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ill fit . i I ) srx DKMOCIt TIC I'UKSS in in:r si'KMx 1 1' Crack ltcitililu.ins nd VitI lh.it l'.irl In Power Will HIkIiI (Ik- nuilitce Wrinic; II n. (Tin- tulliiwiiii; i :i li i ,i' ! i od li.v the Ni w t'liitn ij, nv.ili .ma Divi'ii.n nf i ho Pi miu i vii si h mi' Puns lliii fin. :it Mkl:ilim-i tt l m v. oi'i'ii is ( hi: iiki.d li W(lMi: IN OKI MIOM The durant Weekly News m FRIDAY, MAttCH ID. J22 I'VUMKIt' I N'lON NII.l. VOI' OIK ON l IIUVTION KM Kl N AITKUIS T IIKNMNCION TUUNC TO (JRT HOAI) OI'KNKP I I' ' Tho !" ill 'if till' -'.ati IhiNi . in Kivcn linn h all mt N.'hI ix i (I'lni'i nni! tin 10 !i.i- litcti iint.lm il tm.,li state lin ii.ipi'i- He t'i v "!' t'li Ok multfn 'i:iiU f.ii'un. I'l.ii! In.hi-i was mi' inliiiial luit iiiM-vorily tne dcimii'iatii n.ti'.v heme im mi i riillul mi tn jii.il.e annuel'. Jf time a- d uiiitinti nf il.i'. if thi to ttcic ill iii'Kintii (iffn ml- vhu failed tn piifnim thou ic-siu itivi, duties in1 ulm wok V(iio 'lain mi f ficicnt, tin ilimoimt within tho t.ito desires tn shield -in. li officials. Hut Rood t'lacnniKiil iloiiiiinils that tho statutes ot tho state ho onfoicoil m cordinf to the law as vuitten. I he s-pectacle of a icpulilirnn countv at torney, for no other icnon than to propagate .i political advantage, standing in open lourt and "cussinc" the juiIko off the licnch is too sad to pass without mentionint. That is the more true for the reason that if that attorney had evidence to convince him that he could convict a high official, be could have filed an information and brought the matter before the court of proper jurisdiction with out the aid or advice of any ginnd jury. So much has been said of the Ok mulgee bank failure ihat the news-(, papers have been overflowed with surmit.es. and few facts have been se cured. The Democratic party stands first for efficient government, and pecohd for the honest administration of the law.s. No sensible person can expect more icrtainly no mote should be askey. If wrong has been done at Ok mulgee the Democratic administra tion will right that injustice; it will stand for an exuet and lonect state ment of facts and proieed auniding- iy. It will not, of umisc. pinned on the excited statement of a Itopuhli can county attorney whose idea of justice appears to be to make a stump speech in a coiut loom whole, had the judge had metal ho would haw been sent to jail. Enforcement of tho l.iu is un powered in lertain elective oflicfi of the inuiity and tho state. A eouii ty attorney is one of smh uffuois. Making specihos in viliuh niipiiiit able language is used is not one of the things fm which a cnuiitv .it tin -ney is olectul. Ho may gain torn por.uy fame and addition, il fawn l making smh a speech, but ho adds nothing to tho peace and digmi.N nl the state; ncithei can he appeal tn the right thinking poison b teason of such indulgent o Theie has Ik on no Uw infiingo nient anywhcic within tho t.ito ot Oklahoma .hit tin i oiisiitutid an thonties iiiniioi i op with. Tin. I'c moii.itii pint j a an oig.iiiiatinn repie-cntitii tin ni.ijiuit.v of tho pi n plu of till -- tato, m.iko ni ap'ilug for the mi dinner of auj nil inbi i in iii-'v I t i 'In nil ni fiuiii tin -I II .l ' ' I"' I jrif r.naid .1- v lur id i I i v unit innv I i .ii i i onla . iln t in no' tn i l'i I'.V lll.li. U'ltll ' o M.lti 1 i 'I' Ull li I Ml i 'id ll iiii II Kill i ' hold the .i.Tii) ill (im inni In I'ln-ii" do oni'ii. .oiiotnij nf '.ii tuti' nht i'i,i-i. j (loti i I I v'lll '. l I ll I, Nltli-linl'1!!- ill it Ml l'ullll !l, tl lit lull 'Hill sit;,!, jtllliillila'.' I'xiiniiiii ami In-'i l.i. de'. (f 'I m "1 ' i .'.nil i 'le- l. - i.V -III o flues -mill lii filltd hj male" ,M . 