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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-01
History of Halloween.

Halloween is a peculiar combina-
tion of solemn religious day and
a merry-making time, in thankful
ness for good harvest and meritei
punishment to departed souls who
adhered to evil during earthly exist
ence. Prayers in the churches for
the souls of its saints and the blink
ing lights of -o-lanterns in many
windows are peculiar contrasts CT
the day.
Halloween is now known as more
of a Christian festival than anything
else, although its ceremonies greatly
antedate this relig0n-perhap by
several hundred years.
The two chief characteristics of
ancient Halloween were the lighting
of bonfires and the belief that of all
the nights Of the year, this is the
one when ghosts and witches are
most likely to walk on earth and to
declare their presence to friends and
loved ones by moving various house.
hold articles from their accustomed
places. November 1 was set as the
festival of the ancient Druids for
their autumn feast, in observation of
the harvest and the date when Sam
an, lord of death, the Charon OF his
faith, called together the souls of
the wicked who had been summoned
within the twelve proceeding months.
to inhabit the bodies of animals.
Black cats were thought to be
speciality of Saman's and symbolic |!
the part of the modern holiday |
which represents the Druid faith.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-01
THE
Cash and Carry" Grocery
Successors to Oden Bros.

Successors to Oden Bros
Let's get acquainted. Up to this time we have been
awiuly busy cleaning and arranging the stock and
fixtures but now we will have time to visit with you
Come in and give the "once over" We are always
glad to quote our prices in the store This week we
offer
FANCY DELICIOUS APPLES per box -S575
Bars Crystal White Soap ------ rs
Bulk Colorado Honey, per h. -- l2b
Rolls Crepe Toilet Paper (7-oz) -- is
All Gold Peaches, 25 - 35
White Eagle Soap ------- rs
mum cannon rs
New otate Cotfee 40
Gallon Red Pitted Cherries | lbs
Gibson < Paradis
Az Chickasha Avenue -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-01

Rubber should always be cut with
. wet knife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Young America Is Curious About the
 Doings of Georges

Manhassatt N. Y., May 21,-Georges Carpenter learned today that barbed wire fences mean nothing in the way of barrier to the real American boy
 To protect him from curious eyes, Manager Francois Descamps had the fence surrounding the camp crested with barbed wire guaranteed to rip the seat out of aany trousers.
 Now" he said, we shall have se- crecy'
 When one of Carpenters attendants went to the gymnasium rigged up in the barn, his whistled rendition or The Marseillaise" was interrupted by a violent sneezing. Puzzled, he ih- vestigated
 Lying along a rafter in the top of the barn he found three tousled-haired boys, who misunderstood his French and laughed, instead Of coming dow n. Collaring the three, he ushered them to the front gate.
 Carpenter rested today, and in the afternoon tried out new touring car. He drove in company with his trainer for an hour or more about the Long Island roads.
 After his automobile ride, he Joined his manager and others of the party sprawled in comfortable rockers on the front lawn.
 He will rest again tomorrow before starting actual training.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
American Golfers
 Win Nine Matches
 From Englishmen
By Associated Press

Hoylake, England, May 2l. Ihe American golfers demonstrated then superi iority over the British players IF series of foursomes and singles, win ming of the F matches, Reassured by this excellent showing, the Ameri- cans will rest Sunday with renewed determination to capture the Brltlsh title in the coming week.
 Tie esteem in which the visitors are held through the reputation they ac- ouired in their practice work shot away above par after they had made a clean sweep of the four foursomes in the morning, and had won five of the eight singles matches in the afternoon play.
 The outstanding strength of the Americans was demonstrated in driv- ing, while the predominant weakness of the British lay in putting
 The feature of the day, however, was the defeat of Chick Evans of Chi cago the 1920 amateur champion, by the British champion, Cyril Tolley, Evans suffered from frequent hard luck at times in this match. bounding badly and several times mAss,ng the hole by inches. He succumbed to Tol- ley the idol of the English amateur links, by four up and three to play.
 Many hundreds of spectators fol- lowed the foursomes. Three of them were won by q substantial margin by the Americans.
 Bobby Jones of Atlanta, who drove off the first ball amid cheers, proved = score of 34 for the first nine holes and with Chick Evans equally sound, they finished with the largest margin of the series. five up and three to play,
 Tolley and E. w. k. Holderness were beaten by Francis Ouimet and Jesse P. Guilford, three up and two to play In this event Tolley made a disappoint- ing showing. He drove out of bounds early in the mach. while his partner got into a sandy ditch.
 The other two overseas players who lost in the singles were Dr. Paul Hunter of Los Angeles, champion of southern California. who was de- feated by c. c. Aylmer of Ranelaugh. two up ana one to play, and !. Wood Flatt, who lost to T. D. Armour of Lochianburn, two up and one to play.
 Jones, through his spectacular driv- ing and accurate putting today, ap- pears to the British as formidable entry for the championship, for which his match opens Monday morning al SS0 Among the English players Tcl- ley received the most applause. though his forenoon form was not up to that of the afternoon.
 For the most part the matches were won on the greens which were fast and very smooth. much to the Ameri- cans liking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
By JACK FREEMAN

