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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-20
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-20
WANTED

WANTED--Woman for house work
and for companion. Call at 1923 Choc-
taw Ave. 1S-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-20
FOR RENT

FOR SALE-Sweet peas; Mrs
Minnie sasndford, 926 Tennessee
Phone $780, 19.St
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-28
NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges, to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

' sukiuc Tribe of Red Men a l Wrangcl have received a persona letter of thanks from the Great In cohonec of thc Red Men for tha tribes activity in war work
 Mir. and Mrs. Walt Crawford. O Seward. celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary ot Seward tht month. The couple arc stil octiv, and cheerful
 The Ryan lode claims, situated h ! Che Fairbanks mining district. hay, been incorporated and man ha, left Fairbanks for tho States to aris, money for development work The Seward Chamber Of Commerc, is insisting that the Alaska Railway commission complete the railroad from Seward to the cool fields be. fore attempting any other work.
 A physical culture club has been organized at Wrangcll and Che mcm bcrs. who are of both sexes, meet twcc a week to go through the var. ious stunts that go with the organ. izotion.
 A Wrangell man, W. E, Parrott has made a success of ginseng farm. ing on an island near that place He receives $1O a pound for tho roots. which are used for medicinal purposes.
 or Che original 33l men that were formerly stationed at Fort Liscum 1Gl remain there now thc other. having been discharged. Forty of thC men are awaiting their naturalizo. ton papers.
 A silver dollar was lost by some one i'm Wraugcl a few days ago and the one who lost it advertised in Che paper for it. It can't be possible ! that dollars are SO scarce n Wran. gcu that every dollar in town can be identified.
 Four hundred and ninety still views and 5.6OO feet of film for mo. ton pictures were taken Co depict scenes on Che Anchorage and Seward divisions of Che government railroad last year by thc government official photographer
 The editor Of thc Wrangell Sen. uucl recently received a letter from a friend at Telegraph Creek, B. C. on Che sukiuc river. The writer says they are enjoying a very mild winter there. not having had any weather below zero There is very little ice on the Sukiuc. Tho trap pcrs are getting very little fur-iu fact. it is Che poorest season for fur ever seen there. There is a great deal of sickness among thC natives from a disease that rcscm- blcs Spanish influenza.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-28

Tho Fairbanks band has been re. organized.
 A commercial club has been or guuizcd at Craig
 A territorial school is to be cs- tablishcd at Wards Cove. The Wraugcll fire department had an honor roll of ten names.
 The first cleanup of the Free Gold Mine" at Port Wells was S9,- OOO.
 There were IG marriages, il births and 26 deaths in Fairbanks last year.
 The WrangclI tremcu's annual ball took place on washington's birthday.
 Fifty citizens were added to thc population of Valdez ou two boats a short time ago.
 For Che first time in many years. wolves have been seen this winter near Fairbanks.
 The Hydaburg basket ball team recently defeated thc WraugcIl team by score Of e to 12.
 The Whizz Canning Company is Che name of a new firm that will opp crate near Valdez this season.
 The thermometer wont to 54 de- rrccs below zero ot Fairbanks dur mg Che first week of February
 officers and men Of Fort Liscum are boosting for a road to bc built between that place and Valdez.
 It is thought that Fairbanks pco- pie win secure government deeds to their property on the townsitc next spring.
 Prospecting Is going on at Hunch creek. tributary of Che south fork of Che Big Cinema in Che Fairbanks district
 The gross receipts of a benefit show given for st. Joscphs hospital in Fairbanks a short time ago were $IIGI75.
 Mrs. Mabel Mathcsou has been ap- pointed admiuisrafrix of the estate of her husband. Che late Mayor Math- csou. Of Wrangoll.
 Dr. s. C. Shurick. who left Wrau- gclI couple of year sago Co join Che army. Is back there again. and has been appointed health officer.
 The people Of Che Westward scc- ton Of Alaska arc piuuiug their faith on thc fishing business and many companies. some Of them stock companies. win operate this season.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-28

