Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, March 5, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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germane-
CEPTSfitu:-
Objects (o Giving up .Mhio Defcnso
Hut Agrcea to Abandon Placing or
Floating Mliiaet; Will Modify Poll
ry of Dostrojlng Ships Without
Notice.
Following nn oxohange of notse
between tho diplomatic heads of the
United States goxcrumont and the
Gorman government it was announc-
ed this well: that Germany had con-
sented to most nil of tho proposals of
tho United States as regards Cler-
inany's warfnro policy toward Groat
llritlan which has had a bad effect
upon the neutral shlplng.
The German government ngreos
to abandon tho practlco of laying
floating mines which are npt to
strlko a Bhlp nnywhoro at any time
aud fully as apt to doatroy a neutral
ship In neutral territory as a bolllg-
oront vossel. Tho Gormnns however
object to tho abandoning of tho use
of anchored mlno sas a moans of do-1
fonso. Thoy furthor ngroo that In I
the event tholr submarines take ac-
tion against merchant vossels carry-!
Itig contraband that thoy will abide
by the general rulos of tho Internat-
ional law. Tho Oennans contend
however that this plan must bo based
upon tho abandonment by ships of
bellgeront nations of the use of neu
tral flags. I
The Gorman reply also suggejts '
that in each of tho belligerent na-j
tlons thoio be established an Amer-i
lean commission for the distribution'
of food stuffs to tht civilian popula
iiuu nun nun uiwi commissions uo
. . ...
allowed to control tho Importations!
and distribution of conditional con-
traband of war.
Death of .Mrs. It. .1. Allen.
Mrs. 11. J .Allen of Cnddo died
at her homo In that city Monday
night of blood poisoning nftor and
after a short illness. It is stated
thnt last Friday Mrs. Allen picked
a small plmplo on hor fnco with a
needlo and from this blood polson-
Ipg Is thought to hnvpsot In which
resulted In her death"" threo days
lator: Deceased was about 27 years
of age and loaves hor husband It.
T A ttml om1 4xtrt rtltfli1fnn nirAil
r V ".llh'ved
rll1t vnflpfl nnil f firm. Iilnndia mnnnt- '
Ivcly. Deceased was a slstor of At-
torney W. F. Somplo of this city.
The sympathy of the community gooi
out to tho family in thoir boreavo-
ment. A. C. Honrndon was In from his
homo noar Ynrnaby on busltioss Tuos
day.
Early Zlon of Matoy was horo
Tuesday. Mr. Zlon was formerly a
deputy sheriff.
$1.00
Special lot of Ladies and Childrens
Oxfords.
About five hundred pair which we
bought at 50c on the dollar.
Your choice while they last at
$1.00
New Spring Goods
arriving daily including a varied and
and charming assortment of Ladies'
Suits and Coats.
brown & CO.
Main Street
SENATE PASSES!
'DIAN PAYMENT
Mtr!en overcome nnil par .won'
cinched nt three o'clocU Wednes-
day morning; Mean distribution
of Millions hi Oklahoma.
Washington i. C. Mar. 3. (Special
to tho Weekly Nowc.) Tho Semite
by a vote of eighty-five to flfleon
passed the Choctaw anil Chickasaw
per capita pnyment Mils at three
o'clock this morning after ono of th
hardest fights In tho history of In-
dian legislation. Tho MlMlMippl
delegation exerted every Influence to
dofoat tho measure but fallod this
time.
ine measure provides for n per
capita payment of threo hundred
dollars to tho Choctaw Indiana nmt
ono hundred dollars' to tho Chicka-
saw Indians. Dasod upon tho num-
bor of unrolled mombors of each
trlbo this menus that tho distribu-
tion will put about five million dol
lars Into circulation In the Choctaw
Nation and sovoral hundred thou
sand Into tho Chickasaw nation.
ur uiin sum approximately ono
million dollars will he -distributed
among tho mombors of these tribes
residing In Ilrynn county which will
go a long way toward easing tho fi-
nancial distress. Many of the mer
chants have been financially embar-
rassed by having to entry over mnnv
of tho Indians who will now bo able
(u meet their obligations and put
the morchnnt In ensler Rhapn. .
