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The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
YOUNG ORATOR WINS MEDAL.
Skinner Prize Is Awarded to Walter
e. Kelley.

Members OF the Philharmonic So
ciety of the Detroit college held their
twelfth annual debate for the Skinner
medal in the college gymnas SUM. We'd
nesday evening, in the presence OF
some 700 people. The topic discussed
was Resolved. That protet ton Is the
wisest policy for the United States
The affirmative was defended by Gerald
A. Fftzgibbons, Walter T.. Kelley and
Vincent NJ. Brennan, while Frederick
l.. Haner. Charles L. Bruce and Louis
C. Rabaut upheld the negative. The
medal was awarded to Walter T..
Kelley. and ii was decided that the ar
firmative side mad the better Of the
debate. The judges were the Rev.
John Richard Command. Judge Morse
Rohnert. p. j. NJ. Hally and George r.
Monaghan.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
MARRIAGE LICENSE FIGURES
SHOW RETURN OF GOOD TIMES
Number Issued In First Three Months
Of 1909 lie 2o7 More Than In
Same Period Last Year.

Other evidences of the return OF
good time> are supported by the mar.
rage license statistics for the first
four months OF 1909. During this
period 1909 licenses were issued
as against 1,102 for the corresponding
period OF 1908, an increase OF 207.
The resumption of activity In the
factories has much to do with the In
crease, believe" says Alexander
Stewart. the new marriage license
clerk. The large majority OF the
licenses issued are to young men who
apparently are not afraid to assume
the responsibilities Of matrimony. now
that work is plentiful. / don't think
there ever was a time when so many
foreigners got married as at present
Especially are the Polish people taking
out licenses in greater numbers than
ever before"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
Dies While Reading.

While reading to her husband In
their home i'm the Marlborough apart
ments. No. 40 Second-ave., Wednes
day evening. Mrs. Harriet Doyle, wife
of John G.. Doyle. manager of the De
troit Cedar & Lumber company. died
OF heart failure. Mrs. Doyle had liv
ed I'm Detroit for the last % years. BE
sides her husband. she is survived by
one daughter. Sarah.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
PRAISES NEWSPAPER MEN.
They're Reliable and Accurate, De
cIares Milton A. McRae.

They're Reliable and Accurate, De
cIarss Milton A. McRae.
Milton A. McRae, In an address be
fore the Wholesalers association
Wednesday. on The relation OF the
daily newspaper to the business
world" said that the newspaper that
Is controlled by its advertising is not
worthy of the name. Mr. McRae de
Tended the newspaper men, saying he
believed there are no more truthful
reliable and accurate men, and none
wore loyal to their employers. thar
the reporters. The average reporter
he said, knows that his position de
ponds on his accuracy and truthful
ness.
General business prosperity de
ponds OH the prosperity of the news
paper. then why should not the news
paper look first to the great business
interests of the country" Mr.. McRae
observed
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
Rataxia,s Crew Safe,

CHICAGO, May 6.~The steamer
Sharples put ipto Gary. Ind. yesterday,
with the crew of the lighter Batavia.
which was found abandoned after the
terrific storm in Lake Michigan. The
crew OF Is had been taken on board
the Sharples near Fox island last
Thursday after the Batavia, In tow to
Buffalo by the steamer Wilkesbarre,
had been entZloose in the gale.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
DENIES HE'S DEAD.

CoIcred Man Killed by Car 10 no,
John Williams.
John Williams, colored. living at No
30S st. Antoine-st., walked into the
coroner's office late Wednesday after
noon and denied that he had been kill
ed by street car on Jefferson-ave.
near Wayne-st., a few hours earlier.
Williams identified the Lody of the
victim OF the accident as man with
whom he had picked up IN acqquaint
ance recently. but ne could not re-
member his name. An envelope bear
ing Williams name and address. found
on the body. led to the belief that II
was Williams corpse. Tue uniden
tilted body is still In the morgue.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
Tornado Hits Ardmore.

MUSKOGEE. okla, May "a torn.
ado that swept over Ardlncre shortly
after midnight Is reported to have
done great damage. Many buildings
are reported destroyed ami a number
OF people we're injured. Wires are
down and details Of the damage done
have not yet been secured Ardmore
Is n city OF $1,000 people
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06

Strength On Sea and Land VIM
More Than All opeeehoo q
WeII-Fed DeIo0aeoo.


