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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
BUILDING LARGE
CEMENT PLANT

The Acme plaster and cement plant,
located three miles west OF Rush
Springs, win cost in the neighboFbood
Of 100000 when completed and the
company will employ between seventy
five and one hundred men
The company has erected the plant
for the manufacture Of cement-plaster
and it is estimated that there is
enough natural material in that imme-
diate section to keep the plant in op-
Grafton more than a century.
The company located the plant last
September and it was here that the
man was killed last week while work
ing on the roof Of the building. The
plant will be completed in few
weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Dress Rehearsal for
the Folk Dances

Thursday TIE dress rehearsal of the
children in the folk dances that are
to be given at the Charity ball will be
held. There are forty-two children in
the dances and the principal steps Of
the folk dances Of northern Europe viii
be given, Miss Wheeler has been train
ing the children since February. Only
one American dance is to be given and
this will be the American Beauty
and will be given by Miss Joy Ringer
Mrs. F 3. Riddle has charge Of the
decorations anc will begin the work Of
making the hall one of the attractive
places Of Che city at once. Mrs. H. A.
Coley is chairman Of the refreshment
committee and the refreshments will
be served from the stage
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Co. Athletic and
Spelling Contests

year by the best team Of girls and the
best team of boys IN Grady county,
Whether or not the county prelimin-
aries are necessary, the finals VIII be
played al Che Chickasha high school
at $50 Saturday morning,
The Grady county track and field
meet will be held at the University
park az 1890 saturday afternoon. sew
eral teams win be present from differ.
ent parts Of the county to contest for
a large loving cup that has been pro-
vided for tho whining team and Is now
on display 1t Owsley's iewelry store.
The cups will be contested for each.
year Flateau's iewelry firm Of Chick
asha will present the best an around
athlete beautiful gold medal.
The sack race, three-legged race.
wheelbarrow race, blindiolded and
climbing CREASED pole are free for alI
to enter Liberal rewards will be Of.
fered the winners Every boy must
furnish his owr sack or wheelbarrow.
A good, lively time Is expected dur.
ing these contests Next year the or
atorical and general literary contest
viii take a prcmIneni place
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16

The county spelling contest. track
and field meet and the county basket
ball finals viii be held at chickasha
Friday and Saturday April 10 and 20.
The spelling contest vii, ia all piob-
ability have thirteen boys and girls
enter, one from each Of the twelve
reading circles and one from Chicka-
sha city schools. This promises to be
long hard contest because it is
composed Of the thirteen best spoilers
in Grady county schools. The medals
| for the spelling contestants were fur
nished by Lnbman Of chiekasha and
may be seen In his window. The con
test viii begin at u. m. in the high
school auditorium.
It is quite evident that several bas-
ket ball teams will be present as con.
testants for the large silver cups Of
fered the Grady county champions and
it will be necessary to have county
t preliminaries for both firls aud boys
Friday evening. April 10, Immediately
after the spelling contest The cups
were provided BY the county superln
tendent and win be the property oI
the county. but will be held for ths
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Where is Happened,

The Titanic's accident happened in
latitude 4lie north, longitude 5Oll
west This point Is about 1850 miles
east Of New York city and i5O miles
south Of Care Race, New Foundland
wireless station All the messages
from the ship were relayed to the Cape
Race wireless station BY the virginlan
and forwarded By the Marconi com
panY to New York city. The Titanics
twin ship, Olympic, which left New
York last week, was also in direct
communication with the sinking boat
from a point about 800 miles away and
started at once for the scene
News of the sinking oi the liner and
the loss Of life in consequence came
early last evening with an the greater
shock because hope had been buoyed
up al day BY reports that me steam
ship although badly damaged, was not
in a sinking condition and that an her
passengers haA been safely taken Off.
The messages were mostly unofficial,
however, and none came directly from
the liner, SO that a lurking fear re-
manned Of possible bad news TO come.
Shortly after z o'clock last night
there came flashing over the wires
from Cape Race. within 400 miles OF
which the liner had struck the ice
berg. word that at 2:20 o'clock Mon
day morning three hours and fify-five
minutes after receiving her death
blow, the Titanic had sunk The news
came from the steamer Carpathia, re-
layed By the White Star liner Olympic
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16

