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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
BURNING UP MILLIONS.

The fire loss of 1914 has been ex-
tory Of the country. The Losses of
1914 in the aggregate were larger than
in any other year except the three no
table confagration years-1904, when
the Baltimore fire occurred; 1906, the
year Of San Francisco calamity, and
1908, when Chelsea, Mass, was almost
wiped off the face Of the earth.
Last years fire loss amounted 10
1921 ,591 $50, which is about 1000
600 more than the loss of 1913. Fig
ures compiled by c. M. Cartwright for
the Chicago Tribune show that dur
ing the last thirty eight years the fire
losses of this country have totaled
1886, ,981 OPS. The heaviest loss year
during this period was 1906, when the
insurance companies paid out such a
vast amount in San Francisco The
year of the Baltimore fire the losses
amounted to 1852, 2,554.050 The low
est year during all this period was in
1873, when the figure was $34,315,901.
Despite the fact that an active cam
paign for fire prevention has been
carried on for several years the an
nual fire loss has increased. In the
meanwhile, to be sure. there has been
a tremendous increase in property
values. If, as is probably the case,
the FIRE losses have not increased in
the same proportion there is some
thing to show for the activities of the
organizations that have been striving
to reduce the fire waste. But the
showing is not as good as it should be,
for the fire losses In the United States
are much larger than those In for
eign countries. The per capita fire
loss in some Of the leading cities in
the old world is insignificant when
compared with that OF American cit
les.
The burning of property represents
an absolute waste OF resources. AS
suming that half the money lost in
fires last year had been saved the
country would have been better off
financially, industrially and in every
other way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
WHO PAYs2

Fire protection viii never be taken
seriously until the property holder can
be made to realize that the insurance
companies do not pay the losses.
We're every fire insurance company to
be legislated out of existence tomor-
row. our citizens would Immediately
undergo an almost inconceivable
change Of heart. Every lawmaking
body would busy itself with fire pre-
vention measures and the property
holder would be insistent in his de-
mand for prevention measures. The
only difference between such a eoii6s-
tion and that under which we are mo-
living is that in the former case
the individual would bear his own
loss, while as matters now stand, the
community bears 1t for him, the in
surance company acting as the col
lector and redistpibuter OF the assess
ment, and every act OF carelessness
and every criminal act resulting in a
fire Is paid for by the community at
large. Let the chiefs In their fire pre-
vention work help drive this home
10 the people. and when IL really dawns
on them as an incontrovertible truth,
great headway Will be made in tho
desired direction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Il|!zllli!l!1 [I|!zlai!!1
NEWS FROM THE SUBMARINE
How Wireless Messages May BE,
Quickly Sent Telling Either Of
Victory or Defeat.

The mystery OF how the submarine
which torpedoed the Formide,artr snc.
ceeded In sending to BerI, a news az IT,
feat by wireless mi. mt possibly be r.
piainea Dy tne $50 OF the FuasaR. .Tele-
graz syster-.. which is operated With
put Q I<rmanent high aerial. From the
tf'. ~df pole ef no great length small
captive balloon Is sent into the air and
she wire from the transmitting instru'
Enent runs only to the pole Az the
message leaves the instrument It goea
to the pole. and from there is attracted
10 the balloon by means Of a magnet,
which retransmits II by means of
Funken fspafksl to another similar
installation. This system, which is (or
war before the war; In general use In
Germany's colonies. can be set up or
dismantled In few minutes.
1t is said to be effective to a dis.
tance Of 500 or 600 miles, and ais the
distance from where the Formidable
was sunk TO the nearest part Of the
German coast is only some 700 miles,
by means Of this system and one other
similarly equipped submarine in the
North sea, to act as a retransmitting
station, there would seem to be no
great difficulty in getting the mes.
sage through.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Siqns of Sprinq.

