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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-05

Wasiineton, u. g., Feb. Sew
srtyfiye yarloada Of oats intended
Tor export have recently been seized
by ile Federal authorities because
thcy wcro found TO De adulterate1
within th moaning OF the food and
drugs acC The adultorauon charged
rs the addition Of rood harloy or water
on both. Under certain circumstances
adultoration On these ways may be
SO profitable that it ia boiiayol tnat
at times 10 % common practice with
the rrain men, - government how
eycr Sc determined that the practice
ban ceaae at oQee, ana Tie Hold rep
reeentatives Of tine department OF
agriculture have an been instructed
TO exercise the utmost vlgilenco i'm
detecting future shipments adulter-
ated IN this way.
Low grade barley, which is known
TO the trade as "feed Barley" Is some
times mixed with the oats when there
Is sufficient difference between the
prices of the two grains to make
this profitable. The feed barley" Is
the product that remains after the
best grade of the grain has been sep
arated for malt purposes. II con-
tains a material percentage of weed
seeds, foreign grain dust; and ad-
ditions to oats of such products Is
held to be violation Of the foods
and drugs act. The addition OF wa
ter to the oats arises from the fac;
that the grain is sold by weight. In
vestigations by the Department OF
Agriculture have revealed the fact
that water is sometimes added in tn,
amount Of from two to four per cent
In the opinion of the government
officials there is no reason why ell
ther of these practices should be toll
Grated Grain shipper and dealers
therefore are being warned that tn,
prevalence OF the custom in the psa
will not affect the legal proceeding
against future shipments that are
found TO be adulterated.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-05
DIVIDE COUNTY
into DISTRICTS
CONTINUED from Page one)

is unable TO say how many road dis
tricts to divide the district into.
When the districts are all mapped
out an overseer will be appointed for
each and he will be instructed to see
that every man living In his district
either pays the tax for road work
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-05
Farm Notes of Interest to All

tai crop value up to sa45.5o, or a
fraction more than s70.14 per acre.
News. Lindsay. Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-05
NEW YORK TO FRISCO Byfv
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE

3i0O Mile Trans-C Continental Line.
New York City was settled by the
Dutch In 1909. San Francisco was
settled by the gold seekers in 1850.
II took $50 years for our ancestors
to get across this continent. Early In
1915. January 25. to be exact. New
York and San Francisco exchanged
greetings for the first time by words
OF the mouth.
The Bell Telephone company. af-
ter years of research and effort and
the expenditure OF millions OF dol
lars. has opened its 80 hundred mile
line between these two cities. This
should be as gros: an epoch in trans
continental achievements as the op-
ening OF the Union Pacific Railway
for travel thirty years ago. when tho
two cities were first connected by
steel rails. OF when the two cities
first held communication by the
Morse code.
or the three achievements in con
Meeting the Atlantic and the Pacific
Coast cities, the telephone connect
ion Is the most wonderful The 9th
er two are merely methods Of com
munication. but the telephone connec
tion means that the two cities are
brought as closely together as two
rooms in the same house. A connect
ed conversation with question and an
swer direct and instantaneous sets
both time and distance at naught
II took two hundred and fifty
years to establish the first com
munication between the two cities
Then in sixty years this communica.
tlon was made instantaneous. Thii
is the most striking contrast in tn,
epochs of history.
After San Francisco had been bull
into a considerable city. New Yorl
had to send mail to Kansas City anC
then wait months for the stages {,
transport II by way of the old Santi
Fe Trail TO the Pacific Coast an'
back again. The stcry of the com
munications between the two far
. reaching cities reads like a romance
and today IL would read like fair
. tale IL every one had not become in
" different TO. marvels.
New York first reached out to ge
: in touch with Philadelphia by way o
stage coach. The railway thu con
y nected the Metropolis with Pittsburl
5 Chicago. st. Louis. and Kansas City
~ came next. At last San Francisc
was reached. Eleven days distarc
by steam and no more bands OF In
dlaus to contend with. Today Oh
" man in San Francisco calls for Ne
y York city and gets his connection /
" a few minutes II ia not % Questio
" Of a letter or a telegraph message am
= an answer; 90 IS discussion ana
p settlement OF The que d0n Th
p science Of telephony mode the sia,
of tho science business noth br0uni
'An 1eiao o' huh'n ael'' p'' "u'.'''
'' 'As p.eh ''' ''Nli"on o. ~
N transportation 'olnptny s'l'e I'
.o 'i.l'a were ''.a. .i.A' 'o eoAAe
y lew York and san Francisco. 2i
~ br cro thcsa couue ions hlee 81.
,ta1uahad. The meU. eturee. pa
'fon.oI. froirlt and telegraph gt
W Zach connection marked an ef9c
'd last. and HARDEST on aif. was ahe {.
'u t- .-t 49, ..- t. a-t
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-05

