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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

you had better get a sack and hike
for the cotton fields" was the warning
ISSUED to swoetie Crowell, a darktown
belle who apparently has many admir-
ors in the negro section aud who was
up in police court this morning
There are about fifteen more like YOU
men and women, who will have to hit
the cotton trail pretty soon or keep off
the streets" continued Officer Thom-
as.
Sweetic had never been in jail be-
fofe She had always been able to
get ready bail and the hardest fate
which she previously met was waiting
in an outer office while somebody
arranged an appearance bond But
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
Negroes to Cotton Patch
or to Jail Say Police

| Ishe ran up against snag at the city
jail last night when officer Thomas
left her at the phone in charge Of
Night Sergeant Bob Looney after hei
arrest last night
Its all right" she informed Looney
sweetly, emy mamma VIII be right VI
with the money"
"Well come on was the unpromis
ing reply OF the night man..
"You amt going to put me in the
lockup?" she asked IN astonishment
q have never been in Jail in my life3
In another minutes she was waiting
for her bail behind perpendicular bars
"And that's what will happen to all
of them from now on" declared
LOOney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
ATTACKS FORMER BOSS

When Bob Lyle the hog raiser, told
a former employee last night that he
had not acted like a white man in leav
ng his omplox without giving notice
G w Ketner made a vicious luuge al
Lyle's head The latter lodged and
escaped the full force Of the blow but
Ketner was twice arrested, paying a
fine of SIS IN the city court this morn.
ing and 81 and costs i'm Judge Moore's
court last night, making total Of S15,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
PROBATE MATTERS.

The will of the late lsador Bosler
leaving an estate valued at $4,000
above all debts. was admitted to pro
bate yesterday afternoon in the coun-
ty court.
Letters OF administration were is.
sued by Judge Davenport yesterday af-
ternoon to Mrs. Ida b. Parker, in the
estate Of her mother, Mrs. Ida b. Pcgg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

chased by Mr. Robinson two years ago
at cost of sSSOO. The sale was
greatly bewailed by the children Of
New York and some seven thousand
Of them signed petitions and present
ed them to the Zoo commissioners. re-
qncsting that the sale be annuIled.
This, of course, could not be done. and
Congo" remained with the circus.
The hippopotamus is as kind and
gentle as a kitten and spends most Of
his time in private bath that has
been built into his cage, The water
in this bath is changed three times a
day. Congo" eats huge balls made
of damp bran and bread and consumes
pounds Of hay every day. He is also
great lover of green things and
shows a preference for sugar. 1t takes
a bushel or more Of beets to satisfy
the appetite Of this animal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
ROBINSON CIRCUS
BORN 90 YEARS AGO

In 1924, just nmety-three years ago
John Robinson drove out Of Utica, n
~, with the first travelling circus ever
organized in the United States. The
show was carried on five wagons
Now it takes three trains of sixty cars
to transport the circus and the one
i ring has given away to three rings
J two stages. an aerial enclaye and a
wide hippodrome racing track. This
show, the oldest and largest in the
country, is billed to visit Chickasha
"Wednesday, September 18th. and will
be under the personal direction of
John G. Robinson, grandson Of the
founder.
The history Of the Robinson family
lis an interesting one John the First,
was picked out by his parents for the
ministry The young man did not like
the idea He wanted to be show
man and Snowman he became the
day he drove out of Utica with his
five wagons He had just been mar
ried and his wife drove one of the
teams. 1t was her honeymoon trip
and 1t lasted two years, until the little
show reached Cincinnati Ohio, then a
village on the banks Of the Ohio river
Robinson liked the place and selected
| it as permanent quarters. Land he
bought at that time for pasture for his
horses is still in the Robinson family
and on a portion Of it is situated the
famous Robinson opera house. And
/ II is directly across The street from
Ciucinnati's city hall
Year after year Robinson drove
away from Cincinnati with his show
and every year he increased it in size
He possessed family OF growing sons
and they were speedily initiated into
the workings Of the circus When
war was declared the elder Robinson
enlisted in an Ohio regiment and his
sons continued the circus. At the
close OF the conflict Robinson gave al
percentage, of his daily receipts for
the rehabilitation OF southern school
houses and churches which had been
damaged during battles.
The old man died in 1866 and his
place was taken by John f. Robinson.
his eldest son, who is now retired and
lives in Cincinnati He is known in
the circus world as "The Governor" j"
This son discarded wagons as means
of transportation and placed the cir.
Gus on bargcs pulled by steamboats,
and played river towns for years. His
show was the first 20 use railroads for
and the first to journey
to California and return the same year.
It was the first show to use gas lights
and then electricity and the first to
organize the now popular three ring
circus"
James A. Bailey, late manager and
owner Of the Barnum and Bailey cir
Gus. worked as an agent for Cover.
lor" Robinson The old show made
Dan Rice famous as a clown and pro
iuced James Robinson, known years
lgo as the champion bareback rider
II the world
The Robinson circus has been firstt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
BREAD AND WATER FOR LOCAL
VAGS WHO REFUSE TO LABOR

