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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
The Scotch OF 1t

Two old Scotsmen sat by the
roadside, talking and putting away
merrily at their pipes.
There's no mucke pleasure in
smoking, Sandy said Donald.
Hoo dae ye max that oot?" Ques
toned Sandy.
"Weel" said Donald, "ye see, il
ye're smokip yer ain bacea ye're
thinkin' of the awfu expense, and il
yere smokin' some ither body's
yer pipes ramm't sac tight it winns
draw" Tit-Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

seen the error of his way and had
decided to stand for a straight
out American view Of the war,
but now the last hope for his re-
demption is gone Brushing
aside the opinions Of the inter-al-
lied war council, the secretary OF
war, the president and our own
military leaders, Mr. Gore refus-
es his assent to a policy which,
it is agreed IS necessary to bring
the war to a speedy and success
ful emil. The senator S case is a
sad one but he will receive little
sympathy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The U. S. Civil Service Commits.
sion Announces an open competitive
examination for the position of FL
evator Conductor male and female
in he Custodian Service, Chickasha,
Oklahoma. to be held August 80,
1918. Applications for this examina-
ton must be made on the prescribed
form which with the necessary in
structions, may be obtained from the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

seeking to bolster up the flag
ging spirits of the folks at home,
the outstanding fact is that the
huge drive of the year has failed
utterly and with its failure the
Hun hopes have gone glimmcr-
ing. In other words, the climax
of German military might has
been reached and passed and
henceforth its decline must be
steady.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
Ask anyone Who Has Used 1t.

There are families who always aim
to keep bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house for use in case it is needed,
and find it is not only good invest
rent but saves them no end Of suf-
.'aring. AS to its reliability, ask any
cne who has used it. Adv d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Commissions local representative, W..
0. Cook. All persons wishing to take
this examination should secure the
blanks and file their applications with
the undersigned at once in order to
allow time for any necessary cor
'ections and to arrange for the ex-
animation.
Charles Hendricks,
Secretary Civil Service Board,
Saint Louis, Missouri.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
A STOLEN SMILE FER TWO
: : > = = : @*A : I : : : !.
Feeding the Baby

The very prosperous looking gen
tleman stopped and permitted the
very pretty girl to faseen a earna
ton in his buttonhole. Then he
handed her a quarter.
what is tis for?' he asked.
"You have fed Belgian baby
was the reply.
Nonsense" said the other, adding
a S. bill to his contribution, ''yol
cant do it. Here, take this, and buy
regular meal for the baby. pitts
burg Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
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 Chamberlain Tab
let's. Give them trial. They only
cost a quarter. Adyd&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
THE COMMANDMENTS OF
LOYALTY

The New York World formu-
lates new ten command
ments as follows:
l. You cannot serve both dem
ocracy and autocracy.
2 Honor our allies. who have
borne the brunt Of the war so long
and so valiantly.
3. Griefs and privations you
shall bear in a spirit becoming
our great cause {.
4 You shall give your best to
your country in thought, word
and deed.
3 You shall not take blood
money.
s. You Shall write letters of
cheer and appreciation to our
men IN the service
7. You shall conserve in every
way requested by the govern
ment TO help win the war
$. DO not let prejudice blind
you TO the accomplishments Of
your government and cause you
to belittle its achievements.
8 Remember to give generous
~ to the Red Cross.
10 Remember to invest lib
orally in Liberty Bonds and in
thrift and war savings stamps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

But of course, somebody is going
to be stubborn enough to vote
against the Gorton gas franchise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

difficult for the German people to
see how sub frightrumess is going
to win the war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Senator Gore of Oklahoma had
the unenyiable distinction of be-
ing the only member of the sen
ate who failed to go on record in
favor of the new man-power bill.
Following long period Of com
parative Quiescence on the part
Of the senator, we bad begun to
harbor the notion that he had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

In spite of the allegation that the
U-boats have been sinking our trans
ports about as fast as they put to
sea, Berlin has finally admitted that
Uncle Sam has more than a million
men in France. Under the circum-
stances it is doubtless more or less
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

