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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
Landmarks in the
Progress of Year

is 10 cost something over $125.000. The
plans call for a structure of which
Chickasha viii be proud.
Going out to the Women's College
it will be found that $4,000 dormi-
tory is taking definite form and before
the opening Of the next scholastic
year the building win be ready for oc-
cupany. insuring greatly Increased en-
rollment in the institution.
Near the chickasha Cotton Oil mill
will be found the immense cotton
warehouse. cne Of the largest in the
southwest. recently completed by the
Wootten-Burton Sales company and
now ready for use.
OF a very different character but
probably the most important Of all the
achievements of the community dur
ing the year was the launching of the
movement for agricultural advance
ment of the county. The Commercial
and Farm Bureau was organized and
c. A. McNabb was placed in charge as
county farm demonstration agent. Al
though started late in the season, this
movement made noteworthy progress
and through it Grady county won the
honor of having the champion corn
grower of the state. The work is now
thoroughly organized and promises to
produce far larger results during the
coming season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
ALL SIGNS POINT
To PROSPERITY

ground than now. With abundant
crops and easy money conditions. there
is nothing TO it but good times. could
talk for an hour Of the bright pros
poets ahead. l can see nothing for
1914 but prosperity"
The condition of this country is
better right now than 1t has been for
five years" said 7. II. Dwyer. 1T is
coming back. I think from every
standpoint financially. agriculturally,
socially and morally Chickasha and
Grady county are in better shape than
| ever saw before
During ali the years have been
in the banking business in Chickasha.
! have never seen a new year open
with brighter prospects,. said N. c.
Cannon OF the Oklahoma National
bank Il anticipate gradual recovery
in all lines OF business throughout the
country during the coming year and
locally the crop outlook couldn't be
better"
Il can't see anything but good times
coming IN 1914" was the way NJ c..
Courtney OF the Farmers State bank
put II. Il don't pretend to be a prophet
and am nc goc-l as guesser. but that
is no reason why shouldn't risk my
judgment by predicting more prosper
ity than we have had in long time.
The new currency law is going 10 af-
ford marked relief in money matters
and Of course you know this Is going
tc be oklahcma's hammer crop year
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01

A hurried glance at the march Of
events in Chickasha during the past
year shows several substantial land
marks OF progress standing out above
the level While 1913 was not BY
any means a record period of develop
ment. the advance made was of a
solid character and the results remain
as permanent monuments to the en-.
terprise OF the community.
Among the most notable develop
ments OF 1873 was the completion Of
Chickasha's first five story structure
the First National Bank building. a
magnificent modern and fire proof con
struction. 100 by 100 feet, built by J.
D. Sugg OF San Angelo. Texas. who
showed his faith in the future of the
city by making a large investment
here. even in the face CT conditions
that discouraged others.
Adjoining the same building is the
handsome Sugg theater. completed dur
ing the summer. a structure that would
be a credit TO any city
Just across the street from the First
National is the new Tye building. 80
BY l65. two story. and thoroughly mod
ern in every respect. completed during
the past few months.
Going little further north You will
find large excavation made and work
started on the federal building which
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
Mayor Outlines the
Outlook for the City

II seems to me that the country Is
in better shape than ever before" said
Mayor J. B. Burton with good
season in the ground. crops are almost
sure to be abundant next year. The
currency bin has passed, which will
mean easter money. and the tariff re-
vision will have its good effects.
Everything generally points to pros
porous year.
About recommendations for munic-
ipal improvements and progress for
1914. is a little harder problem. In my
opinion, the streets OF the city need at.
tention worse than any other item. No.
] don't mean more paving. The city
viii simply be compelled to improve
the streets outside of the paved dis
trict to tho best possible advantage.
Take the streets that we're cindered
flast summer. They are now in pretty
fair shape while other streets are full
of holes and in some cases almost i'm
passable. Whenever We can get Gin
deFs. we are putting them on the
streets.
Some seem to think that we need
an Increased fire department don't
At least not at this time. The equip
ment is good and will. for the time be
ing, answer the purpose. OF course
realize that no city has ever had toe
good a fire department. but | am op
posed to voting s12.50o to $4,000 bonds
Cor the re-equipment Of the fire de
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
HUNDREDS WOUNDED
TAKEN ACROSS BORDER
Battle Rages All Night and Feder-
ais Must Soon Evacuate At
tack at Nuevo Laredo
Delayed by Rebels


