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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
NEW SPRING ON
TABLER ROAD

A new spring OF clear water has
burst into existence. probably the re-
suit Of recent road work done on the
highway between here and Tabler by
the good roads enthusiasts.
Wight Jones. farmer of Naples,
was a visitor to Chickasha this morn
ing and reported the new spring in the
roadway about one and half miles
this side of Tabler In the midst OF
an inch OF dust is now pool of water
with stream issuing from the side OF
the road. For some time the ground
has been moistened at times at that
spot but the spring is new demon
stration
Mr., Jones reported the Tabler road
to be in splendid shape since il was
worked by the two committees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
is
HOT AFTER
BIG TRAIL
Delegation Visits Chickasha Seeking En-
cOuragement in Improvement Of
Cement Highway

Red hot after the Ozark Trail dele1
cation consisting OF T. X. Keegan
cashier of the City State bank of Law
ton, and r. B. Morford, secretary of
the Business. Mems association Of that
city, representing scores of good roads
boosters in the southern town, arrived
in Chickasha yesterday and held con-
ference with a number of Chickasha
people who are interested in the Ozark
Trail Their mission was simple.
They wanted the Ozark Trail to come
to Lawton by way d Cement and they
wanted the Chiclsasha forces to get
behind them in improving the Cement
highway both from Lawton and from
Chickasha.
This is d matter Of great concern to
the business men Of Lawton who feel
that were this piece Of highway put
into proper condition that route would
be in the running when the general
Harvey inspection occurs in June.
1t is believed that the visitors re-
ceived some encouragement but no
public statement is yet forthcoming as
to probable plans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30

TOR BETTER
BABY WEEK

1t is announced that meeting will
be held in the council chamber at the
city hall this evening at O'Clock for
the purposes of making arrangements
for the observance OF Better Babies
week early in May.
This, movement is nationwide in
scope and is being promoted by the
National Federation of Women's clubs.
Mrs b. B. Barefoot has taken the mi
tiative in calling the meeting tonight.
1--WE hope all the women's orsaniza.
tions in the city will be represented in
this meeting" said Mrs. Barefoot
'and we urge all interested in this inn
portant matter to be present to assist
us in making our plans"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
lBy Y. w. G. A. Reporterl

(By Y. W. G. A. Reporter)
Tomorrow morning, real early, the
cyclone will hit here. and unlike most
cyclones, this one will last all day. In
the early morning hours the force will
come for the subscriptions we are
going to try to get from every business
firm in town. and you won't let it be
uossible for us to fail, will you? Re
member what it is we are raising-six
hundred dollars for the work of the Y.
w. G. A.-an organization which is
worldwide in scope and effect, and
this particular Y w. c. A. is one of
the two college organizations in the
state of Oklahoma which is supporting
a general secretary.
About noon, if the cyclone has not
touched you until that time, it proba-
bly, will then, for you win be stormed
to wear a tag until you do so. The
girls on the streets will have two diff
ferent colored tags-they'll tell you
what each color means-or suppose
you ask them.
It's going to be a cyclone, but a good
one. to help us, to help others, and to
help you.
That the birthplace Of the movement
has faith in its success and justifica-
ion was shown this morning when the !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
OKLAHOMA
WHEAT SURE
OF CROP
Only Ten Percent Winter Wheat Ruined
and Third ct Normal Crop Assured
if No More Rain Falls
BY United Press.

by UnlLeu PresS.
Oklahoma City. March 2O.-"Not
more than ten per cent of the 100000
acres planted in winter wheat in the
state of Oklahoma has passed the pos
sibilityof yield The remainder stands
a fair chance for an average CROP de-
clard John Fields, editor OF the Okla
homa Farmer, discussing the effect of
the dry weather on the wheat crop
The reports that the Oklahoma crops
have been ruined are entirely unfound-
ed" continued Mr. Fields. I'VE
should produce 25,OOO,OOO bushels if
favored by moisture The dry spell
has damaged the crop in the northern
tier Of counties but elsewhere it is in
fair condition.
The present crop was planted un-
der such fair conditions that we should
have at least one-third normal produc-
tion if we get no rain at all
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
GOOD GAS
STRIKE in
SANTA FL

