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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
Controversy Over County Deposits
is Settled at Meeting ci Com
missioners--P roc e edings
Against Treas. Dropped
REFUNDINC BONDS
SOLD TO RONNCLD
Highest Bidder Offers $3.50 Pre-
mium on Issuo Of $2O,OOO to
Run rs Years Seven
Bids Submitted

Final settlement Of the controversy
between the county commissioners
and the county treasurer III the mat
ter of the deposit of The county funds
IN designated banks was made at the
meeting ot the county commissioners
Tuesday and a resolution was author.
ized clearing the matter up entirely
The controversy arose when w. III
Cloud, county treasurer. refused to
deposit All the county funds IN the
banks ordered BY the county commits
sloners and 4 resolution was passed
a. a former meeting of tho comais-
sioners. lnstruoting the county attor-
ney To institute custer proceedings
against The county treasurer AT a
later date, Mr, Cloud reconsidered and
made deposits Of the county funds in
the banks designated BY the commits
sioners and a The meeting Yesterday
resolution was passed generating
me county treasurer. resembling the
action taken In the matter Of the
custer proceedings, and everything Is
now aauiet along the Potomac
Bids icr funding bonds were receiv-
~ed Yesterday the bids made On a
basis Of 100000 and tiled 81 seven
different bonding companies and rang
iug all the way from par and $50
premium 70 par and $3.50 premium.
In the contract awarding the bonds
It Is stipulated that they are to be 81
g5 years duration at SIX per cent per
annum and payable at the Oklahoma
State Fiscal agency at New York city.
The bonds were awarded to G. Edgar
Honnola OF Oklahoma City, his bid
being the highest submitted and call.
Ing FOR par and d premium Of $3.50.
The bids ol the different companies
Nere as follows A. J MeMahan. par
and premium Of $3.50 Piersail Bros
rar and sis7 premium G Edeard Hon
mold Iar md $3.50 premium W A.
Brooks par and $500 premium " I.
Gilbert par aud $3.50 premium. r,
J Edwards, par and se2s premium,
All bids were based upon and amount
81 s21 e19 hut 1t is expected that the
total amount Of the bonds VIII ap
proximate $4,000
Bonds of city ami township officers
were approved. Tine land of t. S
Cox as treasurer Of Rush Springs city
was approved by The commissioners
as was the bond Of K G Green. JUS
tlce OF Alex city Tho resignation Of
j. 1. ozment as treasurer Of Harrison
township was accepted and J. 4 Har
raon was appointed 70 tin The va
oancy
All the commissioners, including ]
D chaatasn. Sell Pursley and 5. o
Glotfelter were in attendance at tas
meeting. Adjournment was taker
late Tuesday evening after a two nays
session
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
LASTLAPO OF
LONG TALK
ON TARIFF
Passage Of Bill BY House Tomorrow
Confidently Predicted by Un-
derwOOd--0ppOsition Ac-
tive to the Last
TeIegram By unIled Presa

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, May THE last lap of
the tariff debate was begun in the
house today. The passage OF the Viii
son-Underwood bill tomorrow is de-
clared certain by Underwood, who
said it was possible but hardly prob
able, that the measure would he pass
ed late tonight,
The house concluded consideration
Of the income tax after efforts to re-
duce the minimum amount Of incomes
taxable to one thousand dollars. A
long debate on the administrative
features Of the bill, including a re-
newal Of the fight for the authorize
tion Of a tariff commission followed
Other proposals which were OBJ
staeles to approval were the authoriz-
ing of the president to negotiate reeip-
rocal treaties with foreign countries
taxing Philippines imports. exempting
exports 70 Porto Rico, providing retail.
iatory duties against the merchandise
Of countries which tax similar Ameri-
can merchandise. and the section al.
lowing a rebate or subsidy Of ten per
cent upon merchandise imported in
American vessels.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
Class Of 81 Graduates Approved
BY Board Of Education Upon
Recommendation Of
Superintendent
Is GIRLS AND IA BOYS
DUE FOR DIPLOMAS
May Leave Fountain as Memorial
to Class School Board Com
mittees are Appointed by
President Chastain

