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'""J.V- '; ' . f '.y The Durant Weekly News Y,l MK XXV DURANT, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922 NKU 1 1 KSI1AV SHOULD lift ItEOl HWlUiiO Ul . im ,.! I'nmlumH Given For ttest A Exhibits j-.,. 1..k1c.s Day announced for Tup-uli-. March 7. snouia ana proua- Wy 1.. tin' bct one ever held In Du- ' . .. it i not onlv to be a bier mariot fur bis and a11 Quantities of all Kind- ft iarm iiruuui-is uui H i. i minaturc county fair too. Mori town people than ever before ,re l i-oniing interested In the event. Thi mi'Mii-s a ready markot for the .-,. ihniL's to be brought to Mar ket Sll!irL' for sa,c a day" In view f good markets proviaea in ior- Bcr i!.i - 'f -nc Kind' ond the ndded ...niii,n nf winnlnc a premium for lt-t i-hilii of some kind the coun try pr t-Io two are doumy mierestea. nd iii will mean lots of things for Mle that day. EKuhi-re in this usue oi me NEW 5 - .i large advertisement tell i,, v.hn kimis of exhibits will be jndci I and whnt the Prmium ls for tho I" t eacii. ana wnen unu wiierc the jut! mg will be done. Everyone i.'.ntm. tod in the event. Other de tail' -f plan' for Trades Days are alo included in the announcement. nd all should read it carefully. Tn mil it inn to this advertising the committee in charge of the day aro doing much other advertising work to Incrcve interest of the town peo ple in bring on hand to buy what is offered. People from other States who have learned of this plan of cooperative trHp5 iIhvs nronounce the local plan a real community cooperation idea. and one that will grow bigger and better with each one. U.S. WILL NOT PAY A BONUS IN CASH Other Legislative Activities Of The Week .In Washington. Naval Budget Cut. The ways and meaiw committee of the lower house of Congress has finally decided .not to attempt the payment of a cash bonus to former service men, on the ground that the J taxes to be .paid by the people of I the United States are already as high as they should be for the next i few years. In place of cash the committee has virtually decided on the plan of j issuing government notes which will have an immediate loan value at banks, but which will not be redeem ed by the government in less than three years. Under the present plan all veterans will be given certificates represent- ing one dollar for each day of ser vice of the man. These may be plac ted as collateral with banks for loans j up to fifty per cent of their face val ue. The American navy was handed a jolt also this week when the House appropriations committee cut the luri appropriation item from $12,000,000 asked to $6,282,685. which means that the navy must abandon maneuvers for some time to come. A deficiency appropriation for various departments was approved for $108,416,287. which is $76,500,000 less than was requested. Don't overlook the biggest trades day Durant ever had Next Tues day. March 7. E. G. McKINNEY Hardware Co. Since the organization of this business it's "Tradition" has been to sell only Merchandise .which would prove Satisfactory under the tests of actual use goods rightly adapted in pattern, and materials, to the purposes in tended. In addition we have always sought to supple ment the right kind of goods with REAL SERVICE to our customers. We are continually building for future busi ness and welcome every opportunity to broaden our ac quaintance and improve our service. OUR STOCKS LARGE AND COMPLETE Muring the Fall and Winter months we made good use of the readjustment period by pushing sales and through this etfort and with very attractive prices turned our Mock and gave our patrons a substantial saving. We now have our shelves full of merchandise bought on the latest market and are better than' ever equipped to take care of your wants at the lowest possible prices. OF SPECLVL INTEREST TO THE HOUSEWIFE You will find many pretty things in our stock of China Dinner Ware. We have enjoyed a large business on this line of merchandise because we have had what the people want. See our display of Nippon China, English Dinner Ware and the best American Goods. ft is our purpose to carry the many things necessary to mak the w in the kitchen a pleasure and a delight. If there is a special utensil that you have been trying to get co"" an see our stock we have It. Mixing Bowls, Spatulas, Kitchen Knives, Paring Knives, ake Knls. Dish Drainers, Vegetable Brashes, Alum! Um 8i)oons. Dover Egg Beaters, Dunlap Cream Whip, Dishes and Pans for Every Purpose. NUMBER NINE GOVERNOR ROBERTSON FLAYS ATTV. HEPBURN Charges Him With Inciting Riot and Malicious Persecution In Wednesday's Dally Oklahoman. appeared the following scathing let ter, written by Governor Robertson to County Attorney Hepburn of Ok mulgee county, as a result of the recently scandal following a bank failure, in which the Governor's name has been used in connection with al leged wrong doing. The letter is fully explanatory. Dear Sir: Some three weeks ago. pursuant to an arranged and publicly announced plan of which you were entirely cognizant. I headed a large SEVENTY GRADE I'UI'ILS MAY TAKE SATE EXAMS. Important Plan Adopted By County School Teachers Saturday Pupils in Bryan County schools who have had a