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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

Seven, come eleven. said Fate last
night at the high school gym when
the basket ball game between the FL
Reno and chickasha girls teams start.
ed. and eleven came and perehed
permanently on the banner OF the
home guard before the game was over
the final score resulting, Chickasha /.
El Reno Z.
1t was a good game from the first
blast of the whistle each team playing
fast, snappy ball but as the game wore
on the Chickasha contingent drew
slowly but surely to the front and fin
ished four points to the good. This
game was featured by the fact that il
was the deciding game ia 4 series
OF three games and decided tns cham
pionship between the contendins
teams for 1929 and again Chickasha
has brought home The bacon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
Groom Lands in Limbo on the
Charge Of Kidnapping Young
Girl, After a Merry Chase
BY the Officers
BRIDE -TO-BE SAYS
SHE WILL WAIT
Groom Divorced Short Time Ago
and Can't Be Legally Married
in State Till Lapse Of
Six Months

Upon a warrant charging kidnapping,
w. D. Sanders was arrested yesterday
at Anadarko and returned this morn
ing to Chickasha in the custody o.
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Thompson. The
arrest came after race Of a day and
a night.
Wednesday night w. D. Sanders,
aged 33, and Miss Sarah Wilkerson,
aged l6, left chickasha with the in
tention, it is believed, Of getting across
the Texas line, there to be married.
Relatives Of the young lady learned
Of the affair, sought the aid Of the
officials and the race was on, The
couple were headed off at Ninnekah,
from where they drove to Norge.
When it was learned that they were
headed for Norge, Deputy Thompson
and a brother Of the girl started from
Chickosha in an QUITO in an endeavor
to reach Norge ahead OF them, but
when they arrived it was only to learn
that they had been there and had gone,
presumably to Anadarko- DepuIy
Thompson phoned to the sheriff at
Anadarko and Sanders was arrested
upon their arrival in that city.
Il is said that Sanders secured q
divorce some four weeks ago from a
former wife. and under the statute Of
Oklahoma he could not be legally mar
ried for a period Of six months after
his divorce was granted in this state
For this reason he was endeavorine
to get into Texas
Miss Wilkerson stated that they
would be married and if they had tc
wait Six months in order to make the
union legal, she would willingly wait
that long.
Sanders came here from Missouri
two months ago. The young lady lives
in the country near Chickasha
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
TRYOUT AT THE
BASEBALL PARK

The warm sunshine speaks plainly
Of baseball and tomorrow win see
many candidates for the 1913 Chicka.
sha team on the diamond at Univers.
ity park for the second workout OF the
year
W. H. Burgess, who has leased the
park for che season. issued state,
ment today that all aspirants for a
berth cn the Chickasha team are more
than welcome to come out tomorrow
and show what they can do. Tomor.
rows exhibitions viii, however, by no
means definitely decide the line-up as
the organization has not been perma-
nently effected as yet 1t is expected
that early next week, a baseball meet
ing will be held. at which every base
ball fan and player in the city will be
welcome to express his views and at
which time the organization viii ef-
fected.
1T is my idea,7 said Mr.. Burgess
this morning, that the only way to
run an amateur team is to keep a strict
set Of books, showing all receipts and
disbursements Of funds and to divide
the profits equally among the players,
and that method will be pursued as
long as I have anything to do with the
team I believe there is enough ma
terial in chickasha to form one Of the
fastest amateur teams IN Oklahoma Il
is an advertisement to the city and
from my conversation with few oi
the merchants, I am satisfied such q
team will meet with their entire ap
proyal and support
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

all And yet some who have Attended
other like functions said It was just
as recherche as any and chat Mrs.
Wilson's debut would stand in history
in just as glowing eolors AIS the intro
duetions Of dozen other misuesses Of
the White House
Mrs Pinchot is one Oh the leaders Of
the movement to abolish the burden
some duty calls which have proved
SO confusing 10 society at the capital.
She proposes to rouse sentiment
among members Of the Congressional
club to carry out los primary object Of
mutual improvement IN previous adj
ministrations Mrs Pinehot declares,
the women have delnged one another
with calling cards which came to mean
little "a machine could do that work
as well, she said. With the prospec-
tive simplicity Of this administra.
tion, Mrs Pinchot believes much of
this useless calling can be dispensed
with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
JONAS LOSES HIS
GOURD HONORS

