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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-27
Have You Got Sense Of Humor?

So. Christmas is over That is, the
immediate day itself for Christmas
happiness and Christmas cheer may
go right on the rest OF this year and
next-without the gorgeous tree and
trimmings. l ran across number OF
disgruntled men folks this morning
returning ties they said were fierce"
and bathrobes which didn't tit and
shirts which wouldn't go on nohow!
Mercy me, what a misfit time the
men folks do have the day after
Christmas. Tough the women needn't
say word for they have even more
troubles, what with the many things
which they must exchange or return!
Say, folks, did you ever sSop to won-,
der WHY it is that Christmas shop
ping is such wonderful game wig
everybody wild to get into 1t a4d
everybody buying right and lat?
Well, I'll tell you, for found out Jew
eral years ago It's because with
every solitaE' present we buy, W are
getting the thing we personally you'd
like to have, which we feel we bb not
one else we are filling a WI silly
hungry cavity down IN our own carts.
And as no two people are alike In
tastes, we seldom buy a gift which ex~
actly suits the other fellow. AID so
the day after Christmas begins the
other half OF that funny game Fhen
the folks we didn't suit come back
with the things we bought for them
which we wanted ourselves-to z
change them for presents which thay
personally like better! Laugh-laughA
That's It! l knew you would. When
you can't laugh at life's absurdities,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-27
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Suffering Described Asf TcsiseI
Relieved By Black DEaugh

Rossyille, Ga.-Mts. Kate Zee Able, 81
This place, writes my husband IS 90
engineer, and once while lifting he n
lured himself With q pi &c ctheayy lias
ehinery, .sst6ss The douieas lie va
50 sore could Ot be0r 10 pres "a
hiuseif at Y, on Hest or a abdomen is
ySshsd itkI,o and fell BIT unit
Iteighe6l10 ps., in two wee
He beE q coustipated al 4 lccket
likehe u GI6Sic, We hga thrfe different
doctors. Yet win al tlieir mSdieine lIs
bowels sllea o IL He void taruSIip
ten, Ent bou)eSt cas,or oil drink
it tgoor thee dir in shees sion. e
didttis, 81 Withou result. e became
despstste, he suffer d so. I'D swol-
IepAeribly. He ID me 5 5. erinf
s6uld only be dess lbed as { tHpfe.
: lsent and bought Thedl bids Black
Drauglrt. Iplde him tak a big dose
and Snenst began 10 aef The tainted ~
was in such misery, but le gotreliesaH5
began to mend at onoG He got wsIt.
and we both feel { owe his lie e.
Thediord's Black. Taught"
Thedfo,d's BN&- Draughtw lllheIp ycu
,keep fit Nady for the days wesIs,
Try fT Nt.rlss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-27
The Bandit queen Appears and Cold Steel Flashes.

