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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19
ACHILLE VOTES BoNnO

Achille has recently voted hons
the sum of $4,000 for the us nr. a
of building an addition to the s,pOse s.p :
house there. 1t is understood dI'iOOl .s !.
the bonds are already sold to . ~. .ua!
advantage and that the improver0soO'.sa sO.a
will be completed in time for tho uu nuI.
school year. A'
Little as one thinks of !, Al
schools of the country are the groas wy
est investment, by far, that we '.aS .A
making today. From the schoo, ,sn @
dren of today will come the MEN @ an,
women who, are to handle our affa;. ,u
in ten or fifteen years. What Iins
of men and women they are to u NV
come, depends in large measure, nv NJ
on what kind of schooling thew ~ -.
ceive. The better educations ~.
give them. the better citizens tbos .
are going to make for the next aor
Grafton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19
THE HORSE COMING BACK?


The fourteen principal markets Of
the west show a total of 53,241 hor-
ses received during the first two
months of 1922. In a recent report
issued by the Horse Association of
America this shows a gain of 2,402
head. or 4.6 per cent. These figures
do not take into consideration the
chief eastern markets, Boston, Buff
falo. New York and Philadelphia.
Wayne Dinsmore. secretary of the
association, states that the demand
for horses is steadily improving
throughout the country by reason of
renewed activity in building, excava-
ting. road construction and general
merchandising. Paul Connolly, a we'll
known horseman of Philadelphia
stated that moro horses had been
sold in that city in the past three
months than in any corresponding
three months in the past ten years.
The demand for saddle horses is
greater this year than it ever has
been Greater interest all over the
country in horseback riding is the
reason, according to horse authorities,
for the springs heavy demand for
well broken, well bred saddle horses.
Three weeks ago the sales in Lexing-
ION, Kentucky, set new records in
the saddle horse field.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

who has gone broke under Harding
stands by the ticket it will have some
chance.
Just for information, will the five
republicans from Carter county who
forced John Fields to become a cam
didatc for governor all be able to
stand pat on election day? 1t would
be calamity to lose Carter county's
five brave souls.
And did the Lumber Trust have a
fair understanding with the Har-
vcstcr Trust when the "people" stoke
for Fields?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19
WAR PROPAGANDA

Sherwood Eddy, leading Y. NJ. C.
A. workey, who has recently returned
from lengthy trip through differ
ent countries in Asia and Europe,
says the world is still suffering from
the effects of war propaganda.
During the world war every nation
In the war fed its people on pro-
paganda. The people were taught
that their cause was just, that the
cause Of the enemy was unjust. They
were taught to hate their enemies.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19
NEWSPAPER UTILITY ADNER
TISING

Newspapers have been officially
approved as media for public utility
advertising by the California Rail-
road Commission. The commission
holds that newspaper advertising is a
necessary expense of utilities and a
proper charge to operating expense.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19
THE WORLD ON LYNCHING

The New York World is righteous
ly wrathful over the lynching of three
negroes by the mob at Kirvin, Texas.
Which brings to mind the campaign
of the Chicago Tribune against the
south and its barbarous methods
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

An English lecturer who was over
here not long ago says Americans
have had manners. They must have
told him what they thought of him.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

The trouble with most of those who
want to do something for the COM
munity is that they want to do it at
somebody clse's expense.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

An American is now champion
wrestler of the world, having wres-
ted the title from a Pole, but we
don't know that it makes any differ
ence.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

1t is said that there will be no aris-
tocracy in heaven. And this may ex-
plain why some people are not trying
to get there.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

We suppose that after the senate
has disposed Of everything else it will
take up the Tom Watson charges
again.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

We fought to make the world safe
for democracy, but democracy has
changed so much that some of US are
beginning to wonder if it is safe for
the world.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

We have equal suffrage, but we
have yet to hear of any man marry
ing woman to reform her.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Babe Ruth counts that day lost
whose low descending sun hath not
seen him swat another home run.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

1t seems harder than ever to ge
juries to agree. now that juries ar,
serving on them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Mary has a rounded calf, and it she
likes to show, and everywhere that
Mary goes the lads are bound to go.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Now that there are so many wo-
mems clubs, children know what
home is without mother.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

If the girls complexion will stant
wind and rain, Jason, you need moi
wait any longer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

What ought to be done to the land
lord who bars children from his house
but admits dogs?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

You have noticed, Of course, that
when some of the upstarts get fliv-
vers they shake their friends.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

AS often as not n candidate lives
to realize that he was fortunate when
he failed to get the nomination.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Anybody view with alarm. 1t takes
real disccrnment to be able to point
with pride these days.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

If we had fine weather all the time
people would complain about the mo-
notony of it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

