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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-25

Robert ]. Rulston and his daughter
home, 6341 Paschall avenue. The father.
who was well known in fraternal circles.
was taken i'll several days ago with in
fluenza. His daughter, although not
eleven years old, assisted in caring for
him. She. too. contracted the dlsenee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
JUNE, DATE
NEXT CALL
FOR DRAFT
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The second
big draft will be made in June, ac-
cording to present plans, it was
learned from authoritative sources
in Provost Marshal Crowder's office
today.
The number to be included in the
call and the mobilization planned
will be determined by the war coun
ell and the war department.
Unless some great emergency
arises, no nationwide calls viii be
made under the second draft. The
plans, as outlined. provide for a con-
tinuous stream of men moving to the
army camps and from the camps to
France.
Comparatively small numbers will
be ordered from certain districts as
rapidly as the men start for France.
The formal call authorizing defi-
mite number, will be made merely
tC locate the district quotas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23

township chairman, has reported 1854
Oak Ridge school in the same town,
ship produced GO pledge signers.
School district No. SO, Ray Joslin,
captain, sent in q report Of SO. c.
A. Dearmon, the teacher, reported
80 signers from the school alone.
At Amber, H. M. Smesler, town.
ship chairman, reported 225 signers
secured last night, with the work
still progressing. B. B. Barefoot
spoke there last night
John Heskitt, chairman of Wash.
ington township, reported that the
work was progressing nicely in his
district. His team captains are A.
l. Hiskitt, Mr.. McComas, J. MolIett
John Kinkade and Mr. s.
They secured something like 63
pledges.
Henry Mileur, chairman of Cross
township, reported 1876 pledges sign
ed and stated that the returns we're
very incomplete, with one entire
school district out.
In Alex township, S. c. Foreman
reported that school district No SO
had turned in 81 cards signed,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN OFFER TO JOIN RUSSIAN ARMY
7:45?" s.sked Mr.. Durbin.

7:45?" asked Mr.. Durbin.
Sure I can. get up early and
travel as fast as a DOCTOR" replied
Stevenson. The permit was granted
Big Crowd Says Adieu.
Practically everybody in Grady
county and considerable of the pop
ulation OF the remainder of Oklaho
ma, appeared on the Rock Island
Platform to tell the boys farewell.
Every Ine cd known to man was ex-
hibited. Some shed tears while 9th.
ers yelled cheerily, Go get him boys.
I'm for you"
The men formed at the federal
building at o'clock and marched
to the depot, headed by the Chick
asha band. None but the selectmen
were allowed in the marching col
umns. A number of automobiles,
however, "fell in and brought up
the rear.
Clyde Turner and Robert Alexan.
der were placed in charge of the
squads from the northern and south
ern districts, respectively. They ap-
pointed corporals to assist them as
Continued on Page Four.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
Women Join Elnhtera.

BY United Press.
Petrograd, Feb. 23.-Men and wo.
men prisoners of war are rallying to
the defense of the Russian revolution
and thousands of women are offer
ing themselves for service in the
army.
Fifty thousand workmen will soon
be ready to take their places In tho
battle line. Thousands of war pris.
oners in Petrograd and Moscow.
mostly Austro-Hungarians, slavs and
some Germans are willing to join In
the defense.
kilograms from soivets from all
parts Of Russia are urging that fin.
ish fight be made. The Russian
western front military headquarters
have been moved to Smolensk The
Germans in Livonia have seized 100
railway engines and thousands OF
cars.
The peoples commissaries favor
the Russian armies retreating until
they make stand before Petrograd
Officials declare that the evacua-
tion of Ukraine means that northerA
Russia will starve.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
JUNIOR HIGH A MODEL
OF EFFICIENCY; PUPILS
SET A THRIFT RECORD

