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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
FIFTH AVENUE PAVING TO COST
%B1 ,2O8.84.
Work Nearing Completion and Coun.
Gil Has Assessed Cost Against
the Several Properties
to he elSncfitcSl.

The city council has within tho
week met and assessed to the vari-
Gus properties benefited the $751;
29NS4 representing the total net
cost of paving Fifth avenue from
Main street to the north line OF the
city limits. The cost to each piece
Of property ranges from $S51.2l
against Lot /. Block II, owned by
A. y. Wilcox. down to $500. the
assessment against the west 10 feet
of Lot : of Block 62.
The work is now nearing compile
ton. and unless some unforeseen de-
lay arises should be open for traf-
fic early in December. Contractor
Ed Baum has already opened up \
few blocks. and from appearances
this job will be the best the city has
so far had laid.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
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Through the kindness Of II. H.
Boone. the local chapter of the Red
Cross now owns large official cross
which hangs in their work rooms at
the Elks Home. The cross was
mad" and painted by Mr. Boone.
The district exemption board finds
too great percentage of discrageS
from sclcctivc Draft in Pushmataha
county, and announces thorough
Investigations of the reasons for it.
Theresa Buckwiiz, an Austrian
woman, who has worked as a domes
tic in several Durant homes during
the past few years. was taken to the
asylu mat Norman last week. She
had evidently grOoded over the war
until she became unbalanced. and
her constant fear was that the Ger
mans would kill her.
Provost Marshal General trowder
has advised Governor Williams that
the cost per man of administering
the war draft law In Oklahoma was
the lowest of all the States.
B. A. Mckinney was in Dallas this
week attending a meeting of the
bDHru DI directors oI Inv NtBlpIidi
| Reserve Bank
George B Morris. who has been
at Colbert for several years, and who
until this wear had been sup"rin-
tendent of the public schools at that
place. is building hous" on West
Evergreen street. and expects 10
move to Durant soon.
Miss Mamie, daughter Uf Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. r. Lee. who was dangerously
I'm for several weeks. is almost en-
! tirrly recovered from her illness.
and was able 10 be out and around
tn cfrs, part of the week.
A large number of tn" teachers
of the Durant public schools and oi
the Normal School expect T." attend
the annual meeting of IN" state
Teachers Association in session tho
las, three days of this week AT ON
lahoma city.
Tn" kcn"fick dispatch is now ed
tied by f. 1r",u. formerly nS|"mia'
ed with ". \ story on tn" paper
and is enlarged from tw" I" i"u'
par"s hnm" print
/, IT. Fash. county farm agent
has sent u peanut tatt"n"d turkey u
the editor of tn" oklahoma Farmer
S,ockmau. at oklahoma cry. how
rs a THANKSGIVING git'. and to GET
that authoriiy's Judgment aS to 'h'
result of fattcning fowls on peanuts
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
TON HIAODWORTH ENDS LIFE.
WITH RAZOR
Head Practical, Severed From Ills
tstsiy in What j. supposed to
Have Is,H.n u Fiji Of Tenn
porary Insanity.

Almost soycrjnr his head from his
body. rom Bloodworih. living on
East Mulberry street. ended his own
life by cutting his throat with Il ru.
Hur AZ II O'Clock Muaday rip:h;nr
The dccna Nd lrl, no note or wor,i
pxplaining why he took his life. nor
had he even intima,nd to members
of his family that he SO much as con
terminated such "A strp. which. con
Dlcd with the fact that he had been
an poOr health. leads to the belief
,h,, tho asst was committed in n III
of t,.uporarv insanity broneh, nbou,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30

well a. on week days. | am strongly
opposed to closing"
Geo. Milligan:
81 am fully willing to abide by
the decision of the Council in the
matter Of SuCay closing "
}. ". Barry:
II am against Sunday closing. If
our business had to lose the sunday
trade. the business would c"as" To
be profitable. and therefore be- fore
ed to close
J. r.. Jcnson, of Durant Ice Cream X
Isottling Works:
81 am strongly against any action
to clos" confectioneries and drug
stores on Sundays"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
CAPPED NEGRO CONVICT IL
CAUGHT HERE

