Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, September 15, 1916 Page: 3 of 12
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TTRJUBAY SEITEttBEH 18 10M.
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Preserving the Peoples
Heritage
J By Representative Ccott Forrls of Oklahoma (jhaltihan of Kmne
House uonimiubo on l'uouc Lanaa ana .Auinor ot tnc er-
ils Homestoad Law and Other Conservation
Measures In tho U. S Congress.
Thoro Is no need to arguo the quel
tlon of consorvjtion to t!' Amorican
people; thoy aro educated to Its im-
yortanco and altvo to its necessity.
Jt is attempted in this short article
only to show how thoroughly tho
prenont Democratic administration
has guarded tho heritago of the
wkolo peoplo from exploitation and
usurpation by tho fow an dpassfd or
inaugurated legislation which will
presorvo and niako usoful to tho
wholo nation our public domain.
Tho nation in splto of tho tremen-
dous waste under Republican admin-
istrations Is Btill rich in natural ro-
aoutces and has vest property inter-
ests to bo protected. Several hun-
dred million acres of unentored .m-
r.pportioned land still remain in pub-
lie ownership. Some of It is moun-
tain land Bonio somt-arld some al-
most total wasto land. Tho Wilson
policy is that this vast domain sln'l
be used for the advancement ano
good of the whole peoplo not the
enrichment of the fow. It shall b
made habitable and turned into Am-
erican homes.
Tho Homestead Law which nas
passed the-Houso is now on the Sen
ate calondar and will soon become i
law enlarges the homestoad unit
from 160 to 640 acres so tin: an Am-
? erican farmer will find It possible to
go upon .this land and establish an
American home. Thus will the wasto
rlacos be made glad and homes tako
the place of wilderness.
There is thirty-fivo million poten-
tial horsepower of hydroelectric en-
orgy in tho United States six million
developed and In uso twonty-nlno
million running Idly to tho sea. Of
thin last the Interior Department ad-
" nilnistors on about twenty-fivo mil-
lion and about sevon million Is un-
der the jurisdiction of tin War De-
partment. But all of it under the
determined policy of Presidont Wil-
son is being conserved and doveloped
for the uso o fpresent and coming
generations of Americans. The lax
laws the lack of proper laws the
faulty administration tho exploita
tion and wasto of ouiv public domain.
all have been remedied and stopped.
A timborloss nation is weak at a
vital point. Tho ono hundred and
sixty-five million acres of forest ro-
nerves which must furnish this and
succeeding generations of 'Americans
an adequate timber supply hjuve been
l igorously pr .ted and coupon ed
by tho Wilson administration. No
longer are there timber thlovory
frauds and depredations.
No chain is stringer than it; weak-
est link; any nation is crippled wh'ch
does not possess and contrj' an ade-
quate fuel sapply. Tho fifty-three
million acres of coal land containing
four hundred and fifty billion tons of
coal still in public ownership is an
estate belonging to the American
peoplo of inestimable valuo. So well
has the Wilson administration con-
served this great asset that the most
fault-finding opponent finds no
ground for criticism of it.
Tho recent great dovolopmoiu in
the use of oil as a motive power in
ships automobiles airships and var-
ious other engines hats mado it im-
perative that tho flvo million acres
of oil land still in public poHesslon
be raost carefully conserved. Tho
Wilson administration with true and
patriotic foresight has )stabltsliod
naval resorvos in the far west so tlfaL
now and In tho far future our nary
our Industries and our. homes are as-
sured of all adequato oil supply. No
longer are valuable ol llanda passed
to patent at a dollar and a quator
an acre.
How dlfforcnt isthin from tho Taft
administration? Tho Baliingct
scandals in tho west tho OuRjfrn-
holm Bcandals in Alaska rh water-
Site coat land and oil laud grabs on
all sides aro fresh In the mlndft of
tho people. Hut no whist)' of scan-
dal or evon carolossnoss or Ineffi-
ciency Is heard of the Wilson admin-
istration. What has boon said-of tho ntlior
public lands is true of tho two mil-
lion seven hundred and eighty thou-
sand ncros of phosphate lands which
contain roughly twonty btllto tons
of phosphates easily wort'i :1 'ty
billion dollars and available to Am-
erican farmers for fertlllzaHou v ir
poses. Horc too the Wilson n-1 min-
istration ha3 oxorciBed tho same vig-
ilance and care and thoro Ik no same
absence of criticism.
