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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
BLAZE in THE HENDRIX
PASTURE NEAR ALEX

Alex TT bune One night last week
some one set fire to Tom Hendrix's
pasture and had 1t not been for the
fact that Mr. Hendrix was at the pas
ture at the time the fires we're started
it is probable thathe would have lost
all the grass in his large pasture The
fires were set in nine different places
and it took heroic work to save the
school house in district GO, which has
only recently been built and furnished
throughout. Mr. Hendrix has offered
a reward Of $500 fer the arrest and
conviction Of the party or parties who
did this foul deed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

Before tie jury was completed the
regular panel OF twenty-five men and
the special yenire Of thirty men had
been almost exhausted Following
compose the jury: Cbas Benke, J. b.
Howell, L. +. Clapton, Hines Pierce,
VIM. Cobb H. s. Bradford, H. Rey-
nelds, F Peters, =. w Livingston,
Henry Frisinger, n s. Melton. II. u
Miller.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
LEGAL SCRAP OVER PICTURES

The Chamber Of Commerce at Okla
homa City and the United Film Ex-
change are having legal scrap at
Oklahoma City over the Oklahoma
City pictures recently made. The
Chamber Of Commerce refuses to turn
over the films to the exchange and
the pictures will not be shown outside
OF Oklahoma City till the law suit is
settled
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
MEw suIra IN pIsTRIcr couRr

Ellie Wilkinson VS.. J. R. Wilkinson,
divorce. jill. Venable.
Carrie Jensen VS.. Matte Schogool
and Matte Glarup, Administrative ct
a, SlC21. foreclosure. Bond & Melton.
Iowa State Savings Bank vs.. Charles
Tweed. ss2, on note Bond & Melton
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

srsns some elsan wnIts rasa % shs
fxsfoas office r. once. highest cash
spiae said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

Apply cotton cloth wet with Bel.
lard's Snow Liniment to all wounds.
cuts, burns. sores or blisters, and note
its wonderful healing powder 1t is
prompt and very effective. Price 25c,
soc and s1.0O per hcttle. Sold by Owl
drug store and Public drug store
Adv. dew
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Picture Of Pltiable Poverty, Disease
and Filth Was Shown Con.
gress Today In
Report.
ARE VICTIMS OF SHARKS
Uncle Sam Called Upon to Take Bet
ter Caro- OF His Poor
Little Red
Nephews.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia picture
Of pitiable poverty. disease and flth
was given congress today in the report
of the committee which Investigated
the condition Of the Chippewa Indians
OF the White Earth. Minnesota, reser-
walton.
Deprived OF their rich timber and
farm lands by lumber and town
sharks, and by legislation which per
mitted the abuses, the Investigators
declared that the Chippewas have
reached the depth of degradation,
physically and morally.
In certain spots on the 10000 acre
reservation. the report declared,
most OF the Indians were found at
fl1cted with trachoma, tuberculosis
and other dreadful Diseases" a
number being totally blind. The In
dians live In huts. which are describ-
ed as Chambers of horrors"
Without sufficient covering or cloth.
ing the investigators say they live ten
to twenty in one room shacks that
reek with vermin, huddling together
in vain effort to keep out the winter
cold.
! Aged men, women and little chill
dren, the latter naked, are mixed In
discriminatory toe ether.
The report advocates legislation t
make the Indian commissioner an
swerable in more direct manner fo
the Indian service.
The department Of justice is now
endeavoring to recover the valuable
lands secured by the lumber com
panies. in many cases for worthless
trinkets and whiskey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
BANDIT'S DIARY
SHOWS HIS PROFITS
Man Who Held up Ticket Off
ces Has at Last Been
Captured.

