davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
According to Official Reports to
State Department, but Rome
Advices Give Eleven; Only
One Native Born
SCENE OF HORROR
WHEN SHIP SUNK
Stories Conflict, But Majority Agree
Liner Attempted to Escape
When ordered to Stop
by Submarine
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
ROME, Nov. 1.-THE "Societa
Italia" says only eleven Americans
We're aboard the liner Ancona when
it was sunk by submarine and that
only one of these. Mrs. Cecile Greil,
was native born American.
The other Americans were Italians
who had becomes naturalized, accord
ing to this authority.
The latest reports indicate that one
hundred and seventy-six persons per.
ished when the liner went down.
Two correspondents cabled from the
coast of Tunis that the Ancona
stopped Immediately when ordered to
do so by the submarine commander
and that the vessel was sunk before
the passengers we're given no time to
escape
The majority of the reports, how
ever, agree that the liner took to
flight and hove to only when the sub
marine overhauled here and fired
shrapnel into her deck.
Cable dispatches pictured scenes of
horror when the liner sank off the
coast of Sardinia Monday afternoon.
Italian survivors said the submarine
circled the Ancona as she listed,
firing shrapnel at the lifeboats, killing
woman and many children.
Dozens leaped into the water from
the decks of the vessel and others
were drowned when lifeboats cap
sized Women and children were
sucked into the whirlpool that en-
quilted the liner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11

DECORATED
BY AISER

By United Press.
BERLIN, Nov. lit was an
aunced today that Mrs. James Ger
ard, wife of the American ambassador
here, had been decorated with Red
Gross medals Of the first and second
class by the kaiser.
This is said to have been the first
time that the kaiser has ever given
a decoration of the first-class to a
woman not of royal blood
The kaiser also awarded second and
third class medals to Rev. S. Barclay
of Gotham. Va and John B. Jackson
OF New Jersey, both active in inyesti-
eating prison camps
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
MISS BUNTING
MAKES Big HIT

Theater lovers of Chickasha were
well repaid in the play at the Sugg
last evening. The house was crowded
to its utmost capacity, standing room
even being at premium with the late
comers.
Miss Emma Bunting, the little ac-
tress who has charmed and thrilled
audiences in the metropolitan cities OF
the United States, was at her best in
yosemite" and with touching pathos
she enacted the role of the simple
country maiden, of the wilds OF
Americas widest sections, who hav-
ing won the heart of an English gen
tleman and returned with him to his
ancestral home only to run away,
broken-hearted, on account Of the
manner in which his people humiliate
her with her simple minded ways. She
plaved the role with heart-touchins
simplicity--the role OF the girl who
was willing to sacrifice even her own
love for the man she loved.
That the acting was all that the
most exacting critic could desire was
evidenced by the fact that, in addition
to saaying her audience from the mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
SENTIMENT
IS STIRRED
By United Press.

By United Press.
DALLAS. Texas, Nov. 1.-THE
gruesome termination of the execution
of c. A. Myers. who was decapitated
when he was hanged at Fort Worth
yesterday, may result in statewide
campaign for the abolition Of capital
punishment in Texas.
The initial step was taken today
when Miss Elizabeth Baker, secretary
OF the Dallas branch of the State HUI
name society, began the preparation
OF an appeal to twenty-one local
branches of the organization to de-
mand a change in the law at the next
session Of the legislature.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11

road law which will give the people
of all the counties of the state good
roads-a law which will be a road law
in fact, and not "an engineers law"
He said that he thought the members
of the general assembly, should the
legislature be called in extraordinary
session this winter, as it now seems
it will be, would so amend this law
that it viii no longer remain a one
mans and an imperative law, or that
they would repeal the present law
altogether and enact an entirely new
law governing the working, the Great
ing and the maintenance lof high
ways.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
DECLARES
ROAD LAW
DEFECTIVE
Robinson Says New Act or Radical
Amendment is Needed; Com
missioners Tied Under
Present System