Alaska that wonderful storehouse
of riches was by preceding adminis-
trations Hist maltreated then neg-
lected. There woro the Guggenheim
frauds and scandals. Coal timber
and oil lands harbor and wharfage
sites wero frittered away with no
concern for tho rights of the hun-
dred million Americans who owned
thorn. Then when public opinion bo.
came outraged ths regime of waste
and exploitation was succoeded by a
period of stagnation and Alaska was
locked up Its resources unused Its
growth stopped. It fairly began to
withor-and die.
But with tho Wilson administra
tion came a change and an awaken
ing a new and bettor era for Alaska.
Fraud and scandal and rumors of
fraud have ceased. Alaska has come
into her own and all American can
rojoico In and enjoy her princely
worth.
Tho natiojal' parks spell health
and happiness to the American peo
ple. We have in national parks and
monuments nearly five million acres.
Under the national parks service law
passed by the Wilson administration
those parks are being enlarged and
beautified and made accessible by
good roads.
Tho CONSERVATION policy and
record of achievement of President
Wilson commends itself with invinci-
ble force to all believers in conserva-
tion. It has "boon wise consistent
strong and energetic and great in
accomplishment.
NEW PIPE ORGAN
Plans were received this week by
Judgo A. H. Ferguson for the new
pipe organ to bo installed in the
First Presbytorian Church and
which will cost upward of $2500
installed and ready to operate The
organ is built' especially to fit tho
sot-in In the rostrum back of tho pul-
pit and will bo among tho finest or-
gans in Oklahoma. Tho installation
is io bo completed by October 15th
according to tho contract.
Successful
If you will obsorve the roc o ul of successful men in all callings
you'U.noto that such men depond upon their "banking power." Bus-
iness men pay their bills by check and thereby tako tho best rocolpt
for monoy expended. The man who pays his bills by check thereby
builds up a banning power as It is callod and in stringent tlmo$ can
utilize this power or credit to help him in his legitimate business.
Let Our Bank be Your Bank
Open an account and pay by check. It Is tho best way. Our
aervico Is unsurpassed anywhere and wo are woll propared to tako
caro of you.
DURANT NATIONAL BANK-
DUIIANT. OKLAHOM A
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HAY TIES
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BUY TJ1EM NOW. THE SUPPLY IS LIMITED!
RIGHT PRICE. CASH ONLY.
A. L Severance Hardware Co.
Sfljftf
don't I do it TODAY?
W
You don't know how good coffee is until you
; taste it:
And you can't know how good and how comfortable
a sensible cigarette is until you first smoke one.
Fatimas are a sensible cigarette. How long have
you been thinking that some day you might try them?
They leave you feeling better after a day of heavy
smoking than any other cigarette. Why don't you
try them and prove that?
H
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Tm going to try Fatimas TODAY!"
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a sens
ible
20 for 15c.
cigarette
$tifljtt&jt(y&A Jcr&acco Got.
ELECTING A PRESIDENT
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Nation
Rent
by Slavery
Issue
In
1860.
LINCOLN.
THE election of 18C0 found
tho country on tho vergo
of civil war. The aboli-
tionists were members of the
Republican party and in tho
convention Lincoln defeated Wil-
liam II. Seward of New York.
Lincoln was not nn abolitionist
in the strict sense of tho word
lie latvr wanted the government
to buy all the slave. The "Doug-
Ins Democrats" nominated Ste-
phen A. Douglas of Illinois who
likewise was In favor of pfo-
hibitlng the further extension of
slavery. .7. C. Brecklnrldgo of
Kentucky was tho candtdute of
tho other branch of Wie Demo-
cratic party while John Doll of
Tetinessco was tho candidate on
the Union ticket.
Lincoln defeated George B.
McCIennn of Now Jersey In 1801.
(Watch for the election of Grant
I tf"ln 1S68 in our next issue.)
100 PER CENT. AMERICAN.
$ "I am the candidate of a party $
but I am above all things else an
. American citizen. I neither seek $
jthe favor nor fear the displeas-
ure of that small alien element
i among us which puts loyalty to
4- any foreign power before loyalty
$ to the United 8tate8." From $
President Wilson's Speech of Ac-
J ceptance. $
WANTED Woman to work in
small family light work. Must fur-
nish references ac to honetsy and
ability. Inquire ar ti08 Norch Founh
Avenue or phone r27.
See E. M. Evans for Typewriters.
