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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. May 24-1eplying @
attacks made on him by his opponent
at home, Congressman Scott Ferris
said.
n understand my opponent has been
campaigning in The district and has
been criticising my work here in con.
gress. The writer feels that it is his
duty to his friends generally to furg
nish few OF them in each community
with facts SO they win have the facts
before them, shouid they have oeoa
sion and inclination to use them ia
my defense during my absence am
not familiar with all the charges and
criticisms but am informed that he
criticises me on the following sub.
iects:
J. understand, he says, | voted
for an increase Of the members sal
ary That law passed February 2e.
1907, during the fifty-nlnth congress.
We we're not admitted to the Union
until the beginning Of the sixtieth
congress, hence ] hardly think my
friends will hold me responsible lor
that There has been no change IN
the members salary or even any
change proposed since I came e con
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
have a federal building.

have a federal building
Oklahoma has not had her share
Of good things ID the past by reason
Of being a territory, but Il effort is
the law she shall have more nearly
her share in the future
4 could, at The expense Of being
tedious. 90 on down the line og bis
grumblings and complaints. but I BE-
leye the people Of ny district know
whether or not / have tried TO serve
them and how wen have succeeded.
] submit to you and to them
Every active life makes some mls
takes. no doubt / have made nay share
I cannot but think. hoWe4er. that tAsts
must be very few people of ny district
VINO would not prefer effort enefsx
and accomplishment ana ) Fem mBs
takes than Ignorance. ldloness. dema.
gogery failure and 70 mistakes
#if YOU WI scan ny hundreds ~
votes and my accomplishments slnta
came 10 congress. i believe g ae
main they will fairly well meet YaaF
approval
5.....s q. ..s .1s~... - 's'''S ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

gress.
"2. l understand lie complains OF
the frahking privilege. The first law
on the franking privilege was passed
February 20, 1892, just 11O years ago.
That was during George Washington
and Thomas Jefferson's time. the
father Of our country and the father
Of American Democracy respectively,
and If he wants to criticise what those
patriots did he may have the mon0p-
oly on il 10 far as I am concerned
80. understand he says / voted
wrong on pensions The Eaels are
voted in strict accord with the terms
Of the Democratic platform OF 1908
which provides as follows
1--WE favor a generous pension
policy both as matter OF justice to
the surviving veterans and their de-
pcndents, and because It is to relieve
the country OF the necessity Of main-
tanning a large standing army
Il have always thought it right 10
keep strictly our pledges in the Demo
cratic platforms, otherwise the people
would not know when to trust us and
what we stand for
a understand he crticises me loi
receiving mileage That act passed
july 2sih, 1855, just eleven years be
fore / was born hence | was hardll
responsible for that
rs I understand he objects to M!
receiving full salary the same as al
other members received because ou
election was not held at the regula
I lime. Our election was held NOR
than two months before congress cor
vened and I vas sworn in the sam
time that other members were swor
ia and saw the same service they saw
was here ia Washington ready fe
business more than two weeks befor
congress convened. Don't you thin
was entitled the same salary thi
other members received for perform
5 ing the same service that they pc
formed? / think there must be fe
who would have their member OF 60
t gress receive less OF be treated diiie
t entity than other congressman.
g. | understand he says | am
9 blame for Oklahoma not having iri
$ cation, That act passed June
1902, and at chat time I was a HON
d steader, just five years before ] bro
Il into congress. Of course, 7 think
i. ought to have been here then, but L
). fact remains thai Bird Mcclure "
a then the only man at the helm
< one has neglected irrigation The
e partment has steadiastly held in {
Ie past that irrigation was moi feasil
in Oklahoma, but we have them alm'
ID convinced that they are wrong abe
y that as We have first class .assurant
is that we viii get re-lngestigati
le within a very short time
y J understand he eriticises
b on account OF Fort Sill Fort sill v
ID established on March A. 1866 j.
eight years before was born
OF whether Fort sill is blessing or q
ne erwlse. hardly think he VIII hold Z
We sell and friends responsible for th
nd IS. understand he eriticises
~ for securing public buildings Tor
he towns OF my district My district
is received two public buildings up
lts this time and ana going to sec
lst lust as many more as I possibly
ITS until every toWn that can bring "a
within the rule oI nay district
49,, e.,t.....S-s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

