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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
COMMITTEE PAYS TRIBUTE
Appropriation Members Pass Rsso.
tuition over Death Of Clerk.

As a prepared To report the legis-
iative, executive, and judicial appro-
priation bill TO the House today, the
Appropriations Committee adopted a
resolution over the recent death Of
James e, Courts, long clerk OF the
committee. For nearly forty years
Mr.. Courts had assisted In the prepar-
ing OF appropriation bills.
The one reported yesterday was the
fret within that ume . ~ wh sh. hs had i
sistant clark OF the committee. prob:
ably will MI the position vacated. and
In now acting clerk.
The resolution adopted by the COM
mittee reads:
found sorrow the loss OF Its late clerk.
Mr.. James &. Courts.
His high character. his unimpeach-
able integrity. his patsiotic dcyoton
to duty. and unrivaled equipment Tor
the office he so long occupied. JUST {
verssiiy held. and makes his death
rhis entir. public career was prac.
ticaiiy Identified with the work OF
this committee. Appointed assistsnt
CLERK In January, 1854.
During the thirty-nine years OF
his connection with the committee he
accumulated a vast FUND OF informa-
ton which was OF Invaluable ala 70
iiuence was constantly eNerted for the
Improvement OF the public service and
Tor the betterment OF those employed
Tin his death the committee suf-
tinguirhed. faithful. and patriotic
servant, his family n gentle and de-
voted head"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
PUBLICLIBRARY
TO SELL BOOKS
Has Plan to Make Easy Buying
Of Christmas Volumes
for Children.

Did you know that you could do
Christmas shopping at the Public
library
For those who do not care to wan.
der through miles of boosstscks, In
crowded department stores, where a
confusion of material IL sufficient to
eradicate every idea OF what to give.
the. Public Library scheme OF buying
books as gifts for children for Christ
mas is ideal. Especially when one has
little to spend.
How To Buy.
Suppose for instance. that you are
n distracted Aunt or Uncle, with ten
nephews and nieces. The problem OF
buying them gifts 10 q nightmare.
Aside from paying for them. one must
choose them, and even after one has
decided upon books for all. there is
the problem CT what booksI
The ordinary way IL to spend hours
wandering listlessly through miles
can't cam OF mind. and p ~ears OF foot ready
to buy anything at all.
The Public Library way In to visit
the big white building at Ninth
and New York avenue, go upstairs
on the e. second oCs turn to the right.
Of her assistants. and all OF your trou.
bles are over.
Easy shopping.
Upon telling the age, sex, and most
prominent characteristics OF the child
for whom the book In intended an APP
propriate -voiupe will be delivered at
your door quite as quickly as you
could 20 downtown and buy the book
All one has to do In to fiii out an
order black for the volume desired.
These blanks are filled out at book.
stores, and sent direct to the pur.
Many different kinds OF suggestions
are provided by Miss Herbert, inciud.
ing all OF the children's lists sent out
by the different publishing houses: q
list compiled and approved by the
Boy Scouts OF America Library Com
mission: a special Christmas list rec.
commended by the Public Library, and
q still later list. abbreviated. but
scientifically perfect. almost com.
pleteu by Miss Herbert now.
Books For sixty Cents.
No book on this last list costs more
than 90 cents. and many OF them cost
much less. The titles are arranged
In the following groups: For very
small children--Nursery rhymes and
picture books, fairy tales, myths and
legends: for children under eight
years: for children from \ TO IL years.
and stories for older children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
CLEANING HINT.

To clean a white satin hat buy a
the druggists and rub over the satin.
Use plenty OF magnesia, coverin.
every bit OF hat. Leave for a few
days. Then turn the hat upside down
and shake OF what In loose. IL you
do not like the appearance OF the hat
go over IL again, using plenty OF mag.
nesla and taking pains TO do a good
job. The result should be a cleaner
and fresher looking hat, but don't ex.
pect brand.new white satin hat, be.
like white satin In more white satin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
Author and Producer Tell of
Their "First Night"
Sensations.
AND BOTH ARE VETERANS
oliver Morosco and Miss Maude
Fulton Give CIimpses
of Stage.

