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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

London, Oct While Turkey and
the Balkans are carrying out the last
formalities connected with the deelar-
alton of war. interest has been trans
ferred to the prospects Of the cam
paign Two influences are expected
TO make the war short and sharp. The
first is the approach Of winter and
The second IS financial pressure. None
Of the belligerent states is in a posi-.
tion to stand the strain Of prolonged
military operations.
Bulgaria was disappointed recently
in trying to raise even a small loan in
Paris. while Turkey has been endeay
crng both in New York and Paris tc
borrow money but up to the present
without success. The financial re
sources Of the other state concerned
are very limited. Little IS likely tC
be heard OF the European conference,
until some decisive action has beer
fought when doubtless the European
concert viii renew its efforts to brinI
about peace on broad lines
The war is expected to develop int
a land connection between Bulgari
and Turkey and naval struggle BE-
tween Turkey and Graece. 1t is bs
lieved Turkey viii concentrate he
strength and attack the Bulgarian
separately before the seryians ca
come to their aid. Much will depen
on whether Turkey gains command {
the season, which would facilitate tn
transport Of her Asiatic troops to tn
theater Of war
Little is known as to how far Ii
{ allied Balkan states have concerto
their strategic plans. The independei
j action Of Montenegro seems to ind
cate that a settled course is being K
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
WILL PLAY
AT 81 RENO


The chickasha high school team
win Journey 10 III Reno tomorrow to
do battle with the FL Reno high school
warriors on the latters gridiron and
display their deeds Of prowess before
the El Reno populace
chiekasha stock has bulled the mar
ket since their victory over the title
holders al Norman, but the El Reno
bunch are a stubborn lot, each claim
ing a row Of ancestors OF Missouri
derivation and, to come down to brass
tacks, they say Chlekasha viii have
to show them.
The team proper has fully recovered
from the strenuous Norman battle and
are in fine shape for the fray tomor-
row They viii go into the El Reno
game with little change tn the lineur
and are confident Of returning to IN,
home camp with another scalp dan
Cling from their belts With El Rene
disposed Of, nothing will stand in III,
way an the path to the state cham
piunsiip but Oklahoma and Shawnee
and-well talk about that later It'll
ON to El Reno tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
Law STUDENTS
LAUNCH CLUB

( The law students Of Chickasha met
last night at the home Of Mrs Thressa
MoClelland, SIS Minnesota avenue, and
organized a law club with the purpose
Of the furtherance Of their studies in
yiewA In the future the club viii meet
every Monday evening at Mrs Moclel-
lands residence, and the studies will
be in charge Of a .auiz-master, to be
selected from the membership each
week for the ensuing meeting
The officers elected last night were:
Mrs. Thressa MeClelland, president;
Allan Swan, secretary and treasurers
VIII Melton, Fred Harrison and Fay
cite COPELAND. committee 40 draft a
constitution and bylaws Fayetts
Copeland was selected AZ the quiz
master for the next meeting.
Members Of the Chickasha bar have
agreed to give lectures from time /,
time before the club to aid them il
their studies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

ISSUEDFOR
CHAMPION
Black is Charged With
Abduction Of a Young
White Girl
Telegram BY United Press,

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago, Oct 1S.-A warrant was
sworn out for the arrest Of Jack John.
son today charging him with the alb
duetion of Lucille Cameron. aged 10,
q white girl The warrant wos obtain
Cd by the girls mother who lives in
Minneapolis Il charges chat johnson
ontioed the girl from home, OBTAINING
her in his apartments.
Miss Cameron was taken IN custody
Thursday on complaint OF her mother
q am going back to Minneapolis
and ! expect to become the wife Of
Mr.. Johnson shortly although he has
not proposed marriage to me. I Low,
him and want to stay in Chicago, de
clared the girl.
At this announcement Mrs. Falcone
became hysterioal Later Johnson Wis
tied the police station with an attoI
ney and ATTEMPTED to talk to the girl
but was denied permission to see her
Earlier in the day Mrs. Falcone
made a dramatic appeal to the pole
to find her daughter She told Of he
failure to get her away from johnson
She declared last Friday that he
daughter was a frequenter Of John
sons cafe and her hurried trip her
4 to rescue the girl her interviews wit
the pugilist, whom she declares insul
I'd her and flcated her plea that b
give up the girl Johnson, she sail
told her he could gets any woman b
wanted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