"I'sc de Niger dat eNcaped; but !
wants something To eat were INV
first words spoken to officers VINO
arrested J. !. Johnson. who escaped
from pcnitrntiary road ganr and
was arrested near the hom" of VIII
Yeats by Officers Marion Fuller. Jim
Kirrs"v and Forbes LeFlorc Mon
day night lie was given his fill and
taken back to McAlcst"r Tuesla',
and the three Officers will divid" q
SIS reward offered for his appr"
hension The negro. who had but
for burglary. bummch his way 10
Durant ON n freight train. and was
trying To make IL to Arkansas to
join his Wife
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30

The big County Poultry Show is to
be Dec. 5. 6. and I, at Durant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
q. IL. CROOK INJURED ~ afro
WRECK

& II Crook who lives Just south
of the city. was severely but not
seriously hurt Saturday might about
80, when his automobile. in
which he, tlar"nc" Waldrun. and
w & taudill w"r" returning from
ncrisOa. b"cHn" unmanaG"ahl" ana
plunged HnWn 2O-iuut "mbank-
his sid" of D"nisnn TIL" others
vera unharmod. save for a sever"
IoliinE. but Mr.. Crook was caught
under tn" upturnrd ear and severe
w bruised about the head and over
Nh" body. He was taken back to
DenisOn for treatment. but was abl"
TO come home Sunday
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
STATE TEACHERS MEETING

The annual session of the State
Teachers Association is on in Okla
homa City for the last three days OF
this week, and 1t Is contemplated
that quite a scrap may develop as a
result of proposal to divide the
state into six districts. each to be a
body unto itself and have its own
conventions, instead of having the
whole State a unit as heretofore.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
THE NEWS TAKES 4 HOLIDAY

The News is ont day early this
week in order that tn" force may
have the fun day Thank giving as a
holiday. During tn" dav the News
office will not hc open Tor business
of any kind.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
Leo Thomp>On, Mgr. Thompson VI,
tor Company:
Dwight Auto Company:

Against Sunday closing that
would forbid sale of gasoline and
oil. on account of great inconven-
iencc to the public.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
SEIZE OKLAHOMA MINES If PRO-
DCCTION STOPS

Government officials have made 1t
plain TO Oklahoma mine operators
and miners as well. that if production
stops. or even slows up. the Govern
ment will seize and operate III"
mines under martial law. Miners de-
mand increased wages, and opera
tors say the increases cannot he met
while coal sells at the Government
fixed prices.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-30
Drives Out Malaria. Builds Up System

The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria. .enriche the flood, and builds upthe sys.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
RACE FOR SUPREMACY.
Allies and Central Powers Keep Improv-
ing Fighting Planes.

Saturday Evening Post: The race for
improvements in fighting planes be-
tween the allies and the central powers
has been nip and tuck all the way. Late
in 1915 the Germans sprang the first
call scout machine, It was the fam.
Gus Fokker, an exact copy Of the French
Morane-a return to the monoplane
principle which had been abandoned
early in the war. Being able to fire
through the propeller. it had suprem.
acy until the French perfected a simi-
lar device
The French then answered with a bi-
plane OF greater speed and greater
practical agility. That killed the mono.
plane idea-at least for the time being.
The latest machines are all Of the bi.
plane or triplane type. The new models
have come out so fast that laymsn
has difficulty in keeping up with them.
Even the fastest. most agile machines
OF year ago will be out OF date this
sumner. In July. 1916. in the Verdun
sector, I watched a squadron Of scout
machines maneuvering They handled
themselves like a flock Of swallows.
Yesterday. al an aviation base near the
| front / saw two aviators. but lately
/ sent up from school, go through their
morning practice Travelling across the
sky az incredible speed. they seemed
% turn in their own length they rolled
over on their axis as a swimmer rolls
over In the water. they fipped their
noses downward and dived; they brought
themselves 20 level with sharp twist.
Compared with those swallow ma
chimes I watched last year they seemed
like humming birds. For the construc.
tors. in planning this new type Of
lmachicne. made an accidental discovery.
an airplane is a motor on wings In
crease the spread Of its wings in pro-
| portion % the power Of H. motor. and.
while you add 10 is stability Of low
pace and to It's lifting power you take
away from its speed The art Of con
structing "A fast machine consist largely
In giving II the smallest practical wing
spread. 10 is the motor kicking with
unheard Of power against the air. not
the wings gliding along the air which
makes IL fly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
"Founded AT Yorktown -

