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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

NEw TALE Of DUAL LIFE Of
RocKEFELLER PERE.
chlosgoan, with Dr. william Lsvlne-
ston for TWeivs Years, Says Man
Admitted He Was Parent
Of Famous John b.

New York.-Many additional facts
about the dual life led by DR.. William
Avery Rockefeller. father Of John b.
Rockefeller. are supplied by Dr..
Charles Fl Johnston, his assistant and
business partner for y years. In
those years Dr. Rockefeller went
under the name OF Dr.. William Lev
ingston. but to his partner Dr. John
ston. so the latter declares, he re-
vealed the secret OF his life-that he
was Rockefeller and that John d.
Rockefeller was his son.
Dr. Johnston Is president Of the Col
lege OF Medicine and Surgery In Chi
cago. He explains:
1T was in 1874 that paid him
$1,000 and became his student and as
sistant. He was living then In Free.
port, nl, as Dr. William Leyingston,
and he never posed under any other
name thereafter. His wife, Mrs. Mar.
garet Allen Leyingston, living yet in
Freeport. was one Of the sweetest
women / ever knew. l did not know
until years afterward that he had two
wives, one the mother Of John D..
Rockefeller She lives in Cleve-
land. o.
'Dr. Levingston and travelled over
all the west through Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, the Dakotas. Iowa. Ne
braska and Kansas It is not true that
he sold medicines In the street He
had fine team Of horses, the best
that money could buy, and a fine car
riage in which we drove from town
to town. He would have a string Of
eight or ten towns at once. He would
drive into a town, scatter handbills, in
which the great DR.. Levlngston as
serted that he could cure all diseases,
and We would have a suite OF rooms
at the best hotel and to the, doctor
there would come the sick and the
halt and the lame. In all cases OF com
mon ailments he could detect the
cause almost al. glance.
He made a great deal OF money.
He often took in 5000 in day, and II
he took only 500 he thought 1t a poor
days business.
Il knew from the first that there
vas some deep mystery In his life. but
Il was several years before suspect
I'd that he was Rockefeller, and 1t was
several years more before he &C.
knowledged to me that his name was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

noble In proportions and emblematic
Of strength, we're chosen. The anchor.
being distinctive Of the navy, was used
TO indicate 1t especially.
In all the insignia silver is chosen
TO rank above the gold. because It
usually lies near the surface, and so
nearer the heavens.
Anyone versed in the marks Of rank
IN the navy can tell at a glance not
only the relative Importance of the
individual among his fellows, but not
infrequently what especial work is as
signed to them.
There comes an admiral" says the
friendly tar who has gentured to guide
You through the navy yard For the
life Of you, what makes him an ad-
miral at glance you cannot tell.
From the dignity OF bis bearing he
might be Of any exalted rank. HIS
distinguishing mark on the collar is
four silver stars with a gold fouled
anchor under each Of the outer ones.
If he were a rear admiral he would
wear two silver stars with a silver
fouled anchor between them. The
signs Of rank are worn on the collar
except in full dress, when they appear
on the shoulder strap.
The captain who meets one on
board the ship has no stars on his
collar, but a silver spread eagle in
the center with a silver fouled anchor
on either side. The officer who wears
silver oak leaf oa either side Of a
silver fouled anchor is commander.
The same device In gold indicates a
lieutenant commander Lieutenants
are shown by two silver bars on either
side Of a silver fouled anchor. If they
are OF the junior grade they wear one
bar instead Of two. Enslgns wear
only the silver fouled anchor. All the
above officers are commissioned on.
GERS Of the line
There are IN addition aboard ship
the commissioned corps officers, the
warrant officers and the petty officers
The same devices that the line Of
hcers wear are also worn by the corps
officers on their epaulets On the cen
ter Of their shoulder straps, but the
latter wear in addition certain devices
70 denote their corps department. OF
ncers Of the medical corps wear
spread oak Leaf In gold, with sllvei
acorn on 1t. oHcers Of the pay corp
have a silver oak spray. II a slIyei
eagle is combined with these devices
It Indicates respectively medical dl
rector and pay director The enginee
corps has been made one with the lin,
officers 90 that they no longer hayl
any corps device
Some Of the devices Of the petty Of
hcers are not very intelligible at frs
sight. and a single device does service
70 identify several.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