'i o n M i ligihlo !n hold tti nl'fiu nl iiiiiim -iniii r of hni iln- 'did Cm k i ti ni-, dill, nf "su inn ( u'lt I nl niatinil I nilllill--H' 1 1, i hi I Mini In pi'i tin , im nilicr nf lill S Iplolllo ( nnr tin lattt I two. liovvevii, with lonnisito ipialifua-tlnli- and nihil pn-ltinil" wlnill thc. maj In. ijnalifn d to liolil. The in(iui, nail khiio finni a wo man tn tho soiittaiy of the Klcction Hoaid as to whether or not sho'iould lietoine a tandidato for Superinten dent of Public Institution. im ii ti ti ml in among t im 1'iin.oi-' I'liioi ( IIAKCINC IT AM. UP TO THE ROVKItNOIt OP THE STATE If fiovoinoi Robertson had agreed to go hefoie the Okmulgee grand jtiij liofoie Ins Mexican hegira in stead of after his return from the land of mustal nnd hot tamalc.s, be might have saved Oklahoma from un exampled upioar and nationwide scandal. If he had thrown the pow- rs of the executive office behind Hepburn in the first investigation, nil things hiden would today be reveal ed. Oklahoma would have escaped muih unfavorable comment, and the Democratic party would not be wear ing crepe and satk cloth and ashes. Holdenville Democrat. I llOK tt 'I ll th im lulu i- I i i,lii!niir,i 'ti ill .Ji if a- a liudv tln -hull iti'iiui . fnli.iiinii with tio 'Ii in tin. 'i ii I .iiriu i i- -aid I i fiii Mi- ' .itniit Imily. An .' niium I'lin 1 1 U-iil in: tvouM In il i li f lliiwi.l thi ii Imn nf tl.i lie" i nil"' im t mil I." nurii" in Sh.iV.ino la-' unn it hi imlol -( mi nt of a . the jilli i "f I'lo-l iln -.!. i' .a d 'ii gu i ii It 1. 1 Sill o tl.l h.iS till llli'O'UU. off!- iial" mid imiiiliii "f tno l'iiimeis' rnlnii haw ih-ius-ed the matter, and it l ii.il i ffit nll.v 'tint the lofoi i iiiiiim "wll i nt 1 1 tiiM h nit thi- i'H's-tinll Dl'KANT WAS MGHTI.ESS II UIK uii I K1DAV VfrnJ tn I.M w.ik'i III lining ' Tl'e -""'" (.mi.iM-iim.is !,.,w. tin- k- far as electticity w,M Dun ... , ... .i Im.m.L I....11 iiiosiiitid with a mtition was a ugliness town again .i.i ... .'. i,..,, - do i. Wul tn ,,.n up a now mad fiom mli-. t " nluht, it all coming nhm b , .. . i. . ..!..... .....! iiiiiittMir fiiii in r vn (T(rp.... . . tn lio'lii imn i no la-urn nuii"""""1 " - ..... mi mtbitol i.. 1 !..! it ...I tn cn.m.rnln ,ilnnlIn!t.. .. Tl nt tllo,"1'!'! -I' 11 l""ni illliiw,i (ni""'" '"'- "" "'"iiiui) at 1 1 ni'iiiiing put, noting tm I'.i nniiigl'iti I :i"ti i , Kl.ni ,n wlinli wa-.mli.-.d (lit ' "d lionmngion . n. nun. .i ; - "' '''& PJ .,i,a. win ..-ill. t tlt.it it bo -I I'. Motion nl lletimngton. ontains .1 t J"l'-"- Theiu va-, "jc,,J I. faniiK. nat-'dl in Hie nii'io tluti mitt niiiiiiioii nanus ,- k I in el nlim in.iilii.illy I'M-n one in uano f..i. .i i- .mil s it statu I now. an mil in mir tn Mi Miittnii it i- tlnit.oii nnlis night as .eio the outlMng town! ft mil Wad. tn IJdintngtnti and twelw -nwd by the ionipati. . r hil i mil. - in l.oMlllln lilt- pinpn-ai i- in n n-un nnv-. Nil MI.I!I (TSlMli: n it ii a toad nti tin- line of tovwiship s .(,on as the senousnest of tl, .impaign l it 'In n w trmn m n a In . il ii ? 'i no '. tti r, a tnilill- i iin.il --(ii t ii- thing' In uiMiii.i'iiiti i- -aid s w i in: i.u k op iiiitipr IS M IN KtONOMK lliOlltl.E The it'siilutnui- udopud b the He-(on-tiuttiiin U.igue Palmers' Union and I. 1.. L'. diltgatts at Shawnee last wiek tontam some splendid things, which if put in to effect will help the londition of the people a little, but tht do not tut to the root of our trouble. The mot of our trou ble is that most people- are improvi dentand it is impossible to legis late thrift into people. Until every one learns to save, to do without they cannot nffoitl. to he on a cash basis, to avoid get-nch-quick schemeb they cannot all be permanently prosper ous, regardless of what the laws are. The election of nn man or set of men tannot affect the fortune of very many people. Of course all of us wunt officers and