When a man plants an unfenced
garden it is a sign that he is going to
fall out with his ncighbors.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

1t is said that jazz originated in an
insane asylum. And maybe that is
why some people are crazy about it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Some of the excuses you make
when you stretch the truth are so
thin that one can see through them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

The fellow who keeps on patroniz'
ing the bucket shops will eventually
be cleaned dry.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

II we can't stop speeding maybe we
can have automobiles equipped with
tenders.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

1t is pretty evedent that this Col.
Mutt, one of the chief prohibition
officers, isn't one.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Love is blind, of course, but matri-
mony is often q cure for that sort Of
blindness.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Those Irishmen might get alonj
better with each other if they woul,
kiss the Blarney stone.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Safety first. Get an automobile
and quit trying to walk across the
streets.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

AL Snyder sez: Some business ma,
git their eyes so close to a nickIs
they can't see dollar in front Nv ,em
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Congressman who do not try to
help those out Of work may have to
join them.
Many a small boy envies the girls
who can hide ears with their hair.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

If you stand for the righth things
you are not SO apt to fall for the
wrong things.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

There's mighty little Irish humor
left in Ireland, more's the pity.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

The smaller the job the more COM
petition there is for it. Remember
that.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

against black brutes who attack wo-
men.
When the Tribune's campaign of
holiness was at its heighth, a race
war broke out in Chicago in which the
most hideous mob vengeance ever
looycd upon innocent blacks took an
awful Toll.
Human nature fights the same pas
sion in New York, Chicago and kir-
vim. Texas. Daily Oklahoman.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

No matter what it cost you, ton
of coal in the cellar is worth two at
the mine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

a bargain is not bargain at any
price unless you can afford it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

Politics wiuld be all right if it
were not for the politicians.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-19

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Evening star., 1922-01-29
Namara-Zerola, Friday.

Believing that the music loving puoro
OF Washington Is especially fond &
joint recitals, T. Arthur Smith, Inc.
will again offer this character of enter
tainment at the eighth concert Of the
ten star series. to be given at the New
National Theater next Friday afternoon
at 4 80 o'clock In selecting the artists.
the operatic field was combed for the
best material. resulting in the engage
ment Of Marguerite Namara, lyric
soprano of the Chicago Opera Company.
and Nicola Zerola, dramatic tenor. well
known to every music lover Of grand
opera In Europe and the United States.
A vivid personality. picturesque ap-
pearance and a beautiful voice are
said to be some OF the qualifications
that make Marguerite Namara popular
with audiences everywhere.
The announcement that Zerola is
making an American tour Is creating
deep interest. He has interpreted
ro'es of the highest importance and
difficulty. and his concert repertoire in
cludes the best in classical and in
modern music.
Tickets may be obtained at the Offices
Of 7. Arthur Smith. Inc. 1906 G street
Evening star., 1922-01-29
NATIONAL-Elsie Ferguson.

Commencing tomorrow night. Miss
Elsie Ferguson will appear at the
National Theater in "The Varying
Shore" play in which. at the Hud-
son Theater, New York. she has just
concluded the most brilliant engage
ment Of her career. The play .is by
zoo Atkins. and it takes title from
that line in Shakespeare's Anthony
and Cleopatra" "Darkling stands the
varying shore o. the world"
It is ::the varying shore, Of the lie
of well born. lovable and impulsive
Julie Venable that. the story. tells:
and the telling covers period OF
three-quarters Of century.
Miss Ferguson appears as low
able girl of sixteen, the innocent vic
tim Of misplaced love; again as
fascinating woman Of twenty-ntne;
ever seeking elusive happiness. ana
again AZ a gorgeous woman OF the
world, compelled by perverse fate to
make her greatest sacrifice. The ac-
ton takes place in Monte Carlo, Paris.
New York and Richmond, Va. the
various scenes and contrasting peri
DDS aflording picturesque settings
and coIorful costuming.
Miss Ferguson comes under the d.
rection Of Sam H. Harris. and she
AL. be surnnrted By Charles Francis
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Concerts-Lectures
Boston Symphony, Tuesday.

BY special arrangement. the Boston
Symphony Orchestra will give sin
gle concert this season In Washing
ton in the National Theater Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Pierre Monteux has compiled Tor
this occasion a program healed by
Tschaikowsky's Fourth Symphony ic
F. Minor" which vies in popuH.fsy
with his Pathetic Symphony N&
and is considered by many tn" ctffs-
poser's masterpiece The perfoffn-
ance OF this symphony by the or.
chestra this season has been Draisea
as one Of its finest achievements.
Other numbers will include TIE
Carnival in Paris" by Svends..l, the
Norwegian composer; Debussy's two
nocturnes, "Nuages" (Clouds) and
"Fetes" (Festivals) and Wagners
"Oyerture to Rienzi."
Evening star., 1922-01-29
BELAsC0-Frances White.

