Durant Weekly News and Bryan County Democrat from Durant, Oklahoma • Page 2

r. iyl 'I Hi" I It I '1! TWO OURANT i. 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: "I skies of Europe solemnly as that ANOTHER CAUSB FOR THE niGII COST OF mvinc Tlu- Federal Bureau of Public Roads that there were 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 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 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 money "and property, paralysis of bU'iuev and general confusion that rilcmliir iear of 11HW. nn increase of united last winter Decause oiuu tin-int over the )ieious year, luei License- and legislation fees alone hut Near amounted to $01,700.00, and piactually iio to direct your auenuon uic tin i atoned as well as existing trouble the miners and mine oper- in the various coal fields of the all Mi -lUin was devoted have not toigoHen wnai nappencu. xo roan iii' jiin. nnr mm noi ii est mate that loiintiy; also the inefficiency of our (in ii ii'ii iiiii niiiiiivi-ii iiuLiuu kitv. i i in iiihitmij tmm ..4 litli until the cnlirui there are j.ih,u" '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 is aUo expected to bu greater than last jeai when about two hundred disabled student-soldiers were enrolled at the College. The College authorities have anticipated this increased attendance and h.ue provided additional equipment and teaching force to meet the increie-id demands. The Hoard of Regents has increased 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 $100,000 have been added to the group of 18 buildings with which the College was already piovidcd.

The Science building nnd the Armory-Gymnasium were compielod last year. The people of the State have ample 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. 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, according 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 establishment of 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 center for foreign students at 'Columbia University which has women of thiity-thiee nationalities on its li-1 I. nt tt'tii l.i trnnnst Iintrnn 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 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 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 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 before, we shall awaken too late, after the first opportunity of success has passed, when the toll will be infinitely 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 Distinguished Service Cross from General Pershing. His passing from the active 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 augmented as they advance, upon France staggering under the burden of a conflict just ended. And then What will the men who assail the loague of nations, the men who declare 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 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 ithing of the countless industries of 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 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 1, Tl IK eds ami 1 can upon ine all and towns, the Boaid of Education of each school district, the 'sponsible heads of all industries, the various labor organizations and all good citizens of the State to immediately provide fuel for their anticipated 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 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 Real Hardware Value AIORK TEXAS PLAGUE CASES Two cases under the observation of surgeons of the United States public 'nealth service at Galveston are believed 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 $1,000 PURSES for COWBOY FEATURES S2.000 PURSES for HORSE RACING The best cowboy talent in the world jnd the best rncc horses in the southwest will be here to furnish entertainment. 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, Speaking, Concessions.

Evervbodv Invited. J. M. Murphree, Con Keirse, J. McAlister.

COM ITTEE 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. fitcMiWx Main Street Durant, Okla. fgtaMMBgragMMiraii wacmmDrtriuftfftttKmiHi-tB 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. A WHAl.U, President. MORGAN, Vice President II. CO'. Vice President.

H. NEELY. Cashier J. B. HUNSAKER.

Aasiatant CuHhler. W. K. UTTERBACK. SAM SWINNEY.

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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 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 extend a cordial invitation for a continuance of your patronageTo 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 business, 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 '1 ft i.