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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-26
FIRE RUINS STREET CARS

Maynard, Mass, Jan 26-A large part of the rolling stock of the Con- cord. Maynard & Hudson street rail- way was lost in a fire that destroyed the company's barn here last night. The loss was estimated at $150,00O The cause of the fire was not known.
 Gold imports into the country for December. 1917. were s2,50O, ,O0O, and the exports were $4,5OO,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-26

perial German Intelligence Service, held as a spy, was turned over to Federal authorities on a presidential warrant at Syracuse.
 A request to reduce wheat flour 20 per cent. substituting corn meal, was wired to Food Administrator Hoover by the New York State Bakers As sociation Convention.
 The Canadian draft call of Class i, Category A, will enroll between 25, 900 and 30,0O0 men in the Canadian ex- peditionary force. Of this class 10, 300 have already reported.
 | The New York City Food Board will distribute 10000 pounds of sugar among the poor at nine cents pound The sugar belonged to Pincus Fried man, accused of selling at wholesale without a license.
 J. D. A. Morrow, former Pittsburgh general secretary of the National Coal Association, and a practical coal man, was placed by the Fuel Admin l 1SITdIlOn III CIldI St u lIlG of coal.
 The Chinese Foreign Office ex- presses regret for the attack on the American gunboat in the Yangtsee- Kiang River, in which one sailor was killed and two wounded.
 The Board of Elections asked At torney-GeneraI Lewis of New York for an opinion as to whether the special congressional elections on March will be held in the new or old districts
 Discovery of impurities in candy supplied to canteens of the navy ships
 caused the issuance of an order to suspend the sale of candy to men and also the additional purchase of SUD- ApIies pending an Investigation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-26

The Chinese Foreign Office ex- presses regret for the attack on the American gunboat in the Yangtsee- Kiang River, in which one sailor was killed and two wounded.
The Washington times., 1918-02-12

big long, lanky baby, with big baby hands and
feet was that Lincoln of hundred and nine years ago.
lying there just born red in the face crossyed with the
big sxfoot mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln bending over him
rocking him the dirt floor of the cabin that had window
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
By EARL GOODWIN.

The harassed car-ridng people of Washington should
not be msed into the belief that there will be any
great relief IN the street situation until the Government
takes and operates the Capital Traction Company
and the Washington Railway and Electric Company.
You will notice that far the recommendations Of John
Beeer of the countrys foremost street experts
have been mainly along the line of adapting the public to
the congested conditions He cannot produce cars
after the manner of magician who takes rabbit from
stoveppe hat he cannot soften the heart of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company in its nty attitude toward
labor he operate street when the motomen
and conductors fail to show up for work.
Three years ago the Commissioners recommended Gov
eminent ownership of the street lines; two years ago
they did the thing again Had Congress taken these
recommendations along with other suggestions
for the beterent and future needs of the National Capt.
tai we would not now be in such mess
have always favor Of the Government ownership Of
railways said Commissioner BowoD to today aHd Just
present than other solution the pres
eH problem"
No man on earth has given more thought to big mat
ter than has Louis Brownow given to the OF the
street situation. Take it na he KNOWS what he
is saying
Commissioner Gardiner has made no announcement of
his position but as he has his mind set the interests OF
the people of Washington there great doubt that ne
will join recommendation for Government ownership
But wherein could Government ownership improve the
operating of these roads, some one asks
WE'LL in the first place good labor will not work for the
Washington Railway and Electric Company and good labor
will work for the Government
Also if the United States Government realizes that
Washington is the main shop OF the world running
enough street to keep the departments open VIII De
considered military necessity as really IS In every
cantonment a highly developed card system shows at
glance what street operatives khaki These camps
are being called furnish senographers who can speak
French woodchoppers who have chopped with double
ak or electricians or mechancs-why not street
ductors and motomeni They be paid at regular street
car wages while they here 1t is possible and
1 believe something of the sort Will be done.
Also the two lines will then be consolidated The two
sets of tracks will yield their utmost usefulness There VIII
be saving overhead expenses and the eyes OF the man
It is BOUND TO COME.
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
From the Public to the Editor

