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Pneumonia Fatal to Clark Gather.

Special Correspondence OF The STAR
HERNDON, Va, March %, 1913
Clark Gather of >the valley of Virginia
who a fortnight ago took possession of
Broadacres, his newly purchased home
in the suburbs of this town died last
night of pneumonia. He leaves two
grown sons While Mr.. Gather was pre-
pairing to remove here his wife died
suddenly of heart disease
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In Memoriam.
Loved in life: remembered in death.

ADAMS; In memory Of m9y darling mother.
JoANNA ADAMS. VIII" died two years ago.
Cecelia's Academy.
Loved in life: remembered in death.
BOUCHER. In loving remembrance .: our
|. dear and brother. MICHAEL. 4. BuJCH-
Err. who passed ont of this lsfe ;hree years
ago to-day March % 1919. Masses viii
BY Ills MOTHER AND SISTERS.
CHASE Sacred to the memory of my dear
father. u. ALEXANDER CHASE. WHO e.
motler. ALICIA NJ. CHASE. who passed
away suddenly Easter Sunday. April !, lni-
GORDON In loving but sad remembrance Of our
Callahan. who departed this life two years
ago today, March %. 1911.
Just two years ago today.
When God took dear mother away
He left empty home and aching hearts:
A precious from us has gone.
oh. how hard il was TO par;
But God loved her best.
Oh may cur dear mother be a link in the chain
Which shall bind 10 heaven till We meet her
again.
BY HER LOVING CHILDREN. IRMA LOUISE
AND MERRITT CHANCE GORDON.
HUTcHINsoN: In memory Of my dear daush,
pa sed away last Easter Sunday. 1872.
She will ever live in my heart
HER MOTHER.
NEPHEW To the memory of my dear friend.
FRED D.. who died suddenly, December 81,
1872
For space the tired body
Lies with feet toward the dawn.
TIL there breaks the last and brightest Easter
mora l.. ].
ROBINSON. In loving remembrance of our
dear mother. ADELIA NJ. ROBINSON. VINO
died three years ago. March 16, 1910
Rest on. dear mother. sweetly sleep.
Lovingly THY memory we keep.
BY HER SONS. GEORGE W. AND ARTHUR W.
! ROLAND. In sad but loving remembrance Of
INV dear beloved husband. BENJAMIN y.
ROLAND. who entered into rest one year
ago today. March 23. 1912.
| shall never love him,
Though his form he in the dust.
And day hope 10 meet him.
To this end I'm God trust.
BY HIS LOVING WIFE. BESSIE A. ROLAND.
ROLAND In sad bur loving remembrance ot
our dear son and brother. BENJAMIN. NOR
RIS ROLAND. who departed this life one
year ago today. March ~ 1912.
His memory Is dear today
in the hour lac passed away.
BY HIS LOVING MOTHER, FATHER, SISTER
AND BROTHER.
SYDNOR. Sacred the memory of our dear
son and brother. NATHANIEL l.. SfDNOe.
who died one year ago today. March -, l9l2.
BY HIS FAMILY.
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Takes Jurisdiction Over Rates.

The interstate commerce commission
has held that the additional authority
conferred by the Panama canal act gave
it Jurisdiction over rates on commodities
shipped by water from Augusta. Ga. to
Savannah, thence TO northern Atlantic
ports and then by rail to interior points
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
PETITION FOR CHANGE
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
District Residents Ask Suf-
frage and the Initiative,
Referendum and Recall.

Copies of memorial to Congress ask
ing for a change in the District govern
ment, presented to the Senate ON the
closing day of the last Congress. and
just printed. are being distributed by it's
authors-Thomas f. Will. William o.
Owens, William d. Mackenzie, Louis
Kopelin and Z. j. Dakin.
"Your memorialsts,' it is stated in the
document. after a recital of. conditions
in the District, desire that Congress
shall appoint a joint commit zee or SUBJ
committee of Congress to investigate the
present form of government in the Dis
trict. and that this committee. after i'm
partial public hearings, shall draft bill
for such new form of government as in
the judgment of Congress, will meet the
demands of the situation: also that this
bill shall be submitted to a referendum
pie of the District before being enacted
into law.
study of Municipal Forms.
In this connection it is suggested that.
| for the guidance of Congress. a special
study should be made of municipal gov
eminent at home and abroad, and espe-
cially of the capital cities of the states
of the Union and foreign countries
AS features of a new government for
the National Capital. the petition makes
the following suggestions:
Il. Equal suffrage for men and women
in the District of Columbia, including
. municipal suffrage for federal employees,
who do not exercise the right of munich
pal suffrage elsewhere.
Concentration of Powers.
-. The concentration of all District
governmental powers. legislative, execu-
tive and judicial, in the hands of a re-
sponsible commission directly elected by
the people and, through the initiative
referendum and recall, directly subject
to the control of the people.
%. Direct primaries.
II. Proportional representa- ton
.. A corrupt-practices act effectively
outlawing bribery.
70. The divorce of national from local
issues in elections.
-. publicity pamphlet, as in Oregon. -
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Comes to Brazilian Embassy.

