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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
Local Man rs Named
TO High office in
Ok5G. Lodge Circle

w. N. ElliOt treasurer of local
lodge No. 81, A. 0. U, w. was re-
elected grand treasurer for the state
at the grand lodge meeting which
closed yesterday afternoon at Guth-
re.
This was the fifth consecutive time
Mr.. Elliott has been elected grand
treasurer for the state. He was fi4s
elected to this position in 1914, when
the grand lodge met in Hugo.
Mrs. Elliott and son, jim; G. G.
Goetting and Oscar Foster also at
tended the meeting of the grand
lodge in Guthrie Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week The
entire delegation returned last night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
Prison His Safety.

When the West Indian city OF St.
Pierre was destroyed by the eruption
of Mont Pelee some years ago all its
inhabitants except one lost their lives.
The sole survivor was a prisoner in an
undsiGYTHnd dungeon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31

The area of lands in the United
States which could be cultivated il
the water that covers them could be
removed more than equals the com
bined areas of Great Britain and Ire
land
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31

Grady countys reads are a dis
grace to the county and would be
disgrace to any COUNTY in the United
States Of America"
So declared S. A. Joseph Ken
lucky oil man, yesterday, after 80
had travelled over the Blanchards
Chickasha road.
Blanchard to chickasha, Five Hours.
"We left Norman at o'clock a.
m," said Mr. Josephi yesterday
we arrived in Blanchard at 10, and
were five hours getting from Blaneh-
ard to Chickasha.
"The roads are simply awful. Have
they ever been worked? The ruts
and chug hcles are deep enough to
drown a whale We are frequently
forced to stop because Of high cen
ters. Our car was badly damaged
when we arrived in Chickasha after
travelling over almost impossible
roads.
Worst Roads on Trip.
I'VE have travelled overland from
Kentucky, passing through the states
of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Ok
lahoma In Grady county | found
the worst roads on the whole trip.
'If all the roads in the county are
in the same condition as the Blanch
ard Chickasha road, ] don't see how
the farmers get to town once a
month.
"Of course, am not familiaS with
the general conditions here, but |
see no reason why the roads are net
kept in Better condition. They are
much better in every part Of Ken
lucky Illinois and Kansas.
Illinois Auto Tax Raised.
'In Illinois, the automobile tax has
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31

DR.. Frederick b. La Forge of the
bureau of chemistry, United States
department of agriculture, has invent
ed process of making glue, out of
This can be made for So
a ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31

Our buyer has been east search
ing the markets for new merchan-
disc, and while merchandise is very
scarce in all lines he was lucky TO
pick up some very good lots of sea-
sonable goods. A few of the lots
are quoted below, "and some Won
derful values they are"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31

One lot of mems Suits
picked at a bargain, about
so in the lot worth from
$32.5O to S45. Special
while this lot lasts only at
S24.75
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
Senator Smoot Il Convcrt
(&cW York World ,

Senator Feed Snoot of Utah ,e 4i,s
second of tho round robin SEM 80
publicly 10 announce his a2pro,.aTol.,
the amended covenant OF the las,.,s
Of nations. Whether this attitude -
due in feet 10 the changes made a,
Paris o. IS IN response to public son.
tim ent, the senator is entitled to NH
PIC credit for an avowal that is ccrta3n
10 be as influential as it is manly.
Most Of the opposition to the League
Of nations in this as in other colntries
was personal and partisan ard zen
soon recognized as such. because II
toun" expression in terms that cotlIf
not be mistaken. If q war ia end YEA,
vas not to have been fought i'm vail,
some sort of international co-cpera
tion was necessary 10 make its tt.i
umphs secure. There never was any
tpretenSe that the original covenant OF
Paris was 3. tinality, and 50, cxceptias
partisans thought they might profit
IaDly try the experiment Of condemn
ing II altogether as n Wilsonan dream
'heE had nothing to go upon
The amendments which arc now 50
agreeable to Senator Smoot do rot
materially change the nature Of The
first agreement, but iC they shall serve
as an easy bridge to carry men such
las he from the last bitches of suSpi-
c1on and partyism into the wider
realms of progress and humanity they
Rre well worth while. We cannot los
sen the Affections of war unless we
yield some of the prejudices and fears
and hatreds that lead inevitably tc
war.
Whether the people OF Utah reach
cd this conclusion in advance OF Sena-
tor Smoot or they saw the light to-
rether makes little difference. 1t is
honora bic to all
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
The Supcr-Statc.
(Manchestcr Union.


