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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22

Leonard Cooper of Whitefeld was
q business visitor Wednesday in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22

Mrs. Alec Pomerleau of Livermore
Falls, has arrived in the city to visit
with relatives for a few DAYS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22

Mrs. Lewis Myers and son, of
Baltimore, Md are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Slosberg, Bridge street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22
S The Modern
GlenWOOd
SingleSPipe
sxs3 sszs-~
Furnace

You can make . big saving in
yeur coal bill and take solid COM
fort this Winter and for years to
como with q Modern Glenwood
Single Pipe Furnace.
It Is built massive and strong
from top to bottom, and as easy TO
regulate as clock-just slight
turn Of the regulating dsmper IN
creases the heat or slows it down.
A few sticks of wood-just rub
bish you want to be rid of, will
give sufficient heat on mild days.
Il heels the entire heass uniform
~, upstnirs and dswo; Il easy to
he-.dss and costs much less than
any Other heating apparatus to in
stall aud keepin order. Il is equal
ly good for old or new houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22
THE DIRECT ROUTE
TO OWNING YOUR
OWN HOME
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT

Hope lies in the heart of every
man and woman that some day they
Will own their own home. When you
open a savings account you have TAX
EN- the first step toward the goal of
your ambition. A little money de-
posted regularly each week to this
account will soon make your dream
come true.
Open that account today!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22

Horace Ingraham left Wednesday
morning for Brunswick to assume
his studies as member of the
Sophomore class at Bowdoin college.
Mrs. Earle Randlettc. who has been
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
4. 3. Randlette on Gage street has
returned to her home at Bath accom-
panied by her son Herbert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22
AUGUSTA LOCALS

A dance will be held this Thursday
evening at the Augusta Country Club
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22
GYM. CLASSES SOON
TO REOPEN WORK

Physical Director r. NJ Sanborn Of
the Augusta Y. NJ. G. A. announced
Wednesday that the gymnasium
classes for the winter would be re-
opened the week of October ..
The classes this year will includ"
classes for men, boys, women and
girls and will consist of number Of
innovations. Much interest is being
manifested and the outlook seems ex-
ccptionally good for some lively times
in the near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
Escape Narr0m as
Autos Collide at
Street Crossing

Five persons narrowly escaped In
Jury late yesterday afternoon when
two cars collided at the corner of
Sixth street and Choctaw avenue.
One car, moving north on Sixth
street, was being piloted by T. V.
Arkeketa, an Indian, of Anadarko,
and the second machine moving
south on Sixth street, was being
driven by Walter Leslie, negro SER
vice car driver. The accident oc-
Cured, according to eye-wtnesses,
when the negro attempted to turn
east on Choctaw avenue.
The Anadarko mans four-year-old
daughter sustained injuries about
the head, and his son, age five, was
painfully bruised. Both were taken
to hospital, but were later removed
to their home in Anadarko.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
CLARK EXPLAINS
PROPOSITION To
SELL PARK BONDS
Gives Figures and Thoroughly De.
serlbes the offer Made by
Geo. n. Broadwell. Okla.
homa City Buyer

In a statement this afternoon. W
W. Clark. city treasurer. outlined
the proposition submitted TO the
city council by Geo r. Broaiwcll.
Oklahoma City bond dealer. for the
purchase OF the clty's park building
bonds. Tho statement by the city
treasurer follows:
referring to tho Issue of park
bonds. the proposition submitted TO
the council at the regular meeting
held Thursday February 10. by Mr..
Broadwell, bond buyer Of Oklahoma
City. has been carefully considered
and submitted the following:
III the city sells this Issue Of five
and one-half percent bonds at pres.
cnt market prices. we would got
about Ss7 500 for the issue. leaving a
loss OF si2.5OO. Interest ON this
amount at five and ono.half percent
would be si2,O2l.25. or total OF
s2i,53i.25 for which amount the city
would receive no benefit.
Under the Broadwell proposition.
he proposes 10 convert running for
a period Of the same time as icie orr.
glnal issue, providing the city pays
the difference in interest on the two
Issues which will be $3.50. or the
onelhalf Of one percent. and an adj.
ditional amount OF $3.50.
Fifteen hundred dollars received
In settlement with Edwards now TO
the credit Of the park bonds In the
hands of the city treasurer can apply
on this. leaving a balance OF $3.50
to be secured from other sources.
"This arrangement will permit us
TO realize one hundred dollars. or
par for the issue and comply within
The law. believe The only differ.
cncc or change from the original is-
sue is in the rate of interest. the
city preparing the difference In In
Ierst between the two issues in ad-
vance In preference to dlscounting
The original bonds"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
New York Health Commissioner Says
Unless Something Done to Keep
immigrants Out. There's
gpidemio Danger
OFFICIALS TO STAND
GUARD AT N. Y. HARB0R
All Transatlantic Passengers be
Subjected to Rigorous Exam.
ination Before Allowed to
Land, is Ediet
ny United Press.