While the Choctawi have waited a
long time for this net of Justice and
I nftnn tlt.lna 1.n'n liAnn It. cinr.t 1Ih-
. . . . j
tress for want of this money thero
. .. ..
niin nuivi iv iiiiiu iivii it. itn iiiuil'
needed or would go fuithor In reliev-
ing oppressed conditions.
Senators Goro and Owen and Con-
grcssmnn Carter and tin entire Okln-
I noma delegation hnvo labored Incos-
isan'ly to bring about this dlstrlbu-
' tlon of money. They hnvo met with
rebuff nnd disappointment In tholr
I efforts to obtnln this payment with
a determination which know no fntl-
u re they persevered and nt last their
inrk Is crowned with success. They
had a long bard tight with stub-
I inrn oposltlon but the battle Is won.
tho distressing omorgoncy will bo ro
und tho delegation will re
ceive (lie unstinted thanks of tho
whole people.
Wheat Took A Slump.
Tho furthor rlso In wheat prices
predicted by many porsons for this
weok failed to materialize. Follow-
ing tho success of tho allied nnvloi
at tho forts of tho Dnrdonellos which
oponed up a gateway for traffic tho
wheat In this section of tho country
took sovernl slumps and was soiling
vory active Furthor declines nro an
tlclpatod.
Durant Okla
SPECIALS
OFFIOIAL NEWSPAPER OF
diuant Oklahoma
WEEK'S DOINGS
IN LEGISLATURE
itiiponrlumnit PnicecdiugN Against
roiitiuliloner Welch Delnja Ad-
jKitiiumetiti Pmtmhty Tm Week
More Heiitlred tn Complete Worlr
Oklahoma City Mar. I. (Spsoinl
to the Weekly News.)--Tho Legisla
ture has used up so much tlmo over
the Impeachment proceedings ngnlnst
Insurnnco Commlsslonei Welch that
an adjournment which Is due to
morrow cannot be ofrectsd nnd It
Is tho probability that two weeks
longer tlmo will bo required to fin-
Ish the work mapped out.
Tho Hutiso voted by sovonty-flvo
against twelve to adopt and accept
tho report of tho Investigating com-
mllteo that hoard the testimony
against Mr. Welch which tho com-
mttteed reportod shows grnft fnv-
orltlsm Incompetency nnd other
soils of had eonijuot in offico. The
Senate will. In rill probability sit as
a court of Impeachment In tho case
this week.
In commenting upon tho matter
Mr. Welch ;nndo the following almo-
in cut:
"All I hnvo to any Is I havo bean
Informed that thero la a tumor cur-
rent thnt 1 Intend to loslgn. I wish
to dony HiIb omphet lenity. I have
a clear coniclnncq ns to my official
acts nnd privnto conduct. Not ono
word of testimony was brought be-
fore the committee thnt reflected
In the slightest degree upon my hon-
or or Integrity. I will not resign. I
know that I can not and will not bo
convicted." . .
The Sonnto Wednesdny passed a
bill prohibiting tto operation .of for
tune tollors nnd" clairvoyants In Ok-
lahoma. Tho bill Is ready for tho
Governor's npproval. ' " '
The bill which passed tho House
creating threo now Jobs In tho Health
Department totalling In snlnrios
$1200 created n rumpus In tho Sjm-
ate Tuesday. Tho bill was paused.
The llouso committee appointed
to tnvoatigato tho charges of Mls.i
Katq.Ilarnard that several of tio bills
Introdudod wore vicious In their ton
doncies townrd tho Indians reportod
Hint they could find nothing of an
Injurloi'o naturo In any of tho bills
ro black-oyod by Miss Ilarnnrd.
