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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02
ALLEGES SELF DEFENSE
Bob Brown Surrendered to Officers
and will Receive a Hearing
Next Saturday

Bob Brown, who shot and killed
L. G. Hillager near Ireton yester-
day. went to Lindsay and gave
himself up to the officers and De-
putty Burke brought him to Chick
asha last evening. He is in Jail
awaiting an examining trial which
will be held Saturday.
Brown claims he killed Hillager
in self defense. According to his
version Of the story he drove up
to Sherman Gooche's the place
where Hillager was and after some
words the latter drew his gun and
Brown fred first to protect him
self. After the first shot, HiIla-
ger fred but with no effect.
Hillager had worked tor Brown
and dispute grew out of a debt.
The dead man left a wife and six
Brown mas been in court
for cattle steeling but was not con.
victed. Attorney Gilbert is repre-
senting him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02
WAS NOT KILLED

Victor Marcolt, who fell from a
passenger train running at the rate
Of IS miles per hour, near Color
ado Springs July 2r, and was re-
ported killed, arrived at his home
in Chickssha last night and is ur-
der the care of DR.. Marcott. a
cousin of the young man. His
many friends will be glad to learn
that he is getting along nicely.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02
LOVE KNOTS TIED

W. H. Sartin. Of Oklahoma City
and Mrs. Eta Howell were mar.
ried by Deputy Speake at the
court house last evening. Mr..
Speake also performed the cere.
mony for L. c. Reynolds, Okla
homa City and Miss Annie Way
land, Chickasha. w. II. Cobble
and Miss Gertie Callett were unit
ed in marriage yesterday by Judge
Payne.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02
ADVANCE IN TWO YEARS HAS
BEEN FROM FIFTY TO SEW
ENTY-FIVE PER CENT
LOOKS LIKE COMBINATION
Has Control Of the Source Of Supply
The Retail Dealers Pro-
fits Small

An EMPRESS reporter interviews
ed J. A. kirkpatrick, manager for
the Washita Valley Lumber Co.,
yesterday relative 20 the advance
in lumber prices. Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick spoke Of the figures quoted by
Mr.. Armstrong in the EXPRESS
last Tuesday and said they were
doubtless correct If the range of
prices for the past FIVE years were
considered. "But if you take the
prices for the past two years" said
he ga much greater increase is
shown.2
And then Mr.. kirkpatrick took
down bunch of lumber invoices
received during the past two years
and the following were
among the facts revealed:
In an invoice dated March p,
1904, "B" drop siding (gcod quai
isy), price $50, per 1000 feet.
On siding of the same quality, the
price was $50 In an invoice dated
May il, 1906.
Invoice of Oct. II, 1904, finish,
lumber, $40 to S22; invoice of
April 7, 1906, same lumber, $50.
Invoice of Jan. r3, 1904, "B"
flooring, SI9.so, invoice of May
%, 1906, same lumber, S5o.75.
On the cheaper grades of lumber
the increase is not quite so great.
These are wholesale prices, no
freight or drayage included, and
in addition to the bills shown, Mr.. !
books exhibited The
same figures.
I'm the early part of 1904"
continued Mr.. Kirkpatrick, "there
was drop in the price Of innher.
At that time there were big stocs
on the market Prices began to
advance towsrd the latter part Of
1904 and there was another adj
vance In the early part Of 1905. II
a meeting of the Texas
Lumbermen's Association in
Orange, Texas, in May 1904, and
II that time there was talk that
he Price Committee Of the South
ern Manufacturing Association
vas going to cut down the out
'ut SO IS per cent and raise the
orice. Soon after this the advance /
n prices began. The supply of
imber is now practically contract
a by few operators and the mill
men are making fortunes.
"As TO the cause Of these high
prices of lumber will say, think
Lere are several reasons for it.
)ne is that TIE white pine Of the
orth is practically all consumed
nd they are now learning to look
the yellow pine mills of the
outh for their supply, another is
his, it is a well known fact that
ne yellow pine of the south !!
gradually getting into the homes
few big operators and as long
$ that condition exists Just so
ing are we going to have high
rice lrmber, if the supply gets
reater than the demand they can
lake an agreement to curtail their {
ut put.
There is more morey to the mill
ian to run his mill 2-s OF the time {
nd get $50 per NJ for his product
ian it would be for him to run
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02

Mr.. Woodring, father of Miss
Maxey Woodring, of Nashville.
Tenn, who will teach in the high
school next year, was a visitor in
the city yesterday,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-02
COMPANY INCORPORATED WITH
CAPITAL OF SIS, 900 AND WILL
PUT IN PLANT
WASHITA, SOURCE OF POWER
AT least 1000 Horsepower in Sight and
the Possibilities are Much
Greater.

