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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
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The cat came back" in reality
last week. and again tn" stare was
flooded with copies of publirati0n
bearing that name and issued b.
Campbell Russell, a member of thr
Oklahoma stat" Corporation com.
mission
Campbell liuss"ll's cat" has
played a part IN about every political
campaign that Oklahoma has s,cn
the past few years. and has been de-
voted Ia either favOring RusScll's 50
cialistic movements, or to opposing
something that was san" and sound
This tim" the issue we received WAS
used to max" il appear that the $Jo.-
600. .0uo Road Bond Issu" IS = hug"
steal and IL vrhicl" wh"cr all p0liti-
cal debts will b" redeemed with :;
load on the back of the poor taSpdy-
er for"v"rmur" that h" cannot ;,,rr
M all.
Tn" masthead of the Dublicatiun
bears tn" name Of Campbell Rus ;nIl
as editor. and h" signs his nan" to
most of the stuff in it's colurus
Campbcll never did try to hidr)
and IL also says that Il life SuhS"rii'-
tiOn may b" obtained for "A very
small sum of money. However. there.
are no advertisements carried in III"
publication. and as ii is not publish
ed regularly and sent TO bona Ia"
subscribers it does not enjoy the SOC
Ond class postal rate. Now. in view
Of tn" "Np"ns" of issuing this cat"
and paying the postage on a nu,nb'r
Of thousands copies ther" being no
apparent revenue from advertising
or subscriptions. "" have wond"r'i
Just who is paying tn" cost. We
shouldn't think Campbell is digging
down In his own wallet and pulling
out enough yellow boys TO Iiquidate
the "xp"nS" propl" don't usually
spend their own money in 'rnligh,-
ening tn" voters" unless there is
something in il for them" and il
certainly couldn't mean any more To
Mr.. Russell than to any other tax
payer of equal means, whether IN"
bonds carry or fail
Who is paying for this "Cat" nf
Campbell Russ"ll'S?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

pay, as you can save much h
having L pasture for your
Peanuts will always bring
price as long as hogs are hish
they are used for oil the cas
other one of the good by.MI
A ton of peanuts will make n
Of excellent feed for any s
stock or chickens. There SEA
be some confusion as TO the !
Of peanuts. We find that .!
the Georgia variety make a
while ii takes 80 lbs. of the 4
variety. The difference Is
size and weight of the huA
Spanish peanuts will make
twice as much oil as the G
nuts. That is why the sml(
Ijety has come into such iayS
mills have been. erected both
the nut fur confectionery III
and to get the oil ont Of then
market from now on will be
Bile as that for cotton or anT /
product raised on the farm v
that the hog Industry has ds
onc-third in number during \
yea If more peanuts were !
perhaps the number cOq
brought back to normal. III
eastern Oklahoma would },
its hogs TO cover the SGO,gN
age that the stock yards hni
fered during the last twelve Q
it would materially incEehi
wealth. This part of The N]
produce the feed if il will q
so. The peanut will solve 'i'
lem for them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
HlRLESON. THE BlNGIEI,.

