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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
ELECTION TO
FILL PHELAN'S
PLACE NECESSARY

DisagreeinE with his subordinate.
Cal Barlow. Corporation Counsel
Dingcman gave an unofficial opinion.
Tuesday. that the common council
must call a special election TO MI
the place left vacant by the death
OF Recorder Jamcs Phelan MIR
Dingeman advised tie mayor 10 call
the special election "a soon as pos.
sible.
Al the same time. he Belle Isle
bridge bond issue can be submitted
10 the people Ttpro IL also an al.
derman nee<ed fl tic Twenty .Grsl
ward to succeed AID Dingeman. who
became corporation counsel few
weeks ago Mayor Marx believes
that certain villages adjacent TO De
troit will ask for annexation this
spring. and that matter may also be
submitted The mayor Is opposed
10 the submission OF the street car
question In the same election. how.
ever
II Is said that Judge Connolly will
resign as judge OF the recorders
court. and take his chance OF being
elected recorder. The pay for both
positions Is the same. but Judge
Connolly feels that he Is entitled TO
what honor there IL in being senior
Judge OF the court II is likely that
Gov Ferris will name Judge Con-
molly as Judge Phelan's successor.
and appoint someone else Judge OF
the recorders court. In that case.
Judge Connolly will have 10 run for
the once OF recorder in the special
election
Among the candidates mentioned
for the vacancy are Senator James
Murtha, Percy w. 0rose. Walter
Barlow. Justice r. J. Jeffries and
Stewart Hanley. II Is said that
neither Mr.. Crosse nor Judge Haniey
want the Job. On the Republican
side. Justice Stein and Justice OF
the Peace DeGaw have been men
toned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20

German patrols lighting in tht
snow-clad vosges are provided with
white cloeks TO match with the land
scape.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
MUSHROOM MAN
HEADS MICHIGAN
ODD FELLOWS

Judge r. l.. Rosenberg. o.
Mpskegon. was the unanimous
choice OF the Grand Encampment OF
Michigan, |. O. q. F.. Cor grand
patriarch in the annual election OF
Officers. Wednesday morning, this
session practically marking the
close OF the sixty-seyenth annual
scgsion OF the Grand Encampment
and tho Patriarcns Militant The
riost important business remaining
Is selecting r place OF meeting for
next year. which will be done this
afternoon. Grand Rapids and Owos.
80 are the leading contestants. with
tie odds In favor OF the furniture
city.
City Clerk Richard Lindsay. re-
firing grand patriarch. was elected
delegate 10 the meeting OF the Sow.
creign Grand lodge. TO be held in
San Francisco In September.
The only contest that featured
the election was over the office OF
grand treasurer. from which An.
drew Harshsw. OF Delray. yo!untar-
ily retires after % years service.
Judge Frank Shepherd, OF Cheboy.
Kan, and John Smith Jr.. OF Detroit
we're the candidates. and the former
vas chosen Before the result was
announced Mr. Smith moved to
make the choice Of Judge Shepherd
unanimous which was cone. Isaac
G.. Reynolds. OF Ann Arbor. was
elected grand scribe TO succeed
John u. Penneld. OF VicksburS. who
died March 30 Mr.. Reynolds has
been acting grand scribe in the IN.
term under appointment from the
grand patriarch.
Tie other officers were moved mp
aut dramatically. in accordance with
custom c. Henry Horn OF Detroit,
becomes grand high priest; F. w.
Mayne. Charleyoiy. grand senior
warden: Nathan G. Rose, Detroit,
grand junior warden; Edward Hoyt,
Battle Creek, grand marshal:
George A. Blair. grand inside SEN
tnel The grand patriarch will ap-
point the grand outside sentinel.
which ONCE Is the bottom ring OF
the ladder.
The feature OF the convention was
the parade OF the uniformed Pa.
triarchs Militant, at 2 o'clock. We'd
nesday afternoon, The route was
through several OF the downtown
street. the marchers passing in re-
view before tho grand officers on
Cllfford-st A large crowd witness.
ed the spectacle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS GREATLY
EXTEND SCOPE

