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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
SEN. HARDING IS
DULY NOTIFIED
AT MARION. OHIO.
HE Is OFFICIALLY MOTT.
FLED OF NOMINATION.
FOR PRESIDENCY

Senator Warren e. Harding of
Ohio. was last Thursday. at Mar
ion. that State. officially notified of
nomination for President on the Re-
publican ticket
Peace by resolution Of Congress
and after that an effort to form an
association of Nations that would
not impair the sovereignty of Amer
lea. were promised by Senator Hard
ing in accepting the nomination.
He declared the time had come to
recognize "the failure attending as
sumption. obstinacy, impracticability
and delay" in President Wilson's at
tempt to form a League Of Nations,
and that Il new pathway must be
found to peace and world concert.
In receiving formally his party's
the nominee outlined q
stand for government by party rather
than by individuals, declared railway
might well be accorded
status of public servants, indorsed
cooperative marketing for farmers
and pronounced increased production
the key to lower cost of living.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
YKE WEEDS MUST
Be CUT IN DURANT
SEVERAL PAY FINES. OTHERS
GET BUSY UPON FINDING
THAT MAYOR FROST Is
IN EARNEST

ont door exercise has become quite
,..n,.!ar among lot owners in the city
daring the past few days and blistered
band, are in evidence where blisters
have been for a long time strangers,
ard the cause of the sudden backto-
the land movement is to be found in
,hr fact that the hOusehOlders Of Dur
M, are afraid of Frost in July
When the acting mayor of Durant
urrnunccd that the weeds were going
f. l.. cut he was not joking. as several
have paid fines of $40 piece to dis
,oycr. Information of that sort al
way~ comes high. but the city has use
for the cash.
The weeds are wilted and in many
c;..,~ 80 are the weed choppers when
their task is finished. It's not widows
weeds that the mayor is after, as they
are more easily destroyed than the
garden variety for it is a we'll known
fac, that if the right man says" Wilt
thou" they wilt. The garden variety
require an application of elbow grease
for their destruction and the elbow
grease is being applied although the
APPLICATION is painful in many cases to
those who are required to make ii.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
ELECTION OFFICERS MUST SEE
VOTERS Use PROPER BALLOT

VOTERS USE PROPER BALLOT
In answering a communication re-
ccived from B. c. Payne Of Sand
Creek, Oklahoma. regarding the right
to vote by members of different po-
litical parties in the coming primary,
Hon. X. f. Wood. Assistant Attor-
ney General Of the state, has this to
say: "In the primary election, the
Officers of the election who furnish a
man who is registered as a democrat
with republican ticket. a socialist
ticket, or an independent ticket, are
guilty of IA miSdcmeanor and should
be punished for so doing. The law
contemplateS that voters shall not
have in their possession at any pri-
mary election a ticket in a party diff
ferent from the party in which such
voter is registered. so the officer of
election helping a person to vote a
ticket different from his registration,
is himself a violator of the law. as
we'll as the voter who so acts" Thus
it is plainly seen here that both the
voter and the election officer are
guilty when a voter applies for a
ticket different from the party in
which ne is registered and obtains
the same, regardless Of whether or not
such voter is democrat and applies
for a republican or socialist ticket, or
whether such voter is a socialist or
republican and applies for democrat
ic ticket.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
TOO MANY AUTO
ACCIDENTS HERE
FIFTEEN MINOR SMASH-UPS RE.
PORTED IN PAST WEEK, ALL
OF WHICH HAVE BEEN
AVOlDABLE

