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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25

book, began to turn over the leaves
as he muttered to himself: Three
hundred Mexicansi Three hundred
Mexicansi Well, that's not such a
bad weeks work for loot that didn't
cost me fifty. Hang that Chinese liar.
Jim: I suppose he's getting four times
as much for them as he gives me. But
he can sell them to his customers and
1 can't. According to my reckoning
there must be five hundred dollars
worth left in those trunks yeti must
try and work them off on some of these
other tailors before the police get on to
il and crib the whole establishment.
Those two last glasses of vodka on
the steamer nearly finished the Jim
and me part of it tonight, though. l
wonder If he will croak now? Never
He's in 1t just as bad as I am. the old
thief" And locking Up the trunks. he
turned in to sleep on the Chinese cot
ton quilts
Inspector Gubbips Of the Shanghai
Municipal Police was trying on an
overcoat in the Identical inner room
where Trotsky and Jim had had their
encounter, when his eye happened to
rest upon q handsome piece of PeLing
embroidery lying upon the table. It
attracted his curiosity and he said:
Jim, where did you get that. and
who is It for? 1 didn't know that you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25

fter his rather exciting flight through
he window. he CO 1cluded that the
visest thing was to evade the CLUTCHES
# the law for the present. even ut the
risk Of losing the two hundred Next
cans. which Jim had promised for the
coat. He hurried away in the direction
Of the wharves and, turning a corner.
took another -rik-sha and rode Cor
a mile along the banks Of the river.
He came at last to a row Of one-story
semi-foreign houses and alighting at
one of them. took a key from his pocket
and unlocked the brass paddock on the
door. He entered. and striking a
match. lighted a little glass kerosene
lamp and set it on the table in the mid
die of poorly furnished room. Two
dilipadited chairs. a cupboard or two
and a row of foreign trunks completed
the outfit of the front apartment; he
room in the rear-there were only two
boosted a stove. a few kitchen uten-
sils and an iron bedstead with a couple
of native quilts.
He lighted his pipe. and taking out
of one of the trunks well worn note
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25

out picking biackberries. They heard
a sort Of growl in the woods. and the
next moment q robin few forth ana
attacked them both with great fero-
city. II - supposed that she had a nest
among the bushes and felt herself
called upon TO defend IT. The mother
and her son made a gallant defense ana
finally succeeded In getting clear away.
but the wounds they received will leave
scars that they will carry TO their
graves. Large groups Of men are now
out IN that state hunting the robin 20
his death. and when one Is found he IL
shown no mercy.
The government u now trying 70
solve the problem Of why the robin has
so suddenly turned into n demon q
destruction. and Il 70 hoped that they
may solve this riddle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25

boards are caused by the singer of a
humble bee. TEis insect frequents the
public parks Of our cities, and will go
into ambush in the benches. A loving
couple wandering through the park
will grow weary and sit down. The
humble bees are there FIRST. and no one
has right to sit down on them The
couple have been seated about two
seconds WHEN things begin 10 happen.
A park policeman hears a yell and a
scream. and he sees two persons flying
for their lives. He knows what has
happened. and gets as far away from
the scene Of trouble as he can
The humble bee is afraid of nothing
He goes about looking for trouble He
would as soon attack the deacon Of q
church as a professional gambler. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25