A LIST OF
DONATIONS
c. O.P. Had Vast Fund
iu 1904 MagnateS
on LiSi
Telegram by united Press

Telegram nY united ffess
Washington, Oct is.-Elmer Dover.
assistant treasurer Of the Republican
national committee. submitted a list Of
the 1901 campaign contributors to the
Clapp committee today It was a du-
plicate Of the accounts of former
Treasurer Bliss. kept in storage by
Dover q Chicago
The llsi showed total contributions
OF $2.2Isg23. Among the conribu.
lions we're s25o.oOo from George W,
Perkins. Si5o.00o each from the J =.
Morgan company and p "A Hartman;
$4,000 from II. II. Rogers. and $780,.
900 under the initials II H. r. and
"J. ID. W.
The first are Rogers initials and
the second are part Of John D Arch
boids Dover said he thought they
referred to Standard eli contributions
Dover followed Meain Mccormick
on tha stand Mccormick was rebuk-
ga by subcommittee for a statement
during his testimony denouncini
character assassins and iars like
Hnles. who incite weak minded meT
to actual assassination { Mccormick
remarks were stricken from the rec
ord.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
HERE FOR PRELIMINARY.

Jim Norman and Jim Paul arrested
some Gays ago at Lindsay on a charge
OF introducing liquor. were brought to
Chickasha yesterday by Deputy u s.
Marshal ThoE Burke and placed in the
county jail, awaiting their preliminary
trial, which win be held before Eugene
Hamilton. " S, commissioner Sew
eral eases Of whisky were captured
along with Norman and Paul, only two
cases Of which were brought 70 Chick
asha for evidence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

train, which got away from Lindsay x
few minutes ahead Of the sherifts
car. AS they whistled out Of Alex,
Lewis flashed across the track just
ahead Of the engine and the last lap
Of the race was on. At Lucille the train
gained but in making a slight stop
there the auto caught up and they
turned into the stretch neck and neck.
and when the train carpe 10 a stop at
the depot in Chickasha, Lewis was
speeding up Chic6asha avenue, a win
ner by two hundred yards.
Rumors that the automobile associa.
tion are trying to sat Lewis to appear
on the indianapolis race course. are
declared this morning to be unfound-
ed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
HIS LIFE
TO SAVE GIRL

ed for grating
Rugh volunteered to sacrifice his
crippled leg. Ills last words were q
am glad / did it. / hope Miss Smith
will recover rapidly
The girl Is now able to be about.
The entire city Is honor Rugh The
association Of commerce took charge
Of the funeral. arrangements. More
than thousand dollars worth Of flow
ers were ordered It Is planned ia
have the city councilmen act as pail
bearers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
FRISCO HAULING COTTON.

S. T cantreli division superintend-
ent for the Frisco. accompanied by w.
a. Moore, agent at Sanulpa, was here
today in mis- private car, which was
attached to a cotton special extra Mr.,
Cantreli is giving his personal atten-
tion to handling the cotton on this part
ef the division The Frisco IS work
ing day and night to overcome the
difficulties in the way Of moving the
crop. eaused by car shortage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

lowed
The Bulgarian cabinet is sitting in
continuous session. but having diff
Guilty In communicating with Belgrade
and Athens News Of actual fighting
is indefinite and conflicting, the Turks
claiming substantial victories over the
Montenegrins
The Greek people are rejoicing over
their first naval victory. two guhboats
forcing Presyesa strait This feat
gives the Greeks command OF the Gulf
Of Arta and secures a supply Of stores
to army Of Epirus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
Holds Conference with Gov.
Johnson-Cris Due But No
Anxiety Shown
Less Pain
EXPECTED TO LEAVE
HOSPITAL TUESDAY
Recovery Likely to Be Rapid
VIII Go 10 Oyster Bay
Take No Part in Cam
paign Yet
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press
Chicago, Oct. Roosevelt sat in
a chair for a conference with Gov
Johnson today. He told him to keep
right on with the fight; wish | could
be with you"
The physicians are practically agreed
that barring complications Roosevelt
may leave the hospital Tuesday. He
will not be allowed to make any
speeches or take part in the campaign,
however, for ten Or twelve days.
This decision was reached this
morning after a short conference be.
tween Mrs. Roosevelt and the physi-
clans The colonel viii be taken d.
rectly to Oyster Bay.
After a good nights rest Roosevelt
was in high spirits today He con
ferred with Gov Johnson during the
| lnOfHluS-
Though the physicians say the cisis
is due today no anxiety was shown.
If no signs Of blood poisoning show up.
after today, he win be considered out
Of danger
The physicians issued the following
bulletin this morning.
Pulse 20, temperature 9S 40, res
piration 49, pain in chest diminished,
breathing easier general conditions so
good that he win be permitted to sit
up one hour today Conyalescence
progressing fayorabIy Uulsss some
late infection manifests itself, recoy.
cry should be rapid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
Speaking Tonight