The Senate advanced to engross-
ment the llouso bill by Mr. Dlnsoy
that makes it a oorloiis otfonso to
HtfrPor glvo olgarottos or "iiinkliigs"
to minors nnd niaUas It an offonso
on the part of the minor to refuse
to dlscloso whoro ho secured tho clg-'
arettes or papers. The bill caused
considerable comment. It repeals
tho present clgarotto law and mnkoa
the measure apply only In tho cnaa
Of minors. '
One of tho big administration
measures tho Supromo Court Com-1
mission Dill by Senator Durford of i
a-ithrlo wan disposed of In the!
House today when It voted CI to 28
to pass tho hill finally. Tho Hoti
mnde somo nmondmonls which wore
concurred In by tho Srimto. Tho bill
.. . .. . . .. .
as it lias gono inrougu noiu nouses
provides for tho creation of a Su-
promo Court Commission of nlno
mombofp to bo appointed by tho Gov-
ernor with tho npproval of tho Su-
premo court each to draw a nalary
of 3 thousand dollnrn per yonr.
Tho doposlt roqulrod whon an ap-
peal is roqulrod Is raised from $15
ns at prosmit to $10 and othor in-
croa80B aro mado In court foos with
a vlow of making tho supromo court
partially solf-sustnlntng. Tho com-
mission Is to sorvo two years.
Othor hills passed In tho Sonato
Tuosday woro as follows:
Providing for amending lawn as
to oxompuons or sinmo mon; ruijuu- uuront'a best tnlent.
ing pnymont of funds Into tho stato Itfl tho (nJk of t()wn Thp
treasury; providing thnt towns nndiEI)t8. Uonofu Minstrel Is In tho
cities whoro stato ochoola aro locatod
shall pay toward tholr support.
Tho Sonato Wcdnosday dovotcd a
lot of tlmo to tho Inouranco noard
Dill. Tho bill an proposed would
mako a commlnslon of throo mombors
to comprise tho Insuranco commis-
sioner tho flro marshal and a third
mombor with n reduction in(tho ap-
polntlvo powers of tho present com-
missioner. Tho bill was ongrossod.
Tho llouso killed for all tlmo tho
Glasco Usury Dill considered tho
most drastic over presonted. Had it
becomo a law it would havo put sev-
oral hundred small banks out of busl
ncs .
Tho House passed tho sonato bill
by Mr. Mcintosh nnd others which
makes wifo dcsortlonl a crlmo and
punlahablo by Imprisonment.
THE COUNTY OT ft if
iihj. muu'ii ft. mm.
OOIMG OF THE
. DISTRICT COURT
sVncrnl Conviction and Plena of flulU
tj: Hills Minder Cn-nt Ite.Knt for
March saij Court Itoont Packed
ulih Spectators
District court has Ihwii disposing
of criminal ensoa in roeord lime this
'weak and In spite of thn bad wonthor
tho efturt room hna been crowded to
Its eir-nolly with spectators all ths
week and many who worn 1 nnblo
to gat Inside have stood In tho cor-
ridors wnltlng an opportunity to got
in.
Monday tho court henrd motions
and nrmlgnment of prisoners and the
Jury sotting proper commenced Tuos
day morning. First thing on tho
doekot tho onso of tho State of Okla-
homa vs. Dr. O. H. Kills charged
with murder was re set for trial on
March Mid. Tho ense wns origin-
ally set fcTr liltil for Thursday of
this wooy.
The Tallowing cases havo been dis-
poned of by the court up to noon
Thursday:
State vs. .lint Tumor charged with
stealing mules defendant entered
plea of guilty and wna sonloneud to
five yenrs In the ponltpnllnry.
Rfata of Oklahoma vs. Gldlnw
Wood and John II. Davis charged
with burglary In tho second degree;
defendants enlnied plons of guilty.
Davis was sentenced to two years
and Wood to threo years In tho ponl-
tontlnry. Slate vs. H. H. O'DIU two cnsoi
of falso pretense dismissed on mo-
tion of the state.
