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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
Chickasha Tax Payers League
Demands a Reduction in Taxes

by state law known.ns the referen-
dunn.
This little item Of one per cent ex-
cess interest which is being collected
is only a small part Of what we are
contending for If that We're all that
could be gained in this case we would
quit the fight. but this item now
amounts to approximately $4,000. This
is now an Idle fund in the hands OF
the treasurer, collected from the prop.
erty owners in the paving and grading
district and we are reliably informed
by an officer Of the city that this
money will be refunded to the prop.
erty owners from whom it was col.
lected when we get an order Of court
to that effect
Now as to the other excess charge
OF s per cent on delinquent payments
which is collected to settle with the
bond holders. We are reliably inform
ed that the total amount which is paid
on this account is interest 6 per cent
and A per cent which is penalty on de-.
linquent payments, a total OF 10 per
cent which is paid the bond holder
Yet the city to pay this 10 per cent
1 collects from the taxpayer is per cent,
What che taxpayers are anxious to
! know Is what department Of the city
absorbs this FUND? This, like the one
| per cent interest the members OF the
4 taxpayers league claim, should be re-
mitted in the future and all amounts
collected in the past should be refund
ed to the persons from whom It was
I collected. The state law which au-
thorizes cities in this state to con
tract for street Improvement anplies
to all cities alike, yet Aanadarko has
( remitted this one per cent and s per
cent penalty This money was col
lected for a purpose, yet section i!
article 10 OF our state constitution
provides that NO taxes levied Tor on,
purpose shall ever be devoted to an
+ other purpose.
The two and one-half per cent io
the engineers fund whieh was adde's
to the contract price Tor total eostl O
7 ail the paving and grading. This I'D
ditional charge was authorized unde
, an ordinance passed ia 1906 prior I
S Statehood which provides that on Al
$ contracts let by the city there shal
: be two and one-haH per cent collecte
S Continued on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
MOTE GETS
A PAROLE

There was one exceedingly happy
woman IN Oklahoma Yesterday when
GOV. cruce signed the papers grant
ing a parole 10 Rester Aote. who was
serving a term IN the penitentiary for
stealing horse from Joe ikard at
Amber. IN Grady county
Mote owes his freedom to his wife
and 10 Joe Lindsay, the county clerk
who took up. and pushed the move
meut FOR his parole through sympathy
for the unhappy woman Mote lives
at Altus and soon after ne plead guilty
IN the superior court Of this county
and was sent 10 the state prison. hr.
Lindsay received a touching appeal
from his wife. saving she had no sup
port and was In destitute cireum'
stances. Petitions for a parole were
numerousiy signed az Altus and other
places where Mote had lived and th.
court and other officers Of Grady eoun
ty also joined in the petition. Mr.
Ikard and members Of the AniiHorse
thief association approved Of the pa
role and in due tine Gov cruee grant
ed the prayers Of the petitioners
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09

debt the improvement certificates or
bonds would nave sold on the market
at premium, but on the other hand
the certificates were issued against
each lot or piece Of property abutting
the paved or graded streets. The Ger
tilicate which was issued in payment
tor this work acts as a lien or mort
gage on this particular lot and If de-
fault is made in the payment Of this
bond the property, ii sold for this debt,
must sell for enough to pay the iull
amount or the holder OF the bond Is
loser. having no RECOURSE on the city
This being true, then It is simply a
private contract made by the city for
The property owners with a private
contracting company Belag a pri-
gate contract the 4me rule or laws
which apply % the collection Of gem
eral taxes would not apply to a debt
such as this which is based on a con
tract. where each item Of expense is
clearly set forth and must be strictly
complied with. Since the contract
rate Of interest is 6 per cent there is
no good reason why we should now be
paying seven per cent. This being a
private debt secured by real estate
which flucmates in value such securi-
ties seldom ser for 100 cents, as in
this case the bonds selling for about
s. cents On the dollar
Now we are relying on the contract
We demand a strict enforcement OF the
same regardless OF the interest OF
either the contractor or the taxpayer
If the contractor failed to faithfully
comply with his part Of the contract
II material was faulty and defective
then we hope by appealing to the
courts and proving our claims to gel
relief from any further payments
AS 10 the rate Of interest which the
bonds shall bear it is plainly stipulat
ed IN the contract that the same shal
bear 6 per cent but read the report o
the appraisers who assessed the b9ne
fits to the lots in each quarter block
They designate the rate Of interest q
+ Z per cent This report was approves
bg ordinances passed by the eit
council All Of said ordinances wer
passed with the emergency clauss
thereby depriving the property owner
Of the right to object. although we q
/ citizens Of this state claim 70 be PR
tected from such laws and ordinance
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
HOLD STATE
FEAST HERE