Every person In the United
States. 10 years old or over. may
open postal savings account in
any postal savings bank he wishes,
according to a pamphlet Just issued
by Postmaster General Burleson.
The new system Ia made possible
by the addition OF system OF
banking by mail to the postal ser.
vice.
Under the plan adopted by the
department an sfntending deposition,
residing In another city or village.
may apply to his local postmaster.
who will assist him in preparing the
necessary Identification data. This
material will then he forwarded TO
the postal savings bank designated
by the depositor. Deposits may then
be made either by postal money or
der or registered mail and the do
position may withdraw all or any
part OF his account on demand by
mail.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
Woman Girl-Strangler
Asserts Impaired
Brain
is SUBJECT TO
VIOLENT HATRED
Acquired HOmicidal
Tendencies Through
Early MisfOrtunes

MUSHROOM. Mich, May 10
Especial Mrs. Martha Steele. ac.
cused OF strangling her ii.year.oid
stepdaughter. Eyalina Mary, will
tell her life story from the stand
In the local circuit court tomorrow
morning IL is possible. although
hardly probable. that Attorney
Harry w. Jackson. senior counsel
for the defense. may make his open.
Ing statement in favor OF the WON.
an facing the homicide charge late
today. Mrs. Steele will be- the FIRST
witness fc- tho defense. and upon
her appearance on stand and tes,i.
mony she win give her attorneys
pin their hope OF acquital.
Mrs. Steele will assert that her
mind was weakened by narrowing
experiences. met with In her girl.
hood. one OF which led her to at.
tempt suicide. She will tell OF ter.
riblo pains In her head. following
which she lost all sense OF right or
wrong. and found herself mastered
by hatred for certain individuals
who. had they happened to cross her
path. she would undoubtedly have
slain.
The prosecution began the clos
ing up OF It's case today. proving de.
tails as 10 the nature OF the little
girls death and how her body was
found. In an alley after II had been
once buried and then exhumed TO
make discovery OF the remains pos.
sible
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
"Y" BOYS GIVE
GYMNASIUM
EXHIBITION

Boys OF the Eiizabeth.st. branch
OF the Detroit Y. NJ. G. A.. will stage
a gymnasium demonstration. Thurs
day night, for their parents and
friends, as a feature OF the active
spring social program. The boys
Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra will furnish
music for many OF the drills and ex-
ercises. There will be fancy march
ing. graded apparatus work. tumb.
ling. team contests. relay races,
spring board jumps and various
pyramids. All OF these will be put
on by boys ranging in age from ~
10 Is or 20. including employed boys
OF the membership
Friday evening. boys who have
spent their summer vacations at the
Y. NJ. G.. A. camp, McRae. will par
ticipate in a social entertainment In
which q minstrel show. novel music.
stereopticon slides and an original
skit written and staged by Faxon
Hall and Allen Gray will be inter.
esting features. Robert Mcintosh,
camp chef. will sing. and camp re-
freshments will be served.
Fully $4,000 boys were In at
tendance AZ regular activities and
special events that have taken
place IN the Elizabeth-st boys
branch during the past year. accord
Ing 10 the report for the fiscal year.
just published More than 10000
boys were in attendance on gymna-
stun classes: 23.is0 boys have at
tended socials. banquets. entertain
ments. hikes. etc. during the year.
More than 1000 boys have attended
Bible classes and religious meetings
conducted in the boys building
The total membership OF the
branch now is $50. classified as fol.
lows High school boys. 200, EN-
ployed, 273; grammar school. 3il:
grammar school club. 80 In the last
year SIS new members were ad.
mitted Six hundred unemployed
boys have secured positions through
the branch.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
Births.
BOYS

