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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

CONGRESS- SORRY RECORD

1rxT upou adjournmcnt or r'''E'
ID early in June. the pr"ach' '"' -
will have written sorry f''''
date of general legislation rr"'n's
In the 1918 campaign. IT has pass" "a
railroad bill Granting thht "
mass budget law PRIOR 10 jun ',iI
ia hv no means certain. its r"cntu "'''
aonsis, of iWO general pieces OF Itt'S-
Ia,ion added to the usual annual sup
rIv hills 1t will have done nothihE L"
adjust the tariff and revenue ia" ~
couali,ies; II will not have SoINc" ''''
nrohlem OF what to do with the ih"r-
chant marine and will have done pic-
cisely nothing to cncouraee ioi'ie I"
trade: II will have neglected its oppor-
.,,ni,v IN create land settlements for
discharged soldiers, and will have done
Iess than nothing for the encourage
mont OF better relations between capi-
tai and labor.
Congress Is composed Of a lot OF hu-
man men, mostly from one or the otheI
Of the two leading political parues' a
large number OF these human men
want reelection ana are seeh'hs
now. They figure that the soldier
vote" is a big element. one that may
win for a favored son or bring defea'
70 one who has gained Its Ill VIII
Consequently, most OF our Cohsress'
men and Senators. Democrats ana ne
publicans alike, have been worrying
solely over some masterpiece OF legis'
lation to enact to win the vote OF the
returned soldier. and have not only
sidetracked but reiegated altogether
the big vital questions that controh
the nation today -
All have apparently agreed that
good vote making bill is one that VIII
give the ex-soldier lump OF money
10 spend. regardless OF his needs, ant
the chief point OF difference is center
ed on a means of raising the nearly
two billion dollars necessary to pa!
this bonus. 1t is evident, that In tn
scramble for votes to perpetuate thes'
fellows in their Jobs, some sort OF
bonus bill is going to be enacted int'
law.
OF course. there's the annual deficl
Of three billion dollars, the soaring cos
Of living. worse than ever labo
situation. the unfair war tax law
which encourages lack of production
the unheeded trade OF the world knock
ing at our front door, and other big
important vital questions-but VIII,
bother with them-Congressmen mus
have votes to be reelected and mus
surely frame up a bill that Will max
them votes.
Meantime, the public suffers, com
plains froths at the mouth, proclaim
Independence of vote, but walks righ
up to the polls and votes for the sam
old bunch of peanut politicians VIII
can't see real national issues for tn
bugahoo of lost votes staring them T.
the face,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Daily Okiahoman: 1T is stated
that worldwide telephone commu-
ication is considered not only pos
sible but practicable. II this
dream is realized. the old saying
"Ill tell the world" will have
much more Significance than now"
Nothing seems to be impossible to
modern scientific skill. The wireless
telephone and telegraph are compar-
atively new. yet are both in practical
use. A score of years ago. "A noted
scientist, when on his death bed. told
friends that he had discovered "A new
force in nature. which he had hoped
to live to harness and utilize to the
good of man. Then he died. He may
have discovered the secret of wireless
communication. before the Italian
who gets credit for IL thought of IL
he may have discovered a source OF
energy, force of nature. even of which
till yet no other man has dreamed
The present generation has mann
things which to our grandfathers
were dreams The future holds othel
things in store.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET w
INTEREST TO II. g. sHr

SALTWATER, Okla, May
tries in the twelfth annual ~
terscholastic Meet, at OklahOn'
II. College, May and D. are
ceived in large numbers aha
indications are that the a''el'.
the meet will, far Exceed 'h''
year, and THAI it~wili be allnos
that Of any former year pi'O'
There are to be twenty-'"
contests, some rof them h"'a
divisions, and fourteen h0h'I
and It is expected that theie ~
number of entries for ever!
event. .1n
The athletic features oi 'ns
be track and field. basepan
mis-. They will be under me
of the College Athletic "s
The preliminaries viii pss'.
O'Clock Friday morning "''
The contests in music wnlsa
! clude piano, violin ana vow
and glee club. will he unue, ~, n
ervision of Professor boh ,r'T y
1 head of the Department oi a .,,
public speaking contests W. y,
2 nd oratory. will Ae under ,'.,. ~,.
ton of Professor Pl,sma' ~
of Public Speaking at 'he
College. .,,,,i,r
Headquarters roy ..,,,
school boys and girls on wv. '.-,
at saltwater will he ~ hV
the administration hui'o'". =,
College. Reception .o','-, 4,
assist the visitors IN 'lhu'"s =
live while here.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
CONFESSED TO BURNING
OF MENDENHALL HOUSE
Ab M~ndenhaIl and Arthur Pool. both
MIKE Confession and Are Charged
With Arson. Pool the Hire
ling.

