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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
A TRUCE DE-
CLARED In
MOVIE WAR

Under a flag Of truce the war be-
tween the movies and the county at
torney's office concerning the Sunday
closing Of the theaters, marked time
Saturday evening while attorneys
representing the movies interests held
confab with Oscar simpson. county
attorney.
The result was that the crowd OF
Sunday night theater goers. all ignor-
ant OF the proceedings. wandered from
one ri oture show to another last night
to find them dark and cheerless and
their wonderment at such state OF
affairs was great
The council OF war resulted in com.
promise between tle opposing factions
concerning yesterday, and both sides
retired in good order BY virtue OF
temporary compromise. the shows were
to remain open yesterday afternoon
from / to o'clock, at which latter
hour they were to close for the day
All shows adhered strictly to such
terms.
Saturday afternoon attorneys for the
movies in conference with Oscar Simp
son stated that they had not had suf
ficient time in which to reach con
clusion as to the legal points involved
in the case and so advise with theil
clients, Mr.. Simpson agreed to post
pone definite action concerning yes
terday, providing the shows woult
close at 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon
but such mutual agreement concerne,
only the performances Of yesterday.
This week the attorneys for thu
movie interests will advise thei
clients on the legal points and If the
are of the opinion that the Sundal
opening OF picture shows is not in vic
lation of the law such viii continue
Oscar Simpson has stated that if th'
shows open on next Sunday arrest
will follow and the case will b
/ threshed cut in court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
DISREGARD
FREE TOLLS
PROVISION
Telegram by United Press.


Washington. Feb. 9-The free tolls
provision OF the Baltimore platform
has been nullified by international
complications and as result it is up
to the Democratic party in the presi-
dents opinion, to disregard the declar-
alton.
He believes that congress will re-
peal the provision without necessity
Of his delivering special message.
Stories Of the endorsement of free tolls
that slipped into the platform, failed
to stir Wilson. He believes the plank
might have been all right at the time
it was adopted but the foreign rela'
tions having changed, the Baltimore
endorsement should not be considered
as binding.
He did not explain what constituted
the changed foreign relations and
made a mystery of the matter by say
ing "Great Britain is the only nation
that has protested but she is not
pressing the matter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
MEXICAN
LANDS Are
INVOLVED

Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Mexico City. Feb. 9.-That British
Minister Garden is interested in big
company with Lord Cowdray organ
lied for the exploitation Of Mexican
land. the success OF which depends
largely upon the success Of the Huerta
government, was the disclosure made
today by the American embassy
Alleged information that was obtain
ed from the official records Of the Mex.
lean minister and the department for
colonization of the industry shows
that the company was organized BY
Garden. Lord Cowdray aud several
Mexican millionaires. six years ago
while Garden was British consul gem
eral in Mexico.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
Bashara, Long and Hightower are
Officially Sentenced = Assyrian
Unconditional, but Unable to
Talk--Notice Of Appeal Filed
BOND FIXED AT $4,000
Roy Long and Hightower Choose
McAlester in Preference to
Granite Prisoners are
Taken to Pen Tciay

