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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21
Reasons for the Losses.

Profitable prices are not offered for
seed cotton, market specialists say,
largely because it is impossible for
the purchaser to determine the grade
Of the lint before 1t is separated from
the seed and he therefore protects
himself against possible oyergradng
by the quotation Of low price. II
prices for seed cotton were made to
accord with the prices OF lint and
seed separately they would have to
be based ON percentages Of fiber and
seed grade Of fiber, and cleanliness.
Since these variable factors can not
be determined accurately for each
load, dealing in seed cotton has come
to be placed on basis of averages
which penalties particularly the grow.
er Of high grade cotton.
IN addition to cash losses from re-
oeiving lower prices than would have
been received from the sale OF ginned
cotton and seed, farmers selling cot
ton IN the seed and their communities
lost from the mixture Of seed in the
gins, many Of the farmers having to
depend on this seed for planting. The
mixture of varieties and different
lengths Of staple results IN less val"
liable crop OF cotton the next season
and If continued will bring abont pro
pressive deterioration
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21

can not be estimated accurately be-
fore ginning, it is pointed out, while
by marketing the lint and seed sepa-
rately, the grower may have knowl-
edge OF the value of his product and
may sell it on its merits The recon-
mendations are based on a study
made in Oklahoma in 1915 and report
ed in Farmers Bulletin No. 775, re-
Gently published.
Money Losses from Seed-cotton Sale.
In the transactions observed in Ok
lahoma an average. of $4.63 per bale
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21
PROBATE ATTORNEY HERE

Frank L. Montgomery, United States
nrobate attorney Of Muskogee but
with temporary headquarters at Pur-
cell. left last night after having spent
Saturday and Monday on business ID
connection with per capita payments
through the county judges office. lie
win return here next Monday on his
regular visit, having been prevented
from being here eight days ago on ac'
count Of illness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21
HOW FARMERS LOSE BY
SELLING COTTON in SEED

ment Of Agriculture recommend that
farmers discontinue sales Of seed cot
ton and encourage custom ginning in
their neighborhoods, The many fac
tors entering into the value Of cotton
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21

la 1915 are estimated to have been
$4,000 balos, or S per cent Of the to-
tai crop II the average losses per
bale held good for these sales, the to-
tai loss in the country, due to the sale
OF cotton in the seed in 1918, was
more than s4,000,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21
M SEED cotton standards.

Seed cotton does not lend itself to
standardization and, therefore, the
grower selling the product in this
form can not receive the protection Of
the cotton grade Standardization work
OF the U. S. Department Of Agrieul-
ture. and can not compare his cotton
with the published prices for the va
rious lint grades quoted in outside
markets as can the seller Of ginned
cotton. Even the quotations for seed
cotton are not widely published, 50
that the seller Of such cotton Is, TO a
large extent, entirely dependent upon
purely local price quotations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-21
Extent Of Seed Cotton Sales.

The sale OF cotton IN the seed in the
communities where the practice is
prevalent has usually originated when
the cotton-growing industry was new
and gins were not accessible. The
practice has been permitted to con-
tinue in many cases, however, even al
ter custom gins have been built In ac-
cessible localities, on the theory large
ly that the saving in time devoted 70
ginning, ginning costs, etc, compen'
stated for difference in prices. This
theory the market specialists Of the
department believe, should be dis
proved by the results Of the recent
study.
Missouri, with 80 per cent, leads the
states in the proportion OF the loca
cotton crop sold In the seed, and i
followed by Virginia, with 60 per cent
Florida with As per cent, Tennessee
with 40 per cent, and Oklahoma viii
AZ per cent. The greatest number o
bales sold in the seed in any one state
in 1915 was in Oklahoma.
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SUPREME COURT

Continued on rurs -Four. Column One
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Second, ]. p. McNichol, Charles Brown.
Third, j. II. Bromley, j. p Connolly
Sixth. H. ID. Beaston, William Potter
Seventh Horace r. Beales william C.
Sproul
Eighth, ]. A. Anderson. c. J. Buckman.
Ninth w w Grlest, II. e. Sherts
Tenth, e. B. Jermyn, L. A. watres.
Twelfth, w. r. Adamson, C. e. Berger.
Thirteenth, r. G. BushonE, u. NJ Young
Fifteenth, c. r. Armstrong, Emerson
Collins.
Sixteenth, C. A. Barren.
Seventeenth, II. w. Byron Calvin Greene.
Eighteenth. b. Dawson Coleman, A. Car
son Stamm.
Nineteenth, John C. Ogden
Twentieth John E. Baker d. Guy Holl-
niger.
Twenty first Augustln H. Garrney Will
lam 1 Swope.
Twenty.third william E. Crow Isaiah
Good.
Twenty-fourth. James A. Cunningham,
Joseph A. Heron.
Twenty.hfth, John ]. Carter, Frank Con.
nell.
Twenty-sixth, Robert A. Stotz, Thomas
M. Whildn
Twenty y-seventh, John S. Fisher, Harry
r. Wilson.
Twenty.eighth. Severn p. Ker, Charles
Miller.
Thirty-frst, William A. Magee, Alex
ander p. Moore.
Thirty John A. Bell, Miles Bryan
aKr,Y,
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FIREMAN SET FREE WHEN
ACCUSER FAILS TO APPEAR
Declares Charge That He Stole Shirts
at Fire Was Baseless


