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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
Soldicrs TO Keen Clothes.

The War Department has announc-
ed that discharged soldiers may keep
for their own the following articles
of army equipment; Overseas cap,
(for men with overseas service; hai
for others): olive drab shirt: wboleA
coat and ornaments; wuolen breech-
es; one pair shoes; one. pair leg
gings: one waist belt; one slicker
and oyorcoat two suits underwoAr;
four pair stockings; one pair gloves
one toilet set: one barracks bag; gas
mask and helmet (for overseas men
only
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
Must Pave to
Normal School
is Made that state Board
Of Affairs Will Not start the N"N
I,uilding Unless People Pave la"
street and Put Down Walks.

The intimation was given Jut or
the occasion of the Commercial A
sociation banquet At the EikS NON"
Tuesday night that the state Bcri
Of Affairs will probably not turn "a
neg toward the erection or tn" ~"
100000 building for the Sou l.
eastern state Normal School unN.
the street is paved to the school In
sidewalks laid. or until contracts are
let for the Improvement. Or cour-'
no direct threat Of this Kind has h""H
handed down, but the condition ct
both the streets leading to the sch" B.
l., sufficiently bad at all times, mhch
less in wet weather. to warrant M
belief that the Board may take sn'i
action.
As II now stands Fifth is paved ;o
Pine street. and the several other
blocks to the school haven't even
sidewalks. Therefore, foot trave'
along the street is out OF the 1ues
ton.
Sixth Avenue hasn't foot OF paw
ing, but there are some walks run
ming to the school, yet there are
breaks in the bayou where pupils
and teachers must wade in the mud
TO get to and from school.
Talk of paving Sixth Avenue from
Main to the Normal has been rife,
but talk Is as far as it has gone. Still
less talk has been made OF continu-
ing the Fifth Avenue Paving from
Pine street to the school, and talk Is
as far as this has gone.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
TO ELECT DIRECTORS
viii Make IL Democratic by Permit
ting All Members to Vote for Any
Members They Desire TO Fill the
Positions OF Directors.

At the regular weekly luncheon
meeting of the board of directors oi
the Durant Commercial Association
Wednesday, at the Fish and oyster
parlor. II was decided to elect new
directors for the organization in "A
Democratic, and for Durant, Il new
way.
The plan decided upon is followed
by Il majority of the large CONNER
cial organizations over the country,
and has proved "A wonderful sucrcsS
" whprpyer tried The constitution
and bylaws of the Association Hay
that the election of directors shall
be held in April in the manner de-
cided upon by the directors, and an
der this provision the directors de-
cided on the plan outlined below:
Five new directors are to be elect
ed five of the old or the present
board holding over for another year.
The plan to be used is this: mem
bership roster giving the name of
every member Of the Association
will be sent to every member or the
Association with the reques: that
they vote for ten directors. This
will constitute the primary nomind-
ton. The names of the zen MEM
bers receiving the highest number Of
votes will then be placed on a ballot
and this ballot mailed to the entire
membership who will again be asked
to vote for the five Of these ten who
are their choice for directors. The
five OF this number receiving the
highest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected and take their places
on the board.
As all members of tha present
board have held over for two years
they decided by lot who would hold
over. The names of the ten present
directors were written on slips OF
paper and these slips placed in a
hat. After being thoroughly mixed
five of the slips. one at tiIhe. were
drawn from the hat and these five
are the directors who will hold over
for another year. They are Messrs.
$. A. Whale, Ben G. Brown, \. T..
Russell. w. II. Reilly. and &. B. Ma
lone
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11

YOU cannot afford to miss read
ing the advertisements.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
Election To cost S;jo,OOo

The Attorney General has pre-
pared the ballot title for the my
million dollar road bond issue for
the Secretary of State. who has Ger
titled it to the election board. the
election supplies will so out at once
TO the various voting precincts oi
the state. The election will cost the
estimates made by the secretary Of
the state Election Board.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11

Crawford Smith has Just returned
from France where he saw eight
of actual fighting with the
ihirty-sixth division which comprises
oklahoma and Texas boys. He left
for Tulsa 10 resume work
for an oil company with which he
was associated before going into the
service.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
Mrs. W. X. trOw.lrr Dead.

Mrs. W. r. Crowder, of this place
died Tuesday at the home of her par
ents at sherman, after sickness OF
three weeks. Funeral services were
held and intcrment made at Sher-
man Wednesday afternoon. Mrs
Crowder is survived by her husband
and five children. The Crowders re-
Gently moved here from South Tex
as. and Mr.. Crowder engaged in the
grocery business.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11

Henry Carter entered a plea OF
guilty in the district court to the
charge of assault with dangerous
weapon, and was given sentence OF
six months in the penitentiary, and
is now serving his sentence.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
Guaranteed Cotton Prices.