State nglnst Snn Nelson nnd Coin-
man WllllnniQ ohnrged with robbery.
Dofendnnts naked and wero granted
a severance nnd Williams wan to ho
tyed first hut his case was dismis-
sed by tho stnto. Volson has not
lioen tried.
JStnto against Will ilogora entbez-
feinent. verdict of guilty and nen-
tonqcd to a year and a day In tho
ponjlontlnry.
fynlo vs. Hon Harmon dosortlng
nuMilld vordlct of-not guilty.
'' Sfnte vs. It. M. Hood assault lo
kill verdlot on not guilty.
State vs. Dnl Gllmoro adultery
dismissed by the state.
Stulo aanlnst John llnnch perjury
dlsctulssed by the state.
State ngalnst Tom Aloxandor and
I.on llorton gnind larcrny. Alexan-
idor was tried and convicted recelv
lng a ontpll0o of a yonr and a day
Iu Ul0 p0uentlnry. llorton was not
n-jg
i Thtk . of nnpv An.
rharBeil wlt Iinirel.( wn8 iocketel
(o bo trle)1 Thir(lnv .. .. P01ir(
w proiwiiy lt 8tti lo 8 caso
Uafarm Vrlitnv.
i .
"oaiitlfylng Knty Ground
Tho omployoei of tho Katy aro
t(lllnB Intorost In tho npponranco
of ho grounds around tho depot and
uolr 08t rocolt i-ttoinut Is to lay
"' """ K'uniis nronnci uio depot
Into flnwnr fintln ntnl n'nta n..1 .....Is.
- - i-.. ...... .....)
hom ooltB lko BomothlnR. Flower
"UH lro '"""B "" ot mm
planted on tho light of way south
of the depot.
:ni: homu talk.v'
HHOW DI5 luxi:
Local People to Knfoitnlii In a Pro.
fcmsloiinl Manner nt Opera I louse
on Friday March lis.
What will provo to bo tho theatri-
cal hit of the season Is tho forth-
coming Iloneflt Klks Mlnstrols
which Is now bolng rehearsed by fif
ty Indies nnd irentlemtin nlnlnl frnm
mouths of nil tho grown pooplo and
most of tho chlldron. Somoono lias
aptly said "Wo aro all Children"
and overy child roqulroa a cortalni
amount of nmiisoment nnd tho Klks
of Durant proposo to condense tho
proverbial eight hours of play that
la required to produco health nnd
happiness Into two hours of puro
unadulterated nmusoment. Tho va-
riety of tho ontortnlnmcnt will bo
sdeh as to nmuso every taato from
the vory simple to tho most fnstld-
lous and tho quality of tho music
and tho comedy to bo Introduced
would do credit to somo of tho woll
known professional companies now
touring tho country.
If In the market for a Typewrite
see E3. U. Evans.
T A N
COUNCIL BAESED
THE SALARIES
Mnyet'i. SaJ.ir) t.. I.. 9I m. 11)
Other alnritvi nh Hii'mmIi fnnn.
ell K.llnl Chicken Ordinance.
Tho city t outicll look n notion lo
raise tho sttlnrtew of the elty 0rri-
cors nt their moeting Tuesday ntght.
Somo thoy raised and some thoy did
not. Tho first thing thoy cd to
mnke the mnyor's salary $IOo per
month nftar the flrat-cit Mny. 10 1R
The ntricorx whoso salaries aro rain-
ed and tho salaries they will hence-
forth recotvo nro ns follows: Mayor
TtOO; Clerk 75; Treamirer t2R;
Attorney $60; Chlnr of Police 70;
Street Cpuimlssjoiier. 9C0; Asslstnnt
Chief of l'olluo $00; Other Polleo-
ilion. $60; City Physlcfnn $1; Water
nnd Light Superintendent 1 100.