II In the market for . Typswritss
see Il. NJ. Evans.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-05
THE END OF THE TRAIL" PANAMAPAcIFIc INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION SAN FBANCIsC0 1915

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The Washington times., 1915-06-01
CHEVY CHASE URGES
ADDITION TO SCHOOL
President Henry p. Blair and
Other Officials to Speak at
Mass Meeting Tomorrow.

Members OF the Home and School. As
who recently appeared before the Board
of Education to ask that additional ia
cilities be provided at the overcrowded
building at Connecticut avenue and
Northampton street, will hold a mass
meeting tomorrow evening to further
that project.
Henry p. Blair. president OF the Board
OF Education: Ernest L. Thurston; su-
perintendent OF schools; Commissioner
Brownlow. Major Pullman. and others
will address the meeting.
The present building Is An eight-room
structure. Last year the Commissioners
were asked to include an item in their
burget for appropriations for a larger
housed in the school. 1t is expected
that about 1000 will be housed in the
school within a few years, and the resi-
dents of Chevy Chase want a school
that will accommodate that number
Even next year. Superintendent
a serious problem II the building Is not
enlarged. A new regulation of Congress
provides that residents OF Maryland erl-
ployed in the District may send their
children to school here, and scores of
pupils from just across the District line
are expected to add to the congestion
at the school.
Members Of the Pinehurst Citizens
Association and of the Connecticut Ave-
nue Citizens Association, who send their
pupils to the Chevy Chase School have
been invited to attend the meeting to-
morrow evening. Resolutions favorinC
added facilities at the school probably
will be voted upon and submitted to
the Board Of Education and to the Com
missioners.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01

and at once penetrates to relieve all
strain on nerves, cords. ligaments, and
all parts involved. 1t makes the mus
cles so plant that they expand natur-
ally. And at the same time they are
invigorated by the absence of harassing
pains so apt to distress the mind
Whatever will add to the comfort of
the expectant mother Is a great and
helpful influence. since calm and
peaceful period must have q wonder
fully beneficial impress upon the COM
ing child. Get a bottle of Mothers
Friend" of any. druggist and you will
realize why so many women declare it
to be the most helpful remedy they
know of. Write today to Bradfeld
Regulator Co. 400 Lamar Bldg, Allan
! ia, Ga. for splendid book of great in
terest and value to every expectant
mother-AdVt
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
Girl Proves Her Father
Is An American Citizen

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June Little
Stella Gniewok saved her father his
Job on a city water works crew. Also
she corrected the spelling of his name
on the city pay rolls further to insure
his continued employment on the Job he
has held ever since he arrived from Aus
tria, ten years. ago, with his wife.
Stella Is nine years old and an only
child. Her parents speak Polish and
the little girl has become the family
business agent. Thomas Gniewok was
one of the twenty city water works la
borers facing discharge in addition to
sixty dismissed recently, that their Jobs
might be turned over to resident citi-
zens of Minneapolis, as ordered by the
city council.
We were quite scared" said Stella
when she appeared at the water works
office.
Then she explained how she went
with her father and two of his friends
to the court house several weeks ago
to make father an American" To back
up his statement Stella presented slip
from the clerk of court certifying that
her father had applied for his final
naturalization papers and they would be
Issued in short time.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
LIFE BELTS WORN ON
TRIP OVER ATLANT TIC
Passengers on LapIantLived in
Constant Fear of German
Terpedoes.