Ab Mendenhall and Arthur Pool. OF
near Komia. face charges of arson.
they both having made a confession to
the effect that Mendenhall employed
Pool to burn the house on the property
belonging to Mendenhalls wife.
Mendenhall says that he has been
wanting his wife to sell the property
that they might move elsewhere, he
desiring to get away from that COM
munity. The house was new as was the
furniture in it. and she refused. Men
denhall says he figured that If the
house should burn down. his wife
might consent to "A sale. so he conceiv-
ed the idea of burning the house him
self.
According to the confession, Men
denhall and his wife hitched up and
visited "A neighbors house Saturday
night. April II, They led another
horse, saddled and bridled behind their
buggy. After they had arrived, young
Pool, by previous arrangement took
the saddled horse. rode over to the
Mendenhall home, poured a quantity
kerosine over the kitchen furniture
set II afre. and rode back TO- wher
Mendenhan and his wife were and pu
| up the horse. Under the arrange
ment. young Pool said he was pait
S25 and was to receive another s10'
| when the farm was sold.
| To make the crime appel all -,
| more insane, there was no insuance oil
either the house or the furniture in IL
| Mendcnhall was married last Novem
her and from that time on had beel
trying to induce his wife to sell tn
property, hut she was ohdurate and re
peatedly declined.
The case was worked up by Sheriff
Dave Wright and Assistant State Fir
Marshall John T.. Hamell
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
WIRE CONTROL COST US
MORE THAN $4,000 900
Albert sidney Burclson. y. VI. e., HnS
Asked Congress For An .tpprOpri-
alton In That Amount That The
Matter May he settled.

Operation of the telephone and telc .
graph business of the country. for the
period dating from their seizure by
Postmaster General Burelson tafter the
armistice was signed) until their re-
turn to the owners, some zine ago
cost the Government the nea. little sum
Of fourteen million dollars, ani the
l.. NJ. c., Mr.. Burelson. has asked the
Congress to appropriate tnIt sum for
the settlement of affairs arising from
the Governments loss in the expert
ment.
The statement Of Mr.. Burelson was To
the erect that the loss amounted 10
but two and one-half percent on the
gross operating revenues Of more than
5000, ,000. 900.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
DIRECTIONS FOR CARE
OF CHILD WITH MEASLES

