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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
MANY PERISH IN
CASPIAN SEA STORM

BERLIN, November 29.-That ESQ
Russians and Persians have persisted
In storm In the Caspian sea il the
statement made to-day ~ the Tage-
0iatt, upon the assertion OF an eye
witness.
The Tageblatt's correspondent de-
clAres that ten vessels went down In
the hurricane and that passing
steamship witnessed the tragedy. un-
able to render effective aid. 30 many
vessels were sinking at the same time.
The passengers on the steamship
saw $50 die. they declare. while 80
were saved by the steamship.
The disaster 10 aaid TO have oc-
CURED near Astrachan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
GLASS ATTACKS
THE SALOON
MEMBER OF CONGRESS MAKES
STRONG PROHIBITION SPEECH
AT LYNCHBURG.

LYNCHBURG, VA, November .s.--
Representative Carter Glass Monday
night, under the auspices OF the Att
saloon League, addressed an audience
OF 1900 people against allowing the
return Of the saloon to power. lie
advocated local option. Statewide
prohibition. and national legislation
prohibiting the shipping OF liquor
from licensed into prohibition. terri
tory. Representative Glass said he
was ready to accept the consequences
for his stand. az he valued his char
acter more than he did the vote of
his fellow citizens. He deplored the
increased registration of the negro
throughout the State. and said he Is
ready TO accept the defy that to wage
State wide fight would mean the
placing of the vicious element on the
registration books.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
SETS THEATRE ATTIRE
AND Is SHOT DEAD

TOLEDO. O., Nov. 29.---An uniden-
titled firebug was shot and killed by
Policeman Charles kruse early to-
day after having set fire to moving
picture theatre. The man ran from
the building with q revolver In his
hand and opened Are when ordered
to stop. After the fire In the theatre
had been extinguished. 1t was foun
with kerosene. A bottle of tn. NUS.
together with matches and skeleton
keys. were found on the dead man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
"Peanut King" viii Wed.

SUFFOLK. VA. November 29.-
field. Va. who Ia known as the Pea
nut King" Will next Thursday be mar
ried to Miss Matte Womble, of Isle
of Wight county. at the home Of the
brides sister. Mrs. Edgar Delkin, Suf-
folk.
The prospective bridegroom Is "A
years of age. The bride-elect IL some
rs years his junior. Mr.. Gwaltney Is
perhaps the best known man In the
peanut business. and his interests are
extensive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29

by the voters and then directing the
work In their localities.
. II know OF nothing that wou.d benefit
the State and the farmers throughout
Virginia. particularly those who live
on the lewiands. as draining the water
from the swamplGnd and semi SWAMP
land In the various sections.
Rich, Fertile Land.
II am interested in the farm land
on the chickahominy river. because l
believe II the water were drained OF
the bottom farms there the farms
would produce the best alfalfa and in
the larges quantities In the East. II
not anywhere In the country.
my native State II Missouri. al
though l have spent considerable time
In Colorado. and In both those States
they have : ade Thousands OF acres OF
The converse OF the proposition pre-
sents Itself In Virginia. and II IL Just
as simple of solution as the irrigation
scheme was.
Our idea 10 to adopt the North Car
DINA plan Of draining the land. which
would yield good crops and splendid
timber right now. II the luInbermen
could get Into the swamps to chop 1t
down. The Carolina system 10 for
The State to buy the county bonds. or
The bonds ti0ated by several counties In
a section needing drainage and then
let each Individual benefited by the
drainage pa his proportionate share.
All that needed Is to regard the riv-
ers or creeks a. ditchesf with water
banked up on their sides. They start
10 dig these bitches deeper 70 the watsl
on the side6 may run into the ditch.
- - 49,
be NGfckly. thoroughly and permanent
1Ydrained. The hrst crop of this new.
rich ami fertile land will not only IN.
able the farmers to pay their assess-
nnents for tho dralnaga but leave them
= sui6lun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
Mr., WILSON WRITES
1OsTAUNTOh CLUB
THY OF DEMOCRATIC NOMI.
NATION. But APPRECI-
ATES HONOR.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.
STAuNTON. VA. Nov. 29.-Dr
Woodrow Wilson has written to Pey
ton Cochran, Esq. president Of tn
Woodrow Wilson Democratic Club. o
Staunton. handsome letter OF &C
acknowledgement, as follows:
Princeton. N. j.. Nov. q.
Mr.. Peyton Cochran,
"Staunton, Va:
My Dear Mr.. CochrAn.-The !.
news brought by your kind tele-
gram OF yesterday has given me
the greatest pleasure. I do not
feel that I have at all proven
my fitness to be the nominee OF
the Democratic party for the
presidency, but II 10 very delight
ful that You and your associates
In the new club should entertain
ouch confidence in me. and want
to express my very deepest appre-
citation and gratitude. feel high
~ honoredSthat you and the gen
tlemen you name should have
become members OF an associa-
ton formed in my interest. 1t IL
very delightful to be thus hon
ored in my native town.
Sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
WENT TEN ROUNDS,
BUT EXPECTED TO DIE

