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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

THERE is at least one thing to the
- credit of Rubc Grers. of the Tisho-
mingo Capital democrat in his CON
tinued support OF Mr.. Gore, when all
the other boys of the press" are for
Mr.. Ferris-that is that when Rube
thinks he's right. he goes right ahead
OF course. our friend ituhc is on the
wrong trail -.vrryh"dy else knows il,
and he ought to--hut lets admit that
he thinks he's right. II is difficult for
the News scribe to reconcile tn" war
records of Ruhe iccrs and that of the
person he cho"scs 7" suri"rt over Scott
Ferris
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

CONGRESS apparent intention of
~ putting ia" pui"tuS ON that COIN
pulsory military training hin makes
us thing NOR" of tonrr"sSncn in gen
eral than we did q few weeks aE" The
idea of a forced period of military
training for all our boys is but one
step toward universal army service in
time Of peace and universal arm! seq
vice in peace time IS MII.IrARISM -
the THING that hroupt tn. whole world
at each others thrnats Lets teach
our boys to he the best posshlr kind of
CitiZens--then, If the need arises. il
will be easy for Amcicca to built ~
the finest army in the world in "a short
itme--which America has done quite
recently.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

r AMARTINE once said, with a free
press government may be difficult
without II II is impossible" Good gov
ernment is made difficult by that por-
tion of a free press which In not hon
est in Its dealings with public men
and public questions. That sort OF II
free press bids fair to be always with
us: keeping us from a realization Of
the ideal
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

wiz he the commanding officer of the
two oklahoma regiments of the state
National ,suard. and that no other
general officer will he appointed l."
take the place of Briradier General
Peut.cost. resigned.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16
Field Secretary Elected.

The Rev. N. P. Patterson, former
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
Church, Austin, Texas was elected
field secretary of the 1nterchurch
World Movement campaign in Okla
Boma He was in France for the Y.
M. c. A.. during the war. He is to
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

IF AS MANY Oklahoma counties hs
have expressed such intentions. shall
vote as many dollars of road bonds to
meet Federal aid as they have set out
to vote. there won's be any Federal aid
money left for any other State--in cold
fact, not enough for Oklahoma
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16
FRIDAY. APRIL IG. 1890.

IN THE early days of railroads.
= Thi.rs thc W"ll-knoWn French
Statesman, opposed their construction
In France un the ground that they
would SO fright.n the cows as to les
zen materially the milk supply.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16
STATE CHURCHES
IN FORWARD step
Oklahoma Evangelical Demon.
nations Organize for Big
Cooperative Campaign.
INVITE ALL PASTORS TO MEET
Or. e. c. Green Is Elected President
Of the State Advisory Committee
for the interchurch World
Movement Work Here.

Oklahoma Protestant churches are
going forward in the first big step to
cooperate in their work following Il
meeting held in Oklahoma City. Feb
ruary ), at the liuckins Heel at
which representatives of virtually all
the evangelical denominations wele
present
II was voted to enroll Oklahoma
with the other forty.seven states or
the union in the work of the Inter
church World Movement, which seeks
to coordinate the resources in men,
money and materials Of Protestant
America. Dr. f. G. Green. president
Of Oklahoma Nty college. presided.
Action was taken to invite all OF the
1900 evangelical Protestant ministers
Of Oklahoma to Oklahoma City for
the first interdenominational confer
ence ever held in this state and
March s. 8 and 10, were chosen az
the dates. At this conference the work
Of the Interchurch World Movement
as it applies to Oklahoma will be de
termined.
A survey of church conditions ir
Oklahoma is being made under the di
rection of Frederick W. Jackson OF
Norman and an Indian survey is to bt
! carried forward on 4 searching scale
! with Edith NJ. DabD of the lnterchurcf
| World Movement on the ground
Facts thus obtained will be presentet
| to the conference here.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

ptHRETV TO COMMAND Gl ARD
Governor Robertson has announced
that Adjstant General &. +. Barrett
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16
Members Of Committee.

