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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
HOT BASKET
BALL GAME
AT HIGH
Meeting Of Local Girls With Rush Springs
Aggregation Which Has Won Many
HOnOrs This Year

The last basket ball game Of the
season at the Central High will be
pulled off this evening at the gymna-
stun OF that institution and will con-
sist ,o header, one feature of
..lch promises intense excitement.
This stellar feature will be a contest
between the first team of the Chickasha
High school girls and the Rush Springs
team. The visitors are strong and have
defeated the most formidable teams in
Oklahoma south of Chickasha this
year. Captain Thelma Roses girls,
however, have not lost any of their
pep and the southern aggregation,
which is in the race for the champion
ship will have the fight Of their young
lives.
Another interesting event will be
the game between the Junior boys and
the Freshmen Of the Central High.
This will be the last appearance Of
the High school girls before going to
Edmond this next week and probably
this season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23

SECRETARY
OF BANKERS
Chickasha Man Appointed al Mangum
Meeting Of District Members Of State
Bankers Association

William H. Donahue is the new secre-
tary for Group. No. / Of the State Bank
ers association.
Between four and five hundred dele.
gates from that group attended the
meeting which was held at Mangum
yesterday. The special train convey
ing the delegates arrived at its destina-
ton about p. m. The afternoon was
devoted to business and the election
Of officers for this year. Z. d. Foster
OF Thomas was elected president and
VIM. II. Donahue Of this city secreta-
ry. The board Of directors is com
posed Of one Of more representatives
from each county IN the group. Hobart
was chosen as the place for the next
meeting Of the association. A daace
concluded the days program and the
delegates returned to Chickasha early
this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
SCHOOLS in
FINE SHAPE
IN COUNTY
Are WOsfulIy Deficient in Penmanship,
However and Daily Practice Period
is Demanded by Shepard

County superintendent Shepard has
just returned from an extended visit
to school in the county and has found
conditions highly satisfactory Only in
one regard Was there an exception to
this rule and that was in the matter Of
penmanship wherein nearly all the in
stitution which he visited were defi-
cient. 1o demanded Of each OF the
schools that penmanship be taught for
a period Of fifteen minutes daily and
that specimens be sent in every month
TO his office.
q have never seen the attendance
so good as at present" said Mr.. Shep-
ard In Coffelt, for example, out Of
a regular attendance of 100 there has
not been a single case of tardiness this
year.
The following schools were visited
by the superintendent Harris, Haw
kins, Naples, Sunnyside, Ireton, Brad
ley, Hazel Dell, Antioch, Mcintosh,
Bridge Creek, Pocasset and Oak Ridge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
CAMPAIGN
FOR BETTER
DRIVEWAY
Grady County Highway Association Ap-
reals 10 City Council for Kacadamized
Road on Seventeenth Street

The agitation III favor Of the council
declaring an improvement district and
building a macadamized road from the
end Of the pavement to Seventeenth
street, then running south on Seven
teenth street to the road south Of the
Oklahoma College for Women, was ta-
ken up officially by the Grady County
Highway association and brought be-
fore the city council in communities
tion read last night. In the meantime
estimates were submitted. These
showed that with curbing on each
side and emitting the four lengths de-
manded by the dobule street this work
would cost $4,000 It is estimated
that the entire work win amount 70
$4,000.
The city officials are giving this
matter serious consideration and Will
probably come to a decision soon as
to whether the improvements will be
made and how they are to be made
In the meantime the city street crew is
at work on the thoroughfare.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
ALVEY PAID
BACK $5.25
ON CHECK
Young Highwayman Charged With RObbing
Rock Island Station Suspected
Of Forgery