year's work in the seventh grade will be permitted to take the State Examination in :agri culture, or domestic science. Oklaho ma history, physiology, spelling, civ ics", penmanship, and geography, and retain all passing grades to the next year. No seventh grade manuscripts other than the above will be given consideration, so do not send them in. Pupils who have had a year's work in the eighth grade will be nennitted tn tnkn in! nrlthmnHiv delegation of Oklahoma business men1 tmted States history, reading, gram on a trip to the Republic of Mexico j mar, and composition. They aro also in an attempt to build up much need-: permitted to take the other subjects, cd improvement in our business re- piwided they do not have a grade of Iations with that government. Uponi!'11 per cent to carry over from a pre the eve of my departure, and during vioui examination. my absence, you a sworn officer of. Eighth grade pupils failing to pass the court, headed and led an unlaw-1 will be permitted to carry all grades iui not in the superior court room of i of S3 per cent and above to the Okmulgee city, and by duress and, next year's examination. Any pass threatened force and violence drove tag grade can be carried from the "" Juuh "i un oi recora irom , .pril to the May examinations. the bench and from your county be' cause he followed the law and dared to oppose your unlawful demand. You have encouraged or led every conceivable public movement in your county during my absence calculated to intimidate the grand jurors sum moned to appear, the courts and the judicial and executive officers hav ing to deal with the affairs of your county. Upon the front pages of the newspapers of the state during my absence you have played up your campaign of terror like a despot crazed with stolen power. Unless this is curbed, how could a grand jury sitting in your county do its duty in accord with the honest judg ment of its members without the fear of suffering violence? Upon my return Sunday morning I advised you of my willingness, waiving all privileges and immunities to go before the grand jury and tes fy fully as to all matters being in vestigated. Still swinging with the momentum of my absence, you an nounced through the press that I would be called. But before the sun In order that the papers be graded at an early date and returns made to the pupil, it is necessary to raise sonic money. Hence, it is requested that all seventh grade pupils pay 23 cents and all eighth grade pupils pay 50 cents to this fund. Those falling to pay the above amount will not be able to get a return on the April examination before the May date. Manuscripts without a pupil's name and the name of the subject will not be given consideration. Seventh and eighth grade papers should be kept separate, since it is necessary to re- card them separately. If possible. send all papers to the County Super intendent's office flat, do not fold or roll them. Adopted by Bryan County Teach crs Club, February 25th. 1922. COERCION DIDNT WORK Discharged by a Wall Street bank ing house for refusing to write let ters to Congress attacking adjusted compensation, an ex-service man has turned tn thn Amprimn Ijxtrinn mum suv, you iremoiea ana weaicen nt. New York for help in finding an to .ana. laiung. gave to me press ai other position. He was one of thr letter to me in which you said. "I am in doubt at this time whether the county attorney has any right to bring before the grand jury one who out of 250 employes, who refused to sell his pen The Legion secured his affidavit stating that typewritten forms were is himself being investigated. How-, passed out bv the firm to all their ever, I will look into the matter more , workers with an order that each era- fully and advise you later. The humblest layman in the land knows that your statements are the rankest of hypocritical camouflage. The grand jury has the right to hear the testimony of any witness. A ployee hand in four unsealed letters one to President Harding and three to Congressmen, and the remark that "you fellows hod better write these letters tonight if you want to keep your jobs." man against whom an indictment is prom American Legion Bulletin, suugm can lawiuuy rexuse u lesuiy j v uub iciusc aa-itc OUCD lib. XIlc KU crnor of the state is immune from the subpoena of a grand jury but I have MAYTUBBY IS IN RACE Sam W. Maytubby, Jr.. of Caddo, flntiniinrAC fniu itrstnL ttinf Tin tirtll a waived all official privileges and im-ja candidate for county judge of Bryan iiiuiuut given me governor uy me county, subject to the Democratic law. I want to tell the grand jury ' primarj- August 1. He will announce the facts. I ask in that regard only J formally in the near future, he says, that consideration given by the law! to the humblest private citizen. GRAND JURY WILL MEET MARCH 6th FRUIT RETARDED BUT NOT RUINED BY RECENT FREEZH Hinted That Investigations May Re sult in indictments Of A Start ling Nature General Belief Ik That A Week Mora Would Have Damaged It. The snecial srrand lurv rnllpd hv District Judge Gconre March will pnn- vene next Monday morning, March 0, at nine o clock, when, after ronnivlnir tne charge ol the court, they wllr begin deliberations. The names of