licking a record for the distance
 Ho ry Karstcns in a Ford car recent
 fly made the run between Fairbanks
 and Ncnana i'm three hours and 55
 minutes It was a cold day, with the thermometer registering 90 de
 grccs below zero The auto fare be- tween tho two towns is $15.
 Tho body of E. M. Haugen, who lost his life on the trail between . Cripple Creek and Ruby, was re gently found by sourchcrs who had been looking for it for some time. The mans dog. who had stayed with him Co the last and then dcyourcd | his body to sustain life. was suu alive but was nearly dead with stur- walton.
 Miss Alice Gwulmcy, teacher Of tho Ruby school. recently was sc- ycrcly burned while cleaning clothes with gasoline. The gasoline cxplod- ed. ignitng her clothing She had presence of mind enough to wrap herself up m a rug. She will re- cover from her burns. Tho house that she occupic d was completely guttcd.
 Joe Ibach recently shipped loo blue fox skins from his fox farm ou Middleton island. near Cordoya. This represents Che work Of a ycor Be- tween times. Mir. Ibach and his wife pan Che beach sands of thc island for gold and picl, up some money that way. The island is sixty miles from the mainland and is never vis- itcd except by che power schooner that takes supplies to Che fox farm or. He and his wife have spent nine years at the place
 Waterfront Brown. a we'll known character of tho interior country has a job guarding part of thc utcr- for against people coming m who might have the fu Recently some person told him that a party or m- diaus were trying Co get through the quarantine lines Ilo hotlootcd Co Che place where they were sup- posed Co be, wearing only derby hat for head covering. His ears were SO badly frozen thot they now resemble Bartlett pears
 The Anchorage Times states that during the recent cold weather iu the interior a man attempted Go cN- pectoratc and knocked out his front teeth. the spituc freezing before it left his mouth. That was pretty cold weather but over at Douuolly this winter thc warm spell following a temperature of 7S below actually sct ono of Che roadhousos afIrc. A match that had been lighted and thrown aside by the roadhouso koop- CT thawcd out and caused Che con- narratIon. And ot Cibbon last wiu- ter at SC below Che soldiers sawed chunks off che flames from thc cook. stoves and used them for pocket warmers. At Coldloot ou tho Roy .ukuk. thc phonographs were useless last winter. as Che notes frozc un in the horns. In Che spring an the men had to do was to put thc phono- graph horn iu Che room without a.- tachnr it Co thc phouorraDn and they had the music they had tried In vain Go play thc winter fore NcNt
 For the best and ucatcs. Iob print ing. come to the News office
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-28
NOTICE OF SALE

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Douglas Island news., 1919-02-28

For thc best and ncatos. iob print ing. come to the News office.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-28

Continued on page i)
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
CABLING Fifty Years AGO.

The enormous mass of matter wi
is being cabled from Paris may re
to some old newspaper men the {
culties with which the work was
complished fifty years ago. For
thing the rate was then sOverele
S5-a word. and the gentleman
siding over the London end of
Telegraph comp
was an autocrat who did not m
believe in special facilities for
press. and among other things exat
that the word "Lond0n"-represen.
sOve:eign-shOuld be added TO
signature In each case. You
preached his Office" 1t was writ
"as you would approach a shrine
temple of some far-off deity"
when press messages were allowed
go at reduced rate he imposes
code under which he dealt with II
as he chose. which meant that IL
was no knowing how or when I
would be dispatched.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
WORLD SERIES HERO
IS soon FORGOTTEN
All major League Clubs Waive on
0utfielder Whiteman.
Player Who Made It Possible Tor
Boston Red Sox to Win Cham
ponship by Spectacular Play
ing Not Wanted.

Baseball heroes are gOon forCottea
Now comes the news that waivers
have been received FROM all the major
league clubs by Manager Edward
Barrow of the Boston Red SOX on
Outfielder George Nhiteman. the hero
of the 1918 world series who made IT
possible for the led SOx 10 cop he
championship.
In the first game of the 1918 world
series Big Jim" Vaughn. of the Cubs,
opposed Babe" Ruth in one of the
closest pitchers battles ever contested
in the big series. George Whiteman
was the only player who succeeded in
getting two hits. Twice ne saved this
game by great catches.
Whiteman's threc-hagger Ia the CEN
terfield fence in the second contest
scored the lone tally made by his
team in that game. The third game
of the series was featured by Georges
playing. He scored one of his teams
runs and in the fourth inning ended
ChicagO's rally by Il spectacular play.
Up until the fourth game of the
series Whiteman had hit safely In
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Get New leus.