John Kirsehner. a fireman Of Truck No.
q who was accused of stealing goods from
Befnstein's haberdashery at SOC Vine street.
had further hearing before Magistrate
Tracy at the 11th and Winter streets police
station today and was discharged,
The fireman was arrested last Thursday.
Inspector MeNulty. OF the Fire Insurance
Patrol No. 1. said he saw Kirschner take
four silk shirts and many pairs OF silk socks
after the hre had been extingushed at the
Bernstein store. MeNulty Informed Chief
Murphy OF the Fire Department The lat
ter ordered the fremans arrest Kirsch'
nsr was taken before Magistrate Collins.
vito held him in s4OO bail FOR the hearing
today
Tzsilher Chief Murphy nor Inspector Nc
hully appeared against the prisoner and
lhe Magistrate was obliged to discharge
HIM
Elrschner said that his arrest was un-
warranted. He declared he did not steal
auF goods at the Bernstein place and said
ne was simply removing boxes of goods
60 3 place In the store where they would
not Be damaged BY water.
e#1cNulty has been in the business only
shout e MONTH" said Kirschner and he
wanted TO make q name for himself /
dIa not open any boxes. Chief Murphy
haa no right to order my arrest in the hrst
EIaza-
AzAad why he was not present at the
eaEinE today. Chief Murphy said il was
taa = s misunderstanding As to the time
81 zht hearins, -kirsehner may escape
zll4zz14l pfcsecutioa,' he said. hut his
tatz FiA not be passed up lightly b. the
&Ifz BuEeau We eannat lee such matters
81 - . Lightly kirsehner win Be ordered
t1lo1c lhe tlIal board
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PENROSE TICKET WINS
in ALLEGHENY COUNTY;
ARMSTRONG IN LEAD
John Wanamaker Only Few
Votes Behind Pittsburgh's
Mayor in Vote Polled by
Convention Candidates
SNYDER RUNS STRONG

PITTSBURGH. May 1.-THE Penrose
slate of candidates for delegates to the Re-
publican convention won from the Brum,
baugh ticket at the primaries yesterday,
the IL candidates leading the ticket. Mayor
Joseph G.. Armstrong received the largest
vote. with John wanamaker but few
votes behind.
Governor Brumbaugh led the field for
the Republican nomination for President,
receiving 23,226 votes. Henry Ford the
peace advocate, was second with 1926
votes. Philander G. Knox, who ran third
had 753 votes, as compared with 31S re-
ceived by Theodore Roosevelt Justice
Hughes received 80. The Wilson vote will
exceed 3000
Cramer is leading Phllson for the Demo-
cratic nomination for State Treasurer by
nearly 1000 votes. Kephart ran far ahead
of Clark for the Republican nomination for
State Treasurer indications pointing that
he will have majority in this county of
more than 1900 votes
Snyder the Penrose candidate for Audi.
tor General. outdistanced Amber, the
Brumbaugh-Vare candidate, in Allegheny
County, and II he maintains the same lead
in the remaining districts to be heard from
that he now has, he will have a majority
of nearly 10000.
Morrin, Democrat, has won the Demo-
cratic nomination for Auditor General from
Lenny, and is leading him NOW by major
ity of 1900, indications pointing that this
lead will be maintained in the hundred scat
tering districts to be heard from.
AT o'clock this morning, with returns
from 720 districts out of 79t in the county,
for Congressman-at-large on the Demo-
cratic ticket Kinsley and Boss were tied
Contlnuod a., Tpons Tro,. f,oI,,,,,, n,,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

