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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-04-02

the spot where he had left the car.
The chauffeur, who saw him coming.
started up and climbed to his seat.
Quest took his place.
Drive TO the Office" he ordered.
The man slipped in his clutch. They
%ere in the act OF gliding of when
there was a tremendous report. They
stopped short. The man jumped down
and looked at the back tire.
blowout" he remarked laconically.
Quest frowned.
How long will II take?"
-Four minutes" the man replied.
1--WE got another wheel ready. That's
the queerest blowout ever saw,
though"
The two men leaned over the tire.
Suddenly Quests expression changed.
His hand stole into his hip pocket.
"Tom," he explained, that wasn't =
blowout at all. Look here!"
He pointed to the small level hole.
Almost at once he stood back and the
sunshine flashed upon the revolver
clutched in his right hand
That was a bullet" he continued.
Someone fired at that tire. Tom.
there's trouble about"
The man looked nervously around.
That's a rifle bullet, sure" he NUT
tered.
Get on the wheel as quick as you
can" Quest directed. "Here, I'll give
you a hand"
He stopped down TO unfasten the
straps which fastened the spare wheel.
II was one Of his rare lapses, realized
a moment too late. Almost in his ears
came the hoarse cry:
Hands up. guvnor! Hands up this
second or I'll blow you to helll"
Quest glanced ovey his shoulder and
looked into the face OF Red Gallagher,
raised little above the level OF the
road. A very ugly little revolver was
pointed directly at Quests heart.
MY mates got you covered on the
other side OF the road. too. Hands up,
both OF you, or well make a quick Job
of It."
Quest shrugged his shoulders. threw
his revolver into the road and obeyed.
AS he did so, the other man stole out
from behind a bush and sprang for
the chauffeur, who under cover of the
car was stealing off. There was
brief struggle, then the dull thud OF
the railway mans rifle failing on the
chauffeur's head. He rolled over and
lay in the road.
pitch him of amongst the bushes"
Red Gallagher ordered you don't
want anyone who comes by to see.
Now lend me a hand with this chap"
What do you propose TO do with
me?" Quest asked.
You'll know soon enough" Red Gal
lagher answered. "A matter Of five
minutes talk, to start with. You see
that handcar house?"
Perfectly well," Quest assented.
"My eyesight is quite normal"
Get there then. I'm a yard behind
you and my revolver's pointing for
the middle of your back"
Quest sprang lightly down from the
road, crossed the few intervening
yards and stepped into the handcar
house.
Gallagher and his mate followed
close behind Quest paused on the
threshold.
tits a filthy dirty hole" he re-
marked. Cant we have our little
chat out here? Is il money you
want?
Gallagher glanced around. Then
with an ugly push of the shoulder he
sent Quest reeling into the shed. His
great form blocked up the doorway.
NO" he cried fiercely. its not
money | want this time. Quest, you
brute, you dirty bloodhound You
sent me to the pen for hve years-you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
ROCHESTER POWER
 CORPORATION BUYS
 PAIGE AUTOMOBILES

The Rochester Railway and Light com pany, a large railway and power cor poration in Rochester, N. r., has just closed contracts with the Seneca Motor Car company, Page distributors in that city, for the purchase of nine Paige cars, eight Glenwood Fours and one Paige "Six-46," which will be used by this com- pany for various purposes in the trans- action of it's business. according to in- formation received here by Tom Morris, local distributor.
 The sale was consummated only after a prolonged and exhaustive investigation and series of tests in which cars of nearly every standard make were rep resented. The Rochester Railway and Light company is no novice in the field of motor transportation as it has used automobiles for a number of years. It's selection had to be based largely in the question of economy of operation and repair maintenance and fir sometime it had been using a car that is famous for these virtues and sells more than five to one beyond the production of any other make
 To Gntermins, therefore. its selection for it's new fleet the company put all competitors TO the seVerest tests it could devise to bring out economy of opera ton and maintenance using it's own machines for this purpose and finally turning over each competing car to an engineer, a well known member of the Society of Automobile engineers. Cues tions of fuel consumption, tire wear, weight in relation to durability and econ omy, power, reliability-in fact, all the big and little points that are involved in such a matter were brought out in thoroughly practical manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

land is the equal of many higher priced cars we cer. tainly can convince you (with facts) that it is in- tinitely superior to cars which sell at about the same price.
 Take our model 80 as an example:
 This car has high ten- sion magneto ignition.
 Most other cars, at . similar price, have not.
 This car has the cleo tric control buttons located on the steering column.
 Most other cars, at . similar price, have not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
RECORDS BROKEN | BY GOODRICH TIRES
SilvertOwn Cord Tires Carry Maxwell Car Through
 Race