BOYS.
II. Resi-. 3it Brady: .. McCauley.
BIZ Allendale, ~ sutherland fG9
Trumbull, IT, Brushanthal. 1919 Alex
andrine. T Kunzenwa. 1852 Thirty
second; VI Olbin, ga Twenty fourth;
Fullerton, i07 Trnmblcy ;. Kec.
l II Junction t RaPermilieri ?s
f. LaMountain. 80 Louis J. Steph-
ems. 2i0 Carter e Maskell 81 TIL
man \ Oset. 80 Otis. c. Wisnesl;y.
10 Thirty nrst II IIager. l!22 Vine
Coward. 1865 Mckinley. J. Dudley.
12fI sixteenth: W DeIange, 33o
Fairview: .. Holland, 252 Kirby, q.
Claeys 100 Duncan: r. Hednor. 1875
Winder; +. Jones, 563 Butternut: II.
Litlnslay. 81 Livingston, o. Amber
son. ESQ superior, J. Rydcl. l250 ~.
Auhin, W. Wrase, 1lil Twenty-fi'th
III. WaXmen, 2s3 Rowena, i. Parks.
liG Perry f. Eurkie. 433 Euclid. q.
ski. 57l Garfield, y. Townsend. 1916
brooklyn. l.. Frederick. s9T Belvt-
dere: a. peasley Grace hospital J.
poherty. 275 McKinstry. S. Wheelock.
Go,dns MeS' w. peSr. IS AHaM Martin Z
Schywstell. 30l Carlton. =. Hotelling.
Woman's hospital NJ. VanBaalen. Al
puf leld \. Miller. ~ DIX; j. Ress.
- Miller. G. Bemmarlte 439 Con-
gross \ Greenbcrg. $50 brewster, j.
Gerncr; 2iS Hastings: j. BARLEY. 500
Twelfth.
GIRLS
:. Rubin. 49, Illinois, J. Flukae-
zewska. GT2 Frederick. W. stewart.
43S Macomh, \. Czapla. 1912 Scotch;
~ PalluCicr. 1914 Westend &. Zwerg
1900 Rivard j. CzaVewna. 1921
Junction; A. MaZgzil. IS Galner; h.
krellam. 500 fIazlett, A. Chalmers.
1912 Forest G. Trimm. So stone; J.
Grechewski. ~ McGregor +. Wag-
rnknecht. h35 Nlnewood r. Wrob
lewski ii05 Jos Campau. !. Fleming.
69a Woodrow. \. LeCureux. 81 Mar
rietta, V Seave. Ga Scott. \. Todd.
2s Tillman; T.. Benkefakc so Arndt
n Johnson. 900 orleans 6. Kucinski.
GS Thirty third. r. Ingram, 344 Ber-
I'm w. Cook, so Melrose; ". Ham
berger woman's hospital, $. suberg.
lt2 Harper: T. Linn. 351 Parker. w.
Morris. IS Rolf. J. Betz. 30 church;
6 Smith, 1865 Pennsylvania. \.
Schmidt. 722 -. Clair. y. Nichols. 900
Hancock. r.. Waters. I0s stanton: J.
Russell, 2iT Greenwood y. Natincs-
Ky. 2s3 Watson: J Overdorf $50
Vinewood.
Printing, the plain neat kird--that
IL right-Times job Dept.-Msin $500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
Deaths

