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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-05
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Some real bargains IN city property
just now. See A. b. Cochua room
2l3, Tye Bldg. lat
Tom Dwyerlei; Yesterday for bust.
ness trip to Galveston.
Our program always plessea; come
to Koay today ~
List your property with A. b. cooh-
ran. room 2is Tye Bldg. lat
Miss cleo snedeker of Alex, ia in
the city visiting relatives.
"The Haunted Paiamas," starring
Harold Lockwood at the sugg today
city loans on short notice See A. b,
Cochran, room 2iS Tye Bldg. l-st
J. II. White ana wife Of Hollis are
in chlckasha for short stay.
No change in school books this year
Buy now at the Owl Drug Store and
avoid the rush. sat
We handle Crystal ice cream, none
more delicious. Wren's. AIT
H. c. Campbell OF Tabler was a bust
ness visitor in Chiclasha today
Street cars and carbunkles-mft
sed Kozy, as usual 1t
Get your fall supply Of toilet articles
before prices go up, Largest line In
town at Wrens drug store 4-at
You know what your child will need
in school. Buy now Owl DRUG store
sat
A. b. Cochran has moved his real
state office upstairs in the Tye Bldg
1-Si
i c. L. Sharp and wife of Rush Springs
are spending few days in Chickasha
&C.,
We have complete line of school
books and school supplies Owl Drue
4 store sat
r. p. Burkhalter Of Anadarko was
a business visitor in town Tuesday
Tomorrow, -TAe single code, :
feels- Kozy theateR It
Buy your golf balls at Wren's and
| you won't have 70 get a wagon and
team to get across the creek 4-St
Miss May Chandler was operated on
this morning at the Chickasha hospit-
al.
Don't miss "The Haunted PaIamas'
with Harold Lockwood al the sugg TO-
day II
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Richards and
Miss Clara Richards are here from
Dallas for a brief visit
Five reels of crackeriack pictures
at Kozy today It
Phone 376 if you haven't got time to
come to room 21S Tye Bldg. for city
iloan. A. B. Cochran. l-St
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Dawson have
returned from visit to Elgin and
Medicine Park.
Pokes and Jabs at the Ko2y today in
Tough Luck" Don't miss this; some
comedy. 1t
Help yourself and help us too by
buying your school books and school
supplies now, before the rush Owl
Drug store. 5-4t
Mrs. Charles White and children of
716 Kansas avenue. left Saturday on
visit to relatives in Little Rock,
Ark
See an unusual photoplay at the
sugg tonight, THE Haunted Paja-
mas" with the favorite star, Harold
Lockwood. it|
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-05
The Heyday of Youth
SCHOOLDAYS

1t is always with reluctance that
some pupils start to school but when
they get to work they are enthusiastic
about it, The happiest days in ones
life are school days provided, Of
course, the necessary things are at
hand to make good work possible and
pleasant we handle the standard
SCHOOL BOOKS
required in all grades Our stock of.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
is large and varied so we can provide
anything that may be needed.
Pencils, Pens, pen Holders. Eraaers.
Inks. crayons. Composition Books,
Rulers, Pastes, Drawing Ma
terisls, Etc.
Our school specially is Writing Tab
lets. The biggest and 1O-cent values
in town Let the children shop at our
store. We show them every courtesy
OWL DRUG STORE
Phones l26 and l243l !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be redt.ged by the
undersigned, until noon, the lst day
of October. 1917, at the county clerks
office of Grady county, for the cree
tion and completion OF brick addi-
tion to the Lincoln separate school,
corner of First street and Dakota ave
nue., Chickasha, in accordance with
plans and specifications prepared for
the same by Macklin & Taught, archi-
tects, from whom plans may be OBJ
tanned upon deposit of $1,000 to as.
sure safe return.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check in the sum of five per
cent of the amount of the bid, made
payable to the county treasurer. as
guarantee that the contractor will en-
ter into contract and execute the re-
quired bond The commissioners re-.
serve the right to reject any or all
bids. This building to be completed
by January lst, 1918.
R. S. cox,
County Clerk.
Dated Sept. 4th, 1917
5-4td
Get city loan from A. B. Cochran,
room 213 I've Bldg. phone 97g 1.3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-05

