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THE CHANDLER NEWS-PUBLICIST
U\C°LK COUNTY’S LARGEST, BEST AND MOST POPULAR NEWSPAPER-BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM-GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION
VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
CHANDLER, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JULY 1914.
HTOLE STEWART’S ROANS.
Young Thieves Steal Team—Kill
Horse by Hard Driving—Sell Har-
ness—raptured at Druiniight.
Runic Phillips and O. Robbins, two
young men who gave their residence
•a Tulsa, are languishing in the
county jail and a long penitentiary
sentence confronts them.
Last Friday morning the two lads
discussion of this work was had, fol-
lowed by a tifteen-minute demonstra-
tion of "teacher training”* given by
Mrs. H. B. Gilstrap and a few «f
her class of graduates. This was a
new and decidedly interesting part
of the program.
The committee still being out, the
Morning Star school was called on
for a song and rendered "Speed a
—-----........„R ...„ ... .«„» Ss” 1“ ^ ,ve^ acce»table manner.
called at the Stewart livery barn in I 'T11"!?
Chandler and, representing that they ■ r- re,narkable achievements In
desired to collect a labor debt a short
distance west of town, hired Stew'art’s
fine team of roan roadsters. As the
day passed Mr. Stewart became anx-
ious and as evening came and the
team did not put in its appearance
he reported the matter to the sheriff's
office By aid of the telephone it was
discovered that the boys were head-
ed toward Drumright. Early Satur-
day morning Sheriff Buzz! and Dep-
uty Burgess secured an auto and
made a hurried trip to Drumright.
They had been in the town less than
30 minutes when they located their
quary and had both boys under ar-
Test.
Inquiry brought out the fact that
ao hard had the team been driven
that one of the horses had died. The
boys had sold the harness and were
attempting to dispose of the remain-
ing horse when they were arrested.
The thieves wrere brought to Chan-
dler and confined in the county jail
NUMBER FORTY-TWO
MACHINE DEMOCRATS ARE
WORRIED.
Those who give any attention to
politics in this state can easily see
that the machine democrats are be-
coming badly worried. They are con-
tending against each other and there
te a suspicion among them that they
are going to lose the state this year.
Many of the mechanicians are con-
tending that certain candidates for
governor cannot carry the state in
case one of them is nominated for
governor. They have awakened to
a realization of the fact, that two
widely known and efficient men will
Be in the race against the nominee
of their party. It is possible and
oven probable that the voters of the
state may decide to elect John Fields
or John Hickam. It is also very
likely that the voters will rip the
almost solid democratic legislature
to pieces in the November election.
And why should this not be done?
The tax payers of the state have
certainly had enough of democratic
machine rule. Aside from Al. Jen-
nings the democrats have nothing
but machine in sight. Some of the
democratic candidates try to conceal
the fact that they belong to any fac-
tion of the old machine and some
go so far as to deny any connection
with it, but the taint is there.
And the worst part of it for the
democrats is that Haskell is again
to the fore, asserting his ownership
of the machine. He is trying to take
Its management out of the hands of
those to whom he delivered it when
he "made Cruce.”
Perhaps the democratic voters of
the state wnut more Haskellism in
Oklahoma. It is barely possible that
they have not had enough of it. If
they have not they can soon have
piled upon them another eight mil-
lion dollar debt. It will require only
a few years more at the rate things
going.—Oklahoma City Times.
BARRETT IN CHANDLER.
Senator Charley Barrett of Shaw-
nee, and who is seeking the demo-
cratic nomination for congressman
from this district, was in Chandler
•between trains, Wednesday. Charley
expects to speak here at a later date,
in fact he will make a thorough can-
vass of the county. There was a
time when Bill Murray had many
supporters in Lincoln county, but
Bill’s eratic and freakish stunts in
Washington have turned these friends
against him. Charley Barrett is
shrewd, is honest and strikes straight
from the shoulder. He is a man
whose word cau be absolutely de-
pended upon. His friends here are
legion and it is our guess that he
will carry Lincoln county by a hand-
some majority.
the short time they have been organ-
ized.
