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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
Hides and Wool,

Hides--No. green, sailed, 30a3lo;
partly cured, 26q2Sc; green. 2262Sc;
damaged culs, hat price dryNfIint. SO
G27c; dry saltnd, 34m35c.
No. horse hides, $s,O099 OO;; No. 2
horse hides. $7,00GS.O0 Clues and ponies
half nrce.
Sheepskins. 5Oc9s2.OO; shealings, rs
Q75c; goat skins, 75cQN.50; dry culls,
half price,
No. tallow, 10G12c; No. tallow,
SG1Oc; beeswax. 32935c; ginseng, $500
al4.O0; Golden Seal, $4.00Mb.OO.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
MONEY

Decrease. "Increase.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
Planting Seed.

Irish Potatoes Triumph, Peerless,
Rose, Cobhlers, cwt, $500. Market firm,
Onion Sets-Bushel, white, $3.50; red,
$425; yellow, $500
Field Seed-Red Clover, h., 5S06Oc;
alfalfa, 43G46c; timothy l4G16c; red
top fancy cleaned, 1Sd zoe
Oats-Red. rust proof, bushel. $3.50
@l3U
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-18

During this special demonstration and sale, we will give ABSOLUTELY FREE one of Mrs. Wilson's Cook Books. Every page has suggestions that notonly delight the palate but make for proved economy because they are in no sense an experi- ment; rather they are the last word in culinary art. Judge for yourself by at- tending one of Mrs. Wilson's lectures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-18
Also Free

We propose to give to every purchaser of a Round Oak Boiler Iron Chief Range, in addition to this desirable Cook Book which cannot possibly be duplicated, a set of aluminium ware. You must surely see this aluminium ware to determine it's disability and it's value. All of these facts combine to recommend your attendance and thoughtful Investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-18
Ample Seating Capacity

We have arranged ample seating capacity for all who attend You will surely want to be present to hear Mrs Wilson's lecture, not only with regard to the Round Oak Chief Boiler Iron Range, but also to dis cover how and why many of her recipes have won for her the fame and distinction she so rightly deserves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-18

  shouldn't this fla Round Oak
  yourself Round Oak
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
DANIELS .,FAVORS 8
FIGHTING ZEN
Those Who Performed Shore
Duty Cut Out By Secretary

Washington, Jan. 7.-Coincidents
with the appointment today by Chair
man Page, Of the senate naval COM
gate the naval decoration controversy
Secretary Daniels transmitted to SEN
ator Page Il complete list of all officers
and en- listed men considered b. the.
navy's board of awards for service
decorations as recommended by COM
manding officers.
The list transmitted by Secretary
Daniels comprises more than $500
names and the charts accompanying
it tell graphic story of the fate Of
each recommendation as it passed
through the hands Of the board and
finally was acted on by the secretary.
The documents sent to the senate:
by Secretary Daniels showed that the
list of IA persons finally approved by
Secretary Daniels to receive the dis
tingiliShed service medal representeds
q reduction Of nearly zoo from the
total recommended by 1.-The board
Practically all recommendations for
that honor disapproved by the secfe-z
tary were for officers who performed
shore duty the report showed. Per-.
sons designated by the secretary, sas
ut by the board. to receive the diS.
.nsuishcd service medal totaled two.
these including the commanding offs
GERS of naval craft that were attacked
by submarines or came in contact
with mines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Secretary of Treasury Warns
Congress CT Extravaganza
in Making Appropriations
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE
MAY BE NECESSARY
Present Taxes Yield Barely Suf-
1icient to Pay Expenses if No
Additional Burdens Are I'M
posed By Congress

