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Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
LEGION SEEKS
 AMENDMENT
 ON INSURANCE

Hartford, July 25.-Amendment of the war risk insurance act will be urged by the American Legion, through its legislative committee in Washington, in order to allow men insured under the act to elect whether their insurance upon maturity will be paid in installments or fin one lump rnvncnt. Former Senator Luke shea and former Congressman Thomas w. Miller, joint chairman of the com mittee, plan to have legislation in troduced immediately to effect this alteration in the act to carry out the expressed wish of the American Legion delegates at their St. Louis meeting.
 The present form Of war risk in surance is known as term insurance, and Is payable in monthly install- ments for period of 240 months This may be converted into ordinary forms of insurance, such as straight life insurance, twenty or thirty year paid-up fife insurance and endow- ment insurance. Except in the case of q matured endowment, these forms of insurance under the present act, are payable only in the installments, extending over a twenty-year period, the amount of installments depending upon the amount of insurance.
 --1p purpose of the intended amendment is to allow a man to elect how the insurance shal be paid. Ser vice men say that their beneficiaries in many cases are too old ever to realize any usefulness from the insur- ance, If paid only in monthly install ments. It has also been suggested that men be allowed to elect payment of mart of theIr total insurance in one lump sum and the balance in install-
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
FIRST DIVISION
 WORKERS ARE ID GET VAR FION0RS

With the American Army of Oc- cupation, July 25- (Correspondence of The Associated Press (-Miss Cora Van Norden, of New York city, q Sal vation Army welfare worker with the First Division. and Miss Gertrude Ely, of Bryn Mawr, Pa, in charge Of Y. M. c. A. activities with the Eighteenth Infantry, were decorated recently with the CroiX de Guerre by General Andrieu, commander of a French infantry division, on behalf of the French government. The ceremonies took place at Montabaur.
 General Andrieu also presented the Cross of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor to Colonel William F. Harrel of the Sixteenth Infantry, to Colonel A. Hunt of the Eighteenth Infantry, and to Sergeant Michael E. Ellis, Of the Twenty eighth Infantry.
 After the presentations had been made, following the French custom, General Andrieu kissed the American officers on the cheek but when the general stepped in front of Miss Ely and Miss Van Norden the officer ap- peared perplexed as to the proper procedure after a decoration had been presented to a woman.
 Major General E. F. McGlachlin, commander of the First Division. tuickly went to his aid. Witnesses of the ceremony say General Me Ilachlin kissed the young women on ,oth cheeks after the French GUS tom.
 Miss Van Norden and Miss Ely are he first and only women welfare workers with the First Division to eceive the Croix de Guerre.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
S12.5O CHEAPEST WAGE A WO.l5N
 GAN LIVE ON

Boston, July 25-Establisii:ng S12.50 as the minimum weekly wage for women workers in can dy factories. the ITassa ciIuzcttS Minimum Wage Commission to- day announced that thIs amount had been agreed upon as the least on which 9 seif-suppoi tin" wom- an could meet the cost of Iying and maintain herself in health. Tine rate was said to bet ;he highest esta abiisiied by any wage board in this state.
 The apportionnent of the Si2.5O wage was shown in an iteIlaized budget which allowed $z weekly for board and iOdG ng; $2.25 for clothing: 30 cents for recreation and 15 cents fer "=elg- Improvement" Other items in the budget were: Laundry. DOC; car fares, 76c.; doctor and den tist, soc: church, lie: ncwsDa- pers and magazines, 1sc.: vaca- tiOn, 4Oc.: savings and insurance, soc; incidentalS, 25c.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
NEW REPUBLIC IS PROCL AIMED BY
 CROATIANS

