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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05
Telephone Workers Meet.

The Loyal Pioneer b that has REL
Gently been organized among the tele-
phone operators Of the city helA the
first meeting since the organization
last night at the Aome Of Miss Ethel
Drake The first part Of the evening
was devoted TO the study Of the rules
and instructions governing the work
in the central office here in Chicka-
sha. The operators are making an
effort to be efficient in their work.
Miss Almita Reynold. chief operator,
ls requiring the very best service.
After the business meeting a social
hour was enjoyed. during which re-
freshments were served.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05

The sale Of tickets for the Rooney
concert is very encouraging, accord
ing to reports from the management
and Miss Cleo Slaughter was engaged
today to canvass the city for sub
scriptions The concert was such a
success when here before that the
people who heard It are not only anx-
ious to hear the boys again, but are
talking for the Entertainment. Il Is
important that the tickets be pledged
to the number Of ESQ before the at
traction can be assured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05

Miss Mccllntlc at Anadarko
Miss Olive Leman McClintic, ins
structor in expression in the Girls
college, went 70 Anadarko this morn
Ing, where she will address the teach
ers OF Caddo county who are in ses-
sion there. Miss McClntc win give
a practical talk on the value Of the
study Of the art Of reading.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05
DemoIIshIna Theater

"NTTVTT'TTTTT8 TTTN0tVI9
The work Of tearing the Star build
ing down and moving it Off Chickasha
avenue, is now under way, This build.
ing was erected several years ago
The appearance Of the town win be
greatly improved when allo the frame
shacks are town down and replaced by
substantial brick structures.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05
Give Easter Reception.

The Sunday school class Of Mr. win
Sanford will entertain Miss Sigmon's
Sunday school class Of girls at Mr..
Saniord's home on South Fifth, this
evening This is the result Of con-
test entered into BY the two classes
and Of course the girls proved to be
worthy this evenings entertaining.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05

Court Of Honor Meets.
The Court Of Honor lodge viii hold
the regular meeting tonight at the
Knights of Pythias hail There Is a
large class for initiation and the mem
bers OF the torch bearers degree are
urged to he present After the regu.
lar business meeting social hour
will be held and refreshments will be
served.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-05

License season Near End
Joe Dew deputy state game war;
den stated this morning chat the sea-
son for the safe oi hunting licenses
has closed and tha fiscal year viii
close May AN hunting licenses win
expire On that date. The final yearly
reports viii be sent to the state game
Many Tickets Sold.
warden within the next few weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
SEVEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
Many Other Imprisoned Miners May
Not Be Found Alive.

Seven miners are known to have
been killed and the fate Of q, score
or more, imprisoned in Mine No. 5,
Of the Western Coal and Mining
Company, at Lehigh. Pa, which is
afre, is doubtful. Up TO midnight
several bodies had been brought to
the surface and half dozen mer
had been rescued alive.
The mine, which is located sew
eral miles from Lehigh. was discov-
cred afre shortly before noon Thurs
day. At that time 100 men We're a.
work in the mine. The greatest num-
Der we're near the mouth Of the mine
and escaped, but others in the lower
workings were entombed.
The fire was sufficiently subdued
early Thursday night to permit res
cue parties to enter the mine. y
negro was the first man found alive.
IN the same recess was found the
dead bodies OF three men. One o.
he number was an American. the
others foreigners. On tie second
rip of exploration the rescue party
brought out several whom co2tact
with the air revived.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
MURDERED OLD SINNER.
Laughs on the Gailows in the Very
Shadow OF Death.

Refusing the offers OF minister
who labored with him all night, his
oxn sen, q Catholic priest, and mem-
bers Of the Salvation Army, J. Law
renee Odom, triple murdere-, went
10 his death ct Mobile on the gal
lows early Monday. On the salloEs
the condemned man when asked to
say his lasr prayer, answered by re-
cuesting that his o-Eear-old daughter
Hazel he brought 20 him 10 remove
the black cap from his face. He
mounted the gallows unconcernedly
and laughinsIy asked to see his wife.
Odom was convicted Of killing
Charles Go!and. Joseph Stokes and
David Gartman, the latter l6-year-
old boy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28

