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PAST EXTRA SESSIONS.

Now that call has Leen issued for a special session of congress, to con. venc April 16, there IS considerable speculation as to whether President Wilson will get all that he wants i'l the way of legislation from the extra session. The record of the past extra sessions indicates that he will. Nearly all of the extraordinary sessions which have been summoned have done the will of the president. Nearly all of them have also transacted other business than that for which they were called. The president cannot limit congress to tho consideration O. any particular subject or list of sub- jects, and glance through the rec Ords of former years shows that many extra sessions have been made the occasion for legislation in addi- ton to that recommended by the president.
 Only two extra sessions have ever been called to deal with preparations for war. In this connection it is in- teresting to recall that the first extra session of congress in the history of the nation was called to deal with a situation bearing marked points of re- semblance to that which exists at the present time. The session was called by John Adams on May 15, 1779. The congress was the fifth. The rela- tions of the United States with France were in a critical condition at that time, the French government having suspended diplomatic intercourse on the ground that the Jay treaty in re- lation to French West Indian posses sions was a violation of solemn compact. Pinckney, the American minister to France, had been expelled from that country and the French government had under taken meas ures looking to depredations on American commerce. President Adams made numerous recommenda- lions to congress concerning the organization of the militia and pro- viding for a naval arnlament and his wishes were promptly met The ses- sion closed on July 10.
 The appearance of a war cloud was also the cause for the fourth extra session of congress, which was oallel by President Madison on Nov. f, 1911. The United States was then on the eve of the war of 1912 and the presi- dent made an earnest plea for putting the nation in a prepared state of defence. President Madison's recon. mendations were carried out and the congress also went further and legis- lated on customs matters and finan- cial problems.
 One of the most memorable extra sessions in the history of the coun- try was that called by President Lincoln on July 4, 1861, when he sum- moned the Thirty-seventh congress because of 'sthe opposition to the law; q the United States and obstrlctions
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Let's suppose an improbability. Suppose the municipal court should cost $7O0 more than the police court, how does that affect the equity of the claim that the police are entitled to more than $z for a 12 to 14 hour day?
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That Governor Ferguson of Texas once was permitted by his bank 70 overdraw $17O,OOO is one of the heinous charges against the Lone Star state executive. Gn the face of it, this reflects to the credit of Mr.
 Ferguson. If it was a crime, the Texas solons are on the wrong trail.
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We'd never be guilty of the offense of Texas, accused of overdrawing his bank account $170,00O. In all ou" acquaintances we can't recall a banker who would not have prevent ed us from committing such an of- fense
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With the spring, the spring floods loom up in the south Mississippi basin, in spite of the large areas of "bone dry" territory.
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The spring floods are at hand. Soon the Arkansas will be bank full, and then the flight from the lakebed sec ton of Pine Bluff will begin.
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Tigris.

A year ago the shores of this co,1n- try were threatened b., sharks. This year-have they grown into subma- rines?
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This summer potato patch will take on the dignity of (. gold mine.
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The Turk is again sick along the
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Sir Ernest Shackleton, explorer now at Sydney, Australia, says he is going into active war service, accord ing to Reuter- dispatch.
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One Year Ago in the War.

March 15, 1916-Dutch steamer Tu- bantia torpedoed or mined pre- sumably by Germans; German assault northwest of Verdua halted after French recovered
 portion of lost ground; Russian army in Persia, pushing through mountains, reported to be nearly in touch with Brit ish; Italians claimed further
 progress on part of lsonio front. .:
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
IS MAGICIAN AMONG FISHES
Little Puffer Escapes From Danger by
Initiating Itself Until II Is Al
most Spherical in Shape.

It is doubtless true that there are
no mermaids in the sea and no Nep-
tune with crown and flowing locks,
but the species Of life that do exist
there are in many ways equally as
interesting as the neurological folk.
Take the little puffer fish, for ex.
ample which has attracted the at
tenfion of scientists from earliest
times on account of its shrewd habit
Of defending itself by initiation. The
moment it scents danger in the form
of large fish searching for dinner
it instantly distends itself with water
until it becomes almost spherical in
shape, so that no ordinary fish could
swallow it, says the Popular Science
Monthly.
Director III. c. Townsend Of the
New York aquarium, placed few
good-sized soup or porgies in a tank
which contained dozen young puff
fers about two inches in length. which
the hungry soup attacked at once. In
stantly the baby puffers inflated them,
selves and became almost globular in
form, so that the larger fish were IN
able to do more than knock them
about like toy balloons. too large TO
be swallowed. and on which they
could get no hold, no matter how hard
they tried.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
S. Booth Has T1Oo NephelOs
Among Pershing's "San1nlies'