n anyone at the Belasco Theater on
Monday night saw very young look
ing man with black hair. parted far
over 70 one side. leaning forward ana
cIutching the seat OF his chair with
one hand and otherwise trying to con-
ceai agitation, this Ia TO let them know
that the young man was Oliver Morosco.
the producer OF the play;
He usually sits on the right nano
side OF the theater quite far down IN
And II they noticed that the young
person playing the leading role OF The
Brat" Maude Fulton. was unusually
excellent in her part. this is to let them
know that the. young woman is also
the author, and that she was suffering
very badly from stage fright.
Confess 20 stage Fright.
In an interview gathered between in
formal rehearsais on Sunday night at
their hotel. Mr.. Morosco and Miss
Maude Fulton. the actress eading
woman-author. both confessed that
they suffer from stage fright-always
on frst nights.
e The fact that this play already has
run for fifteen weeks on the Coast, and
that both Mr.. Morosco and Miss Full
ton are anything but novices at their
profession. does not count for snap
The playwright and the producer as
Stage fright. in all OF It's freezing
hideousness. grabs them both at the
moment when the orchestra sounds the
with Mr.. Morosco Il takes a mild
form Mt critical moments.
Stimulates Indinerencc.
He grabs hold Of the seat OF his
orchestra chair and stimulates acute
indifference with the left hand, which
remains In the public view.
Miss Fulton, who has danced, acted,
and written her way into prominence
long ere this, said that she always
nights. with an outside influence
seeming. TO make her say and do the
right things"
One might naturally suppose that
and his leading woman.authoress
would be formal, stifr sort Of an
occasion.
on the contrary. interviewing Miss
Fulton and Mr.. Morosco was nothing
OF the sort.
In Midst of Rehearsal
They were In the middle OF rehears.
ing some new scenes, and from all
traditional customs would have been
IN very bad humor, when the time for
the interview arrived.
Instead, Miss Fulton was 80 pleased
Mt being interviewed with Mr.. Mo.
rosco, and Mr.. Morosco was so
pleased with the way Miss Fulton
had been carrying out his wishes, that
they both were In very good moods,
indeed.
"You see. I'm convinced that what
succeeds on the Coast need not neces.
fartly succeed In New York. so we
had to change the play little,"
Morosco said with "A smile.
.And," said Miss Fulton, "when he
told me that ! had 10 rewrite two
scenes, / said that couldn't.
"He said that ] could. 20 I got up
at 4 o'clock the next morning. and by
- they they were rehearsing the
new scenes. I could do any kind OF
hard work n I only always had the
importation offered by Mr.. Morosco."
standard for Future.
Tho conversation then slid easily
along. turned only when the
viewer desired. Miss F'ulton's real
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
PLAYGROUND CLUB PLAYS
Two Ambitious Productions At I'm,
maeuIate Hall Thursday.

Two smbitiSis plays. "Miss civil
zation" and Carrots" will be pre-
sented Thursday night at \ o'clock a,
Immaculate Hall. Eighth and N streets
by tho Daprsy Dramatic Club OF the
New York avenue Playground.
The young Thespians are beins
coached by Miss Pauline Hoffman and
Robert Byrne. The caste for "Miss
Civilization. which was written by
Clara studs. Robert Esher. Jerome
Rupert, Vincent Callahan, and d.
rector. Robert Byrne.
jules Remarks Carrots" will be
presented by Robert Byrne. Bernard
Rupert. Miss Katheryn Van Arnum
and Miss Lydia Moore.
Officers OF the club are: Robert
Byrne. managing director; Vincent
Callahan, business manager, and Miss
Dolores BIeden, secretary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12

name is Maude Fulton. This is her
effort. II ia. however. to DO the type
Of work she win do In the future
MIR. Morosco was Just paying Miss
Fulton a most sincere compliment about
her work In the role Of The Brat.
when the young woman announced that
she would begin to take her medicine
for conceit.
pan ssye ssri " q Yoss so shs what
/ wanted 30. easily. that used to be
afraid that I would become egotistical
and conceited. SO whenever I felt too
S OF s u. 81 % eS center %
mind on an old lady with cancer. The
contemplation Of her awful troubles
has never failed TO sober me and bring
me down to earth"
Brings Another BOOST.
This admission seemed to remind Mr..
Morosco that another boost was due
Miss Fulton. II seems almost as II he
Is trying to make her concelted In spite
of herself.
That reminds me of.a plan that
had In mind at dinner" he broke In. III
can arrange everything. and think
o ss. new house s% sSnS . TO R sSye
Miss Fulton actually squealed with
delight, or at least she uttered n sound
not at all in keeping with her dignity
as rising young Iauthoress.
duc er L Something Of Tie same I'm i'm
portance In the theatrical world. as Is
christening q ship, or naming a baby.
or laying a corner stone, IL private life.
wa, mixed anS exciting. 's snd se ali
interesting times. difficult TO reproduce
exactly and coherently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
PARTRIDGE COSTS $500.

