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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
ROTARY CLUB MEETING

The Rotary Club was splendidy en-
tertained Tuesday noon by addresses
by Capt. Hawkins, financial agent for
the Oklahoma Presbyterian College,
who told of his work for education
in other States and compared these
States with Oklahoma, and by Princi-
pal f. G. Villers of the Durant High
School who told what the citizenship
OF the city can do to aid the schools.
Other numbers of the program were
severa! old time negro songs by Ar
chic Stout, and brief history of his
life by Kerr Gilstrap, the latter hay
ing just celebrated his 39th birthday.
The club voted. in response to Prof.
Villers' request, to furnish an assem-
bly, hour speaker for the schools every
alternate week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
FIVE
TO BUILD 81 STORIES

Frank A Munscy. the publisher. is
going to erect the tallest building ON
earth to commemorate his memory
1t l. to be 81 stories high and will
he built at the corner of Broadway
and Chambers street. Work will be-
gin next year. 1t may he another tow
en- of Babel New York being the
greatest cosmopolitan city could easi-
~ supply confusion of tongues"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
HAYNES-NARGRAVE

Mr. j. Harold Haynes Of Duran,
ana Miss Mary Ella Margravc of Hu-
CO. were married at Hugo Wcdncs-
day of last week, the cercmonv bo;nr
performed by Rev. W. NJ. Critcb.
iicld at the NJ. f. Church there. The
groom is the son of Mrs. J. u. HAYNES
Oh inns city. He was born and raised
IN purant and is a young man of much
promise. He is in the Hugo Public
schools and has made good in his
work these. The bride is one Of Hu-
go charming and accomplished
young women and popular with the
young people there.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
WARNS AGAINST EPIDEMIC
OF TYPHUS FROM EUROPE

United States Health Commissioner
r. s. Copeland. just returned from
Europe, sounds warning that the
United States is in imminent danger
of typhus, the dreaded disease which
has killed countless millions of peo-
pie in Russia and Poland. and for
which these seems to be no relief
when the disease once gets establish
ed.
He said he would report to Wash
ington at once on the peril of the
disease that threatens this country
and would ask the people of the
United States to contribute funds to
block it at its source before it is too
late.
The commissioner, who has been
for several months through the
stricken areas of Poland, said that
$250,000 would be sufficient to stem
the tide.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
CADDO SCHOOLS READY
FOR Tile YEARS WORK

According 70 the Caddo Herald. III,
Grammar Schools of Caddo will opcr
Tor the years work next Monday; Sep.
tember 4th, with teachers as follows
Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Mark Locke, Mrs
Paul Davis, Mrs. S. l.. Shoffner, Miss
Ruth Bloom, Miss Coleman. Thomp-
SON. Miss Dora Hogan, S. L. Shoffner,
Mrs. Wilson, Miss Naylor and Mrs.
Grayson.
High school work will commence a
week later, Monday, September IL.
The high school faculty will include,
Mr.. Early, Miss Moore, Mrs. Coffey.
Mr.. Homer and Miss Leverett.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
FROM LONE OAK

The party given by Mr.. and Mrs.
10y Nance Saturday night was we'll
attended.
The +. l.. L. of 4. meets every Fri-
day night. Everyone Interested should
he present.
Mrs j. d. Norman is on the sick
list.
+. B. Young and son visited rela-
tives in Texas last week.
Nirgie Moore of Durant spent Sum
day and Monday with Fannie Tune.
Norman Merritt and wife spent Sun
day at c. W. Meals.
Jacob Morrison left Monday for
Texas where he will pick cotton.
John and Edward Conn were in this
community Sunday afternoon.
Oils Wilkinson and Carrie Boyet
attended church at Roberta Friday
night.
j. II. Woods and C. W. Neal have
purchased them a gasoline engine and
are saving wood this week.
Roscoe Anderson and wife of Du-
rant visited relatives here Sunday.
Miss Gwendolyn Smith has return
ed to her home in Whitewright,
Texas after visit with her sister.
here.
The party at c. W. Meals Satur-
day night was well attended.
A large crowd attended The party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Castle Miller
Monday night.
Monroe Sawyer and wife of Holden
vile, Okla, have been visiting friends
and relatives here and at Roberta.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
HOWITZER co. PAY DAY