Washington, Jan. 11.-Another Alb
terty loan will be necessary if congress
embarlls on 'new fields Of large cx-
volume ,ot taxes Secretary Glass de-
cEarcd in q statement tonisht setting
forth in detail the governments
financial condition.
II the present tax level is retained
and new expenditures are kept doHts
the turn has come in the tide Of gov
errment financing. the secretary as
serted.
Barring, the congressional action
mentionedN Mr.. Glass believed the
treasury would be able 10 pay its own
way from tax and war salvage re-
ceipts Tough further issues OF
treasury certificates Of Indebtedness
tnay be expected, they will be redeem
ed from cash on hand rather than
through the sale Of new issues of ccr-
tificates FOR the first time since late in
1911 The treasury secretary directed
attention to statements made early iii
September. in which he expressed the
opinion that the strain had lessened
and that after January /, the govern
ment's FINANCIAL problems would more
easily be solved.
AS indicative of the progress made
by the treasury in solution of these
problems Mr. Glass pointed to reduc-
tons between September l and Jan-
uary ! in the nations gross debt and
in the two classes Of certificates OF
rlolo ,+ct,, II 5,o0 TThc.
debt which ON September l was $26.-
6,7O1stS. was S25,S31.G7S.807 on
january l. Reduction in the iloalino;
debt, unmatured treasury certificates
of indebtedness CT $G22. .653. .250 has
been made since september /, leaving
the total outstanding obligations OF
this nature at s3,IS,4S5,S00 on Jan
uary !. reduction Of sS85,126, 500
was reported for the same period in
the outstanding so-called loan certi-
ficates leaving $1,226 ,66l. .000 OF these
/ yet to be funded.
The loan certificates outstanGin"
January were issues maturing Jan
,lary ,, January 15, February ,. and
! February 16 All Of these the secre-
tary said have been or Will be paiG
out Of cash on hand January l. o,
from the proceeds OF sales of tax Ger
! tiflcates issued in anticipation Of any
one or four tax instalImentS due dur
! ing the present year. Mr.. Glass be
l:cvcd this indicates success for The
treasury's plan to avoid further large
funding operations and for financing
! the unfunded portions of the war debt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

labor and production we hope to meet
every emergency.
The recovery Of our economic pro-
3erty is as much to the interest of the
entente as It ir u us. on account OF
the great economic difficulties that
threaten ali Europe 1t is obvious
speaking chiefly OF France, that Der
economic prosperity depends upon the
economic recovery OF Germany"
Baron Won Lcrsner said he had sew
eral very satisfactory conferences with
Louis Loucheur, French minister of
reconstruction. regarding the re-
sumption Of trade relations between
Germany and France. and uGded that
he hoped the European nations, work
ing together. would solve The great
economic problems. The most tlornl
remaining problems seemed to Won
:4ersner to be the eXtradition Of Il
considerable number of German OFF,
eers, officials and soldiers to be tried
for crimes alleged 20 have been COM
nitted during the war
Il do not want to give ND all hope
continued Baron Won Lersner, that
among the allies the conviction Will
finally prevail that, by availing them
selves strictly Of rights conceded in
the treaty for the extradition Of those
accused. they may cause the creates.
consequences not only for Germany
but for quiet and order in Europe gen
orally. We pointed out two months
fam = To no al +ls,
harmful consequences that might en-
sue if their right to demand extradi-
ton should be executed literally. At
She same time we subp1ittcd written
suggestions for the solution Of the de-
Eicate problem.
The principal features Of this prop
osition were that Germany would. un-
dertake TO arraisn before the su-
preme c5art Of Germany all persons
accused By the entente; would except
Ill such from tho law of amnesty ami
would corsent To Ire presence OF rep
"esentatives of the entente at the
trial as public prosecutors with full
lest rights Of control. German.. in
Tie meantime mss enacted laws 10
his end.
The crtente did not accept ous
proposals before peace became e:i,:1.
tive. but that does not preclude seri
.us examination anew of the prol1ieri
after the establishment Of peace. Your
conviction must be the same as nlinc
hat the desire Of the entente IS by
10 means to satisfy revenge ba5 to
y,IniS!l the guilty with eo;I;.y anC
Justice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
HOSPITAL GIVEN. ).
ADDITIONAL SUM
Baptist Board Prorates Over
subscription Money

