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

While Oklahoma is beginning fe
ee the possibilities Of state capt.
ol in the coming two or thre years,
1t is still some distance In the future
before the rent roll Of the state de-
partments will be less. AS at pres
net constituted the rents for the de-
partments of the state government in
Oklahoma are approximately s34,116
a year
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Since the burning OF the depot at
Calera a week or more ago. an old
passenger coach has been run In on
a new piece OF track to serve az q
waiting and ticket room. II Is under
stood that the Katy viii not rebuild
the depot az that place Immediately.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
In,erurban schedule Changed.

The Texas Traction Company. the
Home Interurban," announces n
slight change in Its schedule. effect
i've January 1st. 1915, for the re-
mainder of the winter months. an tot
lows:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
Harrison Resigned.

Benjamin f. Harrison sent In his
resignation as Secreatry OF State TO
Governor Cruce. effective January /.
Governor Cruce accepted 1t and made
out commission of II. @. oliver. the
present assistant Secretary OF Sta q.
The newly elected Secretary of Sta.e
will take office January /.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Miss Faye Evans. one OF the teach
ers in the Colbert Public Schools re-
turned to her work Sunday after
spending the holidays with her moth
er. Mrs. N. Il. Evans OF this city.
The holidays we're cut short at Col
bert owing to the enforced vacation
before Christmas due TO the faulty
heating plant at the Colbert school
building.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
PE-RU-NA
The Travellers Companion

Mr.. Arthur Ia
Pierce. 2eis sher-
ldan Ave. 81.
Louis. Mo- "rhe
curative value OF
Peruna II truly
wonderful ! think
II especially val
uable as n specific
Tor catarrh OF the
system. and for n
man who has trav-
cled for years as
I have and who is
certainly exposed
60 irregular meals
and uncomfortable
sleeping Nccommo-
dations. Peruna IL
one Of his best
and most needed
travelling compan-
Ions. II throws
on disease and
l<oeua him we'll. I
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Dallas semi-Weekly News and The
Durant Weekly News. both one year
for st.25. Read Display announce
ment on page Two Of this issue.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

q. c. Davis. prominent real cs-
tate dealer and land owner from Ry-
an, Oklahoma. was here the first part
of the week. Mr.. Davis was pros
pecting and may decide to locate in
Durant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Clyde Norman. who will be office
deputy under Sheriff John Phillips,
was here on business this week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Dallas Semi-Weekly News and The
Dprant Weekly News. both one year
for s1.25. Read Display announce
ment on page Two OF this issue.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Ex-bayor J. T. Foote OF Durant,
who is now resident OF Sherman.
Texas. has been here for the past
week visiting friends and tendin- to
business matters.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

Uncle John Grove. formerly county
commissioner. from Albany. was here
on business this week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

If in the market for Typewriter
see 10. M. Evans.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
Southbound

Limited car now leaving Sherman
at 5:45 A. NJ, will be discontinued
from Sherman TO Mckinney but VIII
run from Mckinney to Dallas as a 10
cal car on limited time. leaving Nc
Kinney at 6:51 A. NJ. Local car to
leave Denison at 6:l0 p. NJ. viii run
only 20 Sherman. being discontinued
from Sherman TO Dallas. Limited
car leaving Denison at 7;10 p. NJ. run
ming through to Dallas will run as
n local on limited time. making To-
cal stops when necessary.
Northbound.
Local car leaving Dallas at 600 4.
NJ. will be discontinued between Me-
Kinney and sherman. Limited car
leaving Dallas at 1900 p. m. will
make local stops north OF Mckinney
when necessary. Local car leaving
Dallas at 500 r. NJ will be discon-
tinued between Dallas and sherman.
JAS. p. GRIFFIN. @. p. A..
Dallas Texas. December "a. 1914
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

w. F. Dodd and wife OF Caddo
we're through Durant Tuesday on
their way home from Savoy. Texas
Where they spent the holidays with
their son.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

w. c. Trimble. OF this city. who
vas stricken with paralysis several
days ago is reported as much better
at this time.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-15