Announcement was made some
time ago of the & slsasha
Water Power Co. with 2 cspital
stock Of s7s, 600, L. r. Waiting Of
Lincoln, Neb., c. F.. Ross and
Dennis O'Brien Of this city being
the incorporators. This company
proposes 10 develop the water power
Of the Washi;a and its plans have
now progressed to point where,
it is believed, success is assured.
Considerable delay has been ex-
perienced by reason of the red tape
methods Of the Interior Depart.
ment in the matter of securing title
to the Indian land which it is pro-
posed TO utilize as the site for the
reservoir, but an inspector was here
last week and favorable recon
mendations havs been forwarded TO
Washington and action is expect
ed within few weeks.
The company has secured so
acers Of land, three miles southeast
Of town part OF il being on the
Noah Terry place and the rest un
allotted land. At this point in the
river there are ripples or rapids for
aooo feet. Il is proposed TO build |
a dam Of stone and concrete, 1000
feet long and 80 feet high. with
reservoir covering the entire so I
acres. Near the dam, a building
IS by as feet will be erected to con
tains the water wheels and cleo
trio generators. Two 500 horse
power Samson turbine wheels and
horse power generators will install
ed and in addition there will be an
auxiliary gasoline or producer gas
plant, capable Of furnishing 500
horsepower, to be used when ne
cessity may require it.
The Washita as a source Of
water power has been the subject
of much speculation, but it remain
ed for this company to get down to
the actual facts which shows that
it is there. Government reports
since 1899, show that the river
carries $1,000 cubic feet and over
perinute during 2o4 days in the
year and this amount Of water run
ing over q dam 50 feet high will
afford 1000 horsepower. AT times
the volume OF water runs up to 6o,-
600 and 10000 cubic feet and dur
ing, treshets, much higher. By
means of the reservoir it will be
possible to distributethe 1000 horse
power evenly through "a hours. or +;
use it in 10 hours as may be requir-
I'd.
If more power is required, it is '
easily secured with little addi. '
tional expense by raising the dam /
higher. In this way the amount S
of power can be doubled. When 2
The water falls below the p 900
ieet average, the auxiliary power a
plant will be brought into requisi- I
ion. {
The company will furnish power f.
or mechanical purposes and on the v
'asis of 1000 horsepower will save 81
Shickasha u tons of coal per day.
Power can be supplied at a cost not
0 exceed the first cost Of coal, saving n
'ower, uses the expense of engi- 7
leers, 6remen and other items. 81
will thus be assured Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
WITH THE MILITARY.
Lieutenant T. G. Corrcll Under
Examination Yesterday.

First Lieutenant Thomas c. Corrcll, of
Company Bit flchlaond Light Infantry
Blues Battalion, was yesterday under.
going examination for the office of first
lieutenant. Lieutenant Corrcll was re-
gently from the position OF first sergeant
Reports has been received from Major
A. r. Finch, Seventy second Infantry,
who presided ut the election held by
Company T., Of that regiment at Chase
City. showing the election OF First Lieu
tenant Thomas W. Gree, as captain; Sc
ccnd Lieutenant Joel w. Goode, as first
lieutenant. and First Sergeant Bernard
+. Roberts, as second lieutenant. The
promotions were occasioned by Tho APP
pointment Of Colonel Benjamin r. Ro-
berts, the former captain, us aid on
Governor Swanson's stalt,
Orders have been issued by Colonel
1Leedy. charging Company Quartermaster-
Sergeant Edward +. Hundley and Cor
poral John p. Harris, of Company A,
Seventy-second Infantry. at Stanton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Nav Fair Was Success.

Tho May Fair, held BY the young ladies'
In the sunday-schoo rooms Of 81. John =
Streets, on wednesday and Thursday
evenings, May I'd and Sd, was O grand
success, socially as we'll as tinanc;lnlily :.
decorated IN palms and American beau-
ties. The 'h Japanese BOOTH, under the su-
perrlsion Of Misses Lula zmmermn
Marie Hartung and Elsie. Brauer, IN COS o
tronage. Refreshments were served IN
abundance and n delightful musical pro
gramme was rendered.
gave several vocal selections, accompanied
81 Miss Rosena stcinbrec MISS
Virginia Stumpf gave. several select &c ns
gave Cinderella In pantomine.y05f I. v.
The success Of the affair was Ereatiy
due to efforts of Miss Minnie !Grlmme.i,
Metzger Herbig, Kosten, Meister., and the
Misses Bernhard, Holtzhauer and others.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Property Transfers Saturday.

