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The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
VIRGINIA BREVITIES.

Richmond. Va. Jan. 24.-Senators
James E. Cannon and Morgan r.
Mills. of Richmond. ,apd Julien
Gum. of Henrico County. are cast
out of the Virginia legislature and
the city and county they represent
are wiped from the political map
of the State by the terms of a bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Parsons. which 10 now in commit
tee.
The startling discovery was made
today by Graham 3. Hobson. an
! ex-member of the House. By a
curious inadvertence Richmond and
Henrico were omitted when the re-
apportionment of the State was
drafted by districts for the bill,
which was introduced a week ago.
The error was not discovered until
! the bill had been printed
DANVILLE.-while Boisey Nc
Clelland was being tried in court
on a charge of felonious assault his
home was destroyed by fire. His
bulldog, locked in the house. was
burned to death.
DANvILLE.-Dr. J.. E. Taylor
was appointed coroner for the citt
by Judge e. Walton Brown.
BEDFoRD.-citizens of this
town at a mass meeting discussed a
proposed change in the present
ton was passed favoring the city
manager plan.
RIcHMOND.-A bill has been pre-
sented which would compensate
property owners for damage caused
by prisoners who escape State in
stitutions. The purpose of the bill
is compensation for Elder Dodd,
Hinesville, whose store was broken
into by an escaped convict and then
set on fire. The store burned to the
ground. 1t Is the contention of
some Legislators the State is liable.
CONVICTION. - Edgar Wheaton.
10. of the Boys Home, was serious
ly injured when he attempted to
steal a ride on a freight train.
RoANoKE.-There are six cases
of influenza here.
RICHMOND.-The Virginia su-
Mrs. BERTHE Isgott is entitled to
divorce, on the grounds of de-
sertion. According to the woman,
she was married after Isgott had
advertised in a Baltimore paper
for bride. He lost interest in her.
she said, two weeks after they were
married. He discovered she had
only a life interest in a farm at
Albermarle where she was living.
COEBUREN.-A large coal field
is burning near here. 1t covers a
large area Nearby residents have
found no means of checking the
blaze, which for weeks has filled the
air with great clouds of nauseatIng
smoke.
HARRISONBURG hundred
horses were sold on the market
here at an average price of S135
each.
ROANOKE.-Garnett q. Gooch.
Jr.. vice president and treasurer of
the Stone Printing and Manufactur-
Ing Company died at his home here.
RICHMOND.-Senat w. A. Gar
rett, chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee. Delegate j. Sinclair
Brown announced the hearings on
the State budget will be opened
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
RICHMOND.-The field of candI-
dates for. governor OF Virginia ap-
pears to be limited to four men.
They are Representative H. ID.
Flood. Lieut.. Governor Buchanan.
H. St George Tucker and John Gar.
land Pollard.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
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The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
WANT TO DANCE?

Prot q Ia. Anericai Foressost Dancing Mas
z. can 90 n you the test ballroom dances in
fsw ls LkIs. you can Be taught. He ID as-
nd hy Hiss Ftzh1gh and Miss Hodges both
a1knov7i teachers Of Washington. teaching ex-
uzfsely nj the
Rghtway School Of Dancing.
ms Sew York Ave. tbet. 17th-IstA)
unb uptodate Dancing Academy South Of
- rork 0ty. Private lessons any hour, &c;
. ned no sppotnfnsnt Open q MIL p
!. Phsns Fssnklin ~
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

BEDFORD.-Citizen Of this
town at a mass meeting discussed a
proposed change in the present
form of city government. A resolu-
tion was passed favoring the city
manager plan.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

DANVILLE.-Dr. ]. E. Taylor
was appointed coroner for the citt
by Judge e. Walton Brown.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

DANVILLE.-while Boisey Nc
Clelland was being tried in court
on a charge of felonious assault his
home was destroyed by fire. His
bulldog, locked in the house. was
burned to death.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

CONVICTION. - Edgar Wheaton,
10, of the Boys Home, was serious
ly injured when he attempted to
steal a ride on a freight train.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

RoANoKE.-There are six cases
of influenza here.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