sat down. and began to battle his feet
You can swim, can't you?" asked thu
white man.
Yes" said the prisoner.
We'll. We have our best shots her,
in the grass. and We can save you. YOU
| jump in and swim for us. and we car
drop any man who lifts a gun
For four months the poor fellow hat
been in the hands Of the Arabs. He wa.
within stones throw of his friends
and they told him they could surel,
save him. He bent his head and thought
it over for a half minute. Then he
arose.
I'D like to try it, boys" he said,
and it's a great temptation. but
can't do it. Thank YOU, all the same.
The fact is Lippens and i have suf-
fered long together and I can't leave
him now. They'd kill him sure"
They'll kill Lippens anyhow. and
you'd better save your own life" shout
ed his friends.
NO, l won't leave Lippens." and the
prisoner and his guard stepped away
from the bank No white man ever saw
him again. little later Debruyne and
Lippens died together at the hands Of
the savage executioners.
The last large town that the whites
captured was hdsSongo. sixty thou-
sand persons were living in this we'll
built place that Tippoo lib had built.
and here many luxuries were found
IN Central Africa. including sugar and
candles in plenty. The Arabs had an
abundance of ammunition. Over ten
tons of gunpowder were captured at
kassongo. besides twenty-five tons OF
ivory, while the granaries were filled
with rice. Indian corn and oher articles
of food.
In January. 1894. the war ended, be-
cause there was no enemy left to
fight. Nearly every important Arab
chief had been killed in battle. All their
Arab followers had deserted their native
allies and fed beyond Lake Tangsnyika
into German territory. They have never
attempted to return.
1t had been thought that the difficult
questions of Arab domination and Arao
slave-raiding in the kongo basin might
require a half century to settle. But the
problems had been solved in less than
two years by a bitter war, which the
whites did not invite. but which they
did their level best to win when 1t was
forced upon them.
(Copyrsht by the Associated Literary Pres.)
The Washington herald., 1915-08-15

Gulf of Guinea to Lake fanganyika
and is a rapid means Of sending mes
saees. 1t is done by drum-beats. which
are heard for several miles. The mes.
sage is repeated by the other drummers
so that in a few hours it may be trans.
the whites and Arabs knew from these
drum-beats about what was going on
among their enemies; and when the
Telegram pliers had nothing better to do
they tapped out taunts and insults for
the hostile army within ear-shot.
There were many instances Of hero
ism in this war. 1t will be long be-
fore the story of Debruynes faithful
ness unto death is forgotten.
He and his comrade. Lippens. were
prisoners of the Arabs. One day the
son of the famous Tippoo Tib Sefu.
the most conspicuous person in the
war on the Arab side. sent Dubruyne,
under strong escort, to a river. the
other bank OF which was held by the
whites. 1t was made known that the
prisoner had a message for the friends
he could not join.
''Sefu sent me here he said. ito say
he wants to talk with you. and he asks
you to send some officers with an escort
OF fifty men one mile across the river.
where he will meet you. Nobody with
me can understand French. and I may
as well tell you to do nothing of the
sort. Sefu is only trying to set a trap
for you
We'll take care not to fall into it,
said one of the officers on the other
shore. and he kept talking, while cud-
Ceiling his brain for some means to
rescue Dubruyne.
Two chiefs stood near the prisoner,
while fifty Arabs loitered on the bank
behind them. A few minutes later
twenty of the best shots in the white
camp were hidden in the tall grass along
the shore.
Debruyne stepped to the waters edge
The Washington herald., 1915-08-15
A Run from an
"Indian Devil"
By TAPPAN ADNEY.

Two generations have passed ava!
from the Tobique County. in New Bruins
wick. not far east of the Maine boundary
line. since the first settlers came. We,
so little has man encroached upon the
wild domain that the gaunt moose otter
stops and fingers with the friendly cat
tie, and the shaggy bear as the spring
comes round levies tribute on the de.
fenseless flocks.
Yet the same change has passed over
Tobique as has passed over all the back.
wood of Maine and Canada. The dreaded
panther. or Indian devil" as II is known
seldom troubles one now. or startles the
forest with its awful cry-so human, SC
oloodcurdling. that its very mention send:
a thrill through ones body.
Rash Turner. now a man of some
Rapids. on Tobique. I have stopped al
his hospitable dwelling-back WAYS
from the river on the slope of the hill
near the timber. There was still the
and I have been with him along the old
wood road directly back Of his place that
was the scene of an exciting adventure
of his
Rash. still called Rash" as when he
was a boy of Is and hauled wood with
oxen. has not forgotten the story. nor
Yet the lons white scar above his temple
that he will carry to his grave
The story is known to every one on
Rash himself. the sturdy. kindly old
backN oodsrlan. with homespuns in boot
tops. knife sheathed at his belt. and
generally. an AK over his shoulder.
In the fall Of one year. fifty years ago.
about first fall. two hunters came out
Of the woods from Pokiok stream. which
!av some five miles back of Red Rapids
They came with rather more speed than
is customary with those who travel sole
ly for pleasure. Their story was that
in the night something had come around
the camp. which was an open shelter with
fire in front. The growing of their
dog awakened them
They listened, peering into the dark
ness. and as they listened they heard a
cry. II was not an owl. nor ay wild
cat. 1t seemed at first afar off. not
loud. like a child in awful distress. and
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
big SHIPMENTS
cheaper FRUITS
Peaches and Cantaloupes
Quoted at Unusually Low
Prices in Washington.
DAIRY PRODUCTS FIRM
Meat and Fish Quotations Also
Remain Firm During the
Week.
IDAIRY PRODUCTS FIRM