The commtitee here reported a
plan for apportioning the township
among the different schools, the
schools to appoint committees to
make arrangements for a visitation
day between July loth and 15th, re-
porting to Mrs. N. D. Nutter the day
decided on.
At this time Mrs. Mears gave a
fifteen-minute talk on "Home De-
partment Work” after which Mrs.
Mary A. Smith gave a report of her
Home Department of the Christian
church of Chandler. Mrs. Smith has
the honor to be the superintendent
of the largest Home Department of
the largest congregation in Lincoln
county. »
H. B. Gilstrap was then called on
for a talk on “Organized Sunday
School Work” and for thirty minutes
had the closest attention.
After the reading of the reports of
the various schools, an offering of
$2.28 was taken and the benediction
was pronounced by Rev. May of the
M. E. church.
Reports of
follows:
Community Co-Operation
COPYRIGHTED FARM AND RANCH-HOLLAND'S MAGAZINE
Sunday schools is as
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
OF MIDLOTHIAN.
The third quarterly convention of
the Chandler township Sunday
schools was held Sunday, June 2 8,
at Midlothian, Okla., and was the
most satisfactory convention so far
held in this township.
About twenty-three of the Chan-
dler workers were in attendance and
about thirty from the Morning Star
school. This was the banner school
In point of attendance except the
Midlothian schools who turned out
almost enmasse.
From 11:00 a. m. to 12:00, a testi-
monial meeting—“What the Sunday
School Has Done For Me and \.hat
Can 1 Do For the Sunday School
Chandler Schools.
METHODIST
Officers and Teachers _______ _ 21
Pupils--------------------- 206
Average Attendance_________ 148
Number Organized Classes ___ 3
Number Departments______-None
CHRISTIAN
Officers and Teachers____-___ 22
Average Attendance_________225
Number Organized Classes___ 7
Teacher Training Classes_____ 1
Number in Cradle Roll Dept. __ 35
Number In Home Dept.______ 20
Average Sunday Collection -$3.50
PRESBYTERIAN
Officers and Teachers________ 15
New Pupils Since Last Con.___ 20
Number Organized Classes___ 3
Number Departments________None
Average Collection__________$3 00
BAPTIST
Officers and Teachers________ 16
Pupils---------------------- i10
New Pupils Since Last Con.___ 25
Organized Classes___________ g
Pupils in Home Dept.________ 9
Pupils in Cradle Roll_______ 16
Pupils in Teacher Training ___ 12
MIDLOTHIAN METHODIST
Officers and Teachers________ 19
Average Attendance __________ lis
Organized Classes __________ 3
Number Teacher Training____None
Number On Cradle Roll ________ 12
Number In Home Dept. _____ 8
Average Collection _____ 90c
UNIO^ SCHOOL
Officers and Teachers________ 12
Average Attendance________lir.
Departments -None
Through an oversight the report
of the Midlothian Baptist school is
not at hand, but probably will be
next week when a summary of all
the reports will be given.
J. G. CANSLER,
Township President.
A. D.* MEARS.
Township Secretary.
AN AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE.
A German farmer near Fort Wayne
lost his horse and went to the news-
paper office to advertise for it. The
editor asked him what he wanted to
say.
’ “Yust put vat I told you,” replied
the man. “One nite, the udder day
about a month ago I heard me a noice
by the frunt middle of de pac yard
which did not use to be. So I jumps
the ped oud, run init der door and
ven I see 1 finds my pig gray iron
mare he was tied loose and runntn’
mit der stable off. Whoever prings
him back shall pay $55 reward.”
The Shreveport Ad Club of'Shreveport, La., recently held in
that city a celebration known as “Made-in-Shreveport Week.”
This celebration is said to have accomplished more than all else
in the city's history toward arousing the citizens to the importance
of patronizing home industry.
While very few of the small towns in the southwest have
manufactories, they all have retail stores which, if properly pat-
ronized, constitute a powerful force in the growth and develop-
ment of their communities.
