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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-27

high school in the oratorieal contest.
Miss ClarIbel Buford was the Caick-
asha entrant in the dramatic reading
contest. Winners in both contests
were awarded gold and silver med
ais Woodall received silver med.
o1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-27
Receive Street Material.

A shipment of car Of stone for
use by the street department was
received yesterday, according to B
G. Reynolds, city clerk, The tsone
was Shipped from Richards Spur,
near Lawton 1t will be used in re-
pairing street crossings, Clerk Rey-
nolds slys.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-27

Guy Looney OF Ninnekah has re-
turned to his home after attending
.he 'love feast for the old Confed'
crate soldiers Saturday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-27
Short Stories
Of the Town
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Woodmen circle Meet.

The Woodmen Circle meets tomor'
row afternoon at $3.50 in the X. p.
hall on Chickasha avenue. Initia-
tion of candidates and u short bust
ness session will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02

Ovla Normandin. Of the Hayward
Lumber company, arrived in the city
this morning from Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02

The Caexco chamber of commerce after investigating
the record of the county highway commission passed
outon which commended the commission in and
in other ways sweeping criticism of the acts.
Among other things the Caexico chamber recommend
ed that the commission call for bids of Topeka and White
paving addition Warrenite and cement The Caexco
chamber in other words viewed with apprehension the
efforts of the commission to favor contractors who
Warrene bidders and who if they bidding intelligent
ly had private agreements with Warren Brothers.
Now let what the highway commission has done.
When Messrs. Lack Thomas and Abbott met to decide
what kinds of pavement to be bid did they take
into consideration the CaeXico chamber of commerce?
When the CaleXico chamber respectfully asked,
chamber the representative of the south end of the
Valley include Topeka and Wilhe did they do this
Did these endeavor obey the will of the people
by responding to their wishes?
One member of the commission, Casey Abbott, resides
Caexico Did Casey insist that the wishes of his
sttuents be regarded?
Evidently the commission decided that the CaleXico
chamber had business in making such reasonable
quest of the commission this.
Evidently the commission believed they could walk
rough shod the Caexco chamber and get away with
it.
Evidently Casey thinks he is big enough that he
don't have listen to the pleas of the Calexico chamber
So the commission went ahead, gave the CaleXico
chamber bachanded slap in the face and asked for bids
on Warrenite and cement.
does the commission listen to the wishes of the
voters.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02

be of S-Ounce canvass, while st,lll
more claim they should have only the
Ightest muslin. They are planted at
the experiment farm under every con-
dition set forth by the horticultural
specialists, and while now in the
ground nearly year nothing definite
can be learned concerning them fol
at least three weeks, when the best
roofing methods will be ascertainec
when they are dug up.
An almost perfect stand of alfalfa
which has never been reseeded since
the first planting in 1912, may be seer
at the farm. Already it stands from
20 to "a inches in height, and accord
ing to Superintendent Goar, the patel
last year produced an average o
eight tons to the acre. There wer
eight cuttings in all.
Experiments are being carried ou
on thsee varieties of alfalfa, tn
common Chilean, the Hairy Peruvial
and the Smooth Peruvian. Accord
ing to results thus far obtained, tn
Hairy Peruvian variety has given tn
heaviest yields.
The farm has about 80 bearing dat
palms, one Of which last year, yielde
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02

hands of the chairman of the com
mittee of judges selected to conduct
the final count. In his hands the keys
will remain until the closing hour
Saturday night. From tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock until IL o'clock
Saturday night when the campaign
ends the voting will be blind in every
sense of the word and NO ONE, not
even the SALESMANSHIP CLUB
manager will know how the CLUB
members stand or how much business
they have. THIS MAKES THE
CAMPAIGN FAIR IN EVERY WAY
and THE ISSUE is UP TO THE
CLUB MEMBERS AND THEY
ONLY.
NO RACE FOR SLACKERS
This is no race for slackers. 1t is
race for LIVE WIRES and those
who are alive to opportunity.
THE SALESMANSHIP CLUB
takes mettle, courage and stamina
and this is particularly so during
these last few hours of the campaign.
The only thing. that stands between
handsome automobile and YOU,
Mr., Miss or Mrs. Ambition is SUB
SCRIPTION CREDITS and you must
line them up in generous blocks be-
tween now and II o'clock Saturday
night if you would ride in your own
new handsome motor car next SUN
DAY MORNING.
INTENSE INTEREST
Intense interest is being evinced
over the entire field covered by this
paper in the outcome of the big
SALESMANSHIP CLUB campaign.
Whole communities are rising with
one accord to help and further the
! effort of their particular choice fo,
| these motor cars.
! In the city proper intense interest
is also the order of the day and specu
lation as to the final outcome is rife
and this applies particularly as t
whether it will be city or out-of
town CLUB member who will carr.
away, or rather ride away. in tina
handsome CHALMERS, the frs
| grand prize of the campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
BUILD A NEW COURTHOUSE

