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New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Automobile OWnerS Not
To Be Affected by Tax
Secretary McAdoo Says Purpose of Proposed orscpowe
Levy Is Misunderstood and That the Manufacturer
Is to Paw on Cars at the Factory.

Thar should delight evinced by the over 100000 auto
oh owners Of the country the statement recently made by
of the McAdo which he nprets that section
referring TO "a tax OF h
c.r. .r automobiles and internal explosion engines TO
r..n that this by the manufactures before
tA.v leave factory proposed action is not designed TO
.1 tb. automobiles already by private This Is indeed
news for the Already of the heaviest
individuals in the country proposals TO make further nroads
- ~ - Of the motor we're the light Of the last
STRAW"
Inresav following reading the Presidents storm
arose additional through
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
The BIG Ford Army. -

n round numbers there are mor(
than $4,000 men regularly employed in
the plant OF the Ford Motor Company
Detroit. Adding 20 this 100 star men,
which include superintendeats, fore
men. inspectors, etc, and about 600 OF
the office staff. and one has a huge
Ford army working daily in one Ford
plant, aggregatlng over $4,000 people
In addition 10 these another 10000 are
employed in the fifty branch factories
and service branches.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
F0rebear of Modern Car
Was Built in Mem York
Dudqeon Steam Carriage Which Burned Up the Long Island
Roads in 1856 Now Gathering Dust in Locust
Valley Barn Neglected Motor Patriarch

An automobile every particle Of which built New y>
which CONSERVATION the inhabitants
by and cantankerous performance the period ,
was once before the days. has been discovered
b nv little village Valley, the north shore Of M
leland This hic which said be the first hoeess carrace
b country by Richard Dudgeon the inventor
bearing his name At present 1t gathering
mechanical patriarch;
dv when its wheels turned the dust the arou
locust Valley as it along New York Official
orood York and the chief
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Grant Six in Eastern fl'''.

A SIX cylinder saiom0O'''' .le,.
every desirable modern feature -, III.
aexible and sturdy, and selling ..I ~ h.
low price Of S7s5, has e'',,s rt'. r.
Eastern automobile circles: esf :
scrip,ion its the Grant ,al.lI,'i a.l CO...
which the new liollandery, ysng H~. 5is.r's
pany. Inc. is the New i0'S Md ihf'
ters. 4 unit power p.a.n,,. plant, sprss,
point suspension. eani,le''ii iillis.cA'.
full lve.passenger body ,.sI!i'..
mers electric Lighting sg' ,hs Grs"
are among the features '' ''
SIX.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
New Overland Selling Plan.

WHY'S Overland. Inc, rs has been
previously announced. has been organ
ized under the laws Of Virginia 20 take
over the marketing of the products OF
the Willys-Overland Company. Tho
stock in the new corporation 1. en-
tirely owned By the parent company,
and its officers and directors are ell
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16

such proposal to believe that an oppor-
tunity 70 levy tribute for their own
personal benefit has been overlooked,
and have in consequence more than
doubled the price 10 the consumer
sIn preliminary report issued by the
United States Geological Survey II Is
shown that the price Of gasolene Is
higher to-day on greater output Of
petroleum than during 1914. Features
OF this report which interested those
investigating the gasolene situation
were the statements that there was an
increased production In 1915. decrease
in exports and the largest reserve sup
ply ever known. The production Of mar
ket petroleum in 1915 is estimated at
267 100000 barrels, Of fifty gallons
each. two thousand more barrels than
~ 1914 TIE report observes anent
these figures: This does not agree
with the currently reported reason for
the exceptionally high prices now pre-
yailiug for motor fuel "
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Crude OIL Prices Advanced.

The report states that the lowest
price Of petroleum during 1915 pre-
vailed in April, when il was quoted at
S185 q barrel. A gradual advance was
made until December II, when the
price reached S215. j. is expected that
The $3.50 mark will be reached. Fur
ther - is asserted that the crude pc
trolcum stocks held in reserve at the
end Of 1915 were the largest ever
known. amounting 90 Approximately
$4,000, 900 barrels. or close 10 10000
O0o barrels greater than at tho same
period in 1914.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

