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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-16
FROM Utica

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ban
ner, Friday. fine baby hoy.
Mrs B. II. Childers is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Mary McClain was the guest
OF Miss Virgie llenslcy Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. +. Jackson. of Telephone.
leNaS. is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Ethel Reason is visiting rel
atlv"s AT Boswell this week.
Miss Bcola Askins spent SATURDAY.
niIht ana Sunday with Miss Emma
McLlain.
Miss Mary McClain spent Monday
hisht with Miss Beola Askins.
Mr. and Mrs. J W. Pruitt and
daughter. Jaster. have returned to
'heir home al Amarillo. Texas
MISS Emma NcClain was the guest,
OF Miss Daisy McCandlcss ON Monday
night
Miss Ethel B"ason was the pleas
ant cues of Miss Brula Askins last,
Friday. '
Misses Maud and Pearl Wrirb, of
iu 90 are visiting relatives here.
A. H. Hobbs has purchased a new
ear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bush IF Huk-
'hl'o spent Saturday nirht and SIM.
'"f az me nom" "t Il Il thildorS.
VIII Ellis ana family hay" return
'd l" ih"'r hor" at Dtu. OKLA
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-16
AUTO TIRES STOLEN

" VI NcFn'ridg" had twu tires
and casings stolen from his car out
SIDE OF local garage Wednesday
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-16

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Following is a list of Oklahomans
'"ho have fallen in defense of their
country during the past week and
reported since the last issue of this
paper
Killed In Action.
PVT BILL. KErliER. Watts.
PVT ALBERT PATRICK. Tulsa.
PVT, JOSEPH f.. MBERLAND.
Strand
SERGT LtCiE 5. WOODWARD. of
Muldrow.
Died " Wounds.
PVT CHARLES 4. pENWRlGHT.
FL Reno. tMarincs)
PVT MORRIS W. GRAY. Trxola.
Wounded DrSrcr lndctcrminc,l.)
Corp. William \ pccvchousr. Mus
kogrr.
Thoma, j. Hendricks. Church
l'vi Major Griswuld. Tablcr.
S"ret William : Folsom. Wcstvillc
John +. Noble. Lorkcba.
PNf VIII Il Martin. Tulsa.
severely Wounded.
H't.' Nuy {. tap"rtun, taNii.
'''" Boyd +. Nilsson. kiugtlshcr.
Mis,in. in Action.
-ar't Roland + Ins+. HlrtirSvillc.
''r.t charles IIrndrirhsun. Earls-
huro
3 "-. J""rn e Whitley. T,cum-, Ii.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-16
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The Durant News. year. 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
MORE Good ROADS
Golden Belt Extends Its Hard
Surface Highway.
Geary County Approves Eight
Mile 1S-F0ot Extension.

Abilene, Kan, March Link by
link the forming of hard surface
truck and motor road from Kansas
City to central Kansas over the Golden
Belt is being completed. Last week
Geary county commissioners approved
a petition for eight miles OF iS-foot
cement road with surfacing extending
from junction City west to the line of
Dickinson county. Every property
owner along the road signed the pc
tition. The commissioners have let
contract for a paved road connecting
Junction City with Fort Riley. and the
government paved road extends six
miles east to Army City thru Camp
Funston-once the worst stretch of
road in the state.
Long GraveIed Road.
Petitions were filed Saturday in this
county for a graveled road with oiled
surface from Abilene to Chapman,
thirteen miles east. and petitions are
being signed to build the same kind
of a road from Abilene to Solomon,
eight miles west. carrying the road
across this country In the counties
west of Salina the dirt roads are being
graded, crossings eliminated where
possible and plans being made to give
the tourist first class highway.
Reports from Riley and Pottawato-
mic counties are that the gap between
Topeka and Army City will be filled
as part of the Fort-to-Fort highway,
and the prospects are for hard sur
face, 365-day road from Kansas CITY
to Salina within a year. The Saline
petitions will be circulated for brick
or cement covering the Golden Belt
across that county.
When the road is completed it will
be feasible to establish truck lines
from Salina to Kansas City, and in
view of the constantly increasing de-
mand for trucks and tractors in west
ern Kansas, the greater portion of the
transportation of these and motor
cars will be by road rather than rail-
way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
A BOOK OF REASONS
p. Z. C. Issues 22-Page Leaf1et to
Explain $1.50 Phone Raise.

