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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-05

r. T, Cook Of Durart Okla, is in
the city for few days visiting friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-05
WEATHER FORECAST,

> Tonight and Tuesday gener. =
ally fair .
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
LAWMAKERS OF THE NATION
SETTLE DOWN TO GRIND OF
SPECIAL SESSION.
DENIS. IN THE SADDLE
Start the Ball Rolling BY a harmoni'
Gus Caucus, In Which Provisions
for Many Reforms Are
lnsugurated.

Washington, ID. C.-After sixteen
long, lean and weary" years a Demo
crat house has come into it's own and
assumed control of the more active
branch of congress.
In harmony and with vigor, the
Democrats of the house went at their
caucus work of organization, determin.
ing committee assignments and devils,
ing economies through reductions of
useless employees and abandonment OF
non-working committees.
The first act of the caucus was to
issue directions looking to the abolish
ment of about one-fourth of the pa
tronage jobs of the house, saving
thereby $120,6S0; discontinuance of
six committees at a saving of $12,O 600,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
Liberty Statue In Peril.

New York, N. Y. - Declaring that
the Statue of Liberty is in almost
constant danger Of destruction from
the accidental explosion of dynamite
stored near by, Professor Pierre Gar
ven Of Jersey City will undertake to
prohibit the storage of explosives in
the upper part of New York harbor.
According to the prosecutors infor-
nation there is more than thirty-six
tons Of dynamite on storage scows
within q few hundred feet Of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
Milwaukee Pontoon Out

Chamberlain-The efforts Of the Mil
waukee company to keep it's pontoon
bridge in operation have gone for
naught as the bridge went out when a
vast quantity of ice came down with
great force and swept away FIFTEEN
bents, putting the structure out of
commission for an indefinite period.
The company is transferring its pas
sengers, light baggage and express
across the river in boats when the
stream is not running too strong with
ice. The company went to a great
deal Of expense two months ago IN
placing large piles amove the bridge
In the hope of saving it when the ice
went out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
Smiles On Way to caIIows.

Pottsville, Pennsylvania. - Joseph
Christock was hanged here for the
murder last fall of Mrs. Ann Richards.
Declining the assistance Of a priest
and deputy sheriff the man walked
smilingly from his cell to the gallows
and ran lightly up the steps. 1t was
a public hanging and before him stood
1900 people, to whom he waved his
hand. Then he reached up. grasped
the moose and placed 1t around his
neck. put his arms by his side t. be
strapped and smilingly said. Good
hive NIL
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

and abandonment of the practice of
allowing employees a months extra
pay, saving $4,000. This is a total
saving of 1882 $50 of last years total
expenditures for house employees of
about $7S0,000.
A legislative program was adopted,
which is expected to confine the activi-
ties OF the coming extra session of
congress to popular election of sen.
ators, Canadian reciprocity, tariff re-
vision, investigation of governmental
departments, congressional reappor-
tionment, statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico, general deficiency appro-
priation, District of Columbia legis-
lation and publicity of campaign con-
tributions.
Procedure to Be Changed.
Important changes of the procedure
and a general reorganization will re-
suit from the action of the Democrats.
The power of naming committees was
definitely taken from the speaker by
the rules and lodged in the house it.
self. Committee members are to be
elected by the house, not only In the
first instance, but also in the filling of
vacancies.
The important changes in the rules
under which the new congress will
operate are: The selection of commit
tees by the house; a provision to pre-
vent filibustering under the rule Civ
Ing authority to discharge committees
from consideration of bills; a provi-
sion permitting amendments to ap-
preparation bills whenever those
amendments will result in retrench-
ment of national expenditures; author
.ty for bills to come up twice for pas.
sage under the unanimous consent
privilege.
The caucu was presided over by
Albert S. Burleson, of Texas. as chair.
man, and w. A. Ashbrook, of Ohio. as
secretary.
Patronage Shorn.
Patronage Is taken away from the
sergeant at arms, doorkeeper, post
master and clerk of the house, who
are prevented from appointing any OF
their subordinates except on the rec
ommendation of the committee on or
ganization. These recommendations
az previously stated, are to be passed
on an equal division Of patronage
among the members. About m hun
dred Offices are abolished entirely.
South Trimble, of Frankfort, Ky.
who was n member of the f~ifty-seyentf
congress, was unanimously elected
| clerk. u. S. Jackson, of Indiana, wa!
elected sergeant at arms, defeating
William +. Ryan. of Buffalo, by a vot,
of ia to 81. Joseph ]. Sinnott, o
Virginia. was elected by acclematiol
to be doorkeeper. William M. Dun
bar, of Augusta. Ca. was elected post
master on the third ballot, defeating
A. G. Bremen. of New Jersey. 104 t
"a. Rev. Z. Couden. the blind chap
lain. was reelected by reclamation t
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
eouLD's SUCCESSOR CHOSEN
3. =. Bush, Head Of Western Mary
land, Going to Missouri Pacific.

