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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
ONE SMALL TOWN
COMPLETELY DESTROYED
PROPERTY LOSS ESTIMATED
AT ? MILLION DOLLARS;
RUIN COMPLETE.
(By Associated Press. J

Austin, Tex, April 23.-Floods that
swept down Waller and Shoal creeks
here last night swept away scores OF
homes and took toll of fifteen or
twenty lives. Houses were jammed
in masses against bridges, and the
high water flooded many business
houses.
Heroic work was done by citizens,
who formed rescue parties and by the
fire and police departments.
Eight people in one house were
swept down Waller creek and all but
one are believed to have perished; one
only, t. G. Ezell, barber, escaped.
The dead in the house are: Mrs.
e. G. EEell, Ebert Il. EzelI aged nine;
Martha Virginia Ezel, aged five;
Harvey King, twenty, and Mr.. and
Mrs. King, parents of Harvey King,
and Helen King, their daughter
Besides the above two unidentified
negro women and one negro man and
three children were taken from a
creek at Trinity and Nineteenth street
today.
Many are missing and others are be-
lieved to be lost.
1t is estimated that the property
loss will reach two million dollars.
Dozens OF farms along the valleys
have been flooded and the loss to
growing crops is complete. One small
village was completely swept away.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
T | n { PIE 8 AMI
CAKES ARE To BE:
GIVEN At SCHOOL
GOSPEL OF GOOD COOKERY
TO BE ABLY PREACHED
BY MISS pEET

Florence NJ. Peet, who will lecture in
the Guthrie theater every afternoon
next week except Saturday, under the
auspices of The Leader says the
gospel OF good cooking needs many
cgangeists, and when the call came
to her TO go out and tell women to
cook and just how well they ought to
cook, she eagerly accepted it. She
finds women everywhere deeply inter
ested in her message, but also finds
a large percentage of housekeepers
who do not yet know the A B c Of
nutrition, and she feels that until all
women who cook. get hold OF the
thought that they are builders, and
that the material necessary for their
work is the right kind OF food and
plenty of il. they are not going to feed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
CLARENCE MORGAN
KILLED IN SAW MILL

Clarence Morgan, no. fell over a big
saw in the saw mill on Red Roak
creek, Thursday afternoon. and was
literally eut to pieces. MOI gan
stumbled and fell over the saw.
which ripped through his side. dis
emhoweling him and In his writhing
the BODY turned and the saw went
through his legs and knees
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
Santa Fe Lose Heavily.

Santa Fe Lose Heavily.
Purcell, Okla, April 23-The flood
on the South Canadian river here has
not entirely subsided as Is evidenced
by the washing out of more than
thousand feet Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railway tracks, two miles
north of Purcell. The washout is be-
tween this city and the bridge across
the South Canadian river. The lines
Of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany and of the Pioneer Telephone
company, have washed out at that
place for more than a thousand feet
The Pioneer Telephone company has
sustained heavy loss by reason OF
it's line south of town having gone into
the South Canadian river for a distance
Of more than a quarter of a mile.
Workmen have been in attendance
constantly during the rise, but were
unable to prevent the poles from
crumbling off into the river Insulated
wires have been strung between the
points where the line is still intact
and the company's business is carried
on in spite of the loss of a great many
poles. No trains have been run on the
aSnta Fe track between Purcell and
Noble, since O'Clock Wednesday
evening All mail reaches Purcell
rom the south. The wagon bridge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
He Killed Two Women.

]. w. Honeysuekle. 27, shot and
killed Mrs. Greasy Merriman, 60 AMI
Mrs. G. NJ. Mutz. 50, at the former
home near Madill yesterday evening.
Family troubles caused the shooting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23

Germans Looking fer British Ships.
Berlin. April 23.-The official state
ment issued today BY the admiralty
says: The German high sea fleet
has recently eruised repeatedly in the
North Sea advancing into English
waters without meeting the sea fore
es of Great Britain"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
ATTORNEYS FOR LEO FRANK
ASK NOW FOR LIFE TERM

Atlanta Ga. April 23.-Attorneys
for Leo ". Frank filed a petition win
tao Georgia prison commission ask
in that the death sentence imposed
upon Frank for the murder OF Mary
Phaean be commuted to life impris-
onment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23

Is 1t Tor rentl Try I1he Leader
want columns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23

Have The Leader denverea. i5c mo
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Continued on Fage Two)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23

Well placed word for the
Municipal bath house means
a possible investor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23

Try = want ad and sec
what It will do; Others get
results, why not you?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-23
sico.oco In rsbt.