chlckasha has been chosen as the
place FOR the state banquet that is to
be given By the National Protective
Legion the latter part OF the month OF
april. A membership contest has
been in progress ilr the past two
months. and although Inc plan at first
was to hold the banquet in Oklahoma
city. in the final count Chickasha won
in the most points and the affair viii
be held here
The banquet win be given at one of
the leading hotels and plates will be
laid for more than 100 guests. Each
seat at the table must be earned by
securing a new member for the or
der. No one can buy a plate.
A. p. Mckenzie, l.. ]. Mccracken.
pr. Martha nledsos and Mrs NJ R.
Glenn are the committee in charge Of
the arrangements.
One OF the features of the meeting
viii be the installation Of the state
officera. which win be held at the Ma
sonic hall and the local drill team viii
put on the work. Twenty-eight Off
GERS viii he installed. Several Candi
dates will be initiated
Legion workers from al parts ol
Oklahoma viii be in attendance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
TsIegram by lInIted Preaa.

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago, lll.. March g.--six persons
are known to be dead and seven were
seriously injured IN the Barnett House.
q Salvation Army hotel, al Clark and
Harrison streets, as result Of fire
which consumed two four story build.
ings this morning Both were ten
cent lodging houses.
Between one hundred and fifty and
two hundred men and women were in
the rooms when the fire was discog-
cred A panic followed, men and wo.
men jumping from the upper stories
and crowding each other from the fire
escapes Nearly all the dead were III
bed and suffered sufiocatlon.
Firemen stretched lie nets and mo.
toned to the victims in the upper
stories to jump Others attempted to
explore the back rooms but were
driven back BY smoke. Three liremen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
SIX DIE I'm
HOLOCAUST

were carried out unconscious Two
men were killed in jumping from the
fourth floor one hanged 10 the win
dow sin until his hands were burned
and then dropped.
One woman who was rescued had
just given birth to a child. Both moth
er and child may die.
Hundreds in the streets shouted en-
couragement to Thomas Mcmahon as
he hung to the window SIM Wnan he
dropped every bone in his body was
broken
Forty men hanging to the fire es-
capes were reached with extension
ladders. Seventy prisoners in the pc.
lice station nearby we're handcuffed
and taken out under heavy guard
Four OF the injured may die. Fif.
teen or twenty others were burned or
injured in the panic. The fire chief
says there are no bodies in the ruins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
AMUNDSEN
CONCEDED
THEHONOR
King George ConSratu-
lateSStiIl Hope that
Scott Reached II
Telegram by united Press.

Telegram by Omitted Press.
London, March 9.-King George to-
day sent congratulations to King Haa-
kan on Amundsen's success in reach
Ing the south pole England is hop
ing against hope that Scott also reach
ed 1t.
After studying Amundsen's nara
tive such men as shackleton and other
members Of the geographical society,
however, say it is impossible that
Scott reached it ahead Of Amundsen.
scott's friends are mystlfied that
Amundsen makes no mention Of Scott
They say he may have reached the
goal ahead Of tine Norwegian and like
ly it is that HIS landmark might have
been buried in the snow, 50 Amund
sens party couldn't notice it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09

