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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
RAILROADS GIVE
TECHNICAL DATA
Higher Wages and Taxes and Public
Demands Force Roads Into Near
Bankruptcy, He Says.

CHICAGO, March S.-The hearing
today OF the forty-one western rail
roads petition TO the interstate COM
merce commission for increased
freight rates on certain commodities
was devoted entirely TO the presenta-
tion OF statistics purporting to show
that because Of higher wages and
taxes, more requirements OF efficiency
and forced reduction In rates, they
were unable TO maintain the roads up
to the standard demanded by the pub
lie and still pay adequate returns for
investment.
The statistics were submitted by L.
+. Wetthng, an expert for the rail-
roads. The figures were largely a
compilation taken from interstate
commerce commission reports Cliff
ford Thorne, chairman Of the Iowa
railroad commission and acting on be-
half OF all the shippers, objected TO
the admission OF the figures on the
ground that they failed TO show eers
tain facts asked for by the attorneys.
He referred to them as "a waste base
ket Of figures with anything thrown
in" Later the railroads attorneys
agreed TO turn over to the shippers all
the original documents from which
the compilation was made
Mr. Wettiing stated that in the next
seven years the western roads would
be required TO raise money 20 meet
s425. eco eco In maturing obligati ons.
A. f. Helm OF Kansas representing
the shippers. brought out In cross.ex-
animation that the roads In the last
seven years had met obligations equal
to twice that much The witness said
that part of these obligations were
paid out OF surplus
Today's hearing concluded the gem
eral argument offered by the roads,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
Old Man Opp

$3.50
''Some men are so disrespectfui 70
opportunity that they refuse to speak
TO him on the street and others are so
irreverent that they talk of him be-
hind his back as "Old Man Opp"
The best friend that you've got in all
tn world Is Old Man opp.
He passes by your house each day an
always makes a stop.
But II you're watchin' for him. he will
help y NOW your hay.
He isn't blessed with time. OF course:
he hasn't long TO stay
An Old Man Opp will help y beat
the Gloom Gods line % dope;
He'll boost y up tn ladder with a
fresh supply Of hope
You'd better fix those shaky steps, an
oil your front-yard gateo
An don't forget that Old Man Opp
has not much time to watt
When s. hear n spooky tappino on tn
frosted window pane,
Or there comes 4 low.toned rappin'
through tn fallin' o. tn rain,
Don't get frightened at it, neighbor,
though you're shy Of guns an
lead:
Don't think It's some bold burglar
who would steal your stove an
bed
Don't let your face get scared nor
think that bad men Myb out.
side,
But beat IL toward the SOUND you
hear an ope' tn front door
wide
The wolf was out there yesterday,
with his dentistry in views
But now it's likely Old Man OPP
who wants TO talk with you!
John Nicholas Beffelo
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
alive at Home" the Slogan.

The World has always stood for
economy upon the part OF the farmer.
One of those ways is for him TO pro-
duce everything that goes on his
table. We note that garden products
are being sold by every crossroads
store, which should never be the case.
When farmer buys farm products
he double crosses" himself in a way.
He does that Unconsciously. Living
out Of paper sacks keeps the farmers
noso TO the grindstone. Instead of
buying butter eggs, meats, corn, hay,
he should be a producer OF all these
farm products. He can sell himself
much cheaper than anybody else.
That is the worst business practice
that the farmer can possibly practice,
and should be stopped.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09

OF Course.
Didn't Want. 'Rnio
''That beauty expert IS fake"
'Why?"
"Wanted 10 give some wrinkles on
how to look young"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
Funny Stunts

4 iandlady boarding a train?
A deaf man get hearing In court
A policeman pinch a felon? ouch!
An attorney pressing his clients
suit?
A ward heeler arrested for NAL
practice?
A Chinese iaundryman clean up a
fortune?
A young rector giving a society belle
ring?
A wife .practicing on the piano be
fore she tried to lecture her husband
A train OF thought wrecked In a
brainstorm Judge.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09

"Old John" the Farmers store de-
livery horse. surrendered to the yicis-
situdes Of this life and passed into
horse heaven last week.-Americus
tKan.) Greeting.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
Breaking a Mirror,

She broke a mirror or her hub
And now she's sorryS
She doesn't care about the dub
But It's unluckyS there's the rub
That causes worry
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
The Other Way.