Professionals
3J3$SSiiS''3
W. H. STONK ?
? Attorney - at - Law $
Bennett Building. 2nd Ave. -$
$$.S$$$3$j$iJt;.5 s
J. B.
HANNAH
LAWYER
Office Bennett Ilu'lding
Phones: Office 158 Residence 708
DUKANT OKLAHOMA
CADDO BOYS
SMASH AUTO
Plunged Down Embankment at Rod
River Bridge Oar Turning Throo
Somersaults. Occupants Aro NoC
Seriously Injured.
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
I NOT PROMISES BROKEN
$ "I do not doubt that the people
$ of the United Statco will wish J
4 the Democratic party to con-
tinue In control of the govern- $
ment. They are not in the habjt
J of rejecting those who have ac-
V- tually served them for those who
$ are making doubtful and conjee-
tural promises of service. Least
$ of all are they likely to substl-
J tutc those who promised to
J render them particular services
and proved false to that promise J
if. for those who have actually ren-
$ dered those very services."
From President Wilson's Speech
J of Acceptance.
DH. C. E. DOUGLASS
DENTIST
Olflco Over AV. L. Townsend & Co.
jOffice Phono IOC. Itcsldence 203
IDURANT ..... OKLAHOMA
"Five young men from Caddo. Ok-
lahoma had a narrow escapo from
serious injury or death yesterday
(Thursday) evening about G o'clock
when the automobile in which they
were occupants plunged down tho
20-foot embankment just south of
Re'd River bridge on the Texas uldo.
The machine is said to have made
three complete somersaults before
reaching the bottom. The boys re-
ceived only slight bruises while tho
auto was almost completely demol-
ished. "The young men camo over yes-
terjjfiy to take the car back homo it
ha'wng been at a local garage under-
going repairs. Before departing it is
alleged that they imbibed quite freo-
Iy of "joy-water" and possibly de-
cided to break a few records boforo
reaching home. It is almost mirac-
uIoub that they were not all serious-
ly Injured. The tvo front wheels of
tho auto wore smashed the wind-
shield demolished and both seats
smached in and the top ruined. Tho
boys returned to Donison to toll their
troubles. The car will bo picked up
In pieces.' (Denlson Morning Gazette.
Local Manager Cotton of tho Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Co is taking
this weok his first vacation in ten
years having worked every day d ir-
ing that time. During his absence
H. E. Adams of Corpus Christl la on
tne jod. . a
iin$ 2 1
D 90f. 1
When Old Sol shoots
the mercury up around
90 then it's sure time
to drink
FECIAL
la fact any time's a
j;ood time.
Moistens Parched
Throats.
Quenches Thirst-
Nutritious. PAUL d. IilRBMAN
Sulphur Okla.
.. Distributor
Dr. J. L. Reynolds
Specialist
i EYE EAR NOSE and THROAT
Glassos Propei ly Fitted
Offices ovr Corner Drug Store
I D u rant Oklahoma
Soo E. M Evans for Typewriters.
Tho QuWna TfcBt Doss Not Affect Tho (toad
Decause of Its touk: and laxative effect. I-AXA-TIV1J
BSOMOQOTNINUSa better CUaDorxJInmy
Quinine and doe not cause tiervoiutKis nor
rinalns In IieacL Remember Uiti full name and
look lor Ure Bftreaturc of & V. attovu. 2Jc
Have your Byes exam
Ined and Glassos fitted
by DR. SLAUGHTER
Durant's Reliable EX
PERT OPTICIAN. Office In Wldo
Awako Studio North Third Avenue
DWIGHT & HOKE
Attorneys - at - Law
Have moved from tho Rushing build-
ing to the Stato National Bank Bldg.
Boons 8 oad 9
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Superintendent O E. Parris of the
Durant Public Schools has under-
taken to see that 4ovory school child
in tho city of Durant attends school
this yoar and in that york ho will
have tho co-oporation of tho city au-
thorities to tho fullest extont it has
boon announced.
In years past there have boon
about 200 children of school ago in
this city who havo not been in ut-
tendanco at tho public sshools or
any other htliools the law Is that re-
gard having been neglected. The
law is very plain on tho subjoct and
compulsory nttonadnco la oaslly and
quickly enforced.
U is suggested by the authorittos
that porsons having chlldron of
school ago not In school see that
they are enrolled at onco and aaTO
themselves unnecessary trouble and
annoyance.
Whenever You Need a Qeaerul Tonic
Tako drove's
The Old Standard Grove's Toeteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
wellknown tonic properties of QUININB.
and IRON. It acts on the Liver Drives
out Malaria Enriches the Blood and
Bfiilds up the Whole Sjstvqj. 50 cents.
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DURHAM DUPLEX
Safety
Razors
IMat
1 0C Each
STONE DRUG CO.
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