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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12

phia as a result of the Market stree:
subway-elevated has been pointed out and
the experience of other cities has always
shown that property value increase fol-
lows rapid transit.
That rhs was realized long ago by
other municipalities is shown by their
investment in elevated and subway lines
glance at the following comparisons
shows that this city will have to make
rapid strides II 1t desires to keep pace
with Boston. Chicago and New York in
high speed lines.
COMPARISON WITH OTHER CITIES.
Philadelphia has an area OF 767 square
miles and in 1910 had population Of
1,9l0.S33 The total investment for a
subway-elevatcd system up to date is
sl7,OOOOO0.
Boston covers an area OF Cos square
miles and has population OF l,5T3,345. Its
investment in subway and elevated lines
10 1912 was $4,000 900, or more than two
and One-half times the amount invested
in this city. OF this amount S35, 200. 900
was paid by the company and se,OOOOOO
by the city.
Chicago has nn area OF 452 square miles
population of 2,s4OG27 It's investment
for subway-elevated lines up to 1912 was
SyS, 100000, which was made entirely by
the company.
Greater New York covers an area of $50
square miles and in 1914 had population
Of G,Sl530T. The Investment up to 1919
was 1881 900. of which the company in
vested $4,000, 600 and the city {55.OOO,OO0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12

congestion in the narrow streets Of the
principal business district. In 1893 par
tial solution OF this problem was under
taken by the construction OF subway
for surface cars under Boylston and
fremont streets. which was completed III
1895
This was followed by the construction
OF a high-specd system, consisting OF an
elevated line extending two niles 10 the
north and an elevated line extending
three miles to the southwest, both con-
Meeting with a loop. which inclosed the
principal district aud connected the two
large railroad terminals.
The east side of this loop is on an
elevated structure running along the
water front. and two of the fremont
street tracks of the original subway
were used temporarily for the west side.
a subway about one mile long was then
constructed under the principal business
street. and this Is now used permanently
for through operation Of the elevated
lines to the north and south.
'The elevated line to the south has hecn
extended to distance Of five miles from
the centre, and II is proposed to extend
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
Transit Program in Brief

The transit program provides Tor tne
operation Of oil high-speed lines IN
conjunction with the surface system,
which will serve as the agent Tor tne
gathering and distributing or passeh-
gers using the hiah speed lines With
out extra charge.
Thus the advantages Of rapid tran
cit will be extended as equally as
practicable to every front door In
Philadelphia.
Passengers will be enabled to travel
In forward direction between every
important section Of the city and
every other important section OF the
city quickly. conveniently and COM
fortably by way Of tho combined sur
face and hirh-speed lines. regardless
OF the number OF transfers required
In so doing, for one scent fare.
ElEht-cent exchange tickets are to
be abolished
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
GROUND SOON TO Be
BROKEN TO HASTEN
CITY TRANSIT WORK
First Step Toward High
Speed Service Taken by
Citizens Who Voted for
Loan Bill.

The citizens of Philadelphia have de-
creed that they shall have an adequate
transit system. The first definite step
was taken when they voted on election
day for the sll, 100000 loan which carried
with it $4,000 provision for the re-
location of sewers, thus setting the
wheels in motion for the hlgh-speed lines
which will bind the business and resi-
Dental sections OF Philadelphia into, one
compact community.
The next step will be taken by the
courts when they announce the official
count of the vote. This is now in
progress and soon will be completed.
Councils will then pass an ordinance au-
thorizing the city to float the loan. It
must then be advertised for 80 days be-
fore Councils can make the necessary
appropriations.
Thus ground should be broken soon
after the first OF the year for Phlladel-
phia's transit project.
The sewers TO be removed are within the
boundaries OF this loop. which viii ex-
tend from Eighth street to Broad and
from Locust to Arch street.
II has been estimated that the compile
ton OF the loop Will require year
longer than any other section OF the
system and in view of this Councils are
expected to act without delay When
asked today what action would be taken
by the Department of City Transit, in
view OF the peoples action, Director
Taylor said:
PLANS COMPLETE. SAYS TAYLOR.
THE 100000 item. which was inserted
In the loan bill at the request Of the De-
partment OF City Transit for the relo-
cation OF sewers In the business district
preliminary to the building of the sub
way delivery loop, will enable the de-
pertment to proceed with the work.
''The plans and specifications for this
work have all been prepared by the De-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
THE END COMES
TO A USEFUL LIFE