University. May Special )-old Daddy Time has clipped off another year, and 1921 is now history in the annals of the University of Alabama's s baseball achievements. This is dis tinctively unusual year for Alabama, for, for the first time in five years she has failed to emerge from the season clothed with the mantle of the s. l. A. A. championship
 Yet, she is experiencing no poignant regrets over the results of this season; she has two perfectly good reasons. In the first place, it would be exceed ibgly unusual, and we dare say un> paralleled if after winning five con secutive championships, she should step in and grab another this year, reouperation as it did after having place, it is altogether likely that she could have accomplished this feat had 1t not been for the interception of the biz leagues. who showed no mercy in their raid upon the Crimson eleven. When such men as Joe Sewell. Riggs Stephenson and Francis Pratt follow in lapid succession to the major leagues, it is to be expected that a discrganization will occur, and 1t is remarkable that the Alabama team displayed such stamina and powers of recuperation that it did after having these strong pivotal men torn from it.
 SEWELL WITH INDIANS
 Joe went up to the Cleveland team immediately after last years college season filling the shoes of the late Ray chapman. This was an act abso- lutely unprecedented in the annals of big league baseball. Never before had a man gone direct from a college team to play in tn worlds chanpoinship series.
 This spring, just as the Crimson team was beginning to hit it's stride, Iris Speaker called for help. and War Hoss' Riggs Stephenson bade adieu to Alabama to occupy the berth on the Cleveland team just vacated by the triple play vet eran, Wambsganss. Stephenson had had no professional training before going with the Indians One has but to read the daily box scores of the Indian games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
LEAGUE STANDING
Improved Gasoline Pump

Printing customers receipt and malt- ing three records of the number of gall Ions dispensed, all at the same time, is feature of an improved gasoline pump described with illustration in the Pop ular Mechanics Magazine. The measur- ing chamber is a one-sallon glass cylin- der, at the top of the apparatus. The operator inserts his individual key, sets the indicating lever to the quantity want ed, and starts an electric motor which operates pump. When the required quantity has been pumped the motor stops automa tically. The recording me- chanism keeps track of each operators sales, total daily sales and a grand to- tai for the season as well as prints a GUS toner's receipt. showing the amount of the transaction. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
KID ELBERFELD GIVES UP BATTLE
 WITH UMPRIES; MAY QUIT LEAGUE

players bench will continue as his abiding place after the expiration Of his present five-day sentence When the team goes on the road he will pick himself out places of vantage in the grandstand from which he will direct the playing of the Travellers by the intericate cigar signal code that he has worked out.
 The Travellers have won three of the four games played since the Kid has been under suspension and he says that they will con- tinue to win with him in the grand stan.
 T can run the club from up there as well as I could down on the bench" said the Kid I will have no field captain but will let every man play his own position. I have a smart bunch of ball players this year and they are all capable of doing their own think ing. I have found them all work ing hard aHd trying to win and I am confident they will win. The umpires are all on me, so I have decided to give up the struggle.
 The Kid also announced that he intends to leave the Southern as- sociation after this season, but his friends here do not believe that he is serious about that.
 Dick Kauffamn, who was chased out of Thursdays game by umpire Irwin and escorted out of the park by police, today received notice of a s1O fine. He was not suspended. MT. Kaufman added an enthus- iastic second to most everything the Kid said about umpires in gem eral and the staff at work in the southern this season in particular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Barons Meet PelS in ". o. Today; Hap
 McKeown Entertains


