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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

Henry Grinslade, Bass Mcclure,
wm. Dobbins and several other
prominent citizens of that place. Mr..
Dobblns informs us that he intends
to be our next commissioner from
District No. OF this county. We
then proceeded on to Durant, and
had the pleasure of visiting Durant
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
where we met some of Durant's most
prominent citizens, Durham. w. l.
Boner and others, whose names We
don't remember. We never met Q
more whole-souled set of Masoni
than those Durant companions.
Joe Sudderth and Rufe Haw'
went to Achille Friday.
Ed Dillingham; and Robert Stone
two of Kemp's best citizens. wer'
down recently.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

ing made will be considerably bet
ter than 2.96 pence per pound. So
it would seem that, in consuming cot
ton on the present record breaking
scale, average results for the spin
ners the world over are favorable
enough to interest them in keeping
their order books well filled. The
best authorities now say consump-
ton will exceed 14.750,00O bales.
and possibly reach 100000 bales
of American.
At the moment the new crop pros
pect in :he West is complicated by
adverse weather and unfavorable
circumstances. though it is yet too
early to forecast the outcome.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13
THE WEEK COTTON MARKET
tBy Walter Parker.) }

New Orleans, March 13.-In spite
of large exports. large spinners' TAX
ings and an active demand for spot
cotton. the cotton future market in
America seemed unable to hold little
advances. and on the weeks trading
lost 27 points on May. New Orleans
and 25 points on May New York.
That this decline was not caused by
the actual stuff is shown by the
fact that March, New Orleans, which
q weeg ago sold at one point over
May, at the end of this week sold at
q premium of Is points over May
The trade, therefore, surmised that
remaining speculative long interest
at New York is on the defensive,
and may be eliminated before the
market can do better permanently.
Another weekend factor was a tele-
gram from Washington to the effect
that the House rules committee had
approved a congressional investiga-
tion of the cotton exchanges along
with the grain exchanges. In thi,
connection, it is interesting to note
Chat the cotton exchanges were in
-yestigated for the government By
Unitd States Commissioner of Cor
porations Herbert Knox Smith sew
.eral years ago, and that immediate
iy thereafter the New Orleans Cot
ton exchange made its contract anC
rules conform to the recommends
tions then made by the government
and has kept these revised rulei
and regulations in force ever since
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
the preponderance of low grade cot
ton in the remnant is over-shadow
ing other market factors. Sucl
cotton continually weighs on th'
contract market In this connection
however, the trade should remem
ber that during the remainder o
the season very little desirable cottoi
will be available to spinners, an
that practically no good cotton will
be carried over into next year In tn
visible supply. Meanwhile, Europ
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13
$500 VERDICT.
Clara Howell Asked $4,000 and got
$500 Verdict Against Lem
willis of Mead.

In suit for damages. the out
growth of an alleged rape case. a
jury in the district court Thursday
returned verdict for $500 against
Lem Willis of Mead in favor OF
Laura Howell, the plaintiff.
This is the first case of record in
this county where the alleged vic
tim of rapist has Sought redress
thruogh civil action for damages. It
is said that the plaintiff and her
father contemplated criminal pro-
ceedings against Willis. but were un-
willing to comply with the require
ments of the county attorneys office
or at least, neglected to do so.
The petition of the plaintiff re-
cited that she was an unmarried fe-
male, thirteen years of age, andAthar
on the 5th day of May. 1912, the de-
fendant, Lem Willis. forcibly assault
ed and raped her, against her will,
and that as a result of same she en-
dured physical suffering. mental an
guish, and damages to her chances
OF marriage. which she valued al
$4,000. Petition further recited
that the defendant is a Chlckasav
Indian and has valuable homestead
and surplus allottments which the
petition described.
| The testimony is unfit to print
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13
What the .Figures Show.