During the past week, fifteen minoi
automobile smash-ups have been re-
ported in the city limits of Duran'
and in every instance, eye witncsscs
have declared the accidents needless
and due either to gross carlessness OF
rank ignorance.
1t has been pointed out time and
time and again that Durant boasts
more "green" drivers of cars than any
ether city of its size in the State.
Traffic rules, traffic cops and fines
won't prevent accidents. when people
are driving cars on the streets of the
city who haven't the slightest con-
eepti0n of the rights of other drivers
or the rules laid down for the guidance
Of traffic.
The suggestion is made this week
by business man that if the city
council and the local civic and COM
mercial organizations will enter into
. campaign of education, giving ample
publicity to uniform and standard
code of ethics for vehicles, that most
Of these needless collisions can be
averted.
A fragrant example of a needless
accident occurred Friday morning at
Fifth and Evergreen. A man was
driving a Ford south on Fifth, and
. boy was driving another Ford to
the north on Fifth. The boy was on
the right side Of the street. The man
driving south was about in the CEN
ter Of the street The man did not
signal turn to the left into Ever
green, but attempted to beat the boy
to the intersection and cut around the
corner close to the left hand curb and
directly in front of the car going to
the north. The result Was inevitable;
both cars were damaged. The man
who turned east erred in three ways:
first, in failing to signal his turn:
second, in taking turn to the left
close to the curb; third, in failing to
wait for another car that obviously,
had right-of-way over him.
Such accidents are needless and are
to be prevented only when drivers of
!, cars know and respect cath others
rights.
If the city has standard set of
traffic rules, it is high time that the
public were informed as to them. If
the city does not have such set of
rules. it is high time that they were
adopted.
Another common practice. indulgcd
in freely by numerous people is that
of stopping their cars either in the
center of the street or to one side
in the direction that the traffic is
moving. This prevents the fellow who
is parked rightly. from getting his
car out from the curb, and blocks the
street traffic both ways. This evil is
noticably prevalent on Saturdays at
times when the traffic is the most diff
ficult and is indulged in for the most
part by the very class of people who
would naturally be expected to take
the lead in obeying traffic rules.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
NEW RESTAURANT TO OPEN
ABOUT AUGUST TENTH

The White House Cafe. is to be
opened for business on Main street
between First and Second avenues on
about August 10, according to a state
ment of the prOprietors made this
week. The building which has been
undergoing remodeling for the past
two months, is being finished in white
throughout. and the same ideas will
be carried out in the interior furnish
mgs. The new establishment will
make specially of Chinese disncs.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
A HEAVY LOSS ON
PAVING BONDS
EITHER CITY OF DUKANT OK
CONTRACTOR STANDS LOSS
OF $4,000 OWING TO DE-
LAY OF BONDS

Owing to the delay in delivery Of
some S2I6.O00 worth of Durant paw
ing bonds, somebody stands to take a
loss of more than $4,000 on the bonds
on account of declines in the bond
market that have occurred since the
time when delivery Of the bonds to
the buyers was due.
f. G. Baum. of the F.. G.. Baum Con-
struction CO., who took the contract
for the paving of streets and alleys
in the city. some seven months ago,
had the bonds sold to buyers at %
cents on the dollar. He promised the
delovcry of the bonds in three months
but although seven months have pas
scd, he says, the city has not made
delivery Of the bonds to him and he
has been unable to deliver them to tn,
buyers.
A few weeks ago. Mr.. Baum was in
Chicago. where the bonds had been
sold, and the buyers promised to still
take them at 92 cents if they were
forthcoming Immediately. Mr. Baum
Thursday Of this week received the
following telegram:
Chicago, I'll.
F.. C. Baum,
Durant, Okla.
Owing to your continued failure to
deliver Durant bonds our clients have
cancelled all our sales, we therefore
cannot accept future deliveries Of
these bonds and we hereby notify you
to that effect. If we had to resell
these bonds in this market we would
have to discount from the old price
of at least seven points.
VICTOR H. ARNOLD co.
The bonds in question are those
covering the paving of the alleys, Elm
street, South Second avenue, and the
district comprising Ninth. Eighth and
Sixth avenues.
The decline in the market value of
the bonds, means loss on the $780,
900 issues of about $4,000.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
NEW EXPORT RECORD

Exports from the United States
during the fiscal year ending June 80
reached a new high record Of $s,111,-
100000. But as all records for i'm
ports were smashed, the net trade
balance in favor of this country, was
$2,872, 100000. This compared with
trade balance Of slightly more than
-four billion dollars the year before.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30

GOOD TYPE-Owing to replacing it
with machine composition, we have
on hand for sale about so pounds Of
new l8 point Gothic headletter type,
GO pounds of Gothic headletter type
"a point and rs pounds Of new IL
point Cheltingham Bold Cndensed job
type, to sell at u bargain. Address
NEWS, Durant, Okla. 3Ona1.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-30
GENTLEMENLY HIGHWAYMEN

Two highwaymen at Tulsa Sunday
night, operating in the suburban dis
tricts. held up two motor cars and
relieved the male passengers of all
their valuables. Donald w. Bolt was
robbed of SIT and S. A. Springer lost
$40. The women were not molested.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Doctors FAVOR
Record OF All, (
Surgical Cases