Just how he was going to get out OF
the Mandarin coat transaction was the
principal thing that worried him. He
had already offered 1t for sale to Mrs
Wadleigh and Trotsky would be sure
to come back again for his money. L
he came back in a state of intoxication
SO much the worse for the shop and 70,
Jim's personal reputa ton and safety
He made up his mind to get out OF Il
at any cost. He would go to the hotel.
take back the coat under some excuse
and return it to the sailor. As con-
sistent beginning Of this resolve. he
seized the embroidery from the table
and hurriedly rolling 1t up. hid It away
in one of the recesses Of the iron box
in the corner and started off for the
hotel.
Mrs. Wadleigh was fortunately at
home when he arrived and told Charlie,
the hall-boy, to show him to her apart
ment.
"Good-morning. jim" she said. as he
entered. have you decided to come
down on the price of that coat YETI"
To her utter surprise he replied:
MY velly soly. Misses. but my no can
sell you that coatee.'
You can't sell 1t to newly. what
do you mean? Has some one else Of
! fered you higher price for it? sup
pose you want six hundred dollars for
| it now. eh?"
No wantchee any more dollar
Missee, my f1iend talkee he wantchee
that coates his side. My must pay he
| back"
His customer now grew indignant
and, seeing the possibility Of her prec-
| ious treasure slipping away. decided &c
| stand upon what she considered hel
European rights.
| NO, Jim, you can't have It back.
don't care who your mysterious friend 1.
or how badly she-for it must be G
'she'-wants it. she positively canno
have it. That coat is mine and pro-
| pose to keep 1t. Possession Is nins
| points of the law. You can have YOU
five hundred dollars a soon as my hus-
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dealt IN that sort Of art,cle.-


"B'longe- navy mans wifee makee
buy" was the answer My no makee
this eide. S'pose sometime wifee come
my shop 'longside husseband. talkee
me can catchee."
That looks to me mighty like some
Of that Picking loot that's been going
around the Settlement and that we've
been trying to get our hands on. Come
now. tell me where you got it. AL,
that Is stolen property, you know. and
the Chinese authorities are asking US
to help catch the thieves"
At the sound Of the word thieves
Jim started and looked a little fright
ened.
You know. Jim, according to English
law, the receiver of stolen goods Is just
as bad as the thief, don't you?"
MY no savvee man have stealee;
sometime sailor man come this side
wantchee my buy things. He talkee
my can sellee foleign lady hotel house
he no can. So my makee buy"
Now, look here. Jim. you're too good
a chap to get into that kid Of bust
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ness. ard I warn you now to keep out
OF it. You can't afford to get in jail
and ruin your custom. Just hand that
stuff back to the chap you got it from
and II any more of them come in here
you send them straight to me and I'll
fix them. see?''
Ny can savvee." was the only an
swer from the now thoroughly fright
ened tailor, who there and then men
tally resolved to have no more dealings
with Trotsky and his gang. even at the
enormous profits that had come from
this underhand dealing
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band comes ashore. but you canno.
have the coat
The Celestial argued and pleaded,
but to no avail.
50 pose my no pay he back, Missee
my fiiend wantchee klllee me-
Nonsense. that is just your old Chi
nese way OF trying to frighten me.
Tell me who your friend IS and we will
have the police take care of the killing
part Of it. Here comes the Captain
now"-as the naval officer entered
the room.
Tom" she said. what do you think:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25
By M QUAD
The Rabbit.

The rabbit is not a dangerous ami
NAL. unless he is very hungry or pro-
voked beyond endurance. All he wants
in this world is to have plenty to eat.
and to lie in some sunny spot and
sleep the hours away.
In a case which happened in New
Hampshire a few days ago a rabbit,
which was on the point of starvation.
attacked a fat man who was passing
through a piece of woods and bit him
so savagely that the man died in two
weeks. He left a widow and two chill
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Dangerous Birds and Insects


dren, and the widow has not married
again and says she never will
Another case, which happsned in
Rhode Island. a minister of the gospel
was driving along the highway. His
thoughts were on holy things. as all
preachers thoughts ought to be, when
rabbit leaped from a corn field and
pulled him out of the buggy. The ami
NAL was proceeding to devour the holy
man alive. when an old sinner armed
with a gun, who was out on a Sunday
shooting excursion, came up and res
cued the poor man by killing the AMI
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NAL. It was said IN a Rhode Island
paper that the preacher was bitten in
seventeen places. The rabbit was said
to be nine feet long and to have teeth
like horse. and had he not met his
fate as he did he would probably have
carried OF half q dozen children
For some unexplained reason. the
rabbits OF the United States have been
growing more gentle and affect:onate
for the last twenty years. They Will
now approach human beings and rub
against them with every sign OF love.
instead of seeking 70 devour them The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25

been known TO drive his singer into
man seventy years old, and then
turn and DO the same for an innocent
babe. The humble bee loves straw
berries II you carry one Of the ber-
ries around with you in your hind
pocket and can produce It quick enough
when attacked. the bee will let you OF
and devour the berry instead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25
The Robin.

