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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08

Mrs l.. L. Washburn and son Mar
vim returned from Gainesville y5stcr-
day, where they spent the holidays.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08

Albert Henry, a farmer and stock
man of Tuttle, is in Chickasha this
afternoon attending the district court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08

Mrs. L. G. Wade and brother, Ashley
Hall Dugan, are expected home tomor-
row from Boulder. Cols where Mrs.
Wade was called some weeks ago by
the death of her father, f. +. Dugan-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08

Miss Virginia Patterson left this
morning for a two weeks visit Il
Gracemont with her aunt, Mrs. G. "a
Forbes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08

Mrs. w. T. Marney has returned
from Ell Paso, Texas. where she wai
called about three weeks ago by ths
death of her sister, Mrs. w. Sawyers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08

. w. G. Frank returned to his home in
Cement today, after spending a few
days here on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Why Not in School Room7

A friend writes concerning our
calendar editorial of last week to sug-
gest the possible benefit of the right
sort Of calendars for school rooms.
He writes:
"Boys and girls are prone to look up
from their books and, when they do so.
it would be splendid factor in their
education If their eyes could rest on a
splendid pungent truth. especially con-
corning their own State and all the
fine things that are ours. or scene to
awaken their patriotism or to fix his
torical incident and interest In his
tory" 1.-The calendar. like
the movie, has a great opportunity to
become an educative factor"
The suggestion seems good one
capable of broadening without limit.
II advertisers would confine their cal
endar appeal to useful subjects and
would kindly supply certain number
of schools each year with good calen-
dars minus the advertising, teachers
and superintendent could furnish a
variety for pupils. We have given lit
tie thought to the practicability OF the
idea, but it appeals to us as worth con-
siderinp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R, R,
In Effect October I, 1916.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA:

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA:
GO.ANG " EoI-oV. A. M,
~ES, except Monday. PORTLAND
NAME anu Boston; us "A. NJ,
I3f7t Lewiston, Pennington.
KS5AlQSialSI kOckIand. Portland, Bos-
RAILROAD ton. Montreal and Que
@@@ bee; 9.36 A. NJ, Bruns-
MicA. Lewiston, Portland. Boston; lz.4s
+. A.. tailowell. Gardner and SO.
NJ. texpress). brunswick. Rockland.
portland. boston and New York; 5.lo p.
NJ, hallowell. Gardiner and so. Card
ner; 6.l2 +. M, mot beyond Portlandl,
1U.40 +. NJ, Lewiston. Bath, Portland.
boston. sundays IVA and lO.lo A. NJ. 3.5a
New York; and lO.AO +. M. Portland and
boston.
GOING castillo A. NJ, Bangor, Ca
lais, Bar Harbor. st. John, Halifax.
AroOStook Co. Sunday morning at Ala
a. NJ, does not connect beyond Bangor;
6.33 A. NJ, local to Moosehead Lake (via
Oakland). Belt t. Foxcrort and Bangor;
SIT A. NJ, local to Belfast Bangor and
SkoWhegan; l2.U6 +. NJ, Watervine. Ban
Cor. B. & A. 3. r.. Calais. st. John and
halifax: 81 T. NJ, express 10 Watervile,
thence local to Bangor ana Mattawam
keag; 3.2O T. NJ. Watervilie and Sko,. he
gan; 7.U7 p. NJ, Waterviile,; Skowhsgan
and Bangor. Sundays $50 A. M. 2.52 +.
NJ. for Bangor. $50 A. NJ. and 2.53 +. NJ.
for Skowhegan.
TrainS leave Augusta for Hallowell,
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 63S, $3.50
A. NJ, 12.43, 3.05, 5.15. 612. 10.40. Hallowell
and Gardiner only 4.W P. NJ. Gardiner
only 3.04 A. NJ. except Mondays.
H. D. WALDRON, GenI Passenger Agt
D. c. Douglass. Genl Mgr. Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
"War on the English Sparrow"

