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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
Let the News do your JOB PRINTING
OBJECTION TO SALE or
THE CITY'S LIGHT PLANT
Alderman Frye Passing Petition De-
manding That the Council Refer
the Deal to the Voters cf the City
for Ratification.

A petition was passed around town
this week by Alderman n. G. Frye or
the First Ward. the text OF the CAP
tion of which was demand upon the
city council that the recent contract
made with the Durant Ice q Light
Company for the sale OF the city's
light plant and the fixing of rates for
public service be referred to the peo-
pie for their ratification or rejection.
A considerable number OF signers
were secured to the petition. but at
the time this article was written the
council had not been officially in
formed of the petition.
Mr.. Frye saye he is passing the pc
tition at the request of voters of his
ward, and also says that he, as a
member of the council, was opposed
to the making of the contract. The
record of the vote shows that Mr..
Frye voted mo" and the others "yes"
on the proposition.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
COUNTY ST. Per
CENT DEMOCRATIC
official Returns Show 1857 Regis
tered Democrats. Against Total
Registration of 0,435 Voters.

Offislal returns of all the precinct
registration officials of the cOun-
ty shows a total of 6,435 voters reg
lstered, OF which number 81 per cent
or 1857 are Democrats, 1,49O o. "a
per cent Republicans. 124 or 2 pei
cent Independent and the remainder,
LIZA or IL per cent Socialists. The
democrats show a majority OF 500
votes over all other parties COM
bined.
Figures by political parties for diff
ferent boxes are as follows:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

public on the inheritability OF phys
ical and mental traits; (2) sefrega-
tion of detectives so that they may
not mingle their family traits with
toseon sound lines; C3) sterilization
of certain gross and hopeless defect
ives, to prevent propagation of their
types. el;. a
These recommendations may seem
radical. They are easier toIay down
theoretically than to carry out prac-
tically. The question of deciding just
who is and who is not defective,
would be apuzzling one. Neyerthe-
less. there is growing feeling that
1t is not right to bring into the world
children who, because of parental de-
fects. are doomed to lives of crime
or misery.
TO Keep Youth.
Far too many men and women in
this country, while not invalids, have
lost youth and vitality by the time 40
is reached. There Is no vital pecessi-
ty for this. Bad habits, lack of fresh
air, above all, too little exercise are
responsible for this condition. Even
constitutional defects or actual all
ments can be to q large extent over
come. When this is understood and
practlced a great step will be taken
not only towards Iengthening life,
living.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

City Treasurer E. H. Stewart this
week received from the Durant ice
& Light Company a draft for $15,-
S75, being the cash settlement on the
recent trade for the sale of the city's
light plant, and in addition a credit
memorandum for $4,625, payable in
service to the city, the two items
making a total consideration of $1S,-
500, agreed upon for the sale of the
city's light plant to the private cor
poration. The city council in ses-
sion Tuesday night received the COM
mittee's report on this business and
discharged the committee.
1t haF been discovered that the city
must b. Workmen's Compensation
insurance for it's employees, as re-
quired by the bill passed by the last
Legislature, and a committee cOmpris-
ing Messrs. Mckinney. Blackwell and
Jackson was appointed to see about
lit.
Considerable time was spent on the
fire department, were matters have
not been serene for the past several
months past, it appears. Chief HUI
Der presented a recommendation that
Herbert Yager be designated as as
slstant chief of the department. with
other recommendations, but Mayor
Yarbrough interposed an objection.
Said it was the mayors business to
select the assistant chief and that he
favored the retention of VIII Petit,
whom il appears as held the position
for some time. The recommendation
of Chief Huber did not name Petit on
the list of those retained and the res
olution would have been approved
had the council so voted. Chief HUI
Der has gotten up the recommends
tion, so we are informed, in response
10 requests that he try TO remedy the
''ill will' that appears to be prevalent
among the members of the depart
ment Considerable talk was made.
but the matter was unsettled, and
passed untfl another day.
The council ordered that at the
next regular meeting each depart
ment provide a detailed statement of
ali supplies and materials on hand.
Adjournment was taken until Fri
day night, when the unfinished bust
! ness will be cleaned up.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
PRIVATE PRIMARY
SCHOOL TALKED


