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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Ben Has Grievance
Against Candidates

Ben Hudgins has a large grievance
against the local candidates and yoic-
ed said grievance this morning thusly:
"The candidates are simply running
this country and are SO intimidating
the people that men bent on business
errands cannot approach a man with
out first stalking him as a hunter
would a deer. As proof Of this asser
ton l give the following incident: Mr..
Buzziard and myself We're on a trip
through the country a few days ago
for the purpose of making milk con.
tracts with the farmers to supply the
creamery that viii soon be in opera
ton here and as we approached every
house we would see the men persons
Of the place duck out the back door
and take to the tall grass or seek Sc
clusion in the corn field. Upon ask,
ing for the man Of the house we a.
ways received the answer that he
was not al home. Upon explaining
that we were emphatically not candt
dates but bent upon a simple business
errand, one Of the children would be
dispatched to search for the father in
the corn field. He would appear only
upon the assurance that the visitors
were not candidates
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Million Dollar Corn
Crop in Grady Co.

100000 bushels in the county and i
three bushels bring a dollar, this will
mean million dollar cropH
Mr.. Johnson says the early corn Il
already hardening and ID practically
made While late corn has been dam
aged, another shower will make lots
Of It come out 1.-THE rain To-Day aisC
insures the fourth cutting Of alfalfa,
said Mr. johnson. "and a little more
moisture win make It big one.
Three crops OF alfalfa have already
been harvested, the first and thirC
cuttings being heavy.
While the shower here this morning
was light one, it came very gently
and none Of it was lost AT Rusl
Springs it was reported that the rair
was heavy and It seems to have beer
general in the county. Cloudy ant
cooler weather during the past three
days has been Of great benefit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
SECRETARY
EXPLAINS
The LAW
Riley Gives State Board 5
View Of Election
Laws

Oklahoma City, Aug. Secretary
Riley OF the state election board yes
terday addressed the following to ine
secretaries Of the county election
boards
Dear Sir
This board has construed the prl-
mary election law as to the voters
rights as follows
III cities Of the first class where
the voters register as a Democrat, Re
publican, Socialist or Prohibitionist
they must vote as they register. and
in an other precincts the same law
applies. In a case in the criminal
court Of appeals in which a decision
was handed down yesterday the cleo
ton boards position was sustained
! wish you you'd instruct your various
inspectors in your county to see that
this is carried out, not permitting the
Socialists and Republicans to call foI
a Democratic ticket in the various pre-
cincts, but let them vote Tor the party
they have aligned themselves with
unless they desire to affiliate in the
future with the Democratic party. a
registration certificate should be sat
isfactory evidence Of party fealty. Yor
are more familiar with the local con
ditions IN your own county and more
able to iandle this position, but OF
the above lines the criminal court O.
appeals sustains this board.
A man who has registered as al
independent in cities Of the first class
has no place 10 vote. II he desires {,
change his registration. would no
hesitate to comply with his request
See that your election is carried Of
in a just and fair way. and that ever,
candidate gets every vote he is en-
titled to. This board will not counte
nance and has no desire. or wish, t.
canvass the returns Of any count!
wher9in there is a question as to vote
being cast illegally. We must hay
a legal election, and by following tn
election law, treating every voter fair
~ there can be no question about tn
election. Emphatieally instruct you
precinct inspectors to see that tn
election is conducted in this way. Sc
that your counters count every ballo
as it Is put into the box, and see tha
they call the ballots just as they com
out OF he box Especially insiruc
them upon this This is one electio
in the state that should be conducte
in a fair and honest way.
Very truly yours.
BEN w. RILEY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
POOL HALL
DESTROYED
BIG BLAZE
Fire Lads Do GOOd Work
in COnfining the
Flames

