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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
WILL WE PROFIT BY
THE LESSON e?

Two U. S. army aeroplanes are
missing. one fell in practice, and the
field wireless service of the govern
ment is out of commission in Mexico.
thus preventing communication with
the Pershing expedition which is in
pursuit of Villa. At least, this was
the condition on Tuesday. To some
of the opponents of preparedness
this should De a convincing argu-
ment Of their foolish dietums. If
we are not now in position to sue
cessfully carry on an insignificant
expedition such as the one now in
progress, where would we be in case
OF a real war. The United States
has been furnishing the brains and
best types of machines for aerial
navigation for years, and wide-awake
powers have taken full advantage of
our inventions and manufacturing
facilities; yet, here we are, with a
fleet of pygmy aircraft, a very few
air men, and crippled wireless field
service. Surely all this, and many
more little things that have recently
come to light, form a poor quality
of executive ability on the part of the
men who have such things in charge,
as we'll as a disparaging comment on
the judgment Of people who would
by a continuance of past Intellectual
and lax methods, permit a continue
tion OF this condition of affairs.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
DO MEN THINK ?

A great manufacturing concern in
this country has single word, and
IL is printed in big. red letters, post
ed all over its factory-"Thinkl"
That is all there is upon the placard
that greets you when you enter the
building. At first blush, II would
seem to be a useless admonition. Ev-
erybody thinks he thinks. No one
will admit that he doesn't.
But the philosopher Eucken, who
has made study of the subject, is
of the opinion that only one man out
of every twenty-five thousand actual
ly thinks, or truly exercises his rea-
son"-that is to say. as a commenta-
tor puts it, "a man besides neglect
ing to use his muscle. his various
structures, his perception and mis-
sense, also fails to keep his logic and
his higher mental mathematics at
work"
Do you believe Friday, the 18th.
is an unlucky day? hy? Have you
thought it out. or are you only fol-
lowing mentally somebody else who
has made the remark? Are you for
the Allies or the Germans? Because
of prejudice, or because you have
reasoned it out that the success of
the one or the other would be to your
advantage, or to the advantage of
the world? Has it ever occurred to
you that prejudice and superstition
are evidences of thoughtlessness? /?
Perhaps Eucken has his figures a lit
tie too high, but there are assuredly
many persons who do not think
Columbus Dispatch.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

rather an inefficient policy that per-
mits the appointing of man to SUI
pervise the actions Of soldiers and
sailors of lifetime's training who
knows nothing by experience of the
requirements of the job. 1t is gall
ing, too, for the trained fighter to
be dictated to by man who knows
nothing, either from study or exper-
fence of the conditions with which he
has to deal, and over which he has
more control than any other person
in the service.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

Now that the United States has
actually sent troops into Mexico, as
Colonel Roosevelt so ardently wished
might be done some time ago, it is
not unreasonable to suppose that we
may soon have some suggestions on
his part regarding what the soldiers
should do while they are there. The
fact that the niger cavalry (Which
saved the day for the Colonel at San
Juan Hill) is there, may perhaps in
slight manner deter the Colonel
from offering too much advice.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS

This paper is authorized to an
nounce the following candidates for
office, subject to the action Of the
voters at the Democratic Primary Of
August 1, 1916;
For Sheriff.,
EARLY ZION
CLIPPER HAMILTON
For County Clerk
JOHN FINNEY
For County Treasurer
CARL beatty
For Tax Assess6r-
c. A. WOODWARD
For Tax Assessor
WALLACE w. GATES
w H. YEATS (re-eiection)
For County Commissioner,
District No. l.
ED L. SPEARS (reelection)
For County Commissioner,
District No. p
BEN HULTSMAN re-elect'n) }
For Public Weigher-
r. A. BISHOP (re-election) }
For Justice of the Peace,
Durant Township
w. S. SHANNON
For Constable, Township One
w. A. DICKINSON
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
THE MAN AND THE JOB

