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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Winding up with the emphatic dec
laratIon, I'VE shall get oil,@ RI M
Cochran OF the Rock Creek OIL and
Gas company today gave out the fol-
lowing report on the progress Of the
work in the field:
I'VE have made about seventy feet
of new well this week, and probably
have now reached a point that viii not
give us further trouble with caying
earth, but we had just beneath the last
concrete about twenty-five feet OF red
earth that has given US a great deal
Of trouble, as 1t was eaging all the
time We have now concreted from
the very bottom up to the casing, and
we believe that we have overcome all
Of that kind Of difficulties. However,
we would not have the public believe
that there will not be other troubles
before the well is finished. We would
further advise that the interested pub
lie should not accept too freely reports
from our street corner experts; this
well has not been more complicated
than any other we'll; in fact, as a test
well, it has caused less trouble than
any test well IN any field.
I'VE are in no particularly serious
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20
NEB. GOES
FOR CLARK
and TEDDY

Telegram by United Press.
Omaha. Neb., April 20.-Four hun
Gred out Of 1900 precincts In Nebras-
ka show that Roosevelt carried the
state two to one in Fridays primary
over the combined forces Of Ia Fol-
lette and Taft.
Norris Is leading Brown BY small
margin in the senatorial race. Aid
rich was renominated BY a big major
lty and Metcalf, editor OF the Com
moner, is probably nominated by the
Democrats for governor
Shallengerger is leading in the Dem
ocratlc senatorial race. Howell, pro
gressiye. is leading Rosewater two to
one and the progressive Democratic
delegates at large, hesaed by Bryan,
viii probably be elected
Clark carried the state by almost
as big a majority As Roosevelt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Of Chickasha Miss Margaret Michel
and fernando Bennett were the Of
fetal pronouucers. The schools rep
resented were Chiekasha. Tuttle, Min
z, Bradley, Bailey, verden. Ninnekah,
Pocasset, Alex and Amber Helen
Smedley Of district No A. from the
Pocasset Reading circle, was the
Youngest and only representative Of
rural district The other contest
ants came from city schools. There
was one thing noticeable at the spell
Ing bee-the contestants did not spell
by syllables. as they did in the old
days.
Tho main auditorium Of the high
school was filled with people anxious
tn "a a.S ssss,
The preliminaries in the basket ball
games were not held last night On
account OF the lateness Of the hour.
Miss Drake is a pupil in the eighth
grade and will represent Grady county
in the state contest at Oklahoma City
She was one of the most self-possessed
spoilers of the evening and won easily
j. A. Brodie attempted to make a
flash-light picture of the contestants
but a premature explosion ruined the
photo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Telegram by United Press
A'ew york. .4iiFii sfsr -s-sssii-
lished the fact that FULLY two hundred
more survivors could have been saved
had the life boats been loaded up 70
their capacity. the subcommittee in
vestlgatlng re Titanic disaster con-
tinued to hear the story today The
white Star line agreed to hold the III.
teen sailors and officers rescued In
this country 70 tell their stories.
Despite exposure. f. Is believed that
all the men and women rescued VIII
recover. ST yincent's hospital releas.
"a many slesrae1 survivors today and
the RELIEF committee supplied needed
clothing and funds All the ihlrd class
passensers lost everything
The steamship lines route win be
changed 30 thar hereafter there will
be no danger OF ice fields and in addi-
lion ship companies announced that
they are preparing lo install life boats
and RATS so that in the future there
viii be place Tor every passenger
Because of the criticism thai women
manned the boats. the companies are
considering 4 power-type lite boat
equipped with the automobile type Of
engine
Even after all that has nov been
told Of the disaster the death list re
mains Indefinite. Thursday nights
total estimate vans 1895; Friday the
White Star line issued a statement
placing the toll at 1885 Exactly hoN
many died win never be known i
has been established officially how
ever. that the Titanic was iraFelini
twenty-one knots an hour when she
struck the iceberg Notwithstandinl
this. however. none Of the survivors
from steerage TO saloon, has as ye
condemned Capt Smith, who wen
down with hla ship.
The Taanle's rate Of speed. whicl
was approximately twenty-six am
onehali land miles. was brought ou
Friday from the lips Of ]. Bruce Ismay
president Of the international Mercan
tile Marine and managing director O
the White Star line who appeared a
a witness before the United State
senate committee which is inyestigai
INK the disaster Nervous. but not !
tears. Capt Rostron Of the carp'
thla who followed him on the stan'
Mr.. Ismay told IN whispers Of his q
cape from the sinking liner, from In
time he pushed away IN a boat wit
the women until he found himself cla
IN his palamaa aboard the Carpathii
lie was not sure in just what boz
he lel. the Titanic. nor vas he SUI
how long he remained On the line
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