Scott Princes pool hail, at 2l2
chickasha avenue. was completely de-
stroyed by fire this informing at 4.l2
O'Clock. The origin Of the fire 3 un-
known as the entire interior was a
mass Of flames and the building, which
belongs to the Lowd estate, damaged
to the amount Of $500.
1t seems there was some delay IN
the turning in Of the alarm ~, when
the department arrived the heat had
broken out the entire glass front and
the windows ia the rear and flames
were roaring from both openings The
awning in front Of the Palace drug
store was on fire, and the heat had
broken out one Of the drug stores
windows.
Three lines Of hose were inmedi-
ately brought into use and before long
the fire was under control To save
the interior Of the building or amy
part was impossible and the work
of the fire fighters was distinctly to
keep the fire confined to the burning
building, to which end their labors
we're successful Had there been a
high wind the result might have been
different. The wind, however, was
from the north and very light 50 by
strenuous work on the part Of the
fire department d fire that il once
under headway would have wrought
havoc with the business section, was
nipped IN the bud and held strictly to
its point OF origin.
Princes vas one Of the most popu-
lar pool halls ia the city. and besides
a complete equipment as a pool hall
Mr. Prince carried q fine line Of cigars
and his stock Of fancy meerschaum and
briar pipes was one Of the most com
plete IN the city. A new set Of ivory
billiard balls installed yesterday at q
cost of seQ and only used Ia a few
games is checked up This morning II
The loss column. The cash registers
show cases, cue racks, billiard and
pool tables and cigar cases were d
complete loss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

Following the fine shower this
morning, H. p. Johnson, who IS
some" farmer as well as handy with
"figgers," got busy with his psnol
and try as hard as he could, he was
unable to make the returns from
Grady county's corn crop this year
loss than $l,OOO,OO0,
According 20 Mr. Johnsons data
there are 100000 acres of corn grow
ing in the county and, he says. this IS
a conservative estimate, the acreage
being the largest in the history Of
the county.
With the fine growing weather Of
the past few days and the good show
er this morning" said Mr.. Johnson, T
figure that we ought to average at
least rs bushels an acre all over the
county and more if we get another
rain. We ought easily to produce
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
PAVING TAX
NOW DUE

Aecordlne to notice given by the
eiiy clerk The special paving and grad
Ing taxes m large part Of the city
become due today and win be delin.
anent August 3l
Property owners who wish 10 avoid
the penalty that attaches for nonpay-
ment are urged to arrange to make
their payments this month. See the
notice published by the city CLERK as
to the districts in which payments are
now due.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
POLICE COURT CALENDAR.

Business in the police court picked
up a little yesterday and before the
session ended quite a matinee had
been pulled off. The first number on
the bill was a comedy sketch by the
team Of Billie Bankman and Thad Ed.
wards, entitled Gaming" The ski
resulted in a fine Of $40 each. Mar
garet Spencer charged with immoral
conduct paid a fine OF S. and Fillmore
Burnitt paid IS for a like offense. This
closed the performance for the day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
GOV. WILSON
FOR REVISION

Saagirt, n. j. Aug. Revision OF
the tariff should not be madc at one
sweep. but should Be thorough. ia the
opinion Of Gov Wilson announced
last night The governor declared IN
his first discussion OF the question for
publication since lie wrote his speech
Of acceptance and after 4 long con.
ference with Rep Redneld Of Brook
lyn. whom ne considers one OF the
hest informed men In the country on
the tariff
we are all agreed on that" the
governor said. when interriewers ask
ed him il his views conceded with
those of Mr.. Redfield on a gradual re-
duetion of the tariff. a foand Mr..
Redfleld a remarkably interesting
man.
After tho conference Mr. Redfiela
told the reporters that lie and Tic
governor had talked on three topics
the tariff the trusts and the scien
tific training Of young farmers AS !
means Of lowering the high cost OF liv
ing IN the tariff, he says, the gov
errors views coincide With his own
Gov. Wilson's speech Of acceptance
is not yet quite ready for the printer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Telegram by United Press.