Arta Alvey, the youth from Blanch-
ard who is charged with having held
up the Rock Island station and taking
$119 which was later recovered, today
dug up $5.25, representing the value Of
a worthless check which he is said to
have given to a Blanche
for the purpose Of getting money on
which to come to Chickasha to carry
out his rash plan.
The merchant arrived this morning
and with Sheriff Bailey had an inter
view with the young prisoner. Il don't
remember cashing that cltsck with this
man" he said, "but give him the mon
ey."
Il won't pay him unless it is per
rectly satisfactory to you" said the
sheriff.
PAY him the money" commanded
the youth and the amount was taken
from the s6 which was found on the
boy at the time Of the arrest after the
stolen funds had been returned.
Alvey will have his preliminary
trial next Tuesday before Judge Moore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
OLD LANDMARK ABLAzE
BUT NOT DESTROYED

Another old landmark was threaten
ed with destruction last night when
the frame house at the corner Of Fifth
and Kansas avenue caught fire at $50
o'clock from some cause as yet un-
known. The fire department respond
ed promptly but the upper part was
ablaze before the nov fire truck arriv-
ed. The flames were soon extiIfguish.
ed, damage being sustained to the up
per portion Of the building and its
front. The damage is not stated by
the fire chief.
The building had not been occupied
for five years. 1t was the property OF
Mrs. Barge who resides at some point
in Texas.
The fire boys were called out at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon to put out
a grass fire at s27 South Seventh
street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
'NOSUREMEANSO VICTORY
WITHOUT HUNTING ENEMY
SUBMARINES FROM DEEP
WORDS SHOULD
FIT THEIR USES

Did you ever stop to think that words
may be like clothes-too large or too
small? That when they do not suit
the thought they are ill-fitting, and I'M
pleasant to the party who hears or
reads them? Yet this is, indeed, often
the case. And every person should
choose his words with care, 50 they
may not be too big, like fathers trous-
ers ON his little son, or too little, lik
a hand-me-down suit three sizes too
small for growing boy. Besides, a
person who uses words that do not con.
vey his exact meaning loses the force
OF an idea that might accomplish much
in deed and action. A lack of skill III
the use of these tools of thought may
serve tc keep one down in the world
when he belongs on top. II you once
learn to use dictionary, you will be
surprised at the rapidity with which
you viii advance. We had in mind
the Immense benefit to our readers
when we chose The New Universities
for general distr'bution in.
shis community. Our coupon, pub ish-
ed daily in this paper, shows the gift
aatlr, OF the plan, and should be cut
out and PRESENTED at this office with
)ar swas distributing cost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
FIRE DRILL
A SUCCESS
SAYS CHIEF
Thirteen Hundred Children Make Exit
From Three Schools in Splendid
Time and Order

That the school children OF Chicka
sha are prepared to meet almost any
emergency in case Of fire was the dec
Iaration Of Fire Chief George Gattis
yesterday afternoon at the conclusion
of an official fire drill conducted in
three of the schools Of the city. The
chief praised the splendid work that
mas been done by the principals and
teachers Of the three institutions in
the matter Of fire and casualty preven-
ton.
The test is one that is made semi
by the fire chief but weekly
tests are conducted by teachers. The
following splendid time was recorded:
At the South school 800 pupils left
the building in an orderly manner in
54 seconds. AT the West ward 500 re-
quired 50 seconds At the North
school the exit of half thousand chill
dren was accomplished in 55 seconds
Neither the Central High, the Junior
High nor the colored schools were Wis
tied on this trip.
City Clerk Reynolds and City Treas
urer Clark ACCOMPANIED the chief to
the drill
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23

BURGLARY

Another daring burglary occurred in
Chickasha yesterday evening when
the home of c. w. Norvelle at 1915
Kansas avenue Vas ransacked and
jewelry, clothing, etc. was stolen to
the value Of at least $75.
The occupants had left at about Z
o'clock to go down town but Mrs. Nor
veile's son returned an hour later to
find the doors ajar. all the drawers OF
the furniture open and what contents
were not taken were strewn on the
floor. Even the fruit was stolen from
the table.
Among the loot was two overcoats, a
gold watch. hats. silk hose and other
articles Of wearing apparel.
The matter was reported to the DO.
lice but no clue has yet been found
as to the perpeWator,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
HAS
NOT GOTTEN
NEW TRIAL
Motion Of Attorney for New Trial Was
Made and March S Set for Hearing
Of Motion to Decide Issue