New York, N. Y. - B. f. Bush.
president of the Western Maryland
railway. has been selected to succeed
George j. Gould as president of the
Missouri Pacific railway. The report
involves the rumor that his salary
will be as high as 100000 annually.
Mr.. Bush was connected with the
Gould interests in the west prior to
his accepting the presidency of the
Western Maryland.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A minister in Washington state
reused the feminine population by
saying that women are worse liars
than men. He has no exceptions,
since the protests began to come In.
that they are going to lie like ladies
In expressing their opinion Of him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
MEXICAN CONGRESS coNvENEs.
Diaz Sends Message on Revolution anc
Situation.

San Antonio, Texas. - The scene of
the greatest interest shifted from San
Antonio to Mexico City where the
Mexican congress met for the first
time since the insurrection and since
the designations Of cabinet members
forced by President Diaz. Further
negotiations toward peace hinged very
largely upon the nature of the mes,
sage Diaz sent To congress-.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, April 3.-Wheat, May
91&c; July, s2Ac; No. 1 northern,
$3.50; No. 2 northern, 91xc; No. j
durum. Sic; No. 3 corn. 44kc; No. 8
white oats. 29Ac; barley. $1.02; No. 2
rye, S5c; Nc. / fax, $2.49.
Duluth, April 3.-Wheat, May, 93K o;
July, CSC; No. 1 northern. Sac.
South st. Paul, April Seattle
Steers. $4.25@4.75; cows. s 3.00@4.oO;
calves. $4.00@6.60; hogs, $6.25@6.60;
Ishean. Yearlingo. 81. JO@6.OO. =
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Two French vaudeville critics re-
Gently fought a duel. They should
have stuck to the pen, which In the
DRY at least is considered mightier.
anyhow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

The report hat a German plumber
has been raised to the Prussian nobil-
ity by the kaiser leads us to believe
that some foreign correspondent has
been hitting the pipe.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

1 read in the papers the other day
Of a man who got a divorce because
the woman he married was a pick
pocket. It seems to me that Is es-
ta~blishing something Of a precedent.
What wife isn't?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
Clicked, Victim Of Robbers.

Chicago, III. = Levi A. Raven,
proprietor of a stock food firm and
reputed to be wealthy, was found dead
in his Office. He is believed to have
been the victim of robbers who choked
him to death and ransacked the place.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
SIX DEAD IN TORNADO.
Forty Others Injured and Town In Ala
bama Wiped Out.

