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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-21

turers OF various articles wanted
the use of her name and photograph
for advertising purposes, Offering
generous pay: dressmakers wanted
the privilege Of making fashionable
gowns for her, for nothlng-except
the advertisement. Most pressing
OF all were the offers TO go on the
stage - legitimate, vaudeville and
moving picture.
And each night when she reached
home, humllisted. tired out, nearly
desperate, there were more letters
containing offers OF marriage. Be-
ing young and full OF lively spirits,
Virginia at first was much amused
by these. Some contained poetry
like that given above.
Some OF the letters mentioned,
or limited, marriage In connection
with more or less elaborate appeals
for a chance to make her beauty
return dividends in cash. Here Is
one of them out Of thousands.
My Dear Miss Lee:
Nothing In this world is ever
accomplished without cooperation.
There is no better cooperation than
that of a man and a woman who
really know what they want and
have the means and intelligence to
get it. am young man OF excep-
tional brains. You are girl OF ex-
ceptional beauty-Mr. Carnegie says.
Let US join our fortunes! With my
brains and your beauty nothing
IL the world can stand before US.
OF course, we should have to be
married. But that would only be
to satisfy the conventions and to
make our partnership effective /
have long had In mind a career
whereby an intelligent man Of brains,
linked with an intelligent woman OF
beauty could. within i've years, be
millionaires and at the top OF the
social ladder. II Helen OF Troy had
been properly managed by man of
brains, Troy, instead OF falling.
would have been the metropolis OF
its time. II Anthony had only been
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-21

exclaimed after a glance through
the window:
why, what are all those people
doing out in front OF our house?"
Just then the bell rang and Grand
ma admitted one OF them - .
reporter for one OF the Pittshurg
evening papers! He was spokesman
for the rest OF the crowd-all
reporters, including two with cam
eras. They must have photographs
OF and interviews with the girl Mr..
Carnegie said was the most beau
tiful in the world
Being Scotch and therefore
"canny" Miss Virginia had dis
appeared. BY the back way she
reached her car and fed to her en-
ployers' office. And there she ran
the gauntlet OF more reporters,
more photographers.
go away" she said, do go away!
It's all a mistaken a joke. |
don't know Mr.. Carnegie. He might
think I'm a pretty girl-but, oh.
please don't say anything in the
newspapers!
"Click-click," went the cameras
In answer.
Once in the office, seated at her
machine, she worked furiously, ears
deaf, eyes blind to everything else.
II was a terrible day-telephone
calls from all sorts OF people with
all sorts OF offers, all sorts OF
schemes to make her fortune. Every
minute there was a messenger with
a telegram. Her mail was larger
than the firms. She was pursued to
her doorstep in the evening. The
next day was worse yet Reporters
and photographers had arrived from
other cities. II was next to impos-
sible to elude them.
And in the Office her personal
mail began to pile up enormously.
A New York artist wrote, offering
her 5000 to pose for him.
Photographers offered her large
sums for the exclusive right to print
and sell her pictures; manufac-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-21
cLLLcSL oHL
in the 4
UOrld' Has
Had Nothing
but Trouble,
More Trouble
and Still
More Trouble

a man OF brains, instead OF one OF
emotions, he could with Cleopatra
have made Egypt the centre Of the
world for at least one hundred years
longer-and so 1t goes. We have
the combination OF the beautiful
woman and the man without brains,
or the man with brains and the
ugly woman.
Does this letter arouse your
curiosity? Does 1t set a new
thought going in your mind? II
so, write 10 me, letting me know
when and where may see you
Then we can go over the detailA
Awaiting your answer, and ad
dress me General Delivery, Jersey
City Post Office, am.
Sincerely yours,
c. D. Bennett.
Only for a few days did these
letters afford poor Miss Virginia any
amusement. Before a week had
passed by, her employers could read
in her harrassed look how unfortu-
nate for her the whole episode was.
Finally she had TO leave them.
Virginia has not had a happy
moment since the interview with
Mr.. Carnegie, and her picture ap-
peared in print" said her grand
mother "She has suffered greatly;
1t has been most humiliating to
her."
For herself, Miss Lee says:
Il thank Mr.. Carnegie for his
flattering compliment, but / am
sure that had he known how en-
barrassing 1t would prove to me,
he would have kept his opinion to
himself.
Il shall not consider any OF the
proposals made to me by wife
hunters and others. l intend to
work for my living II I'm only al
lowed to-"
And Andrew Carnegie, the I'M
lucky Paris, who bestowed this ex-
ceedingly bitter Golden Apple on
this irretrieyably modest and re-
firing young working girl. he, too,
is overwhelmed with inquiries-in
fact, compelled to say:
Il certainly regret having been so
indiscreet- The matter has gone
quite far enough. The least said
about It, the best for all concerned"
And there you are. Mr.. Charles
Schwab, one Of Mr.. Carnegie's old
partners. once said that Gaby Deslys
was the prettiest girl in the world.
Here's her newest picture together
with Miss Lees just to show how
tastes differ. But Miss Lee isn't
the kind of girl Gaby Is. And so
it's all been a very great tragedy
to her indeed.
1t Just shows how very dangerous
these beauty contests are anyway.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-21