Gratz, Styria, July 25, via Basic-VioIent combats occurred Tuesday evening at Marburg, 36 miles southeast of Gratz, where a largo part of the garrison re- yolted as a result of dissatisfac- tion over demobiIization. Thirty persons were killed and many wounded.
 Troops arc leaving their units, officers and subaiterns are tear ing off their insignia and the army Ia in n state of dissolution. the advices say. The railroads and telegraplis are tied up from Casktornys southward. The Ser bians are trying to suppress the revolution by the use of troops, both Serbian and Croatfan.
 The Croatian troops have pro- claimed an independent Croatian republic, according to q despatch from Agram, the capital. At sev- cTnI points the CroatianS are fratcrniZing with Hungarian sol dier5. Tho movement started at a socialist meeting where speak CTS advocated the formation of a republic of Jugo-Slavia.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
70 DISCHARGED
 SOLDIERS ARE
 MADE CITIZENS
Knut Kongsvald Gets His Papers Although in
 Norway.
On behalf nt

On behalf of Knut KongsvoId, a sol- dieT recently discharged from the United States army overseas and now in Norway, Government Examiner Allen Church appeared before Judge Curtis in the Superior Court today and asked that Kongsvold be made a citizen of the United States. He said kongsvold wished to bring his family to this country and needed a passport to do so. For that reason it was necessary that he should be a citizen. The court granted citizenship to Kongsvold.
 Seventy other discharged soldiers were given citizenship papers at the morning session. They had previous ly been questioned by Examiner Church, so the proceedings in each case today were brief. Additional applications increased the total num- Der to be heard today to 92 It was expected that all would be heard be- fore court ad1Curned this after- noon.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
WILSON ASSERTS ARMY IN SIBERIA
 PROTECTS R. R.

Washington, July 25---President Wilson today advised the Senate that the American Military Expedition in Siberia was there primarily to protect and maintain operation of the Siber- ian railroad and indicated that the expedition would remain as long as such protection was necessary.
 Another purpose of the expedition as outlined by the President was to give to the Russian people in Siberia, by supplying food. clothing and other supplies. MT. Wilson said there was no intention of interfering with Rusc- sfau EcoyereiEnty.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
SEEK SOLDIER WH0 VANISHED;
 HAD DISCHARGE

New York. July 25-The War De- partment, through Colonel Arthur Woods, assistant to the Secretary of War, announced today that Clayton Emerson Hope of Willimantic, Conn, recently discharged as a private from the army, has strangely disappeared. The War Department is making every effort to locate him.
 Hope, who served with the 69th Balloon company in France was hon. orably discharged at Camp Upton on May 19. He had previously written his mother that he expected to be home in a few days. Since that time nothing has been heard of him by his
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
CHARGES AGAINST 8 SAL00NKEEPERS
 ARE NOT PRESSED

New Haven, July 25-Eight so- called hard liquor cases which were to be heard before United States Commissioners Wright and Lynch today were not pressed This re- leases from bonds eight saloonkeep- CTS against whom evidence was sup posed to have been secured by De- partment of Justice agents. Among the defendants was Joseph H. Car ney, of Shelton. The others belong ed here. No explanation was given for lack of action in the cases except that the government did not care to press the charges. It had been un- derstood that in each instance the sale had been of whiskey, samples of which are said to be in custody of the federal investigators here.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
FRENCH RESERVES DEMOBOLIZED BY
 MIDDLE OF OCT.

Paris July 25-AlI reserves of the French army including the class of 1917 will be demobilized by the mid dle of October according to plans completed by the government and pubHshed today. There would re- main in service members of the classes of 1918. 1919 and 1920.
 Before the meeting of the new Parliament it Is understood. Premier Clemenceau. as Minister of War, and Marshal Petain, will draft a plan for the reduction of military service. This 1t is satd.. may reduce the active army to the equivalent of two classes - laaa.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
HOLCOMB HAS TO
 USE CRUTCHES

. Hartford, July Ex-Governor Hol-
 comb, who has been sufT ering for . few days from an attack of gout. re-
 turned to his home in Southington to-
 day. As the weather was pleasant
 1t was felt that the Governor could
 make the trip by automobila He had been at the home of pr. Ingallsi for two days. Dr. IngaIls said thAi Governor was compelled to ussi crutches and it would be i've or six days before he would be able to move about without them. It as not gax-j pected that thet GovsrnorN1n h eeI the Capitol for several dasL ,,
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
Prisoners Helped By
 Outsiders Prison Garments Were Dis carded in Jail Kitchen
 For "Civies." GUARD LEFT HIS
 OBSERVATION POST Believed Friends of Cap tives Took the Aen Away
 In An Automobile.

