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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
OF
CHARITIES

AT the meeting of the United Chart
ties board yesterday afternoon at the
city hall, report was rendered show
ing the work done by the organization
during the mcath of March. 1t shows
that score or more of families in the
city were aided. much clothing was
distributed and many cases investl-
gated
The officers of the charities have
asked that the people Of the city stop
giving aid to those seeking it by a
systematic canvass from house to
house. or from office to office. They
desire that such cases be referred to
the Charities direct and let them fur
nish the aid 1t was argued that the
organization is especially for thar
work, and If the people have anything
in the way Of money or clothing to
give the poor, such should be paid into
or donated to the Charities 1t will
then be distributed where it will do
the most good The cases, when ap-
plication is made to the Charities, are
investigated. Some Of them are .oupd
to be unworthy and aid is refused
Every case is Investigated thoroughly
however.
The report for the months is as fol-
lows:
Investigated IS new cases, help IA
cases. found work for two cases.
which they refused, refused to help
one case and sent one case to the
committee for the unemployed, dis
tributed 1876 pieces of colthing to 20
different families, furnished groceries
to II families, 5 of these being old
cases and A new ones, sent flour to six
families, and coal to eight families,
helped altogether q different families
and 3 individuals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
FOUR BOYS
Held HERE

Because their private car was set
out on Rock Island siding here dur
ing last night, quartet of youngsters
giving their names as Paul Christian.
Dallas Eugene MeCutchen, Dallas:
Sterling Price, Dallas, and James
Young, Oklahoma City, are today the
guests Of Berry Williamson, proprie-
tor OF Hotel de County Jail. and will
be held until word is received from
their parents.
we had good time coming up, but
II has been some job to get back. Here
we are piniched already said one of
the boys. They were taken in tow this
morning at a local hotel where they
were given breakfasts. They say they
left Dallas last Thursday night and
arrived in FL Reno Friday morning.
They then caught freight to Okla
homa City, "to visit some friends s
and started back to Dallas Saturday.
"Aw, we don't like Oklahoma City
much," said one OF the lads. Its a
whole lot deader than we thought it
was. Gee. wouldn't live in that town
il you would pay me for it. What |
want to do is to get home and get it
over with. We had a private car COM
ing up from Dallas. There was an
empty express car whot they was TAX
in to some place for repairs. We got
in the car and locked the door and
slept all the way to Ell Reno. Ireckon
we passed through here"
The story of their pilgrimage thus
far on the return trip is fraught with
adventures and hardships. 1t required
two days for them to go from Okla
homa City to El Reno, so vigilant were
the trainmen. They eventually made
it. however, and caught freight out
OF El Reno last night for Fort Worth.
They entered box car ana went to
sleep. When they awoke this morn
ing their car was sitting on a siding
in the Chickasha yards and the train
had long since departed.
The boys ages range around II
years Their parents have been com
municated with and they win be held
until word is received.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
SALARY RAISE
FOR LOCAL P. M.
is NOT CERTAIN