According to reports received here
today, the Santa Fe company, drilling
in section 2-2-5, northeast Of NARROW
and near the southern boundary Of
Grady county, struck flow of gas es-
timated at 100000 feet, at depth Of
1545 feet.
Drilling VIII be discontinued, it is
stated and the well will be left as a
gasser.
The company's tools are being NOV
ed from the old location to section IL
2-5 and another well will be drilled. re-
ports say.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
FIRE INSURANCE
SUITS SETTLED

J. w. scothern, Of the legal firm Of
scothern. Caldwell & McRin Of Okla
homa City, is in the city today settling
the suits growing out of the refusal
OF the German American Insurance
company to pay the fire loss asked by
w. Al. Huntley and c. S. Huntley Of
Rush Springs. whose mercantile house
was destroyed by fire. each entered
suit for $4,000, judgment was given
for 81 600 in each case in the district
court here and the case appealed. The
supreme court reversed the decision.
Then the insurance company settled
with the plaintiffs for a total Of $500,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
I. S. HAS NO Al LTERNATIVE But TO WAGE ACTUAL WAR
Great Interest Stirred by
Lecture on Salesmnns1np

Everybody whether he be a mer-
chant clerk, banker, lawyer, preacher,
laborer, or whatnot is a salesman of
some sort it was pointed out by Will
liam T. Goffe Of Chicago, in his lee
ture on Scientific Salesmanship" at
the city hall last night Within recent
years craftsmanship has become pro
fession and the measure OF a mans
success in the practice of it is deter
mined BY the extent to which he fol-
lows the scientific principles upon
which It is based.
For over an hour and a half an IN
terested audience listened to Mr..
Goffe and when he had finished his
talk they keep him busy a half hour
longer answering questions, The Chi
cage man viii speak again at the same
place at 8 O'Clock this evening and it
is safe to predict that the hall win be
filled for he made boosters Of all pres.
ent at his first meeting.
In his first lecture Mr.. Goffe dis.
cussed the human element in sales
manship- The keynote of it was per
sonal efficiency on the part OF the
salesman, which he declared was the
most important factor Mental moral
and physical qualities entered into the
of the salesman and all OF !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
Interpreters Declare German ChancellOr's
Speech Was InsinCers and His
Statements Untrue
CONTRACT GIVEN FOR
SUBMARINE NETS
War Department Orders Illinois Men Re-
IeasedWhO Decline to Take Federal OaIh
and May Apply to Other States
By United Presa.

By United Presa.
Washington, March S0.-Only actual
war was talked here generally today
Chancellor Bethman Won Hollweg
clinched the idea in his speech before
the reichstag yesterday.
President Wilson and his cabinet
are booked for a session late this af-
ternoon and they are expected to
shape the last details of what will
mean the entry of the United States
into the conflict in some fashion to be
decided by congress.
The speech OF the German chancel
Ior was interpreted as defiant and his
weak, misleading arguments swept
aside all doubts in the minds of inter
national experts that the president will
make forceful demand upon congress
for America to play her full part in
'lae stssgglos
The president and cabinet are ex-
pected to decide upon the final details
of the "war message today though
the main thought in it was long since
crystalized. That the president is
rapidly turning in favor of universal
military training is the view OF ofrr;
cials who have followed events closely.
The interpreters here said the Holl-
veg message yesterday was insincere,
especially in the statements regard
ing China and Russia eve never
meddle with international affairs,
said Hollweg, and Washington answer
ed Look at the Zimmerman plot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30

these could be cultivated. but you
can't teach an old dog new tricks, says
somebody" remarked the lecturer
"Well, that's true if you are dog"
Speaking OF service Mr. Goffe said
Il wonder how many Of you ever
studied to know what service really is.
1t is made up of three elements-quan-
tity, quality and mode of conduct. One
person makes too many mistakes in
his work, his service is lacking in quail
ity. Another reaches the store or Of
flee quantity is lacking. Anoth-
err is always on time and turns out
plenty in quantity but he Is q crouch
his mode of conduct mars his service
and keeps him from achieving the
highest success" Whatever one is
selling, whether It be his labor, his
professional skill or his employers
goods when he makes his service his
ultimate object he need not worry
about reward because success Is GER
tain Il he proceeds according to scien-
tific principles
In his lecture this evening MIR
Goifc will discuss other factors in
salesmanship and will deal with prac-
tical problems that confront the sales
man, inviting question from his audi
ence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
cuardsmen Released.


