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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
WILL ALFALFA
4wgF
4. "COME BACK?

One OF the agricultural questions
that has come up since the drouth was
broken is whether or not alfalfa that
ia apparently dead ~i4l ever come
'tasodEh the surface of the earth and
make q healthy plant again
A citizen Of chickasha who farms
mostly BY telephone is seeking much
information along this line and as yet
MAS been unable to arrive at any defi-
AR,e conclusion Rs.las been doins
aome research work IN quest Of the
daoush resisting qualities OF alfalfa
enessf.ee the reegy rain has been
down On his haneSand knees in his
asassa field q gooaslSrt Of the time
ef0hblns preuns ann inspecting the
roots ne states tfas he has found
scHi&oi the roots a4i.d half an inch
4seiuaS the surface q the ground, but
ii lfa tlc remainder at tse root perfect
50 .Biiye and putting snt new tendrils
ana Gearing every appearance of con
st,saued growth. He states that he has
lfss,SS} Inquiries aroueg mfchg those
ssssSgSed to be authorities On the ques-
tiea of alfalfa culture add it 'night be
saif5saat the result was hung jury
;c.iYa Of the wiseas les say that the
Rsal9 win sprout aspin and come as
| soslSSs ever, while egtsrs. claiming
tulisS equally as wise maintain ths
I eiaiss.ae plant is dead be'uw the sur
lfSAs cf the ground, despite the fac
thatyhe roots remain allss sae plan
tk sosAs beyond redesnaion and vii
iiesss spprout again.
alwyers or doctors, these ex
Fptst9 have consultedghaga opinions
Il asrsS Married. said the sgrieulturisi
af.sIEis hard for me 81 decide. tn
j ssSajority favor Tise idea that tn
ssn Fcas never sprout as;3ps onee5t
1 deaaiSlow the surface gf TIE grounc
! / an enndaeting an experiment st'
1 tiCn 8d5aY own and am watching r'
suits @Ah keen interest. hope {
81 ahsetl answer the question for ml
selg esssie long
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
TWO MORE
BOUNDOvER

Ben Tucker and Chas. Wilson, ar
raigned this morning before u. S.
Commissioner Hamilton this morning
on a charge OF unlawful possession.
of liquor, were bound over to the ac-
ton OF the grand jury under a bond
Of $1,000 each Tucker made his bond
and Wilson has been given tin Mon
day to make his. In the event the
bond IS not made, he win be taken 10
Muskogee and placed in jail to await
trial.
The men We're arrested some days
ago BY Z. S Deputy Marshals Dillon
and Berry Williamson. in a building
near the corner Of Kansas avenue and
Second street. In connection with the
men were taken several quarts Of
whisky, two quarts Of which were Sc.
creted in a plant in the wall Three
quarts Of beer we're found on ice be
hind door
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
OF
CORN IS A
HUI M MER
Grady COusiy Grades Well Up on
General Exhibit, But CaddO
County Walks Away with
The Highest HonOrs


Oklahoma CRy Sept n Although
outstripped in the race by several
other counties, Grady county made a
very creditable showing on its gen
eral exhibit Of agricultural products
a. the state fair, ranking eighth
caddo c0Iaty esatured the highest
honors, winning on variety and class
Of exhibits, while Comanche. Potta-
watomie, Jackson, Woodward, Greer.
Carter ana Grady came next, followed
BY Canadian, Pittsburg, Payne, Bryan,
Kingfisher, Mcclain, Love, Blaine and
Mcintosh.
II was stated that the Grady county
exhibit was gathered and arranged
within ten days BY visiting among the
farmers shortly before the fair. If one
wants to see corn. the Grady county
exhibit is the place These people
claim 70 be the corn kings OF the state
and they have brought the proofs with
them 70 convince the state Of their
right q the title, There u one ear
Of corn raised BY William Cast a.
year.old boy who is entered in the
boys contest Young Cast is report
ed 10 have raised l20 bushels Of corn
on this acre Of land Grady county
joins pittsburg county with its ex-
hihit and the two have arranged a
great overflow exhibit that is almost
as good as the regular display
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27

12O MILES
PER HOUR
Provost Wins in the French EIimi-
nation Contest for Ben
nett Cup MOnday--French
andAmericans FavOrites
Telegram by Unitel Press.

