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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
CHAPTER II.

The night train from New York had
deposited Clay Wimburn In the grimy
cavern of the station at an early hour.
He had dawdled over his breakfast,
feeling lost without his New York
morning papers.
When at last it grew late enough to
telephone for an appointment with the
man he had come to see he was dis
gusted to learn that the wretch would
not be visible till the next day.
1t was then that Bayard Kip's part
ing behest to call up his sister re-
Cured to Wimburn. He planned to
compose a formal note of self-intro-
duction, but Bayard had forgotten to
tell him his sisters name or his IA
theirs initials. There were several
Kips in the telephone book, and he
could not tell which would be which.
He decided to call up each number
and ask a maid or somebody If Mr..
Bayard Kip's people lived there.
The very first number he called
brought Daphne herself suddenly
voice to voice with him. Voices are
characters, and it was a case Of love
at first hearing with him. She had
him smiling and cooling at the second
phrase. He felt that she was going to
make his stay in Cleveland pleasant.
He formed all sorts of pictures of
her while he waited on the hotel steps,
but when she stepped out of her car
and looked about she was none Of the
Misses Kip he had planned. She was
round, pretty little thing, amiable
of eye and humorous about the lips,
and cunningly dressed. She looked
as il she would be plucky, tireless
sportswoman; yet she had a wistful,
tender huggableness that q girl ought
not to lose, however well she plays
tennis.
lis this Mr. she began. He was
too nervous to notice her pause.
He retorted, els this Miss Kip2''
He noted that she shook hands well,
with a boyish clench accompanied by
an odd little duck of the head.
mighty nice of you to take me of
this desert island" he beamed.
Mighty glad to have the privilege, =
she said as she verified the fraternity
pin on his overcoat. Mother is dy-
ing to hear how Bayard is"
Mothers have little power left as
guardians, but the children find that
the title has a certain value at times
in keeping order.
wont you get in?" said Daphne,
pointing to her car. She made him
crowd in first, then followed and
closed the door and pulled the throttle.
He meditated aloud: "How wonder
full it really is that you should talk to
me over the telephone and invite me
to your home and come and get me
like this"
whats SO wonderful about that?''
said Daphne. Everybody does it."
Everything that everybody does is
wonderful" said Wimburn. "But how
especially wonderful it is to live in a
city, where there are no walls about
the gardens. Look there aren't even
fences. The lawns are all Joined to-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OF. Bay
Rum, small box Of Barbo Compound,
and n OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for MAX
ing and use come in each box Of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It viii not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off ADV.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
CHATTER j.

