Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, December 12, 1919 Page: 1 of 12
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Durant Weekly News
ifOLUME XXII.
DURANT OKLAHOMA FRIDAY DEC. 12 1919
Uest due to
REDS' ACTIVITY
L.ii WilTATIOX IX THIS
I ii lll.AMKI) FOR 1MIKS.
l(MiriOX OK IXDUKTUY.
Ii! .imitation in tins country
Iilj ri IIIIUIIL Mllllll UlllUSl H
j t ei oiiomlc conditions but
rt. ' ''" niimciaiiy siimu-
rim mem tinner inu inspiration
1!ii it.in soviet Uoveinmcnt.
riiliti will lie hiibmlttcil to the
fork Iiglslntiiio In an cxhaust-
Yl.ir liy the Joint legislative
u nun nus iiecn iiive.su-
.it activities slncii lust
i U aiued.
groups i)f the i.iilic.il
I .. been supplying the
Ii ili' all' dissemination of
Miiipagumln I lie icpott
1 1 '1 hey uiu tin- anaichlst
tailing tlii' l'liion nt Rus-
l; n i mill other oiganlza-
li s tnlicnllst i;rotii. the main
!ii Ii an' the Inilusliiul
r nt i h- Woilil anil tin- mm-
. . i. IiiLlmliiiK the Com-
i i nt AiiiuriL'ii ami the
i Labor Patty. In each of
u m s t lie ov oil brow ot the
-: ' ' by Illegal moans Ih-
':u '"'''. Ii till' weapon 111 god
! y - tin' leport will sav.
Ii ii. City is one of the big
j i' ' lor tliu oigaiil.eil move-
1 ii 1 1 will point out with
zi ( i M'lanil lietiolt ;ni(l vil
li i induslilal (entei lroiu
i'Ijii'i lo tlie Pacific harboiing
ui in for thu railital cam-
LM(iiii'sTi:iii.its i:m:ct
! lei il Ciiniliianiliy of Knlgh's
j s iill'tl (lie lOHOWIIlg 0111-
irscd v night: .1. II. Illckiuan.
( aiiiiindei ; It. F. Stiuy
1 i; John Flunov (iiptai'n
- i U. Stone pic iti ;
.' i Ik a in er .mil v i.
i I ler.
MOVK TO IlItKAK WITH
MK.XKX) IS I)ltOt'IKI
1 110 lCOllltlon nuklm? Proul.toni
Wilson to break off diplomatic rela
tions wim uiu unrranza Government
was abandoned by Republican lead-
ei s In the Senate after the President
had informed Senator Fall of New
Mexico ItR author that he would
"ho Bravely concerned to see nny
such icsolutlon pass the Congress"
In announcing after n confetenco
with Senator Fall and Hranilegoe of
Connecticut that the FoieiRii Rela-
tions Committee would take no ac-
tion on the resolution Senator Iodge
said:
"We wanted to help but now the
entire Mexican situation goes to the
1'iesldent. The lesponslblllty Is on
his shoulders. Ict it rust theie."
Passage ot tho resolution the
President wrote Senator Kali would
"constitute it icvoisal of our consti-
tutional practice which might lead
to veiy crave (oiifusiou in legaid
to tho guidutiio of uiu totelgn nl-
taiis." ahri:sti:i roit cotton tiii:ft
Sam Thomas who has been living
ne.ii Fed v School was til tested by
the sheilff's lorce Monday lor the
theft of liV) pounds ot cotton horn
.Mi. Davidson of Hi" Seelev (oniiiiu-
nity. II Is alleged that when itp-
piehended Thomtis hail the money
lor the cotton In his pocket and
aln tho piorecls ol the sale of hi1-
team and wagon and was making
piepaiatlons for a get-a-wny.
HOLIDAY VACATIONS
State Supi'iinlenilent Wilson sug-
gests a two-weeks acation foi all of
the State Noiinnls but leaves the en-
tile matter up to the laculties and
student bodies. The purpose of the
longer aiatiou is to cnuseivo fuel
wbeie mi i.ejty. The S. I'. Xoimul
will decide the matter this week.
Cl.ii'd by ill Ink Clniencc Ilulhild.
a Jobir ton county fnimei placed in
ail at Wapaniicka set lite to the
jail II.xiui" and peiished In the tile
which ensued.
NUMBER FIFTY
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December Sale of Ladies' Ready-to-Wear
As it has been our motto for many years ne.er to carry
5'rter a garment in our ready-to-wear department we are
Inow making prices never before heard of at this season of
fte.viiir.
All hiyh class merchandise made by the best manufac
turers in the country.