John II. Roche, who died here last
week and whose funeral occurred last
Friday, was born in Dunkirk, n. Y,
in 1859
Early in life Mr.. Roche moved from
New York to Missouri, where most OF
his life was spent in the occupation OF
a farmer. 1t was there death claimed
his wife in 1901, leaving in the family
yohr H. Roche and two sons, Everett
and d. II. Roche. In 1908 Everett
Roche passed away in Eureka Springs,
Ark, shortly after which time the
father came to Oklahoma. He has
lived in this section of the state since
that time and for an extended time
prior to his death his home was with
his son, d. II. Roche, 1923 South
Eighth street, where death brought an
end to his useful life. His son, D. II.
Roche, and the only remaining mem
Der of the family, is a well known real
estate man of this city and has lived
here a number of years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Just IA More Shopping Days!

ed to satisfy themselves as to the
character Of the cargo before ship
sails, but it is understood that they
viii be instructed to accept the assur-
ances of reputable exporters as to the
character OF the cargo.
The state department is not to fig
ure in these arrangements which are
to be made between American ship
pers as individuals and the foreign
consular officers. Mr.. Bryan said he
was satisfied that this method would
afford means of moving the Ameri-
can cotton freely He explained that
already it was being put itto practice
and large steamer would be loaded
with cotton at Charleston, S. c., short
ly and be dispatched to a continental
European port with every prospect of
making a speedy and uninterrupted
voyage.
ut was learned Monday that the
British government finally has secur-
ed the adoption of the neutral govern
ments of Europe either Of embargoes
or that takings of cargoes of copper
shall not be permitted to pass her bor-
ders in transit to belligerent states. III
this connection it was stated that no
further difficulty would be suffered to
American shipments Of copper to Eu-
rope"
Regarding the embargo on wool ex-
ports it is believed that this operates
only to prevent the expectation oil
Australian and other British colonial
woods to points outside of England OF
her COLONIES. It does not apply to Ar
eentine wools or woods coming from
any other country into England and
bought for re-exportation to America
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Even Yet, Police Matt
nee Business BOOmS

The continued activity at police
headquarters serves'to keep his honor,
the mayor, busy in adiudicating per
sonal troubles and law infractions.
Lewis Ferguson forfeited his So bond
yesterday under a charge of riding his
bicycle without lights. John Crosby,
arrested for riding a bike without
lights last night, comes up for trial
at 4 D. m. today. Jim Jones, arrested
for immoral conduct, deposited $40
bond for appearance for trial at 4 p.
M, as did Mary Stephenson, taken on
the same charge.
TWO friends Of long standing put up
an exciting catch and hit-as-hit-can
scrap in a local pool hall last night
and grew so garrulous and peevy over
IL that the noise of the combat dis
turbel the contemplative mood in
which Deputy Sheriff Watt Foreman
was enwrapped as he sauntered by
He stepped inside and very soon per
suaded the belligerents to cease theli
hostile attacks upon each other. II
! police court this morning they each
and individually, donated 81 to tn
city. although neither had an open, o
suppressed idea what is was all abou
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
ChiCkaSha Hospital
Holds Open House

