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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

n. II. Gray. the genial Rock Island
station agent Is al eswelled up be-
cruise hereafter he VIII bear lhe digni-
fed title Of Joint agent" That does
rot mean tnat he win have anything
io do with the Joints. which f. strict.
" foreign to Mr. Gray's character,
but he viii also be agent for the okla
Ihonm Central. He has received notice
from his superior officers that he VII
serve IN this capacity beginning We'd
uesday when the first train on the new
Rad IS again expected to arrive
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

New York Feb -Grasnine hands
In fratefnal greeting across the New
yorlsNew Jersey boundary line, from
the platforms of electric trains under
lhe Hudson river Governor Hughes
land Governor Fort today formally OBJ
enea the hrst tunnel connecting the
metropolis with the New Jersey main
land Marking the completion Of one
of the most stupendous engineering
feats oi modern times. the meeting Of
The two governors viii doubtless be
come historic
President Roosevelt pressed an cleo
tric button in Washington that started
she trains bearing Governor Hughes
and Governor Fore speeding along to-
ward each other the former leaving
Morton street, New York and the other
leaving noboken The trains met ex-
actly On the state line At which point
the tunnel was lined with bunting.
Then followed the memorable greet.
ines between the two state executives.
a con6ratulatory message from presi.
dent Roosevelt Yves read
This new under river system repre-
senls an expenditure Of nearly S60
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
- y svspENO AERD az

Presented TO County Commissioners
Many Favor II
Dave Hill today turned over to the
county commissioners his petition from
Lucille precinct requesting that the
herd law be suspended. Every man
in the precinct except three signed the
petition. sal MT Hill
Several other petitions have been
turned in and others are out II re
quires a petition from majority Of Che
voters to suspend the law and Mr Hill
thinks there is no doubt that the re
quired number Of signatures VIII be
secured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

WGntsNo More Empties
Near His Home

s 81 p
When Judge Williams emerged 2
from bis home this morning, be
y found six empty bottles, once the
abode Of hilarious spirits, stackd
UP on his front porch, 1T Is an
outrage = said the judge Here
after I want an bottles Of this kind
left in front Of the assistant coun-
ty attorneys house. Why did they
leave me all these empties?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

he served by the ladies' auxiliary.
A special feature Of the evening will
be the country Cousin" dance, which
win be engineered by Cousin 81 Bur
ris. the notorious engineer from the
wilds Of Arkansas. Cousin 81 has a
complete stock Of staple and fancy
calls intending everything from do
.se-do-alittle-moredon to Swing your
partners sift about" and guarantees
10 give complete satisfaction This
dance alone viii be worth the price Of
admission.
The grand promenade will begin at
nine o'clock
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25


The attention Of President sayer Of
the commercial club was called %
this statement and he said
eve must have more sidewalks, but
street crossings must come first It
is unreasonable to expect property
owners to lay walks until the city
provides crossings.
q AM nv FAVOR OF THE CITY
VOTING BONDS AT ONCE FOR
STREET CROSSINGS"
Continuing, Mr sayer, said: For
$4,000 we can construct crossings all
over the city and then we can demand
that sidewalks be laid. There is no
purpose for which we can spend our
money that win bring Larger returns
With the paving that is to be done and
sidewalks and crossings added, Chick.
asha will become much more attract
i've to the investor and the man seek
ing 4 home. am strictly in favor ci
bond Issue for crossings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

Subject to the Action 9 [
4he Fair Sea

= ees tsetp &@s =
The Express IS authorized to <
Z say
Eighteen men who are tired Of
boarding life, ages from 21 to S5,
all good looking ana Of various oc-
cupations, all democrats Of the
first water want life partners.
None but good cooks and neat
= housekeepers need apply; grass
widows preferred old maids
barred Yours for business 7I2
Chickasila avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
Chickasha Banks are Towers Of Financial
Strength Splendid Showings are
Made

