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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-01-06
The French in Morocco

he marvellous transformation OF
Morocco by France since its occupa-
tion in 1912, is said to be of world
wide importance. For under this
new influence the vast tracts of hither-
to useless land, but admirably adapted
to the cultivation of wheat and other
grains, will now become one of the
great sources of food supply. The
changes wrought by the French are
described by the best authority, one
who for thirty years has been British
consul at Fee, Mr.. ]. M. Macleod.
In an address before the Royal Geo
graphical Society and published re-
Gently in its organ, the Geographical
Journal" he pictures the achieve
ments of France. Tribal warfare pre-
vailed practically over the whole
country six years ago. Now the
tribesmen have just government ad-
ministered in their personal interests,
and peace prevails. Then camel
tracks were the only ways of COM
munication; now there are 81 miles
of railway and 100 more are in con-
struction, and more than 500 miles
of frst-class macadamized roads and
as many more in construction, and
1888 miles of telegraph lines. In
1912 there were practically no ports,
and Casablanca was suualid Moorish
town of 10000 inhabitants. Now
there are several ports furnished with
quays, stores, sanitary services, and
Casablanca has grown into a we'll
equipped European town of $500
inhabitants, including $500 Euro
peans. Then every disease was un-
checked. Now sixty-eight hospitals
and dispensaries have been established,
and in 1916 one in every four of the
population had had medical care. The
thirty-seven schools of 1912, with
5000 scholars, have increased to 1870
schools, including Franco-Arab col
lege at Fee, with over $4,000 pupils.
Agricultural, horticultural, arboricul-
tural, veterinary and meteorological
services have been established, and an
nual agricultural and cattle shows
and rural provident societies have
been instituted. The municipal nur-
sery gardens established at all the
principal towns do excellent work in
intoxicating proper methods of fruit
and vegetable growing. The veteri--
nary service, besides the care of ami
NAL health, gives active assistance in
teaching better methods of stock rails
ing. That is, in other words, Moroc-
co today is no more an African, but
European country, with the same
economic laws and almost the same
method of life.-Saturday Night.
The largest lake in Japan, Lake
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-01-06
WATER m THE DESERT
By Robert II. Moulton

THE most valuable thing in any
given region is apt to be that
which is hardest to obtain there.
In deserts, without any doubt, it is
water. And next to the life-giving
fluid itself, the desert traveller values
any indications of where he will be
able to find tits direction, its dis
tance, its character. The existence or
non-existence of such indications often
means life or death to him.
A little over a year ago congress
began the work of supplementing the
few signs that nature affords by mark
ing the desert regions of the South
west with printed sign-boards, telling
of the nearest water. Moreover, it is
mapping the watering-places and i'm
proving them. An Appropriation of
$4,000 was made as starter, and
within a few weeks after it had be-
come available, the United States geo.
logical survey had four outfits, each
in charge of geologist, at work in
the hottest, driest, sandiest and least
explored part of the desert region.
Within a few months more than co.
900 square miles of the region had
been mapped, examined and sign
posted.
The region that has been covered
lies in southern California and south
western Arizona. In California it in
cludes the Colorado Desert, the Mo-
have Desert, the southern part of
Death Valley, and adjacent regions.
In Arizona it includes the little known
and sparsely settled region west of
Tuscon and Phoenix and south of
Wiskenburg and Parker. 1t was Sc
lected not only because of its aridity,
but also because of the strategic i'm
portance of obtaining information on
the water-supplies along the $50 miles
of our national frontier, which it in
cludes.
The geologists who did this work
are now in Washington preparing
maps that will show practically every
watering place in the region and the
roads leading to these watering-places.
These maps will be published in
series of guides which will contain
descriptions of the routes, detailed in
formation regarding each water-place,
tables of distances between watering
places and analysis of the water.
These guides will cover not merely
the principal roads, but are especially
designed to give information regard
ing the .water-places in the less fire.
quented regions remote from the main
routes.
The work was placed in charge of
geologists, so that not only should
existing water-places be located and
marked, but an intelligent understand
ing of the water-supplies below the
surface should be obtained. Thus,
after the guides are completed, water
supply papers will be published which
will discuss in a comprehensive man
ner the water-sources of the region.
Many interesting episodes in con-
nection with the feld-work might be
related. AT various times there were
breakdowns in remote sections involv-
ing extraordinary exertion and some
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-01-06

