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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-26

boring cities collected funds and
clothing and provisions for the relief
of those surviving though impover-
ished, and those will be provided
food and clothing and shelter, but
all human aid cannot restore that
greatest loss, the human lives snuff
fed cut in the passing of the storm.
After several years of expensive
Investigations, appraisements, trials,
continuances and compromises on
the part of Oklahoma's expensive in
stitution, the Corporation Commits
sion, it appears evident that a com
promise of the rate cases will be the
result. The Commission has been
fighting" for a two cent fare, while
the railroads have held out for three
cents. Personally, we do not believe
the gain is worth the cost. 1t is the
money of all the people that has
been expended in this thing, while
comparatively few people benefit by
low rate or suffer from high one.
-
Some one has said, eve are all
brother in affliction" or words ex-
pressing the same thought, and this
is forcibly impressed upon US this
week, when Durant people without
dissenting vote raised a thousand
dollars for the relief of the Kemp
City storm sufferers. One man in
contributing to the fund said, II
need that money to buy groceries,
but at that 1 am a thousand times
better off than the fellow whose
home is blown away and his family
killed."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-26

Can you imagine Durant's business
section brilliantly lighted, with three
of four ornamental iron standards,
each bearing five lamps, in each
block on each side of the street?
Such is the dream that a few of Du-
rants hustlers have had. A contri-
button from every business firm in
an amount equal to $1.25 for each
front foot of space, will turn the
trick. e4
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Plan to Form WOman's Party
Attacked by Illinois Suffrage Society

Chicago-An attack on the plan to
form a woman's party was issued
Monday by the Illinois Equal Suffrage
association, while officials Of the Con-
gressional Union, promoters of the
idea, were opening registration head
quarters at 73 East Washington street.
At the same time a campaign was
launched by the Union with posters,
banners and various advertising de-
vices to boom the woman's party con-
vention, which will be held June 5, 6
and Z at the Blackstone theater during
the time the Republican convention is
in progress at the Coliseum. Twelve
woman speakers will begin holding
brief meetings at once under the au-
spices of the Congressional Union, on
street corners, in factories or shops,
offices, college dormitories and at la
Dor union gatherings.
Confusion and duplication of
work" will be the effect of the Con-
gressional Unions activities in Chi
cago, it is declared in the statement
issued by the Illinois Equal Suffrage
association. The proposal to form
party "on sex lines" is also assailed,
and the union is defined as ga detached
group of Eastern suffragists.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
German Consul Indicted
for Procuring False Passport

New York--Carl A. Luderitz, Ger
man consul at Baltimore, Md, was in
dicted by the Federal grand jury here
Tuesday, charged with procuring a
false passport for Horst Won der Golz,
confessed spy. Another indictment
was handed down charging Wolfe Won
Igel, former secretary Of Captain
Franz Won Papen, recalled German
military attache; DR.. Walter d.
Schelle, already indicted in the alleged
"fire bomb" plot, and Gustave Stein
berg, alleged aide of Franz Won Rinte-
len, German agent, with conspiring to
falsify ships manifest in sending a
cargo of lubricating oil to Germany.
The Indictment against Luder-
itz charges that he obtained passport
for Won der Goltz in the name of
Bridgeman w. Taylor from the Secre-
tary of State at Washington on Au-
gust "a, 1914, and that on October 2
of the same year the passport was
vised by the italian consul general
here.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS

Portland Wheat Bluestem, 1.03
per bushel; fortyfold, 92c; club, 91c;
red Fife, 92c; red Russian, 92c.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, S2S
@23.50 per ton; alfalfa, old crop, $l9
@20.
Milfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $3.50
per ton; shorts, $26.60; rolled barley,
$31. 5O@32. so.
Whole, sSs per ton; cracked,
$37.
Vegetables - Artichokes, 81 per
dozen; tomatoes, $4.25 per crate; cab
bage, $2.60@3 per hundred; garlic,
10c per pound; peppers, 17a020c;
eggplant, 20@25c; horseradish, 8ac;
caulifiower, 75c@s1. 10; lettuce, $1.S5
@2.25 per crate; cucumbers, $1@1.25
per box; spinach, 4@6c per pound; as
paragus, 75@90c per dozen, 81 per
box; rhubarb, 1a@2c per pound; peas,
6@6ac; beans, 8@11c; celery, $3.50
per crate.
Potatoes - Jobbing prices: Oregon,
81. .40@1. .65 per sack; Yakimas, 81;
new California, 4@5c per pound. Buy
ing prices: Oregon, $1@1.15.
Onions - Oregon, $1.36 a 1.50 per
sack; Texas Bermudas, s1.50@2.
Green Strawberries, Oregon,
$2@2. 80 per crate; California, 75c@
$1.65; apples, 81 a Its per box;
gooseberries. Sc per pound; cherries.
81. .50@1.75 per box.
Eggs Jobbing prices: Oregon
ranch, candled, 23c per dozen; un-
candled, 21a@22c.
Poultry-Hens, 17@17sc per pound ;
stays, 13c; broilers, 28@30c; turkeys,
live, 18@20c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
23@26c; ducks, 16@1Sc; geese, 10c.
Butter-Extras, prints, 28@29c per
pound; prime firsts, 27c; firsts, 26c;
cubes, 24@25c; butterfat, No. /, 27c,
delivered Portland; No. 2, 25c; store
butter, 18@20c.
veal--Fancy, 11@12c per pound.
Pork-Fancy, 10i@11c per pound.
Hops-1915 crop, 10@12c; 1916 con-
tracts, 11@12c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 21@29c per
pound; valley, 33@36c; mohair, new
clip, 48@51c.
Cascara bark-Old and new, &c per
pound.
Cattle - Steers, choice grain and
pulp, $s.75@9. 10; choice hay, $500
8.75; good, SO. l5@8. 80; medium, ST. 76
as. Is; cows, choice, $7.50@8; good,
$6.75 a 7.25; medium, s6.25 q 7.25;
heifers, S. a 8.25; bulls, 2.75@6;
stays, $3@5. 25.
Hogs-Prime light, $9@9. .25; good
to prime, So. 50@8.75; rough heavy,
81. 90@8; pigs and skips, $7.90@8.
Sheep-Yearlings, $S.25@10; weth-
ers, $s@9.05; ewes. $7@s; lambs,
SO. 25@10.50.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
FOES or ADEQUATE NATIONAL
DfffhG LOSE; CONfRffS AGREE

Washington, d. c. A standing
army of 2O6, 900 men, capable of being
expanded in emergency to 254, 900 and
backed up by a Federalized National
guard Of 425, 900 as a reserve, finally
was agreed on Monday by the house
and senate conferees on the army bill.
The agreement will be reported to
congress at once and the measure, the
first of the administration prepared
ness bills, is expected to be before
President Wilson for his signature
soon.
Advocates of adequate National de-
fense regard this conference agree
ment as triumph.
The minimum enlisted strength
would be attained under the conference
agreement within the next five years
and it is stipulated that at no time
shall the total be less than 100, 900.
The conference report also provides
for government nitrate manufacturing
plants to cost not to exceed $50, 000,-
900, for vocational education in the
regular army and for establishment of
military training camps for volunteer
citizens, whose transportation, cloth
ing and subsistence expenses while in
training would be paid by the Federal
government.
Other salient features of the meas
ure provide for board to investigate
the advisability of establishing govern
ment munition plants and board to
mobilization of industries.
Authority is given to the government
to seize and operate private munition
plants in time of war.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
PRESIDENT WILSON ACCEPTS BfRuN'S
REPLY TO SUBMARINE UlTIMATUM

Washington, ID. CA note cabled
by Secretary Lansing 10 Ambassador
Gerard Tuesday for delivery TO the
Berlin foreign Office informs the Ger
man government that the United
States accepts It's declaration Of
abandonment" Of It's former submarine
policy and now relies upon scrupu-
lous execution Of the altered policy to
remove the principal danger Of an in
terruption Of the good relations exist
ing between the two countries.
With this acceptance is coupled
formal notice TO Germany that the
United States cannot for moment en-
tertain, much less discuss, sugges-
tion that respect by German naval au-
thorities Of the rights Of citizens Of
the United States on the high seas
should in tho slightest degree be made
contingent upon the conduct Of any
other government affecting the rights
Of neutrals and noncombatants.
This 10 In reply TO the concluding
statement In the last German note to
the effect that while submarine COM
manders had been ordered not to sink
peaceful freight or passenger-carrying
ships without warning or without
saftey for passengers and crew, the
German government would reserve to
itself complete liberty Of decision un-
less the United States was successful
In its efforts TO break the British
blockade,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18