President Morrison of the Oklaho-
ma Presbyterian College is talking
about private primary school to
teach all work from primary to
fourth grades, inclusive. He says
that gentleman has offered to build
a building to be used for this purpose
located so that It will be easily ac-
cessible for all portions of the city.
Mr.. Morrison says he has opportunity
at this time to secure just the teach
ers needed, and IL sufficient encour-
agement is received, the school will
be organized. The charge he says
would be $500 per pupil for kinder
garten and $500 for others. The ac-
commodations would be modern and
ample.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Plans for the banquet and get-tO.
gether meeting have been changed
materially since last week, to suit the
convenience of several of the invited
guests who could not come on the
22nd as planned. The date now de-
cided upon is Wednesday, June 2Stb.
when the banquet will be served in
the main waiting room of the new
station by the Chamber Of Commerce,
the menu being gotten up and served
by the ladies OF the Presbyterian
Church.
The News has advfces from the
Katy people that several OF their Of
ficials will be here for the occasion,
as follows: c. Halle, Chief traffic or
+ficer; w. w. Miller, general freight
agent: r. w. Hockaday. industrial
commissioner; A. E. Boughner. sup
erintendent. and others. "
Governor williams declined the in
vitation for the 22nd, owing to the
conference Of governors at Salt Lake
City, however. he has cancelled that
engagemnet, owing to the moblliza-
tion of the militia, and 1t is proboble
that he will be here, as win George
Henshaw of the corporation oommis-
sion. 2Ste ""
A number of the Frisco officials
and several from the M. o. & @. will
be here for the occasion, but their
names are not available at this time.
One lot children's Gfngham Dress
es for 25 cents and up.
j. d. HAYNES.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
TO LENGTHEN LIFE.
Estate Health Department.

/ Estate Health Department.
Within recent decades the death
rate in the United States has steadily
fallen. This has been taken as indi-
eating an increase in national vital
ity. 1t is phenomenon common to
all civilized countries. That there
has been q gain in. vitality in the
youngeh age groups. is .unQuestiona'
BILE. Unfortunately this has served
to cover loss of vitality in the older
age periods. The peculiar feature OF
this is that the rising mortality in the
later periodsof life is observable in
the United States and not in most
other civilized countries.
England and Wales, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden and Prussia show
improved mortality at every age per-
iod. In these countries the fall in
the deaf rate has not been due sole
ly to a reduction in infant diseases,
tubercolosisand other communicable
ills. In these diseases the United
States does not compare unfavorably.
1t does compare unfavorably as re-
CARDS degenerative or regressive dis
eases, which chiefly affect middle
life and old age. 1t is held by many
Investigators that this condition must
be ascTibed in a broad sense to a lack
Of adoption to our rapidly developing
civilization. The remedies suggested
are:
Eugenics, to improve the stock.
early signs of disease, as well as de-
fects of teeth. tonsils, nasal cavities,
cts.
The practice of personal hygiene
along lines of individual needs.
The observance of these measures
would not only further decrease the
tatol deaf rate, but would tend to
lengthen individual life.
What "Eugenics Really Is''
Few words have been more mis-
used or less understood in recent
years than Eugenics. Eugenics is
not simply sex hygiene. Sex hygiene
is one, but only one of the consider
ations ineugenic improvement.
Eugenics does not require the
practice of infanticide or any other
measure repugnant to humanitarian
or religious principles.
Eugenics does not mean, as some
have imagined, compulsory or Gov
ernment made marriages.
Nor is Eugenices the science of I'M
proving the human stock physically
by matings that are academically
ideal but lacking the element Of indi-
vidual attraction and love.
Eugenics does not deal with the
laws of heredity It's object is the
improvement of the inherent type
and the mental and physical capaci-
ties of the individual in the future.
IT is wider in it's immediate scope
than hygiene, that is the personal
care ofthe indiveidua1.
While important discoveries re-
garding the law of heredity have been
made, there are many of its working
which yet remain mysteries,
From a practical viewpoint the
most important eugenic recommends
tions which have been made by ex-
perts are: "a Education OF the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE
IN REGISTRATION,
fsBe Boa It independent. Republic
cans and Socialists Each Have
Majority In Two and Each Tie
Democrats in One.