Since the editorial of last week advocating the
construction of courthouse this has received
many expressions in favor of the proposed plan.
If there time when courthouse is
needed is the time.
AS pointed the editorial priceless records are in
danger and of fire. which destroyed the records the
litigation which would result would expensive enough
to have built the courthouse in the first place.
The present courthouse is disgrace but this is
not all important with the fact that the county records
in danger
Sane common dictates the construction of
building at once. No business when confronted by
situation such as county would hesitate Should
the county hesitate? We believe not.
Let's have the courthouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
Days Before
End dofCampaign

Shattering all records for ballot
ing, seven SALESMANSHIP CLUB
members tonight shoot over the l.,
100000 mark and others forge so
close to that figure that they will
be "over the top" in all probability
at the next counting of the credits.
Miss Hazel Brumely tonight leads
the entire field while Virginia H..
Cronk of Calexico is next in the list.
At the same time Miss Leola Ap-
plestill, Mrs. H. A. Peters, Miss Ter
tha Brown, Mrs. Lionel Brackenbury
and J. F. Mcdonald take their place
in the million class this evening and
several others are within touching
distance of this mark.
RACE is CLOSE
There is no use Disgusting the fact
that this is SOME CLOSE RACE and
every indication points to the fact
that it will be close up until the final
ballot is cast at II o'clock Saturday
night.
No one has any cinch on any of the
prizes listed and the CLUB member
who is vending her way toward the
closing hour under the mantel of
over-confidence is making a grave
error and proving unloyal to those
who have assisted her in the past.
DON'T BE A GUTTER. BE A
WINNER AMONG WINNERS. You
can if you try and WHO has better
chance than yourself?
FINAL COUNT
The final count of the credits by the
SALESMANSHIP CLUB DEPART
MENT will take place tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for publication
in the paper Wednesday night. A:
the standings appear Wednesday Sc
will they appear Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights. No change will
be made in the list from Wednesday
until the judges open the box to de-
termine the final count and decide the
winners Saturday night.
BALLOT BOX LOCKED
The ballot box will be locked am
sealed at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and the keys will be placed in tn
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
GIVE WATER PLAN FAIR TRIAL

Mayor Geo. Watkins has proposed a water plan which
it is claimed will the city thousands of dollars annu,
ally conjunction with City Engineer Rice the details OF
the plan have been completed
Briefly it includes connection with the Brawley Nam
The only thing that lies in the of this plan at the
present is the unwngness of certain people to sign
contracts which would absove the city from silt damages
In the belief those close touch with the situation this
opposition may overcome nasmuch the plan is
plete in itself.
One feature which will thousands of dollars an,
nuav is the that the water taken from the canal
to uce the basins placed back the canal there will be
no charge for its
The plan is entitled to the closest consideration
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02


strongly favored because of their soil
building properties.
Another very important test 10
growers throughout the valley is that
of date palm culture. Many experts
claim that shoots taken from date
palms will not thrive and root unless
planted with from 10 to % per cent
of their moisture removed; others
that it is best to take small cuttings
weighing two pounds or less. For
this reason Superintendent Goar mas
utilized three separate buildings IN
carrying on these experiments, plant,
ing some shoots absolutely green, and
others with moistures removed from
10 to 25 per cent.
Many Good Points.
Another important point advanced
is that the shoots viii not roct only
under certain light conditions, many
contending that the covering should
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
End of Traip' Almost Here
In Race For Press Prizes
uuuuuunnnuunnnn

Last count of credits by this office w take place toor-
morning: votng blind final four days of race Judges
announced night Intense interest outcome
of campaign Nth all club members striving for final sup
ren1acy. Courage and neccess-
ary than for final Ouer-condence N lead
to defeat Wise club members 0iN be afraid of haO
ing many credits and wN figure Better too many than
not enough" Race close.
Club Members Go Over Million Mark
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02

