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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31
LEAGUE LOOMS UP LARGER.

The shadowy new OF nations which Mr. Harding
sought public view campaign uteance re-
mains shrouded in shadows
The League Of Nations, which the association was to
and uppant looms up larger and result
OF the Arms Conference which held under call issued by
President Harding
any friend advocate of the League of Nations but
who has been persistent critic Of the peace machinery
which has its headquarters in Geneva
1t is from Mr. Frank Smond who frequently has preached
the funeral OF the league procamng its demise in the
most positive terms that get the important information which
have Summarized in the foregoing sentences Since Mi
mond has always been recognized excellent authority by the
foes OF the league presume it will be satisfactory to them to
quote his latest decision in regard to 1t.
Soon after the opening Of the Arms Conference Mr. Harding
gave what supposed be the dim outlines Of his
something definite develop the pacy proceeded
but the ripple caused by the presidents eeler" wdened till
disappeared from and there scarcely sign that
ever agtated the diplomatic waters.
Says Mr. simonds The American peiple will have to make
their minds to the fact that spite OF the Washington
Of it. the European nations which have
been represented here and the European nations which not
represented here have not been shaken their adherence to the
Geneva organization and that the French the Dutch and not i'm
possibly the English have been in the circumstances of the
diminished respect and faith the League Of Nations
Further Mr. Simonds says 1T is an accurate statement be-
eve that a e conference European preference io
In event what reasonably that just
American refusal to the League Of Nations
did not fatally cripple it the Washington conference by fail
ing rival association has tended strengthen rather
than weaken the Of the Of the Geneva
body
Putting in still stronger language Mr.. Smonds adds: "A
the Washington conference the League Of Nations
will judgment be greatly strengthened its world prestige
be increased impaired and its permanence longer be
regarded matter open doubt Here will be observed
Mr. monds only and breaths life the body
which he had previously buried but he actually endows with
mortality: its penanence is not "open to doubt
1t is that Mr. Smond does in the League
but he with the Dutch foreign minister that
regarded good savings bank though
church. meaning thereby Of
against rendering conflict of less ik if it does
hold the hope Of complete Salvation And may be
noted this about the idea which intelligent advocates of the
League held from the outset
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

Timely Reminders from Oklahoma
A. and N. College.

Pure Farm sced-Plan to plant
nothing but the best seed you can
get this spring. Seed grown under
conditions similar to your own farm
usually will give the best results.
Feeding Livestook-Bc liberal In
feeding roughage. A pound gained
during the winter season enables
stock TO reach market earlier In the
summer or fall Plenty Of fresh
water and salt are essential.
Farm maohIrery-Right now. while
YOU have few days before the rush
Of preparing the soil for next sea.
sons crops, Is an excellent time to
get out your farm machinery. clean
II. repair II and put II In shape ready
for use.
Garden Seed-Gardering time will
soon be at hand. Look up your gar
den seed source and secure your
seed early. Good garden seeds are
the cheapest. Sometimes the first
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

cost may seem high. Good seed are
those that are vInble (thnt will germ
inate). true TO variety and OF good
stnin and free Of foreign matter
Poultry culIIno-Be careful about
culling birds this time OF year. You
are liable 10 get rid OF rs many good
ones as poor ones. Az Ions an you've
fed them all during the winter, Il
would be safer TO feed them another
few weeks. when any old bird viii
produce eggs; then do your cullins
In tho summer from June to Sep
,ember.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO
Fixing the Blame.

There, now!" after the collision
said Constable Sam 7. Slackputter,
Of Petunia. (which one of you was
to blame for the accident?'
"The other fellowl' replied one Of
the motorists.
"Ar-harl That's just what he'll
say too-the other feller. Now, you
two get together and flip quarter
to see who's going to be arrested.
Justice has got to be did,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31
His Objection.

zach Flatt says dance amt no
fit place for a married woman to
CO." related a resident of Straddle
Ridge.
"That SOP returned an acquaint-
ance. whats he got agin a dance"
"The last time aim and his wife
went to one her and another lady
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

Of the abandoned wheat acreage ~
Dewey county will be sown N
spring barley. according to W. r.
Porter. county agent. Dewey coun'
~ farmers. Porter says. prefer "
TO oats or kafIr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

