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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

IT no Farm in Oklahoma in
1920 had been without at least
one COW, one SOW, 2 dozen hens
and a rooster, properly fed and
cared for as fundamental sour
ccs of food for farm families.
there wouldn't be so many unpaid
debts in town and country now.
A piece of land without this
minimum of fundamental family
feeding livestock equipment isn't
farm. It's only a place where
a discOntented cropper and his
wife and undernourished children
stop a while before moving on and
on and finally out.
Bankers. merchants, and land
owners must share with farmers
the responsibility for the present
situation. All have been looking
upon farming as a money-making
chance. II all will realize that
farming is first of all a living
making ciDch. all may make q lit
tie money and keep some of It.
Those who control land and
credits In farming communities
cannot escape responsibility for
the disaster which inevitably
comes from unsound agricultural
Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
WARM WEATHER CHECKS
WORK OF GREEN BUGS

Warm weather for the past fifteen
or sixteen days. permitting the rapio
increase of parasites. has greatly
checked the ravages of green bugs In
the wheat and oats Of the State, 1t
is said by authorities.
While the south winds are stiii
bringing the winged form OF the
green bug from Central Texas. the
parasites are also coming. being
brought by the green bugs themselves
which are parasitized. These green
hugs which are infected with para.
sites live but one or two days ana
then the parasites hunt new victims.
According to Prof. G. +. Sanborn:
parasites will lay an egg on each OF
the l25 green bugs in the course Of
two DAYS. thus enabling ane para
site to kill 1876 green bugs even be.
fore the green bug Is incapacitated
by the parasite. n loses Its appe-
tite and for several hours before
death is practically harmless. The
parasites are housed in the green
bug and when the weather Is cool lie
dormant and do not emerge and pro-
pOgate.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
CHARACTER ASSASSINS


The case filled in the county court
against C.. NJ. Whirlow, the Frisco
agent at Bennington for slandering
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson should be
prosecuted to the limit and he should
be made to pay the penalty for out
raging public decency by repeating
campaign lies that were originated
in as foul campaign as was ever
engineered by satan himself. to
blacken the character OF the Presi-
dent OF this Nation and to ruin him
politically. Woodrow Wilson COM
mitted the objectionable sin when he
was born south OF the Mason-Dixon
line, and voted the Democratic tick
ct. No amount of brains. no
amount OF good work. charitable
deeds, and enlightened endeavOr
could ever wash away those sins.
Political license is carried entire
ly too far in this country when foul
mouthed scrubs can openly slander
the families OF the highest officers
of this nation. and their mouths
should be closed by the iron fist OF
the law. This applies to the follow
ers OF all political parties and all
political contests.
II people allow their partizan
zeal to cause them to violate the law
they should be made to pay the pen
atty. Becauce a man is an officer
or q candidate for an office furnish
es no reason why his political oppO-
nents should assassinate his charac-
ter or that OF any OF his female
relatives.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
SOME FOOLISHNESS

The moving picture refOrmers are
now busily engaged and expect to
eliminate from the pictures all vam-
pires. sex appeals. marathon kisses.
crime. nakedness. ridfcule of church
and State and gambling.
Think Of a moving picture without
o vamp and one where the leading
lady Is prohibited from casting long
languishing looks at the hero.
Marathon kisses are something
new on us. We thought we had in
dulged in every kind of kiss. from
the gentle tap on the lips to long
drawn out suction OF the love- -strick-
en-; but we never did q marathon.
The Williams job will be over for
he can't commit a crime.
The little lady of the FOl.ies will
have to wear her dresses to her shoe
tops, and lOw-quartered shoes are the
fashion.
We can only wonder. If these re.
formers would allow the picture OF
an articulated skeleton to be thrown
on the screen II none but an expert
could tell whether 1t has been male
or female.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
JURORS GIVEN DRINK TO
PROVE 1T REAL STUFF