ST Simp says he notices he soils
the table cloth every time he spills
coffee on t.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Try an Express want ad and be
convinced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
EXPRESS PAcKAGETTEs


Twas some bad day for Mr. Boche
When he bumped into Marshal Foch;
Our boys are winning every round
You betcher life they're Berlin
bound
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Six months ago the capture Of a
few thousand Huns would have set
the headline writer's wild but now
they hardly take notice of such a
trivial incident in the war news.
And that's another encouraging fea-
ture Of the situation"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

AS a rule a man can be depended
upon to bear up brayely under the
blow when an oil test in which he
is implicated comes in a-gushing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

If Col Temple, the weather ad-
ministrator wants to maintain his
popularity, we advise him not to wait
too long before starting his rain ma
chine again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Tom Phillips takes the view that
it is a good policy for man to
carry out all the instructions given
him for governing his conduct while
his wife is away
If the kaiser doesn't want the
Hindenburg line busted into smith
Greens, he better arrange to move
it back across The Rhine on some
dark night when nobody is looking.
mo wool for civilians" is the de-
cree reported to have gone forth
from Washington In other words,
the men folks might just as well
get ready to don the old-fashion
"cottonades"
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
Death of Sam Saleeby.

Yesterday Mr. Asad K. Salee-
by received from Culiacan the
sad information of the death of
his cousin, Mr.. Samuel Saleeby,
who was a brother of Mr.. Abra-
ham Saleeby, who conducted the
racket store in the San Antonio
hotel building for several years,
where the Nogales Cash Grocery
of o. H. Weaver is now located.
The deceased was a frequent Wis
itor at the line city, and is well
known here. The letter convey
ing the sad intelligence stated
that the deceased had suffered
an operation for appendicitis,
but without avail.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
MISS HEDDA NOVA IN
"THE BAR SINISTER

IneXperience is not always a
handicap in the films. Take for
instance the case of Miss Hedda
Nova, the charming Russian ac-
tress who portrays the role of
Belle Davis in "The Bar Sinis-
ter" the central figure of that
most engrossing story from the
pen of Anthony P. Kelly.
Nova her first real chance to put
into effect her unusual talents,
and there was not a critic who
viewed the production at it's pre-
miere in New York who failed
to make especial mention of he
exquisite portrayal of the beau
tiful white girl reared by a de-
mented negress under the I'M
preston that she is herself OF
negro parentage.
The part taxed Miss Nova's
abilities to the utmost, but in
every scene she gave a match
less portrayal. Her emotional
"bits" were perhaps the best
seen. on a New York screen this
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
TOOYOuNCT CTOKEEP
Gas MASKS ON

Many people say: "Why doesn't the
government do the work of the Red
Crosse" There is no better reply to
this question than to cite some OF the
activities of the American Red Cross.
Last August the American Red Cross
issued an order for an automobile to
be given to a French hospital for chill
dren of Toul, near Nancy. lot Of
chintzes for the bedrooms were sent
down to brighten them up, lot of toys
for the children-French children
brought in from the war zone, too
young to keep on their gas masks. To-
day ten Red Cross automobiles are
hauling to Red Cross hospitals in
France French children whose parents,
held in slavery in Germany, are now
being dumped every day at Evian, on
the Franco-Swiss border
Fancy our government doing that for
French children. Yet it must be done
If the French morale behind the lines
is to be kept up. These deeds of the
American Red Cross are just as much
a part of our military policy in France
and Italy as though they were done un-
der articles Of var.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15