If Albert 5. Burlrson is not al.
ready the most unpopular man in
America. he viii hold that honor
without disput" ii h" continue in Of
fic" until the end of tn" Wilson ad-
minis'raiion
II seems that BurlrSun is entirely
lacking IN tact, diplomacy and state
.craft. Everything h" touches turns
to II sore. First h" "nragcs labor
and then he takes an unwarrantcl
crack AT capital. Now it is crack
at the postal business which further
impairs the efficiency of the service
Again it is an arbitrary increase in
telegraph charges or tclrphon" tolls
without an explanatory word to keep
the ir" Of the public, charged TO
death for the very necessities of liv-
ing. from his welllOadpd back.
The incrcas" of from 81 To 90 per
cent announced yesterday ON l2?
out OF 1875 telephone exchanges in
this state. has no justification that
We know of. Certainly operating
costs have not increased sine" he
hung IN" previous advance on ns
The hands of the Corporation
Commission are tied. Regulation of
its hands.
Yesterday "" were given aSSur-
ancc that President Wilson will ap-
prov" tn" return of the telegraph
and t"lrpUhn" lines to their owners
Just as soon aS Legislation can h"
passed by Congress. Tn" special
Congress cannot cOnv"n" much be
fore June IL.
So We must StaHErr along ana
max" the best of il until III" t"le-
phon" servic" rr"turnS to its State
status. when Investigations Will b.
in order and rates adjusted accord
ing To costs.
Burlrsnn has been of very littl'
value TO President Wilson in the cab
met This newspaper thinks tn"
Texas Ajax is a stone arund tn" adj
mnistration' neck and in our judg
ment il is high time for the Demo
cratic party to separate itself from
all stones in order to meet the cam
paign of 1920 free from "ntangling
alliances - OklahOman.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Lost Sight uf Eye.

Norbert. the young son Oi y
Mrs. Il. r. Powers Of this e|
lost til" sight Of his right "
result of an accident severn
ago. the eye being remoT
Dallas specialist this wreR' ]
had been pounding On an ~
Il hammer. when 4 plece N
flew off embedding itself ID y
For several days hopes wrN
tanned of saving The Slgh' Y
result is IA sad blow 10 ihe Y
his parents. as well as 4 I4
coincidence of friends oi 'n'~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
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Enid Events. Girls who wear the
high heels cut under almost to the
center of the shoe no doubt regard
them as beautiful. but the only emo
ton excited among the beholdcrS is
Il cross between wonder and pity.
WatOnga Republican: Will the
blind senator b" able To see his way
back to III" Senate. or will Ferris
SO obS,ruct the way that the blind
one will b" lost in the cleaning?
ArdmOrCitr: EditOrially, the Okla
homan tprint"d AT Oklahoma city,
Okla, by the way) is preved because
som" folks roast il for being unfair
in its news columns to the COOL
roads movement Don't you recall
how last fan the Huns whin"d?
llominy News: 4 Tulsan 81 years
old drank four gallons of Jamaica
ginger. but he died too swiftly to
get on tn" police force
Chtnoke" Messenger. Under III"
terms of the Thomas good roads bill.
he one now being talked of by tn"
opponents of tn" bond issue. only the
wealthy counties of the Stat" will
ever secure hardSurtac"d roads. The
poorer counties. the ones not able 10
rais' or"-thiId of the money for III"
construction. will never build mile
uf road. and why DO this job in a
patchwork fashion?
I'll Reno American: Salaries for
school teachers next year will hr al
vanCrd from - to 80 per cent. ac-
lcording To the authorities. which will
max" th" average teachers wages
from - Ia - per cent of what hr or
Sh" earns.
Ardmorr Statesman: Haskell eth
cr skimpcd the State and worked
state employees nearly to death, or
he rest of the administrations soak
ed the State for too much. What do
you think about it?
ArdmOre Statesman: Large head
lines are beginning tO announce "y-
ceedingly bold bank robbrries in va
riuus parts of the state. Henry Starr
isn't operating, of course but il new
or fails when Il bank robbrr is par
begins.
Noble County sentinel The build
ing of IA system of hard-surfac"d
roads will increase the value of farm
lands in Oklahoma To an amount
more than the total of III" bonds and
interest.
Grove sun: There were only three
votes east against III" road hill in
the LEGISLATURE: two in th' Senat"
and one in the House. a measure I,
| receive such an overwhelming vot"
must have Il great deal of merit,
Oklahoman: So there's con-
spiracy to destroy Mr.. Burlesun.
Well. all sincere friends oi the coun-
Try and the democratic party are
hoping il will be successful.
| Dallas News: MaXimilian Harden
ISays harsh peace for Germany will
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