OF them good, honest men. loyal Cit
liens. but so blinded by their love for
the State dispensary system that they
almost prayed that the United States
Court would acquire jurisdiction and
wind up the affairs Of the State dis
pensary. Of course, il the Supreme
Court OF the United States had sus-
tanned the judgment Of the United
States Circuit Court and OF the Unit
ed State Court Of Appeals, then Eel
der would not have received cent,
and all the time and al the money
and all the services he had spent
would have gone for naught.
And it has been conservatively esti-
mated that the costs OF the admin
istration in the United States Court,
and which the State OF South Caro-
Ina would have paid, attorneys fees
and all. under these circumstances.
would have been over 5000, ,090. Now
while you, possibly, like Teddy, Roo
sevelt. would have been delight
ed when the United States Court
called on then, TO pay a dispeasaTy
deficiency Of from TWO to three hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
noted CROOK CAUGHT
GREENWOOD OFFICERS NABBED
HIN LAST TUESDAY.
U;s Pal, D. II. Checks, Was Also Ar
rested and the Two Noted Crooks
Are Now Safely Behind the Bars.

Covered with four pistols and sur
rounded by as many officers in tbs
house of Mr.. Ward, at Grendel mil
no. /, at Greenwood, early Tuesda!
morning, ". Britt Stanley, who I:
wanted for several safe robberies
two murders and on the charge o.
having a number of wives, and h:
pal, D. N. Cheeks, were arrested ant
are now in the county Jail.
That the officers have one Of the
worst criminals in the country seems
to be fact as the photograph OF tae
man wanted for several crimes fits
him exactly. He is wanted in Val
dosta, Ca, and Atlanta, Ga, for blow,
ing open two safes; wanted on the
charge OF murder in North Carolina
and also in Georgia. There is re-
ward OF 81, 900 or $500 offered for
his capture which will be divided
among the local officers who made
the arrest. For the past several days
TWO detectives have been in Green
wood looking for him. They have
followed Lln over several States but
the Greenwood officers were on the
Job and made the arrest as soon as
they learned that he Tas here.
Tuesday morning shortly after five
O'Clock four men gathered around
the breakfast table at one of the
houses in the Grendel Mill village.
By lamplight they had begun eating
their breakfast when four officers
rushed in and covered the bunch with
their guns. Up went the hands of
every man-the photograph Of the
man wanted was pulled from one of
the officers pcckets-he was idonti-
fed from this and hand cuffs were
placed on him and his pal. Sheriff
Mcmillan ard Chief Of Police White
entered the front door Of the house
and Police Sergeant Elledge and Po-
liceman Still came in the bacK-all
rushing into the dining room at q
given signal.
Stanley has been in Greenwood for
some days and at the time Of his ar
rest he was working n the mill. His
pal. N. D. Cheek, seems to be kind
Of SPY for him. He visits the city
in which they stop, and as soon as
he finds that the officers are on his
pals trail he puts him wise and they
leave. But this time his "spy" was
too slow, or at least the Greenwood
officers we're too East.
In a little note book in Stanley's
pocket was found the following: I'm
case Of accident write to l.. E. Hat
ley, Holiday, Tenn, R. F. D. No. 4.
The officers in the places where the
man is wanted have been notified Of
the arrest and they will probably
come to Greenwood tor him in a short
while.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
REMEMBERED THE ORPHANS.
Thomas j. Harper Gave These Or
phanages Lift.

The Columbia Record says that
the will of the late Mr.. Thomas ].
Harper, farmer, former alderman and
citizen, who died Sunday, February
II, was probated Tuesday morning.
Charitable benefacticns have con-
spicuous place in the provisions OF
the will. To the First Baptist church
Of which Rev. ". C. Lindsay is pas
tor emeritus, the sum OF $4,000 was
bequeathed to pay existing indebted
ness. The three leading orphanages
Of the State are remembered in the
wiIl-Connie Maxwell -orphanage at
Greenwood, Thornwell orphan 4ge at
Clinton and Epworth orphanage OF
Columbia-are TO receive a share Of
the proceeds from the sale Of prop
critics by the executirs. as set forth in
the will.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
THE COTTON WAREHOUSE BILL.
The Governor Does Not Like It But
Lets It Pass.

