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( xTm,' . W KS"' ? ft. The Durant Weekly News -f "volume XXV ...r rnltnT OPENS 111 ON MONDAY MARCH 6th Crimln.l loeke Comes Up Monday Aprl S. For Two Weeks District Judge George March will JEnr the District Court for the wgulHr March term, on Monday, March th, . ., kvm.c nf the setting will be ,;,.., ted to the hearing of motions wd d.murrcrs ana wie - j.. ivll cases -ru. ,nn.t and third weeks will k. riven over the trial of jury cases, a huh there are a greater number on the docket The criminal docket is set for Mon day ' uril 3, when two weeks will be dcinti-d to the folks who violate the law and largely make courts new- r' There aro quite a number of ci. iima! cases, which will be dealt vith in detail in these columns later on DURANT, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, FEU. 17, 1922 NUMIU3R SEVEN DEAD MAN'S WIFE MAY FACE CHARGE Justice Court Holds Alford Wlnton Without Hail For The Murder Of Debin Phillips PROSPERITY IS COMING FOR THE FARMER SOON President of Agricultural Board Sees Favorable Conditions OKMULGEE JUDGE QUITS UVKK UIU HANK HUAINUAU Discharged Grand Jury After Body Had Indictments To Return. MAN IKS ERE AFTER SHOOTING AT CUMBERLAND James M Hartin, aged 27, and sin gle, lies dead in Holmes Brothers mo'rsue today, as a result of two bullet wounds received at Cumber land j'J't over the line into Marshall county Wednesday afternoon. One k,iiio" entered the stomach perforat ing the intestines eight times, and another entered the brain behind the left tar Noah Poole, his brother-in-law is under arrest at Madill charg ed with the killing. The story told the reporter is that Poole was afraid of Hartin for some reason, and that Wednesday, Hartin came to Poole's house drunk and got a bit rough, and in due course un dertook to make Poolo take a drink of liquor whereupon Poole took five shots at him with a 32-calibre pis tol, two of them taking effect. Hartin wai brought to Durant to the Hospital on the east bound Fris co, but nothing could be done to save his life and he died at 3:30 o'clock Thursda morning. At the time this wa prepared, burial arrangements had not been made, and his relatives had not even arrived to claim the tody; although they were expected at any time- In the justice court of J. H. Ellis, at Bennington, Monday, Alfred Win ton. aired 23. was held without bond fnr mnrrfor. A n reHlllt nf the ntinnt- ing to death of Debin Phillips near uenmngton reoruary tun. win ton in confined to the countv ail await- lncr trlnl. The Rhnntincr nrrurren1 when Winton, according to his story, took a wagon and was neiping tne Henri mnn'fl wife move, her thiiurs from her husband's house following a quarrel. Winton alleged mat rnu lips followed tho wagon and crew a gun, whereupon he shot Phillips to Attorney Phillips this week ftfeenvnrnH evMenre whleh f-Allsed him to hold Mrs. Maud Phillips, wife of the slain man, as a possible ac complice in the murder. The nature of his findings he would not divulge, ANNUAL TRACK MEET TO BE HELD HERE APRIL 11-13 High School Athletes Already Prac ticing For Event. The annual Southeastern Oklaho ma High School Track and Field Meet, held annually in Durant, un der the auspices of the Teachers' College, will be held this year April 11, 12 and 13, and expectations are for the biggest meet and the largest crowds in the history of the events. Already high school athletes are commencing practice for the meet, and competition will be keem without a doubt- McAlester high school has won the meet two successive yoars. If she wins this year she gets to retain the cup permanently. To be sure, other schools will do their best to prevent it. The News is in receipt of a letter from Senator Wilburn Cartright in which he states that he will not be a candidate for reelection to the Senate- . h 9 KrX rf?7t 1 vs7 I 1 W I Your New Hat, Sir Spring styles are here in the usual varities. From the shops of Stet son and Mallory. New Grays, Browns, Tans and Pearls. Sizes from 6 to 7 New Caps Unusual smart styles in tweeds and tartan plaids. SEE OUR WINDOWS .aBainwanBiiiiiimi iiimi!ITa Jg The best Apparel under tbe Sob at tke most Reasonable prices "I have iust visited every county in southeast Oklahoma, and have seen more plowing done than 1 ever saw in Oklahoma at this time of the year." John Whitehurst, president of the state board of agriculture told the members of the Rotary club at their weekly luncheon Tuesday. "The farmers are in hard shape, I admit," he continued, "but they are far from discouraged- They seem determined to make a bigger crop than tney ever made before- The darkest hour is iust before the dawn, and the farmers are on the verge of a prosperous year. "The state board of agriculture, with ull the funds and men at its disposal, will make a desperate fight against the boll weevil and pink worm," Mr. Whitehurst promised- "The hnnrd. after studvinc all plans to combat the insect, and con- xerence with secretaries of the boards of agriculture from all south ern states, has Decided to adopt the Alabama plan of fighting tne Don weevil." The Alnhnma nlan. as described by Mr. Whitehurst is as follows: 1. Fiirst the soil must be well prepared. 