Late Saturday afterDoon in the dis
trict court room. Judge Frank NJ. Bal
ley passed sentence upon three pris-
oners who had either been found guilty
of the crime charged against them by
jury. or had entered plea of guilty
before the court.
Most notable among the trio was
Chas. Bashara, convicted OF the murder
Of Col selby. and his pun.shm -at fix
ed by the jury at 10 years in the state
penitentiary. The Assyrian was I'M
emotional throughout the proceedings,
except for moment, but that he was
moved to a certain extent was evident
when he ATTEMPTED to speak a few
words when asked by Judge Bailey if
he had anything to say before SEN
tence was passed upon him. His reply
was some mumbled sentence that was
not understood.
After a motion for new trial was
overruIed by the court, Judge Bailey
officially passed sentence upon the
convicted man. In part, Judge Bailey
said. The facts brought out at the
hearing, warrant the verdict of the
jury, or even greater verdict. How
ever have no criticisms to offer, and
in obedience to the jury's verdict,
sentence you to 10 years in the state
penitentiary at hard labor"
Notice of an appeal was filed by the
attorneys for the defense and Ba-
sharas bond fixed at $4,000 by the
court AS yet, the bond has not been
made and Bashara is in the county jail
F. e. Riddle, attorney for Bashara.
stated today. however. that bond would
probSaJly be made within a few days
Roy Long. convicted of stealing cot
ton, with sentence by jury fixed at
one year and six months in the peni-
tentiary. was officially sentenced to
that length of term and was given his
choice of going to McAlester or Gran
ite. The prisoner said, Il will go to
McAlester / have some friends there.
Jake Hightower. negro, who some
months ago emptied a charge from a
shotgun into the head and neck Of an
other negro in a Southtown pool hall,
and who later entered plea of guilty,
was sentenced to one year and one day
in the state penitentiary. you have
your choice of going to McAlester or
Granite penitentiaries," said Judge
Bailey.
Have you, too. some friends at Nc
Alester?"
j Yes, sah.' replied Hightower. Il
wants to go to McAlester."
Sheriff John c. Lewis and Police
Chief Hugh Anderson left this morn
ing for McAlester with Roy Long, Jake
Hightower and Lee Williams. alias Dan
Smiley The latter prisoner is the
negro who was successful in swindling
certain firms Of lawyers in Oklahoma.
When brought here, he had just COM
pleted a term of one year in the state
penitentiary for like offense. He
goes up now for another year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
ARM CAUGHT IN SAW.

An accident at the Apache Cotton
Oil mill Saturday afternoon cost Ben
A. Tillman his right arm. Tillman
was engaged in repairing a Inter ma
chine and during the operation his arm
caught in the saw. The bone was
crushed and the arm so mangled that
an amputation was necessary. The
arm was taken off below the elbow.
Tilman has been here but a few
months and boarded at 3l4 North
Sixth street His condition is as we'll
as expected today and the physicians
state that he is making a model pa.
tient
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09

Seven stock cars had been set on fire
al the north end, which ignited tim
bers in the tunnel and it is the suDpo-
sition OF those near the scene that the
passenger train ran into the burning
cars.
The consul said opinion was divided
as to whether or not the bandits in
tended TO destroy lives. Secretary
Bryan was busy at the state depart
ment all day yesterday answering mes
sages OF Inquiry concerning the Ameri-
cans and telegraphing instructions 20
the nearest consuls. The adFices were
shown to President Wilson.
There is confidence at the state de-
partment that the constimtionalists
will do everything possible TO punish
the offenders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
Prominent Denver
Men Engage in Fight
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Denver. Feb. 9.-E. G. Bonfils. one
Of the owners of the Denver Post, mar.
rowly escaped death at the hands OF
Attorney T. ]. ODonnel. with whom
he was engaged in a fist fight at the
court house today. O'Donnel drew his
revolver and pulled the trigger Bon
fills grabbed the gun. the hammer hit
ting his finger.
The men quarreled over the matter
of the Union Water Co getting a new
franchise. They met in the corridoi
OF the court house. where a suit b.
Bonfils against the water compan,
was pending. In the fight Bonfill
struck 0Donnel in the face and hii
heavy ring cut him. o'Donnel pulles
his gun, but the CHIEF of police separ
ated the men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
DECISION IN
TITANIC
CASE
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
London, Feb. Negligence in navi-
cation caused the Titanic disaster, ac-
cording to the British court of appeals,
which today affirmed the damage YER
dict obtained in a test case by the
relatives of four steerage passengers
who lost their lives. The decision is
expected to bring to trial enormous
litigation Millions in damages are
asked by the families of victims in
England and America. All suits are
held up pending today's decision.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
DEATH OF MISS MecANLEss.

