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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
Good Common Law.

One of the absurdities of the law
was strikingly illustrated at
Shrewsbury quarter sessions re-
Gently, when a man was charged
with stealing a quantity of lead
from the veranda of an empty
house. The lead, said the Record
er, was attached to the veranda
and thereby became part Of tho
freehold. AS part of the freehold
the lead was land in the eye of the
law. Land could not be stolen,
and therefore the prisoner could
not be convicted of larceny. Ac-
cording 10 the Recorder the only
remedy of the owner against a
person taking lead from the roof
of a building is to bring a civil ac-
tion for damagesl Truly the law
is "a hass" if it was correctly laid
down in this case.-LondOn Truth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
sETTLEMENT
Cooperative Organization Formed
by Law-Breakers for Refor-
matory Purpose.

With the assistance of the
Cleveland workhouse officials 4
band of former lawbreakers has
formed an organization, the es-
sential principles of which are
self-efiort ana brotherly cO-opera-
tion, says the World To-Day. To
restore the man who has dropped
from his place in society is the as
sociation's aim, for its promoters
realize the prisoner who has lost
in his fall from honesty or decency
must recover his self-respect be-
fore he can be of use in the world.
The wOrkhOuse officials were
made members, serving in an ad-
visory capacity. The work of car
rying out the released prisoners
IDEAS is mainly in the hands Of the
members themselves and to at
tain their ends they have rented a
home, fitted it in comfortable
style and started an account in a
savings bank. The workhouse
parole officer serves as cashier.
Assisted by city officials the mem
bers have obtained employment.
They are leading honest lives and
aside from helping one another
are now engaged in rescuing men
who like themselves have failed to
resist temptation or who never
knew right from wrong.
Thugs, crooks and drunkards
are living together. They are GO
ing out to work at honest toll
without the public seeing the
tarnish on their names. Twenty
three men form the colony. Hid
den from publicity's searchlight
they go their way unmolested by
prying eyes. Their neighbors do
not know their past. In no way
does the home seem unlike the
several other homes Of bachelors
in a large city. Each Of the large
family does his share toward
making the place a real home.
The spirit Of cooperation is seen
in everything Each does his part.
They are proving that the good in
men can be brought out if the
proper methods are employed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
POPULAR NOTION EXPLODED
Idea That Pastors Sons Usually Gc
Ruinous Route Quickest 10
Scofed At.

Ii has long been "A popular no.
tion that clergymen's sons are less
likely TO achieve 4 stinction in liz,
than the children of laymen, says
the Detroit News. This is prob
ably due TO the fact that when a
clergyman's son goes TO the dogs
in a fashion thar attracts public
notice his fathers calling is al.
ways lugged into the story. but
when the son OF a lawyer or Of a
member of any other profession
disgraces himself in a similar way
no account is taken of the rela-
tionship. Bishop Weldon has
proved the popular notion to be q
fallacy. In an article which he
has just published in the Fort
nightly Review. in London. he
shows that against the $40 and
$40 children of lawyers and doc
tors, respectively. who have won
eminence in English history. 1.25n
sons of the parsonage have at.
tanned fame. The list includes
among philosophers Cudworth.
Hartley, Hobbies, Reid, Dugald
Stewart, Thomas Hill Green and
Henry Sidgwick; in art, Sir
Joshua Reynolds and Sir Christie
pher Wren; among the poets, Ben
Jonson, Fletcher, MARVEL, Otway,
Thompson, TickelI, COmper and
Tennyson; among the historians,
Allison, Fuller, Hallam, Robert
son and Froude; among the novel
lists, Charles Kingsley.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
RAISING OF PHEAsANTs.
Birds Are Hardy and Need No Artifi-
cial Heat in Winter-Clean
Yards Factor.

Pheasants are hardy birds and
no artificial heat should be given
them in winter. This weakens
their constitution so that ex
pOsure to cold winds when they
90 out causes colds and sickness.
The house should be tight and as
warm as the sun and natural con
ditions will permit. The north
and west side should be wind and
snow proof and the south side,
with its glass sash, should be ex
posed to the full rays of the sun,
says American Homes and Gar
dens. This should be protected
from the sun in summer by boards
and perfect ventilation should be
given by having doors or screened
windows opening on all sides.
1t goes without saying that the
pens and yards of the pleasantly
should be kept scrupulously clean,
sweet and free from all kinds of
vermin, rats, mice and weasels.
This sometimes requires "A good
deal of study and work. Vermin
and insects of all kinds and the
diseases which they breed can be
kept out of the house and yards by
careful methods of housekeeping.
II rats and weasels are about it is
necessary to catch them with
traps and protect the houses by
lining the lower parts with tin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
oERMANrs TOWNS AHEAD.
More Cities Of 100000 People OF
Over Than Any Other
Country.