The more one studies the returns
of the registration of voters in the
eDunty, the more interesting and en-
tightening the thing grows. We
would have gambled our last cent
that not a voting box in the county
was independent, but the returns
show that Lake West box registered
IS independents. as against only 33
0f all political party affiliations
Then again. the republicans and
socialists each have pluralities in
swo boxes and each Is tied up with
tss democrats In one box. The re.
publican boxes are Cade and Hendrix.
81 CRde they have only three less
than the combined registration of
both democrats and republicans. AT
Hendrix they AZ. just tree more than
dhs democrats. They tied up with
democrats at Yarnay. each register
ing 65 votes.
The socialists have pluralities ut
she former they have 46, in the lat
both Goodman and Pleasant Hill. In
tar 81.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

CRIMINAL CASES COUNTY COURT,
Only two new cases have been filed
in county court the past week. They
are:
State VS.. Cules Akin. larceny of a
domestic animal.
State VS.. Thomas Cecil Showers, as
sault with intent to kilt.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
oHAuTAuQuA TICKETS oN'sALE

The committee in charge Of selling
season tickets have probably not been
able to see personally all persons who
desire tickets to the chautauqua and
consequently tickets have been left
at each bank and drug store in the
city where persons desiring to do so
may procure them as late as closing
time Saturday. rGat.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
The Strong Withstand the Heat OF
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble, and younger
and enabled to go through the depress-
ing heat of summer by taking regularly
Groves Tasteless Chilli Tonic. 1t purifies
and enriches the blood and bullds up
the whole system. SOC,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
TRAINING THE RECRUITS.

A drill master of the local company
OF militia has been busy since Tues.
day whipping a bunch of raw recruits
into shape on the old cotton yard
where thirty or more were learning
the manual of arms Wednesday after
noon. Strenuous efforts are being
made to recruit Company II up tc
war strength, 141 men and three OF
fieers, and Indications are that the ef
forts will be successful
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

Sheriff Phillips went to Vinita
Wednesday. where he took Mrs. Mary
Duffy to the asylum.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

SILKS and Crepe de Chine Dresses
at half price Saturday.
]. D. HAYNES
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

One Iot white Skirts, worth from 81
20 81 each; your choice Friday and
Saturday. so cents.
J. d. HAYNES.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
Drives Out Malaria. Builds Up system

The Old standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES rAsrELESs chilli TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood. and builds up the sys.
tenn. A true tonic. For adults aud children. SOC.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23

One lot nice wash Dresses just ar
rived at 75 cents on the dollar.
j, ID. HAYNES:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
CITY RECEIVED S13,S75
CASH ON LIGHT DEAL.

Credit Memo For the Remainder OF
&1S,6OO Consideration Payable in
Service. other Council Proceed
ings.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-23
RAILROAD OFF,
GALS WILL ATTEND BANQUE.

Perhaps twenty in All Coming.
State Officials Also Coming. Pres
byterlan Ladies' to Serve Banquet
at Depot on the 2Sth.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
.GROHOL FAILS
TO PERSUADE
THE COMPANY
To Grant Principal Demand Of
the 25,000 Striking En-
pioyes of Brass Concern.