When stranger comes to city
to locate he generally forms an opin-
ion of the city by the character and
condition of It's school system. One
OF the leading elements upon which
these opinions are based, relative to
the school system, and through this
the city, is the class and condition OF
the school buildings in which the pu-
pills are to be housed.
Fortunately, Chickasha has some
Of the leading educators OF the state
and for this reason her schools are
c1assed among those in cities much
larger than the Queen City of the
Washita.
There has been completed recently
in Chiekasha one of the most mod
ern school buildings that may be
found anywhere. In accordance with
the latest ideas in the construction
of educational institutions, the Junior
High school building is built on the
community plan and is now accom-.
modating about 450 pupils that, un.
der the old plans OF school building
would be distributed in three or four
buildings.
Yesterday was Patrons Day at the
Junior High school building and
every person in the city was invited
to go through the building while
school was in session that they
might gather some idea of the work
titt the pupils are doing and the
manner in which they are being in
structed in the various studies.
The main entrance to the building
Is cn the west in what is commonly
called now the "old building" Next
to the entrance Superintendent Dun.
can has his office and beside this
is the teachers rest room. From
the office Of the superintendent, or
ders are sent out to all of the rooms
and the work is carried out like the
orders from the commanding officer in
the army. A bulletin board is plac.
ed just outside Principal Dun
flee and all instructions and orders
are aced there for the pupils. One
Of tho lessons that is learned by the
fuIi is to keep posted on the vari-
GUS orders that are given from time
10 time. This places the RESPONSE
Dility ou the pupils themselves to
keep in touch with what is going on
n the 3.h1a'.
Schedule a Model
The schedule under which the pu-
oiis are given their daily institution
5 nodded after that of the LEADING
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
P. H. BUSH IS
ACQUITTED
OF CHARGE
Commissioner Speake Declares That Evi-
dence Not Strong Enough to Hold
Man for Grand Jury

The trial of P. II. Bush. who was
charged with seditioW utteranaa4
against the government, came up
this morning before United States
Commissioner Speake and after the
defense had presented an array of
evidence having for its purpose the
establishment Of the good reputa-
ton of the defendant and after lis
tening to the evidence which was of
fered on the part Of tbs United
States, Judge Speake said that he
did not believe there was sufficient
evidence to warrant holding Bush
for the action of the grand jury.
Bush stated in his testimony that
he said that he did not believe the
food administration was right in the
orders that had been issued, as he
did not believe it was for the best
interest Of all of the people, Efe
emphatically denied that he had ever
said anything derogatory to the gov
ernment and stated that he had al
ways been against Germany and had
ever expressed the hope that this
country would be victorious in the
war that is being waged.
Mr. Tignor in tostfying for the
United States said that Bush had
said the government was wrong and
that he would tell anyone it was
wrong.
He told of the fight in his store
between H. o. Hays and Bush as a !
result of the utterances Bush made |
He could remember no profanity |
that Bush used, and stated that he |
lad too Bush previous to the fight |
that it was bad policy for him to be
saying that the government was
wrong. He said Bush struck Hays
with a knife but added that he did |
not think the knife was open at the
Tine.
H. o. Hays, who engaged in the
tight with Bush, testified substan-
tally the same as did Mr.. Tignor
relative to the main points in the
Ease.
Oscar Simpson appeared in the in
crest of the Council OF Defense
while the defendant was represented
1y the law firm of Holding and Herr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23

MAN DIES
AT HOBART
Claud Meeler, Well Known travelling Sales
man, Loses in Battle With Pneu-
mOnia; Left Here Monday

This morning at 9:45 Claud Meelei
of this city died in a hospital in Ho.
bart after, q shoi. Illness of pneu
monfa, contracted while he was driv
ing from Chickasha to Hobart in his
car. last Monday His Wife was with
him, having gone there when she
learned of his Illness.
Mr. Meeler had been connected
with the .Ridenour-Baker Mercantile
company of Oklahoma City as tray
cling salesman for a number of years,
and has lived in Chickasha for six
years at 1927 Minnesota avenue He
is survived by his wife and nine-year-
old child, a brother at Sentinel, Ok.
lahoma, father, mother and sister OF
Gotebo and a brother at Mountain
View. Mr.. Meeler came to Chicka.
sha from Mountain View.
Robert Estes Of this city has been
with Mr.. Mecler during practically
all of his illness AID stated this
morning that when he left there yes
terday, the patient was apparently
doing nicely. A telephone message
from Hobart stated, however, that a
sharp turn for the worse came this
morning at 6 o'clock, after which he
rapidly sank
The body will be brought to Chick
acha on this afternoons Rock Is
land train. Mr.. Estes will meet the
train at Anadarko. Funeral ar
had not been anuonced
at noon today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
LABOR ADOPTS TERMS

