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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
LOVER SOMEWHAT TOO AAsTY
Really Had Little Cause to Be JeaIoua
Of Youthful ProdIay.a

A considerable portion of Par4sian
society is smiling broadly over the
latest sscapade Of that remarkable
boy, Max DArewski, who has been full
filing an engagement at the Paris
Alhambra. Among the ladies who
'gushed" over him ia a certain young
lady who happens 10 be engaged to q
count, a lieutenant OF dragons, who
Is far more interested in his military
duties than in society doings Know
ing him TO be of q remarkably jealous
disposition, one Of the counts broth
er officers began to chan him about
his betrothed's evident infatuation for
young Max Darewski." Mad with
rage, the count travelled post haste to
Paris and burst in upon the astonished
lady. hotly denouncing her for
carrying on an intrigue during his alb
sence Mile A. quickly guessed what
had happened. and, angry at being sus-
DecIrd, she refused to offer the count
any explanation, with the result that
ne left more convinced than ever Of
her guilt. and Immediately sent a fiery
challenge to young Max. OF course,
Ct was not long before the count was
convinced that he had wasted his
jealousy on a boy Of Il: but Paris is
now asking itself whether the engaged
couple viii make things up again. and
what viii happen TO the count for be
ing absent from his regiment without
leave
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

While the Belgian electric street
railway lines in Tientsin, China. do not
as yet pay much. the Chinese are rid.
ing on the cars in everincressing mum.
bers. and in few years the company
expects to make handsome profits.
There Is evidently an end Of all super.
stltious opposition
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

AS an explanation Of why they de-
sired to quit their former profession,
the Wyekliffe boys inform US that the
life Of an outlaw is very irksome
Still there are drawbacks in every bus
mess. and we see no reason why a
little thing like that should be allow
ed to interfere with the career Of q
man who Is a conspicuous success
III his line
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
681O


4 ought to get a shave before I 80
70 the ofice.g said the man who got
up late, but I'm afraid ! won't have
time. ! guess I'll wait til noon"
So many other men who overslept
that morning decided 70 put their
shaving OF TIL nfon that barber shops
IN the business istrict we're swamped
with customers at luncheon time
That's geti ng 70 be a common
thing, said a boss barber. The mid.
die oi the day used to be a time for
loafng, 'jat now we are kept hustling
from L o'clock tin g."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
SPEND MONEY TO GUARD
HEALTH


SPEND MONEY TO GUARD
HEALTH
The street and alley com.
mittss ls doing lagdable work
IN attempting 70 free the city
from surface water
Death turks IN the green
slime and the foul odor eman-
stins from those staanant POOLS.
Unfortunately no comprehen-
sive drainage scheme has ever
been worked out for the city
and the problem that now con-
fronts the council IS large one.
Il viii call for the expenditure
a. . good round sum q money
TO give the relief that is neces-
sary at a time when continued
rains have made the situation q
grave one.
There should be no hesitancy
e about spending any sum requir-
ed. The city can afford to spend
thousand dollars within week
II thereby sickness can be avert.
cd The health Of the city must
be protected at any price and
the people will cheerfully foot
any bin that the aldermen may
incur for such purpose. Chick
asha has good reputation as
a heathful city and her good
name must be preserved.
= Spend money for drainage and
2 sanitation spend il literally
and promptly.
.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

The Doual or Rosin bible is Of espe-
eial significance because # was the
first Roman Catholic version Of the
Scriptures printed IN English. The
translation was made about the year
1880 by some English exilea at Doual
to combat the various Protestant YER
sions. but it was not printed until
1909 at the signe Of the holie Lambe"
In Douai
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

A Montana town is going to have
an auction sale Of knockers. We are
al a loss to understand why anyone
would be willing to part with anything
Of value for such a commodity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
Al Counts In the Profits.

Many housekeepers are paying from
Is TO 80 cents pound for paper.
twine pasteboard, tin and cloth. which
they take from goods they buy and
throw away, but It is all to the advan-
tage Of the man who sold them the
goods and counted the wrappers In
the weight which the purchasers paid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

The reason some men never make a
success Of themselves or their bust
ness is because they devote their en-
ergies to knocking other men and
other mems business The knocker Is
generally a failure
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

After a profound and exhaustive
study Of the question Mr TAFT has
arrived at the conclusion that the adj
visibility Of revising the tarin
should be "thouehtfully considered. g
While this radical view is rather start
ling coming from Mr Taft, ii has not
caused any slump IN tariff protected
trust stocks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

Senator Gore has no opposition so
far. He has made good even beyond
the expectation Of his friends and
should be returned by unanimous vote
az be no doubt viii be.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
on an aIahhu.n