In speaking Of the calling together
of the commissioners OF the several
counties OF the state by the state high
way commissioner few days, Com
missioner James Robinson of the
Chickasha district of Grady county
stated this morning that the object of
The meeting was that all commission
ers might get together in a general
plan which would lead 20 the better
ment of road conditions in their re-
spective counties, and TO a better un-
derstanding of the present road law
by which the commissioners are gov
are handicapped by the existing law
Mr.. Robinson stated that the object
Of the meeting was all right, but that
practically nothing could or would be
done in the matter of successful road
building in Oklahoma as long as the
commissioners 3f the various counties
Of the state.
Mr. Robinson said that the present
road law was imperative and ineffec-
tive to a great extent. ON account of
the manner in which ii tied the hands
and restricted the actions of the com
missioners and practically turned
everything over to the civil engineers
or highway surveyors. He said that
the present road law amounted to
practically one-man law in each and
every county in the state: that it took
practically all the powers away from
the three. commissioners Of a county
and vested those powers absolutely in
the hands OF the highway engineer of
that county; that the commissioners
we're powerless, under the provisions
Of the present law to act save as the
engineer might dictates; that the law
became thereby ineffective and inoper-
alive; that the 'red tape" OF such a
law necessitated the burdening of the
taxpayers with unnecessary overhead
expenses which were a drain upon
the road funds, and that the taxes
which should go toward working and
making passable and better the roads
were, to a greater or less degree, de-
flected into unremunerative channels;
that a large part of the money which
should be used in digging bitches and
building culverts and grading down
hills and filling in low places would
be used in the defra, ment OF the un.
necessary overhead expenses under
the present road law, while the roads
upon which this money should be
used and upon which it would be sup
posed to be expended would become
but little better after the expenditure
had been made
Mr.. Robinson stated in rather EN-
phatic terms that it was up to the
members of the state legislature
house members and senators to either
repeal the present law and enact a
new law in its lieu, or to so amend
the present law that it will become
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
Report Only Four Lost.

By United Press.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 11.-Informa-
ton was received today over shaky
telephone wires to the effect that only
four lives are known to have been
lost in the Great Bend tornado. The
list of injured was estimated at sixty
Dispatches from many points in cen
tral and western Kansas indicate that
the storm spent its main force al
Great Bend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
BIG PLANT
DESTROYED
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
TRENTON, N. J., Nov ia mys-
terious fire DESTROYED the wire rope
plant of John A. Roebling & Sons in
which supplies for the allies have
been manufactured
The damage is estimated at a mil
lion dollars. This was the third fire
within twenty-four hours causing loss
to plants engaged in the manufacture
Of munitions of war for the allies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
GOOD GRAIN CROPS IN THE
NORGE NElGHRORHOOD

George Thomas of Norge, manager
of the elevator and owner of the grist
mill at that place was in Chickasha
this morning and reported that the
grain crop in the neighborhood of
Norge was well up to the average this
fall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
WAIVED PRELIMINARY.

H. A. Smith, charged with maintain
ing premises upon which liquors have
been sold or given away, wals ar
raigned in the county court yesterday
afternoon and waived preliminary.
Bond was fixed. given and approved
and the defendant released pending
the action of the district court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
Gale on Atlantic Coast.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Three
coast guard cutters are en- route to
relieve vessels that are in serious dis
tress in a gale on the North Atlantic
coast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
GIRL Held
FOR KILLING
By United Press.

By United Press.
CORSICANA, Texas, Nov. 11.-Miss
Alma Morgan, who shot Allen Cooley,
Tuesday, while in the district court
room here, when he declined to admit
that he was her betrayer, was re-
arrested this morning on a charge of
murder as a result Of Godley's death
last night.
Miss Morgan's bond was raised
from one thousand to fifteen hundred
dollars. and it was furnished by neigh
bors of the family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
ASKS FOR GRADY CORN
FOR RED RIVER FAIR.