The Chickasha hospital, located at
the corner Of Choctaw avenue and
Sixth street, held an open house re-
ception from 1 to p. m. yesterday, to
which the citizens we're welcome. Re
gardless of the disagreeable weather
large number Of ladies and gentle
men visited the institution and were
instroduced to it's salient features by
corps of home physicians, among
them being Drs. Leeds, Emanuel, Bled-
soc, Dawson and Corbin, as well as
hospital staff of physicians and
nurses.
The hospital is thoroughly modern
in detail, possesses one of the most
powerful X-ray machines south of Chi
cago, has an operating room that for
lighting, convenience, quick accessi-
bility is marvel of efficiency and
equipment, has wards and single rooms
equipped with every convenience for
EdllCul anu hui nto, 10 obCohA hSe's~N
throughout and can accommodate 30
patients in single room wards and Il
patients in four bed wards.
The internal staff of the hospital
consists of Drs. w. H. Livermore anc
D. S. Downey, and Miss A. H. Nelson
| head muse.
In this hospital Chickasha offers al
institution long needed by not only th'
medical profession and families of thu
city, but also by the smaller towns
/ surrounding who have been compelle'
to go long distances for hospital car
and treatment heretofore. The venti
alton and lighting Of the wards an
single bed rooms is as perfect as SC
ence and experience can devise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08

NOW ON
new JOB

That Paul R. Morrow, new princi-
pal of the Chickasha high school, will
make good on the job, was the pre-
diction of Supt. Ramey today. In fact,
Supt. Ramey intimated by smile and
a twinkle in his eye that this inform
alton was not a revelation to him, but
that it was simply advance dope"
that was working true to form.
Mr.. Morrow arrived in the city last
week from Sisterville, w. Va, and
spent several days studying the posi-
ton He is now, however, actively
employed in his duties at the high
school His family will arrive from
Sisterville about Christmas and will
make this city their future home
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
CASES GO
TO BAT IN
COURT

Yesterdays session Of the county
court cleared away nearly every case
on the docket for that date The jury
case of ]. w Clark VS.. E. P. Slade,
Bank OF Tuttle, a garnishment suit, is
still on trial. Much testimony is be-
ing taken as to character of indivlo-
uals to the suit.
Dave Hill and G. w. Ladd VS.. w. c..
Blackstone, secured Judgment
against Blackstone for $50. Holmes
VS.. Crevlin and Gunnells, claimant,
was continued; Coyle VS.. Mullen, on
account was continued by consent Of
both sides; Hoblett VS.. Mary S. Perry
attachment, was dismissed at plain
tiffs cost: Union Mutual Insurance
Co. VS.. Teat, Vail and Jackson, was
continued; Grady County Grain Co.
VS.. c., r. |. & p. Ry. Co, appealed,
stipulations for dismissal; First Ma
tional Bank of Windsor, Mo-, VS.. A.
w. Cooper, dismissed by the court
without prejudice; A. Morrison VS.
Mutual Marketing Co., on account,
continued, Pinkerton & co. VS.. w. A.
Hopkins, suit on note, continued; Il
B. Johnson VS.. Oscar Early and j. D.
Brown is ready for trial; J. S. Mullen
VS.. 4. a. Pruett, attachment, was tried
Yesterday and verdict returned fol-
the plaintiff.
In the case of C. T. Erwin VS.. c. II
Wilbanks, action for debt, judge VII
liams declared himself disqualified tC
try the case, for reasons. Attorney
J. D. Carmichael was selected to tri
the issues in the case. There are tel
cases on the regular docket for toda!
and if the same expedition is used a
in yesterdays proceedings it will b
possible for Judge Williams to turl
over a clean slate to his successor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Christmas Vacation
for Schools Announced

Coming as a statement waited for
and welcomed by the several hundred
school children in Chickasha, Supt.
Ramey announced today that the
Christmas vacation of the Chickasha
schools will be from December % to
January 4.
School will continue through We'd
pesday, December 23, the vacation
proper going into effect on the oath,
and continuing until Monday, Janu
ary 4, 1915, when the youngsters viii
be called back again for the last LAP
of the school year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Troops From West.

Petrograd, Dec. S-That the Ger
mans were able to make such vigor-
GUS attack for eight days up to last
Saturday is due to the fact that they
were reinforced by the arrival of more
than 100000 infantrymen and five cav
airy divisions. 1t was admitted offic-
tally that part of the new troops
were from the western battle area.
The Germans lost heavily, as did also
the Russians.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Say Dispatches from German War
Office Also Claim Russians
Losing French Fail
to Gain
BRITISH OPEN WAY
TO FLANK MOVEMENT
German East Strengthened at Ex-
pense Of West Both Eastern
Armies Have Lost
Heavily

By United Press.
Berlin, Dec. S.-"East and southeast
Of Lodz we closely pursue the enemy"
said dispatch issued from the war
office. "TheRussians are losing heav-
lily. The French are not gaining at
Argonne. Sunday we captured Malen-
court. The French attack in north
Nancy has been repulsed."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Does Not Admit Capture of Lodz.