Secretary of War Baker, recently
appointed by President Wilson to
the place vacated by Secretary Gar
Tison, may, and we trust will, be the
right man for the place. However,
one cannot help but feel that posi-
tions of this sort should be filled by
men of military training. In civil
life it would be poor business judg-
ment putting a master of one sort of
affairs in charge of one to which he
was perfect stranger. Why should
not man trained to war and mill
tary science be at the head of that
department of the National Govern
ment? We are at loss for a good
reason against this common sense
way of filling positions of the kind.
When the country needs a new JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, the Pres
fdent generally looks. around and
picks Out a good lawyer for the job.
He does not consider personal
friend who has perhaps made good in
the fullest sense In some other busi-
ness or profession. TO Us II seems
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
GORE NOT TO GO as
A DELEGATE

From Washington comes
the news that Senator Gore
Of Oklahoma has announced
that he will not permit the
use of his name in connection
) with the election of delegates
; to the Democratic National
Convention from this State.
He also states that he does
not expect to attend the state
) Convention at Oklahoma City
April IL, when the delegates
are to be elected. The Senator
urges various and sufficient
reasons for his decision, per-
, haps all of which he does not
) make manifest. All Oklaho-
mans know that he could not
with any degree of propriety
, come to any other conclusion
in the matter. He will go to
) the National Convention as
an onlooker, however, and
it is not beyond the bounds
of reason that he will then
seek occasion to further di-
minish in some manner the
esteem which the people may
have had for him.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
HIGHWAY MEETING HERE
APRIL 9TH -

A meeting of the Oklahoma, Tex
as & Gulf Highway Association has
been called for April 9Th by Presi-
dent c. o. Johnson of Durant. The
meeting will be held in this city and
the annual election. of officers will
take place. The meeting will start
promptly at ten o'clock and contin-
ne until noon, at which time a
luncheon will be served to the del
egates.
Following the luncheon, the plan
is to take the entire party to Denison
IN automobiles in order that each Of
the members may see the route trav-
cred by the route and the new
bridge over Red River. Later in the
afternoon a smoker will be given by
the Denison Chamber of Commerce.
The Oklahoma, Texas & Gulf
Highway Association was organized
in Denison November 1S,-1913. The
course taken by the route is from
florence, Kansas, to Dallas, Texas,
through Winfield and Arkansas City,
Kansas, Guthrie Oklahoma City,
Norman, Purcell, Pauls Valley, Sui
phur, Tishomingo. Milburn, and Du-
rant, Okla; DenisOn Sherman,
Howe, Van Alstyne and Mckinney,
Texas.
OF late there has been some talk
of changing the route in Kansas and
go direct to Wichita from Winfield,
in order, to secure a connection with
the Meridian road at Wichita and
the Santa Fe Trail at Newton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

We wonder If William Jennings B.
will have the hardihood to go to the
State of Texas now, after the people
have become more fully acquainted
with our unpreparedness, and talk
against the preparedness program of
the administration? Fools rush in
where angels fear to tread'-but w.
J. has never yet been accused of be-
ing a fool, even by his worst enemies.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

It is a little more than probable
that large part of the militia of the
country. and particularly of the
southern and western States, will be
called upon for duty on the Mexican
border. Should this happen. the peo-
pie will become better acquainted
with the minimum degree of prepar-
edness that constitutes the modicum
of efficiency even in its slightest de-
gree. 1t may prove a splendid OBJ
ject lesson, though it is our earnest
hope it may not prove a sad one.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
COTTON CRCP FIVE MILIiON
BALES SHORT

According to the Federal Census
or the 1915 cotton crop, made public
this week by Secretary Of Asricul-
tpre Houston, there were 1869
4S0 bales ginned last year. In 1914
there were nearly 100000 bales
ginned, which makes a shortage of
nearly five million bales for the year
of 1915.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
FORMER OFFICIAL is UNDER
ARREST