that hssitancy Of some self-constI-
tuted artStocrat here in Washington.
to open his or her doors to Govern
ment workers-may cause serious
and costly delays in the winning Of
the war in which our country Is now
engaged.
o good old country woman I knew
used to say this. and I have thought
OF 1t many times: II am not above
anybody that is decent no matter how
poor they are, but 1 am above any
body that Is low down and mean"
And you old timers in Washington.
having perhaps a little money, be-
longing to the ''aristocracy'' (oe
what?l now turn up your nose and
say II am not running a hotel, or
boarding house" There are better
people then you tonight knee deep in
mud in the trenches OF Europe or on
guard duty in some ice-bound camp
In our own United States.
Open up. wake up. and let US have
little real patriotism.
r. +. WINGFIELD.
$50 Third st. ". E.
The Washington times., 1918-02-12

and does and wishes is and must
be right. And the worst Of 1t is,
It seems to be true. and some
times l feel like leading her away
and getting her to do something
absolutely wrong for once, 30
she'll stop looking so ineffable and
feeling so sure.
The under dog-do you ever
stop to think what makes him
UNDER"
/ don't. / Just look around for
q stick, and rush into the fray
and pound the upper dog until the
under one gets a chance to slip
out. And the other day / did it,
and when the under one got out
he flew at me and nipped me on
the ankle and tore my dress, and
grabbed the stick out of my hand
and was off with 1t, and the up
per dog sat down on the edge Of
the sidewalk and looked at me,
and If ever a dog laughed that
dog laughed at that moment.
! began to think about the girl
/ had tried to defend not long
ago. Her people were hard on
her at homo. and abe couldn't
The Washington times., 1918-02-12

stand it, and she came to town to
make her own way, and the wrong
men made love to her, and the
right one wouldn't look, at her,
and all the other girls were so
spiteful and she was poor; but
she did hate cheap restaurants
and she couldn't bear cheap
clothes; and she had big, soft
eyes and a sweet baby way with
her, and / interested one of my
friends In her, and my friend fell
in love with her and took her to
her house to live while she was
docking around"
She hadn't been there six weeks
before she had fomented trouble
between the cook and the waitress,
and the chauffeur left-he was a
good chauffeur, too, and had been
in the place for six years-and
the nursemaid got to having
Mysteries and being notional, and
the little boy grabbed the little
girls doll away and threw it out
out Of the window, and the little
girl hid the little boys toy en-
gina and wouldn't tell him WhAre
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
Snobbery-A Little Essay On q
Live Subject.

Editor The Times:
have recently read. either In your
manor or another. a statement thAI
snobbery Is one of the difficulties
now in the way of solving the cues
tIon Of housing the army OF Gov
ernment workers needed here IN the
great task Of carrying on war actlVi-
ties. l have not the least doubt that
the statement Is true.
In our country we have become -
accustomed to certain phases OF TINS
maIady that we pass 1t often WITH
OUT recognition. The word snobbery
Is defined in worcester's Dictionary
a. 1.-The characteristics OF preten-
tious and vulgar person. Pretty
well expressed. I think.
lust why one man of flesh and
blood should consider that he. and
his. are a shade better than his
neIghbor, because he happened to be
born OF parents OF wealth, education
or in what the world chooses to term
the higher strata OF society" Is be-
yond ken OF any real thinker. None
Of US were consulted. OF had any
voice in the circumstances or places
of our birth. Six feet OF earth makes
US all equal in the end.
Snobbery Is but another name FOR
that old, old. worn-out theory OF the
divine right OF kings" which now
has the world stepped in blood. Snob-
berry OF old slavery days N the
South still hobs up its venomous
head. though dying slowly. Snob-
berry OF some upstart lieutenant In
our army may still make a soldier feel
that he Is not serving a free country.
as a free man. but a being no whit
better than himself, yet placed In
authority over him And snohbery-
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
FOR UNDER DOG is AN EYE OPENER

it was; and my friends husband
began to behave very peculiarly
and my friend herself commenced
to have a strange feeling that she
was herself rather passe, and not
particularly interesting.
And she didn't like it, and she
cried about it, and her husband
didn't know what was the matter
with her, and hoped she wasn't
getting suspicious and jealous
after all this time, and-well, the
short of it is that the little, help
less, pathetic girl we were all so
sorry for was a regular little mis-
chievous, malicious marplot with
a faculty for making trouble that
amounted to positive genius.
No wonder she wasn't happy at
home. I'll warrant home is a good
deal happier since she went out
Of It.
After this I'm going to see what
keeps the under dog under before
| get excited about his condition.
wonder II It won't be rather a
practical idea?
Copyright, 1913. by Newspaper Feature Sea-
Vlcs. fAo. Great BritaiA aiEhts RsssrSsA-l
The Washington times., 1918-02-12