NEW YORK, June 1.-Passengers on
the Red Star liner Lapland, which is
back from Liverpool today. were kept
in an almost constant state of fear
by reports that German submarines
were active along the course which
the ship pursued on her way here.
Wherever they went on the ship the
passengers wore life belts in order to
be prepared for any emergency. Many
were equipped with rubber life belts,
which. when Debated. are worn as
waistcoats.
The bodies of four Lusitania victims
and the ashes of another We're carried
on the Lapland The bodies were kept
in an improvised mortuary chapel. Rel
Percy W. Secombe, of Peterboro, n.
H.. cremated in England, and the
bodies those of Mrs. Catherine E
Stewart s. Mason, of Boston; George
r. Coping, of Toronto. and Mrs
Frances King, of New York.
The Lapland passed through the Irish
Sea and st. Georges channel with heI
lights doused. To keep out of the
lowed a zigzag course until clear OF
the Fastnet. When passing the danger
zone the majority of the passengers
remained awake all night,
Three British officials, two OF then
military men, were passengers, They
were Capt. w. IL. Altman. who Is go
ing to Chicago; Capt. w. A. Burns
who is bound for New London. and X
Field. OF the British admiralty.
Samuel Jacobs. colOred, Of Nortl
Carolina, was q stowaway on the Lap
land. Being q citizen. he was dis
charged at the ptsr.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
Sample Each Free by Mai
Hair-Growing Tonic
of Harem Offered
by Sultan's Doctor

Women the world over have always
envied the hair of the beauties Of the
Sultan's Harem. Now comes the Sui
;an's own physician. DR.. G. Dongian.
with the original formula used by
these Harem beauties for hundreds Of
years. DR.. G. Dongian has recently
arrived in this country. and tells OF
his experiences In connection with
the IS years in which he was physi-
cian-in charge OF the Harem of Sui
tan Abdul Hamid OF Turkey, after
having graduated from the Univer-
sity of Penhsylvaia and serving with
the Bellevue Hospital, New York. He
is particularly enthusiastic over the
hair grower used by the famous Sui
tan beauties. and he is now market
ing 1t in this country under the name
of "Harem Hair Tonic" which he
says positively stimulates the growth
of the hair and makes 1t thick and
lustrous. 1t is not a dye or color re-
storer. On sale in soc and s1.o0 bot
ties at ODonnell's. Afflecks. Chris
tianfs. Riker -Hegeman's, Lula Ryon.
Kenois bldg. Send for booklet. Sc
crets Of the Harem," Orient Co. 1905
Arch ST.. Philadelphia. Pa.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
ManyLines NowFapor
Valuation of Railways
Determined Fight to Be Made Against Continuance
and Completion of Big Task, But II Is Believed
Most Roads Want It.
BY JUDSON c. WELLIVER.

thnt will make It most useful; While
t,a valuation work Is specifically under
the charge of committee composed OF
Commissioners Clements, McChord ana
Meyer, all the Other commissioners
have taken keen interest in It, In fact,
there is no department of tine manifold
activities OF the commission In which
ALI the members have kept themselves
closer TO developments than this one.
Expect Benefits From II.
At the beginning Of the valuation
work co-operation between the road and
the commission was established.
committee Of railroad presidents rep
created. These in turn named an en-
gineering committee OF fifteen. repre-
senting the engineering authorities of
the companies: an accounting committee
Of fifteen. to stand Tor the companies
views of accounting problems: and a
land committee of fifteen, to deal with
all matters involving the highly import
ant detail Of land values, which will be
one Of the most difficult features to
determine.
In addition, the State railroad and
public service commissions named a
committee Of which former Commission
er Maltbie. of New York, was made
chairman. to look after the specifically
State interests Mr.. Maltbie has con-
tfnued in this committee work despite
that he has retired from his official
post in New York
These various committees. together
with a large number of State commits
sioners and railroad representatives,
have lust concluded weeks session
in this city. going over a large number
Of the developing questions that must
be answered as the work proceeds. Dur
ing the week about 800 Government.
State and railroad officials were in at
tendance at different times. and the
proceedings were highly satisfactory to
all concerned.
Especially was the Interstate Com
mission pleased with the developing
evidence of a greater sympathy. on the
part of the railroads. with the valua-
ton policy. 1t Is now believed that while
some financial groups may continue
their opposition, the decided majority
OF railroad men are sincerely in favor
Of II. and expect real henefits from IL.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
Mt. Pleasant Lodge
To Confer First Degree

