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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09
Ben F. Harrison
OF Calvin, Hughes County = =
DEMOCRAT,
Candidate For
Corporation Commissioner
For the Long Term TO Succeed 4
Geo. A. .Henshaw, asks your
support based on his
public record.

The following is taken from the report
Of the General Investigating Committee Of
the House of Representatives Of the Four
the Legislature of Oklahoma:
The Committee finds that Mr.. Ben F.
Harrison, during his term Of office as Sec
retary of State, has reduced the expenses
Of the maintenance Of said office each
year, and that he uOw has it so organized
as to tax, care Of the duties imposed upon
L by the Constitution and laws Of this
State, at as small On expense as are the Sec
retary Of States office Of other states
with no greater population than ours. And
supplemental to the Efficiency Committee
report, and in view Of the fact that this
is one Of the State departments that there
has been no charges filed against il with
this committee, we desire to commend Mr..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09
COAaNNssIoNRRs FuRNIsH SEIZED

The county commissioners have
provided ten bushels of black-eyed
peas to be used in seeding their
ground, The distribution of the seed
has been left to farm agent Fash. All
the commissioners ask is the return
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09
CHoLERA HAS Disappeared.

According to farm agent Fash, hog
cholera has completely disappeared
from this county. whereas parts ~Of
the county were badly infested with
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

cADDo CASE REVERSED.
The State Supreme Court has re-
versed the case of the Fabric Fire
Hose Company VS.. The Town of Cad
do, appealed from Bryan County Dis
trict Court.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

the plague only few weeks ago. 1t
is advised that vaccination still be
kept UP as an insurance against a
further outbreak of the trouble.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

Harrison and bis efficient office force for the n" which office being conducted
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period under k
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paid
by
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

of an equal amount of seed when the
crop is gathered.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

100 dozen Fruit Jars, so cents to
rs cents per dozen.
Enterprise Grocery Co.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

See 2. NJ. Evans for rypevriters.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

Subscribe for the Weekly News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-09

See E. NJ. Evans for Typewr.ters,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
How You May Throw
Away Your Glasses

The statement Is made that thou
sands wear eyeglasses who do not
really need them. II you are one OF
these unfortunates. then these glasses
may be running your eyes instead OF
helping them. Thousands who wear
these windows" may prove for them
selves that they can dispense with
glasses n they VIII get the following
prescription filled at once: Go to Kelly
& Pollard's, or any active drug store,
and get bottle OF DIPLOMA; FIJI a two
ounce bottle with warm water and drop
in one DIPLOMA tablet. With this harm
less liquid solution battle the eyes two
TO four times daily, and you are likely
TO be asIonished at the results right
from the start Many who have been
told that they have astigmatism, eye
strain, cataract, sore eyelids. weak eyes
eonJunctivius and other eye disorders,
report wonderful benefits from the uac
Of this prescription. Get this prescrip-
ton filled and use Il: you may so
strengthen your eyes that glasses will
not be necessary. Thousands who are
blind, or nearly so, or who wear glasses
might never have required them il they
mad cared for their eyes in time. Save
your eyes before II is too latei Do not
become one Of these victims Of neglect
Eyeglasses are only like crutches and
every few years they must be changed
TO 1T the eVer-increasing weakened
condition, so better see IL you can, like
many others, get clear, healthy, strong
magnetic eyes through the prescription
here GENERALIZATION
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

