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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
orialn Of Familiar EXPRESSIONS.

The phrase "blue-blooded mobiles"
originated in Spain, where light-com-
mally have a blue appearance, claimed
pure descent from the old Spanish
stock without Jewish or Moorish ad-
mixture. Hence blood came to stand
for aristocracy. "Blue-bellied Yam
KEGS" is slang without any particular
application, like blue-noses as applied
to the inhabitants of Nova Scotia,
though some have thought the phrases
referred to the effects of cold weather.
The term blue has been made to serve
in a good many slang phrases, as
blue-stocking for a literary woman;
blue-ruin. English slang for utter ruin
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

roses made of ribbon are shown anu
one other flower for the corsage. AT
the right is large fiat daisy with .
rosebud mounted at it's center. ms
contains the little powder box, ana ID
meant for the dressing table.
Large peoples made of velvet Will
a narrow fur border about each petai'
are very rich and handsome. They ur
vide honors with ribbon roses and NIL
linery orchids for favor.
A chrysanthemum made of narrow
ribbon is a lovely selection to be worn
on the corsage of dance frock. Each
petal is loop of baby ribbon, knotteo
at the top, and it is made in gay light
colors.
No one would think to look at these
flowers that they held so valuable
secret in their hearts. They promise
to become great vogue for certainly
there Is no other way OF carrying
about the Indispensable face powder
so convenient and charming
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Fried Rice.

One cup of rice in three pints of
boiling water. Add pinch of salt and
boil rapidly for half an hour. Drain
thoroughly in colander, then put the
rice two inches thick into dish, put
weight on top and allow to become
cold. Cut into slices and dip alter
nately into crumbs and eggs, and fry
in deep hot lard. This is nice served
with meat gravy or strip.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Corn Puffs-luncheon Dish,

Mix one and one-half cupfuls canned
two eggs beaten; stir one rounding
teaspoonful baking powder into one
and one-half cupfuls pastry -four and
one-half teaspoonful salt. Fold in the
beaten whites after the other ingredi-
ents are thoroughly mixed. Bake in
gem pans 20 minutes in a moderately
hot oven.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
When Food Is Too Salty.

It is an easy matter to drop too
much salt in the potatoes or peas. To
remove the salt stretch clean cloth
over the vessel and sprinkle a table
spoonful or more of flour ON the cloth
and allow the contents to steam. In
q short time the -four will have abb
sorbed the salt.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Kitchen Hints,

If an ordinary white pin is held be-
tween the teeth while peeling onions
1t will do away with forced weeping.
If you want only a little bread
crumbs and are not a provident house
keeper with jarful ready rub two
stale bread crusts together over a
bowl until enough is rubbed off. This
saves time and trouble of getting out
board and rolling pin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

~ forms the architect ever de-
signed, and many more, cut, in
chaotic profusion, into the skies, were,
before the war began, a cherished
playground of the world. Today,
among their crags, peaks and rock
splinters, their weather-torn crests
and weather-fretted precipices, an in
ferno of mountain cannons, machine
guns and rifles has transformed the
playground into the most savage war
theater to be found in all war-ridden
Europe says bulletin of the National
Geographic society. The nucleus of
the Dolomites is the southeastern part
of Tyrol, region quite as untamed
now as when Roman DICTIONARIES
threaded its dangerous passes with
their shields In tes.udo to guard
against rock masses from the heights
above.
sinister, cruel, uncanny. Their desola-
tion Is weird. The paths among their
crags are treacherous. Wind, rain
and frost have SCARED them with a
multitude of shapes, with teeth and
claws and ugly wrinkles. Yet, despite
the fierce aspect of these mountains,
they have fascinated all who have WIS.,
tied them, and brought many tourists
back summer after summer for tramps
in the bracing air that bathes them
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Oyster Cocktail.