Telegram py Unite1 Press
Rheims, Sept. o. Aviator Provost
today won in the French elimination
race, preparatory to the Gordon Ben
nett cup contest, averaging 12O miles
an hour over hundred kilometer
course. vedrines was second and Gil
bert third.
The International Aviation Cup race
viii be run here on Monday with six
nations-the United States, England,
France, Germany, Italy and Belgium
competing. The French and United
States entries are big favorites today
in the betting Charles Weyman. rep
resenting America, has done better
than 100 miles an hour over short
course in try-outs. He is admittedly
enc of the greatest ayiators today and
IN competition IS expected to do even
better than 100 miles an hour.
The race win be over a ten kilome-
tre course, 20 laps to the race, making
the distance 200 kilometres, or ABOUT
125 miles. The track" is rectangul-
lar, four pylones representing the
corners Conditions of the race per
nit the aviators to land as frequently
as they wish but change in aero
plane is forbidden. The racer making
the best time for the twenty laps will
be declared the winner The starts
win be at intervals, the entrants tc
draw for places tonight or tomorrow
Huge crowds are arriving on every
train and the hotels already are full
Hundreds Of Americans, EnglishmeT
and Germans are here, including
sportsmen, actresses, internationally
prominent millionaires and high no
bility
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
REFUSE TO DENY
OR CONFIRM IT

San Francisco, Sept 2l. Supt
shanahan OF the government mint to-
day refused to confirm or deny the
report that the mint has been syste.
matieally roobed Of vast sums
According TO the rumor count Of
The currency stored in the mint which
has been in progress for some weeks
has revealed systematic pilfering from
the sacks In most instances the
thefts amount to no more than s. or
ss from any one sack, but there were
persistent reports Friday that bag
of iron washers had been found IN
the vaults, having been substituted
fer $4,000 in gold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
AT
BENTON Is
CAPTURED
TELEGRAM By United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Benton, Ill., Sept 27 Wounded in
a fight with posse, John Hurzman,
who was wanted in connection with
the murder Of two American musi-
clans, was captured today and is
Thought to be dying.
He confessed, duplicating two other
alien miners who are still at large. A
heavy guard WAS placed about the jail
as further trouble is feared.
The killing Of the two American
musicians BY foreign miners at a
dance early in the week brought on a
serious race war and it was necessary
to call out the militia. Many were
hurt in the riots
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
ARE
HELD FOR
ROBBERY
TELEGRAM ~ United press.

Telegram BY United Press.
Tuscaloosa, Ala sept 27 Three
OF the young suspects who were ar
rested in connection with the Alabama
Great Southern hold up near here are
held, seven having been released.
Trainmen who are enroute here will
attempt to identity them as the rob-
bers. An OF the suspects We're put
through a severe griling, denying
guilt.
The exact amount obtained by the
robbers is still a matter Of specula-
ton. as express company officials viii
make no statement According to one
report The bandits booty did not ex-
ceed 100000.
Posses were out soon after the rob
berry and as a result Of the search ten
arrests were made Officers believe
that the right men have been held.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
GRADY COUNTY SCHOOL
WARRANTS NOW At PAR.

County supt Newell today made the
following announcement:
we are pleased to announce to the
public that all new Grady county
eshool wannts are worth one hundred
cents on rhe dollar Holders Of war
rants issued against the estimate Of
this year may receive cash for the
warrants by sending them to the coun-
~ superintendent to be recorded and
passed to the county treasurer Banks
and business men can safely receive
these warrants and forward them Tor
their customers. Remember that no
old warrants will be accepted"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
ADDITION TO SHOPS.