on the war and terrified by the indig-
mites and hatred they have stirred up
in mankind, are trying today TO make
the world believe that the entente al
lies alone are responsible for the pro-
longation of hostilities-a dull irony
which will deceive no one.
Neither directly nor indirectly have
our enemies offered us peace. But we
do not want them to offer it to US; we
want them to ask it of us. We do not
want to submit to their conditions;
we want to impose ours on them. We
do not want peace which would leave
imperial Germany with the power to
recommence the war and keep Europe
eternally menaced.
so long as that peace is not assured
to us; SO long as our enemies will not
recognize themselves as vanquished,
we will not cease to fight.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
New York Demonstration Has
10000 in Line Of March.
ALL CLASSES IN PATRIOTIC PAGEANT
Twelve Hours of Mankind Pass Re-
viewing Stand Great Awaken
ing Is Shown by People.

New York-New York expressed its
attitude on the question Of national
preparedness Saturday by holding the
greatest civil parade in the history Of
the country. An almost countless host
of men and women, estimated at more
than $50, 900, representing all walks
of life in the nations metropolis,
marched for IL hours, 20 abreast, be-
hind bands playing patriotic airs,
through fag-bedecked streets lined
with hundreds Of thousands Of cheer
ing spectators.
ALI the professions and trades which
make up the complex life Of the city
were represented.
In one division were the street
sweepers in their uniforms Of white,
while in another were the dignified
justices of the Supreme court Of New
York.
There also were the clergy-nearly
200, representing every denomination
in the nations greatest city. Law
yers, physicians, trained nurses, vet
erans of the Spanish-American war,
were in line. But the most popular
division was made up Of the city's TO-
600 National Guardsmen - infantry,
cavalry and artillery-who brought up
the rear.
"This, ~ declared Major General
Leonard Wood. in command of the de-
partnent of the East, who reviewed
the parade, sis the greatest argument
America has ever known in favor Of
preparedness against elements that are
at present unknown. 1t shows an in
terest in preparedness that amounts to
a National awakening. This is what
we need. It shows that the time has
come to do something in the matter of
National preparation.
The mammoth pageant began au-
spiciously. Just as Mayor Mitchell
and party of municipal officers left
the city hall at the head Of the first
division an aeroplane appeared above
lower Broadway and lowered around
the great skyscrapers.
The paraders marched rapidly, more
than 10, 600 passing given point
within an hour.
With few exceptions, the marchers
carried small American flags. Most Of
them also wore buttonhole emblems.
At frequent intervals came one of the
200 bands and musicians were the only
persons in the civic divisions who wore
uniforms.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Funston to Send Troops on Hot
Trail Of Mexican Border Outlaws

Washington, d. C.--Administration
officials are still hopeful that effective
cooperation between American and
Mexican troops to exterminate the
band Of Mexican outlaws, which raided
Glenn Springs, Tex, last Friday night
will result from the conference at FL
Paso between Generals Scott and Obre-
gon. In the meantime both at the
War and State departments, 1t was
stated officially that General Funston
has full authority to send his troops
across the border on any hot trail.
Secretary Baker conferred with
President Wilson Tuesday evening, but
he said later there had been no devel-
opements In the situation. He declined
to discuss what steps had been taken
by General Funston Of what recon-
mendations he had made.
Officials would not comment on bor-
der advices saying General Funston
had repeatedly urged that his forces be
strengthened. The question of calling
out portion Of the National guard is
not under immediate consideration,
however, and as the only means Of
adding materially to the border guard
would be to employ coast artillery
troops as infantry for that purpose,
there is nothing to indicate that Cen
eral Funston's force is to be increased.
Senator Borah issued a statement
urging that additional troops be or
dered to the border, and that any man
or party in Mexico which sought to
embarrass the task Of protecting
American interests be treated as an
enemy Of the country.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
English Beer Output Cut;
Oregon Hop Market Affected