 Boss Msley's BarOns, victorious in one of the three games played at Redwood with the Pelicans, are in New Orleans today for A single game with Johnny Dobbs' Birds on their own home lot. After the game today, the PeIs and Bnrons beat it back to Rickwood for two more games tomorrow and Tues- day.
 Tom Gallagher will probably pitch today's game for the Barons. Dobbs' mound selection is not yet known.
 "Happy' Nick eovn, armIess fn- structOr of Uncle Sam's maimed. soldiers, veterans of the World war, entertained at Redwood yes- terday, giving an exhibition of how to shave, handle hoops. q baseball bat and a ball. "Hnp" received n generous round of applause after his little performance on the dia- mOnd yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
RICHTER BREAKS RECORD IN 5. 4. A. U.
 TRACK MEET AT NO.
GiIlie Chisholm Wins the High Jump, Henry Beatty Second
 in Pole Vault

New Orleans. May 21.-Two new southern records were established in the senior contests of the annual field and track championship meet of the Southern Amateur Athletic union here today.
 Richter, of the Birmingham Athletic club, won the three mile race in the most spectacular race ever witnessed here, finishing in 15 minutes, A 2-5 seconds, without ever being crowded by his nearest competitor. Frazier, of Baylor university, won the 220 yard low hurdles in 24 4-5 seconds, lower ing the record made yesterday by Ellis, of the New Orleans Gymnastic club, who won in the junior contest in 25 2-5 seconds Prior to yesterdays contest, the southern record in this event had stood for Is years. Ellis came out sec ond in todays contest, lowering his own record of yesterday Chisholm, O. the Birmingham Athletic club, won the high jump.
 The total points scored in today s contests by the various athletic or ganizations comepting were announced tonight as follows:
 
 orleans, sS points; Rice institute, 2S points; Boys High school, of New Or leans, 16 points; Birmingham Athletic club. IS points; Baylor university, 10 points; unattached, IS points,
 The summary follows:
 1oo-Yard Dash-Lindsey (Rice), Goss SRicel. Ellis (M C.), Webb e. e Time S-5 seconds
 22o, Yard Dash-Goss (Rice), Marks e. GG;;o, Wood lB. H. s.), Dumestre (B. H. s.) 1 Time, 22 45 seconds.
 .;,.. tao, Yard 1G D9ashnGladney e. cl. Boden- dB H s Time. Soelnsn 50 lS seeonds. 1ds. Du"eS'r' sso- Yard Run-Hulver (Rice), Montgom cry e. @, C: Lind {B. H. -s;), Menard tG: S) Time, minutes and A seconds.
 Mile Run-L Montgomery e: CD, Bree. land land (; (G; c9, Nelson lG. O. Time min. utes and 37 3-5 seconds
 Three,mile Run-Richter, Birmingha an A. C.; McCann, (B. H. s) Time, Is min utes' A 2-5 seconds, Ga new southern rec
 22o Low Hurdles-Frazier (Raylor), Eli. 1G. @, Wood (B, H. s), Webb e. e. Time. "A 4-5 seconds Ga new southern rec
 12o-Yard High sHurdles- Frazier (Baylor} 1B. H. s.) Time, OG Is 4-5 seconds. '''''''i
 Pole vault-Ward e. @, Beatty lBrr;
 Shot Put-Lndsey (Rice). winford e GG,D, Higgins e. g., Fletchinger e. @ Ellis e. cl. Webb e. e. Distance ac
 High Jump-Chisholm (Birming amp Ward e. C.), Bott e. O., Todd Qnd.)
 1s-Pound Hammer-Bott e. CD, Hughe. Gnd.), Higgins co. e., Disenblath (G. e. Distance. IF feet, 10 inches. | Mile Walk-Fiske tG. co, Manson (G l CD, Gasluet co. CD Time, minutes. 35 2-' | seconds.
 Discus Throw-wiiiford tG. @, Linds | ley (Rice), Hughes Und.), Legett (B. H. s. Distance, 27 feet. inches. | Johnston co. co, Ellis e. co D. Johnston 1 co. co Distance, 4ssfeet inches l 56Pound Hammer Throw--Hughes Qnd.) ) | Higgins co. CD, Rosenblath e. CD, Vaught l co. O. Distance, 27 feet. eh inches. Javelin Throw-Todd QndD, Williforc l e. CD, Sherwood e. C), Rosenblath tG CD Distance, 14O feet, inches.
 Relay Race of One Mle-Won by. Y. M q. c. team composed of Ellis, Webb, Nel- son and Gladney. Time, minutes, 29 sec onds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
ACIPCO OVERWHELMS MOORE-H -HANDLEY