III Paso, Aug. 1.-The TWO Ameri-
can victims found hanged IN Sonora
have been identified. according to dis
patches received here, as S. Hubert,
formerly Of Douglas Ariz, and s.
Hurting, residence unknown. Nothing
on the Bodies indicated by whom they
We're hanged, but it is generally SUP
posed to be the work of rebels, and
it is believed to be a deliberate at
tempt to bring Intervention
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
"ACCEPT'
1T? SURE
HE DOES
Glad TO Be Sacrificed
LaudS the Record
Of CO..
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press
Washington, aug Headed BIZ
Senator Root. Who was chairman Of
teh Republican national convention,
the notification committee today con
yeyed to William II TAFT the official
news OF his nomination.
The ceremony took place this morn
Ing ia the East room Of the White
House in the presence Of a thousand
guests. including cabinet officers, con.
gressmon ana others Following the
speeches there was a reception and a
buffet luncheon was served
Roots notification speech WAS brief
and formal but laid particular stress
on the fact that Taft's title 70 the
nomination was as "clear and unim-
peachablc as tho the oi any danal.
date n any party since political con.
vcntiona begun and that be was
regularly ana only nominated
Referring % the Roosevelt bolt
Root said the reason assigned was
dissatisfaction with tho decisions of
certain contests in making up the
temporary roll Neither in the facts
nor IN tie argument produced before
the national committee. credentials
committee or the convention does
here appear grounds for impeaehins
those homes, decisions, declared ihe
senator
Root said Taft was nominated be
cause be stands preemineutly for the
fixed essential principles ot tho rarlg
believing in ihe "rule oi law rathet
than the rule oi man"
The president spoke d length IN ae
ceptlng ihe nomination
10 his instroduction Mr TAFT saids
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Telegram by United Press.

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Aug. 1.-The
discovery of a large number OF rifles
and ten thousand pounds of ammuni-
ton in Pullman sleepers resulted in
the arrest Of negro porters and
American conductors on trains cross
ing the border today
The cars, with the prisoners aboard,
proceeded to Mexico City under guard.
The customs officials alleged the
smuggling OF arms to rebels.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
pELIVuk Ia 49, aREEK.

Gins. Delivuk tand the Terrible
Greek viii clash in wrestling match
at the Airdome Friday evening. Both
Of the grapplers are well known here
and q furious battle is expected,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram BY United Press.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug 1.-The defense
in the Grace trial outlined their case
today, asserting that they win at
tempt to show that Grace shot him.
self following a bitter dispute with his
vile Mrs. Grace win not testify IN
III tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

REGARDED
AS GRAVE
Two Americans Hanged
Trainmen Arrested
for Smuggling Arms
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram By United Press
Washington, Aug. THE state de
partment ordered the United States
consuls in northern Mexico to make
rigid investigation Of the hanging Of
two unidentified Americans. The Of
fielals regard the incident with ex-
treme gravity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
TAFT AT LAST
HEARS NEWS


NANfN'
uiar unrest saying in part;
Popular Unrest.
we are living IN an age in which
BY exaggeration Of the defects oi our
present condition, By false charges Of
responsibility for II against indiyid-
uals and classes. by holding up to the
feverlsh imagination Of the less for
tunate and the disconnected the possi-
bilities Of a Millennium, a condition Of
popular unrest has been produced
New parties are being formed, with
the proposed purpose Of satiiying this
unrest by promising a panacea in
so far as inequality OF condition can
be lessened and equality Of opportun-
ity can be promoted BY Improvement
81 our educational system, the better
ment ot the laws to insure the quick
administration Of justice, ana by rhe
tiNaAiiAfNA W AiAN AANhinAAiNl VI 3iANAr
lege without just compensation. in 50
far as the adoption Of the legislation
above recited and laws Of a similar
character may aid the less fortunate
in their struggle with the hardships
Of life. all are in sympathy with a
continued effort to remedy injustice
and TO aid the weak, and venture To-
say that there is no national admins
tration in which more real steps Of
such progress have been taken than
in the present one But IN SO far as
the propaganda for the satisfaction Of
unrest Involves the promise 81 a mil.
lennlum, a condition in which the rich
are 70 be made reasonably moor and
the poor reasonably rich by Law, We
arc chasing a phantom; We are hold
ing out To those whose unrest We fear
d prospect and dream. vision Of
tho impossible"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

