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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
COST OF LIVING INCREASES
At an Enormous Rate Highest in
Seventeen Years

Washington, May 2-The Bureau
of Labor has taken another look into
the cost Of living, and it finds it is
still increasing. It's latest examina-
ton had to do with wholesale prices
only. It is now making a study of re-
tail prices.
The Investigation just completed
shows that wholesale prices, consider
ing 258 commodities as whole,
reached higher level in 1906 than at
any other time in the seventeen year
period covered. The average for the
year 1906 was 5.6 per cent higher
than for 1905; 36.5 per cent higher
than for the year 1897, the year Of
lowest prices in the seventeen year
period; and PA per cent higher than
the average for the ten years from
1890 to 1900.
Prices reached their highest point
in the seventeen year period in De-
cember, 1906, the average for that
month being Al per cent higher than
the average for the year 1906, and
6.3 per cent higher than the average
for December 1905.
The study Of the bureau was ex-
tended to farm products, foods. cloth
es and clothing, fuel and lighting,
meals and implements, lumber and
building material, drugs, chemicals,
house furnishing goods and miscellan-
eous commodities. Only two Of the
nine groups showed decrease in
price as compared with 1905-farm
products and drugs and chemicals.
Seven groups showed an increase in
prices, this increase reaching 1913 per
cent in the case Of metals and imple-
merits and 9as pa cent in the case
Of lumber and building materials.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
FIGHTING
DIVISION
Woods County will Buck the CoHyen-
ton to Finish

Guthrie, Okla, May 2.--It is learn
ed toby that the Woods county in
I junction suit against Gov Frantz,
Pres. Murray and Sec. John Young
Of the constitutional convention to pre-
vent the calling Of an election and
against the newly appointed county
commissioners for Alfalfa and Major
counties, to prevent them from in
terfering with the old county COM
nissioners Of Woods county, is but
the first Of series Of such actions
to be brought in that county, by which
the people who are dissatisfied with
the Constituted and county division
will test every point in the constitution
and the election ordinance where
there seems to be a possibility Of
flaw.
Te next suit will probably be in
stituted in connection with the demo-
cratic state primaries, to prevent the
establishment Of new precincts for
that purpose in the divided counties
or in any way recognize the division
which has been made by the constitu-
tional convention. Most Of the men
who are actively fighting the division
proposition in Woods county are
democrats, and they intend to make
the fight to include their own party
primaries as well as the general cleo
ton.
The suit already instituted was
brought in the name Of G. E. Aubry,
one Of the present county commission
ers Of Woods county, and was filed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
Signs Of the Time says he Will !
the First Congressman from
Fifth District

AS the primary election draws near
It becomes more and more apparent
that Reford Bond Of this city will
be the choice Of the democrats of the
Fifth district as their candidate for
congress. Mr.. Bond has been hold
ing meetings and speaking throughout
the district, and everywhere he meets
with encouragement and wins adher-
ents.
1t is not strange that Mr.. Bonds
candidacy should arouse enthusiasm
when the personality, the character
and the ability Of the man are con-
sidered. Seldom has a candidate off,
cred himself for position for which
he is 50 eminently fitted as in the pre-
sent instance. Oklahoma will need
her strongest men for congress and
among all her gifted sons who are
seeking this honor, none are more
conspicuously qualified to serve the
people efficiently than the man whom
Chickasha presents.
A native son Of Indian Territory,
born in the Chickasaw nation Of In
dian parentage, Mr.. Bond grew up
on a farm and all his life, with the
exception Of the years he spent in
school, he has lived in the midst Of
the people he will be called upon to
serve and the conditions with which
he win have to deal as a legislator.
Endowed by nature with splendid
qualities Of intellect, Mr.. Bond pre-
pared himself for his life work as a
lawyer by thorough training and edu-
cation in the best institutions Of
learning, graduating from the uni
yersity OF Missouri and also from a
law school Of high reputation in
Washington, D. u; and then spend
ing many months abroad in the study
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02

