Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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Hollis Post-Herald.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF HARMON COUNTY
Volume 18—Number 40
, Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma, Thursday, August 18,1921
Prick, $2 in Advance
Republican Legislature Flayed by Democratic Speakers
C0UN1YB0Y IS
MID TO REST
REMAINS OF ALLEN B. ARANT
ARRIVE HERE WEDNESDAY
OF THIS WEEK—FUNERAI
HEID TODAY, SERVICES BE
ING CONDUCTED AT DRYDEN
KILLED ON FIELD OF
BATTLE IN THE ARGONNE
FUNERAL WAS ONE OF MOST
LARGELY ATTENDED EVER
HELD IN COUNTY—LAID TO
REST BESIDE HIS MOTHER
The body of another hero of
Harmon county has been brought
homf to find a last resting place
in the free soil of America,—to,
rest in the soil where the soldier
grew to manhood, attended school,
and from where he went out throe
years ago to serve his country.
The body of Allen B. Arant ar-
rived here Wednesday of this
week, and was immediately taken
charge of by the Harmon County
Post of The American Legion, who
provided a guard of honor from
the time the body arrived and
whifch was constantly With the
body until it was lowered into the
grave at the cemetery at Drydefi.
Time of Arrival Not Known
The time of arrival of the bociy
was not known by the Legion
members until it had arrived at
the depot, and arrangements hed
to be made hurriedly, and were
not as complete as they could ha\e
been had the news of the arrival
been known beforehand. Immediate-
ly upon the Arrival of the body
Wednesday details of four Legion
men were arranged in shifts of
three hours. The body was taken
from the depot to the Methodist
church, where it remained until one
o'clock today.
Burial at Dryden
Arrang ements had been mad a by
the relatives to inter the body at
the Pryden emetery beside bis
mother, who died several years ago.
A detail of Legion men escorted
the body to the cemetery, where
brief services were conducted. Six
Legion men, all in uniform, were
selected to act as pallbearers and
an escort of about twenty men ac-
companied the remains. They went
from the Methodist church to tlr
square at the intersection of Broad-
way and First street, and there,
under the folds of Old Glory, which
had been at halfmast from the
time the body arrived, Raymond j
Barry, who had been well acquaint-
ed with the former soldier, paid him
a high tribute, not only as to his
courage and bravery as a soldier
but as a sterling young man, a
devoted son and brother.
Business Houses Close.
During the brief services on
Broadway and while the cortage
was passing down Broadway the
business houses were closed, and
quite a number accompanied the
remains to Dryden and attended
the services there.
Rev. J. R. McCarty and a Mr.
Etheridge spoke at Dryden. Fol-
lowing the speaking Legion mem-
bers took charge and their com-
rade in arms was given a mili-
tary burial. More than forty Le-
gion men and former soldiers were
present.
Was Harmon Connty Boy
Allen B. Arant was born in
Llano county, Texas. May 31 ,1896,
and came to what is now Harmon
county with his parents when he
was five years old. He lived here
until he went out in October, 1917,
to join the army, gcVng from
here to San Antonio, and a short
time later was transferred to
Camp Bowie, where he was assign-
ed to company "C", 132 Machine
Gun Batalion of the 36th division.
He went overseas in July, 1918, and
his division •vtent into action for
the first time in the Argonne For-
est, October 6th. and on the even-
BANKHEAO NATIONAL HIGHWAY
WILL BE POPULAR HIGHWAY
Accurate Logging Information
Will Be Secured So that Maps
and Road Guides Will Be Correct
Birmingham, Ala. July 30.--
(Special) The Bankhead Transcon-
tinental Highway promises to be
the best advertised and the mo^t
popular tourist route from Wash-
ington to San Diego, California, a
distance of 3600 miles, of any high-
way in the United States.
This highway passes througli the
states of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico Ar-
izona, and California.
Mr. J. A. Rountree, Director
General of the Bankhead National
Highway Association, is actively
at work with six of the largest
map makers in the country, com-
piling a revised map of the Bank-
head Highway. He has also taken
up with the American Automo-
bile Blue Book Company, the log^
ging of the Highway from Wash-
ington to San Diego. The Blue
Book has agreed to co-operate in
every way possible, and to see that
a correct map is made of the high-
way.
Mr. J. F. Mixer, of Chicago,
Road Scout for the American Au-
tomobile Blue Book Company, has
been especially detailed by his As-
sociation to co-operate with Direc-
tor General Rountree in logging
this Highways Mr. Mixer has been
in Birmingham at headquarters of
this Association, securing data and
full information in regard to the
Bankhead Highway. All 1922 maps
and road guides will carry full in-
formation in regard to thisgreat
Highway.