London, Feb. 23.-Arthur Hender-
son. British labor leader, announced
today that the inter-allied Labor Con-
ference had practically adopted the
Pritish Labor Unions peace terms in
Guiding the declaration that they were
an irreducabIe minimum. He said
that an International conference
must be arranged but not with the
enemy until they prove they want p
similar peace
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23

high schools and universities of the
country Special instructors are pro
vidcd fer each subject and all of the
pupils who are taking that study al
the period specified are assembled
i'll the room which is being used for
the instruction in a specified study
When The period Is ended the pupils
then pass to the room in which they
Will receive their next Instructions.
70 systematic the passing from
Que room to another, two bells are
used. One at the end Of period is
signal for the pupils to pass I'M
mediately to their next room. Ii
they do not get to the next room by
the time the second bell rings they
are not allowed to enter and when
q ey miss classes a report Is sent to
the parents notifying them OF the
absence of their child from certain
class.
Is Modern institution.
The Junior High school is a mod.
ern institution. It is composed of
the intermediate grades con
sisting of the sixth to the ninth
grades inclusive. BY having these
Grades in one building it is possible
to carry on the work In a much more
systematic order and to much
greater advantage to the pupils them.
selves.
Contrary to the customs followed
by the educators of the dim and din.
gy past when pupils were ruled with
the rod, the "three RS" the modern
educators now teach various arts
and sciences.
There are many good men and wo.
Inen in this city and county today
who frankly admit that they never
saw or owned a government bond un-
til the First Liberty loan bond issue
was made after America entered the
world war. But this will never be
said of the pupils Of the Junior High
school in Chickasha
Is Thrift Colony.
Aside from every pupil being a
member of the Junior Red Cross and
dong various kinds of snecial work
moro than $4,000 have been invested
IN War Savings Stamps by the pu.
rils in this school. There Is no rec
ord so far OF any other school COM
Ing near the mark that has been set
by the pupils in this school. The
amount was invested by these patri-
ntic boys and girls before any pledge
cards were passed This means thar
Continued on Page Eighty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
ACCIDENTS AT HIGH SCHOOL

Morrison Austin and Arlington
Herr, while working in the manual
training department at the high
school yesterday, happened to a very
painful accident when they got their
fingers caught in a circle saw and
planer. Morrison Austin lost one
finger when it was caught in the saw
and Herr lost two fingers on the
rlaner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
PLANTS READY
TO EQUIP ARMY
SAYS SECRETARY
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The salts.
factory equipping of the Amy is now
assured, Secretary Baker announced
today. Rifle and cartridge produc.
tion has reached a stage guarantee
ing plenty of fighting material for
the American army in France. The
production will greatly exceed that
of the Great Britain output.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
DEATH OF MRS. HAMRlcK

Mrs. Rhoda s. Hamrick, age 81
years, passed away yesterday after
a short Illness at her home near Tut.
tie. Mrs. Hamrick. was the mother
of G. L. Hamrick, who is publisher
of the Tuttle Times. The body was
shipped to Frisco, OKLA, where it
viii be laid to rest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
JAMES W. GERARD ILL

By United Press.
New York, Feb, 23.-James w. Ge.
1ard, former ambassador to Germa
ny, 81 i'll in hotel here. recovering
from an operation performed be-
cause of an abscess in the nasal
sinues, contracted during his
to German prison camps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
RAILROAD BILL
TO ARM M'ADOO
WITH MUCHPOWER
sv United Press.