Today closes the fiscal year in the
postoffce department as far as the
salaries of the postmasters are con-
cerned. The salaries Of Uncle Sam's
storekeepers will be based upon the
amount Of business during the year be-
ginning April /, 1918, and ending
March 81. 1914 Up to January and
February Of this year, the receipts OF
the Chickasha postoffice were above
the average and a boost in the post
masters salary here was expected.
However, the past two months have
not been 50 good and the raise is not
by any means certain.
Coming as a welcome guest to the
clerks and carriers, in the postoffice. is
an abbreviated edition of the postal
laws of the United States. The book
will be in the form Of small manual
explaining briefly. yet clearly, the
duties Of clerks and carriers Form
erly the postoffice employees have
been compelled TO dig their informa-
tion out Of a book Of postal laws. be-
ing very voluminous in character and
IL size resembling an opergrown die
tionary. The result has been that it
required much study for the clerks to
acquaint themselves with their duties
as laid down in the laws. hut when the
manual is out conditions win be vastly
different. AT stated periods the EN-
ployes will be required to take exam
nations ON the contents Of the man
ual The plans have not been fully
explained as yet, but i is thought the
examinations win be given in July and
December.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
No STING
In SPEECH
OF CLARK
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, March Asserting
that he is not now, and does not ex-
pect to be candidate for the presi-
dency in 1916, Speaker Clark this aft
ernoon closed the tolls debate.
He denied that he had caused a split
In the Democratic ranks, and that
there was any personal issue" be.
tween himself and the president.
Clark proclaimed himself ready to
fight for his ideals of right whether
or not the fight resulted in his re-
tirement.
He refrained from bitterness in at
tacking the Democrats on the other
side In the tolls controversy. His ref
erences to the president were lauda
tory.
The speaker confined his peech to a
defense Of his position on the tolls
taking the view that it was
upon the party in power to
carry out the pledge contained in the
Democratic platform
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
BOYS FUN
Is COSTLY


On an average $45.25 would be a
fairly high price to pay for little
sport derived from "tictacking'
party, yet that 10 the amount paid to
the county court this morning as fines
and costs by Walter SatterfieId and
Frank McNIullen OF Minco. thus net.
ting the county $90.50
Some weeks ago the boys started
out for an evenings entertainment at
this pastime, but ere long their ardor
for adventure had expanded to such
an extent that ii could not be appeas-
"a by the mere Joy OF see-sawing away
at a tic-tack string and hence they
sought wider fields Of endeayor, and,
as charged, hurled piece Of iron and
sundry brickbats at house with such
good intent that board or so was
broken off Also they turned their
artillery of brlckbats upon barn, and
when the owner came from the house
to remonstrate with them. he was
forced to duck for cover to avoid sim
liar bombardment. The result was
that he made complaint, causing the
boys arrest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
LAUNDRY IS
OPERATED
BY UNION

The Pearl Laundry resumed opera
tons today, being in charge of the
Laundry Workers union A contract
for the lease Of the plant for one year
was signed by the proprietors and Of
ficers of the union. Under the new
arrangement Messrs. Heffner and
Kuhn will not be connected with the
management.
The union held a meeting this morn
ing and elected 7. J. Gossett as man
ager.
Mr. Gossett has recently been a
driver for the Pearl laundry, but was
formerly foreman at the old Chickasha
laundry and is man OF twenty years
experience in the laundry business.
The board Of directors OF the union
is cvomposed of j. L. McItnosh. presi-
dent; Mrs. Maude Luke, vice presi-
dent; Miss Catherine Mcintosh, secre-
tary and treasurer; I. J. Gossett,
Ecker Thompson, A. l.. Thurmond and
Miss Vickie Venable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
WORK OF THE MOB
IS DONE QUIETLY
Town Not Aroused from Slumber
Woman Stabbed Young White
Man to Death Sentiment
with the Mob
Telegram by United Press.

Wagner. Okla, March 31.-A mob
estimated to number one hundred men
took from the county Jail and lynched
Marie Scott, negress, here early this
morning. The woman was hanged
from telephone cable.
The lynching was due to the intense
feeling generated by the killing of
Lemuel Peace. a young white man, by
the negress Sunday night The young
man was stabbed to death
Although excitement ran high when
the killing of Peace became known.
no summary action was expected. The
woman was arrested soon after the
siabbing.
Before daybreak this morning the
mob, which had quietly collected.
went to the Jail and gained admittanee
BY clever ruse, the leaders saying
they were officers ana desired to place
a prisoner In the Jail.
AS soon as they were In the prison
members Of the mob covered the iailer
with their guns and took his keys,
with which they were soon able to
open the cell occupied by the negress.
Without ceremony rope was placed
abont the neck OF the woman and she
was led block from the Jail and
hanged.
The woman made no outcry and ec
quietly did the mob work that the
slumbering inhabitants Of the town
were not aroused. The sheriff remoy-
ed the body
The authorities are investigating the
affair but it is not considered likely
that any action will result as public
sentiment is apparently with the mob
:. Wagner county is one in which
some negroes who were convicted OF
murder have had their sentences COM
muted by the governor to life impris-
cnment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
MEDAL FOR
BRAVERY
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, March 3f.-The presi-
dent viii confer a medal for bravery
upon A. G. Warner OF Smithville, Tex
as. Katy brakeman.
While box cars were running back
ward, with a child standing on the
track paralyzed with fear, Warner
climbed down in the rear, picked up
the child and jumped clear as the
car passed
The interstate commerce commits
sion recommended the medal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
= + + = + + : 80 = +%+ 80
VETS RECEIVE BADGES.