On the eve of the Withdrawal of
Joseph L. Bristow from the chairman
ship of the Kansas public utilities
commission, the commission almost
broke all records. 1t approved an APP
plication for an increase in rates. The
order affects the rates of the South
western Bell Telephone company at
Wellington. A special book of ex-
plantations has been published.
War prices for materials. wages
the state commission in its firm and
Almost as regularly rate applications
ally the cases were held on the rec
cases for a longer period-and the APP
plication denied. But a new day has
come. The commission has given its
approval to an increase of at least
one rate.
The new rate provides for a charge
of $3.50 a month for telephone rentals
for individual line residence service at
Wellington. In justification of its
action, the state commission prepared
and has printed and published a %
page booklet explaining its action.
Judge c. F. Foley. minority member
of the commission. did not sign the
opinion or the order in the case He
merely permitted Joseph L. Bristow
and John Kinkel. Republican mem
bers, to issue the order without his
interference. Judge Foley neither
signed the order nor wrote a dissent
ing opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
MAIL CLERK HERO
Rock Island Wreck Narrowly
Averted in Topeka.
Discovered Truck Break in
Time To Stop Train.

A serious wreck of the Golden
State Limited, westbound, the Rock
Islands finest and fastest passenger
train, was narrowly averted about
o'clock Sunday afternoon by the
prompt action of a mail clerk. The
train, about thirty minutes late, was
running at high speed about two
miles east of Topeka in order to get
into the station here on as near
schedule time as possible.
The mail clerk heard the trucks of
his car jump and bounce. He ex-
pected to feel the car careen and tip
but the train kept on speeding. He
opened the door of the car and in
vestigated, finding the trucks run
ming on the ties. Application of the
air brought the train to stop just
before it hit the sharp curve which
swings into this city. Had the train
hit the curve it is probable that the
entire equipment would have piled
in the ditch, as the engineer was I'M
aware of the danger.
Traffic was held up for consid-
erabie time while a repair crew put
the truck back in place. 1t was
found that a burned out journal was
the cause of the displacement. Motor
cars from Topeka arrived shortly and
removed the Topeka passengers.
Other motor cars transferred the pas
sengers waiting at the station to the
train, that the passengers might not
be forced to eat a late dinner on the
diner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
LOOK AT CHILD'S
TONGUE If SICK
CROSS, FEVERISH
Hurry, Mother! Remove poisons
from little stomach,
liver, bowels.
Give california Syrup of Figs"
at once if bilious
or cOnstipated.

Look at the tongue, mother, If
coated, it is a sure sign that your little
ones stomach. liver and bowels need
a gentle, thorough cleansing at once
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally. or is-feverish, stomach sour
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul
constipated waste. undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a WELL playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative:'
they love its delicious taste, and it al
ways makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies. children of all
ages and for grown-up plainly on the
bottle Beware of counterfeits sold
here To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that it is made by Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
SMASHED CHAIR AS
PLATFORM GESTURE
DENOUNCING KAISER

Chicago. March 11.-Cha-ge to the
personal account of william Hohen-
zollern-one chair. Billy Sunday
broke it pledging never to buy an ar
ticle with made in Germany
stamped on it. In his first three Chi
cago sessions. attended by $4,000 peo-
pie. Billy felt out his crowds. He tried
them with denunciations of the fox
faced kaiser. the booze hosting cab
aret gang, the frizzle- headed sissiei,
the bread stealing saloon boss, the
re i-nosed, whisky soak, the empty
h' -ded, puppy society C1me." and
then urged them to 'tgo over the top
with the flag of Christianity and the
flag of their country"
This final appeal pulled $4,000 peo-
pie to their feet singing, 1.-THE Battle
Hymn of the Republic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
WOMEN IN CAMPAIGN
Topckans Take First Step in Liberty
Loan Drive.