Large shipments Of late summer fruit
have materially reduced the prices Of the
commodity in retail markets of Washing
ton. Peaches are at the lowest price in
years, the fruit for preserving selling for
90 cents half busheL Table peaches
are quoted at and 10 cents a basket.
Cantaloupes are priced at and 10 cents
each, an unusually low quotation. Ber-
ries and grapes are being received in
large quantities.
Quotations on meat and fish remained
firm during the week. practically nc
changes being announced in the retail
figures. Vegetables held a steady mar
ket, and dairy products were unchanged
in price.
Quotations announced yesterday were
as follows:
Hennery. doz. 2as. Gathered. do,.. IS
Southern doz %. Storage, doz., %.
BUTTER
Best creamery. per h. M, Medium; h.; Is.
POULTRY.
Chickens. h., 3. Ducks. lb.. 2oa5.
Turkays. h.. Ga5. BOOSTERS. h.. Is.
Spring broiler.. 2sa3o. Broilers. h.. %.
Hens. Ib.. isa2- DuCklings. H.. s.
VEGETABLES.
New potatoes. H-pk.. Q. Sweet potatoes. A-pk..
Lima beans. dried. pes IS
qt.. Is. feas. A-pk. IS.
Radishes, bunch. ;. Spring onions. bunch.
Squash. for 5. for s.
Celery, bunch. salo. Lettuce, head lcal5
Curumbers. for 5. Turnips bunch. s.
String beans. h-pk.. 10. Tomatoes. A-pk.. 10.
New beets bunch, 5. Sweet corn doz.. %.
FRUITS.
Bananas. doz- l5aoO Peaches. bas,. 10.
New apples. hpk.. TO- RaspberTies. Qt.. %.
Lines doz., 10 Cantaloupes. each, 5slo
Alligator pears, each. -. Grapefruit. for 5.
BlackberIies. ct. l0al5. Lemons doz-, l5aD.
Apricots box, 10 Pineapples. each. Is.
Watermelons, each. Oranges. doz 9a50.
Hail Huckleberries. at.. loalj.
Grapes bas laal5. Plums. box. 10.
MEATS.
Cornfed beef. roast Sausage. b.. lsa5.
Ib. 2a3. SpIing lamb h.. 22a3s.
Corn-fed beef. steak. Mutton. h.. l6als
lb., 5a3. Mutton. stev1ng. h..
Gra.s-fed beef. roast lZssl5.
Ib, IssaIs Bacon. sliced. 2az5.
Grass-fed beef. steak. Pork shoulder. h.. liak.
NIB, h. lss; r.1,. ,o,,. h L.Rs; .ss ss'.!ins h.
Ial5. Hamburger. h.. I2tals.
Calf liver. Ib.. aa6 Roast pork. h.. lsa25.
Bacon, piece III, lsa2 Beef liver lb. Sab.
Smoked ham. h.. lsaS. Corned beef. b. loal8.
FISH.
Sturgeon. Ib, g Spots, h.. Is
Sea bass. lb. l2e. Shrimp. doz-. q.
Cod h., Is. Croakers. h., TO-
Salmon. h.. .. Bluefsh, lb.. Is.
Trout. lb. l2ia. Butterfsh. lb.. l2is.
White perch. lb. l5 Rock. h.. l5a1.
Clans. qt. 50. Crab fake. qt., 10.
Spanish maekerel. Fer Halibut. lb.. .;
b.. u Oysters. OF. i0aia
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27

