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The Washington times., 1916-01-28
NEWSPAPERMEN TO
roll" UNITEDPRESS
Duckpin Teams Expected to
Open Fire in Still Of Night at
Local Alley.

Survivors OF Dardanelles. Npres and
Flanders will surround alleys No. and
at the Grand Central Palace tonight
when duckpin armies of the United
Press and Washington Times Company
will stage a winner-take-all, wrestle-to-
the-hnish match fer the purpose of
showing the European dogs of war how
to register complete and unqualified
victory with no strings attached.
The display is mentioned for this par
ticular night as counter attraction
to the Wallace Kreuter pocket billiard
match which takes place in the same
room. and the gate receipts from the
bowling contest are to be given to the
suffering Russians and Polanders. The
moving picture rights for the Fill
lslanos are owned by Tony the Wap."
Much secrecy surrounds the caliber of
shrapnel that will be adopted by the
oppOsin" forces, but In giving out his
lineup for the fray, General Mellett, OF
the L. p, modeStly named himself last,
not knowing that his position would be
that OF anchor man." and tnat said
office carries no salary, and demands
much of the encumbent. General Mel
lett confided that his team is made up
of the amateur rank. but his broken
! English conveyed the possibility of
! them proving rank amateurs.
Col. San Miguei Flynne the French
! generalpestimo, inspected his troops for
| the l46th time today and announced
that the shoes of but one soldier needed
| half-soling.
His south wing is somewhat crippled
4 for tonght's severe CnvQInter owing TO
| the fact that collins C.O0- -Candl"LJW er
| fiivVer accidentally started when ne
cranked up and he will hnv" no ex-
| cuse tor not being able to get home.
Kirby has been in the hospital tent
4 for more thar a month and may be
| forced to remain OIL the bthch for the
Greater part of the contest. TINS ca
| tastrophe, however, Is not a source Ci
| sleeplcss nights TO Colonel FlyhnC, as
| Kirby's average was never known IL
tax the humblest Mergenthaler. lie
may bowl for Collins. but not for long
| Mcintyre, who claims to have invent.
ed the man-killing 4&-inch Mineralite
ball, Is supposed tn he the stronghold
OF the Allies, and will be in charge ol
the Northern Department The Central
wing, or the chest. will be defended b.
either Majors Booker, Repasz, or B6T.
man, of which there is little choice
Lieutenant Miller has lost much ground
South of Florida avenue, and is ex
pected to lose more.
Regarding the guns to he used Dy
the United Press, II was learned from
Sayville today that the Hassenpheffe'
press of Berlin has heard through n,
Snitchelbank Bureau a, the Hague tha
unconfirmed censored reports have Sen
erals Geddes. Yoder, E!dred. and + n.
der assisting General Mellett in th
North South. East, and West. respec
lively, but not respectfully. A scourg
ing editorial in the Bagdag EggspreLl
quotes General Bender ds having a dis
position much akin to his name. Thi!
Is not taken seriously here. however
as that is a brand of short-sighted hu
NOR often adopted by subsidized o
Summarized papers.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Bowling Tonight.
Telephone League--Cashier VS.. Contract
Engineer VS., Interior Dept. Revenue

Telephone League-Cashier vs.. Contract
Engineer VS. Interior Dept Revenue
va. Construction,
Capital City--Ivury Soaps vs.. Jewels.
Commercial-Gas VS., w. and l..
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Postofflce.
Arcade-B Bankers VS.. Imperials.
Georgetown COmmercial-Murtau VS.
&. and G. Supply.
Interbureau-Plant VS. Secretary.
X. of C.-MCKnights vs.. Presidents.
Marine Corps-Canacao VS.. Olongapo.
Mt. Pleasant-Cliftons VS.. Newtons.
National Capital-Velvet Kind VS.. Ma.
tionals.
Pepco-Meter VIZ. Purchasing.
Dlstrict-Belmonts vs.. Resolutes.
Red Men--Sioux vs.. Usage.
Northeastern-Thom Jefferson VS.. I'm
perials.
Navy Yard--B. NJ VS.. East Shops.
Post VS.. Finance.
Phi Mu Sigma-Dekta VS.. ZetH.
Masonic-East Gate vs.. Wash. Gent.
Acacia VS.. King Solomon.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Joe Stecher Is Winner
Over masked Marvel

