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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-12-23
PRESENT USE OF
THE AER0PLANE
Has RevoIutiOniZed the
Mode Of Warfare.
INITIAL FLIGHT Il YEARS AGO
American Inventions Play
Great Partin the Strife
Of the Nations.
THE ART OF DEATH DEVICES

The European conflict would have
assumed an entirely different char
acter, and might already have been
ended by a decisive defeat, except
for a certain experiment which was
made q little over eleven years ago,
December II, 1908, on the barren
Kill Devil sandhills near Kitty
Hawk, N. C. There a couple of
"crazy Yankees" Orville and Will
bur Wright, the sons of Dayton,
o., clergyman, tested a contraption
consisting of wings, a rudder, a lit
tie gasoline motor and twin propel-
lers. The precious pair of young
fools actually expected this machine.
weighing 200 pounds, to carry one
of them through the air! Funny
thing about tit did! Four sue
cessful flights were made Oh that
historic day at Kitty Hawk. The
aeroplane--for that was what those
crazy Wright boys" called their con-
traption--rose in the air and travel
ed distance of $50 feet, carrying
one of the inventors with it-this
being the first instance in history
where a person had been carried
from the. ground in actual flight by
mechanical means without artificial
aids
I
While the aeroplane has not in it
self been made AN engine OF destruc-
ton, 10 any marked degree, it has
entirely changed the character of
warfare. Aeroplane scouts are able
to keep SO close a watch on the
movements of the enemy that sur
prises are almost impossible. and
without surprises, decisive victories
over a foe at all equal in numbers
and generalship become almost I'M
possible.
The heavier-than-air flying ma
chine is not the only Yankee no.
ton. which is playing big part in
the present war. The Wright broth
ers, who invented the flying ma
chine in the intervals between their
regular job of repairing bicycles,
have had many predecessors. There
was Richard j. Calling, native of
North Carolina, who invented n ma
chine for spewing out bullets. and
the improved descendants of his
death-dealing gun are RESPONSE
BILE for thousands of widows and or
phans. This year marks the CEN
tenary of the construction of the
first steam war vessel, and the in
ventor wasFulton, anAmerican, who
thus became the father of the great
navies of the present day. The re-
peating ride, the torpedo, smokeless
gunpowder, the Hotchkiss shell, the
revolver, and hosts of other devices
for Wholesale and retail murder, are
the creations of American inventive
genius.
Another Yankee notion" which
promises to revolutioniZe naval war;
fare is the submarine. John r.
Holland was native of the Emer-
aid Isle. but an adopted son of I'm
Gle Sam. His first underwater
craft was Il failure. and it now lies
at the bottom of the Passaic river,
but Holland persevered until he had
succeeded.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-12-23
Word From Br'er Williams.

It's wise providin' dat de Chris
mus season only comes one time In
de year; de good Lawd knows dat eff
1t comes any mo- frequent it would
be mon de po' human race could
stanI"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-12-23

Speaking of honesty-there is the
man who married his landlady rath-
err than beat her ou5 of his board
bill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
4 ARRESTED
NEAR RUSH

Oscar Dryden, constable in the vicin.
ity Of Rush Springs. marched a quartet
into the city this morning and turned
them over to the county authorities
under a charge of breaking into a
school house and using it as com
bination dining room, kitchen and gen
eral living room.
The men were, j. A. McAlister, Wy
man Taylor, Arthur Stroud and W. ".
Taylor, and were arrested yesterday
eight miles northwest Of Rush Springs.
They claimed to be horse traders and
were camped along the section lines
oil that community.
Night before last the school house
known as Little Rush, was broken into
and when the teacher and pupils ar
rived yesterday morning they found
molasses and other human provender
scattered here and there over the
desks. The school house had been
broken into at other times and follow
irg this escapade, the authorities cast
aSout and placed the heavy hands of
the law upon the sturdy shoulders Of
the horse traders.
A session was held on them by JUS
tice of the peace and they were bound
over to the action Of the district court
without bond.
Dryden and his charges arrived in
the city in the wee sma' hours Of the
morning in hack, and spent the re-
mainder of the night in local hotel.
the officer turning his prisoners over
early this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06