COUNTIES
DELUGED
Louisiana Now Feels the
Force Of the DiSaS
trOuS Flood

New Orleans, April l6.-Parts Of the
thirteen parishes in northeastern Lou
isiana are feeling a deluge unparal-
leled in the history Of disastrous floods
Of the lower Mississippi valley, Num-
ercus small towns in East Carroll and
Madison parishes already are wiped
out, vast stretches Of valley lands are
covered by from six to twenty feet Of
water and a wall Of the devastating
flood waters twenty feet high and more
than a mile in width is rushing
through the great Dog Tail crevasse
near Alsalia, La.
Already thousands are homeless and
destitute. What win be the toll when
the waters from the Panthers Forest
and Red Fork crevasses in Arkansas
join their forces with the sea Of wa
ter pouring through the Dog Tail
breach no one can say Parts Of thir-
teen Louisiana parishes and two Ar
kansas counties will be under water
and a conservative estimate is that
the homeless in that territory will
total at least $4,000, maybe $4,000
No human agency can check the
rushing waters before they have reach
ed the Red river, which means that a
large percent Of a territory 1860 miles
in length and from eight to slxty-five
miles III breadth viii be inundated.
No further breaks occurred in the
llevees Of the Mississippi Monday but
at many points the flood waters all
ready have exceeded the previous rec
ord stage and the United States en-
gineers and state Ievee boards from
Vicksbuhg south are working desper.
ately against great odds
To add to the alarming situation a
veritable cloudburst IN the Tensas
basin Monday gave forth from four to
| six inches Of rainfall Ia the brief space
OF ten hours High winds accompan-
led the rain and made more difficult
the work Of rescue in the oyerflowed
district and the almost hopeless efforts
Of some to save their few remaining
chattels.
Relief work is centered at Vicksburg
where already hundreds OF homeless
J and destitute people from the flooded
Louisiana territory are quartered. Gov
Brewer Of Mississippi has sent tents
and supplies there Tor the unfortu
mates and Gov. Sanders Of Louisiana
ordered tents and bedding sent to the
Mississippi city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16

CONCERNING RURAL CARRIERS.
Postmaster J. W. Kayser received
notice Of ncw ruling from the de-
partment today regarding the rural
carriers appointments. Hereafter the
three highest men on the eligible list
in Grady county will be the names con
sidered in lhe appointment OF men to
any vacancies that may come up in
the county postoffiees The list now
includes the name Of man from Tut
tle. one from Minco aud one from
Chiekasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Losses Enormous.
Telegram by United Press.

London. April l6 Whether the I'm
defwriters Will be abel to meet the OBJ
legations caused by the Titanic disas.
ter win not be known for several
days The losses are staggering, the
greatest ia the history Of marine in
suranee
Tn addition 70 the vessel and cargo.
there were big registered mail ship
ments Of thousands in precious jewels.
Consignment OF diamonds aboard are
estimated at from two to five million
dollars
The underwriters viii have to pay
enormous damages. One woman alone
is known to have been carrying jewels
valued at six hundred thousand dol.
lars. The vessel and furnishings rep
resented at least nine million dollars
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16

1alegram hr unItaa rrean.

Telegram By United rress
New York, Anrll i6.-The steamship
offices received a wireless from the
Carpaihla this morning saying that
Mrs John Jacob Astor and her maid
we're among the survivors aboard.
Privately the officials said they
feared that the Astors and all the
noted men aboard went down. they
couldn't figure anY way they might
have escaped. though they informed
Vincent As.or that they hoped soon
to tell him that bis father was safe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
New York, April t6.--Hope for the
safety Of the passengers on the Titanic
other than those reported from the
carpathla, which is enroute here, was
practically abandoned this afternoon.
According to the latest reports s6e
were rescued, chiefly women and chill.
dren.
Lord Pierrle, designer Of the Titanic,
was among the saved. Officials Of the
White Star line admitted that there
was practically no hope for the 1892
still missing. That an would have had
chance for safety II there had been
RATS enough Is the general belief
among navgatUrs.
The Titanic carried but twenty-five
large life boats and they were filled
with women and children. Among the
most prominent Of the missing are
John Jacob Astor, Major Butte Renia.
min GUg1enheIm, jacques Futrelle,
William r. stead, r. D. MiIlett and
Henry 3. Harris.
The steamer with the survivors VII
reach here late Thursday or early Fri-
day. The attitude early today and
yesterday " line officials evidently
Withholding information IS bitterly re-
sensed BY the public.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
FILE
APROTEST

#+ #@#*+ + = + = : = Z >
+ Oklahoma City, April l6.-It :
! is probable that a protest will !
+ be filed early this week against )
! the Akin initiative measure, but 7
+ the nature Of the grounds !
: on which the protest will be :
+ based has not been made publ :
: ic.- Attorney Oryille T Smith, :
+ who represented the board Of !
! agriculture in the protest !
+ against tle first Campbell Rus )
= sell petition, and Senator Reu- :
+ ben Roddie Of Ada examined !
i the list Of signatures Monday !
+ at the office Of the secretary OF !
! state. Ten days from date Of !
+ filing are allowed for protests !
= 4 %##% + ! = = = = > = = Z
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
TaIagram bg IInIlad 10.

