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Durant Weekly News
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE COUNTY 01' 11JIYA.V
VOLUME XIX.
EXAMINATIONS iLEMBURG FALLS
AT THE NOIkV BEFORE GERMANS
DURANT OKLAHOMA
1
ntniAY ji'nku.1 mm.
KILLING MANY DOGS
According to Poundkecpor Coffev
5
200 Teachers Taking (lie Exam.
Other Not- or Interest Knm The i
Greatest Summer Normal Thnt Him t
. Jaw Keen Held in Dumnt.
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! (Dy Prof. A. Ltnschclil)
Over two hundred teachers nro
tanRitho examination for county
teachers this week. Tho oxnmlnn-
tlons are conducted under tho aus-
pices of tho Normal School by the
various County Superintendents of
tho Southeastern Normal School Dis-
trict. Owing to tho 'fact that every
room at tho Normal School Is occu-
iucu ovory period or tho day with
class work tho examinations nre be-
ing held In-tho Durant High School
building nnd In tho Central Ward
building.
The following County Superin-
tendents nro In tho city this week:
Felts of Lovo County; Thurston of
Carter;-need of Choctaw; Payno of
Pushmataha; McCIeary ot Atoka;
Fox of Marshall; Fair of Latimer;
Norrls ot LoFloro nnd Noely of
uij.iu. j no normal scnooi is ai-
ways ploascd to soo those gontlomon.
Their prosonce Is helpful and Inspir-
ing not only to tho teachors and
tholr respective countlos but to tho
mombors of tho rogulor Normal Fac-
ulty n3 woll. Many of thoso mon
have oxproesed themsolros aB being
highly gratified by tho work whlcn
tho Normal School Is doing nnd all
of them aro In hearty sympathy with
Its administration Its aims and Its
Ideals. Co-operation is the key-word
which unlqcks tho door ot success
so far as the State schools aro con-
cerned and If thoso men contlnuo
to co-operate with tho Normal School
that institution will continue to grow
In attendance In Influence andl n
usefulness.
Superintendent C. W. Richards of
Ardmore I" delivering a series of
lectures during the assembly period
this week. Thoso lectures aro char-
acterized by tho soundness of their
pedagogy and their Inspirational
character. Superintendent Richards
Is a practical man who knows every
phaso of school work thoreforoho
speaks from tho fulness of exper-
ience. There nro many of tho tcdi-
ors who appreciate' his lccturos so
highly that thoy state that they
wuold rather hear him than tho mon
of national reputation who preceded
him. Superintendent Richards ha3
mado a hit with tho majority of tho
student teachers at tho Normal
School.
It Is very gratifying to noto that
tho great majority of tho toachors
will bo here during tho ten weeks'
session. While It Is true thnt a
largo number of thorn are taking tho
certificate examination thoro am
very many of those who aro taking
tho examination now but aro going
to continue. This is as it should bo:
Those who stay for the entire session
aro certain to reap moro benefit
from their coming to Durant than
thoso who stay only four weeks. It
lsxtruo that-even tho certificate work
is valuable; It Is so valuablo that tho
Stato of Oklahoma cannot yet afford
to dispense with It nnd thoso teach
ers who havo como hero for tho pur
poso oi uoing certificate worK aro
Ju&t as welcome as tho peoplo who
como to do any other kind of work
requiring an equal amount o timo
and energy.
Latimer County won tho honor of
having tho greatest proportion of
her teachors present and Is there-
fore to bo banqueted by the Normal
School. This banquet Is ono of the
most elaborate In which tho Normal
School has ever boon a participant.
Somo of tho foremost educators In
this Stato aro on tho program tho
menu Is sufficient to ticklo tho pal-
ato of tho eplcuro and every Indica-
tion points to tho success of that ban-
from every point of vlow.
Now students contlnuo to enroll
ulthoughMho torm Is nearly half ov-
er. Thoso who enroll at this timo
were prevented from coming sooner
becauso their schools wcro still In
session. Students may enroll ovon
now to do credit work and by cen-
tering tholr activities on ono or two
branches thoy may still mako tholr
credit before tho summer school
cIoeos. r
There aromen and women of na-
tional reputation who will address
tho students during tho next month.
Among thoso aro: J. A. Puffor ono
of tho foremost students of tho boy
problem. la tho United States; Mrs.
Cora Wilson Stewart of Kentucky
who achieved' so much fame In or-
ganizing the rural schools ot her na-
Gr. .4V.
Monies Give Tp Gnllclnn
nnd Gct-mntt-AiiMrlnu lor.