Richmond--Archer Smith and wife TO- ;.
w. sutton, 50 feet on Eighth. Street, pc
tween Baker and Duval Streets, sG6:
on east line Of Second Street, 80 feet souti,
of Canal Street. 1880 s} Esf-gs; xr,a,a
Henry Holzgrete and wife to !. Y. wal Y!
lerstein. As feet on Williams Street, norl m m
John Sloan and wife to Thomas .. ana
Martha A. Ryland 10 feet on Baker
Street. northeast corner Of Tyler street.
$500. u, $ii
Nil. selph and wife to William P. Par
TIM 90 feet'son east line Of 1'hlrty-tourt!h
Street. so feetsnorth Of Marshall Street, 50.
Misunderstanding Park Realty Corpora peru
IA, is and ID in block A. plan Of Highland
Park (The Bank Of commerce and Trusts,
trustee, unltes herein to release lien OF
a deed Of trus), 500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
.SOC|A7 CLUBS THAT
ARE FOUND WANTING
Judge Witt Weighs Several in
the Balance and They
Go Up.

Judge Witt In the Hastings Court heard
the last OF the so-calcd social club cases
ye sterday Five clubs came to bat
four were struck out and one made a
hcme run.
Tho clubs that were turned down and
refused license were the Independent
Club, the Jefferson (coored) Social Club,
the Lone Star Club and the Magnolia
Social Club. Against all OF these there
vas strong evidence that the law had
witnesses furnished sufficient evidence
that they were fake clubs in the
fullest acccptation of the term.
The Unola Club which made the home
run aud came out with flying colors,
proved record without blemish and had
nc trouble In getting It's license renewed
Thus ends the social clus hcaringb In
the Hastings Court.
The April term Of this court was the
busiest session known in many, years.
Tho term closed ut noon yesterday, and
the record shows that n larger number
of cases were heard und disposed of then
in any month In the history of tho court.
Judge Witt sat every day in the month
except Sundays, and we'll on into May,
and heard all kinds Of cases known to
criminal and civil Jurisprudence. Clerk
Christian and Deputy Crutchfcd have
had their hands full all tho month, and
they will do well If they have the records
complete by tomorrow morning, when
the May term Will begin.
The grand jury for the May term will
be sworn ut II o'clock Tomorrow, and
the Indications are that they VIII have
their hands full for at least two days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
BUILDING INSPECTOR.
Richmond to Have An Up-to-Date
!, Official of That Kind,

The Committee on Charter, Ordinances
and Reform at their lengthy meeting
held Friday night consumed no little time
In the consideration Of the proposed ordl-
nance to create the office Of building in-l
spector for the city.
Tho proposition that came before the
committee was resolution of Council
suggesting the creation of the office and
Il providing that the salary of the building
Inspector should he $3.50 per year
The matter was discussed at great
length in the committee meeting and the
concensus of opinion was that II build
Ing Inspector was to be employed he
should be an expert In his line, and it
was clearly shown that such an expert
could not be employed for $3.50 per year.
The committee, therefore, adopted reso-
luton recommending to the Council the
CREATION of the Office Of building inspec-
tor, and that IN order to secure the SER
vice OF an expert the salary be fixed at
$4,000 per annun,.
The recommendation will come before
the Common Council at Its meeting to-
morrow night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
many CASES TO
CONE G / n {: HIS WE [:
United States Circuit Court OF Ap.
pcals Holds Conference
Session. .fJ
DECREE WAS ENTERED
Court to, Remain III Session Here
Until Saturday Of This
Week.