The largest list Of graduates In the
history of the Chickasha high school
was approved BY the board Of eduea-
tion Monday night upon the recon.
mendation Of supt Ramey and unless
there Is some unexpected "slipt twixt
the cup and the lip,H s2 young people
viii receive diplomas at the annual
commencement exercises to be held
on Thursday evening, May 70, in the
high school auditorium
The class numbers is girls and IA
boys and it is said that they have
made an excellent record both in
scholarship and in the school activi-
ties outside Of the class room. In
cluded ia the list 81 grads arc the
names Of many who have won fame
for the school on the athletic field.
They have also been particularly sue
eessful IN handling les finances and
a plan is on foot to leave a fountain
On the campus as a memorial to the
elias Of 1919.
Tine commencement address will be
delivered by Rev. G. Lyle Smith. wniie
Rev Il. b. Teis viii deliver the an.
nual sermon to the class on Sunday
evening. May Is. at the Methodist
church. The list Of graduates is as
follows.
Misses Florence Brooks. Aileen
Butler, Margaret Coleman, cofheIh
coryell, Susie Frey. Marguerite Cor.
man, Margaret Heisler, Regina Jones,
Laura Julien, Gladys Kimero. Sadie
Levy, Mary Peery, Lillian Penquite,
Lila smith, Oracle Whatley. Minerva
Whitaker, Winnie White, ciadia Fay
White.
0Veeton Burney B. Cochran How.
ard Dikeman, Ivan Gowdy, Russell
GRAY. Pete Heffner. Wyatt Mars
JAMES Mathews, Horschel Porter, Mar
sehelle Power Lyman Rose, Isaac
schiotterbeck, Alvin Wallace. Van
Foster.
President Chastain Of The board oI
education has appointed the foilowinf
standing committees for the coming
years
TEACHERS and saiaries-Horn. Mays
Phillips.
Finance and Auditing -Tignor, Horr
aud FITCH
Buildings and Mays
Stacey Linn
GrieYanee-Fiteh, MeReynolds. XII
gore.
| Purehaseing- Phillips, qignor, XII
gore.
Rules and Regulations Stacey
Linn, McReynolds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
GRANT DEMANDS
OF The CLERKS
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press.
Buffalo, n. Y. May THE
Sweeney company department store,
employing about eight hundred clerks,
today announced that It will grant
the eight hour demand made BY the
clerks who have been on strike for
week, and also grant a minimum 1t
SIS week for boys, Sc for girl clerks
and S12 for men. SIS for drivers and
Saturday half holidays in July and
August.
Other stores claim tney have enough
clerks on duty and make no attempt
to treat with the strikers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
NATURAL GAS Ar DUNCAN,

Duncan Okla May duncan now
has natural gas and il is looking for
ward TO the establishment Of manu-.
featuring center for southern Okla
toraa as a result.
The Western Oklahoma Gas and
Fuel company turned gas into its
mains here and made a successful test
al forty pounds yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
GUTHRIE FOR THE
JAPANESE POST
TELEGRAM by UnItod rrees.

Telegram by Unitod rress.
Washington, May THE nomina.
ton OF formar Mayor George w.
Guthrie Of Pittsburg, who was chair
man Of the Democratic state commit
tee. to be ambassador to Japan will
be sent to the senate today or tomor-
row
Originally Guthrie was slated fol
Mexico, but because u the California
Japanese situation the president de-
cidea To switch him To Toxic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
STANDARD OIL
BEING PROBED
TELEGRAM BY unlted press.

iciesran DN initeu ffesa,
Chicago, May Criminal proceed.
ines for contempt of court viii De
filed against officers Of the Standard
OH company II government inyestiga-
tors find evidence that the company
has violated the federal court dissolu.
ton decree, according to Oliver Pagan.
special assistant ID Attorney General
MeReynolds.
Pagan has been working here for
several days to learn whether the de.
cree has not been obeyed. Pagan
says government agents are inyesti
gating the standard all over the copn
try
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07

Tlsese amounts will be certified by
the county clerk and the company
will forward the sum due to the coun-
Az to the county treasurer. Under
the terms OF the agreement made by
the state, no penalty attaches to these
taxes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07

Mrs. ]. ~. Eastman. Mrs. r NJ.
Nowlan and Miss Mabel toyle were
Ylaitors az the college this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
JAP BUSINESS
MEN SEEKING TO
STOP CLAMOR
: 4+44@.* - =
Tolegram BIZ United Press.


: I
: Telegram BY United Press. !
= Toxic. May r.. The national :
= chamber Of commerce today !
: began efforts to Suppress the :
: elanor throughout Japan :
: against the California alien !
= land bill. =
- Street speakers for days I
: have been haranguing crowds !
Is ln every village
=
Evening star., 1913-11-21
WOULD WIDEN SCOPE
OF USE FOR SCHOOLS
Committee of Woman's Welfare Sec.
tion of Civic Federation Holds
Meeting Today.