That Albert Swain and Steve Vecesey had confederates on the out side who helped them escape from the county jail yesterday is the be- lief of County Sheriff Pease, who has
 discovered that the two men left their prison garm rents in the jail kitchen. It is believed that friends or Swain and Vecesey waited in an automobile near the jail and speeded them away when they escaped from the jail kitchen by forcing the lock of the door.
 It is probable that civilian clothes had been 'snuggled in so thate the fugitives were able to don them when they prepared to leave. One of the jail attaches has an observation post from which he watches the inmates while they are at meals. If he had been on duty at breakfast yesterday he would have seen the two men tampering with the door, He was absent for a short time, however, and in the brief interval the flight took place.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
WILL CONSIDER COLOMBIAN PACT
 BEFORE TREATY

Washington, July 25.---Under pres- ent plans of Republican leaders, the peace treaty will be set aside tempo rarfly for consideration of the treaty. between the United States and Co., lombia, proposing payment to the lat ter of 25,000,Oo0 for dama ges arising from American acquisition of the Panama canal.
 Chairman Lodge of the Senate For efgn Relations Committee, said today the Colombian treaty would be taken up by the committee next week with plans for its immediate ratification by the Senate Action on the treaty has been urged by the State Departm ant Off1ciab.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

turer of finished suits.
 The natural cost of materials and labor is so high that the masses are irritated beyond forbearance. He who would seek unusual profits would do so at his peril.'
 New York State Industrial Commits sion figures made public yesterday show five-year increase in the wage of factory workers from June 1, 1914. to June l. 1919, of 77 per cent The
 sFaSe saiary IS now $2L-o1, as against $1z.70 in 1914.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

cluded beating and threatening pris- oners, failing to provide them with proper food, issuing illegal orders, using provoking language to prison CTS and causing private property to be taken from prisoners which he failed to return.
 Tt was not shown" Captain Sam uelson explained, that Smith him self took property from the prisoners and kept it for his own use It may be that the failure to return 1t was nothing more serious than neglect of duty.''
 Smith is said to entertain more ap- prehension as to what may be befall him outside after he finishes his term than of being nishandled by other prisoners on the island
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
10000 RUSSIANS BAREFOOTED IN
 BATTLE LINES

Paris. July 25.-Twenty thousand Russians, many of them barefoot and without rifles and unsupported by heavy artillery, compose tho Northern Russian Army, whose front extends from the Finnish coat to PslSov and which is driving back towards Petro- gTd a Boshevik army four times as large, according to reports received here from officers of the American Relief Administration on the scene. These officers are working part of the time under Bolshevik fire endeavoring to provision and Jo provide medical supplies to this army, made up chiefly of Russians under prominent old-time Russian leaders. officers and soldiers alike are clamoring for tanks. which had been promised them by the Allies and with the help of which they ex- press confidence they could reach Pet rograd speedily.
 The reports of the provisioning show that after the arrival in some sectors early in July of white flour supplied by the Americans many of the Bolsheviki succumbed to the lure of white bread and joined their enc mics. One entire organization. known as the Green Guards because the men were green uniforms to render them inconspicuous in the forests and which was more than two thousand men strong surrendered to the anti Bolshevik forces.
 Before the American help arrived the Russians were suffering for lack of many things. There was no soap for instance, and cigarettes were so scarce that they brought a ruble and n half a piece. The improved condi- tfona and the better food now sup piled the northern army is cheering up the men, whose morale Is reported as compared with that of the Bolshe- vik opposing them. The latter. &C., cording to the reports, now have to be kept on the front lines by threat eninx them with their own machine e gun fire. Scurvy Is said to be pre- valent among them owing to the scar city of fresh vegetables. The Bolshe- wiki have armored cars and superior artillery at their command but num- erous dissensions among them noted daily are cited as indicating poor morale.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
GERMANY SEEKING LOAN

Berlin, July 25 - Negotiations of the Deutsche Bank with New York financial institutions for a large loan of unannnounced proportions are proceeding favorably, according to information in official quarters.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01
WILSON TO TAKE CRUISE.