Mobile, Ala. A death list Of six,
and forty injured, sums up the result
of a tornado that wiped out the town
of Gainesville, Monroe county. More
than 100 buildings were torn down and
trees and crops were uprooted by the
furious winds that cut a swath 200
feet wide across the county. The vic.
tins were killed in collapsing houses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A st. Louis woman left instructions
in her will that her dog should be shot,
and buried after her death. Thus do
we gradually climb up from the days
when men caused their wives to be
buried with them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Hopkins professors have discovered
that water is a valuable a~nesthetic.
Before long someone may prove that
1t is equally good for drinking pur-
poses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

No divorced woman or actress who
has married a peer will be presented
at the English court. This Is very
hard on the actresses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

The Marys Of England are combin-
ng for the purpose of buying Queen
Mary a coronation gift. The Queen
stands a chance to get a manicure
set or a photograph album.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A Chicago lady wants a divorce be-
cause her husband shut of her charge
account at the department stores. 1t
probably comes under the head Of
cruel. and inhuman treatment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A fat mems club In New England
has discovered hat few fat men are
criminals, and that most good-hearted
and right-minded men tend to take
on flesh, for they are naturally men
Of stout hearts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Pittsburg m wants a divorce
because her husband treats her sister
too ~affectionately. Yes, younger Sis
ter; why ask superflous questions? .
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A Massachusetts alienist says that
everyone sometime In life Is on the
verge Of insanity. The smart ones
are those who manage 10 make this Pc
E~'od connect with crime. 90 a. to get
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Germany has ordered another Zeppe'
lin airship. Germany must have de-
cided to keep on trying until she gets
a good one.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06
Mail Carrier a Walker

White Lake-It is believed that
as a long-distance traveller, j. w.
Barnum, a veteran mail carrier of
this place, holds the state record. He
has been a mail carrier in this part
Of the state almost continuously for a
period of "a years and during a good
part of that time he has made. long
trips. 1t is estimated that during the
"a years he travelled an aggregate Of
about 100000 miles, or a distance
equal to eight times around the earth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

An Evansville, Ind, widow has just
annexed her ninth husband. Massa-
chusetts spinsters may be informed, II
they wish to have particulars, that she
Is 20 years of age-and wealthy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A prominent railroad man says that
Europe leads the United States In the
number of railroad wrecks. She's
welcome to the prize for this line OF
ndeavor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

There is no use in fighting h In
evitable. A prominent college is add
ing to its courses one to teach men
how to cook.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Milliners tell us that small hats VIII
be the fashion this year, but 1t is not
likely that the prices will be n small
er than usual.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A chicken in Ohio has swallowed a
5000 diamond ring and its owner re-
fuses to have the culprit killed. The
only way out of 1t is to set the chick
en- in a ring and veal 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Girl students are smarter than
men" opines the president of Vassar
college. But men made better foot
ball players, and what is a college
without a football team?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

A woman of 81, living on Long Is
iand, saws her own wood. And no
body rebukes her for ~entrenching on
mans sphere of activities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Vassar college has celebrated her
fiftieth birthday, and has silenced all
cynical critics by not claiming TO be
a day younger than she really is.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Now that DR.. Wiley has taken unto
himself a wife we are curious TO know
whether she can make the pies that
mother used TO make.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Huron-During the past ten days
efforts to raise $4,000 toward the
endowment fund Of Huron college,
have been in progress. At a meet
Ing Of citizens 1t was shown that
the subscriptions already made ag-
gregated about S45, 900 and henOugh
Is in sight to assure the success of
the undertaking. To this will be add
ed sereval thousand dollars by friends
of the institution outside Of the city,
thus making the endowment OF $4,000
practically certain. The success OF
Huron college as an educational fac
tor In South Dakota and the north
west IA assured.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

The Elberta peach crop and the Al
berta wheat crop are friendly rivals,
and both are full of promise this year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Pierre-The supreme court has set
April n as the date for the hearing
against the attorney general, the hear
ing to be by the court.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

II is possible to buy a cement house
with a roof garden for s $500. We sup
pose the cellar would be extra. 3
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

Edison has Just lost a ~35-year-old
suit. 1t ought TO be out of style by
this time, anyhow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

The Car of Russia has bought a
newspaper. Now, he'll get acquainted
with some real troubles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-06

