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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

A. H. Tuttle, travelling auditor for
the Pioneer Telephone Company, is
in Chickasha from Oklahoma City to-
day.
We desire TO buy one good draft
horse Weighing 11OO pounds. one good
surrey horse and gentle driving
horse. Stephenson Prowne Lumber
Company. 17-12t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26
Brief Bits Of City News
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
We the undersigned retail grocers
Of Chickasha, hereby agree to solicit
no orders from house to house on and
after July 5, 1903:
Lamkin Grocery w. G. Wells & Co
McGehee g. Son A. A. Holmes.
Westfall Grocery. Spencer Gro. Co.
Hill Grocery Co. W. H. Eccleston.
A. L. Petyjohn. II. w. Mccain.
Brading G. co. Walter Halsey.
r. G. Henry. E. Tignor Grocery.
Geo. X. Powers. DeVore & Fontron.
2S-lot
Our big cleanup sale is certainly
the talk Of the town. The Peoples
Store. 25-2t
Mrs. L. A. Folsom Of Mckinney,
Texas, is visiting at the home of her
brother, Frank Courcier
For perfect satisfaction in fireworks,
go to Dunlaps, 4l4 chickasha avenue
22-5t
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Womack, s26 South
Sixth street, are happy over the ar
rival of son this morning.
Call at the Phillips Music Store and
hear the Victor victrola. cleft
Miss Earl Wright, one Of the normal
teachers, left this morning for her
home in Lindsay.
Fruit cans, SO cents per dozen. Tay-
lor Hardware Company. 24-st
Mrs. r. NJ. Evans. who has been i'll
several days is reported TO be much
Improved.
New Pictorial Review patterns and
fashion sheets for August just re-
ceiyed. Come and get one. The Peo-
ple's Store. 25-2t
Vernon Seizt and julie Sigmon re-
turned last night from West Texas.
where they have been spending sew
eral months.
The Chickasha Tent & Awning Co.
is prepared to make all tents, awnings,
wagon covers, stack covers, horse
covers, etc, right here in Chickasha.
Call phone BAL; 1lS North Fourth.
6-17-1 mo
w. 0. Cook will spend Sunday with
relatives in Comanche. Mrs. Cook,
who is visiting in Duncan, will join
him there and remain for a months
visit.
Hundreds of satisfied customers
have taken advantage of our low
prices. Why not you? The Peoples
Store. 25-2t
Miss Matte Melton. an operator
with the telephone company. is taking
a two weeks vacation.
If quick service and good goods is
what you want, trade al the Model
Drug Store. 6-12-ti
Capt Jack Hale. who lives near
Naples, is in Chickasha today en- route
home from the Confederate reunion at
| Memphis He also visited his mother
who is Sc years OF age. in Indepen-
denee. va.
There IS no use talking about it,
the people know good thing when
they see it. The way they are taking
advantage Of our low prices during this
big sale provesdt The Peoples Store.
25-2t
Who wants 10 trade small and cheap
rental property close IN for an elegant
horne on West Hi? Phone 500 26-3t
Mr. and Mrs j c. Early and Dr.. B.
W. Fesler will leave tomorrow for an
| extended western trip. visiting Colo
RADIO, Salt Lake, Los Angeles. San
| Francisco Seattle and other points OF
interest
ARRESTED FOR EooTLEGGlNc.
Z. Yesterday afternoon county officers
arrested Bill Holmes on charge OF
bootlegeing. They also seized several
bottles of beer at a house en- Fourth
street, between Chiekasha and Kansas
avenues.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

Mrs. w. D. Young Of Mangum vis-
tied with chickasha friends yester-
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26
PROGRAM at the Bijou Today,

~The Jilt." A pretty dramatic story.
The Indian Trailers" A good
drama.
Vaudeville. r. McWilliams. soft
sole dancing, talking and limitations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

Our big cleanup sale is certainly
the talk Of the town. The Peoples
Store. 25-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

For perfect satisfaction in fireworks,
go TO Dunlaps, 4l4 Chickasha avenue
22-5t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

Mrs. L. A. Folsom Of Mckinney,
Texas, is visiting at the home of her
brother, Frank Courcier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

