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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

The Weather Bureau cannot be ex-
peeted to make any confidential pre-
dictions about the coming of Spring
until it gets reports from over the
country as TO what the Ground Hog
did last Wednesday. Some say that
the day being sunny in this part OF
the country the animal viii stay out
with confidence in continued good
weather, Others aver that as he saw
his fateful shadow, he went back in
HIS hole with a lugubrious shake of
his head, convinced that we are to
have a very late spring. The ground
hog is like great many people; he
believes in signs and he takes them
both ways. SO that he can always be
ready to say he told us SO.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04
DEMOCRACY
AND
BRYANISNI


walk with them through the paths of
ideal and much to be desired results
in civil governments. The writings
and letters of the founders of the
Democratic party are among the
treasures which a great citizenship
can rightfully prize most highly.
The letters are most historical and
they belong to the dead past. When
we compare the Den ocracy of Thorn
as Jefferson with that of William
Jennings Bryan even they of con
tToversial faith bow their heads in
shame. The works of Thomas JEFF.
ferson are representative of some
ideal in civil government jefferson
believed in serving his nation first,
his party next, and then himself
Bryan has put the revese English
on these ideals of Thomas Jefferson
Bryan is first to be served, then his
party, and if SO small a vessel can
contain anything more the nation is
welcome to it.
Never in the history of our nation
has a national figure been permitted
to indulge in such a variety of views
and still assume TO lead il, as the
Honorable w. ]. B.
Bryan about twenty years ago was
thrown to the surface of political
Ityphoon. 1t is claimed by many that
he rose because of his infinitisimal
weight, This may or may not be true.
1t is. however, a notorious fact that
every political wind for the last TWEEN
ey years has found the Honorable
William jennings Bryan moving in
the same direction. And il has taken
but darned little wind to shove the
gentleman from one position to an
o.ner, We have long since learned
that weather vanes. feathers, straws
and other light objects are most re-
sponsive to vagrant breezes.
Bryan is the only man who ever
entered the national politics of any
nation on this earth and remained In
the lime-light for twenty years and
was never right one single, solitary
time. Not only has he violated all
rules of political possibilities, but he
has virtually upset the rule of aver
age. How on earth ono man could
endorse so many subjects and never
be correct in one instance is more
than we can understand.
4 What the Honorable w. ]. B. wai
trying to pull at the last Democ ratil
eonventiOn was kept secret from
even his most intimate friends. II,
advocated Wilson's nomination as I
means toward causing a condition
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

There is objection to enforced mill
itary training on the grounds that
such system would deny to Ameri-
can citizens their constitutional right
of personal liberty. 1t is pointed out
that in Switzerland, a country more
nearly an ideal democracy than is the
Unitf,d States, military service is
compulsory. Advocates of conscrip-
tion advance the argument that hav-
ing liberty and protection under the
constitution of the United States. inn
plies a duty upon all able bodied men
TO rally to the defense OF that com
stitution and the government when
necessary
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS

This paper is authorized to an
nounce the following candidates for
office, subject to the action OF the
voters at the Democratic Primary of
August /, 1916:
For Sheriff
EARLY ZION
CLIPPER HAMILTON
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

Whatever error the income tax
payers make In their returns. they
never forget to allow for the tenden-
sy Of profits to shrink and losses to
grow.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04
TIME To
KEEP COOL

II u v = .CAdDctu
after the assas-
sination of those Americans in
Mexico before I would have had an
army of the United States crossing
the border to avenge the murders. -
Thus spoke Senator Lippitt Of
Rhode Island on the floor of the I'm
tied States Senate. He was prompt
ly rebuked by Senator Stone of Mis-
souri,, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations.
In commenting on the occurrence.
Editor E. G. Lewis of the Women's
National Weekly says
However. Senator Lippitt is not
president OF the United States. He
represents the smallest state in the
Union. The people do not elect as
their chief executives men who for
political partisan purposes capitalize
such tragedies as the massacre of
Americans by brigands. Every red
blooded American revolts at the very
thought of such outrages, although
they are little If any worse than the
atrocities reported from the war zone
in Europe, all nations being more or
less guilty.
"At the same time, Americans must
be guided by law. Senator Lippitt
should know that when Congress is
in session q president who would de-
clare war (and Intervention means
war) without the consent of Con-
gress would be impeached. We have
recognized Carranza as head of the
de facto government of Mexico and
he is to be given opportunity to run
down bandits.
"Mexicans have no love for Amer
leans. Some few years ago when
Diaz was running Mexico, at the in
staneesof a group Of wealthy Ameri-
cans, laws were passed demanding
that all property owners produce the
original grants to their lands, or
forfeit them to the state None could
comply, and families who for years
had lived on the same land were dis
possessed. If they resisted they
were shot to death.
1.-The high Mexican officials and
the wealthy Americans bought the
lands and are today in possession of
them. If you were a Mexican, how
would you like this kind of treat
ment at the dictation of foreigners?
''It is generally believed that the
Mexican revolutions, beginning with
that of Madero in 1910, have been fl
nanced by American money, partic-
ularly by oil interests. In the ap-
peals to President Wilson you will
observe the names of a number OF
prominent Americans who now own
the lands and homes of which the
Mexicans were dispossessed These
men demand that the masses of Am.
erica, the common people do the
fighting Not one has volunteered
to don khaki uniform, grab a gun
and lead an army of invasion.
President Wilson knows of al
these facts, and for that reason he
will not send thousands of American.
to their graves to protect the inter
ests which have exploited Mexico
Whenever the American nation Il
given reason to go to war, you will
find that Mr.. Wilson win not shirl
his duty.
Meantime, don't advocate war. O
applaud the bombastic war talk o
politicians unless you are ready t
step to the front rank with a gul
yourself.
"Cowards can precipitate war, bu
towards also allow others to do thl
fighting"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

