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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Deals and Counter Deals Are
Underway Between Sup
porters of Various Candi-
dates as Wood Talk Dwi,-
dies.
UNC0MPR0MISING FIGHT
PROMISED BY JOHNSON
Penrose and PennsyIvanjans
With Two Cards, Knox and
Spr0uI, Looked to for Tip to-
MeIee's Solution.

CHICAGO, June 2.-Gossip along
presidential row today favors the
chances of Governor T1owdensfor vim
ming the republican nomination. VAR
| ious deals and counter deals are under
way between supporters of the respec-
tive candidates, but there appears to
be less and less talk among political
leaders that Wood will win. Low
wen or Knox has become the slogan.
That johnson means to make an
uncompromising fight for the nominal
ton is seen in statement here that
under no circumstances would he
accept the nomination for vice press
ident." There is no doubt he will be
nominated on the sixth ballot said
the statement.
PemOse Holds Cards
The state of Pennsylvania, with two
potential candidates Of Its own. and
a directing force in the person of
Boies Penrose, is expected to point the
way this week to some solution Of ths
present tangle over the party nominee.
Penrose has at least two cards up his
Sproui. He has declared that IL the
convention were to nominate man OF
the Lowden type. they might as wen
name Sproul" However, he believes
that Knox is the man best fitted for
the office" ,as
1t appears likely that Penrose.< IL
Johnson and Wood are eliminated. will
enter Knox or Sproui. or possibly both
before he gives his support to etIs0E-
den. sNA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02

rhis paper 10 member or ana audited
Dy the Audit Bureau of Calculations.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
Mole's Marvellous Appetite.

Incredible stories are told Of the
mOle's appetite, and In order to see
If there was anything in them (writes
an English correspondent tried an
experiment. My mOle-a matronly
Iady-weighed three and half ounces.
Each item of food that she was given
was carefully weighed. and here is her
record between y n. m. and noon !:
One frog. three slugs. twenty-fOur
earthworms. a piece Of raw mutton
and q bit of cheese, total of just
over four ounces. Some delay follow
ed, rs my stock Of weighed food was
exhausted. Probably by the time l
had replenished 1t she thought 1t was
time for fresh meal. for she went
at It again with no visible damage to
her appetite, and Before three o'clock
she had got through another three
ounces. mostly "nrthworms this time.
That was twice her own weight In
food in six hours. After this display
I gave up the attempt to measure her
maximum capacity.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
THE "EYE" WORM OF AFRICA
Dangerous Pest That 10 Apt to ee In
flieted on the Visitor to
the Congo.

Every one who lives In central AZ.
rica any length Of time sooner or later
becomes affected with tie filaria loa.
q worm which Is about two inches in
length and the size of a hair. It's larva
Ia supposed to be taken into the body
In drinking water. and, when incu-
bated. 1t wanders through the body for
a long period. At one time it may
make its presence known in the fore
arm or the back of the hand by pain
less swelling. At another time the
same indications appear in feg or
about the lips or forehead.
Missionaries tell me that Ihave sew
eral Of them in my body. although.
save for the indications described. they
have caused Inc little or no incOnveni.
ence. The worm is supposed to end its
careerin the eye of the victim, and in
Africa is commonly called "eye worm"
because Of this tendency. It then pro-
duces Inflammation. and. unless skill
fully extracted. it sometimes runtures
the delicate membranes. frequently
causing great suffering and even blind.
ness.
The natives take it out with barrs
hoo splinter. But II the worm breaks
In the eye, the virus is liable to poison
the organ completely. frequently with
the result of loss of sight. European
surgeons, however. md little trouble In
removing 1t successfully.-R. L. Gar
ner In the Century Magazine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
INDIAN IDEA OF RECKONING
Time Designated In Simple Fashlon-
Journeys and Distances Told on
by "Sleeps."

