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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
FIRE ATTACKS
THREE HOUSES

This morning at l:10 o'clock, the
fire fighters at so. station were cali
ed To q blaze which had broken out al
the home Of Nellie Fletcher. a negro.
living at 82t South Third street The
house was small and when The depart
ment arrived was almost consumed by
the flames and the houses on each
side OF It had caught from the original
blaze by quick and efficient work an
was saved with little damage except
the house wherein the fire originated.
The blaze was caused blythe OVER
turning Of a lamp. Practically all the
personal effects and furnishings Of the
house at s2l South Third were burned,
but the damage to the other two
houses was confined to the extefiors
The houses belonged to G. G. Carter
and were not covered by Insurance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
WILL PLAY
Third GAME

This evening at the gym, beginning
at 545, the chickasha high school
girls viii play their third game with
the girls basket bali team Of the III
Reno high school. El Reno defeated
the local team last year, but ehieka.
sha evened up the the score in a game
several weeks ago AS the game to-
night win mark tbe final test Of super
iority, it is expected to be an unusa.
ally interesting affair.
Tie lineup Of the home team is as
follows: Dorothy German and MARY
peery, centers Margaret Heisler aud
vallie Dalton, guards Edwina Hard
and Margaret Coleman, forwards.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
ETHEL IS
"A BRIDE


ASANsA tlu ny Ouilcu EiEab
Oyster Bay, April This was an
other great day for the family Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, though this time it was
the daughter Of the colonel who hal
the center of the stage. Miss Ethel
carow Roosevelt, at the Episcopal
church at Oyster Bay, became the
bride Of Richard Derby Of New York.
Following the ceremony. the company
repaired to the Roosevelt home at
Sycamore Hill, where a wedding break
fast was served to several hundred
guests. During the reception after
ward, Nathan Franko's orchestra sup
piled a varied musical program.
Dr. and Mrs. Derby expect to sail
tomorrow for Europe, where they will
spend an extensive honeymoon Or.
Derby planned to give a farewell bach
elor dinner to his New York club
friends. but finally abandoned the idea
in Difference to the wishes 0f his bride
to-be.
Among the brides attendants was
Miss cornelia Landon, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hutton Landon Dr.
Derby's brother. Roger Derby, was best
man and Archibald Roosevelt, brother
Of the bride. was one OF the ushers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04

would make their report, That while
the idea o. splitting tie deposits up
and giving all the banks a part Of the
deposits their respective amounts, tine
funds we're now haadled satisfactorily
by the Citizens National bank and
were drawing at this time, 6 per cent
interest which, as it was eontended, IS
two per cent in advance Of the propo.
sitian offered by Mi. Johnson for the
banks.
Alderman Ed Evans said that tho
splitting up Of the funds among all the
banks at per cent instead Of leaving
saids funds whore now deposited at 9
Per cent would mean a loss to the
citizens OF Chickasha Of approx aately
$1,000 a year in interest
A vote on Mr. coffman's motion 70.
suited in a tie, coffman, Evans, Hays
and Temple voting yes, and Louthan,
Collins, Buie and Spencer voting no.
The tic called for a vote By Mayor ; p.
Burton to decide the question Mr.
Burton voted yes and the motion TO
turn the matter over to the finance
committee for investigation with 81
structons to report back at the next
meeting, carried
An ordinance, drawn BY city Attof-
ney Hammerly, at the suggestion Of o.
Cofiman, was introduced, changing the
salaries Of four ol the city officials as
follows Mayor from $500 to $500
per annum city treasurer from $500
Sl2o0 per annum city attorney from
5000 % $1,000 per annum, and city ply
stefan from sl20 TO 5000 On motion
Of Cofiman the ordinance was tura-
ed over lothe ordinance committee for
Investigation with instructions 10 ~e-
port at the next meeting Mr. coff-
man said q suggested to Mr. Ham.
merry that The salary d the mayor he
placed az si200 Der year and the SAT-
AIRY OF the city treasurer be placed at
$1,000 per year
upon a petition by sorosis club, Az
ordinance was drawn declaring an
trees upon which are found bagworms
a nuisance and making it compulsory
upon the property owner % abote sueh
nuisance OF be subject to fine in the
police court
Upon vote of the council the city AT
tofney was Instructed to draw an or
dinanoe establishing the fire limits u
Firth street instead ci the alley BE-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets Tho
ordinance win Do drawn and passed
upon az che next council meeting
The ordinance allowing tho regular
monthly bills and salaries was PASSED
the total amount of biils tor The montl
being sgi6lg2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
SIX SHOT BY
The POLICE