AS usual nowadays, instead of
knocking at the door Fate called up
on the telephone.
Though the bell shrilled almost in
Mrs. Kip's ear she would not answer
it. She WINGED, shook her head, agi-
tated her rocking chair with petulance,
embroidered vindictively, and hardly
so much called out as sighed very
loudly toward the hallway:
1Daphnel Ooh, Daphne! the tele-
phone again!'
On the stairs there sounded q
muffied scurry like the rush Of an
April shower chased down a hillside
by the sun. An allegory Of April dart
ed across the room and raised the tel
ephone to her lips as if it were a
beaker Of good cheer
Her mother was used to this humor
of Daphne's and paid no heed till a
sudden frost chilled the warm tone of
the girls voice. The smile of hospi-
tally wasted on the telephone had
given place to a look of embarrass-
ment.
Mrs. Kip whispered anxiously, "Who
is it2''
Daphne motioned her not to inter-
rupt, and her voice grew deep and
important. 1t became what her brother
3ayard called her reception voice"
n her grandest contralto she said:
"This is Miss Kip. Yes, have. Yes,
lie does. beg pardon? Oh oh! Oh
How do you do, Mr.. Wmbwm."
s'Mr. Who?' her mother keened.,
Daphne whispered to quiet her, "a
.-oung man from New York friend of
3ayard's same Office. haven't got
lis name yet"
Into the telephone she was saying,
ind bowling and nodding the while
with her politest face. Indeed I'll try
be. OF course Cleveland's not New
FORK, but BY the way, do you
lance? That's good. That's right ;
might as well be deaf if You don't
How long will you be in Cleveland?
Oh, is that all? Well, then, you must
come out here and have tea with us
this very afternoon. I'll call for you
at the hotel in my little car. No; it's
not one of those; it's an electric. !
run it myself. Afraid to risk iti
Brave man! I'll be there in fifteen
minutes, and you might be on the
steps. Goodby. Mr.. Wmbwm."
This last was said in the fond tone
of ancient friendship, and she hung
up the receiver with gesture like
shaking hands.
She turned to find her mother thin
ming her lips in long, tight line; her
cheeks bulged explosively. Daphne
forestalled her:
"He's young fellow in the same
firm as Bayard. Says he's here on
business for ten days. Bayard told
him to call me up and tell me to be
nice to him. That sounds like BY.
Also said he hadn't time to write. That
sounds 'liker still. Bayard told him
to kiss you for him, so he must be all
right. was going to take him to
the hotel to tendance, but thought
I'd better give him look-over first
So I'll roll him out here. Get out the
nice china and the napkins / mono
grammed, and"
"But, Daphnel Waltz I can't"
II haven't time to argue with you
mamma. Please do as tell you fol
once, and don't fuss. Mr.. Wmbwm
win probably have lot Of news to
tell you about your prodigal SON
G'byl"
She popped kiss on the forehead
that anxiety had turned to corduroy
and ran upstairs like another April
shower chasing the sun uphill She
dashed down again with hat and
gloves, and, with nose repowdered
slammed the front door gayly
thrummed the steps, and strobe across
the long lawn to the little electric car
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

Daphne. accompanied by her
mother, goes to New York for
the purpose of buying her trous-
seau. There the first shadow
is cast upon Daphne's romantic
dreams by the discovery that the
money which her father has
been able to raise for the pur-
pose will not buy much of a
trousseau. Don't miss the next
instaIlment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
Wanted to Be Safe.

A little fellow Of five, fearing that
Santa Claus would forget him, wrote
the following letter:
"Please fech me ingun and sum
cars an picsher book and sum cam
dy and pony. P. s. If the pony liz a
mule pleeze ii his behind legs"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

cutlcura Comforts Babys Skin
When red, rough and itching with hot
baths Of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one Of the indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
Restaurant Humor.

sThis fish is very rich"
es. 1t is well supplied with bones
Boston Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

health. believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, III.
Nervousness is often symptom of
weakness or some functional derange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
thousands of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. for
suggestions in regard to your ailment.
The result of its long experience is
at your service. $50
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
Small Poem.

He-I put all my brains into that
last poem Of mine.
Il She Four-liner, wasn't it?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

standing under the porte cochere. The
car was very large for a beetle but
pretty small for an automobile.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

1t may take nine tailors to make
man, but one Christmas is enough to
break him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
CHAPTER III

The next morning Wimburn woke
from dreams of bliss to the realization
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17

ueEtOusuSbS, y NJ
was in q run down
condition. Two Of
our best do ctors
failed to do me any
good. II heard 80
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v 9 ge table Com
pound had done for
others, I tried it
and was cured. I
am no longer ner-
vous, am regular,
and In excellent
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-17
HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
Got WELL
Told BY Herself. Her Sin.
cerity Should Con-
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.--"F For four years I
suffered from irregularities, weakness,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
ATTORNEY
LIFTS LID
ON SHOWS

Practically all of the carnival at
fractions closed Monday night on re-
quest of VIM. Stacey, assistant
county attorney were re-opened yes
terday by order of d. M. Caveness,
county attorney. The attractions
are being operated by the Rice and
Dorman carnival company, who are
staging an exhibition here this
week
Mr.. Cavaness was out of the city
at the time Mr. Stacey closed the
attractions, alledglng that they we're
games of chance Upon his return,
Mr.. Cavaness made further investi-
cation, after which he concluded
that the attractions closed by the
assistant county attorney, were not
games of chance, but were games
of science and skill as alleged by
the company. About twenty-five
were permitted to reopen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
''Try-OUt" Courses
GiUen for Y0nkS
Who Are Disabled