The startling discovery was made
today by Graham 3. Hobson. an
ex-member of the House. By a
curious inadvertence Richmond and
Henrico were omitted when the re-
apportionment of the State was
drafted by districts for the bill,
which was introduced a week ago.
The error was not discovered until
the bill had been printed.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

RICHMOND.-The field of candI-
dates for. governor OF Virginia ap-
pears to be limited to four men.
They are Representative H. ID.
Flood, Lieut. Governor Buchanan,
II. st. George Tucker and John Gar.
land Pollard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

ers from Guthrie high school, would
be held in the Junior high school
auditorium instead of in te senior
high school for reason that the build
ing OF the latter named school has
been reserved for use in connection
with the county intellectual contest
which will begin here tonight. The
debate will begin at o'clock.
The local girls who will debate
Guthrie here tonight on the subject
Of "Resolved, That the United States
Government Should Adopt a Policy
of Price Control for the Staple Ne
cessities of Life" are Misses Claribel
Buford, Roma DuBose and Ruth Nc
Gehee The coach of this team is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

Miss Martha Grace Coryell, instruc-
tor in domestic science in the high
school.
Coach Ed Davis plans to leave this
evening at $50 for Oklahoma City
where his team, composed of Misses
Anna Lee Marsh, Vivian Crawford
and Alice Holmes, will debate to-
night the Oklahoma City trio OF ora
tors on the same subject that is to
be debated here, the local cam to
argue for the affirmative.
The debates tonight constitute the
finals in the Oklahoma Girls Pen
tangular league, it is pointed out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02
LOCAL DEBATERS
To MEET GUTHRIE
At JUNIOR HIGH

1t was announced by his school
authorities this morning that the de-
bate to be held here tonight between
the negative team of the local girl
debating squad and trio of debat-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

All the newest styles are represented in
this showing of suits for men and young
men,
The styles are more dignified and simplic-
ity is the keynote, yet to our notion they are
the best looking suits we have ever shown.
Single and double-breasted models in one
and two-button variations. Mostly flap poe
kets longer coats and high vents. They
come in fine all wool fabrics of unfinished
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

of the lodge, The Pythian Sisters
also are urged to attend this meet
Ing as important business OF interest
to both lodges will be transacted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02
Returns from Utah.

Returns from Utah.
Enthusiastic over Utah's school
system and relating many profitable
experiences recently encountered, M.
II. Shepard, county superintendent,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02
Ouer 5OONe1u Spring Suits
Pick Your Easter Suit Here

worsteds. Serges, gabardines and cassi-
meres.
Every suit we sell is made of all wool ia
brio. Every suit you buy here is guaranteed
satisfaction. We feature
KUPPENHEIMER AND FlITFORM
clothes for men and young men. The fabrics
tailoring and workmanship in these suits
are Of the highest class Same as in custom
made clothes.
Prices range from S29.75 to $3.50
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02
Short Stories
Of the Town

Daughter is Born.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Owen, S27
South Fifth, announce the birth OF
daughter, Thursday afternoon.
Call X. p. Meeting.
A called meeting Of the Knights of
Pythias has been announced for to-
morrow evening at 1880 in the hall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

The Eastern Star will entertain
the grand matron at the Masonic
temple tonight, commencing at 7:4o'
it was announced this morning. Ev-
cry member is expected to be pres
ent Refreshments will be served.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02
Buy
Quality
Not
Price

DO not let prices
tempt you to buy
clothes of inferior
quality You get
the best. when you
buy at the Dixie.
# You don't get
your moneys worth
here you can get.
your money back.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

will meet tonight at 1880 in the may
or's office in the city hall, 1t was
announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

is again in his office after spending
two weeks in Carbon county, Utah,
lecturing in the schools in the inter-
est of better schools for the state,
Mr.. Shepard was called to the work
by the Utah State Department Of Ed
ucation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

Express Want Ads bring results
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02

Medics to Meet.
The Grady County Medical society
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-02
A Wonderful Showing
of Shirts

