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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
Al a Word for SWEARING.

Muncie. Ind.-Eleven words, not halt
of them profane. but all going to maks
up an harmonious whole sentence.
cost Pearl Nichols, twenty-five years
old, 81 in city court on a profanity
charge. Somebody burned Nichols
coat sleeve with a lighted cigar, and
the young man emitted a short out
burst of profanity overheard by q 20
liceman, hence the trouble
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
Injury Leads Him to Fortune.

Chicago.-Michael Welter, when in
jured by runaway mules, disclosed his
Identity and learned that a legacy Of
several thousand dollars awaited him.
He ran away from home when a boy
and never returned. His parents. who
never believed him to have died, pro-
yided for him in their wills.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
How Fire BIIqht Attacks.

Fire blight is caused by bacterial
cankers on the tree. The tree is
bruised by picking apples, injured by
borers or In some other way. Through
the bruised portions the bacteria en-
ter.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
Commits Suicide to Save Father,

Missoula, Mont.-Because he did not
wish to testify against his father, who
Is accused of burglary. Arthur She'll
horn, aged eleven years, shot himself
through the head just before the arrt-
val of a deputy sheriff with a sub
oOena.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
Preferred "Tootsev.n

Chicago.-Frank Hughes, aged 81,
told Judge Goodnow it was a waste Of
time taking his wife to church in their
automobile. He preferred rides with
"tootsey" who called him "frisky
grandpa"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
Poor Land.

Land which is too poor to raise a
good crop Of grain is too poor to pro-
duce abundant pasture, no matter
whether it be sown to rape, cane, or
any other crop.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12

There were times when McFee
gloried in the fact that he was the
father of nine children, even If they
were on the lines of the proverbial
human step-ladder, but on the day
when he was taking them out for walk
he felt chagrined.
He was walking along at a fairly
good gait when he was halted by a po-
liceman, who asked:
ct say, you, what you been doin'7"
"Nothing, F." replied McFee. "Why9''
"Well, what's the crowd following
you for9"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12

"Pop, I want to leave the farm and
go on the stage"
"My boy, that's a good idea. One
of the best paying acts in vaudeville
last season was a bookkeeping turn.
Suppose you grab that ax and practice
up. kansas City Journal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12

Tasmania sends a great many ap-
pies to England.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12
LATE MARKET REPORTS

Dispatches concerning market quota.
lions, conditions and phases, are as FOL
lows:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
JOE'S HAT IN
The RING

Yes, my hats ID the ring, was the
announcement Or State Senator Joe
Smith Of Anadarko who was in the
city yesterday I'm a candidate for
reelection and am willing to rest
my fate on my record continued the
senator If the people think / have
served them well. shall be pleased
Ito serve them agan.
Senator Smith was elected to fill
out the unexpired term Of the late
Senator Geo. Q. Johnson Of Fort Cobb
and was the colleague Of Senator Geo.
W. Barefeet during the LAST session
of the legislature The Fifteenth sen.
atorial district is composed OF Caddo
and Grady counties and it is the un-
written law to elect one senator from
each county.
Senator Barefoot pays unstinted tri-
butte 70 his colleague II found Smith
the friend OF chickasha and Grady
county on every issue that arose.
said be. Even while he was a mem.
Der OF the house he was always ready
% help Grady county whenever ocea-
sion arose.
There is nothing Of the spectacular
about Joe Smith he is the kind Of
man who says little but contents him-
self with doing well whatever he un-
dertakes. He Introduced only four
bills during his term in the senate and
he had The satisfaction of seeing these
four measures passed hy both houses
and signed by the governor. One of
these was a bin designed to put an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
BANKERS OF
GRADY Go.
ORGANIZE

At $3.50 O'clock this afternoon rep
resentatlves from the twenty banking
institutions Of Grady county met at
the Elks club rooms for the purpose
Of eiiecting a permanent county or
ganlzation among the bankers. the Oh.
iect Of which will be better co-opera-
tion among the banks and bankers.
This was the first attempt to form
q county organization in this county
and d large number OF delegates were
expected here ia the interests Of the
movement After the Organization
meeting a banquet viii be enjoyed at
ihe Geronimo hotel and a smoker win
follow
Bankers of Minco, pocasset. Amber
Tuitle. Bradley Rush Springs, yerden,
Ninnekah and Chickasha win take
part.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
vENABLE in
THEROLEOF
A SLEUTH

