The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-06

4 4 W. need a thousand additional ON
III - in order 10 properly man the ships
n ~ provided for and under conslrue
In The classes at the Naval school 4
IL Annapolis should be greatly en-
akreed. Al the same time that We thus
efdd the officers where we need them.
10 should facilitate the retirement OF
y nose at the head OF the list whose use
Z fllness has become impaired. Promo
whom must be fostered II the service y
? A. bs kent efficient
Al The lamentable scarcity Of omcers
nknd the large number Of recruits ane
III unskillcd men necessarily putaDoaro
eAhe new vessels as they have peen
commissioned, has thrown upon our
bfficers. and especially on the lleuten'
trnts and junior grades. unusual ianot
lknd fatigue and has gravely strained
NbeIr powers OF endurance Nor is
Mhere sign Of any immediate letup IN
this strain. II must continue for some
IHtine longer. until more officers are
Ieraduated from Annapolis. AMI until
fthe recruits become trained and SKIN
I'm IN their dnties Ia these diihcaltes
incident upon the development Ql oei
| war fleet the conduct Of all our oAcets
I has been creditable TO the service. and
\ the lieutenanfs and junior grades ID
1 particular have displayed an ability
1 ana a steadfast cheerfulness which en-
titles them to the ungrudging thanks
/ OF ali who realize the disheartenine
E trials and fatigues 10 which they are
OF necessity suhsecfed.
There IS not a cloud on the horizon
at present. There seems not the slight
l est chance OF trouble with a foreign
power. We most earnestly nore that
1 this state OF things mas continue; and
4 the way to insure its continuance IS TO
provide for thoroughly efficient navy.
1 The refusal to maintain such navy
would invite trouble. and II trouble
came would insure disaster Fatnons
self eomplaeency or vanity OF short
sightedness In refusing TO prepare tor
danger, is both foolish and wicked 10
sucr a nation as ours and past expert
ence has shown that such faulty in re-
fusing to recognize or prepare for any
crtsls IN advance Is usually succeeded
by mad panic q bSsterical fear cnco
the crisis has actually arrived.
Postal Matters.
The striking increase IN the revenues
OF the postofiice department shows
clearly the prosperity Of our people
and the Increasing activity OF the bust
ness Of the co-nuy
The receipts of the postoiiice depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June
30 last 1mounted 70 Sf2l .s4h-o4l ~. an
increase q si0,2l6,s53s1 over the pre-
| cedine wear. the largest Increase known
In the history Of the postal service rhe
MAGNITUDE Of this increase VIII best
anuear from the fact that the cntin-
nostal receipts for the year 1860
amounted TO but sS,5is.o67.
Rural free delivery sefr!ce Is nc
longer IN the exnerimen'al stare; 81
has become a fixed roliry, The results
following It's introduce lcn have fulls
Justified the congress n the large ar
propriaticns made for rs establishment
and extension. The average yearly
increase IN postofIice reeelpis In the
rural districts OF the country Is about
two per cent. We are now able. by
actual results. to show that where rrrai
free delivery service has been estab
lished TO such an extent as TO enable ~
TO make COMPARISONS the yearly ~
crease has been upward OF ten PEI
cent.
On November j. 1902 1850 rrrsi
free delivery routes haa been estab
lished and were in operation. GOVERNS
about one-third o. the territory of the
rni'ed States available 'cr rf.rai fire.
! delivery service. There are now await
T ing the action q the departments pett
: tlons ar 4 Applications for the estab
! ishmont OF l0.74S additional routes
: / This shows eoacirslveiy the want
Z which the establishment q tho service
I has met and the need 0f further ex
. tenaing u as rapidly as possible. Il y
e justified both hv the financial results
! I. -. -
: rural population; It brings the men
! who live on the sell into close re'a.i1ns
r with the active business word ~
y keeps the farmer IN daily torch with
I. the markets: II Is a potential educa
{ .ienal force: II enhances the value ~
D farm prouerty. makes farm life for
o nieasanter and less isolated. rnt VII
do much 10 check the undesirable cur
y rent from cosntry 10 city.
e II Is to be hored that the ccngre
T. viii make liberal approrria'iors rec
the continuance OF the service already
2 established AMI Tor It's further exton-
I sion.
! Irrigation.
d Fcw subjects of more iInrprtanfs
e have been taken up BY the coarreis y
; recent years than the ilaugurat!on oi
e the system OF Nationally allied irriga
I ticn FOR the arid regions cf the "a
e vest A gnnd beginning therein MS
8 been made Now that this policy q
. national irrigation has been adopted
\ the need Of thorough and &c entlfe for
Y est protection wi-l grow more rapidly
d than ever throughout the public ianf
r states
h LEGISLATION should be provided fol
q 'he protection Of game and the wiis
creatures GENERALLY on the forest re
k serves. The senseless slaughter @
3 rame. which can b. lvdieious proicc
& ion be permanently prcserved cn on
n naficnal reserves fcr tho regple az
D. whole. should be stopped at once. !
IS "a. for instance. n serious count agains
D. our national good sense 10 permit H.
.s present practice OF butchering cn sncl
Ir a stately and beantif,ll creature as IN
e elk for its anflers Or tuske.
IS So FAR a. they are available for A.
y riculture. and 70 whatever extent the.
II may be reclaimed under the nationa
ie Irritation law thf remaining publ
le lands should Be held rlgidly for N
y home builder. the settler who Lives OF
d, HIS land and for nc one else ln the!
ie actual use the dfeert 'aud lnw N
c. timber and stone law. and TIE commr
Il tation clause of the homestead Ia'
n have been 80 perverted from the II
ID fention With which they were enactc
D. ns to permit the acquisition OF lar2
A arean ~ the nuhlfr domain for ofho