Then the boon hurst.
Some one talked about hard times
some one else whispered dark hins
about the scundness of somebody's
hank: an editor who saw the trend
of the sky-high real estate prices
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
DRY. HOSTS
rlasr~vl-~a .~~~x ~ go
IN PARADE
In CHICAGO

By United Press.
Chicago, Oct 9-Headed by 1000
Chicago ministers. priests and rgbbis,
fifty thousand men. women and chill
dren today marched down Michigan
avenue and through the loop. herald
ing the beginning of a campaign to
wipe out Chicagos 7.152 saloons in
1916.
Behind the diyines marched 400 rep
resentatives OF Catholic and Jewish
organizations, followed by delegation
Of 10000 members OF 500 Protestant
churches and 1900 Boy Scouts, H. s.
Warner, general secretary Of the
intercollegiate Prohibition association
led 1000 college BOYS. Then came l2,-
600 marchers representing the w c.
T. T.. good TempIars. the Anti-Saloon
league. the County and National Pro
hibition parties and other organiza-
tons.
We are out to make a cleanup.
Chicago will go dry at the next cleo
ton. April 4. 1915" said G. F. Rine-
hart. Clinton. Ia, head OF the Dry Ct2-
cago Federation The women are go
ing to do it for US"
Rinehart is the man who made Ari-
zona dry. He walked into the mining
camps Of Arizona amid threats, but
went out amid cheers.
Following the parade. petitions to
have the proposition put on the ballot
will be circulated. A force Of 1.ooo
speakers will harangue voters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
ChiCkaSha Man Wins
Title Of Handy Kid

Albert Hawn. now poses as the orig
inal candy kid" of Chickasha. Mr..
Hawn acquired his title and won his
ssars III punching contest at which
he was the sole contestee, at local
drug store last evening
The drug store at which the gentle
man entered the contest has, like a
number of other 5. punching board.
With these punching boards one does
not see how hard he may swat the
mahogany. as is the case in moist
countries where one faces white
coated attendant and calls forth his
wants. On the contrary, with the
punching board Of the drug store vim
tage. you pay your money and. with
a little wooden plug punch out num-
Der which gives you beautiful gilded
collar button-warranted 70 change
the color of any button hole within
FIFTEEN minutes. less time if the weather
is warm and the victim prone TO per
spire freely. In addition to vending
the collar button. some Of the numbers
give the punchee box Of candy.
There was where the candy KID
showed up strong.
According to Ross Cox, who acted
as referee at last evenings game, Mr..
Hawn PLAYED in sl3 on the number
that couldn't lose. And he won. No
matter whether he selected the double
zero, the blue or the black. all NUM-
hefs produced results.
AS a result Of this. Mr.. Cox alleges,
Mr.. Hawn left the drug store with
three pecks of collar buttons and q
pounds Of candy. He sent 26 pounds
of the candy to his best" girls and
distributed the remainder among his
friends. The collar buttons he kept
for his own personal and individual
use. All OF which entities him. Mr.
Cox alleges, to the distinction OF being
called the Candy Kid. with the Collar
Button Front"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
SAD STORY
IS TOLD BY
TWO BOYS
Picked Up by Officers Here; Try
ing to Reach McAlester Where
Mother Lives and Father
Is 'sLifer"