Any city of more than 100000
inhabitants is considered a great
city. OF these Germanyhas more
than any other country-namely,
Al.
Great Britain and the United
States have SO each. Then there
is a break until we reach Russia,
with Is; France, with Is; Italy,
with II, and Japan and Austria
Hungary with 8 each.
When the present German en-
psre was founded. in 1871, Ger
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
Pauper clergymen.

Some remarkable statements
regarding pauperism among the
clergy Of the Church of England
are obtained in a pamphlet issued
by Rev. Henry j. Swallow, honor.
AIRY secretay of the Clergy Proyi-
dent union. With the permission
OF the local government board,
Mr.. swallow applied to ZOO unions
and asylums in England and
Wales for particulars as to the
number Of pauper clergymen who
had been admitted during the last
ten years. The result was TO
show that no fewer than AZ cler.
gymen had been admitted into
county and borough pauper asy.
lums and 81 into union work.
houses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
WHY HAIR TURNS GRAY.
coloring Material Moved to the Roots
in Certain cases-Depends
on Granules.

The color of the hair depends on
little granules, which can be seen
if the hair be examined under
powerful microscope, says the st.
Nicholas. Sometimes the hair
may become white in a night.
Brown-Sequard tells US that when
he was As years old his beard
turned whire in two days. This
took place when he was perfectly
well and without any especial
cause. Sometimes, however, soF-
row or illness produces the change
earlier in life than it would usual
ly take place.
As to the cause, some have said
that the hair becomes filed with
small air-particles which make it
look gray; others have said that
the outer part of the hair becomes
altered so that it is like ground
glass and you cannot see the color.
But a man by the name Of Metch-
nikOff tells US that the real reason
is because small movable bodies
in the hair devour the grains Of
coloring matter and move them to
the root of the hair. Sometimes
poisOns in disease, or some result
of sorrow, bring about an effect
upon these small migrating
bodies (cells), causing them to be
come active in the above fashion.
That is said to be the reason why
the hair grows gray.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
3. IgaQen.ents in West Afrioa.

In some parts of West Africa
the girls have long engagements.
On the day of their birth they are
betrothed to a baby boy a tribe
Olcer than themselves, and at the
age of 20 they are married. The
girls know of no other way of get
ting a husband, and so they are
quite happy and satisfied. As
wives they are patterns Of obedt-
ence, and the marriages usually
turn out a success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28

many had only FIVE such cities.
but by 1900 they numbered SS.
Five Of them had more than 500.
900 population each. Berlin, for
instance, has more than 5000, 900
Inhabitants. The next largest IS
Hamburg ls00,0O0), followed by
Munich, Dresden and Leipsie.
In i've years Krupp's town Of
Essen has increased SO per cent.
Colgne, with its 100000 people,
has had an astonishing growth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
where Postal oHoials Are Numerous

Where Postal Officials Are Numerous.
According to the returns just
issued by the International Union,
Germany has more postal officials
than any other country in the
world, the total number amount
ing to 263,517. 1t must, however,
be taken into consideration that
in Germany the telegraph and
telephone employees are included
in the total, whilst in other c0un-
tries they are to a certain extent
put in separate list. The United
States comes second with a total
Of 251,515. Great Britain occu-
pies the third place with 192, 2,451.
All the remaining countries have
each fewer than 100000. The
smallest of all postal administra-
tions is that of the Turkey islands,
which consists of one sOlitasy on
cial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28

WANTED a good boy I7to 20 years
old to run engine, and work in
planning mill, will have to have as
much as one eye and teaspoonful
of brains, unless you will work
and try to learn don't apply, no
smoking. S. ]. Lea at Planning Mill
west of oil mill. I22 ia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
Proof of the Pudding.