Greatest Victor) of the
2. t
Probably tho greatest single vic-
tory to bo won slnco tho European
war started nearly n year ago. was
won Wednesday by tho Austro-Gor-mnn
forces when tho strongly fortl-
nou city of Lemburg. capital of Gal-
Icla which tho Russians havo held
since last September fell before tho
terrific onslaught of tho Invaders
and when tho Russians evacuated
tho city to points sixty miles to the
northeast but taking their guns wlca
them so thnt the spoils or the vic-
tors of tho battle will bo small. Of-
ficial reports from the Russian capi-
tal admit the dofent. As a result of
tho battle. In which probably five
million mon took part. Archduke
Frodirlok of the Austrlnn army and
Gonornl von Macknnscn of the Ger-
man army havo both boon made field
mnrshals. On tho River" Dn!eur
south of Lomburg. tho brittle sttl
rages.
Tho result or tho battlo Is turn
tho ttusslnn army oporattng south or
Lomburg Is effectively out off from
tho northern army nnd from its bKo
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ul oujijmiub. ii ino siroKo is is e
DANFORH GETS STATU JOH
Governor Williams this week p
pointed Mr. W. P Dnnford. of tills! the people of Durant are not paying
city. u Assistant Stnto linirlntior ' lis ilnr tux itn m it. n -... t .i.....
I with duties In the Slate Highway-'tiM only eighteen license. have lie -
iparlment. nnd Mr. Dnnford received sued bv ntv Oinrk iiwt.i n i. ..
ofriclnl imtloo nf his nppolntmunt on.ttniatsd that there are over 100 dogs
Wednesday from Hon. A. N. l.ecofnfU In the' city of Durant. and from this
secretary to the Governor. The JBbi It will be seen that only a very small
pays 1500 a yonr. and oomittintoV percent of tho owners of the canities
JUiy 1st. nt which timo Mr. Dnnfordiaro coming noross with the imenMnr
nnd his fnmlly will move to the oap-'dlnero for the licenses which permit
tholr pets to llvo In security. Mr.
Coffoy. tt h said. Is going ahead audi
Itnl city. Mr. Dnnford was City 1-Su
glneer hero for sovornl years but
uoi rrempioyeu mis yonr. iiv roiiowlng tho Instructions -of thai
.- ..... . . . ulg .Miij-ur ii mi v.;iiy Louneu. i.asl month
the younger civil engineers of tho! he only killed twenty-five. Already
State and his qualifications alone IlliM month tho mortuary IK has
were what landed him the position) reached thirty and It Is thought by
us no was nm U nppiir it ror thin the Inst of tho month the casualty
particular position.
TEMPORARY LICENSE
Tho Stnto Supremo Court hn
granted a temporary license to I V'
McOallb or Durant to prneilco. lmy
until tho time when tho Stato 'UltT
Association holds another sowuon tot
examination of applicants fur ml-admission.
list will
fifty.
bo In tho neghborhond of
ALLIGATOR IN Hl.Fi: ItlVKIt ??
A imuu whoso name tt was ttupo
IUIb to loarn and who was not
nown to anyone In th dnig stom
hr lie made the ilelemont stnrt-
'1 ooh ilaj- tills WMk that U had
teu with his own eyw. In Uht Riv-
pr. a Httlo way up stream from the
pumping station an alligator thnt
aiust havo boen Iwolve feet In length
iid .hnt ho knew It was an llla-
tir for ho saw It lu th not of cnli
ik Into the wnr from t'i. hini
GRANDFATHER
LAW ANNULLED
t'. S. -Siipivine fituH lloldn Okliilm.
mu (oiiMltutloiml AttuMidment to
I mi In Conflict With tho I'lttoonth
Amendment tit the CotiMltiitlmt
of the United Nlnitvi
NUMHHIt TH'I
iNTV.nVK
OATS IIUI.VO flOo A 11USIIUL
Some ID IB outa havo Iimii market-
od hero this wook and thoiosold on
Wednesday brought fifty wn's n
bushel considerably more tlmn th I .. re It had hen taking a sun lath
ursi onw urpugnt last year? it l'tho- within hrtaHng scorfed .J the
confidently expoctcd that ontn vln j.i. ht the strrngor stoutly nmlu-
bring seventy-five cents a bushel jt-ilnrC that ho wa telling the plain
hero. this fall owing to the tfreat'trtih No one el has retiirtod lun-
reotlvo ns tho Gormnns bellove It I .ftport'uomand for them. &. tr.: seen the cresture
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v nivuiin iiraviicauy mo OlimijntlO-i
of tho Russian hordes as a factor In
tho war horcaftor and will mean
thereforo thnt groat masses ot Ger
mans will bo turned to tho west nnd
against tho French nnd English to
assist tho western Gorman nmy
which is sorely harrasscd by tho al-
lies In that field of operations.
