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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
BIG BARN AND MUCH CORN
is DESTROYED BY FIRE

The big barn of Goss Brothers on
the big Goss farm near Lake West
in the southeastern part of the coun-
ty. was destroyed by fire late Tues
day night. With the barn was burn
ed between six and seven thousand
bushels of corn, stored in the barn.
Men on the place worked hard car
rying water but the fire had such a
start that there was no putting it
out. A number of mules in the barn
were removed to safety.
The loss will run more than S6,500
and was not covered by insurance.
The fire is believed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
FRANCE WILLING TO DISARM
WHEN SAFETY is ASSURED

Former Premier Clemenceau, of
France, who is now in America maxi
ing speeches, has recently denied that
France has become a nation of mill
tarists. He asserts that France is
willing to disarm just as soon as it
is assured that France will be pro-
tected from future attacks from
Germany. He says it is up to Eng
land and the United States to say
the word that will bring about dsar-
mament in France.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
CALERA BASKETBALL TEAM
DEFEATS EVANSVILLE

The Calera High School basket
ball team opened the season in its
new gym at Calera last Friday night
by defeating the fast Mannsville five
by a score of 81 to 6. Earl Cart
wright of Calera center, was the indi-
vidual star of the game, scoring
more than half of his teams points.
When closely guarded at one time.
he stood in the center of the court
and tossed a field goal. The fast
teamwork of the Calera five dazzled
the visitors defense. Coach Hatley
of the S. T. C. referred the game.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
NO pRnHIRITInN sIIrMP

A check-up by DR.. Clarence True
Wilson at Methodist headquarters,
shows there will be 296 "dry con-
gress ment and 1873 "wet", in the new
Congress. The vets reelected 10
members to the House, and the dries
224. Wet new members are 81 and
dry new members 72. The dries
gained votes in the Senate. 0hio's
majority against beer was $4,000.
and California passed the Wright
hone dry law by majority of co.
600. There is no slump in prohibi-
tion anywhere. All the wet results
were from wet places. No dry Demo-
test this year.-Capper's Weekly.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
ALL LIONS IN ATTENDANCE .
AT MONDAYS MEETING

The Lions Club of Durant had a
l0O-per cent meeting Monday noon,
which is to say that every member of
the organization was present and par
ticipated in the meeting. Perfect at
tendance meetings are the ideal to
which such organizations constantly
look forward. When all members are
in attendance. it is obvious that they
profit more by their memberships,
and conversely, the organization pro-
fits more from them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
WALTON HAS FOUR-YEAR-OLD
SILK HAT TO WEAR NOW

As reminder of the mistaken
faith of one of the followers, a S36
silk hat kept securely in a leather
case is in the home of Governor
elect Walton.
When Walton was elected mayor in
April 1919, ]. H. Barry, now a po-
lice sergeant, sent to the best halter
IN Boston for a high-top silk hat
suitable for the next governor"
When the hat arrived Barry pre-
sSented it to Mayor Walton with the
injunction not to wear it until he was
governor.
For nearly four years Mayor Wal
ION has kept the hat but will soon
nave a chance to carry out Barry's
wishes, he says.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
PLANNING TO REMODEL LOCAL
THEATRE AT ONCE

Messrs. Robb and Rowley, owneres
of the Liberty Theatre are planning
to entirely remodel the establishment
in an attempt to make it the most
up to date theatre in southern Ok
lahoma. The whole interior and ex-
terror will be gone over it is said.
the place will be closed for a short
time while changes are being made
After the new Liberty is opened, the
firm will also remodel the Lyric
Theatre here, also operated by them
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-12-01
THANKSGIVING DINNERS FOR
THOUSANDS OF FOLKS

One day last week a solid train of
thirteen express cars loaded with
dressed turkeys for the northern
Thanksgiving market passed through
here on the Katy. The shipment orr
ginated in Texas. Incidentally, the
price of turkeys has scared to great
heights recently, while hens and other
fowls aren't worth selling at all
illustrating again what demond and
supply does to prices.
Evening star., 1922-09-10