for the opportunities you had en-
loyed as a student in the Margaret
Morrison Technical School. and
gave him your photograph-and
Mr.. Carnegie wrote across tho
back Of the photograph, Bonnie
Virginia Lee, prize for some lucky
man, and he signed 1t, Andrew
Carnegie"
"oh, Grandma, even II II Is true,
Why should they put 1t IN the pa
psr! said Miss Virginia--and with
rosy cheeks, but furrowed brow, re-
turned to breakfast.
Grandma reminded her that every.
thing Mr.. Carnegie says dl,cdys gets
In ALL the papers. Ard then Sd.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-21

Miss
wa by 10000 etc"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
N. c. Man is Chosen
Congressman by
an Iowa District

Washington, Nov. lS-Iowa has
elected a legal resident and voter of
North Carolina to congress S. Kirk
patrick, Democrat. who is blind, is the
congressman-elect from the sixth dis
triet. His legal residence is in Gull
ford county, North Carolina.
Several years agg Mr.. Kirkpatrick
was shot by a negro in a revenue raid
in the Tarheel state. AS a result Of
the wound ne lost his sight. Last May,
while in Iowa, he attended a Demo
cratic congressional convention and
made a Democratic speech. The con.
vention nominated him for congress,
and lie won over the Bull Moose and
Republican candidates.
The district had been hopelessly
Republican, and no Democrat who
knew the conditions cared fer the
nomination. Kirkpatrick made a
whirlwind campaign, sweeping things
as he went Republicans argued that
he did not live in Iowa, but the voters
paid no attention to the argument.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
KILLED HER
MOTHER BY
MISTAKE
Thought She Was q Rob
Daughter Fren-
zied with Grief
lrelegram by UnIted rresa

Telegram by United Fresa
Trenton. n. j.. Nov 13.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Myers n dead in St. Francis hos
pital here and her daughter Gladys is
being detained as a result Of a tragic
shooting on Pennsylvania train near
here this morning.
The Myers home is at Greensburg,
Pa, and the mother and daughter We're
enroute to New York to purchase a
wedding gown for the daughter and
gifts for brother. A double wedding
was being planned,
According to Gladys story she was
awakened in her berth from a sound
slumber and mistook her mother for
a robber She fired a revolver, the
bullet entNing her mothers breast
Mrs. Myers was rushed to the hos
pital, where she died
The daughter Is hysterical and could
could only tell the police, ITS a horri
bic mistake"
Mrs. Myers was returning from the
womans apartment and her daugh-
ter says her Impression on being sud
denly awakened was that someone was
trying to rob her
W. r Cuthbert was held as a wit.
ness with other passengers Cuth-
bert rushed to the Myers berth on
hearing the shots and the screams OF
the girl. Mrs. Myers was wearing
much iewelry and feared to travel un
protected. She asked that the re
volyer be purchased for the trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
TO
CALL Halt
DIVORCE