Mr.. and Mrs } c. Early and DR.. B.
w Fesler will leave tomorrow for an
extended western trip. visiting Colo
rado. Salt Lake, Los Angeles. San
Francisco. Seattle and other points of
interest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

We the undersigned retail grocers
Of Chickasha, hereby agree to solicit
no orders from house to house on and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

Mr.. and Mrs Ed Womack, S26 South
Sixth street, are happy over the ar
rival of a son this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-26

Who wants 10 trade small and cheap
rental property close IN for an elegant
horne on West Hi? Phone $50. 26-3t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
Must Have Absolute Fairness

According to affidavits published in
The Age-Herald's news columns the
registration officers in this county
seem to have exceeded their authority
in preventing certain men from quail
flying themselves to vote. Such must
not be.
Every good citizen of Alabama, ir,
respective of party or faction, insists
on an untrammeled electorate. He de-
mands honest elections and depre-
Gates any effort on the part of regis
tration officers to hinder by alleged au-
thority or by technically any man
who is entitled to vote from exercising
his privilege
There was a time when elections in
the south were farcical. Prior to the
adoption of Alabama's present consti-
tuition hordes of negroes were entitled
to vote without any legal. restriction,
and in order for the white people to
maintain white supremacy democratic
leaders condemned questionable prac-
tees resorted by election officers
whereby thousands of negroes were
kept from voting and thousands of
negro votes cast were thrown out and
not counted. Today we have prac-
tically only a white electorate. And
it was to get rid of the negro vote and
thereby remove any and every excuse
for tampering with the ballot that this
constitution of 1901 was framed.
The spirit of the constitution is
obvious and comprehensive. 1t is in
tended that every white man who has
lived in the state two years, in the
county one and in the precinct or ward
three months, shall be entitled regis
tration, provided he be not barred for
crime. There must be no overstrain-
Ing at the letter and no usurpation of
authority on the part of any registra-
ton or election officer appointed under
laws of Alabama.
If any such is done there are thou
sands of good men in the state who
will see that such officers will be
prosecuted and punished to the limit
of the law.
The Age-Herald is determined to see
that there shall be no frauds in this
election on the part of any partisan,
however he might stand politically.
The people demand absolute fairness
and they will have it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
IInin,,e Football Game.

Caldwell IJpchurch of Savannah, but
formerly Of birmingham, is spending
vacation among friends here. He tells
the following interesting account OF
negro football game which he witnessed
near Savannah last week:
1.-THE negroes were all powerfully built,
the average weight of both teams appar-
emily being close to 100 pounds. 1t was
just a game hurriedly gotten up at a
negro outing and they didn't know about
the game. In their ignorance they had
figured it out as scrapping game. They
were dressed in ordinary clothes. One
side kicked off and the fun commenced.
The rule that no one must be tackled but
the runner wasn't observed. Every mig
ger" tackled the other one and although
the runner was thrown to the ground
he wiggled up and continued to fight
his way. Groups of struggling Philippians
were scattered all over the field while
some eight or ten were massed around
the ball. Finally one broke out of the
crowd with the ball and started down
the field only to be seized by two others.
He fought back and had his shirt torn
off, but kept on scrapping. Down on
the ground he went with the two but came
up again. AS he came up, however, one
of the negroes caught a grip on his
trousers band and gave yank. without
the slightest embarrassment he sped down
toward the enemy's goal posts and made
a touchdown. The other negroes laughed
30 much that they could play no longer"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
Sacred Song Service.

The following beautiful programme will
be rendered at st. Paurs church tomor-
row night at o'clock.
Orchestrelle, Overture, ..Midsummer
Nights Dream" (Mendelssohn), Oliver
Chalifoux.
Vocal, 20 Divine Redeemer'' (Counod,.
Mrs. H. J. Kribs.
Vocal, ARIA" Euridice (Gluck). Miss
liza Nunnally
orchestrelle. "Malche Heroioue"
(Saint-Saens), Oliver Chalifoux.
Intermission.
Vocal, Ave Maria" (Leoncayallo). Mrs
H. J. Kribs.
Vocal, THE Lord Is My Light (Allft
SOM, Mr.. Wyatt J. Hefiin.
Vocal. Like as the Heart Desireth"
(Allitson), Miss lila Nunnally.
Orchestrelle, "Rouet dOmphale." Poeme
Symphonique (Saint-Saens), Oliver ChaIi
foux.
Closing Ode, Nearer NY God to Thee >,
by the congregation and choir.
Mrs. o. w. Colgan. organist.
This concert is given for the benefit
OF the choir, and whatever is realized
VIII be solely expended under the direc-
ton OF the choir committee, and each of
the audience is requested to contribute
as much rs seems proper as a voluntarv
onering when the collection is taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27