Until late years the robin has been
known as one Of our most kind-hearted
domestic birds He has now become a
sort Of terror. and the public Is warned
against them. He VIII attack human
beings without warning and the large
wounds he fnfitcts are dangerous ones.
In the state Of Connecticut. on a recent
date, mother and her young son were
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The Bundle Bee.

The humble bee grows from the size
Of your thumb to the SIZE Of a pint cup
He Is met with in every state IN Amer
ica and his victims number thousands
every year. He is often mistaken by
hunters for a quail, and In this way
many a hunter has lost his life II is
estimated that a humble bee twenty
years old and having a singer a foot
long, has a ten horsepower to drive
that singer through a human being.
It has lately been ascertained that
al the knot holes you see in trees and
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food of the rabbit, since he turned
gentle. has been mostly carrots, and
the farmers should be advised by the
Agricultural Department to raise large
crops of these vegetables.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
HERE'S LIST OF
GRADY TEACHERS
TAKING "EXAMS'.

The semfannual Grady county
teachers examination, heing held at
the county courthouse under the
auspices OF the county superintendent
gained headway yesterday and the
tests will be completed early We'd
nesday, says superintendent shep-
hard
Following are the names Of those
who are taking the examination:
Grace II. Myers. Minco; Alice
Linn, Verden j.. d. Pnkerton, Tut
tie; Flora Tyson, Alex; Marguerite
True, Chickasha; Louise Catterall
Chickasha; Garnott Gatewood Po-
casset John NJ Campbell Tuttea
Clara Webb, Ambef; Mrs Lark Cas-
sell, Pocaaaot; Vada Manning, YER
den; Myrtle Hale. Ale1; Bertha Link.
Chickasha; Douio touchin, Verdon;
Won l.. Dunnou. Chiclaeha Henry O
Allen, Naples; Clyde =. Rowe, Am
ber Lydia Baker, Amber; Margaret
Haskins, Chickasha; Noyela Lance
Bradley; Mary Ilambrick, Lou Emma
Walden, Madge English, Bradley; Nina
Grimes, Elsie Goode Tuiue; AbDio
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
GARMENTS
STRIKE IS
SURPRISE

BY United Press,
Chicago July ~ Chicago was talk
en- by surprise by the strike of the
traction company's employees ON both
the elevated and surface lines The
employees rejected the proposed com
promise that was engineered by Gov
ernor Lowden on the wage contro-
yersy.
Fifteen thousand men refused an
increase Of 20 cents an hour and ac.
eeded to the radical demand OF a
77 per cent raise in wages, denying
1ne company's right to ask for in.
cseAsec fares,
In a general mass meeting Of the
strikers, the assembly hooted down
some of their leaders who recoE!-
mended the acceptance of compro-
mise.
The governor postponed the strike
compromise activities to consider the
race riots 1t is said he expected to
make an announcement this afternoon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
DEL livery BOY
ON EXPRESS 20
YEARS AGO HERE

Twenty years ago when Chickasha
was a small town about 1000 popu-
lation, surrounded only by vast
plains on which thousands of head
of cattle We're fattened yearly, Roy
Ferguson, now sales manager for the
lie Mars Printing company at Mason
City, Iowa, was one of the two news
paper carrier boys in Chickasha.
Roy was employed by the Express,
whose carrier force then numbered
wo AT present, the services of
nine boys are required to distribute
ne papers over the city.
". lie ether carrier boy and myself
h.. so distributing the Ex
b oYel G little town Of Chicla-
sha, said Mr.. Ferguson yesterday
afternoon.
"Chickasha was one Of the fast
villages at that time, and we gener-
ally saw plenty Of excitement as we
delivered the papers over the town =
Mr.. Ferguson, and family, are in
the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs w. A..
Ferguson, his parents, who live on
North Ninth street. They are spend
ing their vacation here and made the
trip from Mason City overland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