If a few of the more progressive citizens in and around our
smaller cities and towns would start a movement in favor of
“home trading,” much good would be accomplished, as it is a
proven fact that the general prosperity of a community is depend-
ent upon the prosperity of local mercantile establishments.
The community in which you live cannot possibly be any
better than your stores and you cannot hope to have good stores
unless you and your neighbors patronize them.
Civic pride is a most valuable asset, and, while all of us are
desirious that our respective localities possess those things that
make it a pleasant as well as profitable place in which to live, but
few of us realize that the securing and maintenance of these
advantages depend upon local commercial activities.
Retail stores are the backbone of the town and community
and should be supported at all times—prices and quality being
equal.
had never broken any promise he had
made to Haskell.
Haskell claimed credit for siigsost-
Ing and planning the live measures
to be Initiated for amending the
state constitution, and by which West
has openly declared that he expects
to be nominated. These proposed
amendments were drawn by Haskell
J S. Estes, a lawyer who came lately
to Oklahoma City from Iowa with
an itch for office, and W. A. Ledbet-
ter. The latter has been one of Has-
kell's most trusted and obedient serv-
itors.
The Cruce lieutenant "Jollied" Has-
kell, and Anally declined to support
West, even though Haskell came
eecond time to press the matter.
This lieutenant did considerably more
than decline to enter the deal. ' He
wont hurridly to tlovernor Cruce and
said:
"Governor, it Is time for you to
know that Haskell Is trying to de-
liver you and your entire administra-
tion to West. He will claim credit
for the entire transaction, and will
use the fact to your Injury and dis-
advantage in every possible way.
Don't forget what 1 am telling you."
Soon after this took place Governor
Cruce announced that he would not
make known his cholco for governor
In a public speech
JULY 4, 1770.
WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNDER
FIELDS.
—-- , j The streets were thronged with peo-
Democrats Litterally “Robbing ' in pie.
Management of A. & M. CoiWflP®"
IIERR-LIH KWOOD NUPTIALS.
Democrat Makes Charges.
All hearts were leaping high.
All eyes were on the steeple
Where it seemed to pierce the sky.
Popular Couple Wed Quietly, Slip Off
On Honeymoon Before Their
I riejnls Get Next—Home August
1st.
Oklahoma City, June 26. Some I
hot shots are poured into the former!
management of the Agricultural and j A1« minds were on the same thing.
Mechanical college at Stillwater byL.Allflea” were strained to hear
Frank M. Gault, a member of the JTh® fir8t Pe»l the bell’s ring,
present board of agriculture, and that all might shout a cheer,
who is seeking the democratic nom-
RROKE PAROLE—ARRESTER.
Vernal Walch and Len Womack,
two boys who had been sentenced to
five years each in the penitentiary
but who had been paroled, burgalized
the Franklin home, near McLoud,
last week, were located and arrested
at Shawnee and are now confined In
the Lincoln county jail, the offense
being committed in this county. The
boys will be taken to the state peni-
tentiary and be compelled to serve
out their original sentence.
ination for president of the board.
“We found a condition little short
of robbery existing at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college,” says
Gault in a letter announcing his can-
didacy. After-pointing out hat the
college derives annually from all
sources an income of $309,819.66, or
an amount equal to $25,818 per
month. Mr. Gault continues: ”1
wish to list here a few items from
the expense account which 1 con-
sider either a reckless expenditure
of money or bad bookkeeping—pos-1 ..
sihly both: ‘John Jacobs, one ton of Ha* Lost.An Average
RIFLE RANGE IN FINE SHAPE.
Preparing Grounds for Encampment
Maneuvers at Chandler.
(From \iuthrie Leader)
(’handler, Okla., June 29.—Work-
men today began removing the crops
from the site of the annual camp of
the Oklahoma national guard south
of this city, so It will be In good
shape for the annual camp here
which will begin as soon after the
primary election as possible. The
range has already been put in shape
•by cutting the alfalfa and fixing up
I the target pits, and Just before the
| men arrive it will he cut again.
