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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
Independent of U. S.

By United Press.
Manchester, Eng, Jan. 16.-By mail. }
The British governments cancella-
tion of the American $6O,OOO,6oO muni-
tions contract justifies a sterner Brit
ish naval policy the Manchester Daily
Dispatch suggests editorially.
The cancellation means more than
that Great Britain has overtaken her
requirements in the way of becoming
Independent of American aid, the pa
per says.
I'VE do not under value American
help in this war; 1t says. "Without
it we should have been at a serious
disadvantage, But America has pro-
vided us with munitions for the sake
of our good graces. Every shell, ev-
cry gun and every machine tool has
had to be paid for, or viii inevitably
have to be, in goods or gold"
"PHt that Is not all. Almost from
the beginning Of the war we have had
it dinned into our ears that we must
adopt "pussy-footed" gait in our ex-
ercise Of sea-power, lest we put up the
backs of the Americans and cause
them to shut down their supply of
munitions Now that we are getting
into. a position in which we can do
without American help, it is to be
hoped that our diplomacy will pluck
up enough courage to come from under
the table"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
HOW WORDS COME
TO PICTURE IDEAS
FhilOlOgists Can Read History from Words
Country Uses

Sometimes words are borrowed bod
lily from another language. Sometimes
a root-word is borrowed, oftenest
from the Latin or Greek, and an Eng
lish ending given it. Again, we take
two old words, join them together and
make new one. AT first we sepa-
rate them by the hyphen, but after a
while that is left out, and the two are
mingled as single word. Then, we
take a prefix, or a suffix, from some
other tongue, and add it, after or be-
fore, and we have another new word
Or when a word is too long, we short
IA it-because we English.speaking
people are great for saving time.
Word Reveal History.
A philologist can read history from
word; as to when it first came into
use, what caused it, the condition of
the arts and sciences at the time, the
state of literature, the wars going on,
and many other things that he sees in
it. A word orbs the civilization Of its
time, as dewdrop mirrors the heav-
ems. Every maker of words is a poet,
whether he knows it or not. The
word poet comes from Greek verb
meaning ITO make" Poets generally
make words that seek to convey the
idea by the sound.
Thousands Of new words are defin-
ed in the New Universities Diction-
airy which we are now offering almost
free to our readers It ought to I
ever home, office, WogA-..-p anu
study 1t can be made the means of
self-culture to a very large extent.
The coupon offer elsewhere in this pa
per explains the terms upon which
you may get it.
Books Ready Tomorrow.
The second coupon appears today,
the third will appear tomorrow, and
then the doors open to the great edu-
cational flood Don't wait for a later
chance; eager readers may exhaust
the limited supply.
The New Universities Dictionary is
profusely illustrated in color and duo
tone. It has many full pages and dou-
Bile pages Of magnificent color plates.
Each is work Of art. The book is
an ornament to any table or desk. and
its presence stamps a home or office
as up to date, refined and educated.
No man, woman, boy or girl can af-
ford to be without it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
WOULD GIVE
BOOKS TO
THE POOR
Free Text Book Bill, However, Would
Place Greater Burden on Community,
and is Reported lJnfavOrabIy
sy United rress.

BY United Fress.
Oklahoma City, Jan. lG.--Despite the
fact the committee on education has
reported the free text book" bin back
to the house with the recommendation
that 1t be not passed, many members
are giving it close study and serious
consideration. The big step contem-
plated would mean much to the poor
er classes, but would place a heavy
burden upon the communities that
now support the schools. Ways Of
providing funds for the purchase Of
the school supplies are created in sec
tion one Of the bill, which reads:
School district boards and boards
OF education are hereby authorized
and directed at the next annal or spe-
cial meeting Of such boards or an cleo
tion to be called for that purpose to
include in the next estimate Of school
tax levy an estimate of the amount
that will be needed to purchase and
furnish free to all pupils attending
the school or schools in their respec-
tive districts, all text books, pencils,
tablets, maps, reference books and
other supplies that win be necessary
in pursuing a course Of study in the
schools"
Parents or guardians wiz be held
responsible for the condition Of books
loaned to pupils, as provided in the
BILL "The books and other supplies
are to be held as property Of the dis
trict, and are TO be loaned to the pu-
pills Of the school while pursuing
Of study therein free Of charge.
but the board shall hold pupils and
their parents or guardians responsible
for any damage to, or loss Of, or fail
ure to return such books at the time
and to the person that may be desig-
mated by the board, reasonable use
and wear and unavoidable accident
excepted Any pupil or parent wish
ing to purchase from the board any
school books or supplies at cost to the
district can do so"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
OF
CRIMINAL
DOCKET
Judge Linz Passes Several Cases to the
March Term, Passes Ollie Young 10
Insanity Board; Discharges Jury