Chicags Tribune The Fourth was
glorious IN London. Bells tolled Bands
played The Star Spangled Banner"
Englishmen wore our colors in their but
tonholes and decorated their houses
with them and displayed them on their
automobiles II was a day OF interna.
tional love-making very Instructive 20
behold. Our participation In the war
had prompted the show OF feeling but
underneath lay sense OF gratitude
much older than IN. war. The English
have reason 20 like US. Our ancestors
gave them their empire
We are not eXaggerating. The Am.
erican revolution, while il robbed Brit.
ain Of thirteen colonies az stroke.
taught Britons to colonize. Untn then
colonies had been regarded as nice. pro.
ductive COWS for the mother country %
milk. II was only after the failure
Of such policies In America that the
English learned better. Spain never
learned. Her empire. once the largest
on earth, has vanished completely. ana
for that reason.
The new policy, dating from the de.
feat Of Lord Cornwallis. has developed
a type Of imperialism never believed
possible until then. II has bred colon.
ial loyalty, colonial devotion. colonial
self'sacrihce. Even India feels il.
Egypt does. South Africa. beaten into
submission only few years back. fights
valiantly for England. Canada and
Australia, colonies in name nations In
fact. viii die for the British cause.
a wonderful empire! And across the
whole Of Il might be written: Found.
ed al Yorktown. l7si."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
HOPE EXISTED AGES AGO.
Expectation of DelVerance From Sin
Goes Back $500 Il. c.

Philadelphia Record; According 20
tablets in the Nippur collection oe the
University museum at Philadelphia, Iust
translated by Dr. stephen Langdon, the
doctrine Of a Messianic hope. Of the
expectation Of deliverance from sin and
suffering by a good man in the shape
Of a king. goes back at least $500 3. c.,
when the Sumerian theologians evolv-
ed a theory which has been the basis
OF Jewish and Christian religions ever
since.
Tablets by Sumerisn poets in the
Nlppur collection have been translated
in recent years giving accounts Of the
creation. flood and fall Of man and his
doomdom TO perpetual labor and have
profoundly affected the religious and
literary world as being the essentials
OF the early chapters Of Genesis. The
new tablets just translated are OF in,
terest because they show that the Su
merians never lost hope that the res
toration to a state Of sinlessness and
happiness through the agency Of the
gods would come. and their faith was
pinned on early kings who were defiet
and worshiped in the hope that one
would be the deliyerer Elaborate rit
uala were made for each one Of then
andNall failed. Then came the Semitic,
conquest OF Sumer and the era of pes
simism set in as shown by the Epic o
Gilgamish. one missing book Of which
has just been found in the Nippur col
lections Of the university museum
All of these documents date from be
fore the time Of Abraham and appar
emily are copies Of those much older
The fundamentals OF Jewish and Chris
tian religions are shown In tablets a
least $500 years old. The university
museum has Just translated and pub
lished in book form one set Of thes,
tablets and will shortly issue another
Both contain the Sumerian texts a!
well as photographs Of the original tab
lets. They are the earliest contribu
tions from original documents 70 th
religious history Of the world which ar
extant
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
ANCIENTs USED COLORED INKS.
Red, Purple, Blue and Gold Were the
Most in Vogue.