ANSONIA, Conn, Feb. 19--The
American Brass Company has declin-
ed toI grant the principal demand of
Its 2,6OO striking employees, II WAS
learned tonight after long confer
enCes between a strikers committee
and the company officials. II was re-
ported that the Italian laborers have
virtually deserted the main body OF
strikers.
After the unsuCcessful conferences
today Joseph Grobol, the youthful
lingnist. who is acting as leader of
the employees, who comprise eleven
natIonallties, met the strikers COM
mittee in secret tonight. Nothing
was given out by them for publlca'
tion.
The police tonight heard rumors
that Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. OF Pat
erson, N. j.. and Joseph Ettor, Of the
Industrial Workers OF the World,
were coming here to organize the
strikers.
After a conference Of officials, the
prosecuting attorney drew up war
yrants against Miss Flynn and Ettor
to be served should they come here
and addrdsA the strikers. The war
rants charge breach OF the peace.
An extra force of special police
man patrolled the streets In the vi
cinity OF the mills tonight but there
was no disorder.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
BY Prize Court That Will Clear
Away Many PerpIexing
Features in the Case.
tsY Assoe.srED Press,

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia libel
suit instituted today by the British
owners Of the liner Appan to recover
the ship from the German prize crew
that brought it into Hampton Roads
is expected by the state department
officials to result in prize court rtil'
ing that will clear away many per
picking features which have con
fronted them in dealing with the
case.
With Germany asking that as a
prize the Appam be allowed to re-
main Indefinitely in American waters
under the Prussian treaty OF 1928
and Great Britain insisting that the
liner must be restored to her owners
under The Hague convention of / 907
department. officials would welcome
a Judgment by a competent tribunal
not only for guidance In the present
case, but as a precedent for the fu
ture. v
To Grant Request.
The department, IN the absence o.
such a precedent, has held tentativel,
that the Appam is a German prize
but never has passed formally upor
Germany's request that the vessel b
allowed 10 remain Indefinitely II
American waters. Areply to thai
request nov Is In course Of prepare
tion and indications have been thai
it wouldbe granted. It was said to
day. however, that the response
(Continued on page Z, first sectlon.l
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Go1ernor Hatfield is
Not to Be Candidate for
United States Senate
Declares He Has No Ambition
to Hold Office but Prefers to
Return to His Profession.


h CHARLESTON, Feb. 19.-That he
has no ambition to hold Office but pre-
fers to give his time to the practice
OF his profession as physician and
surgeon is the declaration made by
Governor Henry d. Hatfield in a state
ment given out today, in which he says
that he will not be a candidate for
United States senator. In making
this declaration the governor ex-
presses his appreciation Of the con-
fidence reposed in him by the people
in electing him TO the highest Office in
the state, especially since his election
came at time when few Republican
governors we're elected in the country.
The governor points out that
through legislation the Republican
party has carried out its every plat
form pledge to the people and that
while some demagogues In the po-
litical arena for their own selfish pur-
poses have pretended and yet pretend
to look upon my efforts to make good
the party promises as an attempt at
dictation," he has not, and will not,
seek to dictate to others or force his
ideas upon them. He reserves the
right "to bring to pass by argument
and persuasion" those things which
he believes will conserve the party's
and the publlc's best interest"
Has No Political Machine.
! Though accused of attempting to
build up a political machine to per-
petuate himself in power, Governor
Hatfield declares that he has not So
licited the support of any one connect-
ed with his administration for any
candidate. q shall leave these men
free from undue influence, as / exact
for myself. to support whomsoeyer
they please" he says, and further
states that there is nothing expect
or want from my successor, regard
less as to whether he be friendly or
otherwise towards me-"
But, he points out, the Republican
party can rcnain the dominant party
only by Selecting and supporting men
who are willing to go forward and
use their best efforts in fulfilling the
party's pledges, and standing stead
fastly for the public welfare against
all sinister and selfish interests"
Party Comes First.
"The ambition of no man" he says,
'l"must be considered to the detriment
Of the fundamental principles Of the
Republican party"
i The governor states that the people
Twill not tolerate extravaganza nor do
.Ithey want parsimony in the conduct
,Iof the government. being willing to
.|pay the worth Of what they receive.
AS to the class who have opposed his
administration he declares that a
concerted effort has been made by
,Ir~~--~>
4 Continued on page z, first section.)
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Five happy poses of Marian Lambert.