The weather man made mis-
take. lie should have sent Chicka.
sha some Of the surplus snow that
nc dumped onto Washington. We are
perfectly willing TO take chances on
our roofs caving In.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

There is no great and no small
To the soul that maketh all;
And where II cometh all things are:
And II cometh everywhere.
Emerson,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31
100 PER CENT PROFIT ON SHEEP

Cheyenne. okla. Jan. 3i.-J. d.
Moad. farmer living near Carpen'
ter. Roger Mills county, has made a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

There are 100000 persons In ths
United states supported by charities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

There are II women TO every ~
men In England.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

I ohf fooih shfihk lhs
n Mr. Harding wants his party TO
get by In the fall elections. he will
do well 10 devote little more per
sonal attention 10 the management
OF his weather department.
The Rotarians. LIONS and Ki
wanians had fairly bitter feud over
the c. OF c. attendance contest, but
fortunately no fatalities resulted.
Friendly rivalry is a good thing for
the clubs and for the town. too.
Pretty warm affair that meeting
OF the boosters" The danger Of
freeze-up In ChIckasha is consid-
crably reduced
Tie great farm conference in
Washington having finished It's work
and adjourned. we suppose Il is now
safe to predict bumper crops this
year.
OF course, there may be drouth
and the green bugs and the boil
weevIl may interfere with the farm
ers business. but what's the use of
being pessimist? Down with the
kill.joys. Keep smiling
81 Simp says he notices that he
spends less money when he is eco
nomical.
Secret: An oil man slipped II to
rs tlat there Is a structure" about |
seven feet from Chickasha's back
door. Plenty of room on the ground
iloor gentlemen. Wouldn't 1t be
awful to have the oily stuff spilled
ell over the town
As matter of fact, mournful one,
there may be a lot OF good things |
ahead that you can't see now.
For instance, maybe the man who
has been owing you so long viii
pay his bill when 1t Is presented to
him tomorrow. You never can tell
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

For instance, maybe the man who
has been owing you so long Will
pay his bill when 1t is presented to
him tomorrow. You never can tell.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

whiricd In and pulled hair over
which OF 'ep had the most no.
count husband"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

"it's a pretty sensible sort OF
plum not 20 work over what you
can't helpAor can. Anon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

striking coincidence that American Il cam
-Greenvile Piedmont
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

And your stock IL utterly worth
less? Why. thought the enter
prise was q going concerng"
1T was-they were running II Into
the ground when got In."-Country
Gentleman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

Congress would accomplish with blocs" more
tackIe.-Columbia Record
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

As matter of fact, mournful one,
there may be a lot OF good things
ahead, that you can't see now.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

saltwater. Okla. Jan. sl.-Mueh
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

n Mr. Harding wants his party to
get by In the fall elections. he will
do well to devote a little more per
sonal attention TO the management
OF his weather department.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-31

PLANT WHEAT LAND IN BARLEY
Evening star., 1922-02-12

~ plays several letters from Lincoln
which show . ''deapsrate anxiety" I'd
help his old friend Yates during the
1854 campaign, and which warn him
Of the canard being spread that he
had been q knew-nothing. On the
Evening star., 1922-02-12
DID ABRAIAM LINCOLN SEND MYSTERIOUS
AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE TO VICTOR HUGO?