AS proprietor Of Truth, Mr. Henry
Labouchere. popularly known as Lab.
BY" has had to spend a deal Of mon
ey in libel actions. He once ad.
mitted In court that he had spent over
100000. Then" said the late Sir
Frank Lockwood. Z must thank you,
Mr Labouchere, on behalf Of the pro-
fession Go on and prospect" Need.
less TO say, there were roars OF laugh.
ter in court-London IitBits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

Armed robbery IS sun rife in the
Kwellln district Of China despite the
efforts Of the authorities to suppress
It. over 400 executions OF offenders
for this crime have taken place IN
this district alone during the last -
months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

To Keep Yale Boys from Broadway.
To break undergraduate students OF
the New York habit, which ands ok
preston In a weekend exodus from
the campus, committee OF the Yale
university faculty is making a study
Of conditions and causes With a view
OF keeping The students from the al.
lufements OF Broadway.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

The "clearingup storm which the
old weather prophet has been OBJ
serving for several weeks is yet num-
bered among the coming events.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

Down at Ardmore leading citizens
during the lull Of business occasioned
by floods, while away the hours by
pulling of badger fights for the en-
tertainment of unsophisticated So
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

Eminent statesman-W what are tn.
internal newspapers saying about me
now, Chicksey2
Private Secretary-Ihey havea'i
mentioned your name for a month
senator.
Eminent Statesman Blank dash th|
newspapers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

That predatory eloquence and pre-
datOry buncombe are Just as bad as
predatory wealth is the opinion Of the
Ardmoreite.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

The republican party viii promise
tariff revision in their platform and
they win reform # in their usual way
lin talk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
cHAcKAsHA OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY JUNE fo 1893

corporation legislation that has been
enacted in Oklahoma comes from the
Interests that are still unwilling to
submit 10 the regulation demanded
+ by the people. The opposition is not
so much expressed in the open, but
through indirect methods and By play
ing upon the fears Of the honest and
Iconseryatively inclined citizen. the
same end is sought to be achieved.
THE republican press comes TO their
rescue. and b. gross misrep
Presentation Of every Law passed and
every act Of the administration. many
honest people are misled The fact
remains, as Judge Ames has but Ii.
that the dangers are more imaginary
than real That drastic measures
have been proposed and that there
are demagogues who with little regard
for the real interests Of the public
seek to ride into popularity by APP
Dealing 70 prejudice, as unQnesdona-
bly, true: they are in the democratic
party and in an parties sBui that
the men at the helm IN Oklahoma are
honestly and effectively working out
a sane solution Of the corporation.
problem is equally true and viii be-
come the more evident as their plans
are tried by the test Of experience.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

Shall we celebrate the glorious
FOurth27 That Is the momantous ques
tion before the house.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

II some men could capitalize their
conceit, they would make John D. 8 pile
OF rocks look like thirty cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

Lives OF great men al remind
us7-that most Of US are pretty small
propositions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10

NJ. A. Wyllie Of Lindsay arrolyed in
Chiekasha last night for a short busl-
ness visit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
ROBBED EMPLOYERS.
CONFESSED AND FLED
STOPS RUNAWAY
AF TER HOT CHASE
Mr.. John Donatti Pursues Flying
Horse Several Blocks and Brings
Him to Standstill.

Pursuing and stopping a wild run.
away horse, John Donatti, young
man about twenty-four years of age
won for himself the accamations OF
hundreds of people on Eighteenth
street, a few days ago. Hltcted to 4
country cart belonging to man named
Tally, OF Hanover county, the horse
started somewhere up Eighteenth
street, and galloped downhlll With the
young man in hot pursuit. Down the
street went the horse and man. until,
at the alley on Franklin Street. be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth, Mr..
Donatti caught up with the flying
animal He grabbed hold of the bit.
and. after being dragged few PAGES,
drew the horse to a dead stop. Many
people watched the act, and there was
loud clappng. Mr.. Tally was very
grateful.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
Ford Will Try to Escape From Straight
jacket To-Night.

After witnessing the performance OF
Ton Ford. the handcuff man, now on
the boards at the Majestic Theatre. Mr.
David Cornell has challenged him to
escape from a straight jacket which
will be secured by him from the state
Hospital at Williamsburg. Mr.. Con-
nell puts UP $50. which will be the
property Of Ford If he turns the trick.
Ford accepts the challenge. and the
test will take place tonight at the
SIZE o'clock performance in the Ma
jestic Theatre. Ford has posted $50,
which will so to Mr.. Cornell in case
he cannot free himself from the
straight jacket.
The conditions of the challenge are
that Ford shall remove the straight
Jacket entirely from his body in less
than half an hour, in full view of the
audience and without assistance.
In accepting the challenge. Ford re-
quires only that a physician shall be
on the stage in order to render medi-
cal assistance il necessary. The strain
Is very trying and exhausting, and an
intense tax on the nervous system.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
WILL SELECT
BOOKS AT ONCE
Board Of Education in Session,
but Members Pledged to
Secrecy.