The above figures speak volumes for
the financial strength Of Chickasha
and her banking institutions.
Detailed statements Of the condition
Of the three national banks, made on
February ia, In response to the call
Of the comptroller are published In
this paper and are worthy Of careful
reading. Palmer than words these tg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

Guthrie Feb "a Attorney General
West was tonight directed by Governor
Haskell ~ ile proceedings q dissolve
alleged merger between the Rock
Island and Frisco railways
Sueh action was requested after the
governor had Investigated q report civ.
|ins in detail the results of an examtna-
toin into the alleged Illegal eombina.
iion bg the departments OF Justice
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
WILL coLLEcr rAxEs N srRIP

County Treasurer Will Receive School
and Township Taxes March I.
County Treasurer EIilgore announces
that township and school taxes IN the
strip of Grady county taken from Cad
40 and comanche counties win be due
March /, and he will receive the same
at his office IN the court house.
For the convenience oi the people N
the two townships west Of Rush
Springs Mr.. Kilgore viii send the taa
list 10 the Rush Springs bank where
taxes may be paid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

lufes Ten a story d financial stability
that all may read
The First National, the Chickasna
National and the Citizens National
show By their statements that they
came through the panic unscathed and
they are today IN d condition that is
a credit TO their officers and must be
gratifying to their patrons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
eRooERY LMPRovEMENTs

McGehee & Sons have added to Tie
ostly fixtures in the already up to date
grocery a $3.50 National cash regaler,
and an Alpine roller top refrigerator.
Both pieces are Of the latest design.
in their lines
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
FAVORS A BOND ISSUE
FOR STREET CROSSINGS
President Sayer Says Crossings Must Prseeds
SidswaIks and Tells How to Get En-
$4,000 Needed

~Nhen came up chlekasha
avenue from the depot ard SAN
your spIandidIy paved streets e
wanted to buy everything N Chick Y
aaha; Il certainly looked good 70
me. When ! walked out into the =
residence section and SAW yon Had
50 few sldewalka changed my
mind and decided 70 look al some
other towns."-statement made ~
Mr. Allison, Texas prosepctph
who was IN chIckasha yesterday. "
@se =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

The workers rested last night To
might the revival Will start again In
A4dl force. Rev Coomha win be At his
best ''The Dawdys" win sing These
services are intensely interesting.
Christian church lonigbt. 5 p. M
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
tunnel CONNECTS TWO STATES
Great Engineering Feat Completed at Cost
Of $60,OOO,000--Runs Under The
River


o0o9eo Il is one Of lhe worlds sfea;
INST engineering accomplishment and
moi only upon the DEVELOPMENT Of the
northern part Of New eJrsey but on
certain sections Of Manhattan as we'll.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25
SUR 70 DISSOLVE
RAILROAD MERGER

Guthrie Feb. 25-l.ate last night
Attorney General West announced that
he would file suits 10 annul the alleged
Rock Island-Friseo merger. in ollaho-
ma City, next Wednesday,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-25

Ben F. Johnson Cashier DO soemay that the above
statement is correct. REM p JOHNSON, Cashier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
CAMPAIGN BOOK
OF Republicans Is Well on the Way
TO Completion.

Washington, June 22.-The Republi-
can congressional campaign book will
be out unusually early this year, pro-
sued four years ago. The proofs are
such matter as can be handled before
the Democratic convention meets. 1t is
always customary to reserve a portion
of the book for comment on the action
of the Democratic convention and to
include the Democratic platform for
the information of campaign speakers.
The book will follow quite closely along
the lines of the last campaign book ex-
cept that some new issues will be in
troduced and others that have ceased
to be of interest will be dropped.
Considerable space will be devoted
to the question of injunctions. There
will be biographical sketches of the
various candidates and the work of the
Republican congress will be given very
full, particularly of the last three ses-
sions, At the latest the book will be
issued August /. This will give cam
paign speakers an opportunity to be
prepared for an early opening of their
work wherever that is desired.
The committee is planning it's work
with the idea that this year more
than ever before the campaign will
be waged by means of literary produc-
lions through the press and by pamph
let's and by speeches and by the active
work of spelibinders. For that rea-
son the early issuance of the cam
paign book has been regarded as es-
pecially desirable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
WOULD ROB HENDRICK HUDSON
Another Claimant Found for Honor OF
Discovering the River.