priced finery she had bought in
Mexico City.
At length heard the men go into
the hall Of the house by door which
was across the room from the bal
cony. And then l saw the girl spring
to her feet and tiptoe to the en-
trance to Chrys' room. l hurried out
Of my room and stepped upon the
balcony just in time to see Resale
disappear.
The body of Chrystobel had never
been left without guard from the
time it was discovered that she had
fallen into a trance. / had a right TO
suppose that one of the nurses was
beside her. But the queer idea moved
"Rosalie could be jealous of the
dead" said to myself as 1 flew to
the long window of Chrystobed's room
The splendid figure of the indian girl
was stretched magnificiently as she
stood with her right hand above the
heart, Of the sweet still body on the
bed.
with terrible scream, which tore
through the stiffness Of the day,
threw myself across my sister In
laws body.
The knife came down-and knew
no more,
who did it?"
heard nv husband speadng and
my fear faded away. | opened my
eyes. l was in my own bed. My
arm anG shoulder were bound up
stiffly My head ached. Suddenly
N.Y. personal woes were forgotten In
Question:
%chrys, Is she hurt?" 1 exclaim-
"she wasn't injured, thanks to
you, dear love-" Bob whispered. "Are
you feeling we'll enough to talk?'
Then, think, Jane. Do you know
who cut your"
Resale! The girl bandit" Bob'G
voice rang with establishment. Then
she shook his head. No one on the
place had seen the girl or any other
The assassin couldn't have FLED
from the hacinda unobserved, Bot
said. But It would take hours, per-
haps days, to discover her hiding IL
The thousand mysterious corners o.
the wandering abode buildings. Ii
case servant or one Of the poems
chose to hide her, one might as vel
search for needle in a hayFstack.
Evidently some Of them did flint
It worth while to- conceal the girl
Not trace of her was to be had. 4
watcn was set on the grounds to pre-
vent her escape at night. But tn
watchmen never had anything to re-
port Two days passed. 1t was plail
that Resale was still somewhere II
the hacienda and the knowledge dit
not make Don Manuel very happy
He never could tell when his owl
turn would come, l suppose.
The thrust Of the Indian girls dag
ger had been turned by rib. NJ,
wound was painful rather than dang
erous. 1t kept me in bed and ava
from the room where Chrys was hell
in the bondage of sleep.
Bob encouraged me to get well B.
saying that as soon as | was able t
travel we would start north
'"Ard leave oIl1. work here unfiniSh
ed?" l asked.
What work?"
1--WE ought to explode the mum
tons in the attic of the building mex
the big field" I replied.
Bob put his hand on my hot heat
"Are you feeling worse today
dear?" he said.
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with a whipped cream salad dress
ing.
MARSHMALLOW PUDDING.
80 pound marshmaIlowS,
cup cream.
teaspoon vanilla.
is pound c7ndied chsrrlos or
1-4 cup sunshine cherries
2.3 cup English waInuts
e tablespoons powdered sugar.
Cut marshmallows in small pieces.
cut cherries and walnuts in pieces.
Whip cream, add sugar and vanilla,
Fold in marshmallow fruit and nuts
Mould and chill. 1t is not necessary to
use whipping cream this time Of year.
Table cream very cold ought to whip,
II 1t won't, Interview yor~Qilkman.
Happy New yeaE 70 everybody.
MARY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-27

STUFFING
3 cups breadcrumhs.
8 tablespoons melted butter,
I tablespoon minced onion.
2 teaspoons pepper.
tablespoon minced onion.
tablespoon lemon juice,
teaspoons celery pepper.
2 teaspoons sage (if the family likes
It)
Water and mlIIt molsten.
Mix ingredients with the hands to
a smooth mixture not too moist.
GINGER ALE SALAD.
I bottle ginger ale.
Juice | lemon.
"a cup white grapcq.
tablespoons sugar.
e tablespoons granulated geIatine.
Dissolve gelatine in IA cup cold
water. Remove seeds from grapes.
Mix lemon JUDGE, water and ginger
ale and bring to q bold. Remove from
fire and stir in gelatine. Let cool and
add grapes, Turn into a mold to be-
come firm. Serve on lettuce leaf
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you're in a bad way. Never let go 81
a sense Of humor, II YOU haven one \
begin today to develop Il Tor there
nothing more important n llte
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-27
Hrl,f stanzao.,

Mrs. styles-I,a't her ress
poem?
Mr.. Styles-yes dear, ana =
Characteristic that Inoltoy "a 2 re ZEN
It's short sAdon AnsN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
YANKS YEARN FOR
HOME FOUNTAIN

Paris, June SO-(By maiD Hot
weather in Paris has made the soldier
and sailor on leave in the French
capital yearn for tho old home soda
fountain This yearning has been met
by "The Garden on Rue Faubourg
st. Honore, an honestto goodness
soda fountain which has just been
opened by the Y M. G. A. Here
from ten in the morning until ten at
night twelve Y girls serve an aver
age of 1900 soldiers and sailors daily
anything they may call for, from
phosphate to Swiss chocolate sun
dae 1t takes two hundred pounds of
sugar, twenty pounds of fresh straw
berries and a similar amount of
fresh cherries, not to mention fifty
gallons of ice cream and plenty of
chocolate and fruit juices, to keep the
soldier and sailor patronage supplied
with drinks. Mrs. John r. Toler of
Atlanta, Ga, and NJ. G. McCardle of
Frederick Md, have charge of the
Us new establishment.
In front of the counter recently a
lieutenant was heard to ask group
of soldiers what they thought of the
place
Boy said a doughboy private, for
getting rank in his earnest enthusi-
asrh, its halfway home, that's all.
There are no fizz bottles for MAX
ing sOdas in "The Garden" The big
soda fountain shipped from the
states, is installed, and a continuous
line files by it all day long.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
TEST
OIL FROM
NEW POOL
Chickasha Refinery to Determine
Properties of Cement Crude,
Work on Local Plant to
Start Soon.