Avoid the rush. buy your school
books and supplies this week at the
Owl Drug store. sat
r. L. Glover was business visitor
here from Rush Springs today
Born, this morning to Mr. and Mrs
f. 4. benson. 1l0 South Seventeenth
street. a boy Alfred
stiagaree, a two reel western pic.
ture. at Kozy. 1T
Leo Harvey, formerly Rock Island
ticket agent here, left last night for
Tulsa where he may accept position.
j. u, Bryan. county assessor, who
has been improving from a severe at
tack of fever is reported some worse
today
No one who goes to see "The Haunt
ed Pajamas" could possibly be bored
Sugg today ltl
The G. l. A. to the b. OF l.. 70. will
hold their regular meeting tomorrow
afternoon at 2.3O O'clock in the X. p
hall
Harold Sanders 10 here from Norman
for a short visit with his parents be-.
fore returning to the Oklahoma Uni
versity in which he Is a student
The Methodist Missionary society
viii meet at the home Of Mrs j G..
Jones, 7O2 South Fourteenth street,
Thursday afternoon at 8 O'clock
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-05

The Methodist Missionary society
will meet at the home Of Mrs. J. G.
Jones, 7O2 South Fourteenth street
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
SINEWS OF WAR

WAR cannot be waged without money.
w The estimated wealth of the United
States is t1sO0OO, 900 900. The funded
debt is less than $1,000 100000.
The wealth of the British Empire. in
cluding India. Australia and Canada, is
$3.50 900 900 900. The wealth of the United
Kingdom is ss5 900. 900 900. The total Brit.
ish debt at the present time is $4,000.
OOO, 900.
II this country should be called upon to
make proportionately heavy expenditures
our debt would rise to $4,000, 900. 900.
The greater part of the British debt is a
lien upon the United Kingdom. If we
should be called upon to make expendi.
lures as heavy as those Of the British
Isles our war debt would rise to $37, ,000,-
600, 900.
The present British war debt is not
so great in proportion to the national
wealth as that piled up by the Napoleonic
wars. The British are facing the future
with confidence.
The resources of this country are so
great that we can make whatever ex.
penditures are necessary without creating
a burden beyond our ability to bear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
French Claims

f. S.-The facts in the French claim"
dispute were obscured for many years be-
cause of the secret diplomatic relations
between this country and France during
the American Revolution, and by the trans
actions of Beaumarchais the great French
dramatst who. under the name of Rode
rigue Hortalez ct Gle, supplied the Ameri
can revolutionists with eight cargoes of
arms, ammunition and clothing. worth 5,000,-
900 lvres (S1 ,000,000). OF this sum the
United States paid all but $500, 900, which
was the lost million lvres'' of the French
claim. The genesis of the misunderstanding
was the fear of the French Government to
antagonize England by openly selling sup
plies to the American Congress. Hence,
the traffic was carried on sub rosa by
Beaumarchais and the Secret Committee of
Congress, represented in France by COM
missioners The commissioners gave Con-
gress to understand that the supplies were
the gift of the King of France, but ,sug-
sested that reimbursement be made to
Beaumarchais by means OF tobacco ship
ments, When, however, the American
French treaty of alliance of 1878 made
secrecy no longer necessary, Beaumarchais
demanded payment Congress paid all but
100000, and while final settlement was
pending II was discovered that Beau
marchais had received $500. 900 from the
French Government, a sum, according to a
statement by the French Government that
was included in the gifts to America
Suspecting that the munitions contractor
was trying to collect twice." Congress re-
fused to pay. Beaumarchais's heirs con-
tinued the claim and payment was urged
by the French Government. France con-
tended that the 100000 had been expended
by Beaumarchais in the interests of the
United States. but not for supplies. and
that-the unpaid-for 100000 worth of sun
plies were a loss TO him. Congress still de-
INJURED, asking for particulars. The claim
was settled in 1895, when France paid this
country s5,0O0,000 for spoliation OF our
commerce. But out Of this fund 500. 900
francs ($l6O OO0) was paid to Reau.
marchais's heirs Although the matter was
thus officially closed, resentment continued
in this country and France for some years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
LOYALTY UNDOUBTED