Tho Germans did not surpass tho
Russians In the number of men but
tho Russians lacked adequato sup-
plies of ammunition while the Inad-
cre woro well supplied.
FRANK WILL NOT 1LYNG
Famous Georgia Murder Case Ends
When Gov. Slaton Commutes the
- .Death. Sentence -Military Trotec
Hon fop Govorrjr Necessary.
Tho Loo M. Frank murder caso of
Georgia which has attracted moro
attention over tho world than any
other criminal caso in many yenrs
camo to a dramatic closo Monday
when Governor Slaton of Georgia
commuted Franks' death scntonco to
ono of llfo imprisonment after tho
courts of last resort hod decided
that Frank should die.
Following tho action of tho gov-
ernor tho populace seemed to go
mad and riots woro pulled ofr at
Marietta former homo of Mary Pha-
gan whom Frank was convlctod of
killing nnd whero tho offlgy of Gov-
ernor Slaton wns hanged and burn-
ed. Angry mobs gathered around the
Governor's homo near Atlanta and
threatened violence and tho twonty
policemen who guarded tho placa
woro Insufficient to Insure protec-
tion to tho Governor's homo and
person and ho proclaimed martial
law and called out tho militia which
finally succeeded in quelling tho
riots without a shot but not until
sovornl of tho men had boon hurt by
missies thrown from the mob. Feel-
ing In tho stnto is very Intense and
it all seems to be against the Gov-
ernor ror his act. j
NEAR JAIL DELIVERY
Thoro was a near Jail dollveiy at
Dryan County's prison last Saturday
morning and had not tho orricors
been vigilant all thoso who wanted
to do so would havo mad tholr es-
cape. Tho fellow Bon Bunker wht
was placed In Jail to await trial 'JN
tor ho had given D. Morgan a bum
check and other people bum checks
was caught In .he act of sawing tho
bara In tho north window of tho main
coll room. Jailor Wynne had. been
called to tho court houso on an er
rand nnd had luft his boy to watch.
Tho Inmntes evidently believed that
tho Jail was ucwatched for tho saw
ing commenced whllo tho boy watch-
ed and offlcoru soon took Den's saw
and another ono that was hidden In
tho Jail. -
As a result of tho buslnoss a war-
rant was Issued for Terrell Edwards
ot Dokchlto who was bollovod to
havo slipped tho saws inside when
ho called to visit Claude Dcalrd
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
KEEP KQOL KLGTHES
THAT RETAIN THEIR SHAPE AND GOOD LOOKS
WHY' IS IT Somo Palm llertch and other Summer (JarmciitA Iixik
so much better than others after lliey uro wtshel or clemicd ?
This Is tho question that Is dally coming homo to ninny who linvo
bought iM)orly-tallored lutshfiutk garments even at a reduced price.
THEY' DON'T STAY GOOD LOOKING LIKE OURS Union they
are well-tailored prehrunk; mid rtifottnaco very '.few Init tmttv
would rather pay tlio llttlo difference and got THOSE T!tATSTAY
G.OOD LOOKING. '
PALM REACH '
SulU or Extnx 8klrt -Sulttt
or Eitra. Trousers
For Women Men and Young Men
ARE
EQUAL
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WELL
SUITED
FOR
THE
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CoprrUht 1016
The II. UUik Co.
NEVER WAS THERE A FAHRIO
SO UNIVERSALLY ADOPTED FOR SUMMER WEAR; RUT IF
YOU DON'T GET THE GENUINE AND IT WELL-TAILORED
t
$7.(10 $8.fi0 and 9l).no
$1.00
tive Stato for greater efficiency
Many other famous men and women
aro to bo'hero 'during tho month of
July.
YOU'LL RE DISAPPOINTED
MEN'S SUITS....