DR.. W. W. Apple and family re.
turned from a two weeks visit in Sar
Diego last evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
COUNTY NEEDS MANY THINGS

M Among the things the county needs might be pointed
out
'''a A new county highway commission
A paved highway system, which the new highway
commission would build.
A courthouse.
A far-sighted policy which would allow the courthouse
be built in place of the pennywse and pound-1oosn
present policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL TELL
THE TALE

Saturday night will end siren
uous campaign that has been fairly
and closely fought. The final out
come is absolutely in the dark with
those at the bottom of the list having
as good a chance as the present lead
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
Ho1u They Stand
DISTRICT NO.
DISTRICT NO. I

Hazel Brumby ............... 1O54, 900
Miss Leola Applestill ............... 1OO2,8OO
Frances Drumm ......-....... 972, 100
Jean Davis -........-...-.. 966,4OO
Dorothy Sahm - -. 49,. -. 936,250
Fred Cole - - . 781 800
Mrs Jesse O. Cole - ............ 722, 700
Mrs VIM. F. North - - ww - 49,. 80. -. ......... 63O,600
Ethel Davis - 49, :. -.m .m - w - -....... 345,775
DISTRICT NO..
Mrs Lionel Brackenbury, Imperial ,O36 IT'S
Virginia H. Cronk, Calexico .. 975
Mrs. H. A. Peters, Seeey .... 200
Miss Brown ,OO4 $50
J. F. Mcdonald, R. F. D. Ell Centro .... - - 1,OO38OO
Mrs Lillian Knight, Caexico .... -. - ...... 982 900
W. Vandenberg Heber -. -. -. -. - ...-.. 974o5O
Mrs c.. A. Jones' Holtville ...... - ........ 9748OO
Louise Boreman Kennedy, INLAND .. . ..... 74425O
Mrs Walter Daniels Imperial ...... $50
Vera Horton, Hotvie 346 100
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02

ers to become member Of "AUTO-
MOBILE ROW."
So the wise CLUB member will
never under-e estimate competitor,
will NEVER figure that he or she
now has enough votes to win but will
keep everlastingly at it until the Of
ficial judges call "finis" at II o'clock
on Saturday night. rt
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
Engagement OF
Popular Couple
Is Announced

At pI.va,e dinner party. attend
ed by only number of personal
friends, held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Baker of this city, the announce
ment Of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Rolla Rook Baker, to
Kee. Mitchell a we'll known young
man Of Ell Centre, was made public
The announcement did not come as
surprise to the young lady's many
friends for the couple have been
chums for a number of years. The
date of the wedding has not been set,
but it is the wish of the bride-to-be
that the affair be June wedding and
the ceremony will undoubtedly be
postponed until that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-02
EXPERIMENTAL

CONTINUED from page one)
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
"HIS CHINESE WIFE" ARRIVES
AT THE BELMONT THEATER

Another of those delightful Oriental
stage maidenS arrived on BoardWay
last week when His Chinese Wife"
took possession of the Belmont theater
on West Forty-eighth street and after
making her debut on Monday evening
has issued invitations for 'at homes"
for many weeks to come. Madaline
Delmar is the little Tea Rose, Il
piquant, delightful, romantic and in
genuous Princess from the Flowery
Kingdom, who after saving from the
depths an American youth weds him
and comes to the United States to be-
come american girl" 1t is most
amusing and sympathetic little play
that tells how this exotic flower from
the Orient strives to make the family
of her husband love her as much as
do the audiences who laugh and weep
with her. Forrest Winant who acted
in EAST Is West" is the husband, and
Jane Meredith is vampire who could
teach Theda Bara her art. Ethel
Wright, Leah WinSlow, Frances Neil-
son, Mabel Bert, Frank Conner and
others contribute to the popularity
which the play, players and entire pro-
duction, which has been made by the
Blaney Production Company, has
achieved.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
High School Fund
A. A. Campaign