Unless Jonas Cook can step out "a
his back yard and produce another
sourd be will have 20 move into that
section Of the house labeled general
admission and be seated for Law
renee Martin staggered into the FARM
ers State bank this morning under
the weight Of a sourd that has the
Cook production backed entirely off
the boards
The Martin gourd is loot longer
than Cooks and shows much more
class. because of a clever little twist it
executed in. the last few feet Of its
growth. q am willing to concede that
alr. Cook is some eourd raiser in fact,
he is a great gourd raiser, said Mr.
Martin today. "bnt anyone can readily
see that i have him slapped to a stand.
stin. I DO not take any Oh the ereait
home to myself and the only way that
! can account for beating him is sim.
ply that my gourd is Demoeratls
gourd and his is a Bail Mooser"
Mr. Martin explained confdentially
that the specimen which he produced
was simply enc he gathered at random
Tes rs length and 1hal il one were
gathering gourds from his patch ioi
size he had them that some Of ths
neighbors had cut half in two and lised
haif for a wash tub NEXr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
START MEMS
BIBLE CLUB

The men Of the Epworth Methodist
church have secured the use Of the
Carnegie library auditorium for the
purpose OF organizing and conducting
mems Bible club for the men Of
chickasha The auditorium viii he
seated for that purpose in a few days.
As the men are not sure they will have
it fitted up before some time next
week. they viii assemble al the Metho-
dist church at $3.50 sunday afternoon
TO listen to an address by Dr. Shelton
OF Oklahoma City on the subject Of
Mems Bible Study Classes Every
man in chickasha is welcome and iR.
vited to come TO the church Sunday
afternoon. I'VE want YOU to become 4
member Of this club, so say the com.
mittee on organizatioa.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
High Wedding
at High Noon

AT high noon today the highest we'd
ding chat ever occurred in Chiekasha
and probably in Oklahoma, was SOL
emnized on the roof Of the ssw First
National bank building chickasha 5
first sky scraper, the highest point in
Grady county The bride w4s Mrs.
Ruth Mccutchin Of Memphis, Tenn,
and the groom was Louis J Walther eff
New Orleans, who was employed by
the Lisle-Dunning Construction COM
pany.
Although, upon request Of the bride,
the affair was kept as secret as pos
sible, the news had filtered out from
some unaccountable source and half
An hour before time fov the ceremony
the roof Of the building was covered
with spectators From the number of
people filing In at the entrance to the
building, passersby surmised that
something of the unusual order was in
progress, and noticing the crowd as-
sembed along the top Of the building,
stopped to gaze, with the result that
before the arrival Of the bridal party
all eyes in the vicinity We're turned
to the roof Of the building The de.
mand for entrance To the building be-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
EDUCATION
Is THEME
OF BISHOP

Bishop Edwin D, Mouzon Of San An.
tonic, who will deliver a sermon on
Christian education at the Methodist
church tomorrow, arrived in the city
this afternoon With the members Of
the official board Of the church and
their wives, he will be entertained at
supper at 1890 this evening at the
Early hotel
Bishop Mouzon is known as one of
the greatest preachers in America and
he is said TO be particularly strong on
educational themes. The local church
has made plans for a great day and
many visitors from other towns are
expected,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
HAD TO
COME BACK
+*@%@*$%@++*#*+ +