Presidio, Texas. Jan. After sew
enty hours Of fienting the indications
this morning We're that the federaIs
would soon be compelled to evacuate
ojinaga
All night the battle ragged fiercely
and bursting sells set fire to several
building Federals were. unable to
leave their defense line to fight the
threatening conflagration.
The rebels We're able to sweep the
federal trenches at viii Army officers
declared that the federal position ap-
peared untenable and say the terrific
rebel fire will exterminate the defend
ers if it is continued much longer.
One hundred federal wounded were
brought to Presidio anS treated by
American army surgeons. The mis-
sion was converted into a hospital.
The wounded declared that at least
four hundred were killed ana twice as
many wounded when score Of rebel
shells burst Oh the American side,
forcing the United States patrol at
Fort No. to retreat
Major McNamee notified the rebels
that they must stop. They changed
the elevation Of their guns and there
was no further trouble, Several hun
dred deserters attempted to cross the
line, but were turned back.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01

which viii result in cutting the local
school district tax half in two. II the
suits involving the collection OF the
oil and gas royalties upon leases re-
Gently made by the board should term
mate in favor Of the state, the increas-
ed revenue 70 the state, according to
conservative estimates. will amount to
more than one dollar per capita each
year to the school children Of the
state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
OPTIMISM
VOICED BY
PROPHETS
New Year Opens with Bright Pros
pects-AlI Join in Prediction
for Better Thingsi in Busi-
ness World

With Old Man 1918 with all his hot
A~inds. drouth. trials and tribulations
safely planted and the bright, sunny,
smiling cherub 1914 cooiag musically
10 himself in the midst OF the season's
joys. whisperinss from every walk OF
lie come forth with the assertion that
the new one promises to be about the
niftiest youngster that has been ush-
cred IN for many, many years.
TIE men who have thus voiced their
sentiments. have done so, no, because
they wanted to say something nice. or
because Il seemed 10 be the proper
thing to say, but their ideas are based
upon long experience. through which
many January firsts have come and
gone. and il Is their earnest belief and
faith in the prospects for the coming
year. They are representatives OF the
men who have their fingers on the
pulse OF finance and business. and can
tel as readily the change for better
or worse Of that pulse. as can the
skilled physician as his fingers press
upon the pulse Of his patient
Almost unanimous is the belief that
9li is destined to be the banner year
or chickasha and Oklahoma. condi-
ions point that way
Vel IN tell you how IT looks 70
me" said F. c. Hall OF the citizens
National bank. In answer to ques-
tion. = think that 1914 will be the
best year that this country has seen
p long time That includes every
Of business Financially. the out
is very bright The general pulse
isiness as ielt through the banks
steadier than for several years.
respects for crops we're never bright.
The people from the country. when
hey can get TO town. are feeling tine
nd state that the wheat crop ls the
inest ever. and tl.s sason in the
round is assurance - bountiful crop
for next season
Il can see nothing but sunshine for
gli.T said F. l.. Slusher OF the First
'atonal bank with 30 days or so 10
rganize under the new currency bin.
money will undoubtedly be easier.
Never before in the history OF the
state has better season been in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01

partment now. The idea as proposed
was to put in an aerial ladder. but ex-
cept for one building we do not need
it, n improvements are to be made.
would suggest a motor hose truck and
steamer, which equipment would
think. give better satisfaction general
ly than the aerial ladder.
The electric pumping plant will be
Installed during this year. and will. |
think. add something to the water ser
vice and win lower he cost of main
tainance Had we retained the steam
driven apparatus, It would have been
necessary this year to install two new
boilers at cost OF about $4,000
"chickasha needs some parks. When
the time comes. would be in favor Of
the city buying the ground where
''vinca" park was started last sum
mer. Also the park at the standpipe
should be improved in the spring.
These improvements will have to come
some time.
As far as the city is concerned, il
is in good shape. al the bills are be.
ing paid, including interest on the
bonded Indebtedness. and we have paid
50 per cent Of the purchase price Of
the new pumping equipment All de
partments are running within the esti
mates and the only one that is likely
10 give trouble is the estimate for
street lights. can't see but that 1914
looks exceedingly bright"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
HEAD OF UNIVERSITY
OF coLARADo RETlREs