2. Plant early. By this method farmers will make a big part of their cotton crop before the weevil at tacks it 3. Use only early seed, that is, seed grown where the seasons are short, as far north as cotton is grown. This will give an early pro duction cotton. 4- The seed is the most important item of cotton arrowing and should be selected with utmost care- "For the success of this nlan. the co-operation of the business men of Durant is necessary, particularly tne bankers. So far as I can judge, the bankers arc standing behind the far mers lnvallv this vear. There have been fewer foreclosures in the state than ever before. "Southeastern Oklahoma is a cot ton country, and cotton will continue to be the principal " agricultural in dustry. The farmers here however, must continue to grow their feed stuff, gardens, fruit and stock. Vnn hnvp the best climate and nat ural condition in the world for di versified farming. With an average rainfall of fort-five inches, you can grow anything to which your soil is adapted. "finvemnr Miller, of the Kansas City Reserve Bank, told me that Ok i.hnmi hna stand the strain of finan cial depression better than any other state in this district- 'inereiore mis is no time for discouragement. In fact the conditions in Oklahoma are verv encouracrine." President Whitehurst Droved nis tntments bv the following figures: nUnhnmn stands second in the United States in the production of hard wheat, having proaucea mat year, 241,000,000 bushels. It is fourth nmnne the status in the production of cotton It produces more broom corn than all the other states com bined. Last year the state stood sev cnth among all the states in all ngri Aiilttiml nmmirffl. "While Oklahoma sianas hecunu in the nroduction of oil. the value f it ntr.ipultnrnl nroducts last year was four times the value of its oil products," Mr Whitehurst said in closing. HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE The three room home of Mrs. Anna Hary, on East Evergreen Street, was almost entirely destroyed by fire Wednesday morning at 10 o clock. The house and furniture are a com plete loss, and not covered by in surance. The fire is believed to have been caught from sparks from a pas sing K. O. & G. train. CONVENE GRAND JURY ON MARCH 6 As the result nf the failure nf the bank of Commerce at Okmulgee, and its attending scandal, Superior Judge Christanher hns resicmed at the de mnnd nf n citizen's committee, and has left the citv. nrominent officials. un-named so far as tne public -goes, are under heavy suspicion and the nttnmev irenernl is on the ground. determined to ferret out and punish any crooks discovered in the deal, nnlumn nfter column has been nrinted in the daily nress about the matter, so much in fact, that oven "a brief sumory is not possible in tnose column, save the outstanding features Judge March Will Be Here Next Monday To Call Jury To In vestigate Law Violations- AGED WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH NEAR CADDO Invalid nuaband, Helpless To AM. Watches Her Sustain Burns It is reported that after the bank had been closed the charge was made thnt the bank commissioner of Okla homa had certified to Its solvency shortly before, and that things studied decidedly tainted, which taint involved u prominent director of tne bunk. Anvwnv. n errand lurv was called by Judge Christopher of the Superior Court, which grand jury examined a lot of witnesses and reported as ready to return indictments, some twenty-odd in number, une Juuge it seems had been called over the telephone to Oklahoma City, where it seems he went, after wnicn ne came back and discharged the grand jury without allowing the body to report- The county attorney charged a frame up in open court and a near not en sued- The Court then left town in his pr it in said and has been gone over since. A committee 01 tne oar association looked things over and demanded that the judge resign whereupon it seems that he tele graphed the county attorney that he was willing to come home and "sat isfy the people" by reversing nim sclf and re-convening the grand jury, but later he resigned. Attorney General Short then went to Okmulgee determined to sift the thing to the bottom and see just who was crooked anrl whn WAR not. The judge is quoted as saying tnat he was asked by Prince Freeling, the .. .. ..! t-A HaplifiTrA I tnen attorney geiuuui, .... ti the grand jury- One paper quotes Freeling as denying tnis- It is hinted througnoui tne lengwy nrtinlns nnd statements published about the matter, thnt the grand jury report which Christopher refused to receive by discharging the jury, car ried bills against prominent offi cials. FORD COUPE STOLEN BUI FOUND AT NORMAL Judpp Oeonre March announced Thursday morning that he will be in Durant on Monday, February 20, and on that day he will call .a special grand jury to convene on Monday, March ninth, fnr the nurnose of in vestigating violations of the law of various kinds in Bryan county Judge March s statement did not hint at any specific kind of transgressions which he would charge his jury to investigate- The jury will meet on tho samo day on which the judge will con vene district court for the regular March term- It Is rpnnrted that Judce March took up with several people the ad visability of calling a session and that all without exception gave as their