The choice of a vice president new
.er attracts any attention, but so far
the delegates have always remember
ed to put one in nomination before
leaving for their homes.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

County Farm Agent Fash went to
Bennington Tuesday, where he will
spend the balance Of the week In the
interest Of the Boys and Girls Agri-
cultural Clubs and farm. demonstra-
tion work. ~ kt @
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

In view of the fact that automo-
biles may cost more next spring, a
great many people feel that it is the
only prudent and thrifty course to
borrow money to buy one now.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

To Drive Out Malaria
And Bald Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula Is
printed on every label, showing il is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. so cents
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

The fact that tho boys take readily
to military drill does not prove that
marching in with the girls at the
Sunday School concert.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

I The Congressman are working
hard at Washington, fired with the
resolve and patriotic purpose of
spending the surplus. gsa 81.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

After talking about the extrava-
gance of the age, a good many men
go down to the garage and order
1915 machines excha.ged for 1916
model.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

There is of course danger OF ones
catching the grippe at church Sun
day morning, but it is perfectly safe
to go to the dance Monday night.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

The necessity of lowering the in
come tax exemption to $4,000 is
patriotically advocated by ali having
incomes of $1,999 and under.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04
,----@ One Of the
l THE American G l.
GROUND HOG endar is the
Ground Hogs

THE American c a l.
GROUND HOG endar is the
Ground Hogs
@-----@ traditional ex-
Ecursion from his hole on Candlemas
Day, to ascertain IL spring has really
come This little beast, alias the
woodchuck, or the badger, according
TO the section of the country, is not
% be found in all parts of the United
States, and the last named is more
common to the west and the south
west. But either is well known so
that his effort to see his shadow is
discussed February End by millions
'of people. The fact that he is sup
posed to retire to his hole IL the
weather is springlike, is an ironical
twist of tradition. and suggests the
perversity and fiekleness of nature
Perhaps one reason for this wide
spread interest in the ground hog
is the fact that millions of farmers
boys have always found them (that
is, at least in the north and east) to
be their hereditary foe. While other
animals cautiously seek secluded
homes, Mr.. Woodchuck impudently
burrows at the edge of the garden on
which he fattens. His twinkling
brown heels always reach the hole
ahead of his pursuers, and he enjoys
the sleep of the just while the boys
and the dogs make futile efforts to
smoke, drown, or dig him out. Quite
frequently he has merrily capped by
the holes back door white these op-
erations of siege were in progress. No
boy who ever lived in the ground hog
belt ever forgets this traditional feud
wher Candlemas Day comes around.
Surely so wise and resourceful a lit
tile creature must know the secrets
of nature, and the Weather Bureau
should watch him.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

Mrs. Byron Hill and daughter. Mrs
Chas. Nolan, Of Whitesboro, Texas.
are here the guests OF the formers
brother, County Treasurer George
Harrison.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

Our New Years resolution is not
forgotten, and that is the resolve to
make more money in 1916 than in
the year 1915.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

If bronze leather runs short there
are still other ways of attracting at
tention to the feet.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

The fact that a man covers up his
automobile engine in cold weather
does not prove that he will think to
blanket his horse.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04
MAKING
BUSINESS
FRIENDS

you pay for and no more. The fluffy
haired girl who handles Il sares not
thing for you. The merchant who
you help to enrich never hears Of you
or your dealings. The transaction
has no aftermath, except possibly the
effort to return an unsatisfactory
purchase.
When you buy goods at home you
make business ties. The proprietor
and his clerks want to keep your
trade and will return your favors in
any way that they can. A consistent
policy of home buying creates cir
Gle Of home loyal business friends.
II you are in trade for yourself In
your home town, this is absolutely
necessary to success. And 1t is ex-
ceedingly helpful to anyone else.
Success comes largely by favor,
Many people wonder how some fell
lows get along so easily Usually
there is no magic or secret about it.
They have been trying all their lives
to make friends. If they have any
thing to sell, whether in their line
or personal services, host of their
neighbors around them are glad to
turn things their way. Buying goods
in ones home town is the simplest
and easiest way to create helpful bus
mess relations. And it costs nothing
but honest prices for honest goods.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