The secretary of the Grady County
Commercial and Farm bureau has re-
ceived a communication from the Sec
retary of the chamber of commerce of
Sherman, Texas, requesting several
ears of Grady county corn to be placed
on exhibition at the coming Red River
Valley fair
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11

cent and unsuspecting audience and
received a chorus of merry ha-ha's
that will likely last him lifetime.
Chickasha will be in line for the
state championship if the team wins
over Cherokee. DIR. Cloudman of Ok
lahoma City will act as referee in the
game and Mr.. Wyatt, coach at the
Alva normal, will be umpire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
27 Americans Lost.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov, 11.-Twenty-
seven Americans were lost on the An
coma. according to official dispatches
received by the state department
The official report said three hun
dred and forty-seven of the four hum
dred and ninety-six passengers on
hoard the liner were saved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
MUNICIPAL CONCERTO.
By United Press.

By United Press.
PORTLAND. Me-, Nov. 1.-THE
first twenty high-class, municipal sub
scription concerts scheduled for this
city season, is to be given here to-
night. The city runs the whole show
for the citizens. Tie program in
cludes Schumann-H Heink, Boston Sym
phony, HULA Culp and eighteen
others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
M'ADoo TO SPEAK.

BY United Press.
NEW York; Nov 11.-Treasury
Secretary William G. McAdoo tomor-
row will tell the annual convention of
the American Academy of Political
Science what congress must do to in
sure the success of an American Mer-
camille marine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

The great battle of Ypres,
; which marked Teutonic
check, was at its height
. Six thousand Austrians in
. vading Serbia were cut to
pieces.
. Turks took the El-Arish
forts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11

ment the curtain rose on the first
scene Of the first act until it dropped
On closing tableau, the little actress,
seemingly at will, could move her
audience to tears as she impressed
upon them through her strong person
ality the realism of the events OF the
play.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
DR.. WILKINS is PRESIDENT OF
SOUTHERN MEDIC ASSOCIATION.

BY United Press.
DALLAS, Nox. 11.-Dr. Robert Will
kins jr., of Charleston, s. G., was
elected president of the Southern
Medical association at today's session.
Atlanta was selected as the place for
the next convention.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-11
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma.


Tonight--fair, colder With frost.
Friday fair.
Local Temperature.
During the twenty-four hours ending
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
FOUR STEAMSHIP
Lines ASKED TO
SUBMIT FIGURES
Matson, Pacific Mail, Oceanic
and American Hawaiian
Will Aid Chamber
SUB COMMITTEE BUSY
ON PASSENGER PROBE
President Waldron. on Way to
Coast, Will Confer With the
Great Northern Officials

Beginning preliminary work for the
subcommittee of five, appointed by
the Committee of Is from the Cham.
Der of Commerce to investigate alleg-
ed congestion in passenger traffic be-
tween Honolulu and the Coast, Chair
man A. L. Castle and Secretary Ray
mond G. Brown of the subcommittee
yesterday visited the offices of the
Matson Navigation Company, the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company, the
Oceanic Steamship Company and the
American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany.
The committee members laid be-
fore the steamship companies in a
general letter the request for data.
This letter calls for statistics of the
total number of boats, tie number of
accommodations for passengers, num-
ber Of berths not occupied, and the
number of bertns that were actually
available on both the in-going and out
going steamers.
Tbs is asked for for a period of
four years, each year being taken up
separately. Freight conditions for the
same periods will be brought up from
the records.
Mr. Castle said today that the work
would require at leaststw weeks, and
possibly three, from the fact that
some OF the companies must take up
the matter with their coast offices.
I'VE are going to get the data just
as quickly as we can,' says Mr.. Cas-
tie. "but much of the work will re-
quire TIME. for the taskis by no means
a small one
Asked concerning the plan TO bring
the steamer Great Northern to Homo
lulu Mr.. Castle said that he had not
made up his mind definitely as to
whether the boat was feasible for the
Hawaiian run. He eaid that Fred L.
Waldrun, who has gone to the Coast,
plans to take up the matter with the
company officials there.
w. H. Mc1nerny, who said at the
meeting of the committee on. Monday
that he did not think the Great North
ern could be profitably brought to this
port for a regular run, is just as en-
phatic in the belief now as he was
Monday.
The Great Northern is 10 years
ahead of trade here" :" says Mr.. Nc
Inerny, ''and it is not reasonable to
suppose that she could be put on here
steadily for "a profitable trade. Pas
senger traffic is not great enough yet
to justify the run.
(Conttnued on page two)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
BRITISH NAVAL
RAID USELESS
GERMANS SAY
Officially Deny Thai Any Mate
rial Damage Was Done in
Bombardment at Zebrugge
-Cablegrams Tell of Fight
ing on East and West Fronts