Prudence Tear. Harper hospital. G1
years. peritonitis George W. Hay
den, Arnold home, 81 years, hemi-
plegia, Inca Adomich. 6G7 Franklin
~ wears, fatty degeneration Of
heart, Margaret ManIey, 30 Tusco'a.
20 years. mitral insufhclenoy; Mary
N"tkefski, - Cicotte, G3 years, lobar
pneumonia Allen Brown, Eloise,
Mich, 80 years, cardiac asthma. Win
fired Luycks. Coz Michigan. % years.
cerebral haemorrhage: Jacob Pack
ruel, Grace hospital. 70 wears. inquest
pending Christiana Schanowoolfe
1899 Brush. 7a years, cerebral
haemorrhage, Matilda A. Allen. ] 10
y li"thune, 30 years. nephritis
Frank Rzepecki. 9ii Theodore. 81
years. uraemia, Rosabel Ingram. ga
Berlin, - wears, puerperal haem-
orrhaRe; Beatrice r.. Thompson. 1903
Burns. months. brOncho pneumonia:
Christine pittman, 40 Distal. 90
Years. apopl"Ny Eugene Brown, elSi
sahalan, - years. carhOlic acid
Louis e. lialpin. Dearborn. Mich. &c
wears. gun shot wound, Harriet \.
williams, SCI Burns, - years, seuil-
ny Helen GmitcZyk Children's Free
hospital, months. pneumonia
Charles June. 251 Twenty hfth, IS
years, cirrhosis OF liver George II
Russel, $50 Jefferson. 81 wears, urae-
mia. Edwin T. ChriatmRn, 1893
Iwelfth. 20 years. cerebral emboll SIN
Ellen n Harvey. 76i Trumbull. 20
years. senility, Mabel Cummings.
Grace hospital % years. eclampsil
John Pahuki ga Chene. 35 years.
tuberculosis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
New Yorker and Very Bad.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, May 10
Charles Mccormick, age So, who
says New York is his home. tried
to break into No. police substa-
ton here, not knowing the nature
OF the business contained In the
building. He was caught trying to
raise a window with a crowbar and
was arrested In city court, McCor.
mick was fined 81 and costs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20

MISS w. G. MCINTYRE, of District No 3, the right,
IA and Miss Lottie Ennis of District No the left two
energetic young ladies who competing for "A Trip of
Lifetime" in The Times Pacific coast campaign.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
DIAMOND STOLEN;
FRIEND is FOUND
WEARING JEWEL

Robbed of his diamond pin. val.
uod at $3.50, six week. ago, ]. II
WINNER. OF No. 2li Jener<on-ave.
niourned the JeNal "a lost. until
We dnesday. when he learned from
n friend that another friend had
tried to borrow some money, with q
fine diamond pin as security
Charles GabriIo, roomins In the
Merchants hotel. was the party
who tried 20 put up" the diamond
end WINNER member that he
had ridden on n Hamilton car with
Gabrino, the day that the diamond
disappeared.
WINNER went TO headquarters
end told Detective II snry Snook
rbout his suspicious.
Gabrlno vas wearing the pin
when Shook nabbed him. lie nd
mitted the theft. Shook says
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20

KALAMAZ O-To. determine
what caused the death OF Ann Tom.
olanka. %. who was found dead Il
few days ago In her room. an in
quest Is being held this afternoon
Doctors az the time the girl was
found, were unable to FIX the cause
OF her death
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
WILL KEEP WOMEN
OFF FRONT SEAT

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May 10.
If Frank Rose keeps women OF
the front seat OF his jitney buss he
will be able 10 keep his wife. Mar.
garet.
Frank agreed to this in court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20

Printing, the plain neat kind--that
IL right-Times job Dept.-Msin $500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20

KALAMAZOO-"If you don't find
my child. | will die" In sentence
in a pleading letter received from
Mrs. A. Ammons. OF Howard City.
by County Poor Agent Henry Ben.
ret The woman declares that her
daughter In somewhere In Kalama.
400. and she Is heart.broken be-
cause the girl has not written her.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-20
EDITOR OF
JOURNAL is
SERIOUSLY ILL

Henry r. Hetherington. managing
editor of the Detroit journal. who
has lain at the point OF death in
Harper hospital since an operation
was performed for intestinal trouble
about 10 days ago. Is reported as
much improved His life was
despaired OF, Tuesday but change
for the better came during the
night His physicians. Drs. l.. j.
Hirschman and J. III. Carstens. say
that Mr. Hetherington now has a
lighting chance" for life
Portraits of Admiral Jellicoe have
had a larger sale than those OF any
other war celebrity
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13

