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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10

Baltimore. June iO-Baltimore
awaits the coming Of one thousand
and ninety delegatesto the Democratic
national conventions The preparations
for which have practically been COM
pleted. Already sae advance guard
Of boomers for can8ldates for the pres
idential neminationshave pitched their
camps on the batt8e ground and are
laying the final plaNs Of campaign
Urey Woodson, secretary of the ma
tional committee was unable To meet
Chairman Mack here today as plann.
ed. He telegraphed here Sunday night
that his wife was III ii New York and
that he would be unable TO be in Bal
limore Cor several days Mr. Wood
son. as secretary OF tba national com
mlttee, has charge otsthe notices OF
contests filed by certain delegations
Applications for tickets "a the CON
ventlon proceedings aye pouring il
for prospective visitors from all Owe
tile country and Il was estimated sun
day night that nearly 2oao0e request
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
WARSHIPS
ON The WAY
TOHAVANA
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. June lo,- With the
flagship Washington and the battle
ship Rhode Island, Rear Admiral Os-
terhaus sailed from Key West for
Havana this morning
The Cuban situation was brought 70
the attention Of Taft when he returned
from Hampton Roads at noon. 0ster-
haus was instructed to land marines
at Havana the moment he thinks the
authorities need assistance to stop
street fighting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
reIegram b. UnItea Press.

Telegram By United Press.
Washington, June 10.-Attorney j.
E. Perry Of Seattle today filed an Aft
dayit as a supplement to the impeacn-
ment charges against Judge Hanford.
It declared Hanford "a judicial per.
vert. moral bankrupt and a tool Of
corruption and special privilege. 2
Nine specifications OF alleged miscon-
duct we're made by Perry against Han.
ford.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10

BOARD MEETS

The county board Of equalization
met at the court house today and at
tended to preliminary work This
board is composed of the county com-
and they are being assist
ed by County Assessor Vic Hulen.
The work Of eQualizinz the assess
ments Of the various townships viii
occupy the attention Of the board all
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
HARMED Has eooD WHEAT.

Or. Ben Harmed, who lives four
miles west Of town, was in ehiekasha
today to buy binder twine He says
.h!s wheat VIII IN make twenty bushels
per acre and oats will make half a
crop He states that corn and cotton
have not suffered but alfalfa Is need
iHs rain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
GETTING READY FOR
The BIG CONVENTION

for tickets had been received. As there
are about 10000 tickets to be dlstri-
buted. the committee is having its diff
fioulties IN making assignments.
Col. John l. Martin, sergeantat-
arms for the Democratic national com
mittee came in Sunday night from 81
Louis and win open the headquarters
Of The national committee when Chair
man Mack arrives.
During the week Chairman Mack
win consider the numerous appllca-
tions for positions Of door keepers, as.
sistant sergeants-at.arms, messengers
and pages Of the convention
The convention hall stands in Feadi.
ness for the gathering OF delegates
Nothing remains to be done and guards
have been thrown around the big
army hall to prevent vandalism.
The acoustic propsriles were teates 4,
+ sunday and so we'll have the archi
leets planned that a speaker. only
slightly raising his voice, can be plain
i heard II every part oI The hsll,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
DEATH or MARROW WOMAN.

Mrs. j. W. Baze Of near MARROW,
died in this city Sunday afternoon.
The body was taken to NARROW for
interment. Mrs Baze was thiFtyf0ur
years Of age and she leaves a hus-.
band and three children.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10

Summary: Struck out. by Terry 8,
BY Burnett TO- Walked. by Terry 3,
by Burnett 1. Two base hits, Gascoigne
(2l. Meek.
Umpnes-C Cousins and Montgomery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
relearnm IL mo rress.