Governor Allen of Kansas favorS
the Government guaranteeing n price
of thirty-five cents pound for cot
ton for so long a period as the Gov
ernment guarantee on wheat obtains
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
So,;,, I,apublic In Munich

A Soviet Republic has been pro
at Munich, the capital city
OF the second Largest German
state. Bavaria. which has inhabih-
tants numbering seven million peo-
nlp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
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Catholic Church. corner First and
Cedar. sunday. April 13, 1919.
Mass at 10 o'clock; sermon dur
ing Moss, and ,Renediction afterward
Palms will be blessed and distrib-
uted before Mass. The blessing and
distribution of palms is to remind
us of Christ's glorious entry into Je-
rusalem.
Next Thursday. Holy Thursday,
Mass at 8 o'clock.
Friday. Good Friday, special ser
vices at 100, 900 and $500 p. m.
cOmmemorating the death OF our
Lord on the cross.
Everybody kindly invited,
Rev. $. l.. WIERSMA. Pastor.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11

Blsvd IpOn InInrmatiOn said 10
have been given out by Lee Davis
who plead guilty to completely in
the robbery of the NJ. O. & q. de-
pot. in the fall of 1917, j. w, Mas
sengale was this week arrested by
the sheriff's force ON a charge Of
robbery. Massengale made a $1,000
bond. He was arrested once before
last year on the same charge.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05
OUR NEW CONSTITUTION?

The proposal for a new constitution
for Missouri is tagging and the time
is drawing near when it must either
be passed upon or put aside for future
deliberation.
There are only a few of Missouri's
public men who are showing any in
terest in the new constitution. Many
have said that they believed a con-
vention should be called, but no one
has risen from the ranks of the law
makers to begin a real fight to force
the Assembly to let voters express
their opinion upon the question.
The idea presented by a few for
amendments to the present constitu-
tion has gained little support. 1t is
easy to see that such thing would be
a ''patchwork" affair at the best. The
constitution that we now have already
contains so many clauses that addi-
tional amendments would only cause
more trouble and complication.
This session of the Legislature Of
fers plenty Of evidence that Missouri
needs a new constitution. Only a
man with his eyes shut could fail to
see it. The public and lawmakers Of
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB

No single institution can do more
for the common welfare and progress
of a community than commercial
club. Commercial clubs are essential
ly American. They represent form
of cooperative organization that has
been tried and tested satisfactorily in
all parts of this country. Properly
organized, maintained and with the
proper support they constitute force
for financial, civic and social better
ment that no community can afford to
be without.
Columbia is particularly interested
in this matter of an efficient, live, do
something commercial club. The time
has come for a reorganization of the
club here and every citizen of this
city, who has the interest of this COM
munity at heart, should take an inter
est and an active part in the re-organ-
ization and the progress of the club
when it takes a new lease on life.
Such is a duty of good citizenship.
That a commercial club, should have
your support and counsel, Mr.. Citizen,
is just as essential and important as
your vote on election day.
Next Friday night the Commercial
Club will meet to elect officers and to
nlan for COlumhia'S future IF Won
are not a member of the club, now is
the time to enroll. Attend the meet
ing Friday night and help the organ
ization. Then keep on helping it.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05
"MUSIC HATH CHARMS

The influence OF music has been
felt through the centuries by all men
from the lowest savages to the most
highly civilized. The savage whets
his desire for blood with hair-raising
war song. Mothers the world over
hush their babies with lullaby.
Music helped as much as any one
thing to weld our nation into a unit.
1t sold Liberty Bonds and War Saw
ings Stamps. 1t kept up the morale
of us at home, and it sent America S
bOys-the singing army-to victory.
Now a new use for music is being
developed. Music to heal the ravages
of war on mind and body is a new
science. The technical name for it is
musicotherapy.
Tests have been made, showing that
some cures little short of miraculous
have been effected by music. Mem
ories have been brought back to men
suffering with aphasia; acute tempo
rary insanity has been eradicated and
paralyzed muscles restored.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05
EVERYBODY OUT

The Columbia Commercial Club GER
tainly has proved itself to be an eff
cient and constructive body. Column
bians should show their appreciation
Of the service rendered by this organ
iZation by turning out to a man at the
meeting Friday night. Every citizen
is invited,
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

A. r. Hickok, Mrs. Dwight E. Ault-
man, Miss Edith Aultman, Miss Grace
Norris, Mrs. Mary Lee Read and Miss
Helen Read.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
will entertain ten guests at dinner to-
morrow night.
Drura L. Pippin, a sophomore in the
University. will spend the weekend
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. B. n.
Pippin in ST. Louis.
The Y. W. c. A. and Y. NJ. c. A. will
give an informal party Friday night
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Building.
The WOmen's Athletic Association
will give a vaudeville show Saturday
night March 80.
Lieutenant Donald Fitch left this
afternoon to visit his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. n. Fitch. He will return
in a few days.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