The United States Circuit Court Of APP
pehls held only Il conference session yes-
terday, with Circuit Judges Goff ana
Pritchard and District Judge Boyd In
attendance. DEGREES, orders and judg-
ments were entered in all the cases in
which opinions have been handed down
by. the court during the week.
The following cases will be In the cali
for Monday: No. G55 Louis II. Patterson,
plaintiff In error, vs.. Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, ct al.,. defendant in err
ror; in error 10 the Circuit Court Of the
United States for the District of Mary
land. TO he argued by Hurry M. Hut
ton, OF Baltimore, Md, and Cuttings and
Chamberlain, Of Washington, D. c.. for
the plaintiff In error ard by Frank Cos
nell Of baltimore, Md, and A. a.
Hoehlng, Of Washington, D. G., for tho
defendant in error,
baltimore. nppcllnnt,vs Peoples Stcai'l-
boat Company. ct a.. appellees;. appeal
from the District Court Of the United
states for the Eastern District of Nir-
GINA, at Richmond To be argued by
George w. Wcems, Of Baltimore, Md.
and ST. George r, Fitzhugh, of Freder-
icksburg, Va, for the appellant and by
wv IN. u Carter, VI L AeueA isNsoui ., -
for the appellee.
The following Judges and officials are
in attendance upon the court for the May
term:
Circuit judges, Hon. Nathan Goff Of
Clarksburg ". VA, and Hon. j. c..
.Prltchnrd. Of Asheville, N. C.; district
judges, Hon. Edmund Waddill, Jr., OF
this city, and Hon. James u. Boyd. OF
Greensboro, n. c.. clerk. Henry r. Me-
loney deputy clerk, Claude NJ. Dean;
marshal, Morgan Treat; messenger, Heze-
kiah Curtis, and bailiffs, Conrad Bacon
and James NJ. Jasper.
The court will likely remain IN session
here until Saturday, the 18th, ana lien
adjourn to meet at Ashev1lie, y. -, on
Monday, the 2lst inst. The Same Judges
and officials will be in attendance upon
tho court ut Asheville as here.
The court will meet Monday morning
al 10 o'clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
CANADIAN RAILWAY.
Twenty Millions Of British Capital
to Be Invested.

d Consul Wakefield. OF Orilla sends the
report from Canadian newspapers that
Senator DomvIlle. who has Just re.
turned from England. makes the an-
nounccment that soo.o1o,CD OF British
capital js to be invested In the Canada
Central railway. Mr.. Fl. Aioaeley and
ether British capitalists are stated to be
Interested in the scheme. The road will
be go miles III length, running first from
Montreal to Ottawa, thence westward
practically cutting IN two that broad
Sono OF country that lies between the
Canada Atlantic system and the Grand
Trunk and Canadian Pacific lines that
run up the st. Lawrence Valley and
along the north shore OF Lake Ontario
to Toronto. The railway goes westward
or practically a straight line to Orila.
From near there branch Will run
down to Toronto. but the main line
will continue westward and southwark,
ihtcrsecting on Its way the lines that
are running northward, passing through
London and st. Thomas and finding
water terminals at Port Stanley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
n Bankers in Norfolk.


NORFOLK, VA, May, <5.--Promlnent
bankers, members OF the, Executive Com
mittee OF the state. Bankers Associa-
tionNswere In tho city to-day and and this
afternoon attended meeting OF the COM
'mltteeS which was called to- take up a
number Of matters pertaining to the APP
preaching state convention Of bankers
at Old Point, June 14th. 18th and 10Th.
An elaborate programme for the con-
vention has been prepared and the details
OF it were presented to-day to the Exc
cutlye Committee for It's approval.
The bankers here were: S. II. Hans
brough. Of Winchester. president OF the
association; 7, r. Tilghmnn; n. =. cat
ling, secretary formerly Of Norfolk. anu
now Of Lynchburg; Richard Fl. Smith,
of Richmond; ". NJ. Addison OF Rich
1nond; w. p, iyenable, OF Farmvllle; Col
coInpel e. C.fyaughnn. OF franklin; ~.
ri, Vest, of Newport News; p, M. 4 Pol
lard. OF Petersburg. and s. Russell Smith.
OF Culpeper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
SUPREME TEST IN /.
STRIKE ON LAKES !
Effort to Be Made T o-norrowto
II Start Elevators With Non ssf
Union Men. Il A
S(By Associated + Press. ) I

BUFFALO, N. ", May. b.---The monthly
men were ordered to ROMAN away from
work (. Monday In case an attempt is
made to start UP wilt hnon-union men.
The monthly men nre those employed 70
separate the different kinds OF grain from
thessvessels while 1t is unloading, and
their places cannot be filled by ordinary
labor. This. i'll Is claimed, would ma material;
ly handicap the elevators. ri n. 5e4 Il
The effort to start the elevators Mon
day will be d supreme test OF strength
between. the men and tho lnke-carrlers.
No attempt was made by; the strikers
to-day to modest the non-union men at
work handling furniture. 5a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Floating in Indian Ocean.