Ethel rather like that young
Doubleday. He has a good firm
mouth and chin.
Myrtle-Goodness. Has he been
kissing you. too?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
The Bogs Of Ireland.

Ii is estimated that the bogs of
Ireland contain the equivalent OF
100000 tons Of coal, ten tons OF
peat being worth a ton of ordinary
coal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
Bsrlin,s Criminals

Berlin's Black Book, the crimi
nal record kept by the police, now
contains over $1,000 photographs
of criminals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28

If you would climb upward yea
must look upward, think upward
and live upward.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28

Where there are so many candi-
dates the work is easy and the
goat gets tired. Join the big class
of the Modern Woodmen on June
Ist. 1928
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
Is This Divine Power?
Relieved by Healer.
fliss Bertha Fisher Relieved of a
Peculiar Ailment by Prof.
Lawson Hermann.

Miss Bertha Fisher, aged Is years,
of No. l2O Shipley street, was re-
lieve6 Of "a peculiar ailment last
evening by Prof. Lawson Hermann,
who is appearing at DOckstader's
theatre in an exhibition Of his power.
The girl has been suffering with a
throat trouble which last night
developed into hysterical spasmodic
laryngitis. The girl coughed in
cessantly and DIR. William c. Pierce
was summoned. lie gave her the
usual remedies, but they had little
effect. DR.. Pierce then suggested
the Healer, and Prof. Hermann was
sent for. The girl only speaks the
Hungarian language and it was
necessary for the Healer to offer
suggestions through an interpreter.
In a short time, however, he had the
girl sleeping comfortably and DR..
Pierce expressed the opinion that
when the girl awoke the hysterical
spell would have passed away and
there will be no further trouble
Morning News, Friday, March 10th,
1908.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
APRlL'S BUILDING RECORD.

IL rs Somewhat Extraordinary. ana Inspcc-
tor Connolly Looks for Good Results in
May.
April was an unusually busy month
IN the Office of Building Inspector
Connolly. A total of "a permits were
issued, representing valuation Of
building to be constructed or altered,
of s232, i27. The amount paid for per-
mits during the month was $3.50.
In view of the fact that the city is
virtually without a building law, the
new ordinance being still in the hands
OF City Solicitor Townsend, this show
ing is regarded by Mr.. Connolly as ex-
traordinarily favorable, and as illus.
trating in a decided way the progress
that the city is making.
The highest value of any Of tho build
ines for which permits were issued
during April is $40, GOO.
Mr. Connolly expects that May will
also be busy one in building opera
tions
With the enactment by Council of
the Building ordinance which lnspec-
tor Connolly spent several months in
drafting and which particularly covers
steel and concrete construction, 10 is
believed that even greater improve
heuls VIII be made throughout the
city in the building line.
This morning Inspector Connolly
issued "a permit 60 contractor James
II. Kane 20 erect brick stable on
Elizabeth street between Eleventh
and Twelfth 20 cost $500. The stable
will be for Thomas Mullin.
Building Inspector Connolly also
issued permits TO David Dangel ~
Son for a bowling alley at Fifth and
du Pont streets for the Bavarian Brew
ing Co., at cost of 81, 600; brick
dwelling on Sixth avenue, between
STROUD and Anchorage streets, for
Joseph Emery, at cost Of 3,40O; q
brick dwelling at Cedar street west
of Broome, at a cost of 81, 800; two
houses on the northerly side of West
Fourth street between Clayton and du
Pont, at a cost of 81 800 each.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
GREAT BRITAIN DEMANDS
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
Ioelaled -. plspateh br sneclal W.T.

associated Press Dispatch BY Special Wires
London, Eng, May 4.-The British
'Ambassador at Constantinople presented
10 Turkey yesterday a note demanding
he prompt withdrawal Of Turkish troops
from Egyptian territory. The note is
practically an ultimatum and constitutes
ireat Brtain's last word on Turkeys en-
'rIoachment on the Sinaitic peninsula.
The French and Russian Ambassadors
kt Constantinople are supporting the
+ British contentious.
Should the ultimatum fail to have the
desired effect, the British Mediterranean
ieet will take the measure often employed
Pr the Powers in recent years as the re-
slli Of disputes with the Sultan. and a
oayal demonstration, It is anticipated. will
quickly bring about the evacuation of
be labah territory, which Great Britain
|1tory.
The sultan was given 10 days in which
Q comply with the British demand for
ne withdrawal of his troops from Tabah
ma other points on the Sinai peninsula.
pending the delimination Of the frontier
oy a commission.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
RAILROAD RATE BILL.
Obstacles TO the Speedy Passage Of the
Measure Have Been Removed.

