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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-02
Railroad Franchise Tax

To 80 23S3 miles c. N O. T. p. Ry $S9S AS
property at $4,000 per mile
To 23.S3 miles Remainder Franchise c. n O.
T. P. r. r. 1912 (S300, 060)
To 50 1888 miles Remainder Franchise c. N o.
T. P. r. r. 1913 ($312,11OD
To cents miles Remainder Franchise c. n. O.
T. P. r. R. 1914 ($321 .6l2D
To so 1888 miles Remainder Franchise c. n o.
r. ?. X. R. 1915 (S233,694D
To 80 cents 26.7O miles Additional Franchise L. & n
K. 1915 ($10l S34 -......-.....
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
Try 2 Drops of Magic "Cets-It."

There's a wonderful difference between
getting rid ~ corn now and the way
they used 10 try 20 get rid OF II only
four or five wears ago. Gets IT, has rev
olutiontcd urn history, It's the only
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06

sands OF paSSers-by must have cast
their eyeS IN the same direction that ,
day. there is small matter for wonder
IN the fact that Bristol alone took the
trouble to inquire into the mystery
ior his trained eve told him that there
was mystery here.
He walked down the court and into
the entrance OF bank chambers. An
inspection OF the board upon the wall
showed him ,ha, the first floor appar
er,ly was occupied bv three firms. two
of them legal. for this is the neigh
borhood OF the law courts. and the
third a press agency He stepped up
to the first floor Past the doors bear
ing the names oi the solicitors and
past that belonging to the press agent
he proceeded, TO fourth suite OF of
fees Here, pinned upon the door
frame. appeared a card which bore the
legend
THE CONGO FIBRE COMPANY
Evidently the Congo Fibre company
had so recently taken possession OF the
offices ,ha, there had been no time to
inSor,be their title either upon the
doors or upon the board in the hall
Inspector Bristol was much i'm
pressed for into one OF the rooms nc
oupied by the Fibre company shone that
curious disc OF light which first had
drawn his attention to bank chambers,
He raped on the door turned III,
handle and en Jed The sole iurni.
,ure Of the oiNe in which he found
himself apparently consisted OF one
desk and an office stool, which stool
wa, occupied by an office boy The
windows opened on the court and a
door marked private evidently com
municated with an inner office, whose
windows likewise must opcn on the
court, I, was tho ceiling OF this inner
office. unless the detectives calculs
,ions erred. which he was anxious to
inspect
Bristol produced card which bore
the uneomptomlslng legend John
Henry Smith
Take my card to Mr. Boulter, boy,
he said ,etSely
"Mr Boul,er 'ir' There isn't any
one of ,ha, name here"
oh" said Bristol, looking around
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06

A suit OF navy blue twill coat plated
from yoke. confined with belt with large
buckle front and back heavy stitching
on collar and cuffs Skirt a plated
model
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
GUARDS SETTLE
Down FOR LONG
WATCHFUL WAIT
Oklahoma Soldiers Glad 10 Be-
Home, Anyhow

! AWION Okla Feb ~ DNpc,ia,D
With definite assurances that the OK
lahoma national guard will not he mus
tered ont Immediately, member, OF the
first unit who arrived ai Fort Slll sun
dav settled down today 10 await dcNcl-
opmcut, In the first unit Is the en-
giucers' company composed OF seventy
six men, field hospital corp slN'y.
eight men aud troops A and b cavalry.
ninety each Preparation, tor cNamin
ing the men physically the first step
IN dcmobliyation, were being made lat
night. but IT is thought this process Will
be abandoned this morning.
The troops were paid on February Z
at San Benito so they arc flush at
the present But many are boarding
II until they arrive ~ their 'own home
town" Early Monday morning 'om'
OF the boys gJt away for lew hours
so that they might come IN toNn and
get a restaurant meal
Nj guard,mcn arc pu,ct and orderly
and seemed pleased 10 get on Oklahoma
soil again, although many complain o.
! the change IN climate Sixteen OF Law
tons boy, were mc:lbcrs OF company
A Oklahoma eugiucctS. MANY parents
were at the Rock Island station sun
day night 10 greet their sons before
they went on to Fort Sill All local
guardsmcn obtained leave OF absence for
a few hours carly Monday morning in
order to come IN town and visit thclr
relatives. Today, however, II became
known that few leaves OF absence would
ke- granted and that all furloughs have
been Cancelled
Capt W. G. Murchson. chief muster.
/ ing officer. came down to Fort Sill sun.
/ day and he has established offices IN the
headquarters building
Many OF the soldiers feel that III,
state treated them unfairly when III,
( legislature did not pass the bill allow
ing each guardSman on the border 81 Z
day The bill was killed by the appro
priation committee ard each man t.
the Oklahoma national edard feels h'
should have had the additional pay
l. Some OF the boys are worrying abou
Jobs when they get home They AZ,
beginning to look around to find th'
best possible opening
Company A has three pets Of whicl
they are justly proud They are a ma
tive burro and two Angora goats whicl
they brought back from San Ben,o.
The boys seem not 10 care muc'
whether they arc mustered out now o
not. since they are on Oklahoma sol
a,,I ,I.,. bona. IT,. I a
cphouc exchange was kept busy ,hi
morning getting calls through to aln,o'
every town in Oklahoma Each soldie
wanted to talk to home folks as 500
as possible The afternoon train
Yesterday brought many visitors I
.awtnn and then 10 Fort Sill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
REPUBLICANS DISCUSS
IMPORTANT MEASURES

