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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

We have never been able to un-
derstand the why and wherefore Of
Criminal Court of Appeals and a
Supreme Court. both supreme in
their field in this state. The resolu-
tion OF the State Bar Association. to
consolidate these courts meets our
approval and such a consolidation
would at least effect a saving in the
running exepnses Of the courts.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
TOO MANY LAWS TO ENFORCE

This nation as a whole. and almost
every state in it-this one not except
ed-suffers from too much law-maL-
ing. Senator Root told the American
Bar Association. that in five years.
from 1909 TO 1913. inclusive. Con-
gress and State Legislatures passed
62,014 laws. No one knows how
many laws were in force before 1909.
but the 62,014 new ones repealed the
old ones. previously in force. or many
Of them, and amended many more.
with no end OF resulting cofusion.
Relatively few OF the laws are vic
ious enough TO work direct harm. brt
hundreds OF them are harmful indi-
rectly. for they are unnecessary. in
consistent and impossible to enforce.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
Wilson Confirms Reports

President Wilson has confirmed
statements that the United States
has advised the Gutierrez Govern
in Mexico to grant general amnesty
TO political prisoners. He told call
ers that he did not believe the mum
Der of executions had been large } Vt
that the United States wanted theln
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

A. p. Russell of the Durant Mer-
camille company has returned from a.
two weeks Christmas vacation.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

II In the market for q Typswritss
see E. M. Evans.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

r. e. Powers is in Ardmore attend
ing to business matters this week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE.

oAfG AAE bOt n NAhANNG.
The worlds record for corn rails
Ing belongs to Walter L. Deenson, an
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01
HAD A COMPLAINT

The angry citizen pulled into the
Office of the city editor.
"See here, SIR" he yelled, what do
you mean by publishing my resigna-
ton from my political Office in this
way?"
''You gave the story out yourself,
didn't your" asked the editor.
"Of course 1 did," replied the an
cry citizen. "But your fool paper
prints it under the head of Public
improvements"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01
ToDAY'S BELLRINGER

Gen. Leonard Wood was riding on
a local train from New York to Bos-
ton. Across from the general sat
an irascible old gentleman, who
seemed impatient at the trains fire.
quent delay.
Finally, when a stop of five min,
utes occurred, the old gentleman
hailed the conductor.
What's wrong?" he asked.
Taking on water" came the reply.
''Well, why in heavens name don't
you use another teaspoon" fumed
the irritated passenger. =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01

new york.-It is all ways a good
thing for peepel to know what they
are talking about and what they are
talking & that wood keep them outer
lots of trubbel and miss takes.
81 that is how lawyer put a pur-
feckly good devorsee SCOT on the fritz
% KEEP his kliant from getting bum
del of anymoney for when he got
threw with his speech evry body was
slaffing so hard the cuppel made up
and that put the hbosh on amy fur
Their sooing.
thisflawyer for the dame who sood
her husband was telling the joorey
how bad his kliant felt about it &
ahod friend husbend had beat it out &
left her home all alone with the baby
M by gony he sure did paint a pick
8shure of wo and sorrer for tina dame
Il everybody in the cort room was
-neerly crying and felt like sending
THE husbend to the penitentiary for
life
& it wood have been all rite if the
lawyer had known when he said
anuff, but he went rite on and yelled
to the joorey this stuff:
''think my hearers of a pore neg
leckted wife, all aloan in the crate
dreerey house, rocking the cradel
with one foot and wiping away her
hartbraking tears with the other"
& evry body hollered rite out with
there haw haws including the wife
and her husband.
-O-O-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01
QUALIFIED

~ eve want some one to play Sam
son." explained the movie manager.
do you think you could wreck the
temple?"
s"Can l? I've been a baggage-man
for eleven years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-31
Sheriff Claims City Has Grown
Out of All Proportion to
SGroWth of His Staff

Sheriff G. H. Rose is glad to get the
extra appropriation allowed his de-
partment by the supervisors, but he
does not think an increase of six men
on his force will give him as many
policemen as are. needed for Honolu.
lu. He needs more patrolmen, enough
detectives to allow some of them be-
ing kept on duty all night and enough
money to pay some OF, his men bet
ter. This is a synopsis of Roses
statement to the Star-Bulletin.
In explaining the police situation
and the distribution of the men, Mr..
Rose said today
There are Is detectives, but of
these five or more are employed more
as interpreters than as detectives,
and are kept busy in court every
morning, for even If there are no
trials in which they are used, they
must be on hand in case they are
needed.
"The use of these men for inter
preting cuts down the available force.
There are not enough men to keep
any on duty all night, though all of
them are at headquarters until nearly
midnight and report before 8 in the
morning. When there Is serious
case late at night McDuffie has to be
called out of bed and IL he needs 9TH
er men he has to hustle them togeth-
er. In the zee 70 Keuk case five
men were up until daylight for four
nights watching him and then came
down at the regular hour each morn.
ing.
Has 12 Mounted Men.
Il have nine patrolmen on duty on
each shift to cover the whole of the
central part of Honolulu. OF the II
mounted men, two are on duty always
in Manoa valley and others are diyid
ed into shifts to patrol the outlying
districts Besides, we have to have
desk sergeants, captains, men to go
out with the patrol and men to serve
warrants.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-31
RIAL DAY IS
OBSERVED BY
Big BANQUET