That oil from the Cement Cyril
field is To be given a thorough test
by the Chickasha Refinery interests
with a view to using that product
in the local refinery, was determ-
ined yesterday afternoon al direc.
tors meeting held in the company's
offices on the fifth floor of the First
National bank building.
George A. Todd, director of the
company and Interested in several
refineries was present and offered
the facilities Of his plant at Vivian.
La, to test out the Cement oil as
OF gasoline content as well as with
regard to its lubricating properties
Mr. Todds plant at Vivian is said
to be one OF the largest in the
United States, handling crude from
which is made exclusively lubrl-
cants. 1t Is 19-still plant and
handles thousands of barrels Of
crude daily
Work is to be started on the
Chickasha plant in a few days, J. L.
Lawhead, vice president of the com
pany, stated this morning. Tho first
work will be the connection Of the
water line from the Chickasha wat
er pumping station directly to the
plant. Pipe is on the ground and the
connecting ditch is practically in
such shape that the Laying of tie
pipe may be started at once
The plant will handle CARRIER oil
during its first stages of operation,
Mr., Lawhead states. There is also
movement on foot to secure some
of the Burkburnett crude
we will handle the Cement oil
and plan to connect wit hthe field
by pipe line, as soon as 1there is
enough production there to Justify
the expense of putting in, a line,
said Mr.. Lawhead. q do not think
there is question about the pro
duction coming soon, They are ad.
ding to the fields output, and sew.
eral wells now in the sand in the
Cement-Cyril distrit should soon put
the production up to a figure of con
siderable proportions We will give
this oil a thorough test as to its
properties and hope to be using
some of the Cement crude before
many weeks"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
ASK BOARD
TO RETAIN
CO.WORKER
Women Declare in Favor of Re
tention of Home Demonstra-
tor; Show How Home Eco
nomics Improved.

A communication received this
morning from a number of women of
the Friend community pointed out
that considerable has been said re.
Gently about the retention of the
county agricultural agent, but that
the county home demonstration agent
has not been mentioned.
The women signing the statement
are members of the women's club of
the Friend district and have worked
under the direction of Mrs. Netty
Coryell, county home demonstration in
the various phases of club work.
They point out that they have learn
ed the latest methods of canning and
preserving food for winter use
through the agent as well as the
most approved ways of handling the
many other domestic problems.
The communication follows;
There has been a great deal of
agitation concerning the Grady coun-
ty farm agent, but there has been
practically nothing said about the
county home demonstrator.
Now we consider the woman agent
great benefit to the community.
Through her direction we have learn
cd how to preserve fruits and veg
tables for winter use, how to bake
better bread and how to do count.
less other tasks about the home
Through her direction there has been
brought about a strong community
spirit that is helpful.
I'VE would like for the county com
missioners to appropriate the money
necessary to retain the county home
demonstration agent (Signed) Mrs.
:. J. DAiehBeck, Mrs. T. r. McCalle,I
Mrs, Guy Buser, Mrs. j A. Moore,
Mrs. George Petty, Miss Clara
White"
ut is understood that a petition
will be submitted to the commission
ers tomorrow to retain the county
home demonstration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
Summons More Senators to the
White House to Explain Ger
tain Decisions Reached in
Paris Conference.
DANGER Is SEEN IN
ROOT RESERVATIONS
Senate Committee Votes Favor
ably in the Sundry Civil
Bill; Add $6,000,O 900 Over
Wilson $ Figure.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, July lS.-The presi-
dent today continued his attack on
the opposition to the League of Ma
tions by calling to the White House
four republican senators who are
known to be open-mlnded on the
subject They are: Senators Kel-
log of Minnesota, Kenyon of Iowa,
Capper of Kansas and McNary of
Oregon.
President Wilson is expected to
follow the same line he wa.
terdaw with Senators Colt, Nelson
and McCummer, when he did not
ask them to change their positions,
but told them inside information re-
gardng certain decisions that we're
reached in Paris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
ENGLAND ABSORBING
HER FIGHTING MEN