opinion that it was necessary at this time- The dav before. Judcre March's an nouncement, the statement was mrde by County Attorney Phillips that his office would ask for a special grand jury- In that connection the county ntturnnv Mild thnt there are law vio lations going on and have been go ing on here, wnicn the macuinery of the county attorney's office is not adequate to ferret out, making the calling of a grand jury impera tive at this time- Mrs. Susie Anna McNeise, aged eighty-one years, was burned to death at her home on Bryant PralrU near Caddo, Monday afternoon wnea her cdothing caught fire from ue cook stove. Rendered helpless be cause of her age, Mrs. McNeise wae unable to help herself and fight u flames Alone, except for her bf , valid husband, to whose wants she un minlsterine-. whiSri she became ignited, the flames soon spread over her entire body- The screams of her helpless hus band went heard by a grandson,' plowing In a nearby field, but whem he arrived her clothing had bees burned entirely from her body, and death came in six hours to relieve hnr Hiifferinir. Mrs. McNeise is sur vived by her husband and one son and his family. CHECK UP OF TREASURER'S OFFICE NEARLY FINISHED The corps of accountants from the State Examiner and Inspector's office, are about finished with the task of checking the tax rolls cov ering th'e period of time when L- S Bonner was Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer, and expect to make their finnl rennrt about March 1- The check up was necessary to discover the total of the defalcation or Ury on county nbsconding treasurer- r.pnrp-p Roueh. a resident of, Du rant some twelve yoars ago, but now at Oklahoma City, was here week on business. CADDO GIRL HELD FOR RIFLING MAIL PARCELS Mlna Jnnu Herod, need nineteeB. of Caddo, is held to the federal grand jury, on a charge of stealing w tides from baggage, parcel poet packages, etc., while working at the Caddo depot in the capacity of ate dent operator. The girl is said to have admitted the theft of goods pro bably valued at $1,500. Special M. K. & T. officers, H. W. Lock and A. A- Gordon, who worked on the case, claim to have secured a confession from the girl. United States Com missioner Connell allowed her bond which she furnished. It seems that the girl worked at nights and had ample opportunity to steal if she desired, as she handled packages dropped by night trains through Caddo- Suspicion was di rected towan her when numerous complaints of rifled packages began to come in- "Fate," a moving picture starring Clara Smith in the title role, whlcm ... La1 nMiinnfnil fit. A TTinViniT this picture house in Lawton was stopped by a court injuncuon insi woe. Do You Want to Save? Wednesday night about nine o'clock, the Ford coupe of U M Albin, was stolen from in front of M- E- Gooding's residence on Fourth avenue near Beech street, while Mr. Albin and others were there attend ing a special meeting of the official board of the First Christian Church Several cars weps parked there at the time, none of which were molested ti, DhnrifCu fnrce and nolice force searched in vain for a trace of the thief and car but without avail. Thursday morning, Mr. Albin s s,on, Don, a student of the normal scnum, found the car near the cast entrance of the Normal building, wnen ne went to school The license tags been torn off, and a wallet containing a lot of papers relating to Mr. Al ton's business nnu a raincoat " left in the car. had been stolen- The supposition is that the thief was a stranger here, and that as soon as he got possession of the car he struck out on Fifth avenue, thinking that that street lead out of town, and that when he came to the Nor mal he saw that he had struck a .., rohereunnn to avoid discovery on the return througt town, he tore off the tags, but was tnen scarea on Money For Bryan County Farmers- t hove a inrirn nmount of monev available for immediate payment of Farm Loans on Bryan County Parma. We have faith In the future of this county and are In position to finance your FARM MORTGAGES. OUR SERVICE SATISFIES. Examine your land from this office. Title examined by local attorney The money Is on deposit In local bank. We pay you an Boon as papers are execut ed and title 1b complete. There Is no better or quicker service. Frank H. White If bo whv not try THE DIXIE STORE? We are better prepared today than at any time since we opened to save you money. New goods are coming every day and we want you to come and see the many money saving things that you are going to need right away among which are: The new sport skirts at $3.50 l0 $7.50 Women's new Spring Suits from $19.00 $35.00 Hat for women and children at $2.25 $7.00 Women's taffeta and canton dreBaea from $17.85 $19.85 Knbo Corsets $i:00TO $450 New Silks, New Organdies, New Ginghams. New Percales Now everything at DIXIE SAV ING PRICES. Remember we have the best lighted store in Durant. A store where you can see what you buy. The Dixie Store Where uptown prices look Extravagant P. S. We want to thank all who helped by their encouragement to make our recent Duroc Sale a success. Without your cooperation we would have failed. Again let us thank you and we will go right along trying to ralBe "bigger Durocs." 103 N. Third Ave. Phone 211 EEtJSESESRECSPi