]. Stanley Gardiner, leader OF the
sladen Trust expedition for exploration
In the Indian Ocean. has been giving
an English press representative some
account OF his finds. One OF the most
interesting discoveries we made" said
Mr.. Gardiner, was that floating lfe Is
exceedingly abundant at all depths down
to about 1900 fnthoms In seas $500
lfnthons deep. BY floating life ! mean
animals which form the food OF whales
and deep ocean fish. and which up
to the present have been believed 70
live on or very close to the surface.
"A variety OF enormous squids were
fIshed out, as well as jelly fish and gigan-
tic pra wnE. fully six inches long. Some
OF these latter were blind, while others
had huge eyes. but nearly all OF them
? had phosp1oresce organs. which would
naturally be duo to tho fact that they
live at a depth where almost total dark
ness prevails The blind varieties had
enormous feelers or antennae. some OF
them extending TO twice the length OF
their bodies. Some of tho fish had enor-
nous eyes, some only rudimentary eyes
the size OF a pins head. while some
had no eyes at ALL"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
.POCAHONTAS AND
The. LIQUOR D |;| MEN \ |. 4
The Fight May Result III the.
Election Of dry Council
iii June.
BOTH SIDES EMPLOY COUNSEL
Liquor Interests Refuse Payment
Notes Given on Additional
License Agreement.

49, M .-----+.--- --------- F
{spe cial to The Tirnes:Dspatch.)

ri HHH#
pOCAI1ON VA. May 5.--The town
council OF PocanontAs and The LIQUOR r,er
are at war over the question OF license
tax The tax has always been three
hundred dollars, but n wet and dry cleo.
tlon was held here last December, and
in order to carry the election wet there
was an agreement between the saloon
men and the council that the Leg islhture
would bo asked to raise the license to
six hundred dollars.
When the Legislature met tho amend.
r1ent to- the town charter was presented
and passed, but In the meantime the
applications for liquor license had 70
be made at thesmeetinE of Tebruary 2lst,
In time for the meeting Of the Circuit
Court immeda.aay following that date.
The saloon men agreed with the council
that they would give their notes for tho
additional throo hundred dollars license
payable May first, conditioned upon the
passage BY May first Of the amendment
then pending in the Legislature. The
amendment passed in February, but be-
came effective ninety days after Its
passage.
N The council claims that tho liquor men
r>uve their assurances that thoy would pay
the additional license Tux this year, and
when the notes became due May 1st and
payment was refused, the Council lnl-
niedintely decided to revoke the order or
recommendation to the court on which
the license was granted and ordered the
treasurer to refund all money received
from them for license. The treasurer
complied but the liquor dealers refused
to accept.
The council have retained Chapman and
Gillespie, Of Tazewell, in addition TO w.
f. Morris, city attorney, and Will take
sAcln action as may be necessary to col
lcct the extra tax or have tho license
revoked.
The LIQUOR men claim that they have
their license for this year: that they
promised to pay the extra three hundred
iii case the law became effective before
May first and, rs such was not the case
they are not due any more They have
employed Y. u Sexton, who Is mar, making
strong fight for them. II al, III, " s4{. ~
The result viii be watched with much
interest, and the effect may be the
election of Il dry council IN the June
election,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
I Squadron Of PYthians.

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatcho
NORFOLK, VA, May SIT Is expected
that within the next two weeks Norfolk
will have It's first squadron OF Pythinn
cavalry-one troop in thescity proper and
another at Lambert's Pont-stnrting with
from twenty one to twenty-five members
each. the former numier6belng sthe min
imum with which troop can start Ma
jor Jefferson Young Is promoting 2the
movement.
* troop is commanded by a captain,
a squadron two troops) by a major
and two squadrons Cor nucleus Tor a reg
imenD by licutenant- colonel,
Major Young at one time commahded
a squadron OF Pythan cavalry of the
New York State Guard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
ANNEXATION TALK.
Newport News Desires to Take in
Considerable Outlying Territory.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch)
NEWPORT. NEWS, VA, May 5.--Resi-
dents Of Elizabeth City and Warwick
counties, who live at . Riyerview.. along
the Boulevard and In the section be-
tween this city and Rvcryiew, have
started a well organized movement look
ing toward annexation to Newport News.
Conferences with the local officials have
been held, and tits very likely that the
Mayor and Council will look upon the
proposition with favor.
There are about 5000 people living IN
the section mentioned. and the ground
area is something like one and one-hait
miles square,
For some time the Council has been
considering the idea Of extending the
city limits, and in addition to the terri
tory referred to above,it Is proposed to
take in Bloodfleld and the lands around
the fine plant Of the Old Domihion y Brew ":
ing and Ice Company ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
DistillerY Plant Sold.

Especial to The Enthusiastically
SALISBURY, n. c.. May 3D.. L; Arey.
has been one OF the largest distillers IN
North Carolina. and who. slastt year paid
q fine Of s22.OiO to the government ana
served a sentence jail for intrac sn1G
his entire plant In Salisbury and rctlres
from the whiskey business. The consider
alton in the deal 10 not stated; but It !, IS
well known that he Is one OF the wealth. IN,
lest men IN Rowan. The purchasers VIII
opernte tho plant under the name Of the
D. 81. Arey Distiling Company.