w the under dog Or the on:
that's getting the best Of
TT or course. 1t ought to depend
on the dog.
1t really isn't right TO like the
meanest, most cowardly, most
treacherous dog best, just because
he's under, is It?
And, after all, that sometimes
does happen.
or course, what we ought to do
Is to like the dog for what he is,
and not for the place he happens
to occupy in the scheme Of things
at the particular moment when
we catch sight Of him.
But how many of us do as we
ought to do all the time? Do
you?
know l don't-and sometimes
I'm rather glad of 1t. I'm afraid
/ should be a little unsympathetic,
like my friend. the follower Of the
new religion, if | always did eX-
actly as ! should.
She's the Child of Right, she
SsyG. and everything she thinks
The Washington times., 1918-02-12

I made \ mistake in referring to
the District Council OF Defense as
not doing anything to get rooms for
strangers coming here. In reality II
has placed LOO people at a cost OF
$500, whereas another branch OF
the Government, operating at cost
of S25, 900, has placed only 300 clerks
In private families. Some difference
in the cost.
Who remembers the man ICho
used, to sell hoky-poky9
V. SIMONTON, attorney, advances
a new thought in the clerk and hous-
ing problems. He says:
at is a postulate that the super
animated clerks should be retired
and pensioned. AS war measure
this Is now an absolute necessity.
The Government must provide &C
commodations for. the incoming
clerks. Why not devise q retirement
scheme which would include. with
suitable compensation, provision for
the Temporary removal from the city
Of the pensIoned clerks? The aban-
doned property, under Government
control and protection, could then be
rented at reasonable rates to the new
appointees.
G. G. DAVIS, Of the Treasury,
respectfully inquiries II there Is any
logical reason why the Washington
Railway and Electric should run five
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
HEARD AND SEEN

cars to Mt Pleasant to one -
Georgetown, when usually half the
seats In each Of the i've cars going
to Nj Pleasant are vacant. and the
Georgetown cars, running about
twenty minutes apart, resemble cans
of dried herring. He says it would
be a substantial relief II he might
have . companion or some one
around to cuss to while waiting and
having to observe such service"
We've heard q lot about the Ex-
PENSE Of hauling and storing coal.
Coal men tell US that they are pay
ing drivers more than ever.
LOUIS BROWNL0W and ED
COLLADAY went out and asked al
the coal cart drivers they could hnd
what they were getting in wages:
NINE DOLLARS A WEEK.,
they answered
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
Glasses Us With BiIly-That'S
SatiSfyn9.
Editor The Times:

Editor The Times:
Yours is the only paper published
In our Capital wherein I've .und .
real soul, and. as one might say. =
Billy Sunday punch in I = editorial
policy.
take in reference to Government own
ership OF railroads and the preventing
OF private individuals from gobbling
up the peoples great natural re-
sources. Your sincere admirer.
W. =. =
Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
What a lot of money!

JOHN LANE JOHNS tells me that
at the coal yards and coal dumps,
poor boys and poor women stand
outside with sticks waiting for the
coal wagons to drive out.
Then they put the sticks down so
that the coal wagons will run over
them, jostling a few Jumps of the
wagons. Then these Door descend
ants Of Lazarus pick up the crumbs
of coal which have fallen from the
rich mans wagon.
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
A Long Baby in a Rough Cradle
One Hundred and Nine
Years Ago
Years Ago
The Baby Was Abraham Lincoln This Is His One
Hundred and Ninth Birthday

We celebrate Lincons day. and he is right here among
For he is not dead He lives the mind of every
school child in the inspiration of every faithful public
servant in the courage and patriotism with which the
America Of this day meets this days problems.
The Washington times., 1918-02-12
The Only Solution