based on idle rumors or the inventions
of malice. Don't do it Don't give any
Legislature the right to make bare sus-
picion an excuse for breaking into
ene's house after 1t has stood so many
generations as the place in which an
honest man is as secure as a prince
in his castle. To let a legislature turn
over the homes of the people to the
fee grabbers and rumor mongers is a
dangerous proposition, and in these
closing days of the campaign The Age
Herald appeals to all voters in this
state to consider we'll their action be-
fore they decide to place an authority
of that nature in the hands of any
legislature. Stand by the constitutional
guaranty. 1t was written into the bill
of rights by thoughtful men, and there
1t should stay untouched in any re-
spect
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
INSURGENCY In Congress

Congress meets on the first Monday
In December, and the Cannon machine
bids fair to be confronted by fighting
group well-nigh 80 strong, as follows:
acknowledges.
Connecticut-Hill.
Idaho-Hamer.
Illinois-Wilson, Lowden, Mckinney,
Prince.
Iowa-Pickett, Haugen, Good, Ken
dali, Woods, Hubbard.
Kansas-Murdock, Madison.
Massachusetts-Ga Lowering.
Minnesota-Davis, Stevens, Nye,
Lindbergh, volstead, Miller, Steener-
SON.
Nebraska-Norris, Hinshaw, Kin
kaid.
| New Jersey-Fowler.
New York-Foelker, Calder, Parsons,
Bennett.
North Dakotar-Gronna, Hanna.
Ohio-Johnson, Hollingsworth.
Tennessee-Austin
| Wisconsin-Cooper, Nelson, Kopp,
Cary, Esch, Davidson, Morse, Lenroot
Total, A.
r Some men thus listed may lack the
courage Of their convictions, but others
will arise to take their places, and a
strong group of men with brave in
tentions, fortified by public sentiment
bids fair to appear ready to render the
speakers course difficult. They will
put lacks under his auto wheels at
every turn in the road. The Cannon
machine will endeavor to break their
fighting spirit, but the insurgents are
as a rule young men full Of aggressive
ress.
1t will be matter of interest to see
what Mr.. Taft who seeks the line of least
reSlstdnce VIII 10 WHICH tne Insurgents
begin to insurge in earnest; and 1t
will also be interesting to watch the
handful of democrats who kicked over
the traces in the extra session in order
to cid the speaker retain his system of
autocratic rules. The democrat who
kicks over the traces this winter.
whether he be a Georgian or a New
Yorker, will be closely watched, and
he need not complain If he be called
to account in next years primaries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
Get Out Of the Old Cotton Rut

A crop of 10, SOC, 900 bales at Is cents
a pound would put in the pockets of
our farmers 1857, 900, whereas a
crop of 100000 bales at cents a
pound would give our farmers but
$4,000, 900. The loss in ready money
in actual spot cash, would be $227,500,-
COO, or nearly 80 per cent The farm.
er who received in the former case
$500 cotton money, would in the latter
case get but $3.50. The difference
would be deeply, widely felt in the cot
ton belt.
In other words, the ideal cotton
crop at present in the south is one linn
tied to 10,500,00o bales. Alabama, for
example, should strive to grow rather
less than a million bales, instead of
more than million bales. In one year
this state made 100000 bales. The
Ideal crop would be about 100000 bales.
Our farmers would in this way lose
no ready money, while they would
have lands on which they could grow
foods crops. This year we grow but
100000 bushels Of wheat. We should
grow at least 10000, 900 bushels of
wheat We grew but $4,000 tons of
hay. A million tons would be none
too much We grew but 100000
bushels Of Irish potatoes and 4,191, 900
bushels of oats. These prodcuts should
be trebled.
But our product of corn this year
is the most distressing 1t was but
43,646,000 bushels. Last year we made
44,s35,o00 bushels. We are going down
hill instead OF up hill We are be-
coming more and more dependent upon
the northwest for cereals, meats and
cotton mules.
There is no way to control the farm
ers in the various states-no way to
keep the cotton crop down to 10 100000
bales, or the ideal crop. But after a
while our farmers will see that they
cannot prosper when they depend upon
the northwest for supplies. When our
farmers raise their own supplies the
cotton crop will almost necessarily be
limited to 10000 900 bales. The boil
weevil is a factor in the problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27