Obstacles TO the Speedy Passage Of the
Measure Have Been Removed
Associated Ire Dispaioh by Special Wires.
Washington, May 4.-What amounts
practically to an agreement on the exist
ing differences concerning court features
OF the Railroad Rate bill has been reached
by Senate conferences extending over the
past week, and Senator Allison will offer
an amendment, confeTing jurisdiction
upon the Circuit Courts to hear and deter
mine suits brought against the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The amend
ment will not suggest TO the courts whether
their Judicial review shall be confined
to constitutional questions, or whether
1t shall be an inquiry into the iustness or
reasonableness Of rates fixed by the COM
mission
Senator Long, who made the principal
legal argument for the House bill, and
Senators Aldrch and Crane, the leaders
in the movement seeking an amendment
providing for a broad court review. ex-
pressed themselves today as favoring the
amendment, and both factions are all
agreed that the compromise is satisiac-
tory to President Roosevelt. Undoubt-
edly this means that obstacles to the
speedy passage Of the measure have been
removed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
CARING FOR THE DESTITUTE
This Question is Causing San Francisco
Onioias Great Anxiety.

AZ ocialed Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Washington, May 4-The question
Of caring for the destitute in San
Francisco is causing the officials there
great anxiety as shown by the follow
ing telegram from Gen. Greely, dated
yesterday and received at the War De-
partment over night;
Number of destitute being fed enor-
nous, aggregating by today, as just
reported, l9l, 637 in San Francisco.
Apparently conservative estimates
place destitute refugees at 10000 in
Oakland and Berkeley. How these
terrible conditions are to be meet is
subject of most earnest consideration
between Devine, finance committee,
and myself. While exertions of army
to reduce aid 80 the smallest possible
limit has effected important changes,
yesterday, solution of situati on with
out enormous suffering appears impos-
sible. While daily hoping for great
decreases in number of destitute, am
not confident. Far reaching extent
of this disaster cannot be appreciated
without personal observation. "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
|,nnsnt by Standard Oil Co.'s
General Counsel on MI.
GarIiGld'S Report.
EIIlL REVIEW PROMISED
|Fnnld Long Ago Have Answered CFitl-
e,m Bot for Assurance That Fair
Report Would be Made.
~ Pes Dispatches by Special wlral

....aafnN ElEHa AAANAN~Af~f H'N "N'tNt~f fFtAAA
u..binpton MAY 4.-The Senate be-
as o-'' session today by listening to the
.dns y Of the Presidents message on
y trsnsportatlon OF OIL.
4 a. motion Of Mr.. Foraker, the message
ordered to lie on the table.
making the motion, Mr.. Foraker said:
+ u, covers nearly all the questions under
|.arsdeation in connection with the
fsnding bill
This Ibs action was followed Immediately
80 tbe adoption of a resolution, offered
fy Mr. Culberson, directing the Secre-
T. of Commerce to forward to the
kseste a copy of the full report of the
Commissioner Of Corporations, only a
Immsry Of which was transmitted in
sanction with the Presidents message
New York, May 4.-When the Presi-
lsnts message. with the accompanying
Isnort Of Commissioner Garfield. was re-
siyed a. the Office OF the Standard Oil
|o IN New York, NJ. F. Elliott, general
|olnse Of the company, was asked what
Isplv he cared 10 make. He said:
1T 8 difficult to comment hurriedlv
\ nd with due restraint on the astonish-
Dg report Of Mr.. Garfield and the message
N me President. We must, however.
IA Justice TO ourselves and our share
lolden. Immediately express our un-
bounded surprise over Mr.. Garfield's re-
|Bort. on which, of course, the President s
Iinctures are based, and our unqualified
|ecanton that it is absolutely unfair
Ind unjust towards us
We do not hesitate for a moment to
az that an unprejudiced study OF the
lacs presented by us to Mr. Garfield s
|nyeiigators will vindicate us absolutely.
hn tbs statement we make no reservation.
bu mean it to apply TO all the charges Of
nlload iavors in any form. unfair dealing
3 affecting the public or our competitors
snd, indeed, all the charges so .malici-
Dusy, persistently and unfairly made
lgainst U.S. Our great business has built
up and perpetuated on merit. The COM
non charge that it has been built up by
rairoad tavoritism is ridiculously false
IS has been repeatedly proven. We assert
that since the passage of
he Interstate Commerce law our busi-
lsss has been conducted with scrupulous
egard for its provisions.
I'VE will, Of course, at once make a
ller and more specific review of Mr..
iarfeld's report We should long ago
lave made answer to unfair criticism
% this subject, but refrained on Mr..
iarheld advice and on his assurance that
fair report would surely be made Of the
acts developed. As to the subject Of
rec alcohol, we have no concern what
yer.'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
G. A. R. STATE OFFICERS.

