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to the poor. Jesus commended her for
her love for Him. and said this shall
be a continued memorial, and this
placed great emphasis on the worship
OF Jesus in love. knowing that all
other charities would properly follow
this love. The Churches are trying
to keep the Sabbath for worship, not
allowing 1t to be commercialized.
The American people are at the part
ing Of the ways. Many thinkers Of
the day are very gloomy about the fu-
ture Of civilization. Moral restraints
are breaking down. Modesty is being
ridiculed as the impersonation Of Sis
ter Priscilla. License and lust are
pleaded for in the name Of liberty.
Burglars and robbers are made the
hero Of the reporters write-up. Life
is cheap. Murder runs riot In many
minds property claims has lost it's dig
nifty. Many homes are only hotels.
Statesmen have seen the hand-writ-
Ing on the wall. Business leaders of
our land have turned in helplessnes s.
and said to the Churches of America,
II you do not save. we are all lost.
The Church Is being looked to as never
in this land since the days of the Pill
grim Fathers to save this America from
its own destruction. Church! Oh!
Church! Save u.s." This cry goes from
multitude Of voices. I'm answer the
Church rises and cries in the words
of the first commandment, Il am the
Lord thy God.--Thou shalt have nc
other gods before me-" Then a great
howl goes up from many voices, MAR
row minded. old fashioned. bigot,
pharisees. ignorance, superstitution." "
To save our souls and our beloved
land. the Church points to the la nd
mark of the ages, "Remember the Sab
bath day. to keep 1t holy" and a null
titude mourns. Blue laws" "Church
tyranny" "puritanic oppression" and
SO on. 1t might be well to remember
that Washington and jefferson lived
under the most puritanic and stringent
laws Of the Sabbath. 1t might be well
ever to remember that 1t was in those
days that the immortal Decla ration of
Independence was brought forth 1t
must be remembered that in the days
when liberty was born. the Sabbath h
laws in this land were strong, and
there was no thought of consistency In
this land where strong. and there was
no thought of Inconsistency in this The
greatest liberty shall be when God d's
laws are most respected.
But many picture show corporations
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
LIVE STOCK PRICES ON
DECLINE THIN WEEK

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. 8.
Especial to News)
Today's receipts. following the mod
crate supply Monday, was larger than
expected. Prices were weak to lower,
though the general trade retained a
fair degree Of activity. Monday cattle
were up 25 to IS cents. and today prices
weare weak to 25 cents lower. Stock
ers and feeders retained Manday's ad-
vance. Hogs were Is to 40 cents low
er. top $40. Pigs held steady. ton
Trade in sheep WAS quiet with prices
weak. Extreme heavy weight lambs
were lower.
Receipts today were 10000 cattle,
$1,000 hogs. and 1000 sheep, compared
with $4,000 cattle, 10000 hogs and
10000 sheep week ago. and $500 cat.
tie. 1000 hogs. and 5000 sheep a year
ago.
! Prices for fat cattle today were weak
to 25 cents lower than Monday and
steady to slightly higher than mean
close last week. Killers were late in
starting but towards noon were trading
freely. They favored medium and
light weight steers. and handy weight
heifers and yearlings. Extreme heavy
weight steers! especially the rough
kinds, were slow sale. The best steers
sold at $500 to $3.50, and the fair to
choice classes s7.25 TO $500, and
cows to $3.50. Veal calves were 50
cents to 800 lower.
Prices for stock and feeding grades
were 10 to 15 cents lower with trade
quite. The extreme top price for
freshly feeders WAS $S25 Good to
choice thin feeders sold at 500 to
$3.50 and stockers $3.50 to $7.25. Few
stock cows and heifers were offered
Most of the calves are selling to kill.
ers.
Hog prices were unevenly lower. and
the price spread increased materially
Medium and light weights were quot
ed off Is to 25 cents and heavies off
rs to 10 cents. The weighty classes
sold at $3.50 to $40 and medium
and light weights $500 to $40. Pigs
were steady. top $1,000. The bulk OF
all the offerings sold at $S.76 to $3.50
Light weight hogs under an urgent de.
mand from shippers is bringing an
unusual margin over other weights for
this season of the year
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
E,SALOON LEAGUE
ElKERS HERE SUNDAY
s,nuitaseous Me<sinss AZ
-. sunday Night. Meet.
-. Al Cadao and Calere
Tuesday.