The need for additional bax
room in the postoffice has caus-
ed a remodelling of the estab-
lishment and installation of
many additional boxes, which
were received yesterday by the
lessee, George B. Marsh, Inc,
and tn work Of installation will
begin at once.
In Nogales, Sonora, yesterday
Capt. Alberto Abasolo, adjutant
at the district. military head
quarters, was married to Senor-
i5a Refugio Barnett, daughter of
|Guillermo Barnett. The couple
are very popular in social circles
on both sides of the line, and the
union meets the highest regard
of a host of friends.
Mr.. Cayetano lingo, who was
alleged to be implicated in the
frauds in the Mexican custom
house, has wired from Los An
geles to friends in Nogales ask
ing that they ask the newspa-
pers to deny that he is connected
in any way with the frauds men
toned; and for that purpose The
Oasis cheerfully publishes this
tenn.
Nogales was visited yester-
day by Mr.. Nick Polyhrone, for
mer proprietor of the Nogales
Cafe, who is at Cananea at pres
Mt, with an interest in the new
theater in course of construction
there for Frank Diamos and as
sociates, is a visitor at the line
city, having come over Wednes-
day. Mr.. Polyhrone states that
despite difficulty in getting the
Iecessary materials and fixtures
he new structure is approaching
completion and will be ready
hortly to be thrown open to the
public.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15

Gen. Francisco Serrona, Sec
ond in command of the federal
military forces in Sonora, with
headquarters at Nogales, Son.
ora, went to Hermosillo yester-
day.
Mr.. Jesus Benites, auditor at
the Mexican custom house in
1Jogales, Son., was among those
alleged implicated in the frauds
uncovered over there, has been
released from custody, and about
a o'clock Yesterday he was restor-
ed to duty.
1t is currently reported that
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, COM
mandant of the first military
zone of the republic OF Mexico,
embracing the state of Sonora,
is expected to arrive at Nogales,
Sonora, this evening, and that
he will be here day or two.
Senorita Enidina Cardenas,
sister of Don Astolfo Cardenas,
deputy in the state congress of
Sonora, went to Hermosillo yes
terday to join her brother, who
is in that city in attendance upon
the session of congress now Sit
ting.
All the newspapers overlooked
mention of the valiant work
Reverend Stoetzel did Monday
n helping extinguish the fire at
the public school. He braved the
falling roof and timbers and got
right up into a decidedly danger
GUS position to get a stream of
water onto the fire.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
Coming
NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
nat on Monday, June 3rd, 1918,
2 o'clock p. M, there will be
'pened by the Board of Super
visors sealed bids for the pur-
chase of one first class motor
,ycle, said. bids to be deposited
With the Clerk of the Board un-
il 2 o'clock p. m. of the said
Gay, and addressed to the said
Jerk.
By order of the Board of Su-
;ervisors, Santa Cruz county,
Arizona, this 7th day of May,
1918.
By LAURA PARSONS,
Clerk, Board of Supervisors.
first publication May II, 1918.
Last publication June 1st, 1913.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
Operation for Appendicitis.

Monday afternoon Sara, the
9-year-old daughter of Nh. and
Mrs. Jos. Pollen, submitted to an
operation for appendicitis. A.
the time the operation was
found necessary Mr.. Pollen was
on the train coming from Quay
mas. A telegram was sent him
at Hermosillo informing him of
the necessity. The gentleman
wired instructions to operate
without delay, which was done.
That evening the father reached
home and found the child rest
ing easily. Her recovery is as
sured. e
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
hat sealed bids will be received
~ the Board Of Supervisors OF
Santa Cruz county, at 2 o'clock
). M, Monday, June 3rd, 1918,
or the sale Of 20 tons of good,
lean lump coal.
Said bids to be sealed and ad-
dressed to the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Santa
cruz County, Arizona.
By order of the Board of Su-
,ervisors, this 9Th day of May,
1918.
By LAURA PARSONS,
Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.
First publication May IL, 1918.
LAST publication June 1, 1918.
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The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
RED CROSS CANTEENS;
JUST WHAT THEY ARE
American Woman Tells VividIy of
Her Canteen-The Gayest,
Brightest Little Room
One Ever Saw.
NEVER so PROUD OF
ANYTHING. IN ALL HER LIFE