TO the Editor:
The League of American Sportsman.
whose office is at ITO Simpson street,
New York, has declared war OF exter-
animation on the English sparrow, and -
prepared to continue the fight vigorously
isnd agEressively three years II need De:
1t will require large sum OF money to
carry on this campaign properly. and the
league requests persons who are in favor
OF such war to contribute to the fund
nov being raised for that purpose:
and their addresses are given, so that
your contribution may be sent.]
The above speaks for itself. A
League Of American Sportsmen" pro-
poses to wage war on a pest-at some
body's else expense. They will COL
leet the cash and the newspapers do
the advertising in the interests of hui
manity-and the sporting goods max.
srs and sellers.
This League of American Sports
men" will wage vigorous and agrees
sive war"-if. free of charge for space,
the newspapers can collect the Large
sum Of money" needed to carry on the
tremendous task of thinking up and
sending out the wholesale slaughter
publicity stuff to publishers.
We used this belligerent announce
ment to show the source of the war
on the English Sparrow" We pro-
pose to start a companion campaign
on another pest. Our campaign will
be called 1.-THE Publishers War on
Publicity Beggers."
So far as we feel our duty as a moral
agent we do not care to enlist in de-
veloping the bird slaughter instinct in
the boys of the families we reach, even
for the mighty consideration of bring
ing an enlarged trade to the makers of
small arms and ammunition, traps,
snares. etc. We have greater pests
than English sparrows in this part of
the world, and we are not yet salts
fed that the English sparrow's evil
deeds are not more than balanced by
his good deeds. At any rate, sitting
on the jury. we do not propose to be
,stampeded in our verdict by manifestly
selfish counsel against the bird.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Editorial Comment
Unehanging Christmas.
(Boston Herald)

Year after year, generation after
generation. there is little change in
the observance of Christmas, little
change in the spirit of the Christmas
season. With most of our other
holidays it is very different. The
Independent in a recent issue sum-
married. the Thanksgiving day ser
mons in the various New York
churches that held services. They
treated almost every subject under
the sun, with the political problems
of this country and the Old World
predomnating, but little or nothing
of the spirit of Thanksgiving day as
it was instituted. The Independent
is led to the conclusion that the only
genuine THANKSGIVING day that we
have ever observed was that at
Plymouth in 1851. That may be put
ting it rather strongly, but we all
know how the spirit and the customs
Of the day have changed.
So with our other holidays. The
Fourth of July orator is far more
likely to cut loose as a muckraker
than to dwell on the things that
once justified the holiday in being
known as 1.-The Glorious Fourth" On
Washington's birthday the writer
who digs out some scandal of the old
days gets more attention than the
one who praises the virtues of the
founders of the republic. And on
Memorial day the spirit of concilia-
ton of the sections often makes it
seem impolite to criticise those who
tried to break the Union.
But Christmas knows little change
and may it ever be so! 1t is not
only that the story of Bethlehem is
the foundation on which we have
built the beautiful superstructure Of
Christian faith, but it is also that
the spirit of the Christmas season is
the spirit of childhood the world
over and in all ages. The cradle
mystery still thrills the hearts of
men and women as nothing else can
thrill it, The miracle of childish
happiness round the Christmas tree,
the hospitality and good will and
kindness that every Christmas
wreath proclaims. the giving that is
more than a gift, the greeting that
softens the harshness of the season
these all give touch to the last
days of the dying year that the world
cannot afford to get along without.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

We write this paragraph with a
Christmas reminder from D. Crommet
Clark, who has carved his niche In
Boston newspaperdom but who used
to practice in lowly Augusta. 1t is a
dandy soft pencil. It is like Crom-
to remember US In the gladstone sea-
son and we are grateful for being re-
membered; also would suggest that
we should appreciate that sort OF
tnsncil every day in the year. +,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