Bloblud--'T wouldn't like to be in
the liquor business You never see a
saloon man In society,""
wigwag--"Noo but you see plenty
Of society men in saloons"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12
HITTING BELOW THE BELT IN WAR
 AS NATURAL AS DRAWING ROOM SMILE

VERY time of the beligerents invents successful
 device for killing and turning the countryside into
 desert he Is accused of violating the rules of war No doubt the Germans felt that of these precious had been slvered when an English aviator dropped football among them bearing the label Apri foo-Go strafe Eng land For they ran like cayoes lodging and hdng think ing It was bomb It didn't explode, the Germans were fooled and made the objects of rdcue time ago the French began firing bombs loaded with gases which made the Germans l Little said about it. But recently the Germans began using shells of similar character and Eng land and France have most indignant what all lege IS violation of the rules of war Thus it goes.
 Rules of has been said beore are drafted in times o peace when kser kiss kings and oh the of those affecting foegathengs royalty in very recent years Being drafted in times peace how long they be expected survive passionate periods of war and unreason'
 Likely enough all of the belgerents have rampled upon each and of them time and time again. and as the struggle becomes and intense and attention Will De pad to them Germany paralyzes Belgium Russia parayze East Prussia that is war; in war the prmor dal savagery of men springs forth to do its hes n every war there there have been resorts to the desperate to avoid defeat Hitting below belt when in tight place IS as natural as a drawing room smile
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

recent announcement in press dispatches from Washing ton stated that construction work the railroads in Alaska would begin une the inference being wea CT conditions prevented construction in the winter However as matter historical record and benefit to the builders of the future line in Alaska the late M J. Heney completed of his most important kdurng the winter the Copper River Northwestern and the railroad company like wise performed some difficult tasks during cold weather
 In the winter o l9lO1 rackayng completed the necott terminus and during the winter the famous bridge across the Kuskuana constructed The famous Glacier bridge built largely during the cold period The reason why considerable construction work the grade accomplished n winter account of the summer trouble of boggy land and tundra With complete record structOn of this railroad in Alaska in in which work was prosecuted Tn winter the forces will undoubtedly continue their operations during the coming and succeeding winters.-Railway and Marine News
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

When Senator Hubbard said during the closing hours of the Second Alaska Legislature that the the Third Division would have exercise great wisdom if they selected
 man capable of filling the place of Senator B. F. Willard who reres from the Legislature with the present session spoke by the card Senator Willard the big men of Alaska He is hard worker vigorous thinker and is ripe III experience lie man of positive convictions dpos sesses the courage to fight for them There
 white feather in his pumage bit of yellow in his makeup He has rendered excellent service to Alaska as builder, citizen and lawmaker.-Juneau Empire
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12
THE CoRDOVA DAILY TIMES

Wisconsin has passed antppng law over the gov enors veo which shows brethren that one man sometimes has than loo
 Merely great lawyer and a capable judge few re marks the Roosevelt Barnes trial from Mr. Taft would be most interesting.
 An Oregon catteman has given 500OOO the Methodist church. and the adherens of that certain he had the right steer.
 The question may well be raised now whether Patt or Col. Roosevelt was the original ''Me too.e
 Fire helmets and diving suits necessary on the fir ing line
 Both sides at the Dardanees winning tremendous tories by cable.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

The School Board has elected Miss Ware principal our public schools for another year, and she has earned it. Miss Ware in indefatgabe worker good dscpnarian thor oughy competent every be in charge system She also enjoys the respect of the pupils confidence of the parents.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

Cordova extends its sympathy and congratulations Sew ard We regret that the forest fires there extended so close that the destruction of the town threatened rejoice Ill the fact that the flames gotten under control before they reached the residence business section of the that loss minmzed
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

We assured by the brave patriots who urging the United States to increase its army navy the only way to insure to be armed and readready so to defend honor and to all other with bi gstick.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

The good of the Hague Peace Conference going waste another good bunch of travel hotel by going down to London to ask England to quit fighting.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

The Seattle man, from whose stomach was taken a lot broken glass; nails knves pins and other hardware wasn such fool after all We know who eats pepper on his pie.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