Columbia, Jan. An increase Of
$100, 900 was allowed the Baptist hos
pital by the general board at its meet
ing last night. thus bringing the total
Of this institution up to $26O,000 from
the s75,000,000 campaign. The board
reached an agreement early this morn
ing allowing the percentages Of over
subscription as announced during the
ca -lpaign obtain up to five and a
half MILL, =. for all commissions.
This agreement was reached after a
special committee had fought the
matter out and reported to the, board.
The report of this committee was
adopted with slight modification. A
special program was announced for
the commission on Sunday schools, B.
Y. P. U. and colportage, allowing this,
commission $4,000 this year and $685.,
900 for the succeeding four years.
The educational commission put its
program before the board last night
and il was ratified. During the five
year period this commission is to eX-
pend more than S250.000 not including
colleges and academies. Over $1,000,
600 is to be- spent including all Bap-
tist educational institutions. A policy
of distributing the S250,00O by the
commission was agreed c2on.
BY the agreement early this morn
ing the educational institutions Of tbs
St2te will receive nearly a half mil
lion dollars from the oversubscription.
It was announced that the enlist
ment forces heretofore under the Sec
retary Of the State mission board
would hereafter be under the direction
of the general board as Il general
nrOmotion force
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
MINERS FORCED
TO SURRENDER
Union Official Says Strikers
Could Not Defy the Gov
ernment

Columbus. Ohio, Jan 6.-Dctend
ing the action Of himself and ActlEs
President John L. Lewis in agreeing
to accept President Wilson's propos-
: al for settlement of the coal miners
strike. William Green, internationa
secretary of the United Mine Workers
declared the only other alternative
was disaster and defeat OF the min
ers' organization
could, have whipped the coal
operators, but we could not. if we
; had wanted to, whip the strongest
government on earth-our govern
udenc, which had just finished whip
ping Germany.
ss.4f we had not accepted President
Wilson's proposal tof settlement, the
pow ers of the federal government
would have been turned loose on Us
with greater ferocity than anything
we have ever seem Green continued.
eve knew we had reached the linn
it;. he asserted as the delegates, with
applause and cheering voiced APPROX
al. Of what he said.
with every mining community IN
the country honeycombed with federal
agents. gathering evidence against our
men, our funds tied up and women
ahd children freezing and facing star
vation, how. in the name Of God,
could we go on with the striker
Green continued.
Green's speech followed an attempt
on the part Of some Of the delegates
led by Robert H. Harlin, president of
the Washington miners, to defeat the
purpose of the motion OF Philip II.
Murray of Pennsylvania to approve
the actions of the officers; by requiring
the award which is to be made by the
presidents commission to be submit
ted to a referendum vote or a re-
convened convention of the mine
workers
That concurrence by the convention
OF. the United Mine Workers in the
action Of the International officials in
accepting President Wilson'S .pr0posal
binds the, miners to acceptance Of
any award made by The commission
then be voted was stated today by
Acting President Lewis
: The statement was made after Rob
erf n. Harlin, president OF Washington
miners had sought to amend the mo-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Mexico's National Theatre.

Mexico City, Dec. 15.-The Ma
tional Theatre which has been in the
process of erection since 1902 and
which when completed will repre-.
sent an expenditure Of not less than
2O,0oo.oOe pesos, probably will be
formally dedicated sometime next.
year. a tentative date having been set
for September 1G, the national hola-
day.
This structure which was conceiv-f
ed as one Of the most pretentiouss
playhouses in the world occupies .
site in the center of the capital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

ton Of President Murray Of the Penn
sylvania miners. which proposes rati-
fication Of the action Of the. interna-
tional >othcials.
Harlin asked that the convention be
reconvened to pass on the commits
sions' award or that the award be
submitted to referendum.
Lewis Nuled Harlin's motion out OF
order He said if the convention
should agree to await and see what
the award of the commission may be
he didn't think there would be any
award.
The new angle has precipitated in
tense debate and may delay vote
on the question.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
London Dec 1o.-..The success

London. Dec. 1o.-..The success @
iha League OF Nations iGea is Dc
;}ea,!;nl upuil 5he Intelligent coopera
:ion of Tho ~cmen. says Miss y
Heler Ward IL an article III Il
League. q periodical!
The writer suggests the organize
sen Of Woman's Bureau of tn.
League OF Nations and that the We
.?c:: shna;si ,e appointed for the.
.sc..,-;:l fitness fcr The purpose o
ne I."Isi:" rather than merely IS e.:
perts IL What is known as women
Interests
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
rnslishman mven.s a New Loom.