a vote against the bonds IL ii vote
against the futur" welfare of Okla
hOma DO not rptard Oklahoma :
progress
De- not u" mslcd bv the pcupl"
who ar" opposing the bond issu"
IN" id tHluirm taxes viii not h" in
cr"HS' ON" cent 20 build III" roads
Thor" w"r" only thr"" votes east
against III" road hill in the L"gisla
turr two III tn" senate and On" ~
81, House. \ measure to rccriy
-Urh an overwhelming vot" must
have - great deal of merit.
Thc tim" to build roads is nov
IN" only frasibl" plan is by bond is
sue. All other methods have been
discarded a. unsatisfactory. There
has never been built in the United
States ON" hundred miles of hard
surfaced roads except by the issu-
anc" of bonds
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
bankers ia,at the Norln'1

In Tuesdays ball game
City League the Bankers Pu'
the Normal in an easy Snu'n,' ~,
ming from the teachers D! ~ H.,
of s to u Thursday e'e"''
Printers and Merchants pu"
game.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Telephone Rates Raised

| New telephone rates effective ON
May first, according to orders of the
postma ter general. will affect nine
~ per cent Of the exchanges in the
state. Durant business phone rentals
are advanced from S2.75 Ia $3.a0
per month. and residence rates from
|Sl.50 Ia Sl.15 per month
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Summers Hardy Resigned

Summers Hardy. Chief Justice %,
the Oklahoma Supreme Court has
rendered his resignation effective On
May |. according 10 the announce
ment OF Governor Robertson made
Tuesday. II is reported that Judge
Hardy will become associated with u
larc" oil company
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
sam Maytubby Coming Home,

5. W. Maytubhy of Caddo has re-
""iv"d word from his son. Sam w.
Jr,. that he will land Al the port OF
New York tomorrow on his way
home from sunny France" Sam
has been with the l69th Aero squad
ron and has seen service in France.
for some thirteen months.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
THE S50.OOO. 900 ROAD IDNDS

Following in the foot>tcps
of Pennsylvania, IIlinui> and
Michigan. II feasible plan now
is proposed whereby Oklaho-
ma can hav" II statewide >y>-
TEN 0f pcrmuncIM roads tu IN.
PAID FOR SOLELY by the
oil. AUTOMOBILE and IN
COME TAN OF the State i'm
twenty-five years.
Thor" iS NOT ONE CENT of
taN ON the farm lands.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Home From ABROAD

Ruby Click. one of tne Il &,
rant boys to 90 into wv
Army. aud who has seen M,
years service in Frame So
home Saturday night
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
piSsiict> big Imminrution.

Predictions that one hundred mil
hon immigrants, mostly Japaners
and Chinese, will come 10 America
in the next fifty years are made by
Abraham Bowers, immigration sec
retary of the Y. NJ. &. 4.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Soviet in Munich O'r'"

The Soviet Govcrnlnfp, I'd
the capital OF Bavaria, g 'Gcmt1
has been overthrow ny h,
troops. and a numnrr ="
were shot by tn" troops
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Won't Pa, S;laiH.

State Auditor Fran" Nm.
that he will not pass .a ,rv
cerased salaries oi ia, "'.,,,o,ert
and officials until me ~ an n
of the State has is'uru oaj
that effect. MIR, 'a''t;.,s,uf'
that the act of III" !,ISf,l
creasing salaries was
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
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DEPARTMENT
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I luI, Notes.

Again pIril" is first with loo pea
cent OF reports.
All poultry club members mus
write Il composition on poultry mnu
lugpmrnt from an outline sent ca
! BY the 4 d NJ. College. Every pUrI'
TRY club member AT Pirtle mas m
icOmpositiOn written and graded h'
teacher. Each has AN attractlN'
cover for tn" boOkl"t.
This speaks we'll for both cuh
lmrmbrrs ANA tn. teacher.
Many Ol the Roberta club 'iu'
II bers are discouraged because in'
storm ruined their gardens, kin
their chicks. brOk" up setting hons
Il blew away their records. "tc. IN
these youngsters will come out al!
right, as several have already l"'
planted their gardens, reset th"lr
hens. and are making new report
New report blanks will be ~'l'
them at once.
twithstandiug all this disaster
I62is per cent had sent in poulllN
compositions: IN" others viii follow.
Iat least We hrlirN" 50.
The ram Monday prevented our
going to Albany Tor a club meetihE,
but We plan to go there THURSDAY
May /, the same day we go to Var
naby.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
Governor Robertson lh'''