Ilnffman On Vacation.
Colonel Roy Hoffman is going on
a trip out to the Shoshone reserva-
tion in an auto and has asked a
leave of absence to make the trip.
While he is there he will go on a big
game hunt, and it is not known here
whether or not he will return in time
to command the camp. If- he does
not it will fall to Lieutenant Colonel
Jayne, of Edmond. Major Hugh
Scott of Dustin, the medical officer
of the regiment, has made such a
record that he has been asked to take
a position in the regular army, if
he accepts he will not be present at
the camp.
\ >11111111 Rattle.
After about live days on the range
and in camp the entire regiment,
with the medical, signal and engineer
detached corps with the two troops
of cavalry, will begin a inarch on
URA ALLEN NEW fITY PUMPER.
Council at S|H*cial Mooting Confirm
Appointment—Amkuiiios ('Large on
July 1st—Now Fire Homo Were
Purnhoaod.
At a apodal meeting of the city
council, held at the city hall laat
triday night, the appointment of
Ufa Allen as pumper at the city
vater plant was confirmed by the
council.
It will be remembered that at the
\fnvoreBc>,ar me<,tl“K of ‘he council
•Major Oleson announced the ap-
pointment of Allen to this position,
HBBln.'.na °r]fy of lhe al<liTmen voted
against confirmation.
Allen Is to draw a salary of $65.00
I er month, which is a saving of $15
P«r month over what th* city has
succeeds. "K Evan8' anom AIlen
It was decided. Friday night to
purchase 200 feet of new hose for’the
fire department. This Is not as
!”u,°!‘ ,aa.,‘he department asked for
hut will tide them
theb order81*16, ,lnaDclal1*”‘0 IIncrease
And all day long they wondered
What news the night would bring,
Would America still be plundered?
Would the bells of freedom ring?
And when at last the hell rung v
Each restless man stood fast
In every heart a song was snug—
The day of Kings had passed.
—ELMO D. FYLNT,
Chandler, Okla
WHAT LEGISLATURE COSTS.
alfalfa straw, $30; Stillwater Mill
and Elevator company, 920 pounds
of chops, $58.90; Stillwater Millaud
Elevator companyr 2 chops, $36.50.’
I also find an item of $97.50 for two
tons of alfalfa hay. The livestock
feeding is a money losing proposition
all the time.
"The college has 1,000 acres of
land utilized as follows: 400 acres in
grass, 100 acres demonstration farm,
and 4 40 acres in other crops. Yet,
with all this, I find they have spent
$5,000 for feed in one year, with an
itemized statement showing 36 hogs,
240 sheep, 36 horses, 36 jersey
TO THE C’lTY MARSHAL.
The editor of the News-Publicist
found the following two items on
his desk with a request to publish:
“It is high time that the city
marshal wake up and see to It that
was greatly enjoyed by all and did horses and cows are kept off the side-
much to make the convention the
“live number” it was.
Part of the (’handler people were
not able to get to the convention un-
til late but as soon as they arrived
the dinner baskets were opened and
their contents disposed of after which
the business of the convention was
begun in earnest. Notwithstanding
the heat the interest was such that
everything went with a rush from the
start
After a fifteen-minute talk by Mrs.
k. D. Mears on “The Importance of
Home and Visitation” a committee
was appointed consisting of J. B.
Pomeroy, O. R. Savage, J. M. Pope,
J. C. Pringey, M. Stowers, C E. Fill-
man and T. M. Waldrop to make
plan for a township visitation day.
While this committee was out a short
walks.
“The beautiful trees along the!
streets of (’handler are being killed
by the web worm. What about the]
ordinance?”