The criminal court docket blew up
this morning when all the calendered
cases were disposed Of, largely by be-
ing passed to the March term of dis
trict court. The jury was discharged
Ollie Young. who has been in the
city and county prison since July in
connection with the robbery at the
home OF Lee Olive, was brought before
Judge Linn this morning but his case
was passed to the insanity commits
sion for action.
The case of Charles Graham, charg-
ed with the larceny Of cattle, was pass
ed to the March term.
Cap Weaver is in Jail on another
charge at present and was available
in the case of the auto theft for which
he and Bert Dollinger were held over
to await the action Of the district
court Bert Dellinger, however, could
not be found and his $1,000 bond was
ordered forfeited They were charg-
ed with stealing an automobile from
Harry Anderson at Minco and with
having sold it in El Paso.
An alias warrant was issued for Del
linger and the case Of Weaver was
passed to the March term.
Owing to the fact that ]. r. Hall,
the Kusa farmer to whom the Ford
car is said to have been sold and who
was the main witness for both the
state and the defense, the cases Of
Walter satterfield and Joy Rowe,
charged with stealing the car from w.
II. Sankey of Tuttle, were passed to
the March term
The case Of Otto Rogers having been
of early in the term there re-
NAMED but that Of r. D. Fletcher for
which the jury was not held.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States civil service com
mission has announced an examina-
ton for the county Of Grady. to be
held at Chickasha, Oklahoma, on Feb
quarry 10, 19t7, to fill the position Of
rural carrier al Amber and vacancies
that may later occur on rural outes
fom other post offices in the above
mentioned county The examination
will be open only to male citizens who
are actually domiciled in the territory
Of post office in the county and who
meet the other requirements set forth
in Form No. 1877. This form and ap-
pIication blanks may be obtained from
the offices mentioned above or from
the United States civil service COM
mission at Washington. d. c.. Appli-
cation should be forwarded to the COM
mission at Washington at the earliest
date.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
TRYING TO REMEDY
POLICE COURT LAW
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 16.-With po.
lice courts in the state rendered pow
erless by the decision handed down
by Judge Doyle Of criminal court OF
appeals, interest was aroused today in
an amendment offered in the hoI1e
by Representative Stevenson. While
the amendment does not remedy the
situation brought about by Doyle's de-
cision, it relates to cases in police
court. "In all cases not otherwise spe-
officially provided for by law reads
the amendment, either party may ap-
peal from the final judgment Of a po-
lice judge, or justice of the peace, to
the superior or county court, and the
party appealing shall advise the police
judge, or justice of the court to which
the appeal is to be transferred, and
the police judge shall thereupon enter
upon his docket an order specifying
the court having jurisdiction of such
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
ROCK ISLAND PAYS
OFF FROM PAY CAR

Dlverging from its usual mode OF
paying Off its employees. the Rock Is-
land paymaster will deal out the
checks from the pay car this month.
The car Is expected here tomorrow
morning. Usually the checks are
sent out from the general offices but
occasionally the pay car makes a visit
to reimburse employees personally IN
order to ascertain whether any dead
men are being carried on the rolls.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
viii Not Talk War.
Bv United Press.