The jury looked dubious when evil
ience in liquor seizure case involv-
ing the Cuban Schooner Rampage
was presented for its inspection in the
Federal Court at Tampa, Florida.
Have drink. boys; and see for
yourself il il is not real stuff"
said District Attorney Herbert s.
Phillips, handing bottles of whisky
brandy and wine. part OF 5000
quarts seized aboard the vessel, into
the jury box. The jurors did. except
one, who merely shifted, and were
convinced. promptly voting the cap
tain. mate and two deck hands
guilty.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Tho unpOpularity of the lard
hog is directly traceable to the in
creased and increasing manufac-
ture and use of vegetable oils, cot
tOnseed oil and similar edible
oils are a drug on the market, at
the lowest prices in years and for
this reason they have been taking
the place of lard both abroad and
at home. Not so much hog is now
needed but more of him,-Live
Stock Reporter.
There may be a demand for ia,
when President Harding makes peac
with Germany. If not we like bacol
all right. but we must confess thG
the bacon hog in not thing %
beauty.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
SEEN IN PASSING

.
Now that the famous Ardmore
murder trial is ended. we are won
dering what the Oklahoman and
Times and the Daily Ardmorites. will
do for first page daily sensation.
Those Tampa jurors were cruel
convict a skipper of importing liquor
into this country after they them
selves had partaken Of his goods.
Some general has been telling us
through the papers how horrible fu-
ture wars are likely to be conducted
from the air with death dealing
poison. II the new American chem
lists have discovered will kill as easily
and rapidly as they say 1t will. all
the grown men on earth wouldn't
make poison fodder for a. months
"fighting." And, further more, any
returned soldier will tell that the
last war was horrible a plenty,
That La Porte, Indiana newspaper
reporter who is offered fifty-thous-
and dollars for two lots at Tulsa
Oklahoma. that he bought a few years
ago on flyer. had better sell them.
Personally, we would sell more OF
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Tulsa than two lots, for that sum,
j, we owned II and had the offer.
Another question. II Cara Smith
can earn a thousand bucks q week
posing for the movies. what on earth
does she want of any OF the Hamon
money! Our advice to Clara Is to
take that thousaDd.,a week Job be-
lore the bunch that offered 1t gets
cold feet.
Question, ~ there are ten-million
bale; OF left over cotton already on
hand in the world. and the normal
demand Of spinners is ten-million
bales a year, who is going to buy q
.ingle bale OF cotton grown in 1927
until the surplus "a years supp.y) Il
used?" While we are talking about
reducing acreage. why not just ad.
nit that there shouldn't be single
bale raised this year. and be nearer
he truth!
The fact that the Republican leg.
stature backed up on the proposed
Impeachment Of State Treasurer A
y. Leecraft, makes il appear to u.
that they knew the whole business
TO be tempest in a teapot" ant
an admission on their part Of sin
ister motives.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Not satisfied with going Repub-
lfcan to attract attention to her
self. Oklahoma has now started q
bizarre trial in which q fair defen-
dant is surrounded by counsel and
correspOndents.-Dallas News.
Now and then good men get of
on the wrong foot. but they are al
ways repentant for their wrong doing
and do not intend to let it occur
again. Our sister State OF Texas
can rest assured that we will come
back to our old time Democratic
faith. and will have no more bizarre
trials. BY the way. this leads us tc
say that IL Jake Hamon and Clara
Smith has been man and wife. and
this crime had happened in Dallas
1t would never have been enough OF
news item to have gotten onto the
first page OF the Dallas News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

War is on between the big
steel manufacturing companies
ana prices are being slashed right
and left. Even these strong cor
poratiOns have been unable to
make successful stand against
the downward trend OF prices. All
OF which simply goes to prove
that no corporation and no govern
ment can stand out against the
operation Of the law Of supply
and demand.---Live Stock Report
er.
However Union Labor seems to b
holding its own pretty well in main
taining war time prices. The ques
tiOn is which Is the strongest trust
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

A short Italian prayer which is
not without wisdom: II pray that I
may never be married. But, il
marry. l pray that may not be de-
ceived. But, am deceived, I pray
that may not know II. But, il I
know 1t, pray that I may be able
to laugh at the whole affair. There
is quite a sermon in that prayer.
Many men think they can tell their
wives Of things that have happened
In their past lives. And many mar.
ried women think that they have
such hold on their husbands that
they can tell them OF the fellows that
slipped that kiss over their violent
protest. II ignorance Is bliss then
It were folly to be wise. II either
has eaten Of the fruit from the tree
Of knowledge then the one who
laughs and stands up to bad trade
10 deserving OF the crown. A great
many four-bit women have caused
the death OF good men by talking
too much.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