Buy You a silk shirt for Easter Pick from
the largest assortment of shirts in Western
Oklahoma New silk shirts. made of Jersey
silk crepe de chene. pussy willow taf-
feta and broad cloth silks, in plain white and
rich colored stripes.
Priced, $40, $3.50. $3.50 $15 and $3.50
Manhattan shirts are sold here in fine quail
ity madras Neat and wide stripes colors are
absolutely guaranteed fast all sizes.
Madras shirts priced Sl.S5 TO 500
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24

was this ship that proved cpnclusively
that electricity could be used success
fully in scagoing vessels.
When Admiral w S. Benson was
Chief of Naval Operations he cncour-
aged the adoption of the electric drive
fer naval vessels. After he had retired
from the navy and was appointed to his
present position as chairman Of the
Shipping Board his interest was en-
listed again in the electric. drive na the
most economical method of operating
merchant vessels.
Economical, Says Benson
The Admiral is the first chairman of
tho Shipping Board to come out in favor
of an electrically operated merchant
fleet. -
II am convinced" he said, "of the
possibilities Of electricity in ou1 mcr-
chant marine
eve have demonstrated on our battle
chip that the electric drive is more eco
nomical than the ordinary drive We
must save every gallon Of fucl-oil that
we possibly can. and when | say coal |
say it with a good deal Of regret, be-
cause our competitors will contend that
we must 80 back to coal burning; that
we cannot get oil in all parts Of the
world, or that it doesn't pay, or some
thing like that If we ever give up
tuel-ol, unless we, can get something
better, we might as we'll take to the
woods, and cut timber for our fuel. We
can't compete with foreign competitors
CH any other than an Oil-fuel basis"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24

education; they have no outlook in
life; they are condemned to the most
degrading forms of labor on
cial orders can be passed but
in the absence Of public opinion it is
quite impossible for the government to
enforce these orders, which fly in the
face of habits centuries old"
Other Battling Conditions
And again:
an certain parts Of northern lnd'a
the average agricultural laborcr IS not
infrequently compelled in time OF stress
to mortgage his personal liberty.
"Therc is terrible amount OF lee
way to be made up before the women
of India can achieve even the modest
Standard of literacy which character
ICES the male population.
"Other pressing problems are those
Of raising the age Of marriage, and the
inilexibllty of the caste system.
another social problem Of such I'M
portance as to demand passing mention
is that presented by the criminal tribes.
There are some 100000 individuals in
India who have as their hereditary pro-
fessions theft or burglary. Their whole
structure of social habits is conceived
upon the basis Of crime"
Kiplings India is apparently far from
being completely modernized.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Half of Salonica's
175,O00 Residents
Still Homeless
Failure to Restore City After
Great Fire Forces People
TO Live in Tents, Huts,
Fields or Cellars of Ruins

SALONIKl, Greece. Sept. Gamer
leans who think they are suffering se-
verely from bad housing and livins
conditions and high rents should get q
glimpse Of this congested and bcnight.
ed Oriental city, with its narrow, dark
streets, cobblcd pavemehts. tumble
down buildings, cellar-like homes and
other concomtants of poverty. There
are only enough houses to shelter one
half the population of $4,000. The
rest of the people live in tents, in huts
in the fields. or among the charred
ruins of their onetimc bones which
were desolated by a great fire that
leveled the city to ashes in August
1917.
Only the wealthicst can afford any-
thing like fully furnished house
Whole flats are apartments are un-
known, family must be content with a
single room. Rents nave incscascd
greatly and are quite on par With
chose prevailing in American cities.
Tenants have no such legal protection
against landlords as those enjoyed by
ow York residents So grea. il the
need for space that the municipality mas
turned over humber Of Turkish
mosques in which to shelter the peo-
pie. In one Of these ancient shrincs
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24

