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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13
Alarming Increase in Lunaey.

A mad world will perhaps be the
final outcome IL the recent statistics
on lunacy in England continue at the
present rate of increase. One person
in every 266 in England and Wales is
officially declared to be insane by the
report of the commissioners in lunacy
issued recently. These figures show
that the total number Of insane people
has increased by 1850 as compared
with that of the previous year. The
figures show the interesting facts that
both the well to do and the criminal
classes are becoming saner. There are
is fewer criminal lunatics. while pau
per lunatics have Increased by 1889
This would show that 112 fewer per-
sons of the better-off classes have been.
certified as mentally deficient. In So
years. viz, from 1859 to 1914, the mum.
Der of persons known to be under care
has increased from 36.762 to s4O,2S7.
or growth Of 2s1.5 per cent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13

To remove rust spots on bathtubs
and basins and discolorations in toilet
basins and sinks apply muriatic acid
with mop. AS soon as the discolora
tion is removed the acid should be
thoroughly rinsed off with clear water
The acid works like magic; it is al
most instantaneous in its effect and
the labor Of scrubbing is saved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13
Vast AmerIoan IndustrIes.

Private capital invested in timber
lands, mills, logging railroads. and 9th
er forms of equipment in this country
reach an enormous aggregate, and the
lumber industry, which employs 1885,.
600 persons and has an annual output
valued at one and one-sixth billion dol
lars, is the third largest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13
Rather a Neat Rehuke.

1--WE will now take up our annual
collection for the benefit of the hea-
then," announced the Rev. DIR. Fourth.
ly at the close of his sermon, land
hope those young men making 30 much
noise all through this service will be
especially liberal in their contribu
tion. They are in duty bound to helr
their brother heathens."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13

Maybe there are people in town who
feel that keeping a rooster through
the summer is necessary to life. liber-
ty and The pursuit OF happiness, but
why wind them. like an alarm clock.
every nightl--Toledo Blade.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13
Beauty Of Nature.

Nature is beautiful, always beauti.
full. Every little flake of snow IS a
perfect crystal, and they fall together
as gracefully as If fairies OF the afr
caught water drops and made them
into artificial flowers TO garland the
wings of the wind.--Lydla M. Child.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
BIG Swimming POOL
AT SHANOAN SPRINGS

the two blocks to the car line, which
walk will be lighted. Also an attrac-
tive station with comfortable benches
will be built at the car line.
The grounds around the springs
have already assumed a park like ap-
pearance that one can appreciate only
by personal visit. The trees, planted
several years ago, now furnish abund-
ant shade and with the entire hill be-
ing sodded with Bermuda grass the
place will be yerltable oasis Park
benches are scattered about and tn
bles are being erected for the conven-
ience of picnic parties. The contract
for electric lights in the grove and at
the spring house has already been let
and in addition numerous bulbs will
illuminate the swimming pool.
AS the proposition progresses, at
traction after attraction will be added
A refreshment pavilion will be the
first erected, coming Immediately
after the completion of the pool. The
next, and which is now being planned
is a pavilion for dancing, with added
space for a bowling alley.
The past few months have seen a
remarkable Improvement in the spring
house that covers Shanoan Springs,
and additional pipings for the caring
of the water Despite the fact that
much water is bottled at the spring,
and hydraulic ram forces water to
Mr. Hopkins residence, hundred
yards or more up the hill, an untold
amount of water is going to waste
daily, showing that the supply is in
exhaustible. All equipment around
the spring, including the attractive
house, is Of concrete.
Th grounds are blooming into a
most attractive flower garden, with
vast number of various plants set
out and withaI the proposition is one
that would do credit to any city and
Of which Chickasha should be duly
proud.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
MOVEMENT OF
WHEAT SLOW In
GETTING START