the basis of a suit for $4,000 damages
filed by William B. Cragg against the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company. Attorneys Baker and Stag
ger represent the plaintiff
James A Purcell filed suit for dam
ages Of $4,000 against the City and
Suburban Railway Company of Wash
ington for injuries he alleges he re-
ceived May 81. 1915. when he was
dragged 100 feet along North Capito,
street and then thrown violently to
the ground as he attempted to board
the street car at L street. The suit
was filed by Attorneys Daniel w.
Baker and William E. Leahy.
Tripped on Carpet Rod.
Monte C. Relf asks damages of S..
900 from Anne T. Myers for injuries
she declares she received March 2,
1915, when she tripped on a brass
carpet rod and fell down a fight of
stairs at the Goodwin apartment house,
Park road and Fourteenth street north
west. The plaintiff is represented by
Attorneys Baker and Leahy.
Jennie A. Tall brought suit against
the Capital Tra "tion Company, for in
juries she decI2: eS she received jan
uary %, 1915. when she was thrown
against the interior construction of
the car as it started forward when
she entered. She asks damages OF
$4,000. The plaintiff is represented by
Attorneys Goodwin and Davis B. Nor
gan.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
made defendant in a suit for $4,000
damages filed by Margaret D. Walton
The plaintiff declares a window in one
of the company's passenger coaches
fell on her hand while she was riding
from Cumberland, Md, to Washington,
on May 2, 1915. The suit was filed by
Rudolph H. Yeatman, attorney.
Thomas F. Roach brought suit
against the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for damages of s5,-
900 for injuries he charges were re-
ceived when a street car of the COM
pany collided with another street car
on the Fourteenth street line near the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing on
November 10, 1913.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
Twelve Damage Suits Involving
$4,000 Filed in Supreme Court

Twelve law suits for damages aggre-
eating 5000 were filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday. the last day
for the entering of suits on the calendar
for the October term of the court.
Alienation of her husbands affections
is charged by Mrs. Rose Ellen Riordan
in suit for damages of $4,000 filed
against her brother-in-law and siSter-in-
law. Patrick and Ellen Riordan. The
husband of the plaintiff is Daniel J. Rior-
dan. They were married November 25
1914
The wife alleges the defendants, by
threats and Misrepresentation. induced
her husband to leave her July 10 last,
since which he has resided with his
brother and the latter's wife. The suit
was filed by Attorneys Daniel W. Baker
and Harry A. Grant.
Ellen f. Barross brought suit against
the Cairo Apartment House Company to
recover damages of $4,000 for injuries
she charges she received when an ele-
rator in the apartment house fell more
than five stories on May 2s, 1914 The
action was taken through Attorneys Cor
don & Baker.
Steel Company Sued.
August Bender aged Is. by his father
Gustave Bender, filed a suit for damages
of $500 against the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company. The plaintiff
declares the sight of his left eve was
destroyed when a chisel handled by a
workman in the steel and ordnance plant
broke and a fragment struck his eye.
The accident happened December II. 1914
The suit was filed by Attorneys Daniel
w. Baker and William E. Leahy.
suit for $4,000 damages was
filed by George J. Chaillett against
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Georgetown and
Tennallytown Railway Company for
injuries he alleges he received August
25. 1914. when he was struck by an
eastbound street car at Thirteenth and
streets northwest The suit was
filed by Attorneys Daniel w. Baker
and John w. StagEer.
Eliza Banks entered suit against the
Capital Traction Company to recover
damages of $4,000 for injuries she
alleges she received May l. 1915. when
a street car of the company jolted for
ward as she was preparing to alight
and threw her to the pavement. The
plaintiff is represented by Attorneys
Baker and Grant.
A collision with a street car at Ninth
and II streets northwest, July II. 1914
in which the plaintiff was throw.
from his automobile and injured. is
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27

said Kitchin. TT. 10 senseless for no
European nation will be In position
to attack us for years. BY spending
the price Of one battleship in SUBJ
marines and mines We can make our
coast safe from any foe.
The European war il demonstrate
ing the uselessness of a battleship
and I am going to oppose battleship
appropriations in the next Congress.
am not willing. furthermore, to
spend more than S1o.o00.o00 to $780,
o00.o on the navy. for that win
meet the situation and We don't need
Q big army"
Kitchin. the chairman OF the Ways
and Means Committee, said revenue
legislation would be important in the
next session. He hinted at . re-en-
actment Of the war revenue" bill,
which expires on December 81, and
also admitted plans are being dis-
cussed for retaining the duty on
sugar.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
mo BATTLESHIPS NEEDED
BY U. s., SAYS KTTCHN
Would Con6ne Navy Program to
Submarines. Torpedo Boats
and Mines.