: Just received by the Chicka- I
+ sha Spanish war vets are !
T. badges awarded to them for !
T. foreign service. The badges I
4 are made in the United States .
j. mint at Philadelphia and are .
J. of bronze suspended from .
!. ribbon OF the regimental colors. !
+ Those who received badges :
! here are: A. L. Hollingsworth, .
= John Larner Shelb. Ishler. A. :
+ McDonal, ". c. Reville, w NJ. :
+ Mangum and Marvin McRae. .
+ W. c. Reville receives two :
= badges, having served in Cuba !
+ and in the Philippines. !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
tinental lines.

tinental lines.
am one who las never publicly
talked war with Jalana, but the peo-
pie Of the Pacific coast are neither
weaklings nor cowards." he said in
conclusion, "They do not share the
alarm Of the president nor the ahject
tear the secretary of state and if it
comes TO question OF national dis
honor or war the people Of the coast
are ready for war"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
TO
QUIT POSTS

Telegram by United Press.
Columbus. Ohio. March S1.-Tifty
thousand Ohio miners will quit work
late today
The operators and union abandoned
efforts to reach a new wage agree
ment- Thousands Of men are out al
ready.
The suspension awaits test suit to
determine the validity Of the mine run
law.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
NEW TARIFFS
ARE SUSPENDED
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. March 3l.-The inter-
state commerce commission today sus-
pendel until July 30 all the new tariffs
filed by railroads eliminating allow
ances to Industrial railroads with the
exception of those affecting the Unit
ed State Steel corporation and other
iron and steel companies These were
permitte dto attend The order at.
fected about four thousand tariffs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
Villa Sends Message to Carranza
that He Hopes to Be in Com
plete Possession at Any
Moment
FEDERAL REPORT
IS THE OPPOSITE
Dispatch from Mexico City Says.
Huerta Forces Can Hold Out
Indefinitely Governor
at La Paz Revolts
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Juarez. March 81. Villa sent mes
sage today to Gen. carranza saying he
hoped to be able to report al any mo-
ment that he was in complete posses
sion of Torreon.
Nothing was announced here in re-
gard TO reported armistice. Fear Is
telt for the British consul at Torreon
who was sent by Villa with a message
asking the federals to surrender Tor
reon.
a tale of rebel reverses and rebel
luck was brought here Monday night
from the front by John Reed. GORE
spondent of the New Rork World. ana
Robert Dorman, "a photographer. They
left the front Saturday morning.. 1T
which time they estimated that the
rebel loss was 1000 killed and
wounded.
We were whipped twice at Gomez
Palacio," related Dorman. "but the
federals did not have the good sense
to. follow up their advantage. villa
returned to the attack after reorgan-
izing and ultimately occupied the city.
We We're whipped right there. hut We
lasco, the federal commander. did not
know it. Federal prisoners whom we
captured said that Velasco later went
insane In the trenches. He is a Grip
pie of previous revolutions and has
bad arm and bad leg. The prison.
ers told us he went mad at Gomez
Palacio and went raging up and down
the lines. cursing and issuing absurd
orders. Ultimately his own officers
put him under restraint.
Our attack on Gomez Palacio was
centerec on the hill known as Cero.
1T is precipitous, and we had to
make the ascent before taking it. Each
of the assaults could be ascertained
after the battle by rings Of dead
rebels Their bodies distinctly mark
ed the line where they we're repulsed
"The home made shrapnel of the
rebels had much to do with the early
repulses at Gomez Palacio. Only
about one in thirty shells exploded.
Gen. Villa is a fighting man He
was everywhere and his greatest de-
light was to join the assaults on foot
and throw hand grenades himself. III
timately he will take Torreon. When
he left Saturday morning the fight
was in progress. II was slow, stub
born work, as the rebels had to fight
from house to house. the enemy re-
treating from position to position
through holes knock in the mud houses
which are built one against another"
Reed and Dorman. like other corre-
spondents and photographers. were
not only forbidden to send out news
after the attack began on Torreon but
themselves were forbidden to leave.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
MURDERER CONVICTED.
Telegram BY United Press.