fContributeil
The members OF this organization
are al bona fide property owners OF
our city, and ninety per cent Of it,
members are permanently located In
our city and expect to make this city
their future home. We have invested
our money in chiekasha real estate,
which IS the best evidence that we
can offer that We have confidence in
our city and we stand ready at all
times. in the future as in the past to
contribute our full share to aid and
encourage any and all worthy projects
thar benefit our citizens, and add 70
the growth and prosperity Of our city.
Now. as taxpayers, we fully realize
thar the values placed on our property
both real and personal for the pur-
pose Of levylng taxes. are from 30 to
50 per cent IN excess Of what they
should have been. The state beard Of
equalization for 1911 is credited with
the statement that Chiekasha property
was assessed 80 per cent higher than
any other city in the state, having a
population Of ten thousand inhabit-
ants Ii this statement be true then
the cause is local aud It is In our
power to apply a remedy. This report
was published as news item by many
of the papers published in our state.
Such advertising has the effect Of dl-
verting investors from our city to
other localities ia the state where
values for taxation are not excessive
and where the tax levies are no high
er than We are paying We are not
obiecting 20 the collection of taxes
that are necessary to enforce the laws
and ordinances OF our state and city
Wien said taxes are economically ex
/ pended, but we enter our protest Whei
taxes interest and penalties are lev
led and collected in excess Of the nur
poses for what they were intended
AS you viii see by reference to thl
contract made by the city for the prop
erty owners in the grading and payinl
district OF our city many Of our citl
zens are honestly mistaken as to tn
nature 81 this debt. The citizens neve
voted this debt on the property own
I ers of the city. 1t is not debt aeains
the city: the city does not guarante
the payment Of any part oi this debt
it is not municipal debt If the cit
had guaranteed the payment Of thi
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
SPOOKS TN
The BOOZE
BUSINESS
Outfit Seized but No Driver
Wagon aud Team
Claimed

Sheriff Lewis. Tom Burk Chief
Doss and all the rest Of EN- are now
up against it in their war On the H.
Quor traffic for they must wrestle mot
only with visible bootleggers, but with
certain spry spooks that are engaged
N the transportation Of booze from
verden to Chcikasha
This state Of affairs was revealed
when the officers seized an outfit last
night.
A telephone message to the sheriffs
office this morning reported the dls-
appearance Of a wagon and team be-
longing to Jve Smith at verden sup
posed to have been stolen. Later Joe
went to the sheFiff's office to make I'M
quiry and it developed that the prop
erty seized by the police belonged to
him Il came to Chickasha last night
on the train and have no idea who
took my wagon and team" said smith
TN sure raise a rough house i'll find
the fellow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
CANAL TOLLS
FIXED
TeIegram BY United Pres.

Telegram by United Press
Washington, March 9.-Uniiorm
maximum toll Of sl.25 per ton on all
vessels with specific prohibition
against the use Of the canal by rail
road shipping combination controlled
ships is fixed by the bin introduced III
the house
Sweeping authority is granted to
the president over the entire canal
zone main in the provisions in Pana-
ma. The bill was favorably reported
in the house today by the interstate
commerce committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
suaJEcT NoT sELEcTEp.

The subject for the Triangular de-
bate that has been announced between
Chickasha Oklahoma City and Nor
man has not yet been selected, accord
ing to the statement OF Edgar Cowan,
chairman Of the committee AS soon
as this is decided the speakers win
be named.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
TWO BLACKS ARE BOUND
Over ON LIQUOR CHARGE.

Win Carter and Bige Taylor, TWO
negioes, arrested several weeks ago
by the county officials and turned over
to the deputy United States marshal,
and who have been held pending the
United States attorneys opinion, were
before Eugene Hamilson, e. S. com
missioner today and bound over to
await the action OF the federal grand
jury on the charge OF introducing H.
quor The negroes are in the county
JAIL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
ART EXHIRTT
AT COLLEGE
PLANNED