Telegram by United Press.
Boulder, Colo. Jan AFTER having
served as president OF the University
of Colorado for twenty-five years. DR.
James Baker today retired as head OF
the institution TO accept a pension m
der the Carnegie fund for educators
Livingstone Farrand. professor Of an
thropology at Columbia university, sue
oeeds him. Dr. Baker taught for forty
years and is now Co. He has served
for years as a member of the National
Council OF Education, once as its pres
ident
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
CAFES Are
STORM
reIegram by unIted Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago, Jan. Five hundred job
less, hungry men stormed fashionable
loop cafes early today, threatening to
invade the dining rooms where the
New Years jewellers were winding up
their celebrations.
Forty mounted ptlice dispersed the
crowd after windows We're smashed
and taxicab tires punctured. Several
restaurants were entered by groups de-
manding food
Thirteen persons were arrested for
disorderly conduct Twenty-Five thou
sand men plan to march to the coun-
Gil chamber tonight and demthd owrk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
LARGEST IN
HISTORY OF
The STATE
Annual ApportiOnment Of State
School Funds Passes 81 Per
Capita Wilson Graft
fled by Showing


Oklahoma City, Jan. For the
first time in the history of the state
the apportionment Of the state school
funds for he year 1914 win amount to
more than two dollars per capita for
each child Of school age in the state.
Prior to statehood. with less than half
the present scholastic population, the
spportionment was never as much as
IL VIII be for next year.
The first year after statehood the
apportionment was 65 cents per capita
with scholastic population Of 47s.-
6Ss. The scholastic population upol
which the next apportionment will be
based is 557, ,oo0 Although there has
been gain Of more than $4,000 in
the scholastic population of the state
since 1908 the apportionment has in
creased from s. cents to more than 81.
The permanent school fund from which
these apportionments were derived, Is
identically the same now as in 1908,
yet the revenue derived from this in
vestment has Increased from SS1l.l45
in 1908. TO more than s1,115,0o0 in
1914. an increase Of more than $780,
coo in six years
Supt. Wilson is especially gratfied
by this showing and declares that il
! the present policy Of the state school
land board should be continued for a
few more years that the state appor
tionment viii bear half the expense
of conducting the common schools
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
DrOuth is Due TO
Begin iu Arkansas
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press
Little Rock. Ark. Jan. Arkansas
practically joins the ranks Of the pro
hibition states today when the law
passed by the last session Of the legis
lature went into effect requiring that
a majority Of the white adults of a
community must sign a petition before
a license can be issued for saloon.
The Masonic grand lodge adopted a
resolution. making It a Masonic offense
T. sign such a petition
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
NO TRUTH
In REPORT

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. Jan. 1.-State depart
ment officials today branded as ~ab-
solutely untrue the story printed by
Hearst papers today to the effect that
agents of the Hungarian revolutionary
party are in Washington to ascertans
the attitude Of the United States in
case of an organized revolt against
Emperor Fran Josef.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
Judging Of Fine Birds in Progress
at Poultry Show and the
First Winners are
Announced
EXHIBIT WILL BE
OPEN ALL WEEK
-H----
Expected that All Honors Will Be
Handed Out Before the Close
Of the Day Crowds
Attending