To the Editor Of the Euenin1 Ledger:
Sir-The EVENING LEDGER and other
newspapers throughout the country almost
daily contain statements made by citizens
of Germany and Austria Hungary both in
which they I'm the most impressive way pos
sible again reaffirm their allegiance to the
country of their adoption cannot see any
necessity for doing so, nor can see wherein
II is doing any good. To my mind, the re-
affirming of allegiance admits the possibility
of dsloyalty among the foregn-born citi-
zens Of German and Austria Hungarian
birth. I am daily in touch with citizens
of German and Austria Hungarian birth,
and l can cheerfully testify that have not
found one whom l would consider dlsloyal
10 the country OF his adoption. The fact
that all of them sympathize with the ~coun-
try of their birth In its struggle does not
by any means indicate disloyalty to our
country.
Congressman Bartholdt during a deba Ia
in Congress, appropriately used the follow
ing remark, zone can be loyal to his mother
and yet be true to his bride" In my opinion.
the fact that one Is born in this country
does not make him by any means loyal to
the country, just as one born In Philadelphia
would necessarily make him loyal to Phila-
deiphia. 1t does not require any proof
on my part to convince some Philadelphians
that although some are born In PhiladeI-
phia they are not loyal to Philadelphia.
The thing which causes me more grief
than anything else Is contained In the fact
that there ars 80 many intelligent men and
women, preachers, professors Of. universl-
ties business men. etc. who are craving Tor
human blood and stand ready 10 satisfy that
cravlne and violate the law ok God which
~, Thou shalt no< tl|l ~ ve|(f1l5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Duty of .America-Loyalty of
the Foreign-Born - "No
Longer a Frontier
Nation"
THE VOICE OF WASHINGTON
TO the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:

To the Editor Of the Euenitg Ledger:
Sir--The Government has spoken, has de-
fined to Germany and the world the cause
which will make the United States a par
ticipant IN the great war. Irrespective OF
racial origin. political belief or religious
creed there is only word now that must
rule every true American. The word Is
loyalty-loyalty 70 American principles
In this dire hour let us turn to George
Washington. under whose leadership our
ancestors cast off forever the gives of for
eign despotism. Let us harken to the voice
which gave council at Valley Forge and
rejoicing at Yorktown.
Beware OF "tho insidious wlles of foreign
influence" was one OF the political axioms
that Washington bequeathed to his country.
Thomas jefferson warned against ''entan-
Cling alliances" with other nations IL
Columbia is forced into the European con-
fict she must enter it with unbound hands.
must continue with unfettered forces and
conclude peace with liberty of action. There
must be ne restriction of the freedom which
our Colonial patriots died to establish. We
must not contract to sacrifice our blood
and gold for the maintenance of royal dy-
nasties.
II the United States becomes involved our
pathway has already been blazed. We must
proceed unflinchingly toward our ideal. But
the ideal OF America and the ideal of Eu-
rope are not the same. The principles of
the two continents have been and will re-
main for centuries divergent One stands
for individual freedom in thought word and
deed. The other for dynastcal supremacy
over reason, speech and achievement
The United States must war. then to re-
gain and retain her freedom OF the seas.
freedom that is exempt from the auto
cratic dominance of any nation. We must
pursue this right until It is obtained, until
the utmost reaches of the waters are lib
Grated from molestation until our flag is
spread by the same winds that faunt i'm
perial pennants.
We must reserve TO ourselves the choice
OF making peace when and how we please
That declaration must not be made through.
with or by the agency of any European
Power We must not pledge our nation TO
bleed and waste in the interests OF aliens
We have no concern in the disposition Of
Constantinople, the destruction OF dy-
nasty, the partition of a nation, the con-
quest of a people. save the eternal concern
Of morality and justice.
HOWARD SHELLEY.
Philadelphia, February 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10

preemlnence was supposed TO have
passed elsewhere until Mr.. Wilson, who
Is Of virsinian birth. was elected, making
eight for the Old Dominion. or the
first twelve Presidents, seven we're Vir-
ginians. The last OF them, prior TO the
accession of Mr.. Wilson, was General
Taylor. Mr.. Wilson Is the first South
erner since the Civil War TO become
President. Tho country west Of the
Mississippi has never been represented
in the White House. The next President
is likely to be either westerner or a
southerner, unless international events
shall change the thinking of the poll
ticians so radically ns TO make geo
graphical considerations of no conse-
quence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10

WHEN the Master Painters of Penn.
sylvania, at the, annual convention in
this town the other day, made p. j. Byrne,
of Pittsburgh, secretary, he at once fore.
stalled criticism Of his secretarial short.
comings. my mother" said he, often
told OF an old woman in Ireland whose
thirst was so great she could drink Loeb
Erinn dry; but she discreetly went to Z
daughters in the neighboring village,Sn
her potations over, returned home, in no
penitential spirit however. From the
highroad within sight of her house she
called loudly, What noise have ye In
there? What noise have yer and her hus
band, meek little man, opening the
door said, We're not saying a word my
good woman; we're not saying word
and her warning reply was, For fear you
would For fear you would!'"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
WHAT THE COUNTRY WANTS

