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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15

3. B. Bridges has planted 100 acres
OF wheat this fall and the crop 10
now up. Farmer Fitch Of the same
neighborhood has planted so acres to
wheat The conditions OF the wealth
er and soil are not very good for the
wheat crop according to the farmers.
There is great need Of rain. W. F..
Smith. the farmer east Of town says
that the wheat in his neighborhood
is suffering from the dry weather.
Mr. Smith says that the land around
his is in no condition for plowlng.
Farmers from the northern part Of
the county report the soil in excel
lent condition for cultivation and
many are getting their land in shape
for early spring paintings Of corn and
oats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15

CONVICT
CRAVENS
Canton Identifies Noted
Outlaw; Killed Chick
aSha Mans Son

Guthrie. Okla. Nov 15.-Adiutant
General Frank Canton. Oklahoma Ma
tional Guard. visited the federal jail
here with Deputy Chris Madsen and
identified Charles Maust who was re-
leased three days ago from the Mis-
souri, state penitentiary. as Ben Crav-
ems. the Oklahoma outlaw. under in
dictment here since 1900. for the muir
der Of Alvin Bateman. son OF J. A.
Bateman Of Chickasha at Red Rock.
Many want to see cravens out
of curiosity. but he is kept in solitary
confinement aud no visitors are al
lowed excepting with the consent of
United States Attorney Embry The
prisoner remains stelialy silent. It
is understood his program will be to
have former friends testify that he
is not Cravens, but the government
expects to counterbalance this with
the testimony Of Bert Welty. who as
sists-A cravens in the Red Rock rob
berry, former Deputy Marshal George
Foster and others.
Tn statement is made here that a
convict barbG. serving term in the
state penitenuary at Jefferson City,
Mo. was the first man to tip off the
suspicion that Chas Maust. was Ben
Cravens. The oklahoma outlaw. It is
said that the barber, who shaved
Cravens. told J. H. Livingston, the
Bertllion expert. that he had shaved
Maust in the Kansas penitentlary
where he was known as Cravens. An
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
MINERS Are
SET FREE

Telegram by Unired Press.
Denver. Colo, Nov. i5.-A sensar
tion was created in labor circles TO-
day, when Judge Whitford. Of the dis
trict court, entered an order with
drawing the charges Of contempt Of
court against fifteen members Of
the United Mine Workers Union, who
were thrown into Jail on his order.
The order permanently frees the min
ers.
The original order sentenced the
miners for a year for violation Of an
Injunction in interfering with strike
breakers in the northern Colorado
coal fields. Whitford's impeachment
was demanded at the time Of the de-
cision.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
TRIAL MAY
OPEN DEC.I

Telegram BY United Press.
Los Angeles. Calf. Nov. i5.-Wlth
peremptory challenges only one seat
away. the state today renewed us ef-
forts 10 eliminate Michael corcoran
for cause. The state says he is too
old to serve. The defense Is certain
to challenge Elliott and Ondre who
we're passed yesterday The former
believes the dynamite theory and the
latter once acted as strikebreaker.
The actual uial viii probably open
Dec. /.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
CONDUCTS BIC SALE.

Col. Z. J.. Hubbard left this morn
ing for the J. A. Dolson farm six miles
west and three south Of town where
a public farm sale was conducted to
day. There we're 65 head Of COWS and
20 head OF horses and mules among
the live stock advertised for sale. Mr.
Dolson is making his arrangements
to leave the farm and is selling az
Of his stock and implements Of a vel
stocked farm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
PREPARE TO FEED CATTLE.

J. H. Stein shipped five car loads
OF cattle from the chickasha stock
pens today to Richards. Okla. These
cattle have been dipped at the local
dipping watts by J. B. Steel live stock
Inspector. Mr.. Stine win feed the
cattle at Richards.
Ed F. Johns received a shipment
OF Is car loads OF cattle into this city
today from Mountain View and will
place the cattle on feed in the Chieka-
sha stock pens.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
MRS. FRENCH TALKS
TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Mrs. L. Crozier French Of Knoxville
Tenn. president Of the Federation OF
Women's Clubs in Tennessee gave an
address before the literary societies
Of the Girls college this afternoon at
3 o'clock. Mrs. French is an able
lecturer and her talk this afternoon
was treat to the young ladies. Mrs.
French win leave for the Texas state
convention Of federated clubs the last
Of the week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
But MORE
GIRLS Are
in SCHOOL
Interesting Figures in An
nHaI Report Of County
Superintendent