SENTENCED

Four prisoners weer sentenced by
Judge Bailey IN the district court this
morning They we're as follows
Harry Dickeraon, one year at Gran
ite.
Henry Thomas, two years at Nc.
Alester
r. A. Wren, one year at Granite
Dutch" schussler, three months IN
county Jail
p. l.. Wheeler was sentenced to a
year at McAlester few days ago
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Telegram BY United Press.
Portland, Oregon. April 20 -Yester-
days presidential returns which are
still meager h4dicate that Roosevelt
and Wilson wiz sst TIE Oregon dele
gates to the national convention.
Selling claims the senatorial nom
nation over Bourne by 10000 plural
10y. The Democrats apparently nom
mated Lane.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Telegram by United Press
Grand Junction. Colo. April 2O.-
Two masked men entered the Globe
Express company at midnight, bound
and gagged the messenger, Gilbert,
and escaped with $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Ielcgram by Unitea Ffesa.
New York April 2a-The attention
" the Carnegie hero committee VIII
BE- directed 70 The gallaairg Of The
mon. officers and crew oi the Titanic.
especially Major Butts Tales Of the
latter's bravery increase.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Washington. April 2o.-An ndict-
ment. rarely equalled n its vigor Of
j. Bruce lsmay. managing director,
and other officials OF the White Star
line, holding them responsible for the
Titanic disaster. was delivered in the
senate yesterday by Senator Rayner
Of Maryland, who pictured lsmay as
"the officer primarily responsible for
the whole disaster who has reached
his destination In safety and unham
ed"
(contaued on Page Three.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20
AoJuDeED INSANE.

Mrs. Fount Levisey, living four
miles southwest of town, was adiudg-
ed insane here today Deputy Thomp-
son Win take her to Norman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

Telegram be- United Press.
Halifax. April 20.-Hope Of recover
ing more bodies from the Titanic
wreck was dlssipated when the I.ai-
rentlc wireleased that no sign Of bod
les about the wreckage was dlscoy.
cred
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

TELEGRAM BY United presa
Plymouth. England. April 20.-capt
Haddock OF the Olympic denies that
the Olympic wirelessed that the Vir-
ginian was towing the Titanic to port.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20
Conditions Steadily Grow.
Ing Worse in Flood
ed Districts
Telegram bY IInIted &c..

iOIis are ptiub hdhe " verify the re-
port
Many white people have been swept
away The governor has been advised
that six thousand refugees in camp at
Cleveland have supplies to last less
than twenty-iour hours.
Fifteen persons were drowned dur
ing last night near Benolt, from the
break between Benoit and Beulah.
New Orleans, April 20-With con
ditiors IN the overflowed territory Of
the Mississippi river IN southeastern
Arkansas, northwestern Mississippi
and northern Louisiana steadily grow
lng worse, the plight Of victims who
have been rendered homeless by the
onrush Of tie waters from the breaks
in the levees in these districts Is de-
plorable Hundreds Of these have
been cared for az emergency camps
established along the lines of the
levees at various points. but owing to
the inaccessibiiity Of some of the
places far back into the country there
is much suffering due to the lack Of
food
Az least forty small towns have been
Inundated BY the muddy waters from
the Biz stream and 1t is certain that
many more win feel the destructive
effects og the most devastating floods
in the history Of the lower valley.
Two boat loads Of provisions were
distributed in Tallulah Friday This
partly relieved the food situation, as
supplies had almost been exhausted.
Every street OF Tallulah is deep under
water.
Business and traffic In the Yazoo
delta which is being overflowed by
The break at Beaulah, Miss, Is par.
alyzed. Damage 10 property Is meal.
culable Supplies viii be sent to Roll
Ing Fork and Leland as long as those
points can be reached Fifteen miles
Of the Riverside branch OF the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad is un-
der from ten 70 fifteen feet OF water.
Besides the six negroes who were
drowned near that break many others
have perished.
For the first time since the river
began it's advance, not a single point
except New Orleans. reported an in.
creased gauge at 7 o'clock last night.
The rise al New Orleans. threetenths
Of foot to 2o2. vas probably due to
the backing up Of water before a
strong wind.
beginning within the next few days,
according to weather bureau forecasts,
another rise will be recorded at vieks-
burg and an ports south when the
waters which are flowing through the
Dog Tail and Beulah breaks return tc
the Mississippi through tie Red river
The highest floods ever experienced
in the latter stream in Louisiana are
predicted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight showers and thun-
derstorms; cooler in west por-
ton; Sunday fair and cooler.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20

