Interior has re-
celved permission for two months leave
of absence.
Waterman Carufhers sipe is back on
duty, after pled e visit with friends
in the country.
Waterman Abe Barber is spending
twenty days of vacation with his fam
lily.
Waterman F. w. West is ENJOYING
short visit to relatives III Baltimore.
Lieut.. A. Williams of the Interior watch
force Is speedily recovering from an
operation recently performed at the
George Washington University Hospital.
P. McEaneany of the watch force of
the Interior Department has recovered
from slight attack Of rheumatism.
Members of the Interior watch force
are still fighting for honors in fishing,
but this week tn prize catch was taken
by Mrs. B. V. Brown, the wife of
Waterman Brown of the department
Last Saturday Mrs. Brown. while fishing
with her husband. landed two three-and-
a-half-pound bass. 1t required. it is de-
CARED. something lise thirty-tive minutes
to land each of the fish.
J. w Christensen and B. V. Brown
spent night and a day in the vicinity
of Shepherds Landing in an effort to
rob Mrs. Brown Of her well earned title
Of champion. but. while it's said that
they made good catches. Mrs. Brown still
is in possession Of the title Of champion
isherlady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
NAVY YARD.

When Harry Houghton. sailor Of the
naval yacht Sylph. passes through the
navy yard he Is often pointed out as
being the man whose knowledge OF the
water enabled him to recover the bodies
of two drowned persons this summer.
"Houghton is an expert diver and swim
mer" one of his companions remarked.
land had he been on the job early
enough he would have earned repu,
tation as a life-saver."
Late Saturday night. June 6. Houghton
was In quarters aboard the Sylph, at
anchor at one of the yard docks, when
he was startled by the cry Of Man
overheard" The man had been in the
water several minutes before the sailor
knew of the incident. but he quickly
recovered the body. that of Walter Wolf.
Life was extinct
A week later John Butler. colored
boy. was drowned some distance from
the Sylph. Houghton heard of the drown
ing some time after the accident and re-
covered the body.
Thomas McDonough. a member OF the
force in the erecting shop. was overcome
by the heat Thursday while near the
main entrance to the yard about o'clock
in the afternoon. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital. where he soon re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Frederick H. Barclay has resigned as
stenographic clerk to Justice Van De-
vanter of the Supreme Court of the
United States. His resignation was eff
fective June %.
Blackburn Esterline, special assistant
to the Attorney General, has been as
signed to represent the government
before the circuit court sitting at St.
Paul, Mimi, June 20. The court is to
hear motion of the defense for modifi-
cation of the decree in the case of the
United States agt. Terminal Railroad
Association of st. Louis and others.
W. w. Lemond. assistant attorney in
the Department of Justice has rendered
his resignation. The resignation has
been accented, to be effective July 81.
The Attorney General. bachelor
though he is has silenced those who
started the report that he cares not for
women to be employed by the Depart
ment of Justice and tolerates those
who have positions only for humane
tartan reasons. For he has not only
assented to the promotion of woman
employe. but also has appointed wom-
an to succeed to the post made vacant.
Miss Agnes Quinn is the woman en-
ploye whose pay was raised and Miss
Nina E. Pegg is the new appointee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Lieut.. Col. William NJ. Wright. 10Th In
fantry. has reported at the War Depart
ment to serve a detail in the office of the
adjutant general. He formerly was sta
toned at the War Department as secre-
tary to the chief of staff during the ad-
ministration of Lieut.. Gen. John c. Bates.
now OH the retired list and has been on
various foreign stations during the past
six years. He has just returned from
Vera Cruz, where he served with his regi-
ment, which is part of the invading bri.
gade commanded by Gen. Funston.
Maj Thomas l.. Rhoads of the Medical
Corps of the army. formerly attending
surgeon at the White House and personal
aid of President Taft. who has been on
duty in Philadelphia for several months
past. has been directed to proceed at
once to Ancon. Panama Canal Zone, for
nal service. He is ordered to report to
the governor of the Panama canal for
assignment to duty
DR.. Samuel E. Lewis who was recent-
ly appointed commissioner in charge OF
the marking of the graves of Confederate
soldiers and sailors in United AStates
cemeteries, has been assigned an Office in
the Army Medical Museum building, at
the corner of eth and B streets south
west.
John ". White Of Virginia. a messenger
in the office of the Secretary of War. has
been promoted to 81 900 clerkship in the
War Department as a result OF a civil
service examination.
The Pennsylvania Military College has
conferred the degree of doctor of science
on Brig Gen. Carol A. Devol of the
Quartermaster Corps. of the army and
the degree of master of military science
on Maj. Evan NJ. Johnson. infantry. un--
assigned attached to the division Of
militia affairs of the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
8 In Ole Government DepdftmPitt(QG11i%
covered from the effects of the stroke
He is able to be at work again.