Showing an enumeration OF 22l
more boys than girls in the Grady
county public schools. the annual re-
port Of G. f. Newell. county super
intendent also brings out the fact
that the average attendance Of the
girls is better than that OF the boys
Of the county.
Mr. Newell finished compiling his
seport late yesterday afternoon.
There are 47e2 white boys and
454l white girls Of school age on the
enumeration records and the atten-
dance records show that the daily at
tendance OF girls is 27lO and Of the
boys a675, showing that the girls at
tendance exceeds the boys by IS pu-
pills.
There are 9s74 children In Grady
county OF school age according to the
enumeration blanks and there are
1850 enrolled in the lOl school dis
tricts Of the county. leaving 1887 chill
dren in the county Of school age who
are subject 70 the enforcement OF the
compulsory school laws Of the state,
County Superintendent @. r. New.
ell has completed his annual report
which viii be mailed this week t.
the officscof the state superintend-
ont Of public instruction. The report
shows i0i organized school dlstricts.
with 1876 teachers employed Fifty
OF these instructors are men and So
are women There are three negro
women teachers In the county.
Thirteen men and fourteen women
teachers in the county hold first grade
certificates, fifty seven women and
20 men hold second grade certificates
and l6 men and IL women hold third
grade certificates.
The highest salary paid in the rur-
Al schools is $50 and the lowest Is
$50 The shortest term Of school re.
ported in 3 weeks and the longest is
months. The average length Of
terms is months.
Grady county owns school proper.
ty 70 the value Of sS550l5. The bal
ance Of funds on hand June 80 was
s14,s53.7a. The outstanding warrant
indebtedness Is Sss.5s2.47.
The financial reports show that
the district tax leyiea for the past
year amounted 70 ss2.s247s. the state
apportonmcat fund. si4.77s.5o. the
county apportionment s5.s24.3o. the
sale q bonds, sie.7os and collections
from other sources si.5i202. making
a total Of sisI,a95.s5.
During the year sl5S,9i2ss was
paid out on outstanding warrants.
teachers salaries. rents. fuels. re,
pair Of building, library funds and in.
cidental expenses.
The annual report is one Of the
most important reports that Is sent
out from the county superlntendents
office and requires much work. The
average daily attendance in the iO1
districts is 1888 which gives an aver
age attendance in each school OF So
pupils.
Mr.. Newell is very much pleased
with the showing made By Grady
county schools and says It will COM
pare favorably with any county In
the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
ITALIANS
EXPELLED
Turks Take Drastic Steps
Iu No Mood for
Mediation

Telegram by United Press
Rome. Nov. 15.--That Turkey is in
no mood to accept mediation or to
stop the war was shown today when
the Grand Vizier Issued sweeping
order tlNt every Italian in Turkey
should be expelled within twoney-fouf
hours.
Every Italian found there after the
expiration Of the time will be consid-
cred a prisoner Of war, and held in
Turkish fortresses Until peace is ae
clared.
The order Is one Of the most serious
blows Italy has received since the
commencement Of the war, meaning
the loss Of millions OF dollars to Ital-
ian citizens in Turkey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
COTTON MARKET TODAY.

Merchants we're paying s9.121z for
cotton on the street today. Prices
reached s9.so earlier in the week.
There is a large amount Of cotton be-
ing brought to town considering the
season. Many of the farmers who
have been holding their crop have
begun bringing it to town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15

Telegram by United Presg.
Pekin. China. Nov. l5.-Yuan Shi
Kia definitely refuses the PREMIER
ship Of China He tells the delega-
ton which offers him the post that
he is unable to cope with the delicate
situation.
American Intervention here as
threatened by hurried military move
ments would cause grave trouble, 1t
is said today Neither side is ex-
pecged to subDslt quietly TO the land
ing OF American troops. Every
time foreign powers land troops Chi
~ loses territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15

investigation was then commenced BY
Livingston that resulted finally in
Maust being returned here recently
for trial as Cravens
If it is decided ultimately that the
prisoner il the long wanted Oklahoma
outlaw. it is presumed that at least
a portion Of the big reward offered for
Cravens by the states Of Kansas and
Oklahoma and the federal govern
ment. will go to the convict barber.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
Cfriko ns fhn carha 10
SttthO Va thiO UuADukO
Workers is Ended
Telegram By United Press.

