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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
TAX CASES
DECIDED
BY COURT
Plaintiffs Recover from County
When Tax PAID Under Protest
Separate Suits are Required
as to Other Taxes

In decisions in two cases affecting
the recovery Of taxes already paid on
Indian land, Judge Bailey held satur.
day that the plaintiffs were entitled
to recover all county taxes paid under
protest, but as to state, township and
school district taxes the court held
that they could not recover in an
action filed again the county.
The inference from the decision is
that in such cases suits must be filed
separately against the state, township
and school district in order to recover.
The two cases decided Saturday
were Mona Bedingfield. minor, VS..
Grady county, being an action to re-
cover taxes paid on her allotment for
the years 1909, 1910 and 1911, and Mrs
Annie Penny vs.. Grady county. the
action being the same. both suits being
filed by Attorneys Bond & Melton.
They were regarded as test cases. The
same attorneys have another suit
pending affecting about 80 plaintiffs
and involving taxes amounting to ap-
proximately $4,000. It is expected
that judgment will be granted against
the county in this case as soon as it
is reached as the points involved have
already been decided.
As a result OF Judge Bailey's decis-
ion it is expected that suits will be
instituted against the state, townships
and school districts for taxes collected
on Indian allotments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
Suicide Epidemic
Feared in [ chicago

AoIUoI III y UHItHU FINa0
Chicago June %. Physicians here
demand that the authorities take quick
action to place restrictions on the sale
OF biehloride Of MERCURY tablets.
Two girls have died III Chicago with
in two.four hours and a third was
rushed to a hospital with little hope
OF recovery
Medical men fear an epidemic of BIZ
chloride suicides
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
May Raise Rates
on Grain HaIi Cent
Telegram By united Prsss

EelV8E 77I " UHII0u 7 EI018
Washington, june 2S.--0n petition d
Illinois and Texas grain merchants,
the interstate commerce commission
today prescribed that railroads may
charge not in excess Of one half cent
per hundred pounds over previous ex-
isting rates for grain transportation
between those states
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
20 TURKS EXECUTED.

Constantinople, June %. Twenty
were executed today fox the assassina.
ton two weeks ago OF the Turkish
grand vizier
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
OFFICE OF
co. TREAS.
INSPECTED

Following an official investigation
OF the office of County Treasurer
Cloud, the state examiner and inspec-
tor submits a report in which he states
that everything is in first class condi-
ton and commends Mr.. Cloud and his
deputies. The following report was
sent to the county commissioners
June 81, 1918.
Hon County Commissioners,
Grady County, Okla.
Gentiemen.-We have this da3 com.
pleted our Investigation on the office Of
Mr.. w T. Cloud, county treasurer. for
a period covering December /, 1913, up
to and including May 81, 1913. and
have the honor to make the following
report
Balance on hand last re-
port --- $i02, ,TS7 so
Collection during said
period ---------------- 275,S6S.67
Total ---------~---------$S7S, 606.47
Disbursed during said period 279,2S7ss
Balance ------------S 99Sl90s
We find the above balance on hand
in the county repositories and in the
fiscal agency Of New York.
Mr.. Cloud handles the office Of
county treasurer in an efficient and
courteous manner
X H.. N. Mullican, as chief deputy, is
neat and correct in handling the books
and accounts, and w. w. Haynes bus
inesslike and courteous in dispatchinE
his duties at the counter
Everything is in first class condition
in this office, and the people are Il
be congratulated on the services rem
dered the county by Mr.. Cloud and hi
deputies.
JACOB A. MERCER,
Deputy State Examiner and
Inspector.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23

dismissed for the term and the jurors
that live within the city have been
dismissed until Monday morning. Sew.
eral states witnesses in the Rivers
Trement case were here this morning,
but others were stopped yesterday by
telegraph. During this week, several
questions which the court has had I'M
der advisement will be decided. hear
ing Of court cases and demurrers.
There viii in all probability be no
jury cases until the fremont case Of
next Monday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23

Deputy State Examiner and
Inspector.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-23
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Evening journal., 1913-05-26
CITY ASSESSMENT
UP $l2,l3O,O49