A young soldier walked with d
tary stride into the Office of the
ability reviewing board at Camp
yesterday and presented himself to-
officer at the desk. Whats ,
trouble?" asked the lieutenant as
soldier handed over his certificate
disability rating by the camp eS
lining board. mo legs. sir" answs
the soldier. whats that?" asked
officer, who had seen the man =
into the room, his soldierly bearing
tracing the admiration of the offio
eye. Both legs gone, but they've Z
me up almost as good as new with
tificial ones" answered the solt
who is Sergt. Samuel +. Hall of .
SOmerville, Mass, and the first
der minus both legs who had |
brought up to Camp Dix for discha
He demonstrated he had learned
walk with the use of his new legs ,
perfect ease and was therefore g
an mmediate discharge. Except
the loss of his legs, which were be
the knee. Hall was In perfect pf
cal condition. Under the terms Of
war risk insurance Halls injury
stitutes total disability and he
draw 500 a month for the rest OF
life.-New York Sun. a
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Another Buq.

Besides the seventeen-year-Old To-
Gust, we have another bug due in a
short time. The golf bug. About this
time he can be found massaging the
rust off his clubs and oiling up the
kinks in his wrists with midiron. mash
lie and putting practice on the parlor
floor blanket. He goes through more
motions than Houdini unbuckling him
self loose from a straight-jacke tux
edo, over what he calls getting into
form" Form" In golf, is a series
OF tricks to make one have a hard time
Of it trying TO play a simple game.
At the first game form" will leave
him with a one-way ticket for parts
unknown. Then he will turn in a fair
score after each game. providing he
marks up the strokes himself. At this
stanZa of the year the golf bug is all
strung up like harp. waiting for the
opening "slice" of the cornfield pool
season.-Gene Ahern.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Ex.Kina Manuel Well Housed.

Fulwell park. where ex-King Mar
of Portugal has lived since he took
bride to England five years ago, l
historic mansion built mainly In
Georgian style. A part OF IL de
back 10 james III. but 1t has been &
siderably enlarged from time to ii.
and now contains a magnificent 81
of six entertaining rooms. Besides
nine-hole golf course there are sevt
tennis courts liz the grounds, for I
is n game at which the ex-king exc
There is good fishing In the Ri
Crane. on which also boating Is I
sible. Fulwell park has been the no
of many famous people. and Twick
ham itself abOunds in historic mel
ries. In 1900 Orleans house was
residence Of Louis Philippe, then dI
of Orleans.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
For China Collectors.

1t is well to keep a china collect
of one kind or period together. II p.
sible, the effect being thereby grea
enhanced; indeed. the same thing |,
plies to most collections. When [
collections are numerous and spa
not overabundant. there is good d.
to be said for the plan Of putting sol
things away for q time and bringi
others out in their place. .Collectt
generally enjoy handling and fearraI
ing their treasures. and every chan
may result in showing these to great
advantage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Clocks for France.

A jewelry house in Bordeai|
France. has closed a deal with a Lar
manufacturing firm in New Engla
for an order of alarm clocks. the
tai purchase amounting to one-quarI
million francs or S4S,250 at normal
change. There Is said 10 be a dead
of alarm clocks In France and
French colonial possessions. This
due to the inability Of French deals
TO obtain importations from their +
mer sources of supply in enemy co,
tries. The Bordeaux firm said
placed this initial order as a mea
of ascertaining the quality of Unit
States clocks and their suitability
to price and wear for the Fren
market.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
New Owner of Boston national League Team.

Do you remember the time the
Gainsboro Giants came over to play
your own hometown nine for the
county championship and how you had
the knothole In the ballyard fence.
from which you were to witness the
decisive contest. picked out several
days ahead. and how you got up early
On the day of the game so as to he
sure another kid did not beat you TO
that same knO:hOle. and how on your
arrival at the park you discovered TO
your dismay that the groundkeeper
had carefully covered every kDothOle
with tin. and how the fence was nm
shinnable. and how you resolved then
and there to some day own ball club
and let all the kids in free and bar the
groundkeeper. even though he paid
five hundred dollars for n ticket? OF
course you remember. Bur then as
the years passed you forgot your boy
hood resolutions and decided to be-
come the towns leading lawyer or
: doctor?
Grant Didn't Forget.
George Washington Grant. who re-
Gently purchased the Boston Nationa.
league team, was one who did not for
get. Diamond destiny had marked
him for its very own. A rabid fan
from boyhood. he witnessed mans
games through knothole. Georges
baseball experience started in Cincin-
hati. his boyhood home. He lived near
the hotel where the big league players
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
GATHERED FACTS