7 I7I79IUIH D IHIIIU IEV77'
New York. Nov. 15.-With the gar
bage strike completely broken. big
BAr Edwards today commenced the
task Of cleaning up the city It wiz
take a week. working full time. for
five thousand wagons to clean up
the city The strike cost the city
sisooo0 in a week
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
ATTACK Is
RENEWED
By Rebels at HankOW-
Premiership Of En-
pire Declined

Telegram by United Press.
Shanghai, China, Nov. u. The
rebels have renewed the attack on
Hankow. The royalist death list is
reported to be very large.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
ALTUs GAME CANCELLED

Altus high school boys sent word
to Coach George Phillips OF the
Chickasha football team that they
will not play in the game Friday and
Mr.. Phillips announced this morning
that the chickasha boys viii go to
Comanche, Okla. Friday for game.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
BIC FlRE AT DErRoIr.
egram by United gress.

Telegram by United Yress.
Detroit. Mich. Nov. i5.-Fire de-
iroyed the Graton-Fisher-wells com
pany here this morning, injuring two
f.remen The loss is over 100000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
BRYAN DELEGATE TO
PAN-PAclF. CONGRESS

; L. L. Bryan has been appoint. >
= ed by the Chamber Of Commerce .
, as the Chickasha delegate to the =
, Pan-Pacific Congress that viii >
= convene in Honolulu February l9 =
> and pa Mr.. Bryan says that he =
= viii go. The city Is allowed two =
= delegates but no other delegate =
> has been named. the commercial .
= club preferring 70 give Mr. Bryan >
> all the honor. =
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-15
= %&%4%4+4&%%@$4@4+
: WEATHER. =

> Tonight and Thursday Fair. =
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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30

The Grand junction newspapers
state that their Business Associa-
tion accepts Delta's challenge Tor
fruit production this year and calls
upon all the chambers of commerce
of Grand Valley to contribute SO
each to help the matter along.
1t is a happy thought that Grand
junction hasn't lost all of its nerve.
OF course Delta means fruit when
il says fruit and doesn't include
cantaloupes and spuds-nor sugar
beets. In the latter connection II
may be remembered that the juno
ton, because of the sugar mill be
ing located there. has had credit of
raising some $4,000 to $1,000 tons
of beets. Last winter when the fac
tory announced its idea of moving
to Delta 1t was shown that less
than l5 per cent of the beets man
ufactured were raised in Mesa coun-
ty. Just another case of the name
without the game.
But we are glad our challenge
has been accepted. 1t won't do any
hurt, whichever wins and VIII
arouse friendly and spirited COM
petition. That is, If it is not all
talk, for talk is so wonderfully cheap
And 1t will do one thing more-it
will teach Delta people. at least.
to keep tab on their output, and
to see that credit for any part of
IL does not go where it does not
belong that the handling of fruit
shipments by Grand Junction inter
ests in Delta fruit associations must
not appear in the count as Grand
Valley products.
With these things assured and
basing the opinion upon statements
of fruit men who have gone over
the orchard districts of both coun-
ties, we believe that Delta county
has nothing to fear in such con-
tost as is now proposed, and the ac-
ceptance of the challenge sounds
more like n bluff than anything else
However Delta county is ready to
call any bluffs made and will be
particular to see each hand as the
game progresses.
A poor little Dickey-bird sat
on limb. singing willow, tit
willow, tit-willow.'
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
APPLES WILL BE RARE
JEWELS NEXT WINTER
Delta County's Bumper Crop Should
Have Good Market Accord
ing to Reports.