Portland - The export demand for
hops is not going to be as much Of q
factor in the coming season as in past
years, unless the war is brought to a
close, as production of beer in England
is to be limited.
Word has been received from Lon
don that arrangements have been made
between the British government and
the Brewers society to reduce the
beer output from April l, 1916, by %
per cent of the output Of the year
ended September 80, 1914. The aim
of this restriction is to reduce the i'm
portation of brewing materials by
SO 1-S per cent, though no direct steps
will be taken to restrict the importa-
tion of materials.
At the moment there is very good
market at all points on the Coast, and
prices are, if anything, steadier than
last week.
The Furnish crop of 1876 bales at
Reedville was bought by Ralph E.
Williams at 10s cents. Offers as high
as LID cents were made for good Ore
gons in other sections.
The Chamberlain lot of 126 bales at
Chehalis was purchased by Harry L.
Hart at 103 cents. Another important
Western Washington deal was the sale
of $50 bales of the Klaber crop at Che
halls at IL cents. In Yakima orders
at IL cents are going untitled. Only
five crops remain unsold in the Yakima
section.
In Sonoma, where unsold stocks are
reduced to 5000 bales, bids are out at
IL and IL cents. The sale by Mrs.
Duncan of 115 bales of Sonomas at II
cents is reported. Hofer & johnson
sold 80 bales of Mendocinos, but the
price was not wired. Marks bought
the Gerber crop of 263 bales of Sacra-
mentos at 81 cents.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Income Tax to Remain.

Washington, d. C.-Taxes on in
comes, inheritances and war munitions
will be depended on to pay for the
preparedness program, Chairman
Kitchin, of the house ways and means
committee, said Monday after con-
ference with Secretary McAdoo. The
plan has the support, Mr.. Kitchins said,
of President Wilson.
What amount will have to be raised
cannot be determined until the navy
and army bills are completed. Men,
bers of the ways and means committee
will begin work on this problem as
quickly as possible, however. Other
than decision not to lower the pres
ent exemption limit for incomes, $4,000
for unmarried and $4,000 for married
men, none of the details of the tax
plan have been worked out.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Bandits Make Another Raid.

Marathon, Tex.-Another raid into
American territory by Mexican bandits
was made Friday night at Mckinney
Springs ranch, 67 miles south of Mara
thon and 23 miles north of Boquillas,
along the Marathon-Boquillas road, &C
cording to H. E. Stafford, an attorney
of Ell Paso. Mr.. Stafford arrived here
Tuesday from Boquillas, to which
place he had accompanied Major Lang
horne last Saturday as guide.
He secured his information from
ranchmen in the Mckinney Springs
district as he was passing through
there en- route to Marathon. There was
no shooting, he said.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Panama Police 10 pisarm.

Panama - William K. Price, the
American minister, Monday delivered
to the Panama government the final de-
mand for the surrender of 1900 rifles
used by the Panama National Police.
The disarmament of the police force
has been sought on account of riots
which resulted in the deaths of Amer
leans. It is understood the admins
tration is opposed to the surrender Of
the rifles, but delivered up the arms
under protest.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Girl Accepts Si2, 500.

Seattle-Twelve thousand five hun
dred dollars in real money is better
than a gamble that might win $25, 900
or nothing. Mrs. Garcia B. Jones, the
19-year-old wife of Thomas G. Jones,
who obtained a verdict for $25, 600
against her father-in-law, Thomas E.
Jones, for alienation of her husbands s
affections, so decided in the Superior
court here. Judge Frater offered to
give her a judgment for $12, 800, or
grant q new trial.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
France Wants Central Powers to
Ask, Not to Offer, Peace

Nancy - President Poincare, in an
address here Monday, responded to
Germany's suggestion regarding peace,
contained in the German reply to the
American note.
France does not want Germany to
tender peace" said the president,
"but wants her adversary to ask for
peace"
France, he continued, twill not
expose her sons to the dangers of new
aggressions. The central empires,
haunted by remorse for having brought
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
$500. .ooo Is Given Yale.

New York-A $500, 900 bequest to
Yale university and two bequests to
the New York Presbyterian hospital
amounting to $3.50, 600 are contained
in the will of the late Charles w.
Hardness, Standard Oil company di-
rector, which was admitted to probate
here Tuesday. The document gave no
indication as to the total value of the
estate. The chief beneficiaries are
the widow, Mrs. Mary Warden Hark-
ness, and other relatives.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Shot Taken From Brain.

