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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15

City hall location was the leading
topic Of conversation today among the
class who are interested in municipal
affairs.
AS stated in The Express yesterday
afternoon, the committee Of the coun-
Gil were divided between Chickasha
and Choctaw avenues. No action was
taken on the report, and It now ap-
pears that Kansas avenue is coming
to the front as a candidate for the
honor, the Sullivan property, corner
Fifth and Kansas, being favored by
at least two aldermen.
Alderman Coffman said today: 81
am in favor Of Choctaw avenue be-
cause wa can get the lot for very
little more than we can sell our other
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
TOOK Poison by Mistake

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 15.-Mrs. For
rey, wife Of John Forrey, Santa Fe car
cleaner in the local yards, was sud
denly taken Ill yesterday while on her
way to the Logan county high school
with her daughter
She was taken into the stratton res
idence at 6O4 North Vine street. where
she died in a few minutes John For
rey, the husband is now in the city
jail in dazed condition.
An autopsy was held this afternoon
at the Patterson morgue on the dead
woman's body and strychnine is said
to have been the cause of her death.
Mr. Forrey says his wife was sick last
night and he gave her a capsule and
another one before breakfast yester-
day morning. He says he took one
himself. Chief OF Police Mitchell went
10 the home, in the north part of the
city where he found more capsules,
but they were found not to contain
any stryehnine. The officers are work
ing on the case and have found where
the capsules we're purchased.
Chief Mitchell says that as soon as
Forrey comes out OF his stupor per
haps he can obtain some information
from him as to how the strychnine
was given for the quinine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
Field Party Taking
Proofs Of Residence

Muskogee, Okla. Sept. 15.-A field
party Of government clerks, under the
direction Of Commissioner J. George
Wright have already begun the work
Of taking proof of the three years bona
fide residence Of the Mississippi Choc-
taw allottees in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations. This is required
before the land patents can be issued
The party is today at Wilburton, and
on tomorrow, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday will be at Kiowa, Atoka, Du-
rant and Hugo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
GOVERNOR GOES EAST
ON A SPEAKING TOUR.

Special to The Express.
Guthrie, Sept 15.-Goy. Haskell
left yesterday for Illinois and Iowa to
spent the next week speaking in the
interest Of the national Democratic
campaign. He wrote to eleven cities
Of Oklahoma in response to invitations
to make speeches requesting that Den
mis- Flynn. Republican nominee; Bird
Mcclure. nominee for congress in the
First district, or William Busby Of Nc
Alester. nominee for presidential cleo
tor, also be invited to participate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
COUNTY JUDGES HOLD MEETING


Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 15-The
convention of county judges of Okla
homa was called to order here today
by Judge Sam Hooker, with judges
from every district in the state in
attendance. Members u the supreme
court and the criminal court Of ap-
peals are in attendance, as well as
prominent attorneys from all over the
state. The program for the conven-
ton includes addresses to be delivered
by Judge N. NJ. Williams, Senator Dan
NJ. Smith and District Judge stilwell
Russell Of Ardmore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
need
STILL MORE
ROOM
NO ROOM FOR ONE GRADE-MAY
MAY HAVE HALF DAY
SESSION

With all the rooms in the old build,
ings filled and six rooms In the over.
flow buildings crowded to capacity. ON
the opening day Of school there was
one whole grade for which there was
no room.
When the board decided to erect
the overflow buildings, many people
thought they were preparing for a
larger enrolment than they would
have, but it turns out that they made
too low an estimate. The enrolment
is never full the first day, and it may
be expected to increase daily for sew
eral weeks.
we shall probably be compelled to
arrange for halliday sessions in the
primary grades" said superintendent
Ramey this morning.
The enrolment at the close Of the
first day totaled 1883, divided as fol-
lows:
High school, 14O.
North building, SSS.
South building, 1856.
West building, 429
Colored school, 175
The books are now here and the
dealers will be open till late this even
ing in order to supply the children
with all school necessities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
The Blue Gin Vas
Endangered by Fire