AS a token Of esteem the members
Of the 1912 class in the Chickasba
high school dedicated the second vol
ume Of the class annual. the Toma.
hawk, 70 William + Ramey, city sup
erlntendent Of public schools. Mr.
Ramey has been in the school since
the members Of this class began their
high school career and he has endear-
cd himself "a their minds and hearts
William + Ramey stands out as one
Of lhe most successful school men in
Oklahoma. lis work Ia chickasha
marking him as an educstion factor
ID tic state
The high school faculty of the past
year who win end their duties today
Tor the 1879 term is one Of the strong
est IN the state. Each man and wo-
man stands foremost in their depart
ment The faculty members are:
Edgar cowan principal department
physics and chemistry
Miss Ethel Walker, department En-
glish
Miss Alice n. Clarke, department
German
Miss Laura y Kreamer, department
Latin
Miss Margaret ) Mitchell, depart.
ment history
Miss Sadie pueben. department
mathematics
4 Frazer Banks. department hiolog
lcal science.
Miss Miriam lnglis. commercial de
partment
Miss b Alice Francisco, domestic
science and art
i j w. McMauus. manual training.
The sheopskins win be delivered L
the following young men and womei
tonight James Driggers, Winetrel
lnman, Fayette Copeland, Rosa Chas
tain, EriA smith, Hattie Holland, Ma
nile Neal, shannon Owsley kathleei
Dawson. Mosette Larson, Tom Harpe
: and Fay Smith
. According to the enrolment the iut
s lor class has twents.three members
! The 1922 graduating exercises win b
{ held tonight at the high school aud
{ torlum
The program has been arranged a
K follows
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

"shorty" Fletcher, Fhe negro ar
rested few days ago for hootlegglng,
Is resting peacefully in jail. The au.
thoritles ave deferring action IN order
to give Fletcher a chance TO make
bond. II for any reason he does not
make bond within a few days to come
he will be taken to MeAlester to ap.
pear before the grand jury
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
eErrINe Hor IN NEM IeRsEY.

Telegram BY United P1ss.
Trenton, n. j., May "a. TAFT
Roosevelt and La Toilette are furnish
ing the hottest campaign In the his
tory Of New Jersey. On the Demo
cratic side Gov Wilson appealed to the
voters by proclamation to support
him. The paths Of the three Repub.
licans are repeatedly crossed They
are travelling by special trains and au-
tomobiles. ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
PRESS PUSH
MEETlNCAT
MUSkOCEE
MOuIderS Of Public "Opin-
jon" Gather in Annual
Session

Special to The Express.
Muskogee, Okla. May "a. with "a.
dresses Of welcome by the mayor and
BY II, b. spaulding, president OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, the annual
meeting of the Oklahoma State Press
association was opened here this
morning, newspaper men from all sec
tions Of the state being in attendance.
Bishop Thurston Of the Muskogae
Episcopal diocese offered the opening
Invocation and John Golobie, editor
Of the State Register, Guthrie, re-.
sponded to the address Of welcome.
Following the opening formallties,
President Horace Shepard Of Altus de-
llyered the annual address.
The afternoon session resolved it,
SELF into cost congress" in which
the question Of profit and loss in the
print shop was discussed in all it's
phases.
The social festivities open at 1880
this afternoon. with a Seeing Mus.
kogee" auto ride. and win be contin-
ued with a grand ball this evening.
The program for the remainder Of the
season is as follows;
Saturday.
8 "a. m.- -Serenade by Commercial
Club Band
Appointment Of committees.
Address The Moral influence Of
the Newspaper" Bishop Hoss, NJ p,
Church, South.
4 Paper-"The Woman Journalist :
Mrs. Easton, editor Chattanooga
Times. Chattanooga, Okla.
Question Box
200 D. n. Election q officers.
Reports Of committees.
Selection Of next meeting cIace.
Miscellaneous business.
400 p. M lnternrban trip to Hyde
Park and East Muskogee.
900 p. m.-Gridiron dinner at Turner
Hotel.
Election Of Poet "Laria, Col Clar
enee q Douglas, master Of ceremonies
Sunday.
500 a. m.-Leave Muskogee BY 4
) special train over the Frisco TO Tah.
! lequah and picturesque Cherokee Hills
returning, stop at historic Fort Glib
son, Visiting the old barracks, the
Oklahoma school for the blind erf
places made famous BY Henry NJ
Stanley Washington irving, Jefferson
Davis Gen. Sam Houston. James G
Blaines and other national characters
returning TO Muskogee at 500 p. N
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
Phillips and Burke
Score Once More