Tom Burk. deputy United states
marshal, announced today that he has
thrown up his job as official pussy
foot in Chickasha He surrenders his
mantle as gracefully as possible to
County Attorney Venable, who at one
leap has bounded into the front rank
Of the "pussyfoots.'
Mr.. venab,e was coming home from
Oklahoma City last night when he
happened to notice Jerry Anderson, a
local negro, on the train. Anderson s
actions aroused his suspicious and he
rightly surmised that the negro had a
trunkful of booze on the train. When
the train stopped here, Mr.. venable
hastened across the street and con.
eealed himself behind one Of the gin
buildings He had already noticed
Leather lip" Anderson, another well
known negro, drive up to the station
Win wagon.
Very soon the wagon containing
two negroes and the trunk passed
and MT yenable quietly climbed into
the rear, saving nothing. When the
wagon had almost reached the court
house, Mr. venabIe gave the order,
Drive TO the JAIL and the driver
obeyed Calling out Jaiior Ramsey.
the county attorney ordered the trunk
opened and It was found to contain
two cases Of whisky Of three gallons
each Mr.. VenabIe told the jailor to
take charge Of the negroes and the
booze
The negroes were turned over to the
United States marshal and are being
held to answer the charge Of introduce
ing liquor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
LIBRARIANS
TO MEET

The program has been issued for the
fifth annual meeting Of the Oklahoma
Library association which will be held
al Enid, May ~. An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged for the oc-
casion and Enld promises royal enter
tainment for the delegates.
Mrs. J. a. Thompson OF this city will
read a paper on Some Standards Of
Judging Books" and Miss Eliza Rule
OF the Girls college faculty will dis
.cuss General Popular Magazines.
Among the prominent names appear
ing on the program is that Of State
supt R. H Wilson. who will deliver
an address on Work in Rural Dis
tricts; Would a State Library Com
mission Help?9 President stratton d.
Brooks of the state university will dis
cuss "The Library from University
Standpoint, and 7. w. Butcher, sup.
erintendent Of the Enid city schools
viii speak on Present Day Demands
in Edncatlcn"
Among the entertainment features is
banquet TO be rendered by the Enid
Commercial club on the first evening
and an auto ride luncheon on the aft
ernoon OF the second day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
Giving Away Book on
Successful Farming

John Kasmier, a farmer near Shaw
nee. OKLA seems to have found the
real key 10 successful farming. BY
his methods he claims a full crop can.
be grown in Oklahoma every year.
rain or no rain.
The success that Mr. Kasmier has
made in producing large crops under
unfayorable conditions has aroused
great interest tn his methods among
the farmers. bankers and business men
generally Of Shawnee and vicinity. ane
also agricultural experts throughout
the state, who have maze many trips
to his farm. and It is ulon the earnest
request Of these men that Mr. Kas.
meir has reduced his theory and
methods to book form SO that it may
he available to everybody. In this
work he sets forth his system OF farm.
ing in both very wet and very dry
seasons.
The management Of the Indiahoma
gins was very much impressed with
the progressive ideas Ia this book. and
has purchased a limited number. which
they will be glad to distribute tree to
progressive farmers oil Grady county
who VIII call q their office fl Chick
lsha Tor the same. The REGULAR price
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
TRAIN RAN RACE
WITH TORNADO

Wichita, Kan, April 2s-To Fred
MeLean. engineer Of Missouri Pacific
passenger train No 405, which left
Larned a short time before the cyclone
al Hudson Saturday afternoon, the
passengers owe their lives He saw
the cloud approaching and put on all
the power he had. The conductor, y
V Walker. saw the tornado approach.
ing and called the attention Of the
passengers to it. All watched with
anxious eyes.
Mclean threw his throttle wide open
and the engine plunged ahead at ter.
EfIo speed 1t was three tele.
graph poles ahead Of the storm whom
il reached the track. and the train-
men and passengers saw the wind
tearing up trees and fence posts, over
turing buildings and laying waste
growing crops. The fall OF hail was
heavy and did much crop damage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

pr p. G Warren. son Of pr. and
Mrs Frank Warren or this city was
married Sunday at Quinlan, Okla. to-
Miss tia Akins Or that place, The
wedding was celebrated al the home
uf the brides parents IN quiet way
Miss Akin IS the daughter Of a pros
porous merchant Of Quinlan, and Is a
young lady Of education and accom-,
plishmeats
Young Dr Warren Is the eldest son
Of Dr. Frank Warren and has an e..
tablished dental practice in Quinlan.
lie is young man OF ability Ia his pro-
Ieesion and expects to make Quinlan
Ills fome He is a granduate Of den.
tai college IN Chicago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
BIG CASSER
DUNCAN