its PanAmerican character, but the
interest Hes in suggestions for na-
tional and state road-building pro.
grams
Delegates bring the word that al.
most every section Of the country Is
becoming aroused TO The necessity for
and the value OF good roads. The chief
question ia most communities appears
to be methods Of financing whether
bonds or direct taxes are preferable
how long bonds should run and the
matter of sinking funds aud hond re-
tirements
Gov Charles W Gates Of Vernon;
is chairman Of the executive commit
tee in charge OF the convention other
members being Major w
w Crosby Of Maryland, James H. Me-
Donald os Connecticut, J. y. Penny
hacker Of the q. S. office of public
roads and +. l.. Powers, editor Of
Good Roads
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Santa Anna, Afire in Mid Ocean,
Soon to Receive Succor if She
Can Hold Out Until
Aid Arrives
VESSEL CARRYING
ITALIAN RESERVES
Between Fourteen and Seventeen
Hundred Men on Board Besides
Forty Wonen and Child
ren; Spies Suspected

By United Press
Nex York. Sept l5-It is believed
here that several steamers are speed
ing to the aid Of The Fabre liner Santa
Anna. afire thousand miles east il
Inid-Atlantic. Between fourteen hun
dred and seventeen hundred Italian
Iesersisss are or board, together with
some forty other passengers. includ-
iHg woman and children
Company Officials declare they are
certain that several big liners are IN
the vicinity Of the burning ship and
have surely received the distress sig
nails. though the office has received
absolutely no information as to the
liners fate.
The wireless message stating that
the big vessel was afire at sea was re-
ceiyed at New York just before mid
night Sunday night The message
read. Steamer Santa Anna in dis
tfrraf OA itit anu III hrru ~ aSS'1t
ance. Position. latitude 1923 north;
longitude. 47.30 west
The position given is in the track
Of Atlantic liners The Santa
Anna registers 5000 tons and is owned
by the Fabre line Capt Payy is in
command She is bound from New
York to Mediterranean ports,
The absence OF officials reports sug-
sests the possibility OF spy's having
been ON board the vessel and started
tho fire
The ship was TO have sailed for Ma
pies ON September Z, but the captain
evidently became suspicious and de-
layed the start for a day while thor
cugh search was made.
The Santa Anna carried no muri-
lions Of war or inflammable materials
of any kind. according to Howard Il.
Jones, a member of the firm Of local
agents Her cargo consisted chiefly
Of foodstuffs
Nearly all Of the Italian reserSists
were among the steerage passengers.
MIR. Jones stated, there being comDar-
atively few first and second cabin
passengers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Crops Good in South
Part Of Grady County

Judge T. p. Moore has returned
from short business visit to Seymore
and other points in the southern sec
ton OF the county.
Judge Moore states that all portions
he visited would be benefited by
showers He says that corn, feteritt
and other gram and forage crops in
the sections he visited are extremely
good Cotton. however he says, is
not nearly 50 good as might be ex-
pected, although the ideal cottun
weather Of the past two weeks has
been doing wonders toward bringing
its production well up to the average.
Judge Moore was accompanied on
his trip by little grandson
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Maecabees Elect.

The Lady Maccabees held their cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year
Friday afternoon. The following Off
GERS were elected: Mrs. Dora Estes.
lady commander; Mrs. Mary Wash
burn, lickett; Mrs. Ethel dickinson,
musician; Mrs J. e Palmer, captain
OF the guards: Mrs. A. D. Russell. color
bearer No. j: Miss Pearl Curris, color
bearer No 2; Mrs Clara Sharpe, n
nance auditor: Mrs. Bitiline Hubbard
lady at arms; Mrs. Edna Gordon, ser
geant: Mrs. Anna Worthington. senti-
mel: Mrs. Chas. Hawn. lieutenant CON
mander; Mrs. Mary McMaster. past
commander; Mrs Mary Black, chap
lain; Mrs. Lizzie West. record keeper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
TO REPAIR BRIDGES.

Jack Fisher left for MARROW this
morning. from where he will go to dif-
ferent sections of Starr township in
specting a numberof bridges which are
in ned OF repair. While gone Mr. Fish
er viii do emergency repair work on
one or more OF these bridges
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Observe Special Day.