sage their interest to the exclusion
OF the more Interesting things. A lot
or interest is wasted on watching
the speedomcter hit a new high mark
and on commenting upon passing
cars.
ings, their Saturdays and Sundays
doing this sort of thing and call II
motoring. What a poor conception
they have of the national pastime! A
lot more excitement could be had
,, from the speedOmeter by hitching II
TO a grindstone: and as for review
i ing the new models. a walk along
automobile row would save a lot OF
gas and oil.
Motoring-the real kind-fncludes
taking in all the sights and missing
nothing.
A motorist can learn more about
local geography by keeping his eyes
open during an afternoons run than
he could acquire in a year Of book
study.
The farmer toiling In the field may
be commonplace to some. but those
who note what he is doing come to
learn how little they know about
agriculture.
Many driver notes a queer look
ing cylindrical building beside barn
but never takes the trouble to And
out that it is a silo.
Every one-horse town has It's points
OF interest in the way of industries
and history. Every mountain road
mas more for the eye to drink in than
scenery. Cows and chickens look
alike to the driver who motors with
the idea of cussing the roads. but to
he man who is observing there Is a
slight difference. He capitalizes his
eyesight to the extent that every
time he returns from a ride his gray
matter is considera bly, amplified. Mo.
toring is a liberal education for the
man who can "see" when he looks
Evening star., 1922-09-10

TT is now generally known that
L Type 81 is enjoying degree of
public preference unexampled in
Cadillac history.
Cadillac's greatest previous sales
records have been exceeded by a
margin so wide as to establish
completely Type 81 leadership.
The builders of the Cadillac have
never made mere volume of pro-
duction their goal.
But volume of preference as q
,atx>aland spontaneous recognition
of Cadillac quality is a tribute for
which the Cadillac organization
is wholeheartedly grateful.
Touring ca, $3.50 Two Pass. Cosps $Ss76
Phasson $50 Tiaoria SS75
Roddster 500 Al PRICE, =. o. B.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Ideal in Wheels.

motorists are now experimenting
with variety of wheel types and
the results will be known in the near
future. One thing. however. is evil
dent without putting the wheels to a
rest: motorists have not awakened
TO the great advantages offered by
the combination demountable wheel
and demountable rim.
A wheel with both these features
"oviates the danger of dropping the
car on the axle when the driver is
simply changing a tire. as with the
conventional wood wheel the rim
comes OF and is replaced by the rim
and tire carried as a spare. II the
car happens to have stopped in a
place where it is likely to slip off
the jack: no great harm is done II
he car drops on the rim. 1t can be
lacked up again in various ways.
III the spare tire blows out and it
Is necessary to put a new tube or a
repaired one in the shoe. the de-
mountable rim obviates the posi-
bility of scratching the wheel il 1t
Is the disc type or bending the spokes
{ II 1t is the wire type. The car owner
is not worried for fear the car will
| wheel simply bolts to the fiange Of a
large hub the danger Of damaging
| the axle is not so great. but the job
Of raising the car to the jack is no
| simple matter.
But the advantage Of having the de-
| mountable wheel feature in addition
is that in event Of breaking a whee
in an accident the motorist Is spared
the ordeal of sending for help. It i,
| only matter Of changing to the
spare wheel.
Tho custom at present 10 to carry
| either demountable wheels or de-
mountable rims. Where demountable
| rims are used one seldom secs the
| extra wheel. This is overlooking a
, big advantage. Five disc or wire
wheels with six shoes on demount-
able rims would be good insurance
against = number of contingencies.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Insurance INQUIRIES.

Q. Does an automobile insurance
policy expire at moon" OF standard
time where the car happens to be?
A. No. The policy expires At
moon" of standard time whore the
policy was written and the contract
made. In travelling extensively at
tho time q policy is about to expire
the motorst had better keep in mind
the standard time of his own home
town.
@. When is an insurance company
justified in indemnifying the insured
to tho extent of the cost of new car
Of like kind and quality instead OF
with the cash equivalent of the value
% the old car at the time Of loss?
A. When car prices have been re-
duced pending the adjustment, and
when the insured would be making a
profit through being indemnified for
more than what it would cost him to
replace the destroyed or stolen prop
erty.
@. II the chauffeur of a household
that uses two cars runs into and
Evening star., 1922-09-10
This Unprecedented Favor For Type 81
Is An Appreciation of Quality