Goodrich Silvertown Cord Tires have broken another record. The latest feat of these cord con struction tires is the carrying of q Maxwell, which set a new record of Diego races in January. More remark : able still. the car that made the rec ord on Silvertowns had gallon of of the race.
 Billy Carlson, the speed boy who made the nonstop record on Silver towns, says it was the cord construc- ton of his tres which enabled him to go 305 miles without a stop and which also enabled him to make the record with a gallon to spare.
 The remarkable resiliency and lack of resistance to the road, which are qualities produced by the cord con struction, make these tires develop more power at the wheel Averages these tires increase engine efficisncy i5 per cent and reduce gasoline con- sumption 25 per cent
 Carlson's feat at San Diego beats records set by Ed Pullen in a Mer- cer at Elgin last August, and by Bar ney Oldfield in Maxwell at the Co., roma races last November. The pre- vious record was 301 miles without q stop.
 The wonderful durability and enor- nous strength of Goodrich Silvertown cord tires was shown in the San Diego race when three cars started with Goodrich Silvertown tire equipment and not one of them had to make a tire change.
 The Point Loma course at San Diego is a tough one, with many sharp turns, which put extra strains on tires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
REMARKABLE RECORD MADE BY OVERLAND ROADSTER ON
 GRAND PRIX RACE TRACK

tires while the tanks were being filled by the meehanicians.
 This gave the Overland almost a non- stop performance. The engine was not stopped from the time it was first started until the tape was crossed at the com pletion of the 400 miles. A steady rate of speed was maintained from start to finish
 Much favorable comment was elicited from the racing authorities who wit messed the event One of the San Fran cisco newspapers said:
 Nothing could better have demon- strated the high point of perfection which has been reached in the design and construction of the modern motor ve- hicle than the 4o0-mile grind under such adverse conditions as prevailed.
 Among the cars which created a great deal of interest during the race by the consistent manner in which it ran was the Overland. McKelvey drove an ex- ceptional race, maintaining a steady clip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE AUTOMOBIsTs OF BIRMINGHAM

all the time, and the Overland was run hing as smoothly at the finish as il did at the start.
 In spite of the fact that the Willys- Overland company has never built racing car and In no way encourages the sport. the Cobb-Evaus company re- peaSdly has won speed events in the west, with stock cars Early in 1911 an Overland entered by this concern and driven by NcKelvey won from large Held in the annual 10o-mile race on the Fresno oval This victory was followed by number of successful speed trials m which competition for honors was keen. Among these was numbered the Fourth of July 150-mile free for all road race at one of the motoring classics of the year in California. The Overland de- Ieateu Held of 15 cars. the majority or winch were built especially for rac- ing, entered for the cash prize of slOo0 offered to the winner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
BRAD SAUNDERS IS 4 GREAT OPT|M|ST Says Hard Times Do Not Exist-Sells Many
 HudsOns

over at the Saunders Motor Car company optimism reigns supreme. Bradley ]. Saunders vehement1y de- clares that such a thing as hard times has no existence. His statement was based on the fact that the eight car loads of Hudson light sixes he re- ceived last week were disposed of and he was compelled to order two more carloads from Detroit. These cars will be here this week.
 MT. Saunders was up in Detroit about 10 days ago and says the auto mobile manufacturers there have not felt the effects of the alleged business depression. Automobile men say that 1915 started off with more sales and a better sentiment than any previous year in the history of the automobile business. MT. Saunders says this is enough evidence that business has not arrived at the well known bow-wows.
 "I was up in Anniston recently" said Mir. Saunders, and the people there seem to think that business Is all it should be- There is absolutely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