with his election to the Thirty-eighth
congress.
On occasions Senator Allison has
been very near to the nomination OF
his party for the presidency, some be.
lieve much nearer than Thomas b.
Reed, Roscoe Conkling. or even John
Sherman. He would have undoubtedly
made a good president, the equal of
many and the superior of some, had
the fortune Of politics turned his way.
During the progress Of financial
Legislation in the present congress he
has been often consulted and. as the
ranking member Of the senate com.
mittee on finance. has taken a quiet
and unostentatious but conservative
and helpful part in the framing Of
Legislation which will relieve the coun.
try from the conditions which resulted
In the panic Of 1907
Senator Allison Is the author Of the
internal revenue law Of 1868. the es.
sential features OF which are still in
force. Prior to its passage the tax on
distilled spirits was two dollars a gal
lon and the revenue therefrom about
s14,00O,0OO, while during the first year
following the passage OF the Allison
act the tax, while reduced to IS cents,
amounted, through the elimination OF
frauds and its proper collection, to
36.0O0,OOO
He was chairman Of special com
mittee which spent the summer OF
1874 investigating the government
Of the District OF Columbia. The bill
drawn by him as result Of this work
repealed existing laws and created the
present form Of government with
three commissioners appointed BY the
president
Early In 1877 bill was passed by
the house Of representatives for the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
There was great clamor for the enact.
ment OF the measure In the senate.
The bill was referred to the senate
committee on finance and, being
aware that II the senate was called
upon to divide on the question OF free
coinage It would follow the popular
agitation, Senator Allison proposed
the preservation Of the gold standard,
but at ths same time made provision
for : limited coinage Of silver on gov
eminent account.
Senator Allison has all HIS life been
a student Of tariff problems. He had
q considerable part In the framing Of
the Mckinley bill Of 1890, and served
on the subcommittee which prepared
the revision Of 1898. He had charge
Of the minority report on the Wilson
bin In 1894, and was also a member
Of the subcommittee which consid.
cred the Dingley act in 1897, also TAX
ing charge Of the bill on the senate
floor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

William A. Rockefeller and that John
D. Rockefeller was his son
In all the years was with him the
old man went twice year to Cleve-
land and stayed a week or two. He
told me he went there to look after
his money invested with John D.
Rockefeller. and he would tell me
wonderful stories Of John DIS shrewd-
ness and great wealth"
DR.. Johnston showed several letters.
postmarked Cleveland. o.. and signed
William Levingston, M. d.
Il first learned positively that DR..
Levingston was DR.. Rockefeller when
he was injured on a ranch in North
Dakota and thought he was going to
die. He and ! went to North Dakota
together in 1881. and took up adjoin-
ing homestead claims where the town
of Park River is. We were building
a shed for a cattle shelter and in lift
ing heavy log he strained himself.
He was an old man then, and he
thought he had ruptured an intestine.
The pain was great and he thought he
was dying. asked him II I should
send for his wife. Mrs. Levingston, II
be should die, and he said mo; noti-
f. John D. Rockefeller, but be very
careful and let no one else know It.
When he got well I told him l
knew he was John D. Rockefeller's
father. At first he denied it and then
he said it was true. He told me that
the reason he kept 1t secret was that
he found it necessary in his younger
days to assume name because he
was practicing medicine without II
cense. He might be arrested any time
and he did not wish to disgrace the
name OF Rockefeller because Of HIS
children. He stuck to the name later,
he said, because It was then too late
honorably to take his right name"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
INSIGNIA OF RANK
marks THAT TELL TIE VARIOUS
GRADES iN NAVY.
some Devices Designed BY Martha
Washington and Other Colonial
Dames-tlssory Written
Into Gold Braid.