8y United Press.
Washington, Jan. 16.-When group
OF Teuton diplomates get together
these days, there is generally discus
sion of the war Tonight there will be
a gathering Of them, at which no men
tion Of the conflict will be made.
1t is the occasion of the second dip
lomatic dinner given by President
and Mrs. Wilson. Ambassador Won
Bernstorff, ranking next to Ambassa-
dor .Jusserand in the diplomatic corps
here, will be the guest of honor. 9th
er Teutonic representatives and neu-
trails will be guests.
1t marks the first appearance of
Countess Won BernstcNff at diplomat.
is. dinner in the White House since the
war opened. The countess is an Amer
ican but has been in Europe for two
years. She returned to America re-
Gently. Tonight she will occupy the
position of honor at President wilson's
right, the ambassador sitting at the
right of Mrs. Wilson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
Senator Burns POurs Hot Shot InlO Su-
preme Court Commission in OppOs-
ing Increase in Numbers
BAN ON BOOZE BEING
BROUGHT TO CAPITAL
Speaker NesbiIt Says Prohibition Laws
Must Be Rigidly Enforced at
Capitol Building
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City Jan. l6-verbal
broadsides against the supreme court
commission. delivered by Senator Rob
ert Burns, of Oklahoma city. are stin
the topic of discussion among the
members of the Legislature
zone member Of the commission"
Burns declared, writes an important
insurance decision and then becomes
counsel for an insurance company.
Another delivers a strong opinion on
the subject of contributory negligence
and he becomes attorney fol a street
car company. Still another writes an
oil decision and he goes to work as
the attorney for some big pipe line
company"
Senator Burns talked as if certain
of his listeners knew to whom he re-
ferred in each case. Il suppose Judge
Rittenhouse is one Of the men to whom
Senator Burns referred as he is going
to an insurance company" spoke up
Senator Snyder.
The discussion arose over the con-
sideration Of Senator Logans bill
which re-creates the commission au-
tomatically expiring at the end of this
month. Burns opposed an increased
number Of members of the commission
and this brought out more hot shots.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
BELLAMY
BENEDICT
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Enid, Okla, Jan. 16,--George Bella
my, lieutenant governor during the adj
ministration of Governor Haskell, and
Miss Lucille Anderson, Of Oklahoma
City, were married at local hotel at
2 O'Clock Monday morning, it became
known this morning.
Only few friends were present at
the ceremony. Bellamy is a promi-
nent banker and is president of the
Atlantic-Paciffc Oil company. He
served number Of terms as a mem
Der of the territorial senate. A dep.
uty clerk was detained at his office
till after midnight to issue the IL
cense.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
Another War Loan.

BY United Press.
New York, Jar 16.-Great Britain
is expected to ask another $25O,OOO, 900
loan from the United States through
J. P. Morgan and company within the
next forty-eight hours. This will
make approximately sS0O,OOO 900 Eng.
land has borrowed in the United States
since the war began in 1914. This is
expected to be a direct government
loan backed by British collateral in
the United States. The new loan prob
ably will run five years.
No objection is expected by Morgan
from the federal reserve board so long
as the collateral is kept liquid so it
can be realized on by the bankers
when the money is needed. Great
Britain already has $500, 100000 in
loans coming due in the United States
between 1918 and 1921.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
NOT PEACE TERMS BUT AIMS
SAYS GERMANY OF ALLIED
REPLY TO PEACE NOTE.
Germans See in Note Confirmation Of Con-
spirasy for Overthrow Of German
Empire
By United Press.

By Oulleu II6Sss
Berlin, Jan. 16.-Germany does not
regard the allied ,Heply to the Ameri-
can peace note as a listing of peace
terms but as a setting forth of the en-
tente's aims in the contest
The note sent to the United States
is regarded as a confirmation of the
conspiracy on the part of the allied
powers for the complete overthrow of
the German empire. The German pub
lie apparently arrived at this decision
after the first shock arising from the
"ridiculously arrogant" phases of the
note.
This general opinion has served to
weld all Germans together even more
firmly in their determination to con-
tinue the war for the defense of their
national existence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
Attacks Booze Fighters.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City Jan. 1G.--Before the
house today, Paul Nesbitt, the speak
er, attacked those bringing liquor to
the capitol. He said the matter has
been brought to his attention.
'The capitol must be one place
where the prohibition laws are enforc-
ed" declared the speaker.
Wismeyer, Of Usage, introduced a
resolution today asking congress to
open the Usage nation to oil and gas
development.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
FORGERY is MISSING