The United States Government the Washington
Street Car System and Clean Up Local Trouble Just As
1t Has Cleaned Up the ConEesion On the Railroads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

names of the officers in each pre-.
cinet are as follows: Ward 1, pre-
cinct ], Brooks Store, Judges J. A..
Rose, f. S. Brading, Clerks Gene
Rose, w. II. Thomas. Ward /, pre-
cinct 2, Congregational church,
Judges Ed Burney, John Lindsay.
Clerks 7, H. Bennett, Leo Bitsche.
Ward 2, Precinct /, City Hall, Judges
j. II. Freeman, r. f. Mobley, Clerks
Joe Dews, J. A. Hargrave. Ward q,
Precinct 2, Thompson's Store, Ninth
Street and Michigan Avenue, Judges
J. w. Welborne, Lawrence Martin,
Clerks Rev. H. p. Haley, j. A..
Hawn, Ward 8, Courthouse, Judges
r. G. Lee, Maurice Smith, Clerks j.
=. Fredrick, q +. March. Ward A,
Precinct j, Negro Masonic Hall.
Judges s. L. Newman, II. s. Kim.
ball, Clerks ed Bitsche, John Han
lins. Ward 4. Precinct 2,Carnegie
Library, Judges Geo. r. Beeler, 2.
Brock, Clerks W. w, Clark, e, t.
Reynolds.
The ballots to be used at said
election shall be substantially in the
following form: shall the City of
Chickasha Grady County, Oklahoma,
grant TO George Gorton his success
sors and assigns a franchise to sell
and distribute to said City and the
public generally natural gas and
manufactured gas for period of
q years, as provided by Ordinance
No. 652, passed and approved by the
Mayor and Councilmen Of the City
of Chickasha on the 25th day of
July 1918.
Shall the proposed franchise be
granted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Farms.

100 acres 10 miles NV of Chicka.
sha, new improvements 100 acres
bottom land, 25 acres in alfalfa, good
stand; sub-irrigated land. 3S acres
in pasture, 1872 In cultivation. Price
$f5 per acre. Part terms.
60 acres . miles south of Lindsay,
half bottom, hall up land, living wa
ter, shades small house, barn, well,
storm cave, etc. Clear of incum-
brance, Price $1,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

23O acres high grade up land 6
miles NE of Chickasha New four
room house, good barn, etc 40
acres in cultivation. Loan OF $4,000,
Price $50 per acre.
70 acres 4 miles SE of Tabler, 4
room house, barn. well, plenty stock
water in creek, shades, good orchard.
80 acres in cultivation. Also year
lease on 20 acres adjoining with the
deal. Price $2750 per acre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
CHICK KASHA IRON WORKS

Foundry. machine shops, black
smith, boiler works, automobile re
pairing. aud cast iron and aluminuH
Welding
Our foundry Is Ia charge OF Mr
Iohn Dicke, a first class moulder.
The blacksmith work is in charge
# Mr.. j. W Branson. who Is able to
urn out anything In the blacksmith
Inc.
Our boiler works is in charge OF
IiIlard Hicks and we bar nothing in
this line.
]. W. Minner is in charge of our
machine shop and is hrst class ma
hinlst.
In our automobile department we
ave MIR. Johu Scott.
w. c. aud j. ]. CONRAD,
Proprietors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

ner lot on South 9th ST., good barn,
cement cave. fine shade and fruit
trees. Price $275O.
Seven room modern house on Minn.
Ave, NE corner lot one-fourth block
ground. Good barn, orchard and wen.
$25OO.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

No end of misery and actual suf-
fering is caused by disorders OF the
stomach and liver, and may be avoid
ed by the use Of Chamberlains Tab
let's. Give them trial They only
cost a quarter Adyd ew
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

The voter will cypress his viii by
stamping 4 cross (x) in the square
to the right of the word expressing
his choice. All persons shall be
entitled and permitted to vote at
said election and upon said PROPOSE
ton, who are qualified electors with.
in said City and duly qualified
voter therein.
Given under my hand and seal
of the said City of Chickasha, State
of Oklahoma, this the 29th day OF
July, A. D., 1918.
Attest:
o. COFFMAN, Mayor.
E. G. REYNOLDS, Clerk.
7-31-3Ot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS:
City Property.

Nine room modern house on South
5th St, lot 100x1l0 IT, Price $2500.
Three room house and lot in APP
ache addition for $500
Two room house and lot on South
Henderson street for $500.
Six room modern house, rs IT. cor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
o. coFFMAN, Mayor.

