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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Nav Ynrk n Y MArnh 4. 1

New York, n. Y March :, 1919
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the
Annual Meeting of tho stockholders OF ths
Erie Railroad Company will be held at tn:
principal once OF this Company. 10. SO
Church Street, in tho Borough OF Man
haitian. city OF New York on Tuesday,
April s, 1919, at 1900 O'Clock noon, for the
election OF four Directors TO hold once fov
four years. and for the trausa elton Of any
and all business that may properly come
before the meeting, including the approval
and ratification OF an agreement or ESree-
ments With tAe United states, or IT'S rep
.esenthtlve, covering the compensation TO
DO paid for the possession, use and control
Of the railroads and system Of trsnsporta-
tion of the Company and /or OF other Com"
panies In which the Company Is Interested.
and other matters connected with the taxi
ing over of said properties by the President
of the United States, and ths approval and
ratification of any action OF the Board OF
Directors in respsct thereto, and to au-
thoriSe and emPower said Board OF ptrsc.
tors to take all such other and further
action as the said Board shall deem neces.
ssry proper IN connection herewith and
also including considering and voting upon
the approval and ratification OF all pur-
chaRes, contracts, acts, proceedings, elec~
tions and appointments by the Board OF
Directors and the Executive COMMITTEES
since the Annual Meeting of the stocithold.
ers of the Company on April 2, 1915 and
OF all matters referred to in the proceeds
ings OF the Board OF Directors and the EI-
ecutive COMMITTEES. which. until the meet
Ing, will be open to examination by stock-
holders of record during husiness hours at
the New York off1ce of the Company, No.
30 Church Street, New York.
The transfer books Of both the Common
and Preferred Stocks Will be closed at tbs
close of business on Friday. March "A. 1912,
and will be reopened at 10 y. NJ on
"wednesday. April Q. 1919
BY order OF The Board % Directors
DAVID BOSNIAN, Secretary.
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THE PESNSHLN ANA RAILROAD
COMPANY
General OtfiCe.
Broad Street station Philadelphia.

10Th January, 1913
The ANNUAL MEETING Of the Stock
holders OF this Company will be held on
TUESDAY. tho 11th day " March. 1919. at
II O'Clock A. NJ. in Wifherspoon Hall. 1871
Walnut Street, Philadelphia, at which
meeting there viii he submitted for con-
sheraton and action by the Stockholders
the Annual Report 90 tho Board Of Direc-
tors for the year ended 3lst December.
1919; the question of authorizing an In
crease OF the Indebtedness OF this Com
pany, to be made when and as prescribed
by the Directors; and such other subjects
as may properly DO presented.
Stockholders may obtain copies OF the
Annual Report OF the Company, and the
necessary tickets Of admission TO the meat
Ing. on and after the An day of March,
1919, by personal application at, or by let
ter to, tho SecretaTy's ONCE, Room go
Broad Street station Philadelphia.
LEWIS NELSON, Secretary.
ladelph!a. AK January, 1919
Notice is hereby given that, in addition
10 the subjects rec!tsd in the above notice
an agreement for the acquisition b. this
Company of the franchises. corporate prop
erty. rights and credits OF thu Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company will also be sub
mitted for consideration and action Of tho
meeting. -
LEWIS NEIL SON. Sa~reta-v
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

A circular on Lsckawanna County coal
hat been isued by Gwynne Bros, 20 Broad
street.
ceived cable advice from the bank that a
branch has been opened at Fort Hohnston,
in Nyasaland.
Shattuok- Arizona Copper Company pro-
duced in February: Copper, 3Is,lS6 pounds;
lead iSl,6Ie pounds silver, HES ounces
gold. $40 ounces ...
Liggett 4 Myers Tobacco Company has
declared an extra diNidend or ~ snare
on the common. payable on April l.,
Edwin Posner OF Posner Co. has re-
turned from a years service in France and
resumed his duties with his Arm.
s H Kress 4 Co. sales In February
amounted to sSsS,eol. an increase of
;2l2,sS from those OF February, 1919
Robert c. Myles, Jr, member Of the New
York stock Exchange, has been admitted
to the arm OF Greer crane g. webb.
Greene Cananea Copper Company output
for February amounted to 100000 pounds
OF copper, l12,s7O ounces OF silver, 900
ounces OF gold.
pany reports February output amounted TO
g. 500, 900 pounds OF copper, against $780,
900 In January
discussion of the Investment situation
and an analysis Of several municipal and
railroad bonds constitutes recent circular
issued by r. w. Pressprich q 60" ~ wan
Under a recent amendment of the Fed
erAl-.xs,~ We act the SeRbOarl> National
Bank Mas opened up a trusr~1e pArtment
Metropolitan Trust Company has been
eppoInted by the bondholders' protective
COMMITTEES on thirty year adjustment mort
gage income bonds OF the New York Rail
wayE Company registrar for certiheates OF
deposit.
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COTTON CLOSES STEADY.