On the Verden road, at the old Me-
ridian line yesterday deputies John
Phillips and Tom Burke found a bar
rel Of beer and a case Of whisky in
possession Of Ben Neville.
He was taken into custody and
brought back to the city, the wet goods
being confiscated By the dputies Ne
vile will have hearing before the
United States commissioner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

Music-@Futurity" -- Audran
High School Chorus
Address who VIII Be VINO in the
Next Generation"
Dr. J. NJ Carroll, Shawnee, Okla.
alusic-@The Girls Of Seville Denza
Girls Glee Club.
PRESERVATION Of Diplomas William F.
Ramey Superintendent City Schools
Music Life's Dream" Lennox
Boys Glee Club.
The tenth annual commencement
exercise win be held tonight. The
class of eleven members compares
iaeoraby with the previous classes in
the history OF the school. Miss Win
erred lnman is class salutarian and
James Robert Driggers is class vale
dlctorian. The class flower is cream
rose and the colors black and gold
The motto Of the class has been
throughout their four years course
Thus cndeth our first lesson Miss
Kathleen Dawson and Mr. James
Driggers began their public schoo
work in the city schools and are end
ing their public school work tonight
Both young people are a credit TO til,
city school system. They are among
the Youngest pupils to be graduated
from the public schools
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
FLEEING
BEFORE
FEDERALS
MaderO Says that the
Revolution is at
an End
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press
El Paso, Tex, May 24- orozco is
making a desperate stand at Jlmincz
in an effort to halt the advance Of tho
federals and turn the tide Of yester.
days defeat at Rallano.
Orozco himself was wounded by a
bursting she'll one Of the pieces strik.
ing him in the leg. One Of his staff
officers was nearly killed One hun
dred are reported dead. Many Of the
wounded rebels still lie in the desert
about Rellano
According to federal adyicas receiy.
ed here today Is 4 believed the rebels
lost nearly a thousand men. The fed
erals report two hundred dead. From
Mexico City Madero has predicted the
speedy end Of the revolution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

AT the Rebel Front, Corralitos, Mex,
May 20. p. m.-The rebels retreated
Thursday night north q Reliano to
Correiitos, fourteen miles away The
federals began a hurried flank move
mcnt At noon which caused the insur-
rectoa 10 withdraw a few miles AT
tillery fire Of the tcderals gas con.
tlnuous
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

Miss Laura v Meyers will leave
tomorrow for Warrenshurss, Mo, where
she will attend the summer normal
Miss Myers has been teaching the
seventh grade at the West school
building
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
ID oKLAHoMAN suascRIaERs.

have this aay transferred the
chickasha agency of the Daily Okla
homan to Nj. Il. G Bagley an par.
ties due the Ohlahoman on account up
20 and including May 23d will please
call and settle with me at once All
accounts from May 2ith viii be pay
able 70 Mr. H. S. Bagiey
thank the public for their patron.
age and solicit their future business
for Mr, nagiey. 4. =. SUTTON.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
gNlrEn srATEs WlLL
NoT lNTERFERE

MOT III Eftf EhE.s
Telegram by United Press.
Washington May 2l-The United
States doesn't intend TO interfere in
Cuba unless It is absolutely imperative
to avert "a condition OF anarchy beyond
the control Of the Gomez administra-
ton.
Today seven hundred marines ars
enroute to Guantanamo and three gun
boats arrived there today.
Gomez is making a desperate effort
to qeun the negro uprising. The dis
patches today to the Cuban legation
sag the situation is not serious.
The Cuban government has notified
Washington that there arc now twen-
ty thousand troops in the field. They
have been ordered to show no len.
iency Ia crushing the rebellion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
wARHELo eUYs TOURING car.