?125 suits at 96.9.50
M5 Suits at $59J50
!'5 Suits at $17.50
H Suits at $29.50
$37..-)0 Suits at $19.50
ti'iry Coat in the House is Marked Down.
Every Dress in the House is Marked Down
All Millinery Going at Half Price.
I5'K display of Christmas Goods. No trouble to select
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DURANT OKLA.
DURANT ROTARY
CLUB IS FORMED
lM'HANT XOW A MKMItKIt OK THE
(JltKAT I.NTKIt.VATIOXAl IMHIY
SKKKIXU COMMIWITV fl'MKT.
An event of unusual Importance
to Dm ant and Its citizens occurred
Wednesday night December 10th
when the Durant Rotary Club waB
foimally organized and offlceis chos-
en thus placing the city In that cato-
gory of progressive municipalities
which have membership In the Inter-
national Association of Rotaiy Clubs.
This gieat oiganiation covers the
teirltory of all the higher civilized
countries and has for Its purposes
the moial and social betterment of
meniliei.s and their fellow citizens
the attainment of wholesome and
benefit lal community conditions and
the pladng of Immunity geueially on
a hi"her plane of living. To bo n
good Rutin fun one must be unself-
ish legaidful of others- nil alliulst
in eveiy sense of the woid observ-
ing their motto: "lie Piufit.s Most
Who Serves lle.t." What better
slogan (ould one have who wishes
to benetit his tellows?
On ihe oicaslon of the Installation
and banquet tlieie weie present
twentj-two nienibei.s of McAlestei's
urauialion and ten Horn Shaw-
m is all men who do things in a
gie.it incisure lor otheis and their
cities; and all eiithiisi.istlc Itutaiians
seeking at all times lo spread their
belief keiii dodiine bringing sun-
shine to (l.u k cm nets and suppllvng
human help tin human frailties.
'the visltni.s ueri. itmt liv iiiiimil(
tees ot the Ioial club and escoited
to l lie hiiiiday School room of the
Piesli.vteiiiin Chin t!i vvlili Ii had been
Hindi icad.v lor the installation and
lianiiuet. Kvneti W. Hill of Shaw-
nee lepieseniiug the Distiict (lovei-
uiii of Kotai.v Clubs picsided at the
liiitiallun ol offUci.s nnil diiectois of
the local dub with Its twenty-five
cbuiier inembei.- l'ollowii'g this
imi'i vvlili b w - pieieded by
the b.ihiiitit ( : .ii iu!diess"s inilinl-
! g a v.ilpiitui' h.. (In Pi. hident V.
I-: t't iiba'k. ol the local dub; and
lb u .i(..!le H'i by t!. M Chii.tenei.
I i i n nt it tin Shawnee Club;
Pi. Hi!; Craig ol ilie MrAlester club'
am! I. Kiiltnan Mnltli. ilcn ot the
llapt si I ulver-ity :il Shawnee. Then
Ihei" Wen mlei sling Mill lights nil
Itoiaiv diviilgid li :i vela! ot the
viiiiii .-; Kolailans
n Inii i- ti'ij; iiatur of the nc-
(a ior w.is tae spnlt iMflused by the
n ile (iii.'itette of the .Me Muster 01-
.ailati. I. .vliiili filled in all th-.
.us will! f 1 1 111 tr .fierltnns unit ml
il 'il !l ilf-t lo the evening.
.splendid voial music was I'm ni-li
cit by the Dm. nit chin.il Club ot a
(l(ien male voire s
I'he bniKiuel was a eiy miicli ap-
511 1 "iiite.l lintille of the evening end
whin it i.said that "quail nil Inns!"
.1 1 iim. ..t ii... ii ii ii t.t iii.i ii ii tin .iii
ii ii .i.ij in .! ii ii i ii .. ri n . ...ii .1 . .
else in haiiiienv. one can leadlly
imagine tliat the icpast was an un-
usual one.
OfTiicis installed are as follows:
W H. I'tteibiuk. pi evident; Sam W.
Stone i((-pieslilent; W. K. C.ilstrap.
setretary; K. II. Stewait treasurer
and V. J. Stegei seigeant at aims.
Tlii' muni ot (lireciois uio w. k.
rtterback.. W. K. (Jilstiap. J. R. Mc-
I."(nii. II 11 M.il.iiii A (1 T.i.tlltiu
W. S.' Wll'llain's and 'A.' P." Russell!
TULSA SUFFERS
FROM BIG FIRE
DKSTHL'CTIVK llliAK VISITS TIIK
city nuuixti xkiio wi:.thkr
OX Wi:i)XKSIAY MOHMN(i.
Tho City of Tulsa Wednesday suf-
fered one of the most destructive
flre3 In its history. The file Is said
to hae started In the Alexander
building which was piactlcally di-
atroyed nnd spiead from theru to
the Occk lumber yards which are
also reported a complete loss.