Amundsen's. plan for his aerial trip
to the north pole is to make many
short trips first. depOsiting supplies of
gasoline and other necessities along the
way From these supply stations the
airpIanes can besreplenished when they
make the dash for the pole.
The submarine Deutschland sailed
from Kfei. Germany. June 10. 1915.
and arrived lat Baltimore July 10. II
was the iirst transatlantic voyage By
IN underseas boat
II has been noticed that the ash tree
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
INTERESTING
!. SpOQT
PARAGRAPHS

John McGraw is trying to land
Rogers Hornsby for the Giants.
RUDE Benton says he feels five years
younger than he did year ago.
Walter Johnson will open another
season in the American league for the
Nationals.
Manager Griffith thinks that Ed
Hovlik will prove valuable twirler
Connie Mack Is going along with
Griffith In doing rob the crudle"
act this season.
Ed Matteson ought TO be q great
relief pitcher this season. according 10
Manager Griffith.
Pitcher Cal Crum. formerly with the
Boston Braves. has signed a contract
with Indianapolis.
Joe Leonard will get chance to
show If he can make good as short.
stop. He may he seen there when the
season opens.
Larry Doyle lost no time In hooking
up with the Giants. once he got loose
from the shipyards.
George CLANCY OF Baltimore. isn't
having any trouble booking bouts
since he got out Of the service.
Scrubblng floors and peeling pota-
toes in the navy did not ruin King
Lear's hands for piano playing.
The NcnifYork Yankees have 70
leased 4atefss CiIff AIsrkIs IA the Salt
Lake City ''eluhof the Coastleague.
-
Cornell university recently opeue,I ,
new armory where basketball and
other sporting features can be run off
Lavene Fabrique. infielder. and Abe
Bowman. pitcher. of The Toledo. A. A.
club. have been sold to the Seattle club
OF the Pacific Coast league
Lieut.. Johnny Norton. holder of the
worlds record for the 220-yard hurdles
on curved track. "a Is seconds. will
represent the Olympic club Of San
Francisco this season. having been dis
charged from the service.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
SAM CRANE MADE HOME RUN
incidentally His Hit Caused Summary
Release Of Pitcher Sweeney Of
Cardinals.

Samuel Crane, the veteran baseball
writer and formerfnfield star. is famous
for having brought about a pitchers
release by hitting him for home run.
Sam was a great fielding second base
man, but no terror with the mace.
While playing with the Detroit Ma
tionals In 1886 against st. Louis Sam
made one of the seven home runs
which the Tigers hammered that day
on Charles Sweeney of the Cardinals.
Sam was pretty well pleased with
himself that night. and. putting big
cigar he sauntered gayly down Wood
ward avenue. There he met Sweeney,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
I've a : i-sii. 60.
Umpire Evans Suggests
Needed Changes in Rule

Billy Evans, baseball umpire.
when asked what In his opinion
was the most unfair rule IN.
baseball. replied without one
moments hesitation:
1.-The section that covers In
reference on part of the
catcher. A wise catcher can Sc
i cure n decided advantage for
his club.
"when catcher interferes
with a batsman. II gives the
batsman the right to first base.
but no runners can advance un-
less forced.
AT q critical moment all the
catcher need 40 is Interfere with
the batsman. and he makes void
anything that is about to hap
pen on the bases.
Runners should be allowed
to advance on such an interior
ence. whether forced or not.
That would take away the pre-
MUM on such a move..~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
DOGS HELPED TO WIN v
Part Played by Pets of the Amer
Soldiers Should by No Means
Be Overlooked.