News was received here today That
q big gasser was brought in near
Duncan Monday afternoon. The well
IS the property Of Frank Jones Of
Duncan, who said he was confident
that It was flowing 5Voo,000 cubic feet
ut gas per day.
The gas was found at a depth Of
about 500 feet At about $50 feet in
tae same wen sufficient oil 10 yield
fifteen Darrels a day was found
The well is located fourteen miles
northeast Of Duncan and about eigh.
teen miles southeast Of the Rock
Greek oil field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
Women Rush Police and Cause
Panic Com .nittee Contin.
ues Investigation One
Vessel Near Ship
RECOVER BODIES
OF II VICTIMS
FOrty.Two are Identified Sec
ond Vessel Goes to Search
Another Steamer Report
ed Near Wreck Scene
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. April 2s. Five hum
dred women who rushed the capitol
police caused panic today when they
attempted 70 force their way into the
committee room when the Titanic In
yesiigatIou was resumed Many
brought lunches. planting to stay ali
night
Less than q hundred gained admit
tance Night sessions are planned BY
me committee. The cross examina.
tlon of Roxham was resumed His
testimony that a vessel was within
five miles Of the Titanic while sink.
ing and sailed away nnheedlng the ri.
tani's rockets was the cause for fur
Their investigation.
Boxham was III and couldn't appear
Third Officer Pittman was called and
he said lsmaY met him near the lie.
beat and asked thar the boat Be loaded
with women and the captain 80 or
dered after Ismays suggestion
PIstman's boat saved forty passen.
gers and six Of the crew He heard
four explosions before the Titanic
sunk when hts boat vas almost fiii.
Cd. pitman shouted. ANY more wo-
men There wouldn't have been 50
many men m bic boat, but theer we're
no more women 70 20 The boat had
biscuits On board but no light The
board Of trade requires lights.
Women asked permission to row, to
keep warm. ami were refused. Pitt
man expressed doubt II the officer Of
the bridge could tell whether the bulk
head operated By lever from that
point had responded The boats would
have carried more. be said. but no wo.
men we're around at the time
PIttman said he told the crew Of his
boat 70 try 70 pick some persons out
Of The water. but many passengers
begged them not 10 do il, fearing the
life boat would capsize.
The Titanic had only half enough
life apparatus. but had complied with
81 British requirements. he said, dog
gediy.
Frederick Fleet. one Of the lookouss
in the crows nest on the Titanic, testi.
lied this afternoon that no marine
glasses were furnished 20 the Iookouta.
lie had asked for glasses at South.
ampton and was told there was none
Tor him. Other vessels provide them.
The witness swore that ne could have
sighted the Iceberg which sunk the
Titanic soon enough for the ship to
have ateered out Of the way If he had
had = glass
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
OF OKLAHOMA
CELEBRATED AT COLLEGE
FIRST SPRING FESTIVAL

0klahomas twentythird annigers-
airy was celebrated most fittIngly on
the campus Of the Girls college yes
terday afternoon when the first an
nnal spring festival program was rem.
dered by the students. The program
was one Of the most entertaining and
drew the largest crowd OF any public
program given this year. The drills
and dances given on the campus, the
songs rendered BY the college girls
and the Cleo club and the May day ex-
ereises we're very creditable to the
physical culture and musical depart
ment Of the college
The first number On the program,
a wand drill was given by the entire
student body, the young ladies being
dressed in regular gymnasium cos
tune and presenting very pretty
scene and their work was excellent.
six hundred people or more were
seated on the steps Of the main en-.
trance to the building and had a splen-
did view Of the exercises, and at least
one hundred people were seated IN au-
tomobiles and buggies on the campus
to watch the program.
The program was as follows:
i Wand Drill
2. Song by School.
b The Ace Of Diamonds Danish.
Folk Dnnna- Mnunfain-N Nnr.re.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
WRESTLING
TONIGHT