Director General Rountree will
visit a number of the states where
there are double routes, and secure
logging information in regard to
the Bankhead Highway, so that no
error will be made in future maps
and future information about the
routes in the different states, where
there are double routes.
ANNUAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
IS SET FOR OCTOBER 11-12
Prevention of Pellegra Will Ue
Leading Subject for Discussion
—Eminent Physicians to Attend
George W. Snider went to
Oklahomi City Tuesday «o ap-
pear before the Corporation
Commission in the interest of the
ginners of the county. While i i
the capitol city Mr. Snider wilJ
attend a meeting of the direct-
ors of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association,- of which
he is member.
OF RED RIVER
By Dr. A. R. Lewis, State Health
Commissioner.
The chief sufferers from pelleg-
ra is the poor man. This explains
why hard times and rising food
prices are likely to be followed by
an increase in the disease.
The increase In 1915 following j
the hard times brought on by the
outbreak of the war, the decrease
that followed close upon the heels
of improved conditions in 1916,
and the increase in many localities
following the upward trend of liv-
ing again in 1917, substantiate the
above statement.
The hard times incident to the
decline in prices of farm products
have caused such an increase in
the disease all over the South that
both state and federal health of-
ficials are becoming alarmed. A
representative of the State Health
Department is now on his way to
Washington to attend a conference
called by the Surgeon General to
discuss this problem and its rem-
edy, and the adoption of a plan
that will bring relief to the strick-
and control the disease.
Balanced Ration Prevents and
Cures Pellegra. A well balanced
diet includes all the elements need-
ed by the body for its healthy
growth and normal acivities. Such
a diet should include cereals
starches, sweets, fats, a sufficient
quantity of milk or lean meat,
green vegetables and fruits.
Milk is the most important single
food in balancing a diet and in
preventing and curing pellegra.]
PIONEfeSR RESIDENTS OF COUN-
TY TESTIFY AT OPENING
HEARING HERE MONDAY-
CHANNEL SHIFTS AT FRE-
QUENT INTERVALS.
SNIDER AND CAMPBELL
LEADING WITNESSES HERE
TELL OF MOVING OF SOUTH
BANK OF RED RIVER SEV-
ERAL TIMES COVERING A
PERIOD OF MORE THAN 30
YEARS.
Attorney General Would Rather Walk
Out of State than to Be Identified
Again With Such a Gang
POLITICAL THUNDER TURNED LOOSE HERE
it
Durant Agrees to "Eat the Book" if a
Single Piece of Constructive Legislation
Can Be Found In 1921 Session Laws
1920 COTTON SELLS
WELL IN LOCAL POOLS
The taking of evidence in the
Red River boundary case began
here Monday before United State3
Commissioner Frederick S. Tyler,
with the greatest array of legal
talent ever assembled in Hollis.
Attorney General S. Prince Free-
ling was the leading counsel for
Oklahoma, with Attorney General
C. M. Cureton, of Texas, as lead-
ing attorney for that state. He is
being assisted by C. W. Taylor and
R. H. Ward. Attorney General
Freeling's assistants are W. A.
Durant and O. J. Logan. J. A.
Tellier and John A. Fain are pres-
ent as special assistants to the at-
torney general of the United States.
Red River Fickle
Abodfc-twelve witnesses were call-
When lean meat, green vegetables | ed here, and the main object a3
and fruits are taken infrequently! brought out in the questioning is
or in small quantities, it is im- to establish the fact that Red River
portant that at least three glasses has been in the habit of shifting
of milk (either *sweet or butter-1 its channel at frequent intervals,
milk) be taken daily. Where lean George W. Snider, who has lived
Bureau of Markets Representative
and Cotton Association
Co-Operating
meat is not obtainable eggs and
cheese may be substituted, but it is
near Red River for more than
thirty years, testified as to the
ing o*f the 7th young Arant was
shot down by machine guns wh'le
advancing with his company on the
German positions.
The immediate relatives are his
father, H. W. Arant, four sisters
and three brothers, grandmother,
Mrs. Lavisa Arant and grand-
father, J. A. Marr. The sisters
are Ruth, Mackie and Vera, all of
whom live with their father at
Winnemucca, Nevada, and the
brothers, Banks, Bryan and Bailey
are a'so at Winnemucca. One sis-
ter. Mi's. C. C. Farris, lives in
the Fairview community northwest
of Hollis. The Arants formerly
lived in the Teacross community,
and there Allen grew to manhood.
He had taught one term of school
in the county.