\ bewildpring mass of printed
ter is accommodating which bears =
the relative and intrinsic useful
Of various agencies which contrib
Ia the welfare and comfort of
American army in France. TheI
also much discussion of the
which French women and chill
played in mitigating the loneli
and hardShipS of service far
home. Bur little has been said OF
service rendered by French dogs.
Some authorities claim that on
average there was 4 per dog To
company of soldiers averaging
men. ut the outset. This would n
1000 dogs far l,000.OOO men, or
dogs for the entire American a
In France when the armistice
signed. e
Ii i quite possible that these {
sands of pets contributed more TO
winning Of the war than all OF
dogs used for scouting and watcl
anu even those that served i'm the
Cross TO find wounded and exhau
soldiers and carry tirSi-aid comfor
them where they lay. i'm obscure pl
not easily discovered by human sc
For the pets helped nightly in K
Ing up the morale of men tired {
battered by the hard work of the Z
paign. They were ION the job" all
time. They We're a moral tonic Z
they taught, rs fine dogs always
the kind of devotion and loyalty W
Is the very soul of good army.
If 5000 dogs, or only 5000. 81
kept as pets by American soldiers
France il is certain that they d
vided millions of hours of pleai
for weary men and soothed multi.
of h6mesick hearts. They typified
affection which does not grow {.
the faith which never waivers. and s.
Stendfastness was good for fighI
men To think about. in an alien /.
close To battle and the chance of de
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
He May Be WAITING Yet.

. II isn't easy living up to the repu-
tation of being wit. but Jimkins did
his best.
Meeting friend one morning he
said suddenly: II say, old fellow, have
you heard about that girl who poured
a jug of water into her fiance's top
haty'
NO" replied his friend, getting
ready to hear an excellent anecdote.
Neither have l." said Jimkins, as
he began to walk quickly away. ut
hasn't leaked out ret"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26

who Immediately started to give Sam
"a terrible bawiing out. - ~
"wby. what is wrong. Charliers suid
Sam.
Wrong enough" replied the pitch
'r. you had me fred this afternoon.
Henry Lucas said to me. 4 don't mind
regular batters hitting you for home
runs. but when Sam Crane knoclS..i
you for that homer il was the straw
that broke the cNmel's back. You're
fred"
II might he remarked that Sam bat
ted ninth on the DetrOits. below the
pitcher. : -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26

stopped while in town. q Ill II was his
proud and exclusive pri 5ilege to ride
in the bus which carried the players
to the ball park for morning practice.
In the afternoons he sod newspapers
in the vicinity of the park and be-
tween sales watched the gaines
through knothOle. His speciality was
baseball editions.
Time passed and young Grant emf
grated to New York and became one
OF the pioneers In the motion picture
game. He was enjoying q degree OF
prosperity which at that time came
In no small measure to those whL had
Sround-foor connections in the mo-
ton picture enterprises. He then wenr
to London, where he became leader
In the new industry.
Bought Boston Braves.
Though many miles or water sepa-
rated him from the States his interest
In baseball never waned. On two Oc-
casions he came back to the United
States for the sole purpose of seeing
the world series games.
Mr.. Grant was now rated as mil
lionaire, md when the opportunity
presented itself he purchased the BOs-
ton club for price said to be 100000.
His aboyhood ambition realized. he
now watches his own team play from
the owners box instead Of from the
knothole In the unshinnable fence.
And he hasn't forgotten his resolu-
ton to LET the most loyal of rooters.
the knOthole' spectators. In free.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Tobacco and the Far North.

Captain Bartlett. who goes to the
arctic regions in a flying machine next
summer, says that one problem he has
to solve will be to find space for an
adequate supply Of tobacco. Tobacco
Is as necessary as food in exploring
work, says Captain Bartlett.-Roch-
ester Post-Eypress.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
smaiIwood Stays Overseas.

Walter Smallwood. Yankee pitcher.
who Is overseas, has written to Mil
Ter Higgins saying he does not expect
TO return TO the team this season. He
explained that he was in a replacement
unit which is scheduled to join the
army of occupation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Took the Risk.

Parson-JOhnson. you hadn't oughl-
er swiped dat chicken, cause de deb
bill send II just to tempt you, he did.
Johnson-We.l. sub, den de debbii
shO' los his chicken.-Boys' Life.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26
Lono Famous ROWING cours.

For the fourth time in &c years
lake Quinsigamond. Worcester. will
ee the scene of the annual champion
NIP regatta Of the National Associa-
uon OF Amateur Ooarsmen IT will be
owed over 1k-mile course, on Au.
gust and 2. =