Just had 70 come back to chiekasha
that's tine explanation of the pres
ence today of J. c. Early as landlord at
the Hotel Midway Mr. and Mrs Early
took charge Of the hotel yesterday att
efnoon. While j. c. poses as the land
lord, fhis title Is merely an honorary
one, the active management really de-
volving upon the other member OF the
firm.
Mr. Early has been in very poor
health the past year and just recently
left a hospital al Eureka Springs, Ark
but he is now eon the mend and hopes
to entirely recover under the influence
Of this sambrious climate
The Earlys first came to Chickasha
IN 1898 aud started the old Early hotel
which was in the neighborhood oi
Third and Colorado avenue. Later they
became proprietors Of the New Early
which they managed till they went u
Oklahoma City to take charge Of I'll,
Threadgill when the latter hotel wa.
opened They have had wide expert
ence in the hotel business and viii h'
welcomed back 70 Chlokasha by thi
travelling public pad their numerous
friends III the city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

came 50 great that it was necessary ID
place a guard upon the door with /.
structions to forbid other persons from
entering.
The entire crew employed in the con-
struction OF the building were present
and stood with barred heads as the bri-
dal party, composed Of the bride and
groom, Mrs. II. B Vowel. as brides
maid, and R. a, Brady Of st. Louis.
as groomsman, made their appearance
and marched slowly to the northeast
corner Of the building, which had been
designated as the spot where the cere
mony was to be performed
There, overlooking the entire city
Of Chickasha, and miles Of the fertile
Washita valley, Judge Moore pro.
nounced the ceremony that made Louis
J. Walther and Mrs Ruth McCutchin
man and wife. while from above, OH
Sol smiled down his approval and the
camera brigade clicked an imitation
Of Mendelssohn's Wedding March ana
as tAe groom stole the first kiss from
the blushing bide. the assembled Wit
nesses Joined in lusty cheer
Mr. and Mrs. Walther will leave te.
night for their future home in Mem
phis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
HAYWOOD IS
DISCHARGED


Telegram by United Press
Patterson, N. j.. April 5.-Judge
Minturn of the supreme court Of New
Jersey today freed VIM. d. Haywood
and Adolph Tessig, leaders Of the silk
strike. from the charge Of unlawful
assembly"
The decision establishes the right
Of free speech and peaceful assembly
for strikers. The decision was greet.
ed with suppressed applause in the
court room and prolonged cheering By
thousands OF strikers on the streets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
ALLEGED
FIREBUCS
INDICTED
reIegram BY Unlted Press

Telegram by United Press
Chicago, AprH Fifty-six mer-
chants and fire insurance adiusters,
alleged to be firebugs, were indicted
by the special grand jury, charged
with connection with the million doll
lar argon trust
The charges are arson with intent
to deiraud and conspiracy with intent
to commit arson and 259 indictments
We're returned.
The indictments are based on the
confession Of John Danies and Benja-
min Fink The names OF the indicted
viii not be made public until the ar
rests are made
AT least 50 per cent Of the Chicago
fires are Of incendiary origin, accord
ing to statement in the iurys re-
port.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
Telegram By United Press.

Sofia April 1.-THE Balkan allies re-
plying TO the peace proposals Of the
powers today stated that they would
Insist Oh meir demand tot cash in-
demnity and the cession Of the Asean
islands to Hreeee They were willing
to accept the Turkish European from
tier proposed By the powers.
THE powers suggested thaf Instead
OF demanding a cash indemnity each
aIly should assume the portion Of the
Turkish public debt charged TO that
portion q Turkey taken oyer By the
Balkan states.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
Refuses to Allow The
Withdrawal Of Road
relegram By unitaa Press.

Telegram BIZ United Press.
New York. April s. When the hear
ing on the wage dispute between fire
men and 54 eastern railroads was re-
sumed today before the arbitration
board Judge Chambers, the chairman,
announced that the Toledo, St Louis
& Western will have to abide by the
final decision Of the board and can
not withdraw from the arbitration.
Two weeks ago the road asked to
withdraw and settle individually with
the flremen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
MARRIAGE PERMITS.