Wasserbeck, Chickasha; Anna Coyle,
Clara Bernard, Minnie Bryant Rush
Springs iildred Smedley llildred
Eigg5, Chickasha; Elsie Shelby, Min
nekah; Dalton Lamb, Yerden Edwin
coylo, Rush spnngs; Alma Lewis,
chicbasha Mrs. Fannie Yarbor,
chichasha Maud Trayhagap Yer.
den; Reubine Tibbetts, Pocasset;
Myrtle NJ. Meek, Chiekasha: Helen
Childs, Poeasset; r.. c. Allen Naples:
Ghas. D. ST. John, Mnco; Gladys
Spears, Nanles; Ralph l.. Lea, Mime
Ran; Mary Young, NARROW Myrtle
Brghtwell Rush Springs; $. r..
Brighwel, Rush Springs; Ray a.
Hureson, Minoo; Ada short Chicka-
sha; Ada Warmer Amber Tshy
Taylor Chiclsasha; Iva Woods, era
mite; Harold Burton, Chickaaha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

best water supply that money car
buy, It's better by far to have your
money invested in a good wafer sys
tenn than it is to have an undertaken
and a doctor on every street corner
1t costs just as much in the end, ma
terially, and there's the enormous
waste of life and the terrible suffer
ing TO be endured, besides.
six million gallons of filthy sew
age are being boured into the North
Canadian river from Oklahoma City
every day, with the result that farm
ers and townspeople along the river
below the city are suing for $3.50
as damages from pollution.
Far worse, statistics from the
state health department prove that
all the deaths from typhoid fever in
Oklahoma county last year were
along the course of this poison river.
IN your own community you can
do your part, whether your supply is
from We'll creek, river or lake. Send
a sample of it to the state depart
ment of public health. Wen analy2e
it and tell you whether 1t bears ty-
phoid and other disease germs. Then
set about righting the difficulty, if
any 1t viii pay you and your city
in the long run.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
WATER AND TYPHOID.

DR. A. r. Lewis, state health com
missioner in a bulletin just issued has
the following to say concerning the
pollution of sreams and the import
ance Of keeping the water supply Of
a city or a family pure:
Oklahoma City's present water
difficulty should be warning and
example to all the cities and towns
of the state
You can't have municipal content
and happiness unless you have tie
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
INVEST IN MEXICO.

San Frandiscd, July 80 Mexican
International company Of New York
is preparing to spend $l250,00O in
Investments in Mexico, having receiv-
ed assurances that the country has
been stabilized to an extent that
would Justify such Investments, Ctiit-
termo Seguin, vice consul Of Mexico,
to this city announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
LAwM soeIAL rAuaaoAN.

The Ladies' Aid society OF the
First Christian church VIII give an
lee cream social on the church lawn
Thursday evening It has just been
announced. Proceeds derived from the
social viii be added to the fund
with which the society viii purchase
an automobile. .NsmsssN@w rI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
Same Old Story

A card received this morning from
d. II. Roche OF this city who is
spending his vacation in the north,
brings the same old story that folks
always write back when they are
away for the summer Mr.. Roche.
in Detroit states that the nights are
so cool that we have to sleep under
d blanket He with his party, win
complete their trip overland.
FOR RENT-Bed ROOM close in,
modern, also unfinished room
424 Mimi, phone % 29-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

The strikers paraded down town.
Automobiles were parked along ev-
cry available inch OF the sidewalk
despite the ordinances to the con.
traty, 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
NOTICE

An union barber shops wa c,os1
at . O'Clock p. IN, ON saturdays be-
ginning with Saturday August
r. NJ. BARNES,
s.N President Barbers Union
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
Observation-Disclosures
Short Stories
Of the TOlOn
Observation-Disclosures


Attends Reporters Meet.
Elmer Huff, district court report.
er, has returned from Galveston,
Texas where he attended the annual
meeting Of the Southwestern Short
hand Reporters association. Guy A..
Huff, former district court reporter
here, now reporter for Judge Clarkes
court in Oklahoma City, also attend
ed the meeting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

