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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Swedish "Rubber Baron" Tells
How He Profited by Trad
ing on Frontier.
WAS CLERK BEFORE THE WAX
Made His First Money Dealing In
Russian Rubles-Then Engages In
Smuggling Rubber From Fin
land and Gets Rich Quickly.

Stockholm, Swe1en.-"You want to
know what people smuggle? Go up
the river then, and you will soon find
out. They smuggle nearly everything.
so It is rather difficult to answer the
question offhnnd." So said n custom
house officer at Haparanda, the little
Swedish town on the frontier of Fin
land. 10 Herbert Ericsson, Swedish
writer. who went up the Tornea valley
to investigate the smuggling stories.
"While was waiting for the Over
Tornen train to start, motorcycle
chugged into the station yard" said
Ericsson.
"That is one of our rubber barons,"
remarked an acquaintance to me. A
rubber baron, in Haparanda talk, Is
man who suddenly gets rich on
smuggling rubber in from Finland. l
was in luck for the decentralization
! will call him-traveled north In my
compartment. He was pleasant fell
low. He did not remind me of the
smart spectators l had met in Norr-
land. He even looked embarrassed
when began o talk about smuggling.
Clerk Before the War.
"Presently he told me that ut the
outbreak of the war he had been a
clerk in one of Norrland's coast towns.
He had earned his money in rubles.
ut is. not generally known that
many hundred Swedes have made big
fortunes out of rubles. 1t happened
like this: After the occupation of
Poland and other regions of Russia,
the Germans found that the population
refused to take marks in payment for
such supplies as We're paid for. The
people demanded rubles and rubles
the Germans did not have. The only
way of getting them was through
Sweden. The Russian government
permitted no more than 500 to be TAX
EN- out of the government by each
traveller, but with the incentive of
good reward smugglers were not lack
Ing. The Haparanda agents bought
up these rubles and sent them down
to Germany by bales.
when the Germans had bought all
the rubles they wanted Karlsson tried
to smuggle drugs to Finland. That
failed absolutely. He met with dis
aster at the outset. His first consign-
ment of several kilos of acetylsalicy-
lie acid and 100 clinical thermometers
was seized by the Swedish customs au-
thorities and heavy fine was i'm
posed.
$50 he got into touch with some
Finnish merchants who, for a price,
guaranteed to have large quantity
of rubber rings on the Swedish side of
the river at certain minute on a GER
tain day.
Entering into relations with n firm
In Stockholm and finding that he could
make many thousand kroner. profit
thereby, Karlsson told the Firms to go
ahead. One night he went to Mattila.
where the rubber was to be ready.
Matilda Is a tiny station on the Hap
amanda Over-Tornen stretch of rail-
way, and almost on the bank of the
river.
when he arrived there was no sign
of Russian custom house officer
across stream. TIE revolution has al.
tered matters. The Cossacks who
used to patrol the Russian shore had
disappeared. The new guards appoint
ed by the revolutiOnuries found II more
Interesting 10 STAY in Tornea. KarlssOn
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
GIRL CUTS OFF TRESSES
so AS TO BUY w. S. S.

Dayton, O.-Juanita Doweil,
eleven, cut OF her beautiful
chestnut curls to help win the
war. She then notified an on
Ger of the National Security
league that she wished the hair
to be sold In Portland. Ore, and
that the money be used In buy
Ing War Savings stamps. Ger
trude Atherton. the author,
: made the first bid ON the tresses
at So. The chiid's explanatory
letter is to be sold along with
the hair to the highest bidder.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
LIFE is SAVED BY
HANDKERCHIEF

