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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
ALASKA BISHOP
 LOSES HIS SON Cyril Rowe Dies As Result of Burns Received Several Weeks Ago
 Bishop In Alaska.

SEATTLE, April 12.-Cyril Rowe. the 31-year-old son of Bishop Rowe, of Alaska, died here today as re. suit of the severe burns received sev- eral weeks ago when gasoline tank exploded, throwing burning oil upon him. Every effort was made to save the life of the young man but failed. Bishop Rowe is now in Alaska mak. ing a tour of the missions of the Episcopal church.
 The arrangements for the funeral will await the instructions from the father and it is expected the re- mains will be inferred beside those of Mrs. Rowe, who died last winter and was buried at Sitka, Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Accord- ing to an announcement made today by Secretary Lane this summers work on the government railroad in Alaska will be done by contract. Small units will be contracted for, thus avoiding the cost of the big contractor to supervise the work, which will, however, be done by the railroad engineers, who will have charge of the work
 If the small unit contract plan works out as well as anticipated, then the commission will adopt the plan for all future work.
 :, Ike work, as planned out by the commission for this year, is to build forty miles of road from Ship Creek as an extension of the Alaska North ern railroad, which now reaches Mile 72.
 The first work of the commission will be to build a wharf at Ship Creek to handle the big shipments of freight that will be sent to that port for construction work.
 The channel to the wharf will be dredged out at once and it is for this purpose that the Interior Department has secured the big dredges from the Panama canal commission. The dredges will be sent north at once
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
NAVAL BATTLE 0N
 IN NORTH SEA
British Admiralty Refused To Make Public Announcement of Result
 Firing Heard In England.

LONDON, April 12.-The sound of heavy firing can be heard off Scar brough and it is generally believed that the German fleet has found means to evade the British blockad- ing fleet off the Holland coast and has engaged the fleet of patrol boats off this coast. The admiralty refuses to make any statement regarding any battle in the North sea and the peo' pie are frantic, crowding the streets before the war office, the admiralty and also in front of every newspaper office in the city hoping to secure news of the engagement and pray ing for victory for the British.
 Just how many vessels are engag- ed is not known nor will it be known until the censors lift the ban of si- lence which is now in force.
 Reports reaching here indicate that the people of the coast towns are seeking shelter in the interior, fear ing bombardment.
 Scarborough was shelled several months ago and several million dol lars worth of property was destroyed and 200 lives taken. The German fleet later escaped to their base in Germany without interference by the British navy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
CUBA STOPS ALL
 PRIZE FIGHTS
Recent Go Between Johnson and Will. lard Causes Government To
 Act At Once.

HAVANA, April 12.-The Cuban senate today passed a bill to pro- hibit all prize fights in this country The government is pushing the bill and it is expected that the house will concur and that the act to stop fight. ing in Cuba will be in force in a few weeks.
 The riots at the ringside following the defeat of Johnson when the Gu. bans who had bet upon their fa- vorite and lost thousands of dollars to the sporting sharks, who are be- lieved to have known that the black champion had no chance and would go down to defeat, started the agi- tation for the law now being pushed through congress and convinced many that prize fights held in Cuba would take thousands of dollars from the country and leave nothing in return except a bad taste and a tarnished name for the city.
 American sports will now have to look elsewhere for place to hold fights and clean up the public.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
STERNWHEELER
 F0R THE INLET Barge Leaves Seattle With Scows and Sternwheeler To Be Operated
 To the Westward.

SEATTLE, April 12.-The tug Co. lumbia, towing the big barge Sperm, on which is loaded the stern wheel steamer Jane and the scows Knik and Susitna, left here today for Cooks Inlet, where the owners of the boats will start transportation company to handle the large amount of freight which is expected to go to the Inlet this spring when the government commences work on the government railroad from Ship Creek.
 Captain Omar J. Humphrey, Nc Nally and Mecklin are the owners of the new transportation company and they expect to make a fortune in the business.
 The Columbia will go north via the inside passage and expects to have no trouble landing the outfit in the Inlet.
 The company plan to operate from Ship Creek to all other points on the Inlet and will operate a barge service from the ship landing to the shore until the wnarr is built and also to points in the Inlet to which the government may wish to send freight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
ALASKA COAL
 SOON bE MINED Northern Fuel On Seattle Market This FaII-Work Be Rushed
 Says Seattle Dispatch.