of nine.week campaign
p" ,ns between ESQ and 275 cities
hama. conducted by the National
nr ,ahoma State Anti-Saloon
=, four meetings will be held
80 sunday evening. January l3
o.c,ock in the evening. at each
churches, as follows: Al the
,s, church, DR.. Ira Landreth. OF
well.known Chautauqua lee
wul speak; at the Baptist
!, NJ the same hour. DR., G. NJ.
'and OF Kentucky will speak; at
uoshv,erian Church. Hon Lewis
r,on of Spokane, Washington,
neak: and at the Christian Church
y swift, of Philadelphia. will
Al, these speakers are nation
nown. DR.. Landreth has already
red in Durant. on the Chautauaua
brm.
Monday, the l4th at 1880 In the
no Dr. Hammond will speak at
|. in the same cause. and on the
6n,lowipg at the same hour will
at Caddo.
kse meetings are being conducted
Swhere Just now. for the purpose
Alsting public sentiment more
Sv in favor Of drastic enforcement
le prohibition amendment to the
kal Constitution. The speakers
ANSWER The often asked query.
does the league exist now that
lbition Is fact?"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
|oxLAHoMA's OIL HISTORY

interesting bulletin issued BY the
homa Geological Survey concern
he mineral resources Of Oklahoma,
he following about oil production
e State.
he first attempt at oil and gas
opment within the limits 81 the
Of Oklahoma was made in 1884
he drilling Of two wells in Indian
tory. One of these wells was
ID 20 miles north Of Tahlepuah
the other on Clear Boggy Creek
\ Il miles west of Ada. Neither
hese wells produced more than
kings OF. either oil Or gas.
1894 the Cudahy Oil Company
Id two wells near Muskogee. but
lctive development took place in
field until 1904.
he Red FOrk-Tulsa district was
ed up in 1900 and 1901.
)uring 1901. 10000 barrels Of oil
produced. In 1914 more than l00.-
100 barrels were produced. At the
of 1919 total of more than one
bn barrels of oil had been pro-
ID In Oklahoma with a total value
|ne billion dollars.
)rilling for oil and gas has been
or is now being carried on in
b county in the State.
fhirty-six Of the counties in the
are classed as oil and gas pro-
rs.
ixty per cent Of the 'wilt cat wells
ed in 1919 proved productive.
II the present there are $4,000 wells
he State producing oil or gas or
che producing areas of the State
be divided into $50 pools.
che total production in Oklahoma
1919 was S9.959,552 barrels.
he total value Of the Oil produced
oklahoma during the year 1919 was
.5l2.s72.5O
Fhere were $40 wells completed in
eed territories during the year
OF these 5.i0s, or ca per cent
puce oil.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11

PRESIDING ELDER
CRITICIzEs THE NEWS
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
EIGHT DEAD FROM ExPLosIoN

va! 'his week. at a country school
.aWrenceville. H.. a boy found a can
ill., u'v"e'hins on the ground. and play
m. 'ossed 1t to a companion. A ter
,.a>pn sNpiosion foliowsd which killed
i,,es 'ner and seven pupils outright.
(hno, d lot more and demolished the
vo ool mouse. The can contained nitro
| 4, "e which had carelessly been
As M % 'he ground by oil we'll. workers,
Ec,,o"oo ."ooi house being In a drilling
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11

BLANK oil and gss leases for sale at
Durant Book Store oWu1.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
'ARGEs AGAINST STEEL MEN

