Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-01-24
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FRIDAY. JAEj AIRY -. 1915,

The w,r isn't over tor civinan~
Just hccaus" TIN ilghtiHS h"s stop
ped. Our army mus, stlll be- main
tanned. ana sui'ii"r, Hu'; 'at and
wear clothes "h"'n". 80. ,.r. figh
ing or not
OF the United States Scnatcs dis
missal OF charges against senate
Robert LA Toilette which stirrc!
the nation when they were first
made We eau express, our opinion
by simply quoting a famous English
poet, Much AdoO About Nothing"
Governor Robcrtsun made one
good start when he had that print
ing plant removed from tn. pcniten
tiary. The printers don't OBJECT IL
competitlon. but they cant COMPETE
with fcllowa who necessarily work
without wages ana ar" ted b. H."
state free,
Incidentally II may D" th.i'; ave
other practices going ou AT .hat pen
itentiary that constitute VA unfair
deal to labor IN other bran"h, ",
have heard that thrr. ia; s'ilt,hing
about making b"i KS.
The News ma, Sr"a, .;,i.o %, il"
lew adm IL ..'."n ii stat "'ii,rS
Ihe Cover - i'., -" II nD"nn
tDat hc MS -; i'" nout. u.,u
Will attend to ia .i,i'.- ...I Ii,..r
.ourS I. '".'r ia .'.'j - !"
busy all III" uia'' "a th ,;ii IL
!. Goyerno
Paderewski tn" great Polish mus
lean named PROVISIONAL president Ol
the newly formed Polish Krpuhiic
appears To have united all factions
there ami be- ON the way to stable
government From Nareauth" cap
ital comes the announcement OF the
CaDinet IN Wh!,n !aCtio.ai '..n'r'n
enceS are recognized andcarcdior.
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'Uurant needed a high school build
inS q long time ago. Tne building
IL needed much wors" today. and
next year and III rarh succeeding
year the need VIII beconI" NOR" cry
ing. DurantS nigh school l. a S"r-
Ond class school because oi made
quate housing and facilities, while
smaller towns are rated ! ' ne
city is growing. the county L. dt'ri-
oping We must build Il high school
some day. and the NEWS ias"rs
building II this year. This - "i
question We have encountered t"
which we do not believe their is u
negativ" sid"
There is no reason why Il thN'i.ini
of state should NAV" ms W'hia.
duties ON his mind all day ana All
night any NOR" than should pri-
Vate ,iiiZrIi ct any other calling Gov
ernor RobcrtSon motto" IN oiti'e
seekers and politicians III genera
that his office hou," and his oiiic.
in the capital are the only hours
and the only place wh"r" business
may BE- discussed with him. sounds
good to men ri rOi.i.lOn S"pS'', ana
will at least relieve the governor
Ot ,n1 Necessity ui being pest-rtd
to distraction by every crank who
wants n job or n reform and pre- mt t
his case when and whpr" h" may
fipu the Governor and butt in upon
HIS tranquility.
One state. Ohio, has given MIR.
Bhrleson notice that they don't pro
pose to stand for his new arbitrary
their state. and il they persist l II
that position there may be- u clash
to determine legal constituted auth
Ority for Mir. BurleSon IL man much
sot on having his way. II seems
however. regardless OF who is right
as to Ohio, that every additional
new policy that Is instituted as To
the telephon" systems brings grra,
dissatisfaction. with users and co
operatives as we'll. and there must
be something wrong somewhere. Tn
QueStionablS some Of the fees aud
charges tha, the companies arr obiie
ed now 10 le'y are unjust, unrtaSun
able and untiilrd Tor. just why
their levy. IL has not been h. hir
SQOeeze's pleasure to tell ne.
The trouble the NEWS secs win
the Governors salary raising pro
gram Is that the raises 50 far ar.
proposed Tor those officials and em
pl0yees VINO ar" already getting liv
Ing compensation. hut that n" Tel
low drawing $1,000 u Year ANA less
hasn't been relieved at all In uur
opinion the deputies in the count,
OFFICES are IN much greater need %
Increased pay than are tho q IN stat
employ, unless "" accept prniten
tiary guards and other employee.
The fellow who is getting :. 00J t.
$2,500 year isn't eoing to go hun
cry hut those SIS "A month prison
guards and deputy count, Officials
are having 4 tough time To MAX
their ends meet Why NOT relieve
these
All things surely do come Ia thoS.
who wait and work and the adv o,air
OF national prohibition is now in hi
hey day Of 10y for Il dry nation is
achieved and waits only few shur,
months Of fuliillment.
of courS" ner. Will be booze
booze fighters and hoozc pcdJIers