with a banquet, speeches. music and
dancing, the Filipinos OF Honolulu
celebrated "Rizal Day in the < o. P.
hall last night.
The celebration of the anniversary
of the birth of the George Washing
ton of the Philippines opened with q
banquet. which was well attented and
enjoyed by all. Addresses were de-
livered In English, Spanish. seyan
and Tagalog, and Senores Magpiang,
Canario and Cortezan sang the FIJI
Pine anthem, for which they were
roundly applauded.
At the close of the program, the
floor was cleared and several hundred
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-31
persons danced until late hour.

About 500 employees Of the Atlas
Powder Company Of Tamapua. Pa.
who have been with the firm more
than a year will receive bonuses Of
10 per cent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-31
DAILY LECTURES BY
DOCTOR SETON DRAW
ATTENTION OF MANY

"The Short Cut" will be the subject
of a lecture which DR.. Julia Seton.
founder of the New Thought church
and school of America, will deliver in
the rooms of the old Kilokana Art
League at 7:3o o'clock this evening.
Her subject for 8 o'clock this after.
noon was to be The Newest
Thoughts" Doctor Seton lectured to
two large audiences yesterday. She
will remain in Honolulu for one week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-31

Shipments of crude oil from Next
csn fields during November are esti-.
mated at more than 100000 barrels.
Transmission of opium in any form
through the mails destined for the
United States, was prohibited by the
Mexican Post Office Department
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-31

ply find a. few facts or parts of facts
and distort them, to see where the
money goes, what the police are, do
ing, and the results of their work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
z MASKED MEN ROB-
N. \. CENTRAL TRAIN
BOlted Silks Valued at $4,000
Carried Away in Auto
mobile Trucks
ENGINEER MAKES ESCAPE
Daring Hold-up Occurred at Sam
: born, Fifteen Miles From
Buffalo
ENGINEER MAKES ESCAPE

Buffalo, \. V, April 15.-A dozen
bandits held up a New York Central
fast freight train at Sanborn, nine
miles east of North Tonawanda, early
to-day, stripped several cars of bolted
silk valued at $4,000 and sped away
in automobile trucks upon which they
had loaded their plunder. The ban
dts were armed with repeating rifles
and automatic pistols and fired several
shots at the crew. No one was in
jured.
A posse of detectives, mounted po-
lice and patrolmen from this city, Ma
CARA Falls and North Tonawanda were
at the scene after the holdup but up to
late hour this forenoon no arrests
had been made. When last seen the
robbers were headed toward this city.
After forcing the engine crew to
uncouple the locomotive and run it a
short distance down the tracks, the
enginemen and the three other men,
bers of the train crew were lined up
against box car and placed under
guard of a single bandit while the 9TH
ers looted the merchandise cars.
Engineer Goss, of Syracuse, escaped
the guard and running a fussilade OF
shots reached his engine in safety. He
made a record run into Suspension
Bridge, eight miles away and gave
the alarm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
GOVERNOR W|THDRAWS
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
Gives No Explanation; His Letter
Is Referred to the Senate
Committee

Governor Brumbaush to-day gave
the Legislature the surprise of its
biennial session. He withdrew all
nominations OF Public Service Com
missioners made by Governor Tener.
He gave no explanation and efforts
to get any statement from him or at
his Office were fruitless. He just ex-
ercised his prcrogative and wrote a
letter withdrawing the names
The news caused intense interest at
the Capitol and the fact that the SEN
ate did not act on the request, but
sent it to the committee in charge, was
freely commented upon. The Public
Service Commissioners are all away
this week. informal hearings being
held in three cities. and no statement
could be secured from the offices.
The request of the Governor came
as a complete surprise to the mem.
bers of the Senate. Sometime ago the
Governor asked the leaders of the
senate W nolu tne conHrIldllon Oh Jnt
nominations of the Public Service
Commissioners in the committee or
executive nominations. 1t was un-
derstood that the Governor intended tt
recast the personnel of that body.
All of the leaders of the Senate were
in conference on legislation when the
Governors letter was received anC
Lieutenant-Govern McClain refer,
red 1t to the executive nominations
CONTINUED on Page IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
Of '65 TELL
Of L|NCOuN'S DEATH
Great Celebration Planned by City
Postponed When News
IS Learned
EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE
Whole Nation Aroused; Flags at
Half-mast; Attempt on
Stewards Life
EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE

April Is, 1865, had been named in
this city as the day for one of the
biggest demonstrations ever held, in
celebration of the recent Union vic
tories in the War of the Rebellion.
AT 1.SO O'Clock on that morning it
was announced that President Lincoln
had died from bullet wound inflicted
by John Wilkes Booth, the night be-
fore while the President was sitting in
ms box in Ford's Theater. Below is
an account of the assassination taken
from the files of the Telegraph of April
10, 1865.
Washington. April 10, 13O A. M
Major General Dix:
This evening about $50 D. IN. at
Ford's Theater, the President, while
sitting in his private box, with Mrs.
Lincoln, Miss Harris and Major Rath-
burn. was shot by an assassin who
suddenly entered the box and ap-
preached behind the President.
The assassin then leaped upon the
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
Col. HutchisOn Undergoes
Very Delicate Operation

Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison under
went an operation late this afternoon
at the hospital at Fountain Springs.
Schuylkill county. for a small growth
in the neck 1t was performed by
DR.. Jonathan G. Biddle, the widely
known National Guard surgeon. DR..
J. Markwood Peters of Steelton, who
is on the Eighth Regiment staff of
Colonel Hutchinson, assisted.
Colonel Hutchison has been suffer
ing with throat trouble for some
months. During a recent visit to
Fountain Springs an X-ray exami-
nation was made. 1t was discovered
that the growth, which is as large as
a walnut, was pressing on the wind
pipe. and unless there was an op-
Grafton. it was said, the growth would
close the windpipe entirely.
During the absence of Colonel
Hutchinson the police department will
be in charge of Captain Joseph p.
Thompson. Arrangements have been
made to have the department notified
of the condition of Colonel Hutchinson
following the operation as soon as it
is possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15

federal and the State governments
He was removed as factory inspector
by Governor Tener in 1913 after he
had announced that he had a confess
sion from John II. Sanderson. fur
nisher of the Capitol. Mrs Delaney
said recently that from that time his
health failed steadily.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Delaney an
nounced that the original confession
involving many persons in the Capitol
graft scandal, had been destroyed and
so far as known the secret died with
him.
He was factory inspector for ten
years. having been appointed in 1903
and later reappointed despite stren-
uous objections from labor leaders.
From 1895 to 1899 he was superin-
tendent of public grounds and build
ings.
Captain Delaney was one of the few
men to win the coveted congressional
medal for bravery. He enlisted in
the Union army when only 13 years OF
age and was mustered out as captain
of his company of the One Hundred
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
SURVEY Of HOUSING
CONDITIONS STARTS
Experts Will Make Reports Of
Their Investigations at Big
Public Meeting

Inquiries into housing conditions in
Harrisburg were maugurated to-day.
John Ihlder of New York, field secre-
tary of the National Housing Associa-
ton, with John Molitor, chief of the
State Bureau of Housing, and others
began a survey of the city at 10 o'clock
this morning. A complete report will
be made By Mr.. Ihlder tomorrow.
Mr.. Ihlder's survey in Harrisburg,
is under the direction of committees
representing the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce, Civic club and AsSo-
ciated Charities. Health officer ]. NJ.
j. Raunick accompanied the experts
over a route which he mapped out.
No section of the city will be over
looked.
IF Harrisburg is like many other
cities" Mr.. Ihlder said, 81 will have
some startling facts to tell in my re-
port. Housing is of vital Importance
to a community. Bad housing means
the unsanitary shack. the overcrowd-
ed converted dwelling, that was once
rContinued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
RUSSIANS ATTEMPT TO
INVADE HUNGARY FAILS:
RUMANIA TO ENTER WAR.
Operations Along Western Front Are Almost at Stand
still; Dispatches From Petrograd Say Russ Have
Advanced at All Points Except Uzsok Pass; Signs
Of Increasing Activity Noted in Belgium

