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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Kansas City Stock Yards, May 26.
Cattle sold readily today at prices
that averaged fully steady with the
good market Of yesterday. when
sales were strong to II cents above
the close of last week. The pro-
cession to the scales yesterday and
today started early, and business
was well oyer before 10 o'clock
day. showing at least two things,
that buyers we're anxious for mater
ial. and that they did not deem 1t
good policy to do the usual spar
ring for time when cattle are taxi
ing good fills in order to pump
some Of the water out Of them. Con-
sidering the fills put across the
scales, prices are 15 to SIS cents
above last Tuesday. The Fletcher
Kansas yearlings sold at $500 to-
day. 1870 pounds; they brought
s9.15 yesterday, 1119 pounds.
Heavy steers reached so, mixed
yearlings and heifers $9.10, straight
heifers $s.65. Bulk of the natives
I sell at SO to S.75. and some Of the
discouragement of sellers last week
has heen converted into moderate
satisfaction this week. Some $40
pound meal fed Texas streers at
$7.75 in the quarantine division
went over the scales Is minutes af-
ter the market opening whistle blew,
indicating good action in that div
ision. A later train of South Texas
grassers sold at $500 to $7.65 as
soon as shaped up and fed. Stock
cattle are higher this week than the
low close of last week, but are still
i 10 to 25 cents under 10 days ago
sales largely at 81 to IT'S. few
choice cattle at $S or little bet
ter. May and June are proverbiaily
hard months on hoy prices. but II
was hoped that this year might be
an exception, in view of the brave
resistance the market has so far
4 the outpouring Of $4,000 hogs al
Chicago yesterday furnished the
chance packers needed. and they
are pressing their advantage today
market 10 to Is lower. Receipts
are 1900 here today, top $50, BUN
S7.95 to s8.05. A good many hogs
are being locked up. in expectation
of some reaction tomorrow anC
later in the week, as opinion is by
no means agreed that the packers
are in possession of the field. In
mune hogs sold to serum makers
: yesterday 25 cents above top on thu
general market Sheep and lamb
J sold 10 to Is higher today. al
} though spring lambs stopped a
: sS.75. same as yesterday. Texa
j clipped ewes made a new top, a
: $3.50, the only representation from
: Texas today. Prime clipped wether
from that section would bring Sc
Y A good deal of native stock is com
/ ing, much mixed in quality. and sell
! ing at a rather wide range of prices
Z ewes as low as s4.25. ~and. common
4 lambs 81, Texas goats sell at S3.7
: to AGO, brusher goats selling a
the record price of s4.40 yesterday
}. See Royal No. 10 at this office.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
wILLIAMs 4 TnMPERArE MAN.


One OF the unpleasant instances
connected with ranning for a State
office is always that the candidate
is at the mercy of the character as
sassin, and Judge r. L. Williams
has been no exception to this rule.
For several months his enemies
have been busy circulating reports
that they knew were absolutely un-
true,- and seeking TO attack his PR
vate character. One of these stories
as to the effect that Judge Williams
is drunkard, and this is bitterly
resented by those who have known
Judge Williams Intimately. The
fact of the case is, that it requires
no higher degree, of morality to fit
a person for governor than 1t does
for Chief Justice OF the supreme
Court, and during the seven years
that Judge Williams was on the SUI
p~eme court, even when he was
candidate for reelection. these stor-
les were never used. 1t goes TO
show that these are merely campaign
stories, fabricated for political effect.
Judge Williams is one of the
most temperate of men, not only in
regard to the use of liquor, but in
all his habits. eating, sleeping, and
eyer ything except work. and it is
we'll known that he is one Of the
most tireless workers we have ever
had in public life
Il is not contended that Judge
Williams is a teetotaler, but any
story to the effect that he has ever
used liquor to excess or has ever
violated the prohibitory laws Of the
state is absolutely untrue. II It
we're true he would not have as his
most ardent supporters the leaders
of the prohibitory forces OF the State.
II it were true, he would not have
as his supporters the ministers OF
his home town and preachers of
state wide reputation who have in
timately known him for years. If
the stories were true. be would not
have been rendered the use of the
Methodist church at Durant, his
home town, where he made the op-
ening address of his campaigns
Judge Williams is strong, cour-
ageous. temperate, moral, upright
man, and numbers among his sup
porters, the very best people Of the
great State OF Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