WASHINGTON, Feb 6-Republi
can representatives at caucus last
night discussed party measures gener
ally and adopted resolution creating
a committee OF twenty-seven to con
slider questions relating 10 the organ
ration OF the house in the next con
greS The resolution offered by Re
publican eader Mann was adopted as
a substitute for one BY Representative.
Anderson of Minnesota. under which a
complete legislative program for re.
puhlicans of the next house would have
been framed.
The committee will be named soon BY
Representative Greene of Massaehu-
'etts, chairman OF the caucus. The plar
is for II to report whenever the next
congress shall convene. either in reg
ular or special session, and contem-
plates under the regular party leader
ship the consideration Of effective party
organization.
Many speeches were made, all in a
spirit of harmony Representative
Mann in urging his resolution said that
no man should consider his own ambi
,ion in the speakerShip contes, and ,ha,
party effectiveness should he placed
above personal consideration He re
fcrred to the international crisi, and
to the necessity for broader statesman.
ship,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
Further Damage
for Citrus Crop

TAMPA, Fla. Feb. 6-Lower tenn
pera'ures expected last night did not
ma'erlaire, the minimum in Tampa
standing at 81 |, is believed that
citrus or truck crops damaged to the
extent OF many thousands of dollars
by the cold Friday and Saturday suf-
iered no additional injury last night, -
where it was possible, full protection
was afforded. The damage to this
years orange and grape fruit crop is
not heavy, but early bloom in many
groves was nipped, and practically
every vegetable crop suffered to a con-
siderable extent
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
ttVVIHO gave YOU this, boy" !
wv asked sharply

w asked sharply.
w "A foreign gentleman, SIR
very dark-lke all Indian,
Where is he -
'He went of in a cab, sir after he
gave me the uo,.
handed the boy a sixpence and
slowly pursued my way. An idea was
forming in my mind to trap the enemy
Nv seeming acQuieScence | wondered
II my movements were watched al that
moment Since it was more than
probable | returned to the bank, en-.
tered and made some trivial inquiry OF
a cashier and then came out again
ard walked on as far as the Report
office
| had not been in the office more than
five minutes before received tele.
gram from Inspector Bristol It had
been handed IN at Soho, and the mes
age was an odd ono
Cavanagh. Report. London.
Plot aioot to steal keys. &c, them
from bank and Join me II o'clock a,
Astoria Have planned trap
BRISTOL.
This was very mysterious IN view OF
the note. so recently received by me,
hu, | concluded that Bristol had hi,
upon a similar plan TO that which was
forming in my own mind II seemed
unnecessarily hazardous, though, ac-
lually to Withdraw the keys from their
place of safety.
Pondering deeply upon the perplexi-
ties OF this maddorlng case | shortly
afterward found myself at the bank
With the manager descended to the
strong room and the safe was unlocked
which contained the much sought Tor
! KEYS oi the case at the Antiquarian
museum
There are the KEYS quite Saie-and
Nv the way this is my second VISIT
here this morning Mr. tayanagh, said
The manager. with whom ! was upon
rather intimate terms IA foreign lady
who has recently become customer OF
the bank deposited some valuable Jew
els here this morning less than an
hour ago. in fact"
Indeed" | said. and my mind wa'
working rapidly "The lady who came u
the large blue car gray haired lady ?
There are teilec,ors above the bank
windows which face the court; and 4
appeared to Bristol ,ha, there was Z
hole in one OF these the iurthermo'
from the corner 4 tiny beam Of llgh
,hone from the bank window on ~
reflector. or from the reflector ON ~
window; which circumstance in itsel
was no, curious Rut above the re
iec,or al an acute angle this my'te
riou, beam was seemingly projecte'
upward Walking a little way up th
court he saw tha, |, shone through
and cast disc OF light upon the cell
ing of an office ON the frs, floor o
the bank chambet, above
I, is every detectives business 10 h
! obseryan, aud although many thou
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
1.-The Eternal
Magdalene"