lcontlnued On Page Threel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
REBELS LOSE
BIG BATTLE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Ell PASO, Texas, May 24.-Al-
though suffering from painful
wound in the leg received in his
disastrous battle with General
Huerta's federal troops, in which
the revolutionary loss is placed
at close to 1000 men, General
Pascual Orozco is directing the re-
treat of his forces toward Jiminez.
There he will make final effort
to halt the advancing federals.
General Orozco narrowly escap-
ed death in yesterdays battle. A
shell burst and instantly killed
one of his staff officers standing
near. A fragment struck the
general in the left leg, inflicting
a painful wound. The enemy's
artillery poured raking fire into
the rebel ranks and the revolu-
tionists retired to Corralitos.
Rebel leaders at Juarez admit
ted today that General Orozco
was disastrously defeated at Rel
lano. Few details of rebel casual
ties are permitted to leak out.
The federal losses will exceed zoo
men.
Today's fighting will determine
whether Orozco Is to abandon
Chihuahua and take refuge in
Sonora, or conduct a guerilla war
fare from the mountains.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
WELL KNOWN TACOMA MEN, THEIR WORK AND THEIR HOBBIES

had his experience. Somebody
else had his money.
Went to Alaska.
But Alaska was opening, and
Myers dug for the north. He
landed in Dawson with Just 81 In
his curdoroys and the cheapest
meal in town was So.
And Myers was hungry.
He looked over all the restau-
rants and finally found one on
the la carte plan, and after meas
uring the bill of fare carefully by
the size of his exchequer he found
that the limit of his dollar was a
cup of coffee and three sinkers-
But coffee and sinkers had
started many man to succeed In
life and SO it did Myers. He was
out and at work In a few minutes.
Then he got some dogs and start
ed pack business. Money began
coming fast. He started a gro
Gerry, then got another, then a
third and In 1900 he came back
to Tacoma with a nice little for
tune.
Then Hardware Store.
He was dickering around in
real estate little when one day
someone in the courthouse said:
Myers, why don't you go up on
K st. and start hardware store 2.
Never thought about it, salt
Myers, but he thought about 1t
then, and went up and looked at
the people getting off the street
cars to transfer, went back down
town and rented a new building,
and Myers became a hardware
merchant.
Last year he retired to devote
himself to his hobby--the pheas-
ants and the parks, doing enough
real estate business to make him
self think he is not playing all the
time.
Myers is married. but has no
children.
When he struck this country
he weighed 11s. He was Just old
enough to vote. but his Alaska
outing built him up to a stalwart
OF 165 pounds with q constitution
OF iron.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
TAFT IS LOSING
HIS NERVE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PHILLIPSBURG, N. j., May -.
Speaking listlessly and In sharp
contrast to his belIigerent atti-
tude in Ohio, President Taft adj
dressed an audience of 1000 per-
sons here today. He was evident
ly wearied with the strife with
Roosevelt. He spoke in a CONVEX
sational tone and refrained from
attacks upon the former presl-
dent.
!. TRENTON. N. j.. May 24.---
With Taft. Roosevelt, LaFollette
and Woodrow Wilson pouring out
appeals, denunciations and adjur-
ations from the stump, New Je~-
sey today Is seeing the most ex-
citing presidential campaign In it's
history.
LaFolIette will make seven
speeches during the day and Taft
was scheduled for a dozen
speeches. In his early efforts he
roasted Roosevelt to a turn, pay
ing little attention to LaFollette.
Roosevelt speaks at three big
meetings today and tonight is bill-
ed to address a crowd here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24