Sacramento. Cal.-Chris Evans, ia
nous California ex-highwayman, Tues
day submitted to the surgeons knife
at the Sacramento county hospital and
buckshot was removed from the
right side of his brain where it had
been imbedded during the last 2S
years. Despite the seriousness of the
operation and his advanced age, Evans
is expected to recover.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Islands to Sell Silver.

Manila - jeremiah l.. Manning, in
sular treasurer, has gone to China to
investigate the silver market with a
view to selling portion of the 2O,-
600, 600 pesos silver which the govern
ment has at Corregidor.
Owing to the demand for silver in
China, which has caused the Chinese
government to declare a partial mora
torium, the silver held by the govern
ment is salable at profit of SO per
cent.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
Fruit Damage Is Now Feared.

Marshfeld, Or. - Fear is felt here
for the fruit crop, particularly berries,
in the finish Of the present storm,
which commenced FIVE days ago. The
weather has been cold and much hail
has fallen at intervals. Strawberries
which are about coming into market
will be injured unless there is sudden
ending of the storm. Nearly three
and half inches of precipitation is
the record for five days.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18


New York-Dr McAdam Melbourne Australia who
the British during the Galpi
campaign beeged the Sbore hotel in Dublin Ireland
during the arrived Monday the steamship
Philadelphia from Liverpool
Makewiez attd in mems cloth
wearing leading Irish rebels He
six of her followers because they
fused to obey her orders 49,
been sentenced penal servude for life for
her part N he uprising in Dublin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
MINERS ARE DIVIDED
ON "pREP PARE D NESS"

The union anthracite mine workers
have already formulated their de-
mands and the convention Is expected
to ratify them without much discus
sion. This will leave the way open
for wide discussion on the proposition
of adopting a basic wage scale for all
the bituminous coal fields. Then VIII
come the adoption Of a policy that
will affect all districts, anthracite and
bituminous. The Ohio miners have
agreed to ask for ten per cent In
crease In wages on the mine run
basis and hope to have such a demand
Inserted in the wage scales to be
adopted by the convention. Leaders
OF the union say that while indus
trial conditions are favorable for ask
Ing higher. wages and general I'M
provement In working conditions, the
conservative members Of the organi-
zation will try to prevent the conven-
tion from running wild and making
radical demands.
The question Of the country's pre-
paredness for, war Is expected to
cause considerable discussion among
tho delegates when resolutions bear
ing on that subject are presented. i
has been learned that meicoumittee
on resolutions, to which al such res
olutions have been sent for action,
is divided on what sort Of a RECON-
mendation should be made to the
delegates. q. s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
VILLAS Exc GU UTIONER
HIMSELF r is Exc CUTED
By CARR ANA SQUAD
In the Citytof Juarez Soon af-
ter He Arrives There with
Body of Rodriguez.

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 10,--Colonel
Miguel Baca Wales, bandit chief, cap
tured at Palomas, south Of Columbus.
N, M, was executed at s o'clock this
morning by a firing squad at Jaurez.
Two bullets fred at close quarters
penetrated his heart. lA II,
Baca Wales arrived here last night
on the train which brought the body
declared to be that of Jose Rodri-
guez. the bandit chief executed by
MADEIRA last Thursday, Baca Wales,
who was known as Villas executions
er at Juarez, was marched through
the dimly lighted; railway station,
where many families spend their
night. Executions had been so fre,
quent at Juarez in the final days OF
the villa regime, however, that lit .
tie interest was shown. The proceed
ings were brief. The prisoner said
"I am not responsible for the acts Of
Villa. l beg to see your general =
The officer commanding the. firing
squad said he had orders TO kill, and
he and a soldier stopped close to
Baca Wales, and fred point blank
into the prisoners heart. The body
was then taken back, to the railroad
station, where II lay uncovered un-
til after dawn on the platform. among
the men, women and children lying
about wrapped in blankets.
Lieutenant Colonel Enrique Cis-
neros, who was captured last week
with Baca Wales. is being marched
overland with eight followers caught
with him and according to Mexican
officials will be placed promptly be
fore firing squad