Dave Lane, grand old man of the Re-
publican Party leader OF the goth Ward
David II. Lane, chairman of the RepublI-
can City Committee, the Sage who has
been boss Of "the Twentieth" since the
memory Of voters runneth not to the con-
trary, this Nestor and mentor of the young
politicians was beaten in his own bailiwick
yesterday on an issue which meant more
to him personally than any issue he ever
has fought or probably will fight
Dave Lane lost in his effort to defeat the
transit loan. He was beaten by Is votes
While he fought the transit loan he sup
ported the general loan. The results We're:
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In Philadelphia the contest between the
two factions was close. Amber received
a bare majority of 1864. While the Wares.
aided by Mayor Smith, and supporting both
the transit and port loans, decisively de-
feated the Penrose- -NcNichol forces In the
ward contests, they were unable to carry
the Observation-Disclosures ticket through with
the large majority they had predicted.
STAND.oFF FOR DELEGATES HERE.
Six Penrose and six Brumbaugh deleg-
.ates-at-large to the Republican National
Convention carried Philadelphia. Penrose
ran behind Governor BrumbRugh, who re-
ceIved the fifth highest vote in the city,
Mayor Smith running just ahead of him.
William s, Aaron, of Altoona ran $4,000
votes ahead of the entire ticket for dele
gates at large, due to the fact that his
name was first on the long ballot
The Governor won eight of the IL dis
trict delegates in Philadelphia Another
delegate, City Solicitor John p. Connolly,
might be counted upon to line up with the
Vares since the Wares won control Of the
Republican city organization.
The Republican district delegates elected
in Philadelphia follow: 1st district, VIII
liam $. Ware and william McCoach tboth
BrumbauEh; ed district, James p. Me-
NichoI and Charles Brown (both PenrOse)
Sd district. John +. Connolly (neutrnD and
John II. Bromley (Brumbaugh) ith dis
tFlCt, william Abrahhms NbrumbhuEh)
and william FriehOfer (Penrose) 9th dis
trict, John J. Mckinley, DR.. and william r.
Knight, Jr. (both Brumbaugh).
Harmon NJ Kephart received the largest
vote cast for any candidate in Philadelphia.
Virtually unopposed. he polled III ,635 votes.
Philander c. Knox received $4,000 in the
city.
Isador Sobel, of Erie. and Joseph Nc
Laughlin, of Philadelphia, the two Penrose
candidates who opposed Daniel f. Lafean
and John r. X Scott for Congressmen-at-
Large, ran close 10 the two Brumbaugh-
Ware candidates in Philadelphia, sobel re-
celved a big vote in some of the Ware wards.
CLOSE RACE FOR SUPREME COURT.
The closest fight in Philadelphia was the
contest between Charles Palmer and Justice
Emory A. Walling for the nonpartlsan
nomination for Justice of the Supreme
Court There was little interest in the con-
test here, and the result was that walling,
with the united support OF the factions and
of the bar of the city and State, polled only
4Si26 votes as against 42,S3S for Palmer.
Governor Brumbaugh whose name was
the only one in the presidential column on
the Republican ballot, received 6s,S37 votes
Henry Ford ran second to him in the city,
receiving 1914 votes through the use of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17
FEARS HIS DIVORCED WIFE
is FLEEING WITH CHILD
Contractor Here Seeks to Halt Woman
in Journey With Dentist

Supreme Court Justice HotchSiss, OF New
York. has issued a writ Of habeas corpus
70 Harry Kusmmerle, a contractor OF 1421
Chestnut street, this city. calling upon HIS
former wife Lulu to produce their 12-ysar-
old son Harry.
KuemmeFle alleges that his wife is in
New York, address not stated and intends
to sail today with . dentist on a ship to
Peru The name OF the dentist Ii not stated
IN the application for the writ.
The petitioner biames dentist for his
marital troubles He says his wife insisted
upon spending 80 much time In the dentists
company that he divorced her in Melrose
~
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Mr. Lanes position on transit was gem
orally known but he had not publicly de-
ciared himself. But all doubt as TO his
attitude was dlssipated by the figures as
shown above. And If that were not enough
there is the statement made by Senator
Ware today, who was asked to explain the
vote on the loans In the Goth Ward and
, ne answered easily;
'oh. Mr. Lanes always been against the
transit loans. You remember that at the
vote on the preliminary S6,0OOO00 loan for
transit he worked against that too"
That Is what makes today's comparison
Interesting. For when Dave Lane worked
against that first loan he was successful
He beat the loan in that ward which he
always had controlled and the only ward
TO vote against the loan then; he beat it
1875 to 1243 majority of 633. And to-
day he loses by 10 vctes.
Does 1t mean the passing of Dave Lane
rs an influence, as a leader?" Senator Ware
was asked.
"Certainly not" he said, coming quickly
70 the venerable mans defense.
''Well, then, what does il mean?"
Nothing particular" the Senator an
swered. because this was different project
and the agitation of years carried this thing
through despite Mr.. Lanes personal opposi-
tion. You see he has always been against
transit"
Then the fact that he bucked your party
won't hurt him as far as you're concerned?'
+of course. not; Mr.. Lanes all right"
SO David II. Lane doesn't lose caste be-
cause OF his mutiny. But those followers,
who idollzed him in the Goth, the ones who
said with hushed breath He's a fine man."
after he said 'Howdy do in his kindly
and rather grand manner on his way into
the David H. Lane Republican Club in
Master street west OF 18th, they are today
repeating furtlvely TO themselves and then
TO one another that Dave Lane lost a fight
He was beaten in the goth, his own Goth,
think OF II
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FARMER HANGS HIMSELF
Tells Wife He Is Going to Set Hen
and She Finds Him Dangling