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BOSTON, Jan. 16.-Accused of a
hold-up as sensational as any that
ever occurred in the west of years ago.
William J. Montague, alias Clayton OF
st. Louis, said to be deserter from
the army, today was arraigned in
court charged with assault with a
loaded revolver and intent to rob.
Monague. the police declared today,
has frankly admitted sticking up
the entire Office force of the Boston
and Albany ticket Office late yester-
day. In his pocket was found a diary
with the following entries:
December IL, New York, Wells
Fargo Express company. $500; Decem-
ber 23, Buffalo. Grand Trunk office,
SS27; January 2, New York, Erie Of
fee, $780, January 10, Philadelphia,
Erie Office, $500; Pittsburgh, B. r. and
Pp s54; January 13. Philadelphia, S.
V. o. road, $127.
Montague, or Clayton, walked quietly
into the Boston and Albany office
yesterday afternoon and asked for a
ticket to Pittsfleld. When the clerk
handed it to him, Monague stuck a
revolver under Clerk J. A. Fitzger-
AIDS nose and told him to go to the
back OF the office and take the other
clerks with him. Fitzgerald did SO.
but despite Monague's warning, Gem
eral Passenger Agent Titcomb dashed
through the rear door and summoned
the police. After a chase through
Bcston's busiest section, the would
be robber was caught. He was found
to have $1,000 worth of negotiable
money orders in his pockets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
CANT FIND KEY
TO DEADLOCK.
Illinois Legislators Are Trying to
initiate Balkan War Envoys in
Record Of Doing
Nothing.
NEARLY FORTY BALLOTS
Effort to Break 1t This Morning BY
Combination But tho combIna-
tIon Refused to
Work.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Jan. 16.-An ef-
fort to break tho deadlock on the
speakership In the house this morn
ing. by combination of democrats
and progressives. failed because the
followers OF Karch refused to Join the
Rapp-M Laughlin-Hubhard-Ryan ana
Mckinley forces.
At conferences last night 1t was
agreed that the democratic factions
should unite on Rapp ON the first bal.
lot and the progressiyes agreed to
throw their support to him. This
vote was to continue for two ballots
and then Hubbard was to be tried
out. Karch was supposed to be a
party to the agreement, but when the
first roll was called today, fifteen OF
the Karch followers remained solid
for their candidate. and with the pro-
gressive vote Rapp was able to Sc
cure only SO.
II he had been given the Karch fol-
lowers vote he would have had seven
ty-four, and three Mclaughlin votes
could have been brought over, giving
him enough to elect.
On the second ballot OF the morn
Ing, the thirty-sixth, Rapp lost two OF
his votes and after a consultation be-
tween the progressives and the Hub
bard men the plan was TO switch to
Hubbard on the thirty-seyenth..
The senate got wind nf the effort
to break the deadlock and did not
meet until after II o'clock. It is ex-
pected to adjourn until next Tues
day before completing its organiza-
tion.
Still deadlocked on the thirty
eighth ballot, the house adjourned
shortly before noon until next Tues
day. Had the Karch followers
thrown their support to Rapp on the
first ballot Of thelmorning an arrange
ment had been made whereby the
four socialist votes would have gone
to him on the next ballot and his cleo
ton would have been accomplished.
An attempt Is to be made next
Tuesday to elect Tice with republican,
some democrats and some progress.
sive votes.
The sanate adjourned until next
Tuesday without making any effort to
complete the organization.
Today's ballots on speakership:
Thirty-ffth: Tice So; Rapp, SO; Nc
Laughlin 81; Ryan /; Hubbard /;
Karch Is; Carter o; Stedman. 4.
! Thirty-sixth: Tice so; Rapp 81: Nc
Laughlin 21: Ryan I; Hubbard i;
Karch t8; Carter o; Stedman 4.
! Thirty-seventh: Tice SO; Rapp 4;
Mclaughlin %; Ryan 8; Hubbard At;
Karch %; Carter 0; Stedman 4.
| Thirty.eighth ballot: Tice so; Rapp
8; Mclaughlin 90; Ryan 4; Hub
bard As; Karch "a; Carter 4; sted
man 1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
MRS. COREY DANCED UNTIL,
BREAKFAST BELL RANG