The following cablegram from
official German sources was re-
ce:ved today:
The British navy during the
visit off Zeebrugge on Monday
fired about go or 20 shots upon
the German coast defenses. The
Germans lost one killed and six
wounded, besides three Belgian
civilians who were hit by projec-
tiles going too fer. No material
damage was done. +"
The following cablegram from
official German sources was re-
ceived today:
German army headquarters re-
port, August "a: North Of the
Niemen river on the east front
the situation is unchanged. On
other parts of the front Gen. Won
HidenEurg's armies are making
good progress. In combats east
and south Of Kovno nine officers
and 2600 Russians were taken
prisoner. On the heights north
east Of Klesczele and in forests
southeast of that place the Ger
mans again defeated the Russians
and pursued theni. Approaching
Bialowiesk forest the enemy lost
1900 prisoners.
Attacked by Germans and
Austro- -Hungarians beyond the
Pnlwa and the Bug, east Of the
mouth Of the Pnlwa, the enemy
evacuated their positions and are
now being pursued.
"0n the southwestern front Of
Brest Litovsk, Kopylow heights
were stormed, the Germans ad-
.vancing through swamps north
west of Wlodawa and pursuing
the defeated enemy.
ION the west front, north Of
Muenster, in the Vosges, the
French again charged German po-
sitions on Barrenkopf. Here and
also to the north charges were re-
pulsed. Some chasseurs alpines
were taken prisoner. Near Loo,
southwest of Dixmude, a French
biplane was yesterday shot down
by German fighting aviator
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
BITTER ATTACKS
UPON GOVERNOR
ALL FALL FLAT
Mr.. Pinkham's Administration
Entirely Satisfactory, Says
Washington Correspondent
RECENT LETTERS OF
PROTEST FRUITLESS
No Thought Given to Commun-
ications Suggesting Change
in Executive Office
ey G. s. ALsERT.

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Aug. H.
Governor Lucius E. Pinkham is In no
danger whatever OF being removed as
governor OF Hawaii. His administers
tion Of affairs in every branch OF the
territorial service has been entirely
satisfactory to high administration Of
ficials.
Neither Is Governor Pinkham In line
to be reprimanded or reversed for acts
performed, or policies made effective.
Ills methods OF procedure are meeting
with the full approval OF his imme-
date superiors No serious attention
Is being given the deluge OF protests
lodged against him.
The fact remains that recently Gov
ernor Pinkham has been bitterly as
sailed by some citizens OF Hawaii. Let
ters denouncing his policies or his ac-
tions, and demanding his summary re-
movai from office, have poured into
the inferioT department. Although
covering complaints OF all kinds the
great bulk OF communications coming
to Secretary Lane are divided into
two classes:
i. Violent opposition to Governor
Pinkham's administration of the land
laws. The major portion of the de-
mands for his removal have been
based on this complaint
2. The appointment Of too many Re-
publicans to Office. 1T Is contended
that deserving Democrats" have been
ignored and choice plums shaken down
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
PRINTED NOTICE. TO
WARN OWNERS TO GET
BUSY ON SIDEWALKS

City and County Clerk Kalauoka.
lani, acting on orders from the board
of supervisors, is having cloth signs
printed to be tackled on telephone
poles every 100 yards or so on every
street within the fire limits. This
notice calls the attention of the prop
erty owners to the recent resolution
of the board OF supervisors requiring
property owners to put in sidewalks
and curbs In front Of their property
inside the fire limits. The notice
states that II the owner does not con-
struct the sidewalks and curbing
within 60 days from date the city en-
gineer's office will do the work and
levy the cost against the property.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
FIRE DEPARTMENT Is
CALLED TO PUT OUT
FIRE IN TAR BARREL