Telegram by United Fress
Auburn. n y April six twine
mill strikers, two Of them women,
were shot and seriously wounded oy
the police here today in a battle before
the plant Of the Columbian Rope COM
pany
Pedro Josea and an unidentified wo.
man were shot through the body and
are expected TO die The police arrested
IA picket for shouting to the workers
in the plant and companions remon.
strated
The police used clubs and the strik.
ers fought back. When the police
fired the strikers fled. More trouble
is feared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04

Chicago April i-lhat flood losses
can he prevented, that the protection
of people and property from floods Isl
an engineering problem, that the
American people tried to ignore the
natural law that a certain volume Of
water requires a certain flood way with
a certain fan and proceeded hlindly on
the supnositiou that they could turn
swamns marshes and forests inio
towns. roads and farms without dispos-
ing Of the water formerly placed in
reservoirs, was the statement Of I'D
muna T. Perkins, president Of the M
tional drainage congress. meeting with
the American Reclamation federation
here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
THE Law NEEDS TO
BE SUPPLEMENTED
Federal Bureau Of Railroad Costs
is Advocated and lnterIOcking
DirectOrates Should be
Abolished
Telegram by United Press.

Boston, Mass, April 4.-Louis D.
Brandeis, the peoples lawyer" wa5
once declared he could save the rail-.
roads of the country millions Of dol
lars every day, in statement written
for the United Press, today champion
ed Senator La FoIlette's act providing
for the physical valuation Of railroads
by the interstate commercs commits
sion. He insisted that before the po0.
pie can know whether the money they
pay to railroads is honestly and neces-
sarily spent, interlocking directorates
must be abolished and federal bu-
reau and Of railroad costs established.
Mr. Brandeis charges that J. P. Nor
gan & Company and other bankers
have a monopoly Of selling to many
railroads the money they need, at ratos
Of the bankers own fixing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
HIGH HONORS
PAID MORGAN
Telegram By United Press,

Telegram By United Press.
Hagre April with all the mill
tafy honors due q commander Of the
Legion 81 Honor the 30dy OF J. Pier
nont Morgan was transferred from tie
train to the. steamship La France
which win sail tomorrow for New
York The casket;was placed in a
specially prepared mortuary and bai.
tallon Of soldiers fired a salute The
military band played the funeral
march, followed by American national
hymns.
The ceremony was most impressive
one. Twenty thousand people erowi
ed the quays 10 sec the transfer Of the
body
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
Ram At Dayton

Telegram by bnted Press
Dayton, Ohio. Amil i-Gov Cox and
ihe relief commission cancelled thair
proposed inspection trip 70 GAINESVILLE
when informed that the Pennsylvania
railroad repairs were washed out by
rain this morning
Certain districts iu Dayton and Ham
ilton are inundated by few inches
but the authorities say there is no
danger The downpour disheartenel
the sufferers and the high wind en-
dangered the east bank at the giant
reservoir az ST. Marys
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
RY LOUIS B. BRANpEls.