Manchester Eng, Dec. 12--AafteT
a futile effort to introduce his inven-
ton in English mills, c.. Whalleyy
who contrivcd a circular leem. which,
j, is cla;mejl, vii! benefit the .weav-'
ing industry, has gone to the United
States where he hopes to obtain fl
nancial assistance in giving his ma-
chine thorough test. An Official
OF. the textile department Of the.
Blackburn Technical School declared
the new loom would reduce the cost
of operating personnel by three
fcuxhS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
A Card.

Mr.. Editor:
We wish to extend through Your Pc
per our heartfelt thanks OF those
kind friends for their attention to L:
when we were all sick and could no
help ourselves. Such kindness q,
shown. us can never be forgotten an.
we hope that they will be abundant
ly blessed.
Mr.. G.. w. rImore and Family.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Paris. Jan. Germans accused OF
violating laws Of war in FRANCE dur
ing the conflict Will be assigned today
for trial to different allied military
courts. according to The. Petit Paris
ian. have been completed. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Berlin, Dec. 22.-Alfred sehoaz
who. has been elected mayor q Neus
kollen, viii be the first Socialist TO;
occupy such a position in any Of the
municipalities composing Greater
Berlin. Herr Scholz was editor OF
VorWaerts, a socialist newspaper. &
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

DrEiNG tn" years Of TIA" ''"fi"nAA
~ administration IN Mc\Ir". there
have been many unCrUaChmcnts upon
the rights uf Americans IN that roun-
try. and DOUBTLESS many more upon the
rights and liberties uf the better II -
ment of the Mexican rruplr Themselves
The country has been in a "ha"tlr stt'''
industria!ly, extraordinarily, S"vtdiI!.
morally and every other way There
has been much sentiment ia tins rnul.
try for Intervention, anne nation, and
other "lions," but through 1t all most
Americans have favored hdnds-ott On
the theory that Mexico would event
ually work out her own salvation II
seems now that she is about to brinS
about Il change. whether II he for bet
ter or for worse. ia to he discovered
later
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14
Bl'Rt;LAR TO pENITE<TIAR

Deputy Tom Tabor last week convey
cd to Nc Alestcr George Iiollman. who
ID to serve "A siN-ycar sentence in the
State penitentiary for the burglary OF
a store at Remington some time ago
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

ist insertion May ~ 1920.
End insertion May 81. 1920
Publishers Report OF the Condition Of
THE FARMERS STATE BANK
of Mead. Oklahoma.
May I. 1879.
RESOI;I,cES:
Loans aud Discounts ss6532 i9
Securities with Banking Board 10000
Stocks. l!nnds. Warrants. etc 6ss0l
Banking House 1000 90
Furniture and Fixtures 1000 90
Due from Banks 31G072
Checks and other cash Items i.lll2l
Bills "f Exchange 2jl7 ~
cash in Bank lGg5 90
TOTAL. s9s.so6ii
LIABILITIES
camtai stock raid in slU.0OO 80
surplus Fund 1870 90
Undivided Profits. less cx-
p"nsrs ana tlNrs paid asli2
l'ur to Banks 3732lY
Indy vidual DEPOSITS Subject
TO Checks GSG3S %
, Time Certificate of Deposit IfSiS1
Notes and Bills ltrdisruuntrd tolgaa
l'ills laNahl" J.vuU %
FhFAl. s9S N16. Is
Stat, of Oklan"ma. county Of ..l\,n.
| !. civ" r"mrlrtun. cashier uf the.
above named htuh Il" sulrmuIy swear
! that the above statement is true 30 the
best of my kn"wl"dg" and belief. So
help me-, 'ind
olive TEMrLETON. Cashier
subscribed tnd sworn to hvforr -,
! tins loth day nf May ip@o
JNO q McAIISTER
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

Nt H-MN-TIsM Is 4 POWERFUL
t>1IsEPTIC; IT KILLS THE POISON
CAt sED FROM INFECTED CUTS
CURES OLD SORES. TETTER, ETC.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

Government has authorized all
,.. States Attorneys to see to II
't, ruiz limiting Wholesalers :
g.. 80 on" cent "A pound and re-
...... To- two cents pound on sugar
:. .' forced
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14
NAVAL OFFICIAL A Suicide