SEATTLE, April 12.-It is report ed here that the Alaska engineer ing commission will rush work to the Matanuska coal fields and will have Alaska coal on the market this fall. The report does not coincide with that coming from Washington nor with the report issued by Sec retary Lane, yet the people here are confident that they will receive cheap Alaska coal this fall.
 Commissioners Edes and Riggs are expected to reach Seattle on the 18th and are to rush work at once send ing large quantities of freight north and also employing the men neces- ,sary for the work
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 12.- The German converted cruiser Kron- prinz Wilhelm put into port this morning and has asked the customs authorities for food supplies and fuel. The German boat passed into the harbor in spite of the fact that four British warships were stationed at the entrance of the harbor to capture any German boat that might seek to en- ter or leave the port.
 The Kronprinz Wilhelm has been engaged in raiding on the high seas for eight months, having left New York harbor on August 9th of last year, and in the eight months the former North German Lloyd steam CT has sunk nine British steamers, four French steamers and one Nor wegian merchant vessel. Nine hun dred and sixty prisoners were talk en by the ship and the property de- stroyed had value of $7,OO0,0O0.
 The cruiser had only twenty-five tons of coal aboard the ship when she reached port and dropped anch. or. The collector of customs imme. diately informer the commander of the German ship to leave port in twenty-four hours unless he wanted to make needed repairs.
 Most of the crew of the boat are reported sick from lack of proper food, especially fresh vegetables.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
PEOPLE
 ALL WANT WAR
Troops Needed To Disperse Manifest ants Who Would Enter Euro.
 pean Conflict.

ROME, April 12.-In almost every city in Italy demonstrations were held yesterday to force the govern. ment to enter the war against Aus tria in the hopes of securing the rich provinces now held by Austria, but which the Italians long to control.
 Riots were reported from many cities and troops with fixed bayonets were needed to disperse the mani festants who want war. Strong forces of police and militia were on duty at every Austrian or German con- sulate in the kingdom to prevent any overt act against the countries with which the government is still on terms of peace.
 The officials of the government are glad that the day is over and that the riots were controlled and the peo. pie prevented from forcing the hands of the authorities.
 Everybody seems to want war, but the firm stand of the government in expressing the leaders of the dem. onstrations and delaying the out break until the country is better pre- pared to enter the conflict.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

and the work of making good chan nel started.
 The Secretary of the Interior has refused to make any statement re- garding the purchase of ,the Cop+ per River & Northwestern railroad at Cordova and extending to Chitina and the Kennicott mines. It is believed here that if the government drops negotiations for the purchase of the Cordova railroad that the owners of the line will make further extensions of the system and will seek enough tonnage to secure returns upon their investments.
 President Wilson has ordered the engineering commission to take es- pecial pains to provide for the health of the men employed on the rail- road and to provide a system of compensation for those who may be injured during the building of the line.
 Chairman Edes and Commissioner Thomas Riggs will leave here on the 18th inst. for Seattle and will go to Alaska in May, las the work will start late in May or early in June. The work of assembling the neces- sary equipment will start at once. New storehouses will be erected at Ship Creek for the use of the com mission. Office buildings are also to be erected at once.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
LATOUCHE LEAVES
 FOR THE NORTH

SEATTLE, April 12.-The steamer Latouche leaves here this evening for Alaska with cargo of 5000 tons. Almost the entire cargo of freight is consigned to Southwestern Alaska ports. The company expects to have all its freighters loaded on the north bound trips during the construction of the government railroad and will load them with ore on the return trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
SALMON PACK
 BE VERY HEAVY

SEATTLE, April 12.-The salmon pack of Alaska for the 1915 season is estimated at 100000 cases. The cannery interests will put up full pack as the demand is expected to increase. It is believed that the war in Europe will be over this fall and thee demand for canned salmon will be exceptionally heavy. especially from Germany, where the people have been shut off from the canned salmon market
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
BRITISH TRAWLERS
 BELIEVED LOST