A declining market and shortage
of help are given as the answers to
the slow movement of wheat in Grady
county. Threshing has been in pro-
gress for some days but very little of
the product has been marketed here.
Some of the farmers state that they
cannot get sufficient help to keep a
string of wagons busy hauling the
wheat from the machine to the eleva-
tors and are therefore binning the
wheat on their own farms.
According to mill men, other wheat
growers will not sell their product at
the figure now quoted, Sc cents, basis,
and which price is on the decline, but
prefer to hold the crop for better
prices. Also with a possibility of a
short corn crop. some of them prefer
, to hold the wheat for feed, stating that
so cent wheat is cheaper feed than 50
cent corn.
The grade of wheat marketed here
has run from 56 to 50 pounds and the
yield is from Is to 20 bushels. Tho
acreage in the county is far in advance
of last year.
Four or five threshers are running ir
the vicinity of Chickasha and it is ex
pected that within the week the move
ment of grain will show big increase
R. E. Link, between Chickasha ans
Amber, started threshing this morn
ing. also 7. D. White east of the cit,
started on 40 acre field and the MI
Carney 100 acres north of Chickashl
was started today. The latter fiel'
has been estimated at 20 bushels aver
age.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
PAYMENT
TO INDIANS
IS DELAYED
Williams Amendment Adopted in
Committee Of Whole Bond Aids
in Inquiry into Contracts
with Miss. Choctsws

According to Washington dispatches
the Indian per capita payments seems
likely to encounter delay.
The amendment by Senator Will
liams of Mississippi, holding up the
$2,70O,OOO per capita payment to the
Choctaws and Chickasaws until the
rights of the Mississippi Choctaw
claimants are established, was finally
held in the bill by a vote of 27 to 26.
AS the senate action was in committee
of the whole, an effort will be made
to eliminate the Williams provision
when the bill gets before the senate.
Senator Asfurst of Arizona, chairman
OF the senate committee on Indian af-
fairs, will offer and amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill which VIII
have the effect of invaii1ating all II }
contracts secured by Cantwell and
Crews, st. Louis attorneys, for enroll
ment of Mississippi Choctaws as mem
bers of the Choctaw Indian tribe.
The congressional Record contains
transcript of the evidence taken by
the house Indian committee when Har
ry ]. Cantwell of St Louis, member of
the law firm, testified concerning the
Texas Oklahoma investment company
that is financing the Mississippi en-
rollment, in answer to questions by
| Representative Carter of Oklahoma
City, P. J. Hurley Of Tulsa, Okla, ma
tionaI Choctaw attorney, and ReforC
Bond of Chickasha, Okla, nationa
Chickasaw attorney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24

With eager eyes and vast yearn-
ing, sweltering Chickasha has assum-
ed an attitude of "watchfuI waiting" as
work on, the swimming pool at Sha-
mona Springs progresses. Meanwhile
a weather eye is kept on the calendar
the point of vision lowering around
July Is. the date set for the big open
ing of the natatorium.
The proposition is one of more than
ordinary magnitude. w. A. Hopkins,
who is putting in the pool, has already
done much toward beautifying Sha-
moan Springs and the grounds and
states that he will continue until a
modern pleasure resort is installed.
The work which is now being rushed
to completion is on the pool istelf.
which is destined to be one of the
principal attractions.
The pool is being constructed Of
concrete and will be rs by 200 feet
with varied depths of from two to ten
feet. II will be supplied from the
Shanoan Springs, the cool, pure spark
ling water emptying from the springs
into the pool and another waste pipe
carrying Off the overflow. A row OF
40 bath houses will flank the pool on
the south. being located 80 feet back
from the edge of the pool and con-
nected by board or concrete walk.
That the expert divers and trick
swimmers may have all the necessary
attendant to the proper ex-
poloitation OF their particular stunts,
a diving tower, shoot-the-chutes, ira
peze, sprlngboards and all other nee
essary props will be installed An
attendant will be kept on the job while
the natatorium is open and will keep
a watebful eye on the swimmers to
prevent possible accidents. Every pre-
caution in the way of ropes. a danger
line, etc, will be put in with the
safety first idea uppermost
A walk will extend from the grounds
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
BY FRED. S. FERGUSON.