.rho very first thing TO do withou,
..t,. ,o find out Just exactly what
.-...,s. the child hast is to tahc MN
80, -, room by himself. away from the
..,.r children. and 70 take Inv" wv
..,n AN the toys that he mas "etn
ling with or the utiec's ihat II" h,''
YAM handling that day. ana cl"S' '''
E..o ,ne other children OUT ~ ~"
room Thcir l'r"sc"c" WIZ II"
.. unnrc, sstrily expos thtih - vac
... vh4t.ver it might hc, "ui J.
f ..g, disturb the SICK C'!l l. ~
..,a -, kcut as qui"' and com'or
.... 4- aoa-ihl" until the ioc'"r1 ar
..l Wa4h your own hands ana li'S
..., time rou leave the r"""n
As H.. other children luHy tHN' "a"
.. ,t. germs from the sick on" tcftr"
..r uo,ic"d Lt was sick, Il - IN"
fest plan to thoroughly Nash th"lf
. .uds ami faces and lr' them u'F H.
...ir own premises until tn" illness "i
=. child hos been diagnosed. 10 n.
..,l them to the nctEhhnrs, no" I"
..,nuL nor vet 10 watch III" sick ch.Id.
The interval between TIA" day Wll"h
.A. Germs enter the body and the day
hon the first symptoms lppcar--nsu-
lIy min" or ten days is called the in
rihdtion period. And the interval be-
. .,,cn the first symptoms and the rasn
il called the prodromal period. TINS
after lasts three or four days. Fer
instance. if the child is sick enough 10
lu. put to bed in the morning, signs oi
The breaking out" are likely to begin
20 show by the evening of the third
day. Sometimes 1t appears day or
two later.
During the prodromal period the
symptoms are omewhat severe; there
is often loss of appetite accompanied
by fever and headache; tvomitiEs Is
not infrequenD; the eyes are rcd
watery. with swollen lids; the nose is
stuffed up" and the throat Is sore
Also the patient is usually constipated
drowsy and irritable.
The measles patient, like evers
other sick child, should be well care
for. This means the room should b,
at approximately so F.. in warmth
There must be no draught and no chill
ing OF the patient. Bur most OF 81
do not attempt to bring out the rash
by giving hot drinks or bath. Let th'
doctor handle the case; follow his IN
structions-Dr. a. r. Lewis, Stat
Health Commissioner.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Savannah Ncws' TIL" sh'i t'I'
Of building materials, su'H - ~
,,.,,, ..,.ug to extend to th' con-
a,ruc,t,, Of political platforms.
unild,rr materials nr. III" result "i
,.nr,,u ,oil and if the demand is To-"
,..'..,, .Iort:,r,. naturally results.
roli,ica platforms are buiI' from a
tarirty Of material that depends ho'
upon human toll. hut rather on con
niyanco. yot, sHappins. playing 10 w.
galleries and throwing th" hu'I 81 81
which there - 40 shortage and lSh
likely to be. among the kind OF pea
nut politicians We have IN our co""-
try
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
WOULD PRO RATE PRINT
PAPER TO THE PUBLISHERS

Senator Reed Of Missouri has propo-
sed that Congress select a Government
Board of control that shall take over
all print paper available and allocate
IL among publishers Of newspapers IN
accordance with their actual needs.
He says that this plan will relieve the
situation and help to stimuli ate pro-
duction.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
SHOT DOG BELIEvED TO he MAD.

OFFICER Gordon. on last Wednesday
about seven o'clock, shot large black
dog. which was believed to be mad
The dog was found on Third avenue
across the street from the pos.office
and had frightened several people. The
officer shot him once as he walked off
when the dog made IL across the street
and dropped dead almost in front of
the postoffice door
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
!, 8, u u = y = u y u y y y = = = =
& OUR EXCHANGES :.
!, =, u n u uaa y .. u 80 :: aa 5:

Grand Rapids Herald ne
farmer doesn't need 10 gave nay
light. He doesn't waste any
Inrht. The farmer works from sun
until sun. and IL admittedly the '"hI'
.s,.llv.d Kind of man in America ''-
d.,v. Meanwhile. union labor pi"''9
tina, more than eight hours Itt"i VIZ
,..,.,.,r ,n.n ont" and som. Of tie un-
tins say INA, SIN hours is enough. IT,"
ltg ,rouhl. with industry To-Day Is
that too many workers ar" afttih 81
WORKING themselves 10 death ana aS e
result work scarcely at all u YIN"
d,y ever comes when farmers Ili'l'
.hr.r p"rh =" init h"urs. We'll s'''
"siirc uuff" ~ g |.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

CoMES now, Andrew $. Burleson,
~ chief manager on the part Of the
Government for the telegraph and telc-
phones, which he seized as IA war nee
cessity after the war was over, and
srlemnly tells the Congress OF these
United States that his (Burleson'sD
administration Of the same had caused
slight loss of sli,000.n00 in a few
months, and will they now please come
across with the necessary coin of the
realm to pay the loss--and then he
would make II worse by charging that
the companies themselves took a loss
before Government control. All we
care to say about the loss of the lines
while the owners run them. Is thar The
cirrent stock quotations of American
Tel. & Tel. Co. indicated not only a
very healthy condition but a regular
dividend as well. What we want to
say about them while the Government
run them, is that IL the same ideas
were carried out in all public utilities
with the Burleson type of management
the losses would. after while eat up the
national wealth--provided that could b,
done.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
SITUATIONS WANTED