Funeral Largely Attended
The funeral was probably one of
the most largely attended ever
held in the county. About fifty
cars went out from Hollis, and
there was fully 150 cars and va-
rious other vehicles at the ceme-
tery. So many people turned out
that it was impossible to hold the
services in the church, and they
were held on the lawn. It was
estimated that nearly a thousand!
people were present.
Thus the body of another heroj
of Harmon county has been
brought home, and additional ob-j
ligation rests upon the former sol-|
diers of this county—that of tit-J
tingly caring for the graves of
former sodiers, and of providing
some permanent monument to thei
memory of those who gave thctr|
lives to their counrtry during the
Great War.
wiser to add the cheese and eggs! fickleness of the river, as did a
to an allowance of half a pound! Mr. Campbell, who is over seventy
of meat three or four times a, years old and has been familiar
week for an adult. j with the river for forty years or
Pellegra is not catching, and a more.
balanced diet is the only remedy.j Testimony About the Same
The only use medisines serve inj Testimony given by different
this disease is to relieve painful j witnesses was about the same, and
symptoms ahd complications. Prop-, will no doubt continue to be along
er diet is_ not to be considered! the asme line, as nearly all pioneer
a temporary thing that can be dis-j settlers agree that the channel has
pensed with after recovery from) been subject to change from time
an attack, but to avoid a resur-j to time.
ronee of the dissease a properly. The hearing was tranferred from
selected diet must be maintained' here to. Altus Tuesday morning, and
at all times. j frSm there will go to Frederick,
The fact is well worth empha-j where a two—day session will be
sising that if all people were pro-, held.
vi<}ed with and ate a well balanced1 :
diet, pellegra would soon disappear.l R- T. SMITH RETURNS
• ,, . /e . ,, . AND ASSUMES CHARGE O.K.
Oklahoma City, (Special) Aug.l
F°urth annual State Pub-j R. T Smith> proprietor of the
he Health inference of the Ok, q k tailori c turned thfa
klahoma Pnbhc Health association! week from Marietta where he
ann ustat* Depa« °f H*a'^ weilt last June, and has again as-
Locul pooling and sale of 1920
cotton has been accomplished at
several points in the state with
most satisfactory results, accord
ing to C. F. Mitchell, specialist In
cotton classing for the Bureau of
Markets. Mr. Mitchell has been
assisting in conducting the sale of
these local pools through the co-
operation of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association.
This Bervice is being rendered in
connection with 1920 cotton now on
hand. It will be discontinued as
soon as the new crop begins to
move.
A most satisfactory sale was
held at Vian on July 26. This sale
is said to have netted the growers
I a good margin over the local mar-
i ket price. This pool contained Vi2
bales.
At Meridian a few days later a
pool of 13 bales was sold under
the same plan at what was de-
clared by a local banker to be $5
per bale more than the growers
could have received selling individ-
ually.
Under the plan for conducting
these pools, the cotton is assem-
bled in lists of 100 bales or more
and weighed into a public cotton
yard or warehouse. The tickets
are placed in the hands of a lo-
cal banker who has power of at-
torney on the cotton. The cotton
is then classed and a market found
agreeable to the attorney.
Sales at points other than those
mentioned have been conducted or
are scheduled as follows: August
6, Carney; August 9, Waurika;
August 11, Lawton; August 13,
Guthrie; August 16, Sallisaw; Au-
gust 19, Lookeba; August 23,
Chandler; August 25, Agra; August
27, Warlick and August 29, 30,
31 at points to be determined in
Muskogee County.
sumed charge of the O. K. Tail-
oring Co. Mr. Smith states that
is here to stay, and expects to
again give the people of Hollis ar.d
Harmon county the same high
class service he has heretofore in
cleaning, pressing and tailoring.
Mr. Smith's family has returned
with him, and Mrs. Smith is much
improved in health.
will be held in the Huckins hotel,
Oklahoma City, October 11 and 12,
it ■ was announced today by Jules
Schevitz, general secretary of. the
association. Dr. A. R. Lewis, com-
missioner of health, J. F. Owens,
president of the Oklahoma public
Health association, Dr. L. J. Moor-
man, president of the Tuberculo-
sis Society of Oklahoma City and
Jules Schevitz have been named to
draw up the program.
Represcentatives of every county
public health committee and city! The Post-Herald and Tribuni
association in th state will be Shop is prepared to print wedding
present at the meeting. County stationery which cannot be surpass-
health officers, physicians, nurses ed anywhere in the state. Invita-
and delegates from civic clubs and tiona, Announcements, At Homo
Chambers of ^Commerce will at-J cards, etc. If you contemplate get-
tend the meeting. | ting married and desire to notify
Tentative schedule for speakers your friends in the most approved
NOTICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
FINE ART CLUB PLAN OPEN
manner, let us show you what w#
can do in the way of getting up
announcements.
includes Dr. C. J. Hatfield manag-
ing director of the National Tu-
berculosis Association and leading
expert In the campaign against the
White Plague in this country The F0R RENT_150 acre wheat
annual me^g of the Oklahoma] f|frm R P. Box, Rt. 1,
Public Health Association, and the n0Hj8; Okla. 40-2tp
conventions of the Oklahoma Statfej [ *
Nurses*- association and the State
Public Health will be held in eon-
junction with the conference.