covered from the effects of the stroke.
He is able to be at work again.
The many fishermen among the men of
the yard are envious of the catch made
by F. E. Wheeler of the west gun car
riage shop. Wheeler is regarded as
being one of the most expert OF anglers,
his friends say. but they were surprised
when he captured rockfish that weighed
twenty-seven-an d-a-half pounds.
Il had great sport landing the fish.
said Mr.. Wheeler. He says 1t is too hot
to spend much time on the river. and
he intends to rest until the weather gets
cooler.
Practically all the faithful fans were
out to see the Nationals take two
games from the Athletics Wednesday.
Adolph Manglitz of the cartridge
case shop has as his guest his brother.
Oscar Manglitz of Chicago. The navy
yard man is showing his brother the
sights of the National Capital.
B. F. Liversay. we'll known to his
shopmates as Heavy" is to spend next
week with his family at Ocean View.
prior to his trip to the Bermuda IS
lands
]. T. Donnelly, socialist leader at the
yard, has been on leave of absence for
two weeks.
John N. Wissman is to leave today for
Baltimore, where he will spend next
week with relatives there.
One of the performers in a musical
show this week was J. B. Hoofnagle
of the construction department.
J. r. Dougherty and Edward Harris
have returned to work after a short
vacation.
IT Weddell Of the foundry shon
received an injury to his foot when a
brick fell from furnace Thursday,
and now he is walking with the as
Il thought it was not much of hurt -
said Weddell, "but later in the day the
pain was so severe that I consulted one
of the surgeons. and the x-ray showed
broken bone"
Three years ago he was similarly
hurt. and was cripple for several
weeks.
And" he said Yesterday, I'm afraid
it's another long SIEGE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

F. NJ. Shore assistant chief of the bu-
reau of supplies. yesterday took the oath
of office as chief of that bureau. succeed
ing Wilbur W. Fowler. who resigned to
enter private business in this city.
George Johannes disbursing clerk of
the department, has been very busy this
week preparing data for submission to
the Senate appropriations committee,
showing the needs of the Department OF
Commerce for the fiscal year beginning
July l. 1915.
L. r. Crunlm, chief radio inspector of
the bureau of navigation. returned yes
terday from an inspection trip which
carried him to New York, Boston and
other New England points.
Miss H. Louise Dessez of the disbursing
office is spending her vacation at Lake
Geneva, Switzerland. She is scheduled to
return to her desk August /.
H; e. Olsen has been promoted from a
position IN the division of supplies to the
staff OF Secretary Redfield.
u. +. Thompson. press agent of the
department, is spending the week end at
Garrett Park, Md.
Clarence Weideman of the chief clerks
office has taken upon himself the title
OF champion amateur farmer Of the de-
partment He says he grows enough
vegetables to keep his associates in his
office plentifully supplied during the sum-
mer
Randell ]. Larsen has been appointed
an assistant messenger in the Office of
the Secretary.
John A. Lynch has been promoted from
assistant messenger to clerkship in the
diSbursing office.
E. W. Libbey of the chief clerks office
acted as POSTMASTER at a banquet given
by friends to the kallipoliS Grotto Band
George F. McInturff and Edison B.
Browne are to return Monday from their
vacations in New England.
Thomas j.. Fitzgerald, assistant chief
clerk of the department, is to spend his
vacation at his home at Hazleton Pa
Jean H. Hawley. E. W. Eichelberg, H
H. Griffin. S. D. Winshop, G. G. Griggsby
and George Olsen. of the coast and
geodetic survey, are engaged in making
a wire drag survey in Massachusetts of
the Buzzards bay entrance to the Cape
Cod canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
are enjoying the sights along the border
They will return home about July l.

They will return home about July 1,
Capt. Falvey of the ninth precinct hae
to purchase a horse when he was trans
ferred to the ninth precinct, severa
| weeks ago. and 1t is stated he is spending
much time on the county roads in hi:
precinct.
Riding about the county roads is not {
| vacation for him. however. although i
varies the monotony of city life. The
captain will spend his vacation at Allan
tic City in July or August.
A. A. Durkin Of the third precinct was
on a three-day leave of absence tins
| week. Durkin is regarded as being the
leading entertainer in the department:
I'm longing for good old country
dinner" he told one of his companions
before he went away, land l am going
to Maryland, where l can get 1t.
Detective Frank Baur has planned a
Fourth of July outing at Ocean We"
here the night of July 3 and return
early the following week. Baur is
something of piscatorial artist. 1t is
stated, and as fishing at Ocean View
is reported as being better than usual.
ing a pleasant outing.
Theodore Delavisne of Maj. Sylvester $
staff of clerks has arranged for his
family to spend two weeks in the
vicinity of Falls Church, Va Della
vigne's home is at Petworth. but that
section. he says, is not country enough
for him, and a pleasant vacation in Vir-
GINA is anticipated.
Mounted Policeman ]. A. Foley of the
ninth precinct expects to give up his
mount in the near future. He has been
riding a horse for a number of years
and now wants to return to foot duty.
S. J. Marks of No 9 is anxious for
the mount.
Abe Houghlan of headquarters clerical
force has arranged to send his family
to Dillsboro. Ind. for an outing Mrs.
Houghlan formerly resided in the Indi-
ana town. and while there she will
visit relatives and friends.
Gustav w. Kramer. desk sergeant at
the Anacostia station. is anticipating a
pleasant trip to Norfolk. where he and
Mrs. Kramer will visit their son Ralph.
who is a machinist's mate on submarine
boat No. IL. While away they will go
to Virginia Beach. Cape Henry and
Ocean View.
Bob Morris of the ninth precinct is
at North Chesapeake Beach with his
family. He has a weeks leave, and will
put in the full seven days at the beach.
Sergt. J. W. Mccormack of the ninth
precinct was granted a leave of absence
of three days this week. He went to
Pohick, Va. where Gen. Washington at
tended church century ago.
R. A. Sanders. pharmacy inspector OF
the department, will spend his vacation
on his farm at Balls Hill He will look
after growing crops and enjoy his farm
products.