Ketchikan has passed ordinance which might be en- forced here with good effect It forces all city prisoners work at manual labor in repairing the streets.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-12

Juneau erected fence around its baseball park by voun teer help. Why not try and build a grand stand on our prannds the way. It can be done.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12

beloved. He says that you are the
mother of sons and grandsons, and
that you will deliver this man up into
our hands in peace"
The narrow fetid streets were be-
ginning to fill with the figures of
women, their beautifully colored
robes luttering in the light, and there
were curious eager children who came
running, naked save for the bangles
upon their arms and ankles.
Pointing to them, Hammet Abou
said to the old sage:
"See, you are only women here,
Fatou Ami. Your men are twenty
miles farther south. We have a cara
van of fifty men all armed, Fatou
Ami. They camp just there, at the
edge of the oasis. They are waiting.
We come in peace, old woman; we
come to take away the Evil Eye from
your door; but if you anger us and
rave against us, the dogs and women
of your town will fall upon you and
destroy every breast among you"
She began to beat her palms to.
gether, murmuring:
Allah! Allah!"
"Hush," said the Bedouin fiercely.
take US to the captive, Fatou Ami"
Fatou Ami did not stir. She
pulled aside the veil from her with
cred face, so that her great eyes
looked out at the two men. She saw
her predicament. but she was subtle
Oriental. Victory had been in her
camp and in her village; her sons and
grandsons had never been vanquished.
Perhaps the dying man in the hut
would bring he Evil Eye! He was
dying, anyway-he would not live
twenty-four hours. She knew this,
for her ninety years of life had seen
many eyes close on the oasis under
the hard blue skies.
To the taller of the two Bedouins
she said il Arabic:
"Fatou Ami is nearly one hundred
years old. She has borne twenty chill
dren, she has had fifty grandchildren;
she has seen many wives. many brides
and many mothers She does not be-
lieve the sick man has the Evil Eye.
She is not afraid of your fifty armed
men. Fatou Ami is not afraid. AL
lah is great. She will not give up the
F'renchman because of fear, nor will
she give him up to any man. She
gives him to the women of his people. !"
With dignity and majesty and with
great beauty of carriage, tho cid wom-
an turned and walked toward her hut
and the Bedouins followed her.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
SYNOPSIS.

lie Comte de Sabron, captain of French
cavalry. takes to his quarters to raise by
hand motherless Irish terrier pup, and
names il Pitchoune. He dimes with the
Marquise d'Esclignac and meets Miss Ju-
liza Redmond. American heiress. He is or
dered to Algiers but is not allowed to
take servants or dogs. Miss Redmond
takes care OF Pitchoune, who, longing for
his master runs away from her. The
marquise plans TO marry Julia to the Due
dc fremont. Pitchoune follows Sabron to
Alsiers. dog and master meet and Sabron
gets permission to keep his dog with him.
Ihe Due de fremont finds the American
heiress capricious. Sabron, wounded in
an engagement. falls into the dry bed of
river and is watched over by Pitchoune.
After horrible night and day Pitchoune
leaves him. fremont takes Julia and the
1narqutse to Alsiers in his yacht but has
doubts about Julia's Red Cross mission.
AFTER long search Julia gets trace of Sa-
bron's whereabouts. Julia for the mo-
ment turns matchmaker in behalf of Tre-
mont Hamnet Abou tells the Mar
quise where he thinks Sabron may be
found. fremont decides to go with Ham
met Abou to find Sabron
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
A Dream Joke.

Almost everyone has dreamed Of
writing poem, delivering speech,
or making a witty remark, that
seemed at the time wonderfully bril-.
liant. but that recalled on waking,
proved to be either commonplace or
wholly meaningless. That is not al
ways the case. however, us this story,
which Rev. Washington GLADDEN. is
fond Of telling, proves:
II dreamed" says Doctor GLADDEN.,
that the old house that formerly
stood near my church was still there,
and that old Mr.. Deshler, who has
been dead many years, still lived in it.
also knew that his old dog. George,
who never failed to bark at me when
passed the house, still lived. In my
dream was passing the house when
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
CHAPTER xxI-continued.