on the whole we have them, -Editorial in Caddo Hoi aid. AKDMOKB (JETTING HETTEK According to the Ardmorite, the ' city of Ardmoie is getting Doner. SCHOOL LAND LEASES 'The paper tites a report of Chief AltE UPHELD llY COUNT1 of Police Highnight that there were tONLY lhlt arrests in Ardmore by The state of Oklahoma has the policemen in February, neatly seven right to innvoy leases for mineialia d.iy. and of that number 139 were lights on state school land, accoidmgjtonviitod. Compaicd with January, to a tilling made by Judge C. C.'whcn thcie were 2UC anests. the Smith at Guthrie, in a tnse m which i retold shows impiovempnt. Com Mail.mil Oil company and Sthaffer ! pau-d with neighboring towns. Uu Oil miiipanv against a Mr. Rir.lwell,, nint for instance, tho noord is still Pa j no cotint siufaco light holder, dark. llndivell. it was thaigo.l. refused, ' to allow the nil tnmpnnies to enter NEW ' '- AT ADDO his pit nii-os tn dull for oil under nu-1 A. E. Kichiv lecontly appointed tlnnitv nf a state loao. He claimed i postmaster at f addo to succeed U. the ininoial lights woio included in it. C.urownv, whose term expired the siufaco lights. An injunction nbtaiuid 1 Hud well had pievoiitid the oil companies finni tntoiing the pionusos. It is sjud this now illusion will i moan the adilitiou of hunditds nf thousands nf doil.it-- In thi state hinds iIimiiil.Ii in.valt.v p.i.wntnts tn vwlls in Ik- i i il U f I nil sihool l.lllll- El MEIt THOMXS NOT Id IM N I'OI! GOYEKNOH mine than a ear ago was checneu in at the office March 1 and is now iiu chaige. OSTEOPATH- " , . il I...A i .i ntv h.i. noli and P.i.kilnt... iiilintiig simm. to con- null ,it linen ii tin- f inn's Club nod with tin- iiu-oniing mail. About , .ilu.atioti.il '.lino launched two mi!.- of new m.id would lie ..-h tin- mIhiiiI-. will be the fu-t nntai.v including a small budge . i .f the il'iw. Attotwanl the ntnis-i Itltio. Advocates of the change ,1. membtis plan tn alleinpt In -v- sj,j that the now load will make niar- i initiate mnsitiitnos and to spu ad . kits much mine accessible to the peo- iwr all pla.os whole tli- m.i pie of the gloat tc-uitoi.v aioiind I mil. 'Wilde, i nnnt.v and it officials will to-l . (iiate with them in the wink, it is utidi i-tood. . imuglrfor the business distilLt iit..1 i r I - ..!......!. i . ""1 u'ni i'n in' i",t-i iiuuiii nut ai .i. t i-iddice (lisfiice was dut ,t.. i w t iindvva between lb utiingtoii plant damage wns known the tnmpanv notiiieci nil patrons powM. ! and the- stote-c did a good businea soiling mill oil lamps, oil jticl can dles. M-iwco was lost ou-il in prae. tuall.v noi mai saiuiuay night It's a wise cow that knows her! own milk after it's- delivered to th city, gaigles Amos rash. SMALL TRIAL POSTPONED Governor Len Small of Illinois, who MOKE NAVAL BOATS AKE was to have been tried this week on I'Mv'E.N OUT OP COMMISSION, sev oral charges of embezzlement of Stnte funds, gets another delay. -i notary of the Navy Denny an- When his case came up Monday was noiinces that he has ordered fifty ad-1 postponed thirty days. ihtion.il tlestiovors taken out of com- mission and neatly three score of auMliaiv boats, as a means of con-1 wftliSiffiasaggl serving to meet the requirements of the newly piesented naval appropria tion bill. Durant Meat Market Highest Market Price Paid or Cattle and aoft A. W.MASON, Prop. Ill So. Sec Duratl i HOUSE UEFUSES AID , D a vote Monday the lower house of Congress refused to spend the rules and pass an appropriation oi one-million dollars for the purchase of -etd grain to be used in the drouth-stiicken areas of the north- W(-t. msMnsm 1 We know -the collect 1 lepairing. installing of I Heating Systems. We I settle jour tumbles. 