Marriage licenses We're issued this
morning from the county judges office
to the following
NJ. L Daniel. aged 30 Of Mineo, and
Miss pearle Bryant, aged %, OF Minco
Chester Tweed, aged 10, OF Pocasset,
and Miss Mabel Trammell, aged 10. Of
pocasset Chas. Trammell, father Of
the bride. gave his consent 10 the mar
riage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
SURRENDER
OF SCUTARl
REPORTED
Stronghold Of Turks Falls into
Hands Of Allies News UncOn-
firmed Balkan States
Reply to Powers
reIegram ng IInIted Preas

Telegram Dy United Press
London, April 81 scutari has sur
rendered TO the Montenegrins and
servians. according 70 persistent bur
unconiirmed reports received here to-
day.
The foreign office and diploma $
had no authentic information but their
reports agreed that the city will fali
before the desperate assault Of the
G000 allies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
PASSES 18th MILE POST.

J. A. Bateman, one OF the pioneer
residents of ehickasha yesterday oele.
brated his 7Sth birthday Respected
and honored BY all, Mr. Bateman whe
is a Civil war blue veteran. is hale
.snd hearty and his friends hope he
may celebrated many more similar oe.
casions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
KlRKLlN CONVICTED.

Telegram By Unlted Press.
TT Worth, Texas, April 5.-Frank
Kirklin, charged with the murder OF
Eugene Slayton year ago. was con
vieted and given ten years today This
is the first murder conviction here in
many years.
Slayton was engaged to Fay Wool
8 ard whom Kirklin afterwards ma
ried to prevent her from testifying
against him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

Hickman, Ky, April 5.--Water COM
ing through several breaches in the
city levee at West Hickman which
went out Friday. has Inundated that
suburb to depth OF from four 20
tive feet Friday night and spread 10
the west OF Hickman. Additional men
were recruited from the workers on
the city dyke vino joined the flood
fighters on the Reel Foot leyee Friday
night. No weak points have developed
Giong this stretch. and while the water
is lapping the sand bags piled en-
top Of the leyee, those directing t.e
fight assert thut no immediate danger
exists.
The West Hickman embankmeni eol-
Idpsed shortly before / o'clock friday.
4 gap twenty feet wide was torn "a
the 1eyee and to eQualize the water
Continued on Page SKI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
K. AND [. Of S. MEET.

The knights and Ladies Of Security
held a regular meeting last night at
the A. 0 Z W. hall that was well a.
tended and large class was initiated.
After the lodge meeting proper ra
freehments were served and a general
social hour spent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
LEVEES AT MEMPHIS
ARE STILL HOLDING
Forces are Carrying Pre-.
visions and Tents to Refugees
in Two States Shawnee
town is Deserted
Telegram BY United Press.

Cairo, ILL.,, April 5.-The situation
here is improved this morning Tie
Ohio has been standing since yester-
day at the high stage, 54.7. and it is
believed that this section win escape
inundation.
The rapidity Of the current gives as
surance that the breaks in the levees
south Of here are taking care Of the
flood, also large volume Of water IS
flowing into the Mississippi through
Cache creels and over the Baltimore q
Ohio tracks.
There will be no relaxation in vigi-
lance until the river recedes and a
margin Of safety Is established The
Mound City levees are still holding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN
WOODWARD CASE TODAY.

There were no new developments in
the Woodward case today. A report
from Df. DeBarr on the analysis o.
the contents Of Woodwards stomach
is expected tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
AUTO BANDIT ESCAPES
AND Is KILLED BY FALL
Telegram by United Press

Paris. April 5.-Lacombe, the auto
bandit, awaiting execution on the gull
lotine. today escaped from his cell.
When trapped on a roof he leaped to
the court yard below and was killed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
klLeoRE A DELEGATE.