Just what Red Cross canteen is,
how it is outfitted, and the hundred
problems the American women have
to meet in feeding the French, Eng
lish and American soldiers is well
shown in this letter from an American
Red Cross worker:
We have really wonderful place.
1t was given to us so rough and plain
and ugly. / had coat of plaster put
on the walls, painted bright blue
wainscot three feet high with STEM
Gil of flowers of red, white and blue
above, white walls and ceiling, doors
and windows outlined with light green,
and stencils of bright colors between
the windows of trumpets, and over
the five doors delicious little paintings
by Miss Kirkpatrick and Miss Beckett
of soldiers and canteeners in the most
clever and attractive way.
Brightect Little Room.
J At the end of the room we have two
girls, one American and one French,
holding French and American flags.
We have red and white oilcloth on the
tables, red glass carafes and red tur-
key window curtains, and always flow
ers on the counters. 1t is the gayest,
brightest little room you ever saw.
However, 1t only holds about 12O men
seated at the tables and 1t is to be
used as q recreation room and even
movies Our big room is To have a
huge kitchen and seats for 1000 men
or over, and will open right on to the
platform. 1t is to be decorated by an
artist from the Beaux Art, as Miss
Beckett has gone and Miss Kirkpit-
rick. is too busy.
1t will really be splendid big place
and we can work in comfort instea 4
of being put in straits as we are now
in to feed so many men with only six
gas burners ina long row. We make
the coffee, soup, cocoa, and ragout or
sometimes regular Irish stew on our
stoves and the roasts are cooked for
us ratuitously at the bakers All
food except Coffee. meat, cocoa aud
sugar is cheap down here. 1t is the
garden district of France. All the men
are so pleased and grateful and we
get such post cards and thanks. We
have stewed apples, stewed dates and
figs for deserts and tell you it keeps
us hopping to- keep things going.
Sometimes we run out of meat and
then we fry eggs for them and they
love them. The dormitOries are won
derful. | never was so proud of any,
thing before. Two Hundred canvas
stretchers for beds. We never used
them before, but we can keep them
clean and put them outside if there
is any vermin
Model of Cleanliness.
We have a splendid fumigating plant
and an incinerator. and the place is a
model OF cleanlint All the men
take off their wet and dirty boots We
have good felt slippers for them, two
wooden blankets for each bed, two big
stoves and an orderly that wakes
them for their rains. good shower
baths and wash rooms and altogether,
when the big room is finished, it will
be model of everything it should be,
particularly as our last touch is bar
ber. Last year the men slept in the
road. We have adopted the Auberge
sabots as the only sensible footwear
as the roads and our floors are always
wet.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
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Nogales was visited yesterday
byMr. E. F Jones, U. S. commits
sioner at Tucson.
The registration yesterday
was SO democrats, % republi-
cans, 5 Independents.
Herbert Wood of the 340th
Field Artillery came home yes
terday on a vocational furlough,
which will extend to July l..
Mr.. H. G.. Woodruff and MIR.
Charles F. Holler of the firm of
Holler and Levin went to Her.
mosillo together yesterday.
Eleven cars were sent to Mar
tonex station yesterday to bring
out a shipment of cattle for Mr..
J. E. Wise.
Sunday Mr.. Henry Levin re-
turned from Los Angeles, where
he had been visiting couple OF
weeks with his family.
All the men implicated in the
custom house frauds on the Son
ora side of the line are reported
to be incarcerated.
Mr.. Guy C. Griffin, proprietor
of the Hotel Tucsonia and Hotel
Bowman, returned from Tucson
yesterday, where he had been
several days.
Mr.. Miles of the Spreckels
sugar factory at Salinas, CAL, is
a visitor at Nogales to arrange
for sending to the plant in Cali
fornia a lot of native laborers.
Yesterday Capt. A. w. deLisle
st. Clair, owner of the Triangle
mine, out in the Orc Blanco dis
trict, went out to the camp for
a few days.
Monday evening Mr.. Miguel
Romo, administrator of the Mex
lean custom house in Nogales,
Sonora, returned home from a
trip to Hermosillo.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15

eason. And when one considers
that it was the first time Miss
Nova had played a part of real
importance it is all the more re-
markable and a tribute to Mr..
Lewis, who discovered" this
rare jewel of the silent drama.
Miss Nova was born in Odes-
sa, Russia, about FL years ago,
and for a number of years at
tended the Gray Sisters convent
in the Russian city. Later she
went to England to join a theat-
ical company and appeared also
in the varieties in England and
Germany. She was in London
When the great conflict began In
Europe and then came to this
country, where she spent a sea-
son in vaudeville and then made
her debut in pictures.
She applied to Edgar Lewis
for a role in his production of
"The Bondman," which he was
making for the Lubin company
at Philadelphia, and acquitted
herself so admirably in a minor
part that Mr.. Lewis offered her
"a long term contract to appear
exclusively under his banner.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
For State Senator.