(Staff Cor. of the United Press)
Niagara Falls, IOnt., June 24.-Thel
delicate Mexican situation and posi-
Bile international complications have
nipped rising playwright in the bud.
This Is one OF the tragedies OF the
mediation conferences. While the
mediators have heard the arguments
OF the Mexican and American dele
gates in an effort TO reach an agree
ment for the pacifcatfon of the south
ern republic, sons and daughters OF
the principals have turned toward
every possible sort of amusement to
pass the time. The son of Ambassa-
dor Naon of Argentine turned play
wright--and then came the tragedy.
RomuIo is IL years old. His com
psnion here is George Suarez. son OF
the Chilean minister Having played
tennis and pool and worn themselves
ont with other amusements this youth
fuI pair turned TO the stage. After
Romulo had completed his manuscript
and the lines had been memorized a
dress rehearsal was held to which a
favored few were invited The first
and last production was on the stage
in the ball room of the hotel As the
plot unfolded newspaper men covering
the mediation conference we're
brought forth in the story as bandits
bartenders or detectives. Romulo was
bandit--a musical bandit. He sang
a song Of his own composition, but the
first scene OF the play was enough 70
cause a censor in the person OF Am
bassador Naon to get on the Job.
This marvellous production opened
with what was designated as a draw
ing room scene Rsmulo and George
in the characters they represented, sal
sagely upon opposite sides of the
stage and discussed the Mexican SIT
uation from start to finish Anlbas
sador Naon read this part OF the man
uscript and promptly suppressed the
production
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24

There are nearly dozen men,
Young and old, in the United States.
who are. anxious to marry one of the
fair daughters Of Emilio Rabasa, one
OF the Mexican delegates to the media
tion conferences. There are four
daughters, Isabel, Conception, Mer-
cedes and Ruth. Their pictures have
been published in papers Throughout
the country, and now they are receiv'
ing letters almost daily from love-lorn
youths as far away as California
Ruth is the youngest of the four Sis
ters. She is 16. but at present has re-
ceived more letters than the others,
Conception, whose pet name in the
family is Concha, and is the next
Youngest, is running Ruth a close sec
ond. One young man writing Ruth
begged that he be given picture. He
lContinued on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
ROOSEVELT
Due TODAY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York. June 24.-Col Roosevelt,
who attended the wedding of his son
Kermit and Miss Belle Wyatt Willard
In Madrid, was expected back here to-
day Upon his arrival or shortly after,
the former president, and leader Of
the Progressive party, was expected to
make some declaration of principles on
the big issues which have developed
since he left for his exploration tour
in South America. Upon his return
from Brazil and just before his de-
parture for Madrid, the Colonel delcar
cd he would not talk any kind of poll
tics until his return here. An import
ant matter which he will be called up
on TO discuss will be the recent public
announcement by Amos Pinchot to
George w. Perkins. that the latter
ought for the best interests of the Pro
pressive party to resign as chairman o.
the national committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
HISTORY OF
FRONTIERS
RECALLED
Judge Hayes Talks TO Great Gath
ering at Muskogee, Reviewing
Incidents in Pioneer Life
Of Three States