w + Warfield and P. G. Spinning
spent Tuesday and Wednesday IN OK
lahoma gily, driving down last night
III their sew Courier Clermont touring
cars. purchased through the agency oI
Mr Spinning
The II s. Motor company makes the
Columbia, stoddard Dayton, Courier,
Maxwell and Brush cars, and Mr. Spin
ting has secured the agency Tor these
cars Ia this section.
These C0urlers are the first self
starting cars purchased By local men
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

III Paso. May RelIano. over
which the main columns Of federals
aud rebels In northern Mexico fought
for more than twonty-iour hours, has
fallen into the hands Of the govern
ment, The federal cavalry is pursu-
Ing the rebels north Of Rellano.
The adyices we're telegraphed Thurs.
day night BY Gen Huerta, the federal
commander.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
AND THE STATEWIDE PROHI.
BTTrON QUESTION.

DhAtON
The favorite argument used these days
against the passage Of the Jordan Statewide
Submission act Is that II the people vote out
the saloon the Stairs revenues viii Be curtail-
ed a haif-milion Of dollars annually. We fail
TO see the point OF the argument Do the
people of Virginia need self-appointed guar
d,ans? Don't they know when they have
enough OF q bad proposition? IL they prefer
to deprive themselves Of q alf-million dollars
of revenue, who shall gainsay their right SO
TO do. Has North Carolina gone into bank
ruptcy? Is North Carolina groaning under
burdens Of taxation? Is North Carolina losing
in business. in population, or in wealth by
reason OF her prohibitory laws? Anyone who
knows the North Carolina situation win bear
enthusiastic witness to the splendid progress
of the old North State. a progress which has
been continuous, substantial and increasingly
In evidence the past few years.
II Prohibition will hurt Virginia like 1t has
hurt No, tn Carolina. virginians are ready to
receive the blow with equanimity. But grant.
n you please, that our taxes might be increased
to meet the deficit. Would il not be a glorious
privilege for the taxpayer to say Here is i've
or ten or twenty dollars that I am paying
rather than that the bottle shall be placed
to my neighbors' lips" We OF Virginia stand
ready II needs be to increase our taxes rather
than to pay them In the blood Of men and the
tears of women and children.
The people of Virginia have the right TO de-
eide this question to their own liking. They
need not to be told by those who are paid TO
State. Glorious bankruptcy! The white people
Of virginia are ready for 1t and when the day
of a dry" virginia dawns It will bring with
II such Increased prosperity that the men who
arc now engaged In the manufacture and sale
OF alcoholic liquors will find ample oppo tuni-
~ for honest and profitable employment. And
they will find no better friends than the men
and the newspapers who are now trying to
vote them out OF business. Our fight 10 on a
vicious system and In waged against no man,
and should virginia vote dry n-the year OF
1919 there be many In the liquor business to-
day who would In a few years rise up ana
call those blessed who separated them from
a tra6c which blights lives and leaves a curse
in Its trail. In all earnestness we urge that
the saloon-men Of virginia are not the object
OF our assaults. They are but the victims OF
circunntance and environment and the people
OF virginia but desire to strike the shackles
from them and make them free indeed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
GET TOGETHER. GENTLEMEN.

There is a word in the English language
which seldom finds It's way into print. But
/ is wonderfully expressive. When you say
whole story. You at once grasp the idea OF
the Gnical and fussy person. We trust that
the historian of the future will not be able
to describe the pI esent General Assembly az a
pernickety Legislatui $50 full Of petty details
that 1t can't get down to the great big things
on hand. We have already expressed our
views about the present General Assembly. We
don't believe a ST aighter. soberer. fairer body OF
men ever gathei ed In Richmond. But there
are some measures OF prime Importance on
the well being Of the Setate. and yet he deai's
seem to be hard to get into such shape as win
prove acceptable to the leaders In the body.
There Is the Tax Equalization matter as a case
in point. Is II not possible to eliminate the
Objectionable features of the bill and TO pass
1t. keeping intact the fundamental principle OF
the measure. the equalization Of taxes? 1t
occurs to us that this Is one OF the matters
of large public Importance before the Assem-
bly,. We trust that when the Finance Com.
mittee of the House shall have concluded Its
work upon the measure 1t win be acceptable
even to the gentlemen from Giles and Rock
bridge. whose services to the State as members
Of the House have been of inestimable Value.
We are quite sure that their opposition to the
measure has not been Of the captious charac-
ter. but that they are ready to work shoulder
to shoulder with the other members Of the
House in procuring the passage Of a reason
able measure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
THE CONVICT CONTRACT QUESTION.

