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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
MeMANleAL CONTINUES.
TeIegram By Unlted Press.

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Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. MeMan-
igal continued his narration at the
dynamite trial today. He said after
Job at Mt Vernon, ILL.,, Hockin re-
fused to pay him, saying he had blown
up the wrong structure. Hockin went
to investigate and then paid him Sl25.
McManigal then told Of finding that
Hoskin hadn't given him all the money
appropriated asr the isB but had kspt
out part Of It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
Get Ready for
Fire Inspection

Fire Chief Gattis was today notified
that the fire prevention bureau is in
stituting an inspection Of the cities 5f
the state and that on next Wednesday
20 inspectors will be In the city Of
Chickasha and working in connection
with the fire chief will inspect the
entire city and if their report is favor
able, 1t may lower the insurance rate
on Chlckasha property.
It is therefore distinctly up to the
people OF Chickasha to have everything
in apple pie order before the brigade
Of inspectors arrive. All rubbish and
paper should be cleaned out Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
GOV. WILSON
NOT READY TO
ANNOUNCE 1T
Telegram by United Press,

Telegram BY United Press
Princeton, Nov it.-Gov Wilson
today intimated that no announcement
whether there will be an extra session
Of congress after March will be made
until he returns from his vacation, the
middle OF December
Wilson said the concensus of pub
lished opinions seemed to favor an
immediate extra session but he could
MT see the necessity Of making any
announcement at the present time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11

alleys and trash removed from around
the premises Defective electric wir-
Ing and bad flues should be repaired
before that time SO the report Of the
inspectors viii be the best possible
and everyone should appoint himself
a committee Of one to see that a
Wholesale cleaning up occurs before
Wednesday.
A lower insurance rate means much
to the property owners Of Chickasha.
Beat them to it and let their report be
good instead Of bad. If the report is
uniayorable rates will likely be in
creased.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
Dc sperate Fighting.
Telegram by United Fress

London, Nov. 1i-What answer
Bulgaria made to the Turkish requeat
for peace terms couldn't De loarned
today
As fighting is still in progress, 1t Is
inferred that the Bulgarians demand.
ed unconditional surrender Ferdi-
nand still insists on entering Con
stantinople. The Turks are putting up
a desperate defense.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
nlRTAs -ExcEEn nEArAs-

The October report OF DIR. j. c. Am
brister, county health officer shows
the following
Deaths 20, births 70 so girls and 40
boys SS marriages; 10 cases typhoid;
cases dlphsheria
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
Cruisers to Proceed.

Telegram by United Press
Philadelphia, Nov l1.-Rear Adj
miral Knight commanding the cruis-
ers Montana and Tennessee. received
orders today to proceed to Turkish
waters at 10 o'clock tomorrow to pro-
tect American interests.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11
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= WEATHER FORECAST. )

> Unsetlled showers tonight I
= or Tuesday; colder Tuesday. 4
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
MEET ID PLAN FOR STATE CENTENNIAL
Mcqueen Has Called Meet ing of the Special Con-
 mittee for Tomorrow

Chairman J. w. Mcqueen of the Cham Der of Commerce committee on the Ala bama centennial, which is proposed for the year 1919, has called meeting of his committee for Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce. MT. Mcqueen Is making & special effort to have an extra large attendance at this meeting, there being about O members on the commit tee.
 The state committee on the centennial, appointed some time ago by Governor O'Neal, will meet in Montgomery on De- tober 23 to discuss the matter and a large delegation will probably be sent there from Birmingham to make a claim for the centennial for the Magic City.
 There is a rather strong opposition to be overcome by the local committee in order to bring the centennial to Birming- ham. Several other cities in the state are trying to secure the big exposition, and will probably have committees at the meeting of the governors committee. The.plans will be thoroughly gone over at the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce committee tomorrow afternoon and a plan of action will likely be decided upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
AT THE HOTELS

W. c. St. Clair of Selma, D. Mcdonald of Carbon Hill and c. W. Butler of Jack son, Miss. are registered at the Morris
 J. ". McNeill of Ragland, c. o. Eos ter of Decatur and l.. G. Anderson oi Nashville are among those stopping at the Metropolitan.
 ". F. Denman of Gadsden, A. sG. Horn of Bellamy, Ala, and M. Morris of New orleans are stopping at the Florence.
 E. H.. Goodrich of Atlanta, R. w. Phil lips of New York and J. J. Kimbert of St. Louis are registered at the Birming- ham.
 o. H. Lazarus of Montgomery, o. c. Tisdale of New Orleans and ". H. Skaggs of Chicago are among the ar rivals at the Hillman.
 H. H. Hawkins of Tallapoosa, L. w Sesrles of Shelby and J. T. Mitchner of New Decatur are among those registered Ut the Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
CONDUCTOR IS SHOT ON EDGEWOOD LINE BEYOND MOUNTAIN Two Negroes Arrested and Lodged in the City Jail
 Last Night ONE NEGRO WOUNDED BY STREET CAR MAN Negro Had Refused to Pay Fare and Was Put off the Car-Waited
 for the Car on the Re
 turn Trip