The meeting elected +. G. Green
chairman of the state advisory com
mittee for Oklahoma: the Rev. L. :.
Schaul, pastor of the Second Pr"Sby'
terian Church, Oklahoma City, vice-
chairman; Anna Louise Cole, general
secretary of the v. w. c. A., was e,ec-
tel recording secretary; John Embry,
Oklahoma City, chairman OF the
stewardship committee; Rev, T. II.
Aszman. pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church. Norman, chairman of
the life work committee; Mrs II. $.
Gillian. president Federated Mission
ary Societies. chairman, Missionary
Education Committee; John X. Aber-
nathy, Okmulgee. Chairman Spiritual
Resources Committee.
Other members OF the advisory, COM
mittee are: pr. +. Il. Surface, Okla
homa City, pastor Maywood Presbyteriar
Church: Dr, Z. A. Clark. Field Secre-
tary NJ. f. South Orphanage. oklahoma
City pr Henry W. TuttS president
Kingfisher College, kingfisher, Fred
eIich- ". -Iackson- Norman -ReH- J--E
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-04-16

Many men Of large means are buying
heavily of Liberty Bonds on the present
low market quotations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
b 7 G Il A CE
LIVIN G S o n
, II LII l. l. U 7 u

when they were not TO busy with their
work: which for their unskilied hands
was hard and laborious. Neverths-
less, their orders we're strict. and
every day they were OUT for q couple
ct hours at least. To keep from get
ting chilled. Michael invented al! sorts
of games when they grew tired of just
walking: and twice after a new fall of
snow they went out and had a game
of snowballing, coming il with glow
ing faces and shining eyes, TO change
wet garments and hurry back 10 their
kitchen work. But this was after the
first few serious days were passed.
and the doctor had given them, hope
that if all wei. there was a good
chance of the patient pulling through.
They settled into their new life like
two children who had known each
other a ionk time. Al! the years be-
tween we're az if they had not been.
They made thei. hIunders: were
merry over. their work; and grew into
each others comranionshipS charm
ingly. Their ideas Of cooking were
most primitive and had i TOT been
possible to order 1S5agS sent in tro1r,
caterers they ard lhe nG-s=s night
have been in dzng=- d sz-z5ng to
death. But as l. W. ~hs- with tsle-
phoning to the n5rs-z se- directions.
and what with s1-6ys.g za@ -scapes or
the outside of boxes % cs-ns-areh and
farina and oatmeal and ta- LIKE gaar
they found in the pan,y, -aey uert
learning day by da. Is 90 Z 1iptl.
more.
And then, one blessed Gay ese dea,
nurse Morton walked in and ae.sk %
her things and ktayed. 1sy-rou Ia!
BEEN on a long-de!ayed vak5- 10 f4a.
old father in Scotland that .Gatsrs Dn
when she saw in the papers .as no
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
TIE TIME 10 Buy.

EGcENELLw a. L
Low prices are not going to do my
body any good unless spmebody buys.
Stores everywhere are full of goods
offer ed 1t pre-war prices. and in many,
caaes At less than those prices. But
unless the goods mov the merchant
derives mo benefit. and unless GUS
toners supply themselves the prices
car mean nothing to them.
The Rockford t1ll.) Republic be-
Levcs that the time to buy II right
now, and sets forth its views in the
following editorial, Which isNas appli-
cable to Grand Forks as it is to
Rockford:
Some weeks ago the buying public
Of America went on strike As a con-
sequence there is widespread indus
trial depression. Merchants cancelled
orders and factories found themselves
overstocked. or without any visible
market. Necessarily they could not go
on manufacturing endlcssly without
the encouragement Of bids for their
product.
1T is z vicious circle we are involv-
ed in. The worker refuses to buy any
but the sheerest necessities SO the fac
tory where he labors has to stop for
lack Of orders. The worker is also
the buyer; his strike turned upon the
price at which goods are sold BOOM
erangs and hits him by refusing him
any work at all. Idle, he is soon re-
duced towhere he could not buy if he
would: his weekly stipend is gone.
The logical end OF an attempt to rush
prices down is deeper industrial de-
preston than if we allowed goods a
more natural and gradual drop.
1T is evident here in Rockford that
merchants have made earnest effort
to mark down goods to a low margin
of profit; in cases actual losses are be-
ing pocketed in sale of some lines.
Unless the public expects these mex
to involve themselves in bankruptcy,
which could do no n any good, their
ness men as 2 whole here and else
where are at a consensus OF opinion
that they must take q loss on a declin-
ing market. They are doing it, the
while Smiling as besA they may. The
public car have nothing more to gain
by delaying buying: if it waits longer
it may feel keenly the senselessness of
an obstinacy which led it to force bus
mess into chaos.
Lower prices are here; they are
registered in the advertising columns.
When these sales are over, with the
new year, there is likely to be a stiff
fleming Of prices. The bottom is not
going to tumble out of the economic
world in u day. Prices are like a
law of nature, almost. There may be
individual cases of profiteerinug. The
large majority OF merchants il not
doing it. 1t is buying az low as it
can and selling as low az it can. Com
petition Of many merchants for trade
forces this on-the-whole narrow mar
gin of profit.
1T 10 the part Of wisdom, the Re-
public thinks, for the public to go gen.
lerously into u shops and stores and
do normal amounts of buying OF nee
e~ssitiss and conveniences, thus stimu-
ltatiDg the opening again Of factory
and shop. no that our thousands of
men1ap women mayshave something
to do whsreytth to support themselves
and their families in the decent self
respect OF the American standard.
Do your buying now. Don't wait I'M
til January first"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
KIWANIs.

