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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-18
LIVE STOCK MARKET
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Kansas City Stock Yards, Aug. Is
The feature today was a big advance
on feo steers, the best ones selling
fully 25 higher. Heavy grass steers
sold 10 higher stockers and feeders
met a strong demand, the general
cattle market runnin0 from steady
10 higher. Trade was active and il
was o good market. Forty cors of
cattle out of a big Kansas pasture
string, weighing around 100 porrds
wer edivided between the marx cts
yesterday, 25 cars selling i'm Chicago
at $40 and $3.50, ten cars In Kan
sas City at $3.50. five cars in Saint
Joseph at $7.35.
Beef Steers
Prime Missouri stee sold at
S10.75 today, 1910 lbs. average; 9th
ers at $10.5O, 1911 lbj. average, and
mixed yearling steers and Eeifers
sold at $10.25. Grass steers weigh
ing from 1909 to 1909 lbs. sold al
$500 to $3.50. medidn weights, or
which there was considerable com
petition. from feeder buyers. $6.25
TO $500. Quarantine receipts were
eight cars, five cars of which were
North Texas fed steers. 1892 lbs.
at $7.40. Cows are scarce. and rul
mostly to common kinds. at S4.75 L
$5.25, good kinds selling a. $3.50 Il
$3.50; a few choice fed cows at 500
and better; veals up to $11.00.
StOcl1ers and Feeders
Prices are unevenly highor, Und .
the influence of the improved out
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-18

to the higher Christian life and ttt-
ting them to be more useful men and
women and a higher type of citizen
ship. BRYAN CO. S. 5. Assn,
BY j. b. Hickman, President
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-18
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-18

large acquaintance among the legal
profession, to all of whom the news
OF his sudden death will come as u
complete surprise.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-18

Judge Robert NJ Rainey of Atoka
was here on legal business Thurs
day of this week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-18

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The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
Another Train Lnofed.

Laredo Texas, May l6.-The through Mexico City passenger on the Mexican Central to this city was derailed and attacked by bandits, last Thursday night, at lonely point between Queretaro and Em- palme Gonzales, as reported here by travellers on the train who reached the border after having endured much hardship and some of them a great property loss.
 They state that the entire engine crew and a score of others. soldiers and Mexican passengers we're killed either ill the wreck or the shooting that followed Immediately the train was derailed, the engine and four cars rolling down an embank-- ment, the attacking Villistas began a general fusilade, more with the object of terrifying the passengers than of killing them.
 While the shooting and shouting continued outside the bandit leaders began going through the train rob- ping everyone who appeared to have money or valuables. Among the passengers were two Carranza army paymasteFs who lost the funds they were carrying. one S20,000, and the other $i5,000 in the new Carranza currency. A paymaster of the El Orc Mining Company lost $35,000 ill the new Carranza currency and an American named Hill lost 5000 in gold.
 William Rosendale. of Chicago, o passenger arrived with details of the wreck Rosendale said he heard that S20000 in silver was taken from the express car and that a Carran- cista paymaster was robbed of S20 GOO of the new issue of money. Ros- endale said Douglas, an American representative of the Washington government. had s20000 of the Car rancista money. He said that S500,- GOO which the train was carrying, was overlooked
 The wreck was caused by the burning of trestle. The engine and tender plunged through the gap but the coaeha remained on the track. As the crash came simul- taneously the train was fired upon by the Mexican bandits, who shot through the windows.
 4 closed car was sent out from Oueretaro and rushed to the aid or the survivors. They were taken to CeIaya but were forced to flee some time later when reports were re- ceived of a fight nearby. Some pro- ceeded to Queretaro and others toward the border.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
SENSATION IN MUSKOGEE.
Anti-Vice Crusade Leading Close to
 Prominent Men.