BY United Press.
Washington, March SO.-The war de-
partment has ordered the adjutant gen
eral of Illinois to release all guards.
men who decline to take the federal
oath. The order is intended to prevent
a conflict between antional and state
laws and will probably be extended to
other states.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
WANT WARD SCHOOL
SITE MORE CENTRAL

Protesting against the rumored So
lection Of too distant site for the new
ward school in the southwest part Of
the city, a meeting of residents in that
section was called last night at the
Rickart store on Seventeenth and Ida
no avenue at which sixty-one persons
we're present.
A committee Of three was appointed
to confer with the school board and
ask that the new school house be 10.
Gated more centrally, the proposed
site being six blocks too far south il
was pointed out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
BAY STATE
SOLON is
INSURCENT
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, March Represents
tive Gallivan, OF Boston, an insurgent
swet" and anti-solid south, may throw
off the house organization plans.
Gallivan was "off the reservation
and while he supported Clark for re-
election as speaker he threatened to
lead his cohorts in big fight against
excessive apportionment Of commit
tee plums to solid. south members"
The battle which is on promises to
be one of the stiffest organization
struggles in the history Of congress
even il it is short.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
GENERAL
REVISION
OF RATES
Important Matters Affecting Oklahoma
Productions Considered When Rail-
roads Ask Increase
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington. March 80 "A general
revision OF rates on fruits and vegeta-
bles from southern producing points
to northern markets was announced
by the interstate commerce commits
sion today. The commission refused
to increase the rates on potatoes from
points In Oklahoma, Missouri and Ar
kansas but granted an increase on 9TH
or vegetables from these points A
slight increase was allowed on water
melons and cantaloupes from okIaho-
ma and Missouri points to northern
points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
Ton1orrolO the Day for the Cyclone
Y. w. c. A. WhirllUi71d Campaign

whirlwind campaign was Initiated at
the college. Reports up till noon show
that a total number Of pledges amount
ing TO $2S021 was taken. contributed
by students and faculty.
The teams securing the largest mum
ber of pledges up TO that hour was
that under the captaincy of Miss
Blanche Gilmore while the second
highest amount was obtained by the
corps operating under Miss Blanche
Mock. The former realized $55 aud
the latter S44.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
LAST FLICKERINC HOPE OF
PEACE VANISHES WITH Won
HOLLWEC'S DEFIANCE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
VS.. UNIVERSITY BOYS

Great interest is being manifested
not only among local fans but the gen.
eral public as we'll in the coming base
ball game at University Park between
the Chicago White Sox and the Uni
versity team. 1t is expected that
crowds will come from many outside
towns on that day and Lawton will be
one of those which will be well repre-
sented
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
cEMgrgRY ASSOCIATION MEEr

A general meeting of the Rose Hill
Cemetery association has been called
at which large attendance is desired.
On Monday afternoon at O'Clock
meeting will be held at the city hall
for the election OF officers and other
work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
FORT COBB RossERs CAUGHT

