Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-23
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puhiic what h, can and cannot print
III the local paper, ne has come to
'nt condition that challenges his
worth as publisher in upholding
me best interests of his community
news l. news anywhere one finds it.
ana IN" reading pubic wants the
news and will and does pay "a get il .
ana an editor shoulG not suppress
what bis readers like in order 10
crafty the whims of individuals who
only look out for their own hide No
citizen should object to the publish
ing Of any facts. unless good charac-
ter or reputation is involved. Stay
ing on the right side OF the fence
leaves no room for kicking
Bryan's tOmmoner: 4 nation that
can borrow of its citizens nine bill
Hons in Il year does not need to dick
er with brewers. distillers, or liquor
dealers for money to carry on the
war
Bryan's Commoner: One of the
problems connected with the winning
of tn" war is that the various States
will. ii the Officers and legislators
have vision enough to catch the real
meaning OF the phrase. find il neces-
Sary to consider and solve during the
next siA months will be- how to pro-
i"ct the SIS a week man with Il fam
1ly from being engulfed in Il sea Of
debt. II is difficult for a man. no
matter how patriotic he is. to keep
his whole energies bent on winning
the war when h, knows what is hap
p"ning to his harder at home as the
result OF other mems greed in trying
TO max" profits out of the fact that
The Nation is AT war.
Farm and Ranch: W" are told by
III" Savior himself that greater love
hath no man than that he will Law
down his life for others" That i as
trn" today as when the Savior died
iur lost people To-day our boys ar.
living their lives Tor Us and tn"
country they love. Surely there is no
Greater cvid"nr" of luv" and patriot
Sm than this. There is way for
those who farm and others engaged
in necessary iudusl ries to show their
love iur their country and those will
ing To make the Suprcm" sacrifice.
ihHt is that men. women ana chil
li"n do their best wh"r" they are tu
Min III" war and restore peace foe
bleeding humonily.
Farm and Ranch: The city of
Augusta. G"Orgia. requires every
man tn carry a card showing his Oc-
,cupation. Compulsory work laws
have been passed by many cities
,and an anti-loaf:ng law was pcndin
in the Legislature in midJulN, when
these facts were reported to the con
: ference OF Federal farm help spec
ialisrs in birmingham, Alabama.
Dallas News: We would suggest
} that il separate section of the cas-
ualiy list be given over to those Am
,rican soldiers who have to read r."
ports OF the baseball games in III
English ewspap"rs.
NcAleStcr NrwS-Capital An Ohi,
editor has just paid II fine of Si"'
for publishing an article diScuurae
, ing the sale of Liberty Bonds. II is
not particularly surprising Ia l"ar'
thai there j.. here and there. Il pin
! head editing Il newspaper, hut II Is
| startling 10 hear OF Il fathrad of thai
typ" paving "A fine of $500. Wh"r'
% and how did he ever become possess
ed of that sum of money?
, Hugo Husonian: Bryan. Atukr
and coal counties mad" a gray" mis-
tax. when they by their vu," ii"
| f.at,d senator + r. Mcmm!nG"r tr
i rep, rtScntativ" in tn" upper h"uN
of the legislature The man s"cur
= inp the nomination. Mr. Cartwright
\ may make good senator, and "
= believe that h" Will. but hr cdnno
Ipiv. the same good service a. coul
senator M.mingcr, who r"pr"~"nt"'
: BRYAN, Atoka. and Coal counties
> and his reputation for honesty .
i purpus. and his ability for s"cnrn'
y legislation needed in thes" COUNT"
is history No other man can do u
! much for the p.Opl" of th"S" '"un
e ties as could senator M"ming'I
= Therefor. a grave misIak" has hr"I
made.
Tulsa World; oar American prof
iir,rS are only amateur ~ IN
game. over in Austria th'y hay
recently boosted the price Of hr"a
lld per cent
Guvmon Democrat: Thcr" j.
story going the rounds of IN" pre-
that a Missouri livery stabl" keep
put hi hand in mules mouth '
s.. hoW many teeth the mnl" ha'
Tn. mul. closed his mouth ~ 50
now many fingers tn" man had, an
the curiosity Of both man ani mHl
were satisfied.
u Ada star democrat: Nowh"r"
a tn. wide realm of partisan p"li'l'
=, has anyOnr ever seen such ihlne a
gratitud. manifested II grati'ud
70 had been at the polls last Tu"-da
- Bill Durant would hav" carried IA
i. and received every vote in Bfyh
- county In six sessions Of IN" okI'
homa Legislature and in th"n-an