Select six small oysters, season with
lemon juice, one teaspoonful of table
sauce and add salt sparingly; serve
In grapefruit.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

to 1t from India by visiting English
man, the art of inlaying with silver.
The village has school for the teach
ing of this work and its productions
are noted far from their source for
their quality of design and perfection
of finish.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

Fancy Innings, striped or figured are
In evidence
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

RzFa HE GHOSTLY Dolomites, the
wildly splendid ruins of once
mighty Alps, where all the
forms the architect ever de-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
NO REWARD
FOR ROPER

That the reward offered by the
state of Arkansas for the arrest and
conviction of Jess Roper has been
withdrawn, was the statement re-
ceived by Hodge Bailey, sheriff, from
the Little Rock officials yesterday.
The Chickasha officers were refer,
red to the local officials in Mountain
home, Ark, as to whether or not they
wanted the man Smith, Prather, no.
per, or whatever his name might be,
held here until an officer could come
from that point.
AS vet the sheriff's force here have
not received definite word, though
they have sent minute description
Of the man held in Jail here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10

(By John D. Duncan. Principally
The record made by the South school
this year is most praiseworthy one
and is receiving its due applause. No
school can boast OF havinb more ef-
ficient corps OF teachers, thriftier
student body or a more loyal co-opera-
tion and appreciation by the parents,
than the South school.
During this year there has been u
decided improvement in organized
play. Both teachers and pupils enter
this most enthusiastically, thus pro
ducing gratifying results. Besides
many other play activities, the first
team basket ball girls have demon
strated that they know what they are
about. Their most priced victory was
the defeat Of the first team of Minco
high school by a score Of to 2.
Armory balliis now the order Of
the day." two teams of girls and two
teams of boys enjoying this at each
intermission. The girls hold the pen
nant for being the champions of Grady
county in this game and expect to
keep 1t, while the boys declare this
to be the season in which they expect
their spurs to become full grown.
Is play all? Play is only means to
an end. Tardies at the South school
have averaged fewer than at any other
building in the city, and the percent
age of attendance will be favorably
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
Two Prisoners are
Taken 10 MuskOeee

u. S. Deputies WorIey and Dillon
left this morning for Muskogee in
charge Of John and Burney Brewer,
who were committed to the Muskogee
federal Jail to await the action of the
federal grand jury on charges of in
Producing liquor into the eastern dis
trict OF Oklahoma
They were caught by Deputy Wor-
ley near Comanche after an all day
chase by auto, brought to Chickasna.
and in their premininary hearings be-
fore Commissioner Hamilton. were
committed to Jail subject to the action
Of the federal grand jury 1t is said
that is cases Of whiskey were cap
tured by them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
Thiriy-nine Young People ScheduI-
ed to Receive Diplomas at
{, H. 5. Commencement
this Year
CAP AND GOWN
COSTUME CHOSEN
Class Decides to Cut Cost Of Grad
uating Rev. J. A. Olds and
President Evans Selected
as Speakers

Thirty-nine students of the Chicka-
sha high school will pass out this
year. finished products OF the institu-
tion, it being the largest senior class
in the history of the institution. All
arrangements are complete and dates
fixed as to the commencement exer-
cises.
The question OF dress was left en-
tirely up to the members of the class.
After conference they decided OF
wear cap and gown in all exercises
during commencement week, thus
making their dress uniform and reduc-
Ing the cost to the minimum. The
cost Is not to exceed 50 per member.
From now until the exercises are con-
cluded, there will probably be no body
OF people as busy as are the G. HI. S.
seniors, who are strenuously prepar-
ing Themselves for their parts in the
graduating exercises.
The first event will be the class play,
Lost, Chaperonei" on May s, and
the cast is already busily engaged in
rehearsals. The annual sermon by
Rev, J. A. Old, pastor of the Methodist
church, this city, will be heard on Sum
day night May 2S. The class exer-
cises will be on Thursday night, May
n and commencement on Friday night.
May 28. The annual address will be
delivered by President Chas. Evans Of
the Central State Normal. Myron
Power was elected valedictorian and
Miss Matte Hart salutatorian Of the
class.
The senior class is composed of the
following: Caldwell Chastain, Ralph
Conrad, Oscar Crawford, j. d. Esk-
ridge, Paul Heffner Eli Phillips, My.
ron Power Cloris Kicker, Royal Rid
die, Clarence Sales. Harold Sanders,
Looney Wallace Byron Whitaker,
Charles L. Widney, Nettie Bell, Hazel
Galloway, Carrie Copeland, Dimple
Dove, Margaret Durham, Sue Gilkey,
Dorothy German, Matte Hart, Fay
Ruby Langston, Agnes
McClelIand, Hazel Owsley, Margaret
Plato, Pearl Robinson, Lutte Robinson,
Lillian Shuster, Sunbeam Smith, Elsa
Stalker, Marguerite Straeter, Irma
Stultz, Della Sykes, Ella Wagner.
Weaver.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
By United Press.


