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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10

in the southern part of r
County, when the peon,o
him to the Legislature wink
most as many votes 10
three opponents, and rs,,.
him in 1917 with little o,,.J
non, as representative h
fight for better rural s,h..
and his strong advocacy =,
bills favOring labor and
rights Of the masses as ay.;J
trusts and combinations !
deared him to the hearts a,
working man and the e,1
masses of the people. He hi
present Chairman of tho c,l
mittee on Labor and Arb;,,.
ton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10
ttEtOt = LIBERTY ib>D
ISSUES

Th"r" is At present i sued and
outstanding four issues nl Liberty
BondS, and soon tl"r" will h" siN
issue They ar" "a follows
The original bond. Of IN" First
lih"riy Loan. -h"S" bear "a per
cent interest and mature Jan" H..
l1I1. hui are rr'i'"mahI, at ,hr
Gov"rnn. option on or after
Jun" IL. lc32 They hayr a con
version privilege.
=. Tn" original bonds Of he Sec.
nnd Liberty Loan. they bear p"r
cent interest and mItur" Nrv"ub"r
15N lji2. but are rcdr"mabi" At the
Government option on or after M
v"mh"r -. 1877 they hAv" = con
version privilege"
:; Bond, ri tn" second iSsu"
which hay" been obtained NV the
conversion Of bonds of til" FIRST i
su" into bonds pi tbr second. they
bear { per cent interest aud matur"
Jun" II. lotT. hut ar" r"dc"mahl"
on or after Jun" -. l?.3. They
have a conversion privi!rG"
tn" original bonds Of the
Third !.uh"rtv Loan; they bear :
per cent interest and matur" Sep
t"mhrr ID. 1928. and ar" not re
d""nahlc until maturity l'h"y have
no conversion privilege.
Tn" other two issues which will
soon h" outstanding will b" | !, per
cent bonds obtained by conversion
Of bonds of The first issue. aud -,
per cent bonds obtained by ronvcr-
sion Of bonds %! the second issue
into bonds uf the Third Liberty
Loan They will hava no runver.
sion privilege
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10
Hon. Wilburn Cartwright
Should Be Our Senator
Wurtlvillr. on lahOlra.
April II. lolS.

April II. l"lS.
To the Voters of the 10Th Srna-
turidl District
Il is rumOrtd that Wilhurn
CartWriuht will he Il candidate
for the state Senate from .NtO-
ka. Coal. and Bryan Counties.
As the time approaches to nom
mate Officers it is timely for
YOU to look around and see
who are worthy
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10
OKLAHOMA MUST FURNISH QUO.
TA OF 200 INNTOES

Thousands of doctors and sur
Feons throughout the country will
urged to enroll FOR service To NEE,
the growing demands for the Army
and Navy under 4 plan decided upon
this week n meeting in Washing
ton of practically all state commit
tees of the General Medical Board uf
the Council of Defense. II is expect
ed that 1000 will respond 10 the call
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10

.., ..,, nt ,hn lnuta ~ baby bonds
assigned to ii stephens county le""S
,....u county next ahead win ohe-
.....n ui ni!" prr r"'' "iN"'''
N,.i" LOGAN county follows Bryan
,..uft. With uht l"nth "' nh" y"
g.. f,.hiiJi
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10
NOTICE TO PARENTS TO TRANS
FER CHILDREN

All parents wishing 10 transfer
their children must make appli"a-
zion for same during this month
Il * MCINTOSH.
w2a2 county superintendent
Tn" Durant News, / year. 81 90
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10
Has Studied Hard

! feel that l shall nor
wrong when l recommend nj
to you. He has studied h,I
at economics, political and |.
islative subjects. The req
of these continued researcb
for knowledge will enable nj
to be of service to us concp,|
ing events of the past viii |
have relation to events in n
present or events expected
the future.
Therefore. there is here
man | heartily recommend
you.
Yours very truly.
+. l.. Si;AbORN. VI. D|
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10

Cpolijicul Advertisement
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
SANTA TO PACK
ONLY U. S. TOYS
Many New Novelties Bear
the 'Made-in-Amer-
ica' Stamp.