enforcement VI 10"
Editor kennebec journal:
AS a rule everybody wants all our laws
enforced, but they want the other fellow
to do the. enforcing, for rightly or
wrongly, everybody considers 1t most
disagreeable duty to be shirked or avoid
ed if possible. This is especially true OF
the prohibitory law. We hate to take
the first step; we hate to give any infor-
nation against friend or neighbor
whom we have reason to suspect Is Vio-
lating the law; nay, l will go further
and saw that, even if we know that a per-
son is violating the law and can bring
witnesses to prove it. we hesitate 10 tes-
tify, as is our plain duty. NO we won
do it, there is an easier and pleasanter
way out of it; it's up to the Governor and
the sheriffs to do the enforcing we say,
so we throw the whole responsibility onto
their shoulders; it's a lovely way out OF
it, BY George! I am almost glad l
thought of it. But right here. let me say,
it's a cowardly way to do. Oh! how It
would encourage and help officials to do
their duty if the people stood by them
and were ready to back them up.
Said a former high sheriff to me, when
called into his Office, 'if the people would
only help us by information and testi-
mony we would gladly do our duty, but
they won't, they expect us to go ahead
and search and seize and arrest on gossip
and rumors." Those may not be his ex-
act words but they are the substance.
Some people think a governor has I'M
limited power and some that he has no
power at all; both are slightly wrong: a
great deal of what a governor does is by
and with the advice Of his council; still
the weight Of responsibility rests on his
shoulders, for the statutes Of Maine
plainly declare that one Of the first duties
of a governor Is to see that all the laws
are enforced. l remember distinctly
what our present governor said in his
inaugural address; it was that he didn't
believe in prohibition. but as that law
was on our statute books. he would see
to 1t that 1t was enforced right up to the
his service will show. But what makes
me indignant is to see how quickly some
of the Democratic press-notably the
Lewiston SUMS to talk about the
responsibility of Governor-elect Milliken
in the enforcement Of the prohibitory law.
Why didn't the Lewiston Sun have
something to say about the responsibility
Of Governor Curtis during the last two
years. That IL what I would like to
know. Oh, Consistency! thou art a Jewel
indeed.
That reminds me of a little incident
that occurred last summer during the
campaign. Walking leisurely along the
east walk Of Water street, Augusta, one
day noticed two Of Augustus prominent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Who Leaked" for the Market?

President Wilson's note to the Euro
lpean belligerents was sent to the
newspapers at eight o'clock in the eve
ming Of Wednesday. Dec. 20. 1t was
not to be released for publication until
after midnight. Yet at about two
O'Clock on that day a news ticker in
Wall Street carried a report that the
president was about to dispatch note
urging the warning nations to work
out the terms of peace.
These statements were printed in the
New York Times of Thursday, Dec. p,
in the course of an article dealing with
the crisis in the stock market; and
there is a natural inquiry here as to
who leaked" the information.
The Presidents note was dated Mon
day, Dec. 18--two days before it was
given to the press; it was prepared, all
reports agree, several days before that.
Consequently its contents must have
been known to a fairly numerous
3AouP. washington SOSoAP OCSh
busy trying to identify the men who
could have had knowledge of the
Presidents purpose-and there are
sinister rumors to the effect that some
people who were "in the know" did not
let the opportunity pass to pick up
some easy profits in the stock market
when securities went tumbling, as they
were bound to, as soon as the Presi-
dents note became public property.
The incident serves to emphasize the
power which an administration holds
upon values in this country. What the
Presidents note did upon a large scale
which affected every industry whose
securities are dealt in on the market,
can be done to a lesser degree with in
dividual securities by any one of a
group of officials whose duties bring
them into contact with the industrial
life of the nation. This power, it is to
the credit of American public life to
record, has rarely, if ever been abused
and it is significant that it is only
within the past few years that anyone
has ever seriously surmised that per-
sonal gain or any other private motive
lay behind any course of action on the
governments part. That such sur
misses are now rife is due in part to the
system which clothes officials with
such enormous power and in part to
the askance with which conservative
minded people have come to regard
much of the activity in some circles OF
the present administration.
The remedy is partly legislative
by limiting the power of administra-
tive officers-and partly political. by
seeing to it that the government is
lodged In the hands of men and Of par
ties immune to sinister influence. The
country. however. has just voted: and
It is a trite observation that nation
receives that sort of government which
1t deserves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
E.. j. Roberts, D. D. S.
DENTISTRY
TELEPHONE CALL ssi-w.
jan12, mon-we IT

and highly respected ladies looking in
tently at something in a store window;
drawing near I perceived the object Of
their interest to be large half-sized photos
Of two very prominent candidates for Of
fce: pointing to one Of the candidates I
said. There's a nice looking man.
YES" said one Of the ladies'. but 1 would
like to slap his face" had to smile. I
could not help it. did not ask the lady
why. knew why; knew it was because
OF a breach Of promise made publicly to
enforce the law and. possibly, to his cleav-
age to the old Democratic doctrine, ITO
the victors belong the spoils." If that in
ference was correct she was out Of a lob.
Taking up the Kennebec Journal the
other day-a mighty good paper for SOUND
doctrine-my interest for q few moments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