] he Magdalcne-thc Eternal Magda-
Icnc-the tragic somber pathetic figure
which has been the heritage OF the
world since It's beginning is the pivot
around which one OF the most power
iul plays OF today turns This lonely
and weary being. who carries in her
heart all the passions and lusts OF the
centuries and whose story il one OF the
greatest power in the world OF men
since history was in the making. brings
kagain her question 'And |" to society
Tor answer IN this play OF Robert Nc.
Laughlln'S The Eternal Magdalene !"
II is the great question OF today as well
as yesterday, broad as the universe IN
scope, dramatic IN onceptlon-irankly
handled in an almost startling manner.
which by ITS very sincerity and truth
makes thoughtless people think and
thinking people ponder The problem
as 1t Is, not as II should he. is here at
tackled courageously and honestly and
II it accompisheS nothing else il docs
prove that the KEY TO the apparently
blind door is Charity the greatest oi
these" |, is lesson to be Learned and
herein taught
In the presentation al the Eternal
Magdalene the Overholser Players ex-
eel themselves Miss HUFF with so
many good roles to her credit. will
stand ou, IN relief as "a Woman OF the
Town" IN whose eyes all men read mem
ory and who to Elijah Bradshaw, as the
daughter OF long forgotten autumn
love, brings III her passion stained
hands rehabilitation and true love Tor
his fellow man.
She IS quite beautiful III the part and
her splendid Interpretation OF this al
legorioal role carries m ITS restrained
emotion tense strength which is cofi-
vic,ion and sympathy Mr.. Bticken is
most pleasing and delightfully."- human
and natural as John Bellamy, ,he
broad minded newSpaperman Roy
Walling has his strongest part so far
as Elijah Bradshaw and does i, JUS
tice. His delineation OF the change in
the man from the narrow righteous
ne" OF the first &C, TO the gentle char
ity OF the last i' very good. indeed. and
adds much to his ALREADY strong fol
lowing
Mr. Forester wins more admirers IN
his work as the Reverend Smollett and
one is grateful for the many laughs
which Ray Brown gives in his anus.
ing and clever Interpretation OF ludg,
Bascom.
Miss Dale, while on for only a ,hor'
time as Blanche Dumond is one Of tn,
'uonges, in the cast The lights ant
shades OF her work here are splend,t
and most artistic
Russell Fillmore as the son, Miss
Bti'towe, the daughter and Mr.. Swee
ney as usual are all TO be desired II
their different roles The audenc,
is glad for the happy ending for ,heir
SakeS especially.
Cyril Raymond as the evangelist out
SUNDAYS Billy Sunday bu, doesn't quit,
"Ge, away with IT," hut for the ,ak,
Of the play as whole, ,ha, is tor
given
The PLAYERS this week pay Oklahoma
CITY audiences a vetv great complimen
in the settings Their brown velvc
hanpings show that they feel their Az
dience' especially discriminating an,
anntecia,ive as 10 small detail,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06

A very dressy suit Of trico,ine in
biege color Coat has high convertible
collar. ilaring pockets-skir, trimmed
with tan and Egyptian blue embroider-
INN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06

him in apparent surprise, how long |,
he gomez"
Il don't know. sir; I've only been
here three weeks. and Mr.. Knowlson
orly took the offices a month ago"
Oh commented Bristol-"then take
my card TO Mr. Knowlson; he will
probably be able to give me Mr.. Boul-
ter's present address"
The boy hesitated.
Hes out sir" he said, but without
conviction.
ITO Re CONTINUED
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
Republicans for
More Submarines

WASHINGTON. Feb 6.--Republi
can senators in conference today de.
cided to stand back NJ Senator Pom
dex,er'' bill for immediate consuuc
,ion Of twenty fleet and eighty coast
submarines at cost OF 100000.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06