Leavenworth for several years, when
another revolution broke out among
the Malos in the Philippines. Having
seen several years of service in the
Philippines, he was Immediately order.
ed back there under General Bell, who
appointed him on his staff. and he has
been on General Bells staff ever since.
About the time he and Bell came back
to the states, villa made his raid on
Columbus, and Euing was ordered TO
the Mexican front His wife received
a letter from him two or three days
ago. stating that he and General Bell
with Bells entire corps, were embark.
ing for France last Tuesday, so that
they are now on the water or in France,
and probably on the firing line. He
has visited me a number of times, and
always has been very enthusiastic
about the army and says there is no
better training or education on earth
than service in the United States army
"Lulas boy roamed around over the
world for number of years after he
became a man. and my years of ac.
quaintance with Elbert proves to me
that is a high minded and honorable
gentleman. He studied electrical en-
gineerng, and not having been sue
cessful in securing a job he desired. he
too, joined the United States army
about three years ago. and was imme-
diately sent 70 Panama.
HE remained in the electrical and
quartermaster's department until about
two weeks ago. when he wa strans
ferred to New York, and there placed
on General Bells signal corps for ser.
vice in France. so that he is with
Euing on the firing line in France
He. too. is enthusiastic concerning |
the army. and regardless Of war, viii
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
His Brother Tells Of Rapid Development
Of Boys Who Enter Service Of
United States Regular Army

The excellent results which have
been attained and the benefits derived
from army life and training are clearly
portrayed in a letter written by viii.
liam R. Booth, an attorney OF Fort
Worth, to sister and which in turn
was forwarded to another brother, S
Booth of Chickasha. The letter, though
written on June Z referred to the young
men in question being on their way
to the firing line in France and until
their arrival there the information was
withheld from the public. Mr. Booth
says
I'm answer to your letter, will say
doubtless you know that Euing Booth.
Mats oldest boy, always took 10 drill
ing and army maneuvers from his boy
hood on up, and when he went to Pu-
eblo At the age of about twenty-one,
he organized a little home militia COM
rany, and was elected captain, and was
in that position when the Spanish war
broke cut, and he and his company en-
listed and were almost Immediately
sent by San Francisco to the Philip
pines. At the close ct the war, he
Joined the regular army, was appointed
captain Of the 7th cavalry. and remain.
ed in the Philippines fos' a number Of
years. He then came back to the
states, attended a military school for
eighteen months or two years, and was
again assigned to duty M Cuba during
the revolution there. He stayed there
about a year, and was stationed at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

ization in the world, says the Ardmore-
ite.
Our feminine millions are being mo-
bilized for kitchen duty because the
authorities agree that it's in the Amer
lean kitchen that the war is to be won.
womans army is 10 fight with food
for ammunition-sur congenial
feminine task. Their mode of opera
tion is to make the food go, not as far
as possible, but as far as it ought to
60 There is no plea for painful and
weakening privation. There is moth
ing negative about this campaign. 1t
is all positive and constructive. Food,
the vital factor on which the war turns,
is to be used efficiently, that is all.
The rules are six in number, and ex.
tremely simple,
First buy with thought.
Second, cook with care.
Third, save just enough
Fourth, save what will keep.
Fifth eat what would spoil.
Sixth, prefer homegrown food.
It is easy to join Uncle Sans army
of food economists. First, you sign a
pledge Women's councils for defense
in every state and women's clubs and
church organizations in every city are
provided with the pledge cards. They
read
Il will join in the service of food
conservation in the United States. and
/ hereby accept membership in the
United Etates Food Administration.
pledging myself to carry out the direc-
tons and advice Of the food admins
traitor in the conduct Of my household
in 50 far as my circumstances per-
nit"
The woman who signs this pledge
and mails it to the national food ad-
ministration at Washington. receives
by return mail a membership badge
which she can hang in her window
1t reads, Member of the United States
Food Administration 1t bears an Of
ficial seal, and the flag encircled by
grains Of wheat. Also, she receives
printed cards to hang in her kitchen
and over her telephone, containing the
cardinal rules of food conservation.
There will be uniforms, too-a special
design furnished by Uncle Sam for ten
cents, and made up by the prospective
wearer at cost of ninety-nine cents.
1t is said to be an ideally simple and
serviceable house dress.
Millions Of members are wanted for
this great organization. The enlist
ment begins this week, Every woman
is eligible. 1t is an opportunity and
daty Let there be no sIackers in this
city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

young men Of wealth from the effete
east are running away from their coun-
try and crossing the line into Mexico
think these are the most contemplate
class Of our citizenship, and II | were
in congress, ! should introduce a bill
that every boy past the age OF u who
leaves this country to avoid fighting
its battles should be declared an alien
enemy should be banished for life,
should have the protection Of the gov.
ernment and the flag withdrawn from
him for all time to come and should
never be permitted again to eall him
self a citizen OF this republic"
"Yours lovingly,
VIM II. Booth. "
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
CONVINCED AGAINST HIS WILL