Washington, Feb. 23.-within
few days Secretary McAdoo will be
armed with broad powers which will
make it possible to run the country's
railroads, it appeared certain today
as the house of representatives was
hurrying the railway control bill to
a final passage.
The senate passed the bill yester
day after long days of wrangling
The house is scheduled to pass the
bill early next week and then it will
be taken into a conference and the
differences between he two bodies
viii be ironed out in a few days
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
AMBER WOMAN DIES

Miss sallie Lout. age &C year, died
at her home, five miles cast of Am.
Der yesterday after a short illness.
The rrne-al services we're held yes
terday evening and the body vas
laid to rest in the Davis cemetery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
Austria Won't Take Hand.

~ ohAtON 1858.
Amsterdam, Feb 23.--Austria Will
not participate in the negotiations
with Trotzky at Brest-Litovsk Mon
day, according to word received here
today. The report said that Trotz.
ky wished to deal only with the
government whose armies are invad-
ing Russia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
Situation Dangerous.

BY United Press.
Washington, Feb. 2S.--Official con.
firmation has been received in Pc.
trograd dispatches that the Russians
will fight the German invasion and
that the allied ambassadors are pre-
pairing to leave the city. The
patches received by the department
said that the situation was becoming
dangerous.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
eRANn MArRoN HERE

Mrs. Osa Bruss. grand matron of
Order of the Eastern Star, paid
visit to the Ella Morris chapter No
20. While here she was a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Neb
ergall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
WOULD ExPEL LAFoLLETTE
By United Press.

Chicago, Feb. Ex-Governor Braugh
OF Arkansas, speaking before the Ea.
tional Service Congress here, brand
&c the I. w. W.s as the Bolsheviki
of America and Senator LaFollette
"a their leader. He declared that
LaFollette should be expelled from.
the senate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
$4,000 WOrkmen Ready to Take Place
in Battle Line; Telegrams Urge
Finish Fight
HEADQUARTERS OF
RUSSIANS MOVED
People Favor Retreat and Last Stand Be.
fore PeirOgrad; Germans Take 5000
Prisoners; Scots Successful
By United press.

By United Press.
Berlin, Feb. 23.-The Germans arc
proceeding eastward in Esthonia and
have occupied Tekraine In Liyonia,
the war office declared today. The
troops have reached Dubno and have
captured over 5000 men,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
Scots lake Prisoners.
By United Press.

-IIIeFsN
London, Feb. % Scottish troops
carried out successful raid in the
neighborhood of Money lie Preus, TAX.
ing a few prisoners. Field Marshal
Haig reported today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
THE WEATHER


Maximum, 70; minimum, 81.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
sREtT FOR EMERGENCIES
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every Home

san cara Ointment Should Be In.
every Home
There never was known more re.
liable ointment than San cura In
most every Gaze where it has been
used IL has created establishment 1t
Grew a needle ont Of the foot Of the
daughter Of Mrs, James Hitchcock, Of
Centreville, Pa. after the doctor had
used his lance and failed
II has great healing and antiseptic
value IL possesses 50 much healing
virtue that il is guaranteed by Leap
Woithiug, Ltd, to relieve any kind
Of piles, eczema, letter, salt rheuma,
bodies carbuncles, ulcers, all kinds
Of chronic sores, chilblains, and chap
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Its mighty handy remedy to have
ii the house in emergencies for
bruises. burr ITS or scalds, be-
cause it The pain and is an
tiseptic ana healing. It's medicine
chest in itself--a little family physi-
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zoe and s1.2o a jar at Leap-Worthing
Ltd. druggists.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
THE NEW APOLLO

SHIRLEY kAYE.-Clara Kimball
Young. who will appear at the Apollo
theatre Tuesday. plays the title role
ef 2 young society girl, queen of the
Long Island set, who is suddenly
plunged into the whirlpool of high
finance by the threatening danger Of
her fathers overthrow from the
presidency of the Union Central R. r.
which her forefather Pirate" Kaye
had founded. His two adversaries,
L. j. Magen, brusQue Western fin
ancier. and his young associate John
Rawson. she fights with different
weapons gaining the admiration of
the first by the earnestness OF her
struggle on behalf of her own. and
winning the love of the other. de-
spite the fact that he doesn't give
rap for any woman especially east.
crners.
At the same time she sponsors
Daisy, 1T. U.s. spoiled young daugh-
ter and the apple of his eye. intro
lucing her into society. for which her
heait longs; also she provides her
with a devoted lover. Earl Rosselvin,
? thoroughly likable representative
of tie English nobility,
Developments arise speedily and
Shirley meets them briskly and con
fidently, overcoming every obstacle;
and in her characterization Miss
Young intersperses the many tense
scenes with winning and sparkling
comedy touch, and with love story
Of heart interest that grips the au-
diene..
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
"THE ANT-EATER"
WON'T EAT ANTS