The spring hats seem to have the
habits of the sunfiower this year; they
blossom out when the sun shines and
discreetly disappear when the ther-
mometer drops.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

The prospects for a dry country
should be relief to the American SOL
diers after returning from sunny
France.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

the state are familiar with our needs.
Concentrated interest and backing are
all that we need to make the new pro-
posal success and reality.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Misses Helen Redford, Kathleen
Fleming, Sarah Keith and Corinne
Mackey will be dinner guests at the
Phi Mu house this evening.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

W. Ross, Mrs. Louise Truckenmiller,
Mrs Gussie Smith, Mrs. S. X. Robin
son, Mrs. S. X. Everline, Mrs. Turner
Gordon, and Mrs Mary P. Thomson.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Some people are so particular that
they are afraid to roll over in bed for
fear of making wrinkle in the covers
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Missouri's Senators are opposing the
League of Nations. Are they truly
representing their constituency?
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05
W. c. T. U. MEETS IN MEXICO
Mrs. ]. NJ. Windsor and Mrs. ID. p.
Truitt Attend From Here.

The state convention of the w. C. T..
U. opened yesterday at Mexico. Mrs.
Anna Gordon. national president, ad-
dressed the meetings Tuesday after
noon and night. Mrs. ]. NJ. Windsor,
Boone County president. and Mrs. d.
P. Truitt. state superintendent of the
Young Peoples Branch, both of Co
lumbia, attended the convention.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

c. ii. S. Grade Cards Given Out.
Grade cards for the second quar-
ter's work were given out to the stu
dents of the Columbia High School
today.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Mr. and Mrs. James II. Harkless.
Jr., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James H Harkless at the Lucerne
Hotel in Kansas City.
Miss Leila Dickinson of Washing
ton. d. c., will come tomorrow to visit
at the Kappa Alpha Theta house. She
is a former student in the University.
Miss Bess Naylor of the home eco
nomics department was a dinner guest
last night of Miss Julia Scott at 7O8
Missouri avenue.
Misses Frances and Helen Mitchell
will leave Friday for Kansas City to
visit their brother, Frank c. Mitchell,
and Mrs. Mitchell.
Miss Frances Brown has returned
to her home in Marshall after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Guitar and Miss
Kathleen Fleming at the Pi Beta Phi
house.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
entertained the following guests at
dinner last night: Brigadier General
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Mrs. w. n. Rider will come from
Kansas City Friday to spend the
weekend with Mr. Rider at the Dan
iel Boone Tavern.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

The Social Study Club met this aft
ernoon with Mrs. E. A. Trowbridge at
her home on Bouchelle avenue.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Chi Chi Chi, national honorary in
ter-fraternity will give an informal
dance at the Phi Delta Theta house
Friday night March 81. The chap
erons will be: Mrs. Ella d. Taylor,
Miss Elizabeth Ransom, Mrs. George
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Miss Mary Wilson left today for
Ranger, Tex, to spend a week with
her mother, Mrs. Mabel Wilson.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Mrs. G. W. Rowley will return to-
day from Mexico where she has been
attending the W.CT.Ui convention.
She will spend several days with her
daughter, Miss Gracia Rowley, at the
Alpha Delta Phi house.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Miss Rose Marie Mitchell will come
from Kansas City tomorrow to attend
the Delta Tau Delta dinner dance
Friday night She will be a guest at
the Pi Beta Phi house.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

The Delta Delta Delta sorority held
initiation Saturday afternoon for the
following: Misses Ida Jewett, Mi
riam Buck, Hortense Stauder and
Susie Crockett.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-05

Misses Aileen Mantz, Betty John
son, Margaret Way and Laura Owens
of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority
will be dinner guests at Chi Omega
house this evening.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-06
ReDOrt All infectious Diseases
AppIy For bulletins And Blanks