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.--Joe stecher.
with his scissors hold. is today the
pride OF New Workers.. for he upset
Mort Henderson. the "mouEed marvel,
twice in sixteen rninutes lest night nt
Madison Square Garden Now ne VIII
be matched with Wladek lliNszko, the
Polish mRstodon.
So powerful is the young Nebraskan
that the defense Of Henderson seemed
weaker thar anything he has shown
here since the hig tournament began.
gtecher worked around Henderson like
a veteran and, once in control OF the
situation, had no trouble in pinninS
the masked ones shoulders TO the mat
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
MAYHOOK UP TRACK.
TEAMS IN WORKOUT.
FOR COMING MEETS.
st. Adams, Western, and Tech
Invited to Compete at Boys
Y. M. C. A. Gym.
DOUBLE BILL ON FOR TODAY
SchoOIboys' Meet at Arcade,
While Georgetown Plays
Brooklyn PoIys Tonight.
DOUBLE BILL ON FOR TODAY
New Basketball Star
Uncovered at 9. w. U.

When George Colliflower, newly
appointed coach of the G. w. U.
basketball team, looked over his
squad for the first time at the
"Y" last night he discovered a
newcomer in the ranks in the
person of John Powers. From
his work in practice Powers
looks to be real find and was
played at right forward work
ing in fine style with Capt.
"Shorty" Almon. Powers halls
from Fall River, Mass, and is
the same size and build as AL
mon. The midget pair gave a
fine account of themselves and
only need practice to be devel-
oped into a capable combina-
ton.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Match at Crisis.

With a disadvantage of 192
points to overcome before he
has an even chance to dispose
of Louis Kreuter, the boy
pocket billiard player, Walter
Wallace, the District of CO.
lumbia champion is on the
small end Of tonight's final
200 points. Four-hundred
points were disposed of last
night when Kreuter won by
200 to a and the first 200
points were witnessed We'd
nesday night when the boy won
by 200 to 131.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Peck Stars Win.

Peck Stars handed the Empire \. G..
a 3s to 13 heating last night proving
more capable all the way "Smutty'
James. veteran Of many battles. played
his usual consistent game scoring eight
baskets from the floor and leading both
teams.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Penn Is Winner.

The Penn basketball team OF the Ter
minal Y. NJ. e. A. League was forced to
the limit for a win over the Southern
quint, gaining a 30 to 2S victory. Boyd,
Daley, and Moffitt starred for the win
ners. Two games will be played in the
Terminal gym, Saturday night. the Ter
minal fiCst team meeting the Roland a.
G.. and the second quint playing the
Garfield A. G..
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Chaney Gets One More.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2s.--Get rye ChaneY
technically knocked out Frankie Nelson
in three rounds here last night. In toe
third session Chaney's left hook tore
SO dnen a cash IN Nelson's eye that
two physicians refused TO allow him
10 continue the bout. Tho Hoboken
teatheryyeight did well for the hrbt
two rounds against tie hard-hittins
local boy.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
limited Indoor Meet at Gym
Rosebud "Comes BackY

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. q = Konttcky
Rosebud. veteran colorhd boxer. flast
John Henry Johnson. At the OlyniBla.
when he let loose a right haymaker IN
the fourth inning Of the siN-round 20
that sent Johnson to dreamland for soc
eral minutes.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Georgetown Relay Men
Will Hike at FOrdham

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S-The one-mile
intercollegiate relay will be one OF. the
features at the games of Fordham
University on Friday evening, Febru-
ary IL. Georgetown is the first OF the
out town colleges to send In an entry
for this event
Fordham's relay team has made an
exceptionally good showing, its most re.
cent victory being gained from the
BROOKLYN College quartet.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Makes Unque Offer.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 2S.-In order to
obtain his desired raise from the Reds.
Fred Toney. the Reds big pitcher has
offered to win at least twenty fiye games
in 1916. provided HerZog's team gives
him four runs every time he twiTls. He
makes this announcement in an open
letter to the newspapers.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Will Play in Bowl.