Santa Claus is no relation to the
German st. Nicholas this year-he
carries a "Made-in-America" pack on
his back.
Visits to the toy departments of
Washington department stores prove
that the kiddies will not be deprived
of any of the usual novelties or me-
chanical delights which they have
been accustomed to in former Yule-
tides.
Time has been found between war
orders by American manufacturers to
go over the top in the toy trade and
conjure up specialties which promise
to surpass foreign-made holiday
wares.
Toy aeroplanes. sub-chasers and he'll
NETS are the war feathers which the
little lads this season covet instead
of the "Injun" feathers of yesterday.
Red Cross nurse dollies are the only
kind small girls will mother In the
stead of. the novelty ones which are
generally designed in their interest.
If there are any German-made toys
in the local stores, they are few and
far between and on sale without the
knowledge of the managers.
Yesterday a German toy was dis
store but when the clerks attention
was called to it he refused to sell 1t.
Instead, much to the delight of the
onlookers, he pitched it down a near
by airshaft.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
NATION WON'T
co DRY, He SAYS
Internal Revenue Collector
Thinks War Measure
viii Die.

Cheer up. you mournrrs for old John
BaTleycoTn.
The 10y jw,o" viii flow freely
again.
At least. 30 thinks William H. I'd
wards. collector Of internal revenue.
In "A statement issued .gsterdHy the
collector declared that since peace
probably will De signed before June.
the war measure Io make the nation
barren Of liquor will die
Personally. / do moi believe 2. 4
country ever will go dry. Mt H.
wards said We must remember p. 3
the war probably will end O. .ra.
possibly two before this law N... ...
into effect
IF peace Is signed Iu MAJ.
this wsT prohibition mcaSur,. ...
that will not make the taN .r
in fact d. does not mako 60 l..
Mr.. Edwards estimates 81 ..
6N,cJo.00p gallons OF liquor Viii
the country by juno. even o. ........
turing is not resumed
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
FIFTY YEARS WITH SAKS
GETS WATCH AND CHAIN
William Fleming. Valued EmpIoye,
Also Received $50 in Gold

william Fleming was presented
Tuesday evening by saks and Com
paty with a gold watch and chain
and $50 in gold. On the watch was
inscribed William Fleming for fiftv
years faithful service, from Saks and
Company, 1865 to 1918"
During all those fifty years Will
lam Fleming has served Saks and
Company faithfully and intelligent
ly. He has never been late and sell
dom away from the store for any
purpose. His record is probably un-
surpassed by any employe in a
similar line of work for that space
of time. Although in his 6Sth wear
William Fleming is apparently
young and he does his work as good
, as he did in his younger days.
He has seen the store grow from
a small place at sos Seventh street
to this large establishment AT
Seventh street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. He also has seen many
changes in Washington during the
fifty years he has been with the
firm.
Fleming responded feelingiy IN
accepting the gifts and the spirit
which promted them and stated that
he would certainly live UP to his
former reputation as a valuable ad-
junct to the house of Saks and Com
pany.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
BOOTLEG CASES
TO TAKE Time
Six Get Sentences Of 80
Days Each; Five Are
Dismissed.

Two or three weeks will pass be-
fore all the cases against the alleged
bootleggers are disposed OF in Police
Court This was stated by an official Of
the POoIiCe Court. when il adjourned
late yesterday afternoon after Judge
Hardison disposed of eleven cases.
Cases tried so far are those Of per-
sons stiIl under arrest. but IL was
said that the largest number Of alleged
bootleggers are out on bond. OF the
eleven cases tried yesterday five were
dismissed. and six Colored men re-
ceived a thirty days sentence.
Those who were sentenced are Lu-
ther Chambers, William Gaines. Alex
ander Golden. Cazrcll A. Robinson.
Washington Page and Nathan Chap
man. The four men and one Colored
woman whose cases were dismissed
are Sandy Humrhries. John W. Car
penter. Curtiss Harper. Paul Puller
and Lizzie Clay
The atmosphere in the halls OF the
Police Court Yesterday was surgeS-
tive of the business on hand. since
energetic efforts of several scrub Nvom-
en- failed to eliminate to any great
extent the odor from the contents OF
bottle of whisky which was dropped
upon the boor
If bootleEgers and others who bring
whisky and other alcoholic liquors
from Baltimore for their personal and
family use believe the police intend
relaxing their activities while the Po-
lice Court is disposing of the 800 men
and women arrested in the raids last
week, they are mistaken. it was said
yesterday. Force is lent this state
ment from the fact that seventy-five
persons We're arrested Tuesday night
as they alighted from a bootleg spa-
ciaT' OF the Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis Railway Company at
White House Station. Fifteenth and II
streets northeast.
Home conditions of those TO he
placed on trial will be investigated.
This suggestion was made by judge
Hardison from the bench. Assistant
United states District Attorney Ralph
Giver conCurred with Judge Hardi-
sons view. and Maj. Raymond w.
Pullman. superintendent of police. YES
terday assigned two detectives to such
invest cations.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
PENNA. S0L0NS
TOAST SPRoUL
Congressman Moore Gives
Dinner in Honor of Gov
ernor-elect.