Apply For Bulletins And Blanks
Physicians are urged not to allow
their supply of blanks for making re-
ports to the State Board of Health to
run out or get too low.
Infectious and contagious diseases
should be promptly reported as by so
doing a beginning epidemic might be
"nipped in the bud" This is true Of
many of the diseases that are not wide
spread AS an illustration of this we
might mention two cases of Typhus
Fever that we had to develop in one Of
our counties recently. The cases were
Immediately reported by wire to the
State Board of Health. A physician
was Immediately sent, and all examinai
tions made The necessary precau-
tions were taken and not a single case
developed-the disease was properly
handled and many lives as well as dol
lars saved
Since this case has been mentioned
for the purpose of impressing the ne
cessity of reporting, it might be of
general interest to state that this par
ticular case was brought to our state by
soldier. 1t is only transmitted by
the bite of an insect, and is generally
| brought into this country in clothing
or baggage. The returning soldiers are
/ all being carefully watched for car
riers of Typhus, but some may elude
the close watch that is being kept,
so it might be we'll for all to have an
eye out for any unusual disease, and
Immediately notify the authorities
Many of the infectious and contagi-
Gus diseases are so common that lit
tie attention is paid them. This is true
of such diseases as whooping cough,
measles. mumps and the like, general
lv known as diseases of childhood.
WHY have them when by isolation they
can be prevented?
One of the most prevalent of the
communicable diseases, and the most
serious of any above mentioned are the
Venereal Diseases. About 10 per cent
of our entire population is supposed to
he infected.
i The State Board of Health issues
from time to time bulletins on different
diseases and sanitation that are free
for the asking They also issue a
monthly magazine on health, called
"HEALTHOLOGY" Mr.. Ray Werner
J is the editor. This is free for the
asking Georgia State Board oi
Health.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-06
"A SPLENDID TONIC "
Says Hixson Lady Who, On Dec.
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now Well.

Hixson, Tenn.-"About 10 years ago
was. -" says Mrs. ]. B. Gadd, Of
this place. 81 suffered with a pain in
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always In the left
side...
My doctor told me to use Cardui.
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, was stronger
and better. but the pain was still
there.
at first let 1t go, but began to get
weak and in a rundown condition,
so | decided to try some more CarGui,
which did.
This last Cardui which took madN
me much better, in fact, cured me- II
has been a number of years, still 1
have no return Of this trouble.
feel 1t was Cardui that cured me,
and | recommend 1t as splendid fe-
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles. Take Cardui. 1t should sure
ly help you, as 1t has so many thou
sands of other women In the past 40
years. Headache, backache, sideache.
nervousness, sleeplessness, tiredout
feeling, are all Signs Of womanly trou.
hIe. Other women gst relief by taking
Car6ui. Why not y3uf AL druggists.
NC-132
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-06
FRECKLES

Now is The Time TO Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need
of feeling ashamed of your freckles.
as Othine- double Strengths guar
anteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-
double strength from any druggist
and apply little of it night and morn
ing and you should soon see that even
the worst freckles have begun to dis
appear, while the lighter ones have
vanished entirely. It is seldom that
more than an ounce is needed to COM
pletely clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength Othine as this is sold under
guarantee of money back if it fails to
remove freckles. adv
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-06
A REVELATION
AND AN AWAKENING

To the people of the earth the war
has brought suffering, anxiety, priva-
don, desolation, and destruction. But
ls In the case of all wars some ulti-
mate good must come. To America it
has brought revelation and an
awakening. 1t has laid before our
eyes, and especially before us Geor-
CLANS, a startling fact-one that we
must face in the eyes of our sister
states and the nations of the world
The army reports based on the first
million men drafted into military ser
vice, show that out of every 100 whites
there were II infected with one or
more of the Venereal diseases. The
negroes show an even higher infec-
ton, 16 out of every 100. Georgia
ranks fourth to the bottom among the
states of the union in the existence
Of these diseases
Now whence did these men come!
Out of Georgia homes they came,
being called according to their selec-
ton numbers. Now bear in mind the
examination of these men were made
at the time of their entrance into the
army service. What do such facts
prove other than that these diseases
were prevalent among those, and some
times unknowingly, who form an in
tegral part of our society, and their
widespread existence was brought to
light to the people as whole by the
thorough medical examination of the
army
In the face of such what shall be
our course? Since we have been start
led by such revelation shall we
Just accept such facts as statistics or
ing of the other states of our country
and do what we can to combat these
enemies which are preying upon the
health of our citizens?
The Federal government has lead
the way in this direction by its mil
lion dollar appropriation for such
work Last May the u. 8. Public
Health Service furnished to the State
Board of Health the full time services
of technician to do the Wassermann
work for the diagnosis of syphilis, free
of charge to any physician in the state.
On Feb. LIST of this year this work
was taken over by the State Board
of Health.
They are equipped and ready to be
of service to the sufferers of this dis
ease, through their family physician or
specialist For such ones we feel that
it is not only their duty to themselves
but also to their family, community,
and state to go to reputable physician
and lay the situation before him. He
in turn will give you sane advice as
to the prevention of further spread
of the disease which is often con-
tracted by those who are altogether
innocent
Likewise he will treat you and ad-
wise you if suffering from gonorrhea.
The State Board of Health also makes
examinations of smears for the pres
ence of tl.is disease. The duty of the
State Board of Health is to conserve
The health of the people of the state.
Toward this conservation they will
gladly serve them through their physi-
clan. Later they will tell you some
thing about their work in the labora-
tory.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.