Industrial health, nursing, pre-
vention of pellegra, tuberculosis
and typhoid fever, child welfare,
school health, and plans for the
included in the topics upon which
recognised experts will address the
delegates. Further information re-
garding the conference can be ob-
tained from the Oklahoma Public
^ Health association on the State De-
1921 Christmas Seal' Sale will be j panment of Health.
The Fine Arts Club, an organi-
zation recently started in the city,
is planning an open session "In
October, to which its friends will
be invited. An excellent program
is being arranged and much in-
terest is being manifested in the
coming event. The club holds
weekly meetings at six p. m., on
Tuesdays, and an interesting hour
is spent in practice and study.
The chorus work is under the dir-
ection of Miss Valerie Johnson and
it is thought that the existance of
a trained chorus will prove a
useful and pleasant adjunct to
social and musical circles in Hol-
lis.
The meeting next Tuesday eve-
ning will be at the Baptist church
and all members are urged to
be present. The program is as fol-
lows:
Piano Solo—Selection from Mid-
summer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn Mrs. Beavers
Reading Selected
Miss Myrtle Cansler
Life of Mendelssohn Pipe-
Mrs. Ben Moore
Vocal Solo Miss Cansler
The democratic banquet at the
Cream Cafe Monday evening proved
an opportunity for certain demo-
crats to lambast the late republican
legislature to a farc-you-well.
Plates were laid for about tifty,
including the guests, which consist-
ed of all of the attorneys in the
Texas-Oklahoma boundary case,
who were here to take evidnce in
the case.
Honor to Freeling
The banquet was- advertised as
an honor to S. Prince Freeling, at-
torney general of Oklahoma. In ad-
dition there was present "Bill"
Durant, oil and gas expert, who
also takes a considerable interest
'n politics; J. A. Tellier, of Little
itock, Arkansas, special assistant
to the attorney general of the
United States; John A. Fain of Ok-
lahoma City, special assistant to
the' attorney general of the United
States; C. M. Cureton, attorney
general of Texas; C. W. Taylor and
U. H. Ward, assistants to the at-
torney general of Texas; O. J. Lo-
gan, assistant to Attorney Gen-
ial Freeling; Frederick S. Tylefj"
of Washington, D. C., special Unit-
ed States commissioner who is
hearing evidence in the boundary
case. Attorney C. H. Madden acted
as toastmaster and Hon. F. M.
Pease gave the address of welcome.
Durant Is Vindictive
W. A. Durant opened up the po-
litical fireworks, and he couldn't
speak of a republican without get-
ting excited. At one time during
his discourse he brought his fist
down on the table with such force
that it nearly upset the table, and
he declared that any insinuations
to the effect that the democratic
officials were not chaste, honest
and true is a base, lie and a dis-
grace to the state. He went on
to shy that if a single piece of
"constructive" legislation could be
found in the 1921 sessionn laws he
would eat the whole book.
Able Talk by Freeling
J. A. Tellier, Attorney General
Cureton, of Texas and Fredrick S.
Tyler were others who spoke. S.
Prince Freeling was the last speak-
er of the evening, and after paying
his respects to the late legislature,
he discussed states rights, demo-
cratic government and cited the
present boundary case as evidence
of how disputes can be settled
peaceably instead of resorting to
violence. Mr. Freeling is an able
speaker, and his address was given
close attention, and it was greatly
appreciated.
Banquet Enjoyable Affair
The banquet was a thoroughly
enjoyable affair, and all the speak-
ers took occasion to speak compli-
mentary of Hollis and of the spir-
it that had manifested itself at the
hearing of the boundary case.
I will have a limited amount of
Common Oklahoma Alfalfa seed for
sale. Can deliver at Hollis any
time. Satisfaction guaranteed. T.
A. Sheriff, Louis, Oklahoma.
40-tfc
Doctor and Mrs. Bromley spent
Sunday at Altus visiting an uncle
of the doctor's, a family reunion
having been held. They report
a most enjoyable time.
Piano Solo—The Hunting Song-
Mendelssohn—Miss Maude Watts
Reading Selected
Mrs. Ch*rles Massey
Vocal Solo Soledei
Miss Johnson
Chorus The CIA
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