What a pity that the truth Is the
most disagreeable thing one can say
about som epeOple
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29
Court of Honor Meet

Court OF Honor Meet
The Court Of Honor will hold a
special meeting at The X. p. hall
Wednesday evening, beginning at
S:l5 o'clock, it was announced this
morning. A special program will la
rendered, at the conclusion of which
the ladies' will serve ice cream and
cake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

Miss Iottie Aldridge cashier IN
the Crib store here, has resumed
work artef weeks vacation.
j. C. Elliott has returned to his
home IN Shawnee after a visit with
his son, w NJ Elliott and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. u Baum Of Am
Der, were visiting friends and shop
ping in the city today.
The Lion Special Century Ami
mai comedy, Kozy today.
Help the ladies of the Christian
chu eh buy Ford. Eat ice cream
and home made cake Thursday even
ing July 81 ON the church lawn. 29-2
o. S. Minnett has returned from a
business trip to the eastern part OF
the state
Secret Service" a Paramount-Art |
craft special photo-production with |
Robert warwick sugg tonight
TO get more miles per gallon, first
get the gallon Try Nesbitts Visible
Cor. 9th and Chickasha Ave. 29-2t
FOR SALE OR TRADE-For Chick
asha property, room house and
lots at Cement; 50x235; face on tive
streets. Phone 1889 29-1t
The Cold Trail, sensational west
ern drama. Kozy today.
Lions, tigers, leopards, in the Lion
Special, a big Century Animal Come
dy Kozy today
Every one appreciates good read
ing and speaking Frederick T.
Bailey of Oklahoma City, graduate
of Cumnock School of Oratory,
Northwestern University, teaches
these subjects at Chickasha every
Thursday. For information call Mrs
w D. Collier 691. 22-t
Miss Ruth Sanders has resigned
as stenograbler for the Owsley In
surance Agency and has gone to her
home in Walters.
Red Glova with Marie Walcamp,
Kczy today.
Bring 15c and eat ice cream and
home made cake with the ladies .!
the Christian church, Thursday even
ing July 81, on the church lawn
29-9t
Lieutenant and Mrs r. B. Hume
have returned to their home in Minco
after visiting here at the home OF
Mrs. J. w Stiles, SIG s. Seventh
Coming g-The Picture That VIII
Live Foryerl "The Heart of Human
ity" Endorsed by critics everywhere
as: Better than Birth Of a Ma
ton" H
David Bawden of Norman, former
ly the proprietor of the a lumber
yard in that city, was ransacting
business in the city today.
Roger Noyes, soldier recently dis
charged from the army, is in the city
visiting his grandfather NJ. W. Baker
and his aunt Mrs Effie Bateman.
Mrs Effie Bateman, teacher in the
Lucille school, is in the city today
visiting her father, NJ w. Baker and
nephew, Roger Noyes, who is in the
city from Tulsa
THE Heart of Humanity" the su
per-photoplay offering at the Sugg
tomorrow has played TO capacity !
business everywhere, so get your tick
cts early. Reserved seats now on sale
at Brownson's drug store.
VIII Gaddis and daughter Willie,
Of Amber, are in the city today visit
inc Mrs Gaddis who is confined in !
the Chickasha hospital here. recover
ing from the effects of an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis and fami-
ly returned today from a two weeks
visit at Medicine Park.
. r-----. II /
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

VIII Gaddis and daughter. Willie,
Of Amber, are in the city today visit
ing Mrs Gaddis, who is confined in
the Chickasha hospital here, recover
ing from the effects of an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Davis and fami-
ly returned today from two weeks
visit at Medicine Park.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

THE Heart of Humanity" the su-
per-photoplay offering at the Sugg
tomorrow has played TO capacity
business everywhere, so get your tick
cts early Reserved seats now on sale
at Brownson's drug store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-29

I Mention

A Paramount-Burton Holmes Tray
elogde at the Sugg tonight.