of course when we consider raw products We
must carry the subject further on Into the
matter OF the prices we get and the prices
we must pay for finished products. We shall
conane our confederation, too, to those products
which have their origin on the farm either In
The raw state or finished and manufactured
into edible or wearabie articles.
Let us take wheat. FOR example. we an
know that the war has put the price OF wheat
way MP. Very well--this means that the
whole country. city, town and rural population
az well are paying more for their Eour--theFss
fore the wheat raiser should Theoretically be
getting rich on q product which Il costs him
no more TO raise than formerly and for which
be geta more money.
But wait a minute-there are other thlnes
10 consider IN this matter Of growing rich OF
Of the war. Cotton and wool and meats and
farm machinery and sugar have gone mp too.
This means that while the wheat raiser IL
getting more for his product, be Ia also paying
aome other agriceiturist more for bis product.
This cute down somewhat on the prohts the
war r. bringing TO the farmer Then Il would
seem that the best way to keep ahead Of the
game is for the farmer TO pay the farmer who
raises His necessities the Increased prices that
the war has brought about and when buying
his luxuries or those thinea that are not bare
'necessitiea Of life to pick and choose from
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
ROAD LAW UPHELD IN COURT.

over two hundred thousand dol
lars of protested township road tax
was released this week by the decis-
ion of the supreme court holding the
road law passed by the last legisla-
ture valid.
One provision OF the law provided
that townships might levy not to ex-
oeed two mills 20 be used for drag
ging township roads. Practically all
townships made a two-mill levy for
such purposes and railrodeds and
other public service corporations
joined in a suit to resist the payment
of this tax on the ground that the
title to the act contained no refer
ence to taxation. The court held that
the general title embraced the sub
ject. The money had been expend-
ed. warrants issued and had the tax
held invalid it would have necessi-
tated the issuance of refunding bonds
by large number of townships In
the State.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
TOWNSHIP TICKETS.

July End is the last day for filing
for the primary. The precinct com
mitteemen in each precinct should
get busy and see that there is a full
Democratic ticket in each township
The township offices to be filled are
trustee. clerk. treasurer. constable
and justices in each justice district.
There are only few days left in
which to file and the Democrats IL
each townsip should get together al
once and arrange to have full tickets
filed in their respective townships
Look after this at once
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

. THAT ExpTODED.


THAT EXPLODED.
Gid James. Durant man, profes-
sional brakeman, who was breaking
ahead on the ili-fated NJ, 0. & g
train, the engine of which exploded
at Hoffman three months ago, is at
home recuperating from his injuries
after his discharge from the Musko-
gee hospital, where he fingered be.
tween life and death for two months
following the accident. Gid is much
the worse for the wear and physl-
clans say that only his mule like con
+ stitution permitted him to live.
Let Gid tell the story of the catas.
trophe:
we we're just pulling into Hoff-
man and bad almost reached the
west end of the station platform
when the explosion occurred. A
brand new, engine was pulling the
train, and in the cab we're the engin-
eer, the fireman, myself and another
brakeman. We we're running so slow
that, although the train was stopped
Immediately. not car Of the local
freight was derailed All that ! knew
was that ! heard a terrific explosion
and felt myself being hurdled
through the air I came to Ia the
hospital days later, / was picked ur
ninety feet from where the engine
exploded and, although not bone
was broken, / was scalded all over
the face, head and body. The steam
struck me in the right side and liter
ally threw me ninety feet, clear OF
the track and into some underbrush
That side still bothers me consid-
erably. am deaf in the left ear, and
am very weak from the shock and
burns. One OF the other men was
scalded to death. The fireman was
literally disembowelled and was
picked up in a sack. The engineer
while badly scalded and bruised. sur
vived. The force of the explosion
was so great that the giant engine
was broken loose from the tender
carried over the telegraph wires
which were pulled to earth wen il
fell back. and the engine sank in the
/ ground up to the boiler. The frs,
notice we had of the impending dis
aster was the breaking Cf the water
into the fire box. and a great gust Of
steam and gas rushed under the cal
floors and into our faces. shut my
eyes to protect them from the steam
and this prevented my eyes from be
ing put out by the scalding water
which the next second enveloped us.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
MISSED SUNDAY LAST WEEK.

So far as a great many farmers
are concerned, Sunday didn't come
this week at all. for the binders were
kept going all over the county all the
day. The oats was dead ripe and un-
favorable weather last week greatly
retarded the work of harvesting,
making Sunday work almost a neces-
sity. The quality of the oats this
year will be good. in the minds of
grain men, and the average yield
promises to be larger than usual
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Railroad Revcnues.-More than
81 900, 100000 in operating income
will be earned by the railways of the
United States for the year ending this
month.
An Interstate Commerce Commits
sion report shows that during the
month ending with April operating
revenues of the roads amounted tO
$2,7972l7,962, indicating a total OF
approximately 1880. .000, 600 by the
end of the fiscal year. and operating
expenses were $l.S27,S16,SS0, indi-
eating a total OF about $2,208, 900,
600 for the year.
Net revenue from railway opera
tions during the ten monts were
1870, ,001,082, collectable revenues
brought the recorded operating in.
come to $S4S.542.135.
Operating income per mile of the
roads was $3,7O3 for the ten months
compared with $4,000 in the same
period last year
In the eastern districts the operat.
ing income per mile was $685., com
pared with S6.019 of last years per.
iod; in the southern district $2,187
compared with 1886. and in the
western district $2.7S3, compared
with $2,1SO.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
EARP ADJUTANT GENERAL.