Fire which broke out about 4 o'clock
this morning threatened to destroy
the Blue Gin, which is Just east Of
the Chlckasha Cotton Oil Mill
The gin is being used by Mr.. Hart,
who has his cotton cleaner installed
ia it, and the blaze in some unknown
manner started in this machine The
men about the gin fought the flames
with the apparatus with which the
building is provided till the flremen
arrived and finished the work. Little
damage was done
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15

this city, who went to Guthrie yes
terday evening. The deceased alse
has numerous friends in this city, hav-
ing visited here during the month Of
August.
The remains will be shipped to
Chickasha tomorrow afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

There were no new developments
Of any consequence in the Minco muir
der case. Deputy Sheriff Pete Krey
came down from Minco at noon with
Charles Johnson and ]. NJ Kuder, who
were arrested on charge of gambling
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
Money READY BUT NO SITE YET

lot for and we would have aaiiy $40.
900 more to put into the BUN. than
we would if we took the Chic asha
avenue lot We need all the moneg
to put into tue l all and I'm not in ia
yer Of shaving the cost Of the building
down by putting a large sum into a
lot. If there is a lot in better loca-
ton that we can get as cheap as the
Choctaw avenue lot, l might favor It"
Ben Johnson announced at the coun-
ell meeting that the city hall bonds
had been approved and the money
would be available as soon as they
were signed and delivered. Mr.. John
son has made a fine record IN handing
city bonds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
BRYAN FUND
TAKES JUMP
MORE GOOD DEMOCRATS COME
THROUGH WITH THE COIN TO
WIN VICTORY

Since the last report was published
$22 have been added to the Bryan
fund. The largest contribution, $40,
was made by w. D. Bailey, who is
one Of the "Commoner'sa most ardent
admirers.
Governor Haskell announces that up
to date 100000 in popular contribu.
tions have been received. Thousands
more are needed to fight the battle Of
The people against the special inter-
ests that are pouring money into the
Republican campaign fund
Those who have contributed direct
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
ATTENTION, COMRADES.

Veterans Of both the Blue and the
Gray are requested to meet at the
court house on Saturday, Sept. 10, at
2 o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of
organizing a Veterans Bryan club for
Grady county. The test Of member
ship will be military service in either
army and enthusiastic support of w.
J. Bryan for president Of the United
States.
]. IF. Bishop.
G. G. Buchanan
J. D. vanRe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
ARRESTED FOR sooTLEcelNo.

Tom Burns, a negro, was arrested
last night by county officers on charge
of selling liquor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Chlckasha and Vicinity: To
nIghG and Wednesday, partly :
Loudly weather; scattered show :
tonight or Wednesday.
. q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-15

Mrs. Forrey is the mother OF Roy
/ argent and Mrs. Jim Mcdonald OF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
A TRAGEDY
 IS INVERTED Police Inspector Fires Twice at Editor. NEITHER SHOT TOOK EFFECT A Reporter Knocks the Pistol Up
 in the Air. The Trouble started Over Several At tacsss Upon New Orleans Pe- Iiee CAaef is Eaiterial CeI-
 umns of The World. 
NEITHER sHoT TOOK EFFECT

New Orleans, La. Jan. is.--Edward IE Whitaker inspector of police. ent- cred the office of The Morning World tonight and fired two shots at Joseph M. Lsveque. the editor. Neither shot took effect
 The shooting tonight followed sew eral attacks upon Whitaker in the ed- itorial and news columns of The World. The head of the New Orleans Police Department was criticised for Attend ing the races daily while drawing \ q salary of $s.oe0 a year from the peo- pie" and was referred to as "a black guard and a bully"
 Whitaker. accompanied by several detectives. entered the editorial rooms of The World shortly after s o'clock. and the inspector started for Leveque, who was taking at the time to young woman reporter. Blows were ex- changed and it was then that Whit aker drew a large calibre revolver end fired twice.
 Accounts of the shooting vary. but according to eye witnesses. one ar gev- eral reporters who rushed to the edi- tors aid, struck the police inspector's arm and caused the shots to go wild.
 Mayor Behrznan at midnight suspend ed Inspector Whitaker and the detec- tives Accompanying him iu the assault on Editor LeveQues and says the mat ter win be fully investigated. Tnspec- tor Whitaker was arrested and pa- roled.
 He said he would ask an early trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
HOPELESS DEADLOCK
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE UNABLE
 TO SELECT U. s. SENATOR.
The Republicans Cast Their sixty-fOur Votes solidly for Bradley and Beelkham Again Received
 His Gtxty-six.