7NHE President waited three days after
L the receipt of the German threat be-
fore dismissing Bernstorfr. 1t was proper
try should have had time to digest the
threat before what was obviously its
overwhelming and united will could be
expressed by any one man. II he had
waited many hours more we would have
come TO the mass.meeting stage.
lie is again waiting after technical
grounds for going again TO Congress, as
some believe, have been provided by the
course OF events. once more the tide OF
public opinion surges toward him, but
not so strongly as that tide which urged
on the break. Any one who has studied
American opinion in the last thirty
months could have predicted that Il would
trust TO luck, hope and pray that big
words might make big deeds unnecessary.
Mr.. Wilson will be justified in taking his
time as long as this spirit, so naively ex-
pressed by n Southern newspaper. Is
guiding many minds
President Wilson has happy faculty
for smashing precedents. The astonish-
many of Mr.. Wilson's undertakings may
yet prevent the United States from
being drawn into war.
lie must do tho exactly right thing,
but he has "a happy faculty for smash.
ing precedents" What precedent is he
expected to smash now In order to give
his astonishing good fortune" a chance
to act? The precedent that American
Presidents have not seen At to hypno'
tie foreisn rulers into submission? one
may pray that the cumulative sinkings
without warning will not tempt the Ger
man Government TO defy us further and
that il may back down before it is too
late. But there is no prayer to be made
that American mail ships shall be per-
manently tied up in our ports. That
would he to pray that we lose our man
hood. 1t may be advisable to tie up those
ships another week or for month.
But il Is beginning to dawn upon the
nation that this cannot be done indeh-
nitely. our calmness Is all right, but
we must not delude ourselves: some Of
that calmness is simply the inability or
the refusal to accept the facts and tn Fir
lfnpilcatlOnS.
Mr.. Wilson's astonishing good fortune"
may be that the British navy will sweep
the seas clean of U.boats. Or it may be
that a great land victory for the Allies
will scare the Germans. into conciliatory
mood. Or 1t may be that the British
Government will modify its blockade in
order to prevent Americas entering the
war and urging a peace more ilenient to
Germany than Britons desire.
But unless one OF these highly improb'
able events occurs. 1t is necessary that
American ships on peaceful errands be
eventually protected by our navy. II
Germany takes that protection as an
act-of war, II must be war. II this
country wants to use the sea, its mind
must be ready for possible war and not
for dumb luck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
THE WORLD DO MOVE"

MAYOR CURLEY has offered to Will
AVl liam H. Connell. chief OF the Bureau
OF Highways in this city. the position of
paving commissioner in Boston, and no
one is surprised at the desire OF the Bos
ton Mayor TO import an outsider to take
charge of technical work.
Municipal reformers recall the storm
of protest that was raised twenty years
ago when Mayor Strong. of New York,
called Colonel Waring from Newport to
take charge of the streetcleaning depart.
ment. The Mayor was roundly denounced
for passing by the local engineers in favor
Of an outsider. The prevalent belief was
that IL the city wss to pay salary to
any ono 1t should go to q resident. The
spoils theory Of public service was ac.
cepted by almost every one.
Twenty years have wrought great
changes. until so notorious a spokesman
as the Democratic Mayor of Boston finds
II in his heart to seek not only an out.
slider, but a Republican outsider, to I'LL
a local office requiring expert knowledge.
German cities seek their Mayors as
American business corporations seek
their executive managers. regardless of
their place Of residence. Who can say
that in another twenty years American
cities will not do the same and choose
Mayors for demonstrated fitness instead
OF for factional political reasons? A step
has already been taken In that direction.
for Dayton, O.. has : city manager. i'm.
.rcr<e1 <rQp cl1clnnnti and sslectsd be-
I1Epfe1 sbIlity y take
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
Here's Versatility for You

From Honda, Republic of Colomo.
Young Julio, the Spanish-Indian poxei'.
writes to say that since he arrived tho'-
on December last, he has scored tnre.
knockouts. made two other fellows au''
and given twenty-five lessons. So Wv
see, 1 like the game no matter whers !.
am. / would like 10 write little stor'e
Jokes, etc, for your 'colyum' under w..
name Of Young Julio so II 1t Is o. n. e
me know and every week will scratch "
something worth while"
The answer is o. K.,>Julio, ana -
everything you write be X. o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
LET'S BE UP TO DATE