E. c. REYNOLDS, City Clerk.
The poles of said election shall be
open from 6 o'clock a. m. to O'Clock
p. m. The voting precinct and the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Miscellaneous.

so acres II miles east of Oklaho-
ma City. room house. barn, well
and small orchard, clear of incum-
brance, to trade for Aubyme, Ranola
or some other good oil stock, or good
leases.
Three year least on q good 100
acre farm miles east of Cement,
all in cultivation. l45 acres creek
bottom acres in alfalfa, hog fenc-
ed. Lease worth $1,000 Buy farming
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Chronic CONSTIPATION.

1t is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain Tablets and comply
ing with the plain printed directions
that accompany each package.-Adv
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Real Estate

FOR SALE room modern house.
75 #. lot, on pavement, paid to date.
Close in on Iowa avenue. Price
$1,000.
FOR TRADE-1OO acres. 10 miles
of Chickasha, 65 acres under culti-
vation, fenced and cross fenced, 8
small houses, wells. Timber
enough for posts and fire wood.
Mortgage $500 Win trade equity
for Chickasha residence clear.
Surety bonds, farm loans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

FOR RENT Modern rooms over
Barton's Garage. Phone 7S 2-6t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

tools and will throw in the lease.
This sounds good, look it over
Wanted, to rent or sell good 270
acre farm Is miles east OF Chicka-
sha, 200 acres bottom, good alfalfa
land, 2 sets imrovements, 20 acres
hog tigth fence, plenty shades, timber
and living water half mile to school.
VIII sell part of il or all OF it, $40
TO $50 per acre. Would rent it TO
right party.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
MISCELLANEOUS

LARGE MANUFACTURER wants
representatives to sell shirts, under
wear, hosiery dresses. waists, skirts,
direct to homes. Write for free sam
pies. Madison Mills. SOB Roadway,
New York City. 5-4t-tf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
FARMS FOR SALE

40 acres of fine land miles
from Chickasha, well improved.
lays good. VIII sell for $50 per
acre Possession January LIST.
270 acres, $50 acres bottom
land, all in cultivation. Is acres
alfalfa 3 room house, shed barn.
Greek runs through this land af-
fording plenty of water and
Shade. 80 acres Of pasture land.
This farm is we'll located 3 miles
from Chiekasha; price $3.50 per
acre.
100 acres fine land, we'll i'm
proved Az miles from railroad
station. Cam sell this farm for
$4,000.
Nice room house in Chicka-
sha to trade for land.
Be sure TO see me before plac-
ing your farm loan, as | can give
you the best rates and terms that
you can find in the state.
P. c. Stacy
Tye ridg.. Chickasha, Okla
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
A REAL, REAL ESTATE BARGAIN
RED CROSS NOTICE

All parties are hereby notified that
before giving benefits of any kind for
the Red Cross or using the name of
the Red Cross in connection with the
same, permission must be secured
from the executive board OF the local
chapter. This is in accordance w:tn
the laws governing the American Red
Cross. 1t is contrary to the policy
OF the local chapter to approve bene
.its for the purpose of raising chap
ter funds.-Mrs w II. Gilkey, chair
man Grady County Chapter American
Red Cross.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Real Estate
and Loans

4room plastered house close in on
south 4th street. cornor lot 50x1G5.
Price $1,000 on easy terms.
3-room cottage close in on south
4th street, lot 5Ox165. Price $3.50,
on good terms.
broom house on west Minnesota
avenue. Lot 5Ox1S5, a great bar
gain at $1,000. on good easy terms.
5-room modern house close in on
Colorado avenue, lot 5Ox165. Price
$1,000.
5.room modern home on south Hill
a snap. Price for quick sale 81 400.
Farm and City Loans made on
short notice. You get all you borrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

FOR RENT-Furnished room for
light housekeeping. Cheap if taken
at once. Call 1894 or 72S. Choctaw
evenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05
Section 6.

No deposit for meter or meters
shall be required or exacted, but for
the protection OF grantee from fl
nancial loss, and as security for the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-05

All bills shall be due and payable
on or before the tenth day of the
month following that in which the
service is given and upon failure of
any consumer to pay any bill with
in five days thereafter, the grantee
may discontinue the service Of such
consumer and said grantee shall not
be required to furnish the service
to any such consumer until he has
first paid all indebtedness and in
addition thereto a sum not to exceed
one dollar as a charge for recon
meeting said consumer.