ContinNiss, r Taft said:
An the ultimate gyais. lfear. the
equal opportunity which those seek
who proclaim the coming Of so-called
social Justice involves a forced divis-
ion of property. and that means social.
ism. In the abuses Of TIE last two de.
eadea # is true that lIgotien wealth
has been concentrated in some unde-
serving hands, aud that 81 It we're pos.
slhle 70 fedistribute il on any equit.
able principle to those from whom i
was taken without adequate or prope
compensation II would be q good re.
sult 20 bring about But this IS OBJ
yluusly impossible and impracticable.
an that can be done Is to treat this
as one incidental eyil OF great expan-
siye movement IN the material pro-
gress Of the world and 70 make sure
that there Will De no recurrence ol
sHeh evil IN this regard we have
made great progress and reform, rs
in respect to secret rebates in rail-
~ays. the improper oenleWing OF pub
lie franchises. and the immunity OF
moHopolizing trusts and combinations.
Tile mislorlunes OF ordinary business.
lhc division Of estates OK wealthy men
at their death the chances of specula-
ton which undue good fortune seems
often to stimulate operating as causes
through a generation, win DO mch to
divide up such large fortunes. It Is
fsr better TO await me diminutiun oi
this evii By natural causes than 10 at
tempt what would soon take on the
aspect OF confiscation or 70 abolish
the principle and Institution Of private
property and 10 change TO socialism,
Socialism involves the taking away j..
the motive for acquisition, saving. EN-
ergy and enterprise and futile at
tempt by committees to apportion tho
rewards due for productive labor. Il
means siagnation and retrogresslon
It destroys the handspring Of bumaf
action that has carried the world VI
and upward for 2O0O years.
Il do not say that the two gelstIe
men who now lead one tbe Democratic
PARTY and me other the former Rcpuh
licans who have left their party, il
their attacks upon existing conditions
and IN their attempt to satisfy the por
ular unrest by promises OF remedies
are consciously embracing socialism
The truth is that they do not oIre
any definite legislation or policy b
which the happy conditions they prom
Use are to be brought about, but
their promises mean anything, the
lead directly toward the appropriate
Of what belongs to one man, to al
other.
The Republican party stands fo
: the constitution as it Is. with sue
] amendments adopted according to il
7 provisions as new conditions thoi
oughly understood may require, W
: believe that q has stood the test
! time, and that there have been al
closed really no serious defects IN Il
q operation
A large part Of Mr. Taft's speed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Telegram BY unlted Prega.

Telegram by United Press.
El Paso. Aug. 1.--Mofe than 800
Mormon refugees arrived from Mexico
this morning and another train load
is enroute All report serious eondi-
tions In the interior.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight, probably showers;
Friday, fair and warmer
The maximum temperature
in Chickasha Wednesday was
"a degrees. Precipitation this
morning, IL Of an inch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-27
SAVE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.

In the current issue Of Farm
and Fireside appears an articl@
showing how farmers spend a
great deal of money ana ingen-
uity in the construction of rat
proof corn-cribs to save them
selves from a loss Of millions of
dollars worth Of corn. The
article is written by Prof. G. S.
Chase of the Kansas Agricultu-
raj College. Prof. Chase says
that rats will jump two and one
half to three feet high, and will
climb anything but s m t h
metal. A rat-proof crib, there
fore, must be on rat-protected
posts or built to keep rats from
climbing the sides. If a farm
happens to be located near a
wharf or slaughter-house where
rats are especially bad, it is adj
visable to tack sheet iron onto
the corn-crib.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-27
WITH THE WORLD OF WOMAN.