A partial list Of the prize winners in
the second annual poultry show Of the
Grady County Poultry association was
announced this afternoon giving the
Partridge Wyandotte entries of ". II.
Burgess the highest scoring pen in
the show and the highest scoring male
bird in The chow. while to the Black
orpingtons Of J. W. Bliss of Stroud.
Okla. goes the prize for the highest
scoring female bird entered.
The Burgess prize winning pen
ehaIked a score Of 1861 and was
awarded the grand prize, huge silver
loving cup. His highest scoring male
bird. 1914. drew another cup. while
the Bliss prize winning hen. with a
score Of "a. also waltzed away with a
cup
Following is the partial list OF prem
iums awarded this afternoon:
Barred Rocks.
Cunningham Poultry Farm, King
fisher, Okla, second ard foGr,h hen.
" G. steinmctz. Chickasha. first and
second pen. second cock, third pen.
c. 3. Morris. MARROW, Okla, first
pen. first second and fourth pullet
Lester Price. Chickasha. fourth
cockerel. third pullet fourth pen.
Henry Galloway, Chickasha. first
and third cockereL second pen. second
hen
Rhode Island Reds.
G. S. Brown. Oklahoma City, third
cock. third and fourth hen. second and
fourth pulIet. third and fourth hen,
third cockerel and second pen.
J. r. Miller, Chickasha, first and
fourth cockerel. first and third pullet
second hen. second and fourth cock.
first pen.
L. c. Hutson, Chiekasha, first cock.
first hen, second cockerel and third
pen.
Black opringtons.
J. w. Bliss, Stroud. Okla. first cock,
first. second and third hen, first and
third pullet, first pen.
b. B. Spears, Chickasha, second and
fourth pullet, fourth hen, third cock
and third cockerel.
Buff orpingtons.
Kendall Galloway. Chickasha, second
and third cock. third hen
VIM. Bryant Chickasha, second and
third pullet, third hen, second cockerel.
second pen.
Parnell Hardware Co, Mountain
View. Okla, third cockerel, fourth hen.
Fawn and White Ducks.
H. E. White, Chickasha, first and
second drake. first and second duck.
b. w. Lubman, Chickasha, third and
fourth drake, third and fourth duck.
White Indian Runner Ducks.
II. E. White, Chickasha. first and
second drake. first and second duck.
Yesterday and today the show has
been favored with good crowds and
the posting Of premiums today is ex-
pected to bring larger crowds during
the remainder of the session. The
show will close Saturday night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
TO PROBE
ASSAULT

Telegram b. GATED Press.
Calumet. Mica. Jan. Federation
Attorney Chiffon announced today that
he would take witnesses before the
grand jury tomorrow to substantiate
Meyers charge that menhJrs Of the
Citizens Alliance were responsible for
the assault upon him an doreanizer
Tanner
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-01
FederaIs Reinforced.
Telegram by United Press.

Laredo Texas, Jan Federal re-
Inducements numbering twelve hun
dred troops under Gen. Qnintana reach
ed Nuevo Laredo BY rail last night and
met no resistance.
The constitutionalists' ultimatum
for the surrender Of the town was torn
up by Col GuidilIa without being read.
More rebels arrived in the vicinity
during the night and they now num-
ber about four thousand. An attack
is evidently delayed until they can
make a concentrated movement.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
MADE A RECORD FALL.
" Was Remarkable. Not For Distance
but For Results.

Writing in IS4l of q fall from an im.
meDse altitude which did not result in
death, French observer, NJ. Manzini,
declares that he had searched in vain
in the annals of science for similar
case We can well believe it.
The victim or patient was a tapis.
sier who had been engaged in putting
up decorations on the occasion of the
belated obsequies Of Napoleon the
Great in the lofty dome Of the Church
Of the lnvalides in Paris When busy
moving ladder on the top of high
scaffolding he overbalanced himself
and. In obedience to some obscure IT,
stinct, jumped clear Of the ladder and
the platform, crying to his fellow work.
men as only Frenchman would, BE
hold me quit!'
With these cheering words on bis lips
be fell eighty-two feet, bounding In one
place of the roof of little dome
which caused him to describe a second
parabola In the air, and iapding final
iy, feet first, on the slate roof Of a
small sacristy.
Crashing through the states, he land
ed astride a rafter, where he was found
sitting. surprised, but coherent, for he
was able to give his name and address
when asked for them. He had no recol
lection of this and became unconscious
when put to bed shortly afterward un
der the care of the great Pasquier. His
insensibility lasted very short time
however, and he made an extraordi
narily rapid recovery. having sustained
no apparent injuries. either external
or internal. At the end of month
Pasquier found him quite well.-LoD
don Lancet
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
IMPORTERS FACE LOSSES
Protest Against EngIand's Embargo
on Export OF Wool.