The county assessment of Whining
ton has been tabulated and the total
shows an increase over the previous
year Of S121SO,O49 The assessment
for 1912 was S41 .763.90 and the as
sessmont for 1913 is S53.s93.954.
Early in the present year Levy
Court Commissioners Burris and
Gooding decided that the assessment
made by the Wilmington assessors
was inadequate and had four experts
appointed to assist the Levy Court in
revising the assessment The experts
were Charles r. Anderson, william
j. iarrigan, Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr.
and Archibald $. Reed. They had only
two months in which to do their work
but they decided that the little pro
perties we're assessed up to all they
could bear but that the big properties
were not assessed at their proper
values.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
MAIL In STREET In
WAKE OF RUNAWAY

United States Mail matter was
scattered over Orange street between
Fourth and Fifth streets this morning
when a horse attached to two
wheeled sulky owned by John Wright.
a livery man being used 10 collect
mail and driven by Samuel Reed
dashed down Orange street from Fifth
street The wagon struck several
teams and at Front and Orange Sts.,
II struck a new Cadillac automobile
owned by John p. Wilson. Of Cecil
town, Md. which was standing in
front OF the Delaware Machine Works.
The automobile, was damaged con-
sderably. The horse was caught on
Front street and was uniniured
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
LOOKS LIKE
ENGLISH FOR
POSTMASTER
Democrats Fear appointment
Now Would Sink Party
Deeper at Election
TO HAND OUT PLUM
SOMETIME IN JUNE

Shortly after the Wilmington city
election is held, which will be on June
z, It is expected that a new postmas-
ter will be appointed for Wilmington.
upon the recommendation of United
States Senator Willard Salisbury, to
succeed Postmaster NJ. Howard Jester.
Some Democrats are wondering why
Senator Salisbury has not announced
before this time who will be appoint
ed postmaster for Wilmington, but the
wise ones" explain that it would not
be good politics to announce the ap-
pointmcnt before election day, because
II might lineup the friends of disap-
pointed aspiranis to the postmaster
ship against the Democratic municipal
ticket TO get even" for their turn
down by senator Salisbury
II Is pointed out hy some Demo
cratic leaders that Il would not do
any good to the party and might do
a whole lot of harm should the post
mustcrshlp he filled before city cleo
tion day. This probably Is big fac
tor In holding back the appointment
until June for Il is not likely that the
disanpointcd candidates and their
friends would feel enthusiastic about
getting out and working for the Dem
ocratic municipal ticket after Senator
salisbury handed tho prize TO somC.
body else. IL is contendcd that "a
name the postmaster before city cleo.
tion would merely he piling other trou
blos on those the Democrats already
have.
Certain Il is that somebody Is bound
to be disappointed. Five names arc
actively mentioned for the postmaster.
ship with another name mentioned az
a possibility. The mon looked upor
actively as candidates for the place
are James j. English, Martin T.
FAIRY. Peter j. Ford, Thomas n
Stayton. and Representative +. O
Cooper. Tho name of Thomas NJ
Monaghan also is mentioned but hi
friends say he has not made any NOV
/, TO try TO got the Office. although h
= would not decline It II II were of
fercd.
An impression has grown In inne
Democratic circles within the pai
few weeks that James j English rs
got the postonice plum. He is a MAI
ufacturcr interested Ia a frc apparl
tiislcompany and another conccr
He at one time was Democratic eli
chairman Two of his staunchcI
hackers are senator Thomas r. Corn
ley and Representative Timothy
! Mooney. who were Salisbury adhoi
onts In the recent Legislature. ID
Cooper. ono Of the candidates IA
postmaster. also WAS a Salisbury fol
lower I'm the Legislature. But as th
situation stands today, the indication
arc that Mossrs. Stayton, Ford. Farr!
Cooper and Monaghan are 10 be thru'
aside. and Mr. English Is to get In
. $4,000 year postoficc pippin.
With the appointment made befor
the city election IL can readily b
understood what a row would be ere
ated to sink the Democratic part
deeper than ever.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
BEAT WIFE
AFTER BABY
TAKES TUMBLE

Enraged when a ten months old
baby fell from its bed while Mrs.
Ethel Glenn, Of No 70S King street
was attending another child that was
sick, Harry Glenn, the husband,
threw a lighted lamp on the floor and
then hit his wife, He was arrested
on the charge Of wife beating, after
the lamp had been extinguished and
further damage from flames removed.
In City Court this morning the case
was referred to Humane Agent Stout
for investigation.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
WOULD SAVE THE BALLOTS
INVITES Chairmen BHIsny and DuRoss TO Confer With
the Department and City Solicitor Hastings on
the Subject Tomorrow Night
TRY TO GET AROUND LAW FOR
BURNING OF VOTED TICKETS