Hon. H. n. Smith. Of Shawnee. will
deliver an address before the Wilson and
Marshall Club at the City Hall this even
ing
Mr.. Smith ranks as one of the abIest
speakers in the state. Everybody is cor
daily invited to hear him.
The meeting will open at 7:3O. The
speaker arrived in the city this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
Aldermen Decide to Repair
Structures Across Line Creek
and Make Them Answer
for the Present
CITY ATTORNEY RULES
AGAINST BOND ISSUE
Holds Bonded indebtedness for
Bridges Can't Now Be In
Cured New Clothes
for Firemen

For the time being the present
bridges across Line Creek, on Fourth
and Sixth. win remain with only addi.
tional repairs, and the proposition q
concrete structures spanning the creek
at these points win temporarily be
dropped. So deoreed the city dads at
the council meeting Thursday after
noon.
AT a previous meetire, city Attorney
Hammerly was instructed TO draft 40
ordinance calling tor q vote On a bond
issue FOR the purpose 81 constructing
these bridges ana at the meeting yes
terday Mr Hammerly gave his views
on the subject stating that after care
ful investigation of the constitution
as applied 20 the indebtedness q q
city, he found that a city cannot incur
bonded indebtedness to exceed s per
cent Of its taxable property other than
for q public utility, and that as the
city of chlckasha has already taken
up the allowed per cent and as in
bis opinion bridge or Yiaduct IS not
construed IL De public utility i
would Be useless to so % me expense
OF voting bonds only 70 have those
bonds turned down. The city hall,
city water works. city sewers, a con.
yentlon hall, etc.. according to Mr.
Hammeriy. are considered a public
utility. but the street or an approach
to a bridge or yiaduet. are not consid-
cred a public utility and IN Mr Ham.
merly's estimation, the proposed con
crete structures would come under the
same head
The report OF the committee appoint
ed to investigate the condition OF the
bridges III question, stated that theS
find the aillng aud caps which sup
port tile bridge, IN good condition and
that all needed to make the structures
perfectly safe 10 new slringers and 8
new lloor and BY using some of lhe
lumber available when the present
floor and aringers are torr away The
bridges can be repaired at a compr
atisely small cost Therefore mo
tlon BY Councilman pa Evans tha
the repairing Of the Sixth street bfidg,
be turned over to the street and allel
committee to work In connection witt
die street commissioner carried b
the unanimous vote 81 the council
A petition from property owners o.
Chickasha avenue between First AM
Second streets, requesting the council
to order Tito hamburger stands in tha
vicinity moved. was introduced at
former meeting, az which time on IN
vestigation committee was appolnte,
Almost every member o. The eit
council visited the places and studie
the conditions and al yesterdays NEE
ing they voted unanimously to allol
the aforementioned stands TO remaii
fnstrueling them only TO keep n
premises clean and free from tras
A motion inslraelihs The iinane
and purchasing committee 90 BUY ne
clothes for the fire fighters 20 be asv
IN their official capacity carried ~
before the cold weather comes q
Chickasha fire fighters win have
complete new outfit Of boots, caps an
rubber overala The committee WI
also instructed 10 look as 70 neeessai
repairs on the two fire stations Al
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

Milwaukee, Wis Oct is.-rhe bail
Of John schrenk. charged with at
tempting to kin Col. Theodore Roose
Welt Monday night was Thursday In
creased from S75o0 to sl5,O0o by Judge
Baekus Of Che municipal court. to
which the ease has been transferred
No effort has been made BY the pfis-
oner to furnish the bond, and no rea-
son has thus far been given for dou-
bling the amount
Col Roosevelt VIII not be required
to come to Milwaukee to appear at the
trial Of his attempted slayer. accord.
ing to the decision Of District Attorney
label.
7 have sufficient testimony to pros
eoute sehrenk, regardless Of his own
statements and confessions, said Mr.
zabel. 4 have witnesses to the shoot.
ing and also patrolmen who saw the
revolver In lis band ana can testify 10
his struggle to escape from his cap
tor
Souvenir hunters by the score are
visiting the district attorney or send
ing him letters asking for relies. such
as portions Of Col. Rooseyelt's shirt.
the oa1n or anv If fls chino. e5s,,..a ...
on Sehrenk.
sehrenk has rosary which he re-
fuses to part with He wears it about
ais neck, tied with short stflng.
When he was first taken 40 the county
jail, he was asked to turn 1t over to
the iailer because it was feared he
might use it in an attempt al snicide
lie protested 50 vigorously that Sheriff
Arnold pe-pitted him to retain Is.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
puFFY DONATES DOLLAR.