An ordinance wiyj pfoeonted which
sought to compel the owners of
chlrkons to koop ihelr chickens on
their own promises so ns to preserve
the gardens and" flower plots of tho
neighbors of the owners of the chlok-
ens. Tho big surprho came when
four aldermen voted ngalnst this or-
dinance ami four for It which mnde
n tied vote nnd tho otlllimtico lost.
Hero Is how tho nldonuon voted nn
the ordinance:
For tho Oidlnancn:
Aldermen Frank Lewis Go. Har-
ris J. II. Hickman and Sholton.
Agnlnst the Ordinance:
Aldorinen A. W. I). r-Miuiwi A. O.
Wootton JunioH Illfflo. Wndo Daugh-
orty. Nun-'Confectionery.
Grnfa & Oromi are hairing the vn-
ennt store two dors west of tho Htnto
Nnllonnl Hank handsomely fitted up
for n confectionery store and whole-
sale loecream plant . Tho room will
bo ready for occupancy in about ten
days when they will Instiill one of
tho most up to dut-t confectionery
stores In Durant
he Most Powerful Moving
Picture Ever Staged
Smashing
The Vice Trust
A COLOSSAL IIHAHT-IIK.VOLVG
DHAMATI.A'riO.N IN SIX PA I ITS
AND 7(1(1 SCK.MSS.
Startling Disclosures
of the White Slave Ring
Mnde IJy DISTIHCT ATTOILNKY WHITMAN.
Shows
District Attorney
Whitman
AMKIMOA'B GUIJATUST CItl.MINAL PltOSI'.OUTQK I) U K I N
NHAItLV ONH HNTI1M3 HI!KL FOll TIIU KIHKT TIMH
SHOWS HOW GIHLS AUH AOTUALIiV SOLI) AT AUCTION.
SHOWS HOW WJIITi: SLAVKItS LUHU TllltOUGII FA KM
MATUIMONIAL HUIHOAUS I'OItTUNIJ UKCITM PAHLOHS DIH-
HONJiST NMPLOYMHNT AGIJNCIIW AND OTIIKIl PITFALLS
Grand Theatre
Friday and Saturday March 5 and 6
AFTKHNOON
M'.MIIHII NINK.
BOY DROWNS
IN BLUE RIVER
Tommy Pitt Aged ThlitcMi Tiled to
Cross lit Miller Wml Whllo Water
Wna HIrIij 1011 off hit llote nmt
UiM. Life
Whllo attempting to ride his horso
across Lltllrt llllie lllver nt Mlllor'-t
Ford Wedii"sdny afternoon about 1
o'clock Tommy Pitt aged thirteen
yenrs wns drowned. The body was
recovered by the child's grandfather
8. M. Harp with whom tho boy mado
his homo sovernl hours later.
Ono of Iho soni of John Miller
who lives near the ford nw tho no-
cldent nnd gavo Mils teporl: Tom-
my rode to Iho ford nhout 1 o'clock
Intending to cross Iho atroam whloh
was swollen by the recent ruins and
running swift and deep. Tho horso
seemed nfrald to ontor tho water but
the child urged him and ho waded
In but got beyond his depth nnd wni
taken under when the hoy wns swept
from the- horse's bnck and drownod
before aid could renrh him.
The little fellow made lib. homo
with his grandfather Mr. Harp who
Uvea on tho Jim MoKtnnoy place ho-
Iweon Keillors' Iloest and Cexpy'i
Chapel.
llnicment Wooded; Heboid UIhiuKmmI
The roecitt heavy rains which havo
disheartened the farmers merchant
nnd nlmnst everybody else tins mndo
tho school kids or at least a part
of them hnppy for a day or so for
school In tho Central Ward building
In Durant w.ir dismissed temporar-
ily Thursdny morning owing to tho
fnift thnt tho basement had been
flooded with water which put tho
heating plant out of commlsHton.
The basemont Is being clonrcd of
tho flood nnd school will ho resumed
as soon as this can be dono nnd tho
healing plant put back Into service.
I
AND NKHIT
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