Marbles are the same yesterday, to-
day and forever. Boys are the most
conservative individuals in the world.
They keep the same customs at their
games that they used many decades
ago. Il have already seen some very
noticeable signs of spring in this town
that Immediately carried me back to
my boyhood days." said visitor to
New York. While walking along one
of the uptown streets yesterday saw
a crowd of youngsters seemingly in.
terested In very exciting game. They
were playing marbles, or rather,
shooting agates." Their line OF
talk puzzled me at first, but as
/ watched the lads I soon heard
them use the game words | did when
| was a boy 'Fens. no ebbs,' no
punching, knuckle down tight, etc.
The usual characters were playing.
The fellow who was an excellent shot
and could hit anything, the fellow
who continually cheated and had to
be watched, the fellow who could not
hit barn. and the fellow who was
always in the hole and borrowing.
When left the game was thorough
ly convinced of springs arrival"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
is A FIRE A CRIME.
Mutual Insurance Journal.l

Mutual Insurance Journal.)
Fires in the United States, accord
ing to some recent oracles, are caused
by over-insurance, benzine, and poor
business. When building become
feverish from any Of these causes, a
lighted match Will raise its tempera.
ture to the point of combustion, which
need not be higher than 100 degrees
Fires sometimes happen in the nigh
and then they are more of nuisance
than visit of poor relation from
the country. Where is the American
citizen who has not been compelled,
at least once in lifetime, to get W
in the middle of the night, dress him.
self in a ; 'ug hat and a bed-sheet, an6
grope his way blindly down the smoke
filled stairs with his mother-in-laN
clutched under one arm and the Cit
directory in the other? When fire
occurs where lot of people are EN-
ployed and hundred or more are
burned to death, lot of new build
ing laws have to be passed, and this
Is not SO easy as II looks, because
buildings hereabouts are only safe for
their occupants after they are burnt
down. The human barbecue, some
where among the ruins, are the coun-
trys most useful martyrs-they give
their lives as evidence that more build
ing laws are needed Other countries
adopt reforms, before hints of this
sort are necessary; but why should
any American citizen be SO stingy
with his life? Isn't IT better that a
few hundred men, women and children
be roasted alive than that the sensi-
bilities of a building inspector be in
suited by the suggestion that he didn't
attend to his business2 In GERMANY,
every fire is a crime and the occupant
Of the building is held responsible. In
the United States we have lot Of
auritulous heehawers who win tell
you that no fire is crime, but the
fire insurance companies, alone, are re.
sponsible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
fine FOR RHEUMATIsMI
Mustrrrle Loosens up Those Stiff
Ioints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Nus
TEROLE once you experience the glad
relief It gives
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. II is q clean, white ONT
nient made with the oil OF mustard. Bet
ter than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is bcing rubbed on
MUSTEROLE Is recommended by
doctors and nurses. Millions Of jars are
used annually for Bronchitis, Group.
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Conges-
ton. PIeurisy. Rheumatism, Lurnbago.
Pains and Aches Of the Back or Joints,
Sprains. Sore Muscles, Bruises. Chi
blains, Frosted Feet. Colds Of the Chest
lit often prevents Pneunonizl.
At your druggists, in 25c and 59c jars.
and a special large hospital size for s.. 80.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse iSlitations-get what
you ask for. The Musterole Company.
Cleveland. Ohio.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Tom Thumb Wedding

Quite the most important social
event of the season win occur at the
high school auditorium Tuesday even
ing, April n, when over rs children
between the ages of two and nine will
participate in wedding complete in
every detail with miniature bride
and groom, maid Of honor and best
man, several bridesmaids and grooms
men, number of ushers and best of
all, six solos to be rendered by as
many talented young singers.
This affair promises to be delight
to all who attend, as childrens enter
tainments always are. They will all
appear in costumes made especially
for the affair and the will occasion
many hearty laugh.
This is to be given under the au-
spices of the Sorosis club for the ben
eft of their cholership fund, which
they established this year. and by
means Of which they have been able
to assist three girls to attend the Ok
lahoma College for Women
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Boy or Girl?
Great Question!

