The Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 32, Ed. 1, Friday, August 13, 1920 Page: 1 of 6
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WEEKLYNEWS
FRIDAY AUGUST
13
STATE COIXEOK ENHOI.l.MENT!
ANOTHEK WORLD WAR
Aiionlms to nil Indications Okla- A Rivut Hritlsh dlplomut again
noma A. and M. College will have looking anxiously across the channel
so ar the irroatest enrollment in its 'whole tin- red fires of war once more
history when the school opens on ( alight tli
Scntemher 8. An unusually large declared:
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skies of Europe solemnly
as that
ANOTHER CAUSB FOR THE
niGII COST OF mvinc
Tlu- Federal Bureau of Public
Roads .shows that there were 7665-
44f motor vehicles of all types regis
tered in the UniU-U aiaies uuriug vne
PROCLAMATION
numhor nf reouests have been re-1 "Ihe Mtuatlon is as grae
.civ.-! asking for catalogue' litera- in August. 19M.
urv and information coniemlng That ua. yesterday lomoriow
aM and board. Five thousand may l.iing what the tomorrow
v-opi- of the l'J20-21 catalogue were brought six ears ago. Some of us
nnited and a large imrt of the iMinvmiw noi loipiwn ..1..v..vU
htt lK'en sent in answer to many re-
luuhts for information concerning the
To The People of Oklahoma
I heiebv recall the suffering loss
f money "and property paralysis of
bU'iuev and general confusion that
rilcmliir iear of 11HW. nn increase of united last winter Decause oiuu
.l tin-int over the )ieious year m luei ;iuu --- -
License- and legislation fees alone
hut Near amounted to $01700.00 and
piactually
iio to direct your auenuon m uic
tin i atoned as well as existing trouble
i...Mt...n the miners and mine oper-
.itoi-' in the various coal fields of the
all Mi -lUin was devoted
have not toigoHen wnai nappencu. xo roan iii' .-u."i.. -- - jiin. f nnr
mm noi i ii . iiiv.!1V. ff;L.in U est mate that loiintiy; also the inefficiency of our
: (in ii ii'ii iiiii niiiiiivi-ii iiuLiuu kitv. i i in iiihitmij -.-
11"' ..... . . tmm .vm ...lt... ..4 litli
until the cnlirui there are j.ihu" '-- " '""")
'ollece.
In addition to the constantly in-
oreising annual attendance over
three hundred boys (four from each
of the seventy-five counties) are ex-
perted to take advantage of the freo
ncholnrships provided hor by the leg-
slatiue. The number of Federal .students
is aUo expected to bu greater than
last jeai when about two hundred
disabled student-soldiers were enroll-
ed at the College.
The College authorities have an-
ticipated this increased attendance
and h.ue provided additional equip-
ment and teaching force to meet the
increie-id demands.
The Hoard of Regents has increas-
ed the appropriation for salaries of
teachers and offiiew for the ensuing
year by about $HW)00. A number
of new members have bun added to
the faculty and two splendid now
bulldirgs the Home Econmoica nnd
Library each costing over $100000
have been added to the group of 18
buildings with which the College was
already piovidcd. The Science build-
ing nnd the Armory-Gymnasium
were compielod last year.
The people of the State have am-
ple i caseins for being proud of their
. and M. College which is making
iiich rapid growth and is doing such
splendid woik in our educational
sYsli'm.
N( DIVORCES IN PIUI.UI'INES
Though there is a divorce law in the
Phillipines there are no divorce cases
to bring the law into courts accord-
ing to Miss Ramona Tirna a young
Phillipine womnn who has been sent
here by the Phillipine government to
study our court system. She
is studying in New York City. In the
'Islands accoiding to Mi-s Tirona
there is a common court to try all
eases instead of the separate courts
juvenilu domestic relations and the
like that we have in this country.
"It is to decide whether the establish-
ment of .lepuintr louil-. is adaptable
and necessary in our country that I
vame to study the ystem." says Mi-s
Tironn. She is one of the women
students of New York who Cot in the
International Foyer of the Y. SI. C.
A. a center for foreign students at
'Columbia University which has wo-
men of thiity-thiee nationalities on
its li-1 .