shiyer my timbers up the
fire and shovel in another ton of coal
hail to the brisk breezes from
Greenland's icy ountains"-look out
for busted pipes and on with our heav-
les ere We face Old Boreas. Probably
you know, but il you don't, here's the
big news of the day-its winter.
It was an awful fall that the mer-
curry took last nisht-perhaps yo-
heard the crash when the widows rat
.tled. Exactly AZ degrees was the ex.
.ttnt OF the tumble and il all happened
within Y hours. Yesterday the max
imum temperature recorded bv the
government thermometer here was 81
degrees and during the night the min
innm was s degrees above zero, lower
BY Z degrees than any former record
this winter. On the night of Decem-
Der % the lowest previous reading this
season, the temperature was 15 de-
grees.
At bedtime last night it was still
warm and it continued SO until sume
time after 2 o'clock a. m, when the
wind changed to the north and King
Winter was soon in complete posses
sion. The light drizzle turned into
snow but only few fine PARTICLES fell.
At 8 o'clock this morning the ther-
mometer reading was . degrees.
Reports from the north and north
west tell of furious blizzord. with
the lowest temperatures Of the season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
TEST WELL
NEAR ALEX
SLOCATED
Machinery on Way and Drilling
Will Start Drilling at Lindsay
at $40 Feet and indications
are Good

The location Of the test well for the
Ben Hur Oil and Gas company in the
Alex district was made yesterday by
DR. w NJ. Womack, and while the ex-
act location ras not learned, it is
thought to be near the Rock Island
tracks east Of Alex. and with prepara-
tions nearing completion, the drilling
Of the we'll will start Immediately.
The derrick timbers are at Alex and
ready to be hauled to the location A
part Of the machinery is now on cars
enroute to Alex and is expected to ar
rive within a few days. Other mechan-
cry win follow Immediately J. b. Bur-
ton, S. ]. Goldsmith and A. w Thorn
ley accompanied Or. Womack to Alex
yesterday and spent the greater part
Of the day looking over the field The
company holds 5000 acres of leases in
that section.
Reports from the we'll of the Chick
asha Development company drilling
near Lindsay seem to be quite encour-
aging and the drillers are of the opin
ion that the formation they are now
drilling in looks especially good
They are drilling at depth Of 97l
feet in a hard sand rock formation
Yesterday afternoon was spent in set
ting casting, which is set to a deptf
Of $50 feet. 1t will be the policy o.
tie drillers to keep the casing placed
we'll down to the drilling depth in or
der to prevent repetition of the cav
ing, experienced some days ago, The
sand rock formation was struck at I
depth Of e55 feet
The Alberta well is progressing will
comparatively small trouble and is nov
down slightly over 400 feet The.
have at that depth struck hard rocl
formation which has made drilling
| little slow. However. it is considers
a good indication rather than Other
wise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
LazIness Lsssens casuaItIes.