Misses Pearl Farmer and Ruth
Rush visited Annie sarrels Sunday.
Miss Gladys Arnold attended
church. 2nifts 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer and, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross visited Mr.. and Mrs. sar-
iels.
Mrs. Smith was a caddo visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Freeman of Pleasant Hill
visited Mrs. Brewer Sunday.
linus Brewer attended singing at
Pleasant Hill Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mary O'Dea attended mass at
Caddo Sunday.
Miss Lydia Bacon of Bokchito
spent the weekend with homefolks-
Henry Smith was Kenefick visit
or Sunday. r
E. M. Evans. agent Royal Type
writer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

Political dopesters have it that the
candidacy of Little Charlie West for
governor is hurting Robertson worse
than any Of the other candidates in
the race. The real fact in the bus
mess is that the aspirants for the
Democratic nomination are split two
ways, Bob Williams on one side, and
the balance of them on the other.
The more of them get into it, the
bigger plurality Bob Williams will
get--wait and see.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

The Jacksonian Democrat OF Ok
lahoma City. which suspended pub
lication SO suddenly following the
"vindication" of Senator Gore, has
resumed publication again under
what purports to be a different own
ership and management. The paper
editorially is strictly anti-administra-
ton in its political tendencies. and
devotes much of its space to- fight
ing for Dunlop and against Robert
son.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

1t looked blue few days ago
when we had enough rain in pc
riod of ten days TO have made ten
years crops had It been properly dis
tributed. The farmers we're blue,
and the merchants were blue, and the
bankers were blue, and even the ed
itor was blue. The optimists have
won the day though. for there is
none now who will deny that crop
exceedingly good, and every day OF
sunshine and warmth adds to those
chances.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

campaign says that from replies he
has had from more than one-hun-
dred newspapers over the state, Civ
ing their estimate of Bob Williams
strength in their respective COM
munities, that Williams now has be-
hind HON more than fifty per cent
of the Democratic voting strength
of the State.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

The latest joke, and the rottenist
one we have heard for some time, is
Charlie West endorsing the Haskell
and Cruce administration. Those
who know. know that there never
was a minute of the time either of
them was governor, that West did
not have mis- knife sharpened and
handy to cut their very CUTS out If
he could farther his own political
ambition by doing so.--Bennington
Tribune.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

One can get splendid lesson
in farming by watching the num-
Der ef loads of feed going out daily
from the feed stores here. A large
per cent Of the farmers are buying
feed now to make their crop with
and are paying high price for it.
yet they have farms which would
make splendid corn. oats, alfalfa
andt other feed Eufauia
Indian Journal. \,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

George Smith, who is handling the
publicity end of Judge Williams
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

This paper is authorized TO an
houncs the candidacy Of the persons
whose names appear below for the Of
nces named. subject to the Democrat
ic primary. August stn. 1914.
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSION
-ER.
A. L. WEIGH,
(Re-election.)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

The railroads would be in better
position to ask for sympathy, if they
did not take advantage of the fact
that they are beyond state control
when they cross state line to in
crease their rates. Senator Gore has
introduced bill in congress-to COM
pei the railroads not to charge more
for interstate fares than their intra-
state rates. The senator's bill is
eminently fair and it should become
a law.-McAlester News Capital.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

Old papers for sale at this office
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

Mr.. Hayes is the only man worthy
of mention from point of strength,
who is opposing Senator Gore. His
one great handicap is that he has
been on the supreme court bench for
years and not engaged actively in
politics, consequently he must nat
urally be without an active organ
ization.
However, his friends claim they
are bringing this about rapidly from
the fact that Mr.. Hayes reputation
as a jurist and as a man is mold
ing into form strong organization
which will pass with telling effect
Jacksonian Democrat.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

E. NJ Evans. agent Royal Type
writer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

The Jacksonian Democrat has
again reached our table after a re-
cess of some weeks, and was pretty
heavily loaded with anti-administra-
tion dope.-Idabel Democrat-Record.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