Oscar Dotson. champion wrestler Of
chickasha and winner Of more than a
score Of bouts this season, win meet
Bob oleson, the Denver grappler in a
match at Convention hall tonight. and
it promises to be a fast affair. AL
though bested in his last engagement
with the swede, Dotson is confident
Of victory tonight anyway. it will be
a hard-iought battle, well worth see
ing.
An interesting program Of prelim-
inaries has been arranged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

end to the practice Of county cutting
and another was law authorizing
county commissioners to establish
county homes for the INDECENT
Senator Smith has always been an
active Democrat, giving his efforts
freely to advance the interests Of his
party He Is running on his record
and If the people honor him again, he
promises the same faithful service that
he has given in the past.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
REB.
TONIGHT

tale OF the Civil war, told by one
Of the survivors Or Gen. Pickett's
famous division at Gettysburg, will be
heard at the city hall this evening
when Major F. NJ. Burrows delivers
his lecture entitled, Sixty Minutes
with Johnny Reb.
The lecture is given under the au-
spices Of the u. D. C. and part Of the
proceeds will be used TO erect head
stones at the graves Of veterans.
Major Burrows comes highly recon-
mended as 4 fascinating speaker, with
wit, humor. pathos and eloquenee
combined IN his lecture. One who has
heard him says:
His style is impressive, his dietion
faultless. and his thrilling story, in
spired by an experience in Gen. Rob
ert .. Lees army as a soldier in the
Lost Cause commands the admira.
ton oi at"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

parts. There are thirty voice In this
Organization and the young ladies'
sing very effectively, Miss Rose Muir
ray has been training the club since
Christmas. The chorus work was ex-
ceptionally good for out-of-door sing.
ing.
A great deal Of credit is due Miss
Wheeler for the success Of the pro-
cram. On account Of the weather this
spring, one practice could be held
on the campus and the young ladies'
In the drills and dances were trained
l.: doors. The exactnessH Of the fig
ures made In the drili work and the
splendid time kept in the dancing
were evidence Of the thoroughness Or
the training. Miss Wheeler is finish
ing her first term as an instructor in
the college and her success here has
been wonderful IN the training Of
yonng people
Miss Rose Mrfray was director Of
the music for the occasion.
The program yesterday Is to be an
annual event IN the college life, the
anniversary Of the birthday Of the
state being celebrated by an out-of-
door program each season. Next year
the program can be given on a more
elaborate scale. because the campus
will be IN better shape and can be
beautified SO that 1t will add much to
the effect Of the drills.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

eian
5. Song BY the School.
s. Swedish Singing Game "The
First Of May
7. Hoop Drill.
8. Song BY Glee Club
3. Growing 81 the Queen.
TO- Maypole Dance,
Miss Velma Harvey looked very
pretty as the queen and was attended
BY Misses Bernadetta Dugan and
Grace Webb
In all Of the drills and dances the
young women presented a very pretty
picture They we're dressed in costume
for each number and this added to the
effect The hoop drill, IN which each
young lady carried hoop, twined with
q wreath Of flowers. which was used
with precision IN the drill was one Of
the most effective numbers given.
Growing OF the Queen Of the
May day and the May pole dance
were the most difficult numbers given
and one Of the preItiest. Miss Mo-
zelle sumpter read a poem just before
the queen was crowned and the girls
Of the Maypole dance found their
places Every detail Of the dance was
carried out successfully
The Girls College Glee club rem
lered Greeting TO Spring In very
creditable manner Misses Elsie Deck.
er and Julia Wooten sang the duet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
ALLEN BANDITS
ARE ARRAEGNED
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Hillsyille, vat. April 2s Six mem
befs Of the Allen gang were formally
arraigned for murder in the same room
whore their bullets snuffed out five
lives.
The defense shifted the responsible
ity for the murders on sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards. the only mem
bera who are still at liberty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
nuunnamuaap mmRa
SHOP MEN APPEAL
TO PRESIDENT