W. w. Stevens of 62s First avenue, a conductor on the EdBewood car line, was shot twice with shotgun last evening al o'clock, in Rosedale, at the foot of Red Mountain by negroes, claimed to be Ernest Jones. alias Peck Jones. and one Garfield. employed as bootbaek in the Florence hotel. MT Stevens was serious ously, though not necessarily fatally. wounded about the chest and legs and
 Is resting easily at St. Vincent's hos pital. His alleged assailants were cap tured after chase on Red Mountain by Officers Warren and Daley and were lodged in the city jail, awaiting warrants for their detention.
 The story of the affray, according to Conductor Stevens. was to the effect that in Rosedale, on the trip into town at 615 o'clock. a negro got on his car and refused to pay fare. Stevens stopped his car and put the negro out and in turn was cursed and threatened on the re- turn. Fearing trouble on the return trip. Stevens talked the matter over with his motorman, J. c. Mathis, and another mo- torman, a brother of Mir. Mathis. was taken along in case of trouble. As the car approached the scene of the original trouble the light of the car revealed a negro with a large stick standing beside the track The car stopped and the ex- tra motorman, Mathis, got off and asked the negro why he stood there with q stick and Stevens claims the negro an- swered he was there to kill him. A few words passed and, according to witnesses, the negro cursed the conductor and con tinued his threats. Stevens then took out his pistol and shot at the negro twice over his head to scare him away. The negro was not scared and continued ag- gressive, whereupon Stevens alghted from the car and shot twice at the negro, hitting him in his arm and groin. The car then proceeded.
 The car had not gone 90 yards when some negroes who were chasing the car pulled the trolley off and the car stopped. Stevens alighted and ajusted his trolley when he saw a negro coming toward him with a shotgun in his hands. He hur- ried to board his car but before he could get on the platform he was shot twice. in the legs and chest. He managed to crawl inside the car and to the front, where he told his motorman to hurry back to town. The car returned with all speed to Five Points, where an ann bulance from Shaw's removed the wound- ed conductor to St. Vincent's.
 The matter was reported to police headquarters and Officers Warren and Daley went out to Red Mountain. The sheriff's office was also called in later to aid and Deputies Metcalfe and Steele, with bloodhounds, were also put on the chase Warren and Daley apprehended the negroes. Jones and Garfield who as the assailants of Stevens. Jones has two flesh wounds. in the groin and arm. and is not considered seriously injured. He and Garfield would not say anything of the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
ORDAIN DRAGONS
 AT FIRST BAPTIST
Impressive Service Conducted by the Pastor, Assisted by Dr. Riley
 and Dr. Gray

Yesterday morning at the First Bar. tist church. corner Twenty-second street and Sixth avenue. the ordination of dea- cons took place. It was very impressive ceremony and was ably conducted by the pastor. the Rev. A. J. Dickinson There was special music and the following pro. gramme was carried out:
 Organ prelude. Mrs. Mccoy.
 Doxology, Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow" congregation. Invocation. pastor.
 Anthem, by choir.
 Hymn.
 Scripture reading ana prayer. Dr. B F. Riley.
 Collection.
 Offertory.
 Announcements
 The Duty of the Church to the Dea- cons" pr. A. J. Dickinson.
 Hymn.
 "The Duties of the Deacons to the Church." Dr. B. D. Gray
 The charge. Laying on of Hands, with prayer
 Hymn.
 Benediction.
 The following deacons were ordained W. A. Abrams, C. A. Brown, M. H. Bum P. c. Coyington. P. P. Daueette, H. W Dearing. J. l.. Hale, F. NJ. Love. F. B Wilson. w. H. Manly. Hubbard Stamps E. F.. Wheeler and F. s. White, Sr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
M'KEE SURRENDERS
 AT COUNTY JAIL Heard Shot Which Killed HeltOn, But Says He Knows Nothing