Epaminondas Chormont, until recently
charge of the Brazilian legation in Mex
leo City, has been made first secretary
of the Brazilian embassy here. to sue
coed Mr.. de Lima, who a few months ago
was transferred to Christiania, Sweden,
as minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Judge Keedy of Hagerstown, Nd, in an
opinion filed Thursday, ordered the re-
lease of a mortgage on the Ditlow prop
erty in Williamsport, after nearly eight
cen years Of litigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The oyster season, which has practical
IL closed in some parts of Virginia is
said to have been the least remunerative
for many years. The oysters in the Rap
pahannock and its tributaries have been
poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

William JabeZ Stokes of Lancaster. Va.
died Wednesday at the home of his
nephew. j. f. Davenport. He was seven
ty-eight years old. He served in the Con-
federate army from first Manassas to
AppOmattoX.
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BORN

KENNEDY. IN March DO. 1913. to Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. NJ Kennedy of 3409 Mount Pleas
ant street northwest. son. WILLIAM Nj y
SEY KENNEDY Jr.
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MARRIED.

BURKLIN-CANTwELL. On March s. 1913 at
Baltimore Nd. by Rev. David Neely
AcHII.LE NJ. BURKLIN and IDA MAY
CANTWEL.
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Another Good Work.

Another feature of the meeting will be
the discussion of ways and means to en-
courage the active work of the Jewish
Alliance of Cleveland. Ohio. in its efforts
to send poor boys to college. particularly
to scientific and agricultural institutions.
Consideration also will be given to a
plan to aid a sanitarium maintained at
the Arkansas Hot Springs for rheumatics
and other irvalids. This will be the first
year that this Grand Lodge has been
asked to contribute to the support of this
institution. The directors of the At
Ianta Orphans Home will meet Sunday,
March 81. at 10 O'Clock A luncheon for
the women {. the delegation will be held
at the New Willard at 1880 Monday,
March 81. and at 2:3J o'clock the same
afternoon President Wilson will receive
the B'na Birth at the White House.
There will be a reception by the board Of
District Commissioners and automobile
ride for the women of the party Monday
afternoon. and Monday evening ban
quet will De held at Rauscher's. when
Representative Curley of Massachusetts
will be the guest of honor. in recognition
of his efforts in defeating the immigration
bill last winter. The program for Tues
day. April l. will include an afternoon
theater party for the women of the dele
cation and dance and reception at
Rauscher's in the evening.
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DIR. j. ROZIER BIGGS,
Chairman,

n DOVE" OF beauty Will greet the NlSlt-
ors o. the Knights of Columbus kirmess.
which opens tomorrow and continues
until Saturday. April ). The X. OF G..
Hall. at COS + street northwest. has been
decorated for the occasion. the booths
being designed to give a simple and or
nate setting. All the woodwork is white
ard the columns of the council booths
are OF colonial style. A two-foot strip
af latticework runs the entire length of
the hall on both SIDES. the top of the
council booths serving connection
COR them. Entwined in this lattice
work are var:-colorsd flowers.
Location of the Booths.
From the entrance on the right side is
the candy booth, decorated in PIN, and
white. and the three council booths Of
Spalding, keane and Washington. deco
rated in purple and white green and
white and yellow and white. respectively.
On the left-hand side is Potomac's booth,
in red and white with CARROTS next, in
blue and white The novelty stand is at
the far end OF the hall. On the stage,
with the decoration colors Of red, white
and blue. while the punch stand is be-
tween the two main entrances.
On the top of the colonial columns. as
Wen as along the gallery rail-, are pOtteu
plants. Refreshments are to be served
in the gallery during the dancing, the
orchestra being hidden behind palms. In
the lower hal is located the 2entlemens'
smoking room and the Japanese tea gar
den. The walls of both the upper and
lower halls are decorated with large
American flags
Besides the council booths there will
be the gypsy tent of keane Council a
country store conducted by Carroll
Council and a drug store by Spalding
Council. with many other novel attrac-
tons.
Daily Luncheons at Noon.
the kirmess from noon until O'Clock
pm. the several councils being in charge
on the following days. respectively: To-
morrow and March 81. Spalding Council;
March 26 and -. Carroll Council: March
IS and % Potomac Council: March 81
and April 1. Washington Council: April
. and 3, keane Council, and April 4 and
D. the combined councils
4 voting contest to decide who is the
most popular grand knight of the five
councils will be held. Those entered in
the contest are: Dr. Joseph \. Mudd of
Washington Council: Charles W. Darr Of
keane Council: William j. McGee of
Carroll Council; Francis j. p Cleary of
Spalding Council and Frank l.. Hewitt of
Potomac Council
Special prizes will be awarded by the
various councils
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Women's Committees.