Miss Mary McCanless. aged % years,
daughter of J. w. Mccanless, died yes
terday morning at the family resi-
dence, 3IS Pennsylvania avenue. Fun
eral services were conducted this
morning at o'clock at the Catholic
church by Father Wilwerding. Inter
ment occurred in the |. Q. o. F. Gene
terry. The deceased was brought here
about two months ago from San An
tonic. Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
eleLe CONFERENCE OPENS.

Washington. Feb. s.-Ministers and
church workers from many cities gath
cred here today for mid-winter Bible
conference. The speakers were DIR. s,
Campbell Morgan OF Lincoln, Dr. Will
liam A. Soupr Of London. DR. F. n
Palmer of winona Lake, Ind, Dir. Geo
r. Stewart of Knoxville, Tenn, and
Or. W. E. Biederwolf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
Miss ChiCkaSha
is Posing Again

Miss chickasha has on her best to-
day and is again smiling before the
movie photographer. Even at that, the
weather man seems 10 have a deep
seated grudge against the camera man
fer hardly had he landed in town and
made preparations to complete the
Chickasha pictures. than the clouds
threw a shadow over all. making il
very difficult to get good. clear pic
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09


ture.
When the camera men we're here
some weeks ago. clouds and rain we're
in evidence throughout the entire time.
However, several views were takn yes
terday. and today the girls at'the O. c.
w. were looking their prettiest before
the machine. This afternoon the other
school buildings are being taken. II
will require several days yet to com
plete the pictures.
Saturday the movie men took the
Chickasha ladies' doing" society. as
they came from the home Of Mrs. r. K
Wootten. where one of the biggest
social affairs Of the season was given
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
RoYs cAusE TRounLE.

A number of boys on South Seventh
street who have been causing more or
less trouble by hanging onto passing
vehicles were the cause of a runaway
Saturday evening. A farmer with his
wife and children in a buggy were
leaving town. when about half dozen
boys caught on to the rig. badly fright
ening the horses. The occupants had
a bad run for several blocks before the
horses could be controlled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
reIegram hy Nn.led Press

tticSIdth bN l ulteu fTeS8
Memphis. Feb Estate Bank supt.
j. L. Hutton today took charge OF the
wrecked Mercantile bank in the chan
cery court and enjoined all other liti-
cations. The general banking situa-
ton here is sound, said the clearing
house in public statement.
There is no excitement, as the de-
falcation of President Raine alone is
responsible for the failure Many
small depositors were caught, and
many big concerns are being forced
to borrow for their pay rolls. Mr..
Raine is not arrested but there is a
popular demand for his Indictment. His
shortage is SfSS.SOI Work was begun
ON the banks books this morning, but
no additional statement has been is
sued.
Mr.. Raine's alleged defalcation is
said to have been due to speculation Ia
which he has lost heavily within the
last thirty to sixty days.
MIR. Raine entered the bank as q
clerk more than thirty years ago. and
advanced to the presidency in 1908
After serving three years he resigned
because Of the pressure Of personal af
fairs. but became president again tn'
following year AT one time Mr. Rain'
was the owner Of large stable O
trotting horses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
REcIoNAL aANk HEARINGS.

Austin, Texas. Feb. 9.-secretaries
NIcAdoo and Houston arrived here this
morning for the regional bank hear
ings. Delegations from Dallas, Hous-
ton and Galveston are here to urge
that their respective cities be made
the site. New York bankers and bank
ers from the other Texas cities are
here and leave for New Orleans to-
morrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
R A | N E
PLEADS
GUILTY
When Arrested and Arraigned Be.
fore COurt-.-Bail Fixed at
100000, but Declines
to Make Il
Telegram bv United Press.