This brings to many minds an old and
tried family remedy-an external ap-
plication known as Mothers Friend"
During the period Of expectancy it is
applied to the abdominal muscles and is
designed to soothe the intricate network
Of nerves involved. In this manner 1t
has such a splendid influence as to justify
its use in all cases OF coming mother
hood. It has been generally rccom-
mended for years and years and those
who have Used it speak in highest praise
OF the immense relief 1t affords. Partic-
ularly do these knowing mothers speak
Of the absence Of morning sickness,
absence Of strain on the ligaments ana
freedom from those many other dis
tresses which are usually looked forward
to with so much concern.
There IS no question but what
Mothers Friend has a marked tendency
20 relieve the mind and this Of itself il
addition TO the physical relief has given
II very wide popularity among women
II is absolutely safe to use, renders
the skin pliable. Is penetrating Ia its
nature and is composed Of those embro-
cations best suited TO thoroughly iubri-
cate the nerves. muscles, tendons and
ligaments involved.
You can obtain Mothers Friendv at
almost any drug store.
It is prepared only by BradfeId Reg
iiator 90, 40l Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, ca.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
FIRE Bon'Ts foR FARMERS
Pennsyiyan.s Fire Marshal Talks
Right Out in Meeting.

\ Fire Marshal Baldwin of Pennsyl-
mia, in his recent Bulletin, has this
| q say:
| tRemember that many good far
4r has been put down and out by a
a. loss which a little Judgment and
c4e could have prevented. Use the
s9he precaution TO prevent FIRE as
vi would take if you expected one.
nj up notices about the barn and
Dtier buildings prohibiting smoking in
oHnear barn, haymows, OF other out
buildings and see that they are com
pied with
I f~Dofg't 90 into barns or other build
gsss eiff an open light.
Don't fail to burn all rubbish. but
don't do 1t near buildings.
Don't keep matches in other than
metallic boxes and out of reach Of
children.
Don't keep gasoline engines or gas
oline in barns. Put them in separate
buildings made OF galvanized iron.
stone. or brick
Keep At least six l6l buckets OF
water in passageway Of barn. Marx
For Fire Purposes Only. and see that
they are always kept filed.
Keep fire extingnishers both in
house and barn.
keep ladder of sufficient length
hanging on side of barn for emsr-
gency and have footholds placed on
roof OF barn.
Watch electric wires in house and
barn; have them frequently inspected.
Build cistern near barn with a
good force pump and hose attached
IF you have no fire-fghting force
near you, form one amongst your
neighbors, and don't hesitate to call
them when services are needed, nor to
promptly respond when they call you.
BE sure your property, crops, inn
plements, and household goods are ful-
ly injured; but don't overinsure.
Fire insurance does not replace lost
property. II only helps to pay the loss
and is paid by all the people. Insur-
ance is collected from all and paid to
him who has fire. Hence. the man
who has fire, Intentionally or unin-
tentionally, takes money from the
pockets in his neighbors Fire insur-
ance is an assessment upon all to pay
one"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
DISASTERS LAID TO WIRELESS
Possible Explanation Of Events That
Have Been More or Less Of a
~ Mystery.

A well-known scientist recently sug
gested that the mysterious explosion
which destroyed the British battleship,
the Bulwark, might have been due to
the influence Of wireless waves. The
theory that wireless causes explosions
was put forward some time ago by a
French engineer To prove his point,
he called attention to the fact that the
disaster to the British steamer, the
Volturno, which was burnt In the At
iantIc, took place just ON the junction
point where the wireless waves from
the Eiffei tower and Glace bay meet.
The mysterious mine explosion at
Senghenydd also occurred on the Cliff
den-Paris wireless line.
The French engineer also points out
that in his opinion wireless has q
strange effect on the mind, and he con
siders that 1t is for this reason that
collisions between ships have greatly
increased Of recent years. Many OF
these mishaps have taken place at the
junction of wireless wave routes, and
1t Is said that the wireless so affected
the brains Of ships commanders that
In critical moments they lost control
Of their vessels. This theory is con
firmed by the fact that birds flying
near wireless stations move In an un.
easy, agitated fashion, as II their
senses were under some strange in
fuence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
STATISTICS SHOW THAT FOUR
OUT OF EVERY FIVE FIRES
ARE PREvENTA5LE-
TEXAS KEEPS TAB ON FIRES
onaeisi Figures Furnished by State
Board Show the Appalling and
Unnecessary Fire Waste Due
to careIessness-