Committees in charge Of entertainment
for the women are:
Reception committee-Mrs. Simon Wolf,
chairman: Mrs. A. Simon Mrs. L. Stern.
Mrs III. Hahn, Mrs |. l.. Blout. Mrs NJ.
Cohen, Mrs. j. Eisenmann Mrs A. NJ
F:shel and Mrs. Sol Herzos: automobile
committee-Mrs. J. rasburger chair
man: Mrs. J. T. Peyser Mrs L. Kann,
Mrs. J. Refs. Mrs S. Ganss and Mrs NJ
Ganss; luncheon committee-Mrs III. j.
Pack. chairman: Mrs. NJ. Rosenberg,
Mrs \. Wolf and Mrs. A. Sigmund: tea
and theater committee-Mrs L. Baum
garten, chairman: Mrs. s. Lyons. Mrs
Is. Lyon, Mrs. 4. &. Mayer and Mrs.
Straus.
Joseph Strasburger is chairman Of the
banquet committee and will be assisted
by Simon Lyon, Joel Hilman Samue l
Ganss and Nose lsenmann. At the heaC
of the reception committee is A. D.
Prince, chairman, and Leon Pretz-
fielder, vice chairman.
Officers of the Grand Lodge are Juliu.
|. Peyser. president: Lionel Well OF
Goldsboro, \. c., first vice president
DR.. Frank L. Rosenthal of Columbus
Ga. second vice president George Sol
ONION of Savannah. Ga. secretary: Henry
Sternberger of Greensboro, n. c., treas
urer. and Milton Klein of Atlanta. Ga.
sergeant alarms. Their successors will
be elected at the business session April L
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ADAMS In memory of ny darling mother.
JOANNA ADAMS. who died two years age.
March %. 1911. Anniversary nj ST.
Cecclias AcadeEly.
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Opening Addresses.

At the opening session Sunday night
addresses will be made by Morris Laze-
ron of Asheville, \. e.: {. \. Seldelson
of Atlanta. Ga, and the Rev. |. Z. Mar
cusson of Charleston, s. C. The meeting
will be largely social and Informal, and
will be closed with musical entertain
ment.
Secretary of State Bryan. Secretary OF
Commerce Redfield and Secretary of
Labor Wilson already have been selected
for speakers at the banquet March 81. and
two other cabinet members ar expected
to take part in the program
Members of the executive rommit;e7 +,
which Will have charge of the en- on,
are Simon Wolf, chairman ex &c o: L. l..
Blout. honorary chairman: JUS Pcyser,
active chairman: L. c. Navel president;
Argo Lodge, Lee Baumgarten, Charles A.
Goldsmith Joseph Strasburger, A. D..
Prince, Max Cohen. Julius Refs, Joel
Hillman. Dr. Abram Simon. DR.. Louis
Stern, Simon Stern. Simon Lyon. Nose
Eisenmann. Samuel Ganss, Isaac Heiden-
neimer, NJ. d. Rosenberg, Morris Hahn.
Sol. Herzog. Alexander Wolf. Adoiph NJ.
Lewis S. kann. Jacob Eisenmann, Harry
Lewis s. Kan. Jacob Eisemann, Harry
Hahn, Morris Ganss and Sidney Straus.
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CHARITIES THEME
OF CONVENTION
PhiIanthropic Work of B'nai
Birth to Come Before
Grand Lodge.
SESSIONS TO BEGIN HERE
ON NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT
System of Subsidies for Children in
Orphan Homes Among Subjects
to Be Considered.