Telegram by United Press
Montreal, Anfa is.--The last ray Of
hope that more passengers o. the II
tanie might have been saved was shat
tered when Capt. Campbell Of the Vir-
olnlan reported to agents here that his
rescue trip was fruItIess.
I'VE arrived too late 70 rescue any.
one" said Capt Campbell. rand we are
proceeding 20 liverpool
This Is accepted here as meaning
that the only persons saved are the
s6s rescued BY the carpaihia
The Sable wireless station reports
that the steamer Parlslan has none
aboard
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
WhIte star pIreetor sayed.

Telegram by United Press.
Cape Race. April l6.-About the
only well known man whose name is
contained IN the list Of survivors pick.
ed up by the local wireless station was
Bruce ismaY managing director Of the
White Star line
Efforts 10 communicate with the Car.
pathia failed The Olympia refuses to
reply to urgent appeals for details con.
cernlng those lost
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Ocean Disaster
is Unparalleled
Biggest Ship Went Down With Fright
full Loss Of Life-866 Passengers
Saved-Over 2,2OO Aboard
Vessel and Cargo Loss

The message was perfectly clear,
according to the wireless operator,
Kemper, and was twice repeated. It
Is thought 10 have come from an au-
thoritatiye source, though 1t was un.
signed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
vIraInIa May Have More


Telegram by United Press.
Boston, Mass, april iG-TAe local
offices Of the White Star line receiv-
ed a wireless message saying the Nlr-
ginia is headed for port St Johns AS
she IS a mail steamer It Is believed
that she must have survivors aboard
if Il is true that she turned back Every
effort is being made to speak to her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16

Telegram by United Preaa.
Washington, April i6.-eloon pfe'
vailed at the White House today as =
result Of the Titanic disaster Presl-
dent Taft tried 20 get Just q word
concerning Gaior Butte, his military
aid, who is missing, ard is feared to
be a victim.
Reference was made TO the disaster
IN the prayer Of Chaplain couden oi
the house today Steamers for foreign
ports pot their flags AZ half mast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Ship and Cargo Total Loss.

Telegram BY United Press.
London, April le.-The Titanic and
her cargo, which included five million
dollars worth Of diamonds. viii be a
total loss. "The sinking was in mid
ocean and al The depth which prevails
there. it absolutely preeiudes any hope
Of salvage said Capt Parton, man
ager Of the tine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Report sss saved.

Telegram by United Press
New York. April is.The latest
news at the steamship offices was that
the capalhia had S66 survivors
aboard. Ali the Tiianlc's boats had
seemingly been accounted for The
company didn't believe there was any
chance Of the missing having been
sawed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16

METHODIST TEACHERS MEETING.
There will he a meeting Of the teach
ers OF the Sunday school board of the
Methodist church at the home Of A. e.
Mckenzie tonight An teachers are
requested and invited to be present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram By United Press
Charleston Navy Yard Wireless STA.
lion. Mass. April i6.-"six hundred
and fifty persons, mostly women ana
children On board the liner earpathla'
are the only ones saved from the II
tanie The others went down with the
ship and wreckage Other rescue ships
fan to find any more OF the Titanic
passengers"
This Marconi message relayed by
al least two ships, which caught 1t
some distance north Of Cape Cod, was
sent TO The wireless station here ans
was picked ur BY the operator shofHs
before S o'clock this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-16
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WEATHER FORECAST.

? Tonight. fair and colder;
; prohablJ frost; Wednesday, 4
! ialr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-27
INVESTIGATION
WILL Be MADE
AFTER THE FAIR
ALDERMEN WILL WAIT UNTIL
AFTER THE BIG CELEBRATION
TO START PROBING CITY Az
FAIRS.

Alderman Concannon, chairman of
the special committeN appointed by
Mayor Reilly at the last meeting of
the city council to investigate the con-
ditions In some OF the departments of
the city government which were de-
clared by Alderman o. J. Semmes at
a recent meeting of the council to be
rotten which charge was made by
Mr.. Semmes during the Semmes-
Sweeny controversy relative to the
awarding of coal contracts by Sup
erintendent Sweeny, said last night
that no date had been set for the first
meeting of the committee.
Mr.. Concannon said that it was pos
sible the first meeting of the COM
mittee would not be held until after
the close of the Interstate Fair. which
will open tomorrow and end next
Saturday night.
He said that the committee would
endeavor. to make a report to the
council at the next regular meeting of
that body.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-27