One preacher put Jake .Hamon
in Heaven and swore to It. Now
come another and added wings
to Clara Smith. Getting shot is
not so bad after all.--Arapaho
Bee.
The preachers who put Hamon In
Heaven and wings on clara possibly
were mistaken as to their abilit =
or may be they have diagnosed the
case wrong. We would like to Sc.
a little fruit from their repentance
before we take any ones opinion a.
to their angelic surroundings.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

The press is sure rubbing It in.
to the Republicans on the Jake
HamOn trial. We have to Just sit
and take 1t because it is coming
to us.-Arapaho Bee
The Republicans OF this State have
got 1t coming to them when the,
put man OF Jake Hamon's calibel
in as National Committeeman. Il
was disgrace to the State and tt
the party that named him, but a lit
tie money goes long way with som,
Of them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
WHAT DO You rHIrr.
An EDITOR cr,,

Here is one, that , r.
carried last week, It be,ns
national News Service % Az, =
La Porte; Indiana: u''pate
Victor Kirk, city editor =, Z,
Argus. will reture fro, VI ~
work following an oisar - -
for two lots he purchassaV y !. !
dollars In Tulsa, OkIshossI 20
years ago." "oma,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

This spring weather is calling TO
this editor in no uncertain tone; all
the time we are trying to write some
thing. the only thing we can see. is
oru cork bobbing up and down in
the deep hole just below the falls.
Just so long as these visions last we
can see nothing wrong with the
world,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Attorney General Palmer has held
that physicians can prescribe beer
with kick in IL for medical purpos-
es. We have had case of spring
lake fever. we have two excellent
family physicians; now who is the
druggist with the proper credentials?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

The idea OF the party of Jake l..
HamOn preferring charges against
State Treasurer Arthur Leecraft be-
cause he knew of circulars being sent
to the bankers OF this State request
ing them to solicit contributions to-
ward democratic campaign fund.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

There doesn't seem to be any
bargain counter offers in the pro-
posals made by the Allies to the
German government.-Shat
Monitor.
The price had already been cut t'
the quick before the offer was made
and row as you have got the goods
you iaust pay for them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Clara Hamon says she has no plans
for the future. Just wait awhile and
rest up Clara, then you will COM
mence paying the debt you owe So
ciety and this will keep you busy for
the remainder OF your life. Its
enough but il cant he avoided,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25
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Furthermore, anybody who
goes to a doctor for a beer pre-
scription ought to be compelled to
take It with a spoon.-Snap Shots
Dallas News.
The punishment is to severe. Nc
one, be he red, black or white could
stand it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

All this agitation about blue laws
is only a notice to reformers that
they have gone far enough and that
its time to take out.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

The women are now agitating the
wearing of all cotton goods to give
the necessary impetus to the cotton
business. creating demand for the
farmers cotton. The trouble about
that Is that the womens cotton gar
ments that we see are so thin that a
bale OF cotton would furnish COM
plete outfits for q thousand women.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

England and Russia have made
some kind OF trade agreement
Now who is to furnish the Soviet
government with the money to do
little shopping.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

To scratch or not to scratch that
is the question. Or may hap 1t is
best to vote for the other fellow
Ay there's the rub. Whether tits
nobler to the mind to suffer the
strings and arrows OF outrageous for
tune, or to take up arms against a
sea OF troubles and by opposing, end
them,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Tulsa county schools are going ia
have a writing and spelling contest
Oh! II the schools OF this day could
only teach the children those two
fundamentals to an education II
would save world of trouble in the
business world. Reading. Riting
and Rithmetic are still the power
that makes the wheels go round. and
always will.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-25

Tulsa than two lots, for that sum-
!. we owned II and had the offer.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
GIANT DISTILLERY
DESTROYED IN RAID
ON PRIVATE HOME
(Ccntinued from Page ~