Nearly every member of the stats
| Governor Swanson called that body to
| order last night in the courtroom OF
the State Corporation Commission, for
what is generally regarded as the mos,
| important session 1t has held in many
years
After a secret meeting lasting unit;
nearly midnight. in which question:
pertaining to the book selection, TIL.
single list and other matters were dis
cussed at length. the board passed
resolution pledging all its members 10
secrecy until the work of the session
shall have been concluded. when the
| full conclusions OF the board will be
| officially announced with the list se-
| ected,
Book Men Hero.
! For several days past tho corridora
| of the State Capitol have been throngcd
| with book agents and representative
of publishing interests from ali parts
of. the country. some calling attention
to the fact that their wares were not
made by trust, while others as proud
| Iy stated that theirs were the product
| OF the largest schoolbook concern
in the world
In the hall in which the board me-
the walls were lined with charts, mnps
and paraphernalia of all kinds submit
ted for the examination of the board.
1t is generally understood that ths
present board is In favor OF tile singis
list, policy for which the people 81
the state have long been clamorins,
g., or
, for the single list IN no uncertain
terms. asking for book adoptions OF
seven years instead of four, as wa,
proposed. Governor Swanson has also
favored the single list, and wiki the
clear expression of the wishes o. the
people in the last Legislature that 4
course may be regarded as fore Z
gone conclusion. although the periot I
for which the adoption will be made is !
in doubt The board will go on at
once with the selection of the books 4
for the new list, the Governor, the At
tcrney General and the other public Of
ficials having been seen in the last
few days diligently studying the In
wardness of spelling books and read
ers. The board meets this morning at
1890 o'clock TO continue the exami-N
nation OF the samples admitted.
Want Separate List.
From outside sources it is LEARNED
that strong fight Is being made by
the superintendent OF city schools for
a list separate from those In use In
country schools. The city superinten.
dents are not opposed to the single
list but claim that the character OF
their work apd the ages of their pupils
make a different list of textbooks
desirable.
The object of the board would be In
some rpsnectS hammered hy this .
vision into two lists, as 1t has been
the hope to arrange the schedule IF
grades SO that whom pupil moyed
from one section of the State to am
other he could go from school 10
school by a simple certificate. entering
In similar grade and using the same
textbooks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
COMPANY FIGHTS
/ TRANSFER SCHEME
Declares Proposed Ordinance for
Universal System Is in Viola
ton of Contract.
ALDERMEN DELAY ACTION
Measure Allowing Ward Delcga-
ton to Divide Street Fund
Is Rejected.

Without discussion, the Board OF AL
derinen last night refused to put thu
| Cary universal street ear transfer ordi,
nance on its passage and sent 1t to the
/ Committee -on ordnance, Charter an,
Reform. after the Common Council hac
! unanimously adopted 1t under suspen-
sion of the rules. Alderman Wood
moved that 1t take this course. Alder
man Adams at the same time present
| ing letter from Receivers Northror
and WIckham, Of the Virginia Passen-
ger and Power Company. asking tina:
they be heard in opposition.
your petitioners especially desire an
opportunity of calling attention to the
fact" said the receivers, that the pro-
posed ordinance would be, in their
Judgment. in violation of contract
rights and obligations between the city
and the respective companies. which
companies arc absolutely separate and
distinct. with separate stock owner
ship and bonded Indebtedness; that 1T
would entail practical difficulties in
operation. and above all. that it would
seriously affect the financial interest OF
one, at least, Of the companies to the
hurt of its creditors.
Your petitioners are very anxious
for an opportunity TO satisfy all rea-
sonable demands of the public, or
where that is impossible, to show good
and sufficient reasons for their atti-
tude
In the last Council similar transfer
measure was defeated.
Ordinance Pissed.
The meeting last night was brief and
business like. The ordinance prepared
by y-Attorney Pollard calling for
vote in the June election on the
question of q municipal lighting plant
bond issue was passed.
The ordinance to abolish the Com
mittee on Police, Elections and Schools.
which took the same course in tile
lower branch as the transfer ordi.
nance, was concurred in. The Board
also concurred in the following:
To appropriate $500 for the Confer.
ence of Charities and Corrections en-
tertainment fund
To appropriate $4,000 for stree,
signs
To appropriate $4,000 for a fire es-
cape at the High School.
To increase the salary OF the assist
ant superintendent at the City Home
to $1,000
The ordinance to prevent the pawn
ing of secosd-hand mechanical tools
and the ordinance to require a vote of
&c entire ward delegation before a
ward street fund Is distributed were
rejected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
Cashier of ]. E. Mosby & Co
Accused of Enbezzling $1,000
of FIRMS Money.
AWAY ON BUSINESS TRIP"
Wife Declares He Is Innocent and
Says She Will Stick to
Him to End.