To all Boards Of Trade and CONNER
cial Clubs in the State of Maine.
Waterville, Maine, Dec. 70, 1916.
Editor Kennebec Journal
Gentlemen
II is doubtful if every Chamber Of
Commerce Of Commercial Club Is doing
its part to cooperate IN giving tne
farmer a chance to succeed by helplns
him to make use of the services OF or
carnations, like the Department OF
Agriculture at Washington OF nation
al scope, or the Oranges, close at
hand.
1t is believed that when more people
understand themselves. as well as
those with whom they do business
there will be fewer causes OF COM
plant and greater prosperity through
out the business world.
The proposed organization OF the
New England Milk Producers Assocla-
ton offers an opportunity for every
Board of Trade in the State to CO.
operate with the farmers in attending
the meetings to be held in each county
December 30th. for the purpose OF per-
fecting this plan and assisting IN the
work. The object of the Association IS
to improve dairy products, advertise
their food value and make marketing
conditions better for all concerned
We all know that acquaintance
breeds friendship; that friendship
breeds confidence. and confidence
means cooperation, which is the life
of every progressive community, SO
get in touch with the dairymen in
YOUR vicinity and offer to assist them
in this important work. Your expe-
rience in handling business and finan-
cial affairs should be valuable to them.
Let's get together and push.
Yours very truly,
RALPH J. PATTERSON.
President. Waterville Chamber OF
Commerce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Maine Gossip


Somewheres north of the Pole you hno"
Somebody runs dynamo,
Lighting the skies in pink and req
After the bears have gone to bed.
The glow comes up when the sun goes
down
Just as the lamps light up the town
putting to blush the moon ana stars
With the play of its rosy, radlant pars'
whoever runs this dynamo
white, or black. or Esquimaux
Has US beat on this mundane sphere
Painting up the atmosphere:
He's headquarters for wave and watt
Squeezing the juice in some polar spo.
The busy, whizzing dynamo!
Perhaps us chaps in the engine room
When we throw a switch to break the
gloom,
We steal but bit from the dynamo
Hidden away in the ice and snow.
Don c. Se!tz.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

The best publicity" letter we ever
received arrived today Tuesday (next
day after Christmas, 1870. It was
from the American Neutral Confer
ence Conn.,, New York. At least that
was the printed address on the en-
velope which bore FIVE rubber stamp
imprints in red, artistically imprinted
by postal clerks, declaring said en-
velope received unsealed." There was
nothing In it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

Having learned that we had bought our
Christmas fowl Friday night and that
, ,a;a they were safe. our hens only
i ia one egg Saturday. But after think
on on Sunday.-Pats and Knocks, Portland
"Recanted"! There now, we knew
some secret of the hen business had
been kept from us! Our hens are
gonna "recant" or we'n know the rea-
son why. We recanted a coupla vounp
ROSTERS on Saturday and we have
promised ourself to recant seyer.,
more of 'em every week from now on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

was centered in an editorial, article re-
printed from the Lewiston Sum-" telling
about the duties and responsibilities OIL
Governor-elect Milliken. BY the Lord
Harry! 1 was indignant. just as indis-
nant as that charming Augusta lady WIS
wanted to slap a candidates face, and u
mean to do 1t. sure. If ever go to Lewis
ton; shall walk straight into the ofixl
OF the Lewiston Sun; straight up to the
editor and say, you poor miserable
creature how dare you insult our good
Governor-elect and the people Of Maine
by such chaf? Why, in the name Of all
that's good and true. didn't you ha'e|
something to say about duties and rel
sponsibilities during the two years serI
vice Of the present Governor? Not u
word, you coward; now take that, an'|
that and that. Possibly may not 60 ~
Lewiston. W.. P. A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Women in the Country