hardships. A rather romantic event
was the planting of sign-posts in the
vicinity of Tinajas Atlas, along the
Mexican border, in Arizona, where
between 800 and 400 persons once
perished by thirst. 1t may be some
what surprising to people in the East,
and possibly to some in the West, to
learn that Death Valley, whose un-
savory name and reputation give it a
certain terrifying notoriety through
out the country, contains large springs,
which afforded excellent swimming to
the survey party that was in the val
ley last winter.
The entire region, that is so arid
as to require guides to watering places
and sign-posts directing to these wa
tering-places, comprises fan-shaped
area covering approximately $4,000
square miles, or nearly one-ffth of
the country. The handle of the fan is
in southern California; one side is
formed by the Sierra Nevada and
Cascade mountains; the other side ex-
tends 800 miles along the Mexican
border; while the outer edge is traced
by line extending from eastern Ore
gon, through Salt Lake City and San
ia Fe, to the mouth of the Pecos river.
The highly developed coastal section
of southern California is situated, so
to speak, at the handle of the fan, and
the railroads and automobile highways
that extend eastward and northeast
ward from this section may be re-
garded as the ribs of the huge fan.
This region is by no means devoid
of natural resources or human activ-
ity. 1t contains prosperous cities, fer
tile agriculture districts, forest-clad
mountains, large aggregate number
of watering-places, rich mines, and an
unknown wealth of mineral deposits
yet to be discovered and exploited.
But the localities that have water
supplies comprise widely separated
cases in a vast expanse of silent,
changeless, unproductive desert whose
most impressive feature is its great
distances and whose chief evidences
of human occupation are the long,
long roads that lead from one water
ing-place to another. To him who
has become acquainted with the re-
gion it has peculiar fascination and
no serious dangers, but for the stran-
ger who penetrates it without ade-
quate information it forever contains
the stern possibility of perishing by
thirst. In the last few years travel
in the region has been greatly in
creased through the use of automo-
biles, and this has accordingly in
creased the need for maps and guides
to watering places.
The large amount of work that
has been accomplished in the last year
was made possible by using a con-
siderable sum from the regular ap-
preparation for the investigation of
water resources, in addition to the ap-
preparation of $4,000. for desert wa
tering-places. This was justified by
the fact that the reconnaissance has
yielded large amount of valuable
data on ground-water conditions.
On the basis of the work already
done it is estimated that the rest Of
the region of $4,000 square miles
can be covered, after the manner of
the first years work, for 100000,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-01-06
CAPITAL AND LABOR
By Mr.. J. NJ. McH.

THE people of this country today
are divided into two great forces
or classes, the employer and
the employed. The former class, or
capital, is divided in two distinct
parts, the individual employer and
corporations, while the latter class, or
labor, is also divided into two parts,
union and non-union labor. Why
these two great forces which are so
necessary to each other, should al
most at all times be at war, is one
of the greatest unsolved questions of
the day. There has never been
time that the employers of labor have
not recognized and rewarded the en-
ployee who was on the job and
thought more of his employers busi-
ness and interests than he did about
six o'clock and pay day, yet nearly
every day we hear more of that same
old bunk, "The greed of capital and
the poor down trodden working
man."
In the summer of 1916 capital and
labor first felt the affects of the late
war. The Allies wanted munitions
and wanted them quick and had the
money to pay for them, so plants that
up to that time, had only employed
small fercc doubled their capacity
and paid more for labor than ever
before in the history of this country.
Then we entered the war and the
government contracts were placed on
a basis of cost plus ten per cent. Old
plants that had not turned wheel
for years were remodeled and pressed
into service and there was wild
scramble for government contracts.
Labor asked its own price and got it,
Capital counted cost of production,
drew his ten per cent and pocketed it
and was only too glad to pay man
ten and as high as twenty dollars for
eight hours, so called work, when
Uncle Sam was paying the bill, that
he wouldn't have on his own pay
roll at any price under ordinary con-
ditions, and so things went merrily
on until the armistice. No more
governemnt contracts at cost plus ten
per cent for capital. No more soft
snaps for labor but grim task before
both to get back to normal. The only
logical course was reduction in
prices and greater production, which
would mean also reduction in wages
or greater effort from each employee,
but organized labor said, "No there
shall be no reduction in wages" and
in many cases asked for new and
higher wage scale and shorter hours.
Therefore, the past two years we have
had one strike after another until al
most every trade union has been at
fected. In few instances the strikes
have been successful but in most cases
the only persons benefited were the
labor leaders and agitators while the
men went back to work at either the
old scale or for less.
How to bring these two great
forces to mutual agreement and un-
derstanding that will be lasting, is
problem and that problem must be
solved before we can possibly hope to
ever enjoy a normal page 8. ooi 81
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-01-06