1t cost most of us money to
ride our hobbies so 1t is really
refreshing to find one Tacoman
who not only has a hobby, rides
it at full gallop, but also makes 1t
pay the fare on the trip.
And that Is H. w. Myers.
you see I had to do 1t. I
started raising pheasants as a di-
version because l liked them but
kept getting so much money into
them that I had to make busi-
ness of it finally" said Myers as
he picked up fresh laid pheas-
ant egg and held it up carefully,
remarking:
THAT one is worth a dollar"
And it was. Myers is selling
pheasant eggs for a dollar apiece
now and even more from some of
his rare imported birds. And the
pheasant business Is paying.
mas MhO6 ~ ny.
What park boards and hunting
associations and citizens with
pheasant hobbies do not take the
county is glad to buy, and H. w.
Myers is attracting world atten-
tion to Tacoma as the home of
the greatest pheasantry in the
world.
He gets letters from all over
the globe all because he had a
hobby and rode it.
He has Is kinds Of pheasants.
six kinds of rabbits from "lop
cared to Rufus reds" with par
rots, guinea pigs, macaws and
other birds and pets totaling near
1y 1900, at his place at 18th and
Adams streets.
1t takes him half a day to look
after all these and his bees and
garden. The rest of the time he
devotes TO the park. board. serv-
Ing on some state game commits
sion, or doing a real estate busi-
ness.
Myers Is from Ohio. He grew
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
SAYS 8 HOUR
LAW BROKEN

Charged with violation Of the
eight-hour law, James B. Aggasiz,
superintendent for the Washing
ton Engineering Co.. was arrested
yesterday on a warrant from Jus
tice Evans court and released on
$50 bail.
According to Business Agent
Burns, Aggasiz ordered the crew
to agree to work overtime. When
they refused all were discharged,
including the foreman.
Aggasiz declares but one man
was discharged, and said that he
was forced to work overtime to
prevent valuable property from
being washed down the river.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
4 SOCIALISTS
TO CONGRESS?

WASHINGTON. d. c., May "a.
Socialist victories in four con-
gressional districts are predicted
by Rep. Berger of Wisconsin.
Chances are also bright, he said,
in eight other districts.
Berger believes he will be re-
elected and that an adjoining dis
trict and Los Angeles and Oak
land, CAL. will all send socialists
to congress-.
Other likely districts, he says,
are those which include Coium-
bus, Dayton and Cleveland. Ohio;
three Pennsylvania districts and
two New York districts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
Vancouver Wins
From Seattle

VANCOUVER, B. c., May "a
Vancouver took Seattle into camp
this morning to the tune of 4 TO
3 in hard fought game through
out. An error by Raymond in the
second inning proved disastrous
for the visitors. After the sec
end inning James pitched gilt
edged ball for Seattle. Belford
started to twirl for Vancouver,
but became wild in the third and
was replaced by Seaton, who held
the Giants safe for the remainder
of the game. The same teams
will play at 2:30 this afternoon.
Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
Has Sweetheart Arrested;
Weds Another, Free Again

East his brother, Ross G. Hattton,
wooed and won Miss Brown. After
three days of married life sne
filed suit for divorce, alleging
Ross Hatton had treated her
cruelty. As she stood beside her
first love In the court room im-
ploring the jury to acquit him,
she was informed that as a de-
fault had been entered against the
defendant In her divorce suit,
she probably would be given a de-
cree and would be free to marry
Steve Hatton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
Wright Passes
Crisis TODAY

DAYTON, o., May 24-A slight
Improvement in the condition of
Wilbur Wright, the noted avia-
tor, who is critically i'll from ty-
phoid fever at his home here, was
reported today by DIR. Conklin.
The patients temperature was
slightly reduced last night and
Wright recovered consciousness
for the first time In five days.
The typhoid crisis in the aviator's
case Is expected to be passed to-
day.
Orville Wright said that Wilbur
slept most of the night and today
recognized the members of the
family.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
Did He MURDER
TWO WOMEN