Rock island officers arrested and
turned over TO the county authorities
yesterday afternoon two little boys
who tell a pathetic story Of their eff
forts to reach McAlester. where they
nay live with their mother and occa-
sIonalIy see their father The father.
according to the stories of the boys,
Is a 'lffer" in the state penitentiary.
He was sent up about three years ago
for a murder committed in his home
county and the boys have not seen him
since.
The lads give their names as Dan
and Ben Wilson. They say that since
the incarceration OF their father at
McAlester. their mother has moved to
that city and that they have been more
or less wanderers. The oldest boy
states he has been as far north as
Kansas City and that a short time
since an elder brother took them m
charge and carried them to Fort
Worth, where he deserted them. II
was from that city that they started
out to hobo their way to McAlester.
Wandering in roundabout way the
lads were dItched from a northbound
passenger train over the Rock Island,
at NARROW about three weeks ago.
There tnssy fell in with farmer who
agreed. 81, the boys say. to keep them
through The winter, giving them their
board End clothing in compensation for
what work they might be able to do.
Yesterday morning the boys state, the
farmer told them he no longer needed
them. that he had nothing further for
them to do, and gave them the skiddoo
sign, without first having given them
the clothing or any part Of it, which
be had promised them.
The lads, so they say, left the farm
er's house and wandered into Marlow
where they caught the blind" on the
ncr,hbound Rock Island, IntendingNts
get TO Oklahoma City. If possible, and
from there to McAlester At Chick
asha they we're ~ditched. and taken
In to~ BY a railroad detective and dis
posed of as above stated
When brought before Judge Daven'
port. the eldest boy told the above
tale, stating that he vas sixteen years
old last January. He did not say how
old the little brother was. In speak
ing Of the treatment OF the farmer
who. they alleged. employed them on
food and clothing basis. the older
boy said that neither Of them had
shoes nor coats aud that he had made
the cap which he was wearing.
Judge Davenport turned the boys
ever to the care Of Jailer Dryden and
this morning funds were raised with
which to provide them with clothing
and pay their transportation TO Nc
AIester.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09

chamberlain-The Continents and
Their People-South America: The
Continents and Their North
America.
Dickson-camp and Trail in Early
American History.
Bemister-Indiau Legends.
Gardner-Nature Stories.
calhoun-when Great Folks Were
Little Folks.
chamberlain-Hiow We Are Shelter.
ed: How We Travel.
oswell-Literary Reader for Higher
Grades.
Robert Fulton.
Johnson-capt John Smith.
Root--Nathan Hale.
Robert F.. Lee.
Parton-Captain Of Industry.
Harris--Little MIR Thimblefinger
Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09

AVIATORS
In FRANCE
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

gU. p. Staff Correspondent
Paris. Sept. 13.-(By mail. After
the war is over American aerial legion
now enlisted With French forces -foi
the period OF the war" will return to
America as the ~Escadrille Ameri-
caine.r and promote propaganda for
more thorough American aerial de-
tense.
American members Of the French
Foreign Aerial Legion already have
asked the French government to incor-
porate them into single aerial squad
ron under the leadership Of c. r. Wey-
mann. dean Of the American fliers and
once winner Of the international avi-
alton cup
The squadrons individual exploits
would be recorded under the collective
title OF Eseadrille Americana"
These American boys have played
and are playing an important part in
making, through dariag aerial raids,
Frances reputation for mastery Of the
skies
vreyman has shot down a German
Taube he caught circling over Rheims
Other daring exploits are to his credit.
He is held in esteem by the French OF
an equality with the best French ayi-
ators.
Eight other Americans by enlisting
for "the period OF the war" and under
going the required training have al
ready received their licenses. Eleven
more are just winding up their pro
batiunary period
The licensed Americans include
William Thaw. already an under-lieu-
tenant. Norman Prince, Elliot Cowden,
Frazier Curtis. James Bach, Burt Hall,
H. C. Guerin and Didier Mason.
Aside from the regular training
which they have undergone as pilots
they have been given by the French
government all Of the special instruc-
tion necessary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09