A meeting of special committee ap-
tion Of the Washington branch of the
National Civic Federation was held at
the office OF Edgar S. Martin. super
visor OF Fairgrounds, today The meet
ing was held to discuss plans for
widening the use OF the District of Co
lumbia school buildings, for the estab-
lishment Of swimming pools in various
parts of the city and for correlating
the recreation activities of the Dis
trict of Columbia
Those who conferred with Director
Martin included Miss Margaret Wilson,
daughter of the President: Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins. Mrs. Adolph Kahn, DR..
George F. Bowerman. librarian of the
Public Library; D. A. Edwards, W. p
Leetch and DR.. +. d. Thompson.
At the meeting special subcommittee
were named to assume charge of the
three activities which formed the basis
of the conference. Miss Wilson was
named as chairman of the subcommit-
tee on widening the use OF the public
schools; Mrs. Kahn WAS chosen to head
the subcommittee on location of swim
ming pools. and Director Martin was
correlating the recreation activities of
the District of Columbia
1t was announced at the close of the
meeting that a meeting of the subcommit
tees is to be held within the next few
DAYS 20 plan their work. The date and
place for holding this meeting will be
announced later
Evening star., 1913-11-21
new POLICE REGULATIONS
SOON MAY BE ADOPTED
Hospital Quiet Zones and Curb
Upon Auctioneers Are
Proposed.

Two prospective amendments to the
police regulations-one relating to
auctioneers and the other to the es-
tablishment of quiet zones around hos
pitals-may be adopted by the District
Commissioners within the next few
days. Both matters have been under
consideration for some time and are
in shape to be acted upon.
Assistant Corporation Counsel White
ford has put the finishing touches upon
a proposed amendment to the police reg
uiations designed to afford greater pro-
lection to patrons of auction houses. I'm
der the new ruling Of the Commissioners
that auctioneers must give bond i'm the
amount of 5000 each but four licenses
have been issued. Bonds have been filed
in the case Of a number of applications
for license renewals
A. Leftwich Sinclair is the author of
the proposed amendment which would
provide for the establishment Of quiet
zones around hospitals and other places
In the District for the care of the sick
The Commissioners asked Mr. Sinclair
to look into this matter and submit rec
concentrations in form to be acted upon
This has been done and it is believed
that the draft submitted will be approved.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
PREDICTS BITTER FIGHT
Letters in PindeII Case May
Defeat Confirmation as
Ambassador. i

That there will be bitter fight over
the confirmation OF the nomination 81
Henry NJ. Pindcll of Peoria as ameassa-
dor TO Russia was the prediction made
by one OF the members OF the Senate
committee on foreign relations toda,
Mr.. Pindeil has recently been given much
notoriety because OF published lette
alleged TO have been written him BY Sen
ator Lewis OF Illinois. 1ickering with
him for the Enthusiastically with tie VI
derstanding that Pinden should serve
for only year
But II was said today that a letter al
legged TO have been written by Mr.. Pindeii
himself may cause most OF the trouble
for him. This letter Is said 10 have been
written to Representative Stone Of Mts
souri,, who represents the Peoria district
Mr.. Pindel suggested in hts letter =
plan for making recommendation for
these postmasters. il is said. aocordlns
TO the plan. WAS TO be Instructed To &C
as a local agent FOR the newspaper pub
ished by Mr. Pindell. and generally -
promote the interests OF that newspapcf
the Peoria Journal
1t was said today that a meeting OF IN.
Senate foreign relations committee prot
ably would be held next "Wednesday. at
which the nomination Of Mr. pinde9
would be- considered A careful inNeSti-
cation of all the facts In the case will be
made.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
NEAR 100000 MARK
Workers for Y. N. C. A. and
Y. w. c. A. Hopeful of Com
pIeting Building Fund.

asts OF the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y W. &. A
campaign to raise 81. 100000 by November
a expected today to push the big dollar
hand of the money clock in Madison
Square which registers their progress Il
beyond the $3.OoO,0oO mark The total
recorded this morning was s.. s43, $50. over
1,2OO persons having thus far appeared in
the subscription lists, including many who
have sent checks from remote places. The
last half of the third million is regarded
as the hardest task in the campaign. and
with it completed today the workers have
no fear of being able to gather the last
million In the other three days. Failure
to do SO will seriously undermine the
whole scheme, as number of the con-
tributions have been made conditional
upon realizing the $4,000 600 goal
Evening star., 1913-11-21
News Briefs.