WhaC the Figures Show.
A comparative statement of dis
eases, births, and deaths, for the
month of January 1913, and 1914:
In January, 1913. there were 2S
cases of diptheria and IA deaths;
scarlet fever, 121 cases and 2
deaths; smallpox, SSs cases and 90
deaths; measles. 54 cases and l
death; typhoid fever. 60 cases and
10 deaths; chicken-pox. 1873 cases
and no deaths; pneumonia 492
cases and 166 deaths; births 2,447;
deaths, SIS.
In January, 1914, diptheria, 1917
cases and 10 deaths; scarlet fever,
1S6 cases and no deaths; smallpox.
73O cases and no deaths; measles,
279 cases and no deaths; typhoid
fever, 90 cases and IL deaths;
chickenpox $50 cases and no deaths;
cholera infartum none;- dysentery,
cases and Q deaths; tuberculosis,
"a cases and AZ deaths; penumonia,
300 cases and 54 deaths; births o.
$50; deaths $50.
This becomes more interesting
when we compare the statistics on
pneumonia for 1909, 1910, 1911 and
1912 with January 1914. In Jan
uary. 1909, there were 333 and 1SO
deaths; January 1910. $40 case:
and 220 deaths; January. 1911. 626
cases and 253 deaths; January 1912
574 cases and 1853 deaths; January
1913 492 cases and 166 deaths;
January. 1914. 800 cases and 81
deaths From above statistics it Il
to be seen that with a largely in
creased population for the month o
January, 1914, we have not only ;
smaller number of cases of pneu
monia reported, but a much small
er percentage of deaths than for an!
month of January in the history o
the State Health Department.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

having drawn 100000 bales from
Bombay since September l. as
against $4,000 bales last year, the
East Indian supply available to Eu-
rope must be nearer exhaustion
than at this time last year and
therefore, less apt to compete tell
ingly with low grade American. Be-
cause of these reasons, in combina-
ton, spinners' demand for low grade
American should increase relatively
as the season advances. Thus far
the spinners of the world have taken
9,554,0O0 bales of the American
growth, as against 9,361,00O last
year, and 9,452,90o two years ago.
while exports since September
have been 7,150,154 bales as
against 6,829.464 and S,134,054.
A significant fact, in connection
with the raw cotton market, is found
in the current margin of profit en-
joyed by spinners. Latest advices
from Lancashire show that this nrof-
it margin, based on the value of mid
ding spots. is 2.96 pence a pound,
as against S.S2 pence in 1913; S.27
in 1912; 2.9S in 1911; 2.47 in 1910
and 2.69 in 1909.
In view of the fact that this is a
very low grade crop the market val
ue of the low grades is below a nor
NAL parity with middling. spinning
quality considered. For this rea-
son, il the spinners' profit margin
be worked out on the basis of the
average grade used during 1913-14
and the price paid for that grade,
with due regard for the actual spin
ming value of that grade, the show.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

Education without health is use
iess. 1t would be better to sacri-
flee the education If in order to OBJ
tain IL the child must lay down his
good health as a price. Education
must comprehend the whole man,
and the whole man is built funda-
mentally on what he is physically
Children are not dullards or defect
ives by the will of the inscrutable
Providence, but rather by the law of
cause and effect"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

Another man who has made
good" in a state office is r. H. VII.
son, State superintendent of Pubic
Instruction, Mr.. Wilson is a school
man and has spent his entire life in
school work. Before becoming State
superintendent of Grady county
where his work as an organizer first
became noticeable. The editor Of
this paper was appointed by the State
Examiner and Inspector to check up
several counties the year after state
hood. Grady county was one of the
counties we were appointed to check
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

l.. w. Brooks captured the last
of the wild horses in these diggings
last Friday This herd has been a
nuisance for years to the horse own
ers of this neighborhood, and all
of us are glad they are extinct.
Fay Oathuut is home for the
summer.
A. c. Herndon of Yuba was up
Sunday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13
YARNABY NEWS.

Bro. G.. w. Wells filled his ap-
pointment here Sunday and Sunday
night.
Last Friday we spent several
hours at Achille, where we met Mr..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13
mo- Prevent Blood PoIsonIng

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR..
PoRrER's ANT1sEPTIc HEALING OIL a sur.
Ricai dressing that relieves pain aud heals at
the same time. Not iiniment- 2sc. Soc h"s
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

and it was in this work we first
met Bob" Wilson We were inn
pressed with his ability and enthus-
iasm at that time and no officer in
the entire state has his accounts in
better shape. A few months later,
when he became candidate for
State superintendent we grasped the
opportunity to give him our support
and we never regretted the act. The
educational interests of the state
are, rs a partial result of his work
in excellent condition. = Chandler
Tribune.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

and the case occupied almost the en-
tire day Thursday The jury delib'
Grated about forty minutes.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-13

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't cub
The worst cases no matter of how long standing
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing oil. 1t relieves
pain and Heals at the same time. 2Sc. soc. $40
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
TELLS PARENTS
SHE IS GOING To
WED;SHE DOES
Mr.. and Mrs. HemperIey Thought
Daughter Was Joking Until
They Saw Son-in-Law.