To fhe Editor oJ Tie Evening LedgoF'
Sr--Your editorial in tonight's paper,
entitled mo Longer n Frontier Nation
expresses the truth about as forciby as
anything I have yet read. The principle
holds good all through life, and as | sit
debating this letter 10 the dictaphone my
thoughts fly back to Washingtons days,
when he sent his correspondence in long
hand. Because Washington used n pen is
TO good reason why others should not use
a dictaphone; advice that is given today
may he obsolete by changing conditions to-
morrow. GEORGE ii. BORST.
Philadelphia, February s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
Tom Daly's Column
THE VILLAGE PORN

THE VILLAGE POET d
whenever Us a Saturday an rumor. nm
ot "schuvIktH River frozen ttoht. >,
promptly HE me there.
For, spite of age, I tell you. ,sh.r a..
on OF netos comes through
mare no use for Chestnut street. M,
other ne,cs that's neto.
1 mind t0hen toas but lad OF fen A.
ttoelvc or 80
used TO hear my elders talk OF sko,.-.
long ago,
The ring OF tohose steel runners ann
echoed doton the years
An uredthed their names pith o,or,,
"Our Skating Pioneers"
An some day ,chen Pue leisure an, IN.
facts are at my hand
III tn TO tcritc story Of that ,otntrv
toiryland;
That scene OF oIden splendor ,ie,,.s
through hdp ccntury's mist.
When knights performed the "oropevins.
and the "Philodelphia tuist."
Through hdv a ccnturyr Bless mn star,
us half as much again!
'Ttcds bdcE In 1919 that gallant score a,
men,
Whose Keen delight IN healthtul spo,t
made skating all the rage, n
First organised the Skating Club, yitA
ddshino Colonel Page.
As chief In all their counsels, tohen such
things tcero to the fore:
He also led their reuels (,ohich, indeed.
concerned them more
When glass tcds on the river by tho
breath OF 1ointer Kissed
And knights performed the Grapevine
and the philadelphia t1cist."
But sayi this Is a Saturday ,chen rumor,
M the air
OF "SchuylktH Rirer frozen tioht'-se
lemme HE me therei
Bclike upon Monday, 1Dhen n,y skating
all Is through,
ri spin another ode about the Skatino
Club for you. +.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
What Do You Know?


I. Who Is Wesley Frost?
2. How old is the Boy Scout movement In
America?
2. Who was Franz Schubert?
4. How many Psalms OF David ore there?
5. Who are the ruraies Of Mexico:
6. What are crocodile tears?
!. What state Is called the Golden State?
q. Who wrote "Cabbages and Kings?
8. Who Is Assistant Secretary Of the Navy"
10. In what countries have the greatest number
of recorded earthquakes occurred?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10

to strike a chord which at this moment. Is
very unpopular, by saying that so far as
] am concerned, ] am not quite ready as
yet to say that Germeay Is wrong One
thing. however. have settled In my mind
and that is, that we. as a nation. have not
been neutral, and this is largely responsible
that we are now facing a deplorable situa-
tion from which | sincerely hope we will
emerge with unbesmirched hands.
SIMON FABER.
Atlantic city. y. j.. February s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
ARE STARS SONS?

As ace look do,cn from hedp'n on you
And 10dtch the little things yon do,
We'd like TO SAP just 1ohdt 1ce hate,
But, then ice think-tce scintilldte.
SIG. LOST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
]. ]. Monahan, a Ware beneficial

J. j. Monahan, a Ware beneficiary,
received 5000 raise through pro-
visional reappointment following his fail
ure to pass an examination to establish
his right to continue as city craftsman.
1t is terrifying to imagine to what heights
of important public service Mr.. Monahan
would have been forced had he passed the
examination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
"Stonewall" Jackson

Mrs. j. S. N.-Yes. General Bee. of
South Carolina, is generally accredited with
the honor of having originated 'Stonewall,
Jackson's nickname. The story runs that
at the first battle Of Bull Run between the
Federal and the Confederate troops General
Bee, seeking to encourage his hard-pressed
troops. exclaimed: Look at Jackson-there
he stands like a stone wall! I"