Telegram bv United Press
Memphis. Tenn, Feb. president
Raine of the Mercantile bank was ar
rested today, charged with embezzle-
ment When he was arraigned before
Judge Palmer he explained, Il am
guilty. want no bail Send me to
Jail
Judge Palmer fixed his bail at $780,.
600, but he refused TO attempt to get
it. He was sent TO Jail He had spec
ulated with bank funds once before
and had made a million. An ugly
rumor was then afloat but the market
turned over night and after settlement
he was elected presideE. OF the bank
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
Fifty Believed to Have Met Death
in Collision with Burning Freight
Cars Thirteen Americans
are Missing
VILLA IS AFTER BANDITS
Who Fired Freight Train Castillo
Responsible for Cremation Of
Passengers in Cumbre
Tunnel
TeIegram By unIted Press.

leicBfam Dy united ffese.
Juarez. Feb. Gen villa today
vowed he would exterminate Costillo's
bandits. who we're responsible for the
death of the fifty people burned in
Cumbre tunnel. before he moves on
TOrreon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09

Washington. Feb All those
aboard the Inflated passenger train
which collided with seven burning
freigh; cars in cumbre tunnel appear
TO have perished. They included at
least nine Americans and thirty Mexi-
cans. according to a dispatch Sunday
night from American Consul Letcher al
Chihuahua.
The dispatch, dated Sunday, gave in
formation brought to Chihuahua by
persons who had just arrived from Ma
dera, the nearest point to the tunnel.
It said the Americans known to have
been aboard the train and whose bod
les we're being sought by a relief party
included:
X. ]. Martin, superintendent of the
Mexican Northwestern railroad at Chi
huahul.
c. II. Marders. express agent
Henry schofield. superintendent al
Juarez.
X. l.. Hatfield, business man az II
paso.
Thomas N. Kelly. conductor.
J.. /. Morris, roadmaster
L. R. Williams. employe Nader,
Lumber company.
]. w. Weber. conductor In charge O.
train.
Edward J. McCutcheon, engineer.
About thirty other persons, includ
ing some unidentified Americans
were aboard.
From American Consul Edwards a
Juarez came the information that Vic
Consul Zoeller had left with specia
train for Cumbre tunnel with abou
thirty Americans and a guard Of fitt
constitutionalist soldiers.
They took many coffins with ther
as they had little hope Of finding aliv
any of the passengers or crew Of tn
train.
Mr. Edwards added that it had bee
positively established in the latest te
egrams received from near the seen
Of the disaster that the train was nc
held up by the bandits before it el
tered the south end of the tunns
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma:

For Oklahoma:
Tonight, fair; warmer in east
portion; Tuesday. generally
fair; colder in west portion.
Temperature Yesterday.
Recorded by the local u. S.
weather bureau observer:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09

cumbre. Chihuahua, Feb 9.--Noth-
ing but charred ruins and buttons were
found by the rescuing party which,
with the aid OF oxygen helmets and
pnimutors penetrated the Cllmbre tun.
mel Sunday from the south portal as
tar as the locomotive and first two
cars OF the passenger train which en-
tered the burning cavern
These are supposed to be. the re.
mains OF the engineer and fireman OF
the illfated passenger train They
probably we're killed wher their en-
gine crashed into the burning freight
trala, which had been pushed into the
tunnel BY CasLllos bandits several
hours before Now IL is believed that
everyone OF the fifty or more passen.
gers. including the crew aboard the
train when il dashed into the tunnel
last Wednesday night are dead, but
whether the train was hurried into the
tunnel TO escape being captured by
Castillo's bandits or sent headloAg 70
SIS destruction BY the bandits may
never be known
Entrance from the north portal will
not be possible until Monday night al
the earliest and probably not until the
next day. as the heavy timbering still
is burning. The rescuers who went in
at the south end Sunday found their
way greatly impeded by not only the
iron frame work Of the burned cars
but by great masses Of earth and rock
which had fallen from the roof Of the
tunnel Rock still is falling. making
exploration dangerous.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-18
BOUNTY LAND.

