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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
Draws Big Crowd Eof Patrons in
Spite Of Adverse Weather and
Closest Attention is
Given
QUEEN OF THE MAY
IS CAlLY CROWNED
Host Of Tots Dance About Pole j
Entire Program Pleases = Boos.
ters Display Pennants Won
by School

That the people Of Chickasha are
interested in their schools was evi
denced yesterday by the immense
crowd that gathered on the beautifu
campus of the Washington school tc
witness the May Festival.
Disregarding the fact that rain hat
fallen at noon, after which the sur
shone with ardor and a regular Okla
homa wind was bringing with it all
the disagreeable features to be imag
med. the crowd began forming at
o'clock.
So excellent was the rendition Of
the program and so interested were
those in attendance that there was
no restlessness, but on the contrary,
every one gave closest attention. There
was no moving about and no one left
the campus during the two hours con
sumed by the cleverly planned pro-
gram. AT no time wasEthe stage empty
but as rapidly as one number was
completed those who were to appear
next in order were ready to take their
places.
n One of the most noticeable things
about the festival was the excellent be-
hayior of the children, about 450 in
number, who marched in perfect order
from the building to that part Of the
campus prepared for them, where they
displayed, by the way in which they
conducted themselves, that they were
indeed well trained
The program was composed OF songs,
pantomimes, folk dances, drills, the
May pole dance and the crowning Of
Queen of the May.
Among the prominent features were
Dixie Pantomime. folk dances, the
May pole dance, and the. crowning OF
Gladys Larson as May Queen.
The queen was dressed in white.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
CAREER OF
YOUNG Man
IS CLOSED

After an illness of less than week
Harry I. Herndon, aged "a years, died
today at the Chickasha hospital of
blood poisoning. He was first taken
i'll on Sunday or Monday last and was
attended at his home on Minnesota
avenue. His condition grew worse
and he was taken to the hospital on
Wednesday
Mr.. Herndon was son OF Mrs. J. T.
Aust and was born in Eutaw, Ala. He
came to Chickasha in his boyhood and
has lived practically his entire life
here. He attended the Chickasha
schools and later entered Kemper Mil
itary academy, Boonville, Mo-, where
he graduated with high honors with
the class of 1913. He was elected SEN
ior captain, one of the highest honors
that can be bestowed on student al
the institution.
Since his graduation, he has been
employed by the Oklahoma National
bank OF this city as bookkeeper and
was held in the highest esteem by
officers, employees and patrons Of the
bank. He recently completed term
as treasurer Of the Elks lodge OF this
city.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row Afternoon at the Methodist church
at o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
BOOSTERS
Are COMING

Oklahoma City business and profess
sional men will leave on the morning
OF May for tour Of the state Of
Oklahoma. This is the fifteenth an-
nual trade excursion trip which has
been operated from Oklahoma City
and it will visit eighty-two towns and
cities located in twenty counties of
Oklahoma, total distance of 71S miles,
returning to Oklahoma City Saturday
afternoon, May s. The train will ar
rive in Chickasha Monday at 1916
a. m. via the Frisco.
The party this year will be com
posed of $50 men. representing almost
every line of trade. The train is COM
posed of nine cars, including five Of
the best cars that can be furnished
by the Pullman company; also stand
ard dining car and three all-steel bag
gage and coach cars furnished by the
Frisco.
At each stop the members of the
party. headed by the First Regimental
band of Oklahoma, composed Nof 20
pieces, one of the best bands in the
southwest, will march through the
main streets Of the town. congregate
at central point, give the Ollahoma
yell, and disband to make persona
calls upon customers and friends
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
n delivery and stage presence.