Muskogee. Ok, May i2-A fourth |arrest in Mayor J E. Wyand's vice crusade against men who make |young girls their victims was made last night when John Beverly, a Missouri, Oklahoma X Gulf railroad brakeman was arrested in Durant |on a warrant sworn out late yester- |day afternoon by Marie Wells, IA years old Beverly is married man |and Is said to be about 40 years old. his home is in Muskogee.
 Five little girls, all about the same age yesterday told their stories to
 the officers Many more, the prose eutors say have stories to tell. With
 the questioning of each girl a few more names are added to the list. Une of the accused Robert Forecart, |oo years old, was held to the grand |Jury and two waived e. animation.
 The net the police spread yes-
 Iefoay threatened to ensnare men prominent in Muskogee social life. TWO business partners, named |aihong the first men of the city, have Seen mentioned but no direct evil |uence against them has been gath
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
OKLAHOMA MURDERER TAKEN.
Father of Six Shot Mother of Five
 Because She Rejected His Suit.

Fayetteville. May i2.-Abe Owen, wanted in Talequah, Ok. for the murder of Mrs. Moran, IS in Jali here today awaiting removal to the scene of his crime
 He was arrested by Sherlff " F. Davidson. of Cherokee county Ok, assisted by Deputy Sheriff r. II. Quinn. Chief of Police Coy Gregg, or Fayetteville. and a posse consisting of Buck Radcliffe, and H. E Jackson, of Washington county.
 The crime for which Owens IS wanted was particularly atrocIous one. He entered the home of Mrs. Morgan. six miles southwest of Ial- eduah and shot her three times. As she lay helpless on the floor he walked up to her. took her by the hand and said. Goodbye, l hope to meet you in hellr Then he fled to inc woods. His victim fingered for several hours.
 Mrs. Morgan was widow with five children and she had resisted rwen's efforts tn have her marry him. II $ said that he was jealous Of another mans attentions to the widow. Owen, himself a wldower has six children.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
|NE W ARMY BILL 10 GIVE 7IS,5OO
Regular Fighters and National Guard Wakes Up Maximum Strength--"A We'll Balanced Fighting Ma
 chine" Says Chamberlain

Washington, May i6.-Revised fic- ures on the army reorganization biIl as agreed upon by house and sen ate conferees and submitted to the Senate Tuesday by Chairman Cham berlain. shows that the new army will be even larger than announced when an agreement was reached last Saturday.
 The maximum strength in time of peace will be 2ii ,000 officers and men, including 25,000 staff troops. Philippines scouts and unassigned recruits, and that the war strength will be 236,500 officers and combat ant troops. which, with staff troops. etc. added will bring the aggregate maximum strength of the regular army to 26i, 300.
 The national guard. as reorgan- ized. would total 475,000, making a total of 7iS,500 available.
 For the first time in our history, ' Senator Chamberlain told the Sen- ate. we have provided for an army that is we'll balanced throughout and which will be an efficient fight ing machine. The company units will no longer be skeletons. but real working units of about two-thirds war strength. An infantry company will be 100 men in peace and i50 in war. A troop of cavalry will be 100 in peace and i05 in war, bat tery will he i26 men in peace and l90 in war.
 The officers reserve corps and the reserve officers training corps have been adopted as written in both original bills. They provide for the recruiting, selection and training of civilians in time of peace for the duties of officers in time 5f war.
 The national guard will have greater inducements to improve and 1t will be on trial during the next few years to prove that the claims made by it's representatives that it was only held back from becoming a real asset in our national defense by forces over which it had no con- troll
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
PARLIAMENT TALKS
 OF IRISH TROUBLE.
Tenant Says if Were Executed and 73 Sentenced to Prison as Result of Recent Uprising-0ne Thou
 sand Casualties.

London, May ii.-Fourteen per- sons have been executed in Ireland as a result of the recent uprising of the Sim Feiners. Parliamentary Under Secretary for War Tennant told the house of commons this aft ernoon.
 In addition those executed a to- tai of 73 persons have been sentenced to penal servitude, six imprisoned at hard labor. Many of those had been sentenced to death following court martial trials, but their death sen- tences were commuted to impris- onment.
 The last estimate of the Dublin casualties placed the list at 1000, of which 400 were killed, including sol- diers. insurgents and civilians.
 Since the insurrection there has been great increase in the rate of the Dublin recruiting, it is stated
 The Irish affairs occupied impor- tant places in the discussions in both the houses of parliament to- day, and a motion for the discus sions of the executions in Ireland is scheduled to come up in the house of commons this afternoon.
 The execution of Thomas Kent in the County of Cork has brought up further protests.
 The Irish Nationalists also arc much concerned over the continued arrests and deportations to England. The number of arrests made is un- known, but it is estimated that sew eral tohusand have been placed un- der arrest and most of these have been deported.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
RICH ID PAY FOR
 NATIONAL DEFENSE
Army and Navy Money to Come From Big Fortunes-Inheritance Duties Levied and Munitions
 Profits to Be Taxed.