Does Not Admit Capture of Lodz.
BY United Press.
London, Dec. S.-Petrograd does not
admit that Lodz is captured by the
Germans and insists that desperate
fighting is still in progress there.
Vienna claimed that the Russian ad-
vance had been halted. Petrograd
dispatches also stated that Gen. Deme-
trieff and 100000 men had reached
the outer defenses of Craccw. The
Germans are said to have occupied
How, within 40 miles of Warsaw. The
German line of communication is
is claimed to be now protected along
the Vistula.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
By United Press.

Philadelphia, Dec. S.-Connie Mack,
manager Of the Athletics, announced
today that sale had been closed
whereby Eddie Collins, the star sec
ond bascman of the famous "S1OO,OO0
infield," is transferred to the Chicago
White Sox. Mack did not state the
price he had received for Collins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
We MUST open UP.
THE GATES OF TRADE
Ships Our Greatest Need;
Says President Wilson
i'm Annual Message
to Congress

Washington, Dec S.--President VIII
son today delivered his annual address
to congress. Problems brought out by
the great conflict in Europe engaged
the greater part Of his attention The
message follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-:
The session upon which you are now
entering will be the closing session of
the Sixty-third congress-, a congress.
venture to say, which will long be re-
numbered for the great body of
thoughtful and constructive work
which it has done, in loyal response
to the thought and needs OF the coun-
try. should like in this address to re-
view the notable record and try to
make adequate assessment of it; but
no doubt we stand too near the work
that has been done and are ourselves
too much part of it to play the part Of
historians toward it. Moreover, our
thoughts are now more of the future
than of the past.
While we have worked at our tasks
of peace the circumstances of the
whole age have been altered by war.
What we have dona for our own land
and our own people we did with the
best that was in us, whether of char
acter or of intelligence, with sober
enthusiasm and a confidence in the
principles upon which we were acting
which sustained us at every step of
the difficult undertaking; but it is
done. It has passed from our hands.
1t is now an established part of the
legislation of the country Its useful
ness, its effects, will disclose them
selves in experience. What chiefly
strikes us now, as we look about us
during these closing days OF year
which will he forever Memorable in
the history of the world, is that we
face new tasks, have been facing them
these six months, must face them in
the months to come-face them with
out partisan feeling, like men who
have forgotten everything but a com
mon duty and the fact that we are
representatives Of great people
whose thought is not of us but of what
America owes to herself and to all
mankind in such circumstances as
these upon which we look amazed and
anxious.
Europe VIII Need Our Help.
War has interrupted the means Of
trade not only but also the processes
of production. In Europe it is destroy
ing men and resources wholesale anC
upon a scale unprecedented and ap
palling. There is reason to fear thai
the time is near, if it be not already
at hand, when several of the coun
tries of Europe viii find it difficult t.
do for their people what they hav'
hitherto been always easily able to dc
many essential and fundamental
things. At any rate they will need ou
help and our manifold services as the.
have never needed them before; ant
we should be ready, more fit ant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
ACCEPT WILSON'S ADVICE.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Denver, Colo, Dec. S.-The late min
ers' strike lasted fourteen months.
The board has announced that the
miners are not surrendering but ac-
cent Commissioner Wilson's advice to
act for the good Of the entire country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
LoveLoRN SHE SUICIDES.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Chicago, Dec. S.-Miss Maud Gregg
aged 20 years, who shot herself over
the grave of Richard Lewis yesterday,
died today. The only explanation she
gave for the deed was that she loveu
the man and he was dead. Lewis, who
was killed by train, left a wife and
two children.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08