Washington, April 1O.-The Villista
agency here says Villa is in complete
control OF the situation at Queretara
despite the opposite claims of the Car
rama junta
The Mexican commander at Mata
moras was warned not to fire across
the border 1t is believed that ire
sponsible parties did the Brownsville
flag shooting and the incident is not
considered important.
Col. Blockson, the commander of the
United States forces at Brownsville,
notified the war department that no
bullets had hit on the American side
of the line since March 27.
Aeroplanes are being used by both
sides at Matamoras. There was no ar
tillery shooting in the fighting late
yesterday afternoon
General Carranza has finally noti-
fled the United States government
through Consul Silliman that he can
not agree to the naturalization of Ell
ther Mexico City or the railroads from
the capital to Vera Cruz. To both of
these suggbestions. made by the state
department the villa-Zapata authori-
ties have given their consent.
General Carranza refused to exclude
Mexico City from the field of opera
tions on the ground that it is an OBJ
iective point in his military campaign,
Military reasons are also given for
the refusal to neutralize the railroad
between Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
Officials here, while disappointed
over the failure Of the negotiations.
which had for their object the furnish.
ing means Of ingress and egress for
foreigners, are hopeful that the rail.
roads between Mexico City and the
American border viii soon be repaired
and accomplish the same purpose.
At present this line is interrupted
by the operations of the Carranza
forces under General Obregon in the
vicinity of Irapuato.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
"Watching the Wheels Go
Round" atLibrary Desk

The other day an Express reporter
was permitted to go behind the desk
at the public library and watch the
wheels go round, and the machinery
was found to be very interesting.
The registration of borrowers was
the first process demonstrated. An
application card signed by the pros
pective borrower was filled out for fill
ing alphabetically, numerical regis
ter card, and borrowers card on which
books are loaned, are each stamped
with the same number. If this seems
an unnecessary amount of red tape, it
must be remembered that The require.
ments Of library charging system
are: the books must be charged quick
ly, credited rapidly, and when they be-
come due it must be known just where
they are, TO be reached by postal
through the mail. telephone cali or
messenger. If bank or postoffice
were required to check in the identical
pieces Of money and mail they give
out, they would need as much red tape
as library There are several stand
ard systems of registration and charg-
ing, according to the nature of the In
stitution, school, college, special or
public, but each type has the same
general features. Keeping the ac-
counts Of eighteen hundred different
customers this year must have been a
considerable task, judging BY the for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
Passing Of Another
Pioneer is Mourned

Amos Harvey Hollowell was born at
Bloomingdale, Ind, October ~, 1852;
died at Chickasha, Okla, April 6, 1915.
At the age Of fourteen he moved to
Hesper, Kan, with his parents, broth
ers and sisters. In 1876 he came tc
the Indian Territory and worked al
the agency located near where Ana,
darko now stands. On January L
1876, he was married to Celia Wood
ard, who died October 6, 1877.
On October 6, 1897, he was married
to Emma L. Woodard at Hesper, Kan.
Mr.. Hollowell was a birthright mem
Der of the Friends church, having been
converted at the age of sixteen. He
was = man Of sterling quality. He
made many friends and had the happy
faculty of maintaining them. He was
kind hearted and always thoughtful of
the comfort of others, forgetting him
self.
The deceased leaves a wife and one
son, Joseph w. Hollowell, who were
with him, and three brothers, Miles,
Robert and Chas. Hollowell, all of Dan
Vile, Ind.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 at his home, on
Twentieth and Iowa. Interment oc-
CURED in I. o. o. f. cemetery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
GRADY co.
SHIPPERS
GET COIN
Oklahoma City Packers Pay $l45,
518.53 to Local Stockmen Dur
ing Week futile Man
Tops the Market