in delivery and stage presence.
The speakers for the affirmative cit
ed corruption of the present system
of operating railroads under private
ownership, as prime reason for gov
ernment ownership. President Mellen
they stated, of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford, received 81 100000
per year salary, more than any man
could possibly be worth to his com
pany. The declared that $l,000.00O was
paid to the press for the publication
Of one article, boosting private own.
ership. Needless expense in fighting
competition, it was declared, was the
customary rule. The instance of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
paying $13,000,O0O for a competitive
road that was capitalized at but
s5.000.OO0. was cited as but one in
stance of such extravaganza, which
the speaker declared was thrust upon
the public and small shareholders to
bear
The corruption oa the Frisco s~stem,
which, they stated. was the eau, for
forcing the system into receiyership.
was given as another instance of the
failure Of private ownership as good
proposition for the people. The short
age of cars for transportation of farm
products to the great markets of the
world, would, it was stated. be elm
mated under government ownership.
Also. the discrimination between per-
sons, corporations, and the people.
would be done away with, under gov
ernment ownership. The anthracite
coal deal, where because Of the col
lusion of several railway systems in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
TURKS CLAIM TO
CRIPPLE FLEET
Report One Ship Sunk and Several
Damaged Bombardment Of
Dunkirk Continues - Berlin
Says Attacks Repulsed
BY United rress.


London. May Further heavy
fighting is progressing on the Gallipols
peninsula, according to reports receiv-
ed here today.
The British forces are making every
effort to cut off the Turks from the
mainland Dispatches from Athens
say the Turks have been driven fur
ther inland in series of night attacks.
The entire allied fleet is aiding the
land parties. They are shelIing the
forts from inside of the DardanelIes
from the Gulf Of Saros and the Aegean
sea.
The French are advancing on the
Asiatic side. The admiralty has not
confirmed the claims of the Turks as
to damaging the allied ships nor has
1t confirmed the report concerning the
capture Of the town Of Agallpeh by the
British. The Turkish positions at Ma
CARA were heavily bombarded last
night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
R. |. SHOPS
OPEN AGAIN

Beginning today, many men are be-
ing put to work in the Rock Island
shops. Up to this afternoon the force
had been increased by about $50 men
and Others were being hired. Prefer
ence is being given to the men form
erly employed in the shops here, bus
who we're thrown out of employment
when the close came last December.
Machinists and boilermakers are in
the majority among those being put
on today. Other mechanics will be
added as fast as they arrive from the
various points II will probably be
several days before the force is com
plete.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
ASK $4,000
D A M A CES
FOR DEATH

Filed this morning in the district
court is the case of Mrs. G. w. Guth-
ridge cs. the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific railway. wherein the plaintiff
asks $4,000 damages for the death
of her son, J. o. Guthridge, former fire
man Of the Rock Island, and who on
January 10 sustained injuries on the
Rock Island lines near Pocasset from
which he died.
The petition of the plaintiff alleges
that the negligence of the railroad
company was responsible for the death
of her son, ]. o. Guthridge. The petit
ton sets forth that while engaged III
the performance of his duty, the de-
ceased was thrown from the tender OF
an engine near Pocasset, by a sudden
jerk of the train, was run over by the
train, sustaining injuries that caused
his death.
The train alleges the petition, was
what Is known In railroad terms as a
double header and that j. o. Guth-
ridge was riding on the front engine;
that in violation of the safety appli
ance federal act Of 1898, amended in
190SS the engine on which Guthridge
was riding was not equipped with pow
er driving wheel brakes, so that the
engineer could operate the brakes and
so control the train.
The petition closed by stating that
the deceased was in perfect health al
the time Of his death, was earning s125
per month as fireman, that the plain
Itiff was dependent upon him, was a
lcripple and by his death was deprived
Of an income, and asking for damage
/ in the amount Of $4,000
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
NORMAL IS
BEATEN BY
4.56 INCHES

Records of the local observing sta
ton Of the U. S. weather bureau show
that j. Pluvius is already several laps
to the good in his operations for the
season.
During the month Of April the rain
fall in this locality reached total Of
$50 inches. the normal for the month
being 3.1a inches.
The total precipitation since Janu-
ary has been 11.29 inches, or 4.56
inches more than the normal for the
first four months Of the year.
The precipitation for the other three
months was as follows:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01