OF dead German. II took me min
ute to realize what was happening and
l awoke to the sound of bullets whiz-
zing past my head, That didn't disturb
me much, because l was wondering
why somebody hadn't buried the Ger
man. Looking around, however. all l
could see was dead Germans. 1t sud-
denly dawned on me that was in No
Mans Land. OF all the places there
are to land In France and Germany I
had to land between the two.
"Then I realized what predicament
was In and began to think up some
way to get out Of It. The thought came
to me that II I was nearer the German
lines than to the French. had better
get rid Of those thcendiary balls In my
pocket, for IL the Germans catch you
with them you are shot at once. I
climbed back into my machine to the
tune of bullets and took out load of
over 300 cartridges, threw them on the
ground aud then removed my compass
and altimeter.
"The first thing struck was grave,
unfinished, with two of the enemy in
1t. eased myself down into II, lifted
up one Of the Germans and put the
cartridges beneath him. l started
walking back to my machine. AS
got near 1t the Boche lines started
their mltrailleurs and rifles at me, and
the French, unaware that was one of
them, also opened up. / had to walk
500 feet between the lines and II was
no joke with all that fire concentrated
in my direction. One bullet passed SO
close to my face that / really felt the
wind. decided that I'd have to 60 to
one of the lines, enemy or friend, but
just then heard machine overhead.
looked up and saw white puffs break
ing out all around 1t.
ION the way the fire got 80 hot
had to full face down, and I didn't
move for, guess, five minutes. There
being no good reason for my being
shot like a dog, yanked out my hand
kerchief and waved 1t at the French
lines.
"They finally got 1t, after ten min
utes Of waving, and saw French
officer reckoning me from a bit Of
woods. If there ever has been faster
50-yard sprint l never heard Of It. I
ran so fast that ran right into the
officer, and very nearly knocked his re-
volver out of his hand. showed him
my Identification card and then started
curslng him for shooting at me. He
had been taking potshots at me out
there. He apologized, saying that he
could only see my. head. because his
position was slightly lower than No
Mans Land.
"They took me up to the divisional
general, and I reported that had seen
more than 800 dead Germans and only
two Frenchmen. 1t made him so happy
that he gave me dinner, and cOmpli-
mented me for being good soldier"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Watch Your skln improve.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
of Ointment in FIVE minutes with Gu
ticura Soap and hot water. For free
sample address "Cuticura. Dept. x,
Boston" At druggists and by mail
Soap %, Ointment 25 and 60.--Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
His Speciality.

Hes an infernnl liar and a slut
tering foo" snarled Constable Sam
T. Slackputter, as he sat alone on the
porch of the Petunia tavern. He's q
thief, a reprobate and"
"Here, Saml" exclaimed the land
lord, appearing at the doorway of the
hosiery. "What In thunder are you
doing cussing along that-a-way, all by
yourself?'
II am running down criminal !"
ominousiy replied the sleuth.--Kansas
City Star.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08

An English scientist claims to have
discovered a gas that has the same
relation TO hydrogen that ozone has
to oxygen
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Important 20 haotheFo
The Way Of II.

do you think Jims really did Ill
the remarkable feats he brags OF when
he was overseasf
"No: think he did them only when
he was half-seas over"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08

fering from 1t is planned through 1900
local societies of the National Tuber-
culosls association.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
True Service.

There IL no service like his that
serves because be loves-Sir Philip
sidney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
RECENT EXPERIMENTS
WITH THE BLOOD

A pin prick and drop of blood on
n glass slide will tell whether your
blood is in a healthy condition or not.
Every healthy man should have i've
million red blood corpuscleS to every
square millimeter of blood. If there
are too many white blood cOrpuscles
the person is said to be anemic and
run down. A chemical test of the
water from the human body will tell
whether the kidneys are in good
health or not. These tests of health
are conducted by expert physicians and
chemists every day Such eXamlna-
tions are made without cost. This IS
only a very small part Of the. work
of the staff of physicians and sur
geons under the direction of Dr..
Pierce. of Buffalo, n. Y, director of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
of that city. To build up the body that
has been weakened by an attack OF
grip, pneumonia, or typhoid, write DR..
Pierce for advice, giving your symp-
toms, and he will give you the best
medical advice, and without cost. For
those who are weakened by the after
effects of q bad cold, cough or grip,
nothing will eradicate poison from the
blood SO quickly as DR.. Pierce'S Golden
Medical Discovery.
A most stimulating tonic because II
goes to work in the right way, assist
ing the stomach to assimilate the food,
thus furnishing the blood proper
nourishment, which in turn feeds the
nerves. The blood should contain
red blood corpuscles, which are cap
able of warding off the attack of germs
il they get into our systems. Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Is
Just what is needed.
IT enters the. tiny blood vessels OF
the skin, bringing with 1t fresh vital
ized blood, and abiding faith in its
wonderful cleansing power has come to
thousands, when pimples, boils, car
| buncles, rash, eczema, acne and other
skin troubles dry I'D and disappear.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

If they will keep their Minds upon
economizing, upon sacrificing, upon
swinging into line with the most ef-
fecti3e Team Play the world has
ever known.
The entry who does his Bit on
the ball field never wins pennant.
1t is the one who does his all"
There isn't an American who does
not wish down through the depths
of his soul for swift and proper
ending Of this war This goal can
only be reached by united sacrifice,
united economy, united aid, united
loyalty, united concentration upon
the main object ahead the winning
and ending Of the war The longer
citizens put off their day of com
plete sacrifice, of needed economy
OF complete team play, the longer
this war goes on and the greater the
sacrifice that waits ahead,
May pennant has been lost
many a football game has gone
wrong because each man thought
the other fellow would make the play
or do the work Team play is built
Of no such thought. Il is made up
Of opposite ingredients-it is made
up Of each man taking upon himself
the job Of doing his full and com
plete share, leaving nothing to fate,
luck. or destiny, taking nothing for
granted but the accomplishment Of
the job at hand.
United for team play back Of the
lines, as it will be az the front, the
United States will have the impetus
to carry it to the greatest goal the
world has ever dreamed of-a swift
and proper peace -Grantland Rice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
Habits Of craxnah.