State FIRE msrshals, the federal aa.
thorities and fire prevention experts
generally have estimated tho proper.
ton OF fires aus to preventabIe caus-
es at between rs and 50 per cent Of
he total number Of fires. The Texas
state insurance board. an official
body. holds that practically so per
cent Of me fires are preyentabie by
the Exercise Of reasonable care and
Protection. Individual and municipal.
Thase figures Of the Texas board
are the more interesting because they
cover every FIRE reported to il By the
local authorisles under the provisions
Of the state law since December /,
1alb, now totaling $4,000. This is the
largest mass Of official data available,
and furnishes a sufficiently broad
basis Of average to be conclusive,
While the fact that II Is furnished
and tabulatsd BY local and state Off.
Gals puts II In q different class from
statlsties collected BY the Insurance
companies, which might be suspected
Of drawing conclusions TO suit their
own interests. In fact, the state au.
thorities go much further than the in.
surance men In estimating the proper
tion of fires that are preventable.
Only IA Per Cent Unpreyentable.
or 1898 dwelling fires, the Texas
board holds that S6.2 per cent were
due to preyentable causes. and of the
22,s0z fires in all other classes except
cotton gins and automobiles. which
are excluded because they burn from
inherent causes, the board holds that
74.s per cent were preyentable. Com.
mentlng on these figures the Texas
board says:
ut will be noted in the data herein
presented that more than 18 per ceat
Of all fires charged to the dwelling
class alone, from known causes, arc
the result Of defective flues. The un.
safe installation of stoves and other
heating devices In that class of risks
is responsible for II per cent of loss
es, while sparks on roof produced
more than per cent Of dwelling fires
The eyer-present menace of the shin
gle roof is in evidence on every hand
and particularly is it noticeable in
almost every cause shown carrying
a heavy percentage of losses. 1t will
be noted that gasoline and other vola
tile fires are entered with loss ratio
In all classes entirely out Of keeping
with conditions as they should be, due
almost entirely to improper storage
and careless handling of those pro
ducts"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Whoonina couah.

Well everyone knows the effect OF
Forests on Coughs DIR. Bells
Phi , .r-Honey is remedy which
brings quick relief for whooping
cough, loosens the mucous, soothes
the lining Of the throat and lungs, and
makes she coughing spells less severe.
A family with growing children should
MT be without it, Keep II handy for
all coughs and colds. 25c at your
iru sist.-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Aeropianes Safer Than Trenches.

Is an aeroplane the SAFEST place for
a soldier in war?
The English newspapers recently
reported that an officer of the Royal
Flying corps had applied to be al
lowed to rejoin his regiment in his
former capacity. When inquiry was
made as to his reasons he replied that
he could not bear to see his brother Of
ficers running all the risks Of the
trenches while he himself was in safe
ty flying in the air above them. Simi.
lar remarks by other British military
airmen, all Of whom seem to regard
their work as much less hazardous
than that of the fighting man on the
ground, have lent interest to reports
Of the surprisingly small number of
casualties suffered by fiiers since the
war began.--Popular Mechanics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27
Relieving Tired Muscles.

a novel method of adding 20 to
40 per cent Of the work of group
of muscles may do is described by
TIL. Weber, a German psychologist.
Fatigued to exhaustion. these mus
cles are given a rest, and fresk
group put to work vigorously. Blood
circulation is thus increased, and the
strengthened flow partially restores
working power by carrying away fa-
tigue toxins and renewing the oxygen
supply.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-27

Tnasmuch as worry Is primarily a
disease of the mind, and since every
portion OF the body is intimately con-
nected with every other part of q net
work of nervous tissue of great com
plexity. we naturally saeR for the
causes OF these manifestations. first
of all, in the nervous system.
The enterprise., 1915-11-18
GRAIN THIEVES AT CHINOOK.

Chinook, Nov. 13.-Within less
than IL hours after Hughie Keegan
and Herbert Fisher had stolen a
load of wheat valued at S24 from a
granary belonging to Theodore Ras-
mussen, a south bench farmer, early
Wednesday morning, and four hours
after warrant was issued by JUS
tice Pierson for their arrest, the
former paid a fine of $50 and the
latter began serving out that am
cunt of fine in the county jail at the
rate of 50 per day.
The complaint was made by Mr..
Rasmussen, who missed the grain
the morning it was stolen. He fol-
lowed the wagon tracks and they led
to the building on Keegan's home
stead, one-half mile from the gran
ary, where the load of grain was
backed up to Keegan's granary pre-
paratory to unloading. Rasmussen
Immediately motored to town. OBJ
tanned warrant and took Sheriff
Buckley to the Keegan place, where
the two men were arrested, and &C
knowledged their guilt. After locat-
ing the stolen wheat Rasmussen de-
sired to drop the case and asked
Sheriff Buckley to release the two
men. This the officer refused to
do, and brought them to town.
The enterprise., 1915-11-18
MINNESOTA TRAINS.