KXTRA TROUSERS
(Gcnuuio Pum Reach)
LADIES' SUITS $10.85 $1 1.85 and $12.83
Prowhrunk and Extra Well Tailored SUlU in Reach Cloth
MaIo by DUcliof m low iw $783
EXTRA HKIRT8 (preshrunk) goiiulno Palm Roacli am bo
had at this store at $.'.8S 8J1.50 1(13.88 and oB0
YVASH SKIRTS In Oordiiroy-PllsNo and Pique at tho fol.
lowing prices $.83 $2.50 $JI.85 1M.B0 and $3.00
SUMafKR. DRESSES AND RLOUSES
jAro soiling as fast aa wp can got thorn in becauso
WE I1UY RUT ONE OF A ICIND
Even of tho llttlo inexpensive drosses so that thoy will havo
tho Individuality
PRETTY COOL STYLISH WASH DRESSES can bo had
at tho following prices 1.B0 $3.88 $0.30 $7.88 and $10.80
CRISP NOVEL NEW IILOUSIiS
Sk ..$1.08 $2.30 $3.30 and $1.85
LIStri0 '10c 8c $1.33 to $3.80
LESS THAN HALF PRICE
-CLKAN-Ur SALW ON ALL 5IILLINERY-
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III probably one of tho most Im-
portant race decUlon in it history.
uto united Btntiw Supremo Court
Mfthdny nnnullod as unconstitutional
the Oklahoma constitutional amend-
ment rotttrlctliiK the suffrage rights
of those who could not vol or whoso
ancestors could not voto prior to the
ratification of the Fifteenth Amend-
mont to the Federal Constitution.
Chief Justice White a Southerner
anil nu old Confederate soldier nn-
uounood tho court's deelslon which
wm imanlmoiik. weepi tnat J.ille
Mtllpynolds took no part In the ease.
Hy holding that conditions that
existed before the Fifteenth Amend-
ment whtoh prntiiM that tho right
to voto shall not ho denied or
abridged on account of "rnae oolor
or previous condition of sorvltiuU"
could not be brought over to tho
prosont day lu disregard of tills solf-
oxocutlug nuiomlmout. It Is generally
bellovqd thnt tho court want a Ion
way townrd Invalidating much of the
so-called "grauiUathor clause" leg-
Islntlon or Southom stntos.
Itiiiiiedlnlo Hi feeti of DecUlon
Tho Immediate eHeot or tho court's
decision was to uphold the conviction
or two Oklahoma election olflcluls
who denied negroes the right to voto
In a congressional olcctlon nnd to
award three Maryland negroes dam
ages from election officials In An
napolis who refused to register them.
Tho court held thnt these election
ofriclals'could not Ignore tho potency
or tho Fifteenth Amendment In wlp-
Ing out or stnto constitutions tho
word "whlto" ns a qualification ror
voting. In (ho Marylnnd case tho
court's doclslorf established tho point
thnt tho Fifteenth Amondmeiit ap-
plies nllko to municipal as well as to
Fedoral elections.
Discussing tho Oklahoma case
Chjot J.ustjco WW Jo said tho Okla-
noma amohdmont to tho State Con-
stitutlon first flxod a literacy stand-
ard and then followed It with a pro-
vision creating a standard based up-
on tho conditions existing on Jun. 1
18C5 prior to tho adoption or tho
Fifteenth Amondinont nnd eliminat-
ed thoso coming under thnt stand-
ard from tho Inclusion to tho liter-
acy tost. i
Peiiteditites Former Condition
The court had difficulty ho said
In finding words to more clearly do-
monstmte ltu convictions that this
nctlon or tho Stato ro-crmited nml
perpntuatod tho vory conditions
which tho Fifteenth Amondmeiit was
Intended to dostroy thnu tho Inn-
gungo used In that amendment.
"It Is true" continued tho Chief
Justlco "thnt It contains no oxprosi
words or an exclusion rrom thcMnud-
ard which It establishes or any por-
tion on account or "raco color or pre-
vious condition or sorvltudo" pro-
hlblted by tho Fifteenth Amondinont.
but the stnndard Itself Inhorently
brings that result. Into oxlstenco
since It Is based purely upon a por-
lod of timo boforo the enactment of
tho Flftoonth Amondiuiint and makos
that period tho controlling and dom
inating tost or tho right of suffrage."
"In othor words wo seek lu vain
for any grounds which would sustain
nny other Interpretation but I bat
tho provision recurring to tho condi-
tions oxlotlng before tho Fifteenth
Amendment wns adopted and tho
contlnunnco of which tho Flftoonth
Amondinont prohibited proposed by.
In substnnco nnd in offect lining
inoBo conditions ovor a porlod or
timo nfter thp amendment to moko
thorn tho basis of tho right to tfuf.
frago conferred In direct nnd positive
disregard of tho Flftoonth Amend
ment. And tho snmo result wo aro
of opinion Is demonstrated by con-
sidering whothor It is poaslblo to did
cover any basis of ronsou for tho
standard thus fixed othor than the
purposo abovo itatod.
Directed at Fifteenth Amendment
"Wo say this bocauso wo aro un-
ablo to discoror how unions tho pro-
hlbltlons of tho Flftoonth Amondr
mont woro consldorod tho Bllghtost
renson was afforded for basing th
classification upon a porlod of time
prior to tho Flftoonth Amendment.