in the district court at Alva on the
25th Of April, although for some rea-
son the papers in the case were not
served on Gov. Frantz until yester-
day. A temporary injunction was of
course issued by Probate Judge VIII
son, but it is expected that hear
ing Of the case on its merits will be
had at once, as Judge Pancoast will
be in Alva next week. The question
Of how soon it viii be taken up rests
now of course with the defendants,
who are expected to file a motion
for the dissolution of the injunctin
in time for Che matter to be taken up
by Judge Pancoast next week.
TIE Woods county case brought in
the district court here by e. A. Hahn
es against Frantz, Murray and the
supreme election board created by the
the first election ordinance was ap-
pealed to the supreme court today
because the court did rot enjoin Gov.
Frantz and Mr.. Murray as well as
the election board, which was COM
pletely put out of business by Judge
Burford's decision in that case. Err
ror is also alleged because the court
recognized any Of the new counties
established by the constitutional CON
vention.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
STOCKHOLDERS.


BY burglary and daylight robbery wssoidt and would
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
INVITATIONS OUT

Invitations are out for the marriage
of Mr.. Harvey 7. Cash of this city
to Miss Minnie Pearl Thompson at
Henrietta, Tex, at II o'clock, We'd
nesday, May 15 Mr.. Cash is a mem
Der Of the firm Of Tignor and Cash
and is a fine young business man.
The bride-to-be is a sister Of Miss
Anna Thompson and is well known
here. They viii be at home in Chick
asha after May %.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02

Of the company in the city. The
Knights vii have, during an inter
mission, an exhibition drill by twenty
picked men. The boys are selling
tickets and the house will doubtless
be crowded. The prices have not
been changed and if you are going to
the show, see the boys and get your
tickets of them, Of Mr.. Crooke at the
Daily Express office or of Mr.. Bo-
hart at the Racket store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
At Opera House Tomorrow Night for
the Boys Lodge K. O "A.

Tomorrow night at the opera house
viii be the benefit performance for
the Knights of King Arthur. The
bill will be the charming comedy,
LEND Ne Your Wife," which was
was played with such success for sew
eral years by Roland Reed. Mr.. Vir-
den's company are getting up an ex-
ira lot Of specialties for the perform
anee which viii be The last but one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
FIREMAN
is KILLED
Met Horrible Death by Accident al
Walters this Morning

John Webber, fireman Of the Enid
& Waurika line of the Rock Island,
met HORRIBLE death at Walters this
morning. He was leaning out the
window of the engine cab watching
a hot box when his head struck a
switch light, knocking him from the
cab and inflicting fatal injuries. He
was taken to Lawton where dealt
came to him in short time. Mr..
Webber lived at Enid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
CHIGKASHA REPUBLICANS
DECLARE FOR STATEHOOD

noxious provisions we declare in IA
vor Of the republican party putting
out a ticket for all offices from town
ship trustee to governor, and pledge
our party to use its best endeavors to
remedy the defects Of and vote for
the constitution, that we may secure
the benefits of being represented in
both houses Of congress-"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
Won't Bow to the Bosses Stormy
Session Of the Club HamOr
Roasted

1--WE want statehood; we won't
stand hitched; the bosses to the bow
vows"
That was the official notice given
out last night, after one Of the most
tempestuous sessions Of the Chickasha
Republican Club ever held and it was
the message carried up to the party
leaders who met in Oklahoma City
today.
One Of the first acts last night was
to put the lid on the meeting ink
ling Of the stormy session of the club
was to be allowed to leak out. "If
there is any traitor in the camp, let
him take hike" was the official or
der, and the fireworks opened.
G. M. Fechheimer was among the
boldest Of the warriors, making an
eloquent speech, the keynote Of which
was Statehood first, adopt the CON
stitution and pledge the party to
amend it. Jonas Cook was another
who was insistent in his demand that
a ticket be nominated and the consti-
tuition with all its defects be adopted.
Postmaster Rose volunteered the sug-
gestion, "If the democrats can live
under the constitution and make a
dollar, | guess | can too"
The opposition to the resolution
that was adopted, while strong, was
confined to very few individuals
strict party men who thought the club
should wait till the state convention
had spoken.
Jake Hamon, the state chairman
was roasted to finish, Drowned or
one side and then turned over. 1t was
ordered that the resolution be pre-
sented to Hamon at the state com
mittee meeting today. E. M. Payne
No is a member Of the committee
didn't want the job Of presenting i
and Charley Fechheimer warmed VI
and said, "Give me your proxy AM
I'll hand it to him and what's more
the first thing I'll do when the meet
ing is called to order, will be to intro
duce a resolution calling for Hamon'.
resignation.
The resolution which was finally
adopted amid great enthusiasm wal
as follows:
Resolved that the Chickasha Re
publican club realizes the importanc,
and imperative necessity of immed
diate statehood, although the consti
tuition contains many provisions OBJ
noxious to the republican party anC
unfair to the people IN that it denies
full representation in the legislature
disfranchises a portion Of the voters
Of the new state, and throughout It's
provisions manifests an unfriendly
spirit toward the investment of hon
est capital, and fails to privide suff-
ficient funds for the bulwark of a
community, the public schools, and
provieds for an excessive number Of
officers at salaries larger than those
paid by older and weather. states;
"Yet, notwithstanding all these OBJ
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02