Frances White. who for the past
Ave years has been a star of musical
comedy, has returned to vaudeville,
and will headline the program at the
Beiasco this afternoon with a group
Of delightful. song numbers. in which
she is particularly adept. Her speci-
atty is declared gem OF entertain
A .well-balanced program will in
clude also Jehovah DeRajah, an East
Indian. seer, with feats in thought
transmission that are as startling as
they are amusing; Bobby Nelson.
without a peer in the realm Of pop
ular song; Bert Clark and Flavia
Acaror, whose "Wayward Conceit"
is zone of vaudeville's real comedy
diversions:. the Novelle Brothers, ia
nous musical clowns; Bert Melrose,
a unique tumbler,. featuring the ia,
NOUS Melrose fall: Torino, only pupil
A. the. great Cinquevalli. a tuggler;
4rris and Santley, two girls, IN
3omedy and melody. and Harry and
Anna Scranton,s in a series OF mirth-
full moments. The Shubert News
weekly and Current Topics will pro-
vide screen diversion.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Oriental Art-Central High
School.

In order that art may make its
contribution toward clearing up the
ditflculties that lie in the way OF
complete understanding between
orient and occident. Michio 1tow. ere
ator Of dances and pupil OF Gordon
Craig in the art of stage effects, an.
nounces four evenings Of oriental art
at the Central High School during
February, when the programs VIII
present plays, dances and music
characteristic OF the great Asiatic
civilizations. On Chinese night. Feb
ruary Z, Chinese farce. q legend.
and Chinese music played by a well
known Chinese musician on a Chinese
instrument will be offered.
Michio Itow, whose fox dance OF .
few years ago, with the Russian bal
let, is still remembered. has been
evolving new stage effects. some OF
which have been seen In the Ziegfeh
Follies and at productions OF the
Theater Guild in New York. Others:
however, are entirely new and will
be presented for the frst time to
Washington audiences.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
FPANcEsWHlTE
Belasco,
An Mterviielv With Doris Keane.

THEATERGOERS who saw The
Czarina." will not quickly forget
the vivid and somewhat ironical pic
ture of eighteenth century Russian
court life which is presented. or the
charming actress whose art made the
play enjoyable: Miss Doris Keane's
own views of it will be of especial
interest to those who witnessed one
Of the performances at the National
Theater last week. =
1T is difficult to discuss a play
when it has been so very recently
staged" she began, for really the
first few weeks are scarcely more
than dress rehearsals. Every day we
change lines and actions, canceling
some and substituting others. until
the piece as whole is smoother and
more finished. After a play has run
q long time there Is no question about
It. for success has come, but with
something new you are. always In
doubt, f&
"Of course, I cannot say whether
The Czarina'. will succeed or not.
but 1t has gone wonderfully well so
far. Personally, I love 1t, for I think
that Catherine is wonderful. and her
character interests me SO greatly that
thoroughly enjoy enacting tt.
1.-The Czarina' is by no means new.
for it was first staged in Austria in
1912, and has since been played in
various other countries with enor-
nous success. first heard Of it in
1912. when a friend told me that
there was a wonderful play for me
in Austria IL I were only ten years
older. A few years later I secured
the rights. and have been trying to
produce it for the past seven years.
no nave at sd iasd hE Sch
was to make me capable of taking
the part. That is odd, isn't it? .
AT first they though I resembled
Catherine, then they discovered
didn't but that doesn't matter to me,
for it isn't the physical element that
appeals to me, but the, mental The
Czartna' is a great play, and event.
ually it will become a classic, and be
handed down from one generation Of
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Samson and Delilah," February "a

The Washington Opera Company.
Edouard Albion general director. has
announced one gala performance OF
opera In a special matinee at the Ma
tfonal Theater Friday afternoon. Feb
ruary "a, when Samson and Delilah.
Saint-Saens' great oratorio-opera,
beautifully mounted and costumed,
will be given with a fine cast.
Nine. Eleanora de Cisneros. long
identified with the role Of Delilah,
has been selected for the part of the
oriental heroine. For five different
seasons Nine. Cisneros sang at the
Royal Opera. Covent Garden. She
was leading mezzo-soprano with
Hammerstein, with the Metropolitan
and with Chicago. Nicola Zerola,
dramatic tenor from the Metropoli-
tan, will sing the role of Samson.
A discovery of Hammerstein. he made
a spectacular debut at the Manhattan
and followed it with many brilliant
successes. Hollis Edison Davenny
will return from New York to sing
the role of the High Priest of Dagon.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann will
sustain the two roles. Abimelech and
the Old Hebrew, and Herbert Aldrich,
Albert Shefferman and Walter Mat
son. all of Washington. will COM
plete the cast. Arnold Volpe will
conduct and Enrica Clay Dillon will
stage the production. Paul Tscherni-
koff, the young Russian dancer, for a
time the dancing partner of Pavlowa,
will direct the ballet and will be
the premier danseur of the per-
formapce
Evening star., 1922-01-29
E. N. Newman, Tonight.