The Washington county tMd.) school
board made arrangements Tuesday for
a parade Of school children at Hagers-
town. Nd. Friday morning. November
2S
ST Johns Lutheran Church. Martins
burg, w. Va, voted Tuesday night to
erect a new church building. The
ground will cost $4,000. and IL Is
planned TO erect church costing
$4,000.
George b. Sterling died "Wednesday
morning of heart trouble at Crisfield,
for eight years, but had recently been
connected with the postal railway serv-
ice
Miss Page Waller has been elected by
the Fredericksburg (Va.) Teachers As
sociation to represent the association
at the state conference OF teachers to
be held at Lynchburg. Va, next week.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
DEBATE BEGINS MONDAY
Chairman Owen to Make
Opening Speech in Support
of. Currency Bill.

Active debate on the currency COM
mittee bill will begin Monday in the
Senate. when Chairman Owen of the
banking committee will make the open
ing speech in support of the admin
istration bill The Senate will meet
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday for
currency discussion, adjourn over
Thanksgiving day. and Friday probably
will adjourn to Monday morning at IL
o'clock.
In the regular session the currency de-
bate will be interrupted to allow the SEN
ate to dispose of the bill giving San
Francisco the right to take a water sup
ply from the Hetch Hetchy valley. A
vote on that bill is expected December g.
Congress probably will take the usual
cember 20 to January s. in view OF the
Presidents announcement that he would
rest during the holidays.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
RECORD MAIL CONSIGNMENT.
Steamship Majestic Unloads 155
Tons in New York.

NEW YORK, November 21.-A record
consignment of mail from England, not
excepting the great amount brought in
at Christmas time, arrived In New York
on one steamer today. There were $500
sacks, weighing about 15o tons in all,
which were brought by the steamship
Majestic The consignment was so large
that the steamers mailroom could not
hold it all, AMI many sacks were stored
in empty staterooms. The record Is due
to heavy weather, which prevailed at
Queenstown November ., making 1t Inn
possible for the steamship Mauretania TO
collect her usual mail. The present con-
signment is the first arrival from Eng
land since November j..
Evening star., 1913-11-21
MATR0NS BEST TEACHERS.
Prof. Earl Barnes So Declares in
Address in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. November 21.-
Matrons make the best possible teachers
for the young, according to Prof. Earl
Barnes, who lectured before the Missouri
University Extension Center here today
THE present-day educational system
puts a premium on the greatest sin in
the world. celibacy," said Prof. Barnes.
Particularly is it wrong to insist that
only unmarried women be allowed to
teach in public schools.
What better teachers could be found
for children than the cultured married
woman coming from a congenial home
into the schoolroom?
mo greater insult ever was given to
American womanhoOd than the act of the
New York city board of education I'm ask
Ing the resignation of q married teacher
who had requested leave of absence that
she might become a mother"
Evening star., 1913-11-21
MEET MONDAY TO PLAN
FOR COMMUNITY TREE
Finance Committee for Christmas
Event to Decide Its Steps for
Raising Funds.

A meeting of the finance committee OF
the large committee which is planning for
the community Christmas tree is 70 be
called Monday afternoon. probably. TO de-
eide what steps shall be taken to finance
the celebration A meeting of this COM
mittee had been arranged for this after
noon, but was postponed.
Eighty-one dollars have already been
subscribed. L. IL. Droop. former president
Of the Board of Trade, with contribu-
ton of $40 today being the last to add TO
the sum which has been raised SO far.
Contributions have also been received
as follows: A friend, So. L. j. Stell-
wagen, so; Cuno II. Rudolph, $40, George
w. White. SO: Rev. DIR. and Mrs. John
van Schaick. ir.. So. Waldo Hihhs. 81
Evening star., 1913-11-21
SENATOR STEPHENSON
IS SUED FOR S49,9OO
Rodney Sackett Asks Large
Sum for Settling Cam
paign Claims.

Isaac Stephenson. United States senator
from Wisconsin. was named defendant
today in a suit filed In the District Su-
preme Court by Rodney Sackett 10 re-
cover $4,000 alleged to be due him from
Senator Stephenson for services rendered
in the settlement arising out of the sena-
tors campaign In 1903.
Mr.. Sackett says the total expenses of
Senator Stephenson In the campaign
ployed him to effect settlement of
claims and to prepare an itemized ac
count OF the campaign expenses For
tnis service. he says, he was promised
reasonable compensation.
Compromised Claims
. Mr. Sackett says claims aggregating
$4,000 for services rendered by others to
Senator Stephenson were compromised by
him for $4,000. In this work he was en-
gagged. he states, from September / to
october Is. 1908. He then prepared the
whole statement of campaign expenses,
the court is told, which he took TO a rep
resentatfve of the senator at Madison.
Wis
The latter refused to examine or con-
slider the statement of account. says
Mr.. Sackett and he was compelled to
make other journeys and do more de-
tailed work at the request of counsel
for the defendant.
Attorneys Webster Ballinger and r. Ii.
Case represent the plaintiff, who de-
clares Senator Stephenson has ignored
his demands. and refuses to pay for
his services.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
''STAND BY president"
JOSEPH CHOATE URGES
Former Ambassador Dis
CuSSeS Mexican Situation
at New York Dinner.