A plump. tender young partridge.
riddied with revolver bullets. was the
evidence which cost ave young men
$500 In police court 10 0reEorytown.
N. ". yesterday.
saw the fve youths all blaze away
at the partridge with revolyerH. Jus
tice Keene hned them 500 each on
charges OF carrying concealed weap.
ons, hunting without licenses. and
violating the game laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
A POCKET IDEA.

Instead OF putting your square patch
pockets on your new satin frock at
perfectly symmetrical right angles,
try applying them In diamond shape.
Sew only the two bottom sides OF the
square 10 the frock. and button the
uppermost point To the frock. so that
the result Ii a pocket with practically
two openings. II IL surprising whnt an
unusual effect this gives TO n frock,
especially ~ fur buttons on the peck.
cts carry OUT the fur trimming OF the
dress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12

voYkGE TO SOUTH AMERICA. ny
Ida NJ Chappesu. Boston: sherman,
French a Co.
The Informal diction OF diary lends
additional interest TO a travellers i'm
pressions OF South America. Mrs. Cap
peau does one favor. perhaps uninten-
tional. for prospective visitors 10 our
neighbor continent by carefully men,
uoning the delicacy made famous by
each large hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12
BOOK REVIEWS
Latest Publications Issued by Ameri.
can Houses.

DIAGNOSIS. BY william Pegram.
Boston; Sherman. French a Co.
A series Of observations in verse on
various abstract topics. such as rcgenS
Grafton. faith. pain. etc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12

THE FAITH OF ROBERT BROWNING.
BY Edward A. q. Hermann. Boston;
sherman. French a Co.
The writer traces the hopeful philoso-
ply OF the poet throughout his works.
showing his helpful purpose In n period
OF doubt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-12

A HIDDEN WELL by Louis How. Bos.
ton; sherman. French q Co.
Lyrics and sonnots. written 40 that
the average reader can understand them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
ATHLETIC CLUB
BEING LAUNCHED

Chickasha is to have a Business
Mems Athletic club" The club is
even now being organized and will
soon be ready to stage its first num-
ber in the athletic amusement line.
George Ellsworth and Oscar Dot
son are the organizers of the club.
They have secured quarters in the old
opera house, upstairs at the northeast
corner Of Fourth street and Chickasha
avenue and expect to throw the doors
open to the public on the 18th af
April.
The membership of the club will be
limited to one hundred. All kinds Of
gymnasium equipment, including hot
and cold shower baths, will be in
stalled.
The membership rolls are open to
professional and business men, me-
chanics. etc. No membership fee will
be charged, but dues in the sum of 81
per month will be charged each mem
her The amount raised from the
dues will be used to defray whatever
legitimate expenses may be incurred,
including rent, lights and inoidentals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
City Council is Authorized by Voters to
Spend $4,000 to Improve Fire
Department; Light Vote
is POlIed
ALL DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES CHOSEN
Cavett, Neal, LOrentsOn and Hayes are
Reelected as Members of City
Council; Even Break Re-
corded in One Precinct