SUMMERS HARDY.
Hugo, Okla.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

ROBERT NJ. RAINEY,
Atoka, Okla.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
Unimp0rtant If True
By DR.. ERITAS

And the of the Began is hard.
1t is good business o predict good business.
Beware of the barber who advertses cut rates
Opportunity seldom knocks a the door of knocker
Times made hard by many people hunting jobs
When Mexcan get together" there is generally a
Some people have appendicitis who really
is wise cook that make pumpkin potatoes
doesn't take veterans
baseball generally country
yacht Ace will n be held sny time soon
Life under this administration
almost ha to live down reputation
good
All the ynder extcatng themselves
tight places
You garlic wonder at the taste of those
who like onions
The Georgia quite expressing opinion
the Frank
manage keep their spirits
without vodka
The trouble with the fellow who blows his horn usually
ii to beat the band
We might believe that Bernard
could believe that anybody offered him that
1t be reported Chnaren
ancestors but don't believe Boonans will
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
THRIFT INCREASING.

Deploring the idleness and loss OF wages
which comes to the working man and wo-
man because war has closed factories,
writer in a Western newspaper observes:
Wages should he high enough to enable
the worker to provide for keeping himself
and his family through periods Of unem-
ployment: that much IS due from the en-
ployer to the worker. II is up to the work
er. then. TO practice the >oTt of thrift
which will enable him to lay up onr
months pay out Of every years against
a time like the present"
II the increase Of deposits in the
savings banks and the Postal Savings
Bank mean ANYTHING. it i that for the
most part American working mon and
women are pra artirinC that sort Of thrift.
That they might do much better in that
direction no one can dispute successful
ly While wages in this country ar"
high. the cost Of living Is also high. Ncc
for all this there is much unnecessary
extravaganza. The nickel mas no value
in the hands of the multitude. WAGE
earnerS ape the eNtravaE InCeS Of the
well-to-do. and indulge iI expenditures
that it would BE- just as WY for them in
every wa except mentally. perhaps, il
they were avoided. But taken all in all,
the evidence Of the savings institutions
points to the fact that thrift is on the
increase amOnE the American people.
Rochester Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
A Plea for Grub Street.

The writers OF this country are facing the gravcst
crisis in the history of writing either Spencerian
vertical, upright, grand babygrand hack, space or
highbrow And that's some crisis. All the pow-wow
about the calamity TO the cotton and the cop
per crop is but pigs whisper compared with the
catacysmic thunderings threatening to blast the
hardy perennials which supply the nation with its
domestic output of thrill kick, gush, pep and posy,
in preachment. tale and verse.
While the war now devastating the countrysides of
Europe has cut off several foreign aources OF sup
ply and limited the output of such producing centers
las Wells Shaw and Kipling to philippics and polem-
ics domestic products supplant home or in
South America the literary commodities formerly i'm
ported from abroad.
Only the war-stuff goes love and toll heroics
are done for. Fiction is as modesty ignorant of
sex an old-fashioned lady in a ccwlot. The man
who doesn't know the eternal triangle from the
straight and line of American decency is Just
as saleable-or unsaeable-as the woman who didn't
hnd out till she had had three husbands that the
only she ever truly loved was the wre-haired
terror married to her neurotc daughter.
OF course our producers cannot turn out war
stuff, because the only war we have is the one
against the brown tail moth that eats up the Christ
trees, which we don't need anyhow if we are
going to devote all our Christmas energy of 1914
to the boys and girls whose Santa Clauses are kill
ing each other down fast as imperial Christian
majesties will show them somebody TO kill
The only solution of the problem il for the gov
ernment to make loans directly to authors accepting
manuscripts at 200 per cent of their face or re-
turn value determined by board of appraisers
to consist of one author. publishcf and third
arbiter selected by the author. Manuscripts after
being properly baled and insured, should be de-
posted in bonded waste-paperbaskets until they can
be rejected in the usual way regular space rates.
The general benehcence df such scheme is ap-
parent The dignity of American literature will be
saved producers will be fed and the fact that their
manuscripts were actually accepted by somebody, as
assets liabilities anything else will give many
of our writers real uplift As for the government
it viii have exclusive control of the bonded waste.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.