London, July 1,-(By mail
the armistice 2,75OOOO British SOL
diers have been discharged of which
number only 100000 remain unem-
ployed.
This means that so per cent of the
fighting men have been absorbed in
to industry, and statisticians claim
that this is a greater proportion than
France Italy or the United States
can show.
There has always been a certain
percentage of out-of-works--known in
pre-war days as the mighty unem.
ployed," and experts consider that in
view of the great influx Of female la
Dor into the market present figures
show satisfactory results.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
Special Meeting of Commissioners
Set for 9 o O'clock; Petition TO
Be Presented to County
Board
TODD DECLARES IN
FAVOR Ct AGENT
Says Should Have Two; Points
Out Grady Would Be Paying
Part of Other Agents

shall the office Of Grady county
larm agent be maintained?
This question which has been the
subject Of much cQmmelt in Grady
county during tho past week viii be
decided tomorrow at a special meet
ing Of the board of county commits
sioners, J. A. Temple, chairman of
the board says
Reports this afternon were that the
pros would be represented by
large delegation at the boards meet
ing and that petitions asking for the
retention of the county agent and
bearing the signatures of a large
number Of the farmers and land own.
ers in the county, would be presented
to the commissioners.
The board will meet at 9 o'clock,
r.. S. Cox, county clerk, stated this
morning
George A. Todd, extensive land
owner Of Grady county and wen
known through his business connec.
tions in Chiekasha, issued state
ment this morning favorng The re.
tentlon Of the Grady county agent.
Mr Todds taetment fouowat
Il notice through the columns OF
your paper that there is bit of ex.
citement over not retaining the coun.
ty agent for next year and as | am
tax payer of the county, feel that
we should progress in Grady county
with our farming and stock raising in.
dustries to this extent.
There is no farming community
that stands still People are either
going ahead or going backward. Ora.
dy county not only pays one.half Of
the expense of the county agent the
rest of it coming out Of the federal
and state treasures. We are going to
pay our part of the expense of all
tae other counties of the state and
gef nothing n Grady county a re
tun except hat we WI ba loaeed
al as la ol the non-prog gressNe couu
ties by not getting our share Of the
aAea which we are paying to the
state ana federal governments, if we
DO not keep the agent.
own in Grady county about $500
acres of land which is taxable, am
running two ranches and at different
times in the year, my personal tax is
different but it will amount to prac.
ticaly one-half of my real estate hold.
ngs. have never used the county
agent but | come in contact with his
work and | consider him well worth
the money, in fact, would like to
see two of them as | am sure that
it would be a good investment for the
county
1T will be impossible for me to
meet with the county commissioners
tomorrow so l am making this state.
ment to show my views on the sub.
ject."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
CITY WATER NOT
SAFE; PHYSICIAN
ADVISES BOILING

That the Chickasha city water Is
unsafe for domestic use and that ii
should be boiled before used in
drinking is the statement Of DR. g.
L. Dawson, city physician.
Frank Schrininger city water
commissioner, stated This afternoon
that every step would be taken to
purify the water before it is turned
into the city water mains a chic.
rine machine which, Mr.. Schriminger
says when used properly will kill all
injurious matter in the water, has
been ordered and is expected to ar.
rive in the city some time soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
MOORE'S FOULING
COST HIM BOUT
WITH BRlTISHER


by United Press.
London, July Is Jimmy Wilde is
still the idol of Great Britain, al
though it was only his desperate
gsmenea and The fouling of Pal
sio.al, .hat save ilim the decision IN
last nights 2Oround bout over the
Yankee
Moore outpointed the British fly.
weight champion, but repeatedly
struck with his open gloves, costing
him the victory Moore's best
rounds were the 10th and 17th, and
he was fresh at the close of the
2Oth
General Pcrshiug was given a
great ovation when he entered the
stadium The Prince of Wales mad
Prince Albert were among the 1900
attending the bout.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
CHILD PASSES AWAY.