WeILFed Dels0atos.
CHICAGO. May ga GOOD ~
and good army can do more 20 d
about peace than all the speocnoD
well-fed delegates" said MAI!
Frederick ID. Grant. commander ~
department of the lakes Of the Unl
States army. last night at the Che
Association OF Commerce bann
which concluded the three dayo'
sion of the second national peace q
gress. He continued:
The soldier Is the peace lover. &
love peace SO much that when Ne y
in trouble we fight to bring Il abo1
II nations are prepared to doCo1
themselves and stand firmly ana
war Is going to cost more than g
going to return, think that the
triotism Of the people and the q
judgment of the statesmen viii u
vent war"
Gen, Grants appearances surpf1o
the delegates, who had started
leave the banquet hall. They }
down and listened as he said:
II have read in the papers IN u
last three days much against n
army. / have always felt that q
profession OF my father, of myself q
of my son was a creditable one, a
/ cannot help thinking that evl
though that profession may now b.
disrepute 1t has been an honorn&
one. It has benefited the people y
this country.
II doubt II my SON will live IN
enough to see the gun turned into 3
ploughshare, to see the sword beo4
into the pruning hook. believe G
13-inch guns along the Atlantic q
Pacific with a well-drilled body
men will do far more toward mainta
ing peace than all the talk that all
good people of all the countries Of Z
world could do In times that are
strenuous"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
FIRE THREATENS TOWN,
Newark, O.. has 100000 Blaze
Wehrle stove Plant.

NEWARK. O., May 6.-The pla1
of the Wehrle Stove Co. was destro|
ed by fire early today. Until dayliGl
the flremen fought to save the t0W>
Stewart Caffee and John Pritheow, Va
unteer fire fighters. were caught und(
falling walls and severely, II not fat4
ly. injured. The loss will reach e3Qe
600. The fire was discovered at HI
A strong wind defeated the hrem4!
and sparks sailed for blocks over q
city. Several hundred men are throw
out OF employment.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
Pavement Gets Mix Bath.

Fifty gallons OF milk was spilled
over The pavement at Michigan-ave.
and Bsneor-st. ~ o'clock Thursday
morning. when Michigan car No. 1922
cssshed into a milk wagon owned oy
j. Hall. No. 81 Mayburv Grand-ave.
The wagon was partially wrecked, but
the driver escaped injury.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06

however. that he is one OF the score
or more prisoners who escaped from
the penitentiary at Maracaibo about
two weeks ago. Some of these men
succeeded in making their way into
Colombia and from that country II
would not be difficult to reach st. Vim
cent
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
BERNARD WEAD0CK HURT.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Thrown
From Auto to Pavement.

Assistant Corporation CounSeI thrown
From Auto to Pavement.
Bernard Weadock. of the corpora
ton counsel's Office, was thrown out
of an automobile at Woodward and
Willis-aves., shortly after midnight,
Thursday. and was painfully cut and
bruised about the left side OF the
face.
The driver OF the machine attempt.
ed to cross from the west to the east
temporary planking across the raised
street car tracks. hitting the exposed
rails. The machine was badly dam
aged, and the jolt threw Mr.. Weadock
to the pavement.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
z SAILORS, LOST 5
YEARS, ARE IN JAIL
Escaped Seaman Tells Officials
Whaling Ship Was Seized and Crew
Are in Venezuela Prison.

KINGSTON. st. Vincent. B. W. l.,
May 6.-An American seaman named
Payne, who escaped from Venezue-
Ian prison tells an astounding story OF
the seizure of the American whaling
ship Carrie ID. Knowles, long since
thought to have been lost at sea, and
1t may be that Capt. Colin Stephen
son and crew are in dungeon In that
country.
So convinced are the authorities
here that there Is truth in Payne's
story that they have taken down his
full statement and have already taken
steps looking to speedy and thor
ough investigation of the case.
On Jan. "a, 1904, the Carrie d..
Knowles sailed from Proyincetown.
Mass. on a whaling voyage. Her first
mate was III. A. Martin. In addition.
she carried crew of about dozen
men. These are the names as given
by Payne to tire authorities here: Wal
lace. Warner, robertson. HAZEL, Sam,
Davis. Pierre, Grant Lewis and John
Payne asserts positively that all OF
these men are at the present time con-
nhCu III ~ vChCLuStoh PiAe
The vessel was supposed to have
been lost in West Indian storm with
all hands. Some OF the men belonged
In st. Vincent and after all hope was
given up of their return. their relatives
put on mourning and the local insur-
ance company eventually paid the
claims against 1t. on the assumption
that the sailors were dead.
The story Payne tells TO the police
authorities here today caused great
excitement, not only because OF the
seriousness of the charges against the
Venezuelan authorities. but because
1t added another to the many tales
which have reached st. Vincent con-
corning the high-handed methods
adopted by the Venezuelans under the
administration OF Castro.
Payne declared the whaler had been
disabled In a storm off the Venezuelan
coast and had made port in distress.
This was five years ago, but the ex-
act date he could not remember. He
states all the men are alive but close
| ly confined
| The details Of Payne's escape from
| prfcou RI MT kuowu tho nD1ice
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
wa. Win EDWIN Booth.

JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind. May S.
Isaac F. Whiteside, 50.s who was
member of Edwin Booths theatricl
company and at one time was VII
Mary Anderson, is dead here.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06

Berlin Is said To have more trees on
It's streets than any other city in the
world.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06

The details Of Payne's escape from
prison are not known. as the police
have him in charge and will detain
him until the investigation OF the au-
thorities establishes the truth or fal-
sity- of his ssertien-ft{isE possible,
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
No cause of action wns the verdict of
the Jury In the cnsc Of Chrlatinn

Vickert against the ID. L. r. heard
I'm Judge Donovan's court. Wednes
day. Vickert was injured when a
street car ran into long iron shaft
protruding from the rear OF his
wagon. He was given a verdict In
the first trial. but the II. L. X. APP
pealed on the ground that the YER
dict was against the weight OF evil
dor
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
The police are looking for mn owner for
q big red hnnd-rart, filled with straw

wards, a junk gatherer. was found at
3 o'clock Thursday morning pushing
the cart along 1t. Antoine-st. near
Beacon. lie told Patrolmcn Martin
and Raymond that he had found the
cart. already loaded with the dinner
set. on Madison ave. But he was
taken to central station, and Is held
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06

pics, on TIC tnhfRt OF tHDtZZIIHS "
from the j. L. Hudson Co, by which
he was employed as cash boy. lie
is alleged TO have held out the money
and taken a trip to Jackson with H..
The lad lives at No. i66 Lansing ave,
and was allowed To go home. pend
ing n decision as To whether COM
Ilalnf Will he made AGAINST him.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
sBob" Davis, managing editor Of the
Munscy publications, md Lewis

Brush. OF the American Radiator Co.
will he the guests -ofL the Adcraft
club. and the newspaper men OF the
city at n dinner In the Pontchartrain
next Tuesday evening. The commit
tee on arrangements consists or Fred
VI Britton III. NJ. Nimmo Louis "A.
nd Wnlfnr RnNnfnn
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
heterogeneous In the contempt cRse
against John u. Schmidt, the circuit

court juror. charged with solcllinS
n bribe were filed Wednesday after
noon Schmidt IS asked whether in
mis- home. No $40 Hancock ave. east.
on the night of April IS. he did not
solicit u bride from John Govensky.
brother OF the plaintiff in n damage
suit in progress in the circuit court.
schmidt Is directed to make answer
on Friday. and the case will be heard
Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-06
Judge Phelcn ruled. Wednesday. that
the NLcInIty Of public pnrkS Is not q

proper place 70 Keep q VICIOUS dog,
nor n canine whose temper might be
brought under suspicion. Dwight III.
Price real estate agent, was fined 800
when found guilty OF harboring two
f!ngs-HeaI- Mater w orks
park. Later the fine was reduced
to se5 on condition that he either
send the dogs TO the pound, or Mt
least remove them from their pres
eut abode.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
POSTMASTER DELIVERS
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS
Tells EN- How to Lick Stamps and Address Let
terS--CiVeS Many Pointed, Practical
Suggestions