Among the Improvements recently
made at Che Rock Island shops is the
construction Of a coppersmiths shop,
separate from the main shops Form
erly the coppersmith's shop was lo-
Gated in the general machine shops,
but recently completed is a separate
shop erected especially for the cop
persmuh and in which IN the future
an work Of this nature will be done.
The building is Immediately northwest
OF the machine shops.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
Chickasha's Largest Industries VIII
Begin Operations in Near Fut-
ure, Giving Employment
to HOstOi Workers
PLANTS OVERHAULED
DURING SUMMER
Large Seed House Built by Chicka-
sha Cotton Oil Co. and Other
improvements Made
Apache Co. Busy

AS further evidence that the cotton
season IS On il full blast, two Of the y
largest plants III the Chickasha cotton
industry will open their doors for bus
mess in the near future, and through
the long winter months win run stead 1
lily, day and night They are the
chiekasha Cotton Oil company and
the Apache Cotton OH company.
improvements on the Chickasha Cot
ton Oil company that were begun
early IN June are now nearing com
Ipletion, and Mr.. slaton, manager 81
the mill, announced this morning that
the big plant will commence the sea.
sons run next week. The cotton seed
from the mills tributarp gins has
commenced to come in and the sup
ply now in the seed house is suffic-
lent to enable the plant to start and
trust to the regular daily shipments
received to keep the mill running to
the close Of the season.
The plant win put on two shifts of
IS men each and will run night and
day with a possibility Of having to
increase the number Of employees as
the season advances. Mill men state
that the quality Of cotton seed this
year is hardly up to the average. ow-
ing possibly to the premature ripening
Of the bolls, which was caused by the
excessive heat during the month Of
August. No one can estimate the
length Of the seasons run. as it de-
pends entirely upon the amount of
seed received, which IN turn is varied
according to the crop Last season
the closing down OF the mills came
late in the spring.
The extent Of the repairs on the
Chickasha's min can be estimated by
the fact that crew of men have been
: busy for almost four months in over.
hauling, building and repairing.
Among the improvements are a new
hull house and four stationary boilers.
The hull house is 60xl5O feet and WI
hold vast number Of tons Of nulIs
The office has been changed to the
extreme north enE % rne yards. which
viii be much more convenient Tor the
feed haulers and is intended to saye
much time The new boilers each de-
: velop l5O horse power making to-
: tai Of 600 horse power. all new and Of
5 the latest model
!. Thoroughly overhauled from bottom
to top, the Apache plant will begin the
+ seasca's operations the first Of next
i week The plant is one Of the largest
8 III the state and is un-te-date IN all its
equipment It win run day and night
) employing about so men. Owing to
r ungayorable weather seed has been
e coming slowly but receipts are rapidly
d increasing.
n With the exception Of the Rock Isl
i land machine shops. the manufactur
ing Of cotton seed products consti
tutes Chickasha's largest industry
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
INT 2FIIFRS
rtV B - ~ ~ A64e y a.
INDICTED
Telegram by United Press

ST Louis, Sent. 27-Twelve persons
were indicted by the federal grand
jury here today CHARGED with con
spiracy TO sell lcts in New Jersey in q
huckleberry swamp. representing that
it was girtually q suburb OF New York
city
1t is alleged that they sold nine hun
dred iots at an average price Of Si5,
costing only $3.50 Simultaneous ar
rests are expected in st. Louis, Chi
cago, Kansas City and Boston,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
PARADE
IS WARLIKE
TeIegram By unIted pEass.

Telegram by United Press.
Belfast. Sept 27.--Two hundred and
fifty thousand persons today watched
the parade ofsaleven thousand Ulster
volunteers.
It was noticed as a significant fact
that Sir George Richardson, the gen.
eral in command is an active officer
in British army
Seven battalion commanders weee
ideatlIied as retired aring officers a
Warlike spirit was manifest ln the
parade. Ulster Day win be observ.
ed by special sessions At al Protests
ant churches.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
MURDERED
IN OFFICE


Telegram by United Press.
Los Angeles. Sept 27--Alrs ReRc-
ca Gay, aeed 55, one Of the most prom
'incnt Christian Science practitioners
IN CALIFORNIA, vas found dead IA her
office this morning BY scrubwoman.
Her skull had been crushed A
bloody piece OF gas pine was by the
corpse No clue to the crime has been
discovered
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR SHERIFF is KILLED.
Ta1aorasa h0 n nty 7nna.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept 27-otto Hoefer,
the Democratic candidate for sheriff,
was shot and killed today BY VIM.
shuster, proprietor Of the Savoy hotel.
Shuster claims that he shot in self
defcnse.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
Telegram By United Press.