Out,iistancing many of the most fa- nous racing cars in the world, lif- He Overland model S1 roadster created n stir among motoring authorities by finishing eighth in the Grand Prix rnce over the San Francisco exposition course.
 The car was handled by Thomas Me- Kelvey, foreman of the shops of the Cobb-Evans company, Overland dealers in Fresno Cal, who has driven it to victory in numerous road and track events along the Pacific coast It was McKelvey's maiden race in an interna- tional event, but his nerve and the re- markable consistency of the car aroused the enthusiasm of the thousands who crowded the grandstands and lined the course Fifteen of the biggest ears en- tered were unable to finish the grind through the mud, water and sand that marred the track.
 It is pointed out by those who saw the race that the Overland held its own with the largest and most expen- sive cars. piloted by men who are con- sidered the best racing drive1s in the country.
 Engine Consistent
 Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the performance was the consistent run ming of the Overland engine The car is essentially a stock model, the chas- sis being standard in every respect ex- cept that McKelvey drove with the fan removed, trusting to the Overland's ther- mosyphon system to keep the motor cool. The object in removing the fan was to eliminate all superfluous weight. A special body attached to the chassis com pleted the change from standard road ster to a racing car.
 During the steady grind of 400 miles which covered 100 laps of the muddy rain soaked course through the expo sition grounds, the Overland made only a single stop. This was during the fif- ty-third lap, or after more than 200 miles had been covered. McKelvey stopped at the Overland pit to take a fresh supply of fuel, and changed one of the rear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
Irish in Army

London, March 7.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press )-There are 45O.O00 men of Irish birth or descent In Great Britain who are of military age and 125,0Oo of them have already joined the army, according to figures prepared by the sec- retary of the Irish National league This proportion, he asserts, Is much larger than can be shown by any other na- tionality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
Women Win Iron Cross

Berlin. March 7.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press)-Thirty- women. according to the Neue Politische Korres- pondenz' have been decorated with the iron cross, second class, up to the pres ent time. Practically all of the feminine recipients of the coveted honor are nurses who have. distinguished themselves for bravery at the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

no talk of hard times and for that town they do not exist. The same con- dition prevails at Gadsden. If the peo- pie of Birmingham would awake to the fact that business is not bad, would cease this everlasting moping and waiting for something to turn up they would find the world a much bet ter place in which to live. Business would be even better than 1t is and everybody would be happy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
To Those In Doubt

We have always con. sistently insisted that the $1075 Overland is the equal of most any $12OO or $15OO car on the market.
 Those who have posi- tive car knowledge know and acknowledge this to be a certain fact.
 But, those who lack such practical and instructive knowledge are probably in doubt.
 The inexperienced man, very often, unjustly judges from surface infor- mation-or, worse yet, from no information at all.
 So, if we cannot con. vince you that the Over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
Model 90-$1075
 4 .. ' Tsisjs

This car has those long flexible easy riding under slung rear springs.
 Most other cars, at . similar price, have not.
 These are but three examples. Yet these three alone mako this Overland a far better buy than any other similarly priced car made.
 If you will but compare cold, definite facts you will better realize why the. Overland is outselling every other car in its class.
 Deliveries can be made immediately.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful
That He Should Not Shock the
Nerves Of His Friend,

In Liverpool there is a man, writes
a contributor to Pearsons Weekly,
who is famous for his calmness on
every occasion One day he strolled
leisurely into the Office Of a friend.
"I'ye just had a chat with your
wife" he began,
"Why, | didn't know she was in
town"
"Oh, she wasn't in town." replied
the other. 81 called at your house"
81 didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband, with some sur
prise, 81 thought she had head
ache"
she didn't mention It to me-" said
the calm man, There was quite a
crowd at the house"
"A crowd" echoed the husband,
yes" went on the calm man, "They
came with the nre engine"
"The Aro enginel" gasped the hus'
band
"Oh, It's all right" went on the calm
man ITS all out now, II wasn't
much Of n fire, but thought you'd
Ike to know Of II"
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
Preventing Premature BurIaIs.