f. NJ. Newman, the travel talker.
will take you through the Canadian
Rockies tonight at the National Thea
ter. An exclusive group Of motion
pictures and exquisite color views
will picture Victoria and Vancouver,
where the journey begins. Not the
least fascinating part Of this travel
talk is a visit to the home Of that
strange sect, the Dukobors. Lake
Windermere. the Selkirk mountains,
Emerald Lake and Takkaka Falls
are high spots in the trip. Continu-
ing eastward, the way leads to Banff.
with it's glorious mountain views
and its numerous other attractions
for the visitor.
There are some interesting wild
animal pictures taken at the Canadian
National Park. Countless views of
mountains. lakes and glaciers too
beautiful for words succeed each
ether until finally the last thought
In loveliness. the unsurpassed Won
der Of the mountains-Lake Louise
comes into view. MIR. Newmans S
story is as interesting and enter
tanning as the splendid pictures that
go with 1t.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
GARR1CK- The Man Who Came
Back"

THE Man Who Came Back" Jules
Eckert Goodman's melodrama, will
return to the Shubert-Garrick Thea
ter this week. opening tomorrow
night. with Arthur Ashley and AIDA
Gleason in the leading roles.
This play. has become William A.
Brady's most popular and long-lived
production. It is, based on John
Fleming Wilson's production. The
play dfscloses In q realistic manner
the adventures of Henry Potter. son
Of q New York millionaire, whose
ambitions are limited to spending
money, staying out all night, mar
rying soubrettes for his father to buy
OF and other such frivolities.
In San Francisco he meets a cab
aret singer, Marcelle. for whom he
develops an affection, but before he
realizes 1t he has sunk to the depths
and has caused Marcelle to do the
same. Later they meet in an opium
den, where her pttfable plight rouSes
him to. realisation Of what he has
done, and together they start on the
long climb upward ~
The cast will Include Arthur Ash
ie. st't.f Gls"so.l fr''r-os:.d Ds..s,,ses-
= ~ a.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
PIERRE MONTEUx
BostonSymphooy

actors to the next, both here and in
Europe.
Really it is one of the cleverest
things ever written. for it is full of
irony, and it's structure is absolutely
unconventional. Some people seem to
on one pattern, with absolutely no
variation. That is the great fault with
the movies. think. They are all SO
much alike. But this play is different,
1t is unusual, and that is why am SO
enthusiastic about 1t.
Both the ruler and the woman are
shown in Catherine, but as ii is a
comedy. the feminine side is empha-
sized. If the tragic, dramatic side Of
GATHERINGS love. affairs alone were
presented tho play could not be the
sophisticated comedy which it is.
fied to take 1t as it Is, but wish for
something different. 1t is just as
though you give them pie and they
say Why isn't it cake?
Il think should enjoy playing any
thing at present that was new to me"
ing In Romance for so many years
and then reviving it I was thoroughly
tired. I never want to play in any
thing else for. more than eighteen
months at time. However. I may
even revive it again some time, for
I'm eightyr"
When asked whether she would
make any more moving pictures she
said:
Il do not. think I shall, because
movies have no appeal for me. I'm
mediately after the filming Of 'Ro-
nance was completed I. sailed for
London, and before it was shown
there 1 returned to this country. so
that I have never even seen the fin
ished picture. Movies are SO cold and
colorless, though, that they could
never visualize the beauty of the
stage version of the play. The max
ing of photodran1as is cold and color
less, too. with its factory-like at
mosphere. The workshop surround
ings took away all my interest, and
things must interest. me, or I don't
like to do them. .- 60
"That is why I think The Czarina'
is so splendid, it iiIrtrigues me, and
ELENORE DE WITT EBY.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Fritz Kreisler, February 5.

Fritz Kreisler. violinist. will BE-
heard the first time this season at
noon. February 5, at $3.50 o'clock. un-
der the management of Mrs. wilson
Greene.
One of the most interesting artists
now before the public, Fritz Kreisler
is a violinist who belongs to the
people, and who has made millions
happy through his art. Harold
Bauer, the great pianist, maintains
that as great violinist as Kreisler
is. an absolutely supreme pianist was
lost to the world when he chose the
violin as his instrument.
Seats are on sale at Mrs Wilson
Greene's concert bureau. 18th and G
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