MAN and Lady teachers desire TO teach
rural school part term in summer and
remainder in winter, Both hold firs.
grade state certificates. Man strong In
dicip!inc and leader Of young people
lady specialized in primary. Send ad-
dress of school TO Teacher" care of
Durant Weekly News and full appll-
cation will he made.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
Oklahoman: Hardwood floors

oklahoman; Hardwood floors
and bald heads are somewhat alike
in that they are both easier to
Keep clean than the ordinary kind
of wood. And they both take on
nice polish"
The writer of that evidently knows
whereof he writes, hut we warn him
that even bald head has it's disad
vantages As the little hoy once said
to his hald-headed father: Dad, you
sure have AN awful long face to wash. "
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
SHRINE CEREMONIAL At HUGO.

the Shriners are putting on a cere-
monial at Hugo today Friday which is
attended by Il large number of Shrin-
ers from Durant and vicinity: a Shrine
special train passed through here dur
ing last night and picked up num-
Der Of the local members. There are
about one-hundred candidates for the
Shrine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
HARDER WORK OR TINES

TJIME the sheriff is knocking at the
l. door; our debts are falling due.
They can't be met with halfefforts
and halfmoney. cheap gold ana dear
abor won't pay the bill.
Europe is temporary bankrupt with
broken tools ana exhausted credit. de-
manding international succor. The
pound. the mark. the franc. the lire
ae sick with initiation anaemic bloated
parodies of what were once the sound
est and safest tokens with which man
ever bartered.
The Chinese abacus daily clicks
another depreciation in the American
dollar. AT Canton dime is buying
less than IA nickel bought four years
ago.
The worlds banks are full but the
the worlds warehouses are empty
Treasury printing plants never pause
and every other plant is running by a
thirty minute clock.
We've watered our financial gasoline
until the motors of industry don't re-
spond We're over-paying and under
getting. The whole universe is doping
the pay envelope bulking II with emas-
cuiated currency. handling the cost OF
living problem with hypodernic
syringe instead of honest surgery.
War has snarled economics into a
Gordian knot which only slashing
action can solve. The perilous rates
OF foreign exchange warn us to cut
out profitcering, to cut out strikes, 10
cut out eNtraVaIance.
Folks across seas cant afford to
shop in this market at prevailing dis
counts and prices.
Railroad, telephone. housing and ag-
ricultural developement are held at Il
standstill by confiscatory interest
charges, impossible labor costs ant
sky-hooting commodity advances,
We're damned with the curse oi
Midas. mad with paper and pencil
riches which find their true value "A
the clothing rack the shoe counter an'
butchers block.
We have two choices worl
or harder times Herbert Kaufman
in Mcclure's Magazine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Mrs. Rea Palmer and little daughter
iatty left Tuesday for Pawhuska to
Join Oscar Palmer. who is playing ball
with the lawhuska team of the Vest
ern Association.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

No relief offered. We're ashamed OF
you Harrison. Don't YOU know the
pass word that will admit you 10 the
realms of mountain dew? Don't you
know that Mexico and Cuba are not so
very far away? Don't you know that
passenger steamers are still booking
passage for Europe. Maybe you just
took in too much territory.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

TAKEN CP-Sow and five shoats.
smooth bit on right ear, under bit in
left. at j. c. Kennedy farm. four miles
north of Durant. 15wa2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

THE paving Of the alleys of the husi-
u ness district OF Durant is one of
the best pieces of work ever accOmp-
lished in the ci;y, The city is alto
gether rid of the mess of mud, trash
and rubbish that breeds disease germs
and brings i'll health, and instead has
alleys that are clean, easy to travel
over and "A credit To the city in appear
ance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
FOR Observation-Disclosures