Conductor McCabe found forty
seven cars too much for his engineer
Monday morning and was obliged
to back his train into the yards after
having been stalled on the grade
west of the fair grounds. In round
ing the curve the heavy wind Sc
cured a toe-hold on McCabe's string
of cars which he was taking to
Browns Valley. The train was cut
in two after which progress was
easy. Not since last winter has there
been any necessity for such action
Morris Tribune.
Back in Minnesota they think it
is some item when a conductor gets
stalled with little train of Al cars
Wonder what they would think if
they were here in Malta and saw
some of the trains that 60 through
here on the same railroad as the one
the Minnesota town is located on
Every day you can see train oil
from so, 60 and 70 cars, and Agent
Schilling says only a short time age
he counted one hundred and twenty
one cars on train going west anc
hauled by one engine.
The enterprise., 1915-11-18
the Orpheum.

the Orpneum.
*A*M#~#H
Ethel Barrymore, the great star
of the film and legitimate stage, is
to be seen at the Bison again soon
in "The Final Judgment" This is
pronounced by the movie critics to
be one of the best pictures on the
screen today.
Ramona, the only living burro
with a dramatic temperament, very
nearly rendered her resignation to
the Lasky Company last week. 1t
was only after personal appeals had
been made to her by the heads Of
the Lasky Company that she finally
consented to appear in support OF
Victor Moore in the Paramount Pic
ture, "Chimmie Fadden Out West. )"
Ramona does not care to be indenti-
fled with the lighter side of the lra-
matte art. Having appeared in sup
port of such famous stars as Gerald
inc Farrar, Lou Tellegen, and Ed
gar Selwyn, she feels that her forte
is Greek tradegy or the Shakesperi-
an or Ibsen revivals. She is not a
coincidence Emotional work is
her scope and she does not care for
the light and frivolous. Therefore
when Ramona was told she was cast
for a comedy she refused to make
up. At the eleventh hour, she de-
manded that she have an introduce
ton as we'll as several, clOse-ups
with the star. She also insisted that
she have her own automobile to
take her to and from location and
that the chauffer and footman be in
uniform These requests were grant
ed, but even during the taking of the
picture, Ramona did not enter into
the comedy scenes with the proper
spirit. It was only when emotional
dramatic energy was required that
she threw herself whole-souled into
her art and rose to the dramatic
heights with that energy, fire and
technique for which she is justly
famous. Ramona is merelv her
"nom de film'-in private life, her
name is "Johnnie." II it is a Par
amount picture you can rest assured
it will be a good one and the Orph-
cum it the Paramount house of
Malta.
Malta movie fans saw Theda
BaTa IN "A fOOl lneTe WAS, duu
will be more than pleased to see her
again at the Bison theatre the last
of this month in another great pho
to-play 'The DEVILS Daughter"
| ********
Jesse L. Lasky, head of the Lasky
Company, has just purchased new
automobile, Fiat. Heretofore, Mr.
Lasky has been so busy purchasing
cars for the company, Mrs. Lasky
The enterprise., 1915-11-18
IN MOVING PICTURE WORLD

Now that Mary Pickford has
turned Japanese in order to play the
celebrated role of Cho-Cho-San in
the Famous Players Film Company
Paramount Picture of John Luther
Longs Madame Butterfly" she is
a torment to her manicure. Realiz-
ing that the camera would detect
any attempt on her part to fake"
long and Oriental tinger-nails, Little
Mary has permitted them to grow
far beyond their accustomed length.
AS net result, the Pickford fingers
are catching in laces and draperies.
and Little Mary is constantly de-
manding attention. If the produc-
ton of this Paramount Picture re-
quires many weeks Miss Pickford
sees visions of carrying around a
magnet with which to puck up pins.