John Tucker has not been granted a
new trial by Judge Davenport appeal
ing from the courts sentence Of four
months in Jail and the payment Of a
$3.50 fine for unlawful possession. But
the hearing on the motion Of fuckers
attorney will take place in the county
court on Monday, March 5, when the
court will decide whether or not new
trial will be granted.
At the trial at which sentence was
passed. M. 3. Thorn testified that he
had been employed to haul whiskey to
Grady county from Wichita Falls. He
had hauled one load in September and
at that time had bought the span of
mules which was confiscated with his
last load and which are now claimed
by Mrs. Tucker He was to receive
$6Oa load and upon his return to Wich-
ita Falls from his first trip Tucker
went into the wholesale house where
he had gotten the whiskey and calling
man said: "You owe this man $50, :"
and the man paid him. About the
time of the second trip he borrowed
$50 from Tucker and asked him when
he could another load Of whiskey for
him. In few days he got him the
second load. Just prior to embarking
on his third and disastrous trip he ask
ed Tucker when he could another load
anu Tucker told him he would see
about it. In two or three days Tuck
er said he had the whiskey ready and
got the load from the same house
where he had gotten the first load, a
different place from where the second
was obtained. Thorn was instructed TO
unload the liquor at point near the
Tucker farm and had just stopped al
the place where the other unloading
had been done when he was arrested
by officers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
Gravest Measures Urged.
BY United rfess.

BY United Press.
London, Feb. 2S.-"The gfavest
measures are necessary. otherwise
there will be disaster" Premier Lloyd
George declared in the house Of com
mons today while discussing the Brit
ish shortage Of tonnage.
There is a shortage of tonnage not
only for our ordinary needs but also
for our military necessities" the pre-
mier declared. More than million
tons Of British shipping have been as
signed to France as its share. The
gravest measures are necessary. We
must have ships to bear iron ore at all
costs" he asserted. Continuing, he
proposed to dispense with all non-es-
sential imports.
The premier addressed a special
meeting Of the house Of commons on
the question of restriction of imports.
His speech was originally set for Tues
day but wos postponed because it was
announced that the interchange be-
tween the allies on the subject had not
been completed.
Enormous sacrifices" will be requir.
ed from the British to achieve victory,
the premier asserted in the course OF
his address. Such sacrifices, he held,
would be a test Of our national grit. "
The government hopes to deal eff
fectively with the submarine question
but we cannot rest on this hope" said
the premier. "There is no sure means
to victory without hunting the subma-
rines from the deep"
The premier announced a minimum
wage of twenty-five shillings weekly
for agricultural laborers. He declared
that a guarantee that certain minimum
prices would be in force for some
years must be made to farmers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
Premier Lloyd George Makes Startling
Declaration in House Of Commons
on Test Of National Grit"
ADMITSFCRAVITY OF
FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION
Llxuries and Unnecessary lmpOrtatioHs
Must Be Sacrificed for Iron Ore
and War Necessities
By United Press.