Trains between Cincinnati and Chat
taroosa, distance Of 400 miles, are
soon to he operated by electricity.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
AMERICANS ARE
GIVEN FREEDOM
Gerard Reports Release Of
Captured Sailors,

WASHINGTON. Feb 6-Ofhcial
notice Ot the release by Germany OF the
SIXTY tour Americans, held prisoner in
bcrmdny for having taken pay on board
brI'h armed merchantmen captured
10y The German sea RAIDER vas received
Al the state department TO-DAY ~ de
layed dispatch from Ambassador Gc
rdrd The prisoner, were released
Germany claims. because At the time
OF their culiSlmcn, they did not know
Germany had planned a. treat all armed
ships as war vessels
German Decision Months Ago.
This seems 10 indicate to officials
here that Germany decided TO treat such
vessels as warshIpS as far back as when
the men taken into port by the Var
rowdalc took out their service papers,
IN some cases several months ago
No details were given m the dispatch
as 10 the method OF release OF the prs
oncrs.
Gerard's Last Act
One OF the last American act, he
lorc the severance OF relations with
Germany was the demand for the I'm
mediate release OF the prisoners and the
most energetic protest against their
original detention
Ambassador Gersrd'' dispatch today
announcing their release appears to
have been sent before he had requested
his passport.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
At $4,000

A suit of French gray serge Coat is
full and short, the heavy stitching and
white collar being It's only mode OF
trimming Skirt is plain, narrowed
model
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
HIGH PRICES CREATE
INTEREST IN BEANS

With comon field beans like
the navy. bringing from $3.50 To
$50 a hushel, interest in the
bean has greatly increased. Even
under average conditions. how
ever. with such beans bringing
$3.50 a bushel. they can be pro
duced at a fair profit says 4. c.,
Army of the Minnesota expert
ment station.
Field beans can he produced to
best advantage on loans or sandy
loan. adds Mr.. Army. Glover sod
has been found an excellent place
on which to grow field beans.
Since this is also desirable place
for corn and potatoes. in a rota-
ton. beans can be substituted for
corn or potatoes without chang
ing the plan of cropping.
Seed should he purchased from
reliable growers or seed houses
and only the best hand-picked
choice navy beans should be us
ed. From 10 to 20 pounds of
SUCH SEED Is enough for each acre.
Fall blowing is best for bean
growing. but if spring plowed
ground is used it should be plowed
early in April to allow the ground
beneath to become firm before the
beans are planted. Fall plowed
ground should be- di>kcd once ear
~ in April. The soil should ne
INFLOW to depth of three or four
inches.
Planting should be delayed un-
til danger of frost is past. In
Minnesota it is advisable to wait
until after the corn has been plant
ed. From May 90 to June 10 ac-
cording to latitude conditions fav
orable the seed need not he plant
cd deeper than 10 or , inches,
Th" highest yields at University
Farm have been obtained where
the beans We're drilled i'm rows 81
inches apart. one bean to each two
three or four inches.
Enough cultivation to keen the
crop free from weeds and the soil
mellow should be given. Beans
should not be cultivated when the
leaves are wet with heavy do:xs OF
RAIN. it leaf diseases are to be
avoided.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
THE GUTTER

You're sick of the game? Well,
now. that's shame,
You're young and you're brave
and you're bright.
You've had raw deal? know,
but don't Squaal,
Buck up. do your Earnest. and
fight.
It's the plugging away that sill
win You the day.
SO don't be pikcr. old pard.
Just draw on your grit; it's so
easy to quit;
It's keeping your chin up that :
hard.
It's easy to cry that you're beat
cn-and die;
It's easy to crawflsh and crawl !:
But to fight and to fight when
when hopes out of sight,
Why that's the best game Of
them all!
And though you come out Of each
eruelling bout,
All broken and beaten. and
scared,
just have one more try-It's dead
easy to die,
It's keeping-on-living that ;
hard.
Robert w, Service
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
100 HIVES OF BEES
ARE WORTH a FAkHl