Following an illness of several
days, Mamie Reynolds, 6year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs J. w Rey.
nolds, died yesterday afternoon at
the Reynolds home, corner of Ninth
street and Ohio avenue, Funeral
services were to be held at the
home this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
conducted by Rev Alcorn, pastor of
the Second Baptist church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
FOREST FIRE IS
HOLDING OWN IN
NORTHWEST BELT
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Spokane, Wash, July 1S.--With 30,-
600 acres of forest reduced to smoul.
dering embers, several ranches burn
ed out and thousands of men fighting
them, the forest fires within a 30
mile radius here are reported to bare
ly holding their own against the
nearly exhausted fighters,
A change in the wind last night
saved thousands of acres by back.fir-
Ing score of blazes. or the fires
around Blue lake, only one is report.
ed to be out of control.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
STRIKERS WANT
WAGE INCREASE.
ARE LOCKED OUT
By United Press.

By United Press.
Chicago, July 1S,-one hundred
thousand building and street construc.
tion workers are out under orders of
the Carpenters and Contractors as
sociation, following the refusal Of the
men to return to work.
The men asked for a flat increase
of 20 cents an hour The employers
agreed to grant them 10 cents an
hour over the former scale and when
the men failed to appear this morning
a lockout was established.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
AvIAToRs BODIES RECOVERED,

Philadelphia, July 1S.-The bodies
Of Ensign Harold l.. Roehrig, Pase-
dena, Cal, and E. E. Ehrke, Mil
waukee, Wis, pilot and chief ma
chinists mate, respectively, who
were drowned Sunday when a sea-
plane plunged into the Delaware riv-
er at the navy yard here were re-
covered
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
TULSA DECLARES
ROAD HOUSE WAR
By United Press.

By United Press.
Tulsa, July 1S.-War has been de-
clared on the road houses on the
outskirts of Tulsa. twenty-five
raids were staged by the Tulsa Off.
GERS last week
Charges have been lodged against
nine operators Of road houses and
200 gallons Of liquor were confis.
Gated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
daylight Act Up.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, July 1S.--Thc repeal
of the daylight saving is again at
tached to the rider in the agricu-
tural appropriation bill by the house
agricultural committee
The measure was vetoed once by
the president, but apparently an at.
tempt viii be made to force it
through again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
Sound Out Allies.
BY United Press.

by UHIIBU II66h'
Washington, July 18,-Foreign gov
ernments are being sounded out as
to their attitude toward the proposed
Root reservations to the treaty in
the event the senate adopts one or
all, according to a leading admins
tration senator.
This senator, who refused to be
quoted directly, indicated the belief
that if the senate adopts the res
ervations, counter reservations will
be proposed by at least one other
government, serving to "yitiate the
contract"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
PERsHlNG AWARDED D. S, c.

London, July l8The distinguished
service medal was conferred upon
Gen. John J. Pershing, commander
of the American expeditionary force.
The ceremony took place at the war
office. British officials made speech
es in which they warmly praised the
aid given to the allied cause by the
United States
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
TO PLAY AT CYRIL.

The A. o.. u W. baseball team is
scheduled for a game with Cyril
Sunday, O. G, Gulihur, manager of
the team, announced this morning.
The game will be played in Cyril.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
DEPUTY KILLED BY BANDITS

Cleveland, Ohio, July 1S.-Deputy
Marshal Earnest Gray was killed and
two other deputies we're wounded in
a battle this afternoon with alleged
bandits wanted in connection with
the attempted robbery yesterday Of
an East End bank
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-18
YOUNG NEGRO HELD.

Arthur Wimberly, 2i-year-old
negro, living on farm SA miles
west of Norge. is in the county
jail, pending trial on statutory
charge. He was arrested yesterday
by A. Sidney Hancock, deputy sher.
iff. A 14-qear-old negro girl Is in.
yolved in the case. Henry Greg
ory, father of the girl, is the com.
.aining witloss.