by united Irctt.
New York. Feb. ~ The greatest
menace confronting the United States
today Is the possibility Of a iyphus
plague. according TO Dr. Copeland.
health commissioner OF New York
country and so FAR. the only known
City.
The disease Is being kept out OF the
cases are those OF immigrants dc.
talned on the island In New York
bay. he said.
Dr. Copeland declared that unless
the federal state and port authori'
ties cooperate Immediately in com
batting the influx OF immigrants from
the typhus infected districts OF Eu-
rope. the danger of general spread
OF the dread dief,se IN America is
acute.
All transatlantic passengers ar.
riving here will be forced TO pass
rigorous health examination be.
fore gaining admission TO the United
States, the health authorities OF the
city announced. This practice will
be started today and will be carried
on f. an effort to give everyone
clean bill OF health before coming
ashore and aid in keeping the dis
ease out of America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
CHURCH SHOULD ADVERTISE
SAYS METHODIST PREACHER
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Feb. 12.-"Every church
should spend money for advertising
and purchasing space in the news
papers, paying for such space as
conscientiously and continuously as
it does the preachers salary" de-
clared Rev. j. T. Brabner Smith of
the Committee on Conservatism and
Advance of the Methodist Episcopal
church, today
Criticism of the newspapers, un-
less it is just, is harmful and there
should be cordial relationship and
cooperation between the pulpit and
the press.
Both the good sermon and the
good newspaper article have in them
the elements of human interest and
welfare and are centered round some
personality. The great difference be-
tween newspaper article and SER
mon is,-the preacher spends thirty
minutes in coming to a climax, but
newspaper article hits the bulls
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
Army Recruiting
Suspended State
Orders Received

Pending the issuance of further
orders, recruiting at the local army
recruiting station has been discon
tinued.
The bill providing for the reduc-
ton of the strength of the United
States army to 175,000 men having
passed congress, recruiting has been
discontinued at every station in ok
.ahoma, according to Sergt. L. r.
Millerman.
Whether or not the local station
will be abolished or will devote its
time to recruiting for special SER
vice remains to be seen, the sergeant
said. No members of Sergt. Miller
mans staff have been ordered to re-
port elsewhere.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
Cotton Campaign
In South Section
Grady Next Week

A trade CENTER meeting for the
purpose of outlining the plan and
program of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers association will be held in
Rush Springs next Wednesday after
noon, beginning at I o'clock, A. f.
Houston, county farm agent, an
nounced this morning.
Mr.. Houston and Oscar Early
Grady county farmer and president
of the county campaign committee,
will have charge of this meeting, at
which plans for conducting the drive
in the south end of the county will
be made. Mr.. Houston stated this
morning that a school houses were
included in the northern district.
These, Ihe said, would be divided into
groups of six and meetings held in
each group.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
BIC DISCUSSION
RESULT Of TALK
KAISER PUT OUT.
Difference OF Opinion In Germany;
Great Sensation; Some Uphold.
Stand While Others R.JI.
eule Wilhelm

by United Press.
Berlin. Feb. is-The interview with
the former German kaiser released
yesterday through the United Press
has caused the greatest sensation
throughout Germany today.
The widest variance Of opinions
was expressed as result OF the
Interview. The former advisers OF
the kaiser defended his attitude as
peace lord. while others were In
clined to treat his statements with
ridlculo and some even with anger
Count Van Beyentlow. In an inter
view given out today. expressed re.
gret that wilselm had become through
the interview the object OF world
wide discussion.
He declared that his former en-
peror was right In saying that he
had never been In favor Of the world
war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
Aged Couple Due
TO Take Rest as
Grocery is Sold