Sol Adams. formerly town mar
shal and constable at Bokchito, was
arrested and placed in Jail Satur-'
day on charges of embezzlement and
accepting bribes while an official
The grand jury returned three In
dictments against Adams. The OK
act nature of the offenses have nnt
been given out as yet.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

The grounding predicted six long
weeks of winter weather. On the
contrary, we have had very few bad
days since the second of February.
Whenever we did have a cold day,
however, someone was always to be
found to say, "What'd tell you
about that ground-hog?" The ground
hog way of prediction is on par
with planting and harvesting by the
signs" You1l always find some
people who believe things happen,
whether they happen or not.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

Senator Gore says that he will not
attempt to go to the National Con-
vention as a delegate from Okla
homa, but that he will attend as an
onlooker. Very we'll and good. Now
If at the time of the convention he
does rot permit himself to talk too
much for publication, he may get by
without another outburst on the part
of his erstwhile constituents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

New shipment of Satins, Silks.
Poplins. and Crepe de Chine. See
them. w. L. Townsend & Co.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

Waists of every kind and descrip-
ton. See them. w. l.. Townsend
& Co.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

For Typewriters. see E. M. Evans.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24

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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
WAR HORSES ARE "SLACKERS"

A Paris dispatch says that shamming by war horses to avoid the battle front, dis credited at first, seems roW we'll estab- lished French veterinarians have found from close observation that certain horses fall most unaccountably i'll when in bom- barded regions They lie down and seem too weak and nervous to move, or go lame When they are sent back to the veterinary camp in the rear in day or two they are all right again.
 This has happened in so many eases that it has become matter beyond dispute that the animals sham sickness to get away from q spot where they have to do strange work under strange conditions and when con- stantly horrible things make terrifying noises.
 One veterinarian who has trained race horses says that malingering among blooded animals is fairly common, and that horses have been known to show lameness to be left in the stable or to start a cough to avoid going out to practice.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
RAIN AND WINDSTORMS
 CAUSE OF APPREHENSION

The extremely high stage of water in the Iditarod river has been the cause of considerable apprehension on the part oG those merchants who have their warm stor- age warehouses on the river banks, end also to the owners of cordwood along the river So far no damage has been reported, but the water rose to within Q few inches of the danger point.
 The Idtarod and its tributary streams are higher now than at any time since the spring freshets, due to a succession of fierce rainstorms which have prevailed during the past two weeks. The rain was accompanied by high winds, which created havoc with the telephone service, especially on the creeks Linemen have been busy for sev- eral days repairing the damage, and gradu- ally the tangle is being strengthened out. Apparently the waters are recedlng, and there appears to be no immediate danger.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
ALBANIANS IN WAR

SALONIKI, Sept. 1,-Albania has def nitely entered the war on the side of the entente allies An Albanian contingent has landed here, commanded by Essad Pasha, chief of the government of that country, and will immediately be sent to the front.
 Essad, who is virtually dictator of Al bania, has lately been visiting the allies capitals in the west, conferrng with the leaders of the entente. His decision to take part in the world conflict was, it is believed, hastened by the recent seizure of the town of Malik, within the Albanian Dor der by the Bulgarians.
 That his nation is behind him there is no doubt, as it has shown no liking for the central powers since it drove out the Ger man Prince William of Wed appointed mpret of Albania, following the attainment of independence under the 1912 treaty of London.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
LAUNCH BEAVER LEAVES
 FOR TOLSTOI DISTRICT

With two barges loaded to the guards with ell manner of merchandise, and with several passengers, the launch Beaver de parted for the Tolstoi on Thursday last. Among the freight was large consignment for the firm of Grifis & Haley, who have shown confidence in the new camp by talk ing in large stock for their store at Tol- stoi
 Among the passengers were Frank Daw- son and Lars Ostness, who are taking in supplies and material to do considerable prospecting on their ground during the com ing winter James Haley was another pas senger, and he expects to remain at Tolstol until the holidays.
 The Beaver will not return to ldltarod, Al Jones, one of the owners of the boat, has taken in supplies and will remain in the new district to prospect on properties in which he is interested
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
DIKEMAN MERCHANT
 MAKES VISIT TO IDlTAROD