Frankfort. Ky. Jan, 1s.--The sena- torial deadlock remained unbroken to- day, the only change in the ballot be- ing the recording of one more absentee.
 The Republicans cast their sixty-four votes solidly for former Governor Bradley and former Governor Beckham again received sixty-six votes, not withstanding the prediction by his op- penents that he would be unable to hold his votes together after yester- days first ballot in joint session. Claims for and against Beckham's cleo tion continue to be made but nothing has developed thus far to indicate any immediate change in the contest. The only change in the ballot today was that Mcknight of Mason voted for Sem ator James B. McCreary and Senator Charlton Of Louisville voted for R. w. Knott.
 The vote for McCreary is not con- sidered as announcing his candidacy. It looks like a hopeless deadlock un- less the Republicans and anti i-Beckham Democrats can unite on some Demo erst other than Beckham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
IS REDUCED
TEE BANK OF ENGLAND LOWERS
 ITS DISCOUNT.
Return of Cash to the Country Nlzte- xiaIly Strengthens Reserves in the
 Metal-signs of Good Times.

London, Jan. 16-The rate of discount of the Bank of England was reduced from per cent to 5 per cent today.
 The reduction was anticipated. The return Of casa o .he country Ro mater ially strengthened the reserve in the metal in spite of the considerable amount taken by South America that there was no further prolongation of the higher rate. which so discommoded trade for some months past. Even had the bank desired to maintain a higher rate, 1t Is doubtful if 1t could be made effective. as the supply of money fin Lombard Street was so abundant as to be almost for the moment in ex- cess of the requirements.
 The discount rates in the open mar ket fell to 41-2 per cent. The recent continental purchase of sterling bills indicated the probability that the gold borrowed from France during the Ana erican stringency would be allowed to remain here for a time and the bills renewed. This proved a further inducement for the bank to lower. it's rate.
 The stock exchange had already dis cussed fully the five per cent rate and the actual announcement caused only a slight hardening of quotations.
 Tn the American section business was checked by the lack of a pronounced lead from Wall Street. With the ea- sy New York opening the undertone became uncertain and the market fn- ished irregular. St. Paul and Union Pa cifc were steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
TRUCE ENDS
 LITIGH1ION Texas Wil lot Reduce
 ares. FOURTEEN SUITS DISMISSED
 -s-- Railroads and the State Commission Get Together. Chairman Mayasld says He Is Thor oushly Convinced That Presest Time is Unfavorable To Reduce
 the PassenGer Rates.
 

Austin. Tex. Jan. ls--A truce was entered into today between the Railroad Commission of Texas and the railroads in the State. which calls for the dis missai by the railroads of fourteen suits brought by them against the Commission. and which are pending in the Federal Courts. and would have come up next June. The Commission. on its part. dismissed the motion to promulgats an order reducing railroad passenger fares in Texas from to l-2 cents.
 Chairman Mayfieid stated when the Commission met this morning, the third day of fhthe hearing on the proposed re- duced fare ordered. that he was con vineed from the evidence submitted by the railroads that the present time was urfavorabie to reduce fare in Texas, and he dismissed the motion. Tn this view, ha wasS supported by Commis- sioner Storey. while Commissioner Colquitt dissented.
 This suggestion that the Commission should cancel It's former order reduc- ing the fare on the Houston and Texas Central to 2 Ia cents led to Q nnai adtustment of all the differences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
TIRED OF DELAYS.

Georgia CongreEnnasn Would Have
 House Get Down To Busineas.
 Washington, Jan. 16--A resolution reading in part as follows. was offered in the House today by Mir. Edwards. of GeorEia:
 whereas, people and buslness insti- tutions in all kinds are suffering from the panic that is upon us, and the whole country is demanding that some. 1. thing be done for relief. and @Whereas, the House of Representa- lives has now been in session for over thirty days ard has accomplished ab- aolufely nothing along these lines. but instead is killing time upon matters that are not nearly so vital: therefore be ik
 resolved, that o'clock in the morning be fixed as the hour for con. vening, Instead of 12 o'clock. and that tha hour from until be allowed for lunch, and that the House remain in session until o'clock in this afternoon, Or later If necessary. in order that we may get down to work. do something for the country and adjourn before ho' weather comes on."
 The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
A PITCHED BATTLE
TWO MEN KILLED AND ONE POLICE-
 MAN WOUNDED.
Guns ana RevOIyeee Were Fired and Knives Throws Seven Arrests
 1zmde and Several Made Their Escape.