When Miss Ruby Hemperley, an
East Point society girl and daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Hemperley,
told her mother she was going out to
be married Thursday evening, Mrs.
Hemperley laughed and thought it a
good Joke. So did Mr.. Hemperley.
Then they went on reading their
papers.
But when Miss Hemperley returned
home at O'Clock the same evening,
as Mrs. Clarence II. Jones, and
brought Mr.. Clarence H. Jones him
self along in the role of sudden hus-
band Father and Mother Hemper-
ley put their papers aside and gazed
at the pair in establishment.
VIII where did you get him ?"
asked Mrs. Hemperley after the ex-
plantations and kissing and that sort
of thing had ben done.
Miss Hemperley-Mrs. Jones-ad-
mitted she had not known her hus-
band long, but that she met him at
one or two social affairs in East Point
and loved him at once.
OF course the Rev. John F. Purser
at his home in West End, had no
idea he was performing a surprise
marriage when Miss Hemperley and
Mr. Jones appeared at his residence
with a marriage license at $3.50 p. m.
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will live in New
York. Mr.. Jones is in business in
that city.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
100000 Damages
Asked by Family Of
Man Killed by Train

Alleging carelessness on the part of
the Central of Georgia Railroad Com
pany as the cause of her husbands
death, Mrs. Minnie Maxcy entered
suit against the company in Superior
Court Friday for $4,000 damages. A
second count of the suit prays dam
ages in the same sum for Edward
and Altman Maxcy, minor children.
Maxcy was killed November 3, 1913,
when he walked past freight train
on one track and stepped in front of
a passenger train on another track,
near the plant of the bowman Dozier
Manufacturing Company, where he
was employed.
Mrs. Maxcy says the negligence o.
the company lies in the alleged fact
that the passenger train was run
ming backward at a high rate OF
speed, without lights or anything else
to warn pedestrians.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

Introducing to-day for an extended
vaudeville engagement. dear readers,
our old friend, Strenuous state wide
Politics.
The I'D is of in Georgia. with the
accent on the Off. There win be more
grand, gloomy and peculiar things TO
come TO pass in Georgia politics Tor
the next six months or 50 than ever
were Dreamed Of in Horatio's or any
body else's philosophy!
Unless this truly uHprejudlced ana
untrammeled scribe misses his FIRST
guess. the battle IL destined TO re-
solve itself into "A titanic struggle
for mastery OF two Scholarships ana
q Governorship, which, II one side
wins them all. will come mighty near
sewing mp Georgia politically for
years to come.
Also. as General Sir Rcdvers Bull
lard would nave expressed IT,. we re-
greet to report that those ancient but
still active and agile performers, joe
brownlsm and Hokesmithism, VIII
cut much and many slices Of ice in
the proceedingsi
with the announcement Of Thomas
w. Hardwick. Senator Smiths right
bower in Georgia. as a candidate FOR
the unexpirej term of Senator Bacon,
there came into the minds of folks
who speak right out loud in meeting
whatever II is they have in mind. the
suggestion OF "A challenge, fun. fair
and free, to Governor Slaton to come
on In. where the water is fine"
II Governor Slaton Is to run for the
Senate, he either must oppose Sena-
tor Smith or Congressman Hardwick
the anti Slaton faction, which, in
less diplomatic language, Is the anti
Joe Brown faction, has made that, in
Hardwick's announcement abundant
ly clear.
In either event, Governor Slaton
viii be up against lineup with
which he is reasonably familiarl
OF course II he elects not to run for
the Senate at all, why then, the anti
Slatonites should worry
What's another term in the Gov
ernorship snapped for two United
states Senatorships?
Wherefore, IL will be observed that,
in the getaway Is, In Mr.. Hard
Wick's announcement for the Senate
there is much big politics!
II Governor Slaton enters the race
for the Senate that viii open the
Governorship fight Awaiting the
drop OF that hat, so the story goes is
iphidG - TFihtis thf pitathA ~
torneY General.
Passing strange to relate. too, gem
tie reader. Mr. Fielder is also some
anti Slatonlte.
And, therefore, in the event OF his
candidacy for the Governorship there
win be a compact lineup of Smith
ties. headed by the Senator himself
and Ranked by Hardwick for the
short-term Senatorship and Fielder
for the Governorshipl
Fine and dandy business. too-if II
can be batted over!
But-introducing here that furious
~ funny old clown, But" while all
this is going on, the Slaton camp
likely is not mapping. Far be it from
such!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

