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DURANT OKLAHOMA. JUNK 27 1!11
tetlc field for the high schools
athetotic activities at the edge
of the city where ground Is rel-
atively cheap. In advancing
this idea it is pointed out that
as recesses are no longer given
between study and class period
In the high school an excess
plot of ground is not at all nec-
essary. On the other hand
athetotics make much toward
the interest shown in all
schools and the high school
has no equipment for athetot-
ics. These suggestions while not
being backed nor endorsed by
the board will be given con-
sideration and appear to have
attracted much favor with
board members.
rrCTS H.AN FOR
BKTTKI"N SCHOOLS
Li'Siir
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PBrtForlllpli.
w lioanl nf Kciiicauon.
iir :.;;..; or: the o.d
' 1 Ward wiuioi miliums
numerous simsra""" "-
'pncc(iiiomv being offered
he LojiiI '" "'re m 10U3
... nml one l inem ai me
.tapiiear to have merit.
w party ("i" forward to
l5(llO I'"'1"1 '" UKt Ior Ilie
tra lliiilding instead of sel-
it at tilt' low price mat n
Ijncco-farily bring that it
omnfoil and plven other
or inipioviin'iits and used
turd MM"'" which win ue
i ..1 ihUIiiii t ri li mi
V lienll'll HUlllii niiuiiii:i
orto. saving me cost oi
4 II It.. t j tlin f lltln rf
ievr uuiiimm lw u
or ?.i0.(nni.
mr.croii's com i actors anu
iiects liavc oiton said tnat
'hnlliiiiiK is not only safe
iecolluit from a builders
idooiiil.
lone with this suggestion
es another tliat instead of
is s a l.n "' pica oi ground
Imllilhig the new high
mi iii tin ntcr. that the
id erect tlie new structure
a suitable Mtt. of a quarter
Work or Ie:-s. and use the
m; in c-ii oi expensive
tase n the heart of Durant are to be given by Drs. Reiser
roi(le a much needed atho-1 and Richardson of Colbert.
NUMBER TWENTY-SIX
Colored Teachers' Normal
The colored teachers of the
county and other adjoining
counties wil hold a four weeks
summer normal at Colbert to
begin on June .30th. Announc-
ment is made that specal pre-
parations are being made to
accomodate all that expect to
attend. Special courses In com-
munity home building teacher
training agriculture and vocal
and instrumental music will be
offered. Among those on tlu
program for special feature are
County Sup't. J. Lee Cunning-
ham. Mrs. Kathorine Jackson
County Home Demonstrator
C. W. Brown County Farm A-
gent and Sup't Roane of the
Colbert Schools. Health talks
Wl' put till
hun t
tailoring into a
'KUPJI'-KOOI" SitiiiniPi-
1 n.iikes 1l "stand up" in use and the stvlo that
'ral' it .stMlIll Milt" i.. .. ........!
' ".v ill ii 1WU.
KeepKoI
'Hie .National Summer Suit for .Men
KK'.'I'-Kiint
""' is our trademark: it is not a general
I'fa'I" tor... ..
'i-i'-KOOl' Suit has the label sewn under
th .
lu"'. I'riced from
$s.."io in i.'s.on
For Sale by
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DURANT. OKLA.
Germans Vote To
Sign Peace Treaty
Former Government Oppos-
ing Trcnty Ousted. Signing
Expected to Take IMnco Fri-
day. Ask protection for Kaiser.
The new (Jornian National
Assembly by a vote of 1237 to
1S8 determined Sunday to sign
tne peace treaty submitted by
tne allies and associated pow
era. The action followed
overthrow of the former
of those who insisted upon con-
ditions being affixed as in-
dicated in the vote of the Sat-
urday proceeding. At the same
time the Assembly thru the
government expresses its pro-
test against the "unheard of in-
just ice of the terms".
In declaring its intention to
sign the treaty the German
tlin1 Hays;
ti .... ...
OV- " "l'l'ViUH ll
the govern-
orninont nml tlw. nnmnntinn I iint of the German Renub
of a new cabinet headed byli( in 'usideration at the last
Her Rauer Socialist the new i""micatlon of the allied
Premier of whom President a1(1 ssociated Governnients
Ebert requested that he form a m theRC Governments have
new government. A new list "whIm! to wrest from Germany
of delegates to the peace con-1"' force acceiitance of the
ference was also selected of lCiU(J conditions eVen those
men already in favor of sign-' w11. without presenting any
ing the allied terms.
Monday the Germans asked
for still another forty-eight
hours in which to sign on the
doited line but the request was
immediately refused by the
council of four representing
the principal nations of the al
lied powers.
The o'llv reservation made
was that the government does
not acknowledge that the re-
sponsibility for the -ar rt-st's
on th German people.
The assembly also request"'!
that no effort bo niiide on the
pait of the allies to apprehend
and punish the former Kalsr
of Germany.
The German National Assem-
bly on Monday afternoon .fun-'
23rd voi ed to sign the treaty
of peace unconditionally tlu
newly formed government hav-
ing overcome the objections
material significance aim at
divesting the German people of
their honor.
"No act of violence can touch
the honor of the German peo-
ple. The German people af-
ter frightful suffering in these
last years have no moans of de-
fending themselves by external
action.
"Yielding to superior force
and without renouncing in the
meantime its own views of the
unheard of injustice of the
peace conditions the Govern
ment of the German Republic
declares that it is ready to ae-
eepi and sign the peace condi-
tions imposed."
It is expected that the act
of formally signing the treaty
will take place Friday of this
week. The ceremony which
will be simple will take place
at Versailles.