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
RIVERSIDE, CAL. May 24.-
That Frank Bauerwarts, the Bel
gian on trial here for the murder
of Mrs. Harriet Guyot of Portland
and Miss Julia Francois of The
Dailes, Ore, left a note at the
Chuckawalla mountain cabin near
which the women's bodies were
found, stating that both had gone
to Los Angeles, was testified to-
day by M. e. T. Putnam, pros
pector.
The note, according to Pullman.
said that Bauerwarts also had
gone to Los Angeles, and that IL
he did not return anything in his
cabin should belong to Putnam.
Coroner e. j. Dixon testified
that he found the. bodies of the
women buried in the mountains,
q bullet hole in the head OF each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
Dark For Dorr

LYNN, Mass, May 24.-Testf-
mony which may convict William
A. Dorr of Stockton, CAL, of the
smurder of George q. Marsh, a
millionaire manufacturer here, is
the statement of Henry Farrell,
superintendent of the Lynn board
OF health, that he saw Dorr with
Marsh in an auto in East Lynn
ON the day Marsh was fatally shot,
April IL.
Farrell Is the first witness who
saw the two together.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
TACOMA KIDS STRONG
FOR PLAY GROUNDS
AND MORE PARKS

DO git playground in Franklin % pask7' m .,o
Improvement meeting
Mayer trying to what the board M n to do
a tha He
flied.
git playground park" finally
90 geei I'm fer the bonds EN-"
After that he paid T
the playground question there are always
Of half me- audience was made un Of children the other
night at meeting, said Miss Mayer % today o v
They are thoseb bonds
York Savings bank and all the other things b but & they DO no
marbles WELD tennis racketor maybe just dig in the
n THEY UNDERSTAND IT
Tacoma youngsters have gotten the play
ground they that half million bond
and if does not then they
them.
group youngsters sprague St
yaean eoTner grown up with
Jagged rocks rusd for bases and the game
How do you boys vote park Times
Wots heme Skinny put er now; let's get
to buy Fairgrounds for the b0ys-d0 you
kin sS ar and no sn es o ssy
all the time with TRs cWD nd aaTHRnb 1's
his shoulders By s'tf this me all the
wanted evidently expecting he was the owner OF the lot
We'll let's see who want Fairgrounds say
Aye! hsvIsa % ssf ,ns mothers ssg se son of hem
"Aw wots the matter nobody's going to that"
That bunch unanimous for Fairgrounds
We'll do we git chirped who thought that as
had voted it ought tito to be be- settled EFT,
The Times man could & not mot tell; 1 woNnpp,Nc
still standing there wondering whether they were
going to get that playground r ads QUA. b looked hack
They still standing there wondering
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24

Nhlb Souio hoL pC
Early this morning the grand
jurors left Tacoma in automo-
Niles ostensibly for the county
poor farm, but 1t was rumored
that the real destination was
Buckley, where the inquistors
would take UP the matter of the
old vice district there.
Green River System.
The Green river gravity system
is also to be investigated, 1t Is re-
ported, and three witnesses have
been summoned from Buckley.
They are William Cation, l.. C.
Compton and William Murphy.
Prosecutor McMurray refuses to
discuss the matter.
That there is a warrant out for
one attorney is known, but his
Identity Is withheld.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24

NEW YORK, May 24.-Signed
by Harriet Stanton Blatch and
other club women of New York,
a request has been forwarded to-
day to Secretary of State Knox
asking him to send United
States warship to the rescue of
Miss Marie Purtz, the young Ger
man woman, who was spirited
aboard a tramp ore steamer at
Philadelphia and Is being carried
to Germany, the only woman
among 48 sailors and two detec-
tives. The club women declare
the extradition of the woman an
outrage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
(Dy United Press Leased Wire.)

PORTLAND, Ore. May "a. -
Moved by his sweetheart's tears a
jury. has found julie Hatton not
guilty of theft from her of $110.
When Hatton was called to the
bedside of his mother in Kansas
City he rushed away with $110
belonging to Miss Iva e. Brown,
his fiance, and, she believing she
had been Tilted and robbed. had
him arrested.
While Steve Hatton was In the