II Memphian or visitor to this
city goes to hospital for an operation
he has a perfect right and it's only
justice that, if he so desires, on leav-
ing to learn just what part of his
anatomy he has left, according to the
viewpoint Of DR.. j. l.. Jelks, who Tues
day night stressed to members of the
Memphis and Shelby County Medical
society the need of laboratory records
IN local sanitariums and like institu-
tions.
The society went on record at the
meeting, the regular conference, = by
adopting resolution favoring this sub
ject.
A full attendance was present and
one of the most interesting sessions held
for some months brought out numerous
features for the professional man. Capt.
George A. Hays, of the u. S. public
health service, was the visiting speakef.>
He lectured on venereal diseases. His
talk was illustrated by motion pictures.
Dr. r, c. Henderson, DIR. Louis Lee
Roy, DR.. Il. c. Elicit, Dr. j. l.. Nor
gan and Dr. Jelks were the other
ers
Dr. Elicit presented a brief for the
nurses. He declared that three years
was a trifle too long for a training pc
rod. Two years is sufficient, DR.. Elicit
thinks, A medical student spends four
years in college, graduates and is pre-
pared to start on career in which his
earning capacity is unlimited, while
the nurse now spends three years train
ing and at best makes about SO a day,
according to his opinion.
-Four new members were elected They
are: DR.. J. S. Miller Dr. J. C. Mobley,
DIR, d. H James and DR.. J.NA. James.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSE
ON THURSDAY NIGHT

All is IN readiness for commencement
Thursday night at Central high school,
where 46 students win graduate and at
Scottish Rites cathedral where The
graduates, 26 In number, Of Crockett
Vocational high school will receive their
diplomas. Exercises in each case will
start at S:15 o'clock
Miss Florence Schloss Of the faculty
has had charge of Central high school
class. The following program is an
noupced:
Overture. "Callph OF Bagdad &C. II.
S, Orchestra.
Invocation.
America" Audience.
Greeting Herbert pullen, class presi-
dent
"Caballero" Kotte, graduating
class.
Sautatory-M Margaret Kelly.
Lovely Night O Tender Night (Of-
fenhachl --Graduating class.
Naledictory--Wier Mallory.
Address to Graduates--Rev. William
Grove, DID, presented by Prof. Whar-
ton S. Jones.
GLORY to Isis" tVerdD
class.
Awarding OF Diplomas-Hon, Hardwig
Peres, presented by Principal c. p. Jes-
ter.
March, THE Cup Winner"-C. H. S.
Orchestra.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
PLANS FOR COLLEGE
NOT YET ADOPTED

JACKSON, Tenn, Feb IS. (Spl)-r
The adoption of building plan for the
new womans college was deferred by
the building committee at the Southern
hotel yesterday afternoon until more
detailed specifications are presented to
the committee at a subsequent meeting,
the date for which Is to be announced
by the president, Or. T. w. Lewis. of
Memphis. Several preliminary plans
were submitted to the committee yes
terday afternoon, but the body did not
deem 1t advisable to adopt 3 plan with
out more detailed specifications and
wider range of designs from (which to
make the selection. Authority was
given the secretary of the committee.
s, b, Enochs, to advertise for detailed
plans to be presented at the subsequent
meeting of the building committee,
Members of the building committee at
the meeting were Dr. T. W. Lewis, of
Memphis. Or, r. A. Clark, Of Union
city; $. h. Enochs and Ollver Benton,
of Jackson. Other officials and inter-
ested persons present included r. s.
Fletcher, Or. X, NJ. Walker, presiding
elder and X. l.. Beare.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
SENTENCE Of
BEVERLYSTEGALL
IS SET ASIDE
Pink CaIIiCott, Of Memphis,
Charged Jointly With Ste
gall and Others Of Stealing
Automobiles SurrenderS.