The howitzer company, commanded
by Capt John A. Macdonald, will be
paid at its regular drill meeting
Thursday night for armory drill per-
iods of the first half of the year. The
checks for this company came Sunday,
The total amount to be paid the COM
pany is a little more than $1,70O, with
amounts for each individual varying
from $500 to $4,000. Checks for
brigade headquarters company are
expected some time this week.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
rllECl.G FUTURE HIGHWAYS
u,L, rl.nr Row and Place Trans.
notion en- Firm Foundation,
SIS Chief Mcdonald.

p,, y, B, lnr rntcd states Department
90: NgiIuuIturc.J
pIlrlu. 'hr financing Of highways
T., r. HHrr aud place highwny
,.,.,.... .'.uu. which has come to hp
4, irl...,...ilr part of our national
m. .n a 'ru foundation" This is the
Il ,tt,c -f.u hy Thomas II. MacDom.
IA t.,+ nf the bureau of public
oais Cnl'rd States Department of
I,r.ul'u~" Tor the consideration of
E,r, voter taxpayer and Legislator.
"Wr are starting out to construct
system rf highways such as no ma
toD ever constructed before. The near
gt ap;roach to it is found in France
md l;rrmany. and the area Of neither
. as large us Texas. This great un.
brakir. is being entered into he
au>p highways are not luxury hut
furnish rul service. have real
sr!n. capacity. and have become a
NATIONAL necessity.
For such an undertaking to be sue.
pSSIul, lltlVl'IlS w Nult lOI
,uncp. reconstruction, and new con.
erection should he planned for a long
period If years in advance. Changes in
Methods of raising funds every few
years, uncertainty as to whether funds
viii b. provided, and periods in which
finds are not provided all increase
be final cost OF highways. Such
policy would soon bring any private
business 10 disaster.
Development and increase In mum.
hers of motor vehicles and the coinci.
dent need and demand for good roads
have come 50 rapidly that methods of
nslng funds have often been expedl.
Gts for the time being. Consldera-
don has lr"n given not so much to the
tS distribution of the cost as to how
The fllnlS can be raised with the least
and the utmost ease.
All tbs leads to the conclusion that
he uhol" situation should he gone
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
ohMuLGEE JUDGE REFUSED
TO DISQUALIFY HJMEIE

fe'itIon Of Governor ]. b. A. Rob
crtSon' under indictment in the Dis
'rlct Court at Okmulgce charged with
acceptance Of Il bribe, seeking the
disqualification of District .Iudco
Mark l.. Bozarth, and asking that a
Jud"" from another district be sont
to Okmuigoe to try the case against
'he ""V''Aor, was denied Monday.
Inc defendant was given three davs
10 begon mandamus proceedings in
either the Supreme or Criminal Court
OF Appeals of Oklahoma in the effort
to compel Judge Bozarth to disouali
fly himself.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
TWO FIRES TUESDAY

The fire department made two runs
Tuesday morning, the first being
when a small shed in the east part Of
the city caught fire. 1t was partly
destroyed but the damage was not
great.
At noon a house owned by Buck
Potts, at 103 f. Florida street, caught
fire, but it was extinguished before
it had been damaged very much. The
origin of neither fire is known.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
MAY NEVER KNOW COST OF WAR

So many records have been destroy
ed that the real money cost of the
World War never will be known. The
Bankers Trust Company's estimate is
$84,945,000,000, three-eights for the
kaiser crowd, the rest for the allies.
This includes property losses as well
as direct spending. This is only $50
for each man. woman and child in the
world and even then it exceeds the
per capita of cash of the worlds
richest nation, the U. S. A.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
To ROB ROBERTA
POSTOFFICE WAS FIZZLE