Boston.-There are very few men
Who can distinguish an admiral from
4 lieutenant BY the uniforms they
wear There is probably not single
RaYal demonstration where nine ON
GERS out OF ten are not confounded BY
the majority OF the spectators.
The same principles underlie the
nayy insignia as are present in those
Of the army. There Is a picturesque
story Of the way these came into be-
ing. The choosing Of the marks Of
rank In the army and navy. the story
runs. was left after the revolution to
some OF the leading ladies OF the coun-
tFy. II legend is to be believed Mar
tina Washington is responsible for
some Of the devices. The whole world
was drawn upon by the resourceful
colonial danes for suggestions. The
heavenly bodies were appropriately
called upon TO contribute devices for
the highest ranks. From them came
the stars. most coveted by men in the
army and navy
Descending to earth the eagle was
ayailed Of as most appropriate after
fhe stars. because Of its courage and
lofty flight For lesser ranks, ali most
honorable and awful notwithstanding.
the leaves and fruit OF the oak tree,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

green cemetery. in Plainfsld. On one
side Of the shaft are these words:
Rosa, my hrst Jersey COW. Record
2 lbs Is OF. butter from IS quarts,
day milk"
On the opposite side is this inscrip.
tion:
All ready, Mr. Cady-At rest" with
a violin and bow carved between the
words.
The man whose body lies beneath
this somewhat unsual tombstone was
widely known as a prompter and mu-
sician. His reputation as fiddler as
sured the success of any dance for
which he was engaged. He had =
large frame. and was as big-hearted
as he was big corporeally. He was ac-
customed to sing while he played, and
chanted old-fashloned square dances
in perfect tune.
Besides his love for music, Mr..
Cady took much interest in his cows
OF which he had a fine herd Of jerseys.
Then the jersey COW was not SO well
known as now. Mr. Cady used to take
his herd to all the cattle shows in his
vicinity, and won a large collection
OF blue ribbons.
Before he died he made arrange
ments to have his faVorite COW and
his beloved violin carved on his tomb
stone.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
NEW SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY.
Ex-cov. Bradley Elected, Breaking
Long Deadlock.

Frankfort, Ky.-Former Gov. VIII.
liam O'Connell Bradley. Republican.
was recently elected United States
senator to serve six years from March
4, 1909, when the term Of James B.
McCreary will expire.
The final ballot was the twenty
ninth taken In an effort to break the
deadlock which developed on January
IS between the Beckham and Bradley
forces. Bradley's election was accom-
plished by number OF Democrats go
ing over to him.
Senator-elect Bradley is native
Kentuckian He was born in 1847
near Lancaster, and has long made
his home in Louisville. He has been
power in Republican politics in Ken
lucky since 1865 when, though he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
COW AN1 VIOLIN On TOMBSTONE.
Monument with ed inscription aa
Plainfaid, Conn.

Boston-It Is no uncommon occur
renee for persons 30 mark the burial
places Of their pet dogs and favorlte
eats with monuments. but the town
OF Plainheld, Conn. has the somewhat
peculiar honor OF being the only place
so far aa known where q monument
Is to be seen in a cemetery telling
the virtues Of a favorits COW.
The man who was responsible for
this curious burial SHAFT was Gurdon
Cady, who was widely known so years
ago throughout cen al Connecticut.
The monument Is pointed out to
visitors as one OF the sights in Ever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

Houdoun statue. II such step shall
be found to jeopardize the beauty or
safety Of the precious bit Of marble.
modified copy Of the work will be
made. Experts will be requested to
make careful examination Of the Bg-
ure and make a report on what is best
to be done.
The Houdoun statue is said to be
the finest piece Of art work In the
United States. It is supposed to rep
resent the exact lineaments and fea-
lures of the greatest of all yirglnians
and Americans. It is said by experts
to be better likeness Of Gen. Wash
ington than any photograph The
statue is one Of the principal attrac-
tions OF Richmond. The statue stands
alone. surrounded by an iron balus-
trade. Every care is taken to pre-
serve It intact from the rayages Of
time. It could not possibly be re-
placed should any accident happen
TO it.
Only once has Il been taken from
its place In all the years that II has
stood there Two years ago certain
artists. working under bond, we're EN-
powered 10 take the statue down and
clean It. This was the first time that
the Father Of His Country had had
his face washed in an hundred years.
The statue was then cleaned and rem
ovated and replaced intact. II viii
now stand for another hundred
years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