The cotton market made a generally
firm showing yesterday on reports Of
unfavorable weather for new crop prep
arations, development of better tone in
the goods market and talk n better ex-
port prospect. Old style May contracts
sold UP TO 22.l2c.. or 70 points net
higher, and closed to 22.75c. New style
May advanced TO 2323C and closed
90 O5c. with the general market closing
very steady at a net advance OF 80 TO 81
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HOOD RUBBER SALES GAIN.
Report of 1918 Business shows 20
Per Cent. increase.

Per Cent. Increase.
An increase of more than 20 per cent.
in net sales was reported by the Hood
Rubber Company in it's statement OF
1918 operations as compared with the
preceding year. The actual net sales for
1918 totslled s22s41 ,0sI, against slS.-
oI3,T6S In 1917. About S5.0o0.000 Of the
1918 sales were tires and the remaining
S1I0O0,00O In rubber footwear Nirtu-
ally all OF the company's rubber boot
production was Communicated by the
Government. and the company was asked
to increase its production from 5000
pairs daily TO 1000 pairs. Many con-
tracts were cancelled after the signing
of the armistice.
After the payment Of II per cent
dividends on the common stock and Z
per cent on the preferred there was
left sS54,oo0 TO be added TO surplus, at
ter the deduction of 1917 war taxes and
depreciation charges. The company's
working capital on December 81 was the
largest in its history, being $3.50 900.
an increase of more than $4,000. 900 from
that reported at the end OF 1917.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
NOTICE or MEETING
l6S Broadway, New York, \. Y,


January 2, 1919.
The Annual Meeting OF tho stockholders
OF tine southern Pacific Company will be
held at the ONCE OF this Company in An
Jefferson County, Kentucky, on
Wednesday. April Q, 1919. at twelve O'clock
noon, standard time, for the following
purposr =, viz:
l. To elect fifteen Directors.
i. To consider and act upon all Gues-
lions and matters which may legally
como before the meeting relating 10
Federal control of the Company's prop
critics under the act of Congress Of May
81 1915 or any agreement or settle
ment with tho Government In respect
thereto, or relating to tho termination
of such Federal control by the return
of the properties or otherwise, and or
relating to conditions resulting from or
succeeding such Federal control and
generally all questions snd matters
growing out Of or incident to such COM
troll, termination thereof, or following
conditions.
3 To transact all such other bust
ness as may legally come before the
rneetinR including the approval and
ratification OF all action OF the Board
OF Directors and OF the Executive Com
mittee since the last annual meeting
OF the stockholders OF this Company.
For the purposes Of the meeting tbs
books for the transfer of stock Will be
closed at o'clock T. NJ. Tuesday, March
IS, 1919, and will be reopened at 10 O'Clock
A NJ Thursday, April o, 1913
BY order OF the Board Of Directors
HIGH NELL. Secretary
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CORS-The market advanced sharply.
prices at one time showing gains OF ~ to
a c. from the hnal OF Saturday on active
general buying. In the local cash market
No. 2 yellow and No. white corn was
quoted at tl.sSZ c. T. New York.
OATS-The market was frmer. Local
cash market was strong, standard quoted
at 1874. 10 1870. No. white, rae. No. 3
white, 70 to 72Ac: No. I white, IN TO
7ec.: fancy clipped white, - to 7ic.; or
dlnary clipped white, ~ to T3r,, all elevator.
RYE - Market strong; No. Western,
$3.50 c. (. New York.
BARLEY-Market firm. Feeding, CSC
mailing, sl.07 c. (. New York.
BUCkwHEAT - Market dull Sound
milling, s2.25 c. I. New York
HAY-Market steady. No. J. $40 20
sis; No. ., $50 20 31.65; No. 3. s1.l5 to
1888.
STRAw-Market easy. No. ! rye, SIS a
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GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, March TO- Authoritative
suggestion that wheat might command
as high as 1880 a bushel gave the corn
market to-day a forcble upturn. The
close was strong at 2ssc TO 4Isc. net
advance, with May sl.35as TO sl.35 "
and July $780, TO s1.2sa4. Oats gained
/ nc. TO &c and provisions 60c. to 81.
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RIO JANEIRo, March l0.--Exportatiou
Of coffee from Brazil in 1918 was less
than for several years previously. &C
-cordlng 10 figures made public here. Last
year 7,443. 900 sacks we're exported.
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the
Annual Meeting of the stockholders OF the
RROOKLYN BOROUGH GAS COMPANY
for the election Of Directors for the ensuing
var viii be held at the once of the Com
many. West nth Street and Railroad Ave-
nue., Coney Island. New York City. New
York, on. Tuesday, March 18TH 1912 at
CLAYTON U pEATT Secretary.
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WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Comp
trollor Of the Currency to-day issued a
call for the condition OF all national
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
THE WEsTCIEsTER STREET RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.