Washington, July .25---Preside ent Wilson today was considering a week end cruise on the yacht Mayfower the weather being ideal for a voyage to Hampton Roads
Republican farmer., 1919-08-01

cean instead of miles? y Romeo?" inquired a pupil of the -eacher.
 ''No, my boy,' replied the wise man; cit was Juliet who was found lead by Romeo.'-Tit-Bits.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
SHIRTS AND BLOl'SES

The Famous Tom Sawyer" make in shirts with u
lars, shirts without collars in fancy stripes b,uo W.
Khaki colors. They are put together better ban aa M
Boys shirt the market-Prices 75c 81 90 S15o com
$3.50 and up.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
FIREARMS LISTED
IN OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City recently
passed an ordinance requiring
everybody to list all pistols,
shotguns. rifles. cannons,
bombs and hand grenades with
the chief of police and the
first day it became operative,
the chief of police was kept
busy recording the names of
gun owners and descriptions
of the various pieces of artil-
lery they possessed; also the
amount of ammunition on
hand to fit each piece of ord
nance in their possession.
The ordinance was prompted
by the recent racial troubles
in various sections of the
country.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
DANISH SCRUB SIRES
FROM UNITED STATES

With confidence that better
live stock will bring satisfac
ton and many benefits to its
owners. | invite the concerted
action of farmers, stOckmen,
and others in banishing scrub
sires from the United States
The widespread use of inferior
male breeding animals has been
for many years a cause OF low
production per animal and OF
needlessly poor quality.
The continuance of such con-
ditiOns is unecOnOmic and un-
necessary. The direct and
practical means of improve
ment is to use breeding ami
mails, especially sires. which
are true representatives OF
breeds developed for a definite
useful purpose.
am confident, too, that the
public knowing production to
be performed with maximum
efficiency. will look upon stock
raising with increasing respect
and understanding. In a few
localities noteworthy improve
ment in special lines has been
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
NORMAL TEACHERS
on LEAVE

1t has been ordered by the
state board of education that
any teacher, who has completed
seven years of work in any
of the various departments OF
the normal. will be granted
one years leave. known as the
Sabbathical leave to take a
years instruction in any uni
versity or college. On return
the teachers will be required
to teach in the institution three
years longer.
Those on leave this year are:
Miss Halle Mckinney, who
leaves for Columbia Universi-
ty. and whose place will be
filled by Miss Bess NOlen OF
this city.
Mrs. Hattie Rainey. who will
spend this year at Columbia.
Mrs. Rainey has been with the
school since it's founding. Her
place will be filled by Mrs. Bess
Jennings of this city.
Nj. Nj. Wickham, who has
been with the normal for the
past eight years. will spend
his leave at Oklahoma Univer-
sity. His place will be filled
by j. S. Causey, formerly of the
a. & Nj. of Alabama.
A. Linschied, who will go to
California. His place will be
filled by Mr.. r. b. Tompkins.
head of the newly created de-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
School Bells Pingin,
BOYS SUITS

BOYS SUITS
Perfection Brand Suits-suits built well enouo,
stand the rugged wear they will surely be put to r.
see them. Prices &c. 81, So, So $3.50 and I'm NVu
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL
GUARD AT FIT. SILL

