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CAPITAL K
OKLAHOMA'S LOWER HOUSE WILL
BE INCREASED TO 112
MEMBERS.
OKLAHOMA CITY NEWS EVENTS
What the State Officials and Depart-
ments Are Doing—Items of In-
terest About the Stats
Government
Fifteen counties will be entitled to
additional representation in the next
legislature, bringing the total mem-
bership of the lower house up to 112,
the largest since statehood, according
to announcement from the state elec-
tion board.
This year marks the close of one of
the legislative periods, provided in
the legislative apportionment, act of
the 1910-1911 legislature, when the
membership of the house increases.
In the next legislature Okmulgee,
Wagoner, Seminole, Canadian, Carter,
Creek, Custer, Hughes, Jackson,
Payne, Pontotoc, McIntosh, Sequoyah
and Washita counties, which had only
one representative each in the house
of the last legislature, will have two
Fourteen Compensation Awards.
Fourteen awards of compensation to
injured workmen under provisions of
the workmen's compensation law were
made by the state industrial commis-
sion, as follows:
James Posetti vs. Blue Ridge Coal
company. Award, $10 per week from
April 13, during disability.
Frank Russell vs. GOble & Braden,
Amard, $12.40 in full settlement.
Pete Barno vs. Hailey, Okla., Coal
company. Award, $30 in full settle-
ment.
Wm. McMillan vs. Anadarko Cotton
Oil company. Award, $6 yer week
from April 16, during term of disability.
John Murray vs. City of Okemah.
Award, $19.82 in full settlement.
James L. Burgess vs. C. M. Woodrum.
Award, $6 per week from February 8,
during term of disability.
A. R. Bradley vs. Oklahoma Oil com-
pany. Award, $7,21 per week from
April 22, during term of disability.
T. T. Pennell vs. C. Hahn. Award, $6
per week from May 1, during term of
disability.
Plummer R. Boyd vs. Eureka Drilling
company. Award, $33.33 in full set-
tlement.
D. B. Pcsey vs. Kusa Spelter com-
pany. Award, $6.35 per week from
March 23, during term of disability.
Charles B. Burke vs J. E. McMillan.
Award, $2.92 in full settlement.
C. L. Maroney vs. Cosden Oil & Gas
company. Award, $15.86 in full settle-
ment.
C. W. Whitmore vs. J. C. McClel-
lan Award, $10 per week for seven
teen and a half weeks, or a total of
Pete Henrlette vs. Southern Fuel
company. Award, $10 per week from
representatives, and Comanche coun-
ty, which now has two representatives j $175.
will have three.
Choctaw and Stephens counties ________ __________ __
which now have two representatives ] April loVdu7ing term*of dlsabUity.
each, will have only one. There are
at present ninety-nine members of the
house. The new members will be
elected at large from their counties.
The next legislature will divide the
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STATE NEWS NOTES
•HADOW8 OF COMING KVCNTH
r$wlaK —State Bankers Association,
Oklahoma City.
aiay 19-20.—Oklahoma A. & M. vs. U.
O., at Stillwater.
August 1.—State Primary.
r .T3*-—Jefferson county fair, Ryan,
fisher —Kingfisher county fair. King*
yep. 6-9.—McCurtain county fair, Idabel.
land** '"**—WotMlward county fair, Moore-
Sep. 7-9.—Marshal (county fair, MadilL
oep. 8-9.—-Harmon county fair, > Hollis,
yep. 8-9.—Tillman county fair,
oep. 11-13.—Love county fair, Marietta,
bep. 11-13.—Kiowa county fair, Hobart,
bep. 11-13.—Choctaw county fair, <.«ugo.
“®P- 12-14.—Pbntotoc county fair,
oep. 13-14.—Custer county fair, Thomas.
Reno* —Canadian county fair, EJ
3ep. 12-14.—Okfuskee county fair, Oke*
mail.
mingo —J°hnston county fair, Tish-
Alest county fair, Mc-
Sep. 12-16.—Tulsa county fair, Tulsa,
ben. 13-15.—Bryan countv fair, Durant
bep. 13-16.—-Okmuigee county fair. Ok-
mulgee.
Sep. 13-16.— Mayes county fair, Pryor,
aep. 13-16.—Jackson countv fair, Altus.