Sachusetts is. Massa chusctts: II
was born that way, and it has never
recovered. Sometimes-but never
Cor long-its neighbors have had
hopes of regeneration under the
shadow of the Sacred Cod. Always
there has come, and promptly, re-
minder that Massachusetts is not as
other states are; and that its ways
remain its own and unchanged. AL
This refers to tho psychology of ths
! case, of course; for if it were not for
! its psychology, there would be no
| Massachusetts.
Here in our Wilds of New Hamp-
shire we have had much experience
of the Massachusetts frame of mind.
and know it to be curiousIy like the
! frame of an umbrella, radiating from
| its Boston Hub. Its tips have been
thrust into us, suprring us to mend
our methods and our morals and
Turkish up our men and our noun
tains. and put bride paths over tbs
hills, and. Bride and harness the
streams in our valleys. SO VIC have
become accustomed to the Massa-
Ichusctts theory and practice, and.
|betng accustomed, have not been
worried overmuch. We have under
stood our neighbor's willingness tc
! take over generat supervision of our
lettering steps, and have lost no
! sleep because of it. But now has
come Il proposal. addressed not TO us
but to the nation at large, that re-
wives our appreciation Of the sort of
lnclghbor VIC have to- the south of us
The nation happens to be in
charge of the telephone system, and
| the system. so far as New England
! is concerned. happens to he gravely
upset by strike. Various plans Of
settlement have been suggested but
| it has been left for Massachusetts to
| offer to step in and take the job off
the feeble hands OF the federal gov
eminent. AS we said in the begin
ming. Massachusetts is Massac husetts.
| yesterday today and forever.
We have had a lot of wholly need
less furry about a league Of nations
that might attempt to set up a supr-
state. The thing has already been
done. Massa chusetts is the super
StatC-and admits it.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
Regulating Memorial Art.
(New York World.D

In order to insure the future
were perpetrated after the Civil war"
the American Federation Of Arts at its
annual convention in May will discuss
suitable models and undertake TO adj
wise communities intending to erect
memorials. AS the federation has PA
chapters throughout the country, it
may conccivabIy exercise q salutaI'y
artistic restraint over innume ra bic
monum ents, architectural designs and
park features With which our partici-
patton in the war will be commence
rated.
The soldiers monuments in a thou
sand cemeteries bespeak the need OF
some such intelligent supervision.
There are certain to be scuptural
atrocities in spite Of every preCaution:
the experience of New York itself,
with all it's resources is not rcassur-
ing But the important thing is to re
duce the examples Of bad mem orial
art to a minimum and TO raise the
general standard of artistic accom-
pliShment.
No doubt it will hurt local pride 10
accept the decision of outside arbiters
But self determination i'm such mat
ters is dangerous, and the point to be
considered is that memorial art is for
the whole country as we'll as for the
individual community. 1t is likewise
important that the advisers should ba
competent. The problem OF New
Works own arch illustrates the diff
culties to be met.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24

alters have tried to differentiate be-
tween them in pretending that Foch's
mentality is offensive and Petain's de-
fensive What an error! Petain at
Carency, showed more offensive spirit
than ana. other commander OF an
army c6ps, and if he had been fol-
lowed the German lines would have
been broken through. hoch, the
southerner, more impetuous' more in
tultve, has flashes Of genius, put he
has especially an i'm perturbable faith
which holds sway over all those who
surround him. Petain, the northerner'
Is more cold, more caim' perhaps
more calculating. But there Is moth
ing of the cvnic in him. His firmness
OF soul cannot be better expressed
than by the splendid old Latin Wor"
fortitudo. All the world knows me-
marvellous asccndancy over ms SOL
olers, strilingly revealed 10 An any
1oGs ana eXpectant world in the daTb
and critical days Of Ve"dun.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
J,Ar.AN AND CHIN 4.
Shalt the Moral Awakening OF 400
100000 People Be Stjdcd:
(NeW York Times