Postmaster Rose delivered an adj
dress TO the high school and the upper
grades OF the public schools yesterday
afternoon on the operations Of the
postal service. The address was Of a
practical character. dealing chiefly
with matters with which patrons OF
the OF the postal department daily
come in contact.
Mr. Rose spoke first Of the proper
addressing Of mail matter The pub
lie have too much confidence In post
masters and clerks" said he. They
expect US to bs mind readers and think
we ought @ be able to know where
letter should 20 whether It is properly
addressed or not, and II they fail to
stamp II, they expect that by some
means it win reach its destination. II
we're asked where to begin the ad-
dress Of letter. / would say at the
upper left hand corner. and II Il were
plain envelope | would begin thus;
After . days return 20 John Smith.
los So End St.. chlckasha. Okla And
then would 90 below and TO the right
and write thus: Mr.. John Doe. 70 East
22nd St.. Denver, Colorado"
In spite Of careless addressing. Mr.
Rose said only one piece OF mail In
10000 failed of delivery. He said from
IS to 125 letters week we're sent
to the dead letter office from chicka-
sha. besides a stack OF fancy cards.
Among other points which Mr. Rose
impressed upon his hearers we're the
following:
Don't abbreviate names of states.
Col" is easily mistaken for "cal".
Me" for Mo etc.
Except in the case of larger cities.
like New Yak. Chicago. and Chicka-
sha,' always give the name Of the
county.
All valuable mail matter should be
registered, costing only 8 cents addl-
tional.
The safest and cheapest way OF
sending small amounts Of money Is by
the money order system.
At all free delivery offices. a letter.
whether sealed or not. requires two
cents postage. Nothing but circu-
lar. wholly printed and not sealed can
go under a one-cent stamp
Have your mail addressed to street
and number. rural route. or general
delivery, as the case may be. This
will save several hours delay,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
Per Capita Payment
To Indians at AnadarkO

Washington. l.. &, Feb. 5.-Acting
upon the request of Representative
Ferris. the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs today sent order to the Indian
agency at Anadarko. OKLA. to revise
the rolls of the Biowas, Comanches
and Apaches for per capita payment
of $50. This payment comes out of
the Indian trust fund. There are ap-
proximately $3.50 to share in the pay
ment.
Mr. Ferris will also offer in the
house an amendment to the Indian ap-
preparation bill which will provide for
the disbursement Of half million dol
lars to these Indians. the money to
come Out of their general funds held in
trust This payment is to be made
next spring, if the amendment goes
through
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05

OF Bill Thomas. Il was tabled. Bur-
ton and Parsons alone favoring It. The
majority took the view that the adop-
tlon OF the resolution would prejudice
the case Of Thomas. Burton contend
ed against such a view and saw no rea-
son Why the city should continue to
pay salary to Thomas.
Seven ordinances were passed pro
viding for the special assessment Of
property in the sanitary sewer dis.
tricts.
An ordinance was passed extending
the present ward lines through the ad-
ditions recently brought within the
city limits
An ordinance was also adopted clos
ing pool and billiard halls on Sunday
and prohibiting boys under IS years
of age from freQuenting the same with.
out the consent of their parents.
The disposition Of school property
now held In the name Of the city was
discussed and referred to a special
committee for recommendations.
Reports Of the superintendent Of
waterworks and other officers were re-
ceived and monthly bills were allowed
Superintendent Peyton's report showed
that the receipts of the water depart
ment last month amounted to 1920,
while the expenditures were s1.S29. 80.
All members were present except
Darnell, who was out OF the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
Propose to Furnish
Free Text Books

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 5.--Free text
books to be supplied the various school
districts at the expense Of the tax
payers. is the intent of the Workman
bill which has been referred to spe-
cial committee in the house after be-
ing first recommended for passage.
Books are to be loaned students by
each school district. The idea of saw
ing money on the purchase OF books is
supported by the provision applying
to the method Of making contracts
with book companies supplying the
state
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
An Important
Notice

Attention is hereby directed to ordi-
nance No. S4s published elsewhere in
this issue, wherein the material for
street connections with the water
works mains is changed from gal
vanized iron to lead
This action was taken in order to
eliminate as far as possible the cut
ting OF holes and trenches in the new
paving, on account OF leaks. as lead
pipes will last as long as the mains
while the service OF galvanized iron IS
limited to a few years
All connections up TO this time have
been made Of galvanized iron. and all
persons owning property on streets to
be covered with paving, and are served
with a galvanized iron connection, are
hereby advised that the same should
be changed 10 lead, as the cost OF re
pairing one leak after the paving is
laid will be many times the cost ol
the change. not mentioning the hole in
the paving.
In cases where the galvanized pipe
is left under the paving and leal
occurs, notice is hereby given tha
such leak will be repaired by this de
partment and the cost of same win be
charged to the owner of the property
Property owners on Choctaw avenue
wishing water connections in advance
Of the paving should get their applica
tions in at once as the construction o
the paving will begin in a few days OF
this street.
E. A. Peyton,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05