New York, Sept. 27-Mrs, Frank b
Wiborg, wife Of a Cincinnati canital-
ist, was indicted by the federal grand
jury today charged with smuggling
she pleaded not guilty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
Want Militia in The
Coal Strike District
TeIegram hY unlted press.

Telegram by United Press.
Trinidad, Colo, Sept. 25-Petitions
asking for the assignment Of the nil
tia to the coal strike district were
circulated today by business men here.
The petitions do not ask that martial
law be declared
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
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SENTENCE WHITE SLAYER
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
+ Wichita, Kan, Sept. III
, Arthur Hamerick, a brakeman,
; today was sentenced to two
+ years in the Leavenworth
3 prison and fined $1,000 by Fed
: eral Judge Pollock for Violation
3 OF the white slave law.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
BODY OF WOMAN
WAS FOUND IN FIELD.

Telegram by United Press.
Peru, Ind, Sept ~ The
body Of Mrs. clyde Wilkinson
was found today in a grave in
a field by corn cutters. Her
husband some time ago sold
the property and disappeared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27
sryes for Lord L;s6tenant,

s3esisa. sept 27-lt is @mored To-
aay Tsslyer Ambassador BryeC may
bca0NiS$lord lieutenant " ireland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-27

0HlcKAaHA OKLAHOMA sATUR1AYI sEPTEMBER N 1913
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-13
ROW OVER ECONOMY
BECOMING FIERCE
Democratic Leaders Charged
With Not Living Up to
Party's Platform.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2.-Economy
differences among the house Democrats
today reached the leaders Of the Demo
cratic side and efforts were made to
reconcile the factions which threaten
to precipitate struggle over the naval
appropriation bill with its two battle
ship provision when it appears on the
floor.
Speaker Champ Clark, Majority Lead.
or Underwood and Representative Fitz.
gerald, chairman Of the appropriations
committee, conferred over the entire
appropriation situation Of the session
and Mr.. Fitzgerald told the leaders
in no uncertain terms that the appro-
priations were amounting to much
higher figure than had been anticipated.
He recommended vigorous cuts In the
bills yet to be passed,
After the conference Mr.. Underwood
talked over the situation with membe
of the ways and means committee.
Last nights meeting of the economy
advocates had taken up q resolution
asking the ways and means committee
TO discipline the naval affairs commit
Lee for increasing the navy bill. The
bill MS framed by the committee would
carry about S146, 100000 and the econ
omv advocates insist that it should
be cut about $20.000,000. Mr.. Under
wood called on Representative Padgett
of Tennessee, chairman Of the naval
affairs committee, and urged him to
endeavor TO cut down the bill, Mr..
Padeett called the Democrats Of the
committee together. but they were IN
able to agree on any reduction and the
matter was put over until tomorrow.
The economy advocates, who are
about sixty strong in the house, de-
clare TIM, they will flibuster and pre-
vent the passage of the bill at this
session unless the amount carried is
materially reduced. They will hold
another meeting tomorrow night and
unless something is done in tho way
OF reducing the bill in the meantime,
resolution by Representative Sisson
Of Mississippi, will be takeu up, which
| would request the ways and means
! committee to remove the entire Demo
cratic membership Of the naval affairs
committee for extravaganza and
failing to live up to the party's plat
| form pledges.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-13
Mystery Only Deepens.

Vague hints which merely serve 10
deepen the mystery are conveyed IN
au interview which the Chronicle g spc-
cial correspondent had with Lieuten.
ant Evans and other officers Of the
expedition on the Terra Nova at Lyt'
tletou, n. z.
The correspondent found Lieutenant
Evans, who is now III charge OF the
Scott expedition, in the wardroom,
where be was chatting with several
other officers OF the party. They talked
for some time Of their experiences in
their pioneer southern trip before the
final dash to the pole by Captain Scott
and his companions who perished.
These officers told OF tho prepare
tiops they had made at the far south
to receive tho triumphant explorers
on their return. It had been arranged
to give Captain Scott and his compan-
ions a great welcome. Everything was
ready.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-13
ARMY BILL NOW
BEFORE SENATE
Allowances Made by the House
Increased by Committee of
Upper Chamber.