At the regular meeting OF Mt. Pleas
ant Lodge. No. %. I. o. o. F.. to be
held at the hall. Fourteenth and Ken
yon streets at 7:3o tonight. the first
degree will be conferred in full form on
a large class of candidates.
The three most important characters
OF the degrees will be impersonated by
Past Grand Bert v. Wolfe. Robert w.
B. Roe and John J. Verleger. other
members of the degree team are Edwin
A. Swingle. william Z. Andrews. Frank
f. Metcalf. F. Scott Avery. Past Grand
William G. Thomas. Past Grand e. r.
Armentr5ut. William w. Adams. Her
bert l.. Maltby, Past Grand Samuel T.
Hind. George L. Cartner. and Edwin G.
Warren.
Mt. Pleasant Lodge. the baby lodge
of the Jurisdiction. has been honored In
the selection of its vice grand. William
f. Andrews. to be the principal speak
er at the memorial exercises Of the
grand lodge to be held In Odd Fellows
Hall on the evening Of June l3.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
CONFEDERATE VETS
MEET IN RICHMOND
Opening Of Battle Abbey, Treas.
ure House Of Southern
Relics, Feature Of Reunion.

RICHMOND, Va, June 1.-For more
than one reason the twenty-hfth annual
reunion Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, which begins here today and con-
tinues June and 3, gives promise OF
being the greatest gathering Of Confed-
crates since the war. Coming just fifty
years after the close Of the great strug-
gle, the 1915 reunion in the old capitol
of the Confederacy has proven a great
attraction.
Perhaps the leading feature of the
reunion will be the great military pa
rade and spectacle which Is scheduled
for the morning of June 8, in which not
only the Confederate veterans but crack
military commands from the North and
South will participate. Ten thousand
Confederates. more than 5000 Virginia
militiamen, THE Old Guard of New
York. the Governors Foot Guards of
Connecticut, fifteen military bands, and
many military organizations from the
Southern States will be in line.
Not the least interesting feature Of
the reunion will be the formal opening
of the Confederate Memorial Institute.
known. This imposing temple of gran
lite, of classic lines and impressive SIM
plicity, has been erected as treasure
house of Confederate relics. After years
OF patient effort, the building has finally
been constructed. and its formal opening
will be great event In the Confederate
organization.
Invitations have been issued to the
governors Of the fifteen Southern States
and to President Wilson and other no
tables. Many have accepted and the
President holds his reply In reservation.
The wives and families Of the great
leaders OF the Southern armies have
also accepted invitations to attend.
A thrill is promised by the committee
in charge when the Battle of the
Crater" is reproduced in fireworks to-
morrow night at Camp Stuart"
Trenches will be constructed. dummy
figures used. and at least two companies
tacle.
On Thursday morning the cornerstone
OF the imposing monument to Stonewall
Jackson, which In to be erected at Mon
ument avenue and the Boulevard, will
be laid
Unusual interest in the business ses-
sions of the reunion Is attached by rea-
son of the fact that the cx-Confeder-
ates are to decide definitely at this time
, to whom Is to go the honor as designer
Of the Stars and Bars. This has been
a much controverted point.
Thursday with the grand ball in the
First Regiment Armqry. and the mill.
tary ball in the armory of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues.
Among the speakers will be Judge D.
Gardiner Tyler. son OF President Ty-
DR.. Henry W. Battle, Of Charlottesville
Va: Gen. 3. w. Green, Of Arkansas
| and Gen. Julian S. Carr. Of North Caro-.
| lima.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
French Admiral Barely
Escapes Bursting Shell

ATHENS. June News Of thrilling
incident during the bombardment OF the
Dardanelles forts. in which Admiral
Guepratte. commander Of the French
fleet, had a hairbreadth escape from
death, has been received here from
Mytilene.
Admiral Guepratte was sitting in the
saloon of the battleship Jaurgeuiberry,
his flagship. when a Turkish shell tore
through the room, passing an inch above
the officers head. 1t exploded. smash
ing the interior of the saloon and tear
ing Admiral Guepratte's uniform to rib
bons. The French admiral received q
number of scratches. but no serious
wounds.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
Stolen Fowls Make
Dash For Own ROosts

FORT COLLINS, Col, June 1.-Old
King Solomon and his famous decision
on the baby claimed by two women as
their child didn't have anything on the
local police.
A chicken thief had visited nearly
every roost in the city and his COL
lection Of fowls sorely puzzled the
authorities to determine the rightful
owners. Chickens look surprisingly
alike and several victims of the thief
claimed the same birds.
Some of the hens were taken to a
point about hundred yards from their
supposed habitation. They were re-
leased.
After sizing UP the landscape every
hen made a straight dash for her own
an effort to get inside. This method
was followed in a number of instances
and proved satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
ENDS HIS LIFE AS
"JOY RIDE" SEQUEL
Leslie Bedle, Fearing Arrest for
Having Damaged Employers
Car, Turns On Gas.