Washington, July 23.-The federal
board for vocational education has
found the receiving stations at which
men are given "try-out" courses very
satisfactory. Men with severe dis
abilities, necessitating a complete
change of work, or men whose knowl-
edge of English is very limited and
who before enlistment had no recog-
nized trade, or others whose age,
temperament, or habits are such as to
require special training all constitute
types for whom the receiving stations
are used in order to determine the
most suitable courses for their train
ing.
There are at present over a thou
sand men in receiving stations taking
"try-out" courses. The men are in
earnest and are really trying to Sc
lect vocations for which they are
fitted.
One young fellow cheerfully gave
up his desire to become a business
man, upon finding bookkeeping, sales
manship and allied subjects distaste-
full 10 him. He promises to be a sue
cess as a telegrapher. Another whose
experience and disability clearly un-
fitted him for his selected vocation
of forestry, has decided after a try-out
course that show card writing and
window trimming is the work he
wants. A fair trial of the courses
generally convinces the disabled men
of the suitability or unsuitability OF
the chosen trade.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
Chickasha MOuie Stars
Busy Filming Thriller,
Bathina Scene Tonight

Chickasha does not exactly resem-
BILE Los Angeles and no one has
ever mistaken the Queen of the
Washita" for Universal City, but at
that, if you see a bewhikered william
swinging the fair heroine by the hair
over the cornice of the First Nat
ional bank building, or If gun
fight that would make Bill Hart take
to the untrimmed cedars breaks
loose along the main stem, dent
take pot shot at the outfit or wake
Desk Sergeant Dayton up at police
headquarters to turn in a riot call,
for it's "al in the piece and it's got
to be did"
In short, Chickasha's movie stars
are in the midst of filming their
first thriller, which answers to the
name of Temptation" and they are
putting over some real stuff. If
the scenario calls for the demise of
one or more perfectly good citizens,
the cast just steps in and bumps EN-
of. That's all.
Yesterday afternoon at the Rock
Island shops, Cecil Courtney, the
lead, and who plays opposite Thel
ma Wild Rose, was filmed while
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
Supt. Wilson Announces Change
in Text Books and States Pub
fishers Busy on the
Printing.
so PERCENT ALLOWED
FOR OLD TEXT BOOKS
Exchange Feature With New
Contracts; Urges Dealers Get
in Orders for Require
ments Soon.

A letter received today In Chick.
asha by Superintendent Montgomery,
Of the Chickasha schools and Mo-
man H. Shepard, county superin-
tendent from r. II. Wilson, state
superintendent of publ obstruction,
deals with the new books adopted
for use in the Oklahoma schools.
The letter states that the new books
win be ready for use by the opening
of school in September
Superintendent Wilson calls the
attention Of the pupils and patrons
of the schools to the fact that a 80
percent exchange will be allowed on
the old books. 1t is also urged that
the superiEtendeut's get their esti.
mates Of how many books are need
ed into the hands of the dealers in
order that they may place their
order with the state repositories for
books at the earliest possible mo.
ment. The letter of superintendent
Wilson follows:
"The Text Book Commission has
finished the adoptions and list OF
the books has been compiled and is
now in the hands OF the printer.
We have given rush order on the
printing and as soon as the lists are
received we will send copies to you.
1T is my opinion that you will be
pleased with the changes made and
the books IS a whole Tine book
companies have assured us That
there will be sufficient sappi7 OF
books on hand for the opening of
schools in September. The book
will be distributed as formerly by
the Oklahoma Book Company and
the Jasper Sipes Company. Please
have your local dealer make his ord
er for books and have 1t en file
with the repositories as early as
possible, so that books may be ship
ped as soon as they are received.
Do not fail to call it to the atten-
tion of the pupils and patrons that
a fifty percent exchange Will be
given for all old books where new
books are. to be used in their place.
"The courses Of study for high
schools and common schools will be
ready for distribution before the
first of September We are working
diligently on these now. The course
of study will be handled through tha
repositories, unless the superintend-
ents desire to order them in lots.
"The proof has been read on the
new school laws and we hope to dis
tribute copies of same within a few
days
q realize how anxious you are
about these matters, and for that
reason ! am writing to you before
you write to me- 1t will do no good
to write to us with reference to
these matters as it is our policy and
plan to send out these bulletins as
soon as we can receive them"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23