London, Feb. 23.-Face to face with
a menace Of admitted gravity as to
food supplies through the operation of
German submarines England has de-
termined on the most drastic curtail-
ment of her imports
All luxuries will be abandoned and
non-essentia1 staples that are now used
will make way for necessities. Pre-
mier Lloyd-George announced these
sweeping steps in the house of com
mons today.
The restrictive plans will affect the
very foundation Of British life They
will practically affect the dining table
of every British citizen.
IF such a program is carried out,
the premier grayely promised his audi
ence, England can face the worst her
enemies can do, Food stocks are at
the lowest point in our recollection,
due to bad harvests. For the nations
life increasing production is necessa-
ry"
The board Of agriculture according
to the premiers plans, will receive
power to enforce the cultivation Of
food products The importation Of for
eign tea, coffee and cocoa will be pro-
hibited The importation Of canned
salmon will be reduced fifty per cent
per cent and paper imports reduced
$4,000 tons
The Importation of timber, apples
and tomatoes will be prohibited Brew
ing will be limited so as to save hun
dreds Of thousands on food stuffs and
there will be corresponding restric-
tions on the distillation of spirits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
ENGLAND MUST MAKE MANY SACRIFICES TO WIN WAR
ROADERS MEET
AT CITY HALL TONIGHT

Boys under fifteen and men over
one hundred will not be admitted but
all between those ages are command
ed to appear at the city hall this even
ing at 7;l5 under penalty Of facing
court martial proceedings in the event
of failure
Final preparations for the huge op-
erations on the road from Chickasha
to Tabler next Tuesday are to be made
The meeting has been called by the
Grady County Highway association
and all citizens are expected to be
present Chickasha Is to join hands
with Tabler and the farmers along the
route in an effort to complete one link
of the Ozark Trail ia a day. Col IIar-
vey promoter of the'trail has announce
ed that the proposed road through this
county will be inspected about the mid
die of May and local men realize that
they win have to hurry to get the road
up to the requirements by that time
A. A. Holmes has been named az the
captain in charge Of the work Tuesday
and ho will select assistants for each
mile. An array Of volunteers will be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
COUNTY AGENTS BUSY

H Embleton. poultry club specialist
and head Of club work in the state, and
Mrs Nettie Coryell, county home dem
onstrator, after a busy session yester-
day left this morning for Amber and
Tuttle. where they will hold meetings.
couaty Agent Cooper left today for
Bradley where he VIII vacclnate hogs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23

needed to make success OF the cam
paign. At the meeting tonight the pur
pose is to get the Chickasha forces or
ganized for effective action.
Capt Holmes issued the following
statesment:
Mr.. Merchant and Business Mani
1t is up to you whether we have the
Ozark Trail in this county. Tonight
a meeting has been called at the city
hall to decide on the proceedings on
next Tuesday. II you, Mir. Merchant
and Business Man, don't want this trail
stay away from this meeting. The
newspapers and few real estate men
and one or two merchants are not go-
ing to try to build this trail. If You
don't want good roads to draw trade
from the vast territory that lies to the
east Of us stay away from this meeting
The proposnition is up to you. The
time is tonight and II the merchants
Of Chickasha, the people most vitality
interested, do not show enough inter-
est to come out there will be no Ozark
Trail in this county. It is up to you
A. A. Holiness"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
Lewis Introduces Bill 10 Give President
Right 10 Seize Such Shipments
"WrOnglulIy Held
FOOD PRICES AGAIN
SOAR SKYWARD
Yesterdays SOcalled PrOhibiiive Prices
Passed on Chicago Market Today
With No Sign Of Drop
BY United Press

BY United Press
Washington, Feb 2aAn ameud-
ment to the revenue bill empowering
the president to seize food stuffs
"wrongfully held for the purpose Of in-
creasing prices" in violation of the
antitrust laws, was introduced in the
senate today by Senator Lewis, the
administration whip.
A final attempt to force a food em-
barge through congress was made in
The senate today Senator MARITIME Of
fered a resolution prohibiting the ex-
portation 0s food stuffs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
ELK'S PLAN
BIG DOIN'S

Wednesday, March 81, will be a mem
orable day in the history Of the local
Elks lodge. According to announce
ment made by J. w. Kayser. exalted
ruler, the entire corps OF officers OF
the Ell Reno lodge viii come to Chick
asha to stage the initiatory work
A bunch Of from ten to fifteen Bills
to-be win be rounded up, to be brand
ed by the Ei Reno experts. and in con
nection with the ceremonies there will
be a big feed John Gribi,' J. W.
Conner and VIM. Reinheimer have been
appointed as the entertainment com
mittee Of the Chickasha lodge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
Food Prices Soar.

uy United Press.
Chicago, Feb. 23 Food prices con
tinue their steady upward trend Pric-
.tA which Yesterday We're considered
prohibltive. today showed no indica-
tion Of declining Or even stopping their
slyrocketting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
$4,000 RENDERING PLANT
BY United Press.

