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look eager! There was no doubt Of it
And he looked at Prudence, continu
ously.
Just like ordinary men, isn't he ?
whispered Fairy to Eugene Babler-
called "Babbie," for short and for hui
miliation-for he enjoyed the reputa
ton Of being "talker' even among
college men!
The three young couples struck of
briskly down the road, creek-ward
and Prudence followed sedately with
her professor. -
Fairy says it was perfectly dis
gushing of me to tell you didn't know
anything about bugs" she said com
fortably. But I thought maybe you
were one of those professors who like
one thing so much they can't be In.
terested in anything else. And want.
ed to warn you. But I guess you
aren't that kind, after all?"
"Oh, no, indeed" he assured her
fervently, looking deep into her blue
eyes. II like bugs, it Is true. But
really l like other things, one thing
at least, much better
rs it rfddle?" she inquired. Am
I supposed to guess?"
ut isn't riddle, but you may
guess. Think hard, now! It's seri-
Gus matter. Please don't say food
If get below seventy will be put
down a grader she asked. Then with
intense solemnity, II guess girls"
They laughed together, youthfully.
you are right" he said.
And with a sigh Of relief, Prudence
ever got hundred in anything in my
life. I was very much accustomed to
eighties when was in school. I am
very common and unbrilliant," she
assured him. Fairy says you are
perfectly horribly clever"
She glanced up when she heard his
exclamation, and laughed at his rue
full face. "Oh, that isn't Fairy's ex-
preston. She thinks brilliant and
clever people are just adorable. 1t is
only l who think them horrible" Even
Prudence could Sc that this did not
help matters. Il do not mean
that" she stammered. II am sure
you are very nice indeed, and we are
going to be good friends, aren't we?
But am such a Ounce myself that
am afraid Of real clever people. They
are so superior. And so uninterest-
ing, and-oh, / do not mean that
either" Then Prudence laughed at
her predicament. II may as we'll give
1t up. What l really mean is that
you are SO nice and friendly and in
teresting that can hardly believe you
are 50 clever. You are the incest
smart person I ever saw-except my
own family, l mean" She smiled up
at him deliciously. Does that make
1t square?"
more than square" he said. "You
are too complimentary. But the only
thing that really counts today Is
whether We are going to be real good
friends, as you suggested. We are,
aren't we? The very best and closest
Of friends?"
EYES," agreed Prudence. dimpling.
II like men to be my friends-nice
men, mean. But it isn't always safe.
So. many start out to be good friends
and then want to be silly. So girl
has to be very careful. But it's per-
fectly safe with you, and 50 we can
be the very best of friends. I won't
need to be watchful for bad symp-
TOMS"
ITO be continued)
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s ~ VIII

/
UNCLE WIoGiLY AND THE ROLL
ING CHAIR.
"Oh my! Ouch! Wow! double-ubbl<
Wow" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily, al
The awakened in his room in thu
stump hotel one morning, down at the
sea shore. "Wow-wow!"
"Oh dear me! What ts the trouble ?
asked the mouse, who had been saved
from the shipwreck. The ice colo
lobster, you remember was keeping
company with the sorrowful oyster, SC
he wasn't there. What seems to be
the trouble, Uncle Wiggily?" asked
the mouse.
There IL no seeming about it," an
ewered the old gentleman rabbit. I'll
is real trouble all right. I have the
rheumatism 50 very bad that I car
hardly move" L.
THAT certainly is trouble" agreed
the mouse perhaps II I rub some
salvs on the places where it hurts
that will make you feel better"
"Perhaps," said Uncle Wiggily. "Oh
my! Ouch! Wow!" for just then he
moved one OF his ears too far, and the
pain hurt him very much. You see
he had the rheumatism all over him
even in his ears
So the mouse rubbed some salve on
him, and though it did a little good
the pain was still there. and the old
gentleman rabbit thought he would
have to send for DR.. Possum.
How would you like Grandfather
Goosey Camden to come over from his
hotel and keep you company" asked
the mouse, after Uncle Wiggfly had
had his breakfast in his room. The
old gentleman goose was also spend.
ing a week or so at the sea shore, you
know. .r'
II believe I would like to see Grand.
father Goosey," said Uncle Wiggily,
though I have the rheumatism so
bad that I'm afraid I can't even move
the checkers about on the board if he
should want to have game"
"Oh, I can make the moves for you,
said the mouse kindly. so the messen-
ger mudturtle boy telephoned for
Grandfather Goosey Gander, and soon
the old gentleman goose, and the old
gentleman rabbit were playing check
ers in Uncle WYggily's room. with the
kind shipwrecked mouse to make the
moves for him.
How do you feel now, Uncle Wig
gily?" asked Grandfather Goosey, after
a while.
Not much BETTER" he replied.
"Ouch! Wow" That time he had hap
pened to move his other ear too far,
and it panied him very much.
II tell you what 1t is" said Grand
father Goosey, II believe it would do
you good to get out in the sunshine,
on the board walk"
ooh, it's all right to talk about the
board walk" said Uncle Wiggily, "but
I am so crippled with rheumatism to-
day that I can't walk even If the
boards can. What about that: eh?"
81 didn't mean for you to walk, "
spoke Grandfather Goosey. 81 meant
to get in one of those big wheeled
chairs and have messenger boy dog
push you along. I'll come with you.
Well get a double chair and have a
good time together"
THAT will be just the thing" said
the mouse, land then I can walk along.
beside the chair and make the checker
moves for you"
That's SOL" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily, I'VE can play checkers, as we
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An Oriental Negligee
BY c.. A. VOIGH1