Sep. 13-16.—Greer county fair. Mangum.
ben. 14-15.—McClain coving fair,
bep. 14-16.—Washita county fair,
bep. 14-16.—Latimer county fair.
Sep. 14-16.—Carter county fair, Ard-
more.
„ S«p. 14-16.—Garvin county fair, Pauli
Valley.
Sep. 14-16.—Sequoyah county fair, Sal-
lisaw.
Sep. 14-16—McIntosh county fair, Che-
cotah.
Sep. 14-16 —Haskell county fair, Stigler.
Sep. 14-16.—Grady county fair, Pocas-
set.
Sep. 15-16.—Coal county fair, Conlgate
Sep. 15-16.—Noble county fair. Perry.
Sep. 15-16.—Cleveland county fair
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AG0THIS WEEK
Dismiss Tax Suits.
Sixteen protests against payment of
the 2 per cent gross production tax on
oil and gas were dismissed by the state
counties into districts. Half of the I board of equalization because of lack
members -* ^r-' ■■ ^ ■—
members
nated and elected in the coming pri-
mary and general election.
of the senate and ail of tBe of prosecution. The money involved in
of the house will be nomi- j the protests was immediately released
and will be turned into the state treas-
ury.
For the most part the amount of
taxes protested was small. The larg-
est amount was $1,242.45, paid by the
Ardhoma Oil Company of Ardmore.
Oil Tax Yields $197,507 In Day,
A total of $197,507.47 in the new 3
per cent gross production tax on oil
and gas was paid to State Auditor E. | The others included Luther Maneul of
B. Howard May 1 by Oklahoma pro- Haskell, $559.81; T. J. Porter, guar-
ducers. Of this amount $61,797.53 was
paid under protest, which means the
dian for Sarah Rector of Muskogee,
$385.58; Koester Oil and Gas Corn-
money will not be available for use j pany of Kane, Pa., $202.16, and the
by the state until the protest has been 1 Quarter Oil Company of Nowata,
-Hughes county fair, Hoi-
settled.
Tfle Okla Oil Company, which paid
$77.79.
Final assessment valuations for the
$16,000; the Quaker Oil Company,; next fiscal yx.tr were ordered by the
Sep. 16-18.—Lincoln county fair, PragU'
Hep. 16-19.—Creek county fair, Sapulpi
Sep. 18-20.—Comanche county fair, Law
ton.
Sept. 1S-20.—Atoka County Fair, Atoka.
Sep. 18-20.—Wagone.- county fair, Wag-
oner.
Sep. 18-20.
denville.
Sen. 18-21.—Ottawa county fair, Miami.
Sep. 18-21.—Pottawatomie county fair,
Shawnee.
Sep. 18-23.—Grant county fair, Jeffer-
son.
Sep. 19-21.—Oklahoma county fair, Ed-
mond.
Sep. 20-22.—Logan county fair, Guthrie.
Sen. 20-23.—Craig county fair, Vlnlta.
CUyP —Beckham county fair, Elk
Sep. 20-53.—Rogers county fair, Clare-
more.
Sep. 23-30.—State Fair, Oklahoma City.
Oct. 3-7.—Caddo county fair, Anadarko.
Oct. 3-7.—Washington county fair, Dew-
ey
Oct. 4-7.—Nowata county fair, Nowata.
Oct. 4-7.—Pawnee county fair, Hallett.
Oct. 10-12.—Stephens county fair, Dun-
Nov. 1-3.—Garfield county fair, Wau-
komis.
March, 1917.—Southwest Live
Show, Oklahoma City.
Stock
which paid $9,000; the Slick Oil Com-
pany, which paid $8,000 and the Mid-
Co. Oil Company which paid $3,329
were among the companies which pro-
tested.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company
board as follows:
Bennington Light and Power Com-
pany, $2,000; Glenn Pool Pipeline Com-
pany, $25,000; Hominy Light, Ice and
Power Company, $7,500; Lawton Rail-
way and Lighting Company $42,000;
and the Gulf Company were among j Muskogee Eectric Traction Company,
the big producers which did not pro- j $350,000; Muskogee and Ft. Gibson
test. The Gulf Company, however, did ! Bridge Company, $35,000; National Re
not pay Its taxes on the oil it produces
from restricted Indian lands. The
Prairie paid all except the tax on its
Osage production.