]. G. Smith, until recently engaged
in the grocery business in Hugo,
has purchased the Geo. X Powers
grocery store, located at 1875 South
Fourth street. Mr.. Smith has as.
sumed charge of the establishment
and is planning several improve
ments.
Mr. and Mrs Powers stated today
that they will rest the remainder Of
the winter, but probably will spend
next summer in the east. They are
also planning to spend next winter
in California.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Powers took an
active part in managing their bust
ness, despite their age. They re-
Gently celebrated their fifty-fourth
wedding anniversary. Mr. Powers
has been engaged in business here
since the year of statehood 1907
Before coming to Chickasha, he was
owner of large dry goods store in
Red Oak, la.
"You bet" replied Mr.. Powers
this morning when asked II they
would continue to make their home
in Chickasha.
Mr.. Smith, the new proprietor of
the store purchased from Mr.. Powers,
has moved his family to this city
and is located at 1902 South Fiji
teenth street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
Seek to Recover
Bond Forfeit in
Court of County

Recovery of one thousand dollars is
sought in suit instituted in the
district court of Grady county yester-
day afternoon by the state of Ok
lahoma ex rel Ben Goff county at
torney Frank Greeley, Brant Beatty
and d. G. oldham are named de-
PENDANTS.
The one thousand dollars Is the
amount of bond forfeited in dis
trict court here several days ago
when Greeley failed to appear to
answer to charge of assault with
intent to kill Greeley is said to be a
resident of Minco. Oldham and Beat
ty are named as the bondmen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
MADE
BY YOUNGSTERS
TO HANG BULLY

by United Press.
Longmont. Colo. Feb. r.
the attempted lynching here of
Authorities today investigated
James Rush, ten years old. by
more than a dozen of his school.
mates, whose ages ranged from
10 to IA years.
Rush was attacked by his play
mates W the schoolyars. A rope
was placed about his neck and
the would-be lyncbers drew him
off the ground. Things were
getting serious when a patrol
man rescued the boy.
His playmates accused Rush of
being bully.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
GIVE TAX ASSESSMENTS
NOW ADVICE OF BRYAN

That taxpayers of Chickasha city
and township should render a list Of
their personal and real estate prop
erty to the county assessor before
aMrch I, was the reminder" sent
out this morning from the office Of
J. d. Bryan, county assessor. Per-
sons who fail to do this are subject
to penalty, he said. After March l.,
other townships in the county will
be visited, Ly the county assessor for
the purpose of taking the assess
ments, according to Mr. Bryan, who
announced that the schedule would
be announced soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
GIVE INCREASE
ON CRUDE OIL
FOR NO. TEXAS
; ft.tgtE

BY United Press.
Houston. Tex. Feb. l2.-In the
face OF another 25 cent cut In
the price OF coastal crude oil,
the pAre line department of the
Humble company today announc-
ed rs cent increase in the price
OF crude oils from the fields OF
north Texas.
This Is sal dto be the first in
crease on any oils posted since
the first general decline in quo
tations of crude started by the
big companies several weeks ago.
The announcement was received
with joy by the operates in the
district affected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

PUBLIC RECORDS
!. ! + + + 4 1
Marriage Licenses.

JamesaG. DeWese. age II. of Shaw
nee and Miss Bessie Savage, age 10,
Of Alex.
Chas. Bevan, age 2S, Of Brecken-
ridge, Tex, and Miss Lydia Richards,
age "a, of Chickasha.
j. l.. Greening, age 81, of Houston,
Texas and Miss Oakley Wygant, age
25, Of Huntington, Ind
Civil Suits-District Court.
]. S. Mullen VS.. Broom Wall: suit
for possession of land and money.
Henry Keotah VS.. May Keotah
suit for divorce.
State of Oklahoma VS. Frank
Greeley, ct al; suit on bond for.
feitare,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
Modern En0ch Arden
Takes RiUaPs Name