The city election passed off quietly
yesterday, with a light vote polled,
which resulted i'll the reelection of
Cavett, Neal, Lorenson and Hayes,
democrats, over Rinehart, Van Dun
ham, Tatman and Powell, Socialists,
and in the carrying of the fire equip
ment proposition by vote of two and
half to one.
The vote for councilman follows:
First ward-R. NJ. Cavett Cd, pre-
cinct 1, received 20 votes; precinct ,.
received 81 votes; total Cavett vote
101.
First Ward-G. R. Rinehart, (S)
precinct l, received 20 votes; precinct
2, 13; total Rinherat vote, S3. Cav
ett's majority, 6S.
Second ward-J. c. Neal CD, pre-
cinct /, received 60 votes; precinct 2,
rs votes; total Neal vote, 147.
Second ward-Van Durham Isl,
precinct /, received votes; precinct
s, %; total Van Dunham vote, 80.
Meals majority, III.
Third ward-(only one precinet)-
Jacob Lorenson ID, received 6G
votes.
Third ward--J. s. Tatman (S), re-
ceived 25 votes; Lorenson's majority
Al.
Fourth ward-H 0. Hayes CD, re-
ceived precinct /. 2s votes; precinct
2, S5 votes. Total Hayes vote l13.
Fourth ward-W. S. Powell (S), re-
ceived precinct i, votes; precinct ?,
s. Total Powell vote a. Hayes ma
jority, 99
The proposition allowing the city
of Chickasha to incur an Indebtedness
in the sum of $4,000 for the purpose
of motorizfpg the equipment of the
fire department. carried by vote of
$40 yes to 1853 no.
The vote on this proposition, by pre-
cincts, follows
Ward Precinct I, yes l6, no %;
precinct 2, yes 70, no e
Ward 2-Precinct 1, yes ", no 10;
precinct 2, yes II, no %.
Ward 3-(one precincD-Yes 50,
no 43.
Ward 4-Precinct 1, yes II, no Is;
precinct ,, yes 20. no %.
Total vote for the proposition, 373;
total vote against the proposition, 1853.
Majority for the proposition, 205.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
HOLDS COURT HAS
NO JURISDICTION

In the matter of the State of Okla
homa VS.. E. p Campbell, charged
with violation of the game and fish
laws in having caught certain fish
which the game laws provided should
not be caught, the defendant was
brought before Judge T. P. Moore yes
terday and the court ordered the dis
missal of the case on the grounds of
lack of jurisdiction.
Judge Moore stated that the statutes
declared what fish should not be taken
from Oklahoma streams but that there
was no statute providing a punish
ment. The court said that under
that provision of the statutes for the
offenses in which the penalty was not
fixed. the punishment was so exces-
sive as to remove the cases from ju-
risdiction of justices. THE matter
will have to be threshed out in the
county court" said Judge Moore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05

men who said that the Mexican forces
lost thirty men and forty horses while
the Americans suffered no casualties.
Villa was not with the band, accord
ing to the ranchmen, who asserted
that the American troops believed at
first they had encountered the bandit
chieftain. An investigation showed
that he had not been with the detach-
ment
For hours the American cavalry fol-
lowed Manuel Lopez, one of Vollas
lieutenants, and his bandits through
tcrtuaus winding canyons and almost
iIpassable trails of the mountains
Eclieying that they had eluded their
pursuers the bandits relaxed their Wig
i'aDce and before they realized it they
seIe confronted by the troops of the
Tepth cavalry of General Pershing's
old regiment which had been stationed
near the town to intercept stray
bands attempting to make their es-
cape
Only the most meager details of the
ensuing engagement were brought by
the ranchmen, but in many respects it
resembled that of week ago at
Guerrero. Immediately the bandits
Continued on Page Two,)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
VOTE ON
ARMY BILL

Ply United Press.
Washington. April Whether the
Esy or the Chamberlain plan for ma
tional defense will triumph will be de-
cided by test votes in the senate this
afternoon.
Members of the senate committee
On military affairs said it was very
possible that the Hay idea would VIII
Ii 50 the Republicans who are IN Ia
vor of preparedness will vote against
The whole measure.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs today voted fifteen to six for a
favorable report on the bill for a gov
Q nment armor plate plant which has
al eady been passed by the senate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
POSITION
IS RETAKEN
BY FRENCH
But Other Attacks Fail, Says Berlin; Ger
man Chancellor Protests Against Re-
ports Of Hostility Toward America;
TeutOns Keep Busy


By United Press
Berlin. April 5.-Frencn troops have
re-occupied a fortified position north
east of Haumont on the west bank of
the Meuse, it was admitted this after
noon. 1t was declared, however, that
the French attacks on the east bank
of the river in the Cailette Wood had
broken down.
Addressing the reichstag today the
German chancellor vigorously protest
cd against reports that Germany now
contemplates or will ct any time N
the future plan an aggressive act
against the United States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05

dragging miles Of the Verden-
Chickasha road, 50; j. S. Mccain, for
dragging miles of the Rush SPRING..
NARROW road. $40; S. A. Robe5ss. .Jc
dragging q miles of IRE Minco-Pocas-
set and the Pocasset-D -Dutton roads,
S39; A. II. Home, for dragging 2h
miles of the Alex-Ninnekah road, $3.50.
Bond in the sum of $4,000 of the
Amber State bank as a depository of
county funds. accepted
The matter of Mrs. Orrel, Co;.-ty
Continued on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
FOR
ROADS ARE
DIV VIDED
Each District to Receive Equal Share;
Contracts for Dragging are Awarded;
Claims Passed on and Allowed
by Board