The largest lake in Japan, Lake
Biwa, is only 36 miles long.-Ex.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02
DURANT's ADDS ANOTHER
no THE WIN COLUMN

Johnson's sluggers were too much
for the Milburn nine defeating them
by score Of 10 to s. The Milburn
boys started out like they intended
taking the measure of the Durant
boys but along about the seventh in
ming Johnson's sluggers limbered up
and when the mist cleared away from
the Milburn nine's eyes six tallies
had romped across. Cain unlimber-
Ing his bat, with the bases groggy.
hitting for three sacks putting three
across the plate. Ownby was hitting
when hitting meant runs. Self was
making them hit where some one
was ready to handle them. Archer,
the strike out wonder, could not miss
the bats Of the home nine and struck
out but five. When you beat our
nine, you will have to go to the
leagues because we have the best
amateur team going, winning 2s out
Of 80 games.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02
J. b. MADDOX, DURANT PIONEER
DIED AT HIS HOME HERE

Durant loses one of the pioneer
citizens early last Friday morning
when ]. B. Maddox closed his useful
ness on this earth. He has been quite
low for several days and because Of
his age in years was not able to re-
cover. The funeral services were
conducted from the home Friday
by Rev. Harris of the Church Of
Christ Of which he professed faith
many years ago and was an Elder
Mr.. Maddox was born in Arkansas
December 3, 1S47 and came to Du-
rant ~ years ago and has been prom
inent here since that time.
Besides the wife he leaves six chill
dren to mourn his death as follows: !:
Mrs. j. F. Roberts, Miss Jennie Mad
dox, Elmer Maddox. w. T. Maddox.
and Mrs. c. A. Roberts all of Durant
and Mrs. Walter Allison of Temple,
Texas. A host Of friends here re-
gret to hear that this Christian man
has been called by death. to take his
place on high.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02
DURANT EX.SOLDIER CALLED
BY DEATH WEDNESDAY

Harley Beck, ex-soldier died We'd
nesday in Roswell, New Mexico
where he went last winter for his
health. He was attached to the hos
pital corps located at Washington
during the war. He was married to
Miss Ora Shannon. daughter of Mrs
r. E. Shannon 1904 West Mulberry,
July 4, 1920. They lived here in
Durant until they went to Roswell,
New Mexico. The body arrived in
Durant at 12:40 Saturday and was
buried Saturday. The American
Legion had charge Of the fun
eral with a firing squad from Com
pany E. Oklahoma National Guards.
This young man had a host Of
friends here because he had lived an
exemplar life. He answered the call
of his country that he might do his
part, then to contract tuberculosis
which took him to the great beyond
from whose borne no traveller re-
turn. His father is living in North
Carolina where he also leaves a
brother. The sympathy Of all goes
out to the wife and family during
this sad bereavement.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02
BRYAN COUNTY.