Kingfisher Treasurer Quits.
S. F. Robinson has resigned as coun-
ty treasurer of Knngflsher county, and
W. C. Brown, who has been deputy in
the office, was appointed by the county
commissioners to succeed him, accord-
ing to information received by State
Examiner and Inspector Fred Parkin-
son. His resignation followed the dis-
covery of alleged irregularities in his
office by deputy state examiner and in-
spectors who are now making an in-
vestigation.
Expiration Pardons.
Harr Smith, Muskogee, robbery, 3
years; Jasper Phelps, Jackson, stat-
utory offense, 5 years; John Howard,
Greer, perjury, 6 months; Charlie
Lempsey, Latimer, burglary, 2 years;
5 years; Eugene L. Adkins, Kay, grand
larceny, 2 years; Jonn King, Osage,
assault to kill, 6months; J. C. Nelson,
Carter, larceny, 5 years; Joe Duncan,
Hughes, grand larceny, 3 years; John
Bryant, Payne, manslaughter, 3 years;
Luther Bryant, Kiowa, burglary, 2
years; Claud Powers, Washita, larceny
domesti canimals, 5 years.
fining Company, $156,142; Pawhuska
Oil and Gas Company, $65,500; C. C.
Pierce Oil Company, $2,400.
Railroad Hours Too Long, Is Charge.
The United States government pe-
gan suit in the federal court against
the Santa Fe railway, Judge John H.
Cotteral on the bench. The federal
government, through the Interstate
commerce commission charges the
Santa Fe with violation of the law reg-
ulating the working hours of em-
ployes. The alleged offense is said
to have been committed December
6 near Shawnee. The government
asks for the imposition of $1,000 on
each of the six counts in the indict-
ment.
The Santa Fe’s defense Is that on
the night of the alleged violation, an
unavoidable accident occurred to the
freight train on which the crew was
working in which accident the coupl-
ings of two cars were broken and
that it was several hours before a re-
lief crew could be brought to work.
Epworth College Reopened.
Oklahoma City.—Eqworth univer-
sity in Oklahoma City may be reopen-
ed soo nas a result of the adoption of
a plan to raise $9,000,000 by popular
subscription among members of the
Southern Methodist church for the
purpose of placing all its schools and
colleget on a firm financial hasis. The
plan was adopted by the board of ed-
ucation of the southern church in a
meeting at Nashville, Tenn. A million
dollars will go to the Southern univer-
sity at Dallas, Texas, and Emory uni-
versity at Atlanta.
New Dyestuffs Industry.
Pittsburgh—The sum of $30,000,000
has been appropriated and $10,000,000
more will be appropriated soon by in-
dustrial concerns for the construction
Election Charges Dismissed.
Charges preferred against Harold
Moles, county registrar, and John L.
Wagoner, a precinct registrar of Pitts-
burg county, accusing them of con-
spiring to deprive a negro of the right
to register were dismissed according
to a telephone message received by
Guv. Williams.
The election officials were arrested
on warrants Issued by a United States
commissioner.
Governor Williams was In McAlest-
er at the time of the arrest of the
officials and immediately directed the
county attorney to prefer charges
against those who had preferred accu-
sations against the election officials;
and to prosecute them for attempting
to Intimidate election officers. "This
election law Is going to be enforced
if I have to call out the state militia
to do it,” said the governor.
That portion of the business district
of Hobart which was recently de-
stroyed by fire will be rebuilt within
a short time.
Citizens of Clinton will vote May 29
on the question of issuing bonds foi
the purpose of creating a water sup-
ply for the city. It Is proposed to vote
a bond issue of $150,000.
J. M. Gordon, dean of Trinity Univer-
sity at Waxahachie, Texas, was ap-
pointed as president of <he East Cen-
tral State Normal School at Ada, to
succeed Charles W. Briies.
J. C. Murray has resigned as presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. He
will be succeeded by John Wilkerson
of Thurber, Texas, vice president.
An examination will be held June 7
at the federal building In Oklahoma
City for the appointment of a chem-
ist to fill a position In the government
ordnance department in Watertown,
Mass.
The extreme warm weather has
eliminated any 'future damage to!
wheat by the green bugs, it is be- i
lleved. Canadian county wheat is iD
fine condition and the early varieties
have begun heading.