wA1,KEGAN, ILL.,, Feb. "
The results of searching w
vestigation into the immediate past
Of William Orpet, as it is known 10
bis friends and acquaintances IN
Madison. Wis, have been placed IN
the hands Of States Attorney Daay
of Waukegan, by Harry Beardsley.
the BURNS detective, who has spent
week prying into the young SUI
dents career in the university town.
Beardsley, it is believed by me
prosecution, has forged the ilnal
link in chain Of evidence when
will convict Orpet as the murderer oil
his sweetheart, Marian Lambert, IN
the woods near Lake Forest. I
Among other things Beardsley said
he established the fact that three
r;onths ago orpet went to Carl
Fischer. a fellow student in the jour
rslism class at the University OF
Wisconsin and begged Fischer to find
him physician who would consent
to perform an abortion.
The next day Fischer left word
with Charles Hasslnger. the drug
clerk who after~ard told OF having
sold Orpet aitwc-ounceT bottle, that
he had done as 0rpet requested.
"Tell Orpet,. !. he said. according 10
the detective, that | have doctor
who will fix him up"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
GREAT GEY.SER
IN EAST RIVER
One Dead and Another Missing
as Result of Compressed
Air Explosion.
MEN HURLED in THE AIR
BIow-up Propels Them from
Tube into Icy Waters OF
the River.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19--One man
is dead and another missing as the
result of compressed air explosion
late today in subway under con
struction 100 feet below the sur
face Of the East river. A third man
who was shot with the others
through mud and water to the sur
face Of the river, was bruised and
dazed, but soon recovered after re-
1noval to hospital. The explosion,
believed to have been caused by a
leak in the compressed air pumped In
to the subway to stabilize under con.
struction, imperilled the lives OF
thirty-five other men working in the
tube. The man killed was Frank
Driver, and the missing workman Is
John McCarty. both described as
"miners." with Marshall Maybey. a
helper, they were sent skyrocketing
nm through the roof of the tunnel into
the icy water. Witnesses on the
water front declared three men were
hurled thirty feet above the surface
of the river
Rescuers who put out from shore
found Driver still alive. He died,
however, before he could be taken
to land. Maybey appeared only
slightly injured. while no trace was
found Of McCarty. 1t was learned
tonight that much difficulty has been
experienced in constructing the new
subway owing to the presence OF
great quantities of sliding gravel and
mud. Many slides have aoccufreds
it was said, but despite this fact work
loontinnad on nape Z. first section.l
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Substitute is Prepared
For the Army Scheme
Failure Of Which Was One Of
the Reasons Secretary of
I War Garrison Resigned.
tsy Assoc,Areo ssrss,

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia
scheme for expanding the civilian
training camp movement into def
mite organization Of federal volun-
teers will be proposed to the House
military committee by Representa-
tive Kahn, Of California, ranking Re
publican mem ber. Under the
plan the organization would be in a
measure substitute for the admin
istration's continental army scheme,
failure of which before the congress
sional committees was one Of the fac
tors leading to the resignation of
Secretary Garrison.
Details have not been worked out,
but reports are that Kahn said to-
night he had been in correspondence
with those urging direct aid by Con-
gress for the summer camp move
ment, who had told him 100000 men
could be enrolled if such aid were
granted. Mr.. Kahn believes several
regiments could be formed who
would obligate themselves for service
In time of war in return for the in
tensive instruction they receive at the
camps.
Prepares a Proposal.
Chairman Cham berlain, of the Sem
ate committee, has prepared a pro-
posal to use these training camps in
general plan for training reserve
officers. 1t would authorize the sec
retary of war to direct that camps be
held on government reservations or
elsewhere, the government meeting
all expense except for clothing and
other personal equipment. Asystem
Of wintr courses in theoretical matters
would be provided, and men who
passed successfully through this
trafping for period of years would
receive commissions as second lieu
tenants in the reserve officers corps
or probationary commissions in the
regular army in the. same grade.
None of the committees dealing
with preparedness h;"ls was in ses-
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