No news has yet been received by
the sheriff's office of Mrs. J. H. Con-
ner. the woman who is charged with
passing worthless checks and whose
trial was to have come up yesterday
in the district court. She is out on
$1,000 bond.
Mrs. Conner was recently taken to
Purcell with her little baby boy to an
swer a similar charge there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
WAR MADE
ONRABBITS:
KILL CROPS
Jack Rabbits and Cotton Tails are Worse
on Crops Than Sheep Says Deputy
State Game Warden
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Oklahoma City Jan. 16.-Jack rab-
bits and cotton tails are so numerous
in the nortbwestrn three counties of
Oklahoma that the state game war
den's department is planning cam
paign for poisoning them.
It is reported that crops have suf-
fered from the invasion of rabbits
They are worse than sheep on young
wheat and alfalfa, said Deputy West
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
ARRESTED FOR SEDUCTION

On the complaint Of a sixteen-year-
old girl of Minco. Arthur Steed,
young man Of that town. was arrested
and brought in yesterday afternoon on
the charge Of seduction. He was held
in $1,000 bond by Judge Moore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
DEWEY is
NEAR END
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Jan. 16. Admiral
George Dewey is nearing death this
after~cce a bulletin that was issued
physicians shortly after / o'clock
read as follows:
"The admiral is worse than at any
time since he became ill.," A little la
ter the doctors announced that the
end might come at any minute.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
WHERE MOTOR FIRE
TRUCK is HANDY

The wisdom Of the $4,000 motor fire
truck was shown this morning when
the fire teams were exercising over
slippery streets. It was with difficulty
at one or two places that the teams
could travel even at fast walk with
out falling,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
NEW GUARDIAN

Judge r. Z. Davenport this after
noon approved the final report Of A.
B. Wright, guardian of the Williams
Minors, and appointed John Lancas-
ter guardian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
Nav HoMg EoR ENeINEER

A new modern four room house with
bath will be the future habitat of the
engineer at the water works instead of
the place in which he has been living
and which was badly out Of repairs.
The lumber in the old house viii be
utilized to large extent in the con-
struction Of the new which will reduce
the cost to the city to about 5000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
WILL BUILD BRIDGE

j. T. Brown, postmaster at Tuttle,
is in the city today on business. He
that TuttIe is organizing
company for the construction Of the
bridge across the South Canadian. for
a permit to build which he has asked
the county commissioners.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
WEATHER ELSEWHERE.

: Western Union reports, s a. m.
! North Texas, cloudy; indi-
= cations OF snow at Greenville:
: temperature, 20 to 81.
+ Central Texas. cloudy. driz-
+ zling; temperature. 2s to 40.
+ West Texas, clear to cloudy:
: temperature, 10 to So.
: Gulf Coast partly cloudy;
, temperature % to 42; raining
: at Brownsville.
: East Texas, cloudy; temper
: aturo 80.
3 Arkansas, clear to cloudys
: temperature 20 to "a.
: Oklahoma. cloudy; tempera-
: ture % to 2S.
, Louisiana. cloudy: tenapera.
: ture IS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDED

By United Press.
Washington. Jan. 16.-It was an
nouneed today that the treasury de.
partment had awarded S219, 900 con-
tract for enlarging the postoffice build
ing at Oklahoma iCty to Algernon
Blair Of Montgomery. Ala.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16

It's mighty dull day for the war
correspondents when the Teutons
don't take a town or two from the Rou-
manians.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
RIRrHs

Born, yesterday, to Mr.. and Mrs. R..
r. Barger, west Of the city a girl.
Born, Sunday, to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Cooper Of Pocasset, a boy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
READY TO DRILL IN

AT O'clock this afternoon
word came to me Express from
; Cement by leng distance tele-
; phone that everything was
ready for drilling in the oil
; well on the KunzmuIler farm.
"They are all steamed up. pipes
are ready and operations
; should start at any minutes"
) was the message.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16