There are women who will start
on a journey with a hundred or
a hundred and fifty pairs of
shoes. There are others who
bring back from Europe forty or
fifty new gowns for a season!
What can one think Of a bill Of
$500 for stockings in one season,
of $50, 600 for a seasons gowns,
coats and hats from one shop and
as much more in the aggregate
for the same articles in the same
period from other shops; this
showing was made in a recent
divorce suit.
What can one think of duties
over $50, 600 paid on personal
articles by one woman who year
" brings back similar quantities
of jeWelry and clothes. This
$50, 900 in duty meant an ex-
penditure of probably a b ut
500, 900. It included over $1,000
for hats, over $4,000 for corsets
and lingerie. This was undoubt-
eddy exceptional; that is, f e W
women Of even great wealth buy
so lavishly. Yet good round
sums even if they are small in
comparison are spent by many
women in their European outings.
They will bring from six to
twelve gowns which will aver
age at least $3.50 apiece, and an
occasional woman will have a
half-dozen averaging from $3.50
to $500 apiece. One might say
that eight to twelve hats costing
from S25 to $50 apiece was a fair
average, though $500 to $1,000 is
not so rare as to cause a panic at
the custom house.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-27
Proceedings Of the Democratic Elk. Com,
of the 10Th judicial District OF Louisiana.
Vile Platte, La. July 10, 19I.

Vile Platte, La, July 10, 1912.
The meeting of the above named COM
mittee was called to order by r. q,
Dossman, Chairman, Pro. Tenn, and q.
A. Bailey, Sec. Pro. Tenn. The organ
=ization was made permanent by elect
ing Jos.SA. Hardy, Chairman, and Y.
L. Fontenot, Sec. st. Landry was rep
resented by A. w. Dejean. David Meche.
zAdelin Durio, and 81. ". Hudspeth.
proxies to j. r. PaYy: Quirk MeCaf-
ferry proxy to II. Lee Garland, r. G.
Fontenot. Eyangeline: r. r. Doss-
mann, Jos.A. Hardy, Y. L. Fontenot,
p. T.. Fontenot, Samuel Haas, proxy p.
j.. Fontenot. The following resolution
was offered by P.L. Fontenot. Carried,
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved, by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of the 10th Judicial
District of Louisiana, That a white
democratic primary election be held on
Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, 1912, throughout the
limits of the 10th Judicial District of
the State of Louisiana, comprising the
parishes of st. Landry and Evangeiine,
for the purpose Of selecting the nomi.
nees of the Democratic party for the
offices of Jadge and District Attorney,
of said district, TO be voted for at the
general election to take place on Tues
day, Nov. 9th, 1912, aud for the further
80 P0%S OA0NOA pC15OAS w
serve as the Democratic Judicial Com
mittee for the 10th Judicial District Of
Louisiana. Six of said persons TO be
selected by the Democratic voters of
the Parish Of st. Landry and five by
the Democratic voters OF the Parish 81
Evangeline.
Be it further resolved, That said
primary election shall be held at che
various polling places in said parishes
of st. Landry and Evangeline as now
fixed by law.
SONS desiring to become candidates III
taid primary election for the office Of
Judge or District Attorney or members
of the Democratic Judicial Executive
Committee, shall file with the Chair
man OF this Committee within twenty
days from this date, viz, July 3Ist, 1912
at twelve o'clock p. m, his written mo-
LITIGATION of his intention to become a
candidate at said primary for such
offices and snail at the time OF filing
said notice deposit with the Chairman
of this Committee the snm OF $4,000 fol
candidate TOR office of Judge or District
Attornep, providing that no deposit fee
shall be demanded from persons who
are candidates for Office Of member c1
the District Executive Committee.
JOS. A.HARDY, Chairman.
X. Il FONTENOT, Sec.
Moved by Mi. Dossmann, seconded By
Mr.. Fontenot, that this Committee
meettor the purpose of declaring who
are the persons qualified to become
candidates IN this primary election on
Saturday, the 3D. day OF August, 1912, al
twelve O'clock NJ, In the courthouse In
the town of 0~pelousas, La.
JOS Il. HARDY, Chairman,
Y. u. FONFENOT, Sec.