they exist they are probably some
where in France, and the theory
would be that whoever possesses them
is afraid to declare it-because DIR.
Simon would Immediately get after
him tor her). demand to know how
and where they were obtained and in
sist on their being handed over to
himself in the name Of the French
state. In effect. here is noAning new
in the ways of collectors. They have
been known to treasure for a long
time objects which they were obliged
to conceal. torn between the longing
to proclaim them and the prudence
which denied them the satisfaction.
This in notable examples. of million
aires and men of highest culture.
On the other hand. the letters Of
Victor Hugo to Abraham Lincoln, IL
they exist, must as reasonably be
somewhere in the United States.
do not know if our federal govern
ment has power to go cunning after
them. in such case. Like DIR. Simon.
the librarian of Congress began by
searching sedulously at home.
The Library of Congress does not
possess. in whole or in part. nor has
it any knowledge of, a correspondence
between Abraham Lincoln and Victor
Hugo reports the manuscript divi-
sion. mo rumor or claim of such cor
respondence had heretofore come to
this DIVISION
But it has no special knowledge OF
the Buchanan letter, either.
"The Buchanan papers are in the
possession of the Pennsylvania His
torical Society in Philadelphia" COLI
tinued Mr. Fitzpatrick, "and we are
unable to say whether the Hugo letter
is among them or not. No reference
is made to it by John Bassett Moore
! in his edition of the works of Bucha-
man,"
Nor has the Library Of Congress an
official list of Lincoln's Photographic
portraits.
The War Department may have
| list from the Brady collection in its
possession. and c. l.. Handy Of Wash
ington. a nephew Of Brady. may have
a complete list of the Brady por-
traits. Mr.. Heilig might be referred
to F. T. Miller's 'Pnstrait Life of Lin
coln,' which contains photographs
from the collection of Edward Bailey
Eaton"
The secretary to the librarian of
Congress, J. L. Farnum. is courteous.
helpful and interested to have a look
at the enigma portrait of Lincoln in
Paris-which bears dedication
| which is. doubtless, his own, vet
| which cannot be identified by the
| usual general principles. / have sent
| him a copy of it. d9ne by the official
| photographer OF the Victor Hugo
| Museum.
! The chief assistant of the prints
\ division, D. Z. Roberts. finds no pho
| tographic portrait of Lincoln referred
| to as presented BY him to Victor
Hugo.
THE search" he reports. has COW
cred our own collection of Lincoln
portraits. Meserve's illustrated cata-
| logue of 100 portraits of Lincoln, the
Evening star., 1922-02-12
REP. YATES OF ILLINOIS, WHENzA BOY,
SAW AND TALKED WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN

. sacrifice to you. but can you not
| mako it?''
Representative Yates. referring to
this letter. points out: please notice
that Mr.. Lincoln believed in getting
UP an organisation That might be
called Organising political machine
| today And further, he does not
hesitate to call upon q friend in whom
| he has confidence to come to his aid.
For this letter must be read in the
plain light of the fact that Mr.. Lin
/ coin when he wrote it was a candi-
date for United States senator and
county a member of the legislature
who would support his cause. the
senator then being elected by the
Legislature.
II would not be misunderstood"
warns Representative Yates. "Abra-
ham was not politician in the dis
creditable acceptance OF that term.
He was a politician in the true sense
Of the term, a sense which 1t should
be the duty and the pride of every
man aspiring to, or engaged in. the
public service to retain for the word.
Were all politicians to emulate him
in this regard. discredit would not
accrue to the seeker after the honors
and awards of the American public
service"
| Representative Yates recently dis
covered an address delivered on Lin
ooln by his own father. in which he
said:
| II never saw-and no man ever
saw-any difference between the
Abraham Lincoln in his office at
Springfield and the Abraham Lin
coin in the White House. He never
changed. He trusted the people, and
they him. There was something in
his lowly origin and in the story Of
lhis life and its struggles that made
the people draw close to him. He
talked to them in such a way that
they understood him better than they
did other men"
Evening star., 1922-02-12
When Vapor Is Dry

THERE seems to be a popular mis-
conception in the supposition that
aqueous vapor and ice are wet, They
are in themselves dry. SO 1t has been
pointed out by competent investi-
gators, and become wet only when
they turn to water. So dry is aqueous
vapor. it seems. that it will dry any
moist object with which it comes
In contact. superheated steam, be-
fore 1t condenses. is 4 dry gas. Ice
feels wet II the temperature of the
hand ID sufficient to melt 1t: a. Ice
It 10 dry. Another misconception is
that the air can be either dry or
moist. It Is condensed aqueous vapor
in the air that Is moist: and 1t would
So moist II there were no air. A
xtyen quantity Of aqueous vapor con-
dned In o given space will be wet or
DIV, according to the temperature.
AT 80 degrees, for instance. It might
be partially condensed. and conse-
auentIy wet. while al 20 degrees ow-
ing ~ expansion, it would be dry.
Evening star., 1922-02-12