1 420 Sf- PHONE New National Bank Wednesday morning, March 1, this bank began business as the American National Bank of Durant, Oklahoma, instead of the American State Bank of Durant. The Capital stock of the institution is now $100, 000 instead of $50,000 and the surplus is $20,000 in stead of $15,000 as formerly. The doubled capital stock and increased surplus enables us to better serve the needs of our customers and be of greater service to the community. The officers of the new institution are the same as guided the destines of the former one. The American National Bank Durant, Oklahoma I!(. A. h. STOUT Ktrvt 8ttt UfcMk Bnlldtas Ro Phone e-J ! ffiS ITntift S8S It stands tod.ij a it has stood limn i the beginning I'm the m is-t - .mil ' will so tand at the mil u! tinio i Being eonipii-( (I ot the people it i necessaiily of and fm the pt upl. and must answoi to the inutile fm ' its i tevtaiil-hip ot alfaiis If theie In- notossity. the p.utj will clean its own house and theie will bo no occasion for a Itepublitan county attorney looking tovv.iid the govei noi. ship, to make a stump speech ill the touit loom tn lnmg mi the house tloaung I'KEHISiOlUC MONSTER The le-poit comes fioni Uueiios Aires that n huge animal believed to be extinct foi a million years has been located in one of the laige lakes of Patatronia. The animal is tailed Plcsiosoniian monster. Mate S. li, itnl r.lnii t Thoin.i of I.avMoii, im mboi of tin- l.i gisl.itmo in ( Maw 'hood In- -tt.it) il 'hi' he i i il .mil will not In tonn a an l.liil.ito lii (!niitioi as tta Iniii -tatoil hut will toutinue lit tact fm it'n 1 1 "in the imIi ih tint Or. J. L. Reynolds Kya, Eat, Nose and Thrott xnd Glft-cn Kittinjr burect, Olla. tvtr Corner brut Store r KlflAUV MUJSUil JNU WAIT NU iiiHU TAfiU If You Make Your Farm Loans With FRANK H. WHITE aonannaaa t: LODGE DIRECTORY a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa DURANT IiODOE No. 40 A.F.AA.M. Stated communlrntlons on Thurs- day night after the full Moon of each month. Visitors welcome. O. B. DUNLAP, W. M. J. C. SCOTT, Sec'y. DDHANT CHA1TER No. 28, B. A. M. Regular meeting! on Friday night before the full Moon of each montii Visitors welcome. JOHN W. HERNDON, H. P. J. C. SCOTT. 8ee'?. DCKANT COMMANDRIT No. 81 K.7 . Regular conclave, second and fourth Tue:days ot each month. Vis itors welcome. J. B. HICKMAN, E. C. J. C. SCOTT, Recorder DCKANT CHAPTER No. 17 O. K. B. Regular meeting), on BMurdaj eight on or before the foil Moon ot New Sporting Goods JlfrifD- Auto Specialty Store T o the Citizens of Durant and surrounding country: We want to announce that we have opened at U'T West .Main Street in the huildiiii; formerly occupied bv the Ken dell Clothing Company An up-to-date Sporting Goods and Auto Specialties Store We will carry a full line of Sporting Goods and can outfit complete the Hunter--the Fisherman -the (loiter the Athlete, or the Hall l'laver, with all his needs in tins line. Also a line of Auto Specialties that will interest every au tomobile owner. We Invite You to Come and Visit Us See What We Have and Note Our Prices The Case Boys 127 West Main , '"r-. JLT 55 L.- 1, V -siS-- ' ?r JJWn3 ?CLJ Km BUICK MOTOR CARS 1 i r it More Facts You Should Know! 1 For the calendar year, January 1, 1921, to January 1, 1922, Buick built and actually sold over 80,000 automobiles. 2 These sales for the calendar year 1921 exceeded by over 12,000 cars the sales of any automobile manufacturer having a six-cylinder automobiles in its line. 3 These sales for this period likewise rep resent a volume of business greater by over $9,000,000 than the sales of any other automobile manufactures excluding Ford. 1 These figures are taken from official re ports and are absolutely reliable. Xs7 v'.r.-e s I i k ) II1- VtAWI mm., m rH Mhoon & Spring Buick Co. Opposite Postoffice each month. Visitor welcome. MRS. U. QRAY, W. M. URB. V. ii. COLS, 87.1 V