The American Indians of early days
reckoned time by what they called
sleeps" and ''moons." The Indians
'sleep' referred to a sun-to-sun day
Of "a hours and his "moon" to what
the white man roughly and improperly
calls a month. The Indians indicated
the noon hour by pointing vertically
upward. To indicate the middle Of the
first half Of the daylight periOd--9
o'clock-he pointed upward midway
between the horizon and the zenith
and to indicate mid-afternOOn - 3
o'clock-he pointed toward the oppO.
site quarter. He spoke of the eastern
horizon as Sunrise" and OF the west.
ern horizon MS sunset"
Journeys and distances between diff
ferent points were measured in
Sleeps" Thus. when he undertook
to tell how far he had Travelled or 70
tell how far one point was from an
other. the Old-tiine Indian would say
Il certain number of Sleeps" Ordina-
rily, a ''sleep" in this sense correspond
ed to something like 81 miles--the dis
tance man could cover In day. trav-
cling Mt an ordinary pace on foot.
However. It was not unusual for men
CARRYING important messages to make
twice ~ miles or more in q single "a.
hour period.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
Sharing Your Books.

The world is. full of shut-ins. and
there are those who are starving for
books and papers. but how many OF
Us make any effort to search them
out?
A clever article on books which l
lately read annoyed me by explain
Ing how stupid is the custom of hor'
rowing books. and how vastly more
desirable It Is for each man to own
his own. I decided that the writer
was a rich man (althOugh my better
Judgment should tell me that writer's
seldom are rich), and l decided also
that he was missing a lot OF good
things II he neither lends nor borrows
books. I believe that book ls about
the pleasantest thing there IL to share.
Il produces such lond Of sympathy
n II is enjoyed by friend. and It
provides at once something worth
while to talk about.
And people do return books. espe-
cially II you put your name ana
''please return" inside and remember
where your books nrc visiting.-E'ia
Wister Haines in Christian Herald.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
EINDALISM is
RIFE AT YUBA
,,xc var DYNAMITED LAST
I,.uSp.y NIGHT-ATTEMPT
ID. ~ VAT AT YARNABY
rs MADE

u, ,,vles, element who have been
lnt mare or less trouble to the
asn,i asnri,ies by destroying or attempt
Pshol''dd o. destroy various dipping vats
me county, after a period OF
Fel S"rinr A., which was hoped for the
l's .s u name of the county that their
eo .;a;,iss i had ceased, got busy again
EarsJay , night and dynamited the
n',su J Dsar Yuba. The charge was ap-
.n,ly n platcd outside and along
F"i,s .hs ga. and the explosion blew
% large section of the side, doing
.a';dsrablc damage. So far officers
rs ns'I hsen unable to obtain any clew
.ho perpetrators of the outrage.
w,rday nigh, an attempt was made
Srramitc the Yarnaby vat but the
ireakcrs were discovered by the
('.,ds on duty at the vat and fired
|tnn The, did not accomplish their
vnosp C bu, made their escape leav-
No clew as to their identity.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
NE KIDNAPPER
FACESW JUSTICE
~ ARRESTED FOR KIDNAP.
pryC TEN.YEAR OLD GIRL
YEAR WADE HAS PRELIMI-
NARY HEARING.

II will be remembered that a Pc
liar case of kidnapping occurred
ar Wade. in this county Saturday,
|reust 3rd in which the little daugh-
I Of John Howard was the victim.
\ Girl was not injured by the kid
Inner who became frightened and
4 her, but who was afterward cap
ned and has been in Jail ever since.
4 one time he stated that he would
bad guilty and take what was COM
y to him but later he changed his
I ind and his preliminary hearing was
\ for Thursday.
He has told several different
|oies since his arrest and still re-
aims considerable of an enigma to
ose who have come ncontact with
IN.
The hearing is in progress at the
ne Of going to press and therefore
| course the result cannot be known.
here seems to be a clear case against
e accused but so far as has yet ap-
laed an absolute absence of ade-
bate motive.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
New York Landmarks Goinq.