Rear Admiral G. Il Brittian. chief of
staff to the commander of the Atlantic
fleet. committed suicide by shooting
himself Thursday of last week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

"a >NTEp--A few good customers nv
tr.- south Of Frisco and east OF ha'F
~,Iiyavs. White House Grocery.
VI 16wa2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14
;: q; 4. Il :. . u :, :: u :. ;. :, u :; :,
:: OIR EXCHANGES !"
=. Wv ~
. ....":.u""a""a 81 :: {" " {" :

OhlahoiuI F"dcrdtiou.s' our
I,actiuhary friends Will pr"iit hy
Vbscrsdt!ng TIA" fate Of Joe Bailey
down IN Texas lie attempted l"
stag" Il come back on a p.diforW
that autappni2cd every proErcs-
sivc NOV" made IN the last decade.
lie waA ANONYMOUSLY defeated
Professional politicians. ."" jug
lists. never come hitk
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

,VE HAVE added another ear l" our
t.!iNcry department in ofucr 10 S'N'
ur customers on the sou'h anu taS
.,,,s ~ ,hc city better service. White
,... t,r,rr, l6wa2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

IIIfH rKltE - dead small rr"fl's
hillcd him. '"nr ana 50" J"hh '"NS
.I> Suu'r second Avenue" l'WHl
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

-Four different yaErants. picked up
un the streets at different times were
fined by rolir" Judge Carter and or
dcrcd 10 rtCat" thu town. which they
dii
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

l. : Brewer. former American Tx
,,icss agent here. had been awarded
Il22j0 for permanent injuries received
II. ~ train wreck Will" working for the
cypress company us train messenger.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

THE MEMS ~ inaururatinr th!s week
l. an entirely new department, 20 be
known as Agricultural NrwS No'ca."
which the editor hopes to hc able to
make real interesting and Of r'hl srr>
ice tn readers of the PAPER ,n tn's dc
partmcnt, to which the farm IE,1t ..ri
the hom" demonstration III m' IL"
large contributors. w:Il L." pI'l'ai'"l alt
farm news avallahlr. ;>u'nr' n "ts aud
friends of the Ncws are .u,'.,l tu send
in for ths drpartm" II yuy ij"m a"out
crops and sioux and irIc..l tLIll prog
ress, which may d"Nv'.'r N tu"I q.
spcCtiNe communities
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

" NANTEp. TO BrY--Two-1rc-
'sh plank, any width. rY,rl., YAK AID
non clear. VIII pay ;:p ~, ne CON,
nd fo' oak and Sf5 fer ,hn'' Noa.
sh, on t"ard cars arl ~ru.S'hi 70,
\'rN"l osburn. hurau' 0,g,1 Point
~ '''" phos.
y,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14

Iiominy Nrws. Senator Gore
needs help. but the Indications are
that HIS old pal Jim Reed is in no
condition to listen to "A hurry up
call lin may he able to advise
hirn. however. which side OF
steam ROLLER affords the most COM
fort
Reed has been On top the steam roll
!rr--and on the bottom. Et Va! imam
III Bailey Now. Gor"
Dallas News our observation
has been that when an author is
ridinEon his reputation II ~ the
public that absurhs All the joys
II seems that regulations are diff.
cult to establish. but once established
ar" easily sustained. No wonder there
Ii poorer quality of stuff put to tn,
reading public today. Gets us baci
to the old worn out axiom that com
petition il the life OF trade. Thi
applies not only tn writer's. doctors
musicians, bankers politicians and eve
the few real statesmen the worl
boasts of.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14
HELP WANTED
MISCELLANEOUS

CAR NO. will deliver to the south
and east parts of the city only White
House Grocery. l6wa2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-14
LUMBER wANTrn

WANTEn-Elm l.unhrr cur -,
one-hn'f inches thick, four T., oO NO aa
wider, zen twelve. fourteen ".nes ..s saa
teen feet Ions wiz p,y ,end and siI.
thousand feet, +. . Il r.,r' ''y, p.,
Osborn. ft. Smith. Ar..,s.s Nofya