centuries lost sight Of and forgotten,
until its rediscOvery by Sir Stamford
Raffles. in 1915.
II stands on an elevation in the midst
Of beautiful valley which is sur
rounded BY four ancient volcanoes,
whose solicited lava forms the material
from which the stone blocks OF the tenn
pie were hewed. In form it resembles
the step-pyramids Of Egypt 1t rises
from square base which measures $40
feet on a side About 10 feet above the
base there is a broad platform. consti-
tuting the first step Above this rise,
in succession, each diminishing in cir
conference, a series Of five rectangular
terraces, bordered with massive stone
walls eight feet in height. At frequent
intervals along the tops Of these walls
rise aleOves, or inches. serving as chap
els, each of which contains a statue of
Buddha and Is surmOunted by curious
and richly Ornamented dome.
a door in each wall gives access
to the next terrace above Between the
alcoyes. or chapels, there are bas-re-
liefs on the face Of the wall, including
figures OF Buddha, as well as purely
ornamental designs The interior walls
Of the chapels are also covered with a
prOfusiOn OF carvings. and the front of
the lower terrace beneath the chapeIs
carries a great bas-Telief surround
ing the entire structure. and represent
ing scenes from Buddhas life and from
the celebrations OF the mysteries of his
religion.
1t is said that there are more than
1000 large figures in the bas-reHefs, not
counting the less conspicuous ones.
Buddha's statues alone number 436.
Perhaps no other divinity was ever so
multitudinOusly represented and hon
ored with statues in a single temple.
Above the rectangular terraces rise
three circular terraces. without walls
The lower and larger Of these contains
%, the next "a. and the third 16 small
shrines. or dagobaS, shaped Ike bells
and rooted with stone lattice work,
looking through which the visitor can
see. seated within each shrine. a figure
Of Buddha. Growing the whole lie a
gigantic dagoba, resembling a cupola,
zoo feet in circumference. This. IT has
been thought was the most important
part OF the structure Ir its center is
an empty chamber, 10 feet deep, which
seems to have been intended to contain
some great and precious relic.
All the work upon this wonderful
structure is of the most elaborate kind.
Its height to the cupOla is lis feet.
The four series OF stairways which lead
from base TO summit pass. as already
said, through doorWays in the success
sive terrace walls, and each doorway is
spanned with a stepped arch whose
Keystone is ornamented with a gro
tesque mask. Among the scenes repre-
scented in the innumerable bas-reliefs
are professions. sea fights and battles,
as well as religious ceremonies.
The edifice has been much damaged
by earthquakes. which are frequent in
surprising completeness. The Kedoe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
DANDRUFF GOES!
HAIR Gets THICK.
WAV, BEAUTIFUL
Save your hair! Double it's
beauty in a few moments,
Try thisl
Hair stops coming out and
every particle of dand-
ruff disappears.

Try as you VIII, after an application
OF Danderine, you can not find a single
trace Of dandruff or falling hair and
your scalp viii not itch. but what will
please you most will be after a few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair--growinE all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty OF your hair. No
difference how dull. faded, brittle and
scraggy, Just mOisteR a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw II
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time The effect is i'm
mediate and Advantageous hair will
be light. fluffy and Wavy, and have an
appearance OF abundance: an incompar-
able lustre, softness and Iuxuriance, the
beauty and simmer of true hair health.
Get a. 25-cent bottle of KnowltOn's
Danderine from any drug store ior toilet
counter, and prove ri-za yolzr hair Is as
pretty and soft as any-that It has been
neglected or injured BY careless trea--
ment-thats all.
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers OF rain and sunshine are 10
vegetation 1t goes right to the roots
invigOrates and strengthens them. Its
exhilarating, stimulating and life-prO-
ducing properties cause the hair TO
grow long, strong and beautiful
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
JAPAN WARNS GERMANY
OF POSSIBLE REPRISALS

Toxic. Japan, Feb. .f.-The fact that
Japan. through the United States govern
nont. has made a strong protest to Ger
many and Austria over the sinking Of tho
Japanese steamship YaEaka Maru. was dis
closed 10y baron 1shii the foreign minister.
speaking before convention OF the house
Of peers.
The foreign minister declared that II ma
tons hostile 70 Japan continued the 'un-
lawful and inhumane" destruction Of japan
ESQ ships, the japanese government could
not pledge the maintenance Of what it be
lieved was the generous treatment given 90
the German prisoners, whether cOmbatants
or nOncOmbatants-
The Yasaka Maru OF the Japanese Mail
Steamship company was sunk in the Medi-
terranean on December Il by a submarine.
Copenhagen dispatch Tuesday said
Japanese fleet had arrived in the Mediter-
ranean. A week after the Yasaka Naru was
torpedoed the japanese steamship Kenkoiu
Maru was sunk in the Mediterranean by a
submarlne.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
All Hands Man Lteboats!
Street Car Cruiser Sinks a
jitnc Submarine, Says Tar