BRYAN COUNTY.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
In the matter Of the Application of
Bryan County for the condemna-
tion of lands for Highway for Fed
eral Aid Project No. Al.
No. 4727.
Notice to Lila Tustin Amy Choat,
Sa1lie Lancaster. P. L. Cain, James
Reed, Maggie Zauk, w. s. Hamon.
B. L. Richards. T. NJ. Keener, Alex
Hampton. Paul Chitcomp, Ida Harris
and Jake Amsel:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that Bryan County. Oklaho-
ma, through its Commissioners has
located public highway designat-
ed as Federal Aid Project No. Al,
the exact route being set forth in
detail as shown by plat thereof filed
in the office of the Court Clerk of
Bryan County, Oklahoma. in the files
of and part of the above entitled
and numbered cause, and that a part
of each Of your respective lands is
embraced in said public highway,
an exact description showing the SUBJ
division of section, township and
range thereof being set forth in the
petition herein,
And the said Bryan County Okla
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02

homa, having been unable to procure
the right-of-way for said highway as
hereinbefore described from you or
either Of you by private purchase.
and you having refused to grant your
premises for said right-of-way, that
the said Bryan County. Oklahoma.
will on the Sth day of September,
1921, or as soon thereafter as COun-
sci can be heard apply to the Hon.
Geo. S. March. Judge Of the District
Court in and for said County at his
Chambers in the Court house at Du-
rant. Oklahoma, for an order appoint
ing three disinterested free holders
OF the County Of Bryan, Okla, as
Commissioners who shall be selected
by said Judge to inspect said real
property and consider the injury
which you or either Of you as own
ers thereof may sustain by reason Of
the appropriation Of the lands here
inahove III entioned for a public high
way. at which time you may be pres
ent If you so desire.
BRYAN COUNTY, STATE OF OK
LAHOMA.
BY ]. w. Jones, w. L. Rambo
and B. N. Hultsman,
County Commissioners.
Victor c. Phillips. County Attorney.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02

Things IRE not what they are, but
What they seem to be. Sweating on
golf links and tennis courts Is not
sweating but royal sport.
II your work seems like labor it
i, because you don't enjoy it. II you
did. your work would be your royal
sport.
1t takes just as much hard study
and hard-earned experience to make
money in trading as in any establish
ed business. You must be willing
to see 1t that way before you will
be successful.
Don't take tips. Don't trade on
friendship. Don't banker after "in-
side" information. Use your own
judgment. Keep posted correctly
posted. Study the market as you
would an enjoyable game life golf
and you will learn to enjoy this the
greatest of all legitimate games.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02

sued a certificate Of purchase for
said described property. the same be-
ing Certificate No. 1O2-1O3-169-107-
1O6-171; that the title to said pro-
perty is vested in a Mr.. Walker. de-
ceased, who is nonresident of the
State or County upon whom personal
service cannot be had, as shown by
notice placed in the hands of the
sheriff and his return thereon.
Now, therefore, the said J. d.
Isbell, owner, and present occupant
thereof, will take notice that II the
said certificate Of purchase, held by
the undersigned, for the taxes on the
above described lot, tract or parcel
of land. is not redeemed within sixty
(6O days from the date of the pub
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02

lst insertion Aug. 12, 1921
4th insertion Sept. 2. 1921
NOTICE OF TAX DEED
STATE OF OKLAHOMA. COUNTY
OF BRYAN.--ss.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned j. b. Isbell did on the
5th day of Nov. A. d. 1917 at the
County Treasurer's office in the City
Of Durant, said County and State,
purchase at public auction the follow
ing described lot, parcel or tract Of
land, situated in Bryan County
and State Of Oklahoma, to-wit:
Lots II and 1S Block 8: Lot s
Block 9; Lots 1. 2, Block IL; all in
the town Of Pirtle, Oklahoma for the
sum Of Two and 2O-100 Dollars for
the taxes due on said property for
the year 1917. upon the payment of
which the said County Treasurer is
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02

and lightning bugs shining their
lights as bright as day.
oh, how nice!" exclaimed Uncle
Bunny" We will try to help you
sometime"
Never mind that we are glad to
help" said one little bug.
Not long after they were all at
home In safety.
(The next story will be entitled
Jackie Colt goes visiting").
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02