'gentlemen's agreement" forced the
people to pay So per ton for coal that
cost but So to produce, was anothe.
argument of the corruption Of the
present system.
The postal system of the United
States, and it's undisputed success
was given as proof that the govern
ment was perfectly able to own and
operate successfully its own railroads
The roads, it was argued, would be
extended for the convenience and ser
vice Of the masses, instead Of for the
few individuals. under government
ownership. The United States. it was
declared, is the only great nation that
does not own and operate the rail
roads, there being AZ nations that now
are in complete ownership and con-
troll of their railway systems. The
wages would also be better under gov
ernment ownership.
The Negative Side.
Harold Sanders, opening for Chick
asha, started out on the monumental
task of proving that the railroads were
not corrupt. He said that ,.ader the
present system of government regula-
tion by corporation commissions,
freight and passenger rates we're reg
ulated. laws enacted bettering the
working conditions and that the
watchful eye under government regu-
lation prevented the gigantic steals,
pointed out by the affirmative. The
wages, argued the negative, were bet
ter in America nnder private owner.
ship than in Europe under government
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Chicago, May Members of the
enginemen's brotherhoods protest thai
the wage award made by the national
arbitrators under the Newlands law
and announced yesterday, is farcical
It is believed that the brotherhoods
will fight year hence when the
agreement which was signed yester-
day expires.
The leaders OF the enginemen claim
that the total amount Of the increase
given TO them will be only five mil
lion dollars annually. The amour.
which they asked for was forty-on.-
millions. However, II is stated that
the men will abide by the result OF
the arbitration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
Are
RECORDED
By United Press.

Washington, May 1.-The Unitea
States naval observatory reports that
earthquakes. probably Of destruc-
tive nature, and fifty-five hundred
miles distant, were recorded, by in
sturments here early this morning.
The shocks lasted two hours. The
seismograph at Saint Ignatius college,
Cleveland, O., also recorded two
shocks, one of them severe. The
quakes we're the most violent regis
tered by the observatory in recen!
years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
THE RED CROSS GETS
EXPOSITION MONEY
BY United Press.

D5 Oulteu EIeSS.
Lincoln, Neb May lone thou
sand, one hundred and thirty-six dol
lars have just beesf turned over to H.
H. Wilson, one Of the Nebraska mem
bers Of the Red Cross organization,
by the committee which raised funds
for Nebraska building at the Pana.
ma-Pacific exposition.
Because there was not enough col
lected and the legislature refused to
appropriate any funds for an exposi-
tion building. the committee was at a
loss what disposition to make of the
money collected Most of it had been
contributed by school children over
the state. and as the amounts were
small IL was not feasible TO return il,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01

MISS cHIcKAsHA's CREED.

4 believe the college boule-
: ward should be built.
+ believe every street and al
4 ley should be kept scrupulous-
+ ly clean.
+ believe every yard should
= be beautified.
+ | believe every piece Of
+ parking should be kept moved.
+ / believe every citizen should
+ take pride in making his home
+ attractive.
+ Ibelieve more flowers, trees,
Z and shrubs should be set out.
= believe civic beauty is a
+ good investment.
+ | believe enthusiastic coop
= GRAFTON can accomplish wonders
+ in a singel season.
+ believe every piece of prop
4 erty should be entered in the
+ contest for "pretty-up" prizes.
+ | believe the town will be a
: better place to live in when it
= is beautified.
+ l believe everybody should
: get busy and keep busy.
+ believe a dirty backyard is
I disgrace to the lawn and its
= owner.
+ ! believe every man, woman
+ and child in town should boost
+ the 'city beautiful
=
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
WARNING IS
NOT HEEDED
By United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, May despite the Ger
man emhassy's advertisement warn
ing Americans that they sail toward
Europe at their own risk, three thou
sand embarked today, the largest bus
mess of the steamship companies this
spring.
Washington dispatches say. the an
nouncement Of warning promises to be
a bigger sensation than any that has
hitherto come from the embassy. The
embassy says the ambassador wrote
il merely as warning, merely repeat
ing previous one, and it is not in
tended to mean increased danger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
PERRY IS RELEASED.