Reno, New. Nov. 49, Nevada has
elected an anti-diyorce legislature and
when the scene opens in January an
amendment to the present lax divorce
measure win be presented fixing the
period OF residence at one year.
The divorce advocates suffered their
greatest defeat in Reno, the heart Of
the divorce center when w D. Jones.
father Of the celebrated iime-lock di-
yorce law, was Overwhelmingly de-
feated for state senator.
Jones was given the nomination on
the Democratic ticket without opposi-
ton, aud SO well was the divorce or.
ganization held together that no Re
publican opponent appeared and Jones
had the field to hiL.-elf until a be-
whiskered farmer from outside Reno
announced himself as an Independent
circulated a petition and was placed
on the ticket
The farmer was elected By rousing
majority, aud as the returns came in
from the balance OF the state it was
more than evident that the next leg
islature would be anti-diyorce in com
plexion, and when it met in January
next year would enact legislation fix
ing the period Of residence necessary
in Nevada before starting divorce pro
ceedings at one year instead Of siS
lmonths.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
Movement OF Cotton
Continues Steady

With the local gins paying top prices
for seed cotton ara Offering good ser.
vice to the farmers, cotton from wide
radius IS coming to Chickasha and the
gins have been running steadily for
weeks. However, 1t is stated that me
cold weather and frost tend to lower
the grade OF cotton to a certain extent.
Cotton seed is bringing sl9 per ton
at the Chickasha gins The local re-
eeipts up to the present are more
than 1900 bales. The Gotten com
press, for some time handicapped BY
the shortage Of labor Is now running
on full time and has handled about
%. 900 bales, with 5000 bales now on
the docks The local cotton buyers are
busy and trading, which slumped a
little last week, is again active.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13

OF The CITY
INSPECTED
Defective Wiring Report
ed Rubber Gas Hose
Under the Ban

A corps Of inspectors working under
the instruction OF the Oklahoma State
Fire Inspection association are in the
city today and are inspecting the
buildings Of the city, after which they
will issue a report to the association
Of whatever defects they find and
their location The association will
in turn call the attention Of the prop
erty owners to the necessary changes
and send them a report to fill out on
changes made, Sut IN the event the re-
port does not reach the office within
a given time the location Of the prop
erty and the defects are published in
bulletin which circnlates in the Of
fices OF the different insurance com.
panies In the event conditions too
dangerous exist the insurance com
pany carrying the risk OF the property
takes some action IN the matter
2 C. D. Rushmore. chief of the inspec-
tors, said this morning that condi-
tions as they had found them were
comparatively satisfactory and that
they had received courteous treatment
at the hands Of all property owners
In some instances" said Mr.. Rush
more, I'VE have found defective wir
ing and rubber hose gas connections
These are prohibited However, we
personally cannot order the change
We can merely recommend change
and inform the property owner whaI
is 20 be desired Il is chen up to him
to comply with our recommendations
We are here to help ths people o.
chiekasha secure low,a insurance
rate and not to Increase the rate, ant
to secure the lower rate, they mus
comply with the regulations
The inspectors who visited the cit,
today are: G. p. Rushmore, C. Hag
gart +. f. olinger R. Reed. Felix Por
ter, Nh. Henne Jack Price and Fred
Thompson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
500 ARRESTED IN
LIQUOR CASES

United states Marshal Victor this
morning in speaking Of the workings
OF his department said, We have no
trouble in enforcing the liquor law
where the city and county officials
will cooperate with us, which they are
willing to do in most cases. We have
under arrest more than 500 men FOR
violating the liquor law.
There are rs men in jail at tie
present time on this charge and we
have sent five to the penitentiary
On an average Of 1000 gallons Of Il
Quor are destroyed daily by the Off
GERS in the eastern district Of Okla
homa, which was originally the Indian
Territory"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
CONFERENCE
IS IN SESSION

Frederick Okla Nov la-The west
Oklahoma conference OF the Metho.
dist Episcopal church, south, met here
today and win remain in session for
six days Bishop Edwin b Mouzon OF
San Antonio. Texas, is presiding over
the coaference
This is one Of the most Influential
religious bodies in Oklahoma. It's sta
tistlcs Of last year show that It has
225 ministers. church membership
OF 2S.l77 and 2s,2OS Sunday school
pupils. It owns church property
valued at more tnan s1lOO,oOO.
The work of the east Oklahoma con
ference is about equal to that Of the
west, making a total membership III
the Methodist church, south, Of about
10000, with nearly 500 ministers, ii
the state, This church began opera
tions in Oklahoma in 1874 and sine,
that timy has put more than si,25o.OOI
Of missionary money here.
Among those attendiag the confer
ence is Rev, C. S. Walker Of Chick
asha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
WANTS RAILROAD
TO PAY $4,000