MS annual report. John Shelton
mans, Comptroller Of the Currency
washington, says that middlemen's g
ins' IN many cases unwarranted and
eSs''e are preventing the consumer
va oenefitting from enormous price
''"es' He also attacks the iron and
men charging that they have
'eu down their mills in many in
'hces to avoid price reductions.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
INSTALL EASTERN STAR At
kENEFICk

A Chapter of the Order of the East
ern Star was installed at Kenefick
Tuesday. there being twenty petitions
for the work! About fifteen members
OF the local order went up to Keneficx
to put on the installation work. the
commission from the Grand PGtron
being in the hands of Mrs. Emma Cot
ton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
VII sToCkYARDs TO PRODUCERS

Ap living decision that the pack
'rda a'uses must get out of the stock
ono business. one plan of sale was
wasa 70 the District Supreme Court
!, nn", neton and rejected. The pack.
po..,, propose the sale of the, yards
Imms"le le TO live stock prodUeers. or
%on carriers. The packers ask The
|sck ", w ux the minimum price OF
Inc yard companies.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11
RANT SEVENTEENTH CITY
IN SIZE IN OINL LAHOMA

{ccording to 1920 census figures,
Pant ranks seventeenth in size
Ping II the towns and cities Of the
e The twenty-seven largest cities
the State, in their order, and the
. populations. Are given as follows.
yahOma City y............................ gl.25S
Evening star., 1921-06-07
TIGERS CLOUT H0MERS
Cobb, Blue and Dauss Slam for Cir.
cult in Defeating Macks-Red
Sox and Browns Win.

Tigers. Browns and Red Sox tri-
umphed yesterday in American
League engagements. The Detroit
crew crushed the Athletics. while tn
Browns overcame the Yankees. Bos-
ton made it three out of four for tho
series and three straight from tn.
orld-champion Indians.
Manager Cobb set a good example
to his players while the Tigers were
walloping the Macks, IL to s. The
Detroit leader showed his men that
even Babe Ruth's batting stunt was
within his range. and batted out his
eighth home rune of the season. Two
of Cobb's players-Dauss and Blue
emulated their manager
The Browns beat the Yankees. to
gagged in by Dixie Davis of the s..
Louis club and Rip Collins. The
Brown pitcher allowed two hits and
walked eight men. while the Yankee
twir1er yielded three hits in seven
innings and walked four. Collins hit
a batter and made a wild pitch. both
of which figured in the scoring of
runs in the first and second innings
He was relieved by Sheehan, who
was pounded for three more runs in
the ninth.
The Tribe outbatted the Red Sox-
thirteen hits to nine-but lost. 6 to T.
Manager Speaker returned to the In
dian lineup as a regular and made
four hits in five times at bat. Col
Inns double. Wits sacrifice and Cald-
wells wild pitch gave the Red SoX
their winning counter in the seventh.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
What's What in Base Ball
BY BILLY EVANS.

T. II batter is hit by a pitched ball that
goes directly over the plate, what is the
ruling:
. What was the ruling made by the ma jor
leagues relative to spit ball pitching?
3. Can a batsman be removed at any time
regardless of rhs balls or strikes that may be
him?
4. II after two strikes have been pitched to
an improper batter the team at bat discovers
the mistake, can the proper batsman be sub
stituted:
:, II with two out base runner is hit by
a batted ball which retres the side, does the
batsman receive credit for a hit?
ANSWERS
! II in the opinion of the umpire :he de.
livery was up to the specifications Of a strike
he would 50 rule it whether or not ii hit the
batter.
. The major leagues ruled that the pitchers
who used the spit ball in 1920 would be al.
lowed to continue it during their career.
g. A batsman can be removed at any time.
The man selected TO take his place simply
takes the balls and strikes the batter at
the time of removal
T. The proper batsman can he substituted
when the mistake is discovered, and he simply
takes the count that was on the improper bat
ter.
>. The batter always receives credit for a
hit on such play. no matter what the status
of the game may be.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
TREASURY NINE VICTOR
Four-Run Rally in Sixth Inning
Defeats War Team, z to 6, in
Departmental League.