The war correspondent, Carl Acker-
man, went to Belgium, as he himself
says, preiudiced in favor of Germany
and the German people. For a long
time his dispatches showed that per.
sonal bent He was particularly vel
come at Berlin because of his personal
sympathies. He remained in Germany
during the war for nearly three years,
and until diplomatic relations with
the United States were broken, and
having immediate access to the Ger
man official element. and being so sit
uated that he heard the German side
Of every issue, Ackerman should nat.
urally have come away more pro-Ger-
man than when he went to Berlin. He
has now written book full of inter-
esting revelations, in which he warns
the American people not to be salts
fled with half defeat Of Germany. but
to destroy utterly and root out the ma
lignant German militarist organiza-
tons. Germany as at present organic.
ed. says Aekerman, can not be trusted
by civilized nations either in war or in
peace. This is the opinion of a wit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

probably remain in the army the bal.
ance Of his life. So that you see Euing
has seen much real service, and enjoys
being where the fighting is the heav-
lest. Ebert has no fears, but on the
contrary, felt himself highly honored
IN being selected to 20 to France. In
fact, every real soldier wants to get
where the fighting is the thlckest.
"Our boy Pete win be seventeen
years old next month. His preference
is the marine division of the army, and
he thinks very seriously Of joining
voluntarily although OF course, be-
cause Of his youth. he cannot be draft
ed. He can, however join the marines
but no other branch OF the service,
when he Is seventeen, and | shall not
oppose his going, and | think Stella
Will readily give him up II he SO de.
slres
u am like your husband. prefer
the marine service either in the ma
rine corps or on the battle ship. Pete
also has spoken something OF going
into the aviation department Of the
army. ! shall not oppose his joining
that corps either, If he so desires, as
soon as he is old enough to enlist.
81 believe this little bit of family his
tory will tell you how feel on the sub
iect. If the boys want to join the ar
my. think it is our duty to let them
go, and also ! think you should let
them decide for themselves what
branch of the army they will select.
They have their oyg ideas about il,
and believe, they should be permitted
to carry out their ideas without hin
drance on the part of their parents.
Personally should prefer % the ma
rines, (2) the navy C3) the aviation,
CD the cavalry, and CO.. the infantry.
i believe the boys should make their
own selection.
Il notice from our papers that some
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
CONFIDENCE IN THE KAISER is
cRUMBLlNG

SO effective is the German censor
ship that almost no news of value has
been allowed to leak out for many
months. The war reports from Berlin
contain nothing except what the mill
tary authorities desire TO put out and
concerning the internal conditions in
the country we know next to nothing.
The German press is muzzled, hence
we cannot look to it for any real light
on the situation That the German
people have suffered tremendously on
account OF the war and are heartily
sick Of it. we have every reason to be.
lieve, but we have no means of know
ing the extent of the discomfort which
prevails in the country
These considerations lend great in.
terest to a series Of articles by Prince
Hohenlohe, son Of a former Ger.
man premier and himself famous
diplomat, appearing in Geneva pa
per. The Outlook has translated
these articles The German prince,
who unquestionably knows the condi-
tions IA his country thoroughly, con
cmdes his articles as follows:
There is no doubt that the major
ity Of the German people are in favor
of a monarchical form Of government
The different states of Germany are
still more or less loyal to their state
sovereigns according to the PERSONAL.
~ Of those sovereigns But it can no
longer be affirmed after these three
years Of war that their confidence in
the supreme chief of the empire is
wholly intact. We should stop hiding
our heads in the sand out of fear of
recognizing the truth! Evadng the
truth can do no good Confidence in
those who are directing the affairs OF
the empire is beginning 10 crumble
among the German people. The people
do not know just what position the kai
ser takes with regard to the activities
of those who pretend to call them
selves patriots. The people are begin.
ming little by little to ask themselves
how it is that the whole world is in
arms against them and who is respon.
sible for this situation.
THE German people as a whole have
no desire to annex foreign territory
The only ones who are interested in
territorial conquest the small group of
industrial capitalists and the hot.head-
ed Pan-Germanists, who get no sym
pathy from the masses of the people,
but only from the university profes.
sors, the office holders, and the we'll
todo middle classes. Herr Scheide-
mann Ia well known socialist) was
recently called to order when he spoke
the word revolution in a speech in
the reichstag. And yet he did nothing
but repeat a word which is heard daily
among the masses of the people. It is
true that he rightly added we have
not yet reached the point of revolu.
tion.' But it would be childish to de-
ceive ourselves into thinking that we
may not reach it if the men who hold
in their hands the destiny of the Ger
man empire are not big enough to as
sumo the responsibility of their mis-.
takes and wise enough to recognize
and take account of the necessities of
the present time. Otherwise the mo.
ment will surely come when they will
perceive with terror that it is too late
and that the German people have fl
nally lost patience"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
Now Is a Good Time @~
To Treat Your, Catarrh
Mid weather aid treatment.