The La Toilette act providing for the
physical valuation Of railroads BY the
interstate commerce commission, is q
great step forward, The senator's
seven year fight has been nobly won.
The act is but another application of
La Follette's favorite motto, "Ye shall
know the truth. and the truth shall
make you free
Everybody admits that the value Of
railroad property is one Of the ele.
ments to be taken into consideration
by the interstate commerce commits.
sion in fixing rates, and everybody has
been Obliged to admit that the CON-
mission was without reliable data bear.
ing upon this value. Under the La Fol
lette act the public viii at least be
furnished with the best evidence of
value available.
But there is more truth which must
be known before La Foliette's task Of
securing to the people just railroad
rates, is completed, To secure just
and reasonable rates other steps must
be taken. We must know, besides ths
actual value Of railroad property. the
actual cost Of operation and the cost
Iof current construction and Of new
equipment The railroad reports givs
us now a statement Of what they spend
each year; but the public has no means
of knowing whether this amount has
been well spent.
In the calendar year 1912 the raii
roads collected from the American peo-
pie in gross earnings, SS,O45. 1882.
most of which has been spent in some
way. About one third OF that amount
has gone in interest aud dividends ami
taxes. The physical valuation would
help US to know what part Of that In
terest and dividend is paid on capital
which is water. About two thirds Of
the years revenues is paid out for on.
Grating expenses. II is at least equaig
important to know what part Of tAar
revenue has been spent unnecessarily. .
what part has been wasted through ais.
honesty, and what part through ineg-
ficiency. Besides the 81 900. 600 600 of
current revenues spent in operation.
there are each year expended hundreds
Of millions in new construction or the
purchase Of equipment What part OF
the money spent for new construction
or equipment is efficiently and honest.
lly spent? Until we know an this. we
cannot know whether rates are just
and reasonable
The fact that a railroad company
has paid out money has ceased to be
assurance that it was necessarily paid
out. Interlocking directorates may
have led to he making Of many con
tracts unneetesarlly hurdensome to fbs
railroads for Oh many Of our railroads
! linterlocking directorates control d
large part Of the expenditure.
& J. P. Morgan & Co and other bank
! ers have a monopoly og selling mans
railroads the money they need at rate.
4 OF the bankers own fixing. Directors
CONTINUED on Page rhree.1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
Half Foot Rise at Memphis.
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press
Memphis, April l-The river rose
"a half foot last night flooding the low
and unprotected sections Of the indus
trial district People living ten blocks
from the protected part Of the city
are moving out. The relief camp is
filling with refugees from islands and
unprotected places Relief funds are
being collected.
Army officers are in charge Of Pc
lief work All the ieyees are holding
50 far Only d small section Of the
city IS subject 10 overflow If the leyee
breaks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04

In district court yesterday afternoon
in the case OF Mary S Peery VS.. John
Lewis, as sheriff a repIeyin action, the
jury found a verdict Of 500 for the
plainiiff The case consumed a grea;
er part Of the day and the verdict
came from the jury late yesterday
afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
MEMPHIS FLOODED
in Low SECTIONS
Inhabitants Fleeing from the Un-
protected Parts---MOre Rain
Falls in the Ohio Flood
District
Telegram BY United Pleas

I7lE6I aW W UHII0U I11a
Cairo, H., April 1.-THE levees here
hold despite the rain last night and q
slow rise AT least a two days fight
with the Ohio confronts the workers
on the embankment as the crest is not
due here before Sunday
According to the iorecaster the stage
was 547 feet this morning rise of
one tenth of an inch during the last
twelve hours.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
LlcENsEp To WEp.

Marriage licenses were issued from
thee ounty judges Office today to the
following
Ed Witt aged % Of Temple. Okla
ana Miss Ida Blakely aged 10, Of Brad
ley.
Afnett Dixon aged %. Of New Cas-
tie, Okla and Miss Jessie Avery, aged
l9. Of New Castle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
Bankers Appear Before the Council
and Ask that Money be APP
portioned Among Vari-
GUS Institutions
TO INCREASE SALARIES
OF CITY OFFICIALS
Ordinance introduced to Give May
or, City Attorney, Treasurer,
and Physician More Pay
Anti-Bagworm Act