Sailed-Walke and LamS0n. from Lookout Blight
for Charleston. November IS; Efrida and Rocket.
from Newbern y. e, for Norfolk yard. November
l6 Prairie frUln Boston for Newport, NOyembsr l6;
MacdonOugh and ca from New London for New
port, SOEember Is: Monaghan. from TOmpkirsEills
fer GraTesend Bay. NOTembGr ls; Pontiac, frum
SewpOrt for New York yard. November Is: IHs.
from San Diego for san PellrD. November Is; Beale,
Jenkins Jouett. FannIng, Tdp1e, Mccall. Reid.
F1usSeT. PrrsJOu. Ammen, and Neunnut, from NuE
folk yard FOR Hampton Roads November Is; Cassrn,
fr0m Hampton Roads fog Norfolk yard, NOyeu1hs-
l5 st. Louis from Mare Island for Tburon. Cal ,
November Is: WilninZtgn. frJm Annoy tOs SEat0w.
SOTeulbes L.
ArriVed-PCtreI at PrnGTesso. MsIicD. SOTember L; {;
ChattanOoEa At Salina CRU, November Is: Ma
donOush. Ct. Ks. and Ks at Newport. NoEem-
Der IS; Iris At San Pedro, NOTember l6; BeAls Jen
kins. JOu-tt. Fanning. rrppe, Mccall Reid,
F1usseT, Preston, Ammen, and vermont AZ HAmptnn
Roads. November Is; CaSsin at Norfolk yard. No
Veuber Is: ST. Louis at Tburon. Cal. November B;
Texas at Vera Gru. November Is.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS
Lieut. R F. Znghaum, T., to Naval War CoIlsEe,
Newport. r. l.
Lieut. Junior g-adsl L q. MaxaeId, to navy se-o-
naUtic station Pensacola, Fla
Ensign L. W. Spencer. II, to navy EsT0nlutis
station. PessrllA. Fla.
A.. Surg r. l. Crawford. To Nashville
Asst. Surr. c c Wood. 10 Virginia
Navd C0nStructH J. Il. Walsh. 10 Bath Iron
WORKS. Bath. Ne.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
Peanut Seller and Professor.

Among a bOatiOad of immigrants from
Germany 10 the United States there once
was poor man who. after surdry
adventures in quest OF a livelihood, set
tied in Kansas City. where near tho
public library, he established a smalt
stand for the sale Of fruit and peanuts
This was his vocation; his avOcation. .or.
hobby. was the study of languages. at
which he worked with admiral diligence
in the public library, sometimes closing
his peanut stand for hours when absorbed
in the solution of a specially fascinating
linguistic problem. A day came when
the University of Missouri needing Al
additional Instructor in languages. sent
an emissary to the Kansas City Iibrar-
rian with the request that the latter
rams good man for the post. Tn
only man l can honestly recommend At
this moment" said the librarian. is
that foreigner yonder." and ne pointed
to the young Immigrant toiiing eagerly
over a huge tome. A few minutes con-
versation satisfied the UUIversitys rep
resentative that the librarians judS-
ment was excellent. and little later
the peanut vender closed his stand fOf
all time and began teaching Today he
is one Of the really shining lights OF
Harvard University-Thc outlook.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
Lesson of Lord Roberts Career.

"Bobs'-for despite all his honors and titles what
can call him more honorable than his soldiers
affectionate nickname for their beloved command
Ier?-"Bobs" is dead Where could he die more
suitably than almost the firing line of the last
he to see which he had foreseen for so long
and for which he had tried so hard to prepare his
country? He died near his loved Indian troops We
colder Westerners can scarcely imagine how much
this will for the spirit of the OccdentaIs he
went to hedten and for the loyalty of those in India
Their dear old commanders last journey was for
them.
He dies at eighty-two, after more than fifty wears
of. almost constant campaigning, forty-one of Them
just half his life in India the worst of climates for
the white man. wounded many times yet never spar
ing himself and active Enough at four score and two
years to go the of operations at the front of
the greatest of history for the sake of the good
effect his. presence sure to have.
At twenty, when he joined the army his health
was so delicate that if present medical examinations
had been in effect he would have been rejected Who
shall say after career like this that work and re-
sponsibility and physical stress continued for
years shorten life? Our great leaders of armies
unless accident wound carried them of, have ali
been long liverS Roberts, like Moltke is but one
more striking example in our own time-New York
Herald .........
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
MUST BE BARBARIANs. "
Retired German Army Omcer JuatI-
fes Relentless War.