NEW YORK, November 21.-The most
stirring question agitating the American
people today, in the opinion of Joseph
II. Choate, the former ambassador to the
Court of st. James. who spoke last night
at the one hundred and forty-f1fth an
nual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce
in the Waldorf-Astoria. is: What are
we going to do with Mexico?" or What
is Mexico going to do with us?''
He was heartily applauded when he
said that it was the duty Of all to stand
by the President.
Il should like" said Mr. Choate, Ito
discuss the question Of the policy of the
United States of America in regard to
Mexico. l think / should occupy the
whole of the evening If 1 only knew what
that policy was. At best there is only
one man who knows what that policy is,
and he, very wisely, keeps his own coun-
sci and won't tell. l am not sure that
even he knows
"Trying Situation"
Il am not sure that we are not all
drifting, with him at our head, from day
to day, and even from hour to hour, wait
Ing. like Micawber. to see what may turn
up. 1t is a very trying situation; 1t
is a very dangerous situation. but one
thing know. and for one thing / ap-
peal to the heart and head of every gen.
tleman present in this chamber tonight:
That in this trying situation there is but
one duty for all of us. and that is to
stand by the President of the United
States.
You may call it diplomatic business.
you may call it executive business; but
1t Is fair to assume that the Presi-
&c ~
vastly superior to that which even the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
possess He knows what he is talking
about. He knows what he Is aiming
at. One thing we are sure of-that he
is for peace at all hazards, and that
by no act of his shall this nation be
plunged into destructive and dread
full war. He is entitled to that from us
without regard to party and without
regard to creeds. We must stand by
our President through thick and
through thin, and we shall come out
right In the end"
Evening star., 1913-11-21
FALL THROUGH BRIDGE.
Farmer Saves Himself, But Wife Is
Washed to Death.

WEST NEWTON, Pa, November 21-
Leaving train at Gratztown, near here,
early today. George H. Albright. a farm
er. and his wife. sought to shorten the
distance to their home by walking along
the railroad tracks. They did not notice
that number OF ties had been removed
from q trestle and walked into the open
ing.
Mrs. Albright fell first and drew her
husband after her. He clutched the rail
and endeavored to lift her back to safety,
but after long struggle she became ex-
hausted and fell thirty feet into Sewickley
creek. Albright finally pulled himself
back to the track. Mrs Albright's body
was recovered after daybreak
Evening star., 1913-11-21
BOOTHS STILL ESTRANGED.
Ballington Says Next Move Must
Come From Brother.

NEW YORK, November 21.-If Bram-
well Booth and Ballington Booth, brothers
estranged for seventeen years, are to
meet in this city. the next move must
come from Bramwell, leader of the Sal
walton Army.
This was the gist of a statement issued
today by Ballington Booth, head of the
Volunteers Of America. He had not re-
ceived the letter his brother said he had
written him, Ballington explained.
But an Episcopal clergyman. friend
of mine," he added, wrote Gen. Bram-
well Booth letter which reached him
on his arrival in New York city, asking
him to meet me at luncheon. Up to the
present time neither / nor the friend who
wrote the letter has received any reply
or any communication whatever from the
leader of the Salvation Army
Evening star., 1913-11-21
KEEPS 24-YEAR-0LD PROMISE.
Astronomer Leaves Pittsburgh tc
Visit Friend in California.

PITTSBURGH. November 21.-pr. John
A. Brashear, the noted astronomer and
lens manufacturer. left Pittsburgh last
night for Oakland. CAL, to keep a prom
ise made twenty-four years ago to DR..
Charles Burckhalter, director Of the Cha
bot Observatory.
In 1889 DR.. Brashear was a member OF
total eclipse expedition that invaded
the Pacific slope. and while a guest at a
birthday party given by DR.. Burckhalter
promised that, If alive. he would eat his
seventy-third birthday dinner with DR..
Burckhalter.