When the beehive is ready there
will be plenty OF bees to make honey.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

command, emphasized his state Of mind by
his voluble chatter.
"You needn't have any fear. I'm going to
tie him with the clothes-line. He can't get
away from that" Eb replied.
Methuselah made some objections to the
ignominious bondage he was called upon to
undergo, but submitted to it, at last, when he
understood that 1t was but preparatory to a
trip I with Eb somewhere:
To tell the truth" said Eb, confdentially
to Methuselah, as he made his preparations,
1--WE are going somewhere near the picnic, af-
tel all, only / won't tell Maggie SO. She
would have frctted for fear you would find
her, and that would have spoiled her fun, but
nobody will be the wiser"
That might have come true il some other
unforeseen things had not happened. BY the
time the picnic party had reached the cliffs
above the gorge-the spot selected for the
days pleasure-Eb found himself and Methu-
selah in the gorge itself, some distance down
stream, having followed by circuitous route.
Usually vast volume OF water poured
down the rough channel, but today, to his
surprise, there was but thread of a stream
there. and the pool he had intended to FISH in
diegusted.
He listened for a while to the axes Of the
choppers near the dam, debating whether he
would go so far above or not II was quite a
distance, and he observed that thunder storms
seemed gathering, scouting about on the hori-
Zon to the southwest
'FThey are getting ready to fix up the old
dam with new logs" he informed his com
panion, who watched him wistfully. "Mr.
Cory must have put down the gates, to keen
back the water while they work. II we 20
up, we may have he-walk for nothing. We'll
stay where we are for a while. He may raise
the gates again soon. If he does, there are
cure to be. some whoppers bound to come
down. Let's take nap"
Eb gave a slight twist of the rope-end
around q tree, allowing considerable play for
Methuselah, that he might not grow uneasy,
and laid himself down.
He did not sleep long. Suddenly a simuIta-
neous crashing and roaring struck his ears.
He sat up instantly and looked for Methuse-
lah. The monkey was not there.
As he turned to look down from the resting
place he had selected on the bank above the
gorge, he saw, sweeping from the upper gorge,
a mad torrent rushing over the nearly dry
bed OF few moments before
Something has happcned The dam l. out,
or something worse!" he exclaimed involun,
tarily, as heavy peals of thunder mingled with
the noise OF the water.
Forgetting Methuselah for the instant. he
turned and scrambled to a higher bank, when
shrill shout reached him. Another and an
other followed in quick succession, as he pain.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

AS these did not present themselves, and
faith grew in the contrivance, Alice also put
1t to the test, as we have said.
Considerable practice made all quite expert,
to reach the point that Methuselah had at
tained.
But this practice came TO a close at last
for, discovering them at an inopportune mo-
ment when the fun was waxing furious, Mr.
More forbade Alice's going any more to the
Halls, and took pains to inform Mr.. Hall him
sell that he considered Methnselah Disgrace
to a civilized community the rope ladder an
invention designed for irresponsible murder,
and Eb q boy, who. If not kept in "close
leading strings whatever those might be-
was on the broad highway to destruction
Maggie, however, was not included under
the ban Of his displeasure, though il was dis
tinctly understood that If she desired Alice's
company = must be without the presence Of
the other two Of the whilom quartette
With Eb and Methuselah both in disgrace
with Mr.. More, Maggie was in despair as the
time for the term picnic drew near She had
counted on taking Methuselah, but this was
out of the question now.
"What shall we do?" she asked, anxiously.
Of Eb, who was also secretly brooding over
the situation.
1T isn't Of any use to even think of that
now he answered, eloomily.
Then shall stay at home, for Methuselah
would have a fit il we were to 20 of without
too"
Eb ecuffed the ground with his shoe toe for
while without speaking He was evidently
trying to make up his mind about something.
Then he Suddenly spoke:
Look here, Maggie, you 60 along with the
rest, and have a jolly time with Alice. IN do
the staying at home with Methuselah.' .
"0h, Ebi" Maggie exclaimed, in mingled ioy
at the proposition, and feeling of remorse
that she should have hesitated to say first OF
all that he must not make that sacrifice.
''Yes," he continued, more stoutly, "we'll
take care of ourselves. We'll 60 fishing. I'd
rather, any day; and it's going to rain spen
ddly for IT, I'm sure"
"Do you really think sop asked Maggie.
family; for she had a suspicion that the state.
ment was made to cover any supposed great
goodness on Eb's part.
Just enough-for fishing-no enough 10
hurt your fun" he replied, with magnificent
disregard Of any incongruity attending such
a state OF weather But Maggie was re-
lieved.
"Now don't let him get loose The very
first thing he would do would be TO come
straight for me" she advised, the morning
she set off for the picnic.
And Methuselah, regarding her from the
PnteDost most renrnaehfully as she gave the
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