Governor Robertson pas Il
here Thursday morning y" Nd
Ardmore. where h" Is l" ne
address. He was mel ~ AL Nd
here by a number o' '"'"'
men.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

All the advocates of the $50.00U.
oo0 road bond issue ask of the voteg
is that he read the provision of thr
measure and then use his best iudy-
mpnt
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
The Milk Supply.

Especial care should he taken in
regard In the purity of the milk
supply. since certain germs. notably
those producing typhoid, multiply
rapidly in milk. In addition to
these special disease precautions it
should be remembered that prop
"rly varied diet is il most important,
health factor and that exercise and
pure air are of equal Importance
If these few practical precautions
were observed it would he only the
matter Of comparatively short
time before sickness and mortality
rates in the rural districts would
drop decidedly below those Of tn.
urban communities.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
W.a\TEU-TO BlY

Will. BUY Good Second Hand cane
Mill al bargain. J. r Davis. RE- D.
No. |. Calera. Okla. lSws2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

mean chaos. Bui what is it German
has got now?
Dallas NrwS. What has becnu''
of the uld-fashiUn"d hotel ih''
charged dollar Il day"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
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Rural -. ,atiOii.
,Ey Dr y Il. /. :. Stat" Health
touni,- tpnrr.)

Rural -. .,atiOn.
THAT general hua.th conditions are
b"itrr in rural inan III urban dis
1 liict, has been claimed tor ages. In
irVrry known age and civilization
uoopl" hav" goi" to he country for
heir health. white it is rare that n
visit is recommended to III" city for
| hat purpose Nevertheless the
| greatest improvements in sanitary
conditions in recent decades and the
consequent reduction in the death
rate have been made in cities rather
I han IN rural districts. This does
not mean that the city is as health
/ iul as the country. it does rot mean
| hat more attention has been paid
10 sanitary and hygicnic problems.
| iiy attention to simple and well
| known means Of hypien" and sani-
tatiun tn" death and sickness rat q
could h" as greatly reduced in the
country
Pure Water supply.
one of the most important prob
lens in rural districts is that OF the
purii! OF the water supply. OF ne
c"Ssity most of the water used on
farms and in small communities is
drawn from wells. generally Il well
on the premises Water from wells.
especially deep wells. is apt to be
cool and palatable. II is an excel.
lent source of supply ii obtained un-
der proper conditions. hut unless
clos" attention is paid to these con
ditions il is almost inevitably Il
sourc" of danger. Not only minor
intestinal troubles. but more serious
diseases. such rs typhoid, in our ru-
raj districts are largely due to i'm
pur" water \ great majority of
such cases could he prevented by
precautions in regrad 10 water
precautions NOT difficult to observe
Same Practical Precautions.
Not only should every well be ut |,
considerable distance from any cess
pool. pig-pcn or any other possible
sUurc" of infection, but the lay oi
III" land and the character of th'
soil should he taken into cunsiderI-
ton. II the land slopes from tn.
c"sspool toward the we'll it is obvi-
uusly Il SOurc" of danger. even if 4
considerable distance removed. IN
! porous soil Snepage is APT to eXis.
W nli" tnt Top O1 the wei may ID,
concrrt"d or otherwise protected, il
must be remembered that infections
material may Seep down into tn,
well at Il distance from the top. II
should be remembered that the wat.
ar may b" cool. clear and sparkling
and yet abOunding in the micro-or-
gansms which produce disease
When there is the least question
as 10 the purity of the wafer, il
should BE- analyzed and tested. Such
tests will be made free of charge III
the laboratory of the State Health
Department and special containers
for collecting and forwarding sam
pies of water will be sent on request
Directions as to the proper methods
of taking such samples are also Civ
on. This is Il matter of Importance
since the purest water may seem t.
fall below the standard If impurities