Harry Blakely. s5 years old, a farmer
living on Port Royal avenue west Of Ridge
avenue, Upper Roxborough. committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon by hanging him
self
About o'clock in the afternoon Blakely
told his wife he was going to the barn to
set hen. When he had not returned 20
the house BY o'clock his wife went % the
barn to look for him. She found his body
suspended oy rope from ladder leading
70 the hayloft. lie had tied the rome
around bis peek and jumped down me nay
chute.
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nnLp MANTEp-AIAlH

BooKKEBPER young man viii, - 5ssd.aAs rssAt ~
experience g9od oppefpsaqiisss faassr ofzss
sAI.EssiAN- with thorough kpoN.ss2I Z lIl&
tile and mosaic business. e2qittsszsss Ice zzf|
ssss Msss sas ss'a sslsIs s;spfIs'6 '6sf lsdssf
YOUNG AES % lsarn trowsl ~
wases. Henry plsston sens &.
otA.. ela..lasa a. :. r.ss. q. :.
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roo LATE ron, oLAssIFIoAFIOz
nEIp NANirEn-FEAIALB

COOK-Experlence white woman " M Af1a
lantie CITY; In family wageS ,ssassats BIaa4
Mrs. fisherman, Dauphln Apals.s
and DaUphin sts. ------,s. -sl,dlI
WANTED -stenosra pheri a sssissssn,sni' ~
young lady OF good family. fenhas,..,tis 1iIl4
appsarance, Is wanted 10 Philsaafsslp n sss a4
ol Midyale Steel Plant prstfsFat pdf a. stsaesEaa,
and typewritlng, though not hses-.Irt N lza1's
pert must be able 20 develop Y " eaaflsfs M
she can handle all Teasonapie - ~ to sdtf E
queries during absence OF Anlaatsesefion. aa.
person We offer courtesy; e22aafr rem dnef4
some environment ana leh ,tience ia 81.
give particulars as 10 age. ttls'' f9d1ef flN'.
erai and salary desired. II ooo, A.---
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GET OUT. YOU SONS"
w. j. Daughters of Liberty Won't Let
Males Share in Title

ATLANTIC CITY. May I7.-Whether
they get out or stay, mere men must not
expect to boss the New Jersey Council,
Sons and Daughters of Liberty. in the flu
ture BY decisive vote the State con-
vention has called upon the national body
TO eliminate sons from the name of the
order at the first opportunity, since women
constitute 80 per cent OF the membership.
Men succeeded in putting their sex in the
title OF the order year ago. and the pre-
dominating weaker sex does not like the
change at all. Mrs, Mary e. Hayes, of
Peterson, is State councillor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