The race that was announced to be
pulled off at Convention hall rink last
night has been postponed until next
Tuesday night. It viii be a mile race
and several Of the best amateurs in
the city will start.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
MAGKLIN NOT GUILTY

SanAniOniO, May 2-The court mar.
tial here that has been trying Captain
Edward A. MackIin, stationed at Fort
Reno, Oklahoma, returned a verdict
today finding the defendant not
guilty.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Grain Market.
Live Stock Market.

The prices prevailing here today for
live stock are:
Beef. live VT, per lb., 1874
Pork, per h., 5@7
Veal. pr lb., s IL
Lamb, per h., 5x5 IL
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
NO SMALL CARS WANTED
BALTIMORE & OHIO TO KEEP
THEM ON BRANCHES.
Railroad Finds That They Cause
Many Delays Because Liable to
Become Broken on Rails.

Although there is big demand for
freight cars on the Baltimore & Ohio
as we'll as upon all other important
railroads, orders have been issued b.
the Baltimore & Ohio officials and 9th
er big lines that all wooden freight
cars of small capacity must be kept
off the main line and used exclusively
on the branch lines where traffic is
comparatively light. Railroad officials
figure that on account of the enor-
nous traffic now moving over the main
lines a great deal of difficulty is ex-
perienced in the operation of the
smaller cars, and that they are fire.
quently the cause of congestion and
accidents which usually mean a delay
of several hours.
Each year it is customary for the
railroads to burn all small wooden
freight cars that are practically worn
out. 1t is estimated that last year
the Pennsylvania alone destroyed TO-
900 Of these cars This year, however,
comparatively few cars are being de-
stroyed. If it is at all possible TO
operate them they are sent to the
shops for repairs, and hereafter will
he used on the branch lines.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
ARE after PAPER TRUST
Continual from page ID

ing.
Nor is this unconscionable absorp-
ton of the fruits OF to tolls of 9th
ers all. The manufacturers have ceas-
ed to solicit orders and withdraw
all quotations. The supply has been
mysteriously predetermined, like the
output Of anthracite coal, and the pub
Usher finds that all bids but one are
strictly prohibitory. Nor Is there any
I'remedy against inferior paper. One
must take what he can get and be duly
thankful and humble. An ppeal from
zone mill to another is absolutely nu-
gatory, as they advise each other OF
the inquiry
THE source Of supply OF numerous
newspapers has been arbitrarily di-
verted from one mill to another with
out the consent of the publisher" the
president is informed. ,Jobbers are
forced to disclose to the mills the
names Of their customers and the pur-
pose for which the paper is to be u.s.
ed, and then only from one mill can
satisfactory prices be obtained. This
is a hidebound and iniquitous combi-
nation in restraint of trade. 1t is one
of the most glazing unconcealed plots
for larcenous hold up, and the news.
papers of this great country must
stand and deliver or go out of bust
ness. The impudence Of these fell
lows and the inexcusable extortion
are apparent when we reflect that
they are now selling abroad In compc-
tition with Canada, Great Britain,
Germany and Norway. They have al
30 made large profits during the last
10 years at prices averaging less than
$40 per ton, and the threatened price
of between $55 and $50 would mean a
daily tribute Of $4,000 from the con-
sumner to trust Evidence, 1t is al
legged. lis obtainable in government
records that paper mills In Canada and
the United States are making paper at
a cost Of less than s2s per ton.
1t is gratifying to learn that Mr..
Roosevelt has promised the committee
that he viii recommend to congress
the abolition OF the tariff on press pa
per, wood pulp and the wood that goes
into the manufacture Of the article,
and that he will call the attention OF
The department of justice to the appar-
ent disobedience of the antitrust
laws of these monopolies,
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
MEETING OF MUSICAL CLUB
MEMBERS RENDER FINE PRO-
GRAM THIS AFTERNOON.
Wednesday Afternoon Club Hold
Session at the Home Of Its Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. w. McSherry.