Telegram by United Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 23.-Taft
was formally asked to take a hand IN
Che shopmen's strike on the Hartman
lines and tho Illinois Central.
The appeal was made BY the fedora
tion, which declares that unless an
honorable settlement can be secured.
immediate steps would be taken to ex-
tend tha strike over ali western roads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
Reports Of Cyclones in Indiana
and Illinois Continue.to Add
to the Losses Many
are Injured
TOWN Is WIPED OUT
AS STORMS MEET
Vast Amount Of Property i De-
stroyed or Damaged Relief
is Sent to the Stricken
Communities
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago, April "a. With fiftyAour
known dead, twenty-five injured ana
$500.000 worth Of property damaged.
reports Of the storm-swept districts III
illinois and Indiana are still coming.
The death roil may be increased BY
fifteen or twenty
The loss Of life and property was the
heaviest iii southern Illinois. The vii.
lagos Of Rush and WnliavilIe, Ill, were
almost destroyed. Relief from nearby
towns was sent.
Two storms met at Bush and every.
thing in their course was razed
More than 100 homes were demoI-
ished and the property loss totaIIed
several hundred thousand dollars.
Greatest damage was done at Bush.
Willisvile, Murphysboro, Campus.
Freemon and Kankakee, Ill, and Mo-
rocco Ind.
Bush, village Of six hundred, Ia
the western corner Of Williamson
county suffered heaviest. The two
storms which wrought havoc in CEN
tral and southern Illinois Sunday met
at Bush at p. M, one coming from
the northwest and the other from the
southeast
Fifteen persons were killed. three
dice Of injuries and a hundred more
are suffering injuries as the result
Of the storm.
The two storms met at a velocity Of
seventy-five miles an hour and in q
few minutes Bush was in ruins. The
property OF the Western Coal and Min.
ing company was destroyed, as was the
postoffiee, general department store
hotels, restaurants and forty dwellings.
fairtyfiye other dwellings were par.
TALLY wrecked.
In addition to the dead and injured
accounted for, fifteen persons are
missing.
OF the fifteen person killed at Bush.
eleven have been identified. They
are
Mrs. Alexa WHlism.
Valentine Farmer.
J. W Campbell. wife and six chill.
dren.
Joe Wood.
J. W Campbell was section foreman
az Bush. With his wife and six chill.
dfen he was sitting in the section
house when the storm demolished It.
killing the occupants Instantly.
Jack Pumphrey, superintendent Of
the mining company. suffered frac.
tired skull and internal injuries which
are expected 10 cause his death.
The storm at Bush was accompanied
hy the usual freak incidents.
A train load Of injured were taken
from Bush to Murphysboro. where
three died. They have not been iden.
titled.
Seventeen persons are reported dead
at Marion, but the count has not been
/ verified.
a tMo-year-old child was killed by
the storm at Hamilton county where
the wind left a path Of ruin forty
yards wide.
Three are reported dead at Marphya.
horo and five are seriously injured.
! WillisYille reported three dead and
twenty injured
In the district within twelve niles
east Of Bush, eight are known to be
dead and thirty injured.
seyenty-five families are homeless
and destitute IN southwestern Illinois,
and an appeal has been sent to the
state
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

Telegram hy United Press
Rotterdam. April 23-That the
steamer Hlrm Russian Was only one
hundred miles from the Titanic when
she struck the iceberg but was not
able to sail directly to the rescue be-
cause OF the fee field. was the asser.
tIon made BY her captain in the report
received here
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
Names Not Verified.
rAlneram hY InlIea ress.

Telegram by United reas
New York April 23- Verifieation OF
the names 0f twenty-seven victims on
the Mackay. Bennett is not believed
possible until this afternoon. Her
wireless Is weak and It Is necessary
to relay her messages.
The Minla. the second vessel sent
to recover bodies, win relieve the
Nackay Bennett late this afternoon
when tie latter puts into Halifax.
Continued On Page Three
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

New York, April 2s.-The White
star line vas officially notified this
morning that seventyseyen victims Of
the Titanic disaster had been recoy
cred ana forty-two identified
The company also received an ad.
dllonal list Of fifteen names Of vic.
Tins on the Mackay-Bennett
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

Senator q, ", Barefoot left today for
Din city Okla. in Washlta county. to
INSPECT a bunch Of cattle.