Telegram hy United Press.
Chicago. june io.-Former Governor
knight demanded that the California
contest be passed on when the ma
tIonal committee met today. He said
he had been lead 10 believe that some
underhand work was going on to pre-
vent /, from being disposed Of IN or.
der:
knight said: 1T is grave Injustice
to place our case at the bottom Of the
calendar. He said If there was a
trick ne wanted to show Il up. sena'
tor Crane denied that the plan 70
postpone the case was significant.
BY vote OF SS TO a 'ne fourth dis
iriet contest was postponed IN Wed
nesday
The vital Importance OF the decis
lens Of the national committee upon
the contests Is apparent 70 anyone
studying the lists Of delegationa. sucf
study incidentally discloses the grea
weight which may attach TO the TWEEN
tyslx delegates from Wisconsin an'
from North Dakota, instructed for La
toilette and ten from Iowa instructe'
for Cummins.
There is no reconeiling the eonihc'
inp claims Of the TAFT and Roosevelt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
FRISCO GOOD ROADS
TRAIN HERE june 20

Owing to the floods in the lower
Mississippi valley, the good roads train
has been delayed and the raadiustmenl
OF the schedule was necessary On
this train there viii be at your service
two highway engineers from the office
Of the public roads and the division
superintendent Of the railroad These
men will be prepared to lecture on
those road subjects in which you are
most interested. They win also an
swer questions as far as time permits.
A representative Of the American AS.
sociation for Highway Improvement
win also be present and viii effect
highway organizations in those com
munities that desire it. The entire
schedule Of this train has been care.
ully prepared and it shows that the
train viii arrive at chiokasha. Okla,
on June 20. 1912. If the audience is
greater than can be Accommodated in
the lecture car on the train, provision
viii be made for the lecturer to speal
4 IN a suitable hall Meetings viii be
held at Chickasha, June 20, at a. m
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10

managers regarding the respective
strength Of their followers; each zig.
uring into mis- tables delegations em-
phatically claimed by the other on the
strength OF convention Endorsements,
alleged pledges and other more or less
substantial grounds
Reasonably dependable, however
seem the following figures. from which
can be derived what may be described
as ethe bare bones Of the situation.
These figures. which are unofficial and
by no means guaranteed, are as fol.
lows
Whole number OF delegates, i07s-
Necessary for nomination, $40.
Instructed for Roosevelt and uncon.
tested. an.
Instructed for Taft and uncoutested,
2oi.
Instructed for Ia Toilette, none CON
tested, sc.
Instructed for cummins, no con
tests, no.
Uninstrueted, including New Yorki
so. i66.
Contested, 25i.
OF the 25a contested. the natlona
committee has thus FAR given Iait "
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
Marines Attacked.

Telegram By United Press.
Havana, June 10-A report from
Santiago SAYS negro rebels attacked
the United States marines that were
guarding tke Elcuero mines and were
repulsed. The marines sustained no
casualties. The rebel loss is unknown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10
BLOODY DEED
DISCOVERED

= = = y
. Telegram by United Press.
: Des Moines. "a, June To-
: The bodies Of s persons were
= found at the home Of j. p.
: Moore, a merchant at the town
: OF Vnlista this morning.
= The bodies were those OF
: Moore, his wife, four children
: and two women visitors. All
= had been slain with an axe.
= No trace was found Of the
: murderer The case is a mys-
; terry All the victims were slain
: while they slept, being in three
: different rooms There We're
i. no signs Of a struggle. The
, heads Of an the victims were
= smashed into pulp.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-10

Miss Myrtle Ramsey Of coalgate IS
in the city Tor a two weeks visit with
her sister. Mrs. Clark Trammell
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
Setting Mr.. Wilson Right

Many OF our subscribers have asked
u u would not be q wise thing for
them 70 write Presldent-elect Wood.
row Wilson. asking him not 20 ap.
point a Roman Catholic as private
secretary. thereby cutting OF from
him all correspondence and Iuforma.
ton that might be transmitted through
patriotic channels. One writer sug.
gests that he be asked 10 refrain from
attending such public functions as the
lnying Of corner stones Anniversary
celebrations and similar events OF any
sectarian religious organization; that
he support and uphold the constitution
of the United States: be loyal 10 the
Declaration Of Independence; protect
eur public school system and stand
uncompromislngly for the complete
separation Of church and state.
This is Important all right, and
those who feel DISPOSED 10 do 50
should act on the suggestion. but
there is another thing that is Just AZ
important 10 the preservation OF a
free prets. and that n 10 zee that the
right Kind of men are appointed as
postmastera throughout the country.
WIN Nue Cnhuko IN Nuo huihlnibNo-
ten there will come many changes In
postnastere. Your CONGRESSMAN will
be the man 10 set hert 10 on this
point. and you should make Il a point
to write 10 him. especially II you
voted for him. and protest against the
appointment Of q single Romanist
postmaster In his district. A protest
against the appointment OF these men
should not be made simply because
they are Roman Catholics, but be
cause they belong 10 an organization
that opposes .ree speech. free press
and free institutions Let office seek.
ers learn once for an that they must
sever their allegiance from Rome or
get out OF the race for POSITIONS OF
trust which demand men Of tolerance
and public spirit
We see from the daily papers that
Mr.. Wilson has gone abroad TO evade
the ofiice seekers for few weeks, but
on bis return you will be advised Of
his whereabouts, az which time you
can reach him with letters on the
subject mentioned In the outset.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
In Memory Of Luther