A special message from Governor
Dlease on the act to establish a State
system Of warehouses for the storage
of cotton was among the first mat
ters to come up in the session Of the
general assembly Wednesday night.
The special message was not veto
message, however, but a message
stating that after careful considera-
ton of the measure the governor had
decided to approve the act. The
governor expressed doubt as to the
constitutionaIity Of the act, but said
that in view of the decided majority
of the members Of the general as
sembly who favored the bill, he had
decided to waive his views and ap-
prove the act.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
CONFESS AWFUL crime
NEGRO FIEND ASSAULTS YOUNG
WHITE WOMAN.
The ScounGre1 Pleads Guilty to the
Horrible Crime When He is ar
raiened in Charleston.

The News and Courier says Isaiah
Butler, a negro, pleaded guilty TO d
charge Of HOUSEKEEPING and rape, in
e preliminary trial held at the county
Jail by Magistrate TowIes, OF St.
Paul's Township. The case has been
referred to the Court of Sessions.
This case is one Of the most re-
voting that has been brought before
the Courts Of South Carolina. But
ler's victim is a young white woman,
who has been married several years
and has a family Of small children.
About the 18th Of this month the
husband had to leave his wife and
children at their home, on the island
known as Little 'Britton, while he
vent away for several days to attend
to some business matters.
The negro, who, it IS alleged, has
r,aIe several attempts at rape be-
fore, must have learned that the
young woman was unprotected. Ac-
cor6ing to the story, late in the night
he forced his way into the house.
Juring the course of a struggle with
the lady, the man, enraged by the
cries OF her baby, reached out and
caught the infant by the throat and
it into Inconsistencies.
Leaving the woman unconscious,
the negro made his escape, but when
he first came into the room the wo-
man noticed that he was cripple,
having one leg longer than the 9TH
er, and by this clue he was traced to
his hiding place. When the authori-
ties caught him, they feared the peo-
p!e would try to lynch him, so they
brought him quietly to Charleston
and lodged him in the county jail.
It is alleged that number Of at
.empts OF rape have been made on the
island Of Little Brittoa. Though eV-
cry effort had been made to catch the
culprit, all attempts have been unsuc-
cessful. 1t is thought by number
Of people that the man Butler is the
one who has been causing all the
alarm on the island. Butler is
young negro, about 1s or 20 years
If age, and beyond the fact of his
.ameness, is perfectly strong and
healthy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
Tornado Plays Havoc at Shreveport,
Louisiana.

Eight persons are dead and about
50 injured as the result of tornado
which swept through the western su-
burb Of Shreveport, La, Wednesday.
All the dead are negroes, with the
exception Of the two-months-old baby
Of A. ]. Mannheim, whose home was
demolished. The baby's body was
found a block from the Mannheim res
idence. A number Of negro cabins
were destroyed on the outskirts of
the city and on the nearby planta-
items. The tornado approached
Shreveport from the southwest,
sweeping a path through two negro
Quarters and crossing Red river,
struck two plantations where negro
cabins, barns and outhouses were de-
stroyed. In the city proper no dam
age was done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
STANDS By CHAMP CLARK.
Missouri Instructs for the Speaker
for President.

At Joplin, Mo-, after an all after
noon fight on the floor Of the conven-
ton caused by the effort Of the con-
vention caused by the effort of David
A. Ball, a candidate for the guberna-
torial nomination, to oppose the pro-
gram agreed on by party leaders, the
Missouri Democratic State Convent
ton late Tuesday elected eight dele
gates at large to the Baltimore con-
vention. each with half vote. Each
Of the 16 congressional districts chose
delegates to Baltimore. Balls fight
10 stop what he termed gag rule
and "Cannonism' was unsuccessful!
and the program went through. The
delegation was instructed to vote for
Champ Clark, for president on every
ballot taken before tie Baltimore
convention. Edward T. Goltra, ST.
Louis millionaire, was reelected BY
acclama;ion as national committee
men from Missouri. In a speech &C
ceDting the nomination III. Goltra
pledged his allegiance to MIR. Clark S
candidacy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
SEES TRAIN CRUSH FOOT.
Got Caught in the Switch Frog and
Mashed by Engine.