81. Louis Globe-DemOcrat: The inven-
ton OF ink must have preceded the use
OF letters, but as TO the origin Of both
we are completely in the dark Accord
ing to the Roman naturalist, Pilny, and
other authors. the basis Of the ink used
By ancient writers was formed OF lamp
black or the black taken from burnt
ivory and SCOT from the furnaces and
baths.
Some have also supposed that the
black liquor which the cutie fish yields
was frequently employed. one thing is
certain-that whatever were the com.
ponent ingredients. from the blackness
and soliidty in the most ancient manu-
scripts. from an inkstand found at
Herculaneum, in which the ink appears
as thick as oil, and from chemical ana
lysis, the ink Of antiquity was much
more Opaque as we'll as encaustic. than
that which Is used in modern times.
Inks Of different colors were much in
vogue. Red purple blue and gold and
silver inks were the principal varieties.
The red was made from vermilion. Gin.
nabar and carmine; the purple from the
murex. one kind Of which. called the
purple encaustic. was appropriated 70
the exclusive use OF the emperors.
Golden ink was much more popular
among the Greeks than among the Ro.
mans. During the middle or dark ages
the manufacture both Of IL and silver
ink was an extensive and lucrative
branch Of trade. and the illuminated
manuscripts which remain are a strik.
ing proof Of the high degree Of perfec
ton TO which the art was carried.
The making Of the inks themselves
was a distinct business. and another
connected with il. and to which Il owed
it's origin. was that OF inscribing the
titles. capitals as well as emphatic
words. in colored and gold and silver
inks
The essential constituents Of modern
black ink are gals, sulphate OF iron and
gum. II the former is in excess, the
ink. although black at first, soon be
comes brown or yellow. The gum Is
added TO retain the coloring matter in
suspension. and 20 prevent the mixture
from being too fluid, and a little creo-
sote is sometimes added as a check 10
the formation OF mold.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
FRENCH SECOND LINE Is
CLEARING AWAY WRECKS
Rehabilitating Canals and Bridges Dy-
namited by Germans.

ndmlteQ Dy OerindnS.
on the French Front, Aug. 27.-tBy
The Associated Pressl-While the sol.
diers Of the active army are engaged
all along the front attacking the Ger
mans or defending the French posi-
tions against the frequent assaults Of
selected German shock troops, their
poor relations" composing the troops
OF the second line. are kept busy re-
moving traces of the destruction which
mans or defending the French posi-
March before the advancing French and
British.
Dozens Of bridges over rivers and
canals. as well as many locks which
held back the waters Of the canals. were
blown up by the Germans as they hur-
riedly retreated.
In many cases, the reaches Of the
canals have run dry while the courses
have been blocked by large masses OF
steel, reinforced concrete and stone.
In order to avert floods in rainy
weather. special companies Of engineers
were formed Immediately after the bat
tie Of the Marine from among the old
soldiers. Of the second, or territoria
reserve. whose duty it was TO follow
in the rear Of the advancing allies and
10 clear all distractions from river anC
canal beds. They were called companies
Of waterway sappers and the men com
posing them were secured because o.
their training in various tradesmiths
riveters. electricians, boatmen, divers
miners and others accustomed 10 tn
handling Of explosives. On some oc
casions. these men have 10 do thei
work under fire Of enemy guns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
VESSEL CARRYING 35O,6OO
BUSHELS OATS TORPEDOED

An Atlantic Port. AUG. 27-The tor
Uedoing Of the British steamer Trelis
sick. loaded with 35O6OO bushels of oats
for the French government was report.
ed by the officers of British steamer
which has arrived here. The crew Of
the Trelissick. together with the crew
Of another torpedoed steamer which
they had picked up a few hours before
they themselves were attacked. were
rescued by an American warship
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the Board Of
Commissioners Of the City Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, and approved by the Mayor
on the l4th day OF August, 1917 pro-
posals will be received at the office Of
the City Clerk. Of the City Of Ardmore.
Oklahoma, until five O'Clock p. m, Of
Tuesday. September I, 1871. for the
furnishing OF materials and construction
OF the work necessary to improve all
that portion OF "A" street northwest,
from the north line Of Broadway TO the
south line Of Eighth avenue, northwest.
Of the City Of Ardmore. Oklahoma, in
Guiding alley crossings and street in
tersections thereon.
Said improvements TO consist Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
Able 10 Stand ON His Own.

The Lamb. Il went down In the war
panic Of 1914" said the big man. as
he hung 10 a strap in the crowded street
car but now ! am getting on my feet
again"
In that case" yentured the little
man just behind him. perhaps you
wouldn't mind getting on mine"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
Incle Uy ENplains.