Fans have been practically completed
1ors the thirty-ninth annual meeting of
district Grand Lodge. No. s. Independ-
ent Order Bnai Birth. to be held in
this city March 80. 81 and April l.
Delegates from five southern states and
the District of Columbia will be pres
ent. 1t has been definitely decided that
the principal subjects 10 be discussed
at the convention shall be these deal
ing with the material extension of the
ph1ianthropic work of the society.
Probably the most important innova-
tlon planned is the elimination of
orphans homes SO far as possible, and
the perfection of plans to take chill
dren from the homes, place them in the
care OF their widowed mothers and pro-
vide for a system of subsidies to the
mothers so that the children may have
the benefit of home influences. In this
connection julius Rcsenwald. the Chi
cago Dhilanthropist, already has made
an offer to the Atlanta Orphans Home.
in which nc proposes tina. each child
living in that institution, whose mother
can be found. shall be turned back to
the parent. who will be given a sum
sufficient to maintain the child
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BOUCHER. In loving remembrance oc our
dear and brother MICHAEL. \. BUJ eli
ER. who passed Of this lsfr three years
ago today March -. 1919. Masses viii
be aid at st. AloysGS Church.
RY Ills MOTHER AND SISTERS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-05
NO POSTAL
PRIMARY
IN SIGHT
Griffin and Burton Both
Say No Law for
Calling It.

When questioned as to the proposed
primary for the selection Of a man to
recommend to the next president for
postmaster at Chickasha, Walter Grit
fin, secretary of the county election
board, said IF such an election is
called and held, it will not be by the
county election board The board has
no authority to hold such an election,
the matter being entirely outside oil
its jurisdiction We could have moth
ing to do with it as a board since the
law makes no provision If it is called
it will have to be by citizens and It
would have to be held in the same
manner"
1t has been suggested that the mayor
might call such an election, but Mayor
Burton takes a different view OF it, i
have talked with the county attorney
and other lawyers said he, "and all
say the mayor has no authority for
such action In fact, nobody has such
authority and if there is anything Of
the kind done it will have to be by
agreement among the individuals
have also consulted a number Of citi-
zens in regard to it and have talked
to only one who regarded such an cleo
ton as advisable at this time even #
there were any law governing il. As
far as ] am officially concerned there
is nothing for me to do in regard 10
it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-05
e OppACFn RV
COUNTY COM'RS

With petitions asking that the super
ior court be abolished signed by sew
eral hundred citizens in various parts
of the county already prepared and
ready to send to the legislature, and
counter petitions in circulation, the
new board Of county commissioners
took a hand in the contest over the
court this week.
The commissioners adopted strong
resolutions asking that the court be
abolished at once, declaring it unnec-
essary for the transaction Of the coua.
tvs legal business and an unnecessary
burden upon the taxpayers Copies OF
the resolution will be sent to the leg
.islature
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-05
MANY SUITS
ARE FILED

Tuesday was a banner day for the
court clerks OF Grady county, a total
Of "A suits being filed in the superior
and district courts, which is far above
the average. In the district court
alone II suits were filed The new
suits were as follows
IN Superior Court
Gilbreath & Halsey vs. st. Louis &
San Francisco K. r. Co, damages.
Welborne, Herndon & Durbln.
The Missouri Lumber Trust Co. vs..
w 0 Ewing ct al al on bond, $i5S.27.
Bond & Melton.
Frances $50 VS.. Charley Tgo divorce,
Barefoot & Carmichael.
In District Court.
Standard Savings and Loan Associa-
tion VS.. David P. Smith and Rosa v.
Smith. foreclosure, s961. .25.
f. E. Riddle VS., r. p Walford, can
collation. OF mortgage, s9S46.22. Harry
Hammerly
Anne Penny VS.. Grady County, suit
for Sl1S90 taxes Bond & Melton.
Mona Beddingfield vs.. same, s52.SO
for taxes. Bond & Melton.
David R. Dipert VS.. Julia Dipert, di.
voree Simpson & Holding.
State National Bank vs.. w. G. Ran
dolph ct al, foreclosure Of lien and to
set aside deeds to Wilson & Tomber-
lin.
Observation-Disclosures co. VS.. c.
A. Rasham, on account. Barefoot &
Carmichael
Il G. MeMurty VS. Tom Graham ct
al, transcript Of Judgment $500.
Midland Savings and Loan 9o vs.
D. r. Robinson ct al foreclosure.
Edward S, Butterfield VS.. Willis c
West, foreclosure, sl7666- Barefoot
& Carmichael.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-05
STAMPEDE
STAGED AT
CRAP GAME
Officers Bag 10 Blacks
but Three Duck in
Darkness