At Morganton, n. c., Claude Click
cf Asheville. brakeman on the 10
cal eastbound freight train, with MS
foot accidentally locked in a switch
frog and realizing escape impossible,
fell to the side and braced himself
10 prevent his body being drawn be-
raath the train, and calmly watched
the train pass over his foot, crush
ing it to pulp. Several people saw
the accident, but could offer no as
s:stance. He was taken to Asheville
1t once. Fortunately, few days ago,
l:e took out an accident policy for
$1,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
BANDITS WE'RE FCILED.
Opened Throttle and Sped Away
From Robbers.

Five men made an unsuccessful
effort to held up a west5ound pas
seager train on the Chicago & North
western Railroad at 3 o'clock Thurs
day morning nine miles east Of Ce-
car Rapids, Mich. While the tram
was passing slowly over new cor-
siruction work, the bandits sisnaled
the engineer to stop. When the en-
gineer opened the throttle, they be-
gan firing. 4 bullet struck the engi-
reer in the arm, but he stuck to his
post and brought the train into TIE
city. Posses started in pursuit OF
the robbers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
Augusta Makes a Mistake.

The fight for and against commits
sion government, in Augusta We'd
1esday, resulted in defeat Of the
proposed new charter by 81 votes,
Four wards of the six voted a ma
jority ior the proposed charter, but
the majority Of the other c"'o wares
Gefeat it. IN those two wards the
openly termed professional wart
reeler" element has its stronghold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
WILL ECNOR HER GREAT SON.
Monument to be Erected at Columbia
to DR.. J. Marion Sims.

The general assembly has passed
bill providing for the erection OF a
statute on the State House grounds
of DR.. J. Marion Sims, one Of the
most famous gynecologists and sur
seons the world has produced. The
bill from the senate, passed without
opposition in the house "Wednesday
night, provides for the appropriation
of $4,000 for the statue by the State
when an equal amount has been
raised by the South Carolina Medical
Association.
Mr.. McDow, Mr.. Hines and Mr.. Dick
eulogized the late DR.. Sims in the
highest terms. They declared that
he had been an honor to his birth
place, Lancaster county, to his State
and to the United States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
Wanted II STOPPED
DYNAMITE MEN CALLED OFF BY
A CONVENTION.
Gathering Of Union Labor Mcn at
Rochester Ordered That No More
Bridges Be Blown Up.

Bridges Be Blown Up.
That the dynamftins plots were
brought to the attention Of certain
committees at the International AS
sociation Of Bridge and Structural
IRON Workers Convention in Roches-
ter, \. Y, in 1910, came to light
Monday as one of the government S
charges against the 81 indicted men
at Indianapolis.
It is charged by federal authorities
that resolution demanding that mo
more bombs or explosives Of any
kind be exploded while this conTeH-
ton is in session" was written out in
regular form by a delegate at the
convention, was secretly referred to
committee and without the action on
it becoming known was later found
by the government among the papers
taken from the iron workers head
quarters in indianapolis.
The charge is that delegate at the
convention, known to the govern
ment, demanded that tho explosions
temporarily be stopped at time
when many steel and iron structures
under erection by "open shop" con-
tractors were being blown up. Ad-
dressing President Frank ". Ryan,
H. S. Hockin, vice president, and
members of the executive board, had
the subject brought to their atten-
ton.
What was the real motive Of the
delegate in Offering the resolution
was not divulged, but it is pointed
out that J. J. Mcnamara, the convict
ed Gynamiter, and Crtie z. NcI&?i-
gal were on their way from Indian
apolis to Rochester, when, according
to McManigal's confession, McNa-
mara decided to leave at Cleveland a
suit case containing 20 quarts Of nj
tro-glycerine. McNanigal asserted
Mcnamara had mapped out a series
OF explosions (which were to be pre-
sented to the convention.
Information from delegates who
had arrived in advance at Rochester
is held by the government to have IN
duced Mcnamara to change his plans.
That information, the Indictment
charges, was that the international
officials, including President Ryan
and business agents, were aware OF
the dynamite plots and some of the
men now indicted objected to any un-
usual numbers of explosions while
the convention was in session.
In this connection McNaligals
confession is quoted as stating Nc
Namara said he wanted lot OF open
shop jobs blown up at one time to
make the delegates feel good. just
before meetings of the executive COM
mittee Mcnamara wanted many jobs
pulled OF, 20 it would please the
members and show them business
was good. The 20 quarts OF nitro
glycerine with which we stated out
from Indianapolis were left with Pete
Smith in Cleveland
The year Of the convention %
bridges. viaducts and buildings were
reported blown up in various parts OF
the country. Advices were received
bv the government today that at least
half a dozen Of the defendants are
preparing to ''tell all they know. 1t
was aaid that developments resulting
from new information the govern
ments expects to receive might be
expected before all the men are ar
raigned here on March y.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
WATSON BEFORE SENATE
BiLL is AMENDED BECAUSE OF
STATEMENT MADE.
Governor Would Veto the pleasure
II Passed With the Commissioners