And that is exactly what this
extraordinary preferencefor Type
81 represents. 1t is an endorse
ment and an appreciation of the
quality standards to which Cadil-
lac for twenty years has religious
ly adhered.
Assuch, it inspires Cadillac crafts-
men to even deeper and stronger
allegiance to those standards.
You who contemplate purchas-
ing a Type6l may knowpositively
that it is the product of supreme
manufacturing standards and that
it is unquestionably the finest
Cadillac ever built.
Fiee Pass. Coupe ss9s5 Suburban $3.50
Sedan 41OO Lmo,isixs 1850
soa. Pls. Wr Taz Imperial I'm. 1900
Evening star., 1922-09-10

damages the other car driven by the
owner, Is the insurance company la
BILE for the amount of property dam
age inflicted by car number one!
A. No. Under the terms Of the ia.
bility the insured is not indemnided
for damage on account Of injury to
or destruction Of any property OF MS
own or any in charge of his en-
ployes.
Never Satisfied.
Concrete roads. in the opinion OF
many motorists who drive Tor INC
pleasure Of it. have numerous ad-
vantages over other types. but they
don't quite satisfy. Even so common
and passe a thing as a dirt road is
now welcomed as great relief"
Perhaps this Is because there Is noth.
ing easier to ride over than a well
kept dirt road. Again, perhaps It's
because we're never satisfied.
This and That.
Judging from the diriculty most
drivers have in following the white
line" and keeping on their own side
of the highway whsn taking curves.
1t looks as though most of then.
would fare rather badly trying TO
follow the green line in the New
York subway.
Wonder il the chaps who smoke
cigars when driving and shake of
the ashes with hip Of the finger
on the extended left hand realize
how many false stop alarms they
give to drivers who follow in the
rear?
"It never rains but 1t pours" is a
good rule TO recall when you are just
on the point Of putting away the rain
curtains, knowing that they ought to
! be taken home and mended by friend
wife.
Motorists are living proof that men
| to be just as popular on the highway
as in the crib.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Page the Cut-Out.

A news item has just travelled the
rounds to the effect that a motorist
with an especially quiet motor went
to sleep at the wheel and woke up
in somebody's kitchen. universal
joints, cigar lighter and all. The mans
physician will doubtless prescribe a
car with a noisier motor. What a
strange world this is! We no sooner
get the power plant running like a
clock than silence presents a new
hazard For motorists who don't SUI
fer with insomnia silence is some
times crimson
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Just Observations.

A man is a real friend to his ca r
when he knows how worthless II IS
and doesn't give a gosh hang
Our social system is far from per-
feet. In far too many instances a
fellows job interferes with his fiv-
verous enjoyment.
The habit Of shutting off the en-
gine and coasting up to the curb.
when parking presents no difficulties.
results in saving as much gas as IS
wasted by starting the motor before
the passengers are ready to go.
Evening star., 1922-09-10

MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Disisiss Of esastsI Kstors Cooperation
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Might Have Changed History.

Remember. son. Garfield drove
mules on towpath. and Lincoln
drove oxen when he hauled away
the rails he had split"
Sure thing, pop. Those old-timer RS
certainly did have IT easy. Whadda
you think they would have done had
they been up against a modern propo-
sition such as. say, cranking q flivVer
on a hot August day for half an hour
before il dawned on 'em that there
wasn't any gas in the tank? En-"
The most costly damages are those
which cannot he repaired.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Those Devilish Drivers.

No wonder some drivers can scare
US on the road so effectively, They've
got two horns on their head In addi-
tlon to the one under the hood
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Keep Up to Date.

From the Detroit News.
His Wife-I do wish I had new
evening frock. Every one will recog
nize this old one.
Mr. Sickelpinch-Oh, just cut 2
little off each end and they'll think
it's brand-new.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Do You Look" or "See 2"

Seeing things" when you drive
doesn't necessarily presuppose ses-
sion with John Barleycorn. Seeing
things Is simply a matter of observ-
ing. This seems like a trite state
ment, but then. it is recalled that
the world seemed fiat to the ancients.
There is lot going on along the
highway that nine-tenths of the tour
lists miss They miss it because the
condition of the highway. the road
hogs and the sign posts seem to en-
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Song of Detroit.