Special to the Daily Express.
Muskogee, Okla, June 24.-The
frontier history of three states was
revived with all its sentiment and
pioneer chivalry at the meeting of the
Texas society in Muskogee Tuesday.
One thousand Oklahomans. formerly
residents of Texas and Arkansas at
tended the meeting of the society,
feasted on a carload of Texas water
melons and other crop products of the
Lone Star state and reviewed the
hardships and adversities of the faith
ers of the biggest state in the Union
The sentiment, kinship and similar
ity of early day tribulations that bind
people of Arkansas. Oklahoma and
Texas into one brotherhood, was EN-
phasized by Samuel w. Hayes, former
chief justice of the supreme court, in
speech that awakened the pioneer
spirit of thousand state builders.
Arkansas gave to Texas Stephen
w. Austin. a district judge in Arkan-
sas, who went to the Lone Star state
and founded the first colony in Tex
as" said Judge Hayes.
"Oklahoma gave to Texas Samuel
w. Houston of Indian Territory, who
founded the republic of Texas and
served as it's first president" he
| added.
Judge Hayes was born in Arkansas
raised in Texas, and has played an
important and prominent part in the
making of Oklahoma. He told the
members of the society of the pioneers
that Arkansas gave to Texas, and o.
the sturdy Texans who broke the from
tier of Oklahoma and Indian territor
les.
Judge Hayes told the historic stor,
of the United States marshal who ac
companied Samuel w Houston to th'
Red river when the father of the Tex
as republic invaded that country, re
lating the incident OF the officer trad
ing ponies with Houston and present
: ed him with a razor.
Houston accepted the razor saying
"I1l accept your gift, and unless m
prophesy proves untrue, this razo
} will shave a president
History has it that after Houston ha
founded the republic of Texas an
was elected president. he used tn
I razor.
: The meeting was held within tw
. miles of the old homestead of Samu'
r w. Houston and near the grave of h
Q Cherokee Indian wife.
; Under the auspices of several o.
4 Texas cattlemen, number of typic
/ old Texas negroes barbecued the met
for the big outdoor dinner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
LENIENCY
FOR 4 IRON
WORKERS

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, June 24.--After review
ing the evidence in the cases, acting
upon the recommendation of the at
torney general, President Wilson to-
day commuted the sentences of four
of the convicted members of the Struc-
tural Iron Workers union, charged
with dynamiting, and at the same time
declined 10 grant c'emency to the
other defendants.
The sentences of Michael Shannon,
Frank Painter, Fred Mooney and VIII
liam Shupe were commuted to expire
at once and the applications of the
other convicted heads of the union for
pardons were denied. The latter have
been out under bail while their ap-
peals were pending and they must re-
turn to the federal prison at Leaven'
worth tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
VICTIM OF
BLAllCkILHElAlINl|DL H | | |

BY United Press.
Chicago, June 24.-Frank Demaria,
a Sicilian investigator, who was aiding
the police in the trial Of blackhand
murderers. himself was shot to death
by an unknown asasssin at the bloody
Death Corner" in Little Italy" this
morning.
Three bullets were fired into De-
maria's head by man who evidently
crouched in the shadows of Saint Fe'
lipe's Roman Catholic church.
Hundreds of Italians were witnesses
to the shooting but none of them ven
tured to give description of the as
sassin. Demaria was the twentieth
victim at this corner during the last
year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24

MOST VALUABLE
COTTON CROP.
BY United Press.

; By United Press.
: Washington. June 24.-Final
figures on last years cotton
crop, issued by the census bu-
! reau today, place the total
. value at $1,O43,7 ,76S, 900. This is
: the most valuable cotton crop
; ever grown in the country and
it brought the highest average
price per pound.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
OPENING
DFI AYFD
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, June 24.-The original
date for the opening of the federal re-
serve banks, August l, it was announc-
ed today, has been changed and the
opening will be deferred till the first
Of September
It was stated that the postponement
was due to the senate's delay in con-
firming the presidents nominees for
members of the federal rserve board.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
Telegram BY United Press.

Washington. June 24.--'rhat zaca-
tecas fell on June 10, being captured
by the constitutionalists, is the almost
unbelievable report from a high au-
thority in Tampico, received here.
The same dispatch says big battle
is imminent at Querretaro and that
Zapata is again menacing Mexico City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
FALL OF zACATECAS
JUNE l9 REPORTED
Report Almost Incredible Zapala
Menaces Mexico City = Side
lights on Mediation Con-
ference at Niagara
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
New Orleans, June 24.-It is under
stood that the Washington terms to
Cararanza we're wired to him at MD
night by his agent here and that they
were sweepingly rejected in mes
sage from him which was received at
o'clock this morning.
The gist of Carranzas answer, ac-
cording to the best information OBJ
tainable, Is. Il want the fruits of my
victory. want the people to elect a
president. won't run and | won't
dictate as to the candidate. We can
have peace in Mexico, but 1t can only
be under my direction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
BY United Press.