Senators and Representatives OF
Pennsylvania last night drank fruit
punch toasts" to the keystone States
famous sons and war heroes at a
dinner given by Representative ].
Hampton Moore in honor of Cover
nor-elect William G. Sproul at the
Hotel Raleigh.
Short addresses were delivered by
nearly every Senator and Representa-
tive present, and Governor to- be
Sproul replied to a "grape-juice" toast
with short speech of thanks. Among
those present were:
Hon. f. " Babcock, Hon. w. Henry
Baker, Hon. David Baird. Hon. Isaac
Bacharach. Hon. Edward 5. Brooks
Hon. Edward f. Beidleman, Hon
Thomas S. Butler, Hon. William j
Burke. Hon. Henry A. Clark. Hon
Joseph G. Cannon, Hon. Thomas s
Crago. Hon Z. n. Carpenter, Mr.. G.
II. X. Curtis. Hon. Peter +. Costello
Hon. William f. Crow, Hon. George
| P. Darrow, Hon. George w. Edmunds
Hon. John R. Farr. Hon. Joseph 8
| Frelinghuysen. Hon. Benjamin K
Focht Hon. Joseph W. Fordney, Hon
| Frederick II. Gillett. Hon. William r
GTeen, hon. george >. Graham, Mr
| A. NJ. Gulick. Hon. Robert D. Heaton
| Hon. Willis c. Hawley. Hon. vii
II. Hays, Hon. willis J. Hulings. Hon
Even ]. Jones. Mr.. Winfield Jones
! Mr.. Murdoch Kendrick. Hon. Philan-
! der c. Knox, Hon. Aaron s. Kreider
! Hon. S. A. Kendall, Hon. Julius Kahn
Hon. Harmon NJ. Kephart, Mr.. Franz
Willing Leach. Hon. Nicholas Long,
worth. Hon. Max Leslie. Hon. J
Hampton Moore. Hon. Martin b
Madden, Hon. John NJ. NORM. Hon
James r. Mann, Mr.. Charles r.
Michael, Hon. Frank w Mondell,
| Hon. Joseph Mclaughlin, Hon. Louis
T. McFadden, Mr.. Harry S
McDevitt, Mr. Angus McSween
Hon. Boies Penrose. Hon Stephen G.
Porter, Hon. John NJ. Rose. Hon. Ed
ward f. Robbins, Hon. Charles H
! Rowland, Hon. John Reber, Mr.. Jo-
seph Rogers, Hon. ]. Leonard Re-
plogle, Hon. william c. Sproul, Mr.
Dureu Shuster, Hon. Nathan L
Strong, Hon. william L. Schaffer
Hon. Charles A. Snyder. Hon. Charles
II. Sloan. Hon. John r. X Scott, Hon.
Allen 7. Treadway, Hon. Henry w
Temple, Mr.. Edmund c, Taylor, Hon.
William S. Ware, Hon. f. H. Ware
Hon. Henry w. Watson. Hon. Ander-
son H. Walters and Hon. James E.
Watson.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
SAFETY FIRST ASSOCIATION
WANTS PUBLIC SAFETY BUREAU
Society to Prepare Bill to Present to Congress
on Account of Startling Increase in
Traffic Accidents

place SUFFICIENT electric lights at the
two north entrances to the Wilson
Normal School. A similar request
was made for the entrance to the
Powell School.
Committees Appointed.
President Peabody appointed the
following standing committees for the
ensuing year: Traffic laws-A j. Dris-
coll, chairman; A. E. Shoemaker vice
chairman; DR.. l.. ID. Walter. ]. Clin-
ton Hiatt. DR.. Edgar d. Thompson
and Howard 8. Fisk; statistics-Mil-
ton d. Smith. chairman; Frank A.
Woodfeld, vice chairman; George w.
Evans, ID. B. Wainwright, Louis Lowe.
n. @. Henry. IS. Z. Snyder, w. b.
Chiffon and Paul Z. Mckinney edu-
cation-walter b. Patterson, chair
man; Robert l.. Haycock, vice chair
man: Rev. John Van Schaick. selden
NJ. Ely, Mai. Raymond W. Pullman,
]. Clinton Hiatt, @. A. Lyon, II. NJ.
Johnson, Miss Flora L. Hendley and
Miss Annie Beers; children's auxiliary
-Selden NJ. Ely, chairman; c. X.
Finckell. vice chairman; w. f. SAT-
ford, Mrs. NJ. w. Heiberger. Mrs. w.
w. Allger, Mrs. w. F. Peabody. and
Ii. aiAe
ments-Frederick J. Rice, chairman;
b. w. Murch, vice chairman: Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, Lieut.. A. ].
Headley, Daniel w. Edelin, Sergt
Buell. Stanley, c. p. McCurdy and A.
]. Driscoll; Membership, DR.. c. r. Du
Four, chairman; Major Raymond w.
Pullman, vice-chairman; William W.
Everett, II. H. Butler. c. II. Rudolph,
w. w. Nairn. d. S. Carl. Walter B.
Patterson. Allan Davis, William F.
Dement, and DR.. S. B. Balm; Industrial.
S. ]. Macfarren. chairman: A. II. Nc
Chan, vice-chairman, Thomas J. Dono-
van. DR.. Edgar d. Thompson. William
F. Dement,, and Morris Hahn.
The special committee appointed TO
the Citizens Food Council will be COM
posed Of William F. Peabody, ]. Clin-
ton Hiatt, Walter B. Patterson, Dan
iel w. Edelin and DR.. L. D. Walter.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
ACIDS IN STOMACH
CAUSE INDIGESTION
Create Gas. Sourness and Pain.
How to Treat.