Since the Durant forces are busyinR
| themselves in the production of Il car
that will look like something with
i out carving too deeply into the bank
balance, a new song is on the lips OF
those naturally interested in Detroit
and thereabouts. 1t runs:
Twinkle. twinkle, little Star
How we wonder what you are.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
PRIsoN.MADE AUTO TAGS.
Maryland Penitentiary Contracts
for Their Manufacture.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-Motor vehicle
tags are soon to be made In the state
penitentiary, a contract for the installa-
ton Of the necessary machinery having
been awarded.
The shop will turn out all the tags
used by the commissioner Of motor
vehicles and will also be equipped to
make road signs, such as are used by
the state roads commission.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

to blame for trouble certainly is a
bad citizen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
FORGERY IS ADMITTED
Flood of Bogus Checks at Gushing
Is Stopped with Arrest of an
EN-State Convict.
Special TO Tho world.

Special TO Tho World
CUSHING. Dec. IA man. Civ
ing his name as Newton Brigantine,
was arrested here charged with for
gerry.
In the past few week n number OF
checks drawn on the Farmers Ma
tional bank and bearing the sup
posed signature OF IL. Stalsworth,
have been cashed by local merchants.
Upon presentation these checks
proved forgery.
A description Of the man passing
them was given to the police and
merchants and watch was kept for
him.
when Brlgantine entered the Luta
.5itterly department store ana at
tempted to pass another check. using
the same signature, he was arrested
and later ne confessed that ] am
the one that passed the other
checks"
s. A. Byrant. president OF the
Farmers National bank, interviewed
Bribantine later and found that he
had been paroled short time ago
from me state penltentiary where he
served three years OF 15-year SEN
tence for automobile theft.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
Texas Lines of
kQty Sold for
Over s Million
Wichita Falls Line Will Be
Sold Friday at Devol,
Okla.
= 10LornatlonAl News servIce.

By International News Service.
DENlSON, Texas, Dec. 1.-THE
Texas lines of the Missouri, Kansas
IL Texas Railway company were
sold at auction at noon today for
Sc 500, loo. to Francis T.. Ran
dolph, representing j. w. SeliEman
& Co, New YorK~ city, and II, w.
Blumenthal, repkesenting Hallgar-
ten & Co, Of New York, bidding
Jointly for the property.
The successful bidders yesterday
purchased the northern lines OF tho
road at Colbert, Okla.
This afternoon they went TO De-
vol, Okla, to attend the Eale OF
, the Wichita Falls & Northwestern,
a branch of the Katy system to-
morrow.
The Greenville division, extend
ing from Greenville to Shreveport,
La, will be auctioned Saturday at
Greenville. William Edenborn is
a bidder for this line. II was said.
A. Il. Flanary. special court rep
resentative, conducted the sale of
the Texas properties OF tho Katy.
at the sherman and Fort Worth
division point of the railroad, one
mile vast Of Denison. Mr.. Flanary
stood with one foot on each of the
connecting lines as he offered the
roads for sale. The auction started
at IL o'clock and closed an hoIr
later. the price paid being 500
more than the minimum set by
the court for the sale. A small
group OF interested persons at
tended the auction.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
LADS BODY IS
FOUND BY FARMER
Marvin Koepke Must
Have Wandered Around
Until Exhausted
DEAD FULLY TWO DAYS
Pasture Where Body Was
Found Had Been Previous
ly Searched Twice

l.. lhs Associated Press
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Dec. IA.
The body OF 5-year-old MarYin
Eoepke. missing since Sunday, was
found today in a pasture, several
miles from home.
The body was found by Jack Eb-
butt. a farmer. The little boy was
Iy.ng on his back apparently hav-
inc fallen from exhaustion after
wondering most of sunday night
Indications were that he had been
dead al least two days.
The body bore no marks Of vio-
lence. IL was not moved until the
arrival Of County Attorney L. b.
Morris and Coroner Medill After
a preliminary examination the body
was brought to town where an in
quest will be held today. Searchers
declared they had been over the en-
tire pasture Monday and Tuesday
and were at loss to know how the
body could have been overlooked at
that time, as 1t was visible today
.at a distance OF at least so feet. The
spot where the body was found Is
hree miles northeast OF the Koepke
farm and at least two miles from the
route taken by the bloodhounds who
lost their trail in the road near the
Koepke home. Marvin Koepke
left his home late Sunday afternoon
while his parents were at the barn
doing the milking. He did not re-
turn as darkness came on and a gem
eral alarm over the rural telephone
started farmers to searching for
him.
Before midnight scores OF towns
men had Joined in the hunt and on
Monday more than one thousand
took part, including soldiers and
Boy Scouts. Military airplanes flew
low over the ground, their observers
scanning the prairie with field
glasses. Two sets OF bloodhounds
were used to pick up the trail.
Searching parties numbering more
than five hundred had started to
covering the ground again today
when word came that the body was
found.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
A BIG CRIMINAL DOCKET
Hughes County District Judge Now
Presiding at MCAlester.