At the annual encampment Of the
Delaware q. A. r., in G. A. r. Hall,
southwest corner Of Third and King
streets, yesterday afternoon, the cleo
tion of officers resulted as follows:
Department Commander, Ira Lunt
of Post 5; Senior Vice Commander,
J. b. Hallowell of Post %; Junior
Vice-Commander, Silas Thompson Of
Post %; Chaplain, Leonard V. Aspril
of Post IA Medical Director, DR.. s.
c. Clevenger of Post 8; Assistant
Adjutant- General. Joshua S. Litzen-
berg of Post >. The place of the next
session will be named later by the de-
partment commander and directors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
DEMooRATIo COUNTY oommrTEE.

Chairman W. FKurtz Of the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee has
issued a call for an election in the various
wards and respective hundreds Of the
county for members Of the new County
Committee, TO be held on MAY 26th from
4 TO z p. m. According to the provision
of the law the voters of each ward or
hundred can determine. at any time
prior to the last Saturday in May whether
It is necessary to hold an election by
ballot.
In cases where the meetings cannot
agree upon the county committeeman
an election must be held which will be
conducted by the inspector and
judges who held the last primary election.
After the committeeman are selected
they must meet on the first Thursday
after the last Saturday in May and or
ganize. The meeting is TO be held IN
Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
VICTIMS OF BLOOD POISON

Frank Pierce Of Kennel Square, Pa,
who is i'll with blood poisoning, the re-
suit Of a scratch on his right hand, will
not lose the arm. The doctors have
successfully operated upon it and he
will recover.
Frank Daniels Of Kennett Square,
who is suffering from blood poisoning
of the right arm, as the result Of a
scratch sustained while travelling in
the lower part Of the State, is suffer
ing severely, but the physicians in at
tendance hone TO save the arm.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
ATTEMPT TO KILL A FAMILY.
As.oeiated Press Dispalch BY Special wires.

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Smithton, Pa, May 4.-The residence
of w. j. Eicher, superintendent of the
Smithton and Eubreks mines of the
pittsburg Coal Co., was partly
wrecked last night by an explosion Of
dynamite. Superintendent Eicher s
wife and three children were asleep at
the time, but all escaped injury.
LAST week two men were discharged
from the mines and later a Black Hand
notice was posted on the front fence,
threatening to blow up the house and
Kill the family.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
SKULL WAS FRACTURED.

Unknown Italian who was Struck by a
Train May be Fatally Injured.
An Italian employed on the B. & o.
Railroad near Newark was struck bv a
train at that place, shortly before noon
head and body. lie was brought to
this city on train and removed to the
Delaware Hospital in the Phoenix
ambulance
At the hospital it was discovered
that he had a severe fracture-of the
skull and was in a critical condition.
The skull was trephined but the in
iured man is not expected to recover.
Owing to his critical condition the
mans name could not be ascertained.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04
SHORTS COVER HEAVILY.
Assoalaied Press Dlspatcn BY special wire

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Wall Street, New York, May 4. The
advance after midday compelled the
shorts to cover heavily. Gains Of be-
tween ] and . points were general.
Toward I O'Clock there was at a set
back, running to a point in Reading,
St. Paul, Smelling and others. The
TOP prices indicated advances Of AS in
Reading, 3 to 3ls in Union Pacific,
Smelling and Dislillery Securities and
, in St Paul, Delaware Il Hudson,
Missouri Pacific and Sugar.