confident of the success Of the Eclipse
that construction Of several other
freighters similarly powered has been
started. The Eclipse is Of 10000 dead
weight tons, 440 feet long and sc feet
beam. Her electrical propulsion ma
chinery was built by the General Elec-
trio Company at Schenectady and in
stalled by the Vulcan Iron Works, of
Jersey City.
Driving a ship by electricity means
revolving the propeller shaft from Il
motor To supply the power to turn
this motor a generator must be oper-
ated somewhere else in the vessel, just
Us generators in power houses make
current for street railways. On board
ship these generators may be driven
by an cscnomical steam turbine or by
Diesel engine.
Cost of Operation Cut in Half
The records of the electrically driven
New Mexico, Of tho United States Navy,
show that oil consumption is lowered
about one third by the use CT electric
ity as motive power and the cost Of
operation is cut in half, principally
rs result of the reduced number of
men necessary in engine room crews.
1t is not only possible for an officer
to operate an electric ship with small
levers from the bridge. but, if need
be. virtually the entire engine room
mechanism can be handled by one man.
Among the many advantages attached
to electricity as seapower are the add
ed hull space for cargo and tho greatly
reduced fuel consumption.
The first application Of the electric
drive principle was made on vessel
resembling closely the merchant ship.
although the first really successful
craft to use this power was the naval
collier Jupiter. launched in 1912 1t
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Electric Motor
To Propel u. S.
Merchant Ship
Eclipse, Soon To Be Placed
in Service, Is First Amer
lean Cargo Vessel To Be
Driven by Such Power
Cost of Operation Cut
Reduced Consumption of
Oil and Number of Grew
Slashes Expense i'm Half

The first electrically propelled cargo
vessel to fly the American flag will be
placed in service at this port within
tho next few weeks by the United
States Shipping Board. The vessel will
fly the house flag Of the International
Mercantile Marine Company and will
be used by that concern in the trans
atlantic trade.
The Eclipse, as the ship has been
christened, will mark the introduction
OF electricity as a motive power for
merchant ships, the use of this power
in the past having been confined 10
naval vessels.
The Shipping Board is already 10
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Queen Victoria Chair Found

A massive chair, made of copper,
which natives believe was given by
Queen Victoria to an Ashanti chief
tain and used by him as a throne, has
been discovered in the midst of a jun
gle far from human habitation in the
Cold Coast Colony Of Africa.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24

500 people live as in one great family.
They sleep on the stone floor and live
u primitive community life.
Saloniki is strikirgly like the devas-
fated areas Of northern France. Every
whore are ruined homes. tangled
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24

wreckage.and piles of dirt and AZ,
Tho government has done litsis sis'I's
ward restoring the city since ~ ss'e %
fire, which left 5000 persons he bo,.sss sless
and entailed $4,000, 900 proper,v rv,''slsss ss
age. oan-
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-02-21

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
Washington. for King CountyEIn Probate:
the matter of the estate of Frank DeLaO De-
ceased-No 26763. Notice to Creditors
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed and has qualified Executor of the
estate of Frank DeLao Deceased; that all persons
having claims against said deceased are hereby
required serve the same duly verified, on said
John DeLao his attorney Of record at the ad-
Clerk of said Court, together with proof Of such
service within six months after the date of first
publication this notice, towit, within six months
from and after the 7th day of February, 1920 or
will be barred.
Date of first publication February 7th, 1920.
JOHN DE LAO,
Executor said Estate.
Address 7O1 Leary Building,
Seattle, Washington.
E. III. GJ!IE,
Attorney for Estate,
7O1 Leary Building Seattle Wash
February 7th, March 9Th, 1920.
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"A hardware dealer in great need of ex.
ira hands asked Jim Wilson, who was &C.
counted the town fool, if he would work for
him.
''What ii you pay?" asked Jim.
'lll pay you all your WORTH" answer
ed the dealer
Jim scratched his head a minute and
announced decisively: 'I'll be darned if
l will work for that
Small Boy (tO man who is hurrying
toward the railroad station) Garry yer
bag, mister?"
Man: Ono, thanks''
Small Boy: "I1l carry it all the way to
the station for dime'
Man (impatiently): 81 tell you I don't
want it carried"
Small Boy: "Don't yer?"
Man: emo, l don It"
Small Boy "Wel, what are you carry.
ing it for?''
Mrs. Youngbride: ''Not until l married
did I realize how lucky my mother was"
Her Husband: "Well, she had me to
help her wash the dishes and l have to do
the dishes all alone''
O.. P. Timist "'What is sense of hui
mOr?''
Growcher: "a sense of humor is what
makes you laugh at something that hap.
pens to somebody else which would make
you mad if it happened to YOU"
The actor lodged, as by his head
A cabbage from the gallery sped.
"Say, there,' he cried, twill you
Kindly throw the corned beef too?''
Hicks: ''When | was in New York I
stopped at the best hotel there'
Kicks: "Found it pretty expensive didn't
you?"
Hicks: "No, only stopped to admire IT,
Wife: Erred, do you remember where
you were in 1902"
Fred: "Why, no, dear, 1 don't remem-
Der. Why do you ask?''
Wife: "Why I was reading today in the
paper that in 1910 one person in every eight
hundred was in prison and I wondered"
If your postage stamps stick together
from dampness, they can be easily separat-
ed by putting thin sheet of paper over
the stamps and pressing them with moder-
ately hot ron.-I. U. F., New York, n Y.
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STOLEN FROM THIEVES.