it all the time. vet II they eat candy IN
stead, they ,oilt get sick.-T. 4. v.
Reply-The simplest way, my dear
madam, Is to forbid them gently but very
firmly to have 1t. 1t Ia common habit II
will enlarge their Jaws in time, and there
is danger IL they accidentally swallow It.
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Tell me ,chat sort Of irons to buy to get
a marcel touve effect IN my hdsr.--
Catherine. --.r.s. s. IT, s. q, 49,. j.
Reply-Rexular marcel irons come, four
prongs. that hold the hair In wave be-
tween them. You can do it with the old iron
by holding it under the hair and bending
It back against the lock again. 49,
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Protected by George Matthew Adams]
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
Pay enI Defeated.

Blu United Press.
Washington, June Following a
bitter debate the attempt to pay all
militiamen on the border $50 month
failed. In the debate it was charged,
by those opposed to the measure, that
the proposal would make the guards
men mercenaries.
1t has become known that this gov
ernment has demanded the immediate
release of the colored troopers captur-
ed at Carrizal and held as prisoners
at Chihuahua. The Mexican embassy
expresses the belief that the Ameri.
cans will be released. should no fur
ther conflict occur.
Following a White House confer
ence between President Wilson and
Secretaries Lansing and Baker it was
stated that no details of the Carrizal
affairs are expected under twenty-four
hours.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
ESCAPE IS
DESCRIBED

In referring to the escape Of A. R.
Meeks, supposed to be alias A. G. Null
lenhouse. who, together with his broth
er. A. r. Meeks. was being taken to
Lone Grove. in Carter county for pos
sible Identification as the men who
stole the $500 worth Of hides from
the Catteral slaughter pens on the
rieht Of May 30 County Attorney
venable this morning stated that the
train, the southbound Santa Fe, was
81 yceding along between Dougherty
and Crusher at the rate Of about 20
miles per hour when Meeks, who was
sitting with his back to the engine and
his feet on the sill Of he open window,
suddenly reached up. grasped the win.
dow sash and sprang out from the
coach.
Special officer Bailey. Of the Okla
homa-Texas Cattlemen's association.
rushed to an open window and fired
eight shots at the fugitive as the train
speeded by. none Of which are thought
to have taken effect. The flagman,
riding in the vesubuie Of the rear Pull
man. stated. Mr.. Venable says. that
Meeks gained his feet and back
tracked along the middle Of the track
as soon as the train had passed him
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
HOT LEAD
FOR YOUNG
BURGLAR