A naval increase limited to sub
marines, torpedo boats and mine-lay-
ing apparatus was the slogan an
nounced here yesterday afternoon by
Representative Claude Kitchin. ma
jority leader Of the next HOUSE -
Representatives, who said he would
fight stubbornly all big army and
big navy propaganda"
That the United States may insure
itself against attack by investing $2o.-
900, ,00o-the cost of a super-Dread-
nauRht-in submarines and mine-lay-
ing apparatus was asserted by Ki6hin.
"I shall oppose all these PROPOSE
tions to spend $5o.ooo,o00 to $780,
100000 for big navy and big army"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
LIQUIDS CAN BE SENT ABROAD.
Eight Countries Enter Into Ney
Parcel Post Agreement.

Announcement was made at the Post
office Department yesterday that on and
after September / liquids. oils, pastes
salves or other articles easily liquifiable
may be sent by international parcels post
from the United States to the following
foreign countries: Bahamas, British Hon.
duras. Costa Rica. Curacao. Danish West
Indies. Jamaica, Newfoundland and
Trinidad.
These are the first countries to accept
the proposal of the Postmaster General
to admit to Transmission under the terms
of the parcel post conventions with the
United States the articles named. The
articles will be subject to the restrictions
imposed in the domestic parcels post
The new agreements are subject also to
stringent packing requirements Of the
domestic service. The United States
statutory prohibitions against mailing
poisons. explosives. etc, and against
drugs forbidden in commerce are a part
Of the new International agreements.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
Burleson Encourages Recruiting,

Postmaster General Burleson yes
terday placed his official approval on
recruiting for the United States Navy.
He gave his support to a larger navy
by assuring Charles Buckley, a sub
stitute letter carrier of PHILADELPHIA,
that his place on the eligible list for
permanent appointment would not
be lost IL he should enlist
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
WILL GIVE UP BILLEsT0K,
Russians Admit They Can Not HOLD
TeutOns.

Petrograd, Aug. 26.-It was admit
ted at the war office today that Bieles-
tok could no longer be held by the Rus
SLAMS and that the rear guard troops
left in that city wher the main Rus
sian forces and civilian Inhabitants
withdrew to the eastward. had been
ordered to evacuate.
According to official reports received
here the Germans. numerically far
superior on the Bielsk-Bielestok front
had hoped to force Grand Duke Nicho-
las into decisive conflict about Fieles-
tok. but he withdrew his forces there
and also at ossowiec.. keeping them
free for field operations.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
q. s. to File Brief Next week.

The governments brief in its anti
trust suit against the American Can
Company will be filed in the United
States District Court at Baltimore
next week, 1t was announced at the
Attorney Generals Office yesterday.
The case Is set for October 5. The
governments brief will allege that
the American Can Company by un-
fair practices has set up q monopoly.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
TWO POSTMAsTERS REMOVED.
Burleson Gusts Ofncials at Rockville
and Silver Spring.

Postmaster General Burleson yes
terday removed from Office w. E.
Berry, postmaster at Rockville, Nd.
and Oliver H. P. Clark, postmaster at
Silver Spring, Md. shortage in ac-
counts was the reason given by the
Postoffice Department. Bondsmen
have assumed charge of the offices.
Details of the cases were not made
public by the department. the explana-
ton being that it is not the custom to
give out information relative to re-
movals
ed for appointment by Senator Blair
Lee, of Maryland, whose home is in
Silver Spring.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
SWIMMERS WILL CONTEST.
Industrial Home school Event to BE
Held Tomorrow.

The annual swimming contests OF the
Industrial Home School will be held
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
the institution, 2525 Wisconsin avenue
northwest. There will be nine events, the
races varying in length from IS to 40
yards. The number Of entrants in the
various races ranges between eight and
fifteen. The pool in which the races will
be held Is 60 by IA feet.
Following the contests q lawn fete will
be held on the grounds Of the institu-
ton. More than $50 boys and girls of
the school will take part.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
DOUBLE-HEADER ON SEPT. 8.

Dnte Set Tor G. A. n. Encampment
Benefit Game.
The double-header baseball game for
the benefit of the G. A. r. encampment,
which was to have been held last Satur-
day, but which had to be postponed on
account of rain, will be held at 2:30
o'clock on the afternoon Of September 8
at the American League Ball Park. An
nouncement to this effect was made last
night by those in charge Of arrange
ments.
representing the Interior and Agricul-
ture departments The second will be be-
tween st. Theresa and the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A.