Chicage, Jan Two men were ki1isd enc poliqqasan waa woprdps. nd several workfneTaen wefs iEliNred In A pikched battle last night bAtwe4n three policemen and thirty Hungarian railroad laboreks at Cary. Ina
 Guns and revolvers were fired and knives ttirowfis but though they were outnumbSfed ten to one. the policemen made seven arrests and stood thesr ground until endorsements arrived, when thirteen more men were cap tured.
 Several escaped through the sand dunes. The light occurred at the camp of the Hungarians. one mile west of Gary, and the battle was of several hours duration.
 The Hungarians had been working on the tracks of the South Bend Rail- road. Several of their number destroy ed the tent of q negro laborer and when the latter sought redress at the camp, he was fred upon. A railroad watchnan who sought to aid the negro also was compelled to flee. Warrants then were sworn out and the policemen went to the scene. A shot greeted their demand for surrender and the battle followed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
TO STOP GAMBLING
GOVERNOR HUGHES APPEALS TO
 FARMERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
He Tells Them that He Intends to Abel- izh the Race TFaeks--Law is Ignored and Be-
 frayed.

Albany, N. F.. Jan.l6.--Governo Hughes made an appeal today to a large gathering of the farmers who are here to attend the annual meetings of the county and town agricultural societies. for support :n his effort to abolish race track gambling in this state. He pointed out that while the constitution specifically directs the Legislature to enact a law to prevent gambling. SO far as the race tracks were concerned. this plain mandate of the people in their fundamental law had been Ignored and betrayed"
 T made this recommendation in my message" said the Governor, because 1t was right. and there is not man here, whatever his interests may be in agricultural societies. or whatever his opinion may be with regard to the relation of the present law to their success. who does not know that what said was right"
 The Governor declared that every. body respects and obeys the laws he likes"
 He said:
 ''The test of respect for law is where the law is obeyed and it is upheld in its majesty even though it hurts. and we cannot afford in this country and in this State to have a constitutional pro- vision. which is the Fundamental law of the land, ignored or betrayed.
 'I may add that we are dealing with a matter which is serious menace to the morals of the community. My mail is burdened with letters from fathers and mothers. from employers. from those who come Tn close contact with the demoralization that is spread through the encouragement of the gambling instinct-not with reference to matters that are beyond the public ken, not susceptible of proof and im- possible of change on account of hu- man nature. but because of things that arc encouraged and made possible by the direct action of the State in con- travention of the spirit of the eonstt- tutional provision"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
SHOOTING 4 MYSTERY.
Mrs. rhoa.. mssesls Refuses se s.vs

Mrs. Thonns Metcalf Refuses to Give
 Out stRtement.
 Chicago. Jan. 1s.---In an effort to dis- pei the mystery that has surrounded the attempt of Mrs. Thomas Metcalf to shoot S R Hamill. an attorney of Terre Haute, Ind, in the Federal build ing here. U. S. District Attorney Sims issued statement tonight in which he declared that his office had made no attempt to suppress the facts in the case q
 Mir. Sims paid particular attention to statement by the woman that att taches of the District Attorneys of flee had promised to obtain ban for her. provided she refused to discuss the matter with newspaper reporters.
 Mrs. Metcalf issued statement to- day in which she declared she had nev- CT asked Hamill to look after claim for. her in St. Louis and had consulted him in the first instance concerning q suit which her first husbend. Jeh B. Mofris. had threatened to start against Thomas Metcatf. sShe also stated that she and Hainfll had never had an 'af- fair of the, heart" but she refused to say why she had s!ior st him. even l.e- fusing to admit that she had done so at all tG .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
A NEGR0S ATTEMPT TO ROB
 TEXAS BANK PROVES FUTILE