An amazing exposition of German mill
tarism is given by Mai. Gen Won Disfurth
in an article contributed to the Ham
burger Nachrichten. in which this distin-
Suished retired officer OF the German
army writes:
No object whatever Is served by tax
ing any notice Of accusations Of barbarity
leveIed against Germany by their foreign
critics. Frankly. We are and must be
barbarians. il by this would we under
stand those who wage war relentless to
the utternUst degree.
at is Incompatible with the dignity OF
tn" German Empire and with the proud
traditions of the Prussian army to defend
our courageous soldiers from accusations
hurled against them in foreign and neu-
trail countries. We owe no eNplana ton
10 any one. There Is nothing for Us to
justify and nothing to explain away Ev-
cry act. Of whatever nature. committed
by our troops for the purpose of discour-
aging. defeating and destroying our enc
mi"S Is bravo act, a good deed. and
luly JUSTIFIED.
There is no reason whatever why We
should trouble ourselves about notions
concerning us in other countries. Ger
tainly we should not worry about opin-
ions and feelings held in neutral coun-
tries. Germay stands supreme arbiter OF
lltT ONU IutLnOOs. NnlCn must IN time OF
war he dictated to the world. II is Of no
consequence whatever II all the monu-
ments ever created. all the pictures ever
painted. all the buildings ever erected by
tn" great architects OF the world he de-
strOycd. II by their destruction We pro-
mote G'rmany's victory over enemies
who vowed hC- complete annihiIation.
In times of peace We might. perhaps. re-
gard the loss OF such thinS~ but at the
present moment not a word OF regret, not
a thought should he squandcred upon
them.
War is war. and II must be waEed
with severity. Tn" Commorest. ugIiest
stone placed to mark the place Of burial
n German Ersnadicr is a more glorious
and venerable monument than all the
,ath"drals in Europe put together. They
rall us harbarians. What OF It? We
scorn them and their abuse For my
part. hope that in this war We have
'n"rited the title or barbarians
Let neutral peoples and our enemies
'caS" their empty chatter. which may
we'll be compared to the twitter of birds
Let them ceas" to talk of the Cathedral
II Rheims and OF all the churches and
all the castles in France which have
shared its fate. These things do not in
vrCst us. Our troops must achieve vic
Tory. What else mattCrs?''-Copenhagen
iiSpatCh TO New York Tribune
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18

IN Ohio Progressive, who failed of election to
Congress in the election, in filing account
Of his campaign expenses comments Il received
large quantities OF advice of practical value many
pledges of support (uncollectibe), generous dona-
ions OF criticism from enemies and good wishes from
friends, No promises were made except Rever to do
I again. I'm cured If he's cured OF being Pro-
gressive he's little better of, but the expert
ances are probably lying in wait for him in other
,artieS
The Washington herald., 1914-11-18

Tie Atlanta Journal gives some good advice when
/ says: III you contemplate building home build
I Don't put off for business to get better.
Times will get better but necessarily for build
ing" The Journal then quotes from a building au-
,hOrity: Right every contractor YOU meet is in
position to give you Sis return for your money
ior every dollar invested and for two reasons. He
buy material comparatively cheapy and put good
workrnen your job for the money that in
rush times goes the incapable mau furnishing so
per cent efficiency. Good live times are right ahead
and SO a word to the wise that they be forehanded
and build now for 5000 house today in less than
year will cost 5000" The man who builds now
will not only make money for himself but will help
tic general situation by putting money in circulation
md providing work for who idle