JOAN Rogers, local vag Is oSisting
on a bread and water diet at the city
Jail today ana this win continue
throughout his ten days sentence un.
less his viii to refrain from doing ser.
vice on the city chain gang is broken.
Under the law. however. Sergeant Bob
Loouey win have TO give him one
square meal every third day
1.-TWO slices OF white bread a day. a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
Gray Hajred Prisoner
Held Under Mann Act

Pending the gathering OF testimony
by the defense in the anti-draft cases
G.. A. Wilmeth Of Cook county Texas
was examined under white slave
charge and bound over to the grand
jury under a $1,000 bond
Gray haired and otherwise appar
entity innocent Of any intent to violate
the Mann act, Wilmoth was confront
ed by direct apd positive federal evi
dence amid could only take commitment
from Judge Speake when his plea was
exhausted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
Catholics pay Paving Tax.

Catholics pay Paving Tax.
Splendid work was done by the com
mittee which was charged BY the Cath.
Ollie church with the raising of tax
money to liduidate the expenses OF
paving the entire four streets surround-
ing the property Not only was the
street paving tax for this year. s547,
paid up. but all taxes on the property
up 10 date were squared before the
time limit arrived.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

in all arenic innovations and this year
has forged ahead Of all competitors
by using gas for cooking purposes.
The gas is generated dail.t in special
ly constructed machines
Governor" Robinson retired from
active service several years ago and
the directing power Of the monster
enterprise fell to John G. Robinson.
-Four generations OF the Robinsons are
alive and the name bids fair to live
forever. E
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
HIPPO cost $500

Congo is a'hippopotamhs with a
history. He is the first animal Of his
kind to see the light Of day in Ameri-
ca. He was born in the Bronz Zoo in
New York four years ago and is the
offspring of rCalifs and Mrs Muir
ply who are known from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and who entertain
millions of travellers who visit the Zoo
every year
At present Congo is a star feature
in the menagerie Of the John Robin
son circus which comes to Chiekasha
Wednesday Sept 18th He was pur.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
MAKE PATRIOTIC SPEECH

County Attorney Oscar Simpson viii
tell the Rush Springs soldiers who. are
ready for battle what a glorious thiBA
it is to fight for ones flag and the spe-
cial privilege which they enjoy in be.
ing selected to uphold the dignity OF
the nation
The occasion will be a picnic to be
given by the W. o. W at that place
for the purpose OF giving the boys a
great sendoff
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

tin cup and the hydrant for you thuu
dered Looney this morning when Rog
crs refused point blank 70 80 out with
the gang, and had fegiled the police
Judge and the force. tie had been ar
rested and fined ten dollars on a va
grant charge several months ago but
had twice escaped while doing labor
ON the streets Yesterday afternoon he
was roarrested TO serve the unfinish.
ed sentence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
Patterson Brothers Released
From Anti-Drdft Charge

program asAt FIRST planned by the com
missioner Tie hearing Of Carl Davis
was postponed. that OF the Patterson
brothers substituting. Accused Of Sc
dition and ring. leadership In the whole
sale disregard for United States au
thority by clubs over Jefferson, the
states witnesses could not make the
offense sufficiently grave to detain the
two men for the grand jury Other
examinations will follow in quick suc
cNaslon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