TURN DOWN
GRAFTING SOLICITORS
Hardly a day passes but what
some kind of a grafter hits
town. The officers has been
alile to stop many of them and
the Mayor Iras stopped many
more. ' If all our members will
turn in every solicitor who
hnsn t the endorsement of the
office or the Mayor down they
win not make a mistake and
will help savje the town lots of
money. Commercial Ass'n-.
Bulletin.
Cotton In Poor Condition
Cotton in Oklahoma is in the
poorest condition in many sea
sons according to reports. The
plants are very late the stand
is poor and the heavy rains
gave the weeds and grass am-
ple advantage. Condition for
this county is about an average
it is said.
WOULD ARRANGE FOR
SUMMER RAND CONCERT
A meeting was bad at the
Commercial Association this
week to attempt to organize a
band in the city to be composed
of local talent and with a local
leader the idea being not that
of a professional band but rat-
her a local institution to furn-
ish music on home occasions
including band concerts in tho
evenings during the summer.
Nothing definite was accom-
plished at tho meeting.
NO CELEBRATION FOR
FOURTH OF JULY
Right To On n Liquor Upheld
Tlie right of a inan to store
liquor in his own home for his
own use was upheld by con-
gressional committee Tuesda
The action came when aniend-
mont to the national proliibi-
tion law would it passnjl have I
name a man a criminal who j
had any liquor in his posess-1
ion or who took a drink of it. j
Tlie Texas house of repre-
sentatives has voted DO to 20
to ratify the federal amendment
to the constitution on granting
suffrage to women.
The Commercial Association
in a meeting held this week de-
termined not to attempt a cel-
ebration for the Fourth of Jul-
y this year for the reasons
that most of the people in tho
country are busy with their
crops and that time is entirely
too short now to make needed
preparations.
Enforce Prohibition Law
Congress is expected to com-
plete this week tlie bill for the
Miforcenient of the wartime
prohibit ion law which is in ef-
fect July 1st. An effort was
made early in the week to com-
bine the wartime bill with con-
stitutional prohibition which
goes into effect the first of the
year but It was so drastic as
to have probably been absurd
had it gotten hy.
After Choctaw Moor lirowors j court house and wil it is said
The county attorney's depart-ei oet a largo apartment house
mont has decided that there Is on (ho premises. There is a
altoge hr too much Choctaw greit demand for apartments
boor being browed in this law and other dwellings here and
abiding county and the result an apartment located on this
was a court ot inquiry held ground would doubtless find
this week with a view to locat- ready tenants.
ing tlie amateur brewers and
persuading them to change the Gone To Washington
calling they had elected to fol- Walter .1. Turnbull. altornev
low. The thing has been on a  for the Choctaw Indians has
great increase of late officials gone to Washington on bust-
say. Otherwise all things are  noss for the tribe
serene in tlie enforcement and
prosecution departments. '
A Good liali Game
' Local base ball fans abo'tt
School Bonds Approved 'two thousand of them saw a
The attorney general has ap- real good game of ball bore on
proved the recently voted issue Wednesday afternoon when the
of school bonds for the pur- local team took a visitin4 le.un
pose of erecting a new high from Sherman to a trimi'iivj;
school building in this city by the score of one to noHiin.
As soon as another thirty days Every inch of the way thru 'ill
of time' have elapsed as requir- 'nine innings was hotly (ontest-
ed by the law. the bonds will led. and it was anv body's game
bo sold and the money made
available when a contract will
be let. It is hoped that the
building can lv contracted and
epmploted for use by the open-
ing of the schools in 1!)20.
M Build Ipnrhiiciif Houses
Shane and Karly have ac-
quired the quarter of a block
of ground facing oast on third
Avenue jut north of the old
until it ended.
Fight On Ihiuce Hulls
Tli announced attitude of
licensing the public dance halls
at Oklahoma City an decided
upon by city officials promises
to precipitate a fight for the
preachers of that city have giv-
"ii notice that they will seek to
have all such institutions cli .-
ed up air tight.
DON'T DO IT
Don't food your hay crows extra cotton choppers and
harvest hands out of 10c and lito paper sticks
Come To Our Store
Where we make a specialty of such orders as ." gal.cans
lard 2." and ."0 His. Roans lOlbs. buckets soda cases of
Tomatoes ( orn salmon etc.
Full pound net weight Salmon Good solid fish per one
dozen - --
about IS l-2c per pound sure iis cheaper and better Hian
meat try a dozen or case.
Come around to our store when in town -our prices
are painted in large plain figures.
Cobb & Strickland
Get Ready
Now
For The
"Fourth"
July 4th will be
Dress-Up-Day
More so this year
than ever before
and we are ready
now to satisfy your
dress-up-desires.
MI II.
in.
You'll Want A Cool
Looking Summer Suit
Suit
and other cool fixings go with it."
Air-0-Weave Suits
are made to keep you cool by tlie House of Kuppeiihoiuier
uul you could not ask for anything better at $20.00 $2"
?:io.()0 and ifH.'.oo.
.MO HA I HS ami I'VLM IlK.W'llllS
tit $N.nn $1(1.1)0. $12.00 ami sin.
Towuseml draco straw hats Ilangkoks Panamas and
Siiiiois $:;."o $1.00 $r.oo up to $nuio.
Kdwin Clapp Ition K. Reynolds and .1. K. Till Shoes
and oxfords in all leathers and lasts. $n.00 to $12.00.
And when it conies to silk shirts soil collars now wash
ties holts garters and cool underwear we are leaders
and you'll find tlie real tiling you want size and all.
Come here and lie outfitted now for tho Kourth.
Boj'.s Silk p
Shirts odd
Pants and
Huts.
Little hnjs'
Wash .suits
and rompers.
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