Handy collection Of Lincoln's por-
traits and the standard biographies
Gllustrated) of Lincoln. We would
suggest that the correspondent fur
nish US with photograph of the Lin
coin portrait on exhibition in the Vic
tor Hugo Museum, Place des Vosges.
Paris. when we might indicate the
original negative"
This has been done. A separate
print has been sent to Mr.. Roberts
and another to Robert T. Lincoln.
X X x&
! r.5-
0F course. there is more in this
" than meets the eye. A photo.
graph exists. taken in Victor Hugot
! lifetime. showing him at work in
dressing gown in his bedroom. On the
wall hangs the lincoln photograph.
between Georges Sand and Alexandra
Dumas, and the dedication: .Ab. Lin
| coin to Victor Hugo" is visible on 1t.
with a. maRnifying glass.
Would Victor Hugo have inscribed
the dedication to himself?
"It is unthinkable.' cries DR.. 81
mon.
Effectively, how would Victor Hugo.
man of the world. sensitive poet. OF
| exquisite taste, have written Lin
coin" in small letters and his own
| name, Hugo in capitals? 1t is
| equally unthinkable that he would
have been guilty OF the familiarity of
"Ab." for Abraham.
"on the other hand" says DR.. Si-
mon, ait is the American President. a.
/ man modest amonP all and of intui-
tive delicacy. who would have. pre-
cisely, by compliment OF the heart.
have put his own rame. Lincoln" in
small letters and in capitals that OF
the world-reverenced poet to whom
he was dedicating his portrait! And
Is not ABB for Abraham q part of
the same thing? Lincoln could write
it, Was it not the diminutive by
which he was called In intimacy? Z
| Would Abe Lincoln have signed
"Ab"?
Evening star., 1922-02-12

ping rain and ominous thunderbolts
Above 1t. he wrote: For Christ-like
Christ and below: 'Ecce. behoid,'''
A ND. now dropping NJ. sueur,
the story continues. There is no
sign that the Buchanan admnistra-
ton acknowledged the supplication,
but Lincoln, inaugurated one year
and four months later. is claimed to
have come upon the iliustriouS
Frenchmans letter. With his in
nate comprehension of genius and his
tenderness of heart for all. he wrote n
courteous letter of reply-from which
resulted -to-heart correspond
ence between the two greatest men
of their time. across an ocean.
The poets inspired words, it is
claimed. sustained the Great Emanci-
pator's soul when 1t was heavy with
doubts and difficulties. and who can
know what might not have been their
precious influence to encourage him.
finally. in his momentous decision?
quote, l say. Frenchman's words
in this. l am not at liberty to give
his name.
1t is not Dr. GuTave Simon, liter
airy executor of Victor Hugo and COM
panion of his later years. DIR. Simon
is the son of the illustriouS Jules Si-
mon, sometime statesman. philosopher
and writer of the early third republic,
and he still lives in the house of the
Place de la Madeleine which his
father occupied fot fifty years. and
in front of which stands the latter's
life-sized statue in marble.
1 have been to see DR.. Simon. He
has practically all of Victor Hugo's
papers and is editing the definitive
edition of his works, published as a
national monument by the French
state.
where is the correspondence" !
asked DR.. Simon.
''This is not the first time" he an
swered. that a question similar to
yours has been put to me. So. have
made searches. very complete. in the
very copious correspondence ad-
dressed to Victor Hugo. I have found
no trace of the letters of Lincoln to
: Victor Hugo
"Yet-" I interrupted.
"As Victor Hugo preserved with
! great care all correspondence, even 10
the most insignificant notes. he con-
tinued. "he must. assuredly, have kept
| every word of the iilustrious Lincoln
What. then, has become of the let
| ters? For DIR. Simon. evidently. they
J do not exist, because he does not flnd
| them in the mass Of the poets papers.
On the other hand, he is strong for
! Lincoln's having vritten the dedica-
| tion Of the photograph.
/ II believe that Victor Hugo did not
write the words on the photograph.
he says emphatically, land that the
great Lincoln hipself established
Evening star., 1922-02-12