The feast OF "Yom Kippur, or day
Of atonement. win be celebrated By
the Jewish peoyle next Saturday. The
observation Of me day will begin at
sundown Friday evening and continue
rntil sundown Saturday evening All
orthodox Jews will observe the day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Week of Peace

When the roll was called in muHici-
pal court this morning. the ''Dothing
doing sign was hung out for the
seventh successive time. Chief Phil
lips says the speeders seem to be op
Grating chiefly on the country roads
and vags. etc. are giving the city the
pass-up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Accompany Body.

"A large delegation of locomotive en-.
gineers and firemen, who are also
members OF the Masonic fraternity ac-
companied the remains OF Engineer
Mat Mooney from San Angelo, Tex,
where he was killed in railway acci-
dent, to Chickasha, and attended his
funeral yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
LARGEST ROAD
CONGRESS In
WORLD OPENS
By United Press.

ny unIteu ffess
Oakland, Cal. Sept. i3.-What gives
oil indications Of being the greatest
ansemblase Of road builders ever seen
IN america opened here today under
lhe name Of the Pan-American Road
congress Organizations participating
are the American Road Builders asso-
ciaflon OF Washington. Oregon and
California TIE congress has drawn
thousands OF delegates. Their inter
ests mcirde materials, methods Of
building. maintenance, Financing, en-
eineering and educating the public.
Representatives OF Canadian pre-
vlnces and OF Central and South
American republics give the congress
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
WISCONSIN WANTS oEMocRATs
BY United Press

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept I3.-Wiseon-
sins Democrats. who will hold their
annual conference during the progress
Of the state fair. which opened here
today, viii consider means TO bring
the national Democratic convention to
Milwaukee,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
SHORT STORIES
HE 7 0 W N
Organizing Missions

Mrs Mess Weaver eft this morning
for Tutfie. where she NIll organize a
WOman's Missionary society Mrs
Weaver organized q missionary 20
cie.y last week at Ninaekah
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
just for Excitement.

A couple Of quick. staceato fist-blows
delivered By one citizen upon the fea-
tures OF another added 3 trifle Of ex-
citement 10 the Sunday quiet aiong
chickasha avenue yesterday afternoon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
Cup being Enaraxsa.

The name OF H \ Smith. jr.. Is BE-
ing engraved on the golf championship
loving cup. now on exhibition al ows-
sey's jewelry store He won the cAam
pionship BY defeating John Gribii IL
the finals Of the tournament, five up,
wifh three to play
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
STEAM ENGINEERS MEETING.

Columbus. O., Sept ls.-~'fhe na-
tional convention Of Tho National Az
sociation OF steam Engineers com
menced here today About 2soo dele-
gates and visiting engineers. together
with their families, are attending.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
ITEMS FROM ROCK FORD.



The Rocky Ford school began Tues
day, September 7. A new interest has
been aroused by the addition Of new
room and cement porch 10 the build
ing. and another teacher to the faculty
Forty-eight are now enrolled and the
number increases daily.
Leslie Mcbride left Rocky Ford
Thursday on business.
Mrs. Shook was shopping in cyril
Thursday.
Mr.. Maggard. one OF the earliest set
tiers Of Grady county, returned from
Kansas City last week
Dr. Mcbride and Mr.. Harris we're
in Chickasha Tuesday on business.
Miss Minnie Trammel was absent
from school Friday because Of illness.
Rev Simmons OF the Methodist
church is conducting very successful
meeting at Rocky Ford
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Windle OF Cotton
wood attended the revival at Rocky
Ford Monday evening
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-13
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

: The Germans are making a .
+ standing at the River Aisne, I
4 according to the French war Of .
: flee. The French have re-os- 4
= cupied Amiens. The Germans 1
: are preparing to resist further
= advances north of Rheims. I
= Berlin. via Sayville. denies I
2 allies victory in the Battle Of
: the Marne. but says the Ger 4
: man plan Of campaign has been
= changed.
= Won Hindenbere's. army has I
: defeated the Russians and 4
: crossed the RussAn frontier. 4
: Berlin reports =
Shattered Austrian armies =
: are making desperate stand :
, before Przemysl >
; E+++++++++++++s$s :