Medical authorities state that
nearly nine-tenths of the cases Of
stomach trouble, indigestion, sour
ness. burning, gas. blOating, nausea,
etc. are due to an excess of hydro
chloriC acid in the stomach and not
as some believe to a lack of digestive
juices. The delicate stomach lining
is irritated. digestion is delayed and
food sOurs, causing the disagreeable
symptoms which every stomach suf-
fefsr knows so well.
Artificial digestents are not needed
in such cases and may do real harm.
Try laying aside all digestive aids
and instead get from any druggist
a few ounces Of Bisurated Magnesia
and take a teaspOOnful in a quarter
glass of water right after eating.
This sweetens the stomach, prevents
the formation of excess acid and
there is no sOurness, gas or pain.
Rfsurated Magnesia Gin powder or
tablet form-never liquid or milk is
harmless to the stomach, inexpen-
siys to take and is the most efficient
form of maEnesia for stomach pur-
poses. 1t is used by thousands of
people who enjoy their meals with
no more fear Of indigestion.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
G. W. u. MEN IN A. C.
TO CONTINUE STUDIES
Seventy-hve Per Cent Will Remain
After Demobilization.

Fully seventy-five per cent of the
members of George Washington
University unit of the Students
Army, Training Corps, will remain
at the university following demob-
ilization, according to data gathered
by officials of the university.
At the medical school every student
soldier will remain. At the dental
college all but four or five will stay.
At the law school forty per cent will
remain. In the department of arts
and science fifty per cent will remain.
Elmer Louis Kayser, secretary of
the university, is working out plans
whereby students, who dropped
much of their academic work when
they entered the Students Army
Training Corps. may resume their
regular studies.
DR.. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins.
dean of the department of arts ana
science, is cooperating with Mr.. Kay
ser in the big task.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12

their standing considerably as a result
of their efforts during the day.
Irving Cole. o. Takoma Park. who
ousted Joe Turner, of Chevy Chase
from the top position in section on
Tuesday, further strengthened his lead
yesterday, and his sales are now more
than double those of his ertswhile
rival.
Other men in section who distin-
guished themselves as a result of tn Z
days efforts were Hengesbach and
Waller, who passed Andrew Burga.
and Grover c. Macdonald, who made
his first appearance as a contestant
with sales of $23S.65 to his credit and
modestly assumed sixth place.
It is estimated that nearly $500, 900 in
checks, Representing payments by the
banks of the city to depositors in
Christmas savings funds, has been
mailed out within the last few days
A number of the carriers report that
a portion of this money has come to
them for the purchase of war savings
stamps and that accordingly they
have materially fattened their records
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
BY DAMON RUNYON.