Under the leadership of Mrs. w. A.
Johnston, the women of the first fed
eral liberty loan district are just
about ready to fire the opening gun
in the third liberty loan campaign in
Kansas. A patriotic mass meeting
engineered by the women will be held
Friday night, March Is, at the Audi
forum. The small arms section of
the meeting will be composed of mu-
sic and patriotic songs and such like
heart pullers and tuners. DR.. J. E.
Wolfe, recently of Chicago university,
has been secured to deliver the princi-
pal address and he will represent the
heavy artillery.
The members of the committee who
have planned the mass meeting for
the third liberty loan are Mrs. w. A.
Johnston, w. A. Biby, F. w. Free
man, J. r. Burrow. Charles L. Mitch
ell, Mrs D. w. Mulvane, Miss M'Edna
Corbet and Miss Effie Page
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
RAIN SPOILED PLAN
Two Oklahoma Men Had Plotted to
Burn Santa F'e Bridge.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March IL
Kaiser Wilhelm apparently does not
have monopoly on the aid of heaven
in overcoming crises. Federal authori-
ties here have just announced the
arrest of Orville E. Enright, county
school teacher, and Louis Pickens,
both of Ellis county, who were ar
rested on indictments charging them
with conspiring to start an armed
revolution against the United States.
The two-man revolt, according to
officials. was to begin with the burn
ing of Santa Fe railroad bridges in
Ellis county in an effort to block
transportation, but heavy rain came
up suddenly and made useless the
straw and hay they had gathered to
kindle the fires.
The district attorneys office re-
vealed that Enright is believed to
have been associated with William
Madison Hicks. president of the So
called Peoples Peace league, under
indictment by a federal grand jury on
a disloyalty charge Hicks is to be
tried here March 20 before Judge J. C.
Pollock, of Kansas. Much interest is
being shown in the case, some farmers
having been reported contributing to
a defense fund for Hicks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
WOULD HIKE FARES
Missouri & Kansas Railway Compan.
Wants Scent Rate.

The Strang interurban lines in Kan
sas made application to the state pub
lie utilities commission for a 3-cent
passenger rate between all points in
this state. 1t is the request of the
line that the management be permit
ted to abolish zone rates and establish
now passenger rates based on the
n ileage haul.
The Strang line is known as the
Missouri & Kansas Railway company.
1t operates an electric line between
Kansas City and Olathe. Present zone
rates are unjust and non-compensa-
tory, the petition before the state COM
mission recites. Because of this con-
o:tion the company asks permission to
establish rates on a mileage basis and
t., charge cents mile. The present
steam railway rate in the state for in
trastate hauls is 2 cents a mile.
Recently the state commission es-
tablished a rate of 2 cents mile for
the Pittsburg-Joplin line, effective ex-
cept for hauls within the city Of Pitts
bI7rg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
BIG WAR CONFERENCE
large Attendance at Colby Despite
Bad Roads and Weather

ST. Francis, Kan, March lin
spite of bad. roads and weather condi-
tons the war conference held at
Colby for the west half of the Sixth
district was splendidly attended The
opera house was crowded to its limit
for each meeting
Almost every county in the territory
was represented Cheyenne having the
largest delegation.
All present felt a keen disa ppoint-
mont when Lieutenant Perigord failed
to. arrive, but the other speakers were
on hand and were given the closest
attention. People in the far-out dis
tricts have but little chance to hear
first-hand war news. and eagerly
arailed themselves of this oppor-
ttnity.l
- The business session of county
chairn1en. presided over by Robert
Hendricks of Rawlins, was one of
the most enthusiastic gatherings of
the day. .
The Rev. Mr.. Starbuck of ST. Fran
els. was a SUPPLY speaker. and made a
rousing,, speech in the evening.
The beautiful little city of Colby en-
tertained her guests in a royal manner
and the vast crowd was we'll fed and
cared for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
.LENINE FIRED TROTZkY
That's Latest Explanation of Russian
Foreign Minister'S Resignation.

London. March 11-Leon Trotzky
was dismissed as Bolsheviki foreign
minister by Premier Lenine owing to
a quarrel over the German peace
terms, according to a dispatch to the
Morning Post, dated Saturday in Pc
trograd. Trotzky held that the peace
had been extorted by force and that
no law recognized promises made un-
der duress as obligatory
Therefore, he is reported to have
said 1t was Russia's duty to fight, if
only guerrilla warfare, and the Ger
man treaty should not be ratified.
Premier Lenine, on the other hand.
held that the treaty must be ratified
and carried out in theory that dis
astrous treaties do not necessarily
annihiIate nations. as Prussia had
proyej several times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
PROBE NON-PARTISAN
Governor Capper Has Been Asked to
Investigate League Activities.