GRIMSBY, Eng, April 12.-Eight trawlers which have been fishing in the North sea are long overdue and the families here of the men who were on the boats have given the men up for lost. fearing that the ships have struck floating mines which they were at work clearing away, or else that German submarines have sunk the boats.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
WILSON ID TRY
 ID VISIT FAIR

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi- dent Wilson stated today that he would try and make a trip to the western coast and to visit the fair at San Francisco. The unsettled con- ditions in Mexico, the constant need to watch the situation in Europe and the China-Japan quarrel has pre-. vented the president making the trip at the opening of. the fair and he still hopes to make the trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

Judge Wickersham came up from Juneau on the Alameda and left the boat at Cordova. The delegate will go to Fairbanks for the summer
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
Pope's Brother Passes Away.

ROME, April 12.-Marquis Jules Chiesa, brother of Pope Benedict XIV (Giacomo Della Chiesa), died at Geneva today after a short illness The arrangements for the funeral ser vice have not been announced.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
BUILD FORTY MILES OF
 RAILROAD SAYS SEC. LANE

,ERs7 WORK WILL BE BUILDING WHARF SHIP CREEK HARBoR AT SHIP CREEK oREoeEo AND DREoeEs ARE NOW COMING NORTH FROM ACCOMPLISHMENT OR. pERs LANE TO PROVIDE HEALTH GOVERNMENT EN- PLoYEs-EDEs AND RIGGS SEATTLE ON THE 1sth TO START THINGS
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

Albert White a Notary Public.
 JUNEAU, April 6.-Gov. Strong to. day appointed Albert A. White, of Valdez, Alaska, notary public for the District of Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
GERMAN CRUISER WILHELM
 REACHES NEWPORT NEWS

ANOTHER CONVERTED CRUISER ELuDEs GUARD SHIPS AT NEWPORT NEWS ENTERS AMERICAN HARsoR-LEFr NEW YORK HARRoR eth-sUNk NINE BRITISH FOUR FRENCH AND ONE NORWEGIAN MERCHANT SHIPS WORTH s7. oooooo-cUsToMs OFFICIALS ORDER SHIP TO LEAVE PoR7A REPAIRS
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

Herbert l.. Jaynes, the Mineral creek mining man, returned to Val dez from his property yesterday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

I. Ozinski returned from Solomon basin yesterday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

c. Schmidt arrived in town this morning from Lowe river.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12

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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
FARM AGENT EAsHs WORK
FOR FIRST WEEK OF MONTH

From the report OF County Farm
Agent Fash TO the Department OF Ag-
riculture, for the first week In. Aug
ust, we excerpt the following. aud
readers can see from this that tho
agent believes in putting in full tinlo
While he is on the job:
Monday l went TO Achille. and ar
ranged to hold two days agricui-
tural school az that place. In the az
ternoon Mr.. Holland and Mr.. Lem
mons secured an. automobile and we
went out to Mr.. Lemmons' big farm
on Red river. This farm is composed
of about 1900 acres, and 2.50O acres
are In corn. about 100 acres In cot
ton, and about so acres In feed crops
Mr.. Lemmons Is interested In betlcr
seed and asked my assistance another
year in securing better seed His
crops are good, but could have boon
better with proper seed selection.
His demonstration plat OF cotton is
fine, and he has kept the plat wen
cultivated
Tuesday wrote rs letters to iaf-
mers relative TO movable schools 60
be held In tho county next week.
Wednesday | went to Wade. a IT.
tie town 26 miles southeast of Dn-
rant. where visited .he publ
school and talked to the boys rola-
tive to Club work They are intor-
ested in that section. and | will or
ganize good club among the boys
and will put in several demonstration
plats among the adults.
Thursday I wrote so more lettcr'
to farmers relative to the movable
school.
Friday went to Caddo to urg,
preparations for the agricultural
school,
Saturday. visited Roy Brock /
Club boy, and wrote 25 more letter
to the farmers relative to the WORK
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