reason for her non-appearance on deck
when the steamer sailed this fore
noon, for, in company with several
hundred members OF New York S
smartest set. she had danced until
breakfast time.
The party was the gayest and gid
diest given at sherry's this season.
There was little on the program but
the turkey trot" and the tango"
Mrs. Corey's dancing earned her the
applause of the assemblage and cries
of bravo and encore" were shower
ed upon her. At four o'clock Mrs.
Corey said she could not dance much
longer as she was going abroad for
her health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
CANNOT PREVENT
TURKS OVERTHROW
Official Note of Six Great Pow
ers Will be Sent TO the
Porte.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The official
note that the ambassadors Of the six
great powers will present to the porte
today or tomorrow will intimate in a
diplomatic way that the powers can
not prevent the complete overthrow
of Turkey. il the proposals of the
allies are not accepted. 1T was learn
ed today that the note now Is prac-
tically ready for delivery. but the
ambassadors were holding off to await
the action of the proposed grand
council of the empire at Constantl-
nople.
The peace envoys OF the Balkan
states today announced tina. they
would take no further action until
the porte's reply to the note of the
powers Is received. This was taken
as hopeful sign. The envoys acted
not on their own initiative. but on
instructions from their governments.
which were warned by the powers not
to act too hastily.
1t me alueS NOpOSdl W ueSieir
the armistice should end simultane-
ously with the presentation of the
powers note to Turkey it would COM
pletely nullify any effect that the
note could produce. it is said.
The delegates of the allies today
discontinued the formal conferences
that they had been holding among
themselves. a. the urgent request OF
the ambassadors. The Germany am
bassador told DR.. Daneff. the Bulgar-
ian, that these meetings of the dele
gates at their hotels gave rise to erro-
neous newspaper stories that hurt
the cause of peace immeasurably.
The ambassador referred particularly
to the story carried by newspapers OF
Tuesday last, which said that the
allies had broken off negotiations and
ended the armistice.
The outlook for an agreemen. be-
tween Roumania and Bulgaria was
promising. according to NJ. Jonescr,
Roumanian minister.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
CONTINUED on page 81
GEORGE w. CLARKE IS
NOW GCVEENOR OF ICWA