(New York Times.)
The interests involved in the Adri-
attic dispute over q few miles of rocky
coast and single c:t,- seem petty and
negligible When con D:;red With the
consequences Of the decision to be
taken in the Far East, where the
liberty. the right Of self determine
ton, and the national destiny of 400,
100000 people depend upon the &C
ton of the peace conference. Like
Italy and Jugo-Slavia. Japan is firm
and insstent while the Chinese, lack
ing the power and privilege Of self
assertion. which may be permanently
denied to them by the settlement OF
the issue. must depend upon the
righteousness Of their cause, upon the
sense of international justice and re-
gard for the principles of an endur-
ing peace so constantly and openly
professed by the members of the con-
ference.
1t was indeed, an ''aNllward
moment: it was moment Of time
vital to the decision between the con-
tinuance of the old tradition and the
rise Of the new way in diplomacy IND
International relations which was
forced upon the conference when MIR.
Wilson S question brought to light the
secret treaties by which Great Britain,
France. Russia and Italy. just at The
time whom We were breaking off dip
lomatic relations with Germany
pledge their support to the demands
Japan proposed TO make a the peace
conference that she be recognized as
the lawful successor of Germany
rights in the Chinese Province Of
Shantung. and that possession Of the
German. islands north Of the equator
be assured to her. Japan had OPP
posed the wish of China 10 join the
Allies in the war, her assent was
given on the terms she laid down in
the secret treaties.
The reason for her opposition to the
declaration Of war by China and her
insistence upon q secure foothold in
Shantung is all important. IT is i'm
m easurably important for China, for
the whole future. the national eH-
istence of that republic was then.
and is now. in the balance. 1t is to
the last degree important as a test Of
the sincerity of the, adhesion Of the
associated nations to the fourteen
principles of Mr. wilson it is i'm
portant to the verdict of history upon
the question whether the peace con-
ference of Paris in the year 1919 vas
Governed in it's decisions altogethcr
or only in part by q spirit differing
from that, which actuated the CON
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24

nanimity, friendly generosity. the
preference of justice over interest.
OF equal Importance may be the cf-
1ect of President wilson's proclama-
uon on the Japanese. They, too, seek
ACKNOWLEDGMENT at the expense OF q
neighbour, China. Although the Pres
ident's words were directed specifical-
ly against Italy, the same sweeping
prin ciple applies to Japans claims,
which are also based on a secret
treaty
1t begins to appear as if Germany
dream has been realized. A split
among the Allies was, in the estiu1a
ton Of Germany, the greatest boon on
earth.
r
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
I SHALL BE PROUD.

When John comes home with pomp
Of banners proud,
And marches up the street to thrill
ing drum,
AS | stand by. all eager in the crowd,
And realize the truth that he has
come,
If on his brow the fame-lt laurel
rest,
And men shah Know and speak MS
chiValry.
If service stripes his bravery attest.
All, thrilled shall be the very heart
Of me!
But if just John, plain John, como
back to me,
The soldier lad, my only boy so
dear
(Whom | knew brave wherever he
might be-,
And once again [ have him with III
here,
The world TO me would them seem
Just as fair
Just knowing he is HOME-and
did his share.
FLORENCE r. OSMUN.
in the New York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24