About $500 officers and men
of the oklahoma National
Guard are i'm camp for annual
field maneuvers at Camp Don
iphan, Ft. Sill, near LawtOn.
The camp. which began Satur-
day. will continue until week
from Sunday. Friday and Sat
urday half a dozen special
trains made their way across
the state, picking up, here and
there, the various units of the
Second and Third Regiments,
and Saturday the states citi-
zen soldiery was we'll establish
ed in its tented homes.
Throughout this week and
next the guardsmen will BE-
given the most intensive course
of training and study that has
yet been attempted in the his
tory of the state. The day be-
gins with ten minutes of ply
sical exercise, about two hours
of squad. platoon and company
drill. instruction in guard duty
bayOnet training, about three
hours each day of practice on
the rifle range, and each
night there will be lectures
both for the non-commissioned
and commissioned officers.
Later in the period of en-
campment there will be special
assignment of period for ba-
talon drill. outpost duty and
reconnaissance: practice mar
ches and demonstrations OF
problems of attack and defense
During the latter part of the
camp there will be regimental
as well as battalion parades and
reviews and, on the final after
noon. a brigade review.
The camp is under the direc-
ton of Brig. Gen. Charles F..
Barrett. adjutant general. Col.
Charles McPherren. of Durant,
is senior field officer. In addi-
ton to these there are several
United States army officers de-
tailed as instructors. inSpec.
tors and observers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
SWIFT on STORAGE

Louis b. Swift. president of
the Swift and Company pack
ing company. says that his
company does not purchase
and store goods for specula-
ton, but merely to assure
their branch houses of a sup-
ply sufficient to meet the needs
of their trade. He said that
butter and other commodities
We're stored because, like eggs.
people do not want to eat all
the eggs in six months and 60
without the other six months.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22

taking place through iDdi
and community efforts
us now hasten such imnr
ment wherever live sto,
kept in the United States
j. II. MOhller.
Chief. Bureau of Animal In
try.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
WILSON REFUSES
AMENDMENTS

President Wilson has issued
orders to his lieutenants In
the senate to begin at once 4
vigorous drive against any at
tempts to amend the peace
treaty or to alter it by sub
stantian reservations. # this
should become necessary. tho
president intin'ated that ha
would refuse to be Il party tN
the negotiations and would
send Senators Henry Clbo'
Ledge of Massachusetts and
Philander G, Knowles of Penn
sy'vania to Berlin to negotiate
the new treaty.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
High-ClaSS Bully Beef.

An Oklahoma farmer hd
registered Shorthorn yd
ing bulls that he price|
500 each for breeding
poses. A butcher saw the
asked the price, but leal
that they were registered.
that it would take $lOO
to buy them. He bought Il
killed them. and stated
they were the cheapest C
he had bought for some
because they cut the better
of beef, and more of it,
Department of Agriculture
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22

The state board of affairs
has awarded contracts for the
construction of three state
buildings. A three story and
basement building for the
Norman hospital for the insane
will cost $157,000; a domitory
for the ColOred Agricultural
and Normal University al
LanSston will cost $52,475 and
a building at the Vinita hospi-
tai for insane will cost $lS4,-
900.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
OKLAHOMA PEACH CROl
TO BE Used At HI

Because of the poor TT
portation facilities affec
every section of oklahoma
bulk of Oklahoma's Elb
peach crop. which is on'
the largest in the historl
the state, must be utilized
gely at home.
Read the DURANT NBWS
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22

partment of State Normal
Schools.
This leave commences with
the first of September of tn s
year and ends the first Of neXS
June.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-08-22
OKLA. PEACHES SHIPPED

seven car loads or pa hes
and three car loads of melons
We're loaded nj Shawnee one
dav last week. Tho traits are
being shipped to Ch'cagD AMI
then jobbed out.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-18

Eugene Lemieux, one of the vic
TINS of ptomaine poisoning at the
camp of the Yukon Gold Corporation,
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-18

Six private wireless outfits have
been installed at Ketchikan, in con-
nection with the manual training de-
partment of the public schools.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-18

on Hunker creek, last spring, is So
journing at Tenakee Hot Springs.
Twelve of the men poisoned died and
eight survived, Mr.. Lemieux being
one of the number. He says that all
of the survivors are gradually regain
ing their health.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-18

S. G. Glover, employed at Thane,
was caught between two cars recently
and his ribs crushed. His skull also
was fractured He has an even chance
for recovery.