Laura Buckley. offering ner character
cartoons; Stepp. Goodrich and King
a trio of clever singers, banjo and
plano players. Donovan and Arnold
a good variety time, and other SPLEEN
did features make the attraction high
class
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Knights Of Columbus
In War on Socialism

Socialism from the Catholic view
point viii be discussed In Atlanta
and other American cities by speak
ers under the auspices Of the SUI
preme Council of the knights of Co
lumbus.
The first speaker In Atlanta will
be Peter w. Collins of Chelsea. Mass,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
K|PLING TALKSOF
TRAVEL MODES
Of FUTURE
Predicts That Time Is Not Distant
When New York and Bombay
Will Be Lost Ports.
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Feb. 2O.-Rudyard Kip
ling made one OF his very rare public
appearances at Queens Hall. where
he lectured before the Royal Geo
graphical Society to large audience,
including many seasoned explorers, on
Some Aspects of Travel"
In a Characteristic passage Kip
ling spoke of the typical smells en-
countered in travel:
Have you noticed that wherever a
few travellers are gathered together
one man or another is sure to say,
DO you remember that smell at such
placer Then he may go on to
speak Of camel, pure camel, one Whit
of which is all Arabia, or of the smell
of rotten eggs at Hirt, on the Euphra
ties, or of the flavor of drying fish in
Burma
Two Elementary Smells.
There are only two elementary
smells of universal appeal" Kipling
declared; the smell OF burning fuel
and the smell of melting grease; the
smell, that is, of what man cooks his
food over and what he cooks his food
in"
Speaking of the travel Of the flu
ture, he said:
Naturally. so long as we travel by
sea We must embark from a port and
look out for landfalls, but the time is
not far off when the traveller will
know or care as little whether he Is
out at sea or over land as we day
know and care whether our steamer
is over 40 fathoms or a Tuscarora
deep.
Then we shall hear the lost ports
of New York or Bombay bowling like
Tarshish and Tyre, Incidentally we
shall change all our mental pictures
of travel"
Work for Explorers Yet.
The lecturer paid an eloquent trib-
ute to modern explorers
The spirit of man carries him on
unaltered and unappeasable, he said.
There will arise risks to be met as
cruel as any Hudson or Scott faced;
dreams as world wide as those Co
lumbus or Rhodes dreamed. to be
made good or to die for, and decisions
to be taken as splendidly terrible as
that Drake clinched by Magellan or
Oates, a little farther south.
THE men Of the present have be-
gun the discovery of a new world
with the same devoutly careless pas
sion as that with which their pred
ecessors completed the discovery Of
the old"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

who will talk on The Coming Con-
tlict. or. The Menace of Socialism, "
in Taft Hall at p. m. Sunday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Bothered by Catarrh, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Head or Chest Colds

phlegm, and heal the inflamed mu-
cous membrane.
For Catarrh and Head Colds melt
little in a spoon and inhale the va
pors Also apply well up to the nos
trils. For Asthma and Hay Fever fol-
low the above instructions and also
rub well over the spinal column, thus
relaxing the nervous tension. For
Bronchitis, Sore Throat and deep
chest colds apply well over chest and
throat, first opening the pores by APP
plications of hot wet towels. Then
cover with a warm flannel cloth, leav-
ing the covering loose around the
neck so the vapors arising may be
inhaled all night long. In addition
Nick's is absorbed through the pores,
taking out the tightness and soreness.
Three sizes-25c, soc and $1.00-Advt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Clerks Push Car to
Siding; End Blockade

A crowd of Atlanta clerks and
merchants helped a Broad street car
motorman and conductor push their
disabled carrier to a siding after it
had blocked downtown traffic for 80
minutes in the rush hour Thursday
night
The business men volunteered their
services after efforts to patch up the
broken axle of the car proved futile.
Cars lined up behind the disabled
carrier for many squares. Hundreds
of business men and women blocked
the streets waiting for car service to
resume.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
aRroadnaN" Plan COMING.