NOTICE Is hereby given that tho annual
meeting OF the STOCKHOLDERS OF The West
chester street Railroad Company viii he
held in the Office OF the Secretary Room
1000 Grand Central Terminal New YORK
NJ y, on Tuesday, Mnrsh 95th. lpI9. ~
l2:00 o. clock noon. for the purnnsa ~
electing a Board Of Directors ana three
Inspectors Of Election. ANA tn" transaction
OF any other business that may ruf. h,-
fore the meeting
Dated March iltul 1919
4. T.. ,'LARh Secretary
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points on the old and Of 80 to 65 points
on the new contracts.
Range OF prices for eadins months
OLD STYLE.
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Founded 1903
The Merchants National Bank
Of the City Of New York

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
Special Meeting OF the Stockholders Of tbs
a hove Bank Will be held at It's Offices. ~
Wall street. Borough OF Manhattan. New
York city. March 81. 1919, at 1900 o'clock
Noon. for the purpose OF acting upon
capital stock from $50 per share 10 800
per share; 10 increase the capital stock
from 100000. represented by 40. 900
shares each OF the par value ~t $50. to
81 600, 900. 10 be represented by 10000
shares each Of the par value OF 500; to
elect three directors to tN vacancies In the
Board; and 70 transact such other busi-
mess as may como before the meeting.
BY order OF the Board of Directors
O. T.. PAINTER, Cashier.
Da1ei New York. February GSth 1919.
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PcnnsyIvania Crude oil. Market
on. CRY. March 1O.-Credit balances,
s4 runs, 1884; average, 5000; ship
ments, 1874; average, 1920.
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banks at the close OF business on Tues
day, March [.
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sEABOARD STEEL & MANGANESE
CORrORATION,

q. r. fAl Nith, tashier.
Da'ei. %sW York. February eSth. 1919,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21

peppermint and oil of pennyroyal
rubbed on the face or hands or few
drops on the pillow at night will
help in keeping away mosquitoes. al
though this effect will not endure
the entire night. Oil of citronella Is
even better for this purpose. A mix
ture which has been recommended
as practical and effective consists of
one ounce of oil of citronella, one
ounce of spirits of camphOr and half
an ounce of oil cedar.
In communities where malaria is
abundant and where IL is difficult :.
ii not impossible. to protect one $
self from being bitten. healthy per-
sons can to large extent protect
themselves by using quinine. II
quinine IL taken in small doses dur
ing the malarial season. it will gem
orally prove effective in averting di-
dease. Four or five grains day
ordinarily is enough to protect. 1t
Is best taken after meals, if in a sin .
gle dose: otherwise in divided ones.
In some places it is customary TO
take eight grains twice week or
even every five days, but it has gen.
orally been found that better results
can be obtained from smaller dose 4
taken daily. Children should be
given about twice as much as grown
persons. and less for small children.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
LIGHT PLANT WAS DAMAGED
MORE THAN -FOUR THOUSAND
Officials and Employees Accomplish
ed Wonders in Rcinstating the
Service on SATURDAY..

The work of the light and power
company. last Saturday in getting
their plant back in shape to supply
electricity after the untold amount
of damage done by the wind storm
of Saturday morning was nothing
short of marvellous and it might be
said that the employees Of the COM
pany performed miracles.
The wind blew down three of the
four smoke stacks, the talleSt one
being l25 feet high. The stacks fell
across the engine room roof and cav
ed il in. at the same time smashing
the switch racks from which all the
different circuits supplying the town
leave the plant.
The falling of the smoke stacks
made il absolutely impossible To use
three OF the boilers, and before tn"
ON" boiler with stack left could he
used all the debris of the stacks and
engine room roof had TO he cleaned
away in order TO get wires out from
the one dynamo connected with this
boiler.
In addition poles and wires were
down all over town and before any
current could he turned on a careful
inspection had to he made to see
that live wires did not cndanger life.
Despite all this the company was
giving current to the business sec
tion of the city by 1880 and main
tanned fair service all during the day
and by night was in shap to supply
all consumers.
o. w. Mattison. manager of the
company stated that the company's
loss would be about $4,000 and that
It would take at least three weeks to
repair all the damage. but that the
company wonld be able to give ade
Quate service from now on.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
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Il STATE HEALTH LETTER 4
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(Ey Dr. John ". Duke. State Health
COlnmiSsiOncr.)