Misses Sallie and Julia Davis Wis
tied al tho home of their uncle, w.
- DAVIS, OF the Corirth section, last
week.
Mr, and Mrs. j. B. Shanklin and
family, u. Anderson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. d. S. Abbott and little son, d.
s., Jr., of Seneca, spent yesterday at
the Davis home.
Lester Adams left Sunday for Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Mrs. A. G. Ballenger, who has been
visiting recently in Elberton, Clay
ton and Walhalla, arrived in the COM
munity this morning, and will be a
guest for few days of her sister,
Mrs. j. B. Pickett.
Miss Zola Holland visited friends
at Clemson recently.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-18
FINE CATTLE AT LAVONIA.
Franklin County Farmers Import n
Car of Registered Breeds.

(Lavonia, Ga, Dispatch to Athens
Banner)
A solid car Of SO registered Here
ford bulls and heifers was received
at Lavonia Friday, which were pur-
chased in Missouri for the two live
stock associations of Franklin and
Hart counties. These animals are Of
the best beef type that can be had in
the country. Two representatives
made the trip to the northwest to
purchase them, and bought the best
there was on the market. Every one
in the lot was registered and almost
all Of them were sold when they
were brought to Lavonia. Farmers
of Hart county took about half OF
them and farmers of Franklin coun-
ty will take the other half. This Is
cattle ever shipped to this section Of
Georgia, the car costing perhaps
more than $4,000.
j. E. Conwell, an expert cattle
VI lSdI hdNOnld, t1dGJ county,
made the trip as local representa-
tive, and also H. d, Cogdell, assist
| ant live stock agent for the Southern
railway, Mr. Cogdell was one Of the
moving spirits in organizing the live
stock associations in Franklin and
Hart counties. The people of this
section of Georgia have become tired
and sick OF huying fertilizers to
make cotton to buy corn to feed
mules to plow cotton, and they are
| going to reverse the thing The cat
tie brought to this section are the
finest type of beef cattle known, and
our farmers expect TO improve their
lands with barnyard manure and at
the same time develop the cattle in
dustry in this section.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-18
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IL OCONEE SCHOOL EXHIBIT .as
i AT =.
.Ss THE STATE FAIR. =.
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The most significant and instruct
i've feature of the South Carolina
State Fair Of 1914 was the educa-
/ tional exhibit, the first in the history
or the fair. The initiative for this
exhibit came from the South Caro-
lima School improvement Associa-
tion, Of which Miss Mary Eva Hlte is
the efficient president, anu it was
held under the auspices Of the asso-
cation. The association contributed
to the display model school
house, equipped with single desks,
blackboard, maps, globes, history and
reading charts, teachers desk and
chair, a convection heater, a sanitary
water fount, chalk and noiseless eras-
ers, cloak room and reading
room-in the latter, two neat cases
of library books and reading table
This model and the five booths
where the work of the schools of
Dorchester, Laurens, Kershaw, 0co-
nee and Newberry counties was dis
played, and where the conditions un-
der which this work was done and
the ends toward which these counties
olO was ny lHS
County Supervisors of Education in
charge OF the exhibits, were literally
charged with lessons for the throngs
Of visitors. They interpreted to the
eye and to the mind the sources,
aims and strength of the educational
forward movement that is now in full
swing from the ocean to the noun
tains.
OCOnee's Exhibit.
In the Oconee both the Oconee
County School Supervisor, Miss An
ME McMahan, had an attractive and
creditable display of school work
that told it's own story of progress in
buildings, methods, interest and edu-
cational and community results. The
Oconee exhibit was unique among the
school exhibits at the fair, and all
the more creditable in that it came
entirely from the rural schools of
the county. 1t contained excellent
specimens of map drawing, color
work in connection with reading.
language and history, cut paper
work, basketry and simple wood
work. Some fine Dutch scenes in
water colors from one of the schools
were splendidly done. Exhibits of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-18
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