An attempt to rob the pos. office
at Roberta was made last week
The maraders never did get inside
of the store of J. A. Garner, in which
the post office is located, but the front
door was almost demolished in an
attempt to break through it. A brace
and bit had been stolen from Will
liams & Riders garage and it is
believed the would be robbers used
this in an attempt to break into the
post office. Sheriff Taylor went to
Roberta to investigate the attempted
robbery and is of the opinion that it
was the work of amateurs.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
KATY REPORTS CARS IN GOOD
CONDITION DESPITE STRIKE Z

According to a statement made by
Katy railway official recently, the
number of freight cars of the line
which are out of order are not in
creasing on account of the STRIKE. On
the contrary this official states, the
road is making substantial progress
toward restoring normal transpurta-
tion of freight. Fewer freight cars
were out of order on August % than
on July %, he says, showing that
the company is keeping pace with the
need of repairs to cars. The an
nouncement also says that fifty-seven
per cent of normal shop forces are
now working steadily.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
ASKS FUNDS WITH WHICH
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
Part Of Program To Drain Marsh
Land In McCurtain County.

An appropriation Of So. 200 for tbo
suppression of malaria and book-
worm Uncertain sections of the south.
eastern part of the State is asked for
III an Item of the budget Of the State
ltealth Department. prepared by DR..
A. H. Lewis, State Health Commits
Sioher' and which will be given Gov
ernor Robertson for Recommendation
to the Legislature. Another apnro-
prlat!"n Of SlS,G79 is asked for n hu-
rcau Of maternity and infancy.
Iherc is IA movement to drain large
tracts of land in McCurtain and other
ADJOINING counties and drive out ma
larla mosquitoes and restore the land
TO farming possibilities. This move
ment will be aided by the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation. United States Pub
lic Health Service and other factors
II the State will do something.
Inc maternity and infancy bureau
would be an important part of the
States health service. 1t is recalled
that the infant mortality in the
State during the year 1921 was more
than 5000 deaths. Establishment of
SUCH bureau proposed would pro-
vide for nurse-teacher in every
'ne of the congressional districts. A
bureau for control of epidemics also
S asked in an appropriation of $1O,-
700, which includes salary of $4,000
year for an epidemiologist.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
THOUSANDS HIT WHEN THE
FORD PLANTS CLOSE

Henry Ford head of the mammoth
automobile works bearing his name,
announces that all his manufacturing
and assembling plants will close Sep
tember 16, on account of the fuel
shortage brought about by the coal
miners strike. More than 100000 fac
tory and assembling plant employees
will be thrown out of work and sew
eral hundred thousand more will be
out of work in plants making acces-
sories and making materials for the
Ford Plants.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
BACK FROM MISSOURI

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Scheerer and
little grandson, Jack, and A. B.
Scheerer have returned from a trip
to Kansas City, Jefferson City, Sc
dalia, Eldorado Springs, Carthage
and Joplin, Missouri, Galena and
Pittsburg, Kansas, and Miami and
Vinita' Oklahoma. They went in their
car and report fine trip with the
road in fine shape. Mr.. Sheerer says
the crop prospects are good all along
the line.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01

All organized labor in Germany has
suggested to the German government
that the manufacture of alcoholic bev-
erages be absolutely prohibited. 1t is
asserted that the food situation is
Germany demands that the food pro-
ducts being used to make booze be di-
verted for use az food.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
Concrete Roau IN Wayne County,
New York.