ing Governor B. r. Carroll Thous.
ands viewed the military parade pre-
ceding the event, and filed the CALLER
les and listened to the governors in
augural address In which he urged
many progressive measures, among
them being workingmen's compensa.
tion laws, public utility measures. good
roads, reform in the county govern
ment, the short ballot better public
schools. penitentiary reform, presi-
Dental preference primaries. woman's
suffrage submission to the people,
modernized court procedure. blue-sky
law, and for manufacturing enter
prises and reformed taxation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Judse Gary,s pauahter.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Gertrude
Gary Sutcliffe, daughter of Judge e.
II. Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation, was granted
a divorce from her husband, DR.. Harry
w, SntcllfYs on the ground OF deser-
tion late yesterday. She said SUIT
cliffe had deserted her in 1910 after
eighteen years OF married life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Holds Union Card.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1a Another
union card man, and fe..mer presi-
dent OF the Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers international union,
may head the labor committee In the
next house IL the determined efforts
now being made by the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor In behalf of Repre-
sentative Frank Buchanan of Chicago
for the job succeeds. The retiring
chairman, Representative w. B. VIII
son. of Pennsylvania. former general
secretary of the United Mine Workers,
was defeated for reelection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
FAMILIES STARVING
DURING THE FLOOD
Cooped up in Their Houses
For Three Days Without
Any Food.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan. 16.-Brav-
ing the treacherous currents OF the
swollen Ohio river, relief boat ar
rived here today from Calhoun, KY,
and reported that 25o families, living
in groups of six to ten families to a
house in the hills, were starving.
They had been without food for three
days, said the captain of the steamer
The Evansville relief boat at once put
out for Calhoun with food and provis-
ions
The high water is over the main
line tracks of the Illinois Central and
the Louisville and Nashville railroads
and announcement of abandonment OF
traffic over these lines was expected.
Several electric roads have been
blockaded by the floods.
Delaware. KY, Yankertown and
Scuffletown, ind. and Stanley, KY.
We're in bad plight, it was reported.
The Ohio river stage this morning
was 1910 feet here 1t was rising
steadily. Rain was falling. If 47.9
feet is reached, as predicted, the city
will experience the worst flood in it's
history and the surrounding country
is certain to suffer millions % dollars
of property loss.
Reports OF fatalities were hourly
expected. A man on raft passed
here late yesterday. He shouted for
help, but there was no boat around
here big enough to brave the swift
current. He is supposed to have been
drowned.
A local baker is donating his entire
output Of bread to the flood sufferers
The local business mems association
has raised $4,000 for relief. Five
hundred refugees are living in public
buildings here. Five thousand furn-
aces have been put out of commission
in this city by water In cellars.
Levee Broken.
LAWRBNCEBURG, Ind, Jan. 1e.-
The lower part of this city was flood
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
u,u.. ), Commons VIII Argue All
p,y on Irish Measure and Prob
ably Settle Question at
1o;so p. m.
GOVERNMENT MAJORITY
John Redmond says Bill VIII Result
in Greater Unity and Strength
Of the British
Empire.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Jan. 16.--With an entire
legislative day to be filed with argu-
ment, the Asquith Irish home rule bill
today was expected to reach vote In
the house Of commons at 1920 o'clock
tonight.
The debate today seemed rather
tame by comparison with the two stir
ring speeches yesterday by Premier
Asqulth, for the measure, and Arthur
j Baliour former leader Of the op-
position.
The time will come when the world
viii know what 1t is the listers COM
plain Of" declared Balfour. III blood
be shed which God forbid-the real
assassins will be those who have not
had the courage to face the real sit
uation'
Although It was confidently predict
ed that on straight party vote the
government would have majority OF
more than one hundred, there were
scenes Of great animation in and
around parliament today, when the
final stage of the home rule bill in
the commons was entered upon. All
parties we're present in force. John
D. Redmond's band Of Irish national
lists were there to man, while OF the
liberals, laborites and conservatives;
only the sick and those who had been
paired. were absent.
In the full house OF 67o members.
the government coalition liberals,
laborites and nationalists- has d ma
'ority Of 106, but one or two liberals
we're expected to vote against the
Dill, or abstain altogether, when the
hnal vote is taken tonight. At pres
ent the various parties are said to be
lined up like this: Liberals, 2s4:
laborites, 40; nationalists, 76: indie
pendent nationalists, s, and conserya-
tives, 2S2.
Shortly after 2:45 p. M, Speaker
lowther took the chair and although
tae usual batting of ministers at cues.
iion time produced several amusing
verbal encounters, the house impa-
uently awaited the resumption of the
crucial debate. There was a sigh OF
relief. when ths hands of the clock
pointed to the scheduled hour and
oadgered ministers and under.secre.
lssles escaped their interrogators.
Following in brief is what the lead.
efs say about home rule.
Premier Asquith, who introduced
me Dill: This measure gives to the
lflsh people free and ample field for
'ne development Of their own nation.
al ME Moreover, it will bind them To
us and the empire by sense OF vol
uhtary cooperation and as / believe
" sincere and loyal attachment. All
uie same time the imperial parlia
n'ell VIII be set free for a fuller and
more adequate discharge OF its i'm
psriai duties. Thus there has been
,ssefsed -, for this parliament this
mouse OF commons, the double honor
= I . feeonciling Ireland and emancipat
Ing ITSELF
rom Redmond, leader OF the Irish
a,,o,ailst nas !, party: Il personally thanI
: p,u mat ] have lived to see this day
j, uelieye that this bill will result in
!, .ae Greater unity and the strength o,
m .ae empire. ! believe it will put al
q, ,'u al a. once and for all to the wretchet
60. "ni ~ and suspicion and misunder
ssahu'ng that existed between Eng
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Half BLOCK Burned.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
BATTLE CREFTk, Mich, Jan. 10
Fire that started in the I. o. 0. f..
hall on the third floor of the Eldred
building in the heart Of the business
section this morning, burned nearly
half block. The loss ls estimated at
between $4,000 to, 100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Garment Workers Insist That They
Will Remain Idle Until Their
Demands Are
Granted.
AGAINST SWEAT SHOPS
Trick Of Employers Who Raise the
Wages Of Some Girls and Thon
Cut Down on
Others.