Governor Capper has been asked by
federal officials to investigate the ac-
tivities of the Non-Partisan league in
Kansas and to report all evidences of
disloyalty to the government in the
war crisis The governor has issued
a special appeal to the citizens of the
state urging them to safeguard the
state against sedition and propaganda
spread by German agents and dis
loyal organizations.
According to reports sent to Gov
ernor Capper, the Non-Partisan
league, charged to be associated with
the 1. w. W., is operating extensively
in Kansas and Oklahoma. reports in
Topeka recently have indicated the
employment of a number of organizers
in Kansas counties Governor Cap
per stated, however, that no report of
Non-Partisan league activities has
been sent to his office. In a letter to
J., C. Mack of Newton, chairman of
the Harvey county defense council,
the governor urged activities in all
counties to safeguard against disloya1
acts and utterances. Similar letters
were sent to all county chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
TORNADO FATAL
Life and Property Destroyed in
Northwestern Ohio.
5 Dead, 25 Injured-Red Cross
RuShes Relief Work.

Toledo, Ohio, March II Red Cross
relief was being carried forward to-
day for the victims of the tornado
which took lives and destroyed prop
erty in the northwestern Ohio counties
of Van Vert, Putnam, Henry and
Hancock.
These persons are reported dead:
Rexford Ley, IL. Middlepoint
Mrs. Charles Green, Middlepoint.
Harry Perry. s, Van Vert.
Mrs. Charles Geyer, Van Vert
county.
Pearl Bait, Cloverdale
The list of persons injured includes
about twenty-five names. Most seri-
ously injured is Charles L. Kiehl OF
Convoy.
Hit -Four Towns.
Many farm houses and barns were
wrecked and houses in the towns OF
Middlepoint were damaged when the
tornado struck Saturday night.
Hundreds of northwestern Ohio and
eastern Indiana farmers used auto
mobiles to reach the stricken district
and did volunteer relief work. They
found temporary quarters for families
whose homes had been destroyed
cared for the injured and rounded UP
cattle which had been scattered dur
ing the storm.
Loss Exceeds Million.
Columbus, O., March 11.-Whiie re-
ports continuing to come in show that
Sc turdayS tornado wrought perha ps
more than a million dollars damage in
Van Vert and Paulding counties
Chic, where it did its greatest de-
struction, it is believed today that the
number of deaths will not exceed six
or seven. Five are known dead and
there are several injured who may
Gle. Details of the havoc are not vet
fully known because of wrecked tele-
phone and telegraph systems and
hlockaded highways. The storms
path, which contains much evidence
that the wind was a 'twiSter,' was as
narrow as fifty yards in some places
while in other places it spread into a
wind storm miles wide.
Where the tornado itself did not
strike, a terrific wind storm did great
damage, blowing down buildings, trees
ard damaging orchards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
City. Commissioners Then Plan
Topeka Ave. Resurfacing.
Attorney Says 1t Is Being Done
for AutOists' Comfort.
HOWEVER, MAJORITY WANT II
Plenty of Time Given To Cir.
culate Protest Petition.
New Water Mains To Be Laid
ss by the City.

The city commission will advertise
FOR bids on the Topeka avenue resur-
fading contract, after the preparation
of the plans. and specifications, to De
submitted at the commission meeting
Thursday.
The protest against the resurfacing
of Topeka avenue from Fourteenth
street to Euclid. fled few days ago
by Laura D. Root, was presented at
meeting of the city commission this
morning. Hiram Root, attorney, ap-
peared az the meeting to add to the
formal. written protest his oral OBJ
lection to the paving work. He as
serted that the statute providing for
work of repaving allowed such work
to be done when the paving already
in place was worn out, and had to be
taken, UP.
The Paving Is New.
The paving in the section designat-
ed for resurfacing is new and in per-
feet condition. To provide a drive
way of special excellence for auto
n7obilists. there ought to be some way
of-paying the expense out of a gen.
ersl fund or by districts. as the park
matter is handled, and not by charg-
ing it against the property facing the
resurfaced street. alone" he said. n.
j. Dalton. who lives in the 400 block
of Topeka avenue, added his protest
to that of Root. Both men thought
an expression of the property holders
of that district. taken at this time,
would be adverse to the paving
project
w. G. Tandy, street commissioner
stated that plenty of time had been
given for the protest to be signed by
such property owners as objected to
the paving; that he had purposely set
the time limit we'll ahead of the fill
ing of the original petition, and that
the owners had not protested and
that the legal phase of the matter
would be referred to the city attor-
ney. Mayor House thought that the
commission had no right to set aside
the wishes of the majority of the
owners as expressed on the original
petition, this being a majority rule
country"
49, Advertise for Bids
Dalton replied, Il believe in the
rule of the majority-when the ma
jority is right
The commission will proceed with
the consideration of the paving plans
and accept bids on the work after ad-
yertising for contract bids.
The commission voted to make the
Guaranty State Bank the depository
for part of its funds, in accordance
with request presented by the bank
at previous commission meeting
the bank agreeing to pay the prevail
ing interest rates.
A contract for the extension of the
water main on Clay street was ac-
eepted, and also. a contract for the
laying of a fOur-inch water main on
state street, from Norton to Twiss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
Ex-NEwsPAPERMAN DEAD
John b. Lawrence Was Formerly
Managing Editor X. C. journal.