Lac Vi6duAAAL1Ou u d lOCAA h4WAnl8
club adds another to the societies
which exist to meet the needs, the
tastes and the desires of the people
of Grand Forks. The society. like the
Rotary, is Of recent origin, the Rotary
being the older of the two, and both
nave grown at a rate which indicates
that there is something in each which
ministers to a recognized need. The
two societies are similar in that their
purpose is to bring representative
men of a community, into closer touch
with each other for their common
advantage and the betterment of the
community itself. They are similar,
too, in the fact that membership is
limited, i'll the case of Rotary to one
representative, and in the case OF XII
wants to two from each business OF
profession. Other differences exist iii
the form Of organization and methods
Of procedure. But the main principle
in each is the cultivation, Of the spirit
of true fellowship. the development Of
public spirit, and the Advancement Of
ideals in all the res.sns of life.
There is something in human ma
ture which seems to require the close
personal touch. In the college we
find this in the fraternity. In the
church the spirit is expressed in the
organization OF clubs and groups for
the performance Of special work and
the bringing Of individual into closer
contact than il possible in the Yener-
al body. And in other departments Of
life we find the expression Of the same
search for fellowship IN the great and
small fraternitiss and in societies sim
liar to Kewanis.
Over three hundred cities are now
homes Of Kewanis clubs. These clubs
number in their membership men Of
almost every occupation. and Of all
sorts and conditions Of life. The ef-
fort is made. as a'matter of course. to
group in the membershipthose whose
amociation is likely to be mutually
pleasant and beneficial. and who,
through this association, can be OF
some service to the community.
The, success q the local club will
depend, as In all cases, on the inds-
yidual character OF the members and
on the spirit in which they undertake
to carry out the principles which are
declared to be the principles Of the
organization. The organization Of the
society Gives the city one more poiat
soe contact with the progressive spirit
which exists throughout the country.
Gesture OF no small Importance In
view Of the rapidly expanding rela-
E~tionships Of these who, in one way or
another. are called on to take pod-
Etlons Of responsibility In. their own
Scommunitiss.
There b abundant oom for, SIGH
1oFEanisations. Not Until all those Who
fssi ths need for closer association
t5sh thstf fsilews, - who ars viii.
ihg PVT forth ad6itioasl effort IL.
800 mAkin9 the hsnS teNn ittlt
[1jasf md better ~ ~ oysEDissd that
g. ars Working sJnaSe ssfSstivety and
Sees1lkyly. 4 IN tAaa $500
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
experience was limited to roasting
sweet potatoes aroun a bonfire at