Frank Perry, a negro. who has been
in the county Jail for several weeks,
awaiting trial on charge Of hog steal
ing near Blanchard. was released to-
day on bail. subject to his appearance
in the district court at the next term.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
aG1
BY United Press.

Constantinople, May THE official
statement issued here today claims
that the Turkish land batteries sunk
British destroyer and severely dam
aged the FreI'sal cruiser jeanne D'Arc.
the British battleship Triumph and the
Majestic and the Vengeance.
1t is also claimed that British
transport was driven ashore and sew
eral sail boats loaded with soldiers
we're sunk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
JlTNEYs NOT FOR DENVER.
By United Press.

by united Press.
Denver, Colo, May colorado
probably never will know the luxury
Of a jitney bus again. In the early
days of the jitney fever Denver and
several other cities in the state had
flourishing jitney lines. But pressure
was brought to bear on the legislature
to enact law placing iitney bus lines
under the state public utilities com
mission. Previously, city authorizes
under the thumb OF the street railway
corporations had put the jitneys out
of business by prohibitory regulations,
and the state legislature clinched the
coffin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
NEW STEAMER SERVICE BEGINS
" United Press.

,cy United Press.
New York, May 1.-The first steam
er for San Francisco via the Holland
American line is scheduled to leave
here this afternoon. No more than
1000 passengers we're booked by this
line preliminary to inaugurating Its
service from Europe to the PacofiS
coast metropolis.
The vessel is due at the Golden Gate
May II. The next one will leave il
three weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
sheIIing Continues.

BY United Press.
Berlin, May 1.-The bombardment
Of Dunzirk with heavy German artil-
lery continues.
1t is officially claimed that all the
attacks of the enemy in northern Flan-
ders have been repulsed. Three enemy
aviators were shot.
The war office also claims success
against the Russians near Szwale.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
DECLARE II
FARCICAL

BY United Press.
Chicago, May THE leaders Of the
enginemens brotherhoods conferred
secretly today with one hundred dis
trict chairmen concerning the wage
award. A long legal battle. with sub
sequent re-opening of the case, is
among the possibilities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
Many Lives Sacrificed.


BY United Press.
Paris, May MANY more lives
have been sacrificed in Dunkirk as a
result of the German shelling.
The war office admits that it erred
in saying that the enemy's guns had
been silenced by the avlators.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01

ToDAY's OLDEST STORY.
By United Press.

) By United Press.
Cincinnati, May 1.-Przemysl
: having become simple house
! hold word, Clarence Bahlman,
chief chemist to the board Of
! health, has introduced a word
! no Russion ever heard of.
: He asked it in writing for
: one-fourth ounce of:
Observation-Disclosures
-Hydrochloride."
The board didn't know.
. Bahlman was called and ex-
planned it was veNy simple
the wotchumaycallit is coal
tar product used to color pa
per, ard he wanted it for some
chemical tests.
The board told him to so and
get It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
KANSAS HAS SONG FESTIVAL


Topeka, Kan, May This is day
of song for Kansas. The state board
OF administration has set apart May
Day for songs in the schools. Every
body is asked to join in the song fes-
tiyal singing the old fashioned school
and college songs and the popular
songs OF the day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01

BY United Press.
Berlin, May 1.-Constantinople adj
vices say the Turks drove the lyrcfich
on the Asiatic side back to the shore
and that the peninsula of Gallipoli Is
cleared except that part which is used
by the enemy as base.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
Concerned over Subs.
BY United Press.

London, May 1.-Officials are grave
ly concerned over the announcement
that German submarines are operat-
ing again off the Irish coast A Rus.
sian coal steamer was torpedoed and
sunk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
situation Unchanged.