Washington, Nov i4.--Appeal 10
the state department was made by
the wool importers. who are threat.
ened with severe losses as the result
Of the embargo placed by the British
government on she export Of wool
from its dominions. These men made
contracts for wool a year ago and are
now afraid that they will be unable
to meet their obligations In connection
with these contracts. Il is understood,
however. that there is every reason
to believe that Great Britain, when
these cases are laid before her, will
permit the expectation Of wool sufIl.
cient for the Americans TO meet their
obligations on the basis OF contracts
made before the war began. The
state department Is also seeking to
induce the British government to per.
NIT Americans to import wool from
Australia for manufacture and use In
the United States.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
LINGERIE PILLOWS.

Inexpensive and Easily Made Trifies
Suitable For Christmas Gifts.
The daintiness of the lingerie pillow
slip grows more apparent each season,
and no couch full Of satin and velvet
cushions is complete without the addi-
tion Of at least one OF these confec-
tions.
In shape they are long and narrow,
square. heart shaped. diamond shaped,
octagonal or star shaped. with and
without fonnces. They are of fine
handkerchief linen. cambria and mar
Quisette. Gs
h One is decorated with Venetian en-
broidery. with medallion lace figures
and point de venise lace finishing the
edges. Another has fillet lace motifs
and flowers. Some are done on fine
hand woven linen. If initials are used
they are not large and are surrounded
by the empire wreath.
Owing to the tendency Of certain
shoe buckles iewcled or of silver. to
catch in chiffon and lace skirts effort
was made by their designers to pro-
duce something equally as attractive
without the Questionable sharp points
and edges. The result is the double
loop lace shoe bow, particularly re-
marl.abie for the delicacy Rnd beauty
Of the dentelle work. which stands out
in clear relief against the density OF a
black background These are worn at
the side of the instep.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17

Mrs. Carl Woolson is spending sew.
eral weeks with relatives III Akron.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17

tower about twelve feet in height.
The shavings, in the form OF a twelve
inch sheet are placed al the bottom OF
the tower and the ram descends
pressing them into a mass a little less
than two inches IN thickness. They
are next shaped into cubes two and
one-half inches in diameter and an
inch and three-quarters thick. This is
the final product Of the machine.
During the past week these cubes
have been turned out by the machine
at the rate of thirty per sixty seconds.
The device is covered by patents and
will probably be placed on the market
within the next year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
INVENTION
Successfully Tested Out At
Cooper Works
Promises To Be Of Much
Value

The c. & G.. Cooper Co. is becoming
quite clearing house for successful
inventions.
In addition to the gas producer,
which the Chapman Engineering Co.
has made such success of and which
is manufactured by the Cooper Co,
there has, in the past week, been
brought to a state of perfection ma
chine which is calculated to effect an
immense saving of waste in any fac
tory which deals in steel and iron pro-
ducts.
This machine is known as the
"Briquette" and it's inventors are
Mess. o. G. Duryea and Mr.. p. JAG
omini of Chicago, Ill. These gentle
men have been in Mt. Vernon for
nearly year, putting their invention
into operation at the Cooper works
and the fruit of their labors has been
revealed this past week in the sue
cessful and satisfactory manner in
which the machine has been running
The machine is designed primarily
to do away with the immense waste
of steel and iron shavings. These
cannot be thrown into the cupola, as
the blast of the furnace destroys them
instantly. The "Briquette" machine
congresses such shayings into solid
cubes, in which shape they can be
emptied into the cupola and used ov.
er again.
It consists of large ram within a
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
German rsubes vIsit sraI.no.

Berlin, Nov. 14.--According to in.
formation given out to the press in
official quarters, German aviators
have flown over the English seaports
Of Sheerness and Harwick. Sheer
ness is fortified seaport in Kent, at
the mouth of the Thames. 1t is about
forty miles from london Harwich is
in Essex and about 170 miles north
east of London.