London Eai6os y Many Historic Mem.
orIss Has Lost iis Pastor

London.-The death of Rev r. H.
Davies has left the Chelsea Old
Church pastorless. Now some zeal
Gus young eurate WIZ be sought whose
eloquenee viii attract congregations
to this almost deserted place Of wor.
ship.
For So years Mr. Davies preached
IN q little sanctuary. at first to con-
gregatons as large as the place would
hold. then, as the glorles Of Chelsea
departed and the old families died or
went TO more fashionable precincts.
to a mere handful OF people The Old
Church-it has been known thus for
administration shows any signs OF
life except when there are services.
It was IN this church that Charles
Kingsley Worshiped and he and Mr..
Davies we're close friends. SO dearly
did Dir. Davies love the old place that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

The number Of French families. that
is to say households with or without
children, is estimated at 11.315,000 OF
this total 1904, ,720 families have no
children, 2,966,171 have one child.
1851 ,s7S have two children. 1,64S,425
have three, 9s7. 1892 have four. 566. 1858
have five, S27,241 have six. 1s2.9ss
have seven. a4.799 have eight, 44,72S
have nine. 2O,6S9 have ten. s.305 have
eleven, 5,50s have twelve, 1.4S7 have
thirteen, 554 have fourteen. 249 have
fifteen, 79 have sixteen, "a have seven
teen and finally 45 families have eigh-
teen or -ReDubllQue Franchise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

was only Is years old, he was admitted
to the practice Of law by a special act
of the state Legislature He at once
allied himself with the party Of Lin.
coin and won honors from his fellows.
He is the only Republican who was
ever elected governor Of Kentucky.
In 1896 he was indOrsed by his state
for the presidential nomination, but
his claims we're not pushed before the
convention. In 1895 Hr. Bradley was
elected governor Of Kentucky, and
served one term. The new senator is
a civil war veteran, having run away
from home In 1862 to join the union
army.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
10 REFRo0UoE EAMous srAruE


Richmond, va-The Virginia legls.
lature has just appropriated $4,000
for the purpose Of making a replica OF
the Houdoun statue of Washington.
now in the rotunda Of the state cap
itol in this city, TO be presented.
along with a statue Of Gen. Robert f.
Lee. to the national statuary hall, in
the capitol Of the United States, at
Washington Both statues are
to occupy space In the niche reserved
for Virginia. The work is to be either
a replica or a modified copy, but the
state does not obligate itself to take
the risk OF having cast made OF the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
Xavier Mission Near Tucson, Arizona.

he would not allow plaster or white
wash to touch its walls. and the re-
pairs made during his time we're only
those absolutely necessary to keep il
from destruction.
In the nave Of the church are kept
the chained books. They we're once
fastened to a desk, but have now been
placed on a high shelf with their an
cient chains still cllnging to them.
The books comprise a Vinegar Bible, +"
Fox's Book Of Martyrs" and desk
prayer book
The Old Church has seen some mag
niAcent ceremonies, notably the
funeral Of Lord Bray. It was here,
too. that Henry VIII. came In state the
day after Anne Boleyn's execution to
wed Jane Seymour.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

1--WE got the fishing feeling 80 bad. :
he said, that just must throw down
everything and take two weeks trip
to Florida. I'll pack my grip right
now!"
John" said his wife. come here. :"
She opened closet A gallon jug
stood baforD him.
THERE" she said. Cut out the
Florida trip. It's too expensive
Maria" he said, you're a Won
der Alfalfa Constitution
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
ALL IN THEIR OWN HANDS.
ons Reason for Success Of Gilbert ana
Sullivan Operas.