To make the literary society a go.
have a good refreshment committee
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

For typewriter. see E. M. Evans.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

For TyDevritsrs. see E. M. Evips.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

When you
send your dol
lar off to some
mail order con-
cern or some
distant store,
you get what
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

1t has been
our delight to
read from the
letters of the
fathers of Dem
ocratic princi-
nles nd to
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-04

"If 1 were
tn e president,
twenty = 70 u r
hours wouldn't
h We elapsed
after the assas-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

his head off and avenge my mother"
These same neighbors said Willie y
favorite pastime was dissecting cats and
many a neighborhood feline met its fate
at the hands of the little thinner hoy.
He was a leader in any mischievous un-
dertaking the younger element under
took.
Since his arrest Willie has been indif-
ferent. Until today he had never ex-
pressed sorrow for his deed.
"I'm sorry I killed my mother" he
said today, "but she tried to beat ME,
and that's why / killed her.
Local club women contend the boy
hasn't had the proper care in his early
days which deprived him of an even
break in his battle of life. With prop
er environments they hope to make a
man of the little fellow. Present plans
call for five or six year course in
some institution other than penal.
The district attorney today said such
action would be acceptable to him and
all prosecution plans probably will be
dropped in a few days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
DRAINAGE DISTRICT SURVEYED

Preliminary work in engineering
and soil surveys on the French Prai-
rie drainage district in Marion county
near Salem, has been done by G. A.
Hart, of the L. $. department of ag-
riculture, and Professors C. V. Ruzek
and W. l.. Powers of the Oregon Ag-
ricultural college. The report shows
that the area is comprised of about
10000 acres OF wet lands, about 40
per cent of which is white lands near
the central part, 36 per cent brown
loan with slight natural drainage,
and the remainder intermediate gray
loan surrounding the white lands and
separating it from the brown loan.
The total cost of completing the drain
age, including excavation, right-of-
way, bridges and 20 per cent for or
ganization, administration, engineer
ing any supervision, is estimated at
$S5,000 or an average cost of 1912
per acre. The soil surveys shows
that the lands will pay a higher total
rate of interest ON the investment when
drained.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
ST. PAUL ITEMS

st. Paul, Ore, Sept. lS.-W. NJ Ray,
who conducts the st. Paul Feed Mill
has installed new combination grind
ing aud rolling machine which is be-
ing driven by three phase, General
Electric. l0.horse motor. He had closed
down for several months during the
summer, but is now running.
w. M. Bernard moved his clover hull
er and engine over from Yamhill county
last week via the new bridge and has
been doing some hulling of red clover
which seems to be turning out lighter
than expected in some places. The best
yield noted seems to be little better
than four bushels per acre.
Most of the hop picking is over but
on account of scarcity of piekers sew
eral large yards will probably be at il
10 days or more. Picking was resumed
at several yards that had been abandon
ed, ms the weather seemed to cheek the
mold and many good hops were still on
the vine.
The amount of butter turned out by
the st. Paul creamery during the month
OF August and first half of September
is practically double the output during
the same time in 1915. The product
has been grading as "extra" quality.
Owing to the good corn prospects
some farmers are looking for shoat'
to feed il to.
The school attendance at both the
academy and public school are not quit,
complete this week owinr to the busy
season being later this year than usual
Mrs C. A Brentano of Ypmhill /,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
lover 100 FAST ONES
FOR THE STATE FAIR
Some Of Fastest Horses On
Coast Entered for Speed
Contests