IN a case that Went to trial this aft
ernoon in the federal court here before
Judge Pope John NJ. Patterson asks
the Rock Island Railway company to
pay him $4,000 for injuries alleged to
have been sustained by him as re-
suit Of being elected from a train. The
plaintiff now resides at Hugo. Okla.
According to the contention Of the
plaintiff, Patterson purchased a ticket
at Memphis for point in Oklahoma.
He got on the train at Memphis and
gave the conductor his ticket AZ a
station further on the train crew was
changed and his ticket was again call
ed for, but Patterson alleges that the
first conductor had kept the entire
ticket, giving only hat slip The
second conductor carried the plaintiff
to Mansfield and there put him off,
when he declined to pay fare.
The defendant contends that Patter
son was carried as far as his ticket
entitled him to travel and some inter
esting testimony Is expected.
Patterson's young son was With hin
and had a ticket an the way through
Being eager to keep up with the boy
Patterson says he caught a freigh
train 1t Mansfield and was exposed t
severe weather and that he also walk
ed part of the way, contracting pneu
menia from exposure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
20 KILLED
IA INJURED
IN WRECK
Passenger Train CruSheS
Head-On Into Freight
on Switch
Telegram by United Press.

lelebFdm ny Julltu EItsb
indianapolis. Nov, Fourteen
persons were killed, two are missing
and twenty or more were injured
when a Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
passenger train from Cincinnati crash
ed head-on into freight train stand
ing on an open switch at Irivington,
an indianapolis suburban station this
morning.
The wreck caught fire from the ex-
plosion of a gas tank and for a time
the lives Of The imprisoned injured
were threatened. but a bucket brigade
from tie Irylngton fire department put
out The blaze.
The freight train was ordered to
meet the passenger at Irvington ana
backed into the switch, which was
left open.
Six of the injured died at the hos
pltal during the day making the total
dead 20 OF the dead four are train
men and the remainder passengers.
Most Of the dead and injured we're
riding in the smoking car which was
next to the mail car. The engines
met head-on asd were demolished. Sey
eral women and children are included
in the list of dead and injured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
Intimate johnson
Wants to Escape

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, Nov 1S-The solicitor
general Of the United States today
filed a brief with the supreme court
opposing the motion to admit Jack
Johnson to bail. He makes the almost
direct charge that the government be-
lieyes the reason why Johnson IS SO
anxious to get bail is that he may flee
from the country and escape prosecu-
tion under an indictment charging vio-
lation of the white slave law
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
indian Land SALE HERE
TOTALS over $ll4,OOO

J George Wright under whose al
rection the Indian land sale was held
here yesterday, stated this morning
that the sale was conducted in very
satisfactory manner and that he was
highly pleased with the result. Out
Of 33i tracts offered for sale there
were this morning only 40 tracts left
unsold These comprise tracts rang
ing from 10 to 100 acres
According to Mr. Wright, the only
bad feature Of the sale was that some
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13

Of the tracts were bid in at a prohibi-
tive price and the bidder to whom the
sale was made did not report to make
payment on the land, thus making the
sale null and void and leaving the
land open, which it is presumed win
be rented from the government.
total OF more than $2S,50O was
collected as payments down on the
land sold yesterday, the same being
only one fourth Of the aggregate
amount Of the sale. One allotment
out Of five advertised was sold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
GIRL MAY Be
IMPLICATED
In THE CRIME
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press
Madrid, Nov. 13.-The police are
seeking a girl whose photograph was
found on zarrate, the assassin of the
premier, in hopes Of determining the
extent Of the plot.
While the girl may only be a swees
heart the police believe she might
also be a member Of an anarchist
group.
Statements that zarrate failed to
kill himself are confirmed, but it is
not known whether he has died since,
as he succeeded in wounding himself.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
paNN. PREsIpENr REsIeNs.

Telegram by United Press
Philadelphia, Nov is-President
James McRae ol the Pennsylvania
railroad resigned today effective Jan
nary /. Vice President Samuel Rea
wus elected To succeed him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
DYNAMITE TRIAL pELAYEp.