.!.. I. ...! nt tt'tii
l.i !...... in-Mk.(1 trnnnst Iintrnn n the rnuntrv. aim a Mtnple long HI
their forced inarches to the front and vision problem shows that then are
the sound of their footfalls echoed thiee cars to every ' n'Kn-
through four awful years of agony way. Montana N. Dakota Oklahoma
And yesterdav the situation was as South Dakota and Wyoming have
crave as upon 'the first day of that one car or lss for every mile nnd
historic succession of events. ' a half of their mads utit KhoUe
There is no denying that the Brit- Wand brings up tne average
ish diplomat spoke the truth unless producing mote than 20 cars to th
he spoke out half the truth. It may mile. Massachusetts lias 13 and 2-lt)
be that the situation is much grav- mrs to the mile and isew .icrsej .
er A civiliml military force then overage is only sliglitiy less can-
threatened to subjugate the world by foniia ha-- eveii and eight-tenths
force of amis. Today a force that cars 'to the niilo.
acknowledges none of civilivation's - - -
laws threatens the same thing. As HAS CM 'IT FIGHTING
nituh as we abhor German teachings
and German militarism we must ad- First Seige.uit Dan Daly undoubt-
mit that the Bolshevik hordes of Rus- t.dly the best known man in all the
:-ia present a situation more alarming services with the exception of Ser-
than the Huns presented when they KOant York of Argonne fame wa
began their march through Belgium placed on the inactive list of the Ma
We in America mav shut our eyesjrine Corps Reserve last week. Daly
and -av. "It is Europe's business." ' won two Medals of Honor for valor
But w J only deceive ourselves. WVin the Boxer Rebellion and in the
practiced the same deceit in 1014. It capture of Fort Jiiviero in nam ann
cott us thousands of lives and bill
ions of dollars. This is the hour for
us to face the truth; unless the red
advance is checked unless the allies
throw arms and men into the fray at
once America will again become cm-
broiled. And it will be as it was be-
fore we shall awaken too late after
the first opportunity of success has
passed when the toll will be infinite-
ly more than it might have been.
One thing and only one can save
Europe and America from another
holocaust of blood and fire the
league of nations. It may be that
because America's dilatory tactics in
ratifying treaty it must function
informally but function it must. In
other words the allied nations of the
earth must rush to Poland's rescue
nnd the disaster that impends must
be stifled in it's infancy.
If the league of nations and we
speak of the nations of the
world acting in accord and not
of tins written doucment does not
act it is difficult to prohesy what will
transpire. Poland will fall. After
is said to be the only man in all
the service who holds two Medals of
Honor. In the World War his feats
of exceptional bravery' won him the
Medaille Militairo and the Croix de
Guerre from France and the Disting-
uished Service Cross from General
Pershing. His passing from the ac-
tive list to accept a position with a
prominent banking house in New-
York removes from the Marines their
most picturesque of the old school
soldiers.
Poland weakened crippled Germany
already half bolshevik will succumb.
The red arms will sweep westwanl
across Germany their numbers aug-
mented as they advance upon France
staggering under the burden of a con-
flict just ended. And then
What will the men who assail the
loague of nations the men who de-
clare the "entangling alliances of
Europe" are nothing to us say then?
The hour of reckoning has come it
seems much swifter than we had any
reason to expect. Muskogee Phoenix
r.iilwav and other ineinous ui cum--
mutation which in my opinion can
ii it possibly be corrected in time to
avert a very pronounced shortage of
rnrs and other transportation service
between now and the winttr season.
The State's institutions due to the
eneigy of the Uourd of Public Affairs
aie all supplied with fuel for the next
j i ar. but I have in mind the thousands
iif private homes the hundreds of
. hool houses the many hospitals and
other charitable institutions to sny
n ithing of the countless industries of
t!.i Slate which if not supplied with
tucl will cause great suffering and
1 1 - of time and wages and therefore
'Villi thc-e things in mind I feel that
it is a solomn duty on my part to
warn the people forthwith to .nake
pi-ovi-ioii for their winter's fuel U-t
mi pei son in this State depend on the
mtiimii-v market supply for future
t t 1 - A- Tl f
IK eds ami 1 can upon ine .uayma u
all c-.ties and towns the Boaid of Ed-
ucation of each school district the
l 'sponsible heads of all industries the
various labor organizations and all
good citizens of the State to immed-
iately provide fuel for their anticipat-
ed needs and co-operate with the
mine-owners the railroads and nil
other agencies to prevent a repetition
of last winter's catastrophe. l-t us
all put ourselves in a position to say
"We have done our part" without
which great suffering will again
doubtless prevail.
Witness my hand and seal of the
State of Oklahoma at Oklahoma City
this :ust day of July 1920.