COnmiSSiOncr.)
Oklahoma as a whole is remarka-
bly free from both mosquitoes and
malaria, nut there are certain dis
tricts in which both are prevalent.
and with the approach of spring it
is well to take precautions. As Is
well known, malaria is transmitted
by the female mosquito of the varie.
ty known as Anophcles. This Is the
only way to get the disease. Ii Is Il
preventable disease if certain meas
ures and precautions are taken
The best and most thorough me-
thod of eliminating malaria would
be to wipe out the Anopheles mos
quitocs entirely. This is not the i'm
possible task that 1t sounds, but II
would require community effort,
and In many instances would he pos
sible only through q large expendi-
ture of effort and money. To destroy
the Anopheles mosquitoes it would
be necessary to prevent them from
breeding. They breed in still water
and pools and by the grassy edges
of streams. II is obvious that in
some communities the cost of elm
mating these breeding places would
be too heavy. Nevertheless. much
might be done by draining or filling
up pools wheer possible, and where
this is not possible by the use of oil
on the surface of the water. Malar-
/ ia and mosquitoes were formerly
enormously prevalent in the mashy
districts of Staten Island and in low
| land sections of New Jersey not far
/ from New York city BY the use Of
I those mat hnIS hn lnnsnnit IN =
been greatly reduced in number and
there has been Il corresponding de
crease in the prevalence OF malaria
! 1t should be remembered thai the
bold, voracious mosquitoes that bite
us impnrtally day or night do no,
, transmit malaria, however great
HuisancoS they may he in other ways.
! Th" AnophCles mosquito is shy, bite ;
only at night and does not sing rs
loudly as the common miaquito.
OFTEN water which cannot he
drained can hr rendered compare
lively innocuouS as regards moSqui-
To breeding by the Introduction of
small fish which dcvour the mos
quito wigglers While mosquitoes
breed in water they shelter them
selves in brush and high weeds. eS-
pecially during the day. when the
sun is up. II is therefore Il good
! plan 10 cut down all such weeds es-
pecially in the vicinity of houses. -
| that the mosquitoes cannot find any
shelter nearby. II is wise precau-
/ tion in districts in which the Ano-
phe!eS mosquito is found for per
sons as far as possible To remain af-
, ter dusk in places which are prop
arlu Sarnnna1 A pnn1 ShnnId
have a mesh of IA or l6 wires to the
inch, painted over 10 lessen the size
of the holes. In addition to screens
for the house it is sometimes 'neces-
sary to use mosquito bars, which
are simply pieces Of fine meshed
material. placed over the bed in
such manner as to protect the
sleeper Spirits Of camphor. oil Of
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
WANTS TO KNOW WHY
DtHANT HAS no GAS
Property Owner Suggests Formation
Of Company to Procure Fran
chisc Rights and Pipe in
Cheaper Fuel for City.

This paper has received the fol
lowing letter. II was signed by
Durant business man. who asks that
il he signed "Property Owner" in
stead of with his own name when
printed. for tn" reason that he does
not care to break into the limelight
of publicity, but merely wishes to
make u suggestion along the lines of
his letter for whatever good may
come of II.
"Durant, Okla, March is. 1919.
"E NJ Evans, Editor,
"Durant Weekly News. city,
My dear sir:
at has occurred to me that there
are other cities no larger than Du-
rant some of them not nearly as
good towns. and no closer to gas
Fields than is Durant that have nat
ural gas for fuel; and if that is pos
sible for other cities in Durants
class II. ought to be equally possible
for Durant.
II have lived in cities where nat
ural gas was available for fuel and
lighting. and my experience tells me
thai gaS is the cl"ancst. cheapest and
most convenient forms of fuel that
HtS ever W'tH l'b tOt
domestic. commercial and manufac-
turing purposes. OF course we
know that cities of 50.oon people
can pipe gas further and sell it
cheaper than towns of lo.o"o people
by mere application of the quantity
prediction idea: but | see no reason
why nurant should not pipe in nat
Iral gas. and sell il profiHbly AT a
fi%urc that will furnish Us cheaper
furl than We may now procure.
what would be- the matter with
our Commercial Associations direc
tors going into III" proposition and
"rtdininr costs of such Il plan
It is found to be practical.
ni1" Gas Company. So
- from the city for as
al of years as possible.
lin" to the nearest ana
and grl natural gd~ la
ter j. written YOU tor
rod il may do. | seek no
myself. hui am only one
10 want better and cheap
suggest that Instead OF
y naMr to This letter thpt
sign il Property Owner.
Yours very truly,
PROPERTY OWNER "
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21