giving an imitation of an honest
working man. He was hammering
away at a piece of iron pipe at the
shops and was not putting as much
ginger in the action as the shop
men liked
"Hit III" yelled a husky machin-
lists, wherefor Cecil whipped up and
smote the iron numerous manly
smites to the entire approval of all
Yesterday evening Cecil and Miss
Rose Rose were shot at the car
nival while riding on the Whip"
They were evidently having the
time of their lives, while Barney"
Watkins, the heavy william, and AL
vim Powell, his accomplice, rode in
the car behind and laid deep plots
for the undoing of the love affair
This evening, Browns lake is the
location" and the scene will be
diving and swimming contest. The
thing is going to start about 6
O'Clock at the lake and a big crowd
is expected to make the setting
look like Atlantic City.
Tomorrow evening, they will stage
a garden party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Ben F. Johnson
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23

All Verden has been astr since
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
Bertha Grizzle, 13-year-old Chicka,
shal girl, fell into the Washita river
at the outskirts of the town and
was drowned A large band of men
working in an attempt to re-
cover the body, but at o'clock this
afternoon no clue had been found.
The girl is niece of Mr.. and
Mrs James Byrd, who lives in the
Frisco addition and Mr. and Mrs. T.
f Byrd, who lives at GIG Idaho av-
enue, She had ben making her
home with local relatives for some
time. Her father an oil field work
er, is expected to arrive in Verden
from Healdton today
Girl Was Fishing.
Reports received in Chickasha to-
day were that the girl, in company
with several friends, had gone to the
river to fish The tragedy occurred
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
Send Tourists from
Capital to ChickdShG
Via other Routes

Oklahoma City garage men and fill
ing stations employees are misdirect-
ing automobile tourists who apply for
information as to the best route
from the state capitol city to Chick
asha by advising them to go via Pur-
cell, charges the Norman Daily
Transcript
The Transcript, in a recent issue,
says:
THAT Oklahoma City garage men
and filling station employees are send
ing tourists to Chickasha by way of
Purcell, causing them to double up
their mileage, is the latest develop
ment in the matter of road routing
to come to light.
Several tourists lately have com
planned at Blanchard that they had
been sent to Purcell, there to find
out that they had to double back to
Adkins hill and hence through Blan-
chard, a very needless circumstance
indeed.
"They are getting peeved, and
righteously too and a few things
like this does much to disgust the
tourists with Oklahoma, this section
in particular. The states roads are
disgrace enough, without doubling
the dose by fake directions.
No Motive is Seen.
What the motive for directing the
tourists out of the way is, we cannot
say. Surely it benefits no one except
possibly the garage men at Purcell,
and since when has Oklahoma City
developed such an interest in the
McClain county town?
"Such practices as this are very
disgusting, at the least, and steps of
some kind should be taken to elimi-
nate that sort of thing"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
SAYS TRY
TO FORCE
q. S. HAND
Mexican Editor Charges That
Propaganda Is Being Circulat-
ed to Start American
Intervention.
by United Press.