An art exhibit that Is being planned
at the Girls college. 70 be held March
2i-22, WIN be one OF the important
events or the month in college circles.
A list Of pictures numbering 1895, con-
ining reproductions ~ Egyptian art
Greek and Roman architecture. Greek
and Roman sculpture. miscellaneous
architecture. Venetian, Italian paint.
ings. Dutch, French. German English,
spanish and American schools. por.
traits. views 81 nature and subjects re-
lating 10 American history viii be
among the collection
This exhibition Of pictures Is one
Of more than ordinary interest L
consists or carbon photographs and
engravings loaned BY A. w Elson &
Go. Of Boston. Mass The collection
contains the reproductions Of the mas.
terpleces 81 the world and nearly every
art gallery "a the world would have
70 be- visited 10 see the original pic
lures that have been brought together
IN one collection
President Moore has made the ar.
rangements to hold the exhibit and the
small admission zee Of twenty-five
cents will be charged This fee Is
charged only 10 defray the actual ex.
peuse Of bringing the pictures TO the
city. Any money that remains after
che expenses are paid will be spent
IN books for the college library
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
TAFT SPENDS
A BUSY day
In CHICAGO
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago, March 9.-FiYe receptions.
eight speeches, a luncheon a banquet
and series OF political conferences
constituted President Talt's program
here Tor today Arriving early this
morning. it will keep him busy until
midnight
Taft's speech tonight before the
swedish-Amefican league is expected
to be the most significant he has yet
made in his campaign. He viii place
himself squarely on record regarding
the policies advanced by Roosevelt in
his Columbus speech
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
BANK ROBBED
BY REBS AT
JUAREz
reIegram By unlted Preaa.

Telegram by United Press.
El Paso. March g-seeking the
funds Of the Maderista government
the rebels this morning blew the vault
ia a bank at Jaurez They are said
70 have taken seventeen thousand
dollars Of the banks money none Of
which belonged to the government.
Rebels are declared to have worked
on the vault two days
Orozco has started to move on Tor
ie0u aud decisive battle f. expected
there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
Telegram BY United Press


Washington, March Captain
Amundsens story Of his trip to The
south pole is accepted in every detail
by Rear Admiral Peary, the discoverer
of the north pole.
Peary said that Amundsen reached
the pole no doubt and that the next
thing was 70 near from Scott. Then
il he reached the pole we will want
to find which was there first Amund.
sen is thoroughly reliable. The story
should be accepted at its face value. "
Peary said the speed with which
Amundsen says he travelled was en-.
tirely possible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
TeIegram by unlted 20.

Washington. March 9.-Twc troops
Of ilA Third cavalry ordered to the
Mexican border from San Antonio by
Gen Wood. viii patrol the Rio GFande
tBlg Bendl country where the Mexi-
cans are threatening 10 cross and ter
rorlze Americans. The troops We're
sent in response to appeals from
Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
MAPS FoR scooLs.

Maps Of the United states were re-
oelved this morning for the district
schools OF the county at The county
auperlnteudeuts office, With the com.
splimeuts OF TIE Bell Telephone com
pany The maps viii be distributed
over the county al once
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09

Three barrels of beer, a team Of
horses and wagon were confiseatcd
last night by the city police officers,
but the man driving the team made
his escape and no arrests have yet
been made The team and wagon are
being held at the Yellow barn
The beer was being unloaded near
the Tuxedo house, Second ane Kan
sas avenue, last night, when the POI
lice officers made the raid The driv-
er made bis getaway, but the LIQUOR
and the team was captured
The outfit is good and the horses
are very fine animals They are not
known in the city The city officers
entertain suspicion but as yet have
no proof as to the identity Of the
driver
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
paEsENT gAcA cAlLD.

AT the Christian Bible school To-
morrow viii receive something that
they like There win be something
especially for the children Contest
Committee
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
START DRILL
ON MONDAY

+%%#%@@&&%@+*@+@
: The work OF underreamiug :
7 the casing at the test well Ia >
: the Rock Creek Of field was ,
, commenced this morning and, ,
, according 10 the statement Of >
: r. NJ. Cochran. the drilling viii >
= be resumed Monday IL the ,
+ work progresses as planned to- :
! day .
: The underreaming work has :
: to be done before the driil can :
: be started The Six inch cas-. ,
: ing is now down to a depth Of =
+ $50 feet =
4%#$@4@%4s@4@&44
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

! Tonight, fair warmer In
: west portion; Sunday, gener-
: ally cloudy and warmer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-09

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18
.EASTLEY IS EASY
FOR SEATTLE
(By United Press Leased Wire.l