Golden Hall, a bad. bad little negro
who has been before the police during
the past several months number Of
times more than he is years old, came
very near glimpsing the golden gate
last night when he attempted TO enter
the store of 4. Brock, at sol South
Second street
Golden started by breaking rear
window The hour was $3.50 and the
little negro evidently had 1t all figur
ed out that everyone would be safely
in bed and sound asleep Unfortunass-
iy for his peace Of mind and safety Of
person his deductions were erro1l@rs.
The Brock residence il in ne yari
in the rear Of the store, and when the
smash OF broken glass filled the air
with It's noise, Leslie Brock heard it
and quietly raised the window Of his
room and unloaded one barrel OF a
double barreled shot gun IN the gen.
eral direction of the noise The gun
was loaded with bird shot and Golden
received fair portion Of these shot
scattered generally about his anato
my. He sprang from the window
through which he had just started to
crawl and began to make running mo
tions toward the street. However
Leslie Brock shouted to him to stop
and throw up his hands, telling him
az the same time that he had one more
perfectly good load IN the shot gun
and assuring him that he would not
hesitate to lombard him with that
load unless he put on the brakes.
Deeming discretion the better part
Of yalor, Golden stopped The police
We're phoned and the little negro turn
ed over to the officers when they ar.
rived.
This morning. after consulting with
county officials, Judge coffman turn.
ed Golden over to the county. He viii.
probably get job at the reform
school Golden's parents aIlege that
he is only twelve years old.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
FOR
DISTRICTS
PREPARED

Treasurer Fl. N. AIullican il busy
preparing his annual report to the
clerks and members Of the boards Of
directors Of the several school dis
tricts of the county.
There are over 100 districts in the
county and to each Of these the treas
urer sends once each year, his report
which shows the amounts collected,
to be credited to each particular dis
trict during the fiscal year; the
amounts yet uncollected the total
number of warrants registered from
each district; the sam total Of the
warrants paid and the amounts if any,
due and unpaid on any warrant from
the district by whose officers it was
issued
To give a slight idea Of the magni-
tude Of the work required in making
these reports it may be stated that Of
the over one hundred districts OF Gra-
dy county the warrants issued by each
district range from the lowest, to 40,
the greatest number issued by any one
district, the amounts called for i'll the
warrants ranging from a few cents to
large payments.
The reports also show the amount,
if any, remaining to the credit OF the
different districts and the total col.
lections and disbursements OF each dis
trict.
The tax levy account, in the report
Us the amount remaining on the
tax rolls to be collected and the total
amount collected and properly credit
ed to the different districts. The war
rant account, in each report shows
the number of warrants already regis
tered and paid and the number Of war
rants outstanding and unpaid together
with the amount each warrant repre-
sents in cash.
The treasurer win have to complete
and have these reports in the hands
of the proper school district officials
by July /. in order that these officials
may have the necessary information
in front of them at the annual school
meetings on the second Tuesday in
July, at which time the estimates for
the annual levy will be made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
NEGRO suRRENDERs.


Following the lead of his partner in
the shooting scrape pulled off In Dark
tofn few evenings ago, Doc Watson
yesterday evening surrendered to
Sheriff Bailey Earlier in the day, as
told in yesterdays Express. Homer
Halyard, the negro with whom Watson
exchanged shots the evening before,
surrendered. Hilyard aud Watson
were both brought before Judge T. p.
Moore and fined S25 and costs for
carrying pistols. Hilyard gave a stay
bond pending the time he might raise
the money with which to pay the fine
Watson, not being able to give a bond
has been remanded to JAIL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
ALEX STORE
IS ROBBED

Burglars last night entered the store
of w. H. Vance and Company at Alex
and got away with between $500 and
5000 worth OF merchandise, according
to statements said to have been given
by the owners of the store.
The merchandise taken consisted Of
a number of pieces of silk. general
lot of dry goods and dress goods and
a number of suit cases. After packing
up the stolen goods the burglars are
supposed to have loaded the loot on a
handcar and run into Chickasha with
it.
The hand car, stolen from the Rock
Island section tool house at Alex, was
found it is alleged. this morning in
the lower end of the Chickasha railway
yards. Sheriff Bailey and Deputy Cas-
tIeman went to Alex this morning and
report no clues
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
BY william q. Shepherd.

