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costumes conspicuous by their pres
cnce and others Just plain conspicuous,
fed from tho building, and. boarding
irousines. taNis and seaGo'ng hacks,
we're whiskcd away 20 greet the day
later as artists authors. models and
ncuspspcr folk.
only those elsie whose names sppesr
on me front o. magazines or the cor
nors Of eanvases we're hidden 20 bring
themselves and friends to the Wood
land ball-for that's what 1t was the
tickets said sothis year. The tickets
aid even more. ard decreed that, IN
view or the sylvan nature Of tho enter
,ainment. all colder. sailor. domino and
Yama-yama costumes were barred.
Nothing else vas TO be froWned upon
and nothing else was. In fact, there
was not enough of some external trap
pings TO make it worth while creasing
ones forehead.
Stout Henry Reuterdahl, who when
\ not psnning Secretary Daniels IS draw
krc pictures Of Josephus's navy. was
Nc only one who had the temerity 20
defy the edict on the ticket. he ap-
reared as sailor, but after be had
explained that he vas Admiral Of the
Woodland Navy" no ono dared 10 re-
fuse him admission.
Costumes Less than More.
His brilliant coat e Lpon its shout
ders two bullfrogs in place OF epau-
lc,tes I'pon his gold laced breast he
wore flask OF grape juice as his sole
decoration. and behind him he drew =
toy battleship. the guns of which we're
spiked with sweetpeas.
But, despite his splendor, the artist
OF and mourner for the UNITED states
Navy was only a small scintillation IN
the glare Of color which filled the BALI
room when all the Kit Kats had assem- =
bled. Even the gildcd toes OF Mr.. TIL.
don. tvinkling through the straps or
sandals which were part OF MS WOOD
ard out-landish costume, received only
a psssing and dazzlsd glance. and per-
,ons turned from Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb,
in the infantilc gsrb Of babes in th'
wood. TO laugh harder at something
else.
Little Johns IN good Lincoln green 20 %,
bother even so worthy Sheriff a. Al
Smith; there we're enough spirits o.
the woodland 20 supply Percy Macksye
with dozen marques, and there was
little enough in other costumes TO make
Ny. Comstock's successor toss rest
lessly all night
When all these component and gor,,
oeou, parts Of the gathering moved
The Washington herald., 1916-02-06
Pickles and Honey Favorite Dainty of Lithuanians