Accused by his employers, j, Z. Mcsby
& Co. of robbing them or $1,000, Johr
f. Rowe. bookkeeper and cashier fol
the firm, after acknowledging the short
age, disappeared from his home, No
l0s South First Street, on sunday, and
has not been seen or heard of since
His wife, formerly Miss Parkinson
daughter of police officer. and her
mother state that the missing man has
gone South on business trip, but to
what point he is bound they would not
wrought up over the alleged pecula-
lions of Rowe. and strongly protested
his innocence.
He has always been a good husband
to me-" said Mrs Rowe. ''He is all
that a man should be. and" drawing
herself up to her full height. Il VIII
stick to him to the bitter end"
a friend of the family was present
when the reporter called. supposedly to
comfort them in their distress. but he
appeared 10 know little about the case.
Confessed. They Say.
On Monday night two members of the
firm consulted with Squire, j. p. Pur-
die as to the ACCESSIBILITY of swearing
out warrant for the young mans
arrest, but 1t was determined that no
definite step should be taken just then.
Asked yesterday evening as to
whether or not they would move fur
ther in the matter. officials of the COM
pany said they had not decided.
Rowe had been employed by Mosby
& Co. for fourteen years. He COM
menced SIS bill clerk and worked UP to
the position of bookkeeper. The firm
placed in him the utmost confidence
until recently. wheT 1t was led to doubt
the correctness ri his accounts. Some
time last week the proprietors of the
cstabliShr2acnt became thoroughly con-
,..-led by an examination of the books
that the cashier had been doing crook
ed work, and directly accused him of II.
They had the figures against him. ana
he broke down and acknowledged the
thieving. assuring them at the same
time that the amount was small. An
inspection of the books for several
years hack was then made in detail,
and il WAS found that the peculations
had begun in 1905. about the middle OF
the year The amounts stolen from
time to time were found to aggre gate
about $1,000. This statement of the
affair comes from the firm, and is de-
clared by the rroprietors to be correct
Rowe was in Richmond on Sunday.
but since then nothing has been heard
of him. 1t Is doubtful If even his fam
ilv know of his whereabouts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
BEAUTIFUL BOOK.

| Jamestown Tributes and Toasts'
comn,led by Miss Julia Billiard. one OF
| the best-known of Virginia women, ana
now being displayed by the Bell BOOK
and Stationery Company, OF Richnohu,
/ is beautifully bound in white and soiu
and is a most lasting and valuable SOU
yenir of the Jamestown Exposition.
| It is stamped with seals OF origlnai
thirteen colonies. contains eight haif-
tones. fifty etchings and MY auto
rraphs of famous contributors.
some idea OF the Importance of the
hook and its invaluability es work
l OF library reference or a Preside com
panion may be gathered from the foi-
| lowing list of those who have contri-
lbuted to its pages:
Theodore Roosevelt. Grover CleVe-
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President Fairbanks, Cardinal GIBBONS
Admiral Robley d. Evans, Secretary
TAFT. Secretary Cortelyou, ex-SecretarS
Leslie NJ Shaw. Senator Lodge. senator
Reveridge, Edward Everett Hale
Thomas Nelson Page, DR.. Hamilton w.
Mabie, Senator John w. Daniel, Attor-
lrey-General Bonaparte, Charles Francis
Adams. Amelle Rives, Ellen Glasgow,
Mary Johnston. Governor swanson
Governors Hughes. Blanchard. Higgins,
Glenn, Ansel, Stokes, Floyd, and Wood
ruff; Mrs Donald Mclean. president
general D. A. r.; Mrs. William Ruffin
Cox. president-g general National Society
Colonial Danes Of America: Mrs. Lizzie
George Henderson, president-general
liz. d. c.; Harry ST. George Tucker Ed
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Lucy Preston Beale, Hon. John Goode.
James Branch Cabell. Or. s. Weir
Mitchell, Hon. James Bryce, Cally Ry-
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Tyler. President Alderman, President
Denny, President Lyon G. Tyler, Presi-
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Charles w. Iassiter, Carter Glass. Gen
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j. NJ. Mcbride. Professor Henry Dallas
Thompson. President Sloan. Colonel
William Stewart Kate langley Bosher
Lucy Claire Atkinson, regent Virginia
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Lewis. Mrs. William McI<enney presi-
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Rev. w. A. Barr. Rev. w. A. r. Good
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Edward N. Calisch. Edward Fairfax
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