Fairgrounds, Salem, Ore, Sept. 23.-
With over 100 trotters and PAGERS on
the grounds to be entered in one or
more of the speed events to be staged
during the week. of which number 90
are actually entered in the events which
closed on June and September IL, and
with more than 80 running horses on the
circuit and expected to be on hand to
contest for the big stakes offered in
the sprinting class, and Lone Oak track
in the best condition that it has been
for years and fully q second faster the
prospects for some intensely exciting
races and broken records were never
better than for the speed program dur
ing state fair week, September 25 to 80.
All of the big stake races, including
the S:0S pace, $4,000, 8 in 5, scheduled
for Salem day Wednesday,; the 2:12
trot, $4,000, 3 in 5, for Thursday port
land day.; the 1925 pace, 500, for Sat
urday; the 2:ls pace, $3.50, for Tuesday;
the 2:20 pace, $3.50, for Thursday; all
filled with not less than Is entries,
while the 2:lO pace, $3.50, for Monday;
the free-for-all pace, $3.50, for Friday;
the 2:l5 trot, 800, for Tuesday, and the
2:lS trot, 800, for Friday, each filled
with 10, Z, 8 and 10 entries, respective
ly. These entries guarantee correspond
ingly large entries for the two eonsola-
tions, pacing and trotting, for $500 each
and other races to be made up during
the week, and two or three special races,
of the combination order, which are in
contemplation.
The running events to be pulled off
during the week, according to the fixed
program all of which are to be made up
ever night, include: Monday, five
eighths mile handicap dash, 5000; Tues
day, five-eighths mile for 9-year-olds,
$3.50; and seven-eighth mile, $3.50; We'd
nesday, one mile, $3.50, and three-eighths
mile, 500; Thursday, Ii miles port
land Derby, $500; Friday, five-eighths
mile, $3.50, and one-half mile, 5000; Sat
urday, one mile handicap, $3.50.
The judges who will otticiate at the
race course, 50 far as have been select
ed, will. be w. C. Bristol, of Portland,
and H. w. Hatch, of Salem. The third
judge will be chosen later. The starters
are w. Z. McMair, of Phoenix, Ariz.,
for the harness events, and Ed Fortune,
of Oregon City, for the running races.
The timers will be +. B. Tongue, of
Hillsboro, and Ed Fortune, Oregon City,
and the third will be named later. Frank
Davey, of Salem, will Officiate as clerk
of the course.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

One of the busiest and most prolific
pens OF the last quarter century has
been that of John Kendriek Bangs, the
inventor of "The Genial IDIOT and
the discoverer of "a House Boat on
the Styx." TIE author of nearly fifty
volumes OF humorous prose and verse
has found time even in period OF
such productivity to devote a deal of
energy to other things than writing,
and has been in turn managing editor
of Life, editor of "Literature, ed.
itor of "Harpers Weekly and the
Metropolitan Magazine. -
Mr.. Bangs most notable platform
effort, "Salubrities | Have Met" is a
lively running talk about the more or
less famous men or women he has
known in the course Of his career. II
includes gossipy anecdotes of states
men, poets, novelists, philanthropists,
and others. and closes with an exquis-
lite presentation of the character of one
of the greatest of salubrities in story
entitled ga Strenuous Day at Oyster
Bay of which critic has said: "It
is a gen of kindly humor. than which
nothing more continuously funny has
been produced in American literature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
TWELVE YEAR OLD Who
KILLED HIS MOTHER
And Who Tried to Roast His
Sister To Be Given
Chance

New Orleans, La, Sept. 23.-Little
Willie thinner, age ~, who shot his
mother to death here July IA, win not
be tried for murder. Although he made
no positive statement, Chandler c. Luz
enberg, district attorney, intimated to-
day that the boy neither would be sent
to the gallows nor imprisoned for life.
The plea of thousands of youngsters
and club women in nearly every state
in the Union has had its effect, and Will
lie will be given chance to begin life
all over again.
Willie killed his mother because she
tried to beat him with a broomstick.
Willie's parents were separated. On
the day of the killing he had been with
his father. The father thrashed him for
some trivial offense so Willie went to
his mothers home for comfort. But
Mrs. thinner was in no comforting
mood. He offended her and when she
raised a stick to him he fired bullet
into her breast. She tried to run but
second bullet lodged in her abdo-
men. She continued to run and when
she reached an alley-way fell, crying
"Willie has killed me-"
Nearly every page of the history of
Willie's life is thriller. Neighbors
say he has been bad boy, from the
day he took his first step. Five years
ago he attempted to place younger sis.
ter in bake oven and roast her.
When the boy was arrested for hi:
mothers murder this little girl begged
the officers for knife. "Please give
me knife" she pleaded "Im cut
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
sILvERToN NOTES,

School will open at Evergreen Mon
day, Oct. 9, with VIM. Taw and Miss
Ruth Finlay AS teachers. The board
has arranged to put in new floors and
a special meeting will be held Sept, 80
to consider the budget for the coming
year.
The silvcrton schools will open next
Monday. September 25. The schools
were expecting to open last Monday
but the board was implored by different
ones to put off the opening for weeb
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

The board of regents of the Oregon
Normal school, in survey OF the norm
al situation in the state, says the at
tendance at the Monmouth normal
school for the summer of 1916 is over
500, which exceeds the accommoda
tions for class work. The board declares
that the dormitory equipment is made
quatc, and that the quadrangle origin
ally planned should be completed, for
which an appropriation of $4,000 is
needed. The assembly hall is insult.
ficicnt, it is said, aud $4,000 is needed