try Where the fields stop the forests
and marshes begin; wolves are killed
there and elks can be found, though they
are becoming rare.
The peasants huts are of wood, with
the bare ground for flooring. The hut is
about thirty feet square and is divided
into two. The outer room is empty, and
in the inner there is a stove, a table, a
few chairs, and from a beam hangs a big
washing basket%tthe cradle The bed
consists of a few planks supported by
two trestles and covered by sack stuffed
with straw This is the home not only Of
a normal family, but of grandparents,
and often of many relations as we'll The
poultry also are inmates of the hut, and
in winter, unless the peasant can afford
an clubhouse, his pony and cattle are
housed there. The peasants food con-
sists of black bread and cheese, little
fruit and very occasionally meat. The
women not only do the ordinary house
work, but spin and weave all the material
for the family clothes, and do all the
light field work as we'll. The corn is cut
by hand, entirely by women.
1.-THE Poles ! met are Roman Catho-
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house where l lived, was man so va
rious that he seemed to be not one, but
all mankinds epitome.
I'm the morning l would find him do
ing the housework. In the afternoon
he would bloom into wonderful livery
of gray and emerald green and later,
wrapped in an apron, he would lend a
hand to the cook.
Although the Poles are no longer an
independent nation, the national feeling
is as strong as ever. Though a Pole may
not have penny, he will not part with
his land. You therefore, see acres of un-
cultivated fields. Their owners are too
poor to do more than Just look after the
best ground, and the rest is left a wilder
ness. This gives the country look of
sadness and desolation. North, south,
east and west, the earth lies in a great
plain, broken only by the pine forests and
groves of birch. Even the sea seems small
beside this immense stretch of country,
absolutely fiat and devoid of life. The
feeling that the land is too big for the
people and that nature has overwhelmed
them and their weak attempts at civil
ization hangs like spell over the coun-
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lies, although the Russians had tried to
enforce the Greek Orthodox religion. For
forty years the law compelling orthodoxy
was in force and the church stood empty.
At the end of that time the government
gave up the struggle, and now the Poles
again go to church. The service in the
Polish church goes on for several hours,
and the people come from miles around.
They come in families, barefoot, carrying
their boots, which they put on on enter
ing the church. Each family brings its
provisions and settles down outside the
church, going in periodically to listen to
and join in the service. Outside some
are eating their dinners, others, sleeping
talking, smoking, and there is a continual
coming and going in and out. There are
no seats in the church. The people
stand, packed together. Occasionally the
priest leads a procession round outside
the church, scattering the holy water
from his brush.
zone wonders what these simple folk
think of the terrible tide which Ia now
sweeping backwards and forwards over
them, II. indeed, they apprehend its real
meaning at all"
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court Judge held her too insane to
be found guilty Of crime but sane
enough to be tried
In May she was put on trial and
found guilty of the Strauss letter
offense.
a week later the trial Judge SEN
fenced her to six months in the peni-
tentiary, but declared that she was
too insane to stay there.
In October a supreme court Judge
decided that she was too insane to
stay in prison and ordered her trans
ferred TO Matteawan.
On the way to Matteawan from
Blackwell's island she dropped a
note on Fifth avenue saying she had
been kidnapped.
A few months afterward she was
transferred to Middletown hospital.
Release was obtained by her brother,
and her marriage followed
Mrs. Won Claussen-Dona is the daugt
er of Adolph Claussen, a New York mel
hant She inherited a fortune from he
Matthew ByrDes, a contrat
or, and soon thereafter became we
lnown as a woman with original idea
n 1899 she married DR.. William T
Ionan, from whom she obtained divorc
n Dakota six years later.
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ton went along. They stopped at the
marriage license bureau in Brooklyn and
then drove out to Washington Heights.
The nurse went to a telephone, intending
to call up the brother. 1t was during
that moment of relaxed vigilance that
DR.. Dona materialized. The nurse dashed
wildly after their departing automobile,
and failed to catch up.
Rev. DR.. Jacob E. Price, pastor of the
Washington Heights Methodist church,
tells the best story of what happened
from then on
'Dr. Dona called on me in the morn
ing and wanted to know if l could per-
form ceremony later" said he Il told
him l could if he'd show me a license
first.
He came back at 1880 with the
bride and a man who called himself
Maurice Haymans. l called in Hannah
Orden, a maid, for the other witness.
The license gave the bride as Marie
Byrnes Claussen, 61S West Fifty-ninth
street 1t showed that she had never
been married. 1t gave her age thirty-five
and his twenty-eight. She was a tall
plump woman, and vivacious. As she
was going away she said You must per-
form a lot of marriages. What lot of
people you make happy, don't you? We
are coming back after a time so you can
see how happy we are OF course l had
no idea who they were"
AS soon as Brother Claussen heard of
the doings, he telephoned District Attor-
ney Charles A. Perkins and Justice Tomp-
kins, who was mad all the way through.
He instructed Brother Claussen to ask a
warrant for Ida's arrest. The warrant
was refused in two courts on ground of
no Jurisdiction, and then brother rose up
in his wrath and threatened annulment
proceedings. 1t looks now, however, as
though Ida might make it stick If she is
careful to keep away from New York
And as soon as they can raise the nee
essary funds, the pair are thinking OF
going through another ceremony in Elk
The Washington herald., 1916-02-06

NICKLES with honey on them and
- soup made from the blood Of
ducks and stewed pear floating
around in it-that is only two of
the strange dishes INDUCED in by
the inhabitants of the Pripet marshes
which have recently been made famous
by the war.
This section of Russia known as Lithu-
ania is inhabited by Lithuanian Poles,
warm-hearted, hospitable people of SIM
pie kindness and graceful manners who
have many other strange ways of living
besides their ducks blood soup and
pickles and honey.
The life of the big land owners in the
now invaded district" writes traveller
who has lived in that country for several
years, lis in normal times most patri-
archal and labor is absurdly cheap.
There are any number Of servants
in the homes The girls are always bare
footed with scarfes on their heads, and
the men wear top boots, sheepskin coats
and deliberately embroidered shirts,
Joseph, the general factotum of the
The Washington herald., 1916-02-06