cations to the community. said; In,
asmuch as we are the largest corpor-
alton in our town we feel II our duty
to take the lead in every movement
for the good OF the locality. We are
the largest subscribers to the local
chamber of commerce. civic impro ye-
ment funds. etc, and never fail to
have the bank represented In every
local Improvement campaign. We al
so make II a rule TO take as much or
more advertising space in our local
papers than anyone else In the town. ("
He further stated; when q small
borrower needs from ten to thirty
dollars for short time we charge
him the same rate per cent per an.
mum on his loan that we would I. he
borrowed $4,000 or more. We treat
the small customer as literally as
the large one, thus making him Feel
that no advantage is being taken OF
him because he 10 poor. He viii re-
member and appreciate this when he
becomes q large customer"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
Community Co. Operation
COPYRIGHTED FARM AND RANcHHoLLANDs MAcAzLl

One Of the country's largest bank
ers made the statement not long ago
that "the small town banker is in
position TO render his community a
most valuable service II he will rec
ognize and take advantage OF the op-
portunity by doing his full part in
community welfare work.
His statement elected an express
sion from one OF our small town
bankers to the effect that large ma
jority OF the small town banks really
do more to retard community well
fare and development than they do 10
promote them. This Is a most la
mentable condition. even II only par
TALLY correct, as stated.
Many bankers consider their bank
ing institutions for community GER
vics and conduct them accordingly. A
splendid example OF this class came
to my attention a few days ago.
The president Of bank In small
town, when asked as to his idea con-
'sssaizs q baak's duties and its ebii-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

See e. NJ, Evans for typewrIters.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
AT MEETING OF COUNCIL
BENNETT RESIGNS jon

There was a meeting OF the City
Council Wednesday night. and Water
Commissioner Bennett resigned his
position, to take effect October 1st.
and the Council accepted the resigna-
tion. Among other business trans
acted was the appointment OF COM
mission to examine into the efficien-
ey of those who would engage in the
plumbing business, in accordance
with the new law. Those appointed
as members of the commission were:
Messrs. Michael, Mckinney and Dr.
Kay. the latter of whom will act as
chairman. II was ordered that the
mayor and water superintendent
make a thorough inspection OF the
city water system, in and out OF the
city. inspecting the hydrants. ETC..
and to report at the next meeting OF
the Council.
There was some more juggling
with the water ordinance. and IL Is
hoped at an early date to get the mat
ter in such shape that the people viii
know where they are at.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
WASHINGTON LETTER

(By r.. d. ELKINs)

(By II. ID. ELKINS)
Washington, ID. c.. Aug. l2--Rob-
ert Calbreath. National Committee.
man from Oklahoma. has been in the
Capital for the past week. He states
that he is in favor of Dallas. Texas.
being selected for the next National
Convention. as this win cause thou
sands to pass through oklahoma, an l
with stop-over privileges. will mean
much to our State from an advortia-
ing standpoint. II will be remem-
bered that he was the first reospn to
open up the famous Glenn Pool In The
oil fields. and at this time he Is In
terested in doing some publicity work
in regard TO opening up the immense
manganese ore beds az Bromide, OK.
lahoma. which are said to be the
richest In the United States.
Congressman Jim McClintic has
sent to every business man in West
ern Oklahoma a government bulletin
on the subject of sheep raising, and
in it is urged the cooperation OF th ?
business men with the farmers. To
anyone Interested additional copies
for distribution will be supplied. lie
also calls attention 10 the fact that
II has been demonstrated that an
acre of water properly stocked with
fish will produce more than an av-
erage acre of agricultural land. ana
he is anxious to supply those in his
district who desire fish for propogG;-
ing purposes.
The government Is at this time
making experiments In farming by
electricity. and many interesting
facts are being revealed. Near the
City of Washington the Department
of Agriculture has installed dem
onstration farm and currents of elcc
tricity are carried through tho
ground beneath the top soil at given
intervals. which cause the tempera.
ture to remain under control, and II
Is now thought that within a very
short time they will be able TO pro
duee crops without any regard TO the
climatic conditions. II this Is found
feasible. the visitors to the National
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
LARGE CROWD AT BROMIDE