We went coon hunting last night
and made a mighty good haul said
Deputy J. A. Thompson this morning
We caught 10 in one bunch, but three
Of them made their getaway while en-
route to the station
The scene was a negro crap game
and was staged in the side room to
Bige Taylor's restaurant on Two
street Having had "hunch9 that
there was something doing in the un-
derworld OF Chickasha Sheriff Lewis,
Deputies Phillips and Thompson and
Officer Jim Dillon proceeded to go
forth in quest OF game-and they
found it, They walked quietly in on
the crap game before the participants
were aware that de law was in the
neighborhood.
Lewis and Dillon pushed thTOug
the connecting door while Thompson
and Phillips covered the retreat at the
side door "rn just take charge Of the
whole layout said Sheriff Lewis, as
he walked up to the table. This re-
mark and the sight Of the aforemen-
toned law, was the signal that start
ed a general stampede. Dillon, WHO
had rushed to the back door. was
sorely pressed, but succeeded in turn
ing the leaders Of the stampede and
they surged on the exit which was
being guarded by Phillips and Thomp-
son. who fought manfully 10 keep from
being trampled underfoot. They fin
ally pointed the leaders around the
room and the stampeders eventually
started milling around in circle with
the ultimate result that they slowed
down and finally stopped.
Meanwhile a lone crap shooter, so
interested in the game that he had not
become aware Of the presence of the
officers. continued to shoot for his
point Come on. dice, won't you
'ninel7 Be a nine, dice cried he
as he rolled the festive bones upon the
table. AT this iuneure Sheriff Lewis
stopped him and he was thrown N
with the rest Of the herd
Tie entire bunch was started for
the city bastile, but enroute three Of
tenders made good their escape in tbs
darkness. the officers landing at the
station with sixteen They were trans
ferred this morning to the county jail
where they win await trial
The entire 1G members Of the crar
game were arraigned before Justice
Moore today and by examination were
classified as vagrants and gamblers
Twelve OF the number were classee
as ~vags" and fined s11 each, while
the remaining four gamblers wers
fined S8g eaoh
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-05
Farmers and Business Men Of &C.
ment will Meet TO Take Steps
Toward Developing
the Field
INQUIRIES COMING
FROM OIL MEN
Beaumont Man to Visit Scene
Leasing Report UnfOunded---
Company Prepares to Sink
Well Near Fletcher

Continued activity marks the pro-
gress Of the oil and gas proposition
near Cement seeming to center around
the "gasser discovered on the farm
Of sherman Funk. two and one half
miles east Of Cement. and that some
thing definite will be done within the
near future is evidenced by the state
ment OF Mr. Funk yesterday that a
mass meeting Of the farmers and bus
mess men Of Cement viii be held
there Thursday night for the purpose
Of coming to some agreement as to a
method Of procedure.
"It is understood, said Mr.. Funk,
that we are to have at that time,
two or more representatives from dif.
ferent Organizations who win submit
propositions 70 u.s. am not in a posi-
ton, however, to state just what action
win be taken. The report that the
entire country near Cement has been
leased is unfonnded. Several men
have been there, but as yet / think
there has been very little land actually
leased The entire proposition will
be threshed out al the mass meeting. %
Mr Funk reported that the Sunshine
oil and Gas company has erected a
derricks about half way between
Fletcher and Sterling and are now put
ting down a test Well Two compa-
MES have leased 10000 acres in the VI.
cInity Of Fletcher ] understand. con
tinued Mr. Funk and expect to give
The proposition a thorough test. Re
garding the well on my place, | have
had letters from oil men at Tulsa
and Sapulpa who desire definite in.
formation. Floyd Martin Of Beaumont,
Texas. win be in Cement within few
days to look over the field Mr. Mar
tin is an oil man and doubtless what
he has to say concerning the field viii
bear much weight with the laymen
around Cement
That the gas well on Mr. Funks
property has been in its present con-
dition for several years is evidenced
By a story that came to light yester.
day The story was told by w. Ill
Royce, VINO has lived in the Cement
neighborhood for a number Of years.
re said that some two years ago. he
and another man were repairing some
farm implements and were attempting
to remove a tap from a rusty bolt. The
tap was so stubborn that they poured
oil on it and set fire to the oil Be
ing near the well, they seated them
selves on the eurbing. and in some
manner the gas coming from the we'll
was gnited At that time they thought
they had spilled some OF the oil IN
the well, but as it burned several min
utes, they marveled that the blaze
should continue SO long When the
gas was discovered a few days ago,
Mr.. Royce recalled the occurrence and
states now that he is certain the blaze
at the top OF the we'll two years ago
was caused by the escaping gas