Indianapolis Nov 49, because Of
the illness of Jurors spaulding and
Thomas, the dynamite conspiracy trial
was continued until tomorrow Physi-
clans say both Of the jurors are threat
ened with pneumonia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13

Belgrade, Nov ~ The servian cas-
ualtles at the battle Of Prilip, are now
stated to have numbered about 5000.
most slightly wounded TIE Turks
lost 5000 men,
At the battle OF KTushoye the Ser
vlan losses totaled 800 and Che Turk
ish casualties 100
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
nav sulTs IN supERIoR couRr

B O. Harris vs.. Guaranteed State
Bank of NARROW ct al. damages, sl7O0.
Simpson & Holding.
S. p. Bassell VS.. w F. and ]. D.
Rowland and F. 7 Bynum, abstract
Of judgment. $i9s5,95.
American National Bank Of Okla,
homa City vs.. J. Vert Gillespie ct al.
S6sS0.69, suit on notes,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
TeIegram By unIted Press

Vienna. Nov. l3-The Bulgarian at
tack on the Turkish center about Con
staHtinople was resumed with fierce
fighting fayoring the Bulgarians, ae-
oording 10 reports received here.
Germany Is doing her utmost TO fis-
suade Austria from preciDitate action
In the Balkans
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13

VI07I HEEH ~ NNITNN TN7Ns
Constantinople Nov l3.-The news.
paper, Young Turkey, declared today
that an order had been issued for 2
general mobilization Of the Russian
army which clearly implied that the
alleged order is directed against Aus
trla in the event the latter tried 10
keep Servia back from the Adriatlc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
Austria Rushes War Plans.

Berlin, Noy i3 That the Austrian
admiralty issued a mobilization order
was asserted III a special dispatch to
the yossiche Gazette, from the Aus.
trian Adriatic seaport OF Foia.
The Austrian war flotllla on the
Danube river has been ordered mohil-
lied at semlin, just across the frontier
from Belgrade. It is said
Plans were reported in progress for
mobilization Of part Of the army
Thursday Many reseryists we're un
der orders to join the colors
All Austrian reservist officers here
were ordered home Bavariah horse
dealers. just returned to Munich from
Austria. also declared that the gov
eminent had forbidden the sale OF ans
horse suitable Tor military uses
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
In Disregard Of Austria's Order
-Plucky Balk an State Occd-
pies Desired Point on
the Adriatic
INTIMA1ED RUSSIA
Is BACK OF IT
Turkish Paper Declares Russian
Army is Heing Modified
as Menace to
Austria

Telegram by United Press.
Belgrade. Nov 49, That the Ser
Wan forces here occupied Durawzo.
was reported unofliclaIly today Blu
rawzo Is an Adriatie port
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13

J. W. Davis OF coalgate, J. L. Gun
ningham OF Alton. Geo. A. Jones Of
Calvin, L. Gilbert of Hanson, J. H.
Doning Of Durant, Ii. c. Beckman OF
OkmuIgee. c. Whalen Of verden,
Charlie White Of Childers, NJ. L. MUIR
dock, Of Wilburton, W. L. T. Hilton
Of Waurika. A. P. Blackwell Of Durant,
w $. Harmed Of Miami. J. A. Ford Of
Mackey, Charles Coach Of Vinita, s.
G. Clawson of Tulsa, Geo. Clark, ir..
Of Vinlta, Sam Downing Of Atoka. Ed
Graves Of Enterprise, J. T. Flint Of
Bristow, j. T, Whaley Of Holdenyille.
Grand Jury.
Asa Ramsey, foreman; f. +. French,
H. b. Johnson, Tom Robinson. Alex
Lisle, j. A. Dixon, N. I. Louthan, Jno.
T Dial, Jas. NJ. Calhoun, Mark Weber,
Juo. Roberts. T. +. Gafford Isaac
Cloud, Charley Rose. S. p McBirney
Ray De La Mater J. D. Ward, J. B.
Rose. J. r. Menheney, W. W. Hollister
A. Haight,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-13
Members Of Grand
and Petit JurieS

The following compose the grand
and petit iuries of the federal court
Of the eastern district Of Oklahoma,
now in session here