LIMA. OHIO. Nov. 29.-Curley Ger
hardt. a Detroit lightweight boxer. to-
day lies unconscious at the hospital.
the result OF cerebral hemorrhage, and
physicians give no hope for f1is recuv
cry. The lad went ten rounds last
night with Jack MacHenry before the
Allen Athletic Club. He collapsed.
however. at the end OF the fight. No
arrests have been made
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
MANY CHARTERS ISSUED
BY STATE COMMISSION
The Following Charters Have Been Issued by the State
CORPORATION Commission

Cr!glersyille Mutual Telephone COM
pany, Crigler sville, Va. Incorporators:
w. A. Renalds president: C. F. Ross,
vice. president, Criglersvflle, Va; L. W.
CrigIer. secretary. Madison, Va. Capt.
tai stock. Maximum. $4,000; minimum,
$500. Objects and purposes: Operate
a telephone line.
Robinson Orchard Company. Incor-
porated. Winchester. Va. Incorpora-
tors: Ashby Sprint. president; Frank
Fl. Sprint, viee-president; Ray Robin
son. secretary and treasurer-all OF
Winchester. Va. Capital stock: Maxi
mum. $4,000 minimum, $4,000. OBJ
jects and purposes: cultivating or
chards and marketing the products Of
the same.
The Broaddus Construction .Com-
pany, Incorporated, Glen Allen, Va
Incorporators: Eugene E. Broaddus
president; William E. Broaddus, vice
president; Arthur Trevvett, secretary
ana treasurer-aA OF Glen Allen. Va
Objects and purposes: Real estate
building and saw-mill business
Claremont Carbonate Lime and &c.
ment Company. Incorporated. Rich
mond, Va. Incorporators: Stanley
Scott, president, Norfolk, Va; Danle
Stone, vice president: Claremont. Va.
j. II. Schlueter. treasurer. Richmond
Va: George w. King, general manager
and secretary. Richmond, Va. Capita
stock: Maximum, $4,000; minimum
$500 Objects and purposes Manu-.
facture and sell carbonate of lime ant
cement. fertilizer, etc.
Virginia Peanut-F'ed Ham Company
Incorporated. Suffolk, Va. Incorpora'
tors r. s. Freeman. president, Rich
mond, Va; w. ]. Gray, yicf-president
suffolk Va; w. n. Dick. secretary ant
treasurer. Smithtleld, Va. Capita
nStock: Maximum, $4,000; minimum
$4,000. Objects and purposes: Ham
| curing business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
FEVER CASES
DEVELOPS lNROANOKE

Especial to Tho Richmond virginian.)
ROANOKE. VA. Nov. z9.--Seyeral
students OF washington and Lee unt-
verslty, residents OF Roanoke. havo
returned 70 their homes here.
Mr.. Roy b, Smith, Jr.. who came
from the Virginia Military Institute.
has developed case Of typhoid fever
and il combined 70 his home on Ninth
avenue.
Mr. Ben Ainswortn. OF this city. y
III with typhoid fever ct Washington
and Lee Unissrslty. Lexington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
Licenses to Wed.