against her by Theodore Roosevelt, Kath-
crime B. Davis, and others. Her first we'll
staged public appearance occurred sew
eral years ago when she threatened suit
against Mr.. Roosevelt for S1,OOO.O00
damages because the United States min
lister to Sweden would not present her
to King Oscar Her next brightly lighted
effect was obtained by writing a threat
ening letter to Charles Strauss, president
of the board of water supply of New
York, whom she blamed for having
broken off her engagement to marry L.
Fred Davis, a London man reputed to be
worth $5O,OOO,0OO. ChronologicaIly her
record is something like this:
October, 1911, a supreme court
judge declared Mrs. Won Claussen-
Dona a paranoiac. and sent her to
Bloomingdale.
few months later another su-
preme court judge declared her sane
and discharged her.
The following January, having
been indicted for sending the Strauss
letter, she was declared too insane
to go to trial, and committed to
Matteawan.
A few weeks later a sheriff's Jury
found her sane
The following April a supreme
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a settlement which would bring within
limits of possibility the much desired
lengthy sojourn in Bermuda.
Who her Francis Albert Dona is she
absolutely refuses to tell. Dona, who
says he knows the Biddles and others of
their set in Philadelphia, admits the ad
dress he gave was fictitious.
However a tale is being told of for
mer Matteawan attendant whose name is
just little different from Dona's, and
who was transferred to the MiIdletown
hospital after Mrs. Won Claussen-Dona's
entry; how he danced with her continu-
ally at the weekly affairs and how in a
few days his attentions we're the talk of
the hospital. His handwriting compares
with that of IF. Dona" who registered
at a Middletown hotel two days prior to
Mrs Won Claussen's release
Just what Ida is going to do next in
terests several persons besides members
of her family. For one thing she's
thinking of appealing to Governor Fielder
for aid against a plot she believes made
The Washington herald., 1916-02-06

ton, Md, as sort of triple tying of the
knot caught together in New Jersey and
again in New York Afterward-spe-
cially if Ida can get her hands on any of
that $4,000 yearly which is hers-theyll
probably go on getting married now and
again, just as the spirit moves them.
Meanwhile in the hotel room at Allan
tic City Mrs. Won Claussen-Dona has been
making plans. With her arms clasped
round her boyish-looking husbands neck
she alternately quotes poetry from one
of her own books to prove how happy
she is in her freedom from the madhouse
and how proud she is of her new spouse,
and hints darkly that there are persons
who'd better have a care. She claims a
little matter of s.. goo. 900 from Cover
nor Whitman in return for services rem
dered to him during his campaign. The
ultimatum which she forwarded suggests
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
TWO CARS
IN HEAD-ON
COLLISION
Sam Cooks Ford Driven by W. A. Bates
Crashes Into Nichols Delivery al
CrOssiug-Both Machines Smash
ed---NO One Injured

five dollars fine for one OF the
drivers and damage to both cars
amounting to about $50 resulted Sat
urday night when D. c. Nichols in his
delivery car and w A, Bates in Sam
Cooks Ford met III a head.on collision
Bates drew the fine in police court this
morning under the charge OF drunk y
II all happened about 10 O'Clock
Saturday night when Bates was going
west ON Choctaw avenue, and on the
left hand side of the street, according
to his own admission. Mr. Nichols
states that he saw him coming. but
that he did not expect to have any
lodging to do until the cars were al
most together. He sweryed his car
sharply toward the middle Of the
street and the two came together.
The absence OF speeding on the part
of either driver is all that prevented
a more serious accident, Mr. Nichols
thinks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
ATTACK ON
CONSULATE
DESCRIBED
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Eagle Pass, Tex, June 26.--The de-
struction of the American consulate
at Tofren on June 1S by Mexican
soldiers and civilians, led by the may
or, was described by sixteen Ameri-
can refugees who arrived here today
The refugees say they saw the may
or with troops, a military band and
three thousand citizens, march to the
consulate. shouting Death to the grin
gees and that they tore the Ameri-
can shield from the front of the build
ing and then demolished the structure
with its contents.
A mass meeting was held later on
the plaza of the town and the mayor
and other officials made speeches.
counselling violence to all Americans.
The British consul aided the Ameri-
cans 10 escape and was furnished a
special train by Carranza military au-
thorities. The train was not molested
en- route to the. border. utsTs
Officers accompanying the train that
carried the refugees said eight thous-
and Mexican soldiers we're modified
at sadinas, seventy miles south Of
here where they would make their first
stand in case Of an American invasion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
ROOSEVELT
DECLARES
FORHUCHES
By United Press.