by United Press.
New York, July pa drive to
force American Intervention in Mex.
leo is under way, according to Man
uel Carpio, Mexican newspaper man,
who is now in New York, and who
started for this country with his OBJ
jective as Washington, as soon as
the president returned from France.
Certain newspapers, congress and
financial interests are furthering the
plot" he charged
"Insiduous influences are at work
and insistent jlngoes are moving
heaven and earth to force the
United States to commit a greater
crime against humanity than that
for which Germany must atone.
"The crimes against the Ameri-
cans in Mexico are fewer and of
less consequence than the offensea
committed against the Mexican cit
liens in this country The latter are
regarded here as police cases rather
than state department problems"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
AGENT CHECKS
BAD ATTACK IN
BIG SHEEP HERD

Stomach and tape worms this week
threatened the large herd of pure
bred sheep on the Corbett and Todd
ranch near Chickasha. Ten of therani-
mails died before ], W. Owens, coun-
ty farm agent, coulI check the on
slaught
Agent Owens was summoned to the
ranch soon after the danger was dis
covered. He made a diagnosis from a
post mortem examination and pre-
scribed a treatment that immediate
ly checked the trouble. The formula
used was a compound of gasoline,
castor oil, and chloroform.
The Corbett and Todd herd consists
of two hundred head of pure-bred
sheep, one of the largest herds in
this section of the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
HELD AT PRELIM.

Following his preliminary hearing
before T. P. Moore, justice of the
peace, William Mccall, charged with
embezzlement, was bound over to the
district court yesterday Mccall is
charged with the embezzlement of
$1,O2767, alleged to be the amount
he failed to turn over to his success
sor or other proper authorities when
he retired as township treasurer of
Chandler township.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
Turn Publicity Light on Foreign
Relations Committees Consid-
erations of Peace Pact.
Is Report.
DRY ENFORCEMENT
ACT PASSES HOUSE
Order Restored in Washington
Race Riots; Troops Scatter
Mobs; One Kuard Killed
by Black.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, July 23.-The principle
open covenants, openly arrived at
tions committees consideration of the
will be applied to the foreign rela.
peace treaty according to plans out
lined by an administration senator
Usually, the sessions of the foreign
relations committee are kept Sc
cret.
Senator Jones of New Mexico,
stated that he would call up a reso-
luton Immediately, providing that all
sessions of the committee would be
open to the public.
Senator Lodge has practically as
sured Senator Jones that he would
not fight the resolution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
IS
AMERICANS
AID VILLA
By United Press.

By United Press.
Mexico City, July 23.-It is an
nounced officially that the govern
ment will publish correspondence cap
tured in the recent raid on Juarez.
1t is said that this correspondence
contains alleged communications from
Ex-Governor Hunt of Arizona, inti-
mating to Villa that Senator Fall and
other Americans wished to confer
with him at Chihuahua to discuss the
extension of aid to his campaign
against the Mexican government.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
FREE U.s.
DEMAND0F
CONVICTS
By United Press.

By United Press.
Ft. Leavenworth, July 23.-"Free
us" continues to be the demand of
the striking ex-soldiers, l. W. w.
members and conscientious objec-
tors in the great insurrection in the
disciplinary barracks.
The soviet demands general am
nesty before man will return to
work and that the demands be
placed before the president of the
United States.
The situation is tense, but no viz
lence has been reported. One hun
dred soldiers with loaded guns and
fixed bayonets surround the prison
and are reay for any eventuality.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
ChickdshG Man WedS
AnGdGrkO Girl, Says
Word Received Here

News of the marriage of Eli Phil
lips, son of M. B. Phillips of this city.
and cashier of the First National
Bank at Anadarko, to Miss Maxine
Cox, daughter of Isaac Cox, president
of the bank, has been received here.
Phillips is a graduate of the Chick
asha high school and was formerly
student in the University of Oklaho-
ma at Norman. He is we'll known in
Chickasha and lived here for many
years. Mrs Phillips is one of the
most popular young ladies' of Ana
darko.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23
BOND is FORFEITED.

When the accused failed to appear
in police court yesterday to answer
the charge of exceeding the speed
limit on South Seventh street, the
$500 bond of W. A, Burns was for.
feited. Roddy Ellis and Wmg Bullard
were fined $500 each on a similar
charge by Mayor Durbin. suew1