A natural gas plant In Ringling, an-
nounces that within a few weeks the
company will proceed to the installa-
tion of an electric light plant, a fran-
chise for which was granted in an
election last February.
At some unknown spot on the north
bank of the Canadian river near Black-
well is the grave of Jesse Chisholm,
ind according to Jim Richey, this grave
Is to be found and a suitable marker
put on it. The Chisholm trail, lead-
ing southwest from Wichita to Ana-
darko was laid out by Jesse Chisholm
in 1865.
W. D. Bentley has resigned as dean
of the extension department of the A.
and M. College at Stillwater to accept
a position in the federal department
of agriculture at Washington. His
resignation has been accepted by the
board of agriculture and James A. Wil-
son, who has been his assistant, has
been named to succeed him.
May 8, 1815.
French took German poaitlon
near Lena and mada big advance
along Fecht river.
Brltiah recaptured part of Hill 60.
Germana captured Llbau, on the
Baltic.
Germany declareiTvinklng of Lu-
altanla waa justifiable because she
was armed.
Brltiah destroyer Crusader aunk
by mine and crew captured.
May 9, 1915.
British repulsed Germana east of
Ypres and gained ground toward
Fromelles.
French made notable advances
farther south.
Austrians cleared Hungary
Russians.
Russians made progress toward
Mitau.
Collector of Port Malone denied
Lusitania was armed.
Russians sank eight Turkish
transports.
May 10, 1915.
Allies made great attack toward
Carency and Souchez.
Germans gained near Nieuport
and renewed bombardment of Dun-
kirk.
Russians beat Germans west of
Mitau.
Germany blamed British “starva-
tion blockade" for destruction of
Lusitania.
Zeppelins dropped bombs
British seaside resorts.
Itajy called all reserves back to
class of 1876.
May 11, 1915.
French pushed strong offensive
north of Arras.
Russians gained victory in Bu-
kowina but were driven back In
Poland.
French column captured Esoka
in Kamerun.
Austrian troops crossed the San.
May 12, 1915.
Severe fighting on entire front in
Flanders, allies taking offensive.
Teutons occupied four moi
towns In West Galicia.
Russians advanced in southeast
Galicia, repulsing Austrians.
British battleship Goliath torpe-
doed in Dardanelles, 500 lost.
Italian steamer Astrea sunk by
mine.
British submarines sank seven
Turkish ships in Sea of Marmora.
Bryce commission reported
German atrocities in Belgium.
Botha occupied Windhoek, capi-
tal of German Southwest Africa.
May 13, 1915.
French captured Carency and
the forest of Le Pretre.
Heavy fighting east of Tarnow.
Russians repulsed Germans In
region of Shavli.
American note sent to Germany
concerning sinking of Lusitania
and attacks on Falaba, Cushing
and Gulflight.
Great Britain ordered internment
or deportation of reaident alien en-
emies.
May 14, 1915.
French captured more German
positions.
Gormans repulsed British attacks
near Ypres and advanced In direc-
tion of Hooge.
Russians broke Austrian line and
drove them over the Pruth.
German advanced guards reached
Przemysl.
Escaped members of Emden’a
crew arrived at Damascus.
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES
8. A. Mills, who has charge of the
Indian office at Ardmore, has been
notified that after May 29 all land
sales for Bryan, Marshall, Johnston,
Murray, Love and Carter counties will
be held at Ardmore. The former rule
has been to sell the land of each
austriai concerns for the construction tomey general tax warrant,’ ®oun*y !n th® county seat town of the
la the Pittsburgh district of by-product1 Issued by State Auditor F B Howard ty n whlch the landa are located.
..................... ' H- Howard Washington county has just received
$2,800 from the state for road improve,
ment and the board of county commis-
sioners is to take steps at once to
further imprfive the main highways in
the county.
Tax Warrant Issued.
Acting on instructions from the at-
restricted Indian lands, and land In the
Osage Indian nation. Approximately
$100^00 in taxes is involved.
industries because of the value of the
by-products incidental to the manufac-
ture of coke.
Telegraph Companies Combined.
Ottawa, III.—A deal has been closed
here whereby the Binds and Missis-
Insurance Company Fined.