Marriage licenses were issued to the
following by Deputy Clerk Breeder,
OF the hastings court. Tuesday:
w. Joseph Hancock and Miss Allie
G.. Evans
obie M. Luck and Miss Bernice l..
Baugh.
All the contracting parties are Of
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29

WA6HTNG1O ON. D. c.. November
fined to the state Of Chihuahua, ac-
cor1ing 70 Ambassadors Wilson n
Mexico City. who reported to tho state
department that conditions IN Mexico
were rapidly nearing normal. The
AMBASSADOR mentioned In his report
the encounter SPOKEN of In the press
reports which occurred Ia Chihuahua
on November ~. between 400 revolu-
tionists and the 500 government
troops. He said that the Mexican
government had reported the defeat
OF the rsveiutaoNists n this engage
mnnt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29

The United States internal revenue
Office In Richmond 10 making prepara-
tons for the collection Of the corpora
ton tax about due. Just now they are
securing notice Of the firms that have
been Incorporated since last July Tho
notices win be sent out next month and
the tax must be paid before June 30.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
rollows Example Of rather.

LURAY. VA. Nov. lzs.--Following
closely the wild drive OF Professor
q. b. Haun. of Shenandoah county.
over thirty miles OF rough country
road between Riverton. Warren coun-
ty. and Luray. to meet at an appoint
ed hour his intended bride. q Bed
ford county lady. Professor Haun's
daughter. Miss Edna Hapn. and r. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
II BALLOlING
ON BOND ISSUE
-~--~-~------
- N SOUTHWEST TO DE.
III WHETHER THEY WILL
riExD ess4,ooo ON ROADS.

1ER N Lee county will decide
III their ballots whether or
wish 70 create bond issue
~ Tor the Improvement Of
This b the second largest
2S bond issue ever proposed
fte. the 100000 one in Wise
which carried last Tuesday.
eaA and. shoulders above all
eiiesed BY Highway Commits
ison that the Lee county
ee Will be passed this time,
the voters there once turned
should Lee county vote To
N1se bond issue, Henrico Will
- only county in the State
e not improved it, roads by
4o& Scott county will vote
- bond issue. and II ID
~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
FINANCE COMMITTEE
TO Held MEETING

An adjourned meeting Of the coun-
Gil committee on finance will be neld
Tuesday night at o'clock.
a number OF measures which lack
OF time prevented being considered at
the regular meeting held one week
ago. will be passed upon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29

Estep. prominent farmer of shen-
andoah county, have just eloped to
Frederick, Nd. where they were mar
gssA by Rev. f.. H. Lamar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29

| let us get the simon pure thing from
the house in the next congress"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
DRAWERS To HOLD
CONVENTION HERE

tContinusd from FiSst Page. }
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23

Waterworks owned by municipality
Cost sl5o,000; twenty-seyen miles OF
water mains; capacity OF plant, l,5OO,-
600 gallons daily: water tower with
tank capacity Of 100000 gallons. top Of
tank being 81 feet above the base and
located on the highest point in or
surrounding the city; water drawn
from washita river, river that stays
in its banks, is more like river than
any in Oklahoma and furnishes an un-
limited supply Of running water.
Sewerage system--14 miles Of sani-
tary sewers, six miles Of storm sew
ers and about five miles Of sanitary
sewers under construction.
street paYing-11 miles, mostly as.
phalt, small part being brick; also
IS miles Of graded streets.
Sidewalks-16 miles of cement side
walks and many Improvements and ad-
ditions are under construction.
Street railway six miles Of electric
railway in the city limits connecting
the business part Of the city with the
suburbs ana passing the new state In
dnstrial Institute and College for girls.
Light and power companies-There
are two companies in the local field
the Chickasha Gas and Electric com
pany which operates the gas plant and
owns and operates the water power
dam just below the city; the Chicka
sha Light. Heat and Power company
owned by the II. NJ. Byllseby com
pany. Chickasha has the lowest mu
nicipal lighting rate Of any city Of 10,
600 and up in the United States and
which is furnished by privately own
ed company. Rates to manufacturers
in large quantities is furnished as low
as one and one-half cents per kile~att
The great gas, oil and cal fields ol
Oklahoma are less thai one hundred
miles away and borings for oil ant
gas will be made in chickasha in the
near future.
Telephone system-l,l7l telephones
ia use ia chickasba, 500 installed
and ultimate switchboard capacity O
1000 lines. and 80 operators are EN-
ployed daily Only $50 lines were u
use five years ago.
Fire department Adequate to pro
iect property from loss, With sub-sta
tons in residential and business dis
trlcts.
Hotels. restaurants, eic. Twelve ho
tells. 20 restaurants. and numerous
apartment and roomine houses lhs
Geronimo. the Rock Island eatinl
house. Is recognized as the hest o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23