NEW YORK. Ian. 2S The Giants
have transferred their scheduled game
with the Yale varsity nine from the
Polo Grounds to the Yale Bowl. When
McCraw's team appears in the Bowl
bn April II. 1t will he the first major
league team TO play there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
WHEN THE PEONs PRoFITED
American Soldiers, in Their Progress
Through Mexico, Threw Away Sill
YER Money Too Heavy to Carry.


On the only occasion when Ameri,
can soldiers and marines got further
than Vera Cruz on the job of clean.
ing up Mexico" they threw away
money on the march and paid as
much as sL50 for a canteenful OF
water.
That was in the days of wooden
ships and iron men, when General
Scott's army marched from Vera Cruz
TO Mexico City. There was company
Of marines from the San Jacinto with
the army. Instead of the present-day
khaki they wore blue with white belts
that had to be carefully pipe-clayed.
The marines, deprived of the grog
that Uncle Sam served them daily on
shipboard, in that year of 1886, suf
fered greatly from thirst on the road
to the capital. Water was scarce, and
sometimes they paid as much as s1.50
for canteenful. They had been paid
in silver before starting from Vera
Cruz, and finding that the money was
too heavy to carry they threw 1t
away. The poems along the way prof
tied from that march.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31

A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO.
, = 80 +++ - > =
An ominous Observation.

A man in Westfield, Mass, who had
been married four times, was SO unfor-
tunate as to lose all his wives. Such
matter of course had his weddings
come to be in Westfield that when,
after year of widowerhood, he an
nounced his fifth engagement, one of
the neighbors said:
Richard, suppose getting married
comes pretty natural to you by this
time, doesn't it?"
Well" said Richard, after due re-
Election, this fifth marriage amt 60
ing to seem SO natural. Old Parson
Begg's off on trip to Europe, and
he's never failed to tie the knot for
me. | said to Mary that didn't think
1t would feel like wedding without
Parson Begg; but she said that it was
her turn to choose, and that she meant
to start off with that young minister
that just come to town, and that If he
did well she guessed she'd stick to
him. She didn't explain what she
omant. but it sounded kinder ominous
to me. Exchange
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31

An ancient, storm-battered British
trawler. with leaking sides and a worn.
put engine. is worth more to the owner
these days than a new spick and span
craft with equipment, dry hold and
last engines. Similarly the one-eyed
skipper. who he'd hard time getting a
Job before the war. is In more demand
than one without physical defect.
The reason for this is that all serv-
lceable trawlers and able-bodied skip
pers are snapped up by the admiralty.
Meantime. owing to the shortage OF
craft. the old tubs and their derelict
masters are making 3 fortune in fish.
ing. II is true, they engage in a risky
business and run the chance Of both
mines and submarines. but the reward
for q good catch is several times that
Of the old days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
Another Voyage Of the sunbeam"

Another Voyage Of the Sunbeam"
Lord Brassey has placed at the dis
rosal of the government of India his
steam yacht Sunbeam, which was also
utilized for the same purpose last au
tumn in the Mediterranean.
There can be very few yachts IN
commission which have seen 81 much
active service as the Sunbeam, for
1t must be more than forty years stree
the first Lady Brassey made the ship
q household word by her account OF
a voyage round the world jn it. A
few years ago, 1t will be remembered,
the gallant old yacht Yves entered for
a transatlantic race sor sailing yachts,
and made quite good showing among
the younger and larger boats. though
not the first to reach the goal
The stanch old boat now fitted
with steam, though retaining her
masts and spars for sailing. paid q
visit to Montreal harbor four or fiva
years ago, under the command of her
noble master. who is properly quail
fed sea captain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
A JAR FOR SOME SAINTS.