Senatorial. Miss, Feb. IS. Cspl)-
The sentence OF Beverly Stegall. who
was sentenced to four years In the
state penitentiary for completely in
stealing automobiles In Memphis aud
dIsposing Of them In Senatobia, was
set aside Tuesday by Judge f. y.
pinkins, and the cases against him
continued until the April term of the
court for sentence. Stegall was al
lowed bond In the sum OF $4,000 until
the April term Of court. He had not
furnished this bond and is still con-
fined in the Jail here.
Pink CallIcott, learning while in
Memphis, that an indictment had been
returned against him charging COM
plicity in this crime. voluntarily re-
turned Tuesday and surrendered him
self to the court His case was con-
tlnued TO the April term Of the court.
II has been stated that CaIlicott had
skipped his bond but his conduct to-
day shows that as soon as he was ad-
Nised OF the indictment he Immediately
placed himself within the jurisdiction
Of tlp court
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS
TAKE new POSITIONS

Installation Of the new officers was
the chief business Tuesday at the first
OF the Rotary clubs reEufar meetings
held at the Hotel Chisca at noon. f.
r, Barrow took over the presidency
from Bolton Smith while Fred u. Re
neke reformed newspaperman, sue
ceeded II. clint Mcclellan as secretary.
The days entertainment program was
mapped out by l.. S. Akers who fol-
lows Robert Reich as chairman Of the
committee in charge Of such features.
Other officers who were elected mt the
last meeting held prior to the flu ban
are:
Charles J. Haase. vice president. Sex
ton C'ramer. treasurer; Jack McClearv,
w II. Newman, Stanley II. Trezevant,
Earl Palmer and c. X Chaplin. direc-
tors.
What came near being record at
tendance marked the resumption OF the
clubs meetings. aorre excellent fea-
lures are promised by the new officers
who declare that they will bend every
point toward attaining that which is
the watchword Of Rotary club--service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18


Sudden outburst.
In St, Louis Just as he was about 10
begin his speech at night. a photoEra-
pher took a flashlight Now Mr.. WI
son has had that happen to him many
blurted out angrily, I'VE ought not TO
care how we look. but how we act
and the crowd, which had been amused,
as IL always is by a sudden flashlight
picture. stopped Its laughter abruptly
and wondered.
Again. at salt Lake. a fortnight IA
ter, the president was talking about
article 10 and asked q rhetorical ques-
tiOn-the kind that the crowd ism [
supposed to answer but Mr.. Wilson's
delivery was so foTceful and he had
been getting such enthusiastic applause
at the end Of almost every sentence
that somebody applauded. in the wrong
place.
am sure it was unintentional. the
president stopped short and issued an
angry rebuke in the direction from
which the applause came-"Better wait
Till you hear Il all before you applaud
was his reprimand, and the crowd
wondered
Time was when Mar. -.ilson schooled
himself TO repress his temper. Once
or twice when delegations visited, him
IN the White House he got his dander
up, but usually the stenographic record
OF what was said never was issued and
the public was none tie wiser 1t has
been noticed. however,, that, in the
last two years. the president has been
given every now and then to inIemper-
ate expression
In nutshell his duties and his bur
dens got on his nerves They are still
on his nerves. Woodrow Wilson three
years ago would never have done what
Woodrow Wilson is doing today. Cab
met members have led him astray and
gotten him into worse difficulties and
uncomfortable moods than did Secre-
tary Lansng's adventure in protecting
the president from adverse criticism
when he was unable to discharge the
duties of his office.
The man who has dong stood for the
ineficiency of the postoffice depart
ment and the public criticism of Secre-
tary Baker, Secretary Daniels and 9TH
ers in the senate and house whon~he
has been accustomed to support with
out regard to pdblic opinion is not the
same who dismissed Robert Lansing
as secretary of state.
lie Is man upon whom the burdens
of the war and peace Jobs have left
residue of nervousness, irritability and
Intolerance that will be repressed with
difficulty as Woodrow Wilson serves
the remaining II months of his term.
Copyright, 1920. by Dayid Lawrence.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

through the trial and conviction. even
the affidavits. A stoicism, so marked
that newspapers commented on IT, was
holstered up by the faith in his lead
er's alleged stand in with the jury
judge and finally the governor, none
of which mateTialized when the crucial
moment came.
Big Tim" Murphy. formerly secre-
iary To a congressman, later member
of the Illinois general assembly and
more recently business agent Of the
Gas Workers union, charged with
planning the murder OF Enright was
responsible for the new material
which shows OBrien was made the
goat for Sonny Dunn said the affi-
davits, with Murphy three other men
are in jail indicted for the Enright
murder
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
CITY LAYING ASPHALT
PAVEMENT AT JACKSON