Kansas City, Mo-, March IL
John B. Lawrence, formerly editor of
the Kansas City Journal, died Sun
day at his home here after an illness
of a week Lawrence and A j.
Blethen bought the Journal in 1881
and four years later he became its
managing editor on the retirement of
Mai John L. Bittinger. He retired
from this position in 1890. Later he
served as chief clerk in the city water
department and TO- a number of
years as assessor and collector of
water rates. He was 6S years old.
At Cornell university Lawrence was
an organizer and one of the charter
members of the Psi Epsilon fraternity
and a member of the first Cornell
boat crew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
CUFF THE SANTA FE
McAdoo's Assistants Will Give Whole
Time to the Government.

Washington. March 11.-All mem
bers of the staff of the railroad ad-
miniStration, Director General Nc
Adoo has announced. have sew
cred their connections with private in
terests to devote themselves exclus-
lively to government services. The an
nouncement disclosed that:
Walker K. Hines, assistant to the
director general, has rendered his
resignation as chairman, general coun-
sci and director of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe.
Edward Chambers, director of the
division traffic. has rendered his resig-
nation as vice president of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
.$7O9, 900 ENEMY BONDS
.......lI Banks Hold ''Sman Amount
Belonging to Austro- Germany.

Washington, March 1.-National
banks of the United States hold COM
i, '-ely few bonds of the enemy
governments. Comptroller Williams
today made public figures showing
tina. on December 81, banks had
$3.50. $4,000 bonds of foreign govern
rnent of the total only $7O9.0OO being
securities of Germany or Austria
Hungary. Other foreign securities
held by the banks amounted to $69.-
'a9O, 600, making the total of foreign
securities $350.644,000 as compared
with $297. 236.00G on November II,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
YOUNGGREEN CAPTAIN
Topckan in Command of Aviation
Field in Texas.

Entering the service of the United
States as a student aviator. Lieut. c.
IC Younggreen. formerly general man.
acer of the Kansas Farmer. was sent
to Ontario. Canada. to receive instruc-
tiol in the art of flying with the Royal
flying corps In the fall he was trans
fe-red to Taliaferro field. Texas. and
vas assigned as an instructor About
q month ago his plane collapsed in the
air and fell. Younggreen sustaining
slight injuries He has just been at
tached to the staff of the command
ing officer of the field. with the rank
Of captain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
FIERCE GALE ON COAST
Vessel Blown Away and Reported
Foundered Returns to Port.

New York, March 1.-THE fishing
steamer, N. J. r., III, reported to have
foundered today off the Long Island
coast. made port here shortly after an
alarm had been sent out. She had
been blown from her anchorage by
the fierce gale which swept the coast
yesterday and anchored in the shelter
of a beach over night. She reported
no one lost. Relatives of the fifty
passengers aboard were notified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF

Every bit of dandruff disappears
after one or two applications of DAN
derine rubbed we'll into the scalp with
the finger tips. Get a small bottle of
cents and save your hair. After sew
eral applications you can't find a par
ticle of dandruff or any falling hair,
and the scalp will never itch-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
socialists viii Aid Berger

Chicago, March 11.-Chicago So
cialists have gone to the aid of the
live leaders indicted on charges of
,bstructing war measures. They
dopted resolutions calling all party
members to help financially.