Telegram by United Press.
Houston, Texas. Feb. 6.-The secret
is out. The public long ago began 10
accept as joke published reports that
hundreds we're killed in Mexican bat
ties. for the number invariably dwin-
died down TO a score or SO. But there
is a reason.
The axaggeration of killed and
wounded in battle is directly due 10
the Mexicans' laziness. The Mexican.
both federal and rebel. be It known.
with few exceptions, carry the small
est army rifle in the world-a 22 cali
bre Some carry 3O-30. The Mex
leans dislike TO carry heavy guns or
heavy ammunition and these light
rifles are no burden, The Mexican
loves to fight. but when i comes 70
marching and carrying gun, that is
work, and he wants to get out OF as
much OF that as possible. There is no
glory in carrying heavy gun.
This discovery was made by William
II. McGrath. representing the National
Red Cross society. He found that Mex
leans VINO had fallen in battle suffered
from very small bullet wounds and
further investigation revealed the fact
that they carried. the lightest weapons
possible. McGrath has just returned
from a trip along the border and
throughout north Mexico, where he
saw much fighting During the day Of
the heaviest fighting at Nuevo Laredo
when the rebels tried to capture the
town, 125 fatally" wounded soldiers
who we're counted as dead, were cared
for by the Red Cross corps. Only four
OF the Mexicans died as the wounds
OF the majority we're slight This is
about the average percentage Of deaths
OF those cared for. asserts McGrath.
which leads to the reports being sent
out that a great many are killed, They
are seen to fall and they are carried
away on stretchers and the correspond
ents and even the generals are honest
Is deceived. SO when one reads a
head line: 200 Died IN Mexican Bat
tie" it may be generally taken for
granted that there is one cipher too
many. This has been the case in every
Mexican battle in the last several
years. The slaughter is not so terrible
as understood The greatest suffer
ing. according to the Red Cross agent,
is not on the battlefield but in the
camps and in homes. where there IS
need of food, fuel and clothes. BE.
cause small calibre guns are used,
McGrath says. the war may continue
for a much longer period than expect
ed: in fact. that is the reason why it
already has lasted so long"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
DISTURBED
A MEETING

Because he insisted on taking com
plete and unqualified charge Of a
Socialist debate at Minco lasf night,
Jake Horn rests today in the Grady
county jail and win probably answer
to charge OF disturbing a public
meeting.
He was brought here this morning
by Il. A. Sankey, town marshal Of
Minco, who effected iis arrest last
night at the meeting sankey stated
that Horn left Alinco yesterday On the
noon train and went to Union City. re-
turning in the afternoon, pretty well
lit up He apparently brought a sup
ply of the "oil Of JOY" back with him,
for he remained exceedingly happy all
through the afternoon aad attending
the Socialist debate last night started
ia to make comments from time to
lime, waxing eloquent as he progress
ed and eventually attempting to take
charge OF tho meeting,
Marshal Sankey tried in vain to
quiet him. but he refused 10 be consol-
ed and after he had emitted 2 series
OF Comanche war whoops. it became
necessary for Sankey TO take him in
tow and land hiri in the town cooler, 4"
When arrested he had pint OF whisky
on him. He is distressingly sober this
morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
TEN YEARS
TERM FOR
BASHARA

At $3.50 this afternoon the jury IN
the Bashara murder trial brought in a
verdict OF manslaughter in the first
degree an dassessed the punishment at
ten years in the state penitentiary AT
torneys for the defense have not stat
ed whether or not there will be a mo-
tion for new trial.
1t is understood that ten OF the jur-
ors held out for the extreme penalty
OF the electric chair for the defendant,
one OF the others would have stood for
30 years in the penitentiary, but the
remaining juror was fixed on ten years
and the others came TO him in order TO
avoid mistrial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06

point through which Gen. Francisco
villa viii transport ammunition and
arms for bis attacks on Torreon. com
paratively few arms were brought over
from the American side. The lifting
OF the embargo found dealers at FL
Paso unprepared
The rebels also have to contend with
a band Of alleged Huerta sympathiz-
ers, who were reported to have cross
ed from Texas at a point east of Jua-
req. The band commanded by Silyes-
tro Queyodo is said to have gone on
a bushwhacking expedition to annoy
the rear Of the rebels in the march
south.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
OFFICER IS
KILLED BY
A GUNMAN
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
New York. Feb. 6.-Shot by a gun
this morning Fireman James O'con-
nor was wounded.
Murtha told Gieuseeppe Arino to
move on He refused shot the Of
ficer and fled
O'Connor was shot when bystanders
pursued Arino, who fired at Policeman
Stuekl4 and missed him. Officers then
shot him down with revolvers.
The officers had hard time to pre-.
vent the crowd from lynching Arino
Scores Of weapons were neized by the
police in the war on gunner
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
TO LECTURE
TO NIGH 7