Murphev. was the "brains" of the
outfit, and that he had evidence
which he would lay before the grand
jury, and on which he expected in
diCtments.
The raids on the Peachtree Hills
distillery and the offices on EX-
change Place were perfectly timed.
Armed with search warrants the
squads entered both places shortly
after three o'clock Saturday after
noon. The three men in the Of
fees at Exchange Place said they
did not know of the presence OF
whisky in the office. nor did they
have any connection with the sale
of the whisky.
When Assistant Solicitor stephens
presented the search warrant at the
distillery, an aged woman attemp-
ted to snatch it from his hands and
destroy it. She was prevented, how
ever, from doing it. This woman
refused to give her name. The Of
ficers accompanying Mr.. Stephens.
were Lieutenant oliver and County
Policemen Carroll. Atkinson and
Riley.
Two of the county policemen en-
tered the tWo-story house one from
the front and one from the rear
while the other two entered the
Murphey residence next door in the
same manner. no resistance was
offered any of the officers.
When the Officers who entered
the tWo-story house reached the up
stairs room where the still was To-
Gated, they found no one. but evil
dences that matchmaking had
been in progress during Saturday
were found, q sthe large copper ket-
tie, in which the mash was cooked
was still hot, while whisky was
trickling out of the worm.
A little while later Mr.. Stephens
and two of the county policemen
searched the basement of the house
and found NJ. G. Griffith and d
NedWood, negro.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Cotton Consumed During January
366,7O Versus sci ,921 Last Year

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-Coon consumed during January
23549 bales of ners the
announced today.
Consumption January last amounted to 591921 bales of
linters.
January 81 in consuming establishments
231,675
5645,368 bales
nters compared with 5S329 of lint 324965
linters.
amounted to 24O24 bales
pare wit
bales including 5,246 bales
compared 929671 bales including 1891 bales of ne
numbered 315O9021
with 34,739,579
growing states
,233 bales compared with 330793 Held in con-
62351 bales compared with O567 and
52O1,362 with
3,4S1,165.
Cotton spindes 14,76748, with 14,918924
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15

A. The Great Salt lake is the
largest lake in the United States be-
sides the Great Lakes. The Lake of
the Woods, lying partly in Minneso
ia and partly in Canada, is next in
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
COLONEL HOUSE
TO PUBLISH BOOK
ON PEACE FARLEY

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Colonel
Edward M. House, representative of
the Wilson administration through
out the war and United States COM
missioner to the Paris peace confer
ence, is assembling the manuscript
of a book entitled what Really
Happened at Paris; the Story of the
Peace Conference, 1919" which is
shortly to be published by Charles
Scribner's Sons, that firm announced
here today.
The book will include contributions
by other American delegates who
participated in the treaty making at
Versailles, namely, Charles H. Has
kins, chief of division of western Eu-
rope; Robert H. Lord, chief of Polish
division; Douglas Johnson, chief of
division on boundaries; Charles Sey-
mour, chief Of Austro-Hungarian di-
vision; Isaiah Bowman, chief of ter
ritorial adviser; Thomas w. Lamont,
and Allyn A. Young, economic adj
visers; Samuel Gompers, chairman,
commission on international labor
rector general of relief; James
Brown Scott and David Hunter Mil
Ter, legal advisers; General Tasker
H. Bliss and Admiral Henry T..
Mayo.
Colonel Houses own contributions
to the work will treat of prepara-
tions for Peace, the Story of the
Amistice and Fundamentals of the
Peace, while the other delegates will
include in their subjects the Trial
of the Kaiser, the New Boundaries
of Germany, the New Poland, the
Story of Fiume, ReparationS the
Feeding of Europe, Disarmament and
the Labor Clauses of the Treaties.
Mr. Seymour, who is professor of
history at Yale, is assisting Colonel
House in editing the papers for the
Forthcoming volume.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15

Rural Canada owns more than half
the autos operated in the Dominion.
The Caroline islands in the Pacific
are sometimes called the new Phil
ippines.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15