The regular meeting of the We'd
nesday Afternoon club. the we'll
known ladies' musical organization
of this city was held at the home OF
the president, Mrs. J. w. McSherry
on East Burke street, this afternoon
The following program was rendered.
THE Night Has Thousand
Eyes, Ethelbert Nevin
Miss Buxton, Miss Stribling, Mrs. Sen.
cindiver, Mrs. Flick
THY .Beaming Eyes," r. A. Mcdowell
Mrs. Hetzel
A Shepherd Song, Nevin
A Scottish Tone Poem, Mcdowell
Mrs. Goulden
"Oh, That We Two Were May
ing" Neyin
Mrs. McCurdy
Moonshine. Mcdowell
Neyin
Miss Stribling
Sketches of Mcdowell and Nevin
Mrs. Sencindiver
Shadow Dance, OPP. SO, Mcdowell
Hungarian Etude, OPP. 80, Mcdowell
Miss Kilmer
A Necktie of Love, Neyin
Miss Tenney
Twas a Lover and His Lass"
Nevin
Loves Been Astraying Ever
Since Maying," Nevin
Miss Bishop
lily JEAN Mcdowell
Miss Buxton
Woodland Sketches. Mcdowell
To a Wild Rose"
ITO Water Lily"
"At In Old Trysting Place."
Miss Cline
~rhe Rosary Nevin
Mrs. McCurdy. Miss Stribling, Mrs.
Doll, Mrs. Flick.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20

Makes Best Drumhead.
MQlfskin makes the best drumhead.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Real Estate
EOR RENT Fine residence cen
! trally located-very reasonable.

Big values in desirable
town and country proper
ties for quick buyers:
2 STORY brick building on south
= side of West King street. Price
SIS,
e ROOM house with full size lot on
y Virginia ave. Will be sold for
So, 200.
GROOM house, lot 42x185 feet, on
= Eulalia street. Price $3.50.
Very cheap.
6 ROOM house with full size lot on
- Raleigh street. Apalatial home
price So, 300.
I q -ROOM house on Pennsylvania
avenue, lot 50x107 feet. Can be
bought for 81, 300.
e ROOM house on Cannery Boom,
y lot 37x130 feet; very cheap at
81, 400.
Q ROOM house, lot 75xl6O feet, on
y east Race street. Will be sold
at So, 500.
q ROOM house on South Raleigh
= street all conveniences, stable
for 3 horses. Price 5000.
e ROOM house on Faulkner avenue
" lot 25x150 feet. Price 81 200.
G ROOM house and lot on Pennsyl-
v vania avenue, to be sold in con-
nection with vacant lot on
which there is a stable. Price
81, 250. A good investment.
I OF on East Pennsylvania avenue,
~ 5Ox200 feet. Very cheap at $3.50.
IA or on the Boom. 40x150fee will
"a be sold at $3.50.
1 81 6-acre farm, good quality of
land, 40 acres in timber, conven-
iently located and improved by
all the necessary buildings.
4 Price $1,000.
! . ACRE lot located miles from
Z Martinsburg, plenty of fruit and
all the improvements necessary
for comfortable home. Price
81, 800.
A 5ACRES of best limestone land
IL miles from Martinsburg.
with improvements, including
800 assorted fruit trees. Price
1850.
= 34-ACRE farm lying miles from
= Cherry Run; lao acres of timber,
$500 young fruit trees, all nee
essary improvements for a good
home. Very cheap at So, 500.
30 1-2-ACRE farm 9 miles from
- Martinsburg; $50 apple trees,
best improvements; will be sod
for 81, 900
e ROOM house with all convent
y ences on Liberty St. price 81, 400
WHITMORE BROS,
Peoples Trust Co. Building.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
DAVIS LIKES GRAY'S LOOKS
SAYS DELAWARE JUDGE WOULD
MAKE IDEAL CANDIDATE.
West virginia's ''Grand Old Mans
Refused to Discuss the Available
ity of William J. Bryan.