Postmaster General Burleson is
quite some distance from the truth
when he SAYS there is an intrigue
among tho newspapers Of the country
to destroy him because he cham
pioned a postal rule which increased
the financial burden of the press, q
rule to regulate the rates on second
class mail. The principal eason why
editors have criticized Mr.. Burleson is
because they have become convinced
that he is not the man for the job
They do not question his honesty or
integrity but he has made so many
stupendous plumbers that his title 70
the office should cease. His manage
ment of the post Office departm ant mas
been open to criticism and his auto
cratic frame Of mind since he as
sumcd control of the telephone tele-
graph and cable systems has shown
that he is not in sympathy with the
people. He has apparently overlooked
the all-iniportant fact that we have a
government for all the people aud not
for a selected few.
MI. Bur]esOn charges that a plot
has been Matched and financed Dy lie
newspapers and magazines to .'riv9
him out Of office because of his stand
on the second class mail measure. If
Mr. Buleson means that a fund was
collected while that measure was un-
der debate he has made a tactical er-
ror because during that period he
publishing business was subjected 10
the greatest financial depression IN
its history. Managers were retranch-
ing at every possible point. Econom,
was imperative. Many newspapers
actually ceased publication and others
were consolidated to effect a more
economic adm inistraton of the COM
bined plants. The fact is that pub
| fishers, even had they desired to do
| so. would have been unable to con-
! tribute to a financial pool such as re-
| ferred to by the Postmaster General
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24

sress of Vienna d little more than one
hundred years earlier.
Japan's reasons and her motives
were frankly disclosed, in November,
1915. when, in response to what she
believed to be the desire Of the Eu-
ropean powers, China sought to enter
the war. Japan" said Baron lshiI,
the japanese minister of foreign
affairs, to the European ambassad ors
at Toxic. could not view without
appreh en- sion the moral awakening
Of 4000O0O00 Chinese which would
result from their entering the war
It is to forestall that awakening that
Japan would retain her hold in Shan
tung We may put aside the pledges
and assurances given by japan at the
-, time she wrested the leased territory
of kiao-Chau from Germany-sh"
declared in her ultimatum to Ger
many that it was with q view to
eventual restoration of the same to
China" We may pass over Count
Okuma's staten ent that his govern
ment would take mo such action as
to give to a third party any cause
for anxiety or uneasiness regarding
| the safety of their territories or pos
sessions We may leave out of ac-
count Okuma's tele2raphed MESA Sc
70 the American people that in GUST
ing the Germans from Kiao- ChaI
Japan has no Interior motive. no
desire to secure more territOry.'
We need not dwell upon the Root
Ia kahira and the Lansing shii
agreements. in both of which Japan
pleaded herself to respect the indie
pendence and territorial integrity Of
China. All these things belong TO the
past.
But the conference and the whole
world are deeply concerned in The
determination to be reached which
Will control the destiny of 0,009.-
600 people in the Far East Is che
moral awakening of 400, 100000
Chinese" to be hindered and for
hidden al the behest Of a governn1 emf
the nations of the West shut the door
Of hope upon that innumerable multi
tude, will they deny to the 100000
600 Chinese those privileges OF deyel-
opment and moral awakening by
which the Japanese have so marvel
ously benefited? Shall China be
uoouleu 10 02e-OnS udI hIieSS DecdJSG
of the view Of Japan's self-interest
held by few Of her statesmen who
happen TO be in power?
These are questions too big in
morals. too portentously charged with
perils for the peace of the world. 10
be excluded from the considera ton
of the peace conference or to be
viewed as predetermined by treaties
entered into without the worlds
knowledge at n moment of sudden
shift in the fortunes of war due TO the
imminence OF our resort to arms.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
The Bondage of Death
Waterbury Americana

According to the author OF the
or Christ was ito deliver them VINO
through fear Of death were all their
nlellme subject to bondage. IhaC
was the meaning Of His own death
ana resurrection. But in time OIL
war we see a wonderful release from
the bondage of death. Men go TO al
mos certain deat tn brayely, of course,
put In many cases one could almost
say cheerfully. The reference here
IS not TO men who are filled with the
hshtlng spirit, driven by the purpose
TO xii or be killed which, OF course
possesses a great many soldiers.
Rather it is true Of a. different type Of
man, the man who. under normal con-
d1uons, would shrink from death as
We all shrink from it. But in the at
mosphere OF war, at least war fought
FOR the great cause Of humanity, as
was the war just ended. this man real
ICES that death is only an incident i'll
the achievement of a great purpose
Tor the future Of the race.
The war spirit tthen. emphasizes a
truth which, in our ordinary Clyll1za-
ton and in our ordinary church life
has come to be ignored to a large ex-
tent. The truth is that life on 'shls
earth is som ething of far less import
ance than the possibilities Of the flu
ture for this world or for the other
world. In all the refinement and
humanitarian impulses Of our m odern
living there is no question that If We
accept the death and resurrection Of
Christ We are sacrificing the posi- bill
ties Of the future for which He lived
and died to the comfort and Limitations
OF the present. This is not an exClu-
sively Christian thought, although
Christianity made it i.he central and
basic thought of its philosophy of life.
We find the sa me thought one that on
each Easter day should be q new
source Of inspira ton and hope. scat
tered through the writings G the an
clients. Who OF them put it finer than
E,uripidcs"
Who knows but life be that
Which men Call death
And death What men call life?
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
POland's Needs.
(New York Evening Post.)