AsBURY PARK. N. j., June L.
Having damaged his employers auto
mobile in taking an unauthorized 10y
ride" and evidently fearing that his
arrest would follow, Leslie Bedle,
twenty, said to be a son Of Joseph d.
Bedle, one-time governor of New Jer-
sey, committed nuicide rather than run
the risk of being hailed to court. Death
had. been caused by gas.
Bedle was employed by Everett Cot
tage The automobile was only slight
ly damaged, and Bedle had no trouble
In driving 1t back to the garage. Then
he went to his home and turned on
the gas.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
,AND-HALF DATA
WILL Be REPORTED
JOINT Citizens Committee, Head
ed by H. B. F. MacfarIand,
Holds Meeting Tonight.

Important reports concerning the col
lection Of facts about the fiscal rela-
tons between the National Capital and
tho Federal Government will be present
ed tonight at meeting of the cxecu-
tive committee Of the joint citizens
coHmittee in the offices of Chairman
IL. b. F. Macfarland, in the Evans
building.
Practically all the subcoh1mittees will
report One Of them, the subcommittee
on the collection of financial facts. of
which James F. oyster Is chairman. will
executive committee. Serving with Cap
tam Oyster on this committee were
William T. Galliher, M. a. Leese, and
d. a. Edwards.
This report covers the facts concern
ing the contributions made by the
bia, respectively, during the period be-
tween 1890 and 1885, the period betweefl
1885 and 1870, that from 1870 to 1874.
that from 1874 to 1878, and the period
the period which the District has been
under commission rule. The Indebted
ness of the District for each of these
periods also has bee. summarized
This is the first complete history. OF
these matters that has been assembled
and the work upon It involved an ex-
animation of the reports from 1880 with
the assistance of experts. District Au-
ditor Tweedale and several of his as
sistants. with the approval Of the Com
missioners, gave much time to this
work.
Other subcommittees are those on as.
sessment and taxation. John Joy Edison
chairman: historical facts, Chaplin
Brown. chairman. and statistical facts
Z. c. Graham, chairman.
Municipal statistics published by the
Census Bureau have been examined
thoroughly and collated by the eXecu.
tive committee itself acting through
Theodore Noyes. The financial commit
tee. OF which p. T. Moran Is chairman
ditional contributions.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
SunflOWer Seed Price
Boosted By the War

LOUISVILLE. KY. June 1-Farmers
In Bethlehem township. Clark county
Ind. are signing contracts for the sale
OF their sunfower seeds this fall. the
plants being only fairly started out OF
the ground at this time
Many of the farmers have contracted
to sell to merchants at Bethlehem a,
the market price when the seed Is de,
livered. Heretofore much of the seed
has been purchased by buyers from the
East. and in some instances from for.
eign countries. A buyer said the price
of seed had reached s15 per 100 pounds
This Is more than the cost of a tor
formerly. The war in Europe has caused
the advance, as Russia has failed tc
raise her customary large crop.
The Washington times., 1915-06-01
ON SIDE
ITCHED FEARFULLY
Felt as Though On Fire. Couldn't
Bear Anything to Touch Il. Used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura 0int-
ment. Skin Cleared and No Trace
of Trouble Left.

r. F. d. No. 8. Lexington. Okla.-"I
had severe eruption on my right side
which was about four inches wide and ex-
tended half way around my body. 1t came
suddenly, was bright scarlet In color and I
felt as though I was on fire all the time.
The eruptions commenced exactly like
pricldy heat and looked like It. They
itched fearfully. couldn't bear anything
to touch me at all.
II sent at once for . cake Of Cuticura
Soap and box Of Cuticura Ointment and
my relief dated from tho FIRST application:
l slept that night for the first time in days.
I washed tho eruptions well with the Cuti-
cura Soap. dried them and applied tho Gu
ticura Ointment. 1t was not long before
the skin cleared and no trace Of the disease
was left" (signed) Mrs. w. w. HARRISON,
October ~. 1914. 3~~~'~t&
Keep your skin clear. scalp clean and
free from dandrui. and hair live and glossy
with Cuticura Soap and Cuticna Ointment.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. T, Bos-
ton" Sold throuoho,It the world.