Mild weather aid treatment.
Don't be misled into thinking that
your Cstarrh is gone The first touch
OF winter weather will bring it back
with all its discomforts.
But this is an excellent time to
thoroughly cleanse the blood of the
germs of Catarrh, and be forever
rid Of the troublesome sprays and
douches that can never cure you.
S. S. S, the great blood purifier,
searches out the germs of Cstzrrh
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
What They Learned.


A visitor to a Sunday school was
asked to address a few remarks to
the children. He took the familiar
theme of the children who mocked
Elisha on his journey to Bethel-how
the young ones taunted the prophet,
and how they were punished when two
she bears came out OF the wood and
ate forty-and.two of them
"And now children" said he. what
does this story show?"
please, sir" same from a little girl
in the front row, lit shows how many
children two she bears can hold!"--
Tit-Pits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

Ted went to Sunday school for the
FIRST time. When he returned his
mother asked how he liked It. 1T
was pretty good, but / couldn't make
out what they were singing" he re-
piled. @rhen you didn't singY his
mother asked. "Oh, yes, | did. ! Just
sang Put on Your Old Gray Bon
net"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
WOMEN TO WIN THE WAR

The women of America are going to
Save the Waste and Win the War. u
They are starting, under the leader
ship of Herbert Hoover, the United
States food administrator. They will
soon form the greatest women's organ.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

which infest your blood, and chases
them entirely out OF your system. 1t
IS by Tar the most satisfactory treat
ment Tor the disease, because it
reaches down TO its very roots and
gets at the cause. Write to-day for
full information, and expert medical
advice regarding the treatment OF
your own case Take advantage of
this chance to-day Address Swift
specitc CO., Dept. G Atlanta,
ga III F1l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09
Eloquent Fighter.

~Say, that deaf-mute surely can de-
liver a telling blow" said a bystander,
who had been witnessing little set-to
al fistlcuffs. "Uh, huh. That's proba-
bly, because he talks with his hands,
chlmed in smother fellow who just
managed to duck in time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

Giving Him His Chance.
He-"I would die for you"
She (wearied)-"We what are you
for?"-New York Times.
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Ethel was taken in to dinner by
that western gentleman, you introduc.
ed to me. He was quite gallant and
remarked upon my birdlike appetite. :"
Her Friend--"Well, he should be
good Judge on that point dear; he
runs an ostrich farm in California" -
Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

John Wilson and P. c. Stacey, who
left last week for a motor trip through
Texas, sent a card saying that they
were compelled to stop in Wichita
Falls few days because of muddy
roads-due doubtless to the well
known wetness of that town
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-09

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= EXPRESS PAcKAeErTEs .
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Old Sol shifted gear to "high,"
Joyrides now with Miss July a
Watch his boat go buzzing by
Hope his gas tank goes clean dry
ST Simp says he notices that he al
ways feels less like eating when he
has a poor appetite.
However, the mere fact that wo-
man likes felnes is no sign that it is
safe to call her a cat.
But even il the temperature falls 10
freezing the vets win receive warm
welcome in. Chickasha
You'd better cut your weeds ii you
don't want the mayor to put another
piece in the paper about you
Another case of watchful waiting
worthy of note is that of the young
men who are subject to military SER
vice
Seems like we have a vague recol-
lection of having heard somebody re-
mark that it was hot some time dur.
inF the past week.
If Dick Mckay hadn't been thirty
second degree optimist, he would have
gone out OF the weather forecasting
business long ago.
While we claim to be pretty good
booster somehowernuther at the pres.
ent moment we don't feel like boasting
about Oklahoma as summer resort.
Orin Ashton is about to take a
hand in the anti-drouth crusade. Hs
proposes to train the grasshoppers to
be so pious that they will pray for
rain just like the Panhandle jack rab-
bits.