Rallying in the sixth inning of yes
terday's Departmental League contest
Treasury Department broke a dead
lock by scoring four runs and finally
defeated War, to 6. The latter nine
went on a batting spree in the eighth
and chased in three tallies. Haw-
thorne did the pitching for the win
ners. while Pfeil was the losing
moundsman.
Potomac Council overwhelmed
Spaulding Council in a 49, -to-2 Knights
of Columbus League game The win
ners made sixteen hits off Heenon
and McDonough.
Zone 2 easily defeated Zone l in an
11-to-6 Navy Yard League engage
ment. Both teams did much heavy
hitting.
Sales went into the lead in the War
League when it vanquished Ordnance
Is to 2. Geib of the winners clouted
for the circuit.
Annex No. I thraxhed Prohibition
10 to in six innings in the Treasury
League. but put only eight players on
the field to start the seventh and the
umpire declared the game forfeited
to Prohibition.
Marines took the measure of Bureau
of Engraving and Printing in an H.
tot vernment League match. Knott
of the winning team made a home
run.
Convention Hall Marketers van
quished A. B. Graham Company. to
3. in the Industrial League. Clancy
held the losers to five safeties.
Machfnistx forfeited to Western
Union in the Commercial League.
Government Printing Office upset
Census. Il to 8. and Navy Yard down
ed Navy Department.. 16 to Is. in the
Colored Departmental League. Both
games We're free-hitting affairs.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Cobb, Greatest of EN- All,
Still Great in 10th Season

After years of undixputed
sSSny nv the best drawing card
in base ball, Ty Cobb has been
supplanted by Bnbe Ruth. whose
sensational smuggling has made
him the great test box Office ut
traction the game ever has
known, hut when 1t comes to
all-arOund ability there never
has been and probably never
will be any one to compare
with the Georgian. who will
make his first appearance In
Washington as pilot this
afternoon.
OF the performers now active
only George Sisler ia conceded to
have any chance to parallel the
remarkable work done by Cobb.
Sisler last SeasOn established
two marks In addition to lead
ing both leagues with the i'm
posing batting average Of .4O7-
for most hits and total bases.
making 257 bingles for nm aE-
gregate of 800 bases.
Hut Cobb has given the
Brownie and all the rest of
them something to shoot mt
with the highest batting aver
age of 40; most runs, 147:
stolen bases, 80. and earning the
crcwn as batting champion
twelve years, nine OF them In
succession.
Despite the managerial bur-
denS he has assumed. Cobb, with
the knee which bothered him
last season sound again. this
year promises to again get his
name in brackets. He was the
first athlete in the current cam
paign to score fifty runs, and
the latest averages compiled
shows him to be clicking the
agate at n .4lO gait.
And this is Ty's sixteenth Sea-
son in major league ba~e ball,
all spent with the Detroit club:
Evening star., 1921-06-07
BUNTS AND BINCLES

There was time when Bill Perriit
appeared to have the best curve bail
of any pitcher in the National League
He hasn't worked as long as some
other bail players, and yet the Giants
gave him his unconditional release.
Bentley Of Baltimore leads the ba;
ters of the International Lea ague and
goes in and pitches d victory when
called on
Merklc and HobIitzeH, two old Ma
tional League batterS. have fought
their way until they are close to the
top in the International League. Once
Il batter-that is real batter-incur-
able, that's all.
Ruth has not quite doubled the fig
ureS of the two National League
home runners nearest to him. but he
is cheerful and bearing up well under
the strain.
Evening star., 1921-06-07