ed the top and broke into a run.
Help! help!"
1t was clear there was trouble not far
away.
Eb sped on breathlessly, and turned the
sharp projecting point of the cliff ahead, then
he stopped. Just at the curve beyond the
picnic party was grouped on rocks, anx-
iously regarding something below.
There, at the base of the steep side of the
gorge formation, projecting into the bed of
the stream, a rocky bit forming hillock,
bearing in its crevices single, tall, struggling
cedar.
Now il was an island, the narrow channel
between it and the side holding a mass OF
m-dashed, angry water, cutting it off from
even the precipice few feet away.
=, On this rough standing place, clinging to
the tree and to each other, stood Maggie and
Alice.
The girls had waded down the shallow
stream from point same ways above, shortly
before the onslaught that the water from the
broken, dam and cloudbunst had let loose
upon them.
What made you do ity' Eb cried out, az
he reached the spot where the party were
gathered. helplessly looking down upon the
two caught in such trap.
"Oh, Eb, get us up some way!" called
Maggie, as she caught sight Of him.
cant see how we are going to reach
them" said Mr.. More. "The foolish children!
It's too far out 10 drop rope, and we
can't row down to them. How can it be
done?"
He groaned at the thought
IN slide down, if l can't get there any
other way replied Eb, in desperation.
You can't. Get out of my way!"
Mr.; Mores alarm found vent in a kick at
an object that brushed him in an endeavor
to reach the edge at the sound of a we'll
known voice.
It was Methuselah, who had found way
to untwist the rope that Eb thought had Sc
cured him. He was skipping past Alice's
father, the length of line following him like
snake.
"Don't!" Eb dashed aside the hand that
struck at the monkey. Hes going to try to
get down to them. See"
Methuselah was certainly going TO try t.
From clump Of bushes a grapevine had
taken firm hold; then followed the branches
of a small tree ovsrhanging the gorge From
this i had dropped long stem, whose ten
boughs Of the lonely cedar beneath--the sole
object visibly connecting the bouldered bit
with the parent cliff.
Ont ON one, of the bending branches of the
tree Methuselah was swaying,
Hang to the end of the clothes-line, boysl"
cried Eb, with a sudden inspiration. ave an
idea. Don't lose hold of it, and let him CO.
Call out again, Maggie-call Methuselah."
Maggie saw the little body heSitatingly work
ing itA way outward. With Alice's arms
around her to steady her, she reached out her
own impioringly.
"Come, Methuselah, come!"
1t was small Niagara that the weazen-
faced little animal eyed from above with the
terrified fear OF water peculiar to his kind.
Come, Methuseah-com to Maggie!"
Maggies voice held a note that the monkey
could not resist.
He crawled along gngerly until he reached
the descending vine, and then went down
with incredible rnpidity TO joyously clutch the
cedar trunk.
He has done 1.-THE is down." Eb fairly
shouted, in his delight.
What are You going TO do now?' asked
Mr., More, but Eb would give no answes until
his ladder had arrived
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