A large crowd was present at both
motion picture shows given at Cliffside
Park High School on last Friday after
noon and evening. This show was
given for the benefit of the high school
athletic association fund in a drive for
two hundred dollars. The Alumni AS
sociation of the school has offered the
A. A. the sum of two hundred dollars
providing the A. A. raises a like sum.
The student body is taking advantage
of this. This accounts for the large
number of people present at the show.
The program consisted of William
Desmond featured in "The Blue Ban
dana" "Settled Out of Court" was
a Christy Comedy, and a weekly ''The
World Today"
Music was furnished by the Sopho-
more orchestra.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
River Road Open
In Edgewater

The repairs now making to the
River road from Main street, Fort
Lee, to the Edgewater ferry have
progressed to a point where the Free
holders have ordered the highway re-
opened for general traffic. The road
was in very bad condition before the
repairs were undertaken and it was
necessary to divert all vehicular traf-
fic while the work was under way.
1t was the intention to lay a coating
of bituminous or asphaltic material on
the road but because of the scarcity
of materials this part of the job had
to be deferred. The stone pavement,
however, has been so thoroughly rolled
and bound that it affords smooth
surface for motor cars and other We
hicles.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
Feeding Pupils
Now a Business

The Home Economics Department
of the Woman's Club of Cliffside
Park held a successful meeting, the
regular monthly one, at the home of
Mrs. Gerald r. Thayer on Thursday
afternoon, with Mrs. J. Scott, the
chairman.
The first matter of discussion was
the annual picnic. The members pres
ent were unanimously in favor of hav-
ing the picnic. Miss Winterburn al
lowed the use of her place, and the
date was set for Thursday, June II,
which is the regular meeting day of
the department..
Mrs. Scott was requested to be the
chairman of the picnic committee,
and Immediately plans were made for
various donations, Mrs. j. c. Vosburgh
acting as secretary of the contribu-
lions.
Mrs. Scott gave a report of her visit
to the Domestic Science Department
Of the High School, presided over by
Miss Esther tombstone, and said she
found it very interesting and satisfac-
tory. The club members were much
interested in the report, hearing for
the first time the details of the work
of the daily luncheons supplied to the
pupils and teachers. 1t was surprising
to learn of the large income from
the luncheon n nickels, for SO much
can be obtained for five cents-a large
sandwich, cup of cocoa or of milk, a
piece of pie, etc, as well as soup and
biscuits. The income has increased
from about $500 in the fall and early
winter months to 1888 in February,
1894 in March, and 1854 in April,
showing quite a profit, although the
prices are so reasonable.
Quite a discussion ensued as to
other school matters, the untidy cOndi-
tion of the high school grounds COM
ing in for large share of criticism.
The department, after the report of
Mrs Thayer relative to classes in
canning or dress-making and MILL
mere which can be had from q state
teacher decided to inaugurate such
class, the instruction being free.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
DR.. Beattie Brings
100 Tots to Palisade

DIR. Lee w. Beattie brought over
from New York, last Saturday, about
one hundred little New York girls,
with sprinkling of boys, for their
annual visit to Palisade. They got in
about noon, and had the time of their
young lives. DR.. Beattie has brought
over large party every year for a
long time, and always the ladies of
the Palisade church give them fine
picnic dinner. When the party got in
about noon, they went straight to the
church where the tables had been
spread in the basement, and after a
wonderful blessing by DR.. Beattie, the
little ladies'. At the moment of Dr.
Beatties blessing, in which he paid a
glowing tribute to the loyal women of
Palisade, there were many moist eyes,
for it was pathetic to the last degree.
This grand old warrior for Christ
always puts his heart into what he
does, and was most impressive this
time. The children had motion pic
ture taken of them in group after the
dinner, Harry Elkan making the pic
ture. Also, Mr.. Logan made several
negatives. The children went to the
Fairgrounds and soon scattered in the
woods gathering wild flowers, or play
ed ball and other games.
Those who helped to do the enter
tanning were as follows:
Mrs. McCord, chairman. Assistants !:
Mrs. Harry Clark, ST., Mrs. Steffin, Mrs.
Frew, Mrs. Of, Mrs. Ruehmann, Mrs.
Sharp, Mrs. Sibley, Marjorie Goldsmith,
Sibley and Ernest Sibley, Jr. Ralph
Hacker and Mr. Valentine also did
valiant work in the kitchen, while Mr..
Sibley, in his car, rounded up cake and
sandwiches, and later coralled Hor-
tons truck when the ice cream failed
to appear on time.
People of the village were so gener-
Gus in their response to requests for
eatables and money that not half of
the town was solicited.
The A. F. Beckmann Company donat-
ed large bunch of the finest bananas,
and the Keystone Dairy Company
donated forty pounds of milk, one of
the directors of the company deliver
ing it in his private car. This is the
third year that the Keystone Company
have donated the milk for this occa-
sion
In the afternoon Mr.. Mierowski, Mr..
Valentine and Mr.. Sibley used their
cars to see that each kiddie had a
ride down through Hudson Park and
back.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
Colored Child, 3,
Killed by an Auto