BY William g. Shepherd,
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Rotterdam. May 29-- lBy mail
Nobody ever has anything fried these
days in German cities and towns un.
less special feast is on and the
householder pr host has had remark.
|able piece OF luck in securing fat Of
some sort. Fats OF every kind are
lacking
Travellers from Germany. to Rotter.
dam say butter is practically us-
known. Now and then householdsF
may secure half pound Of margarine
alta dollar q pound.
Lard is as scare as butter.
Some months ago, VIXEN the short
age In fats became definite. d few goca
cooks discovered that olive OH might
be used for frying meats and within q
short time many foreslghted civilians
had laid in supplies Of olive oil At
present the olive oil supply Is ex-
hausted.
The government experts in their ef-
forts to obtain fats, commandeered
all the peanuts III Germany.
Pm very fond OF peanut candy
said a German from Munich. who had
come to Rotterdam to feed up, as be
explained and every afternoon /
used to drop few pennies In penny
in-theslot candy machine near my Of.
flee
"0ne afternoon ran out to the ma.
chine and found that the peanut candy
slot had been sealed up With goyerl-
ment seal.
Il couldn't break it OF course. Later
on policeman came and collected ali
the peanut candy in the machine. He
said the government was going to take
the peanuts out Of 1t and extract tho
oil from them"
The one greasy food that can be OBJ.
tanned in limited quantities In certain
districts of Germany is the little
canned French sardine How il gets
into Germany no one seems to know.
MY grocer always had some saf-
dimes, explained neutral lady, who
was going back to the United States,
where I can eat all want to-" He
doled them out sparingly without any
government regulation, she said. but
beefsteak fried in the fish oil was
very unlike beefsteah
There has never 5aen shortage OF
lemons and oranges, according to
reports from persons from various
parts OF Germany The ally block
ade it appears has not as yet shut of
the supply OF citrus fruits, which
reach Germany By devious routes from
various warm cllmes.
OF sugar the Germans Of course nave
an immense supply owing to their
beet root industry Salt abounds but
pepper Is scarce. Ham. bacon or pork
in any form is unknown to civilians.
Eggs in April were sixty cents a
dozen and laying hens were so valua-
Bile that no chickens we're killed for
food until their laying capacity &C.
clined.
A dressed chicken in Cologne shop
brought two dollars and d half during
the day While it rested in the shop
window many persons stopped to look
at it.
The shooting OF pigeons tn the
streets or on the rooltops Is severals
punished but it is said that the pigeon
population is being rapidly diminish
ed Zeppelin crews that have passed
over Berlin at low attitudes in recent
Continued ON paue Foura
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
Another Clash Feared.
BY United Press. :

By United Press.
San Antonio. Tex, June 2f.-The
fate Of the sixty men who were re-
ported to have escaped from the bat
tie at Carrizal is still unknown this
morning. Whether they were pursued
by Mexican cavalry and cut down or
perished from lack Of water has not
been ascertained. Army officers fear
that two troops of the Tenth cavalry
were virtually wiped out
The absence of word from the re-
lief column that was sent by Gen.
Pershing increases the fears that they
also have been engaged by the Car
rama forces.
Captain Lewis Morey and two uni
Identified lieutenants were reported
among those who escaped. Morey is
said to have been seriously wounded
and it is thought that without medical
attention he could scarcely have sur
vlved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24

main crop state that the condition Of
this crop is well above the average.
The only places where the cotton crop
is reported in any way short is in the
small area devastated by the hail a
few weeks ago Even in this locality
a fair crop will be made, the land hav-
ing been re-seeded where the damage
was greatest.
OF crops raised in Grady county,
other than above mentioned, a total
Of fully 10000 acres is shown This
acreage is well diversified and in
cludes kafir, broom corn, potatoes and
melons The Alex, Ninnekah and
Rush Springs neighborhods are the
watermelon sections of the county and
the melon crop will possibly begin to
ship by the last Of July.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24

AVIATOR
is VICTIM
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Paris, June 24.-Amemcan aviator
Victor Chapman sacrificed his life to
save brother flyers in an engagement
that was fought in the air yesterday
Four German machines engaged a
French squadron that was composed
of American Ayiators Prince and Hen
ry and French captain. During the
course of the clash Chapman arrived
on the scene and drove his plane into
the midst Of the Germans.
Chapman's guns brought down two
of the Germans and the others con-
centrated their fire upon him. He fell
to the ground his body being riddled
with bullets. The others reached the
French lines in safety.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
PLANS FOR
PAY MENT
APPROVED