the polls on that day one rule should
prevail-stand by your convictions.
Put your convictions into the ballot
box. The conclusions that you have
patiently and silently reached are the
conclusions that should be written into
your ballot and put into the ballot
box.
Those conclusions may be erroneous,
even hurtful, but nevertheless you will
have done your full duty to your
neighbors and to the state when you
have put them into the ballot box. No
one is infallible, no life is free from
mistakes. But the mistake honestly
made is not to be feared nearly SO
much as is the ballot that is swayed
this way and that by every passing
breeze.
The citizen who does his duty in the
most satisfactory manner is he who
on his farm in the country or in his
home in the town considers the en-
tire situation and decides for himself
what is best for the state. He let's no
church, no society, nor any other
influence formulate his ballot. He de-
cides that matter himself and when he
goes to the polls he knows exactly
what he is going to do.
The amendment must be voted on as
whole One section cannot be sep
arated from the other. Both call for
but a single crossmark, "X," against
either the word Eyes" or the word
mo" at the foot of the proposed
amendment.
The act of voting is plain and easy
in the approaching election, and the
voter who goes to the polls to vote his
convictions is the voter who will best
serve his state and his people. Go TO
the polls, in other words, full-armored
with your thoughts and principles,
after calm study of the issues pre-
sented, and then let no outside infiu-
ence move you hairs breadth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Mallory Mans View.

IT am a prohibitionist," said a prom
inent young business man. but I am 60
ing to vote against the proposed amend
ment to the constitution. When I say
I am a prohibitionist I mean that I am
against saloons and now that we have
drastic laws for the whole state am
willing to let them remain until they
are thoroughly tested. But I am I'M
alterably opposed to writing prohibition
in the organic law until we have given
the statutes now in operation a longer
trial. As drastic as the Carmichael and
Fuller laws are they are well enforced,
or rather 1 should say they are being
well observed, for SO far as I can see
and I am in a position to know this
town on its bad side as well as its good
side-there is very little effort just now
at blind tigering. But this unusual calm
in liquordom Is likely to give place to
fragrant violations some of these days,
amendment or no amendmen. The amend
ment can do no good, but those who think
differently should have patience to wait.
1.-THE fact of the matter is that this
whole business was the result of polit-
1Cdl l. H6 6CAtIuC was " AAtSNiAo
Governor Conner United States senator
in place of Senator Bankhead and to make
Judge weakley governor. Governor Conner
had a heavy load to carry and he was
induced to come down-in a way. Now
If the Rev. Brooks Lawrence could have
brought Governor Conner and Judge
Weakley down together and then appoint
ed Colonel Mallory as the official can
didate for governor-he Is already the
popular candidate-the amendment cause
would have gained fully 5000 votes-prob-
ably 1000 or 5000 votes. AS 1t is. victory
for the amendment would make Weakley
the logical candidate and he would be
almost sure to land in the executive Of
fice.
But there will be no victory for the
amenders. The amendment is badly beat.
Even Jefferson county. which is hot
bed of prohibition, will give big ma
jority against it. All the Mallory men
in Birmingham, and I am one of them,
will celebrate the political downfall of
the Conner weakley-Lawrenoe combina-
tion.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds Of conveyance in the following
transactions in real estate In which
amounts of $1,000 or more were involved
were filed yesterday ia the office OF the
probate court:
S14, s9s-Maude M. Moore to N. J. Ray,
29.s acres in the east half of the north
east quarter of section II, township 1s
south. range west
s45o0-F. J. Rosberg to J. H. Finch ct
al, property in the survey of East Lake.
$S762-O. R Robertson to Carl ID. Sawyer
ct al, 9406 acres in the northeast quar-
ter of tho southeast quarter OF section q,
township Is south. range west.
s350o-r. w. Pritohett to Samuel T.
Shepherd, lots to T. inclusive, block 2T.
of the North Birmingham Land COM
pany's survey of North Birmingham.
s2c50-C. w. STREET. to w. H. FruitticheT
the south 81 feet of lot 3, T., U. Walter
and A M. Robertson's subdivision of
blocks 10. 20. Is. rs and 81. Waver1y
Place
$1s50-North Birmingham Land COM
pany to William H. Nevins, lots to 10,
inclusive, block 8s2 of the North Bir-
mingham Land company's survey Of
North Birmingham.
s1125-Sidney Harrison to s. P. Spur
geon, half interest in block 49, Stockmar
4 Henley's survey of Birmingham, 'front.'
ing 80 feet on the north side of Eleventh
avenue, north, near its intersection with
Montgomery street and extending to a
depth of 1877 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
CITY OF MERIDIAN
is GROWING FAST