ting then gained five yards and Joyce
four. while Poole finished the neces-
sary one yard.
A forward pass was completed.
which gave Chickasha the ball ID
Kinstisher's seyen-yard line Poole
was called upon to carry it over, but
the opponents braced and the ball
landing on the Kingfisher one yard
line This being the fourth down the
ball went to Kingfisher. To get it out
of danger they punted to the so yard
line.
Luster caught the oval, only to be
tackled in his tracks by the fast ends
who were waiting with out-stretched
arms The Chickashas then tried a
series of end bucks and a tumble was
the result. this being the only one.
was overlooked Time called for the
first half.
The Chickasha lads entered the sec
ond half with less self-confidence than
had marked their entrance into the
first half, but with the intention firmly
grounded in their breasts of rushing
the heavywelghts off their feet
Poole kicked to Kingfisher's right
half. Kingfisher tried three line-bucks
which netted them nothing. King
fishers boys then took it upon them
selves to try a long end run-around
the right end, but mix" there stood
a man somewhat bowlegged, and woe
betide the man who came his way.
Kingfisher. however, tried only to go
down as many others had gone before
them.
The hall then went over u chick
asha. Now was the chance. One for
ward pass to Hill netted fifteen yards.
Now, the husky dream of cross be-
tween line buck and long end run.
But nothing like this was in the mind
OF Luster. Another forward pass was
shot into the hands Of Wilson. who
clung to it like the smallpox to a
Georgia niger, and before the Huskies
realized what had happened Wilson
was sitting on the eyal betwixt the
goal posts.
The ball was then brought out in
position to kick the goal, but Goet-
ting failed to do so. This leaving
only few minutes TO play. the ball
was see-sawed back and forwards until
time was called
Official. the coach of the King
fisher college.
Penalties on Chickasha was one hun
dred and ten yards; on Kingfisher,
three yards.
Neither team kicking 4 goal the
game closed with a score Of So.
Chickasha's line up: C. Goetting
suIlback: D. Luster. quarterback:
Shook. right tackle; Walter Griffith,
left tackle: Hill. left end: Wilson.
right end, Riddle, center; Joyce, left
half: Poole. right half Subs. L
Gardner, y. Duncan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09

c. E. Smith. J. NJ. Terry at Tuttle,
George Thomas, A. H. Nelson at
Norge.
The letter which the commissioners
are mailing out to each of the above
committeeman follows
"Chickasha, Okla. Oct. s. 1915.
"GentIemen-At the regular monthly
meeting Of the county commissioners
of this county, held at Chickasha, at
which time the board Of county COM
mfssioners from Canadian county,
from FL Reno. met with us. the i'm
portance Of building a bridge across
the South Canadian connecting Grady
county and Canadian county, was
taken up by the two boards.
For some time it has been OF great
importance that this bridge be con-
structed in order that Grady county
may be benefited by the traffic and
business which viii come TO this sec
ton of the country by the way of this
bridge.
.At called business meeting held
at Chickasha. at which there were rep
resentative men from all sections Of
the county. this matter was thoroughly
discussed. and it was unanimously
agreed that Grady county make bond
issue in the sum of 100000 usins
$50. 1000 Of the money in tae construc-
ton OF the Canadian river bridge and
that Canadian county spend like
amount in the construction OF that
bridge. the balance OF the money in
the sum of $4,000 to be used in the
construction of bridges throughout the
county. which are badly needed.
Il would like for you gentlemen to
take this matter under due consider
alton and arrange for time which
you think would be most suitable. in
order to place this situation before the
people Of your section of the county,
in order that we may be able to pro
ceed with the bond issue. with the as
suranee that the bond issue viii pass.
Assuring you OF the cooperation Of
the entire board Of county commis-
sfoners Of this county. and if there is.
any information further We can fur
nish you which you think will be Of
benefit to this bond issue. We will be
pleased to do 50.
Yours very truly.
IA cORzINE. chairman.
y. A. ROBINSON. ". A BRYANT"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
MANY CHILDREN IN COURT.

Judge Davenport Of the county court
has had his hands full thus far this
month. in caring for and making pro
vision for the future Of dependent
children. Up 70 this morning. less than
ten DAYS since the first OF the curfsut
month, seventeen orphaned-arid
partly orphaned children have been
brought before the judge OF this
total. homes have been found for six
cne has been sent to the Pryor Creek
orphanage. two have been forwarded
to their mother in McAlester and eight
are as yet undisposed Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
WOMAN TO ASYLUM.