1t was rare for the caravan to pass
by Benz Medinet. The old woman s
superstition fcresaw danger in this
visit. Her veil before her face, her
gnarled old fingers held the fan with
which she had been tanning Sabron.
She went out to the strangers. Down
by the well group of girls in gar
ments of blue and yellow, with earthen
bottles on their heads. stood staring
at Benz Medinet's unusual visitors.
Peace be with you, Fatou Ami" +"
said the older of the Bedouins
Are you cousin or brother that
you know my name?" asked the an
cient woman
Everyone knows the name of the
Oldest woman in the Sahara" said
Hammet kbou, "and the victorious are
always brothers,"
What do you want with me?" she
asked, thinking of the helplessness of
the village.
Hammet Abou pointed to the hut.
You have white captive in there.
Is he alive?"
What is that to you, son of dog?"
The mother of many sons is wise"
said Hammet Abou portentously, but
she does not know that this man car
ries the EVIL Eye. His dog carries the
Evil Eye for his enemies Your people
have gone to battle. Unless this man
is cast out from your village, your
young men, your grandsons and your
sons will be destroyed"
The old woman regarded him calmly
Il do not fear it," she said tran.
GULLY. I'VE have had corn and oil in
plenty. He is sacred"
For the first time she looked at his
companion, tall and slender and evi
IDENTIFY younger.
"You favor the coward Franks" she
said in high voice. "You have come
to fall upon us in our desolation."
She was about to raise the peculiar
wall which would have summoned tc
her all the women of the village. The
Cogs of the place had already begun tc
show their noses, and the villager.
were drawing near the people under
the palms. Now the young man begar
to speak swiftly in language that she
did not understand, addressing his
comrade. The language was SO curiou.
that the woman, with the cry arrested
on her lips, stared at him. Pointing tt
his companion, Hammet Abou said:
"Fatou Ami, this great lord kisse.
your hand. He says that he wisheI
he could speak your beautiful Ian
guage. He does not come from tn,
enemy; he does not come from tn,
French. He comes from two womel
of his people by whom the captive l.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
SUCCESS NOT ALL IN LIFE
Busy Man Should Not Forget That
There Are Other Things Worth
Consideration.

He went to New York the other day:
Mat spelled success. We told him we
were glad. because 1t was promotion,
but we thought his wife looked little
tired around the eyes and maybe q
little sorry to give up the beautiful
new home that they'd been living In
only two or three years. We knew
them both way back. when she was a
country girl with the bloom Of the
open air il. her cheeks and he was get
ting up at o'clock to make an early
morning train to the city and not get
ting back until Z, and doing his court
ing Sundays in an old piano box buggy.
A man who works like that gets on.
They've lived in four cities now. and
perhaps twice as many houses, and
neither of them is even middle aged.
They have the newest car there Is, and
he comes home after dark and drives
her about town In it. And on Sundays
he takes the children out. That's
where W, shouldn't like to follow him
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
CHAPTER XXI.
Into the Desert.


A week after the caravan of the Due
de fremont lef Algiers, Julia Red.
mond came Unexpectedly to the villa
of Madame de la Maine at an early
morning hour. Madame de la Maine
saw her standing on the threshold OF
her bedroom doo.'.
"Chere Madame" Julia said, 81 am
leaving today with a dragoman and
twenty servants to go into the desert
Madame de la Maine was still in
bed. At nine o'clock she read her pa
pers and her correspondence.
Into the desert-alone!"
Julia, with her cravache in her
gloved hands, smiled sweetly though
she was very pale. Il had not thought
of going alone, Madame" she replied
with charming assurance, 81 knew you
would go with me-"
On chair by her bed was wrap
per of blue silk and lace The com.
tesse sprang up and then thrust her
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
Meaning Of Yankee.

Th,re are several conflicting the
ories regarding the origin of the
word Yankee. The most probable is
that it came from corrupt pronun.
citation by the Indians of the word
English, or it's French from Anglais
The term Yankee was originally ap
piled only to the natives of the New
England states but foreigners have
extended it to all the natives of the
United States and during the Ameri.
can Civil war the southerners used 1t
as term of reproach for all the In,
habitants of the North.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
As to Sleep.