Fore runners Of a chain Of examina-
lions in possible the biggest arrest
for federal law violation ever known
in the history OF Jefferson county,
james Patterson and his brother si
mon Patterson, were tried before U S.
Commissioner !. w Speake this morn
ing on charge Of resisting the selec.
tive service act aud for lack Of gov
ernment testimony were discharged
A slight variation was madn from the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
won,t close for FaIr.

Secretary Ersland OF the Grady
County Fair association stated today
that the merchants who had been in
teviewed did not feel that they could
close their stores for the fair. Most
OF them, however, said they would at
tend the fair themselves and would
give their clerks half day to take in
the sights.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
LANDED IN JAIL
WHILE PROBE GOES ON

Deputy Sherffs Bob Castleman and
Oscar Dryden made a tour Of investi-
cation in the southeast part of town
last night and arrested Jim Cole, the
owner Of cider joint and John Myers,
pending investigation as to their sus.
pected connection with a questionable
resort.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

Again We must rsmIn0 our friends
that we Dositively will not acosoG
want" rent and sale" ads by
phone Do not embarraas us by asking
us TO do So DAILY EXPRESS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
Visits Old Home.

NI9Its Old Homo.
H. G. Scoffern formerly Rock Is
land dispatcher here, was visiting old
friends in the city yesterday He is
now trainmaster on the Missouri divis-
ion Of the same road and makes his
home IN Kansas City, his official head.
quarters being at Trenton, Mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
missionary Meet.

Missionary Meet.
The Womans Missionary society 81
Epworth Methodist church will meet
Thursday Of this week IN all day ses-
sion with Mrs. w A Cooper. Twenti-
eth and Georgia to sew for the Red
Cross. Every member is asked to
bring needle and thimbe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
No Knitting Glass.

Miss Elizabeth Powell's knitting
class win not meet tomorrow after
noon because Of the fair but will meet
Wednesday afternoon Of next week
with Mrs. b. B. Barefoot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11
WNl EntertaIn IIeroos.

The ladies' of the Altar society Of
the Catholic church viii give social
at St. Josephs school tonight in honor
OF the boys Of the parish drafted to
serve in the army There are eighteen
boys summoned in this call Conc
help entertain them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

FOR RENT-One sleeping room.
modern convenienoes. a. S. 9Th.
list
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

w. Il. Cloud deputy county collec-
tor. is suffering from earbunclo
which was lanced yesterday lie has
lost no time from his desk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
ORMSBY McCAMM0N GETS
LJEUTENANT'S COMMISSION
First Appointment Of Other Than
Medical Man to
Such a Post.

Ormsby McCammon, resident OF
Chevy Chase and prominent as mem
Der of the Chevy Chase and Metropoh-
tan clubs. especially well known as
Sportsman and golfer. has been com
missioned as first lieutenant in the am
bulance service Of the medical depart
ment of the Army and assigned to the
training school at Allentown, Pa.
The giving of this commission TO
Lieut. McCammon. who is an attorney,
is probably the first instance in which
other than a medical man has been
made lieutenant of an ambulance com
pany. The rule that doctor should
be appointed to such a post has been
followed in order that he might be
qualified to take command of the unit
in case anything should happen to the
captain, who is an army surgeon.
Lieut.. McCammon has given valuable
assistance to DR.. Ryan Devereux in or
ganiZiEg the Washington ambulance
company and went to Allentown train
ing camp a sergeant. Since this
company has been in camp DR.. Dew
ereux has been promoted from captain
to major and placed in command of
battalion.
There are 144 young men from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