Longview, Texas, Jan. 1e.--Alex walker. a negro of this place. today walk ed into the citizenE National Bank told the bank officials to get out, and began to shoot The shooting attracfea sheriff Little, who advanced from the front. driving the robber back of the counter when President L. ,. Everett spranE on and grapplsd with the ne@ gro
 The negro succeeded In firing one shot which slightly wounded Mr. nv erett. but was disarned and tn q voi~ lev of shots which followed was prob ably fatally wounded. The negro latet Acknowledged that he and partner had planned to rob the bank.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
YIELDS TO ITS BONDHOLDERS Row Over Steamer Line
 Is Settled. QUESTION OF EARNINGS Management of Central Railway
 Gives In. Helsers ef Certiacates Contsadea That They should share in Income
 from steamer as We'll
 as Trains.

New York, Jan. le.---(Speciai .)-- Holders of the income bonds of the Central of Georgia Railroad. whose con- troversy with the management 6 few months ago as to how earnings appli- cable to interest should be properly determined. threatened to become acri- naonious will learn with interest that in another case also involving the rights of bondholders the company has been obliged to yield.
 No stir was made about it. those working in behalf of the bondholdors choosing to make their demands quiet ly. The matter is rather interesting for all that.
 It was discovered some months ago that the steamship Tallahassee. owned by the Ocean Steamship Company, and pledged by 1t under mortgage of &I,- O0D. GOO had been sold to one of the Morse companies and that there had been no accounting for the proceeds to the trustees of the mortgage. The company proposed to apply the pro- ceeds to the improvement of it's wharves. Representatives of the bond holders vigorously protested. A long and tedious correspondence followed aud at length the company proposed to substitute a tug for the ocean steam shfp Tallahassee. The bondholders re- fused to accept the tug. They de- mandsd an ocean steamship. There was more correspondence. as tedious as the first. and finally the matter was called directly to the attention of the Governor of Georgia. The result is that the company has substituted for the old Tallahassee the steamship Kan sas City, which is in all respects ae- ceptable to the bondhoiders and. fur therEnora. the company has agreed to make full snbstitutions in case of fu- ture withdrawals and to keep the prcp- erty insured for the benefit of the bond holders
 The Ocean steamship Company is owned by the Central of Georgia Rail- road and among other things the hold@ ers Of the income bonds of the Central Of GaorEia Railroad nave contendsd that theg should partiti1Ate iH the earnings of The steamship lines Ihis claim the rnAnagement has disputed.
 The railroad accounts do not show fhe kteamehip earnings separately.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
DIsCUss ALDRIcH BILL.
senate Commftsee Gives Further Con
 alteration on Finance.

senate Connmitsee Gives Further Con-
 alteration on Finance.
 washington, Jan. 1S--The Senate Committee on Finance gave further consideration to the Aldrich bill to- day. Various amendments were of fered and dfscusged. q
 It Is understood that no section of the bill has as yet been definitely amended. The clause relating to, the fling of railway bonds as security for additional currency is receiving con- siderable attention. but it Is thought by several members of the committee, that it will eventually be left intact owing to fear that there will not be sufficient available security for emergency needs if railroad bonds are not included. The Democrats of the committee as rule. seem to be largely in accord with most of Senator Aldrich's ideas and tha amendments they will endeayor to have adopted wtIH be generally of 8 minor nature.
 Senator Hansbrougha has expressed his intention of changing his central bank bill in few particulars and of fering it in the Senate as substitute for the Aldrich bill when that measure comes up for consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
LTnrL euTr sETTLED.

Aaeiph Ochs and william Randolph
 Hearst Reach Agreement.
 New York, Jan. 1e--A settlement of the suit for s4o0.oo0 damages for libel brought by Adolph s. ochs and The New York Times. against william R. Hearst and The New York American was announced in court today when the hearing was about to be continued.
 Counsel for Mir. ochs read in court. a statement that in view of the editor- 8al published in me Tiraes, MT. Cchs withdrew. all imputakiops against Mr. Hearst's integrity and character aecepf Mr. Ochss stAtenneut that he fa ffe controlling owner of The Times and wlthdraw all tnputations against his character.