James Fullerton, the Dikeman merchant, arrived in Iditarod last Thursday on his regular annual pilgrimage to attend to close of navigation business, and expects a good winter on account of the travel to and from the Tolsto and Ditna districts.
 Mr. Fullerton has plans under way for the cutting of trail from Dikeman direct to Tolstoi, which he claims will cut off at least thirty miles from the present route, At present the trail from Iditarod follows the mail route to the Halfway roadhouSe. thence to Fritzs roadhouse at the head of the Ditna, at which point it turns north ward. Fullertons plan is to mark trail direct from Dikeman across country to the Tolstoi He is also figuring on cutting a trail to Dimenti, at the junction of the In noko and Iditarod rivers for the accommo- dation of travellers to and from the Mar shall diggings. By this means he expects to divert much business his way.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
BONES OF WOOLLY MAMMOTH
 FOUND IN PETRIFlED FOREST

SEATTLE, June 24-The bones of a woolly mammoth who roamed the plains of Eastern Washington a hundred thou sand years ago at the very least. and stony wood from a newly-Ciscovered petrIhed forest that fourshed three or four mil lion years before Coulee City was founded, have been brought to the state museum at the University of Washington by Cura- tor Frank s. Hall and Dr. E. L. Packard of the geology faculty.
 The presence of the mammoth bones had been known since last fall, and it was to examine them and to discover the conGl- tion of the skeleton and the character of the soil in which they were deposited that the scientists made their excursion into Grant county They had no suspicion that the petriGed forest existed
 The bones were disclosed for the first time by a road scraper, between Wilson Creek and Stratford, and the university was notified by w E. Southard, an at torney of Wilson Creek. He assisted Mir Hall and Dr. Packard in the excavation of the remnants of the skeleton.
 Only leg and feet bones and a portion of the vertebrae were located, but Curator Hall is of the opnoin that the rest of the skeleton can be found within a radius of 100 feet. The numbering creature appar- ently had been mired in quicksand while drinking from g stream, and it is presumed that flood waters scattered his remains.
 The mammoth existed in the pleistocene period, which probably preceded the ap- pearance of man in this portion of the world. Its presence in Washington IS no great surprise four specimens having been obtained near Spokane, a hundred miles to the eastward some years ago. The Chi cago Academy of Science restored one of the skeletons and offered it to the Uni versity of Washington, but the university lacked the funds to take it over. It IS now in the Field museum.
 Specimens have been found at various times in neighboring states, in Alaska and in Siberia Flesh of the elephantine ani- maj was found perfectly preserved in ice in Siberia, and its quality as food tested to the entire satisfaction of scientists.
 The university men located the petrified forest on a shelving in the rocks overhang- ing Fresh Water lake, near Coulee City, in a region that has been but slightly ex- plored by geologists. One tree was close to five feet in diameter; another was from twelve to fifteen feet long and foot and half to two feet in diameter A frag ment brought back has every appearance of ordinary wood. The trees, the remains of some of which are still standing, are about fifty feet above the surface of the water. Molten lava buried the forest and was responsible for its preservation in its present form.
 The whole country, in the opinion of the university scientists, offers interesting prob lems and suggestions for investigation. It may influence scientific opinion as to whether the Big Bend country represents glacial or stream deposits.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
RUSSIAN GENERAL BRUSILOFF
 MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT

An Associated Press dispatch of June 20 from the Russian Southwestern headquar- Russian commander, in explanation of the recent important successes he has achieved, as follows:
 We have for the first time in the his tory of the war had sufficient ammunition to enable use to use curtain of fire in preventing the enemy from retiring save through the zone scathing with shrapnel fire, which renders surrender imperative.
 "The political effect of our advance will certainly be far-reaching in Austra-Hun- gary, and this year it is not improbable that the Germans will send huge forces to support the Austrians. The fall of Czernowitz must have created a profound effect in Roumania and the other Balkan states.
 These few weeks are, I believe, only the beginning of our campaign fo: this summer. Though the Germans may have separate successes before they are finally defeated, pe shall 1 hope, be pressing the war against them in increasing numbers.
 The situation is further improved by the British fleets action and the occupation by the Russian troops of the towns of Zadova, Strobinetz and Gliboka, on the river Sereth, which was announced today"
 
 Tl,o D;opoor ofEoo
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
RICH CATTLEMANS SONS
 ENJOY UNIQUE OUTING

The passengers on the Admiral Watson had the unique experience of having their baggage "rustled" by couple of real live milEonaires, says the Anchorage Times. Among the passengers on the liner were two boys from Colorado named Allen Now down in the COW country Old Man Allen, as he is called by all the cowmen in that section has the reputation of owning more beef than he can count, and in order to overcome this trfling mathematical shcrt- coming, has started the two young Aliens to school and when the term was finished last spring Allen Pere was so pleased that he tcld the boys that they might do as they pleased for their vacation. He also in closed bank check, with only the sigma ture of Old Man Allen at the bottom, and told the boys to ''go as far as they hked. Being sensible youngsters, they decided to see Alaska, and in order to make the trip even more interesting they have been dong longshorng and steved0rlng ever since the Jensen raft left Seattle. At each port ol call they have reported to the mate, clad in dungarees, have turned to and sOuseG the pinnacle, sWabbed the port hatch, showed a truck and done all of the things that the overall clad native usually does When the lines were cast off they would line up at the pursers office and take down the hourly wage that their labor entitled them to. While the ship was at sea they loled about the deck in flannels and sport shirts and generally played the part of tourists in accordance with the usual custom. The boys were delighted with Anchorage, and assert that they are having the time of their young lives Some stunt for a couple of embryo millionaires.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-07
PLAINTIFFS WIN A POINT
 IN WASHINGTON BANK CASE

In the suit against ". H. Parsons John Schram, E. L. Webster and Cllse, in the state courts of Washington, which was in- stituted by Receiver F. c. Moves of the Washington Alaska Bank, the plaintiff has gained the first victory says the Fairbanks News-Miner of September 4. Fernand de Journel attorney for MT. Moves, was ln- formed upon his arrival in Fairbanks yes terday that the court had oyerruled the de murrers of the defendants and had held that the plaintiff had a good cause of action. This is considered by MT de Journel as practically a verdict as he states that there will be no trouble in establishing the proof. When interviewed regarding the case MT. de Journel said:
 Il found upon my arrival here a wire from Hughes McMcken, Dovell & Ramsey to the effect that in the action for super added liability against the defendants, Par sons, Schram, Joslin, Webster & Clise, the demurrers of the defendants had been over ruled and that we had stated a good cause of action and were entitled to recover upon the facts set forth in the complaint the sum of 3150000 for super added liability of bank stockholders.
 lneTe are two OlheI dCtlOllS "LICH 4Ii'F not been decided yet to wit: An action for S25O,OOO in favor of the deposltors of the Barnette bank and an action in favor of the deposltors of the Parsons bank. We are awaiting the decisions on the demurrers in these cases, and hope that they will be the same as in the other case.'
 Asked then as TO the probability of the outcome of these eases, MT. de Journel said:
 There is no question about winning, and intend to keep on fighting if it takes all my life to get the money; and if don't live, Eve got a sen that can carry on the cases"
 Mir. de JourneI is in Fairbanks to look after Mir Moves interest in eases pending against him, and instituted by the First National Bank. He will be here for month or more.
 In these cases the receiver was authorized to proceed in the courts of the Outside, after the matter had been placed before Judge Bunnell The court heard the statement of the attorney as to what he expected to show in the States, and after giving the matter much consideration authorized the expense.