In Los Angeles an electric car met a
jitne bus with disastrous results. and
among the passengers who were called
upon to give testimony was a Jackie"
from the monitor Cheyenne. His letter
TO the claim agent, as printed in the
Los Angeles Herald, follows:
Il was standing on the starboard
forecastle Of the car when the gasoline
cutter hove in sight off our port bow
We were making about Is knots, and
the cutter was coming about the same
along another channel. 1t was clear
weather and not much ground swell.
our chief engineer blew his siren
and reversed his propeller. but he
couldn't heave her to in TIME to keen
from ramming her. There wasn't even
time to get out the life preservers or
sound the emergency call. We smashed
in a couple Of the little crafts COM
partments. Her captaH stuck to his
post The jitne went dNvn like a sub
marine
Il think the cause OF the wreck was
that the jitnes pinnacle light was out"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
BUSY At RACES;
FORFEIT BONDS
Rowan Puts up $50 Each for
Six Men Charged With
Gambling.

IF they DO not enter pleas OF guilly
and do not appear before the court
they forfeit their bonds. that's all"
This was the statement OF judge PAU
ID. Thomas in corporation court
Wednesday afternoon concerning the
cases Of six men arrested on charges
OF gambling in the Union hotel earn
Wednesday morning. The decision O.
judge Thomas was made when ;.
Rowan. who represented the defend
ants. said that only two were engaged
in the game. and the remaining Tour
were only onloOkers.
4OnIy Two Playing"
'T am representing the six men al
though only two were engaged IN the
game, Judge" said Rowan.
We'll. II they do not appear before
the court TO answer to the charge or
plead guilty they forfeit their bonds,
said judge Thomas.
In that case ] will plead guilty for
all six men as they are working at the
race track and cannot come to trial,
said Rowan.
Hall says All Playing.
At this point Capt. Lee Hall, who
made the arrest asked II he might
have q word to say. All OF the men
who were merely Onlo0kers 1 released
before ] brought the six players to the
station, judge Thomas, said Hall
THE men under the charge we're all
playing"
We'll, II they do not appear they
can forfeit their bonds, or II Mr.
Rowan represents them I will enter
fine against each name" said judge
Thomas. Fines OF SIS each were placed
against all six men, each OF whom had
up a bond of $50, placed by Rowan
short time after their arrest
The men are believed TO have given
fictictious names when arrested.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

The editor Of the TickvilIe Tidings
has decided to knock ROOsevelts plans
for nominating himself in the head by
coming out strongly against him in
an editorial just before the Chicago
convention.
Little Fidity Flinders has been I'M
able to find any fleas on the toy dog
he received for Christmas.
Luke Mathewsla has come to the
conclusion that the north and the south
are getting on too friendly terms to
fight each other any more, so be is
going ahead and dispose of the roll OF
Confederate money he has been saving
for the occasion.
Miss Hostetter Hooks will sing
solo at the Hog Ford church next
fourth Sunday. A large number of
people have decided that they cannot
20 on account Of the fearful condl-
ton OF the roads.
The Excelsior FiddIing Band.
The Excelsior Fiddling band has be-
come noted from the headwaters Of
Gimlet creek to the other side of Rye
Straw for its wonderful inability TO
make music 1t plays at funerals,
dances and all occasions where there
is going 70 be something to eat and
drink and will make a contract 10
play for any of these affairs for its
board. The band plays by the day or
week OF hour, and has only recently
begun playing some Of the poetry com
posed nv Miss FruZie Allsop. The
favorite piece they play is Hell
Amongst the Yearllngs." The Excel
sior band has been arrested several
different times on a breach Of the
peace charge. and has been shot at
while trying n serenade some or our
citizens. but through the influence Of
Raj Barlow, Who plays the lead fiddle,
they have managed TO remain out OF
jail UP 90 the hour Of going to press.
The Excelsior Fiddling band is COM
posed OF the following persons: Sim
Flinders, Fidity Flinders, RAJ Barlow.
Tobe MoseIev. Atlas Peck, Dock Hooks
,n1 Co1rrr,ahug Alison
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
HOIU To Get Rid of a
Bad Cough
A HOme-Made Remedy that VIII
Do II Quickly. Cheap and
Easily Made