The State says Senator Summer
at the meeting Wednesday nigh
moved to call from the engrossin:
department the bill that will place
the election OF the Office OF the com
missioner OF agriculture, commerce
and immigration in the primary II
order to amend the title. This va:
carried.
Senator Applet offered an amend
ment TO strike out the provision thai
shall require the governor to hold II
Office the present commissioner un'
til his successor has qualified.
On the presentation of this motion
Senator Summers said that he had
consulted a number Of persons and
they all seemed to BE in favor OF the
measure.
At this point Mr. Appelt said that
he also had seen some persons and
they did not think that the proyiso
should remain in the bill.
Mr.. Summers then made a motion
to lay the Appelt amendment on the
table. On vote this was lost, Is for
and 16 against.
Senator Clifton said that he is no
proponent of the present governor,
but he understood that Mr.. Blease
would veto the bill if it passed in
it's present form or unless the pTovtso
was modified. Mr.. Clifton introduced
an amendment to strike out the word
present
Senator ". L. MauIdin moved that
the consideration OF the bill be
passed over till Friday.
Senator Montgomery was of the
opinion that the bill should be con-
sideced and that the vote be taken
once for all. He said that he did not
think that the bill could be passed
ever the governors veto.
Senator Lyon opposed postpone
nent on account Of the time.
Senator Montgomery withdrew his
motion for reconsideration and the
question came up on the adoption Of
Senator Appelt's amendment.
81 have been asked the question
as to whether or not the bill Will De
vetoed and have replied that the
governor has assured me that he Will
veto the bill il the proviso relating
TO the retention of the sresent COM
missioner in Office is not killed. Also.
that he would retain Mr. Watson in
Office unless there was sole miscon-
duct"
Senator Appelt, replying to a ques-
ton from Senator Wharton said that
the governor did not say that he
would retain Mr.. Watson until jan
uary /, 1918, but that he would re-
tain Mr.. Watson in Office except for
misconduct, as previously stated.
Senator Appel believed the gov
ernor should hold club over the
heads OF the senator's.
Again questioned by Mr.. Weston,
Senator Appelt said that if the pro-
viso was killed he would not remove
Mr.. Watson and if Gov. Blease went
back on that statement, he (Appelt)
would stump the State at his own
expense to defeat Blease for gov
ernor.
There was considerable debate fur
ther, and it was finally decided to
pass the Appel amendment, and it
was finally ordered to the house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
HIS CONSCIENCE HURT HIM.
Grcenvi!Ie Nan Makes Restitution for
Stolen Booze.


An employee of the dispensary in
1900 stole one pint Of 'AN or
"EXX" rye whiskey, and, to ease his
troubled conscience, which hasn't let
him rest since the deed was commit
ted, he wrote a letter to Governor
B!ease confessing his sin, and en-
closed a 81 bill as a contribution to
the Conscience fund" for the pint OF
LIQUOR which he flched from the
State. The Governor returned the
money to the nan, telling him that
Re hoped his sin had been forgiven,
and that he should put the dollar to
some good purpose. The letter came
from Greenyilie, the man being al
employee Of cotton mill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
BY Strict Party Vote.

Supported by every Dem ocrat in
Tie House. but opposed by the in
sargent and regular Republicans, the
House Wednesday passed the Under
wood chemical tariff hill by vote
OF Us TO 12I. The insurgents op-
:osed the measure on the ground
chat it vas revision upward instead
ef downward.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28
Shoots Woman and Self.

At New York Mrs. Rose Silverman
vas shot and mortally wounded Wed
nesday afternoon by mn believed
20 be Benjamin Frieu, an unwelcome
/. dmirer, who afterwards turned MS
weapon upon himself i0hicting two
wounds in his abdomen which peoba-
fly will cause death.