One hundred llive> of bees are
worth as much as. or even more
than. an 80-acra farm, says Fran
els jaeger. chief of the division of
her-culture. University Farm, St.
, Paul.
For capital invested and labor
required, adds Mr.. jaeger. bees are
far the greatest mnney-makers,
one can keep on the farm. One
,, hundred pounds is fair average
production under good manage
ment Of the bee yard. At this
! rate 100 hives would produce 49,
000o pounds of honey in one year.
This at 10 cents per pound would
give return of $1,000 for one
year.
None of Thu, has to be used to
pay for feed for the bees for all
their food and honey come from
the flowers of the roadsides. woods
and meadows. Further. little or
~" rent is required for the land.
FOR tn" b"chivos can he placed a
long r"ad>idcS and in meadows
wlI"r" tn" bees have food at their
very doors.
If a yard is needed for the bees
quarter Of an acre is more than
enough for 100 hives. This
should cost $3.50 as rent.
TN" only large expense is for
equipment such as hives and sup
"r>. and this equipment will last
llf'-iImc. II can he supplied
for 5000. This means a YEARLY
"harg" of only about sI5. The
bees can b" obtained free by catch
ing SWarm> i'm summer. Then
by the use of pur.hrod Italian
queens. ohtainahle at the Uniyer-
Slty Farm for 80 cents each. these
swarms can be multiplied into :.
"ur"hr"d apiary.
Tn" total annual cost of the
bees for "n" year then is less than
$50 exclusive of labor. The act
ual labor required is worth si3i
at tn" rate Of 500 per year. for
only one-third of the time of one
man is needed. according to Mr..
lager. who finds that one man
"an easily car" for 300 hives,
Iin> leaves a net profit nf 1916
for one year.
Th" 160-acr" farms Of MINES
"'a on an average. according f.
J i"l0 census reports. a labor in
com" of $3.50 Il year.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
NJ. pESCHEI..
('lprl;
ORCHARD AND GARDEN

Ilnnlas make good bedding
plants as we'll as cut flowers.
They may be started from seed
now.
Ou""n-of-the- Market a>tcrS are
h|-t for pot plants. They are al
:" anon. the earliest for outside
planning.
Cut out The old dead wood of the
currants and thin out now shoots
If they are thick. Leave no more
TIA can have plenty of room tn
grow.
Every farm home should have a
good strawberry bed. Sevrnty-fivc
or more raspberry bushes and a
t'w black. white. and red currant
bushes. The black currants are
thrifty and vigorous of growth.
Red rurrantS are sometimes a dis
enlargement because tho currant
worm gets the leaves. This is
, easily prevented by spraying with
paris green or arSenatc of lead.
GIVE cauliflower. cabbage and
celery plants plenty of air.
Has the orchard been SPRAYED
yet?
Keep the tulips covered until
they begin to grow into the COW
criH".
Plant oeoni"s or rlubarb as
soon as the ground can be worked.
Seedlings hould have plenty of
arr and sunlight to keep them
stocky.
DO not prune spring-howering
shrubs until after they flower.
Those that flower in autumn NAV
be pruned now.
Many seeds will Gcrminatr bet
ter and the plants from them will
/ u" much stronger if they are
placed near the glass in green
/, house or cold frame.
Watch the hothcdS and cold
frames on warm days. A faw
minutes of hot sun on a hot bed
will raise the temperature to the
injury Of the crop planted unless
air is given.
/ Plums do we'll on sandy soil.
! Apples do best on a loan soil un-
dorlaid with clay. Many times a
fSldr hill may he made good use of
/ for apples or plums.
Good ANIMALS for cut flowers
ar" marigods. sweet peas. calliop-
sis. astcrs. scabiosa. petunias.
snaDdragons. nasturtiumS ana
zinnia.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
NO MAIL TO GERMANY

\ new ruling has been sent out
by the postal authorities which
state that during the continuance
of hostilities no letters. packages
or other mail matter originating
in the United States or its posses
~icrs will be accepted for Ger
many. Austria-Hungary, Leuxem-
berg. Bulgaria and Turkey. And
mail NOW on hand from those
countries will be delivered, but no
more will be brought into the
country.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
No Baby Carriage, in J,p,n.

Ones first impression on reaching
Tokyo is that it is exceedingly well
provided with means of transportation.
Up through the middle of the city runs
the elevated trestle. under which
scores of warehouses and shops uti.
lie the covered space. and on this
four-track trestle electric and steam
trains enter and leave in steady
streams. The streets are filed with
automobiles. motortrucks. bicycles
man-drawn cars-every type of vehicle
except the baby carriage. The baby
carriage Of Japan is the mothers back
or the daddy's shoulder. and have no
doubt that this closeRess of mother
and child throughout months and
years has much to do with the excel.
lent behavior Of the bright little ba.
bies. Street cars pass given point
every minute or two. and ut n CROSSING
there are always half dozen biz
trains in sight.