We think in all fairness that the members
OF the General Assembly Of Virginia should
be given credit for an earnest and honest de-
iutely abolish the evils Of the convict contract
System. We earnestly urge upon those whose
enc. gies are apparently now concentrated upon
~invective the harder but juster task OF aiding
In developing a better system than that now
in vogue in the handling Of the States con-
victs. Destructive criticism Is easy. The world
Is, however, waiting for the man OF ideas
the constructor. We don't believe that the
convict lease system has a corporars guard OF
friends in either branch OF the General As
sembly. The Governor Of the State Is against
the system. The newspapers Of the State are
public sentiment OF the State 10 absolutely
against the system. But facts are stubborn
things and the fact that has given the joint
committee Of the House and Senate. which
has had the matter in hand. the most trouble
has been the employment Of the several hun
dred men believed to be 40 hardened and des-
perate AZ to make their use in road work a
dangerous and costly experiment.
Ar we have suggested. 1t Is not to be believed
that. simply because a body OF members OF the
Assembly, crowded with many other duties.
has been unable in a few days to wo.k out
plans for the use Of these men. there Is no
solution to the problem.
The entire question ID one that should be
handled with due elaboration by a body suf-
nciently removed from personal interest In
the result to escape prejudice.
Lei the General Assembly set at rest all
question rs to It's wishes by declaring what the
States policy shall be and then let that policy
be worked ont in detail by a commission tn
entire sympathy Herewith
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
Ions CATCH

they s~truxgied In to Talk II over.
"ihey won't send anybody tnro1xnI
here thAs ycar--not now" II
Lon conquered tue situation frOunl
all points. II looked strategic TOT
him. and yet he was . modest man.
and knew not the limit OF q woman's|
patience. Several times he spread
out ha seasons catch and locked
tn ON over-deer. bear, fox. wolf, otter
and c~oonsktnx He resented Mra.
Buss' assumption OF authority. II had|
been part OF the yearly excitement. the
visit o ti1s buyer TO hss cabin. and
the swapping Of stories over the sale.
Yet The second weak after the sign
appeared In the bakery window bel
went down to the camp bearing his|
catch with him and = look Of resiyna-
tiea.
He had purpcseiy chosen mid.
afternoon for his visit- Tho other
men would he up In the timber then.
stbie.
Come right in," called Mr.. Bms
cheerily, - his long shadow fell
across her threshold. She lifted =
smiling, contented face from her knit
ting. why. hello. Lonnie." she satds
Got . pretty good catch thsrN
haven't you?"
Lon aaid nothing. but he dropped
the peltsL
Shut the door. DEAR" added MIRA
Buss. And don't set nervouA Ina
o going TO hector you = bit 81
down and talk"
"Hadnt we better look the peits
over first " asked Lon bewiideredly.
Plenty OF time. l only took the
agency 70 NJ to make sure you'd have
to come here and see me. Tho day {
got here. and found out you were
sway. ! Just switched round and
changed my name and went 70 work.
Aud. by and by. ! found | did well.
and thought I'd 20 back and not let
you know I'd hunted you up ct al.
Then one day / NV on. md you
looked 30 forlorn l just couldn't leave
you out. here alone forever. Lonniss
Don't you get lonesome
Il do my cooking" Lonnis started
to explain, then out Of the corner Of
table with tn freshly baked pies and
cakes, IND huge loaves Of white
bread. The little two-room shack wAs
~ coy ~ IL occupant could make
Il. 1t shed an indehnabls spell Of
comfort and order v . Lon. Tn.
consciously. he began to relax.
Not this kind. Mostly corn cakes
and bacon"
You could 90 hunting In tho
season." began Mr.. Herrick. late
BusA She glanced w. met Ions
eyes, and biushsd slowly. -You
ought to be Ashamed OF yourself I
make me vet all the traps Why
don't you say something"
Then Lon rose awkwardly and
reached toward her.
There amt anything 10 SAY.
honey" he laughed. II never hsardu
a caught creature that was giiven To