Failure of the Russian attempt to
invade Hungary was announced to-
day by the German war office. The
statement is made that the effort of
the Russian army from PrZemysl to
force the Lupkow and East Dukla
passes was not successful and that its
attacks at several points along this
front resulted in defeat with heavy
losses In consequence, 1t is said, the
attacking power of the Russians has
lessened visibly.
Although official reports from Pet
rograd concede no such reverses they
indicate the Russian advance has been
brought virtually to halt. The Rus
sian war office says Slight progress"
was made near Uzsok pass and a
counter attack at Koziowa by the Aus
tro-German forces failed. The Ger
man report speaking of the KoZiowa
fight, asserts the Russians were re-
pulsed with large losses. The Russian
report makes no claim to further prog
ress in the Carpathians, except at
Uzsok Pass.
Advices have been received in Rome,
from Saloniki that the Intervention in
the war Of Rumania appears to be i'm
minent 1t is said the Rumanian army
is well equipped and ready for instant
action.
Operations along the western front
once more are nearly at a standstill.
The vigorous counter offensive of the
Germans in the Meuse-Mo dis
trict apparently has checked the
French initiative. Signs of increasing
activity in Belgium and northern
France which in conjunction with the
Meuse-M oselle battle, We're regarded
as a possible prelude to the long dis
cussed general offensive are not longer
apparent.
French Make Four Attacks
Four attacks by the French are
mentioned in the Berlin war office
statement to-day and all are said to
have resulted In failure. The Paris
statement, however. asserts that in the
ALLY wood a section of ground 400
yards long and 100 yards deep was
won, and that in Alsace an advance
of nearly one mile was made.
British steamer Ptarmigan has been
sunk by a German submarine in the
North Sea. Eleven men OF her crew
of 22 were saved. -Four steam traw-
lers flying the flag of Holland have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
House May Be Ready
to Adjourn on May 6,
Speaker Amber Says

Speaker Amber to-day expressed the
opinion that the House was working
along in such a manner that adjourn
ment on May was in sight The ques-
tion of determining upon a date will be
considered to-day. The House has gone
on record in favor of May 6, but some
of the Senators incline to the view that
it will be May Is.
''The House is working to finish on
May g. said the Speaker. TT looks
very much if we would finish on that
day, as the calendars are being cleaned
up in good shape, and late to-day 200
appropriation bills will be reported out.
Next week will likely see the end of the
public service. full crew repeal and
other bills for which special orders
have been asked"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
New Highway Head May
Arrive Here Late Today

Robert j. Cunningham, the new
State highway commissioner, may be
here late to-day to arrange to take
hold of his Office. Mr.. Cunningham
has submitted his resignation as coun-
ty controller of. Allegheny county to
the board of judges and it is expected
that as soon as it is formally accepted
he will file his bond and present him
self at the office of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth to take the oath of
office.
Mr. Cunningham plans to familiar
ize himself with the work of the de-
partment and 1t is not expected that
ent. He will work with Chief Engi-
neer Uhler on the plans for the main
tenance of the highways which are
now being repaired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
DECIDE To CONTINUE
STEPS At MARKET ST.
Board of Public Works and Com
missioner Lynch Agree Upon
Plan For Closing Gap
POPULAR MOVE, SAYS LYNCH
Appearance of Remainder of Fin
ished Water Front Has Enlisted
People in Movement
POPULAR MOVE, SAYS LYNCH

The proposed plan to close the gap
in the wall at Market street by con-
tinuing the construction of the line of
steps across the opening was agreed
upon, last evening by j. William Bow
man and Edwin c. Thompson, mem
bers of the Board of Public Works and
City Commissioner William Fl. Lynch,
superintendent of streets and public
improvements.
In announcing his hope to carry
the line of steps across the opening,
Commissioner Lynch in council Tues
day said he first wished to submit the
proposition to the Board of Public
Works, for it's approval and at a spe-
cial meeting last evening the plan was
put up to the board that has so judi
ciously expended so many thousands
of dollars in completing Harrisburg's
improvement scheme.
I'VE went over the whole question
said Commissioner Lynch this morn.
| ing, land both Messrs. Thompson an6
Bowman thought we'll of the plan and
approved of it. The approval of the
board was what 1 was anxious to have
and with this l feel we can now &c
! ahead
"Our plan as I had outlined before
is to proceed with the construction o1
| CONTINUED on Page IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-15
PROPOSES REVISION
Of CONSTITUTION
Stern Puts in Bill to Create Com
mission With Convention
Before 1917

Creation of a commission on consti-
tutional revision is proposed bv a bill
introduced into the House last night
by Mr. Stern, Philadelphia. The COM
mission is to be composed of the At
torney General, who shall be ex officio
chairman, six citizens, to be appointed
Dy the Governor, two to be named by
the President pro tenn. of the Senate
and two to be named by the Speaker.
The bill contains a provision that
the commission meet within fifteen
DAYS after selection and that IL q con-
stitutional convention be authorized to
be held before January, 1917, the
commission shall report to it, other
wise 1t is to report to the next Legis-
lature. The commission is empowered
to make Investigations and its report
ana recommendations to be accom-
panied by literature, statistics and
other Information. The members
other than the Attorney General, legis-
lators or those holding public office
OF profit who may be selected are to be
PAID $4,000. An appropriation of
$50. 600 is provided for expenses.
The bill has administration backing.
The constitutional convention bill is
in the House committee and will not
be taken up until next week by the
subcommittee in charge.