Sheriff Bailey announced this morn
ing that the two men who stole car
and robbed the hardware store at Fort
Cobb Wednesday night were caught
yesterday near Hobart. The Buick
car. which was taken from a garage
was in good shape and some Of the
stolen hardware was recovered but the
guns were missing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
100 Submarine Nets.
By United PresA

y OAlICu HICHn
Washington, March 30.-The con-
tract for one hundred steel cable sub
marine meets was awarded today by
the navy department to the American
Steel Wire company, of Philadelphia.
The nets are to be twenty-feet mesh,
fifteen hundred feet long and thirty
four feet deep. Deliveries are to be-
gin within three weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
DEMOCRATS
HOLD GREAT
LOVE FEAST
All But ThirIy-TMee Members Of New
House Meet and Nominate Old Or
GERS and No DiSsensiOn Arises
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, March 90.--The Demo
Gratis Of the house caucussed with thir-
ty-three members absent and renomi
mated Speaker Clark and all the old
officers.
Representative Gallivan Of Massa-
chusetts, who is leading in the hold
out" was absent. The whole caucus
was lovefeast, according to members,
no signs of dissension being shown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
CHICKASHA SENDS
SEVEN MEN TO NAVY

Two recruits were accepted at the
local navy recruiting station yester-
day, w. A. Franks and W. e. MUTT,
both Of Ninnekah. Oklahoma has en-
listed over a hundred men for the navy
during the month of March. Seven of
this number were from the Chickasha
station.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
JupeE LlNN HERE

District Judge VIII Linn spent the
night here and returned to his bench
in Anadarko this morning. He was
due to discharge the criminal jury
there at noon today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
TAG DAY At TULSA

BY United Press.
Tulsa, Okla, March SO-The annual
tag day for the Detention home Of the
Humane society has been set for April
Z Workers hope to secure funds run
ming above one thousand dollars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30

INSISTENT
AT COLBERT
Fire Public School Buildings Three Diff
ferent Times and Inaici $1,000 Dam
age at Fire This Morning
By United Prrss.

By United Prrsn.
Durant, Okla, March 30.-Incen
diarism is beIiyed to have caused the
fire which early today did damage to
the amount Of $500 to the school
ing at Colbert
This was the third school building
burned at Colbert in three years. The
present building was completed last
fall. The loss was covered by $4,000
insurance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
Alien Must Have PASSWORDS.

BY United Press.
Madrid, March 3O-All aliens found
in Spain, beginning Sunday, who have
40 passports will be subject to fine
and expulsion. No aliens viii be per-
mitted to enter Spain without a pass.
port after Sunday. At that tire also
a systematic registration begins.
Spain has been oYeirun with spies, a
small army Of whom have been keeping
submarine captains informed as to the
sailing of all vessels from Spanish
ports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
CHICAGO MEAT SHOPS
ATTACKED BY WOMEN
ey united Preas.

Chicago. March 3O.-Crying. It's
starvation" and "our children must
eat" mobs of angry women again to-
day attacked the Kosher meat shops
on the northwest side that dared to
reopen after last nights food riots.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
HOGS OPEN AT isl CENTS
By United f'resr

BY United f'resr
Chicago. March s0.-The hog market
opened today with top prices $3.50
per hundredweight on hoof, an increase
Of twenty-five cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
; = = = > > @%'
WEATHER ELSEWHERE.

= Western Union reports re-
= ceived at 8 a. m. today:
= North Texas, generally
> cloudy; temperature 50.
= Central Texas. generally
= cloudy; temperature 64.
= East Texas, generaEiy cloudy;
; temperature, 6f: Texarkana.
: clear, IS.
= Gulf Coast, generally cloudy;
= temperature. Sc.
= West Texas. generally cludy;
: temperature 30: Abilene clear.
, 55; Plainview clear, AZ.
= Arkansas, generally clear;
= temperature 50.
: Louisiana. clear to cloudys
, temperature SO.
+ Oklahoma. clear; tempera-
= ture IS; no rain reported
: , , , : $4 R$& 4F@
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30
Ban on Alien Goods.
By United Press.

by UuIItu FTHa5.
London, March aO.-After today
no goods Of neutral manufacture, in
the production Of which materials and
labor Of enemy origin amounting to
more than per cent of the cost have
been used will be admitted into the
United Kingdom except under license.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30

Elmer Holloway. James Montgom.
cry and Victor Stevens are attending
the ball game at Oklahoma City today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-30