= Ee1 4 I eos,' n
Vienna, May 1.-THE official state
nlent today says the situation along
the fronts in Poland and in the Car
pathians is unchanged.
In contradiction of the reports ema.
mating from Petrograd, the Austrians
assert that the Russians are being held
in check at all points,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
CHRISTENING OF GRANDSON

BY United Press.
New York, May President VIII
son passed through this city today en-
route to Wiliamston, Mass, to attend
thee hristening Of his grandson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
Believe Bombing an Error.

By United Press
Washington, May 1.--Officials here
believe the reported bombing Of the
American steamer Cushing by Cor
man aviator was an error No official
report on 1t has been received.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01
But is Defeated at Anadarko :
Harold Sanders and Eli Phil
lips Beat Lawton 0ppo-
nents in Debate
SCHOOL SPIRIT
AT HIGH TIDE
Spectacular Demonstrations Precede
Arguments and Premature De-
mise Of Enemy is Mourned
Decision Unanimous

Accompanied by one OF the mosi
spectacular demonstrations OF school
spirit ever witnessed in Chickasha
the c. II. S. negative team on the
question, Resolved. That the u s
Government Should Own and Operate
the Railroads." demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the judges, that the
government should not own the rail-
roads, while the affirmative team sent
to Anadarko was being shown by the
local team there, that the government
should own the railroads. SO there
you are.
The winning team for Chickasha was
Harold Sanders and Eli Phillips. They
were coached by Prof Morrow OF the
high school, They debated against
Marvin Bradley and James c. Harper
OF Lawton. The Lawton team was
coached by s. G, Percival Of Lawton.
The losing Chickasha team that de-
bated at Anadarko was Royal Riddle
and Norman Duncan The rules of
the debate allowed each speaker IL
minutes. The first speaker on each
side was allowed three minutes for
rebuttal
The noisy demonstration that start
ed Thursday night, in the form of q
shirt tail parade, was continued again
last night, only In a different form.
Misses Hazel owsley and Grace Weay-
er started the fireworks Immediately
after the debating teams were seated
on the stage. After rendering just
A-Wearyin for You and Perfect
Day" these young ladies' faced the
Lawton debaters and sang "You Need
Sympathy" with the audience that
packed the auditorium, joining in the
chorus.
Enter the Corpse.
Hardly had the Lawton lads gotten
control of their badly skipping men
tai engine as the strains of the song
died away. when solemn, gruesome
procession entered the room and pro-
ceeded to the doleful beat OF funeral
march to the stage. In the van march
ed sextette OF pail bearers, carrying
coffin In which, II the large placards
on the sides spoke the truth, rested
the remains of Lawton. Ahead of all
marched Dewey Luster In the rear
came number of sections. single file,
bearing picks, shovels and rakes.
Assuming the role OF a domino,
Dewey Luster preached short, but
pathetic sermon, that brought copious
tears from the supposed relatives and
friends Of the deceased, who filed past
the bier to view the remains the last
time, while the congregation at the
solicitation OF Mr. Luster sang, Let
Us Gather at the River" "Parson"
Luster went into a short history OF
the deceased's past life. stating chat
the demise was caused by a super
abundance of ambition, and the desire
to match a puny intellect, such as
Lawton's. against such massise wall
of learning and ability as is possessed
by Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01

Unsettled, thunderstorms tonight Or
Sunday.
Loca! Temperature.
During the twenty-four hours ending
at 8 a. m.
nro..s.>.,s, rc E
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-01

Mr.. Bradley opened for Lawton, was
followed by Mr.. Sanders for Chicka-
sha, with Mr.. Bradley for Lawton. and
Mr.. Phillips for Chickasha closing the
arguments. All the speakers demon
strated that they had spent much work
and deep study on their subject, but
II was evident that Chickasha had Il
"on" Lawton fraction in argument