Harold Thompson, the three-year-
old son of Mrs. Grace Thompson of
81 Court street, was fatally injured in
front of his home at about IL 80 last
Saturday morning when run over by
an auto owned and driven by John
J. Hopper insurance broker of 249
West One Hundred and Seventh
street, New York, with offices at BAG
Broadway.
The lad heard the music of the band
with the "Ship-by-Truck" parade on
the Green and darted across the street
directly in front of the touring car.
II had hardly time to shut off my
power and apply the brakes so sud
denly did the accident occur" said
Mr.. Hopper to an Evening Record rep
resentative. 81 just got glimpse OF
the lad as he darted from the side
walk. He didn't even see the car,
his gaze being toward the parade
Mr.. Hopper went to the Hackensack
Hospital with the child and rendered
every assistance possible. He was on
his way to his country home at Green
wood Lake. He is related to the Hop
per families in Ridgewood and Hobo
kus.
Mr. Hopper was detained long
enough to give the authorities guar
antee of his appearance when needed
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
] Joint Meeting
Of Young People

The Young Peoples societies of the
Grantwood Congregational and Pail
SADIE churches had a splendid joint
session last Sunday night at the for
mer church. There was a very large
attendance, and the. evening proved
one of great interest to all. Mrs. Stef-
fans of West Palisade was the leader,
the subject being opportunity,
which was discussed in many phases,
some of the talks being Illuminating
as well as entertaining and instruc-
tive.
Among those who spoke from
Grantwood were Rev. Cause, Charles
Seeger, Amos RodamOn, J. E. Van
Wagner, Albert Van Dusen, Miss
Housman, Miss Edith Van Wagner, P.
Schomber and others. From Palisade,
Mrs. Ernest Sibley read John J. In
gals famous poem on opportunity,
and the equally famous poetic an
swer by another author. Other speak
ers from Palisade were Mr.. Eldridge,
Mrs. Valentine, Mrs. Sharp, Misses
Hilda Nieustadt, Helen PaulsOn, Mrs.
Steffens, G. T. Logan, Hans Walther
and others. Taking the evening as a
whole it was most enjoyable from
every viewpoint.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-05-29
Wonan's League of
Palisade Church

The Woman'S League of the Union
Church of Palisade, held a very en-
joyable luncheon recently, in connec-
ton with their annual meeting and
election of officers in the church par
lor.
The luncheon, which was in charge
of committee, was a very great sue
cess in its delicious menu and beauti-
full decoration of ferns and daffodils.
At each place was pretty nut basket
of blue and gold, filled with almonds.
The committee which made this effec-
tive was: Mrs. Os, chairman; Mrs.
Max Nienstadt, Mrs. Schrott, Mrs.
Schmitt, Mrs. Harry Clark, Mrs Myers,
Mrs. Rosentiehl, Mrs. George Stetfins
and Mrs. Albert Ruehmann.
About thirty-five members were at
the luncheon, the gathering being in
the church because the league has now
outgrown the capacity of the private
houses.
A number of new members joined
the league on this occasion, Mrs.
Mineuse, Mrs. Marcus, Mrs. Metz, Mrs.
Ats Ali .. bCdiHos bIdhc, hISs
Hayes, etc.
At the business meeting after the
luncheon, the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. C. McCord;
vice president, Mrs. G. Frew; secre-
tary, Mrs. G. Steffins, and treasurer,
Mrs. Sager. These were all re-elec-
lions except that of the secretary, who
succeeded Mrs. C. Middleton, who has
been acting as secretary but declined
the office again.
The annual reports showed great
prosperity on the part of the league
and much work accomplished, part
of which has been for the local char
Titles and part for the church. The
women have recently had fine light
| installed on the outside of the church
door and is now planning to make vari-
Gus improvements in the interior of
the church.
| The outside light was the gift OF
Mrs. w. 2. Steel.