II you have a bad cough or chest cold
when refuses to yield 10 ordinary rene
dies, get from any druggist 255 ounces
OF Plnex (5O cents WORTH. pour into a
pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain
graduated sugar syrup. Start taking
teaspoontul every hour or two. In q
hours your cough will be conquered or
very nearly So. Even whooping cough is
greatly relieved in this way.
Ihe above mixture makes a full mint
"A family supply-of the finest coIgh
syrup, that money could buy-st a cost
OF only "a cents. Easily prepared in 3
minutes. Full directions with Pinex.
This Pinex and Sugar Svrup preDa-
ration takes right hold of a cough and
gives almost immediate relief. ft IOos-
ems the dry, hoarse or tight cough in 2
way that Is really remarkable Also
quickly heals the infamed membranes
which accompany q painful cough. and
stops the formation of phlegm in The
throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending
the persistent loose cough. Excellent for
brOnehltIs, spasmOdic Group and winter
coughs, Keeps perfectly and tastes good
children like it.
PIneN is a special and highly coneeu-
trated compound Of genuine Norway pine
extract, rich in guaiacOl, which il So
healing to the membranes.
10 avoid disappointment. ask vour
for "21 Z ounces Of Pinex. do
not accept anything else. A guarantea
Of absolute satisfaction, or money Dromnt-
~ refunded goes with this preparation-
The Pinex Co., TT. Wayne, Ind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

w TASHlNGTON'S birthday was
w observed at the postoffice by
everybody telling the truth.
The DAY passed off quietly with very
few words
The Mail Carrier has made the de-
mand that after his death he must not
be referred to as the late mail carrier.
Washington Hooks, who prognosti-
Gates the weather for the glory there
is in being a prophet, stated to an eye
witness yesterday that II everything
remained frozen up this wav All wear
there would be plenty OF cool weather
all summer
The Excelsior Fiddling band went
to the home Of sim Flinders the other
night and rendered an enjoyable seren-
ade. BY request they PLAYED soft and
low so that the noise would not wake
him up.
The curtain at the opera house at
Tickville has been worn oct by being
raised and lowered so often, and until
another can be bought. the audience
will have TO keep its eyes shut between
acts
The deputy constable has gone to
Musket ridge to look for Poke Eazley.
who is hiding among the guilies near
the Moonshine still house. Poke is
wanted at Bounding Billows for a dis
turbance Of the peace and quietude of
Luke Mathewsla by approaching him
while he was reading the Congressional
Record and asking him what he
thought Of the prospects for a black
berry crop next summer
Yam Sims was arrested a few days
ago on q charge of stealing a mule
from man who lives at the head of
Gimlet creek. He was placed in Jail at
Bounding Billows, through a mere
formality OF the law and remained
there until Friday morning when he
was taken before a magistrate for an
examining trial. Upon mounting the
witness stand he stated that he was
not guilty and was straightway
turned loose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
NaEW

~ONSTANCE COLLIER, who Showed
her ability as a screen actress In
~ The Tongues OF Men, is working
on her second photoplay, The Code OF
Marcia Gray writuen for her by Frank
Lloyd. In the cast are Forrest Stanley
and Harry DeVine- Director Lloyd Is
sparing neither pains nor expense 10
obtain proper backgrounds, and several
magnificent interiors have been bqilt'
Recently. when Miss Collier, Sir Her
bert Beerbohm Tree and Herbert stand
ing. all famous on the English stage,
met at the Morosco studios. the discov-
erv was made that while Sir Herbert
gave Miss Collier her first chance, ne
had obtained his first part through
Standings influence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

bumped up. with cork screwed faces.
gouging. picking. drilling out their
traptions.-aud the "holler' in their
corns goes on forever. Don't you do il.
Use "Gets-It," it's marvellous, simple.
never fails. Apply il in seconds
Nothing TO stick to the stocking hurt
or irritate the toe. Pain stops. Corn
comes "clean off" quick. It's one of
the gems of the world Try it-youll
llick-from joy. For corns calluses,
warts. buniOns
"Gets-It is sold everywhere. 25c a
bottle. or sent direct by Z. Lawrence
a. CO., Chicago, ui.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
GET RID OF HUMoRs
Hoods SnrsapariIIa f. the Medicine TO
Tnke-1Iakes Pure Blood.