Some of the lucky ones may be put
into small houses in the village. houses
in which the villagers still live. where
there is an atmosphere of home, But
for the majority 'billets" will mean
sheds and barns and empty and half
ruined houses. But no one grumbles:
comfort is comparative: any billet is
better than a dugout. You must have
lived in the trenches to know the fine
FEELING of comfort which comes from
having door that you can shut. even
though the drafts whistle in through
the floor boards and the holes in the
roof That is in winter weather. In
summer the smell of the farmhouse
dung heaps is clean and pleasant after
the awful smell of the unburied dead.
Then the luxury of the first wash! To
be able to use all the water you want
instead of a little drop in the bottom
of biscuit tin, or more likely none at
all That is the first and most desir
able thing. 1t comes even before food
IT one is lucky there are brigade or di-
pIsional baths within easy reach,
where hot bath (greatest of all
Injuries. especially in cold weather)
can be had at least once during the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
ported by the evidence.
Sixth-Because Z per centum Is not
an adequate rate of return.
Alleges insufficient Notice.


Alleges insufficient Notice.
1t is recited that on January Is, 1917,
while the valuation proceedings were
in progress. the commission notified
the company that. Of its own initiative,
it was making an investigation of
rates, and within ten days would set a
time for hearing; that upon the eX-
piration of ten days no time for such
hearing was set and no further pro-
ceeding was taken until May IL, when
the commission announced 1T would
hold a hearing May "a, to consider,
among other matters, the rate of re-
turn to be allowed upon the fair value
of the company's property; that subse-
quently, on May 90, the commission
postponed the date for this hearing to
May 2S, which was followed by the
company formally protesting against
the sufficiency of the notices served to
give jurisdiction to hear and determine
any of the matters referred to.
notwithstanding the company's re-
quest that consideration of the rate of
return to be allowed be postponed until
the valuation was made final, the near
ing was held, states the bill. at which
time the commission announced that
it had analysed the report of the OPP
Grating revenues and expenses of the
company for 1916, the analysis indi-
eating that the revenues exceeded the
reasonable revenues by $56s.397. or
practically 90 or % per cent in excess
of what the commission under condi-
lions existing last year believed they
should have been.
Continuing, the bill alleges that the
commission, after partially allowing
for the admitted estimated increased
operating expenses for 1917, fixed a
rate of return (which would reduce
the gross annual operating revenues
Of the plaintiff to the extent of 100000
per annum, with no other provision
for said increased operating expense,
thus requiring the plaintiff to violate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Getting Rid of the Mud.

Cleaning up varies with the season.
In summer it will mean chiefly getting
rid OF dust. not so difficult a matter. In
winter it viii be a long and laborious
process. For there Is caked mud over
everything: puttees. trousers. tunics,
equipment: mud such as you have never
seen before; mud not merely caked but
worked in until 1t seems to have be-
come almost part of the fabric. and
only to be got rid of by the utter de-
Struction of the garment. Nothing takes
longer and is more wearying or less
successful than trying to clean put
tees after the mud of the trenches. 1t
has become part of them. There are
units in which the men polish their
buttons and titles when they are back
at rest. others that do not worry about
such things. For even furnished but
ton. if 1t has been recently cleaned,
shows up more distinctly than the but
ton always unpublished.
Apart from the cleaning up some i'm
agine that days behind the line are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

its contract with said railway company
or forego fair return on the value
of it's property even on the inadequate
valuation and rate of return as found
by the commission
The company is represented by its
general counsel John S. Barbour
IS. r. Bowen, secretary, and Attorneys
charles Douglas and J. ]. Darlington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
REAL BATH IS Joy
FOR TIRED TOMMY"
1t Is More important to Him
Than Food After Long
Vigil.
"REST" is NOT IDLENESS
BY A BRITISH SUBALTERN.
tSpecial Correspondence Of The Star
and Chicago Daily News.)