MISSING

Myrtle and Anna Hyder, the 10 and
l2-year-old daughters OF B. L. Hyder,
72i Dakota avenue. ran away from
home last night. and although the po-
lice we're Immediately notified. they
have been unable to trace them. The
girls were implicated in petty rob
berry few weeks ago, and yesterday
repeated the offense. stealing 50 from
a Mexican. Their father found 1t out,
and sent them to return the money
last night. Saying they would do SO,
they left home and have not been seen
since.
The children are Of good parentage,
but owing to the death of their mother
several years ago. they have had lit
tie home training. There are also two
other girls. aged IA and 10, the eldest
being ho1sekeeper for the four
At joint meeting of the I. o. o. F.
and Rebekahs last night action was
taken 10 send the four children to the
II. o. o. F. home at checotah, but OF
course nothing can be done until the
two runaways are found.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
Big WOOdman
Coming

DR.. Charles P. Brown received a
message this morning from W. A..
Fraser. sovereign advisor Of the w.
o. W. stating that the latter viii be
here to attend the meeting which Will
be held Monday evening. Mr.
Fraser lives at Dallas, and is recog-
men in America.
There will be an open meeting Of
the lodge Monday evening, with sup
per- aud all woodmen, their families
and friends will be invited. Plans for
entertaining the head camp In March
and for reviving the Woodmen Circle
will be discussed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
COUNCIL EULOCIzES The
LATE CHIEF GOODWIN
Decline To Suspend Thomas Before Trial--Ue-
ports Received And Routine Business
Transacted

Adopting resolutions eulogizing the
late Chief Emmett Goodwin and voting
down a resolution suspending William
Thomas from the police force, the city
council yesterday afternoon disposed
OF considerable amount Of routine
business and adjourned til 2:S0 p. m.
next Monday.
The resolutions In regard to the
chief read as follows:
Whereas. our former chief OF police
was called from his earthly duties by
death on the ist day OF February, 1909.
therefore
Be Il resolved the mayor and
council. that we knew him as an hon
est man, a good officer and one who
was ever ready to do his duty as he
saw It. and we regret his sad death.
We feel that the city OF Chickasha has
been deprived Of an honest and eff
Client officer.
Be It further resolved, that We ex.
tend our sympathies to his wife and
children In their sad loss OF husband
and father. in the hope that our testi-
monial Of esteem may be some con
ISOLATION in them in their bereavement.
Be It further resolved. that the city
clerk send a copy Of these resolutions
to bis wife and family and that a copy
Of It be published in both papers Of
the city. p. B. Bridges.
Attest: Mayor.
Joe Dews.
City Clerk.
Alderman Burton introduced the res
olntion for the indefinite suspension
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
BEAUTIFUL AMERICA

"A More Beautiful America is the
subject OF lecture that will be given
in Chickasha next Wednesday even
ing
Mr.. W. +. wefis OF Chicago noted
landscape architect and lecturer on
civic improvement topics. will give the
lecture which will be free 10 every one.
He comes under the auspices Of the
sorosis Study Club. and the purpose is
10 further the cause of municipal Inn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
First Candidate fer
The New Jerusalem

Guthrie Okla. Feb. 5.-The first
candidate for the state capital, under
the New Jerusalem idea. was present
ed In the house by Representative
Charles, Of Lincoln county II pro
vldes for the location Of an ideal cap
ital city" on lands now owned by the
state located in the extreme southern
part OF Lincoln county There are no
present railroad connections with the
site In question.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05

provement.
Mr. Weeds has lectured in many Of
the great cities Of the country and has
everywhere been greeted by large audi
ences. The lecturer tells how 10 make
a city beautiful, describing methods Of
improvement and Illustrating his talk
with 100 stereopticon views. The ladies
expect much good to result from his
visit to this city. The place Of the
lecture will be announced later.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-05
Amended Bank Law
Passes the Senate

Guthrie. Okla, Feb. 5.-The Roddie
state banking law was passed by the
senate without the emergency clause.
A feature Of the bill is the provision
which prohibits state banks, guafan-
teed by the state. having more than 10
per cent OF the capital stock of any
national bank deposited with them at
any one time.
The bill now goes to the house.