"er very carefully, traffic studies
made ana the cost distributed in pro-
PORTION to the service rendered.
Ihe bureau Of public roads esti-
mates that Of the 5000, ,0OO,OOO spent
i0f highways last year 33 per cent was
.eueral aid and motor-vehicle revenue.
ine remaining 81 per cent comes
eIner directly or will eventually he
pald from state and local taxes. It is
Otlle'"h that n very considerable re-
suIHS'in"nt Of the source of revenues
must h" made so that larger percent
see VIII b" paid by the road user and
N>H'r percentage from state or local
taxes"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
Road Repair Bio Industry

no,r more than million men are
Inc ~. |l'oyed in building and repair.
IrSnP P"'Hc r"nds the highway building
tbo Is believed TO have become
''Fs''t in the United States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01

with pencil, and
far more legible. -,
At home or in the Of t1SsgSp
flee, CORONA is. s.yz1
wonderful convenience. ESssfT14y
When not in use it
rests out of sight in its neat case
and takes scarcely any room.
Penmanship is unbusinesslike in the
office, impractical while travelling.
and all too frequently illegible under
the best conditions.
Every home should own at least one
Corona. Every office needs number
Of them. For coronatyping is the
Personal Writing Of today.
Have One demonstrated
e. NJ. EVANS, Dealer
ia North Third
Phone II
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
Warning SIGNS in Missouri.

nIy,i. '.NS"irl state highway COM
slo,a IS THnning warning signs
'e 100 miles Of highway.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
CORONA
The Personal Writing Machine

Coronatyping is easier than writing
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
MODEL FARM.

E. F. Arnold, who sells cars in Alb
beville for Mr.. Henry Ford, has set
up a miniature model farm in his
show window. A shallow box about
six feet long and three feet wide has
been filled with rich earth and grass
planted. A good stand of grass makes
the surface green and on this has
been placed a model farm house with
fancy fences made of toothpicks,
barns, chickens and even pig pen.
In the fields will be seen the trac-
tors and machinery that make mod
ell farm practicable in real life. 1t
is an attractive window exhibit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
SPECIAL LENrEN SERVICES

In addition to the regular mid
week Lenten service today there will
be special service tomorrow even
ing, being Maundy Thursday, at 8
o'clock in Trinity Episcopal church
This service will have especial signi-
6cance in the fact that the Holy
Communion will be celebrated at
night-the only time this is possible
in the Episcopal church at such an
hour-and is in commemoration Of
the institution of the Lords Supper
by Our Lord Himself. A special ser
mon relative to this fact will be
preached at the service tomorrow
night, and an invitation is extended
to the memebrs Of the other
churches in town to be present.
On Easter Sunday morning there
will be a celebration Of the Holy
Communion at $3.50 a. m in Trinity
church in order to leave time for
Rev. Mr.. Derbyshire to reach Will
lington where he has another similar
service and Baptism at Ills a. m.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
REAMES' NICE CATCH

Another Abbeville boy came into
the limelight when Truman Reames
made a sensational catch in the game
at Athens, Ga. last Friday between
Georgia Tech and Clemson. Abbeville
is proud of her baseball celebrities.
The following press notice is by W.
c. Munday, Jr., and is taken from
The Atlanta Journal:
"From a sensational standpoint
the game was featured by neat
running catch of fly ball by Reames
in right for the South Carolinians. In
the fifth Pearce caught one by the
trademark and drove it on a line
over the first baseman's head, it
looked good for three bases, but
Reams came tearing in on it, run
ming sideways and seeing that he
couldn't flag it by mere running,
took a long jump, spearing the ball
while in space. It was one Of the
prettiest catches seen here 80 far
this year."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
LuNACY WRlTS

Jim McQuerns was taken in charge
under a writ of lunacy by Sheriff
MeLsae yesterday and turned over
to the county Of Greenwood for COM
mitment.
Wilbur R. Stafford of Lowndes-
vile presented himself to Sheriff Nc
Lane April 11th and asked to be
sent to the asylum. He was lodged in
Jail and will be held until his papers
can be completed and returned to
Judge of Probate, J. F. Miller, when
he will be taken to Columbia. The
applicant has been confined in the
asylum before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
FOOD COSTS LOWER
Decrease Noted in Retail Prices
OF March