OF course doctors disagree about
Peruna, the same as they do on all
other subjects. 1t is generally thought
that the doctors are unanimously OPP
posed to Peruna. 1t is we'll known that
Peruna has cured great many cases
after doctors have given them up.
This would naturally excite luminosity
or jealousy on the part of the doctors.
Then it is a fact that the average doc
tor is opposed to ready made medi-
cines of all kinds. They know very
well if a bottle of medicine is sold at
the drug store that means that some
doctor loses a prescription and per-
haps a patient. So they are gener-
ally opposed to patent medicines, or
ready-made medicines as they call
them.
But ever since Peruna has been sold
/ have known of many doctors who
are in favor of Peruna. Some of them
believe In it secretly, others openly.
All this time / have been receiving
letters from regular practicing ply
sicians offering to send me testi-
monials as to the virtues of Peruna,
provided I would pay them for doing
so.
1t is nothing unusual thai a doctor
should expect pay for such service.
The manufacturers of so called ethical
preparations advertised in the medical
journals, used by the doctors only, are
in the habit of paying doctors for tes-
timonials. If doctor has found some
one of these proprietary remedies use
full and can write a good smart article
about it, the manufacturer is perfectly
willing to pay the doctor for this SER
vice. So it is perfectly natural for doc
tors to write to me telling me that
they know of cases where Peruna has
made marvellous cures, and are willing
to furnish me the facts If I will pay
them.
But have always refused to pay
for such a service. l have Invariably
made a courteous reply to the doctor,
telling him it is opposed to my policy
and principles to pay for testimonials,
either directly or indirectly. There
would be no trouble at all in my OBJ
tanning hundreds of testimonials from
doctors If I would pay the doctors for
doing so.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-27

satisfactorily on roads in other cities
where they are in use. The gates are
raised and lowered by the operator in
the tower and prevent the passage OF
both pedestrians and vehicles when in
position.
The point at which they are being
placed is used by a large number OF
persons, among them many school
childrel who pass that way in going
and returning from school, while
many drivers Of teams and automo-
biles use the route regularly.
Alderman Semmes, who is a member
of the franchise committee of the city
council, said yesterday that the rail-
road company had obligated itself to
the committee to install the same
type of gate at the corner OF DeSoto
and Tarragona streets In the event
those placed at the corner of Gadsden
and Tarragona streets proved salts
factory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-27
PHYSICIANS
NOT To FIGHT
LICENSE LAW
UNDERSTOOD THEY WILL PAY
LICENSES AS HERETOFORE
AND WILL NOT TAKE THE MAT.
TER INTO THE COURTS.

Physicians of the city who. it was
understood a week or more ago, were
considering taking the matter of pay
ing a city license into the courts and
resisting the payment, will now go
ahead and pay their license tax.
1t was understood yesterday that
their ideas of knocking out the law
compelling them to pay a license tax
were changed on receipt of an opinion
from a prominent attorney, advising
them that the city law imposing the
tax is valid In every respect and It
would be well for them to pay the
tax and not resist it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-27
OLDER BOYS
BANQUET At
THE Y. N. c. A.
ABOUT SIXTY SAT DOWN TO A
WELL SERVED DINNER AND
ENJOYED A socIABLE HOUR.

The boys department of tae Y. M.
e. A. was the scene last night of a
most enjoyable occasion, being ban
quet to the older members of the de-
partment and friends. Some sixty sat
down to the well served dinner and
enjoyed most sociable hour togeth-
er. After this Chairman Lieutenant
fonge introduced the speakers in his
usual happy manner The chief guest
was Mr.. Lewis Dunn, the recently ap-
pointed travelling secretary for Y. NJ
c. A. boys work for the southern
states. Mr.. Dunn gave a most inspir-
ing talk on the real meaning of mem
bersaip in the Young Mems Christian
Association as service, rather than a
mere selfish use of various privileges.
Mr.. Sheriff., our own general secre-
tary, followed Mr.. Dunn and indicat-
ed some definite ways in which such
service could be here rendered. Mr..
Hopper, the genial director of the
physical department, then said few
words in his own inimitable way, and
as the gathering broke up it was felt
by all to have been a most success
full occasion and one on which the
tireless boys work director, Mr.. Nc
Doweli. is to be much congratulated.
The pleasure Of the evening was
made complete by the good musical
numbers that were sandwiched be-
tween courses by one Of the city's
most efficient orcAestras, composed Of
the following gentlemen: Messrs.
Julian Olsen, director; Emmanuel
Johnson, leader and pianist: Brown
ie'' Motta and Albert Caro-, violinists;
L. Fl. Dickinson, trombone; Otto Or
tell. drum. Vocal selections were also
rendered by Mr.. Ortell that greatly
pleased the audience.