Minneapolis, Mimi, June 24-Two
women were killed here in the wreck
of their homes, many persons are
missing and scores were injured by
the tornado which swept South Da-
kota, southern Minnesota and Wis
consin last night.
Several towns are still cut off from
communication. 1t is estimated that
property damage. wrecked homes and
crops leveIed will aggregate hundreds
of thousands of dollars in value.
Reports received here say three
persons we're injured seriously at Wa
tertown, S. d.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-24
TORNADO
In NORTH
Is DEADLY

By United Press.
Watertown. S. D., June 24-Inform
alton gathered today indicates that
twenty-six persons were injured. six
propably fatally, and that property
was damaged to the extent of $10O,0
in the tornado last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-26
Girls Applaud Americans
Who Will Fight for France
by Cable to The Tribune.l

Paris Aug 2Two American volunteers entaned at
o'clock this afternoon Saint Lare and steamed out to the
concentration barracks Normandy where with English Russians
volunteers they will be drilled Tor serVlse
marched TO the station under the Oe
They civilian attire with Hammer shHtS
and broad the features that distinguished them
from the others Each carried small handbag filed with neceS-
=,
great square opposite the station cheered rancay
when the foreigners will night Tor France appeared American girls
were as waving their handkerchief and cappnS
their hands when they the American boys stride along With hne
Georgia the Americans marching itusic ana
rb Star Spanged and The Maeac their songs The
combined display OF and the French Irieolor
cyd great ovation their path Many were
kissed ~
Alter 900 Russians and 400 Begns The Ame
height and chest measurement
Maxim Gorky the Russian author one OF
the foreign volunteers. 80
Friends Of your correspondent Paris to-day from Deauyie
~ that e passed on number OF OF German ps
oners mostly cavarymen
Many suffering wounds from ances and bayone snow
deal OF fighting at close quarters
which contrary had been expected all troops beng armed WI"
modern rifles far the destruction has been accom-
c not with rifles with the field artillery and raPdhng infantry
machine guns. $500, l., ;..
Most OF the prisoners gloomy They arc glad to be prisoners
confined and we'll fed rather than fighting All German prs
surgical attendance ana inc same 'dos
as French soldiers, and well treated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-26
RUSSIANS HALT TOURISTS
AND BLOW UP STEAMER
Americans Arriving at Stockholm from Trip Through
Finland Tell of Thrilling Experiences and Sad
Plight of Stranded Tourists

comfortable lodging in that place. We
also had the good fortune 10 discover
an American freight steamer, on which
We were permitted 10 sail on August ..
The voyage was dangerous, as all the
beacon lights had been removed from
the pass sage outward, which is narrow
and made hazardous By shoals
Two other steamers left port at the
same time. The first was commanded
by Russian pilot. Il ran aground and
was wrecked The other vessel mar
rowly escaped the same fate. Our
steamer, however, got safely clear. and
we arrived without accident at Herno-
sand. sweden
Those iu the party are Judge and
Mrs. ). hastings, Green Bay, Wis;
Professor Byron Groce. Boston; Dr.
and Mrs. u. i. Page, Mount Vernon,
=. y; Mrs. Thomas $. Belloch, VIII
m.ngton, Del; Mrs. Benjamin h. Boy
cr, Camden, y. j.; Mrs. 4. VI. Chamber
lain, Central Falls, K. E.: Miss Mary :.
Erdman. Allentown. Penn; Miss Anna
Z. Mckenzie, Washington; Miss Clara
Y. kleisz. Philadelphia, and Miss Jane
II. Lewis. Scranton. Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-26
"LOnd0n Tines CriticiSeS
Gern1any's Kindly Acts

London Tines to-day. discussing at length the Ger
man treatment Of Americans stranded in Germany at the open
o the
ind friends
this direction
represented 10y Americans stranded
with borders
the Of the
issued that courtesy be shown
special trains have been running for their
benefit Munich Rotterdam
Flushing left unone which could give the parting guests
favorable impression o Germany along
10y bringing hot coffee and other refresh
md waving the and
Infuly provided with and
pamphlet printed in English and issued by the For
Of entitled Reasons for War