The downtown" section of New
York is losing one Of It's landmarks
by the demolition of the Eastern hotel
to make room for an office building.
For nearly II hundred years it has
been the favorite hOstelry Of American
scafaring folk. dynamite Johnny
O'Brien. well-known for his practice OF
shipping arms to the Latin-American
countries. concocted many Of his fill
clustering schemes In this hotel. which
he made his headquarters.
One of the features Of this build
Ing was its beams Of solid mahogany.
In 1922. when it was constructed, car
goes Of supplies were frequently
shipped from New York to South
American ports, and when return
cargo could not be secured mahogany
wns brought back. serving the purpose
Of both cargo and ballast. These car
goes were sold clleaply, and were often
used in the construction Of New YORK
buildings Of that period.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
JUST REPETITION OF HISTORY


Nothing IL new under the sun, not
even the newest and most up-to-date
girl striker Of the present day, witA
bobbed hair. nor even the employse
who complains of the fashion. A writ.
er in "Blackwoed" has discovered that
In the time Of James I. this fashion
was affected by women who donned
the doublet and hose, which aroused
the ire Of an unknown author. who fn
1920 lampooned the women Of the day
Tor 80 dressing, and instead Of keeping
to "the modest attire Of the comely
hood, cowl or Golf and handsome dress
and kirchifs'' betook themselves to the
"cloudy. ruffianly. broad-brimmed hat
and wanton feathers" Nor was this
all. The extravaganza Of her costume.
with the "F'rench doublet" which took
the place Of "conceiled straight
gown" was not in the authors eye the
deadllest offense; incredible though it
seems, she would "out and cut her
hair to the despicable fashion Of the
Puritan" So the bobbed hair comes
as reminiscence Of the modern maid
ems forebears in the Covenantefy
time.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
MEN AWARDED G0DLIKE RANK
Two WorshIped In China and EIabo.
rate Temples Erected at the
Birthplace of One.

Man worship Is still practiced in
China, according to Rev. f. 8. Burket,
a Baptist minister Of Changing, who
found two disciples Of the late Liau.
seated on thrones and receiving the
obeisance Of thousands Of their fol-
lowers.
Liau, who achieved local fame years
ago, because of his reputed power Of
healing diseases and relieving the op-
pressed in spirit, was executed by the
authorities, who feared an uprising.
Two Of Liau's disciples. Ling Shuk
and Lai Sam Shuk. however. like their
master. began to heal diseases In his
name, and gradually were raised by
their followers to the same godlike
rank accorded Liau.
Ling Shuk Is seventy.one years old
and Lai Sam Shuk eight years his
iun,or. Several ornnte temples have
hccn built to Liau. At the main one.
located Mt Linus birthplace about 10
miles from ChnngnIng. the missionary
found gathered nsOrc than 1000 peo-
pie to celebrate Linu's birth anniver-
sary. The two immortnls were seated
on the highest Of n series of terraces
with an empty throne between them
for the spirit Of Liau. Before them
stood a large table covered with or
namental objects and in front of this
the worshipers go through strange
gymnastics.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
MERELY OF VALUE As GUIDE
me Paet, as RsvssIsd BY History.
worth While Only a. Il Points
the Future.

The division Of all history into an
cient, medieval and modern, like the
DIVISION Of all Gaul. is a part Of the
STOCK OF knowledge Of every one who
mas enjoyed the advantages Of educa.
tion.
Tne statement would seem to admit
OF no question. Perhaps It IL as rea-
sonable a division Of history a. can
De mad without the expenditure Of too
much time and thought. At least It
mas the advantage Of simplicity. IL
IT, however. the whole truthf
1t is true II you only mean BY It
that certain periods Of history began
ana ended at certain date, but It
is not true IL you mean that the state
OF mind that belonged to ancient his
tory ceased to exist at the fall Of the
Roman empire or that the character
OF medievalism stopped with the dis
covery Of America.
The world is modern in time and
In outward appearances, but antiquity
and the Middle ages are not yet done
with US, nor will they be for long.
Iney have left their indelible marks
upon our thought, our social castoms,
and political institutions.
What Is really modern in the world
Is like the tongue Of glacier penetrat-
Ing down the mountain slope. The
mass from which 1t came 70 far be-
hind. moving 80 slowly that 1t does
not seem to move. Only this small
peninsula projects out into the un-
known. In Us. all that has been 10
represented. II holds us back and
vet it points us forward, for history
Is valueless unless It is a guide for
the future. Milwaukee Journal.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
Spiders as Companions.