twenty-four men have been drawn. and from this number a jury of twelve will be empaneled for the term. The News has been unable to pro cure from the court clerk, Lacy Crimes, a list of the names drawn. Mr. Grimes tells us the rules won't allow the names to be given out un til the jury is convened. Dame rumor has it that the grand jury will be furnished information of such a nature, which, if sufficient is likely to result in the returning of indictments of a startling nuturo, involving filks whose names hereto fore have not been mixed up with criminal proceedings. As a matter of fact, a large com mittee of local business and profes sional men have already visited County Attorney Victor Phillips and voluntarily furnished evidence of cer tain things and promised to stand strictly behind tho enforcement de partment. Mr. Phillips asks this paper to say that his department appreciates such action and that if all of the best citizenship will do likewise, the of ficers of the law will be able to make a much better showing. The general belief expressed amonr men who know the fruit tree busi ness is that the heavy leet and freeze of this week has simply re tarded the fruit crop for the coming year but has not caused any serious damage to prospects. It is true that many trees started to bud and soma of them had budded quite considerably but the freeze coming when it did seems to have had tho effect of stop ping further development until mora warm weather is at hand. Had the warm days of February gone on for ten days or two weeks more, allowing the buds to become developed, and then had a freeze lileo that of this week struck, it is pos sible, in the judgment of those in forming the News, that the crop would have been seriously damaged. The thermometer reached a point ten degrees above zero during Tues duy night, and ice three inches thick was frozen during that night, and lots of. plumbing was frozen and bursted as well as automobile radia tors. The combination sleet and snow, brought out the seldom used sleds and the kids both small and largo were seen by the scores hooking rides behind cars, and coasting down tor cllned streets. A few pair of lea skates were In evidence Wednesday morning when certain of the local kiddos undertook to do ice skating oa the sleet covered walks. W. Frank Dyer was here from Dallas on business Thursday. in 1 Now that I have returned Mr. Hen- evidence or reason and let my ac- burn. I ask you to stand up like a quittal by a court and jury suffice as man and look me in the eye in the my exoneration and vindication. But grand jury room. If I am guilty, you should welcome hearing my testi mony. If I am innocent, common when you indict a governor of a state the report appears in the press of all the nation. It sets a stain upon the decency demands that the grand jury fair name of the state, harmful to he permitted to hear what I have to ' the pride and business welfare of all say. the people. It is to protect the peo- If I am indicted, a two-fold con-, pie of the state from such humilia- sequvnee occurs. First, it is a charge ! tion that I have asked the right, against me personally. Second, it is ( without privileges or immunities a serious reflection upon the state given to any citizen of the state, to of whose government I am the head. ' give the facts of the grand jury; to If only my personal name and fate attempt to prevent you from ma- were involved. I might unflinchingly , llciously distorting the facts and the let you pursue your course and un-ilaw behind the closed doors of a I justly and maliciously bring me be-.grand jury room. Yours truly, fore the bar of the court to standi J. B. A. ROBERTSON, trial on a charge unsupported by , Governor. Money For Bryan County Farmers E. G. McKINNEY Hardware Co. I have a large amount of money available for immediate payment of Farm Loans on Bryan County Farms. We have faith In the future of this county and arc 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 as soon as papers are execut ed and title Is complete. There is no better or quicker service. Frank H. White BetterTimes Everyone is beginning to realize that the fi nancial conditions are improving. Most every thing produced on the farm is advancing in price. We all learned that we must diversify and once we get started Uryan County will be the best county in the south. We also know that it will be necessary for us all to economize to save to buy at the cheap est possible prices and that's where THE DIXIE STORE can help. Remember v sell "a llttlt cheaper tlmu most stores. 36-inch Percales yd. . ... 14c 27-inch Ginghams, yd. 10c to 17c Full yard wide Domestic, yd. 10c Crepe de Chine, best grade, yd. $1.49 Pongees, for bloomers, waists, etc,, yard, $1.25 Tissue Ginghams, beautiful pat terns, yard, 50c Beautiful patterns in 30-inch Crepes, very best grade 39c SPECIALS One lot Men's hats $4.50 to $6.50 val uespriced to sell $1.95 100 pair tennis oxfords 49c Big assortment of house dresses priced to move Look them over. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE COME TO The Dixie Store Where np-town prices look extravagant P. S. Pure-Bred Durocs for sole at all times. Phone 61 208 West Main St. 103 N. Third Ave. Phone 111