Oklahoma City.-The Oklahoma
Daily Live Stock News says:
Exactly sl45.51S.5s was the check
paid by Oklahoma City packers to the
cattlemen OF Grady county this week
for their cattle marketed here. The
hog business added another s25,00O
and possibly more. But beef cattle
alone brought close to $15O,0O0, with
Chickasha feeders getting S120,655.53.
Grady county comedies to the others
the leading honors for production of
blooded stock, silos and county ex-
hibits, but when 1t comes to beef and
pork, it leads the way 1t has for
years and the 1914-15 showing Of It's
livestock interests proves it the
county that any aspirant has to beat
to make the top of the list
Tom Manning of Verden, just far
mer, he says, was the largest contrib
utor of fat cattle outside of his
ten loads Of yearlings bringing $16,32O.
Roy Athey of Tuttle, topped Grady's
business with two loads OF strictly
good yearlings at S7.S5.
Here's the weeks Grady county
beef sales and to which should be
added $4,000 or more for hogs and
butcher loads:
Driggers. Brink, Thomas and Belt,
CbicEacha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
South School Scores
on Record for the Year

compared with any school The per-
centage of attendance for last month
for the entire building was 80. In gen
eral efficiency in all class work pref
icus records have been raised to =
very appreciable extent. In penman-
ship. reading and spelling, it is the
opinion of the principal that all prev
ious records have been raised at least
fifteen percent.
For the past several weeks a spring
festival has been maturing, and when
full grown promises to be the most
elaborate entertainment ever given By
the South school. More than four hun
dred boys and girls will participate in
this festival consisting Of the modern
drills, folk games and songs, playing
and singing games, etc. A silver Of
fering will be received to purchase @
much needed supply OF books.
A May Queen did you say? Of
course there will be May Queen.
Mary Lee, Johnson, Wilma Whatley,
Frances Sanford, Elizabeth Terrell and
Fern Stine are contestants for this
honor The friends Of these girls pay
penny for each vote and the girl
having the highest number of votes
Nav 10 will be declared Nav Queen.
and will occupy her exalted position
during the festival. Mary Lee John
son y hotly pursued by the other
four
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10

EXCITED
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, April 1O.-Wild scenes
marked the two hours session Of the
stock market this morning.
Brokers fought their way to posts to
execute orders and there was the
same situation on the curb.
Trading was brisk and the prices Of
stocks were up. Bethlehem stock was
slightly off but U. S. Steel was up
Prices we're irregular at the close OF
the marfiet.
The trading today breaks all rec
ords. More than 100000 shares OF
stock we're sold 1t was said to be a
'non-professional" market.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10

midable array of cabinets and trays in
which the records were kept. A be-
wildering forest Of guide cards proved
TO be help in locating persons and
books.
The mechanical preparation OF
books was explained while the librar.
ian worked up" book donated the
day before, and a leftover order Just
received through the mail. Acknowl-
edgement Of gift book had already
been made; the new one was checked
with bill and order. both were open
ed and folds cut stamped with IL
brary plate throughout the book, enter
ed in accession book, stamped with
accession number, card pockets and
date slips pasted in, class and shelf
numbers were entered, charging card
written. three catalogue cards ofilau.
thor, title and subject, prepared and
distributed alphabetically in cabinet.
In placing them on the shelves in their
respective classes, the system Of class
ification was explained: the Dewey
method divides KIN ledge into ten
main classes with ten divisions each,
and an indefinite number of sub
classes. Each class is shelyed alnaa-
betically by author and similar sub
jects are placed near each other when
ever possible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
More Peace TAX.
By United Press