r. S. Duffy the Third street grocer,
tbday made q noise just like a Wilson
dollar, in fact, Il was one real dollar
that he donated to the campaign fund
which is being raised to elect the Dem
ocratic candidate for president. II
every Democrat follows The example
81 Mr. Duffy and thousands Of others
all over the country the national com
mittee will have plenty Of money tc
use In the fight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

Telegram by United Press.
Gary. md, oct Isl William Rugh,
The newsboy wno sacrificed his lee to
save the life OF Ethel Smith, died in
the hospital today Up to last night
II was believed that Rugh would re-
cover. but he suddenly sank
Miss Smith was burned by the ex-
plosion Of the engine Of a motorcycle.
Her legs and thigh were burned So
that The doctor said she would die uni
less q large amount Of skin was secur'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
scHRENK WRIrINe awILL.a

Telegram by United Press
Milwaukee Oct IS, John schrenk
confidel to the jailor today that he
has been writing his viii for two days
and has completed the documents He
gives the bullet in Roosevelt AMI the
revolver used in shooting him to tne
New York Historical Society. He ex-
pressed satisfaction that Roosevelt
was near recovery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

London, Oct 49, Turkish warships
arc reported to have been blown up at
the entrance OF Varna harhor while
preparing to she'll Bulgarian fort.
The report, however. has not been
confirmed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18

Misa Fay Smith Of Oklahoma City
"a in the city, the guest OF Mfr. and
Mrs. Clark Trammell, 3l5 South Sixth
street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-18
Turkish Vessels Demolished by
Mine in Harbor While Pre-
pairing to Shell Bulga-
rian Fort
CONFLICTING REPORTS
FROM BATTLE SCENE
Both Sides are CIsimiGg Victory
Atrocities Alleged Pros
pect that the War VIII
Be Short

Telegram by United Press.
Vienna. Oct. 1S-Conflicting reports
were received from the Balkans Both
sides claim victory Each accuses the
other Of frightful atrocities.
The Glenwood post., 1912-01-13
SIX MILLION DOLLAR MARBLE
AND GRANITE STRUCTURE
A MASS OF RUINS.
SIX KNOWN DEAD
SEVERAL ARE MISSING AND THE
DEATH LIST MAY BE
GREATER.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York. - The home of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society," the
immense marble and granite struc-
ture covering block in lower
Broadway, an historic landmark of
New York's early period of skyscraper
buildings and one of the city's i'm.
portant financial centers, was de-
stroyed by fire with a loss of six
lives and probably s6,OOO,OOO in prop
erty. A dozen persons were injured
Valuable records, including the biog-
raphy of E. H. Hartman and two
priceless libraries which cannot be re-
placed, went up in flames, and the
fate of hundreds of millions of dol
lars worth of securities, stored In
safe deposit vaults, is in question, al
though it was believed that fireproof
construction would save them from
damage.
The great structure, which besides
containing the main offices of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, was
the home of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany, the Equitable Trust Company.
the banking house of Kountze broth
ers, August Belmont & Co., the Har
riman railroad lines, the Mercantile
Safe Deposit Company. the Lawyers
Club and many of the city's most
prominent law firms. stands shell
of ice-coated granite.
The intense cold caused thick ice
coating to form on the facades of
skyscrapers adjacent and on the pave
ments for blocks around The bull
wark of modern fireproof structures
nearby, according to Fire Commission
er johnson, protected the entire finan-
cial district. The damage. except by
water, was confined to the Equitable
structure.
OF those who lost their lives, three
employees were killed by jumping from
the roof to which they were driven
by flames. They were employees in the
building.
Battalion Chief William ]. Walsh
disappeared in a whirl of smoke and
flame when cave-in occurred on the
third floor, where he was fighting the
tire.
Two other men, William Campion,
captain of the watchmen in the Mer-
camille Safe Deposit vaults. and Frank
j. Neider, a special officer, whose
bodies have not been recovered, COM
plete the list of dead, so far as known
Several persons, watchmen and 9th
ers, who were in the structure when
the fire broke out, have not been ac-
counted for, but are believed to have
escaped. The death total has not been
fly ed.
The Glenwood post., 1912-01-13
$3.50 Recipe Free.
For Weak Kidneys.
Relieves Urinary and Kidney
Troubles, Backache, Straining,
Swelling, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder.
Kidneys and Back.