You will find all the
local news every day
inthe Daily Express.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-28
YANKEE HOST NOW ESTABLISHED
ON FRENCH SOIL TO BE FOLLOWED
SOON BY MANY THOUSANDS more
French Priest, Armed Only With
Cross, Captures 1875 German
Soldiers In Dragons Cave

clothing ahame, rush out of the
small secret opening TO the Dragons
cave. The priest beat out the fame6
on the German, ordered him to
march 10 the rear and then himself
descended thru the small opening
to the caves.
There he found a whole company
OF Germans. Advancing in the dim
light, with his cross held high above
his head. the priest ordered them TO
surrender. With his cross still aloft
the priest negotiated with the Ger
man officers-and they, too, finally
agreed 10 lay down their arms. but
they stipulated that the surrender
must be to French army officer.
The priest turned and clambered
out OF the cave. Just outside he
found a medical officer rendering
first aid He called on him. To
gether the surgeon and priest-both
mbatants--returned TO the
Dragons cave. Then the German OF
flcers formally surrendered them
selves and their men
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-28
SUFfS ENJOY
SELVES IN JAIL
Give Song Service and Lecture
To Other Women
Inmates

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-Six suf-
fragettes slept soundly thru last
night and as late as rules permitted
today IN their iron chamber in the
district prison house.
Undismyaed b. Imprisonment,
they carried their votes for women
campaign into ithe gloomy quarters.
gave song service and a lecture
to white and colored sister inmates
and pledged that sooner or later
women should be on an equality
with men in the suffrage
There is no hunger strike for the
six. Jailed for three days as parad'
ors before the White House after
they had refused TO pay fine They
hreakfasted well this morning and
were shown all the consideration
that prison rules would permit.
Tomorrow they will step forth
free again. determined to go ahead
with their suffrage campaign. Just
what their colleagues plan Is Sc
cret which even n woman keeps.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-28
RUSS WAR
SPIRIT HAS
FOE ESCARED
L eutOns Fear Slavs
Will Soon Become
Formidable
TROOPS BACK
ON EAST FRONT
Austria Shifts Many
Divisions Held Be-
fore COrdOrna

ROME June 2s-The central
powers are beginning to fear that
Russia will soon be an active partic-
ipant in the Allied plans of Joint Of
fensive operations.
Word received from the front to
day asserted there were evidences
there that 4 considerable number of
Austrian divisions have been with
drawn from the Italian front and
taken back north Many of these
were troops which were shifted from
the northern hghtlng line at the
height of Gen. Cadorna's offensive
To stiffen the weakening enemy
front At that time the central pow
ers were confident Of success of
their separate peace plot against
Russia and had practically stopped
all hghtlng on the Russian front by
deliberate scheme OF determination
with the soldiers opposing them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-28
CROSS
DRIVE Nets
. $2,500,000
Patriotic Nj e e ii n G
Marks Campaigns
End Here
KAISER AND SON
ARE BURLESQUED
Roosevelt and Taft
Send kilograms of
Generalization

Detroit closed her Red Cross
campaign "Wednesday night with a
dinner in the Board OF Commerce
auditorium, when II was announced
that the total contributions approx
mated s2.500.000 Team captains
reports showed the amount OF
known subscriptions to be s2.SOO,-
si6.44, but there are yet 10 be tabu-
lated dollar day" subscriptions.
donations made directly to Red
Cross headquarters. money collect
cd in the churches last Sunday, and
about $4,000 being raised by De
trost commandery. Knights Templar
These donations will bring the grand
total close 20 the stated figure, Il Is
believed.
Former Presidents Theodore
Roosevelt. and William " Taft sent
kilograms "Wednesday night. con
graduating Detroit on oversubscrip-
tion Of her quota Of the 800, 900 600
Red Cross fund.
Great patriotic fervor marked the
final meeting. attended by represen
tati,c men Of the city AS Wednes.
day was Allies day" unusual trib.
ute was paid 10 the countries who
80 far hasc borne the brunt OF hold.
ine Prussisnism in check
rhe kaiser was handled without