OIL AND GAS lease on 10 acres, Sec
tion joining Bryan County we'll for
10000. Offer subject to withdrawal
at my option. p. o. Box 747 Colbert.
l7ws5
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

REQ BARGAIN: ] have thoroughly
good. secondhand. REQ cylinder car
10 sell or trade. What have you to
offer? " E. Kendall, Durant. Ok.13wa6
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Want TO rent a five-room modern
house, fairly close IN 10 the business
section Of Durent. Call at News office
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Dallas News: London postmen
have demanded that food profiteers
behanged. That is too cruel IL
would be more consistent with
their own operations to starve
them to death"
Those British always were undirlo-
matte and altogether too blunt in their
they evidently say what they
fell. Now, with us 1t is different
We refer in abstract terms to the prof
iteer who is bleeding the starving
masses to the limit and the Depart
ment of Justice spends a lot of none!
in prosecutions that seldom do any
good--while the profiteer. whoever he
is. If he is. goes on his pleasant way
vndisturbed.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Sure. they debut we evidently
don't have many of that breed in the
National Congress, judging by the
kind of legislation they are enactinG
that they shouldn't and the Numerous
kinds they should enact that they
lont
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

FOR SALE or trade; New Racine Sep
arator and International Tractor. See
j. S. Rannails. Platter, Oklahoma, for
terms regarding same. 11wa3
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Ada News: Lonesome ginks used
TO attract attention by singing
nobody knows how dry am
but nowadays the whole blooming
world knows. and there is no re-
lief offered"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
PATENT MEDICINES

sons High Ball Pills and Robinson's
,hill Tonic.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

Durant Democrat: The wise men
know that foolish legislation Is Il
rope of sand. which perishes in
the twisting"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

WE HAVE added another car to our
delivery department in order to give
our customers on the south and east
parts Of the city better service. White
House Gorcery. 16wa2.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS

CAR NO. 2 will deliver to the south
and east parts Of the city only. White
House Grocery. 16wa2.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

paily Oklahoman: Iceland mas
applied for admission to the league
of nations. Although Il cold couh-
try, 1t is Il warm shoulder that sne
turns toward the plan for world
vide Deace."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

And. conversely, the United states
though a warm country has turned
cold shoulder toward the league OF ma
tions. because a few Republican Sena-
tors weren't consulted by the Demo-
cratic President in advance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

wANTED-A few good customers liv-
ing south of Frisco and east of Katy
railways. White House Grocery.
l6wa2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
WANTED-TO BUY
HELP WANTED

MEN WANTED for, Detective Work.
Write ]. Ganor. Former Govt. Detec-
i've, 612, Danville III. 13 VS.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

TRADE where your dollars will have
more sense in buying Mems. Women's
and Boys clothing and shoes. John
of Frisco. l7ws4
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

WANTED, TO BUY-Two-inch oak and
ash plank, any width; number one COM
non clear. VIII pay $50 per thous-
and for oak and s65 per thousand for
tsh. on board cars any shipping point
Norval Osburn. Durant, Okla. Phone
22s. 2tf
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07

HIGH PRICE is dead. Small profits
killed him. Come and see. John. oaks
olS South Second Avenue. 1Iwsi.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-05-07
LUMBER WANTED

Lumber. cut two and
one-half inches thick. four inches and
wider, ten, twelve. fourteen and six
teen feet long. VIII pay $4,000 pei
thousand feet. F. o. B. cars. Norval
Osborn, FIT. Smith Arkansas. l7wai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-22
WIFE CHARGED WITH
 MURDER OF HUSBAND

Florence, S. C.. July 21.-Following an inquest today over the body of Guy Burgess who was shot and killed here last night, the coroners jury returned a verdict to the effect that the slain man came to his death from gunshot wounds inflicted by Edna Burgess. his wife The shooting took place in the room of the couple here, where Burgess was enl- ployed by the Atlantic Coast Line rail- way. He was struck by five bullets from a revolver. The couple had lived hera only a few weeks, coming from Charles ton. They were married in Jacksonville, Fla, July b, 1919 Mrs. Burgess was placed in jail She was Miss Hanson before marriage. and her mother, it is said, lives in Atlanta