| "sticlters" Roosevelt received 2036, and
| Hughes 500 in Philadelphia,
Reports from Harrisburg indicate thai
| Ford is running second to Brumbaugh all
| over the State and il is estimated that he
| will receive 10000 votes outside of Phila.
| delpha.
Governor Brumbaugh showed surprising
| personal strength throughout the State
| The extreme difficulty attending the count
| of the complicated primary ballots how
ever, delays news of the outcome. Scat.
tering returns from Allegheny and other
metropolitan districts showed that the Gov
| ernor is running ahead of his ticket and
will probably be elected n delegate-at-large.
| large.
A. Mitchell Palmer easily defeated
Michael Liebel, Jr.. Of Erie, for Democratic
| National Committeeman. The Reorganiza-
| tion Democratic ticket was nominated by a
| substantial majority.
GERMAN-AMERTCANs FOR FORD.
The German-Amcricans in all parts Of
the State gave Henry Ford a large vote
Stickers had been generously distributed
and they were used by Penrose' followers
to express their dsapprobation of Governor
Brumbaugh
The returns include only few districts
from more than half the counties of the
State, including many sections where the
Brumbaugh.Smlth candidacy was admit.
tedy strong The Penrose forces are con-
fident that later returns will show grow.
ing majority for an uninstructed delega.
ton
For Congressman-at-I.arge, the fight be-
tween Joseph NJ. Mclaughlin of Phila-
delphia and Tsador Sobel. of Erie, the
Penrose candidates. and John r. X. Scott.
of Philadelphia, and Daniel f. Lafean, Of
York, the Brumbaugh-Vare candidates
seems to have resulted in victory for the
two former
For State Treasurer Hartman NJ. Kephart,
of Fayette County, had walkover for the
Republican nomination. His opponent. ].
V. Clark, of Washington County. did not
have the support of either faction and II
is not believed that he carried a county
In the State outside of Washington.
Thomas S. Crago, of Greene County, and
Mahlon NJ. Garland, of Allegheny County,
were virtually unopposed for the other two
an-at-large and won handily.
Senator Penrose's friends control the Re-
publican State Committee by a safe ma
jority and he will be chosen chairman of
the State delegation to the G. o. P. Con-
vention and will also be elected National
Committeeman to succeed Henry w.
Wasson
The Democratic fight through the State
was confined to National Committeeman
and the nomination for United States
Senator. The efforts of the "Old Guard"
Democrats to unhorse A. Mitchell Palmer
as the Democratic leader failed, and he
was elected National Committeeman over
Michael Liebel, Jr., of Erie, by big ma
jority.
The Penrose ticket for delegates-at-large,
and which Is elected with but few excep-
tions, perhaps, Is:
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DGUe Lane Won't Talk
About Transit Triumbh

Mr.. Lane was interviewed today on
the fact that the transit loan got
tremendous majority and particular
ly on the fact that his own ward
gave it majority of Is, but he could
not bring himself to talk restrain
edly enough to allow his remarks to
be printed, except that mildest one
in which he said it twas pure, un-
adulterated department store rot"
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Observation-Disclosures

Joseph G. Armstrong, Pittsburgh.
Edward V. Babcock. Pittsburgh.
W. Harry Baker, Harrisburg.
James Elverson. Jr.. Philadelphia.
David L. Gillespie. Pittsburgh.
Alba B. johnson, Montgomery County
Guy W. Moore, Kingston. Luzerne County
George T. Oliver. Pittsburgh.
Boies Penrose, Philadelphia,
William L. Rice, Warren.
George Il. Scull, Somerset
John Wanamaker, Philadelphia.
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Marchand Not KiIled

LONDON. May 1.-THE Paris cor.
respondent OF the Exchange Telegraph Com.
pany. who announced yesterday that Gen.
seral Marehand, OF the French army. had
been killed at the front, reported today
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MISUNDERSTANDING

John W. Ford, Philadelphia
Thomas II. Garvin, Delaware County.
Henry p. Haas, Pittsburgh.
Frank J. Lanahan, Pittsburgh.
Charles Matthews, New Castle.
Isaac B. Metzger, Pittsburgh.
Gabriel II. Meyer. Lebanon.
Joseph w. Pascoe, Easton.
Reese A. Phillips, Scranton.
william Price, Pittsburgh.
Milton p. Schantz, Allentown.
Louis T. Schneider. Pittsburgh
Edward II. Swindell. Pittsburgh.
George H. White, Philadelphia.
DISTRICT DELEGATES ELECTED
Republican district delegates were elected
yesterday as follows over the State. two In
each Congress district being selected:
First. William McCoach, w. s. Ware
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-03

Nearly four hundred woman coun-
ty agents are now at work in Is
Southern States.
Moreover, anything which bene-
fits the children is of vital interest
and benefit to rural women. The
work for boys corn clubs, pig clubs
and poultry clubs, as well as that in
such organizations as the peanut.
baby-beef and potato clubs for farm
boys and farm girls, directly touches
the home, and hence operates to the
interest of rural mothers, daughters
and wives.
There are over five thousand wo-
men who have volunteered to COOP
crate with the department of agri-
culture and the state colleges in pro-
noting this work. Many women are
giving large part of their time
without compensation. The last
available figures show an enroll
ment of 25O.O00 young people in the
various progressive-agricultu clubs
under the direction of county agents
and woman demonstrators, assisted
by volunteer experts of both sexes.
The volunteer work is increasing in
scope. and it is probable that before
long $4,000 women will be working
in direct cooperation with the de-
partment of agriculture and the
State agricultural agencies to pro-
mote the practice Of scientific agri-
cultural methods.