AZ a meeting shortly before noon
today the Department of Elections
considered the question Of preserv-
Ing the ballots to be voted at the city
election on June z. Under the law
the ballots must be burned by the
election officers after the count is
made. Chairman DuRoss Of the DEM
bcratic City Committee objected to
the instruction to election officers
that the law provided for the burn
Ing of the ballots.
The members of the Department of
Elections are desirous of doing what
ever legally can be done for the pre-.
Bervation of the ballots and at noon
sent a letter to Chairman Billany of
the Republican City Committee and to
Chairman DuRoss of the Democratic
City Committee to meet with the De-
bartment and City Solicitor Hastings
tomorrow night to consider the de.
Fsing Of way to preserve the bal
lots. The letter is as follows:
Wilmington, Del, May 26, 1918.
Gessrs. w. H. Billany. Chairman
of the Republican First District
Committee, and Daniel DuRoss,
Ondlrmdn OF the DemOCfaDC
City Committee, Wilmington,
Del
Gentlemen:-T The Department
of Elections has carefully con
sidered the opinion given by the
City Solicitor upon the preser-
vation of the ballots after the
election.
In accordance with his opinion,
a strict Interpretation Of the law
compels the Department to in
struct the election officers to de-
stroy the ballots as soon as the
count is completed
Recognizing a difference Of
opinion as to the preservation of
the ballots after the election, the
Department of Elections suggests
that IL would be very agreeable
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH GAINS
THREE PASTORS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, May 26.-The two
days session of the Delmarvia Con-
ference Of the Christian Church which
convened in the Peoples Christian
Church on Saturday. came to a close
last evening. The Rev. NJ. w. But
Ter, OF Conshohocken. Pa, pastor of
the Gulf Mills Christian Church of
that place. president of the Confer
ence. presided over the twO-days'
session and with the assistance of
DR.. W. w. Staley. of Suffolk, Va, DR..
A. w .Bightbourne, and George T.
Price, ordained to the ministry OF
the Christian Church yesterday
morning three candidates, Wingate
D. Short, Of Georgetown; f. Craw-
ford Graham, Wyoming, and Alex
ander S. Campbell. Of Philadelphia
The Conference now has eight or
dained ministers and six churches.
The Rev. DR.. Staley. of Suffolk
president of the Southern Convention
of the Christian Church including
the large following Of Christians in
the South, visited the Delmarvia Con-
ference as a fraternal delegate and
bore friendly greetings from the
Southland to the branch Of the
Christian Church in this part of the
country. He. preached at Wyomine
yesterday afternoon and in the Peo.
ple's Church here last evening.
The executive committee of the
Conference we're given power to lool
over the Delaware, Maryland and Vir
gnia Peninsula as we'll as in Penn
sylvania for new fields for the estab
lishment of Christian Churches.
The Rev. NJ w. Butler was re-elec
ted president of the Conference
Prof. Wesley Webb. vice-president
II. f. Lynch, secretary; W. ]. Ben
son, treasurer.
The closing session of the Confer
ence was held last evening when tn
! standing committees of the Confer
enec were named by President But
| Ter.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26

AiBlsdJos hlhOd f ld5qWe'l
Chairman Billany OF the Republican
Committee, was out of the city this
afternoon and no statement could be
had as to his attitude. State Chair
man Mitchell said he had not seen the
letter and therefore would not COM
ment on IT, He said, however, that
Republicans would not object to pre-
serving the ballots If any legal way
could be devised to preserve and safe
guard them
The Department of Elections this
morning delivered TO the Republican
and Democratic committees a guam
tity of the official ballots to be voted
on June 7, containing the tickets Of
the Democratic. Republican, National
Progressive, Socialist and Bull Moose
Progressive tickets. These tickets
will be distributed by the party or
ganizations among the voters. and can
be marked by the voters in their
homes, on the street. in the election
both, o. any place they desire, and
can be voted just the same as If they
were ballots handed out by the cleo
tion officers at the polling place on
election day
This is in accordance with the new
Mitchell ballot law and it Is the first
Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
SODALITY TO
HOLD BLOCK PARTY