At last reports the entire business
district between Thlid and Fotitth
on Main was tbieatnned.
As the NKWS goes to ptess no
further details ate available butxit
is known that the fire dcpaitmcnt
was working under a heavy handi-
cap because ot the eUteme cold
wealher.
Many alaiius weie turned in and
It Is believed nidst of the flies weie
caused by sudden ftailiig mi of gas
Hie jets lesiiltlng from incieased
pii'sniue after a period of low pres-
sure. iki:i.uix; to oitcAMt:
HOY SCOI'TS OVIIH COfXTV
At a meeting at the Comtneicial
Club looms Monday night a definite
move was made tovvaid the oigaul.a-
llou of Hoy Ki out conipanies In Du-
rant and over the diunty. Thus. W.
(Jrifiiths duputy natonal field iiiiii-
missloner was pie enl and told the
meeting some Interesting things te-
ganllng the Hoy Smut movemenl
which has received fresh Impetus
throughout Hie Nation A committee
compi'sod of It. A. McKltiney as Its
i liiili'iniiii. was named the others be-
ing S. W. Stone l'llli llotiuei and
V. Ii. Haves This committee will at
(iiko (uiiiiuoiii'o wink looking tow aid
the oicanlalion ot Hoy Scouts in
Duiant and over the county. An-
other mieting will be held In the
near inline .it wlilili oigaiii'ation is
to be pcticclid ami plans made for a
(nmpaign lor minis.
MRS MK'IIIA i:. HIRKOWS i
Mrs. Maltha D. lluirows aged 46.
of Colbert was taken to Dcnlson last I
Sunday to undeigo a suigical oper-
ation and died at the City Hospital J
theie Tuesday moining. The body
was taken to Colbert Wednesday and
interment was made there. Deceas
ed leaves three small children.
corrox seed foe seed
To All rniitj" - aid Itiiiiiii -s Men
V lin Ale l.lf'estnl in Si eing lli.v-
oti ('mint) r'l.i il on the Maple
ll.isi- In Hie ( mm Mailvcl:
Willi llli1 pieielll v.uiet) of c nt lull
prow n In this lo'inty. it Is impossible
tor us to go on the iiiiiilvt ns a sta-
ple toiiiitv ('onsiiiii( nil). We lose
llii.u .'iiils nt dollais a .veai mi 111"
pi lie ill iotto;i because we Hie nn.l-
lile In siv in llli- luivuls vie lu.ve a
good st (pie ( iilliin
To reuiMlv this situation a mini
bei ol imiuilli have been sunt (nil
to '.ai Inns palls ul the iiiuutl.' Willi
a view of getting a better vanelv u
staple (ottnn than we ale at the pies-
enl time pindlldlig Ans.veis In these
Imiuliies bv ciitlou gioweis and the
sei d firms aie to Hie etfeit that lain"
Star nit ton sei il of a good vailely
cannot be bad as the sectinus of the
( mint ly n odiiilng l.one Stai iiittou
have tailed this vcar to pioduie ma-
tuie seed enough to plant their own
imps Theiefoie it will be impossi-
ble for us to buy this vaiiely In any
inutilities nt all. The next best vai
ieiics adapted to the climatic and
soil (ouditlons ot III. van iiinnly ate
the Kxpiess cotton wliicli ( nil be had
in a limited (iiiantlty and the Acala
cotton which can be had at a less
ptice pel bushel and In larger (iiau-
titles than thu Kxpress cotton.
Anyone interested la better totton
and consequently better prhes in
llivan county can get full paiticiiluis
by calling on oi writing (lie County
Agent O. II. Dunlap at tho Coiumei-
cial Association looms Durant Oklahoma.
Thoioughly chilled baton will slice
veiy evenly.
When using plaster of Pails It
may be made to set moru slowly by
adding to it a little dissolved glue.
PAUL FINDLEY Expert Merchandiser
of Los Angeles Calif. says
"Only 5 per cent of retail grocers are making money 15
per cent breaking even 80 per cent going into the hole."
Poor managment loose methods of buying slow turn-
over of stock tricky dealings indifference and insufficient
sen-ice to customers Mr. Findley says are some of the
monsters that are gnawing the merchant's throat.
Trade At A Siore That's
Fighting These Monsters
That's striving for better management careful buying
(juick turnover lowest prices and thoughtful service to
every customer. Try us. I believe jou'll like our way.