lUnfted Press Leased Wire Service.J
, NEW YORK, Jan 1e.-There was
hope today that within the next "a
hours agreements might be reached
between representatives OF the EN-.
ployers and union leaders, whereby
$1,000 Of the 100000 men, women and
children now on strike in the gar
ment workers allied trades might
return to their work benches.
Representatives OF the dress and
waist manufacturers association met
with the union leaders today, evi-
IDENTIFY prepared to grant some con-
cessions. It has been but one-day
strike for the women and girls en-
ployed In this industry. however, and
some OF the workers feared the con-
ference today might end as many
previous ones arranged for the other
strikers have ended-without peace.
A cold rain was falling today when
the armies of strikers reported as
punctually as usual at the hundreds
of shops They did not appear for
work, but to endeavor to persuade
lOihGtb lIOUl ItpOIlluG
their place. In most cases the crowds
were orderly.
| In the conference arranged by the
! leaders each demand of the strikers
will be taken separately with the
representatives Of the manufacturers
4 association These include an advance
| In wages, regulation of hours, sani-
tary workshops with ample fire pro-
tection and recognition Of the union.
For the other 123,00G workers
| whose cause is still to be fought out
there appeared little hope OF an early
settlement today. AS many of these
men and women have been out OF
work for nearly two weeks now they
are feeling the pinch of hunger. Their
| leaders admit funds are low in the
union treasury but all insist the
fight will go on till their demands
are granted
Sweat Shop System.
| NEW YORK, Jan 16--"This is
struggle mainly to abolish the sweat
shop system where human beings are
| literally sweated like slaves, today
said Josephine Casey, the strike or
ganizer, who is In charge of the shirt
waist workers department of the
great garment workers strike
"Our quarrel is not with those
manufacturers who have complied with
the fire safety and sanitary laws
J and who paw fair wages toSheir work
ers and in other ways treat them with
some consideration. We are sorry
that these better class employers
should have to suffer with their fell
lows through this strike. But there
are not many of these. The great ma
jority of the workers labor day and
night in horrible lofts, dark, unventi-
lated and pregnant with disease. l
have even been told by our girls of
many places where both sexes have
to make use of the same washroom
"The terrible lesson taught by the
Triangle fire has not brought about
much better conditions. don't
blame the factory inspectors. There
are not enough of them to go around
and they simply cannot be present to
see the violations OF the fire and 9TH
er safety laws occurring all the time.
"The workers employed by the
manufacturers against whom especial.
ly this strike has been brought pay
starvation wages.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Was Inaugurated This After
noon and Takes Chair Va
Gated by B. +. Carroll.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DEs MONIES, Iowa. Jan. 16.-In
the presence of members of the SEN
ate and house, in the house chamber
at 2:30 this afternoon, George w.
Clarke, republican, of Adel, was in
augurated governor OF Iowa, succeed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
wave . Turkey Trot and Tango
90 Well That Encores Were
Demanded.

n.ea Mr Press Leased Wire Service
cora. n" YORK. Jan. 16--Mrs. William
forms Wile OF the steel magnate, and
-. pf,y y Mabelle Gilman, the actress,
ssa ul airect from the ballroom at
tod. 70 the steamer La Provence
ana retired. There was good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Unsettled
weather with probably rain tonight
or Friday. Continued warm.
For Illinois, Iowa and Missouri:
Unsettled weather with probably
rain tonight or Friday. Continued
warm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Weather Conditions.

The pressure remaining low in the
extreme northwest, and high in the
southeastern states, is causing very
warm weather east of the Rockies, ex-
cept in the northern Mountain and
Plateau regions, where the influence
of high pressure in Manitoba is caus-
ing colder weather, the lowest tenn
peratures In this region ranging from
IS above zero at North Platte, Nebr.,
to 8 below zero at Havre, Mont.
Local Observations.
Jan. Bar. Their. Wind Weather
is 7 D. M. ..30.05 so S Cloudy
16 z a m. 1888 80 S Cloudy
River above low water Of 1864, froz-
en-, 5.4 feet.
Change in "a hours, fall Il.
Mean temperature, 43.
Highest temperature, 55.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature last night, As.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
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Continued ON page @,
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fconrlnued on page 81
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Leyee Broken.

L.AWRBNCEBURG, Ind, Jan. 1e.--
The lower part of this city was flood
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

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