1t must have been a decided jar fol
some saints, as well as for the rantine
evangelists who rave over the sins OF
young folks who "trip the light fantas.
tic toe, when Prof. Fitzgerald S. Par
ker, OF Nashville, Tenn, dug up the
Information that John Wesley, founder
OF the Methodist church, once stopped
over in London, while on his way home
from oxford, to enjoy dancing with
his sisters and on the same occasion
he went to see play.
Thus did the sainted Wesley indulge
in two of those wicked worldly
amusements" which have SO long been
under the ban. Prof. Parker, object
ing to the church invading the domain
OF individual conscience, warned the
Methodist conference against specif.
ically prohibiting dancing and similar
amusements. Worse still, the Nash
vile papers say Bishop Collins Denny
and Prof. Willett, of Vanderbilt uni.
versity, approved what Prof. Parker
had to say.
The life OF the founder Of our
church" said Prof. Parker must ever
be re-interpreted and re-applied 10 the
conditions of human life and the ad.
vancement OF civilization"
All of which is also interesting for
the reason that it will doubtless re.
viye in church circles the discussion
OF question which has already re.
ceived attention out OF all proportion
to its comparative Importance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
Most Powerful Explosive.

Lyddite Is probably the most power
full explosive known to man. 1t is
largely composed Of one of the deriva
tives of coal-tar, namely. picric acid
To convert and develop the explosive
properties of this new discovery to the
purposes Of war was only matter OF
time and experiment for the expert
chemists. They did not labor in vain,
for they found that by melting the pic
ric acid crystals until they turned into
a fluid of the consistency of cream,
ard then combining this fluid with
gun-cotton melted in alcohol, they got
an explosive more terrifying and tre-
rendous ia It's destructive powers than
anything else known before or since.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
WISE AND OTHERWISE
It's on his bending knees a man sc-
quires baggy trousers.

It's on his bending knees a man sc
quires baggy trousers.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
They are not fattening.
A good way to make q slow horse
fast is not to feed him.
1t is easiest to arbitrate after you
have licked your opponent.
"A good thing may be cheap, but a
cheap thing is seldom good.
1t doesn't pay merchant to let
the sheriff do his advertising.
Sometimes man stops at a hotel
In order to avoid home comforts.
lot of people pray as If they
thought the lord needed their advice
II a woman has a mirror in her
room there is where the carpet wears
out first.
Beware of the smooth Individual
It's the rough cogs in the wheel that
do the work
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
STATUES IN EUROPEAN CITIES
Things That Impressed English Au.
thor When He Visited Capitals Of
Germany and Russia.

1t is interesting to recall at the pres.
ent time, when Russia and Germany
are warning, what Lewis Carroll, the
author of Alice in Wonderland"
wrote in his diary Of Berlin and Petro-
grad, the rival capitals, during a con.
tinental tour he took as long ago as
1S67-even before the Franco Prussian
war.
After commenting upon the enor.
nous number of statues in Berlin.
Lewis CARROLL goes on to say that one
Of the types Of statue most frequently
seen is the colossal figure of man
killing, about to kill, or having killed
(the present tense is preferred) a
beast. A dragon is the correct thing,
but If that is beyond the artist, he may
content himself with lion or a pig.
The beast-killing principle has been
carried out everywhere with a relent-
less monotony, which makes parts of
Berlin look like a fossil slaughter
house."
He continues his tour, and eventual
iy comes to Petrograd. This is his de.
scription: There is a fine equestrian
statue Of Peter the Great near the ad.
miralty; the horse is rearing, and has
a serpent coiled about his hind feet.
II this had been put up in Berlin Peter
would, no doubt have been actively
engaged in killing the monster, but
here he takes no notice Of it; in fact.
the killing theorylis not recognized. -
London Tit-Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
A GOOD FAMILY COUGH SYRUP

Can be made by mixing Pine-Tar,
Aconite, Sugar. Hyoscyamus, Sassa-
fras, Peppermint, Ipeeac. Rhubarb,
Mandrake, Capsicum Muriate Am
monfa, Honey and GIycerine. It is
pleasant. healing and soothing, raises
the phiegm, and gives almost instant
relief. For convenience of those who
prefer not to fuss. It is supplied
ready made in 25c bottles under name
OF Dr. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey Can
be had at your druggist. Insist on
getting DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey and
see that the formula is ON the pack
age.-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
EXPRESS PAckAeETTEs.


Flowers they placed upon the grave
Of each soldier, true and brave.
GONE upon his last furlough
To the land where turks no foe.
IL might not be bad idea to put
Clyde Mattox on the police force.
81 Simp says he notices that he al.
ways feels more like eating when he
is hungry.
IT is hard on the dogs but the cons
need a little more practice with their
shootin' irons.
However, Teddy is making a pretty
strenuous campaign for man who is
not a candidate.
Another reason why we would like
TO be banker is because they always
take all the holidays that are coming
to them.
But you can hardly blame the gar.
deners If they lose little of their en-.
thusiasm when the mercury begins to
play around the nineties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
luxury Tax for Dane.