VI lVA0kSA
Washington, April ia de-
crease in the retail cost of food tt
the average family in March, al
compared with February, was re-
ported today by the bureau Of labor
statistics Of the department of labor
Prices as of 43 food articles in 81
important cities were considered
Seventeen of these articles showed
decrease ranging from less than FIVE
tenths of / per cent on butter ano
tea to "a per cent on strictly fresh
butter, 21 articles increased from
less than five -tenths of per cent or
cheese to II per cent on oranges and
six articles remained unchanged.
During the year March Is, 1921 to
March Is, 1922 the bureau added
the average decrease in the retail
prices of these foods was II pei
cent, 35 articles declining and eight
increasing. In the nine year period
ending March 15, the average Of In
crease was placed at 43 per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
STEAMSHIP TRAFFIC
TO CHANGE ROUTE
CHANGE ADDS FORTY MILES TO
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
AMERICA AND EUROPE.
MOVE 60 MILES SOUTH OF
PRESENT STEAMSHIP LANE

Washington, April 11.-Steamshir
traffic in the North Atlantic will be
moved sixty miles south Of the
present double steamship lane
through the ice danger zone Of the
Grand Banks under advisory in.
structions sent out by the hydro.
graphic Office. The east+bound traffic
to Europe made the change, effec-
tive last Saturday. The westbound
lane will move April Is.
Action Of the photographic Office
was based upon the desire Of the
steamship companies associated in
the transatlantic track agreement,
organized in London, which decided
last Saturday that the shift would
be desirable at this time, although
there has been as yet no menace OF
icebergs in the steamship lanes. The
season when the bergs break loose
and sometimes force their way into
the ordinary lanes Of steamship
travel is near at hand, however, and
the photographic Office welcomes the
decision of the London Association
of Steamship companies and prompt
ly communicated with all the re.
mainder Of the SO lines operating in
the North Atlantic routes.
The coast guard cutter Tampa is
on international ice patrol duty off
the Grand Banks at present and has
not reported the presence Of more
than one berg in the vicinity Of the
steamship lanes within the last ten
days. That berg apparently broke
up and disappeared, although ship
ping was routed around the OBJ
struction for several days by radio
messages. from the cutter.
The berg which sank the Titanic
made its appearance in the ships
tracks on April IL, the disaster oc-
curing on the night Of that date.
Navy officials generally were pleas
ed at the attitude Of the steamship
lines this year in deciding to switch
to the safe routes sixty miles south
Of the ordinary spring track without
awaiting for the ice to compel such
action.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-12
DEPENDS
0NCOMPET|T|ON
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
STANDARD FASHION CASE.
NOT OF AGENCY OR JOINT
VENTURE, SAYS JUSTICE DAY
IN OPINION

Washington, April 11.-Conraets
of sale made by manufacturers, re-
quiring retail dealers exclusively to
handle their products, which may
have the effect to lessen competition
substantially were today held to be
invalid by the supreme court.
The opinion delivered by JUS
tice Day in a case brought by the
Standard Fashion company, New
York corporation, against the Ma
Crane Houston company Of Boston,
and sought to compel the retail
company to observe the terms Of a
contract that the supreme court de-
clared was one Of sale and not OF
agency or joint venture. -. -
Being contract Of sale, Justice
Day stated, the only question which
remained for the court to determine
was whether the facts established
that it would substantially lessen
competition.
Adopting the findings of the cir
cult court Of appeals for the first
circuit of the results obtained
through the contract, the supreme
court reached the conclusion chat
the contract, properly interpreted,
with its restrictive covenant, brings
it fairly within the section Of the
Clayton act under consideration" It
therefore affirmed the decision
of the circuit court which held the
contract invalid. b.
Under its contract the Standard
Fashion Company agreed to sell its
standard patterns at 3 discount Of so
per cent from retail prices and to
allow certain return privileges when
between certain dates semi-annually
it would receive in exchange at nine
tenths cost discarded patterns. In
July, 1917, the Magrane Houston
company decided to discontinue the
sale of the Standard Fashion COM
pany patterns and placed On sale in
its store patterns Of rival pattern
company. 1t was to enforce it's con-
tract that the fashion company
brought suit.