AT a complimentary dinner given to
Sir William S. Gilbert at the Savoy
hotel, London, the guest, in responding
to the toast Of his health, described
himself as "an idle singer OF an empty
day" and made a striking references
to his copartnership with Sir A. Sulll.
van: During our regime at the Savoy
my distinguished coworker and myself
invariably exercised the most absolute
and undisputed control over the pro.
duction Of our pieces. BY arrangement
with our excellent fmpresario, D'Oyley
Carte, we selected our own cast; we
directed our rehearsals In every de.
tall We superintended the modelling
OF the scenery, the designing OF the
dresses Our company was always
admirably IN hand. the best possible
feeling existed between them and our
selves, and. speaking for my SHARE
Of the result. | can truthfully say that
the impression conveyed to the au.
dience was almost Invariably a reflex
Of my conception. To few authors in.
deed has such absolute control been
accorded. and It Is to that absolute
control that | attribute a large meas
urre Of the success that those pieces
achieved on their original production.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
SENATOR FROM iowa
ALLISON CELEBRATES SEVENTY
NINTH BIRTHDAY
Colleagues in Congress Unite IN *
tending Congratulations - Was
Once Very Near Republican
Nomination for Presidency.

Washington. Senator William Boyd
Allison OF Iowa recently celebrated his
seventy-ninth birthday. and his col
leagues. both Republicans and Demo
Gratis. united in extending their con-
gratulations. for few members are
mere popular than the aged Iowan.
Senator Allison has broken all pre-
vious records for length OF service and
attained a maximum degree Of per
sonal influence and unusual domina-
ton OF public affairs. He is the leader
OF the senate of the United States,
with all that this leadership means in
power and ability to create and con-
troll legislation. 1t is said, and prob
ably with truth, that there is more Of
Senator Allison's influence and char
acter written into the statute books
to-day than OF either President Roose-
veIt or Speaker Cannon, both Of whom
are considered to have contributed an
unusual share to the lawmaking Of
the present generation.
Senator Allison's personal history,
briefly told, is that he was born in
Perry, o.. on March 2, 1929, and after
attending Western Reserve college
studied law and practised In Ohio un-
til 1857, when he removed to Iowa.
His entry into national politics came
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
constructino the Mecca Rallroad.

The Mecca railroad Is being con
structed rapidly. solidly and method
lcally. Foreigners are employed In
positions Of leadership and manage.
ment BY imperial orders It is now
proposed TO complete the line from
Medina to Mecca, a distance Of ESQ
miles, before the next pilgrimage
q. e., in about year,. also to con
atruct a railroad from Mecca to Mount
Arafat, a distance OF II miles. Mount
Arafat and the religious ceremonies
annually conducted there. during each
pilgrimage, possess such an lmpor.
tance In the eyes Of the pilgrims that
they all endeavor to reach that noun.
tain Of sacrifice Last year the mum.
Der Of Mecca pilgrims was oficially
estimated at 2S0, Consular Re
ports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
WILL SOME DAY RULE MEXICO.
Ramon Corral Natural Heir to Prssi-
dsncy Of Republic.

New York.-Ramon Corral is tho
natural heir TO the presidency OF the
Mexican republic. President Diaz,
though nomlnally elected president By
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
punishment for Luxsmburq Tramps

The Luxembourg government is treat.
ing incorrigible yagabonds to bread
and water for the first four days of
their Imprisonment, and to the loves
scale of ordinary diet twice a week
afterward. The prisons are said to be
amptylng fast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

a free people, is IN fact a dictator and
could name any successor when he de
cides to retire 70 private life. Corral.
who stands In his favor. is the vice
president Of the republic and. barring
accidents. viii succeed him some day.
The Newtown bee., 1908-09-18
A NEW STORE.

A new jewelry store has been opened in the new,Stratfeld Hotel Building. No. 1926 Main street, Bridgeport, at the head of Gold street. by William F. Stanton. For nearly 20 years he has been with E. W. Button < Company, at the corner of Wall and Main streets, part of the time a member of the firm. During that time he has cured more watches and clocks of their bad habits than any other man in town; and he will make repairing of time-pieces a speciality in the new store. Please con- slider this as pers sonal invitation to visit the new store as soon as you can conveniently do so, and look over the stock Tn trade.