The Norman Hackett Stock Com
pany. offering "Our New Minister" at
the Lyric this week is meeting with
success, II is a play that interests
everyone. and the rural types are
genuinely funny The company makes
the most of parts, and the attraction
is voted excellent Next week inter
est centers in the fact that Forty
five Minutes From Broadway" will be
the bill. 1t is a play for which there
have been numerous requests, and
preparations are busily going ON FOR a
big production.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

The Governor may resolve that, in
asmuch as he has been thus chal-
lenged, he win not try for the short
term, anyway, as IT was originally
thought he might, but will undertake
the big job of going after Senator
Smith instead!
Here the plot thickens. That would
mean "A battle royal and the time for
small boys TO stand from under
Both men are superb fighters, both
are perfectly at home on the stump
and both have aggressive and mighty
follOwings
That. too. would mean a foeman
worthy Of Tom Hardwick's steel. from
the hosts Of the Slatonites. 1t might
mean Little Joe" himself.
Brr-r-r-r-r!
Maybe. on the other hand former
Governor Brown would prefer to I'M
dertake the Goyernorship race again
in which regard he has heretofore
been more or less successful.
Then. to oppose Hardwick, there
would be-who? (Tom Watson, please
write)
If It should come to straightaway
fractional fight. with Senator Smith
and the Smith following on the one
hand. and Governor Slaton and the
Slaton- Brown following on the other.
II seems more than likely that the
contest may assume a national as
pect, for It probably would be made a
national administration matter.
In other words, both Senator Smith
and Congressman Hardwick are very
close TO the President and he would,
presumably, sympathize with that
pf, In, he 10 arff Ion
larly as Governor Slaton and Gov
ernor Brown sided with the Oscar
Underwood lineup in the last Presi-
dental primary.
The Underwood side won decisive
ly, however, in that contest, and so
there would be another pretty prob
lem to consider.
Is Wilson any stronger. in a parti-
san fight In Georgia now, than he was
two years ago, when Georgia went for
Underwood, Notwithstanding the
brave fight made then for Wilson
here2
Get us, steve? Is he?
with Thomas s. Fielder in the run
ming for the GoVernorship, there
would be a probability Of Gordon Lee
getting in the Governorship game,
and Randolph Anderson surely would
be sitting up and asking questions.
not to mention "Bill' West ct al
Also not to mention "Bilr' Bur
well, the Speaker, who has the Gov
ernorship thing on his mind now and
then, so his close friends hint.
Now, gentle reader-if you are still
political dope" nowadays in
Georgia is like unto a published rail-
road chedule-"subject to change
without notice"
None OF the same found in this
column Is guaranteed under the pure
food and drugs act. Remember that!
Thanking you. one and all, for your
kind attention this afternoon, and
hoping to meet you Tomorrow in the
same old place, this will be about all
for to-day!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Try the New External Treatment
Relieves by inhalation and Alb
sorption-No Stomach Dosing.

selves to cure cold troubles despite
the fact that vapor treatments are
quicker end do not disturb the stom
For years we have been dosing our
ach. The trouble has been that the
old methods of administering these
Vapoi 5, such as vapor lamps, etc.
were very cumbersome. Weeks "Nap-
O-Rub" Group and Pneumonia Salve
contains Menthol. Thymol, Eucalyp-
tol. Camphor and Pine Tar. combined
by a special process so that they are
Vaporized when Nck's is applied to
the heat of the body. These vapors
open the air passages, loosen the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Eorsyth,s Bio Crowds.

The Forsyth Is having one of the
most successful weeks IN its history.
Though the theater is always crowd
ed, a new record has been estab-
lished. standing room being sold for
every performance, and on several
occasions the very limit OF standing
room being taken The bin is the
cause of course. Headed by Blanche
Walsh in her successful sketch.
Countess Nadine" and supported by
capable company, she scores a ire
mendous hit the McBans in their
electrical oddly and Juggling: Miss