The 429th anniversary OF the birth
OF Martin Luther was celebrated by
many Protestant gatherings through
out the United States on the 10Th
instant In Milwaukee a magnificent
demonstration was held In the audi
tor!um. conducted by the German and
English Dutheran bodies. The Milwau.
kee papers state that an audience OF
nine thousand was present a. the aft.
ernoon gathering and equally that
many In the evening. Every available
seat in the auditorium was taken early
aud the aisles were filled TO overflow.
ing. making Il necessary for the po-
lice 20 close the doors on hundreds OF
people who had assembled for the
meeting.
Many able addresses were made,
and papers read. but probably the
most interesting OF sll was that Of
Prof. August Fiepher. In an address on
the Life and Work OF Martin Luther. "
That part Of bis address in which be
referred 10 the Roman Catholic
church as q trust is copied from the
Milwaukee Free Press herewith:
The beef. coal and susar trusts are
dwarfs IN comparison with the Roman
trust, he said. because the latter has
one price which II requires Its ad.
herents to accept, and this Is complete
subsection 10 lie doctrines and orders.
Since the Catholic clergy claim that
they are the sole representatives OF
God On earth and the administrators
% His sacransnts. they execute the
power 10 make the people bow to their
srders- Because they teach that there
10 no way Of receiving forgiveness for
sins except through them. who are
supposed 10 confer the grace Of Cod.
the clergy force their followers 10 do
their bidding on pain Of excommunica-
.tion. which is q price greater than
enjoyed BY any Of the large msRe2o-
lies Of to-day"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
The Pope in a Trance

Tfvnsbruek. the capital of Austriar
Tyrol. has . university.
A. an academic service the preacher
of the DAY. q Jesuit. created q aensa
ticn anscnE rs beavers By the ttate
nsni that ~his hollness- In Rome wa
fcusd ore day 10 ~ In a trance-
nftet from the earth toward HeaFea
and remaining lowering IN the air Tor
quite . time
TIE preacher saie he had this story
frsn an absolutely reliable source n
the Waite !. Some Of the hearurs
also kavi friends IN Rene. made
inquiries : about this aatoundinr
mirarle. : beg we're tcid that on TIM
dsy the : leged miracle occurred ths
pope alone IN his once. Hs
neetsf q hook. and as bic secretary
vas = snt he got q chair 10 take
downs . book from its hieh shelf
VIII > - wa standing on the chair
and Z. fetching bic arms upwards o.
get the volume. hls valet peepet
through the key-bols IN the once
door
The valet saw his master lifted up
from the noor. stretching his arms TO
ward Heavenl He was overcome with
ave. and. trembling with excitement
spread the news OF the miracle ell
over the Vatican.
The fellow believed his eyes. which.
however. had neither seen the chalf
behind the pope's desk. nor the booi
his master was taking down.
The Jesuit preacher AZ Trensbruct
evidently had a poor opinion OF tht
intelligence Of bis academic hearers e
dlth up such nonsense
The end justihes the means: the
Eloriheation Of popery is one OF the
chief aims of the order. and anythinr
win Dc 10 enhance a.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
WIN Lying Square nsnl