The following article from the
Kansas City journal of June 20,
shows that apples in that section
are not plentiful, which shows that
reports coming here to the effect
that the apple crop will be big one
throughout the country are not all
true:
When the Italian fruit vendor at
his street corner stand polishes his
stock of apples on frosty fall morn
ings few months hence, every
stroke OF the cloth that wipes away
the natural bloom of the apple and
gives it the polish of a billiard ball
will be a stroke of gentleness like
the careful rub given a rare jewel,
for apples this fall will be in the
jewel class SO far as cost is con-
cerned. The hot dry weather has
reduced the crop thus far by one
half and a couple of weeks more OF
the arid spell will mean the practi-
cal annihilation of the crop of the
Southwest, according to local horti-
culturists.
Apples are not alone in the
classes of fruit that will be regard
ed as luxuries to be afforded only
by the well-to-do. Peaches in this
section are virtually destroyed. The
raspberries and blackberries have
dried up on the vines. The condi-
tions are expected to cause very
heavy shipment TO this section of
tropical fruits. and TO put the orange
and banana in the class once oc-
cupied by the apple in days gone by
" hen a barrel occupied cool spot
in nearly every cellar.
According to l.. A. Goodman.
manager of the Ozark Orchard COM
pany, so far the failure OF the ap-
pie crop has been confined princi-
pally to the summer and early fall
apples.
" / believe that fully half the
early crop has dried up because OF
the dry spell, said Mr.. Goodman
The winter apples which mature
later have not been affected so
much, but few weeks more oil
dry weather will practically de-
stroy the Whole apple crop of the
Southwest The loss has been sus-
tained throughout the Missouri val
ley in Eastern Kansas and Western
Missouri and as far east as St.
Louis
The plums and grapes are in
better condition. There has been
little injury done plums so far, he
said and the grapes are in as
fine condition as they have been
in years.
The dry smell has had little to
the Southwest, the late cold spell
nipping them early in the spring
and running the chance of more than
scanty supply this season.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
DELTA y. NJ. {. A. WON
BALL GAME FROM PAONIA
Played Oh Delta Grounds Wednes-
day.-Game Social One.

Delta won the Y. NJ. c. A. game
played ednesday afternoon at the
-Atnieuc park by score OF 2 to 4.
t'o:Iowing were the players
baonIa: VIM, catcher; Lewis,
pitcher A. Decker, TO- Harvey
Lane, End base; Johnny Downs,
Ird base; Willie Lund, short-stop'
II. Decker, RI; Homer French, CT;
CccoIet, II.
Delta: Leslie Conklin, catcher;
Ed. Ozark, pitcher h. Clay Daugh,
first base; Alva Home, End. base;
Oliver Cook, third base c. Adams,
shorl-slop' Laurence Adams, rf.'
r. Cockreham, CT; {. Parker, IT,
J. Clarh, umpire.
Inc \. NJ. I. A. team of Paonia
is composed OF the DesI payers of
the old team. in the series so far
Delta has IUsI one ana faonia one.
The game won by Delta from Ce-
daredge a week ago was one of the
pest games SO far played, the score
being . TO .. Delta has not been
compelled to play its last inning
in either of the games won.
1t begins to look like Delta base
ball star was in the ascendency.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
Talk of Moving II. =. Herrick
From Delta Permanent

Prof r. S. Herrick went down
TO Grand Junction Tuesday to con-
fer with Prof. Lory of Fort Collins.
and to see If the Delta experiment
station, which they talk of remov-
ing, could not be deferred at least
another month. during which time ii
il hoped that the Business Mems
Association and county commission
ers may get together and devise
a way of holding the station here.
A strong protest has been made
by the Business Mems Association
and the farmers and orchardists of
the district. for no one wants to
see a change of the kind that has
been suggested take place. The
station here is a necessity and is
essential in order that the or
chards be a success. Prof. Herrick
has proven very able and accom-
odating man in charge and the loss
will be greatly felt in case he is
removed. He gives advice to farm
ers and orchardists every day of
the year almost. besides making
trips to their places and assisting
them along lines in which they are
less familiar.
The appropriation by the state
has heretofore been $4,000 per year
to the Agricultural College, but was
cut to $4,000 this year. hence the
necessity of cutting down expenses
and the talk of removing the Delta
experiment station.
The commissioners meet on July
3rd, and the Business Mems As
sociation will endeavor to get them
to cooperate with il in an attempt
to stop the move.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
BEST FALL IN HISTORY is
PREDICTED FOR COUNTY
Geo. s. Conklin, Conservative Au-
thority, Has Been Out and
Talks About Crops.