. . Strickland
THE MG BUSY SECOND AVENUE STORE
TIIK I'.U'SK OK HKI.KASK.OK
.IKXKINS I'HOM MK.H.X JAIL
J. Salter Hansen. vvlio.furnishod
the bail upon which . O'. Jenkins
the Aineiicnn Consular Afient nt
Puebla was leteased declores that
ho acted on his own initiative. Ho
Issued this statement:
"I wish to say the following: On
Tuesday morning Inst on account
of certain facts that came to my at-
tention which I am In no position
to disclose 1 suddenly realized that
war between the I'nited States and
Moxico was Inevitable unless one of
uiu i nu mi ci niacins was leaily to
saciiflce lt honor prestige and dig-1
nu) u.v leceuiiig iriuii uiu dangerous
position into which It was foiced.
"I theiefoie. took all the steps
necessaiy lo effect the immediate
release on ball of W. (). Jenkins mid
lelleve the tension I did so spon-
taneously mid on m own Initiative
and 1 am leaily and willing to tnku
upon ui.vsi'lf the full iisponslbllltv
or ciedit m coiding to the point of
view.
"II was a souico of Infinite pleas-
ure to me to hear that the news
of the ii lease u Jenkins cheered
our I'le.siilent ami I nldently hope
that his (oniplele iccovery is near."
VOIX VNOHIt WOHKKIIS (JHT coai
At the Daw ley stllp pits near Mc-
Aleiicr the volunteer miners aie
getting out lour oi mine mrs of coal
dally. Seventeen union inlneis and
foily gieen hands ((impose Hie cievv.
Thlity-five union men who lefused
to wink have been put 'out of the
company houses. The operatois have
guaiaiiteed jobs to all union men
who return to woik now and help
out. More voliiuteeis aie offering
their setvlies than can be utilized
at present but upeiations aie ex-
pelled lo steailll.v increase. How-
eei. should all doubles he settled
at once it Is not expis led Hint the
(oal mippl) will appioach anvthlng
no ir inn lll.ll befine next spiing oi
siinimei. Theicloie nil liidustii.il
plans ciiu!iuplalo no appreciable
I supply inciease fi some mouths
FUEL SHORTAGE
fAUSES MISERY
K.XTRKMK COM) IX MANY SEC-
TIONS f.VL'SKS MUCH SUFFER-
ING. NO UF.MKF IN SIGHT.
Fuel conditions over the country
while slightly improved owing to a
small. Increase In ptoductlon con-
tinue to be the cause of grnvo con-
cern. Zeio weathor prevails over
most of the North nnd East whllo
even in thu South tho wenther has
been colder than for years at tills
season.
Communities are looking nftor
their local conditions as best thoy
can but there aie many sections de-
pending entirely on coal that hnvo
no piospect of relief for weeks dur-
ing which time they will expeiluncu
their coldest weather. Reports como
of many communities wheie lesi-
ilents lemaln In bed dining u grcator
poitlon of the day to keep warm;
others lepoit short oi no supply of
imtuuil gas upon which they had
been idling.
Though a settlement of strike
I roubles seems Imminent the nial
shortage will continue for an Indef-
inite time at least all thiough tho
coldest months and eveiy expedient
Is being lesoitod to In endeavors to
even baiely subsist during the fuol
famine.
Mine than ever conservation Is
utged and eveiy head of a family is
cautioned to be on the aleit and
look out for his own and his family's
needs as best he can -assuming all
lespouslliility.
Cl'T HANI) HAIH.Y
Albeit Wolff pioprletor of tho
Wulfr Sanitary Meat .Market on Third
avenue cut hi i left band badly Tues-
day mid It. was necessaiy to take V
stitihes in the wounds Consldei ng
Hie seiioiis untitle of the lillli tilt)
htiiid Is getting along uicelv and will
not im ouveiiience him after a coiiplo
of weeks
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Useful Things
'A'
But s-eloet kinds that arc a little bettor than
tho.se that the recipient mijyht ordinarily
buy.
Hveryone enjoys receiving gifts
that are of practical use; but the en-
joyment is. multiplied when some
gracious friend presents tin article
of a kind and quality that might
seem an extravagance if bought for
ones own personal use.
OUR HIGH GRADE
Coats Suits and Dresses
At 25 to 50 per cent Off
Are not only useful but of such
quality style and elegance that they
are sure to surprise and gratify
those who love useful and beautiful
garments.
Fine Silk Plush and Cloth Coats
Were $150 $100 $75 and $50 to $!X $09 $1X and $35
SMART SUITS from Wooltex Red Turn a nil Uischof were
N.'JJ $!IX $75 and $50 to $HI) $07 Sl! had $29.75
Latest Wool and Silk Dresses
Were $95 $75 $50 and $U0 to $09 $IS $:i7 and $19.75
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Furs now
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Evans, E. M. Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, December 12, 1919, newspaper, December 12, 1919; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82865/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.