The proposed Danish ban on lux
uries, known as the luxury tax" is
expected to include tobacco. flowers,
raisins. currants, wines. caviar, truf'
hes. Holsters, oysters, tea, coffee, CO.
Goa, hats, plumage, corsets. dresses,
perfumes. laces, ornaments, watches.
books. magazines and paper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31

Q. 8. 8. is no experiment Of to
day. but is a successful remedy for
the blood that has been a blessing
to thousands Of sufferers for the
last fifty years. There is nothing
mysterious about s. 8. 8. 1t is an
extract from native herbs, roots
and bark, each known for its Decu-
liar medicinal value. These ingre-
dlents combine and act in bene-
ficial and helpful way with nature.
II doesn't matter whether your
case or blood trouble is one OF the
many forms of Rheumatism, OF Ca
tarrh. Scrofufa, Contagious Blood
THn SWIFT SPECIFIC COM
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31

There have been some other chang
es. Always the motive has been for
the betterrent Of our schools, Oklaho-
mas greatest asset. No person has
been placed in a position of school re-
sponsibility for political reasons
Oklahoman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
POLITICS AND STATE SCHOOLS

In a recent interview, Governor
Robert L. Williams was quoted as fol
lows:
my purpose is TO put the state edu
cational institutions upon high ba
Sis. every head or member who seeks
to hold office by political artifice or
intrigue shall be driven out and only
men who stand on their merit shall
remain. | will not be intimidated by
false charges. These matters will be
settled by board regularly constitut-
ed by law. My object is that these
state institutions shall be run on mer-
it and without partisanship."
II is known that the members of
the state board of education are in
sympathy with the statement of the
governor.
As an illustration that the admins
tration Of our state schools is free
from political domination, the records
will be quite the best evidence Let
us refer to them.
The new head of the school for deaf
at Sapulpa was selected from Dakota.
Gould he have had any political influ-
ence in this state? Assuredly not He
was selected for merit alone.
When a vacancy occurred more than
year ago at the school Of mines,
head for that institution was chosen
from the federal service. Merit was.
the element which placed him in the
position
About the same time the board
found it advisable to make a change
at the South estern Normal school.
The former president was not retired
to make room for person high in po- /.
litical favor His successor was chos-
en- for efficiency. And, the educator
who was removed was not dropped
from the service Of the state, but was
unanimously selected to be an instruc-
tor at Oklahoma's greatest university !
About a year ago, dissensions pre-
vailed at the Southeastern Normal
school. The president Of the school
was asked to resign. No politics en-
tered into the action of the board. His
successor was chosen from another
state, and all know that as such resi-.
dent he had no political influence in
Oklahoma. He could not even vote.
Recently the state board deemed It
wise to make a change in the East
Central normal. This was not done al
the direction of the governor. Nor
were the spoils of a political nature
considered. The board believed
change would add to the efficiency
of the school. The new head comes
from another state. He is without DO
litical influence in Oklahoma. He
could not even deliver his own ballot
to any faction which might wish it
Hence there could be no political as
pect to his selection.
Not many weeks ago the president
OF the Northwestern normal was asked
to resign. Immediately idle gossip
screamed politics" There was a
thin cloud Of battle Before the cloud
had widened, the state board had ap-
pointed the former head of the Alva
school to be the president of Central
normal oklahoma's greatest school Of
its class.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
Real Thing in Success.

Some men succeed because they In
herit wealth with which to overcome
adverse circumstances; but the man
who makes good with only his brain
and his hands as his capital is the
real thing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
Disappointed Homes.

A depositor of the Milton Del)
bank, who had heard there Yves pre-
MUM on Lincoln pennies, brought
twelve pounds of them TO the bank
and found they were still only worth
a penny each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
Decision Means success.

Success in life depends far more
upon decision of character than upon
the possession of what is called genius.
The man who is perpetually hesitating
as to which of two things he viii do,
will do neither.-William Writ,