(New York Evening Post.)
Within the next year Poland must
purchase $,50,0OO,O00 worth of sup
plies in the United States, said F.. Cor.
Win-Levipski Polish economist. con
pected with the Polish National de-
partment, in addressing the first open
conference Of the society of Polish
engineers and merchants in America
at the En- gin eering society building.
He said credits would be forthcoming.
and that the Polish government Wa,
arranging for loans which woul:
finance the country until it returned
to d productive state
Mr.. CorWin-Levinski outlined Po-
lands 1mm ediatn needs as follows:
one hundred and forty million dol
lars worth Of raw materials such a.
lubricatlng oils, copper. tin, aluminium
nickel, etc, for use in Polish indus:
tries
One hundred and twenty million
dollars worth or ma chinery. motors
tools, machine parts, copper. appara-
tus. ca blss. betting, etc
One hundred and twenty million
dollars worth of rubber, metal and
other articles for factory installation
and telephone and telegra ph systems.
Sixty million dollars worth of 4 srj-
cultural machinery implements and
tractors.
1t was said Poland also needed
some railroad rolling stock and 200
900 tons of fertilizer.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
E,ocl and Pctain COntrasted.
(Gcn. Malletere in Harpers Maya
Hine.)

(Gcn. Malletere in Harpers Maya
zine.)
Focb and Petain are the pufeSt
glories Of our military history, tor
they are free from the stains Whlch
have so often furnished great leaders
in war the lust of conquest and per-
sonal ambition. Their task was TO
liberate France, which had been IN :
vaded and small nations, when NAG
been crushed. They have been the
exemplars Of the genius of FRANCE
We see in them the logical reasoning
power in preparation. the harm ony IN
effort, the adaptability in execution OF
the French mind, never confused pE
surprises. always master OF the most
serious situations. They are porn
leaders. Because they arc zen OF
faith and reason, they are optlinls's.
They come from different bIanches oI
the service: Foch is an artlller9 i'a Il
and Petain an infantryman. The! pos-
sess, however, common characleIls.'es
and have been able to WORN OUT Ct
com mon doctrine. Superficial Gener-
New Britain herald., 1919-04-24
Americans for American Sbips.
Waterbury Republican,.


1t is gratifying to know that the
personnel of the Am erican merchap Il
marine is rapidly becoming Ameri-
canized The sea service bureau has
reported to the shipping board that
out Of total of $3.50 men placed
by the bureau ON American ships
during March so per cent were young.
Americans who had been trained as
merchant mariners on ships main
tanned by the shipping board. The
report further says that 90 per cent
or the officers on American vessels
are americans. Henry Rowland, di :
rector of the recruiting service, says
that when the first training ship was
started 80 few Americans were going
TO sea that it VAS feared it would be
ina possible to get enough american
a pie seamen to serve as instructors
AT the time when the American ner-
chant marine was the equal Of any
in the world it was officered and
manned by Am orleans. If we are to
nave new merchant marine as an
outgrowth of the war It is fitting that
IL should be manned by native Amer
leans rather than by {, m otley lot of
1orelgn born sailors. Judging by
these figures at least half of the mon
Wall be Americans and almost all OF
tine oficers. Eyid IDENTIFY the prospect
Oh merchant m rine Of our own is
once more arousings the latent inter-
es1 IN the sea that ONCE made Amer
'cahs the best sailors in the world.