WASHINGTON, FEB. l2.-Carrying a
total appropriation oG S9a5S5,62S the
ar.ay appropriation bill was reported TO
the senate today from the committee on
military affairs. which Increased the al
ICwances made by the house by $3.50 Oioo.
4 number Of amendments were added.
the most important OF which provides fox
changes !u the method OF appointment
ana constitution OF courts martial along
the lines OF an independent bill which
passed the senate recently, The Manchu
law. so-callcd, requiring the presence ol
officers with their commands, was Sc
amended as 10 provide that service per"
formed as regimental. battalion oI
SQUADRON staff officers should he con-
str,,cd as service with the troops, An
other amendment. providing tor tho re-
,urn Ia service OF officers who have beer
, retired for physical disability upon re-
! covary. was inserted.
| The aviation provision OF the nous'
/ bill. providing for an Increase ol oo pc
| cent in fhc salaries OF officers engage!
! in thc aylution service, was eliminated
| because of tire fact that this subject y
under consideration by both houaee u
Tie increase OF $4,000 is for the rille
| shooting competition at camp FeEry
Ohio, next September. in corlnection WIZ
the centennial celebration OF CoinmoooI
Perry's victory on Lake Er1e.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-13
WOMEN AND TENDER
CHILDREN ENSLAVED
Report on Canning Industry
in New York Submitted
to the Legislature.

ALBANY Feb, i2,-How children OF
tender years slave for hours In canning
sheds with their blistered Angers
wrapped In rags. aad Likewise in tepe-
m ents, making toys. flowers and plunles.
and how women toll sometimes for mere
p!ttances in industlisl establishments In
this state is graphically described in the
report OF the New York state factory
investigating commission, which was
submitted to the legislature today.
The report gays that canners operating
In the rural districts never have obeyed
the state child labor law. because they
never have had TO-"
The employment OF mere babies" the
commission holds. has been the result
and It adds that OF 1859 children found
at work IN thirty-three sheds the eldest
was 1E years old and the. youngest was
8 years.
Many of the Gamers, the report e%-
plains. are opposed TO the enpoyn ent
Of children, and half OF them do not re-
sort 10 IT but "es the canning industry
largely ts devoted 20 the exploitation OF
foreigners, the parents OF the children
make them work"
OF women workers, lhe report Gays
mo woman can work from sixteen TO
twenly~one hours a day for weeks, In
some ca ses even months, without perma-
nent injury 10 her health. Yet women
are doing just this thing In the upstate
cannerles, in binderles end other fac
tories, and IN the shops during the six
weeks Christmas rush. In the large
canneries. the work keeps up pretty
regularly for season OF four or five
months A week OF s5.9A, in one case
1888. working hours is not followed by q
week OF comparative rest, out by an
other almost as bad. And the pay aver
ages 10 cents an hour
The commission recommends the crea-
ton OF an industrial board with power
to make regulations TO fight such condi-
tions IN every industry,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-13
SCOTS Reference to Fuel
Shortage and "Failure" of
One Aide Significant.
Special Cable to The Tribune.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
n ONDON, Feb. l2-Now that the
first shock of the calamity to
Captain Scott has passed, peo,
pie are beginning 10 ask what
is the solution of the mystery blnted
at by the captain in his last pathetic
story. Circumstances arose which took
him by surprise and brought about the
disaster which ended IN bis death and
the deaths of his four brave comrades.
The utmost secrccv is maintained by
the surviving members Of the expedi-
tion as to what Captain Scott referred
to, and Lieuteuaut Evans, the second
in command. has rcsoiutely declined to
throw any light on The mystery at pres
ent, nor will bo allow the other mem
bers OF his party to explain.
The mystery which the public de.
mauds bc cleared mp is contained in
the following extracts from Captain
scott's diary;
"We should have got through IN
spite Of the weather but for the sick
euing Of my second companion, Cap,
tain Oates. and the shortage of fuel
iu our depots, for which ] cannot ac.
count. The advance party would have
returned to Glacier bay in fine form
and with surplus food but for the as.
tonishing failure of the man whom we
had least expected 10 fail