A fine of $300 was Imposed on the
sippi Telegraph Compapy disposes of j Maryland Casualty Company by State
all its properties and franchises to the 1 Insurance Commissioner A. L. Welch
Western Union Telegraph Company
for $l,300,o00.
Standard Increases Wages.
Chicago.—The Standard Oil Com-
pany announced >t had given a volun-
tary increase of 10 per cent in wages
to 3,500 employees at Whiting, Ind.
This is the second Increase in six
months.
for alleged violation of state insurance
laws. Complaint against the company
was made by an Oklahoma City in-
surance agent. Unless the fine is paid
within ten days the company’s right
to do business in Oklahoma will be
forfeited. Commissioner Welch found
the company guilty of Issuing policies
In Oklahoma without being counter*
signed by a resident agent.
J. L. Newland of Frederick filed with
the corporation commission a com
plaint against the Wichita Falls and
Northwestern Railroad Company, al
leging the company maintains inade-
quate railroad facilities at Frederick.
3mallpox, a disease that has worked
havoc among the Indian tribes foi
many years, has been getting in its
work again recently among the Sax
and Fox Indians, whose allotted lands
lie in Payne and Lincoln counties.
Just to the weBt of Shamrock. Thera
have been six deaths out of a total
of fifteen cases of smallpox.
The largest flower In the world
grows in Sumatra. It measures about
a yard across, and weighs, roughly, 15
pounds.
At the declaration of war the Brit-
ish army comprised 711,500 men, of
whom, in regulars and reserves, 601,-
000 were In the British Isles.
Royalties on oil and mining devel-
opments, rents on state lands, leases
and fees pour in so rapidly to the
state of Wyoming that she may soon
be in the position of not having to
raise any taxes at all for support of
the state government, a pitiful pros-
pect.
There is a shortage of matches in
France, due largely to the decrease in
the output of home-manufactured
goods. Owing to this, France has been
forced to Increase greatly its imports
of matchwood, etc., especially from
the United States, Sweden, Italy, Swit-
zerland, Thdo-Chlna and Japan.
"Shocked into speech" was the word
at a recent banquet of electrical en-
gineers at San Francisco, the toastmas-
ter having attached to the chairs ol
speakers a little device which caused
them, when he pushed a button, to
arise “promptly and with great en-
thusiasm."
meric;
Bir<
Interesting infrir.
mation about
them supplied
by the Bureau
of Biological
Survey of the
LUnited States
department of
ttfriculture
Russet-Backed Thrush
(Hylocichla ustulata)
Length, seven and one-fourth Inches,
^mong thrushes having the top of
head and tail nearly the same color
; as the back, this one is distinguished
! t>7 It* tawny eye-ring and cheeks. The
I Pacific coast subspecies is russet
| brown above, while the other subspe-
- cles Is the olive-backed thrush. The
| remarks below apply to the species as
[ a whole.
Range: Breeds in the forested parts
! of Alaska and Canada and south to
California, Colorado, Michigan, New
| York, West Virginia (mountains), and
I Maine; winters from Mexico to South
J America.
Habits and economic' status > This
J Is one of a small group of thrushes
i the members of which are by many
ranked first among American song-
j birds. The several members resem-
ble one another In size, plumage, and
habits. W hile this thrush is very fond
! of fruit, its partiality for the neighbor-
hood streams keeps it from frequent-
| Ins orchards far from water. It is
most troublesome during the cherry
season, when the young are in the
nest. From this it might be Inferred
that the young are fed on fruit, but
Habits and economic status: Th«
fcggerhead shrike, or southern butchei
bird, Is common throughout its rangs
and is sometimes called "French mock-
ing bird" from a superficial resem-
blance and not from its notes, which
are harsh and unmusical. The shrlka
is naturally an Insectivorous bird
which has extended Us bill of fare tn
Include small mammals, birds, and
reptiles. Its hooked beak is well adapt-
ed to tearing lta prey, while to make
amends for the lack of talons It haa
hit upon the plan of forcing its victim,
if too large to swallow, into the fork
of a bush or tree, where it can teai
it asunder. Insects, especially grass
•uch is not the case. The adults eat
fruit, but the uestilngB, as usual, are
fed mostly upon Insects. Beetles con-
stitute the largest item of animal food,
►nd ants come next. Many caterpil-
lars also qre eaten The great bulk
of vegetable food consists of fruit, of
which two-fifths is of cultivated vari-
eties. Where these birds live in or
near gardens or orchards, they may
do considerable damage, but they are
j too valuable as Insect destroyers to
j be killed if the fruit can be pcotected
in any other way.