George S. Conklin, of the Delta
County Fruit Growers Association,
ras been over the country around
ty.
4 never saw such crops said
Mr.. Conklin. We have more than
five times any previous acreage of
potatoes and they look as fine as
could be; and sugar bets and grain.
never saw such grain. Even the
first cutting of alfalfa, which the
farmers were complaining would
be short, is turning out a good full
crop"
Delta and Montrose counties
will ship $500 carloads of early
potatoes, for which they will get
good prices. This crop will bring in
close to million dollars. Delta
will ship thousand cars of pota-
-oes in August and should get half
d million dollars returns. We are
going to have the greatest fall Delta
county has ever known
The above statements are very
encouraging. The language is plain
and only facts regarding conditions
are given.
Mr. Conklin is one of the best
posted men in all the West on crop
conditions and prospects everywhere
uut it is not necessary to accept
.Snybody's word regarding this sec
ton. as trip over the country is
all that is necessary to verify such
conservative statements as those
voiced by Mr.. Conklin.
The weather has been and is
The finest growing weather possible
not too hot and plenty of water.
You can see things grow.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
Spuds Will BE Spuds.

In the Denver Republican Tues
day, Cartoonlst Spencer exhibited
spuds>.h jeweled cases walking about
wearing a crown and in other po-
sitions, an expensive and rare ar
ticle.
The prospective high prices for
spuds are due to reports OF failure
in potato raising districts, among
which Greeley is said to share.
Considering the healthy condition
of His Majesty the spud, in Delta
and vicinity, it looks like a lucky
hit our farmers made last spring
in so largely increasing their acre
age.
The increase was not due to fore
sight, however, as they could have
no means OF knowing of what the
crop conditions would be. 1t fol-
lowed the success of the crop here
last year, when many of the fields
of the early varieties netted their
owners 500 to sl25 per acre.
Delta's potato growers this year,
are likely to reap a very renumera-
tive harvest, =for-the best quality
grow here, and, so far, there is a
fine prospect for big crop.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
PRETTY WARM THIS WEEK
BUT NOT LIKE OTHER PARTS.
Eastern States Suffering Much
More Than We.

There has been more or less
complaining about heat in Delta
this week and if the people from
some of the eastern states were
here they would wonder what all
the kicking was about, for the high
est mark registered by the govern
ment thermom cter this week was
SO degrees. The hottest day this
year was June 11th, on which day.
according to Z. NJ. Gets, govern
-hent observer, the temperature
reached "a dSsrees. There hasn
been a night this year that we
haven't slept under cover and with
these cool, refreshing nights, one
can stand much more heat than we
have if it were necessary. The
lightness of the air and the absence
OF that killing humidity felt in
other parts, also greatly lessons the
severity of the heat here.
On Monday at Mcpherson, Kan
sas, the temperature reached IA
degrees Salina. Kansas, ia de-
grees' Manhattan, Kansas. 113 de-
grees; Abilene. Kansas, ll2 degrees
and Junction City, Kansas, Ill de-
grees. This was a record breaking
day for heat, but for days before
and ever since they have been
suffering intensely and crops have
been burning up. The same hot
winds that have devasted Kansas
in years past have frequented the
state the last ten days and endless
damage has been wrought.
Unlike our mountain climate the
people of those parts are not bless
ed with cool nights: they arise in
the morning little less exhausted
than upon retiring.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
Western slope Needs Power.

From the Grand river near
Glenwood Springs the Central Colo
rado Power Company has stretched
its lines for 500 miles across a
country almost barren for its utili-
ties in order to get into Denver.
Its towers number hundreds perhaps
thousands. Its development and i'm
provement expenses have amount
ed TO millions.
All this has been done while the
bulk of the Western Slope has
been crying for power. This ter
ritory could be reached from its de-
.eloping plant within one-third the
distance il has covered to Denver.
Ii It's generating plant is not suf-
ficient there, the Gunnison river
could run hundreds of turbines of
countless horsepower in the midst
Of our new distributing territory.
OF course there are others beside
the Central Colorado Power Com
pany. Our power will be develop
ed and among other uses net
work of electric railroads will
cover the counties of the Western
Slope within a few years.
Why have We been forced to
wait this long9