By United Press.
Chicago, June 26.-In a lengthy let
ter to the Progressive national com
mittee. Col Roosevelt refuses to ac-
cept the nomination OF the Bull Moose
party for president and urges support
Of Hughes. the Republican nominee
In the course Of his letter Roosevelt
denounces the Democratic administra-
tion and declares that he viii actively
support Hughes He gives detailed
reasons for his action. based largely
on what he terms the necessity for
patriotic Americanism
The Progressive national committee
met here today for the purpose OF de-
Gliding the future of the party. George
w. Perkins and William Flynn were
actively urging the endorsement Of
Hughes aud the virtual abandonment
of the Moose organization while John
NJ. Parker. of Louisiana. and Matthew
Hale. Of Massachusetts. were vigor-
ously opposing such a course. The
Roosevelt letter was read at the meet
inc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
ANXIOUS TO
JOIN LOCAL
COMPANY
Applications From Other Towns Received
by HOIlingswOrth--35 Chickasha
Men Ready---Public Meeting is
Planned fOriThis Week

Letters have come in from a num-
Der OF surrounding towns from men
who want to join a Chickasha compa-
ny" Albert L. Hollingsworth stated
this morning. Among the towns men
toned we're Alex, Tattle, Drumright,
Oklahoma City and Pocasset.
About thirty-five men have signi-
fled their desire to join the proposed
Chickasha company and stick togeth-
err Mr. Hollingsworth said Many
more state that if there is to be any
thing doing. sthey want in on it too
If war were declared tonight. we could
doubtless have the 65 men necessary
to organize by noon tomorrow. The
boys are many of them waiting to see
what is going to happen"
A public meeting is scheduled to be
held some time this week. a sort Of
patriotism meeting" to determine fur
ther the sentiment of Chickasha men.
"Of course anyone can get into the
first regiment by joining any compa-
ny that happens to be needing men"
the local organizer said. "nut by wait
ing to get into the second regiment,
we can all be in. the same company"
The date for Chickashas patriotism
meeting is to be settled tonight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
PURCHASER
TOIMPROVE
BUILDING
|. D. Murphy Sells Cheaney Hotel to
Illinois Mar-~conIracI fcr Remodel
ing is Let and Work to Start
al Once

The closing Of deal Saturday eve.
ming whereby the cheaney hotel build
ing changed hands, is to be followed
by the immediate extension and re-.
modelling Of the hotel, according to
Mrs. Cheaney, the proprietor The
building formerly owned by l.. D. Muir.
ply Of Holland. Texas, was purchased
by J. $. Burtschi Of Decatur, III Com
tracts for plumbing and carpentry
work We're let to A. f. Book and l.. r.
Larson. respectively, and the plumbers
started work this afternoon.
The plans for the remodeled Chea.
ney call for rs foot front. including
the room now occupied by Morton S
cafe. The partitions will be torn
down and the lobby viii extend across
the entire front The lobby will IN.
clude gents reading room and la
dies rest room. with attractive inte-
rior decoration and furniture. The
dining room will be behind the lobby,
extending back about so feet It will
be almost twice as large as the pres
ent dining room. and viii also be pret-
tily decorated,
The guest rooms will all be sup
piled with hot and cold water, two
more private baths win be added and
slxylights viii furnish better light ana
ventilation. A ventilating system OF
cold air pipes Will add to the comfort
Of the rooms on the second and third
floors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
CAMPAIGN
PLANNED INCLUDES
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

ing them into the interior and replac-
ing them with militiamen. The cam
paign may be delayed for few days,
pending the arrival of the state sol
diers
A call for volunteers will be one Of
the first steps if Wilson decides war
cannot be avoided The call will be
for 250,oOO men, it is thought, and six
months will be tho time required to
raise them.
Ii war does come. experts are not
contemplating a short campaign It
will be a long war, with a few spec
tacular battles during the first few
months, then probably five or ten
years of fighting guerrilla bands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26