Batting Falkner to all corners of the lot. Acipco scored Il runs in the first two innings and walloped the Hardware men, 16 to 1. Millers hitting and How ards home run were the individual fea- lures of the game kimbrough was the only Moore X iiandley player to show up we'll. Herman struck out Il opposing batsmen Five doubles were made dur. ing the game Score R. Il. E. Acipco ............... 651 coz 20*--16 15 5 Moore & Handley ... 002 200 000 '
 Batteries; Herman, Lawrence and Reese Falkner, Ganong and Kim brough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22

Little Rock, Ark. May H.-(Spec-. ial)-After 27 yeArs of almost contin- ual warfare, interrupted now and then by brief truces and by short terms in the grandstand under suspension, Kid Eberfeld has declared that the fight Is over and the present suspension he is serving will be voluntarily made permanent. The Kid has been running the Traveller club from the grand stand for four days and has given out the word that he will remain in the grandstand the rest of the season.
 The Kid really means it and the box directly over the Little Rock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Terrace Lawn Mower

A lawn mower that will successfully cut the grass on the incline -of a terrace and that will not require it's operator to pull 1t up or down. nor run up and down the grass bank him- self, is described and illustrated in the Popular Mechanics magazine. In construction the new device does not differ greatly from the old-style lawn mower. Instead of the stationary handle. the new machine has a pivoted handle set on a toothed quadrant. By lifting a stop pin from between the teeth of the quadrant. and setting it to the desired point, the mower is brought to an angular position rela- tive to the operator. so that he can cut Iengthwise swath on the slope without leaving the ground level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
One Way to Attract Customers

Fred Kelly, in the Nations Business.
 ln a small New England town I met druggist who makes a speciality of selling postage stamps. He says that retailing 2-cent stamps for cents each IS the most profitable line in his store These sales would be extremely unprof- itaole, if he handled stamps grouchily or grudgingly, saying by his manner:
 Whatta you mean by bothering me to sell you postage stamps?"
 But he has signs in his window tell ing that he has plenty of stamps, and makes a special effort to be more pleas- ant and accommodating and gracious about stamp sale than at any other time. He has attracted thousands of permanent customers in that way. "A new customer is worth many dollars a year, he observes, whether the thing that first brought him in is postage stamps, cigars or whatnot. So having enticed him in, why should do anything to make him sorry he came?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
CUNNINGHAM AND
 BARRETT MINES WIN
 A CITY TITLE EACH

Cunningham and Barrett seniors and juniors played for the championship of the eastern division grammar schools yesterday, each school winning title. The feature of the Cunningham seniors victory over the Barrett boys was the pitching of Rowe, who did not allow hit, shutting them out, 8 to O. Bur ton and Lehman starred with the bat
 In the junior game both pitchers twirled good ball and errors decided the winner. Nose, who won the game for Barrett, 3 to 1, also attempted to pitch the senior game, but could not do 1t. The Cunningham seniors will Hay South Highland for the city cham Pionship next Tuesday or Wednesday. Efforts will be made to secure the use of Redwood field for this game. Jun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
CITY LEAGUE
POWER COMPANY
 WINS IN TENTH INNING

Scoring four runs in the eighth in- ming and another in the tenth. Alabama Power company came from behind and beat Jordan Park, 5 to f. Both pitchers twrled good ball, but the Powermen committed four miscues. Brinskelle, Kircher and Miller all made two hits, while Hammers triple was the only ex- tra base clout. Harrington struck out 10 batters This was the fourth straight win for the Powermen. Score: R. H. E.. Ala. P Co. ........ 900 GOO 040 Is 4 Jordan Park ,.... 000 121 900 0-4 s
 Batteries Ellis and Eddens; Harring- ton and Krcher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
New Lawn Game

new lawn game of unusual interest
 suggesting some of the features of golf
 table pool, and croquet, but initiating none of them, is described with illustra- tions in the Popular Mechanics Mag azine. Four round-end, rubber tipped mallets and four balls of distinctive col ors, six numbered aluminium pockets to be set on the lawn at specified places. and two end stakes, constitute the outfit for two or four players. The pockets are arranged in Il rectangle which may ba of COTS Ge, able size, and eaeh player Is all lowed three reallet strokes to pocket his tall, making many interesting situations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
SAYRETON WALLOPS SOUTHERN BELL,