hoppers, constitute the larger part ol
Its food, though beetles, moths, eaten
pillars, ants, wasps, and a few spiders
are also taken. While the butchei
bird occasionally catches small bird*,
its principal vertebrate food Is small
mammals, as field mice, shrews, and
moles, and when possible it obtains
lizards. It habitually impales its sun
plus prey on a thorn, sharp twig, ol
barb of a wire fence.
Catbird
(Dumetella carollnersls)
Length, about nine inches. The
slaty gray plumage and black cap and
tail are distinctive.
Range: Breeds throughout the
United States west to New Mexico,
Utah, Oregon, and Washington, and
in southern Canada; winters from the
gulf states to Panama.
Habits and economic status: In
many localities the catbird is one of
the commonest birds. Tangled
growths are its favorite nesting places
and retreats, but berry patches and
ornamental shrubbery are not dis-
dained. Hence the bird is -a familiar
dooryard visitor. The bird has a fine
song, unfortunately marred by occa-
sional cat calls. With habits similar
to those of the mocking bird and a
song almost as varied, the catbird has
never secured a similar place In pop-
California Jay
(Apheloccma callfornlca)
Length 12 inches. Distinguished
from other jays within its range by
Its decidedly whitish underparts and
brown patch on the back.
Range: Resident in California,
north to southern Washington, and
south to southern Lower California.
Habits and economic status: Thil
Jay has the same general traits ol
character as the eastern blue jay. He
Is the same noisy, rollicking fellow
and occupies a corresponding position
in bird society. Robbing the nests of
smaller birds Is a favorite pastime,
and he is a persistent spy upon domes-
tic fowls and well knows the meaning
of the cackle of a hen. Not only does
he steal eggs but he kills young chlcka
The insect food of this Jay constitutes
about one-tenth of Its annual susten-
ance. The Inclusion of grasshoppers
and caterpillars makes this part of
Mar favor. Half of Its food consists
of fruit, and the cultivated crops most
often Injured are cherries, strawber-
ries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Beetles, ants, crickets, and grasshop-
pers are the most important element
of its animal food. The bird is known
to attack a few pests, as cutwormB,
loaf beetles, clover-root eurcullo, and
the periodical cicada, but the good it
does In this way probably does not
pay for the fruit it steals. The ex-
tent to which it should be protected
may perhaps be left to the individual
cultivator; that is. It should be made
lawful to destroy catbirds that are do-
lDg manifest damage to crops.
Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanlus ludovlclanus)
Length, about nine inches. A gray,
black, and white bird, distinguished
from the somewhat similarly colored
mocking bird by the black stripe on
side of head.
Range: Breeds throughout the
United States, Mexico, and southern
Canada; winters In the southern half
of the United States and in Mexico.
the bird's food in its favor. But the
remainder of its animal diet Include!
altogether too large a proportion ol
beneficial birds and their eggs, and
in this respect It appears to be worse
than Its eastern relative, the blue Jay.
While its vegetable food is composed
largely of mast, at times Its liking
for cultivated fruit and grain make!
it a most, unwelcome visitor $b the
orchard and farm. In conclusion it
may be said that over much of its
range this Jay is too abundant foi
the best Interests of agriculture and
horticulture.
As She Remembered It.
Miss Blanche Johnson, Sunday
school teacher of a primary class at
Hope Chapel, Nineteenth street and
Washington avenue N, Minneapolis,
is wondering whether her efforts to-
ward uplifting humanity are worth
while.
In a recent lesson she told the chil-
dren how Moses had led the Israelites
to the land of Canaan, guided through
the wilderness at night by a pillar of
fire.
The next Sunday she asked the chil-
dren what the previous lesson was
about. An intelligent-appearing little
girl raised her hand and answered:
"The Israelites were led into the land
of Canaan by a caterpillar.”—Wash-
ington Post.
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Keyes, Chester A. The Oklahoma County News (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1916, newspaper, May 12, 1916; Jones, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc860582/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.