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DELINQUENT TAXES *
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* Elsewhere in this paper, this *
* week, will be found a delinquent *
* tax list of personal taxes for the *
* last half for the year 1913. Tax- *
* payers are requested to read the *
* list carefully and, If your name *
* appears therein, you may save *
* additional expense by paying at *
* once. *
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dairy cattle and 11 beef-breeding
cattle, none of which are first-class
The grade of the college livestock
may he judged from the f««t that
the stock heretofore taken on dem-
onstration trains was borrowed from
A. B. Campbell and other farmers.
Mr. Gault charges part of the re-
sponsibility for these conditions to
the old hoard of agriculture, and
charges that the Elliot-Brewer fac-
tion of the old hoard is behind Sivley
and Favors, both democratic candi-
dates for president of the hoard He
also declares that the Bryan combina-
tion is behind the candidacy of J. J.
McAleater.
Gault is one of the biggest breed-
ers of registered Herford cattle lb
the state and owns a big ranch near
Geary, Okla. During the last cam-
paign of E. L. Fulton for congress,
Gault gave away 15 Herford bull
calves to the precinct If) each county
of the old Second congressional dis-
trict that cast the heaviest vote for
the democratic candidate for con-
gress.
Year SI no* 11)07,
( HANDI ER VOTERS MUST
REGISTER.
Lawton, Okla., June 30.—In his
inquiries into the different phases of
public service in Oklahoma, Mr J.
Elmer Thomas, democratic state sen-
ator from the Lawton district, has
compiled these figures from official
records:
“It is common knowledge that the
legislature has been in session seven
times since statefeood, and in a I
tlon, the senate has had one extra
Bession. These sessions have covered
some 526 days and have cost a total
of $936,853, or the sum of *133,840
per annum, up to and Including No-
vember 16; 1914, wben the state will
be seven years old.”
The state legislature of Alabama
meets once in four years, and its
session is limited to fifty days. In
seven years the Oklahoma legislature
has been in session long enough to
have covered a period of forty-two
years in Alabama.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible school 9:45 a. m. Our aim
is every member of the church and
as many more In the Bible school
come and be a part of this great |
school. Preaching service 11 o’clock
Christian Endeavor and Junior ’:00
and preaching 8:00 p. in. Subject for
evening sermon “The Church.”
J W. UMPURRS,
Pastor.
PRESBYTER I \\ CHURCH.
Married, a) the home of the bride’s
parents, Friday evening, Juno 26,
1914, Miss Edith Wilhelmina Lock-
wood to Major Jacob C. Herr, Rev.
David Thomas of the Presbyterian
church, officiating.
The above are tbe facta in the case. I Oklahoma City under actual war con
The wedding of this well known and d ‘loP«- Th" men w 11 olU":r be
popular couple had been expected lo v'(led into two armies and oppose
be consumated not sooner than the eaab other, or they will fight an Im-
first of July, therefore, when the 1 binary Jar under the dally dlrec-
news leaked out, Friday evening, that!11"" of K^lar array officers who
the wedding had occurred and that |wl > <>‘ore 'he
happy newly-weds wore on their sol«li,-ry. From Oklahoma City they
Mo Colorado lo spend their honey- w'» «“t™in for some point I" Texas
moon, there was consternation upon 10 att«n,fl th,e re*d'*r BrmT
the part of close friends who desired frs wlth othpr southwestern state
to scud the bridal couple oft with lro°l>fi
I show-TH of rice and many blessings historic cm RA/ED BY FIRE
The wedding was a very quiet af- _
of $1*'W.H40 “I fair, none but relatives of the con Salem, Mass, June 26 A eonfla-
tracting parties being present. Im- gration which laid waste to more
mediately after the ceremony was | than a thousand buildings in the his-
performed Major Herr confided in 1 toric city of Salem, is burning itself
Dan Norton and, after swearing him | out today in the levelled ruins,
to sqerecy, persuaded him to take he i City officials today estimated the
and his bride to Davenport in Dan’s j loss at $10,000,000. The burned dis-
car, where they caught the Meteor1 triot followed the lines of a rough
for Kansas City. It was not until j semi-circle, three miles long and
the party left for Davenport that the varying in width from half a mile to
fact of the wedding had occurred was j a mile and a half,
discovered, but the-major will receive Although many persons were ln-
a warm welcomq upon his return in lured, only one life was lost. At
August. least 10,000 persons, a fourth of the
The bride is a daughter of Mr and j city’s population, are homeless.