The fear Of being buried alive al,
ways has been, and is, SC widespread
that the French Academy Of Science
some years ago offered a prize equal
to $500 for the discovery Of some
means by which even the ineXperi'
enced might at once determine wheth-
er, in given case, death had ensued
or not. A physician obtained the
prize. He had observed the following
well.known signs: If the hand Of the
suspected dead person is held towards
a candle or other artificial light, with
the fingers extended and one touching
the other, and one looks through the
spaces between the fingers towards
the light, there appears a scarlet RED
color where the fingers touch each
other, due to the blood still circulat-
ing; 1t shows itself through the It's
sues which have not yet congested'
When life Is entirely extinct, the phe'
nomenon Of scarlet spaces between
the fingers at once ceases, The most
extensive and thorough trials estab'
lished the truth Of his observation.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
THE WAY OUT
Change Of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing TO so through school ON ac'
count Of nervousness and hyatorlN,
found In GrapeNutB tho only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nlsh her the peace of health
From infancy she says, II have
not been strong Being ambitious to
learn at any cost | finally got to the
High School but soon had to abandon
my BtudloB on account of nervous pros
tration and hysterlN,
"My food did not agree with me, and
/ grow thin and dospondont, | could
not enjoy the Bimpost social affair for
suffered constantly from nervousness
IN spite Of all sorts Of modleIno5
"ThIg wretehod condition continued
until / became lntoroBted In tho let
tors Of those who had caeos like mlno
aud who were being helped by eating
GrapoNula,
81 had little faith, but procured u
pkg, and after tho first dish | export
eneed a peculiar satisfied feeling that
I had never gained from any ordinary
food slept and rested botlor that
night and IN u few days began to grow
stronger
II had a new feeling Of peace and
restfulheaa IN d few weeks, TO my
great joy, the headaches and nervous.
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. resumed my studies, and
later taught ton months with ease--
using GrOpeNutB every day lam now
the mistress OF n happy home, and the
old weakness has never returned"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich Read "rho Road to Well.
vllle" IN pkga "'rhoroe RoOeon"
Ilycr rend che above ietterf A new
one appears from dine 10 time, They
rre genuine, true, hnd full Of human
Interest
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
RUSSIANS WOULD
RESUME OFFENSIVE
THEIR OPERATIONS ONLY SHOW
ACTION IN WAR THEATERS--
MOVING ON RAWKA RIVER.

London.--Oncial reports contain
little news, In the west there has
been nothing that approached the pro
portions Of a battle.
In the east the armies stand about
as they were. Fighting in Northern
Poland has been Of a desultory char
acter both sides apparently having
given UP any idea of an immediate ad.
vance, In Central Poland however
tie Russians are showing a certain
liyeliness.
German official reports for the last
two days have noted Russian attempts
to resume the offensive on the Rawlia
River while Vienna reports a Russian
attack near the Pilica River, which
they claim 70 have repulsed
These movements doubtless have
been undertaken to prevent the Aus
trians and the Germans from re.en.
forcing the armies trying to hold the
Carpathian passes against the on
slaught Of the Russians, who daily re-
port the capture Of large number of
prisoners, but who apparently are
making slow headway in the opera
tions against Lupkow and U2soh
passes, The Russians also are slowly
pushing the Turks back IN the eau.
casus.
Operations in the Dardanelles are
still IN u state Of abeyance,
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
RATHER ROUGH ON FATHER
Daughters Remark Might Have Been
Construed UnkindIy by the
Casual Listener.

Since Fred had become a sopho-
more, and was therefore a college
man." he had given himself patron
lzing airs toward Sister May who
had been his guide, philosopher and
friend during boyhood, Vexed by his
haughtiness, she was numerically
quizzing him the other evening at
dinner.
Has our man made up his mind,
she inquired, "as to what profession
he will honor after a while?"
"Why, yes, little one" Fred re-
sponded, with his most aggrayatlng
smile, 81 have made up my mind to
be a doctor, like grandfather and ia
ther."
"You a doctor" May shifted scorn'
fully.
"Pd like to Know why motif | get
my diplomat" asked Fred, still annoy
ingly calm,
well, you'll never be a great sur
geon, like father" May insisted
Again, why not?" Fred smiled con-
descendingly.
you a surgeon like father!" May
cried, vehemently why, you big
softy, you couldn't even kill fly"
Nobody but father caught the sig
niGcance OF the remark, and somehow
he didn't mention It,
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
Industrial War Favored.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and con
eorted action by American manufNctu'
rers to obtain a modification Of Great
lIritain's rules governing overseas
commerce was urged as n remedy for
industrial ills by Herman A, Metz
member Of Congress from New York
and q widely known manufacturer IN
an address at q conference Of dye men
here, Mr.. Metz declared manufacture
ers should declare an Industrial war
on England,
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10