Governor Williams this week an
nounced the appointment of Major
Ancel carp as adjutant general to
succeed General Canton. resigned.
Mr.. carp has been executive clerk to
Governor Williams since he was in
ougurated governor. and was the gov
ernor's secretary while he was n
member of the supreme court
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
NEW CIVIL CASES IN

DISTRICT COURT.
Three new civil cases have been
filed thepast week in the district
court. as follows:
Hugo Farm Mortgage Co. VS.. E.
Beebe, ct al, foreclosure of mortgage
and cancellation of oil and gas lease.
Hale Halsell Grocery Co. VS.. j. S.
Poison and ]. H. Bugg, debt and fore
closure.
Harry Lee Taft, trustee. VS. La
Fayette Impson, ct al, foreclosure OF
mortgage and judgment on debt.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Turnbull ave returned from st. Louis
where they attended the Democratic
National Convention. Judge Fergu-
son was delegate to the convention,
the other two gentlemen spectators.
While away Mr.. and Mrs. Turnbull
visited Chicago and watched the Re-
publican National Convention, wh1cn
met there on the seventh.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
CRIswELL CoURT REPoRTER.

s. r. Criswell, for long time dis
trict court reporter here, is again
holding down that position, having
arrived here this week and abs taken
up his duties again. Criswell gave
up this position year ago and went
to Arizona with Sam Kyle, but did
not like it and returned to Durant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Doped POultry.-Thousand Of
chiskens, it is asserted. have reached
the Chicago market, after going
through a course of feeding in which
salt, pepper, sand, soaked bread and
gravel have comprised the menu.
After partaking of such a repast the
fowls are almost dead of thirst. Just
before they are weighed, they are
given all the water they will drink.
Hens weighing four pounds doctored
to such an extent their crops weighed
as much as fourteen ounces each. or
nearly quarter as much as the
chicken itself
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
OFF FOR A TRIP.

ODE Shannon and family left Mon
day for points in Texas for an auto
mobile trip. They will take their
time, go where they please and when
and camp out along the way. They
expect to be gone three weeks.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

a large part Of Coca-Cola syrup. As you
know, sugar has gone way up-so every glars
Of coca-coia you drink makes some farmers
heart giadder.
50 Il Il with the pure fruit juices that,
combined, produce the inlmltable navor of
Coca-coia. Not 80 much IN quantity seemingly
when you consider--a single glass OF this
delicious beverage but enormous when the en-
tire ccca-cois output is considered.
Yet this product Of nature--of tire farm
increased IN cost though Il has been to the
makers, has not been raised one penny in
price 10 dea1er--or TO you Tie price AZ the
soda fountain and IN the bottle has not riaen
one iots.
Now inasmuch 40 the rural population alone
OF America consumes millions OF bottles and
glasses Of coca-coia every year. you and the
other agricultutists o. this country will not
only be able TO continue to please your palates
and get delicious refreshment with this bev-
erage at no increased cost, fu4 you will be
sending back to the farm bigger. profits ana
more money at no greater expense to yourself.
..;-;-ssss.ls 60
- 80 a ~ ~ = ~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

to have been held next week in Salt
Lake City will doubtless be deferred
or abandoned. Governor Williams
has wired his inability to be present
and said today that he expects there
will be no meeting at this time and
probably not at all this year
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Old Veteran Dead.-Dr. F. N. B.
Oliver. Oklahoma's oldest sitizen,
died at the home of his son, Ander-
son Oliver. at Sentinel, Oklahoma, a
few days ago, at the age of log years.
Had he lived until August IA, he
would have attained the age of 107.
He was amember of the M. L. Church
South for II years, a member of the
masonic fraternity for 76 years and a
practicing physician for SO years. He
was veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars. serving in the latter on
the side of the Confederacy. d.. Oh
liver had not shaved since 1914, when
Henry Clay. the "Great Commoner"
was defeated by James X. Polk for
the presidency.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
cor MAN AT sTONEwALT..