am to blame for living outside of
the United States: and in open re
ply will state that glowing reports
such as are being circulated now
brought me here to turn a piece OF
jungle land into a ranch My only
intention in this letter is to warn
others. My friends have all laft
her" and | am no longer young
man; my only, wish now is to en-
Tighten my friends and neighbOrS of
Durant through your columns. by
doing which ! have followed the
Golden Rule. and give to others that
which | wish had been given me. Am
sorry that | am not in a position TO
speak with authority and have un-
limited publicity. like our Hon. H..
u. Fletcher, but trust my words will
reach some in time To save them
their lives and earnings.
| am arranging as fast as possible
to retreat into TampicO. being fore
ed to abandon my ranch on account
of the frequent raids ON my place.
Have been robbed twice in the last
three months of nearly everything {
have. and being compelled to cook
meals and serve some of the fil'h
lest looking objects imaginable; bed
ding. cooking utensils. clothing nt".
are all in their hands No exception
has mtn made in my east. as every
American ! know of here has had
the same experiences. though many
are not among the land of the living
now. Just this week two ruhh"rir
occurred near here and in going o.
Tampco on thC train last SUNDAY
night thcr" were Il great many shot :
fired into III" train from the jungle
surrounding
Feel il my duiy to warn my neigh
borH and friends. as | have seen s.
much of This needless murder ana
vast" of property that ii | can pre-
mt anyone not in Il position tu
conditions her" from hHNinl
'"nCcs. believe | hay,
'Nur.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
f%bHMER DCRANTITE WHITES
OF CONDITIONS IN MENi,o

'Hhr News has received the follow
p ny from DR.. w. A. Horton. u FOR
sn"f Durant citizen;
Tampiro, lamps, Mexico.
Feb. 81, l9tr.
70 The Durant Weekly News:
burant, Oklahoma.
Cian,lpmen:
Thanking you in advance for your
acind consideration of the following
respectfully rcques; that you pub
tiSh this little note of warning for
Ghc bencfit of my friends and neigh.
oors OF Durant and for A,n"r,cnnS
alf oklahoma and elsewhere
Have received II great many in
AuirieS as to conditions here from
stcauaintanccs who are anxious tu
corl@ to Mexico. and haye Invariably
advised that conditions are not such
Shat would justify anyone coming to
Shis country and that | would advise
sASm when 10 come and b" snrc uf
= reasonable degree of safety for
t@l; and property.
Having read IA report published in
Washington few days ago by cur
AMBASSADOR. the Hon. II. =. f'l"tch
50. who should know uf conditions
fleTe, and realizing same would lead
R,t opic 10 bpliev" that American lives
and Interests ar" being protected.
>Fish to state plainly sam" is iniru"
EjanditS enjoy perfect immunity from
punishment for murder. robbery and
.lny other form of lawlnssncSS. col
~, uf Americans which few
boastCd of from ton 10 -
'"s have dwiudlcd Ia
md fCuCcS are
improve
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
Regulations on $50 Bonus

War Department regulations
obtaining the $50 bonus payabi
discharged soldiers. sailors
have been changed so as to re,
only a true of the soldiers disci
to be attached to the claim.
merly the original discharge va
quired, and many men not dss
to risk losing their evidence Of
vice just let the bonus so By
board.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
rn Damage in city.

rifle wind, accompanied by
swept over Durant be-
md ! o'clock last saturday
lid II lot of small damage to
in the city and territory
and crippled the light com =
AM for half Il day. The chief
damage consisted of de-
awnings and broken win =.
The business district, and de-
Outhouses and fences else
Al kiersey six box cars that
.nding on the siding were
'yer and badly smashed.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
Ask Mexican Protection.

The American State Depata
has requested the Mexican guH
ment to take steps to protect tA.
and property of American citir'
Northern Mexico, where Villa
have broken out again and y
much pillaging and murder k
to be in progress.