Washington, May t3. The rich and well-to-do will have to meet the entire burden of the cost of the pre- paredness program under the plans of the administration House leaders, unless Congress upsets them
 While it has been known for some time this was the general plan of the administration leaders in the House, the general provisions of the revenue bill were finally decided upon at conference today between Secretary McAdoo and Chairman kitchin. Secretary McAdoo ap- proved for the President the plan Mir. kitchin and the committee had worked out.
 Under the terms of the committee bill, there will be no stamp taxes, no increased whiskey tax or special excise tax Of any kind the in creased revenue to be raised from three sourees--fnco1F tax, inher- itance tax and tax na war muni- tions
 Although the administration and President Wilson had urged a tax on bank cheeks, gasoline, explosive engines and pig iron, Secretary Me Aloo at today's conference agreed to the Kitchin program.
 Under the plan the increase ir the income tax will be nearly dou- ble what was originally proposed al the outset of the session. The in- crease will be largely on the in- comes of more than $i0,000 a year Just what the percentages will be will not be fixed until the amounts needed to cover the army and naval bills are definitely set by the House But the increase of the income tax on big incomes will be heavy-that much is certain - because of the large amount of additional revenue that is needed
 A big fight is expected over the revenue bills, but it will not begin until both military measures are passed.
 In the compromise between the two houses on the army bill, the House accepted the Senate plans for an army of 100000 men and for a government nitrate manufactur- ing plant. and the Senate dropped the volunteer army plan and ae- cepted the House provision for a federalized militia.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
CEMENT SACKS EXPENSIVE.
Their Use by Soldiers as Armor Has
 Boosted the Price.

St. Louis, Mo-, May l5.--Use of damaged cement sacks as armor by soldiers in Europe has boosted their price to seven times what it was before the beginning of hostilities This was explained by Guido pan- taleoni. who has been acting as agent for a cement company in Flu rope.
 The sacks are partly filled with earth and before a charge is made. each soldier hangs one across his shoulders. When the charge ends the soldier drops and doubles his sack up in front of his head. form ing a temporary rampant. Accord ing to pantaleoni the sacks are ef- feetiye in checking shrapnel and even bullets.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
FRANCE DOES NOT
 WANT PEACE OFFER
President Poincare Insists That Ger many Must Ask, Not Fender, Terms-Enemies Must Rec0g-
 nize Themselves Beaten.

Nancy, France, May President Poincare of France declared in an address here yesterday that the cen tral powers had not offered France peace, and France did not want such an ofTers
 France does not want Germany to tender peace. said the president. but wants her adversary to ask for peace
 The president then made known clearly the only kind of peace which would be acceptable to France. The address was delivered at the Molitor garrison before large number of Lorraine refugees. to whom the president. after expressing his sym pathies and renewing promises of solicitude and protection, said:
 Allies Not Responsible.
 France wiltnot expose her sons to the dangers of new aggressions. The central empires, haunted by re- morse for having brought on the war and terrified by the indignation and hatred they have stirred up in mankind, are trying today to make the world believe that the entente allies alone are responsible for the prolongation of hostilities-a duh 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 tlieir conditions; we want to impose ours On them. We do not want a peace which would leave imperial Ger many with the power to re-com- mence war and keep Europe eter- nally menaced We want peace which receives for restored rights serious guarantees of equilibrium and stability
 Will Not Cease Fighting.
 50 long as that peace is not as- sured to us; 50 long as our enemies will not recognize themselves as vanquished We will not cease t fight
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
i5i,OOO FOR PREPAREDNESS.
Line of Parade 20 Miles and Mil-
 lion People Witness It.