W S. Kilgore has received a com
mission from Coy. cruee to go 10
Birmingham, Ala, as one Of the Okla
hona delegates to the National Good
Roads association. The meeting Will
be held April 2i25.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
JOIN WHITE SLAVE CRUSADE.
Telegram BY united Press

Telegram BY United Press
Springfield lll.. Apri l5-california
and Alabama are two additional states
that are ready to cooperate with Hill
nois IN stamping out the white slave
evil, according to letters received to-
day by Lieut. CoY. 0Hara from the
governors Of those states
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

Memphis, April 5.-The leyees ara
holding the back waters. The bayou
Gayoso on the south side broke this
morning, flooding five blocks, No lives
were lost. It will flood the section n
Memphis that was inundated last year
except the north part OF the bayou
containing the light aud water plants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

Paducah, Ky, April with a foot
and a half more water expected before
the crest in the present Ohio river
flood reaches this point Sunday, Pa
ducah is already hard his. business
practically is suspended N one block.
Boats are afloat in the lobby OF the
New Richmond hotel, the floor or
which is itself three feet above the
street level
The s00e foot Island creek bridge
which connected Paducah and Mechan-
iesbmg buckled into the center Fri.
day and is wreck.
Two hundred extra policemen, in
hastily constructed boats, last night
began patrolling tie business streets
to prevent looting Of the abandoned
stores. The city prisoners were re-
leased from their cells which are ha.f
filled with water. The saloons ara
closed and disorder is minimized.
All train service has been canceleI
except that between Memphis and
Louisville, but passengers can reach
tbe stations only by means Of boats.
The population of the refugee camp.
back Of the city on the hills. was in-
creased by 800 but its CAPACITY is by
no means taxed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
Telegram by United Press.

Cairo, April Col. Daniel J. Mori.
arity, in command Of the militia here,
received word this morning that a de-
tachment of the seventh regiment sta.
toned at Mound City are in real dan
ger. The leyees are reported weak
and are liable to break at any time.
Moriarity left Immediately for a per.
sonal investigation Of the condition.
Gen Dickson of Illinois militia is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow from ST.
Louis with a relief boat carrying 10000
rations and 200 tents for refugees ia
Illinois and Missouri.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
FLYER CRUSHES
into STATION
TWO ARE KILLED
4444444+44%+%*% ;

, Telegram by United Press. !
= Hoytville. Ohio, April 5. =
+ Two We're killed and eleven +
+ persons Injured seriously when !
: the Baltimore 4 0bio llyei =
= plunged through an open switch :
+ at midnight into the station J
= here 4
+ One Of the killed and three OF I
: the injured We're IN the station !
: THE station building was demol !
> ished =
= - = ! + ! ) = !, : !, + = i. {
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
Telegram by United Press.

a Telegram by United Press.
= Ayr Scotland, April 5.-The I
= militant suifragettes fired the
+ grand stand, stables and all the I
= buildings at the race course
+ here Total loss was S150,000,
~ : : , +%++*
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05

Tonight, fair and Varmeri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-19
THE COUNTY OFFICIALS
They Don't Particularly Like County
Boards Stand on Vacations.

Expressions were general today
among the county officials that the
order of the board of county commits
sioners cutting out vacations for coun-
ty officials and employees would be ig-
nored.
The board did not hire me, the peo-
pie did. and it is none of the board $
business what 1 do, nor whether or not
L allow my clerks to take a vacation. -
is the way one official expressed him
self
Another said he thought the board
was playing politics and expressed
doubt that any attempt would be made
to enforce the resolution, and that if
an attempt were made, how far the
board would go.
There was some specuIa ton Is to
what the board would do about those
officials who are now either on vaca-
tions or have already taken them.
Judge WhitcOmo, of the second divis-
ion of the district court, is now on
vacation in Colorado. 1t is understood
that Judge Dana, of the first division,
is considering going to Colorado Chas.
cation. VIII the board attempt to
hold out on the salaries of
these men and others who are cited is
the question now being discussed
Some of those who are displeased
with the boards action offer criticism
of the way the board members earn
their own pay. claiming that they do
not get to work until 1890 o'clock in
the morning and then only two days
a week
One county official, however. is not
worried over the vacation question.
Never been fishing in my life: never
went hunting but once in my life, and
| Ea IL Nth inc
else.'' is the way Oscar Swayze, county
clerk, states his case