The National Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION is sending out the following
in the form Of a fiier, ito women III
the country:
The preservation OF her nome anu
the betterment and care OF her children
Is as important to the woman In the
country as to her city sister. To-Day as
never before are the needs of city and
country the same, for both suffer alike
from the same evils. and share the
same benefits. Therefore, as women, to
care properly for our families, we must
HELP toward the common good.
WE WANT
TO HELP make our State true re-
public-a Government OF, For and By
the WHOLE People. Women are one
half of the People. Is there any reas-
on for DISTINGUISHING us in company
with criminals, idiots and lunatics?
TO HELP secure representation for
us women on the farm who may be left
widows and orphans. No one knows
better than the farmer how his wife
HELPS him to earn and carry on the
farm. When he dies, he leaves it
without fear in her hands. But he
leaves it henceforth UNPROTECTED
BY A CITIZENS VOTE. She is con-
sidered a citizen when the taxes fall
due-and her taxes are more likely to
be raised than reduced, but on election
day she may not say how these taxes
shall.be spent. TAXATION WITHOUT
REPRESENTATION is TYRANNY.
TO HELP get laws that will make us
guardians Of our own children equally
with their fathers.
TO HELP get laws to raise the age
of protection for girls.
TO HELP get more State money for
country schools and also larger appro-
priations for township High Schools in
order that our children may be educat-
ed AT HOME ard may be given the
practical education that we think they
ought to have.
TO HELP get better markets, better
transportation facilities, cheaper dis
tribution. equal freight and express
rates so that the producer and consum-
err may be brought closer together and
larger share of the profits return to
the farm.
TO HELP to get more social life.
This means better roads, better trolley
service. moro libraries and meeting
halls; and the right to use those we
have for social purposes. If whole
some amusements are not provided. our
boys and girls will seek the other
kind
To HELP protect our families from
the contaGion that turks in ready-made
clothing. Epidemics of measles, scar
leftover. etc. in the country have been
traced repeatedly to city sweat-shops
where clothing is finished amid filth
and disease.
Every one Of these things is con-
trolled by politics and men elected to
office heed the voice of those who elect
them. If we expect them to consider
that which is near and dear to us. THE
PROTECTION OF HOME AND
CHILDREN, as seriously as thev con-
slider the chief interests of men, PROP
ERT4 AND BUSINESS. we must
have the opportunity TO HELP choose
the men who make our laws. sTHIS IS
SIMPLE JUSTICE. 1t means women
must be allowed to vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

A durable bronze tablet has been
placed on the rail of the Portland
South Portland bridge to commemor-
ate the contractors, architects, engi-
neers and commissioners who super
vised the project.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
An Ounce Of Prevention.

For the third time in one afternoon
the lady found her new maid 1ast
asleep In the kitchen easy chair.
What, asleep again?" she saio'
when l engaged you you SAID you
were never tired"
II know l did," the maid answered.
but I should be if l didn't sleep.
Chicago Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

Convalescenee after pneumonia. w
phoid fever and the grip. is sometime
merely apparent, not real. To make
real and rapid, there Is no other tonic y
highly to be recommended as Hoods ~
saparilla. Thousands so testify. TAI
Hood's.-Adv,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

To be getting used to it, for service
next week, why not sing the follow
ing. after the Were here because"
custom: 1917. 1917, 10 seventeen, 9
teen, seven teen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
AppearanceS.

Mistress-Mary, how is it see you
walking out with a soldier when you We
got a young man In the trenches:
Mary-Well, mum, l only does 1t to
take off the bare look.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

Conventional charity piously accepts
things as they are. and helps the I'M
fortunate: Justice goes to the legislature
and changes things.-Dr. Frank Crane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
A Bad Case.

Tho proud mother was showing on
her son to a neighbor.
.rIIe grows more like his father every
day." she said.
The neighbor, being a man and one
Of the fathers former pals, did not ex-
pand with appreciation.
.sDear me-" he said. And have you
+r;ed everything New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27
Won't Cross.

Tipp-I understand that Gray Is al
ways on Easy Street now.
Topples; bat one can never make
him come across.-Town Topics.