Had it not been for Uhle Cleveland
could be figured many games worse
| OH than 1t is. and perhaps New York
would have been sweeping along with
dust cloud trailing in its rear, chok-
ing all the other seven teams behind
F.; it,
Uhie pitched for Cleveland last sea-
son. but not with the championship
| style which he has displayed this
| spring. He is batting with an aver
| age Of 1893. Even il he doesn't bat in
every days game he is a power of
| strength 20 his team. because he hits
when pitching. He has won eight
games and lost three by unofficial
| count. That is high-class champion
| ship base ball. Opposing clubs hit
| him more freely than they do some
| star pitchers. but they don't seem to
get many runs away from him.
| Ihree times this year he has smit
| ten ST Louis. Twice he has chastised
| Boston. and he has punctured tire
| for New York. Detroit and Chicago.
He has lost to Washington and Phila-
/ deiphia and must defeat them to
/ make the round of the league St
/ Louis has beaten him once. The
! champions wouldn't be floating in first
! place were il not for him.
~" Is HamfltOn's Hoodoo.
The figure - has cut the heart
out of Hamilton. Pittsburgh's second
string southpaw, In the opening
S"nle VI Tue season Clnclnnatl scored
runs in the eighth inning and
defeated him. On April 90 Cincin-
| natl scored runs in the first inning
| and defeated him again. On May 6 he
| was knocked out Of the box with 4
| runs in the seventh inning St Louis
| did it, but the other Pittsburgh play
ers saved the game.
When -" hasn't bothered him a
weak finish has. He lost a thirteen
! inning game. / to 0. True. any old
| team should make a run to help a
J fellow along. and the other Pirates
} should be made to share some of
| that. Philadelphia got to him in a
3 to game and Chicago nipped him
| for the winning run in a twelve-inn-
| ing game. The Giants thrashed him
| to /. There's the old again in an
other form.
} May Rub Dirt on Ball.
! Permission has been given by the
| pitchers to rub dry dirt on the ball
| Balls which have been used are to
be turned back into the game as fire.
! quently as possible instead of re-
| placing them with new balls.
! Perhaps it will affect the home-run
! batting. Ten days or A fortnight will
, show. Until we've grown d new crop
: of pitchers there will be a heap of
| hitting, and had it not been for the
| good batting. it is a question whet her
! whelmingly popular. 1t is a mistake
| to ascribe faults to the implements
! of the game and overlook shortcom-
/ ings of the players completely.
| Indians Are In Danger.
There's many a coincidence in base
| ball. but there may be none for a
| lcng time like that which took place
| when the leaders of the rival leagues
! engaged in their series ended Mon
Evening star., 1921-06-07

= bdSDy lacks the StdOlllty OF lS-D,
lst year. He may be this year but
y. and he hasn't shown it.
day. There certainly has been none
IKE IT for long time.
Both Cleveland and Pittsburgh
played :d-ntically. losing three games
out Of four. both representing the
west IN each league, and both Of
them for exactly the same reason
weak pitching. Pittsburgh momen-
tarily surrendered the lead in the
National League. but regained il.
Cleveland retained the lead, but By
losing severely TO a second division
team dropped sufficiently to put the
Yankees within striking distance of
the American League champions. II
Cleveland loses three games to New
York and wins but one. the cham
pions VIII be tied with the Yankees
Battles for Third Place.
In both major circuits there is a
nice little race within a race. In In"
National the Brooklyn and BostonS
are having fine fight for third place
and in the American the Washingtons
and Detroits are similarly engaged.
Brooklyn is playing better ball than
it has played in fortnight, but il
needs to win almost continuously for
ten days To recover what il has lost
to Pittsburgh and New York.
Washington is by no means out Of
the American League fight and De-
troit haS a look-in. Cleveland shows
no indication of running away with
the championship, which is the most
significant fact. rhle has proved to
be Cleveland's only successful pitch er
in the east. He won from Boston,
while the stars all lost. Now the Cleve-
lands must face the powerful hitting
ianks and they've got TO produce
pitching, or shrink. while the Ma
tionals can pull up on them if only
they can get little steady pitching
thrown in.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
TITLE TO ILLINOIS NINE
Gains Big Ten Honors When Wis
consin Defeats Michigan by
z to 6 Count.