New York, June 22.-According to
Walton Vanloon of Catskill, n. Y, one
of the Oldest residents of that sectlon,
Hendrick Hudson did not discover the
Hudson, but Pietre Vanloon, the great,
great, great, great grandfather of Mr.
Vanloon did. In pamphlet whlcn
Mr.. Vanloon has published the state
ment Is made that Pietre Vanloon
hunted and fished on the Hudson river
IL years before its discovery by Hud-
son.
Mr.. Vanloon also lays stress upon
the statement of Robert Juet, mate OF
the Half Moon, while the ship was
anchored near the site of Catskill,
they found "a very loving people and
old men" who brought to the ship
Indian pumpkins and tobacco: The
citation is made in the belief that the
neople referred to were white men.
Concerning the ancestor, Pietre Van
loon, the pamphlet states that he with
his family sailed from Waloon IN 1881,
and sailing up the St Lawrence landed
in what is now the state of New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
BIG MELON TO BE CUT
Dividend and Interest Disbursements
But Little Below Last Years.

New York, June 22.-The small part
which the financial crisis of last fall
has played in the tremendous aggre-
gate of the commercial and industrial
activities of the country is shown in
the dividend and interest disburse-
approximately $628.794,76S will be
paid by the big business concerns of
the country.
The showing is one vastly better
than business men and financiers had
any reason to expect six months ago.
The dividend disbursement to be made
by the railroad, Industrial and public
service corporations and the New
York banks is 1912, ,941 for the six
months ending July 1, reduction of
only $739, 466 from the same period of
last year when $273, 593.507 was the
size of the melon cut.
Interest disbursements for the first
six months of this year will be $685.
940,727. $26,007,521 greater than in
1907, when $329, 933,206 was paid. And
much of the increase, it is pointed
out, represents permanent financing at
advantageous rates, by which the
country at large is the gamer. The
figures are compiled by the Wall
Street Journal of New York.
Analysing the disbursement state
ment, it is seen that the railroad divi-
dends aggregate $109,331,236 for six
for the period of 1907, while the in
terest on railroad bonds mounted
from $13,009,889 last year to $206,
3S9,222. Part of this increased in
terest is explained by temporary finan-
cling during the period of greatest
depression, but much is said to repre-
sent permanent financing looking to
physical Improvements.
Industrials show a falling off in
dividends from $118,723,707 to $685.
539,076, reduction smaller than
might have been expected. The in
terest payments by industrial concerns
have increased from s35,047,784 to
S42,11S,160.
Public service corporations have
Jared well. Dividend disbursements
for six months of 1908 will be $43,-
326,972, against $40,S0S,295 in 1907.
Their interest payments have been re-
duced from s54,6S0.1S2 to $52,298,299
for the corresponding periods. This
occurs in spite of new bond issue.
advantageously paced the proceeds
of which will go into rehabilitation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
MARTIN GETS NEW PICTURES.
Three Are Added to the States Col
lection.

George w. Martin, secretary of the
State Historical society. has added
three new pictures to the collection.
All are large portraits and framed in
the same style as the other pictures of
the society collection. One is a pic
ture of Bale P. Waggener, general at
torney for the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, state senator from Atchison
county and Democratic politician. Mr..
Waggener says that he is out of poll
tics now, so it Is proper that his pic
ture should adorn the walls of the
state house. Another picture is that
of Fred L. Vandegrift, for years the
Kansas correspondent for the Kansas
City Star, and the other is a picture of
the late George w. Mcknight, banker
at Junction City and formerly a state
senator from that district,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
WILL BE COOLER.
Thunder Storms VIII Herald Advance
of the Change.