A fire alarm turned in at the corner
of Punchbowl and King streets at 2:20
this afternoon brought out the depart
ment wagons in fast time The blaze
was in a tar barrel ar the corner Of
Punchbowl and Hotel streets. and was
about out by the time the wagons ar
rived on the scene.
Workers putting tar on the. roof OF
wooden building had built fire IN
der the barrel and gone back to work.
leaving II INTENDED The tar growing
too hot 0yerflowed into the fire. and the
blaze started The fire was only 4 few
feet from the house and might have
resulted seriously had the wind been
blowing in slightly different direc-
tion As It was. only the yard fence
-. /.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25

DR.. !. s. B. Pratt. president of the
board Ct health and a veteran OF the
territorial health service, VIII remain
ION the job
His term expired en- August 2l end
today Governor Pinkham reappointed
him. The reappointment is under.
stood to be on the basis of pr Pr It's
services in the past and the results
he has achieved. He is known tc
stand extremely well with Surgeon
general Rupert Rlue. who takes very
lively interest in Hawaii and Is
anxious that the health of the port
and Of the territory should be care
fully guarded.
DR.. Pratts appointment is a "re-
cess" appointment and his name will
come before the next legislature for
confirmation
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
.ROSARIANS Will
|. .BR|NGNOYABLES
ON ISLAND TRIP
Governor of State and Men al
Head of Big Newspapers
to Come

II will be not only a gay but a dis
tinguished party that the renowned
Royal Rosarians of Portland will bring
to Hawaii next February.
The party viii include the governor
of Oregon ard his daughter, the own
ers and editors of two of the great
Northwest newspapers and leading
businessmen of the city and their
guests.
Dean Vincent, prime minister" Of
the noted bunch of boosters, in a letter
to Riley II. Allen, chairman Of the
special committee named by the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee to look
after preliminary details, entertain
ment, ETC., outlines something of the
plans for the trip. he says:
Portland, Ore, August IL, 1915.
Mr.. Riley H. Allen,
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Honolulu, t. H.
Ny Dear Mr.. Allen: Your most cor
dial letter of the 26th ultImo., receiv-
ed, and ] assure you the sentiments
contained therein are very much ap-
preciated, not only by myself person
ally but also by the entire Rosarian
organization.
We have talked the matter over
quite thoroughly and l believe it is
the opinion of most of us that we
would rather be there during your
Carnival. We expect to be gone from
here IL or Is days, giving us seven
days on the islands.
While we do not know exactly as to
the entire personnel of our party, we
will probably have with us besides
the governor and his daughter, Mr.. II.
L. Pittock and wife, whom you no
doubt know is the owner of the Ore
gonian; Mr.. John F. Carroll, editor
of the Telegram, and his wife; Mr..
Emery 0lmstead, head of. the North
western National Bank, and his wife;
Mr.. s. G. Pier of the MARSHALL Unveils
Hardware Co., and his wife; Mr.. John
B. Yeon, owner of one of the largest
buildings, and his wife; Mr.. Edward
Boyce, owner of the Portland Hotel;
Mr.. w. ]. Hofmann, advertising man.
ager of the Oregonian; Mr.. Oliver JEFF
fiery, president of the Oregon Home
Builders Association, and his wife:
Mr.. George w. Kleiser, of Fos-
ter & hleiser, and his wife,
and Mr.. o. c.. Bortzmeyer of the
Scandinavian-Americ Bank, and his
wife; and others of similar standing
in the community. ! will try. and
send you more complete list later.
Without knowing definitely. think
probably our members would be very
much interested in water features,
such as surf riding, swimming, etc. 1
presume our party will De about equal
ly divided between men and women
and will be limited to $50 III
We have not had definite assurance
from the steamship company, but we
are planning ON either the Great
Northern or the Northern Pacific. as
we feel there will not be sufficient
regular business with them in the
winter to warrant their running be-
tween here and California
Again thanking you for the many
kind thoughts outlined in your letter,
am, most sincerely yours,
DEAN VINCENT,
Prime Minister Royal Rosarians.
The local committee is already well