Washington. Jan. 1S. Jimmy, the
arteate;,' mascot of the u. S. Ma.
ines in France, just won't eat ants
He'll eat anything but ants. although
once in awhile the cook slips it over
on him by camoufaging insects in
scraps Of bread OF course Jimmy
thinks he's eating raisin-bread -but
what's the difference? Jimmy be
came attached to the Marines at Vera
Cruz, mere than two years ago, and
since then has led an adventurous
life. When the sea-soldiers went
overseas he went along He greatly
puzzles the French poilus with his
choice OF foods. He eats all scraps
even cigar and cigarette butts don't
go aniss, In short. he ats anything
and everything but ants.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
ice ON POTOMAC is
THICkEST IN YEARS
Fears Felt Of Damage BY
GorqeS and FLOODING.

Alarm is felt along the Potomac
river over the frpzen coalition OF the
stream, says the Hagerstown Mail.
and the danger Of a sudden sbyeaking
up Of the mass of ice should there
be an early freshet The ice on the
river is the thickest in many yeas.
The river is practically frozen from
its source to the mouth, the ice rang.
ing in thickness from six to IS in
ches. The ice is so solid that teams
and automobiles have been crossing
on it for two weeks and even four
horse teams are reported to have
been driven over the ice at several
places On Big Slack Water, below
Williamspoit, the ice is 20 inches
thick.
Rivermen are apprehensive that 4
debacle would result in considerable
flooding and tremendous ice rorges
and the consequence OF damage be
ing done along the river The Poto-
mac has not been so solid with ice
in many years and it is unbroken in
stretches for miles
The greatest fear of a sudden thaw
and the ice breaking up is felt for
tie c. & 0. Canal and the possibility
of damage being done to the water
way in view Of the plans for the gov.
nent to take over and operate the
canal this season to haul coal to
Washington. Every precaution
against such q possibility will be La.
ken it Is said
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
"A SPLENDID TONIC f."
Says Hixson Lady Who, On Doc
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now Well.

Hixson. Tenn.--"About 10 years ago
was. !" says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, OF
this place. II suffered with pain In
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left
side..
My doctor told me to use Cardui.
took one bottle. which helped me and
after my baby came, was stronger
and better. but the pain was still
there.
at first let it go, but began to get
weak and in a rundown condition.
SO decided to try some more Cardui.
which did.
This last Cardui which took made
me much better, In fact, cured me. II
has been a number of years, still
have no return of this trouble.
| feel 1t was CarGni that cured me.
and recommend 1t as q splendid fe.
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles Take cardui. 1t should sure
ly help you. as 1t has so many thou
sands Of other women in the past 40
years. Headache. backache, sideache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, tired-out
feeling, are all signs OF womanly trou,
bic. Other women get relief by taking
Cardui. Why not you? All druggists.
NC-132
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
YOUTHFUL SOLDIERS
CLOSE WEDDING CALL

by international Newe Service.)
Indianapolis. Jan Because he
is 2 minor, Minor NJ Jacobs was al
most deprived of the pleasure OF at
tending his own wedding. Minor.
who s. eighteen and 2 corporal in the
4sth Infantry at Camp Taylor X,
wanted to marry Miss Bernice Craig
Melnaeh sixteen.
Many yeans ago the State Legisla-
mro passed law requiring mep
under twenty-one to have signed
certificate of consent from parent
or legal guardian before they could
be licensed to marry Both OF ia
cobs's parents are dead and he had
no guardian. Judge Ewbank attach
ed his official 0. k. to the license and
made It valid