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gonvent n che nanifestsa = essire 20
leave Evsry lnsthnos that ths p.rsrs
sss.sss,os ~ s ' 9susg ssfIs' I: t.rsr Pis !.
n seras Lsfstnasery condpei.d ~ ne
ser esnssst sAs ~ss pisesd ,Ssrs ~
her parents o. hy the sivii su,hsEitiss
ne above eiipp.ng " non the
cslumns Of sour Sunday visitor.-
Nov. 10th. pubnshe4 At HunuAg'ou.
Ind.
According to this sheet no tns,i.
tuticn The Menace has ever men
toned has an existence. WIN u
deuy that there u -NaEareth" Ae-
eademy ~ Ia Grange. In.i And win
I n deny that little Viola Martens II
detained IN that institution arainst
her win and aEainst the Win Of hcr
parents who are amply able 20 care
for her IN rood shape and educate
her In the public Sehoolsf
-our Sunday Visitor" says that no
nun would even be kept In a convent
n she manifested desire 10 leave.
This r. a point blank falsehood and
the editor OF this paper knew q
when he uttered the statement
n Il is true. Why don't thoy rO-
lease Viola Martens from the Mar.
areth" Academy at Ia 0rangef And
Why don't they release Fern Reevei
And Why don't they release thous.
ands Of others who nave cried 20 be
released until their cries have been
heard from coast 10 coast1 And why
don't they release those for whom
haheas corpus proceedings are being
Instituted In the courts every day Of
the week and every week IN the year
In various parts OF the eountryi
The fact Of the matter 10 that the
Roman Catholic press has lied so
often that Il follows the custom
when truth would suit much better.
How anybody can be deceived BY
the trothings OF the Catholic press
is more than we can understand. And
stranger stin II the fact that this
government, which 10 nothing more
nor less than the people themselves.
viii stand for a system OF kidnRping,
white slavery and Involuntary servi.
tude simply because said system
wears the cloak OF Christianity.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30

denancs: ne rcturu q oonascatsd
prcperty. Representatives for taxnticn.
the a6ministratien of the ckurVh
enances b. hyncn: better etunation
IN the parcchlai schosia. and con
plets autonouy IN the church.
TIE committee claims that the a.
eoeleoe Poles with ever 1909 priests
have not a angle bishop. vhiie
there are ever $50 fr.sA. German
Had other blthopS arohbishops. aad
sven eardinals-
May Of the Polish Catholic
churches are used Dot for vorship of
Cod. but a. political and business
aEsnoies; and eoafetsionals are us>d
for the rronotiAg Of priests publish.
tag business and other private eater.
prises,- charges the pamphlet
Many Polish raroehiai schools are
used for the same mcrcenary pur.
pcscs. and good children Of more pro
gretsive parents are persecuted.
The Poles have absolutely no
voice In the ADMINISTRATION Of church
finances. They are treated With ut.
ter oontempt by their spiritual 81.
periors.' Aud when they protest
against these intoierabie conditions,
they are threatened. denounced. bull
dotcd. accommodated, boyootted,
even deprived Of their means Of llveli
hood
Tho bishops have acquired the
titles 20 all church property. Their
administrators are the respective
pastors. The people who have paid
for q all. were frozen out
mot only thla The people are
compelled-unoer threat OF excom'
munlcation.-to pay heavy taxes and
special assessments for the malnte
nance Of this property.
The late pastor OF certain Polish
oongregation In Milwaukee borrowed
/ $4,000 TO buIid a $4,000 church
under the supervision OF higher
church dignltaries. The enormous
balance-SsOO. .ooo-vas spent tn
speculation.
These losses have 20 be covered
by tho people"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
The 0rangemen

A letter from a friend In Pitts.
burgh writes that neither the people
nor The Menace appreciate what
these noble Irlshmen have done TO
keep the spirit OF 1898 alive In
America. They are here. however. In
large numbers and well organized and
ready 10 fight for human liberty az
their fathers did on the banks Of the
Boyne.
The Menace desires to thank these
0rangemen for the help they have
rendered us az tho very beginning and
up 10 this present hour. They have a
lofty spirit Of patriotism with desF
religious conviction that makes them
safe 10 tie 10 under all conditions The
gentleman writing has a nne spirit
and closes his lettsr with thsse sig
niflcant words:
The Roman church is all right but
lie institutions and modus operandi
are all wrong" This Is a sentiment %
be considered al all times. Not the
faith Of the church but its naladmin'
istration and stupendous graft that Il
impoverishlng tie people. and allen
ating thousands Of It's most worthy
communicants.
About so Irish names appear on the
roll OF the new House OF Representa-
tives. az least 20 Of whom are Orange
men. Dependable fellows all when
the Aght begins.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
From an Unbiased Source