Deputy Sheriff Bruce returned the
other day from Stonewall, where nc
arrested a man named Brady, who
was wanted here for jumping his
bond. Brady was charged with vio-
lation of the prohibition law. He is
now in Jail.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
TWENTY-FIVE ADDITIONS
TO THE CHuRCH

The Rev. ]. T. ogle, pastor of the
First Christian Church here, closed a
two-weeks' revival meeting at Caddo
Friday night. Fourteen persons
were baptized last night and twenty
five joined the church during the
meeting.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Fancy Cattle Prices.--In a record
breaking sale OF stock on the Silas
Tow ranch, near Norway. Iowa, 80
head were sold in three hours for
$54, 200. the highest price being paid
for bull. $4,000. while bull calf
brought $2,100. and a heifer calf
$500. The average price paid was
$54O.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
GOVERNORS MEETING PUT orr

Oklahoma City. Ok, June 21-The
call for militia of the several States
has maze business brisk in the sever
al State executive offices and a result
is that the conference of Governors
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

School Land saIes---Sales Of school
lands in Texas County, Oklahoma,
were most satisfactory to the sales
force of the commission, tracts num-
bering 736 we're sold but 739 had
been advertised for sale. The ap-
praisement of these lands was 1892
.325. The sales aggregated s1,094,-
.143. The number of acres sold was
100000.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
ATTENDING sTATR MEET.

CountyFarm Agent Fash is in
Saltwater this week attending the
State meeting of all the county farm
agents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
Tor MALARIA or cHlLLS q FEVER.
Five or six dooes will break any case, and
II taken then as q tonic the Fever will not
letan. Il aeis on the liver better than
Caiomsl end does not gTipe o. Sicken. Csc
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

COnsuls RecalIed.-American Con.
suls from Monterey and Saltillo. Mex
leo, have been recalled in anticipation
of trouble. Mexico City is now the
only interior point in Mexico where
American diplomatic Representatives
still remain.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

GeOrgia's Peaches.-Georgia ship
ped to other parts of the United
States and Canada last season 446S
cars of peaches. The crop this seas
on will be relatively short one, and
yet the Georgia Fruit Growers Ex-
change estimates that the shipments
will reach $500 cars, and that the
crop will bring S4,OO0,OOO.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Postal Savings.-The success o
the postal savings system is evfdenc
ed by the fact that more than 500.
600 depOsitors have more than $50.
600, 900 to their credit.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

RETURNED FROM CONVENTION.
Judge and Mrs. A. H. Ferguson,
Attorney and Mrs. w. F. Semple and
County Attorney and Mrs. w. II.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

New Money Faces.-Dimes quar-
ters and half dollars of new design
will be minted after the first of July.
The half dollar has fallen practically
into disuse and the new design will
be selected in the ope Of restoring
it to more general circulation. The
medallion of the Goddess of Liberty
will be supplanted with full length
figure, with an American flag as a
background, striding toward the
dawn of a new day. On the reverse
side is the American eagle, perched
on a mountain craig, its wing un-
folded. The design on the quarter
is symbolic of the awakening Of the
country to its own protection.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Wreck Injured 25.-About twenty
five passengers were injured when
Texas G. Pacific passenger train No.
was derailed two miles west of Put
nam, Texas Saturday. The accident
was caused it is said. by the breaking
of the locomotives running gear.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Sheep Raising. are be-
ing advised by the department TO
raise sheep, based upon the fact of a
worldwide depletion in wool and
sheep. Oklahoma bankers last year
interested farmers in the seep indus
try and, from the information attain
able. those who were interested by
the propaganda realized handsomely
from and industry largely new TO Ok
lahoma. Sheep values in the State
increased 100000 in a single year.
There is a materiaul increase in the
number of farmers who are this year
becoming interesting in sheep rails
ing.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

smonxst them those that hsye
no3 gone up IN price In spite
Of the war
For example, here IL n
peculiar situation in regard 10
a beverage which " 10 uni-
versally lrked that Il has be-
come almost a athple. The
name Of that beverage is
Cocs-Coia,
Now Coca .Cola, as You
know, Is really an agricultural
product-a product Of the
soil Cane sugar--the very
nurort and nt--canatiiufen
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

The European war is not an
unmixed evil; nor yet IN it an
unmixed blessing for this
country. We shall not at
tempt 70 60 into the ethical
aide Of the question ct nll,
nor shall we discuss war
brides, munltion plants or
other similar phases OF the
situation. We shall look at
the war purely from the
STANDPOINT OF prices for raw
products, either produced here
In this country or imported
from foreign countries. And
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

. . . . . . . . . . . . : . .
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-31
FOR SALE

Five fine shoats, weight about
40 pounds each.
JOHN 81. WALTON,
4 miles south of Holly.
Legal papers properly executed.
J. P. Linviile, notary public.