Dry, moist. scaly letter. pimples,
boils. and other eruptiOns come from
humors. which may be either inher-
tied. or acquired through defective d.
gestion and assimilation.
To treat these eruptiOns with dry
ing medicines is dangerous
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old reliable
iIeuicine, helps the system to dis
Charge the humors. and improves the
digestion and assimilation.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla from your
druggist. It may be confidently relied
upon to do its work. II purifies the
blood tones the stomach, and builds
uY the whole system. II goes to the
roots OF Diseases and its beneficial
rsuits are permanent. 1t sets things
60 rights In the system. Remember TO
;slr for Hoods Sarsaparilla. because
Eo.hing else acts like il and nothing
,iea can take its place.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
MILDRED GREGORY IN
aACCORnTNG TO LAW"


Mildred Gregory, at one time leading
woman for Romaine Fielding with the
Iubin company. has now taken her
place as a Gaumont leading woman
with the casting Of According to the
Law"
Miss Gregory's latest work on the
screen is in Bond Women" Although
not the leading woman in this produc-
ton. she has a part which fully demon
strates her skill
The Gaumont Mutual Masterpicture
"AccOrding 10 the Law takes Miss
Gregory as the heroine through the di-
voirce court when a word or a look
from her husband would have saved
years Of suffering.
Many Of the scenes OF this photo
drama are being made in the Ever
glades OF Florida. According to the
Law'' viii be Gaumonts first March re-
lease.
An sspirant to histrionic fame re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
NEM(yNOTBSS 1NnTELAND
Y 6VDAISY DEAN ~
DAISY DEAN

Gerard and Franklin b Coates, the au-
thor
Violet Mersereau no longer is called
the youngest leading woman OF the
movies That title passes TO a IA year
old who has a birth record in indeiible
ink to prove her claim. She's Edith
Roberts.
Mabel Taliaferro, who makes her
debut with the Metro in The Price OF
Happiness" was never in a theater un-
til after she was 16 years old.
Vivian Martin. starred in the William
Fox production Of Israel Zangwlll's
masterpiece, Merely Mary Ann" is
resting prior TO beginning work in her
second picture for Mr. Fox. Miss Mar
tin rests by skating 10 or u hours n
day and by playing basketball or driv-
ing her automobile the rest OF the time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
GRADING OF CORNELIA
TOWNSHIP NEARLY DONE

Tucson, Ariz., Feb 24.-Grading of
the new townsite at Cornelia, in the
Ajo district, has nearly been com
pleted according 10 Capt. John c.
Greenway Of the Calumet and Arizona
forces, who has been directing the
work in the Ajo district and was here
on his way 10 his home at Warren.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

First Lieut. r. r. Love. signal corps (eav-
alry) Is attached to the Fourth cavalry. ef-
fective March Is. and upon expiration pres
ent leave join that regiment
Leaves OF absence: Col. C. J. Crane. Ninth
infantry, from March to April 80, inclu-
sive; Capt. A. p. Warfield. quartermaster
corps, one month; Mai. J. z. Munroe, ord
nance department, Is days; Capt. W. f..
Martin. Second cavalry. Is days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

central part Of the island Of Java. 1t is
the finest monument of Buddhistic ar
chitecture in existence. and. although
partly ruined, is still very impressive.
Various dates have been assigned to
its foundation, some of them going
PACK as much as 1900 years. other esti-
mates cut these figures in half. But,
-t any rate. the great temple was for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
Make Skin Smooth

There is one safe, dependable treat
ment that relieves itching torture in
stantly and that cleanses and soothes
the skin.
Ask any druggist for a Csc bottle OF
zemo and apply It as directed. Soon
you will find that pimples, black heads.
eczema ringworm and similar skin
troubles will disappear.
A little zemO, the penetrating, salts
tying liquid, is all that is needed. for
1t banishes all skin eruptions and
makes the skin soft. smooth and
healthy.
ZemO. Cleveland.
Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
BISBEE AND SUBURBS
HAVE 22,744 PEOPLE

BiEhee. Ariz. Feb. 2t-Canvass for the
second edition Of tho Bisbee- Warren district
directory has been completed and shows the
total population OF the district comprising
Bisbee and suburbs. TO be 22.7ff people.
Bsbee proper has 1853 and the surround
ing district 9165. Thus about 40 per cent OF
the districts population lives in Warren,
Lowell, Upper Lowell. WinwoOd addition.
Johnson addition. JiEgerville. Baskerville.
Cochise, South Bisbee, Tintown and Don