The board of county commissioners
has been in session since Monday and
II is possible that adjournment may
be taken this afternoon, the most of
the regular routine business having
been disposed of. However, it is pos
sible that the hoard may remain in
session one and possibly two days
longer. This will depend upon wheth-
er or not the board decides TO take up,
at this meeting. the matter of the cor
rection OF all erroneous assessments.
II was the duty of the board of com
missioners to act in such matters un-
Ill these matters were taken out Of
their hands by the last legislative act
of 1915. The extra session OF the leg
islature, recently adjourned. how
ever. amended the 1915 acc so that
the board again has cognizance OF
such matters In event the commits
sioners should decide to make the
corrections at this regular term, they
will have big bundle to dispose of.
which piled up between the time OF
the passage Of the 1915 act and the
passage OF the act of the extra ses.
sion.
The gerater part of the session yes
terday afternoon was occupied with
passing upon claims. Something like
200 claims, including salaries Of coun-
ty officials. were disposed Of
It being shown that there was a sum
amounting to $4,000 in what is known
as the road-dragging fund, it was de-
cided, upon motion. to divide this
amount equally between the three dis
tricts Of the county. This motion was
opposed by Chairman Corzine and
supported by Commissioners Robin
son and Bryant.
Final action Ia the matter made the
following disposition of the fund
District No. /, received for road drag
ging purposes the sum of 1910; dis
trict No. 2, received for road dragging
purposes, $197; district No 3, received
for the same purpose, $l97. The bal
ance. The balance or surplus thus
left of the original fund amounting to
$l,59G, was divided between the dis
tricts as follows: District No. 1. to
receive S55275; district No. to re-
ceive S461; district No. to receive
s461, to be used for road construction
purposes.
The motion by which the above
matter was brought before the board.
and. which was acted upon in connec-
tion with the above provides that each
commissioner be authorized to use the
money set aside for his respective dis.
trict to be used for the construction
of roads in that district
At the session of the board this
morning the road dragging contracts
were awarded and bonds of contrac-
tors approved. The contracts award
ed follow:
Ralph Huron, to drag 4 miles of the
Verden-Chickasha road; V. p. Ship
ley. to drag 3 miles of the Pocasset-
Chickasha road; A. II. Home. to drag
miles of the Alex-Ninnekah road
Road dragging accounts and reports
were presented. approved and allowed
as follows. r. P. Friarebarger for
dragging 5ts miles of the Minco-Po
casset road 1925; Ralph Heron, fol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
Women Take Mems 49,.

BY United Press.
London, April 5.--Nine percent more
women were employed in December
1919. than in July, 1914. in English
industry. including national munition
factories but exclusive of commercial
clerical. professional, railroad and
miscellaneous government work The
estimate is the board of trades,
Every month, it is added, 1900
more women enter the fields of work
hitherto practically monopolized by
men,
During the Is months ended Jan.
IA, 1916, the labor sxchange placed in
employment $1,000 women and girls.
This is a Al per cent increase over
the Is months preceding the war,
which indicates that 2SS,99O women
have taken mems places.
The development of the work also
has been progressive. In the first six
months of the war the exchanges
found work for $4,000. In the second
six months the number was 21S.O0O
, In the third six months it was 256, 900,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
By United Press.

Washington, April AT Gen. Funs-
toms request the war department to-
day ordered one hundred and eight
additional auto trucks and two addi-
tional gasoline tank trucks to meet
the serious transportation shortage in
Mexico.
This action is believed TO indicate
that the administration intends to de-
pend upon trucks to solve the trans
portation problems Notwithstanding
the request yesterday to Carranza to
state why the railway agreement had
not been fulfilled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-05
VISITING SCHOOLS AND CLUBS

o. c. Cooper, county demonstration
agent, accompanied by Mrs. Martin
CoryeIl, woman agent and Mrs. Bate
man, teacher at Pleasant Valley
school. left yesterday on two days
trip during which they will visit the
city schools at Tuttle and the boys
and girls clubs at Silver City, Wal
dron, Valley View, Bridge Creek and
The clubs at the schools
to be visited on this trip, have been
for some time and the visit
is being made in order that any assist
ance in which they may stand in need
may be rendered.