testimonial. Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
TIN, IL King St., Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis. -"At the Change Of
Life suffered with pains in my back
and loins until l could not stand. / also
aad night-sweats so that the sheets
would be wet. tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound l began to improve and ]
continued its use for six months. The
pains left me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and in one year was
a different woman. I know l have to
thank you for my continued good health
ever since" - Mrs. M. J. BRowNELL,
Mansion, Wis.
The success Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled in such cases.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia L. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman, and held In strict confidence.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
A Neutral Mexico CIty7

Wushington.=With the hope Of OBJ
tanning permanent protection for the
$4,000 Foreigners IN Mexico CITY, the
United StOtos government has propos
ed to the VlllOsHNpNtN forces and 70
General CNrran2N that the Mexican
capital be declared neutral and out
side Of the fields Of operations here
after I'm Moxico's civil war.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
No Corner Found.

Washington, Charles T., Cline
United states district attorney at ChI'
oOgo, who has been investigating the
cause Of increases in the price OF
wheat, conferred with Attorney Gen.
erNl Gregory and q, G, Todd, the as,
GIatant in charge Of antitrust prosoeu.
ton, It was said that 30 far no evil
denoe had been discovered TO indicate
the existence Of any combination or
corner arbitrarily to force up the
price.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
WashInoton oota oNIeIal eslaIls,

Washington Onclul details Of the
attack on the German cruiser Dresden
IN chilean waters by u British aQuod.
ron were received by the United
States government with the lnf0rma.
lion Of the character Of the representa-.
liona recently mOdo by Chilo 10 the
british government over the incident.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
The Unexpected.

"Did you hear about scootleigh?'
mo"
"llo woke up In the night and went
to the cupboard for the bottle OF
yamOlca ginger He was In such q
hurry he didn't stop to feel for the
electric light button but chanced IT,"
Dear, dearl"
"lIo grabbed bottle that he thought
was the right one and took swallow
Of the stuff,
"My, myl"
1T burned him painfully"
"Oh that's too bad What was it?"
"Tho jamaica ginger"
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
One Of Several.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, is that a
wild man across the street?
Paw-Something like that son. He
Is a member Of the state legislature
who voted against free lunch, and to-
day he had to give up real money for
the food he consumed between drinks,
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
Food BY Pareels pest,

Chicago Shipments TO Germany
and Austria Of parcel post packages
containing food have increased within
the last two weeks from li5 packages
daily to 1000. Tho PACKAGES which
contain all kinds OF food except meats.
wolgh nearly the maximum Of II
pounds,
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
Easv Money,

Burglar-Come, now, ! just beat up
the jantor and got upstairs here and
! want your purse quick
Flatdweller-You beat up the jani'
tor?
Burglar-Yes, Here, where are you
going?
Flatdweller-It all right, ! haven't
any purse myself but I'm sure | can
raise one among the tenants in n few
minutes,
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
Mnthnd In Ala MadneaR.

"Do you realize that your long SER
mons are rather tresome?' asked the
young parson who was new Nt the
game,
81 do," replied the wise parson, who
was beginning to carry weight for age,
"That Is why my congregation gives
me such long vacations"
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
important 10 Mothers
Her Confession,

81 think It Is very mean Of you to
refuse me this money"
why before we were married you
were always telling me not TO spend
money on YOU"
"t told you 30 then because ! knew
you would do II just the same"
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
So Paw saYs,

Little Lemuel-Say paw what is
the difference between an optlmist and
a pessimist?
paw-An optImIst son, Is man who
Is happy when he Is miserable, and n
pessImIst Is q man who Is miserable
when he Is happy,