Presiding at MCAleSter.
Special to The World.
M'ALESTER, Dec. 14.-District
court is being held here with Judge
John l.. Cot.man of Holdenville on
the bench. lie was assigned here
for two weeks to relieve Judge Harve
l.. Melton, who is in the midst Of a
heavy criminal docket at Eufaula,
Mcintosh county. The first case
called was that of Tuska Choat and
Jay Vaughan. charged with cattle
larceny. a severance was taken and
the case Of Jay Vaughan went 10
trial first. Among other important
cases TO be tried before Judge Hoff-
man are two murder cases. That of
Ed Frazier and Frank Frazier,
charged with the murder of John
walker at Dow Lake on Thanksgiv-
ing night, will be one of the first
TO be tried. Case of Levi Webber.
negro charged with the murder of
Gladys Ochiltree, 13-year-old negro
girl, July 10, is another case OF in
terestr A mob Of negroes gathered
at the Jail on the night after Web
ber' capture and threatened a lynch
ing. The cases of Rev. j. Q. Trotter
and Rev. j. Thomas Collier. both
former pastors of the county, and
both charged with embezzlement,
are set for trial on December IS.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15

By tho Associated Press state Wire.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 1.-THE
average rainfall In Oklahoma In No
vember was ia Inches above nor
NAL for the month, according TO
the monthly summary just issued by
tho United States weather bureau
hore. The average total rainfall for
the month was 3.5S inches.
The average temperature for the
state was 90 of a degree above nor
NAL, and was recorded at e. stations
as being 51.4 degrees The hiEhes,
mean temperature for the month
was $50 degrees at Walters, Cotton
county. The lowest was 41.2 de-
grces at Hurley Cimarron county
The highest temperature recorded
was SO degrees at Tahlequah. Cher
okee county, on NOvGmbcr 2. while
the lowest was at Hooker, Texas
county. on November Il, when the
thermometer stood at II degrees.
ButNtwo stations reported snow
fan in Move vemhcr.r rKcntou. IN Cumar-
ron county. with l3 inches. and
Waukomis, Garfield county. where
only a trace was recorded,
The prevailing winds for the
month were from the south
The greatest total precipitation in
"a hours was recorded at Antlcrs,
puschmataha county, 3.62 inches, on
November II.
The average precipitation for the
eastern one-thlrd of tho state was
5.7S inches, pr $40 inches above
normal: for the central third Il was
3.47 inches. or 10 inches above
normal; I'm the western third the
average was but 1.66 inches, which
is O.22 Of an inch above the Novem-
Der normal for that section
The number OF days with 0.01 Of
an inch Of rAin. or moro, was g.:
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP
Buildings I'm Dallas Rocked When a
Switch EEginc ExpiOdcs.

DENlSON, Texas, Dec. IA
switch engine in the Southern Pa
ciflc yards blew up here this morn
ing, badly damaging the engine and
a section of the roundhouse. A new
gro. hostler, who was near by when
the accident occurred, was slightly
injured, The front end Of the loco
motive was blown from the boiler
from the impact. II being so great
that it rocked buildings over the
city.
An investigation as to the cause
of the explosion Is being made.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
Seek Missing schoolgirls.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
BARTLESVILLE, Dec. 14.--Par-
ents and relatives of Edith Mitchell.
% years old, and Vivian Sarcoxie,
II years old, have notified the shor-
ifs. office that the girls have dis
appeared. The sheriff made an in
vestigation but could find no reason
for the girls sudden departure. with
the exception of those which they
wore the girls took no extra clothing
with them.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
PREFERS DEATH TO JAIL
Oklahoma ti,s Merchant kilIs Him.
self After Convicted Of Murder.

hy international News Service
OKNAUOMA CITY. Dec. ia
Sentenced yesterday othe pcnitcu-
tlnry for the murder OF Anderson
Btrd, Go, his brother, which occurred
three years ago. Lee Bird, 20,
merchant preferred death to four
years OF prison lIfo, and this -norn-
Ing shot himself through the brain
with q Winchester rife The case
had been pending IN tho court OF
criminal appeals until Yesterday
whom the lower courts decision was
upheld