ready than we nave ever Decn.
1t is of equal consequence that the
nations whom Europe has usually sup
piled with innumerable articles OF
manufacture and commerce of which
they are in constant need and without
which their economic development
halts and stands still can now get only
a small part of what they formerly i'm
ported and eagerly look to us to supply
their all but empty markets, This is
particularly true of our own neighbors,
the states, great and small, of Central
and South America. Their lines OF
trade have hitherto run chiefly athyGart
the seas, not to our ports, but to the
ports of Great Britain and OF the older
continent OF Europe. l do not stop to
inquire why, or to make any comment
on probable causes. What interests us
just now is not the explanation, but
the fact, and our duty and opportunity
in the presence of it, Here are mar
kets which we must supply, and we
must find the means Of action. The
United States, this great people for
whom we speak and act, should be
ready, as never before, to serve itself
and to serve mankind; ready with its
resources, its energies, its forces of
production, and its means Of distribu-
tion.
We Need Ships.
It is a very practical matter, mat
ter of ways and means. We have the
resources, but are we fully ready to
use them? And if we can make ready
what we have, have we the means at
hand to distribute it? We are not fully
ready; neither have we the means of
distribution. We are willing, but we
are not fully able. We have the wish
to serve and to serve greatly, gener-
ously; but we are not prepared as we
should be. We are not ready to mo-
bilize our resources at once. We are
not prepared to use them Immediately
and at their best, without delay and
without waste.
To speak plainly we have grossly
erred in the way in which we have
stunted and hindered the development
of our merchant marine. And now,
when we need ships, we have not got
them. We have year after year De-
bated, without end or conclusion, the
best policy to pursue with regard to
the use of the ores and forests ant
water powers of our national domain
in the rich states of the West, whei
we. should have acted; and they arr
still locked up. The key is still
turned upon them, the door shut fas
at which thousands of vigorous men
full Of initiative, knock clamorousl
for admittance. The water power o
our navigable streams outside the na
tional domain, also, even in the east
ern states, where we have worked an
planned for generations, is still nc
used as it might be, because we wi
Continued on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
By United Press.

London, Dec. 8.-An official state
ment from Petrograd later admitted
that desire to retain Lodz would
prove inconvenient and its defense
remains to be revised" This is taken
as evidence that the Germans have
occupied Lodz and have made it the
principal point of their lines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Swedish STEAMER is
SUNK BY A MINE,
By United Press.

By United Press.
Stockholm, Dec S.-A Swedish
steamer has been sunk by mine off
the Finland coast. Twenty OF the crew
were drowned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Germans In Counter Attack.

By United Press.
Paris. Dec. S.-The Germans are
vigorously countering the allies Of
fensive in the regions of Ypres and
the User canal Operations in the
Aisne and Campaigne regions are
marked chiefly by artillery duels. The
French have gained some in Argonne.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
BY United Press

salonica, Dec s.-Henry Wood.
United States correspondent, cabled
today, "Enver Pasha, aged 80, minis
ter Of war and leader of the young
Turks, forced Turkey into the war.
He is the popular idol and it is his
ambition to restNre Egypt to Turkey
and to eradicate every vestige Of Eu-
ropean educational and political pow
er in Turkey"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
PRESIDENT MAKES
SLIGHT DEPARTURE.

BY United Press.
Washington, Dec. S.-Depart-
ing from the prepared text of
his address to congress, Presi-
dent Wilson delivered direct
Massage to the business inter
ests stating that the admins
tration has completed its bust
ness program and hereafter
!, business is to have rest from
. restrictive and corrective leg
. islation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
British Open Way.

By United Press.
Amsterdam. Dec. S.-The British
have captured Passchendaele on the
railroad midway between Ypres and
Roulers. This opens the way for them
to negotiate a flank movement upon
Menin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
LIVES ARE LOST
WHEN SHIP BURNS.
BY United rress,

London Dec. S.-Thirty-four of the
crew of the oil steamer Verda perish
ed when the vessel burned. Two OF
the crew we're rescued and We're found
to be badly burned. The ship was
sighted ablaze off Barorw.