Mrs. J. H. Lockwood, highly esteem-1 Thousands spent last night in the
ed citizens. The groom, ( handler open. All open spaces In the city’s
Herr, has resided in (’handler many outskirts were populated with ref-
FIFTY PEOPLE HELD UP BY 4
BANDIT “GANG.”
Ma*kc<l Men J^vel Guns at I’icnick-
ng Pyty in Oil Fields and (Jet
Over $100.00 in Money.
Cushing, Okla., June 29.—Two
masked men shortly after 10 o’clock
Saturday held up and robbed more
Gian fifty boys and girls who were
returning to Cushing from a day’s
picnic on the Neche river, near here,
lhe driver of the wagon was stopped
at the point of guns held by the high-
waymen and at their commands the
boys and girls were lined up, with
their hands in the air.
One by one they were searched by
one of the masked men with his pal
stood away several feet with his gun
leveled at the party. More than $400
was taken from the picnickers.
After obtaining the money the men
mounted horses and rode away. Po-
lice have obtained no clue.
Several of the girls in the party
fainted during the process
DISAPPEARING ISLANDS.
years and is a major (retired) in the
national guard. So well and favor-
ably known are all the parties
concerned that further introduction
is unnecessary to News-Publicist
readers.
Mr. and Mrs. Herr will spend the
greater part of the next four weeks
among the summer resorts of Colo-
rado and will be at home to their
friends in Chandler, after August 1st.
The News Publicist joins in extend-
ing congratulations and host wishes.
Morning servh
Bubiect: “Alwayi
Christian End*'
Topic: “Findliu
Friend.”
Evening service
be held out on
■ at VI: 00 a.
at Home.”
vor at 7:15 p.
and Keeping
ugees. Some children were fright-
ened and crying; others hailed the
night’s adventures as a lark
In the mldzt of the gloom caused
by the staggering blow to the city,
residents found cause for thankful-
ness in the fact that the most noted
buildings and museums were saved.
The birthplace of Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, (House of seven gabies) and
the old custom house, which were
threatened, were saved. The militia
Is patrolling the city, but martial law
is not declared.
The fire started at 2:00 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, in the Korn
Leather company plant at the foot of
I Gallows Hill, famous as a hanging
place of witches in the early colonial
Will ex- days The flames raged unchecked
Tbe fire department
there wm no water.
j HASKELL is TO DELIVER CRUCE.
Former Governor is To Put Present
Incumbent In West's I bind Wagon.
Oklahoma City, June 30
Governor ('. N. Haskell succeed In' until midnight
‘‘delivering" Governor Lee Cruce and ’ was helpless, c
his administration to the support of Neighboring towns sent fire apparatus
Attorney General Charles West for J But could render no aid because of
the demo- ratio gubernatorial nomina- 1,0 wafer Dynamite finally was used
t
• he
oo p.
church
That question Is cuusitig much [
icussion at various campaign head- j
Haskell went lately to the private i
of one of (’ruco's most power-j
<k the flame
TO DIMM AT MEEKER.
To ful lieutenants.
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Every voter, residing In the c|ty|Topic: 'The Larger Meaning of Lfb- bush,
I here s no use beating around th<-!
of Chandler, who desires to vote a
the August primary Ml ST register
Registration hooks will he open until
!L0() o’clock p. in. July 25, at the
following places:
First ward—Roy Dawson at First
National bank.
Second ward—R. M. Neal at Neal
hardware store.
Third ward—Squires, at the g is
office.
Fourth ward—Mack Hinchey a»
county assessor’s office In court
house.
erty.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCII.
flundav school 9:45.
Preaching 11:(>0.
ReceoMon of members Into full
conneet'on 12:00.
preaching 8:00.
Union nraver meeting Wednesday
ntn-ti* Tf Hie Rantlwt church. Led by
the men’s Gospel Team. Let us keep
UP this union meeting.
Choir practice Friday night.