Arrangements are being made by
the Sodality of st. Pauls r. C..
Church to hold block festival IN
the near future for the benefit of the
improvement fund of st. Pauls
Church. The young women of the
Sodality are working successfully to
raise their share of the costs of the
improvements Miss. Cecilie Mention
netted nearly 500 by a bake while
the rummage sale ran up 70 $3.50 and
another rummage sale is now going on.
Tho block party Is be the greatest
thing seen in Wilmington in years.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
MARRIED 20
YEARS; ACCUSED
OF WIFE BEATING

At the request Of Mrs. Francis Aid
ridge, a charge of wife beating
against her husband william A. AID
ridge, was dismissed in City Court
this morning. The couple have been
married 20 years and have one child.
The woman said her husband kicked
her but it was the first time she over
had him arrested and wanted to give
him another chance
Clarence Carthy. coorod charged
with non support Of his three minor
children, was ordered TO pay to Frank
Stout, probation officer. SO a week
Florence Elbert was the prosecuting
witness and said she has received no
money from Clarence for some time.
Fred Price, colored. was dismissed
on the charge Of threatening to do
bodily harm to Essie Gibbs colored.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
HARRISON STREET
CHURCH NOTES

The Board of Trustees will hold a
special meeting this evening.
The Boy Scouts of the church will
hold a festival on the church lawn
on Wednesday evening.
The May meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will be
held at the home of Mrs. Rue, No. 500
jackson street, on next Friday even
ing, instead of Thursday evening. A
missionary box for the orphanage in
India is being packed by the diff
ferent missionary societies of the
church.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HAS
PAVING PLAN
Would Have Committee Con-
suited Before More Streets
Are Built
AFTER TIPS NOW
FROM OTHER TOWNS

A street committee for the Cham
Der Of Commerce is now under con-
sideration, and data is being collected
from commercial bodies in other cities
TO provide good working plan un-
der which it will be proposed the
local body might operate.
At the recent City Planning Confer
hnce held in Chicago, the nose in
spring report came from the Down
Town Streets Committee" which
committee was an auxiliary Of the
Chamber of Commerce. This commit
tee made a careful study of street
conditions both as to extensions, i'm
provements. cleanliness ID the like.
This committee also applies itself to
the education through the newspaper
of the citizen, to the end that the
latter see the necessity and demand
better things.
Business men of the city think
there is a pressing need for such
an organization i'm Wilmington. and
that the Chamber of Commerce is at
this time the proper body to take il
up,
It is pointed out that the street
problem in Wilmington is one of
most vital Importance. After the
money is borrowed to pave streets
there is consultation between the
Street and Sewer Directors and Coun-
cilmen. The programme to be fol-
lowed therefore is seldom q satisfac-
tory one, the Chamber says. Council
men want to recommend themselves
A.. frrff ,nl
plans of those who have made a care
ful study of the city's real paving
needs are seldom carried out It it
felt that a large committee chosen
from among the members OF the
Chamber Of Commerce which wOulC
make a careful study of this street
question would prove an important
factor in the paving problem.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
FINE HIM $40
FOR ASSAULT

Leonard C. Scott was fined SO and
costs in City Court today after plead
ing guilty to assault and battery
Warren c. Pancoast, the prosecuting
witness. said Scott and two other
men attacked him at Third and King
streets on Saturday when he bumped
into them. Patrolman Morrow. who
arrested Scott. said the other men
ran. but he caught Scott. The de-
fendant had no witnesses.
At the request of William Hally a
charge of assault and battery against
Martin Robinson was dismissed on
payment of costs When Mr.. Kelly
made the request that the case be
dismissed. he said he had not been
hurt badly Tho trouble was over
Robinson closing a gate Of an alley
at his house.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26

NEWBURG. May 26-Burton W
Gibson's fate in his second trial for
the murder of Mrs. Rosa NJ. Szabo
rested with jury made up mostly Of
farmers. The jury was selected after
a great deal of difficulty, because most
of those examined had formed an
opinion of the case. Gibson appear
cd in court more worn and haggard
than at his first trial at Goshen, n.
Y. He was not allowed to sit with his
wife, who has been his mainstay
through all his trouble. She was in
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
WILMINGTON DELEGATION
TO GO TO TRENTON

Wilmingtons delegation of mem
bers Of the Mercantile Association 10
attend the ceremonies incident TO the
opening Of the twelve-foot channel
of the Delaware river from Phila-
delphia to Trenton will leave Will
mington at 9.35 o'clock Wednesday
morning, Howell S. England an
nOunced today.
The Wilmingtonians will go TO
Philadelphia and board steamboat
at Arch street wharf that will convey
the official party to Trenton. The
Wilmington party will number about
twenty-five men. 1t will be headed
by Daniel w. Lynch. president of The
Mercantile Association, and by Mr..
England.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
CORPUS CHRISTI OBSERVANCE.