~Chickasha POSSESSES more factors
that are essential to successful manu-
featuring than any otner city in this
great new state. These include cen
tralness of location, nearness TO the
source Of supply Of raw materials, first
class transportation facilities, cheap
fuel. the cheapest electric power IN
tie southwest, an unlimited supply Of
good water healthful climate, geo
graphically near the. center Of the
United States and consequently in
close proximity to the great consum-
Inc public Of the southwest, located
IN the center Of the richest agricul-
sural district Of the state SO that the
produce 81 The farms and gardens con-
sinually pour into our markets, thus
insurine an economical living to all
classes Of people
Population 10 500. Z. S. census
1910. in 1900 population was about
5000.
Area-3A sguafe miles.
Aisitude-i,o ,oe4 to i,leg feet.
Mean annual temperature-eS de-
krees
Average annual rainiall-ss inches
Assessed valuation Of city property
se.Ooo.Ooo.
Real value city property $4,000
900.
Total bonded Indebtedness s445,-
eco.
Tax rate City. oouniy and state for
iqlo. $3.50 per hundred. the lowest
rate IN the state in city Of nrs'
class basis OF value considered.
Postal receipts $ai.s1o.o7 for year
ending July j. 1910: $l6.5si27 fol
me year ending July i. 1905. and an
appropriation ct &f75.foo for a new
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23
lis kind in the southwest.

lib hluu lif Tue hOupuHEHts
Railroads--Three railroads. seven
diverging lines, 44 passenger trains ar
rive and depart daily; sidetrack and
switches, 16 miles. Excellent factory
sites on railroad sidings.
Gotten concentrating and growing
point-Grady county ranks first in Ok
lahoma as a cotton center, 12S ,00S
bales being compressed in Chickasha
in single year Cotton to the value
of $6,2O0,00O has been shipped within
one season to the worlds markets.
Chickasha is unexcelIed in the south
west as a place for cotton working in
dustries.
Jobbing housesTwo wholesale gro
eeries, wholesale produce houses,
wholesale hardware and furniture.
Manufacturing establishments 81 in
number including some Of the largest
Of their kind In the southwest. Two
great cottonseed oil mills; the only
cottonseed oil refinery in the state
and the only cotton re-ginning plant
in the United States. Flour mills, ca
pacity 1000 barrels per day, meal and
chops 4,So0 bushels per day. Largest
furniture factory between Kansas City
and Dallas; cigar vending factory;
cotton mill, iron foundry, elevators,
etc.
Financial institutions Five banks
with deposits Of 100000 and not a
single bank failure in the history Of
the city.
Public buildings-An appropriation
Of s175,OOO for new federal building
for post Office, federal and district
court and Indian agency.
Public schoolsA $4,000 high
school and five ward school buildings
costing $325,OOO, and overflow build
ings, thus furnishing splendid educa-
tional advantages. Total school en-
roliment, 5000.
churches-l2 denominations repre-
sented, six churches being erected at a
cost Of $4,000.
Newspapers Two published daily,
three weekly.
Collegs and private schools-Okla-
homa State Industrial Institute and
College for Girls, costing 100000 and
employing a large faculty, q business
college, Catholic schools, conservatory
Of music, etc,
Carnegie library Costing $4,000
and well equipped with a fine collec-
ton Of books and periodicals.
Rock Island shops Employing 400
men. with pay roll Of $4,000 per
month; reundhouse with 20 engine
stalls.
Live stock center ChicKasha is
recognized as the center Of great
like stock producing section About
$4,000 head Of hogs and 10000 head Of
cattle are annually shipped from Gra-
dy county Riverside farm just east
OF Chickasha consisting Of 1,500 acres
is one Of the famous feeding farms Of
the southwest Early in the spring Of
1910 one bunch of cattle from this
farm, a5O in number, sold for 500 Opef
head, or total or $4,000. thus estab-
fishing a new record in quantity. quail
ity and price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23

Backbiters sting like wasps, but
never make honey like bees.--Dr.
Knox.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23

= chiekasha is geographically =
= near the center OF the United :
= States, is the largest city in south =
= western Oklahoma, is the natural =
= manufacturing center for this ter ,
= ritory and the great panhandle =
= district Of Texas =
= :
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23