Deputy Springfield Of the Sheriff
force. left this morning for Norman,
having in charge Mrs Mcwhorter ad-
judged insane at an inquiry held q few
days since by Judge Davenport and
Dr. Emanuel majority membership OF
the insanity beard. II addition to be
ing of sound mind the woman is sui
ferer from pellagra Mrs. McWhorter's :
children. SIX in number. will be cared
for. five Of them BY W B. and Allen
Mcwhosfer. Mrs. MeWhorter' :
bfotherin4avs while the sixth child
has been turned over to Mrs. Walter
Nash.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
Methodist Choir to
Give Special Program

With Mrs. wessie Ray presiding at
the pipe organ, the Methodist choir
viii render the following program Sun
day evening;
Prelude. "Eyensong." Martin
Chorus. Lead Ne. 0 Lord Petrie-
Reading. Lewis Rand Johnston;
zella stoddard
Duet. -Watchman. What Of the
Night sageant: Bernard Baird and
Sherman owsley.
Chorus. "A Song Of Praise wilson.
offertory. In the Twilight, Harker,
Opus fs. Mol.
Solo. selected. Miss Hazel Caufield.
Quartet. Divine LulIaby.@ Parks !;
Mrs. Estes. Miss Garfield, Messrs. Nc
Neil and Ousley.
Chorus. LET There Be Light.
Adams.
.rv----s- sr.-,f xr;~..r.,,f
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
COUNTY Has CASH.

The county clerks office is busily
engaged in completing the monthly
report to the state examiner and in
spector. The report shows the receipts
and dIsburseInsats sOr the county for
the month Of September Receipts
from all sources. taxes collected 5sd
miscellaneous receipts during the
month. sf3.s02.33. Disbursements. for
all purposes. sl4.S7s.4S. Cash on hand
and on deposit in the several county
repositories. s162. .432.06.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
Poems.

Kent-Southern Poems.
Observation-Disclosures Tales.
Dickens-Christmas Carol and
Cricket on the Hearth.
Hughes-Tom Browns School DAYS.
Jewett-Play Day Stories.
Scudder-The Boob Of Legends.
AIdrich-The Story OF a Bad Boy.
Moores-Life of Abraham Lincoln
Wiggins-Polly divers Problem
Burroughs Birds and Bees. sharp
Eyes and Other Papers.
Warner-In the Wilderness.
Scudder-George Washington.
Moors-Life OF Christopher coIum
bus.
Defoe-iaobinson Crusoe
Hawthorne-A Wonder Bees for
Girls and Boys.
Scott-Ivanhoe.
Longfellow-soug Of Hiawatha
Schultz The Indian BOY
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
Recognition Likely
But With Strings to II

BY United Press.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Recognition. but
with string attached to it. for the
Carranz2 government, seemed prob
able when the Pan-American diplomats
met for their fourth peace conference
this afternoon.
villa formally protested against the
recognition of Carranza, declaring that
neither earranza nor he was suffi-
ciently established to win recognition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
Loss IS Reduced.

By United Press.
Washington, Oct. "a statement is
sued by the postoffiee department re-
duces the maximum amount OF the
loss in the West Virginia train rob
berry to less than one hundred thou
sand dollars.
The bandits took ninety OF hun
dred packages Of currency. Bank
notes aggregating over one hundred
thousand dollars were contained in
f1S packages. The miscellaneous mat.
ter was OF little value. it is stated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
clogssd System Needs Attention.

Are you bilious. dizzy and listless?
Dr. Kings New Life Pills taken at
once seizes upon constipation aud
starts the bowels moving naturally
and easily. Moreover it acts without
gripping. Neglect Of a clogged system
often leads to most serious complica-
tions. Poisonous matters and a body
poorly functioning need immediate at
tenion. If you wish to wake up to
morrow morning happy in mind and
entirely satisfied. start your treatment
tonight. 25c a bottle.-Adv. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09

Key Book: The Golden Ladder Book
The Golden PATH; Te Golden Door.
Baker and Carpeuter-Sixth Year
Language Book.
Chamberlain-How We Are Clothed;
How We Are Fed: Asia; Africa; Eu-
rope
McMurray-Pioneers Of the Missis-
sippi Valley; Pioneers on Land and
Sea; Pioneers OF the Rock Mountains
and the West.
Hart--How Our Grandfathers Lived /;
camps and Firesides of the Reyolu.
tion. Romance OF the Civil War
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-09
FUCI1IVES
NOT FOUND

by United Press
Parkersburg. W. Va, Oct. s.-The
posses that have been searching for
the bandits who held up and robbed
a Baltimore & Ohio train in the cen
tral part of this state yesterday morn
ing. returned here without locating the
fugitives.
A dispatch from Washington said
the postotfice department stated that
the bandits secured large amount Of
federal reserve notes as we'll as un-
signed bank notes.