(By United Press Leased Wire.l
SEATTLE, Sept. is. The
Giants found Eastley often in yes
terday's game and piled up the
scores. The Portland Nicks made
their only mark in the fifth on
Mahoney's home, run.
r H E
Seattle 8 10 o
Portland ............ 1 z 2
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18
WANTED---A CROP OF JUMPS
FOR EASTERN LEAGUES

iii they have been in the majors
three years.
There is big field for men
who can umpire. The salary Is
big and the possibilities large. 1t
would seem more would embark
in the profession. / guess the
old saying that umpires are born,
not made, explains the dearth
of baseball judges better than
any other theory.
At ball game every person
seems to know more about rum
ming the game than the men who
are paid for their services in that
line. With this condition exist
ing one would think 1t would be
easy to get good umpires. II Is
one thing, however, to umpire a
ball game from the stand and
another to judge plays on the
field. 4se |
1t would be necessary to- use
the strongest kind of a stimulant
to get one out of ten THOUSAND
who can umpire in the stand, ITO
officiate ON the field.
Umpires are scarce because
critics prefer to umpire from the
grandstand. Jobs that pay from
three to four thousand a sum-
mer would not go begging for
want of talent II they were not
hard to fill.
Never was there a bigger field
Tor. the young umpire than a,
present. The veterans, Emslfe
and Sheridan. are about ready to
pass out of service. They would
retire at once IL good men could
lie secured. tombstone, Connolly,
O'Loughlin, Egan and others have
been at the game long time
have amassed a nice bank roll
and soon will be quitting tht
game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18

From the "merry-merry" to the
roped arena.
From "spear-carrier" to pugil-
list.
How's that for a jump? Quite
rome, isn't 1t?
The subject of this rather odd
tale Of the ring is big Ed Ken
nedy, ex-amateur heavyweight
champion of the Pacific coast, idol
of the Olympic club of San Fran
cisco, and regarded by many fol-
lowers of boxing as a genuine
white hope.
When Ferris Hartman and his
company of fun-makers last show
ed in San Francisco one of the
members Of its male chorus was
a big, finely-proportioned youth,
with clean-cut countenance and
black, curly hair. He possessed
a rich, resonant baritone voice, SO
physically and vocally he was con-
sidered an ideal chorus man.
But the stage palled on him
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18
~ PRESIDENT TOM LYNCH.

1.-THE umpiring this year Is the
worst ever" Such is the gist of
hundreds of letters l receive every
year. Other presidents of baseball
leagues are up against the same
proposition.
why don't you get some young
men to replace lot of those
blind mem" Such is the question
I am continually asked from all
quarters.
where did you grab that BUSH
er? He Is the worst ever saw"
Such Is the opinion expressed by
thousands. when attempt to dig
as umpire material, a youngster
from the bushes"
The troubles of the umpires are
the troubles of. the president.
When the staff Of umpires are
working smoothly, there is little
to ruffle the presidential brow.
Managers and club owners have a
Lard time digging up star play
ers, but any man who has ever
90 'cu % pic5iucHI VI any ud5c-
ball organization, will tell you
that securing staff of star UNI
pires is practically impossible.
While baseball Is the same old
game in the minors or majors.
any umpire who has ever made
the jump, well knows that he has
tc start over again, when he hits
the big league.
No young umpire is ever label
ed a good umpire. He is often said
to "have promise" but seldom is
he pronounced ready" -'-
The success of the umpire
largely depends on the confidence
of the player. Confidence is not
established over night. Now UNI
pres don't become valuable I'M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18
He Quit the Chorus To
Become a white Hope"

He longed for more excitement.
The chance to get 1t came to him
while he was not looking for 1t.
Everybody was talking about
white hopes" therefore Il was
only natural that q friend of the
chorus man, because of the lat
ter's size, should spring the sub
ject.
Look here, Ed, you are big,
strong, active and have nerve
or you wouldn't be a chorus man.
Why don't you turn white HOPPER
The question rang the bulls
eye. Ed quit the chorus, Joined
the Olympic club, took up box
ing and at the last tournament
won the championship of the Pa
cific coast. About two months
ago hs entered the professional
ranks, securing a draw with vet
eran Joe Long on the night of his
debut. His next battle was with
Al Williams, over whom he easily
won a decision.