Washington, June 22.-The weather
bureau has issued the following Dulle-
tin predicting a break In the not wave
throughout the country:
1.-The warm wave that now covers
the country generally east OF the
Rocky mountains will break over the
plains states Tuesday, over the Missis-
sippi valley and the western lake re-
gion Wednesday.in the Ohio valley re-
in the eastern lake region Wednesday
night and in the Atlantic states Thurs
day. Local rains and thunder storms
will attend the advent Of the cooler
weather in the several sections named.
Moderate temperature will be exper-
fenced over the eastern part OF the
country during the closing days OF the
week"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
RACE TRACK GAMBLING.
Will Be Tested in the Case of NJ. Col
Inns, Who Made a Bet.

New York, June 22.-Racing in
terests in this city and throughout the
country are keenly interested in the
case of Melville Collins, who was Sc
lected by counsel for the Jockey club
to be arrested at the Sheepshead Bay
track last week in order that judicial
Interpretation of the new anti-gam-
bling laws may be obtained The case
against Collins was expected to take
form today when he scheduled to ap-
pear before Justice Tischoff of the SUI
preme court in New York county on a
writ of habeas corpus. Counsel for
the Jockey club and Assistant District
Attorney Elder of Kings county, SEEM
ed to be agreed that the Collins case
will afford fair basis for an interpre-
tation of new laws on which fate OF
horse racing in New York appears to
depend. The legal question in the Col
Inns case is whether verbal bet ac-
companied by the passage of the mon
ey won or lost but without the making
of memorandum of the bet consti-
tutes violation of the law. Collins
had made such a bet when he was ar
rested. He was taken to a magistrates
court where he was held for hearing
today, but counsel for the Jockey club
quickly brought the case before the
supreme court by securing writ OF
habeas corpus. Mr.. Elder who at first
asserted that he would not make any
agreement upon a test with the rae
ing interests, declares he will prosecute
Collins.
In other respects this promised to be
momentous day for the racing in
terests. The injunction secured by the
Coney Island Jockey club restraining
the police from interfering with the or
DERBY collection of patrons about the
race track grounds was returnable be-
fore Justice Bischoff today, when the
question whether or not it shall be
made permanent might be argued. The
cases of several bookmakers arrested
by the New York police at the Graves
end and Sheepshecd Bay tracks
charged with making bets. were also
scheduled to come W in the magis-
trate's court in Coney Island today
In addition it is reported that the
Kings county grand jury in Brooklyn
would begin today an Investigation OF
the conduct of all the race tracks IN
that county. which comprise those
at Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend and
Brighton beach.
The hearings in the cases of the 10
bookmakers arrested at the Gravesend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
HAD HIM DUG UP.
To Be Sure That Her france Was Dead
and Buried.

Chicago, June 22.-To convince a
hancee her sweetheart was dead and
that the body of another man had not
been substituted for him, the corpse of
DR.. Henry B. Craigin. formerly of Phil
adelphia, has been disinterred at Rose
Hill cemetery in this city. Until Miss
Elizabeth Burns of Chicago, whom the
physician was to marry, had closely
scrutinized the features, she would not
give up a conviction that the man who
had wooed and won her was living. In
the physicians last illness neither
realized the seriousness of his afflic-
ton. Relatives took charge of the
body soon after death. Before Miss
Burns saw the corpse it was buried.
The apparent suddenness of the
death and burial firmly convinced her
that the body was not that of DR..
Craigin, but of another man instead.
Parental objection to the impending
marriage was suggested as a cause for
the doctor being spirited away
When Miss Burns finally, with the
aid OF a brother, who came here from
New York, saw the body and realized
that death had stolen her sweetheart
away she became hysterical and is
still in highly nervous state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
SIX LEPERs CURED.
Result of IS Years Work at the Louis
lana Home.