The undersigned hereby an
LOUNGES himself as a candidate
for the nomination for State
Senator from Santa Cruz coun-
ty, Arizona, upon the Demo-
.ratic ticket, at the primary cleo
ion next fall.
THOMAS P. THOMPSON.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15

LIVE man wanted to establish
ocal agency for writing Acct
dent and Health Insurance.
Write State Office, Tucson, No.
8 Schrader Bldg, or see Guy
Empey Wednesday, Hotel Bow
nan, II to IL or A to 5. 2-27tf
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15
Have For Sale Cheap.

2 Vim Trucks.
1 Four Cylinder Touring Car.
| Ford Town Car.
These cars all have first class
Tres and are in fine shape. Rea-
on for selling, going out of busi-
ess.
j. If. Phone 157W.
FOWLER JITNEY co.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15

FOR RENT: Forty acre
alfl, with good improvements,
.djacent to town; suitable for q
.ovltry far7a; forty CHECKERS
al tires good COWS included.
AdurGss P. O. Box $50, Nogales
\ri.. 5-7tee
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-15

lT0GAL LES BUSINESS COL
4EGE-AIoii,.y = avenue, over G,
i. barrier shop. Spanish, En-
glish, bookkeeping and short
! and. 6 to 8 p. m. adv.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-18
DEATH OF MAYOR r. w. sPEER.
Denver, Nav 16, 1918.

Denver, May 16, 1918.
WHEREAS, This community lis
most deeply afflicted because of the
great loss sustained in the untimely
death of its distinguished and much
beloved mayor, the Hon. r. w. Speer,
and
WHEREAS, at this time the entire
citizenship without thought of nation
ality, race, politics or creed, is coming
forward to show some token of re-
spect to t he memory of its late de
parted ard most distinguished citizen,
and
WHEREAS, Mayor Speer, during his
career as public official in this city,
did many acts, both private and offi-
cial that contributed to the happiness,
progress and well-being of our people,
the Colored Citizens Non-Partisan
League, on behalf of the Negro popu-
lation, voice the esteem and respect
in which Mayor Speer was held by his
Negro friends.
Those who have known him best
knew him as an honorable and
straightforward official; none too
humble, none too poor to get hearing
in the hour of their misfortune and
distress when their appeal was made
to him in a frank and truthful state
ment of their wishes and complaints
To the Negro people, he was more
than an upright public official, often
times becoming indulgent that he
might Enthusiastically show his friend
ly interest in the advancement of the
Negro people.
therefore, be ii
RESOLVED, That a copy of this
resolution be handed to the public
press and that a copy be forwarded
to his beloved widow and that a copy
be preserved in the archives of the
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-18
v w. C. A. DOUBLE QUARTET REM
pERS SPLENDID PROGRAM TO
LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY
OF SHORTER CHURCH..

The largest assembly of persons 10
witness a rendition by local talent IN
our CITY, as far as we can remember
was Tuesday night last at Shorter
Church, when the Young women
Christian Association double quartet
rendered a program consisting OF Ne
gro melodies in the first part, and the
cantata THE Sleeping Beauty in the
second part The singers were under
the capable direction of Madam Jen-
ME Hicks Lenoir, Fisk University
graduate, who showed marked ablllty'
conception and Interpretation OF the
work they rendered. Tone color was
noticeable feature and the ensemble
was worthy of concentration. The con-
tinuation of their organization Will de-
velop these young musicians into
grand combination, and if they are
true lovers of the art, the Denver COM
munity will possess a very valuable
asset and will offer magnificent con-
tribution to our American musical in
stitutions.