J. A. Mckee, alleged slayer of J. H. Heton of Minnisville late Saturday even- ing, yesterday morning walked into the county jail warden's office and delivered himself into the hands of the sheriff Deputy Sheriff E. A. Reeves, there al that time, executed warrant and the prisoner was placed in the jail charged with murder.
 Mckee, who says that he lives at Dolo- mite. and Is employed there as miner yesterday afternoon made a statement tt .an Age-Herald reporter concerning what he professed to know of the killing. He said:
 T had been in Clemens Grocery store at Huntsville that evening to pay a bill I owed. and was coming down the steps when heard an oath and heard a shot. I turned and saw Helton with a gun in his hand and he was shot then snatched the gun from him and threw 1t upon the ground. do not know who shot him. nor why. That Is all that ] know of the matter"
 Coroner Brasher will handle the case Tuesday morning. and it Is understood that several witnesses will be sum. moned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
VISITING TRAVELLING MEN
 ALL PRAISE BIRMINGHAM

known and most popular shoe salesmen coming to Birmingham, and is duly ap- preciative of that fact, for he states thai coming to Birmingham to him is coming back home. MT, Lynch said Business conditions throughout the south or, for that matter. throughout the country, con tinue to show improvement. The coun- try is witnessing a tidal wave of pros perity such as has never been known be- fore. And of all the various cities visit Birmingham has impressed me most and in my humble opinion Birmingham has corraied more prosperity than any other city In the country. That is due to the great natural resources of this district and tho fighting spirit and progressiveness of it's citizens"
 Optimistic Over Birmingham
 R. c. Amidon of the II. B. Clafln com pauy of New York, seated in the lobby of downtown hotel yesterday. talked enthusiastically of Birmingham and it's solMing business prospects. MT. Amidon travels out of New York, but contrary to tue usual type of New Yorker he is willing to admit that there are other cities outside of New York. and also he does not speak of the great country outside of New York as provincial" MT. Amidon said: Birmingham at the present time is gerat city and is growing greater
 
 creased it's sales in this city enormously during the past year and from >other travelling men gather tho same condition prevails in their line. The general com nent of travelling men in speaking of Birmingham is that 1t is the city of the south"
 Marvels at City's Growth
 c. K. Waldo of the Vlenna-American Export and Import company of New York spent the week end in the city and spoke good words of Birmingham and the increased volume of business evident in this district. MT. Waldo said "Busi- ness is fair throughout the country. but it is more than fair In this district. It is very good, indeed.
 T visit Birmingham frequently and on each succeeding visit I marvel at the rapid growth of this city. The building activities of the past year are astound- ing tu the casual observer and to me it seems that every time l visit your city sone new skyscraper is being projected In all my experience in travelling about the country l have never noticed such rapid and healthy growth of a city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14

The visiting travelling men that make Birmingham in their business trips are boosters for this district and have warm place in the esteem of the local wholesale men aae merchants generally. As they travel In and about Alabama and other southern states they feel the pulse of commercial activities or the south and are in way experts in noting progress or decline at whatever place they stop.
 Everyone Seems Prosperous
 l.. N. Watson of the Glenn Riddle mills of New York was in the city yesterday and spoke enthusiastically of the Bir- mingham district. MT Watson travels out of New York city and makes all the cities of the south and is well versed with gen cral conditions in the south. Mir. Watson said: "Of all cities I visit in the south there is none that I look forward to as much as Birmingham, Here in this city conditions are usually so prosperous that 1t is an easy matter to secure the best of orders. Everybody in Birmingham seems to be making money and making 1t fast and that seems to me to be pretty fair indication of the prosperity of this dis trict."
 II. W. Blair of the American Wood Working Machinery company of New Or leans, when interviewed yesterday at the Hilman, said Fl travel out of New Or leans and make all of the southern cities but Birmingham is the city that lmpresses me the most In my opinion it has the best future of any city in the south. Ii is being talked about throughout the south and the name Magic City is already famous to travellers of the southern coun- tty and they know the name Is richly de- served. as Birmingham is truly the Magic City"
 Tidal Wave of Prosperity D. D. Lynch of the Hamilton Brown Shoe company of St. Louis was in the city yesterday, spending the week end end was very willing to talk about Bir- mingham and its evident prosperity MT Lynch travels out of St. Louis and tray els throughout the south at certain periods of the year. He is one of the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
ALDRICH CONFIDENT
 OF TAFTS ELECTION
Postmaster Says People Are Satisfied With Prosperous Conditions of
 the Country