experience was limited to roasting
sweet potatoes around a bonfire at
college, and cooking eggs and coffee
at the fireplace on the farm. But a
good cook to stay il a plague-strick-
en- dwelling would be a thing of time,
if procurable at. all; SO the doctor de-
cided to accept the willing services of
these two. Starr was established in
WI room upstairs, which could
be shut away from the front part of
n house by a short passageway and
two doors, with access to the lower
floor by means of the back stairs; and
Michael made a bed of the soft couch
in the tiny reception room where he
had twice passed through trying ex-
periences. Great curtains Sept con-
tstantiy vet with antiseptics shut away
the sick room and adjoining apart
iH,ents from the rest Of the house.
1t was arranged. that Michael
should place such supplies as were
needed at the head of h stairs, just
outside the guarding curtains, and the
nurses should pass all dishes through
AN antiseptic bath before sending
them downstairs again. The electric
bells and telephones with which the
house was well supplied made it pos
S1Vl6 lOT LfA6Il " communicate WIFI
one another without danger of infec-
ti0h.
Starr was at once vaccinated and
the two young people received many
precautions, and injunctions. with
medicine and a strict regime; and
even then the old doctor shook his
head obviously. If<those two beauti-
full faces should have to pass through
the ordeal of that dread disease his
old heart would be quite broken. All
gthatsskill. and science could do to pre-
it should, be done. ~
So the house settled down to the
quiet of q daily routine; the busy
city hunGning and laundering outside
but. no more a part of them than II
they had been living in a tomb. The
Fcard of warming on the loo sent al
the .neighbors in the block scurryms
off IN a panic to Palm Beach or Eur
lope; and even the strangers passed by
I on the other side. The grocery hos
and the milkman left their orders
hurriedly on the front steps and Nj.
ctael; and Starr might almost have
used the street for ansexercise ground
ifathey had CHOSEN, SO deserted hadst'
becpnse.
But there was no need. for them te
go further than the door in front, fol
thereGwasa lovely side and back yard
screened from the street by a high
way, where they might walk at vii
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
SPECULATION, RIGHT OR
WRONG:

There has just been issued a useful
and interesting little book on Spec
uia;ion and the Chicago Board Of
Trade the author of which, DIR. j. e.
Boyle, was at one time professor Of
economics at the University OF North
Dakota, and is now professor Of agri-
sity. In this book, which is held for
later review, is given an illustration
OF the impossibility, in many cases,
OF determining what trades in grain
arc purely Speculative" without any
relation to the existence Of actual
grain, and what are based in such
dealing in grain COR actual delivery
as are usually considered right, prop
er Ind legitimate.
The writer supposes the case of an
Iowa farmer who. in September, be-
fore his crop Is harvested, concludes
that the existing price of corn. in view
OF the world conditions which he has
studied. is satisfactory. He wishes to
Sell his crop on that basis. Accord
ingly, he orders a city broker to sell
for him 10000 bushels" of corn for
December delivery ut the current
market price. Provided the deal
stands he has sold his crop, or the
bulk of it, for a satisfactory price.
He has the grain and Intends to de-
liver it. Ills contract differs in no
4rI ~ , - f~a~. %ho $50 49, a
mar who sells a quantity Of grain
today. at today's price, to be delivered
on Thursday OF next week.
Eut as the season progresses the
Iowa a becomes convinced that the
cattle situation is looking up, and he
believes that he can do better by
feeding his corn al nome than by SELL
ing direct. He determines to feed
his corn. But he has already con
tracted for its sale. In order to be re-
lieved Of the effect Of this contract,
he places another order for the sale
of 10, 600 bushels Of December corn.
He may have gained = nttls or lost =
little on the transaction, but he haa
~regained control Of his corr and II At
liberty to iced it as he wishes to do.
All that the records Of the grain
exchange shows is that at one time
10000 bushels OF corn were sold and
bought. and at another 10, 900 bush
els were bought and sold, and that
not a; kernel Of corn changed hands,
Yet the farmer had the corn, and was
seeking the most advantageous way
OF d%isposing of it, He started out as
a seller Of. grains. and then became
a Spectator" Can. such transac-
tons be prevented, and should they
be prevented?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
FOREIGN TRADE.