Pat Murphy: Bright, I've got job"
Bridget Murphy (who is very tired of
supporting the family: ''Glory bel"
Pat Murphy: 81 shall want a new suit,
an we can pawn me nightshirts to get it,"
Bridget Murphy. ''Your nightshirts''
Pat Murphy: 'Sure, an for what should
l be wanting them when I've got job as
night Waterman and can only sleep in the
daytime?'
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MRS. L. T. GREEN

1873. Hair Culture and Scalp Specialist Will
call at your home if desired. Graduate of Oxford
College, st. Louis
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ALEXANDRIA CASH GROCERY

Distributor of Nine c. j. Walkers Hair and Skin
preparations. Mail, postal and express orders
promptly filled. 1913 Jackson St., Seattle Wash
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supporting the family: ''Glory be!''
Pat Murphy: 81 shall want a new suit,
an we can pawn me nightshirts to get it,
Bridget Murphy. ''Your nightshirts!''
Pat Murphy: "Sure, an for what should
| be wanting them when I've got Job as
night Waterman and can only sleep in the
daytime?'
Hubby: "The only way can avoid these
payments is to put everything I own in
your name. There's one thing certain, if
| don't own anything they can't collect
from me-.
WHEY: ooh. won't it be just lovely for
me to have all that money to spend!"
Miss Plain: Mamma says I'm too young
to marry
Miss Pert: ooh, well, she needn't worry
about you, you'll not be too young by the
time you find man to propose to you.''
While in London on holiday, visitor
was to have a look at the Thames There
was a steam shovel at work out in the river
and he was standing and watching it. Sud
denly he felt tap on his shoulder and
man came forward with a grin
'Say, there,' said he, ''isnt it wonder
full. BY CORY, now, just look at that thing
gOin down there; now, look at it, ism t
that wonderful? But, say, ould man, I
wouldn't want to. be the cove at the bottom
filling that thing up, would you?'
Mike: "And why do you sell your night
shirt. Pat9"
Pat: "Well, what good is it to me now,
when We got job Of night watch
man an sleep in the day time.''
a tiny girl whose mother has attained a
great deal of popularity on account Of her
splnedid writings came in to her mother
crying one day. Gillian slapped me- she
sobbed.
"Why did she do that?' asked her
mother.
"Well, l slapped her."
And why did you do that?'
''She-she called you names. She said,
Your mother is so famous, and l won't
stand to have anybody calling you names
A farmer woke up in the night saw an
apparitiOn at the foot Of the bed and reach
ing for his gun, perforated the ghost with a
bullet. In the morning he discovered that
he had made a target of his own shirt
What did you do them" inquired the
friend to whom he was telling the story.
"Why l knelt down and thanked God
that WASH t inside Of it, ;" replied the farm
er piously.
Mary Willis: ''Theatre audiences are
gloomy gatherings, aren't they?"
Jane ellis: GLOW so?"
Mary Willis: "They're always in tiers. -
lda-'Just one month ago Marie and I
agreed that we would point out each 9th.
ers faults without reserve
Ruth-''And are you still doing it 20
lda-'Dear me, no! Why, my dear, we
haven't spoken to each other for twenty.
nine days.
Two editors were chatting together. One
of them was publishing paper that was
not to be relied upon for the accuracy of
Stafo,r re-
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Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 1919.