In the Cathedral yesterday the feast
Of Corpus Christi was observed. Dur
ing the afternoon there was a process
sion followed by the Benediction OF
the Blessed Sacrament. The celebrant
was The Rt. Rev. Monsignor John J.
Lyons. and the assistant priests were
the Rev. Martin Ryan and the Rev.
James NJ. Grant.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
SUSPECTED or WIRE THEFT.

Willard Wilson who was arrested on
complaint Of the authorities Of Rcho-
both on the charge Of larceny of So
pounds of copper wire had his hear
ing continued until Thursday by
Judge Churchman this morning. The
Sussex authorities had not arrived in
court when the case was called. IL
was said that another man not yet
caught had been implicated in the
theft of the wire.
Benjamin j. Fisher. cOlored
cripple was fined s. and costs on the
charge Of shooting craps.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26

court. too. and It was said she had
arranged set of signals which sho
was prepared to use during the trial
Al the first trial she at times prac-
tically conducted the cross examina-
tiun through her husbands counsel.
She was ready for the second trial and
felt confident that the state would this
time fail to place the crime upon Glib
sons shoulders. u was alleged that
he murdered Mrs. Szabo, his client
for her money while boating with her
az Greenwood Lake, n. ", July l6
last.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
NOT DRUNK;
IN RABBIT HUNT

In City Court today William Pin
kerton. of Delaware county, Pa, said
the reason he was arrested for drunk
enness was because he called off
dog that was chasing rabbits Will
liam said the officer who arrested him
thought he swas drunk. whereas he
had only a few drinks. The defend
ant, who has but one hand. said he
was a whitewasher. The case was
dismissed.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
BOLIyIA HONORs MR. KNOwLEs.

AS a mark of the esteem in which
he is held by the government of Bo-
livia, Horace G Knowles, who re-
Gently resigned as Minister to Bolivia,
has been appointed by the South
American Republic to select a site
and arrange for the erection OF the
Bolivia building at the Panama Ex-
position, at San Francisco.
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
oNE sHoT IN IANrsrONN RIOT.

By The United Press
JAMESTOWN n w. May ss-one VAS shot and
woaraed several Injured carly today when crowd o. 1900
persons surrounded the Paramount and
dispersed oay ancr the had been called
and uued several Of the rioters Who 7srs
-ouus Tho buildings. several shots area ss1s the
ouitrcak and an Iel.an was wounded
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
ARREST PATERSON PIckETs.

Ey The United Press.
PATERSON. y. j. May ss-rhirtyvo strike pessts
today result tho usual close watch
kep, over tho mills by the workers There little
order but the piohets taken into custody when they
fused move back
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
rBmrY.sIx kILLED IS LONG BEACH HoBBoR.

rHmu.sIx KILLED IS IoSe BEACH HORROR
Bv Iio United Press.
suit municipal auditorium collapse 55 i5o
and authorities today made final preparations for
'ae tragedy, which Is ezpeotsd to beEin o.
dsric attorney also expects to demand grand
iury investigation order determine there criminal
rcspolsibiltq
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
The Evening Journal Habit.

acquaintance. who might not be suspected of
knowing about his wes hats and gowns. has lately
quired studying the advertising Of THE
EVENING JOURNAL The result Is that he has enjoyed lit
tie profitable diversion in helping his wife make her
Spring selections of hats and shoes and other apparel
BY friendly cooperation and discussion Of the at
offerings himself his
wife many weeks irritating shopping
fences into pleasant pastime.
He has demonstrated his satisfaction that by a
systematic study Of the advertising columns of THE EVENING
JOURNAL. may time. money patience spring
shopping Also that very habit take THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL delivered
y, where may thoroughly in the Liet the home
circle.
(Copvrigbt 1919 nv I p Fallon)