Many OF those engaged. in asricul-
ture are displaying keen interest in
the subject Of foreign trade, not only
in agricultural products, but in COM
Inodities generally. A good foreign
market for the products Of the farm
contributes directly to the prosperity
of the American farmer; and a good
market for other domestic produces
contributes less directly, though no
Ices certainly to the same end. The.
production of the goods for export
gives employment for moro people,
increases their purchasing power, and
this eniarges the domestic market. 4
There is also a pretty general IN
derstanding OF the {act that if We
sell abroad We must buy abroad. Com
mere can be maintai ned Tor a linn,
tied time on the basis OF, the exchange
OF commodities for cash. But that
process cannot be continued indei1-
nitely.. II at no elrlier period 1t
must be discontinued when one ma
ton il depleted of commodities or
glutted with gold, or both. Money
is desirable only as 1t can be used in
the purchase OF goods or services.
II not used in that way it becomes
an encumbrance. Hence. IL our pso-
pie are ITO sell goods abroad, they
must buy goods abroad.
It does not follow that We must
always buy from the country that
hugs from Vi. We sell = million dol
lars. worth Of wheat to England.
England sells 2 corresponding guam
tity OF textiles to Brazil. Brazil sends
us a corresponding Quantity Of cof-
Tee. The three transactions balance.
In effect ye have traded wheat for
coffee; England has traded textiles
for whoat; Brazil has traded .coiIes
for textiles. Accounts are seldom hal
apced In this exact and simpfs man
nor. Ii order 70 roach an adjust-
rment there my be IN exchange OF
eommodittss and credits reaching
4Found tho world. But transactions
iHyoiv1nr many countries and yss
apaasittes OF goods are often settled
by ne transesr % an Insignificant
mn 81 actnai money
ssrvfcsabls tlriR system pro-
Nucse rsysSus ana 81 the sams time
rAsniator 81 intsrnaaonal
xfAAA. ceHnct ~ "a a6tustad ~
II pSsh1gtt iApoftaaieas, othsfw1Is ii
1onid ~ cncR I'll ~ DfeAuSsr Of
SMNGGSg.tnALAA 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
EVENING EDITION.

Wrought about this rude awakening
w. an account Of how Buck had
hroren iaif and escaped. Michael's
preat heart was filled with trouble
about Buck; and instantly he remenl-
bered that he belonged to the same
class with Buck; and not at all in
the charmed circle where Starr
moved.
He looked at the girl with grave,
tender eyes that VET, seemed to be
less intimate than they had been all
these weeks. Her sensitive nature
felt the. difference at once.
He let her read the little item.
Starts face softened with ready
sympathy anda mingling OF indigna-
ton. "He was n OF those people in
tenements you have been trying
to help?" she questioned, trying to
understand his look. He ought to
have been ashamed to get into Jail
after you had been helping him.
Wasn't he a sort OF a worthless fell
low?"
Tense, The v had 9 chance. And
he was not just one OF. those people,
took care of me when I was a little
fellow, and who shared everything he
had; hard crust or warm cellar door,
with me. I think he loved me-
There was something in Michael's
face and voice that warned Starr these
were sacred precincts, Where she
must tread lightly il she did not wish
to desecrate. :,
"Tell me about him. she .breathed
softly! II
So Michael, his eyes tender hts
voice gentle, because she had cared
to know, told her %eloquently of Buck.
till when he had finished her eyeo
We're wet with tears; and she looked
SO sweet that he had to turn his own
eyes away to keep from taking the
lovely vision into his arms and kiss
ing her. It vas a strange wild inn
pulse he had to do this, and It fright
ened him. Suppoke somefday he
should. forget himself, and. let her see
how he had dared to lovgshe !? That
must never be. He m%ustsput,a watch
upon himself. This sweet friendship
she had vouchsafeds hiInss must never
be broken by word, lock or action Of
And from that. morHipg there came
upon his manner a change, subtle, in
tangible-but a changes .
They read and talked together, and
Michael opened his heart to her. as
he had not yet done, about his work
in the>alley, his farm colony, and his
hopes for his people; Starr listened
and entered eagerly into his. plans,
yet felt the change that had come up
on him, and her troubled spirit knew
not what it was. 4
Confined in f0n,OrrOxv. Y