Mrs. NJ p Modrall and son James
Of III Reno returned to their home to-
day after visit with Mrs. J. r. Prick
EFT.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16
NO DATE SET FOR
PosTMAsTERs MEET
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 16.-Although
Clinton has been selected as the
place of meeting, no definite date has
yet been set for the annual conyen-
tion Of postInasters Of the state, ac-
cording to Claude Weaver. postmaster
here and president Of the state organ
ization. The meeting will be called by
Weaver sometime during the spring.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-16

News By Wire Daily
from the United Press
Association.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS GREETING
TOHONOLULU FROM THE ARMY
Co. F. End Infantry. Fort shafter

hem through the Of The
-
first Christmas with all OF US in the mobile forces may be the
them
have
thousands
in
penalty
of
We have thoughtey questioned
their business making Let for
bavee
should is all Some
nconcad
children admringy.
farther, kindness
soldiers of the
and of Christmas Greetings!
~ E. HOOVER
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-24
SAMMIES HAVE SPECIAL XMAS MENU;
>BIGIIME FOR SCHOFIELD KIDDIES
Every Man in 25t Infantry to Receive Present Monday
ing From Big Tree; Christmas Eve at Shafte to Smack c
Metropolitan Reyefy. T.. #".~.

Great preparations are being made
by all the Schofield Barracks CONS
panies for the Christmas dinners, and
practically all Of them have special
menus printed for the event. =.
The chief religious service OF
Christmas Day VIII be held at the
post chapel by the 32d Infantry, Chap
lain A. J. Schliesser officiating. All Of
the regiments have been invited to
attend this service. Special music
has been arranged. =
Every man in the 25th and every
child in the whole cantonment Il to
get a present from Santa Claus at the
big Christmas Tree on this evening.
which Schofield's biggest regiment Ii
planning to make a joyous one. ., d,
With the Christmas cpirit again
lowering over the military posts here
the question repeats itself as to how
many Of the local regiments will be
in Hawaii one year from now, or
whether most Of them will be in the
battle line somewhere in France" !"
This spirit adds a. notesof solemnity
and impressiyeness to the present
season that has not been felt in other
years. -; X ''>'s., - =, =
A field meet at Fort Kamehameha
is to be feature Of the Christmas
week, railors and marines from Pearl
Harbor to meet the 6th Aero Squad.
ron in athletic contests. The 9Th
Aero boys have decorated their quar-.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-24
GERMAN PRISONERS
WANT TO COME HERE;
"NoT WANTED"-HALT0h

How the attractions of Hawaii have
travelled over the land is shown by a
letter received by the Promotion Com.
mittee from two German prisoners oil
war now held at Morrissey, B. c.
Canada, who write that they wish to
come here. They are Ernest Peters
and Harry Kopfka, pow. 237 and 2S2
but the letter written in reply by F.
J. Halton. secretary, intimates tina:
they are not desired here at this time
The letter from the two prisoners
which had been thoroughly: censored
says: 49,
Would you kindly send us pros.
poets, etc, about the soutfisea Islands
and immigration thereof; -.,.
I've have the notion to possibly i'm
migrate If the chances for. such ar
undertaking prove to be favorable.
Please answer by return mail and
give US a full account as to how to gel
about to complete this proposition"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-24
TEACHERS STAY
Until THEY SHOW
SELVES DISLOYAL

Although the regents have left en-
tirely in my hands the question OF re-
tanning or dispensing with the ser.
vices of Miss Heuer and Miss Mat
thews, l can see no reason at this
time why they should not be kept as
instructors at the College Of Hawaii" ="
said DR.. A. L. Dean Saturday. III
the occasion should arise l certainly
should use my prerogatiye but there
is 10 cause this time.
Miss Heuer has been an efficient
and loyal teacher at the college and
there is no evidence that she has
done anything y influence the stud
ents or give aid and comfort to the
enemy. When any such evidence
comes te fight it will be time enough
to act"
DR.. Dean said that he had no com
ments to make on the interview given
by Miss Heuer to the morning paper
Saturday, as he had not spoken to her
concerning it, but a cursory examina.
ton did not show anything to- which
exception might be taken.