Trust thyself. II Your compass has
heen set to the pole star OF sincerity,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23

2 Electric power costs less in =
y Chickasha, Oklahoma. than in any =
= other American city Of popula 4
= tion Of 10000 Or more. =
= =
%$%++*+%4$*o %++ = :
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23

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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-27

recent apple show. are selling for a bip
price in Philadelphia. Colorado an.
,les, like other products, are Winning
their way. With care in grading and
packing, our fruit should hold its own
and command top prices In all the
markets.
A society OF benevolent women in
New York is establishing soup kitch.
ems in the basement of several school.
houses and perhaps their philanthropy
may furnish a useful suggestion for
the kindhearted people of other cities
1t S becoming more and more appar.
ent to public school officials that It
Is waste of time. trouble and money
To try to teach hungry child, and that
the mind cannot perform its functions
properly unless the body is nourished.
In several cities school children are
furnished with warm meal Mt noon
free of charge. but those who have
studied the subject think 1t is better
~ ''dNhI 'h'hi W pus Alllic
ii, and very few families in these
prosperous times are unable to do so.
The women of the School Lun cheon
society of New York furnish large
bowl of nourishing soup with Il gen
erous slice of bread without butter
for cents. Those who want some.
thing more can have cup of choco.
late and milk for / cent. dish OF
prunes and cake for the same price.
Just before the noon bell rings the
soup is ready. and the children, march.
Ing in single file. pass the cashier, to
whom they give their pennies TO a
table where they help themselves to
tin soup plates and spoons. They take
their turns at the cauldron Of soup aud
then pass on by the bread table, where
they help themselves. Then they are
free 10 go where they like, benches
being placed around the room for their
use. The teachers say that the chill.
dren who paronize the soup kitchens
are in much better condition mental.
ly as well as physically for the after.
noon work than those who do not.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-27

in this he 10 upheld by nine-tenths
Of the people, but Barry is work.
ing with the combine and he was
elected by the combine votes. At
was made the Craftsmanship deal
was made and Commissioner Tow
rea moved the election Of Reister
as chairman to which Mr.. Reister
acquiesced and Mr.. Sc0uton voted
for him.
When IT came to the printing
biIIs-the rank steaI-Messrs.
Reister and Tovrea figured and vot-
ed together and when referred to
the county attorney Mr.. Sullivan
passed them back and said they
were correct, and we say to Mr..
Sullivan he stultified himself and
oath Of office to stand in with the
deal because we say positively
the bills were steal and not a.
cording to law and W. are pre-
pared to prove it. Mr.. Scouton
could not, and retain his selt-re-
spect and keep faith with the peo-
Pile and respect his oath of office,
vote for the Illegal bills after be-
ing informed in the premises,
hence the Democrat has no use for
Mr.. Scouton and from this on the
taxpayers may expect to Gee him
traduced from day to day. If not
openly, under cover like this
morning evidently from the pen or
information of Mr.. Sullivan, COM
bine county attorney, but not by
the grace Of MIR. Scou;on, as no
one but Mr.. Sullivan could unreal
such an unlikely story. hut .he
facts are open to Investigation.
Everything appearing in The Her.
aid can be verified. The Herald
Is not making political fight
there is no election on, but we
are making fight for the people
and decenGy.
As stated on previous occasions
The Herald has no more use fer
Republican CRATER than Demo-
cratic CRATER. And we believe this
Is true Of 90 per cent of the peo-
Pile. The voters and taxpayers are
not altogether blind and it is we'll
they are not for when they be-
come blind and prejudiGed then
srafters step in and get in their
work.
Thank kind fate the voters elect
ed one Democrat in 1908 who will
not stand for dirty work and per-
nit grating when he knows it.
The Herald has no favors to ask
Of Mr.. Sceaton. We say that when
he has favors to hand out they go
to his party and party organ
that is when all things are equal.
With The Herald and the Demo-
crat about standoff in prices we
say to Mr.. Scouton to vote for and
favor the paper of his party. but
when it comes to looting the pub
lie treasury to favor political party
then it is time honest people call
ed a halt.
HENRY SCOUTON has shown
himself unwilling to STAND FOR
GRATING.
HENRY SCOUTON will be abus-
ed by the organ RECEIVING
GRAFT.