The craytish may be described as Q
fresh water lobster, and usually lives
a purely aquatic life, keeping to the
riyer-bed. Some Of the crayfsh found
In Australia, however, have forsakeH
the water and excavate burrows in
damp soil. The tunnel leading to the
heart of the burow is free from wa
ter, but water is always present in
the chambers afa the end Where the
crayfish lives. They do much damage
to artificial watercourses in tle min
ing districts by riddling the banks
and dams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Secretary Bakers comprehensive
statement before the senate commit
tee on military affairs was a com
plete refutation of the charge that
the war department has failed in it's
gigantic task Mr. Baker frankly ad-
mits the mistakes OF his department
but he presents such a mass OF
concrete achievement that the criti-
cism growing out of minor failures
sinks into insignificance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

We must conserve and upbuild our
resources and protect and strengthen
our credit system. War Savings
Stamps will help more than any 9th
er one thing to do this.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

This community will grow in wealth
in proportion to the recruits enlisted
in the new army of Savers. Are you
enlisted? Where's your War Sav-
ings Stamp?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

The creation of an army of thirty
million new savers. economists esti-
mate, will result in a yearly increase
of ten billion dollars saved. Start
with a Thrift Stamp today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
SOME PoSTscRIPTS


To enable those unacquainted with
any sign language to converse with
deaf mutes Il Frenchman has, invented
device resembling typewriter which
raises letters to spell words as keys
are pressed
Recently compiled official figures show
that 753, 170053 900 cubic feet of natur-
al gas were commercially utilized in
the United States last year, about 20
per cent more than in the former rec
ord year 1915.
Driven by an electric motor, a turn
table has been invented for automo-
biles that is operated without a driver
leaving his seat. the motor being con-
trolled by a push button suspended
from long arm.
A Texan is the inventor of COM
bined shower bath and massage ma
chine, brushes being reyolved by an
electric motor against person stand
ing within a tall cylinder into which
water is sprayed.
For handling paralyzed persons an
Englishman has invented bed on
which strips of webbing connected
to a frame cover the Mattress the
frame, webbing and patient being
raised together by gearing.
BY n French invention napthaline
has been made available for automo-
bile fuel, pipes conveying hot exhaust
gases from Il specially designed car
bureter which has been primed with
gasoline melting the napthaline.-
Houston Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
BACK OF THE LINES

Those back Of the lines, who are
not in position to serve at the front,
can help immeasureably to win this
war and end it with greater speed
il they will only keep their Minds
upon the injunctions Of the day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

1t is not surprising to learn that
the kaiser is in favor Of a negotiat-
ed peace. Anything is better than a
good lickin
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

The War Savings campaign, de-
signed to increase the average of
this country to point undreamed
Of is gaining great headway.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
WHEN YOU THINK OF BUYING GROCERIES

Think of Tusas sorwhse each customer pays for just
what they oct else gets
doing more flour for our Soldier
szess a4 Ibsg 45o; II 12 bsg 9oc;
35 lbs, $780,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Matt Sankey announces that he is
a candidate 70 rSheriff, subject to the
action Of the Democratic voters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
COUNTY TREASURER

L. A. (Ad) Sanders announces that
he is candidate for County Treas
rer. subject to the action Of the Dem
ocratic voters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

1t is pretty hard to believe that
Adam would fall for Ben Davis ap-
pie.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

A great many people get their ideas
of art from the genius who white
washes lemon trees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Thrift and general prosperity go
hand in hand buy Thrift Stamps
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

But when a man once becomes af-
flicted with the punning disease
there is little hope for him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
SAYINGS OF A SAGE

There's many slip twixt the crop
and the lip.
The grin that some men put on looks
most like chagrin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
Announcements
FOR SHERIFF

j. II. (Bud) Gibbs announces that
he is candidate for Sheriff, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
voters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Another thing, we want it dis
tinctly understood here and now
that we are not going to do single
thing to stop the strikes in Germany.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Good afternoon, have the Red
Crossers captured you YETI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
POPULAR SCIENCE


One and a quarter million
women are stated 20 be engaged
In mems places on the British
railways.
India ink originally came
from China, but now it is sue
cessfully made in this country
Of lamp black and glue.
An Australian scientist has
invented Il Auorescent micro
scope to be used with ultra-vio-
let rays, which enables differ
ences in matter not perceptlble
BY ordinary light to be recog-
ni2ed.
A. Harvard professor Of chem
istry is making experiment with
iachrymogenic gas for use in the
trenches. 1t causes copiOus
weeping that renders accurate
craftsmanship impossible on the
part Of the enemy.
.Ha-Nr NssH
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
IN OTHER CITIES