and Chicago Daily News.)
Copyright 1917. by the Chicago Daily News
Company
LONDON. England. July 6.-"Back for
a rest''-you think of men lying in the
sun or smoking as they stroll at case
through the streets of some old French
village, far away from all signs of war
But it is not like that. REST" in the
army is a word with its own peculiar
meaning.
1t is an infantry battalion which has
Just been relieved. 1t leaves the trenches
by night. the men heavily laden with
rife ammunition. equipment. pack,
steel helmet, box reSpirator and all the
other things necessary in modern war
fare. 1t is long and trying business
getting clear but it is safely carried
out, and we are on the road at last.
Companies usually move Independently,
for it is most often the case that they
will be billeted in different villages.
The march back may be three miles;
it may be seven or eight. and that hrst
part of the journey, though we speak
by courtesy Of the road is by way
so broken by shell fire and so cut up
by transport that you would not recog-
nize it by that name. But even over
the worst of couptry there is the nope
of better things to come. and in time
that way becomes a road recognizable
where the men step out briskly, crack
ing jokes as they 60 Even in pad
weather and pouring rain the men are
always CHEEKY. Indeed. the notable
thing about them is that the worse the
weather the cheerier they are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

spent in idleness. On the contrary they
are days of hard work. Even when you
rest" you must not lose your fitness.
Training goes on during all the rest ::
drill and bayonet exercises. musketry
and bombing and route marching: that
men may go back TO the trenches hard
of muscle. quick OF eye and ready for
war.
And then there are tho workin 6
parties. that the battalions ARREST sup
ply. Sometimes battalion VIII scarce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

~ have como TO It's hillets when ore
of its platoons is marching back TO the
lines again. But with luck there Will
be day or two before these "fatgues
begin. They are a part Of the labor OF
that rest which knows no idleness-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

A Pennsylvania is the patentee Of a
combined mail box and milk bottle holder
which can be freely opened for the in
sertion Of their intended contents, but
are locked against theft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

Washington and seventy-two from the
University of Virginia in this Ambu-
lance Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

Wisconsin man is the inventor OF ex-
panding cum buttons that permit shirt
sleeve TO be pulled UP mans arm and
hold II there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Comforts of the "Billet."

Billets are reached at last, but not
billets like those occupied at home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
WE'LL ORGANIZED BODY
FOR FOOD PRODUCTION
Education Associations
Membership of $4,000 is Represent
cd In Thousand Communities.

Perhaps never in the history Of this
great citizens organization has 1t put
forth such concerted effort to mobi-
lie its forces throughout the state
for definite object in behalf OF the
commonwealth. This association Is
directed by some of the leading men
and women of Virginia, with Mrs b.
b. Munford as president: Governor
Henry G.. Stuart, first vice. president;
Major James III. Dooley. second vice
president; DR.. j. +. Mcconnell as
third vice-president; Henry w. An
derson. treasurer; j. III. Montgomery,
executive secretary: Miss j. Douglas
Wright. secretary high and elemen-
tary school leagues with such men
derman, DIR. II. Il. Frissell, Mr.. John
Stewart Bryan. DR.. Henry Louis
Smith. DR.. j. A. c. Chandler Hon.
Fairfax Harrison and almost a score
of others on the executive committee.
This association has organized under
its direction more than 900 commu-
mites and these leagues now have 4
total membership of about $4,000.
The association is endeavoring to
enlist every one OF the leagues with
its entire membership in the definite
work of promoting increased food
production and the careful prcserva-
ton of all products. We feel sure
that there is no better organized force
In the state for accomplishing this
great object These leagues in yesrs
past have been encouraging better
farming lust as definitely as they have
the Improvement of school conditions
so they are now prepared to stand
faithfully for this concerted effort
in behalf of food production
Since the very first indication that
our nation would have to enter the
war the Cooperative Education asso-
citation has been definitely planning
to direct the energies OF the leagues
along the lines of food production,
and its officers have taken a prominent