Wouldn't 1t be nice within week o. e
to begin to say goodbye forever 70 Sne
scaldinR. dribbling, straining. or TOO trS..
ouent passage Of urine; the forehead md
the back -the-head aches; the suscnse
and pains in the back: the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes: yel-
low skin: sluggish bowels; swollen syS
breath; sleeplessness and the despondenSyl
1 have a recipe for these troubles tnes
make a ouicE sscovery, you ought -
= Wriss and get COPY ef ~. Msny an! ,a;s. aSs,
this prescription, but have II ana WIN
be glad to send it, !. to ~. YOU anis; entiEsis pp
Robinson. K-2O6o Luck Building. Detrodf
Mich and l viii send Ho it BY viii TetSsn sss vhsa %
harmless remedies. but It has great hsss-
ing and pain-conquering power.
It will quickly show its power once y03
use IT. so think you had better see what
It is without delay. will send you = GopX
free-you can use It and cure yourself ~
home,
The Glenwood post., 1912-01-13
WASHINGTON.

Senator Warren of Wyoming intro
duced bill to increase homestead en-
tries to $40 acres.
The monetary commissions plan for
a national reserve association when it
goes to Congress, will provide for an
organization SO constituted that the
financial institutions of New York will
control less than 10 per cent of the
total representation in the central as
sociation, although they possess fully
80 per cent of the banking capital
Senator Crawford introduced bill
to provide for the appointment by the
United States of members of an inter-
national commission to investigate the
general increase of the cost of living.
The measure would provide for a gen
erial inquiry relative to the wages, the
effect of trusts and the influence CT
the increased volume of gold. The
hill is in line with suggestions at the
recent economic congress in Washing
ton.
Enlarged application of the leasing
principle as applied to the public do
main, especially liberal leasing Jaw
for the development of the mineral re-
sources of Alaska. particularly its coal
lands, and immediate consideration by
Congress of the whole subject of wa
ter power development and control,
are the most important recommends
tions contained in the annual report
OF Secretary of the Interior Fisher
The Forestry Bureau is preparing to
announce a general reduction of the
rates charged for cattle and sheep
grazing in the National forests.
The Glenwood post., 1912-01-13
FOREIGN.

Harbin advices say that all the high
er Chinese officials have already been
expelled from Urga, the capital Of
Mongolia.
The influences being brought to
bear in order to induce Italy to renew
or not to renew the triple alliance
with Germany and Austria Hungary
are becoming daily more pressing.
The coast provinces of Ecuador have
recognized the provisional government
proclaimed at Guayaquil by Gen Pedro
Montero, Dec. 2S, six days after the
sudden death of President Emilio Es-
trada.
Two important developments have
intensified the interest in the situation
in China. These We're renewal of
hostilities and the demand of the Rus
sian government that China recognize
the independence of outer Mongolias
Shen Chow has ben captured.
Unless Yuan Shi Kai yields to sua-
sion and the armistice is extended,
fighting will be resumed in China. The
republican troops will commence the
march on Peking. The carefully
guarded movements of the troops, cou-
pied with the deficiency of communi-
cation, makes it almost impossible to
estimate correctly the strength of the
revolutionists. but it is certain that it
approXimates 10000 men.
The Glenwood post., 1912-01-13
Colorado Files Demurrer.

Washington.-Benja Griffith. at
torney general for Colorado, filed in
the Supreme Court demurrer to the
complaint of the state of Wyoming,
which seeks to restrain the state of
Colorado, the Greeley-Poudre Irriga-
tion district and the Laramie-Poudre
Reservoir & Irrigation Company, from
ciyerting the waters of the Laramie
river in Colorado and preventing their
flow into Wyoming. The demurrer
states that the bill of complaint is
without equity and asks that it be dis
missed.