OF all creatures 10 choose as pets
spiders seem to be the strangcSt. Yet
many famous men have formed real
friendships with spiders. E"'fh"v"i'.
when studying the violin ut th" age "f
seven years, had spider so acrus'oin'
ed 10 him that It would crawl on 10
his arm while he was practlring. or
Paganini It Is said that whenever ne
played a certain air on his violin
spider approached him and stood still
listening until he had finished, Gaetry.
author of "RIchard Occur dc Lion"
tells Of spiders that used to perch mo-
tienIess upon the plano while ne
played.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
aohemlans Fond Of Geese.

A traveller In Bohemia quickly learns
that there are certain things which
are essentially Bohemian, writes Ken
meth Roberts in the Saturday Eve
ming Post. True BOheln'ans cat
enormous quantities Of caraway seeds
and goose. When Bohemian cook
prepares anything she instinctively
reaches for the caraway seed box ami
heaves handful Of seeds into the
dish. She uses caraway seeds with
hors dOeuvres. soup, fish. meat, vese'
tables. desserts and cakes.
As for goose, 1t n the common food
In Bohemia, because everyone raises
geese, and, according to Mr.. Roberts,
goose In some form or another Is
eaten at every meal every day in the
year.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
A Heavy Exit.

I had had misunderstanding with
my employer. and when handed In
nv resignation I told him in very
plain English what thought of him;
he. also, pointing out a few faults he
thought I had. A few months later,
after answering blind ad for posi-
tion. I received reply naming time
for an appointment. My nnme at that
t1me being an exceedingly common
one, it was not recognized; neither did
I recognize him. as he had moved MS
office and changed the firm name.
Upon being ushered into the once l
met my former employer face to face:
We were both speechless, and l did
not catch my breath until I had back
ed out and was in an elevator goins
down.-Chicago Tribune.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
Rirds That RurroW.

Persons are not accustomed to think
of birds as burrowing animals. hut the
pufiin answers to that description. II
Is a chunky little fowl, less than
foot high, with n large and powerful
beak. For a home it scratches n hole
in the ground sometimes as much as
four feet deep. To capture n quinn
one must 90 digging. 1t is rather a
lob; and, inasmuch as tn" bird bites
and claws fercely, one IS likely to
suffer in the process. Thus the crea'
ture has maintained It's numbers on
many a lonely rockery. whcr" other
specjes of wild fowl have been killed
of and exterminated.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
Something Worth Seeing.

For tourists who drive through the
Catskill mountains of New York state
AshOkan reservoir is well worth q
visit. The shore line OF the reservoir
is 40. miles and the depth varies froT
80 to 200 feet. The width of the
reservoir runs about three miles aver
age. The capacity Is 130,OOGoVpi
gallons, from which, says the Auioms'
bile Blue Book, Manhattan may draw
daily 5OO,OOO,OOO,00O gallons, carried
by aquetluct It's miles and siphoneo
nader the Hudson river near COLO
Springs to the city proper.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
CARRIED "HoNEsTy~ TOO FAR
trusted Clerk Rather ovsrdid Il end
Lost the Confidence Of His
Employer.

Cash registers became an institution
as means Of compelling honesty
among employees handling money.
There was time when their installa.
tion was taken as an affront by every
clerk concerned. but q new generation
mas accepted them as a matter of
course. That they still have their use
10 the original sense, however, was
demonstrated recently by one employer
"a groccr-who was telling his story
over the counter the other evening to
a belated customer.
Last summer" the grocer said. my
family was living down at the beach
and I used to leave early in order
to get down there for late dinner. I
had clerk that I trusted to lock up
and put the money in the safe. Natu.
rally the cash register would show
In the morning what he had rung up.
For few days I thought It was
working fine. He was good clerk
and l thought he was honest. Then
when ] got to thinking about It I de-
cided he was too-honest. For ten
days that register and the cash agreed
to penny. Now that's better than I
could make II do myself. It amt nat
ural.
Then I decided to try . little
scheme. Just before I left rang up
$2.7a on the register and put nothing
in the till. Next morning the cash and
the register agreed as usual. That
was enough for me. Any man who II
so honest he will make up mistakes
out Of his pocket must have plenty
Of money to do It with.
mo. be isn't working for me now
New York Evening Sun.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
citv Minus Cafeterias!