JACKSON, Tenn. Feb 1s. (SplD-
Despite the weather the laying OF the
asphalt paving on the business streets
of the city is being prosecuted in full
force this week A supply Of materials
sufficient to keep the work In progress
for four days was received yesterday,
II was stated by the city commission
today. and additional shipments are Ax-
pected before the available supply is
exhausted Having received partial re-
lief from the embargo placed on gondola
cars. the contractors are expecting no
further delay caused by shortage Of ma
terlals. The resumption OF the concrete
paving Is yet indefinite, pending the ar
rival OF material
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
YOUTH FACING EXECUTION
"GANGSTERS' LAW" VICTIM
Conrced OF POlicemdHs Murder Prores To Be Lad Who
Vent On Trial To COuer Up Trail of Real SICger,
BrOther-IH-LdU of Chief.

CHICAGO. Feb. lS-The state mar
don board today had before II affidavlts
submitted IN behalf 81 Jack O'Brien.
@2-year-old youth sentenced To be
hanged Friday for the murder Of n
policeman Final action rested with
Lieut. Gov. ogleshy
p'RrieR was victim OF Chicago
"gauEsters' law the affidavits set
forth, suffered arrest imprisonment
and sentence for crime he did not
commit, to shield his leaGers brother
in-law, the actual murderer Promises
Of virtual immunity. light sentence
and a quick pardon. sealed his lips
until the approaching day Of his exc
cutiou found his sponsor Maurice
CMoss) Enright, labor leader and gun
man, also shot 10 death
II was to save EnrIghts brother-in-
law. sonny Dunn. that O'Brien went
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
NJ ADOO Will NOT
PERMIT NAME ON
GEORGIA BALLOTS
Former Secretary of Treasury
Says Definitely He Is Not
Candidate in 1920-Advo-
Gates Issues.

NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-Willam Gibbs
McAdoo announced today he would not
permit his name 10 be used on presi-
Dental primary ballots In tho various
states and that he advocated the send
ms Of uninstructed delegates to the
Democratic national convention. The
tVrlneE secretary Of the treasury said
he belieVed the highest constructive
leadership can hest he obtained IL the
national interest lis not submerged IN
contest Of individual candidates."
personally Mr.. McAdo0 continued,
would be delighted IL the next ma
Nonal convention might actually be n
great Democratic conference where the
utmost freedom OF action should pre-
vail and where the motive OF high
service alone should control"
The obligations Of citizenship In de-
mucrncy are supreme he said and
therefore he should regard Il as the
Imperative duty Of any man TO accept
9 nomination II 1t should come to him
Il am not seeking the nomination"
The letter read, and am reluctant to
DO anything that would create the APP
pearanee Of a candidacy
Mr., McAdoo's views were expressed
N a letter sent to Miller s. Bell mayor
q Milledgeville, Ca In response 20
= NNfNhtAtA N4ls ihE wv AttlaFIA VI nus
noyhood home had placed his name on
the presidential preferential ticket
The letter follows
Your telegram Informing me that
the citizens Of Mllledgeviile7 have en-
tered my name in the Democratic pri-
mary OF the state OF Georgia FOR presi-
dent OF the United States. duly re
ceiyed, am deeply moved by this
manifestation OF the confidence Of my
friends who live in the city Of my boy
hood and In the state OF my nativity.
II is indeed an honor TO be considered
~ them worthy OF such high station.
4 feel, however, that | should Candldly
state my position. | am not seeking
the nomination and am reluctant TO
do anything that would create the ap-
pearanee OF q candidacy. | can not
help feeling that this Is peculiarly
time when we should fight for prin-
ciples and not for individuals
The momentous wears through which
We have just gone have brought to the
fore great human problems which 60
TO the very roots of our social and
economic life and mistakenly demand
settlement. The destiny Of the human
race will be profoundly affected by the
things we do and by the wisdom we
show during the next four years Pa
trlotism and constructive leadership Of |
The highest order are necessary and | |
am convinced that we are most likely |
10 secure them Ii the supreme CON |
sideratlon Of the national interest Is |
not submerged in n contest Of indi- |
yidual candidates. for the presidential |
office. Therefore | should like To sec
tho next Democratic national conven- |
lion composed Of untrammeled men and |
women bound 70 no particular candidate |
and allowed 10 express their prefer |
ences freely through the abolition Of !
the unit rule.