Washington is trying to abolish "jay-
walking" ~
San Francisco now has women on
police court juries.
Windsor LOCKS, Corn. is replacing
town hail useJ since 1898.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

The Packagetter probably wouldn't
have known it was cold, if Dad
Dryden hadn't dropped in to break
the startling news to him
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Thrift Stamps For Sale Here.
When you see that sign in a store,
it is a safe guess that the proprietor
is patriot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Red Karo. Large ----7oc
Red Karo. Small ----------------4Oc
Mary Jane Sorgham, Large ------7oc
Mary Jane Sorgham, Small ------40c
Ribbon Cane Syrup, Large ------9oc
Ribon Cane Syrup, Small -------5oc
Bulk Rajsins, 2 lbs. for ----------2ec
Seeded Raisins, pkgs. for -----25c
Fresh Frunes, 2 lbs. for PIE
Fancy Dried Peaches, per lb. ----15c
Fancy Ring Apples. per lb. -----15c
Choice Dried Apricots, per lb---2oc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

II Mr.. Shaffer keeps up this gas
shortage, he's going to ruin the dis
position of every woman in town
to say nothing of the profuse FLOW
of profanity he provokes in the news
paper plants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Uncle Hi confesses that he doesn t
mind making the fire in the summer
but ne balks on it in the winter ano
turns the Job over to Ma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

81 Simp says he looks for it to
warm up as soon as cold weather is
over.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01
EXPRESS PAcKAoETTEs


Weather Man, ! like you not,
Deed. think you should be shot,
That's fact-it amt no bluff;
Stop that pesky polar stuff
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-01

Fred Hamilton admitted that he
feared it would frost last night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26
Crow EIkhart Truck

the production of such a
Truck as the CROW
ELKHART could only be
made possible by an Or
ganizatiOn of men whose
aggregate of experience
has covered the whole
field of truck manufac-
facture ever since auto
trucks came into use.
Service and ability have
never been equalled at
the price.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-26
CrOW-Elkhart
Pleasure Car

Our policy is to use only
the very best material i'm
GRO WEEK Ell A r Z
pleasure cars and by linn
iting the output to make
them so carefully that
the CROW-ELKHART
may justly deserve dis
tinctiOn as a car of char
acter and quality.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
REVOLUT|ON|STS PLAN ID DUST
 B0LSHEV|K|

LONDON, March ll.-The Social Revolutionists have decided to or ganize a national guard to overthrow the Bolsheviki regime in Russia, ac- cording to Dr. Eleff of Moscow uni versity, who is quoted in Copen- hagen dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph as saying that the decision was reached at a recent conference in Moscow. A great army is now being organized in the Son district, sup ported by Cossacks, the dispatch adds, and it is also planned to intro- duce a republic in Russia with a coali- ton government which would not ac- cept the German-Bolsheviki peace. Professor Eleff asserted that the news of the new movement had been suppressed by the Pctrograd Bolshc- wiki news agency
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
GRAHAM BANDITS INDIFFERENT ID !
 THEIR FATE
POW ER SESSION SANG, NOW CONFINED IN JAIL, HAVE SMALL RE GRE T OVER KILLING 8 COUNTY OFFICIALS FEB. 10.
By Associated Press.

SAFFORD, Ariz., March H. John Powers, Thomas Powers and Thomas Sisson, captured in Mexico by a troop of federal cavalry, are now safely locked in the Graham county jail in this city. Thomas Powers is suffering from a wound in the left eye, which may necessitate the removal of that member. The wound was received during the gun fight with the officers who sought to arrest him and his brother on charges of evading the military draft.
 The prisoners are apparently in different to their fate. The only re- gret they expressed was over the kill ing of Undersheriff Martin Kempton They said they believed him to be Edward Mcbride, a brother of the dead sheriff. The prisoners talked freely of their flight from the posses. They said that they were on foo, from the time they abandoned their victims horses between Rock Creek Canyon and Turkey Creek on Friday, February Is, five days after the bat tie. When they left their cabin they made straight from Turkey Creek across the Cottonwood Canyon toI Prieden Canyon, the head of which they crossed Then they crossed the head of Fucker Canyon into the head of Horseshoe Canyon, where they camped four days. Crossing the San Simon river they entered Skele- ton Canyon, where Sssson foruel T, owned ranch. This Is in the Guada-l lupe mountains, and from that point they made their way south, going byl Hachita and crossing the border.
 Unable to find water south of the border, the outlaws returned to the | vicinity of Hachita, about two miles ! north of the international boundary. Some 10 miles south of Hachita, they saw a squad of six soldiers approach ing them on a flank, and believing that a larger number might be from the other flank, | they decided to surrender without i making a fight.