We read of the creation that the
world was made in six days and that
the Creator rested" on the seventh.
Edison said that sleep, otherwise rest,
is loss of useful hours. alternating
animals in our latitude curl up for the
entire winter and neither eat nor walk
nor crawl. The earth doesn't stop In
its revolution, either on its axis Mt
the rate of more than 1000 miles an
hour, or in its orbital revolution Of
about Is miles a second. Possibly It
is this which suggested to Mr.. Edison
that the time will come when We shall
have no need of sleep.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12

feet into her slippers and stared at
Julia
What are you going to do in the
desert?"
Watch"
Eyes, yes!" nodded Madame de la
Maine. "And your aunt?"
Deep In bazaar for the hospital"
smiled Miss Redmond
Madame de la Maine regarded her
slender friend with admiration and
envy. why hadn't thought of it,"
She rang for her maid.
Because your great-grandfather
was not a pioneer" Miss Redmond
answered.
The sun which, all day long. held
the desert In its burning embrace.
went westward In his own brilliant
caravan.
"The desert blossoms like a rose.
Therese."
Like rose?" questioned Madame
de la Maine.
She was sitting in the door of her
tent; her white dress and Ter white
hat cleaned like touch OF snow
upon the deserts face. Julia Red
mond, on rug at her feet. and in her
khaki riding-habit the color of the
sand, blended with the desert as
though part of it. She sat up as she
spoke.
'How divine! See!" She pointed
to the stretches of the Sahara before
her. On every side they spread away
as far as the eye could reach, suave,
mellow, black, undulating finally to
small hillocks with corrugated sides.
as group of little sandhills rose soft
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12

the door opened and the old gentle
man came out, followed by George.
who. as usual rushed barking up to
me.
" Now. now, George said the old
man, you ought not to do that. You
know that's friend of ours; that's
Doctor Gladden.
oh, i have met George BEFORE l
responded to the introduction. In
fact, George and have for some time
had a bowwowing acquaintance -
Youths Companion.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
Porto Rico Sugar Industry.

The important part played by the
sugar industry in the material welfare
of Porto Rico is shown by the figures
of exports. Out of total valuation of
exports amounting to $43,0OO,OOO dur.
ing the fiscal year ending June 30
1914, sugar alone constituted over $40.
100000. This was the lowest sum real.
lied for sugar exports in five years
Under normal conditions sugar con.
stitutes t"o,thirds the total value of
all exports.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12

We know those children; they're
worth knowing, but they hardly know
their daddy and sometimes we think
mother would like to know him better.
But he's too busy. He's always busy;
and of course he works for them.
They will share his success, but-we
wonder II they wouldn't rather share
his llfe.-Milwaukee Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
JuIia's Eyes Were Fixed Upon the
Limitless Sands.

Ilmtiess Sands.
ly out, of the sealike plain. Look,
Therese!"
Slowly, from ocher and gold the
color changed; faint wavelike blush
crept over the sands, which redeemed,
paled, faded warmed again, took
depth and grew intense like flame.
The heart of rose! N'est-ce pas.
Therese?"
81 understand now what you mean" F"
said madame. The comtesse was not
dreamer. Partisan to the tips of
her fingers, elegant, fine, she had lived
conventional life. Therese had been
taught to conceal her emotions. She
had been taught that our feelings
matter very little to any one but our
selves. She ad been taught to go
lightly, to avoid serious hfngs. Her
great-grandmother had gone lightly to
the scaffold, exqrisitely courteous till
the last.
81 ask your pardon if jostled you In
the tumbrel," the old comtesse had
said to her companion on the way to
the guillotine. "The springs of the cart
are poor'-and she went up smiling.
In the companionship of the Ameri,
can girl, Therese de la Maine had
thrown off restraint. If the Marquise
d'Esclignac had felt Julia's influence,
Therese de la Maine, being near her
own age, echoed Julia's very feeling.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
Nov. 10, 1914.

Allies advanced between Ypres
and Armentieres and between
Reims and Berry
Russians drove German right
wing back toward Mazurian lakes.
and occupied Miechow.
Austrians defeated Serbians
near losnitza.
All allies issued formal declara.
ton Of war on Turkey.
German cruiser Emden de-
stroyed by Australian cruiser
Sydney at cocos island.
; Russian fleet sank four Turkish
transports.
Karl II. Lody shot as spy In
Tower Of London.