BY United Press,
Tulsa, Okla. Feb. 23. Work or con-
structlng $4,000 rendering plant for
this city will begin in th enear future
The city has entered IN contract with
the United Engineering company, q
Chicago firm, to construct the plant.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
FUNsToN's BODY WILL
ARRIVE AT FRISCO TODAY
By united Press.

BY United Press
San Francisco, Feb. 23.A battalion
Of coast artillery VIII meet the train
bearing the body Of Fighting Fred
Funston when II arrives here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
Will Be Effective Within Ninety Days In.
less Governor Williams Attaches
His Signature
KANSAS GOES BONE
DRY AT NOON TODAY
Governor Cooper Signs Bill in House
While SOIOns Sing Nobody Knows
How Dry Am"

Oklahoma City, Feb. 23.-The "bone
dry bill, which lay on the governors
desk for several days, becomes a law
unless the governor vetoes it before
night.
Not bearing the emergency clause,
the law will not become effective for
inety days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
BRITISH VESSEL SUNK

BY United Press.
London. Feb. 2S.-The British steam
er Wakefield was sunk, presumably
by submarine. it was announced to
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23
Kansas "Bone Dryv

By United Press.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 23.-Kansas be-
came a bone dry state at 11.15 to-
day. Gov. Capper signed the bill in
the house Of representatives as the
assembly sang, Nobody knows how
dry ] am" i~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23

A. E. Mckenzie returned today from
a short Yisi, in Oklahoma City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23

News By Wire Daily
from the United Press
Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-23

You will Find All the
Local News Every Day
in the Daily Express.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-16

fectlv neutral. If blame can be thrown upon us for having transmitted such telegrams, it cannot be for lack of good faith and sincere desire to preserve neutrality
 Herman l.. F. Lagercrantz for many years Swedish minister at Washington was from the moment of the disclosi- ures concerning the Luxburg dispatches called into consultation by the govern ment. He received a staff correspon- dent of the Associated Press today and in an interview made it plain it was Sweden's earnest desire to end the mat ter on basis permitting continuance of most cordial relations with the United States and the maintenance O. absolute neutrality.
 Tt must be understood" said the former minister, that whatever the sentiments of the different parties may be toward the two belligerent camps, all are inspired by the firm determina- ton to keep Sweden en neutral and out of the war. Some of our people are in cIined to sympathize with England and particularly with France in the great struggle. On the other hand, many of our people through long and close &C., quaintance with Germany and by req son Of their appreciation of the educa- t'o0al ard othar featnreS of German life
Arizona republican., 1917-09-16

in case of dissolution a new election must take place within sixty days and the new session must open within ninety days. In all former instances of dissolution the new cleo tion has given the government the majority it required.
 The last reichstag election was held in November, 1912, for a cham Der of five years. The state of the parties at the present day is: Center 91; social democrats, S9; national liberal, A; radical, 46 conservative 45; German, 26; Polish, IS; labor union, (an off-shoot of the social democrats) 19. and independents. 15 The government majority has us ually been maintained by the Catho- lie center united with the conserva tives and such other factions as coult be induced to join. The support of government bills outside the center and conservatives has been achieved by system of give and take, ana when that failed. by dissolution. It is a matter of dispute among the eXpOunders of the German constitu- : ton whether the emperor, in case of the reichstags vote, may dissolve a newly elected reichstag which repeats the veto of the old.
 On July 20 the ReichStag adjourned