Whether or not tile funds 81 tae clty
should be divided among the live local
banking institutions Of chiekasha al
per cent interest OF given to the inati.
tutlun Offering the highest rateol n.
tefest created one o. the most excil-
ing meetings tho city dads have exper.I
ienced NJ many moons yesterday at thcI
city hall when a committee OF bank
ems ol Chiekasha appeared before the
council an5 Submitted per cent
Proposition
The committee was composed 0i Ben
+ Johnson OF the First National bank.
NJ y Courtney 81 the Farmers state
bank and NJ C Cannon OF the Okla
hona National bank The Chickasha
National bank and the Citizens Na
tiQnal bank were not represented The
proposition offered by Mr. Johnson
speaking TOR the bankers was in sub
stance that the cltg enter into q con
tract vita TIE 1--WE banking Institutions
Of chickasha depositng in each sn
equal amount OF the citys funds, each
bank 10 furnish a surety bond coget
ng the amount oi the eiA money en
daposii 20 tie respective banks The
theory held By Mr johnson was thsi
aH Hliiiiaal bond signed onlg by lhe
officers and directors Of The bank,
would, Be ol no avail IN the event The
institution failed uitari, that the ot.
Ulcers arA directors were only individ.
uaIs and that surety bonds given hl
each ci tho baesa would absolutely
guarantee iho aitys funds "a the event
tile bank failed Mr. Johnson held
tha the digldiHg OF the clty's funds
into ihe nge banking Institutions would
have 4 tendency 70 make cheaper
money ih1s permitting the citizens 90
borrow virtually their own money IRON
Whatever bauk Of which they were
customer, st lower rate of interest.
pay on their taxes when aua. in ease
ihs5 needed thA financial assistanc
aHa sae ihe is per cent penalty 5n
delinquent taxes. saving. according TO
Nr trhusons tAoory approximately 3
per cent The proposed contract De-
tween the banks and che city would
&c .nto o.faei about October ist.
n discussing ihe proposition. the
council rsa ainDsi events divided, ai
agreeing fhat thc idea Of dividing tho
Guys DEPOSITS among al ihe local
banks was good the only bone q cons
tenfion being the rate Of interest paid
by tie banks en- the eiiy deposits
o Coiimaa made the notion Sec
onded By Evans ihai the proposition
be turned cge 10 the finance commit
tee 10 Investigate ana report to the
council as tse nox, meeting. Every
councilman IS ssed decided views on
the subject the argument CONSUMING
more than aa hour 4 notion By g.
d Ioutban thsi tha funds of the city
be deposited equally fa the five bank
ine Institutions OF taa aitY ata rate oi
interes, 10 he decided UPON 81 the
council ana rerrcscntatigcr nf tht
banks. each bank to furnish a surety
bond covering tho amount on deposit
from the clty aas lost. without a see
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
COAST ATHLETES MEET.
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram BY United Press.
Berkeley, Cal. April with hopes
high for championship honors of the
Pacific coast college athletes from
California, Oregon and Washington are
here today for the intercollegiate track
meet beginning this afternoon and con
tuing tomorrow. A baseball game be
tween the University Of California and
the Leland Stanford teams tomorrow
will close the event
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
INDIANA oocToRs AssEMaLE.
alegram by lInlled Press

ItIesIdm Dy Uhlteu Ffeak
Nuncie, Ind April Wonders 81
the heart and lungs win be discussed
here tonight when doctors Of maay
counties Of Indiana JOIN the Delaware
County Medical society in an open
meeting Or H c Kimberlin Of In
dianapolis viii conduct the clinic m
connection.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
Believe ARSENIC
CAUSED HIS DEATH


From the county attorneys office it
was learned today that it is the belief
that R. S Woodward came to his death
as the result Of arsenic poisoning, al.
ministered at swo asarent times, and
that the deceased recovered from the
effects Of the first administration, after
which another dose was given.
Upon the grounds Of murder we
have made our charge against Mrs
Ada Woodward and John fremont and
upon those grounds viii we stand T
said Oscar Simpson. county attorney
today AS developments proceed. we
have stronger reason to believe in ana
charge murder than we had yesterday
and it will take the decision Of a court
to convince this office otherwise"
Regarding the rumor Of another man
in the case. Mr.. Simpson said it was
not necessary and that at this time no
other man would be arrested, but u-
mated that there is a possibility thet
later other arrests might fellow.
AS early as Thursday noon, the
rumor was abroad that Mrs Woodward
had made a complete confession Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
militia Sent.
TELEGRAM BY United Press