MADISON. Wis. June illinois be-
came the Western Conference base ball
champion when Wisconsin defeated
Michigan yesterday. to s. The defeat
left the Wolverines half a game behind
Illinois. with whom they had been tied
for the lead.
Both Michigan and Illinois have won
ten games. but Michigan has lost two
to Illinois one.
Michigan went into the lead in the
first inning through a. home run by
Shackleford and again in the sixth
through errors by wisconsin and cir
cult hit by Karpus with two men on.
Michigan then began playing loose ball
and Wisconsin. profiting by every error.
finally pulled into one-run lead.
Michigan. 2 o 0 0 o 4 o o 0-6 s
Wisconsin. -. 0 I 2 2 0 1 OK IL )
Batteries-Liverance, Dickson and
Wick: Paddock and Davey.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
SERIES OPENING TODAY
'1OFFERS CHANCETOGAIN
Nationals Make 1t Four Out of Five From White
Sox as Courtney Records Second Win
of Series 10 to7.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

HE battle when the Detroit
Park
BY making four out OF
in yesterday 1917
the Nationals kept with the Tigers Phllade-
leaders, both whom
Both
Indians.
should either a the
will other
be the Polo
Evening star., 1921-06-07

much in evidence. Turkey, who was
taking day off, is in solid with local
fans.
ORourke made amends for a tumble
he committed in the sixth when he
speared Schalk.s rap and converted it
into a double play.
Judge saved Shanks from being
charged with an error when he stab
bed a low-thrown ball with his gloved
fin in the ninth
Evening star., 1921-06-07

Judge. Falk. Three-base hits-O' Rourke
Sheely. Strunk. Stolen base-Shanks. Sacri-
nee hitDGharrity Double plays-Collins TO
Sheely. ORourke to Judge. Shanks to Harris
to Judge Left on bases-Chicago, 8; Wash
ington. I. Bases on balls-Or Courtney 4 ::
of Shaw. l. Hits-0f Courtney. . in %
innings: of Shaw, in 13 innings Hit by
pitcher-By Kerr tRicel. Struck out-By
Kerr. 1 by Courtney, l by Shaw, l. Wild
ptch-COurtney. Winning pitcher-Courtney
Cmpires-Messrs. Evans and Moriarty. Time
Of game hour and 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Red Sox Return Sothoron.

BOSTON. June ALLAN Sothoron
pitcher. recently acquired by the Red
Sox from ST Louis. was returned today
According to Red Sox officials. full de-
tails of Sothoron's contract were not
made available when waivers. were ask
ed on him. Sothoron had made two un-
successful starts in the Red Sox uni
form.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Register Nine Barely Wins.

Register Athletic Club nosed out
Brookland Athletic Club in a I to &
game. The Registers want games
with Dreadnaught Athletic Club, Lau-
rel (Md.) Club and Clarendon Ath-
letic Association. Send challenges to
Manager T. c. Malone. 119 d street
northeast.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Christ Child Team Victor.

Christ Child Boys Clubs represent.
ative team vanquished Congressional
Athletic. 13 to 6. The winners will
play Brentwood Athletic Club at
Brentwood Sunday. The Christ Child
Club has a nine-team closed league
playing on the Liberty Hut field.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Smith May Report Today.

Earl Smith is expected to report TO
the Nationals today. The former
Brown may see service in the outfield
Without much delay.
sJohnSon. Schalk. Courtney and Lewis
4one failed to get the ball into safe
tfrritory yesterday
sThe We want Brewer" brigade was
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Paskert Goes to Minors.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June 7-Dode
Paskert. veteran major league outfielder,
has accepted terms offered him by the
Kansas City club.
Evening star., 1921-06-07
Easy Game for Clovers.

Clover Athletic Club defeated CIeve-
land Athletic Club, 2S to 5. The
Clovers made sixteen hits. Davis
famed fifteen Cleveland batters.