Washington, June 26-The state de-
partment yesterday transmitted the
following note to James Linn Rodgers.
special representative of the American
government in Mexico City:
"Mr. Arredondo yesterday delivered
to this government the following com
munication
~ am directed by my government
to inform your excellency, with refer
ence to the Carrizal incident. that the
chief executive, through the Mexican
war department. gave orders to Gen
eral Jacinto B. Trevino not to permit
American forces from General Perish
ing's column to advance fl! ther south,
nor to move either east or west from
the points where they are located and
to oppose new incursions Of American
soldiers into Mexican territory.
"'These orders were brought by
General Trevino to the attention OF
General Pershing, who acknowledged
the receipt OF the communication rela-
tive thereto. On the twenty-second in
slant. as your cxcellency knows. an
American force moved eastward quite
far fror1 its base. notwithstanding the
above orders. and was engaged by
Mexican troops at Carrizals state OF
Chihuahua. As a result Of tie encoun-
ter several men on both sides we're
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
BY Wilbur s. Forrest.


United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, June 26.--On the charge
that he did traitorously ccntrive and
intend to aid tho enemy" Sir Roger
Easement today faced jury in his
trial for life in the great London law
courts.
Englands first high treason trial,
with two exceptions, for 65 years. drew
an enormous vayipeopled crowd in his
toric Fleet street and around the an.
cient law courts many hours before
the trial was scheduled to commence.
Men and women formed long lines
leading to the entrance Of the court
chamber, knowing that perhaps nina
out Of ten would never be granted the
privilege Of seeing the noted defend
ant in the dock. Hundreds Of the NOR.
bidly curious content 10 take chance
on seeing Easement enter court on his
way from London Tower. waited on
the sidewalks and overflowed intc the
busy street. Strong c0ntingents Of
London "Bohbies,' drawn from many
quarters OF the city. had difficulty in
keeping the normal flow OF motor
buses. taxicabs and all description Of
vehicle from iamming above and be-
low the courts building.
Not since Parnell, Irish party leader
in parliament successfully defied the
London Times, In 1887, to prove
charges OF traitorous conduct against
him and thus put the party and a great
section Of the Irish people on trial,
has such British public interest been
lent to law proceeding involving Ire
Land. Parnell's trial stretched from
February to October Easements
trial Is expected to be finished ia at
least three weeks.
A second trial for high treason in re.
cent years, that OF Col Arthur Lynch,
a member OF parliament. was only
little less noteworthy Lynch was
found guilty in 1903 OF participating
in the Boer war. He was condemned
to death, but his sentance was com.
muted to life Imprisonment. The FOL.
lowing year he was released on license
and in 1907 he received free pardon
from the crown Two years later he
parliament. where he stsA
serves, as member from West Glare.
Long before easement, accompanied
BY his co-defendant. Daniel Julian Bal
ey, ex-British soldier alleged by lkixgs
counsel to have been seduced into
by Easement. entered the
lock the court chamber was crowded.
rhe dim religious light which bathed
he lofty walls OF the court from
windows cast a shadow
,ver the fashionably filled gallery in
he rear Scores OF women. some in
ensely interested and others merely
,urious. floeked to this gallery today.
rhey brought with them the latest
lts in feminine rainent and smart
lats despite the war; Frock coated
nen iuggled silk hats as the gallery
illed. Below. also in the rear OF the
ourt another but less smartly dressed
rowd stood waiting for the trial to
legin They were those who had FORM
d in line outside the building during
he early hours OF the morning. NAM
ooked weary from the effects OF the
ong vigil.
In the enter and to the front OF the
DOM facing the judges rostrum in
lain view of tho jury box was the
ock. This structure, usually missing
CONTINUED on Page Three.l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-26
BY United Press.

Dy CulLSu TTeSS.
Washington, June 26.--A sweep into
Mexico through strategic border points,
blocking OF northern forces, the seiz-
ing Of the railroads Of the north part
Of Mexico and strike for Mexico
City is said to be the plan of the
American campaign in Mexico.
Sufficient time will be taken to pre-
vent great casualties on account Of
lack Of preparedness. but the forces
will be pushed with all possible speed.
Torreon ard Saltillo will be seized, in
order to gain control Of the railroads.
This plan will involve the stripping
of the border patrol of regulars, send