BY United Press.
Cripple Creek, Colo, Feb. IL
Taking the name of his wife's dead
husband, William Zeisenhenne, Colo
radios Enoch Arden, is today known
as William Profftt and is remarked
to his former wife after an absence
of nearly twenty years.
While returning from work one ev-
ening in Cripple Creek, Zeisenhenne
was slugged and robbed. For twelve
years he was a victim of amnesia
and wandered over the United States
while his wife and family awaited
his return.
Eight years ago he recovered his
memory in Los Angeles hospital.
On his return to Denver, Zeisenhenne
learned his wife, thinking him dead,
! had married William Proffitt. Not
wishing to mar the happiness of the
couple, Zeisenhenne did not explain
to them his peculiar disappearance
or his recovery from loss of mem
ory.
When Proffitt died, friends notified
Zeisenhenne, who was in Chicago
He came to Cripple Creek imme
diately, and was reunited to his wife
Zeisenhenne declared he took the
name of Proffitt because his two
sons had adopted that name.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
ORDER PROBE ON
SAILORS ATTACK
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington. Feb. i2.-Secretary of
the Navy Daniels today cabled Ad-
miral Strauss. commander OF the
Aslatic fleet for an official report
on the dispatches from Toxic to the
effect that five American soldiers
had been fired upon at vladivostock.
The news contained In the Toxic
report, that the alleged firing by the
japanese on the Blue Jacks. resulted
in the wounding OF one American
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
ENDORSEMENT OF
DIRECT TRACING


By United Press.
Cleveland, Feb. 12.-Plans for di-
rect trading between farmer and city
consumer will be rushed vigorously
in all parts of the country, it was an
nounced here today at the closing
session Of the All.American Coopera-
tive congress.
A resolution calling for the es
tablishment of an exchange to bring
farmers and consumers together
was adopted at the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
MURDER CASE IS
NOW UNDER WAY
By United Press.

By United Press.
Williamson. Feb. 12.-The taking
of evidence in the Matewan trigger
trial finally get under way here to-
day.
John Mcdowell, an empoye Of the
Baldwin-Felts detective agency be-
gan giving his version of the battle
last May which cost ten lives.
Nineteen men are on trial charged
with killing. Mcdowell was called as
the first witness by the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

Homer Davenport attained wide
fame as a cartoonist without having
had either a common school or art
education. He was bred on an Ore
gon farm.
IINlIIIlIl
eye" in the first sentence; the heart
of the story is at the beginning and
not at the nd, like sermon"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

The finest cathedral in England,
that at York, dates back to the sew
enth century although it did not be.
gin to assume its present form until
the twelfth century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

UTsouRScoRE and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent
new nation eone elvsd In liberty. and
dedicated to the proposition that all men are
created equal. Nov We are engaged In great
civil war. tsstins whether that nation or any
nation 80 conceived and 60 dedicated, can
long endure. We are met upon . great battle.
field Of that war. We have come To dsdiest.
portion Of that field a. . final resting place
OF those who gave their lives that this
nation might live. Il 10 altogether fitting and
proper that We should do this. But In a
larger sense We cannot dedicate. We cannot
eonsserats, we cannot hsIlow this ground
The brave men. living and dead, who struggled
here, have eensseratsd II. far above our poor
power TO add or dstrset. The world will little
note or long remember what We cay here, but
u can never forget what they did here. Il is
Tor Ne. the living, rather, to be dedicated here
to the unfinished work which they who fought
here have thus far 90 nobly carried on. Il Il
rather for We 10 be here dedicated TO the great
task remaining before us. that from these
honored dead We take increased devotion 10
that cause for which they gave that full
measure Of dsvotioni that We here highly rs.
solve that these dead shall not have died In
vaini that this nation. under God, shall have
new birth Of freedom, and that government
Of the people. BY the people. for the people
shall not perish from the earth"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

The oldest jewelry in the world is
the group of four bracelets of the
Queen of King Zer AIS B. c. They
show wonderful perfection in the
soldering of the gold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

The velocity of the blood in the,
veins is least in those of smallest
diameter, this being the reverse of
the rule In arteries. !,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
+ + + T. 4 T. 1. j.
klDNAP TEXAN AGAIN