BY United Press.
Rome. April 10.-Dispatches reach
ing here state that Austria, hard pres
ed by the slay forces, has abandoned
her plans for the invasion OF seryia.
A Milan paper says Austria has Of
fered to conclude a separate peace ar
rangement with Russia provided she
is protected against Italian territorial
ambitions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
HALT In FIGHTING
In CARPATHIANS
Soldiers Struggle to Exhaustion :
Austrians Abandon Servisn In
vasion Again Rumored
Ready to Quit Game
BY United Press.

by United Press
Paris, April 1O.-The French troops
are battling their way slowly up the
heights of Combres with fixed bayon
cts, it is reported today.
The German machine guns on the
pleateau are raking the French with
a horrible fire and the death toll is
terrible
The French, ii is claimed. are fol
lowing up the advantage which they
gained by the capture OF Eparges and
are now attacking the northern side
OF the German lines.
The fighting about Combres is the
most desperate of any in the MUzeIle-
Meuse section. In the ALLEY woods
section the fierceness of the hostili-
ties is almost as great.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
TWO DEAD
In A DUEL

BY United Press.
Letat, West Va, April 10.-Two men
are dead, two are believed to be dy-
ing and two others are seriously in
jured as results Of duel that was
fought here today.
Three brothers belonging to one
family were pitted against three Of
another family, fighting knife battle
before a crowd.
The affair was the outcome of an
old feud The dead are Earl Shirley
and Urson Bosworth, both being
hacked to pieces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10

growing weaker at ALLEY. Flirmont
and Apremont.
The Russians attacked Kalvarye but
were repulsed. 1t is claimed that the
Germans repuIsed all the French at
tacks on the Combres plateau. Some
Belgian officers and men were cap
tured near the sea coast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
German Report.
BY United Press.

Berlin, April i0The war office
says "undiminished violence" marks
the battle along the Moselle and
Meuse today. The French are reported
TO be viciously attacking, particularly
on the Combres plateau
The French are losing heavily at
several places Their attacks arc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
LuII In Activities.
BY United Press.

Petrograd, April l0.--According to
advices received here today, sheer ex-
haustion Of the troops has caused a
halt in the fighting in the Carpathians.
Official dispatches say there is lull
everywhere except in the San Valley
The fighting now taking place II
mostly among small groups. The Ger
mans are reported to be showing some
activity in Poland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
SUB. SINKS
FRENCH ship
BY United Press.

By United Press.
London, April 10.-It was an
nounced today that the French bark
Chateaubriand was torpedoed and
sunk off the Isle of Wight at noon
Thursday while enroute to New York
The German commander, it is re
ported, gave the members of the crew
ten minutes to leave the vessel, hold
ing his watch on them in the mean
time.
The crew made hasty dash for the
boats and a torpedo, followed by
shells. was fired The crew landed
after drifting for a day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
THE HIGHER UPS" WILL
NOT BEAR THE BLAME

Washington. April 10.-Navy men
declared today that If the submarine,
F-4, is found to have been leaky as
claimed, the custom OF the depart
ment will call for a report attributing
the knowledge Of the facts to those
who perished, relieving the higher
ups from all responsibility.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
OPPOSE RATE INCREASES.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Chicago, April 10--Hay and broom
corn manufacturers and dealers from
all parts of the west were represented
here today to oppose freight rate in.
creases proposed by the western rail
roads in the interstate commerce com
missions hearing in the western ad.
vance rate" case.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
NOTED SCULPTOR DEAD

New York, April 10.-Karl Theodore
Bitter aged AZ, noted sculptor died
today as result of injuries received
in an automobile accident.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
Go Forth to Fight.

BY United Press.
Laredo, April 19.-A Carranzista
force was rushed out Of the garrison
at Nuevo Laredo this morning, pro-
ceding to Sanchez, ten miles distant.
The Villistas are sweeping towrad
Nuevo Laredo. They repulsed the
carranzistas at Lajerita. A bigger bat
tie is slated to be fought during the
remainder of the day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-10
BATHED, SHOCKED. uNDERTAKER
By United Press.

By United Press.
Mandan, N. D., April 10.-Mike Keat-
ing, aged 101, died few days after
he had been given the first bath he
had sustained" in over twenty years.
Physicians said they feared the bath.
changing his conditions OF life, would
kill him. They had advised against
him bathing.