According to announcement made by
members of the local organization,
Rev. VIM b. Mckenzie of Cambridge.
Mass, viii deliver lecture on Chris
tian Science at the high school audi
torium this evening, beginning at S:l5
O'Clock.
Mr. Mckenzie is a member of the
board of lectureship OF the Mother
Church, the First Church OF Christ,
Scientist, Boston. Mass, and has long
been identified with this religious
movement.
The lecture is free. no collection will
be taken and everybody is cordially
invited.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
REPORTED REBELS
GET LARGE LOAN
Town North Of Torreon is Captured
Big Battle is Imminent at
Tappieo and May Be
Fought Today
Telegram BY United Press

Washington, Feb. 6.-lt is persist
entity rumored but unconfirmed from
administrative sources that O'Shaugh.
messy viii be handed his passports by
Huerta and John Lind expelled from
Vera Cruz for "pernicious activity
against the Mexican government.
The constitutionalists are reported
TO have negotiated a loan OF twenty
five million dollars within the last 4s
hours, TO be used to buy modern siege
guns and possibly gunboat to aid in
the operations against Vera Cruz.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
No ~ Feeling.
TeIegram By unIted PCS.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. Feb. 6.-Seyeral lengthy
dispatches TO the president from
'shaughnessy reported that Mexico
City was extremely quiet. II was stat
ec that no III feeling was apparent in
official circles over the removal Of
the embargo
Reports said Huerta was preparing
TO assume the offensive and increas
ing his forces through conscription.
1t WAS again denied that the presi
dent is considering Intervention should
the removal Of the embargo fail to re
suit in Carranza obtaining control OF
the Mexican government
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
Chance for Fair EIaht.

Telegram by United Press.
Vera Cruz, Feb. 6.-To give both
sides in Mexico fair chance to fight
II out to finish and TO demonstrate
which is the stronger faction. was one
of the motives actuating President
Wilson when he lifted the embargo on
arms, Lind is reported to have told a
friend here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
URGE NUMBERING
OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
New York, Feb. GA determined
effort to adopt a rule requiring all
football players to wear numerals was
scheduled for tonight when the Inter
collegiate football Rules COMMITTEES
meets here to discuss proposed
changes in the playing rules. E. X
Hall. chairman of the committee, was
to preside. 1t was predicted today
that few changes in the rules will be
made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
Big Drop in Texas.

Telegram by United Press.
Fort Worth. Feb 6.-Texas today
experience the greatest fall in temper
ature in twenty years AT Amarillo it
fell from 65 at midnight to zero this
morning. Towns in the Fort Worth
vicinity reported drops of forty de-
grees in two hours, with the tempera-
ture at noon ranging about eighteen
above.
The temperature is still falling in
the Panhandle. DaIhart reported a
drop from 81 degrees above to be
low.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
TEDDY TO STUMP MAINE.

Telegram by United Press.
Portland, Me-, Feb. 6.-Col. Roose-
welt will stump Maine next fall in ~
half of the Progressive ticket. it was
announced here today by Progressive
leaders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
TREASURE
IS FOUND
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Larned. Kan. Feb. GA second
treasure Of thirty thousand dollars
The first find was reported yesterday,
consisting OF S6Soo in gold bullion,
which was cached by Colorado gold
men in 1865 during an Indian massa-
ere.
It's known that $4,000 worth Of bul.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
REPUBLICAN is
THE WINNER

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. Feb. 6.-The election
contest brought by Claude Carney.
Democrat against Representative
Smith Of Michigan, Republican, was
dismissed today
The house declared that Smith was
entitled to the seat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
Captured by Rebels.
Telegram by United Press.

AciNbio am " NhiAru TUBS
Chihuahua, Feb. 6.-Bermijillo, forty
miles north OF Torreon. was captured
by the rebels. Thirteen hundred reDeis
lett here today on special train TO
participate in the Torreon campaign
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
Telegram py United prese.