Last Sunday the NJ. o. q c. ran IL
second excursion TO Bromide. and y
large number Of people from Durant.
and a train from Denisoa. took nd
vantage Of the occasion 10 spend n
day at this resort. which Is fast be-
coming quite popular. II ls c5ti-
mated that about three hundred won't
from this city and about four hum
dred from Dsnlson. There was y
ball game and a roplng contesS. and
these. with the beautiful scenery In
the vicinity gave the visitors ample
opportunities to pass the day pleas
antly. There was a dance pavilion
which was also literally payonIzcd.
All returned about nine In the 9yen-
ing. tired. but saying that they bad
thoroughly enjoyed the outing.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
CALoMEL sALIvATEs AND
MAKES YOU SICK
Acts Like Dynamite on a Sluggish
Liver and You Lose a Days
Work.

There is no reason why a person
should take sickening. salivating. cal
'omel when fifty cents buys q large
bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone--a
perfect substitute for calomel.
1t is pleasant vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel. but IT does not
make you sick and cannot salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone because II is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel Is a dangerous drug. II
is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take dose of nasty cAlomel today
and you will feel weak. sick, and nau
seated tomorrow. Don't lose days
work. Take teaspoonful Of Dod-
sons Liver Tone instead and You will
wake up feeling great. No more blli-
BUSINESS. constipation or sluggishness
headache. coated tongue. or sour
stomach. Your druggist says that II
you do not find that Dodson's Liver
Tone acts better than horrible calo-
mel your money is waiting for you
Advertisement
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

city will no doubt be surprised TO sec
apples hanging on the trees In tn,
month of January. and vegetables
growing throughout the year.
The stately old stone steps lead
ing TO the east entrance TO the Cap
itol have served their time and are
now being torn away in the prepare.
tion for new ones. The archives o.
history record important exents That
have taken place since these steps
were laid, nearly hundred yeara
ago, and thousands have stood on the
same with uncovered heads and wiz
messed the Inauguration OF many of
our Presidents. During the Civil
War guards were stationed at the
head of these steps. and on many oc-
casions President Lincoln stood be
tween the two handsome statues ~
the top and reviewed the Northern
soldiers on their way to the front
Probably one of the strangest pieces
of history connected with these steps
is the fact that Il was at the bottom
Of thcm that General Coxey and
his famous "army" of unemployed
we're stopped some years ago after
they had marched for hundreds o.
miles overland TO hold demonstca-
tlon meeting IN the interest OF the
policies they were advocating.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
BIG PARADE
OPENING DAY
OF The FAIR
Feature of the Opening Day Promises
20 be All That Could he Wished
Everybody Is Taking An Interest
To Make 1t Huge Success.

The 16th of September-the open
ing day of the Bryan County Annual
Fair-promises to be a big occasion
for Durant and a memorable epoch
in the making Of success for the
Fair this year and in the years TO
come.
or course, we have had parades OF
a sort. and demonstrations of liSe
character in the dim past. but they
were amateurish and insignificant to
what is to be pulled off on the open
ing day of the 1915 Fair.
The committe having the matter in
charge is meeting with splendid en-
couragement from all who should &c
particularly interested in this event.
especially from the Ladies Clubs,
and the many who have in mind the
idea OF contesting for the honor OF
doing something out of the ordinary
in the way Of original and fancy dec
orations of buggies. wagons, floats,
and outos.
The occasion will afford a splendid
opportunity for the display of orig
inality and good taste.
Everybody is invited to take part
Simply go ahead with your prepara-
tions, and. when the time comes. just
spring something as new, novel, and
unexpected as you possibly can.
Liberalp remiums will be given to
those who excel.
And. anyway. every participant
is sure to derive lots OF fun and con-
siderable pleasure from his efforts
Pride in the Fail and in its success
should alone prove sufficient ineen-
tive for wholesome interest in the
idea.
Information in detail regarding
the parade will be cheerfully fur
nished by Richard Nicolds. seeretar,
of the Association, or by Gus Holmes