Truman H. Aldrich the local postmas- ter, is still confident that President Taft will be elected at the coming election. MT. Aldrich said: "Taft's chances are improving every day, and there is no doubt in my mind but that his election on November is an assured fact, and the country will prosper for another four years under the progressive and sane pol icies of MT. Taft.
 'In all the large cities the daily papers are filled with ads of the manufacturer seking hands to labor in the mills and shops. Everything is booming and has been booming for quite while, and at the present time there Is work for all who will work at the highest wages ever paid. The demand made on the mills and shops cannot be supplied owing to the lack of labor. is the complaint heard throughout the country. Such conditions prove that prosperity is here and here in punches.
 Roosevelt with his patent = medicine prescriptions for the countrys ills will be hooted on election day.
 Another fact which helps MT. Taft is that there is a Judas careening over the
 
 until I am elected and have saved the country! The people listen to the antics and noise of the chief bull moose, and re- member that bass drum makes a lot of noise, also that bass drum makes a lot of noise because there is nothing in 1t. And to the intelligent mind there A nothing in the denunciations of Roose- welt except the rancor of disappointed ambition.
 '"rhe enmity of Roosevelt to Taft has helped MT. Taft. The att a,de of the public now is greatly in his favor owing to the fact that he has stood the abuse heaped upon him with calmness beftting the dignity of his high office The re- action of public sympathy in MT. Taft's favor is natural, and 1t follows quite naturally also that the public will reward him with reelection as stinging rebuke to the calumnius bull moose and other so-called reformers of his stripe and breed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
RECEPTION FOR MACCABEES
State Commander Frank O. Croy Will
 Give Entertainment Tonight


 Frank O. Croy, state commander of the Knights of the Maccabees. will give a reception at the Maccabee temple this evening to the local knights and ladies The exercises will be presided over by Dr. J. F. Dedman and the programme win embrace the following:
 Music. Morans orchestra.
 Address of welcome, Hon. A. O. Lane.
 Response for the ladies, Mrs. Elizabeth Coyell, district deputy.
 Response for the Knights, Walter K McAdory.
 Trio, "southland for Me Misses Jas person.
 Address, Miss Ella l.. Mark, deputy su- preme commander. l.. o. T. NJ.
 Vocal solo, Indian Love Lyrics, Amy Wodford Finden. Ca The Temple Bells (b) Kashmiri song Mrs. John F.. Peck.
 Address, Frank o. croy, state command. CT, K. O. T. NJ.
 Reading, When the Honeymoon Wanes." Miss Jessie Bonner. Impromptu remarks. visiting fraternal. fists. Trio. selected, Misses Jasperson.
 Dancing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
EVINS SAYS AMOUNT
 GIVEN IS TOO HIGH
Governors Legal Adviser Says He Received Only $500 in
 191O-11

R. B. Evins. who is acting as legal ad- wiser to Governor O'Neal. telephoned The Age-Herald yesterday morning that in the story concernpg the money paid by the state 10 special attorneys, he had been represented as having receivai too much.
 Mir Evins stated that whereas t was published that he had been paid total sum in excess of s10000, he had re ved sum less than sJooo, and that the item of s7S00 which it was stated he ha1 re- ceived fl, the year 1910-u should have read $l50o.
 MT. Ev.r.s stated that the item of ss07s.s4 which it was published he had received ln the pear 1e11-12, was correct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
Body of Negro Fireman Dug Out From Under
 Tender
s. E. DAVIS IS STILL
 AT POINT OF DEATH
Remains of Engineer Singleton Sent to Decatur Yesterday Where Funeral Will Be Held
 This Afternoon

The work of removing the wreck of the Louisville and Nashville train No. 3. from Cincinnati, which was wrecked Saturday afternoon at 3.20 o'clock near Cunning ham, was we'll under way yesterday morning. Two wreckers from Decatur. were at work on the scene under the personal direction of Assistant Supern- tendent Morrison. who was at South Switch all day yesterday. Regular trains were running past the wreck early yes terday morning.
 About 1.45 o'clock yesterday morning workers dug out the body of Will Jack son, the negro fireman, from under the tons of coal which had smothered out his life. The body, greatly bruised and cut, was brought into the city on a special from Cunningham, arriving here about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The remains were taken to the establishment of Shaw and Sons. Just what disposition will be made of the body is not known at pres ent. as the relatives of the dead negro have not been located, although it Is understood that his home was in this city
 About noon yesterC ay the three Pull mans. including the smoker. had been put back on the rails. The baggage car. second from the engine and behind the mail car. the roof of the mall car being torn from the car.
 Minor officials of the Louisville and Nashville who were in the city refused to give out a statement dealing with the cause of the wreck However. 1t Is understood that nothing has developed to change the original belief that when the engine entered the switch it was opened and that the right wheels of the engine were tho first to leave the rails.
 With the exception of one, the patients at the St. Vincent, the victims of the wreck. are improving. The condition of S. E. Davis who was fatally injured. Is desperate It was given out at the hos pltal last night that his life was only . question of hours. and that his suffering was intense.
 The remains of Engineer Dave Single ton of the ill-fated train, were sent yes terday at 1920 o'clock over the Louis ville and Nashville to Decatur. his home. Shaw Sons have sent funeral directors there last evening to conduct the funeral services from the residence of the de- ceased this afternoon.