LIVE STUCK BY "4hE
CHICAGO Feb. 14.-Cattle: Receipts, 49,
900: beef steers opening strong; spots,
higher; early top, $3.50; few hold higher;
butcher COWS and heifers, $5.OOW6.35; can
ners and cutters mostly $2.75M3.15; bulk
butcher COWS and heifers, $1,000 $50; can
ners and cutters mostly $2.15W3.70; bulls
stockers and feeders, strong to 25c higher
1ulk bulls, $415M 0.9G; good and choice
shipping calves, steady; light vealers, weak
to lower.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; steady to l5c
higher than Saturdays average; lights up
most and active; others slow; top, $10,13;
bulk of 220 pounds and down. $0.90M1O. 10;
bulk 220 pounds and up, SS.9O99.35; pigs,
steady to 15c higher.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000; lambs. .25c, to SOC
lower; packers, top early. $3.50; city butcher
top, $S.75; bulk, $7.50IS.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-Cattle: Re
ceipts, 5000: steers, 25c higher; quality
common to medium; top, $3.50; bulk, $6.5O9D
10 COWS and heifers, strong to loo high
er: bulk cows, $5.00M5.75; top heifers,
$3.356i3.j0: bulls, steady; stockers and
feeders, pc higher: bulk, $5.5o@6.5o; 'op
feeders, $40; veal calves, Toe to 81 higher;
top, $11.75; bulk, $11.O0M11;15.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000. After an active
and Ice to he higher early market. trade
now slow, or abodt steady with saturday s
M1O.35; bulk mediums. $9.25@1O.OO: nulk
heavies, SS.35NL9.25; packer sows and pigs.
25c higher; quality medium to good; pack
ers doing nothing.
Sheep--Receipts, $500; slow; no early
trading; unGertone lower; run mostly good
western lambs; about LEO on band.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 14.-Cattle: Re-
ceits LOGO, stronger heavy steers, $500
500: beef steers, S6.0oM7.50; heifers. $500
OPS; cows. $1,000 6.25: feeders, 5000
10: stockcrs. 81. 0OGi CSC.
Hogs-Receipts LOO, steady; 200 pounds
ny. $3.50: 12O pounds to POO pounds, $1,000;
pigs. SS.25M9.25; throwouts, $7.25, down.
Shcep-Receipts 100, steady; lambs, $40;
sheep, $500.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Man Makes Valuable
Find Among Savages

Natives of the Cook Islands in the
Pacific ocean are reported by trav-
eler returning from a voyage there to
be taking a vegetable oil for rheu-
matism which is said to accomplish
amazing results. He says he saw
badly crippled natives completely
cured by swallowing a little of this
oil twice a day. Hundreds of let
ters from rheumatic sufferers have
been answered and oil sent them free
after he returned to America. Mr.. p.
e. Wilkes, now spending the winter
at the Georgian Terrace hotel, Allan
ia, Ga, can supply further informa-
ton and some Of the oil free.
(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE cotton trade
evidently found conflicting influences in to-
days early news. The opening was II 10
&c points lower owing to the continued
weakness Of Liverpool and reports of de-
preston in Manchester. while there was also
considerable southern and spot house selling
at the start. Wall street was good buyer
on the firmness of foreign exchange rates
asd reports of a good opening tone in the
market, however, and. after selling OFF u
13.3oc on the call, March soon rallied to
1888, while May advanced from 1o.S2c to
1850, or within few points of last weeks
closing quotations. The census report on
domestic mill consumption for January was
q shade DER the forecast and probably helped
the early rally to some etent.
The market was very quiet later in the
morning and held generally steady on fur
fher Wall street buying or scattered cover
ing. May contracts sold up to 14.Ol, or
points above last nights closing quotations
and other months showed slight gains late
IN the morning but the advances were not
fully sustained and trading hardly active
enough to test the tone of the mar ket.
No fresh feature developed during the
early afternoon and trading remained very
quiet, with May selling around S19.SOc, or
about B to points net lower on the general
list.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following the ruling prices IN
khe exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, 1850, quiet.
Open High Low. Sale. Close Close
gan. LASS 1896 1888 II. 95 IA 95 5.06
Mi 10 Ok IL 57 IL 90 ~ Ak ~ A. ~ &c