6y United Press
Washington, June 24-The Depart
ment Of the Interior has just approved
the detailed regulations for making
the Chickasaw and Choctaw per capi.
ia payments.
The indian office is transmitting
the same to Muskogee, at once, in or
der that Gabe E. Parker, superintend.
ent of the Five Civilized Tribes, may
be enabled to make payments prompt
~ after the first Of July
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
BY United Press,


San Antonio. Tex, June 24.-In a
message to Gen. Funston today. Gen.
Pershing reported that nine men Of
troop c and seven of troop X Of the
Tenth cavalry were found this morning
northwest of Santa Maria.
All the men found were members Of
the group holding horses in the battle
at Carrizal They brought back TWEEN
ty-five horses Their stories We're sub
stantially the same as those told by
other stragglers
Although unconfirmed the indica-
tions are that eighty-four men and Of
ficers were either killed or captured
or are on their way back to camp. 1t
is feared that the Americans were
nearly annihilated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
Looks More Peaceful.

By United Press.
Mexico City, June Secretary
Lansing's statement to the Latin
American diplomats that the United
States has no territorial ambitions and
that war with Mexico can result only
from desire to establish order there,
made an excellent impression here.
High officials now say they believe
the prospects for the peaceable solu-
tion Of the present situation are prom
ising.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24

CONFESSED

In the matter OF H. n. Mullican.
county treasurer. VS.. the Board Of
Commissioners OF Grady county. the
defendants. through counsel. confess
cd Judgment before Judge Linn this
morning in the sum Of SLIGO. The
suit was instituted by Treasurer Mul
lican to provide a means by which the
county should be enabled to care for
and pay off certain 'tiok-eradication'
warrants issued against the l913-14
levy. The taxes paid in were found
insufficient to care for the warrants.
The suit was filed as a friendly one
and simply to arrive at legal means
Of paying off. or redeeming the war.
rants. Now that the judgment has
been rendered the warrants will be
redeemed from the sinking fund.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24

RECLAIMED
BY FRENCH
Germans Make Mighty Smash to Within
Few Miles Of Verdun But Large
Part Of Lost Ground is
Recovered
By United Press.

by Unllcd freSs.
Paris, June 24-The war office an.
nounced in the official statement today
that one hundred and twenty thousand
Germans participated in the great
smash against the French lines three
miles from verdun yesterday.
1t is admitted that the Germans
drove through to within three and a
half miles Of the heart Of Nerdun,
reaching the village of Fleury.
1t is stated, however, that the French
made counter attacks on the enemy
during last night, retaking large part
of the positions that were lost yester.
day ana Wednesday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
Steamer is Captured.

By United Press.
London, June PA Lloyd's dis
patch from Harwich reports that a
steamer believed to be the Great East
ern liner Brussels, was captured by a
German submarine and was taken to
Zeebrugge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
POPE SEEKS
MEDIATION
in MEXICO?

BY United Press.
Rome June 24.-The pope held a
long conference with the Spanish am
bassador today
It is reported that the pope discuss
ed the adyisability OF asking King All
fonso to mediate between the United
States and Mexico
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
Arrival There Of Forty Men is Reported;
Further Word from Pershing Hourly
Expected; More Stragglers
are Found
MEXICAN OFFICIALS
ARE MORE PACIFIC
Secretary Lansing's Statement Makes
Good ImpressiOn,,snd Peaceful Solution
Of Problem Believed Promising;
Release Of Prisoners Expected

BY United Press.
Columbus, N NJ, June 24.-Accord-
ing to information received here this
afternoon all survivors of the Carrizal
attack, together with the relief column,
have arrived at Dublin. The survivors,
including the principal officers, num-
ber forty. General Pershing's final re-
port is expected hourly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-24
Can't Be Considered.

BY United Press.
Washington, June When shown
dispatches from London saying that
the pope was considering offering me-
diation to President Wilson ii the con.
troversy with Mexico, high Officials
said snch a step could not be consid-
cred III the present case.