or infections matter are permitted
to enter il during the collection oi
the samples.
| The Milk Supply.
| nj al a L. H..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
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If il is true, az the advocates of
III" Thomas plan of building State
roads say. that The State will have
enough cash To build roads as rapid
~ as material and labor will allow
them to br built. II seems to us that
all this cash will retire II substantial
part of the bonds themselves. Just
why all this cry against Bonds"
anyway. Th"r" never was any pub
lie improvement of any magnitude
mad" without issuing bonds, in Ok
lahOma or elsewhere. Thousands of
successful business concerns started
by borrowing their initial capital. by
bonding" themselves. that could
never hay" gotten u start had they
waited until tn" u"c"sSary cash was
availabl" They bonded" them
selves and paid the debt from profits
accrued. If oklahoma were to wait
until every county voted it's part un-
der III" Thomas plan. this generation
would not see a statewide system of
hard surfaced roads.
Under the plan To he voted nn We
will hnild a cumprch"nsiv" StttpwiIr
system nf hard surfaced roads. and
get the brnriit of them and III" prof
its tina, will result. while We are
paying for them; and h" increase of
property values as II result will be-
greater than III" bonds and interest
Under the Thomas plan. Wen
build il road through On" county.
skip the next one. and so on, and
maybe by III" time our grandchildren
are old. one will b" able Ia travel
half way over the Stat" ON a hard
road We said, maybe
Yes, S"antor Thomas and senator
Mcintosh. We can find weak spots in
the fifty million dollar plan. What
has human wisdom ever devised that
was flawless? But aS between tn"
plan that the Legislature decided
upon and the Thomas plan we chose
the former, AS il appears to us To br
much safer in every way. and more
likely tn get MS what We want a
Statr-wid" road system.
4 change in management and cd
iiorial control of IN" McAlrstrr
News-Capital became effective re-
Gently. and copies of he paper re
crived her" are breezy. alive and pro
gressiv" in tone all the way through.
McAlest"r is a good city. with II good
futur" and will support the paper
well.
We will not lose Federal aid when
the bonds ar" voted. but will he Ger
tam 10 got II our money will be
available and ready 10 match any
funds III" Federal Government ap-
propriates.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

We Will not lose Federal aid when
the bonds ar" voted. but will he Ger
tain 10 got II our money will be
available and ready To match any
funds IN" Federal Government APP
propriates
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

Oklahoman: So there's con-
Spiracy to destroy Mr.. BurlcSun
Well. all sincere friends oi the coun-
try and the democratic party are
hoping il will he successful,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

Dallas News: MaXimilian Harden
|Says harsh peace for Germany will
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

Grove sun: There were only thrr"
votes east against III" road hill in
the legislature: two in th. Scnat"
and one in the House. A measure I,
receive such an overwhelming vot"
must have a great deal of merit.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-02

Noble County sentinel: The build
ine of a system of hard-surfac"'
roads will increase the value of farm
lands in Oklahoma To an amour
more than the total of III" bonds an,
interest.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
LOST CONTINENT IS
SOUGHT IN PACIFIC
Stanford University Professor Finds
tcrns that Bcar out Theory
OF Science.

HONOLULU. Y. II. oct IL
Search for evidence supporting the
theory OF lost Pacific continent Is
being prosecuted IN th. Hawaiian
islands, tho South seas and along the
west coast Of South America
Prof. Douglas h. Campbell of Ie
botany department, Stanford uniFFr.
hty, thinks that In certain specimens
Of ferns found on tho island uf
Hawaii he has established the fact
thar a. some period thcrc was land
connection between tho Hawaiian
group and the Islands To the south
and west through 10 the Malay pom
insula. Professor 7 A. JnEgar ir,