Meridian, Miss, November 26.-(SpeciaD
Taking as a basis the compilation of
the new city directory, which is being
compiled by an advertising agency, the
population of Meridian is rated at 40, 500.
The work has proceeded far enough for
the compilers to make a reasonably ac-
curate estimate and to make an exact
comparison based upon previous methods
of estimating. The last city directory
shows the population approximately 3S,-
900 population.
The Lauderdale County Teachers as
ISOLATION held largely attended meet
ing today at the courthouse. Supt. John
r. Ellis called the meeting to order and
the first address was made by Miss Susie
v. Powell of Jackson, who Is state or
ganizer of the Rural Schools and Home
Improvement associations. Miss Powell
talked at length upon the importance
of the work. her suggestions being heard
with much interest by the teachers The
address of Prof P. P. Garner of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college and
the department of agriculture at Wash
linton was an able and instructive one,
especially upon the subject of boil wee
vii and the formation of the Boys Corn
clubs.
Superintendent Ellis spoke upon the
hAOtho0 VI OA6eNA@NAAS eAiS e@oDc ASi ~A%~
boys stating that the seed necessary
would be furnished by DR.. s. A. Knapp
or Commissioner Blakeslee, and from
them bulletins win be sent each MEM
Der of the club. Professor Ellis stated
also that prizes would be offered by the
merchants and manufacturing enterprises
of Meridian
regular programme, including the
reading OF several valuable papers, was
given, The teachers will meet again two
months hence.
Martin Dressler, who was SO badly
beaten and robbed at Point last night by
Morgan Chambers. who was later put
to death at Meehan, rested easily today
and DIR. Davis, the attending physician,
thinks his chances for recovery are good.
The mans skull was slightly fractured
by the numerous blows of the negro and
he was otherwise badly injured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
THE PERFECT PASSING.

By William Ernest Henley.
A late lark twitters from the quiet skies
And from the west,
Where the sum-, his days work ended.
Lingers as in content,
There falls on the old. gray city
An influence luminous and serene,
A shining peace.
Tho smoke agcends
In q rosy-golden haze. The spires
Shine. and are changed. In the valley
Shadows RISE Tho lark sings on. The sun.
Closing his benediction.
Sinks. and the darkening air
Thrills with a sense Of the triumphine
night
Night, with her train of stars
And her great gift of sleep.
So be my passingl
My task accomplished and the lon~ dav
done,
Ny wages taken. and in my heart
Some late lark singing,
Let me be gathered to the QUEST west
The sundewn splendid and serene,
uSO8k0
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
Trade Is Affected.

ITS good thing that the amendment
election is no further off than Monday"
stated Linton H. Sells of Sells-Hadaway
Co., of Baltimore. MY territory takes
in part of Georgia, Mississippi and Ala
bama, and my experience shows that
trade has been affected in Alabama by
the agitation. Within the last three
weeks, two of which were spent in Ala
bama, found business good in both the
neighboring states, but in Alabama the
merchants have developed the waiting
habit. I'm waiting until after the cleo
ton, because l don't know how much l
will need until I find how the election
goes is what they say. and nothing will
make them buy. To a man who has tray-
eled the state for years with a good line
1t gives q decidedly serious aspect to
the question at issue, and it doesn't take
a giant intellect to tell what side of the
question makes 1t really serious to the
state and people,