Be on hands all singers.
Haskell is quoted as sayl
1 come straight from West
A coterie of Pennsylvania oil men
have leased something like 20,000
acres of land in the vicinity of Meek-
er, this county, and have let the con-
tract for the drilling of three holes,
want you to support him ” lone at a tim* The News-Publicist
Haskell said that West had been!18 ,nforu,ed that actual drilling will
supplied with all the money he could M,urt. w,th,n 1,10 next two weeks
possibly use in his campaign. Will- ”ePe’* h()|)ll>*
lams was described as a selfish, in - j
tensely prejudiced man, devoted sole-1
KEEP YOI R CERTIFICATION.
ly to his own ends. Robertson was
not so had, but was accused of being
weak and wobbly. Dunlop was not
strong enough to make a governor,
md was likely to stampede and Jump
the fence. West, however, was the
Beau Brummel of the hunch, and ing you to vote
Voters of Chandler should keep
their registration certificate and
take it with them when going to the
polls to vote ut the August primary
Election officials will require you to
produce the certificate before allow-
So accustomed have we become to
false rumqrs of the disappearance of
Islands or the sinking of portions of
a seacoast, at the time of earthquakes
or volcanic disturbances, that we are
inclined to regard all reports of such
phenomena with skepticism. That
certain Islands and headlands in
Chesapeake Bay are being destroyed
af a startling rate, not by any catas-
trophic force of nature hut by the
ordinary action of waves and cur-
rents, Is demonstrated in a short re-
port just published by the United
States geological survey, "Erosion
and Sedimentation in Chesapeake
Bay around the Mouth of Choptank
River.”
This report is the result of a com-
parison of, a portion of two separate
topographic and hydrographic sur-
veys of Chesapeake Bay made by the
United States coast and geodetic sur-
vey, one in 1847-48 and a second
over half a century later, in 1900-
1001. A third supplementary topo-
graphic survey of a part of the area
studied was made in 1910 by the
author of the report, J Fred. Hun-
ter, together with (’. C. Yates, of the
coast and geodetic survey. The re-
sults of the work are of unusual in-
terest because they give accurate
quantitative data on the amount and
rate of erosion and sedimentation In
a representative area of the bay. The
most interesting feature of the study
is the rapid destruction of the three
islands at the mouth of Choptank
river. Of these, Sharps Island, w'hlch
a generation ago was a summer re-
surt and a favorite hunting ground
besides supporting a number of fam-
ilies throughout the year, Is today de-
serted and almost barren of life. Its
438 acres of 1 848 had dwindled to
91 by 1900, while at the time of
the most recent survey, In 1910, the
island cotnained hut 53 acres, its
north shore having suffered the
phenomenal loss of 110 feet a year
during the period from 1900 to 1910.
Calculations by Mr Hunter Indicate
that the island will be entirely ef-
faced before 1950. James Island,
which lies south of Sharps Island,
decreased in size from 976 acres in
1848 to 490 acres in 1910, while to
the north Tllghman Island, which
supports many prosperous farmers
and fishermen, was reduced from 2,-
015 acres in 184 7 to 1,686 acres In
1900 and is now surrendering ap-
proximately 6 acres each year to the
seas. On Sharps Island the site of
an artesian well has been transgress-
ed by the waves so that it now pre-
sents the unique feature of a well
located In the bay. The map of 1901
showed that the only remainder of
the north end of the James Island of
1 848 was a small island situated on
the spot which was formerly an arm
of an inlet but which later became
filled with marsh material. That the
water In the midst of land in 1848
should become land In the midst of
water In 1901 Is a remarkable result
of the greater resistance of the
marsh-built land.
Practically all the erosion has been
on the west and north sides of the
Islands, which are most open to the
attack of the southerly bay currents
and the westerly winds and their
waves. No building up of land is
going on within the area studied, al-
though farther south extensive delta
deposits are being laid down.
This report forms Professional
Paper 90-B and may be obtained from
the Director of the Geological Sur-
vey, Washington, D C.
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