4. The Lamb: why" asked the sum.
mer boarder. are they so often re.
ferred 10 as Smiling fields OF corn?'"
Because" replied Uncle Hyperbole
Medders, the fool questions some city
folks ask when they see cornhelds make
EN- smile from ear " ear"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners Of the City Of Ardmore
Oklahoma, and approved by the Mayor
on the l4th day Of August. 1917, pro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
The Druggists Turn.

Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. The
druggist danced and chortled TN the
bottles danced on the shelves
What's up?" asked the soda clerk.
Have you been taking something?"
NO. But do you remember when
our water pipes were frozen last win.
ter"
Yes. but what"
We'll. the plumber who fixed them
has just come in TO have a prescrip-
ton filled"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
4 PEDAL HINT.

Medley: Pretty Miss dnvitingly,-
Don't you want 10 go for a nice walk?
Gallant Youth sure do.
Pretty Miss-Go ahead. I'm not stop.
ping you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27

Sherman Texas Democrat The
dove OF peace doesn't seem TO be having
any luck at Matching this year.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

after everything. He had the honor
of being the first Sock to cross the
plate on the South Side this year,
doubling to right his first time up.
The idea that the Sox are to have
a walkaway in this American league
race should be discarded. It is to be
a parade for no team. The margin
of victory for the winner next OCtO-
Der will be extremely small, and only
by keeping on the job eteTnally,
fighting every step Of the way and
avoiding disastrous slumps can the
Sox come home in front.
They will have powerful opposi-
ton from Boston and New York in
the east and from all the western
teams. St. Louis is to be a thorn in
the side of any club this season, and
the Indians and Tigers have a thun-
derOus attack, backed by better
pitching than either received last
year. Boston is playing its same
strong defensive game, and the
Yanks demonstrated last season
what they were capable of until in
juries upset them.
Washington is down in the race,
but it is not a weak club. And Con-
ME Mack will win probably twice as
many ball games as he did in 1916.
Mack has found two or three good
young pitchers to pace with Myers
and Bush, and in Bates has a COM
petent man for third base.
Teamwork will decide the pennant
this season, and the club which
comes nearest to perfecting it should
ride home in front. In that quarter
the SOX have something to learn. AS
an instance, Collins and Chick Gan
dill both went after a fly ball between
first and second yesterday. Eddie
called to make the play, but Gandil
cut in front of him and picked the
ball out Of his hands. Fortunately,
there was no damage, but it might
easily have been a wicked play. The
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

In Jacobsen Fielder Jones seems to
have solved his outfeld problem and
now has as good a fiy-chasing outfit
as he could desire.
Old Eddie Plank was yesterdays
hero. His aged arm contained re-
markable cunning. On only one Oc-
Casion when there was danger did
he pitch a good ball for a batter to
hit, and that one Jackson picked.
At other stages Ed was working the
weaknesses of the sluggers. He
passed not a one, but gave three balls
to several trying to nick the corners.
of the plate. During one rally, after
being in hole, he struck Buck Wea-
yer out on a couple of near wild
pitches, the shoots that are irresisti-
BILE to Buck. Plank knew it.
Here is a prediction: The Cubs will
do better away from home than on
the North Side during the early part
Of the season. Reason: They will find
warmer weather. Larry Doyle. ROl-
lie Zeider and Harry WOlter like the
migh-temperatured going and proved
II III LuC 4l1OC game dC L IISDu4 81.
Doyle cracked three hits. And he
was confident enough to take longer
chances with his fiat runner than in
the frigid atmosphere of the North
Side.
Dutch Reuther poIed a triple and
single, some of the hitting he did on
the training trip. If this young fell
low can only keep his eye on the ball
Manager Mitchell has the chance to
develop a remarkable first baseman.
Even at the expense of spelling a
good pitcher, the move would be
good, for a first baseman is in every
day. Reuther takes a clean, vigor-
GUS swing at the ball and is cool. He
has yet to learn how to shift his feet
at the first stop, both to prevent in
jury to himself and to enable him to
pull in wide throws. Mitchell should
II L