REPRESENTATIVE RI G Fl 4 r. ID
YATES OF ILLINOIS. SON OF THE
WAR GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS. HE
REMEMBERS PRESIDENT LINCOLN
SPEAKING TO HIM ON A WASH
1NGTON STREET CORNER.
Harris & Ewing photo.)
J.incoln at various ages and under
different circumstances that are an
Interesting study, but he especially
values a number Of letters in Lin
koIn's own handwriting to his father.
ell of which testify to the intimate
aerms Of their friendship.
Out of the close association and
study of Lincoln's life Representative
Yates has been impressed by one
shought which he never saw express
ed in any biography. but which came
10 him while reading some OF Lin
coins own letters and speeches-that.
to some extent, at least, he |. "sek at
times gave way to the though. that
his life of continued agonizing was
sntendsS 20 prepare him for some
great test; that he had prophetic
vision of the future.
Representative Yates recalls that In
1900 Prof Van Buren Denslow Of New
York city wrote to him, stating that
dn 1860 he had left in Illinois, q copy
pf . speech delivered by Mr.. Lincoln
In the hall Of the house Of representa-
1ivss at Springfield in 1889, anothar
copy Of which speech Prof. Denslow
had never been able to secure. Il
took pleasure in hunting for the last
pamphlet" says Representative Yatea,
sand was fortunate enough to nnd II
and forward IL to its owner forty
ysars after he had parted with 1t.
But before I sent 1t back read 1t.
q shall always be impressed with its
siosing paragraph. / took copy OF
Evening star., 1922-02-12

their form and manner and sent the
photograph
Then he added:
1T is not surprining that / do not
find any trace Of the correspondence"
In the Victor Hugo Museum itself
there is no trace other than the
Evening star., 1922-02-12

photograph and dedication.
AS the museum was recently closed
for a time, ] wrote to the curator. and
in reply received q. letter written in
his name, stating the fact.
M Gustave Simon is possessor OF
nearly all the correspondence of Victor
Hugo" it added.
X * * x
co much for the Lincoln letters of
~ the mysterious correspondence. IT
Evening star., 1922-02-12

LIE Tells of Meeting on a Street Corner
IL in Washinston-Representative Yates
Father, War Governor of Illinois, was Great
Friend Of Lincoln. and the Entire Family Was
Intimately Associated With Him-Ol Time
Albums of Lincoln photographs.
Evening star., 1922-02-12

g TERLINC HEILIC. Paris Correspondent,
- writes of Strange Photograph Signed,
''Ab. Lincoln Enigma Portrait in the Victor
Hugo Museum of Paris-Librarian Of Con-
sress Gets Copy-Search for Lost Correspon-
dence Between Two Giants" of the Period.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-08-05
Turns Black

NEW YORK CITY, July 81
You may turn black when you die
and your own brother may not rec
ognizc you-that is if your skin is
light. it happened in New York
10 George Miller. Miller COM
mitted suicide on the 18th of July,
his body was discovered by his
brother on the 18th, but he was not
recognized because he had turned
completely black-the result of ex-
posture. Charley Miller, his brother,
was hard to convince that the man
with the black skin, who lay rigid
and silent in death at the morgue,
was his dear brother Queer thing
the color of skins anyway.
nougIa. 900 Kenwood 1915
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Post Graduats Of Manhattan Eye, Ear. Soss
and Throat Hospital School, New York City
BronchoseOpy
fntrax.noua and MINIMIZING Therapy
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-08-05
HITS WIFE IN
JAW AND SHE
GETS DIVORCE

Ms. Francis Gu1'er. ASP Champlain
Avenue, uas granted a divorce from
her husband N9scr Snsler. 332 Mich
igan Avenue When she told Judge
Charles Mcdonald q he Superior
Court thar her husband Vas The most
cruelesr man ever Through her at
t5rneys. El6s < Wes555o5k>, her bill
Of complaint charged eha. ne beat her
50 many t.rnes uo6i she iost count Of
the number bat particularly an March
%. 1922, while he was intoxicated he
slapped her M lie tace. on October ..
1921. he jumped cur Of a TAX cab and
beat her. She further stated thar he
though, By his marriage 10 her he
would acquire her wealth, bur when
she refused to settle an allowance on
him he became dissatisfied and 5esuu
10 assault her The couple were mar
RED August IS. 1921 and separated
March p. 1922. which seven mouths
she stated were all hut happiness.