Springfield Ill.,, April 4-Goy Dunn
received word tcday that The situation
is the worst yet at Meredonia. The
militia End sand bags were rushed 10
that point
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04

the crime, but as stated by authorities
this afternoon, no such confession his
been made by either Mrs. Woodwa, q
or fremont Other ruhlors are alloat
~ joy rides and meetings OF Mre.
Woodward and fremont. just prior and
Immediately after the death Of R s.
Woodward Upon such rumors and
information by parties living ia the
neighborhood Of the Woodward home,
the investigation, resulting in the a.
rest OF the accused, was started. with,
in an hour after Mr.. Woodward died
we received information that started
us at work upon this case, said Oscar
Simpson.
The statements Of the attending Dhv-
sicians In the case. made to the county
attorney, are said to hear out the
theory OF poison by the administration
of arsenic, and much depends upon the
analysis Of Woodward's stomach by
Prof Edwin DeBarr OF the state uni.
yersity at Norman.
The report from the examining
chemists is expected to arrive Bundsv
and it is probable that the preliminary
trial win be held next Friday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST.


Tonight fair. with FROST ris-
. ing temperature in west pof-
ton; Saturday, fair warmer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-04

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Evening journal., 1913-10-25
SENATOR SALISBURY AND MILITANTs.

A DvIcES from London indicate that Senator
( Willard Salisbury. of this State. has been
seavoring to instruct Scotland Yard detectives how
10 deal with militant suffragists cable message
from that city to New York paper says
United States Senator Salisbury. OF Delaware, who
ls in London. Monday advocated a for
mitancy. He told the Scotland Yard officials that
they would be able TO deal with the wild
women until they appointed police the
IS Chicago. If had to deal with suffragists,
nilitancy would soon be squelched, said Mr. Saus-
,ury
Now, what does Senator Salisbury think police
women would do in the way Of dealing with Mrs.
Emmelne Pankhurst and her large and constcntly-
increasing brood Of troublesome mlitants? Would
they slap them the wrist? Would they knock their
hats crooked and disturb the symmetry OF their Mar
ceie wavesz Would they call them spiteful huzzies
and pumpkin pies and tell them their skirts are crooked
and their sleeves out OF syle7 Would they accuse them
Of penciline their eyebrows terminating their lips
and using something harmful than rice powder
upon their faces and necks? Or would they attempt
to stampede suragist meetings and parades by dis
playing alluring samples and shouting out the news
Of bargain sales in progress in nearby storesg
Senator Salisbury should have given the Scotland
Yard detectives bill of particulars to what po-
lice women might do toward the suppr Of Mill
fancy that has not been d by policemen
Past events in England warrant the suggestion that
II police woT TO interfere with the British
mlitants che would be a pleasing spectacle when
- ed from the encounter
Evening journal., 1913-10-25
SATURDAY OCT. 25. 1918.
GROUND FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES.

d URGIARs highwaymen and other criminals con-
~ tinue to operate with impunty and seeming inn
nunity in city. Every day emphasizes the fact
hat the Police Department is not efficient as it
ought to be- If it were, the lawless elements would
be kept in check and not permitted to hold car
nival OF crime within corporate limits. Surely
such condition. coupled with the revelations in the
Commissioners that radical action Of corrective
ture be taken for the protection Of the public.
What that action should be Is matter for the Po-
lice Commissioners TO decide The community looks
them give II the protection il has right to
expect from Il department Nothing short of that
protection will satisfy the people, They have listened
to excuses for the Police Department until they
heartily tired Of them. The time has come when the
people demand police efficiency and assurance that
aw-abding citizens and not burglars and hghwaymen
shall be in control of public thoroughfares They
nsstent that the board which is in control Of our
police force shall make Of that something that
the denizens Of the underworld who menace their
lives. persons and properties
The Virgins Investigation, far 1t has pro-
pressed revealed conditions that should not exist
In the Police Department of any present-day COM
nunity. There is an absolutely inexcusabe conflict
II testimony In the minds Of many of our citizens IL
d1v be accounted for in material particulars only by
shameful disregard Of the binding force of an oath
md the serious nature Of tie crime of perjury That
5 not pleasing public thought to be entertained
relative to an Investigation conducted by the Police
Commissioners for the purpose Of getting the truth
about matters highly important TO the Police Depart
nent and its administration The record OF the inves
igation, with the inexcusable and hghly-suspicious
conflict Of testimony Il contains, would TO sup
by in itself TO the commissioners ample ground for
he application of salutory corrective measures.