! klDNAP TEXAN AGAIN +
4 By United Press. +
j. Houston, Tex. Feb. H.. +
+ Eight men kidnapped B. | +
+ Hobby, former Houston attorney II
+ on the streets of Albin this +
J. morning and fled to the count l.
+ try in automobiles with him, ac- Z.
+ cording to word received here, +
I. Hobby was kidnapped in +
#Houston recently, taken to a I.
:. lonely spot and tarred and +
j. feathered. !
4, q u q q q q = q u q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

The Oldest record Of human his
tory is that ten kings reigned at
Abvdos in Upper Eigypt $50 years
before Mena, supposedly beginning
about 1900 B. c.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12
"wIII Put Il over" Says Senator
johnson as solons Convene
Today TO Consider n
House Killed
FIGHT WILL BE FORCED
IN OPINION OF soLON
Republicans Of House Reject Gill
Late Friday After Long ois.
eussicn and interesting
Flight Is Staged
by unllcd Press

by United Press
Oklahoma cily, Feb. II Tho Am.
erican Legion hospital BILL which
was defeated IN 'he house OF repre-.
seniatyes OF the state senate yes.
terday evening. will be- called mp for
consideration In the senate today.
Senator Johnson, chairman OF the
hospiializatlon committee announced
as the legislature convened.
I'VE Intend 10 force the fight and
put the proposition over" Senator
Johnson said.
The republicans killed the soldiers
hospital bill in the house late Fri
day evening the vote being 40
against the measure SO for the bill
and with 10 members absent at the
time the vote was taken.
The bill defeated was the commit.
tee substitute for the original bill
No. ~, drawn by the American Le-
gion and introduced by Mrs. Bessie
S. McColgin OF Rankin, Rogers Mills
county. II provided for spending
100000 to build permanent hospi-
tai of 500 beds In Oklahoma city
construction to be carried on by Il
commission consisting of the COVER
nor and four other persons. one each
to be selected by the house of rep
resentativos, the senate, the Amcri-
can Legion and the state federation
Of womon's clubs. The bill provided
FOR leasing the hospital to the fed
eral government, and DR. Hugh Scott.
director Of the United States public
health service for Oklahoma. had
declared he was ready to make It
contract leasing the hospital as soon
as It should be finished.
Almost unanimous declarations of
intention to provide for treatment of
needy soldiers featured the earlier
part of the four-hour debate on the
bill 1t appeared for the first two
hours that the measure certainly
would be passed Opposition deye-
aDed in force late in The afternoon,
centering in the attack upon th bill
made by Leslie b. Galter of Carmen
Alfalfa county, a republican, former
soldier and member of the solders
relief committee.
Victor NJ. Locke Jr., Of Antlers
Pushmataha county, republ hair
man of the soldiers relief ccFnittoe,
was absent when the vote was taken
on the bill. Other absentees We're:
Democrats. A. l.. Davis of Chickasha,
J s. Garrison of Pauls Valley, J. G.
Graham of Marietta, w. A. Hornbeck
of Sayre, NJ. B. Louthan Of Chickasha
j. G. Nance of NARROW, J II. Simp
son of Mangum and J. S. Smith Of
Durant; republicans, Eli L. Admire
of Oilton, w. a Irockett Of Choteau
G. Il. Dawson of Arnett, T. w. Har-
man of Paden, l. L. Harris Of Britton
E. A. Herod of Alva, James Miller Of
Quapaw, Remington Rogers Of Tulsa
j. w. Steffen of LaKemp and J. l..
Trevathan of El Memo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

Cold discoveries were made in Cal
ifornia as early as 1S4l, but these
occasional excitement. -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

In the fifteenth century the term
vaudeville was applied to certain
old Norman folk song.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

Hostilities between Great Britain
and America In 1915 continued for
three months after the signing of the
treaty Of Ghent, due to tho lack Of
communication facilities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

The Yosmite Valley gets its name
from an indian word sygnifying
rlarge grizzly bear"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-12

The largest war indemnity prior to
that of the recent World War, was
that which France was compelled 20
pay Germany after the Franco.Prus-
sian war. Il amounted Ito $l,OoO0O0.
900.