Buenos Aires has no ca1eterias ~,
women and only one in modiiicu
form for men. The first one for girls
in ,he city is soon to be opened by the
v w. C. A. The only steam table IN
Ruenos Aires was discovered by \. W..
q A. secretaries in the storeroom OF a
gas company. 1t had been sent lron
England for a food exposition anu
never used after that. 1t Is now IN
stalled in the Y. w. C. A. The care
teria when opened promises to draw a
crowd for more than the usual reason
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
IS, IS, Insertion August 27, 1920
''n insertion Sept. II, 1920
PUBLICATION NOTICE

Is, Insertion August 27, 1920
Ah Insertion Sept. II, 1920
PUBLICATION NOTICE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
'"'E "F OKLAHOMA, I
(.p COUNTY BRYAN. "
cue Cooper, Plaintiff.
ur a. Cooper, Defendant.
NJ II: STATE OF OKLAHOMA, to
", W. t. Cooper, Defendant:
e,,I ~" defendant, w. R. Cooper is
4 Sy Wy notified that he has been sued
|s,ca a' p'"N'iff, Belle Cooper, for di-
En'. IN" an Ground of desertion and
Il,ir.a;1i.' Al, ai'wtr the petition filed by the
E. sn'' o.t Belle Cooper, on or before
Ire..,n .,n 'ay Of October, 1920, or the
kna 9','',' rs set forth in the petition
kr,s ana Judgment for divorce will
IAN, "n' r,degment for divorce will
Vt,n VvFaa'rrd accordingly.
(o,,. r"'''< my hand and seal of said
|e, vi ms the 2sth day of August
LACY GRIMES,
|[I.aNi ,. s. FOWLER, "'
.-rE> for Plaintiff
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
CADDn GETS FIRST BALE

The fir, bale of 1920 cotton for
rsn county was ginned in Caddo
|desday. The cotton, which is of the
(sbane variety. was grown by NJ. O.
INNINGS. who resides near Matoy.
BE cotton had been sold before it was
fnned for 3jc per pound and a nice
lnmium was made up for Mr.. Cum
)mgs in addition.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
COSTS NOTHING TO VOTE

some people are not registering to
we Tor the reason that they are of
opinion that if they vote they will
subject to poll tax. Many states
Se poll tax law which requires
payment of dollar for every one
secures registration certificate
,cte in the elections but there is no
"a law in Oklahoma. Securing q
tsSlratlon certificate and voting in
as state does not increase your tax
one cent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
MOTHER REASON WHY
COAL WILL. BE HIGH

One of the largest coal contracts
history has been closed between
British syndicate and American
foducers. according to announcement
New York Wednesday. =
The contract calls for delivery of
POOO.OOO TONS of American coal at
|e rate of 100000 tons a year. The
pnaal shipments under this contract
fll each of them exceed the entire
Ferseas export of the United States
b 1919.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-27
Selling Shoes Under Difficulties.

Dean b. Slower. southern salesman
for a Brockton shoe concern. got IN
order under difficulties while out On
his last trip. He made q North Car
olina town and hired q taxi 10 TAXA
him to a township 10 miles away to
which few trains ran. Arriving On
the outskirts Of his destination he
found that the heavy floods had
washed away the only bridge. Mr..
Slower decided tho only thing to do
was to turn back until the taxi driver
suggested that there might be q boat
somewhere around. Mr.. Slower hunt
ed along the banks until he found q
nat bottomed skif ana he rowed
across. He interviewed his customer.
padded him back to the other shore,
'reQuisitioned a small wharf and laid
his samples out on the roadside. And
he made the sale.-Brockton Enter
prise.