New York, May ff.--The greatest civic parade in the history of this country was witnessed here Satur- day when i5i,0O0 men and women marched through flag bedecked streets as a demonstration of their belief in national preparedness. The line of marchers was estimated at 20 miles in length and the pageant was watched by million or more people.
 Twenty thousand women were in the pageant. Workers ill two hun- dred occupations, lawyers and other professional men, city officials and city employees and 10000 members of the National Guard in uniform and thousands of Spanish war yet- Ierans composed the long column. The lawyers were lead by p isls- tices of the supreme court,
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
[FXAS NATIONAL
 | GUARD IS AJOKE
Iost of the Militiamen Can't Re Taken Into Seryice--At Least Six
 lyeeks to Train the Few Who Are Fit-Take New Recruits.

4 San Antonio, Tex. May il.-Un- Preparedness stalked through the &nt city of the Texas National &nard at Fort Sam Houston last tieht pointing out where and how T.e militiamen failed to get ready |br defense. Many of the men, hur- &edly summoned from their daily @ontine at home, were without uni {orms. while large number were bted to be sent home as physically hnflt for even the duty of patrolling <he border.
 4 Week to Get to Camp. # It has required nearly week for }he state troops to mobilize. In fexas the tremendous expanse of <he state was partial explanation. 3n New Mexico it took them just as .png with no explanation forthcom- 3ng. Railroads are not as numerous Sn Texas. Arizona and New Mexico &s in the eastern states, but thcre &ere cases where it required twen-- fy-four hours and more for the men 4o assemble their equipment and
 make a getaway to the mobilization Ramps.
 Pull and regulations less rigid Than those of the regular army were kaid to be responsible for the num- Der of rejects" among the guards inen. They were turned back be- fause of poor eyesight, minor dis bblements and defective hearing mainly, but army critics believed a humber of those rejected should feyef have been enlisted in even a Rational guard organization. Few Are Fit For Service. Most of the militiamen are young kiers many scarcely out of their Seens and practically undevelop ad. EIhe majority are inclined to be atl.- 2etic but many an inspiring athlete learned yesterday the difference be- Tween the gymnasium fitness and Hhe hardened physical condition wrought by months of campaigning 6n the open. Officers say it will Bake six weeks to train the Texas kuardsmen. That means six weeks delay to acquire the elements of which the President Supposed the men had attained at Nhelr armories. .s
 Uniforms are being rushed from |the east for the men mobilized in |heir working clothes. The new kits 'will probably be the same as those |used by the regular troops, much |more compact than the old equip 'ment supplied the national guard. Six weeks from now what is left |of the militia of the three states, |plus capable recruits obtained in Fhe meantime, will be prepared for Ftuty on the border
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
NEW USE FOR GUMBO.
mack Land Soil Baked, Broken and
 Used for Ballast.
from the Texarkanian.

from the Texarkanian.
 burnt gumbo is being made use of a great quantities on the Cotton Delt t railway in Texas for balIasting purposes. A stretch of road from nuulson as to Fort Worth, a distance Si S more than 50 miles, is being made 'lrl T with this black land ballast. ane black dirt from Hunt county sha a.'us IS being toasted in kilns in ena s'aa' alstriet, and after being hard Tneu '. to an almost vitrifled condition ts spread in broken places after 'le manner of macadam.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
VILLA ATTEMPTING ID RAISE AN ARMY
Bandit Chief Has Recovered From His Wounds, the Report Says Carranza Understands the Uni
 ted States and Crisis Passes.