With the American Army of Oc-
cupation, Dec. 11.-(By Courier to
Nancy. France).-John Soldier is
getting pretty much bored by this
occupation business.
It's all right to argue that tech
nically we are still at war until the
peace pact is definitely signed, but
that don't go" with John. As far
as he is personally concerned the
war is over. He'd like to get home.
This marching to the Rhine sounds
romantic, but romance can't ride on
Shanks' mare more than a co'ple
Of kilometers on a frosty morning,
Then she falls off, and the rest of
the days journey is just a plain
time hike.
How long do you think they'll
keep us up there?" is the question
John asks the world at large. Back
in France there are veteran divi-
sions Querulously complaining be-
cause they were not selected for
the army of occupation, which is the
American Third army, and the men,
bers of the Third army probably
WOulu JUST as lltlLui IL lHts
hadn't come. But now that they
have seen Germany. they are dead
willing to have someone else have
a peek at her, If it will get them
back across the Atlantic any sooner.
Loathe Police Work.
In the years to come it will be
many a mans proudest boast that
he hiked with Dickman to the Rhine.
but it would be a hard job to con-
vince him of that along about noon
these days, when a sixty-five pound
load is tugging at his heart strings.
Since time immemorial. the Ameri-
cans. suddenly converted into SOL
diers. have loathed police work,
which is, after all, what their usual
occupation now amounts to. When
the lighting stops John Soldier
wants to get back to his old busi-
ness, whatever it may have been.
1t takes US back to a matter of
twenty years to go around with a SOL
dier's outfit these days and liven up
the conversation. We can close our
eyes and almost imagine we were back
in the Philippines, with Christmas
coming on and thousands of American
boys marking time, so to speak. in
their billets after a war had ended.
Everybody's thoughts then were of
home, just as everybody's thoughts
are now. They were eagerly discuss
ing rumors of orders back to the
States for rehabilitation. and they
are eagerly discussing such rumors
this very minute.
Wherever two or more soldiers are
gathered together such rumors are
eagerly discussed. Twenty years ago
they sang a song which they are sing
ing now, with a slight variation. It's
a song almost as old as the American
army. 1t was certainly mighty old
twenty years ago. There are dozens
of verses to it, which are altered from
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
HOOSIERS MAKE MERRY
AT SHOW AND DANCE
Indiana Society Entertained by
President George F. Schutt.

Separated by time and circum-
stances from the state of the apple
pairing parties and corn husking bees,
800 former Hoosiers were guests of
George F. Schutt, president of the
Indiana Society, at reception and
buffet supper at the New Ebbitt last
night. Dancing completed the eve
ning's entertainment
Music was furnished by Weber's
orchestra. Readings entitled THE
Street Piano" and Some Little
Germs are Going to Get You" with
original verses, were interpreted by
Mrs. Edith H. Hamilton. Miss Mary
Beisser, contralto, formerly of Phila-
delphia, sang several selections.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-12
BUSINESS OF OCCUPATION
DON'T GO" WITH YANKEES
AS Far AS John Soldier Is Concerned the War
Is Over, Hence He'd Like to Look at Good
or u. S. A. Mighty Soon.

war to war TO suit occasions, but the
tune is always the same, and it's
never much OF a tune at that Twenty
years ago the refrain ran like this:
It's home. boys. it's home I want
to be.
It's home. boys, home, back in Gods
country,
Where the ash and the oak and the
budding maple grow.
To hell with Manila, boys. it's home
We want to 60"
Today they merely substitute Ger
many for Manila
It's a great song.
Useful for Talk.
This taunt is going TO be mighty
useful for conversational purposes at
meetings of Dickman's Post, No. l,
Veterans of the A E. F, in the future
years. But just at present doing the
Edward Weston through the Rhine
land runs for Sweeney with the Johns.
In the towns along the way the
windows are filled with toys. These
things carry the boys memories
across the seas. There are almost
as many toy stores in Germany as
there are children. The toys are not
up to the old German quality, but
there is a great variety.
Lots of mechanical toys are seen,
but gfmcracks made of wood are more
common. Most of them were evident
ly manufactured before the end OF
the war was in sight Regiments OF
the Prussian guards stand stolidIy
in every window. Toy guns and SOL
diers' outfits are numerous Even
Christmas tree ornaments are made
with iron crosses worked out on
them.
Then there are thousands of dolls
for little girls. These dolls are all
dressed in German styles. You see
no doll characters representing any
thing but German. but then. YOU see
probably no German doll Characters
in the allied countries. Scores OF
children stand with their little noses
pressed against every store window
Just as they do at home. Toys are
one thing fairly cheap. However,
you can get better dolls in America
Tor half what they cost here.
Mighty Little Candy.
Big doughboys are seen in everv
store buying presents for the folks
at home. There are numerous candy
stores, but mighty little candy. The
windows are filled with most eIab-
crate boxes but inside they have lit.
Tie in the way Of sweets to sell.
They make pies which look wonder
ful but which taste like compressed
air. They are all fluff.
The Germans are great hands tc
NIL windows with marvellous imita-
tions of candy and fruit which are
MADE of papier mache and which
seem to serve no purpose but to tan.
talize the memory. They have plenty
of picture books and Christmas card,
and Christmas trees, anyway. I
ought TO be a fairly merry Christ.
mas on the Rhine.