The following editorial from the
Milwaukee Free Press Of Nov. " ls
significant:
The most conspicuous feature on the
front page OF the current issue Of the
Catholic Citizen b a double column ar.
ticle headed Many Catholics Elected. "
The Introduction TO that article re
joices that Tuesdays election
brought Into prominent public position
q larger number Of Catholics than
heretefore In the history OF the eoun.
try" Then follows a column list OF
congressman, governors. and other
state oficers and prospective United
States senators who are Catholics.
The Catholic Citizen Is unsparing IN
lts denunclation Of the efforts Of GER
tain examinations TO inject religious
issues" into our politics. II loses no
opportunity 10 "show up" the A. r. A.,
the Guardians OF Liberty and similar
anti-Cathollc bodies.
Wen enough. but is not this news.
paper fostering just such activity by
celebrating the election of Catholic
officials simply because they are
Catholics. In rejoicing that there are
more Catholics In public once than
heretofore In the histery Of the coun-
try" by intimatfhg. as Il does IN the
present article, that there is q certain
proportion Of sAces 10 which caths.
lice. as Catholics. are entitled
Lot ne not be misunderstood. A
candidate's church or religion MAKES
not the slightest differences to Ne pro-
vided he is q man Of character. ability
ahd liberal spirit. II would not vorry
us n every once In this country were
held by Catholic, n he were the best
man available for the position. . man
who placed the interests Of the people
abeve all special interests.
But We 90 not believe that any can
tidsts sAsuid be elected because he 10
q Catholic. OF O Methodist. or q Jew,
o. an adherent Of any particular creed
or fasth- Nor DO We believe that the
election Of any candidate should be
celebrated for such a reason
70 do that is not American. To do
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30
Month Of Poor Souls

Don't be unmindful OF your dead
Pray for them daily. particularly DUR
inc November. Send some wax ean-
dies 10 burn on the al'ar in their
name You can procure Them AZ lowest
price at Creevee' Catholic book store
on East Ninth. third store past Caths-
arai entrance, Cleveland.
Ths above advertisement was
clipped from the Nov. sth issue or
the Catholic Universe. published az
Cleveland. Ohio. II attracted our at
tentien because there are so many
things about Il. small - Il is. which.
we % not understand.
ln the hrst place. Why q Il any
more important that the poor de-
luded Catholics pray for their dead in
November than In October. OF In
sweltering July, for lnstance9
Then again, Just what connection
do wax candles have with souls In
purgatory7
And Isn't Il apparent. from the
wording Of the above advertisement.
that this candle peddler is more in.
terested IN the sale OF wax candles
than he is IN the release Of souls
from purgatoryf
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-30

In q two column article this man
Wheeler (probably q Jesuitl attempts
TO prove that The Menace Is both a
Roman Catholic ana a Capitalist
sheet He predicated his argument
upon q false statement and then tier.
stes and reiterates his false conclu.
siona
Mr.. Wheeler knows. ~ be ever read
a single copy Of The Menace. that we
have no fight against any honest Ro-
man Catholic about his religion. He
has Just as much right 10 his mass as
have 70 my prayer meeting
The Menace carries its platform IN
the upper right hand corner Of the
paper, and has said inns without
uDmber, Have any religion you
choose. be an agnostic n you must.
have much faith or little OF none. that
rs your constitutional right. but be
sure that your religion is not destruc-
tive 20 political freedom. a free press.
Tree speech. aud a free church IN a
tree state. And q you are advocating
The capture Of America TO supplant
It's schools. 10 pull down free institu-
ions, The Menace 10 opposed TO you."
On cur letter heads we carry q
statement ef our central thought and
Justification Of The Menace as a pub
iicatiou for the masses .to-vit: The
Roman Catholic Political machine. the
dcadliest menace to American uber-
iies and civilization"
On the circular sent out with the