Field Headquarters in Mexico, May i5, via Wireless to Columbus, \. M., May i6.-Francisco Villa has recovered from his wounds entire ly and has been busy for some weeks attempting to raise new army i'll Durango, according to a story told here Monday by a Mexi- can who was captured at 0jos Azu- les late in April.
 Cayalrymen are riding hard on the trail of small bands of Mexi- cans near the Rubio Ranch, 20 miles from here, where three Villa followers were slain by an Ameri- can forage detachment Julio Car denas. one of those slain. had cloth ing indicating that he possibly par ticipated in the raid upon Colnn- bus, N NJ.
 Washington. May i6.-The net re- suit of the military conference at El paso, as reported Tuesday by Major General Scott to Secretary Baker, has been to convince the Carranza government that the Uni- ted States has no other purpose in Mexico than to stamp out brigaIld- age. As a consequence, there ex- ists substantially an unwpitten un- derstanding that the Carranza for ces shall endeavor to demonstrate their ability to handle the situation as the necessary step toward with drawal of the American punitive expedition.
 General Scott believes that Gener- al Obregan is acting in good faith and that the border situation is less critical today so far as the Ameri- can government is concerned.
 To do his share, General Obreeon has agreed to occupy and police the Parral district, securing the noun tain regions west of that town in search of the remnants of Villas followers. He also agreed to es- tablish strong patrol line along the Mexican side of the Big Bend country to prevent incursions such as that at Glenn Springs and Bo- quillas For that purpose. General Obregon has ordered into those reg ions 10000 troops under General Treyino, said to be Carranza's most efficient field commander. Advices to the war and state departments indicate that the movements are be- ing carried out promptly
 Another important element. and one which American army officers regard as most vital to General pershing's line of communications was cleared up by General 0bre- gon's agreement not to bring the large force of Carranza troops in sonora into General pershing's rear.
 U. s. to Take Precautions.
 On their side, General Scott and General Funston assured General Obregon that precautions would be taken by the American commanders not to dispose their forces so as to embarass the operation of the Mex : iean troops. and also that the bor- der patrol on the American side would be strengthened.
 Funston Proposes Patrol Plan. ' 4 new plan for patrolling the bor- der has been recommended by Gen. eral Funston. He proposed a corps of s8 motorcycles. thirty tandem and is single machines. Secretary Baker said Tuesday he would prob ably approve the plan. General Funston will make Fl paso the base of operations for the motorcycle scouts Use of motorcycles would enable the patrols to cover much more quickly and oftener a longer section of the boundary
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18

ROCKS AND LARIATS ONLY
 THINGS MULES REFUSED
Prove Their Worth to the Army In Covering Territory Where Auto
 Trucks Gould NOt Travel.

Field Headquarters. American Punitive Expedition in Mexico, via Motor to Columbus, May i5.-The value ot the army mule, which wa vered when the auto trucks were used in the Villa campaign, again has been vindicated
 These mules. as pack animals. have gone beyond the truck lines into country where no wheeled vehicle yet invented can move.
 They are better able to live oif the country without loss of strength than are horses, for they eat almost everything except rocks and Q cer- tain kind of ropea Mexican horse hair lariat
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
AND ENGLAND IS NEXT!
|. $. Preparing 'yery Vigorous Pro
 test Against Interference.

Washington, May i5.--The Ameri- can government now is preparing what has been characterized as "a very vigorous" protest against in terference with the mails to and from the United States and England.
 The note will be sent soon and will declare that the United States can- not countenance such interference. particularly where the neutrals are concerned.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
the Banker and the Business Responsibility Farmer
SAW \ DRucLEss ANAEsTHETlc.
Ky Pressing Certain Nerves. Doctor
 Made Man Pain Proof.
E.rorn The Eansas cItr star

From The Kansas citv Star
 Local anaethesia without the use of drugs was shown to the delegates to the Eclectic Medical Society of Missouri at the Coates house last night, The demonstrator selected one of the delegates and, by plae- ing his finger on nerve centers along the nose. caused total loss of sensation in the eye so that there. was no tlinching or reaction when a finger was thrust against the eye ball
 Then he altered the pressure he was exerting and inhibited all sen sation in one side of the face. He thrust q pin into the mans cheek and the subject asserted there was no feeling whatever.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
GERMANY WARNS NEUTRALs.
Merchant Ships Must Obey Interna.
 tional Law When Stopped.

Washington. May i6.--Germany, in note presented to Secretary Lansing by Count yon Bernstortf Tuesday, warns neutral govern ments that merchant ships flying neutral flags must obey the pro- visions of international law in re- gard to their conduct when stopped by a German submarine and that they incur danger should they turn their ships in the direction of a submarine.