lication hereof, the holder Of said
certificate will demand from the
County Treasurer of said County and
State deed for said property, to
issue according to law.
J. B. ISBELL.
Holder Of Certificate No. as above
Covering above lots.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-09-02
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GU 7 STORIES
.rhc Moonlight Party"
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\. brlHN' S'"ii1 "o
d the pal moon light,
~ ,r' COW party gives
e,.,,cs all who in the Forest
lives
.,,.,o T.. lat I hear?" said Uncle
,.py to amt Bunny rabbit.
~, ;sI allied the Barn Swallow.
r.,v COW is going to give a party
'ah, an she invites the Forest
ends t, c'me."
.u.. v.i" said Nncle Bunny.
nv, in Haty Cows yard were all
sarry,rl friends waiting patient
,or the moon to rise.
rte M f.; ads from the woods had
oom.. ~, il was dark and they
IA NO, zee their way. They were
aid to c,me before dark as Mr..
vor not be gone to bed.
Rover Dog had gone on a hunting
anA .,ould not come home for
veral Ci'a.
.ob .re the moon just coming
,het..c tops!" exclaimed Goosie
hnder.
uTsnt !. coing to be pretty and
;eb, tonlght?" said Jackie Colt.
Tt won't belong until the Forest
ends vii he here" said Katy Cow.
a II won't" agreed Mamma Hat
Cow
"Here tjey come now!" exclaimed
lille Ca't.
Sure e,.ough they were coming
|ele Bunny Rabbit, Aunt Bunny,
bther to- Il. Tipsy and Topsy Toad,
ME Lizard, Bushy Tail Squirrel,
Isle Squirrel, Benny squirrels and
bny others.
"Lets begin the games." said Red
who was anxious for the fun
begin
"What shall we play first?" ask
Uncle bunny.
"Lets play BE silent as long as
can" said Jackie Colt.
"How 10 you play that ,''asked
nny Squirrel.
"First" said Jackie Colt" we
Dose some one to ask funny ques-
ns. while the others get in a line.
ose in line mustn't move or laugh,
be as still as they can. The
estion asker chooses some one to
Up him"
"What does the helper have to
:" asked Tipsy Toad.
ale slip, around and tickles the
who j. being asked the questions.
e cno Who moves or laughs has
ask tn" questions" exclaimed
ckie.
"Oh. l,''+ do play that" exclaimed
S. Sp,, 81" Top.
'Le,> let Uncle Bunny choose the
eston skier" said Callie Calf.
"Let ne see; l believe Goosie Can
will make a good one," said I'm
Bunny after studying a minute.
alright, Susie Squirrel will be
helper said Goosie. II will be-
with Wise Old Turkey Gobbler.
yon ,loep last night when you
IKE TO get a drink"
Whar a silly question. All began
laugh At once, but Turkey Cob
er, who sat up as dignified as he
uld All at once he jumped out OF
par" and looked behind him
ere stood Susie Squirrel laughing
"You moved." exclaimed every
e.
"And ~o all laughed" said Uncle
lnny.
Let play something else," said
p. Bronze Turkey.
u believe 1t is going to rain," said
lty Cow" You must all come in
hous" at once"
Big black clouds were sailing
erhead and they just did get in
hous" before the rain began tt
\, II didn't last long, but the
was Slill cloudy and the pretty
pom Vas gone.
How will we ever see to gel
me?' nsked mother Toad.
Why inst stay all night with me,
ID Ka't Cow.
oh, 80 couldn't do that, WI
puld te afraid of Mr.. Man." sait
hcle Bunny.
I Know how you can see to ge
lme. aid little voice at th'
ndow,' BE ready when get back.
Just H7 the Forest people wer'
Aftlnr 70 leave. out flew a thous
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Inserted Sept. 2. 1921
STATE OF OKLAHOMA,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-10

II am convinced II l had taken
Tanfac two years ago, when hIy
troubles first began, would have
been saved a world of suffering,"
said Ed w. Field, 53S jefferson St.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
MY case proved that when a man 9
stomach goes wrong everything goes
wrong with him. Tho first thing I
noticed out of the way was loss Of
appetite and next, that nd matter
how sparinglly / ate, was sure 10
have an attack of indigestion. This
was two years ago and from that
time on, until after I started on
Tanlac. I kept going down hill at
steady rate. 1 finally got so ]
couldn't walk couple of blocks
without having to stop and rest and
| was so nervous that often / sat up
In a chair all night long.
"Tanlac has made a new mau out
OF me, my stomach is as sound as a
dollar and feel fine all the time.
am a firm believer In Tanlac because
| know 1t delivers the goods"
Taalac is sold In Tulsa by the
Quaker Drug company and by lead
ing druggists everywhere. .--Adver-
tisement