Sayreton mixed 13 hits with 10 errors for 15 runs and beat the Bellmen b to B. Pace pitched good ball for the losers, but slow and loose fielding let many hits be obtained off him. He struck out IA men. Flock featured with three hits, while Ambrose also made a duo. Brown the bat. Score: R. H. E. Sayreton ....,...... o20 0s2 261Al5 1S ' Southern Bell ........ 002 900 0l0-S 10
 Batteries: Flock and Ambrose; Pate and Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
FRANCIS PRATT GOES
 TO NASHVILLE VOLS

Chicago, May 21.-Two more mem bers of the Chicago White Sox were cut from the roster today. accordins to Harry Grabiner, secretary of the club William Francis Pratt who came from Alabama university, was released to the Nashville club of the Southern. association, and Leslie Mill Ter who was recommended to the White Sox from Casa Grande, Tex, by George Stovall, was sent to the Bloomington club of the Three I. Both are infielders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
METHODISTS BEAT
 THOMAS ' TO 6

Pratt City Methodist defeated Thomas by one run yesterday, although outhit and outplayed in the field. Both, pitch- CTS held the batters at bay, loose field ng accounting for most of the rune. Coxs batting featured for the losers, getting two hits and a triple. Harkins struck out l3 Thomas players. Score:
 R. H. E. Pratt City Meth. ... 101 024 000-7@ 5 Thomas ................ 100 030 101-6 $ Batteries: Harkins and Flowers; Hur- ley and Cox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
DRIVE-ITS SHUT
 OUT EXPRESSMEN

Little let the American Railwaymen down with three hits and the DriveIt- Yourselves defeated the Expressmen, 6 to o. Little set a City league record of 19 strikeouts in this game. The bat ting of Pie Carol continued to fea- ture his teams playing. Veich drove in four of the winners runs. Jones fea- tured for the losers Score: R. H. E.. Drive-It-Y ourself .... 420 900 0O0--6 Il 2 Am Ky. Exp. ..... GOO GOO 00o-0 3 1
 Batteries: Little and Mccullough; Tate and Caldwell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Charges Are Dismissed

Montgomery, May H.-(Special)- Charges of manslaugh.er preferred against Arthur Womack as a result Of the death of $. J. Robbins. who was in jured by an automobile driven by Womack. were dismissed by the record CT today at the request of the relatives of Robbins. Relatives did not desire to prescott saying the death was caused by an accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Defects In Player Piano

A celluloid rule that doubles up into a leather cover, and fits any pocket, is handy for use on player piano, says Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illus trated article. On one side is a tracker- bar gauge, with which any notes which the test roll shows to be not working properly, can be measured off without the necessity of counting the holes to find the defective note. On the other side it is divided into inches and six teenths, and can be used as a 12-inch rule. A notch in the rule forms a primary valve gauge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22

IVLIHNiE BASEHALL At Providence. R. l.: Brown 8, University of Pittsburg 2.
 At Annapolis Md: Catholic University 4, Navy 8.
 At Syracuse 5. Colgate 4 At South Bend: Notre Dame 8. Purdue 1. At Atlanta: Tennessee University 8, Georgia Tech {.
 At Cambridge Mass: Princeton 3. Har- yard s.
 At Ithaca N. Y.: Yale 4. Cornell 1. At West Point: Army 2, Fordham l. At State College Pa: State College {. Detroit University B.
 At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania 9. George town !.
 At Gettysburg, Pa. Gettysburg 8. West ern Maryland 0.
 At Easton. Pa; LaFayette 2. Lehigh 1. At Columbus, Ga. United States Infantry School -Oglethorpe University called o4 ac- count threatening weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22

Princess Mary, the only daughter of King George and Queen Mary of Eng land, never uses perfume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
AMERICAN AssocIATyoN
PIFDMONT I.rAGJ,E

At Milwaukee I. Indianapolis 6. At St. Paul 4, Toledo IA.
 At Kansas City '. Louisville 8. At Minneapolis g. Columbus 14.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEACUF

At Danville IT, High Point II. At Durham Al, Raleigh 1-2. At Greensboro g, Winston Salem 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Baseball Results

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Jersey City 10. Reading 5. At Newark 6. Baltimore [. At Rochester 5. Syracuse 8. At Toronto S, Buffalo IL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
MISSISSIPPI LEAGUE
CoLLEGE RAsERALL

At Greenwood s. Jackson 8. At Clarksdale 8, Meridian O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22

That choice is practically unlimited. Y while make, from VALUES that may l home the better instrument you have before the bargains are gone.