(Signed) .1. B. A. Robertson. Gov.
Seal
Attest (Signed Joe S. Morris
Secretary of Stale.
Superior Service
Havinp just recently bought out the Cobb-Strickl"
Motor Company we wish to announce to our man
friends and acquaintances over the County that we a
making every effort to build up a first class Garage and
Repair Shop and hope by good service and courteom
treatment to merit a portion of your business.
HAGGARD-DUCKWORTH MOTOR (fl.
Successors to Cobb-Stricklin Motor Co.
Main Street Durant OkliJ
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Real
Hardware Value
HliJWQQaratSffiSK&ffl
AIORK TEXAS PLAGUE CASES
Two cases under the observation of
surgeons of the United States public
'nealth service at Galveston are be-
lieved to lie bubonic plague. The
diagnosis of the cases had not been
completed last week but if confirmed
as genuine bubonic plague they
would bring the number in Galveston
yp to seven.
DURANT ROUNDUP
and
HORSE RACES
SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 and 4
at
RYAN COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS
Durant Oklahoma
$1000 PURSES
for
COWBOY FEATURES
S2.000 PURSES
for
HORSE RACING
The best cowboy talent in the world
jnd the best rncc horses in the south-
west will be here to furnish enter-
tainment. The big show will be staged under
the personal direction af Messrs.
Gm Massoy and R. B. Lemon of
Achllle Oklahoma.
JUST LIKE MOTHER'S-
That's just the way we prepare our dishes
are of the best Orders filled promptly
with us today.
Our waiters
Take dinner
Andro Kalaitzakis Proprietor.
MAIN STREET DURANT OKLA
KagafsiMiattraMedmfl)gKtt
Mead's Annual Picnic
MITCnEU PARK MEAD. OK.
AUGUST 20-21 1920
l.oLs of Amusement Games Speak-
ing Concessions. Evervbodv In-
vited. J. M. Murphree Con Keirse J. (!.
McAlister. COM M ITTEE
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If you are seeking REAL VALUES in first class hard!
ware for the home SEE US. If you are in need of In.
ternational Repairs SEE US.
If in Need of Farm Implements
Wagons and Garden Tools
SEE US.
We are prepared to serve you to the utmost in any line
of hardware that you may need. What about kitchal
ware cutlery ranges oil stoves harness saddles mowen
washinir machines Etc? Need any? Our stock is the best
We are very desirous to show demonstrate and help you
determine your needs.
ABBOTT-BROOKS HARDWARECO.
w
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Main Street
Durant Okla.
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A BANK IS AN INSTITUTION
of the People for the People any by the People; it is the
business man's Friend and the farmer's hope. Investigate
us and find out more about us we are here to serve.
THE AMERICAN STATE BANK
DURANT OKLAHOMA.
S A WHAl.U President. D MORGAN Vice President
II. U CO'. Vice President. H. D NEELY. Cashier
J. B. HUNSAKER. Aasiatant CuHhler.
W. K. UTTERBACK. SAM SWINNEY. J. HENRY JOHNSON
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
NOT THE CHEAPEST
n
WONDERFUL RESULTS
Use 444
ITCH and ECZEMA
REMEDY
A Guaranteed Cure.
Also Cures Old Sores
on Stock
such as
Stable or Dew Poison.
It stops the itching instantly
and prevents their gnawing
or rubbing and heals rapidly.
Manufactured and guaran-
teed by
TUELL MEDICINE CO.
Bennington Oklahoma.
Ask your druggist for a box.
Sent by mail to any address
prepaid for 76c.
BUT THE BEST
Is Our Motto
We are now prepared to give
you the service in delivery that
will please you.
DURANT .OKIAMOMA
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Dry Goods Store of W. L. Townsend & Co. was
purchased last week by Chedister & Blake of Altus
and Oklahoma City.
To the many customers of this firm we wish to ex-
tend a cordial invitation for a continuance of your pat-
ronageTo those who have not been customers we
wish to assure you it will be our pleasure to meet you
one and all and should it be our good fortune to annex
you to our list of customers we will put forth every
effort to make the union mutually beneficial.
First it is our purpose to do strictly a cash busi-
ness as our long experience in business has proved
beyond a doubt that a cash basis will save you money
and eliminate considerable expense to us.
Thanking you
yours for Business
for a kind consideration we are
Chedester & Sae
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Evans, E. M. The Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 32, Ed. 1, Friday, August 13, 1920, newspaper, August 13, 1920; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82900/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.