A pecial dispatch from New York
says:
Former United States Senator H j.,
Try Gassaway Davis, democratic can
didate for vice-president in 1904. is
in town. Mr.. Davis, who rounded
out his Saith year last Saturday, looks
as spry and hearty as though the last
score OF years had had not effect on
him. He had talk with Thomas f.
Ryan and will see Chairman Taggart,
of the democratic national committee,
before he leaves the city.
Mr.. Davis was asked what he
thought of the declaration of William
Jennings Bryan that he would be a
candidate again for president If the
democratic party wanted him.
Il am not going to make any com
ment on Mr.. Bryan's declaration on
his availability as a candidate" said
Mr.. Davis. Il have always thought
Judge Gray, of Delaware, would b
an ideal candidate. He is a conser-
vative man of great experience and
ability, and, besides, has a strong fol-
lowing"
In reply to questions regarding the
financial condition in his home state,
THE former senator said: Some of
the banks there are actually receiving
more deposits than at any time, and
money is generally easy as yet. If
we didn't see the New York newspa-
oers, we would scarcely know that
there was any trouble at ALL"
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20

Mr.. Thomas Walker and Miss Nancy
Thatcher, living on the Tuscarora. are
on 1O-days' trip to the jamestown
exposition.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
RussTa's Egg Industry.

Russia is the largest seller of eggs
In the world She sells to foreign
countries 1.500.000.000 dozens nearly
every year. In 1895 she sent abroad l.
475,0O0.000 eggs; In 1897, 1887 ,00O,-
600. and in 1898. 1881. 900 900. Her
sales are all the time increasing.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Tax Luxurles.

Luxury, of the excess of that which
is pernicious only by excess. may very
properly be taxed, that such excess,
though not strictly unlawful, may be
made more difficult But the use Of
those things which are simply hurt
full, hurtful In their own nature, and
in every degree. is to be prohibited
Lord Chesterfield.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
ARE MANY FALL EVENTS
CONTINUED from page IL

Staub were driven to the Baltimore
& Ohio station, where they took pas
senger train No for Pittsburg. They
will make their future home there
The bride is pretty and popular
young lady, and the groom is we'll
known Berkeley county man and has
many friends.
Marriage License Issued.
A marriage license has been issued
at the county clerks Office to Miss
Cora E. Donaldson, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Donaldson, and
Mr.. Franklin B. Kee. both residing
at Jones Spring The marriage viii
take place at that place on November
27.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Journal Want Ads
Help all who help
themselves.

The man who can't sell gold
dollars at 80 cents, is the only
kind of a fellow that Journal
Want Ads won't help.
At very small cost they will
put you in touch with the buy
er, seller, or he who has a priv
ilege to let, then it's up to you
to make the deal. Don't doubt
their efficiency, try one.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Each His Work.

If you cannot preach, then pray. II
you cannot go, then give so that
others may go. II you cannot sing,
then sympathize. But in any event
do not forget that Christ assigns by
natural endowments to each man his
work. Rev. M. E. Harlan. Disciple,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Miss Anna Munsie. Of Trostburg.
Nd, who has been visiting her aunt.
Mrs. Fred s. Winters. on F'sulknet
avenue returned home thissaftsrpoof1

Money In New YORK Sank 4. !, D
There 10 enough money il NeV
York savings banks to slvs Vetes il
each man. woman and child within IL
borders. 4
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Made Themselves Great.

From the ranks OF the poor and
lowly and the despised have come in-
tellectual giants who. by head and
hand. have enriched the world and at
the same time have reflected sver-
lasting luster on themselves.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
THE DAILY MARKET REPORT
BUYING PRICES.

Theb uying prices quoted today by
local grain dealers for cereals are as
follows:
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-20
Mot hia own Iudae.

1t is not permitted TO the most
equitable Of men TO be Judge In his
own cause.--Pascal