Certainly it cannot bo nald that thoro
was any peculiar necromancy In tho
timo namod which engendered attri
butes affoctlng tho qualification to
n. .
NO ALARM OVER
COURT DECISION
Untemor Will Not (all Mpevlnl fle.
Mon of the lgMaturo to KIIihIm
nle Negtv Vote Hns Asked for
Copy of Oiiirt'a HerMon.
Oklahoma City Julie Zl.flor.
ernor Williams has telegraphed la
Washington for a copy of the opltt
Ion of the Suppunn Coijrt In Ihtf
"grandfather clause" decision. lie Is
Interested a the head of the Demo-
cratic parly In this State to know
Just what the court ha decided and
how far the opinion goes into tho
morlti of tho law. He said that ho
Is not worried over the ponslblo of.
fects of the decision nnd he will not
enl nny session of the LejtJiUluro to
ennet lonffi sort of law to orerromo
at least In part the effect of the opin-
ion In enfraiirhKng the negroeo.
"There I no hurry about any.
thing or this sort." said thw Govern
or. "Oklahoma Is Dnitmorntle In
any event nml It will bo possible for
the Legislature nt iom future tlmn
to ennet literacy testa or poll tax
pi ovist oi ouch aa Texas has to
eliminate tho unfit from the rrlvl-
lesjw of the nleetlv franchise. I am
Interested to road the decision of tho
Biiprwm Court however ror It
seems to set n new mark ror legltU-
tliin to reach nMor "
While there Is absolutely no
chance lor a special session or tho
Oklahoma Legislature solely to con.
slder the grandfather law. It Is like-
ly that If the liiVinnkers should bo
nssembled to handle some economlo
question tho election law might bo
opened up for them ns an Incident or
their session.
The only probable chnnca for an
extra session so fnr as It has devel-
oped up to this time would bo an ad-
verse declslnn or tho Supremo Court
lu tho gross production tax case that
has been sot ror submission on July
18. Governor Williams some timo
ago asnerted thai ir tho Supromo
Court should rulo adversely to the
Stato In this caso he will convone tho
Leglslaturp to enact another rovonue
law to fit tho specifications that ar
oxpectoij'Ja bo found In tho deris-
ion of tH court.
In caLj such a special session
should be called It would doubtloss
rssemblo next winter and It l al
together probable that If It should
assemblo tho Governor would sub-
mlt to the lawmakers tho matter ot
changing tho Stnto election laws to
guard against participation In olec-
tlons of persons whe nro for any
good reasons llkoly to bo iimlcMrn-
bio electors.
THE NEWS STARTS NEW l
SERIAL THIS ISSUES
Tho Hroli en Coin FentiirliiK flnvs
Ciiiinnl. A M) story Story That I
IiituivMlnir ThoiiKAiuU of Header.
Tho Weekly News' now serial slo-
ry "The Rrokon Coin." by the fain
ins Emorson Hough stnrts this weolt
and the opening chapter will be
found on page six of. this Isiue.
iWhon the Now was persuaded
sevoral months ago to publish IH
first sorlal story the editor was
hit doubtful ns to whether tho read-
ers wanted fiction ln their nc-wspn-por
which they buy expressly for lo.
cnl iiowm. After having printed tho
"Master Key." nnd "Tlio Rlnck llox"
both rattling good stories and
watching tho Impression thoy havo
mnde. It has been decided to glvo tho
renders of tho paper tho best story
yet which starts this weok as afore-
said. The story will bo printed ono
Installment enoh week for fifteen
wooks.
When It comes to writing storing
thnt uro full or hitman Interest and
deeply shrouded In mystery and
thrllllni; situations this writer. Em-
ersoii Hqugh hnn the world beaten
without a doubt; and his stories nro
In great demand by many of tin
vr-M'q most Influential publishers.
Start tho story this week and fol-
low u every weok and the editor
will nssuro you your btkgoit money
worth of wholesome restful reading.
(Continued on Page i Col. 4)
ARRESTER NIGGER AT ARRMORK
Doputy Shorlff McFatrldge jretMrs-
od Wodnoadny night from a placa
flftoon mlloH woat or Ardmore whero
ho had arrostod a nlggor by tho
nnmo of Tom Rurnott who llvo
south ot Colbort. It Is charged that
Rurnett ran away taking hUjslfe'u
sister with him and with whew Ha
had been living In adultery. Mc-
Fatrldgo went back Thursday attr
the nlggor woman
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