Omaha, Feb. GA blizzard swept
the northwest today and the tempera-
ture fell to zero for the first time this
winter.
A temperature of % below zero was
reported near the Colorado line. ALI
ance, Neb., reported 10 below zero.
Heavy losses of range cattle and
sheep are feared Trains are late and
it is feared that wheat is damaged be-
cause it lacked the protection Of snow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
What About Pumps?

Dragged once more 'on the carpet"
before the solons was the pump ques-
tion, not as to what kind of pump to
buy. but when will Chickasha get the
pumps already bought? Some months
have elapsed since the pump contract
was given 10 the Worthington com
pany. and from present appearances
they are taking their own time in fill
ing the contract "We are. / suppose.
al the mercies of the WOrthington
company" said Mayor Burton. In ref
erence to what is being done. Mr.. Bur
ton said. "A letter is being written oc-
oasionally. Two weeks ago We reeeiv-
ed letter stating that the blue prints
would be forwarded soon. but they
have not arrived The contracts call
for installation Of the pumps within
three months after the approval Of the
blue prints, or as soon thereafter as
possible"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
storm in Kansas.

Telegram by United Press.
Topeka, Feb 6.-The most severe
storm OF the winter swept Kansas to-
day with high wind, heavy snow and
zero temperatures
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
City Council and the Company Fin
ally Come Together on Con.
tract anu the Deal is
Closed
PUMP COMPANY
DELAYING GAME
Months to EIapse Before New Ma
chinery Arrives Dust Com
plant is Filed Bright
Elected Scavenger

After the council meeting had ad
journed at the city hall last aight, the
city dads sat back and heayed a sigh
Of relief, and well they might. for a
question that had been keeping them
awake nights for many moons was de
cided when a contract with the Chick
a sha Gas and Eelectric company and
the city Of Chickasha. setting the price
OF lights at s5 per month. each. was
passed by the unanimous vote Of the
council.
In the past, when the proposition Of
a street lighting contract with the
consolidated company was brought be-
fore the council. the company asked
for $3.50 per month per light. This
was strenuously opposed by several
members OF the council and eventually
the electric company came across with
the desired contract.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
SIX KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Telegram by unIted Pres.

Manchester KY Feb. 6.-Six men
were killed and several injured By an
explosion in a steam mill near Urban.
KY. today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06

lion was cached in the neighborhood.
Ranchers are guarding the land to
prevent an inrush of gold seekers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
BLIZZARD RAGING
In THE NORTHWEST
Thermometer Registers 22 Degrees
Below Zero Near Colorado Line
and Nebraska is Frozen
Up Stock Suffer
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Oklahoma:
Tonight, fair, colder. temper
ature zero to G degrees below:
Saturday, fair, not so cold.
Temperature Yesterday.
Recorded by the local U. S.
weather bureau observer:
Maximum ------- 81
Minimum &
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-06
Rebels Buy Steamer.
n BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
New Orleans, Feb. 6.--The consti'u.
tionalists were here today and com
menced arrangements TO buy a small
steamer, eqrip !; with three pound ma
chine guns and load II with ammuni-
tion and rifles.
It will probably leave tomorrow be-
fore daybreak for Matamoras, where
it will shell the federal earthworks.
The federal gunboat zaragosa left
Vera Cruz. being ordered to intercept
the rebel vessel and give battle
Telegram by United Press.
Mexico City. Feb 6--According to
dispatches received here today the
rebels are closing in on Tampico today
and a desperate battle is considered
possibility before night.
The federals are barricaded in the
main streets and are prepared for
stubborn resistance. -Four American
warships are ready TO take off Amert
cans and other refugees if they desire
TO leave
The war office reports seventy rebels
killed and federal casualties not estt
mated
Wounded federals were brought in
tc Tampieo last night from LaPuerta
a suburb. where the fight centered
yesterday
The rebels Thursday placed an order
for 100000 rifle cartridges, 10;00I
carbines and 5000 rounds of shrapne
shell for use in the campaign agains
Torreon. In addition they hope to oh
tain much of the supply Of rifles ans
ammunition impounded by the United
States government in the last tw,
years in time for use in the move
ments southwark
Although El Paso viii be the chic