y
Chicago, March 81 Handsome
Jack" Koetters was convicted of the
murder Of Mrs. Emma Kraft, the Gin
cinnati widow, today. He was sem
tenced to life Imprisonment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
Telegram by United Pgess.

IuIcBIdIH Uy UHII6u F4Has.
Washington, March 81. Torreon has
not fallen, according to a message
from the Mexican foreign minister re-
ceived by the Mexican embassy here.
it was declared that the city could
hold out indefinitely against the rebel
attack.
1t was reported that the Mexican
governor at La Paz revolted. seized the
steamer, Bonita, and with volunteers
and prisoners released from the jail,
sailed for an unknown port. taking
$4,000 from business houses. toseth-
er with government money there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
BROTHER OF cHicKASHA
MAN DIES IN BUFFALO

Buffalo, n Y, March a1.-Geo. W.
White. aged 7S, brother Of James H.
White Of Chickasha, Okla. expired at
his home, SO Sycamore Terrace, here
last night Although he had been i'll
a long time death came unexpectedly.
James H. White is bookkeeper for
the ehicIxasha Milling Go.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-31
THE WEATHER ELSE WHERE.

Western Union reports received At
3 a M.
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Oklahoma.

Generally cloudy over state; light
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-30
NEBRASKA INSTEAD OF MASSACHUSETTS

The Kansas observer reached his conclusions by compar
ing his State with Eastern States New York and Mssss-
chusets But obviously his comparisons to be of much value,
should have been with States home,
nearly like his
Nebraska, for example, offers very close parallel being
adjoining of the and having the kind
and practically the number of inhabitants.
il apparent therefore, that Kansas should be able to
show cleaner bin of health than Nebraska to make good
claim of legislative superiority
But in point of fact the shoe Is the other foot The
report shows that Nebrssa had almost three times
great In insanity during the period Kansas
twentyght per 100000 inhabitants against ten be
exact.
So that If make the decrease In insanity index to
good legislation Nebraskas license law appears to be greatly
Superior to her sister States prohibition.
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DIR. WILLIAMS, MOTIVE.
OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE

Everyone appreciates that this statement Is is of
greatest significance For beyond question: there close
association between insanity psupersm crime and alcoholism
If Kansas with its thirty of prohibition, show
record for thrift sanity and good citizenship superior to neigh
boring States, which have tolerant form of liquor legislation
all reasoning persons will be forced to admit that this form of
legislation has earned the right to a serious hearing.
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N R.. EDWARD HUNTINGTON WILLIAMS, lead
ID ing physician, medical expert cultured man and
author of many books, has furnished for publication
government statistics covering
the STATE OF KANSAS from the standpoint of PRoHI
BITION
His statement is SO BROAD and COMPREHENSIVE
that needs hardly comment in presenting the same to
the peope-beyond this mere fact:
DR. WILLIAMS SPEAKS BY THE CARD-from the
RECORD made the State of Kansas and United States
OFFICIALS, who paid ascertain facts-and the
curacy of these statements by these statistics
Of course ANY POLITICAL ORATOR any WRITER
OF FICTION easily make assertions which LOOK
WELL in print and will be accepted by MANY GOOD PEG
PIE AS FACTS-and yet the PROMULGATORS of such
statements NEVER CITE ANY AUTHORITY WHAT
EVER!
Against the WILD ASSERTIONS which have been re-
peatedly published about what Prohibition does
State of Kansas" DR.. EDWARD HUNTINGTON WILL
LIAS prepared the following and challenges
full attack by citing official figures:
DIR. WILLIAMS MOTIVE.
A few months ago ii enthusiastically proclaimed ap
pareny from official sources that the beneficial effects
hon Kansas could be accurately measured by steady
decrease of insanity and crime.
"We closing poorhouses prisons and asylums
thanks to prohbitory law wrote the Kansas enthusiast
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1t happens that the bureau, which has been
vestgang these problems has just issued its report And
almost simultaneously the annual of the various ins
the and paupes have become
available So that Is possible to gauge with absolute
accuracy uhuness of the assertions made by the entus
Kansan who claims such superiority for his State
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This that if the people of lawsbid
ing as those of Nebraska there would be us fewer prisoners
In the Kansas penitentary than at present
Moreover the prison wsrdens report shows that
OF this awessness in Kansas the arch troubeake alcohol
as direct conbuory factor in 772 of Thus
the actual number of criminals well the percentage
hquormade convicts is higher in Kansas state
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COMPARISONS EXTENDED.

1t evident therefore, that Kansas has
ing about her insanity record when compared with her
neishbo And her records shows better
the comparison is extended
Thus the number of of insanity in
states that surround Kansas CENTER 306
inhabitants less than In Kansas
Or stated in another way, If these states had many
insane per capita Kansas they would
tics than they have All of which does to offer
much basis for enthusiasm Kansas method of legislation
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ALCOHOLIC INSANITY.

OF course no but badly biased partisan will claim
that particular form of liquor legislation responsible
the fluctuations in the exact numbers of all forms of insanity
Yet there form of mental unsoundness known alcoholic
insanity that is directly dependent upon the consumption of
liquor
The number of of this of insanity
muny will give very to the and quality
of liquor consumed.
So that If Kansas actually "dry" her partisans
claim she should have of alcoholic insanity
worst should make better showing than immediate
neighbor.
But her official reports show that in the matter
of insane alcoholics Nebraska has better record.
To be perfectly explicit, Kansas has per alcoholic
cases in her asyuns while Nebraska has ifle
over the number of of this form of insanity has increased
cent each for the last three Kansas at the
very time when the prohbtory being rgy
enforced than according to prominent State official
Meanwhile in most of the adjoining States with the excep
ton of Oklahoma (which also prohibition State there
pretty uniform decline in the number of of alcoholic
insanity.
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PARESIS FOUND IN THE ASYLUM.

But there still another index to the of sprtuou
liquors consumed in community This the number
cases of paress found in the asyums For although
not the specific of pre the disease always accompanies
and results from dissipation of kind. 1t is matter
record that communities greatly addicted to alcohol
reSpondingly high percentage of paress.
1t significant therefore, that Kansas higher per
centage of this disease according to her official report thar
any of the states of her group.
Stated in exact figures Kansas had paresis 70
each 1000 of insanity at the time that Nebask
had 90, Iowa SO and South Dakota
And the records show that the number of
ing steadily in Kansas at the time that the
to be gradually decreasing in the group of surrounding
The physicians at the State Hospital at Topeka report that tn
percentage of cases had risen to 100 per 1000 in 1913
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The same enthusiast has eoed people Kansas as
exceptionally awabdng the basis of the States
ords Here again the peculiar sstisnasm is apparent
For the actual facts available any cares to
read the official reports of the State Pennaes
Ing to these reports Kansas shows
pared with Nsh<ssa Or to quote from the official
ports Kansas had 81 inmates in her penenary 1oO
600 inhabitants during the pead that Nsbrsss 357
per 100000