New Orleans. La, June GA re-
markable medical report touching on
the cure of leprosy will be presented
to the Louisiana assembly probably
TINS week by the Leper home of the
state of Louisiana
In the report appears the word:
Discharged cured-one.
servation-five,"
Briefly explained. the meaning of
these figures is that out of 81 lepers
at the Louisiana institution in the past
Two years six have been practically
cured The figures are from the bien-
NAL report of the Leper home, where
for over ID years this state has provid-
ed place for lepers to receive the
comforts and the skilled medical care
which are not as a rule within reacn
of such sufferers.
A fact of significance is taht this
report is not submitted to the assem-
bly, as indicating that any spec1hc
cure for leprosy has been discovered.
1t Is simply statement or the results
which have been obtained from giving
lepers the same sanitary surroundlngs
that the average person enjoys and an
equal opportunity to receive first class
medical treatment.
Instead of being isolated, the insti-
tuition faces the public highway along
the Mississippi river levee in Iberville
parish. occupies Tie pldh-
tation, an estate of about 400 acres. A
row of modern cottages constitute the
lepers' quarters. A surgical building
and a small Catholic church complete
this group of leper buildings. For 10
years four to six sisters of charity
practically alone have cared for all the
wants of the lepers, even to cooking
and sweeping. None of the sisters ever
has become affected and apparently
none of them fears it.
From children to old people the
ages of the patients range from to
so.
The degree of freedom enjoyed by
these lepers is startling. There are no
stockades, no high fences, no armed
guards nor even night watchmen to
prevent them from escaping at will.
The one strong bond which holds them
to the institution is the self sacrificing
care and interest of the sisters of char
ity in making them comfortable and
contented Eleven lepers have run
away in the last two years, al
though a number of these runaways
have voluntarily returned. Neverthe-
less one of the most important re-
quests of the home to the assembly is
for money and other means to pre-
vent the recurrence of such escapes.
Another vital recommendation is Tor
money and authority to place in the
home certain lepers at large in the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
MANY TAX DODGERS
Corporations i'm New York Are Not
Obeying the Law.

Albany, N. Y. June Estate Comp
troller Martin H. Glynn has announced
that he has begun an investigation to
compel corporations to obey the law
taxing the transfer of shares of CAPT.
tai stock.
1.-THE investigation" says a state
ment given out by Mr.. Glynn, has been
under way but a few days yet the re-
suits demonstrate that there has been
q wholesale disregard of this law on
the part of corporations with the at
tending loss of large revenue to the
state"
There are about 75,000 stock COM
panies in this state, which come under
the provision of the stock transfer act.
"The books of a large number of
stock companies were examined during
the past week., says the comptroller's
statement, land in numerous instances
It was found that as many as 300 and
400 shares of stock of a single corpora
ton had been transferred and in some
cases the entire capitalization or
company had been issued without the
payment of single cent of tax. In
each instance the attention of the Of
ficials of the corporation was called to
the legal consequences for failure to
pay the tax and in every case OF non
compliance found there has been
promise that the necessary revenue
stamps will be purchased at once.
The officials of many corporations
plead that they supposed a transfer
tax is imposed only where stock is
bought and sold through brokers for
the purpose of speculation and give
that excuse for nonpayment. That sup
position is entirely erroneous. Every
transfer of ownership of stock is sub
tect to the tax and every transfer made
without payment of the tax comes
within the operation of the penalty
provided for noncompliance with the
law.
without relating in any degree to
the supervision of brokers to see that
the law is obeyed the investigation of
corporations will continue until the
books of every stock company that can
be located will have been examined
and payment required for every share
of stock transferred without the re-
quisite revenue stamps during the past
three years"
That thousands of dollars are due the
statement says, may be concluded by
the fact that a large number of cases
of noncompliance with the law has
been discovered. In one instance the
corporation had transferred 10000
shares of stock on which no tax had
been paid. The officials of corpora
lions were compelled to purchase and
fix in their certificates books $500 worth
of stamps,