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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-17
LEO N. FRANK TAKEN
FROM PRISON BY MOB
Twenty-Five Armed Men Take
Noted Prisoner OFF in
Automobile.
GUARDS OVERPOWERED.
Party Leaves i'm Direction of Eaton-
ton, But No Report of Arrival
There Has Come.

Milledgeville. Ga, Aug. ia
mob variously estimated at between
25 and rs in number overpowered
Warden Smith and guards at the
state prison farm near here at IL
o'clock tonight and quickly got Leo
M. Frank and rushed him away in
an automobile.
First reports that it might be
friends of Frank were dispelled when
a prisoner said he had heard a men,
ber of the mob say that Franks body
would be placed tomorrow on the
grave Of Mary Phagan at Marietta.
Frank was serving life term for the
murder of the girl.
The mob was orderly but worked
with quick precision. Eight automo-
biles took the men to within a short
distance of the prison. They first cut
all wires from Milledgeville.
Five men went to the house of ].
T. Smith, warden, covered him with
pistols and stood guard over him.
othOi IhSh Sht W IhC houSC Vi - AVA
Burke, superintendent of the prison.
and held him under cover of their
guns.
Practically every other member OF
the mob then rushed to the stockade
gate nearest the dormitory where
Frank was being housed. Only yes
terday did the physicians discharge
him from the hospital where he had
been since being murderously as
saulted in the dormitory.
AS on the night Frank was attack
ed only two guards were on duty.
The mob quickly overpowered Chief
Night Guard Hester and the other
man on duty, proceeded to the dor
mitory and within a few minues
to the automobiles.
Those who had been holding Smith
and Burke left as soon as Frank was
brought out and joined their fellows.
The automobiles. reported to number
eight, then were started in the direc-
tion of Eatonton. Nothing more had
been heard OF them hours after they
left
Only one member of that part OF
the mob that went to the dormitory
talked. He gave the commands to
the guards which were backed up by
the arms of the other members of
the mob.
A prisoner who was sleeping in the
dormitory is responsible for the
statement that the spokesman said
the mob intended to take Frank to
Marietta and that tomorrow morning
his body would be found on the
grave OF Mary Phagan. for whose
murder the prisoner was serving a
life sentence.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-17
VILLA HAD PLAN
IN HIS MADNESS
Levied Upon Soap Company
Which He Alleged Was
CRATER and n Trust.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. ia forced
loan of 100000, levied by General
Villa against the James Brittingham
Soap Factory, a Mexican corporation,
at Gomez Palacio. has been lifted,
1t became known here today. This
action followed conferences be-
tween villa and Major General Hugh
l.. Scott, chief OF staff. of the United
States army.
The Gomez Palacio factory enjoy
ed practical monopoly i'm the pur.
chase of the cotton seed at fixed
price and the sale of 1t production
under the Diaz regime. Formerly
much OF the stock Of the company is
said to have been held by members
of the so-called "Cientifico" party in
the form of bearers" stock certifi-
Gates. '
Suspecting that the certifcation in
this firm served to conceal the iden-
tity OF members of the "Cientifico"
who were deriving revenue from
property in his territory. Villa is said
to have exacted loans amounting to
over a quarter of a million dollars.
When his last demand was refused
the plant was confiscated. At con-
ference General Scott is said to have
convinced villa that the stock is now
held exclusively by American and
British investors
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-17

war contracts on which full or near
ly full payments will be due Octo-
ber l approXimates $4O0,0OO,000 to
$500, 100000. This is in addition to
the huge total of more than 81 1,OOO.-
100000 owed by Europe to the
United States at the close of the
fiscal year June 80. 1t was also
learned that the prospective profits
on some of these contracts had been
greatly exaggerated and that only
normal profits would accrue.
This. it was said. was due to the
rigid surveillance of British inspec-
tors over all deliveries. Goods CON
tracted for, it was said, that did
not come up to a rigid standard
were rejected .entailing loss.
Another optimistic influence was
the general belief that second
large gold shipment was on it's way
to New York. Approximately $40
100000 in gold coin reached here
last week from London Wall street
heard today that the second ship
ment was coming from South Afri-
ca or Australia
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-17
BALKAN CRISIS REGARDED
WITH MUCH PESS|M|SM
Serbia Seems Unwilling to Yield
Anything at All to the
Other Balkan States.
MAY SEEK COMPROMISE.
Greece is Showing an Unusual
Amount of Opposition to the
Wishes of the Allies.

London, Aug. Military opera
tions in the eastern field are develop
ing slowly. Both sides show the ef-
fects of the intensity of the WARSAW
struggle.
The German advance centers on
the efforts Of Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg to force troops across the
Dvina and eastward in the central
direction Of Petrograo ana the near
approach of the army of Prince Leo
pold of Bavaria to the new Brest-
Litovsk defense. notwithstanding
the steady pressure of the Germans,
the Russians have held them west Of
the Dvina.
The Balkan crisis is drawing near
q climax. The national assemblies OF
Serbia and Greece meet today with
the probability of definite decision
as regards Bulgaria's territorial de-
mands, upon which hinge the ques-
tion Of united action of the Balkan
states with the allies.
In the best posted quarters here
the outlook Is regarded with de-
gree of pessimism. 1t is expected
Serbia will seek a compromise and
Greece will reject the Bulgarian con-
tentions.
Reports from Athens indicate that
King Constantine is insisting the new
cabinet must maintain strict neutral
ity. the effect of which would be to
withhold Greece from participating
, in a plan. of united Balkan co-opera-
tion with the allies.
In the meantime there are many
evidences of Austro-German prepa-
rations to deal with the Balkan sit
uation. According to information
from Bucharest, German army corps
have been concentrated near the
junction of Hungary, Roumania and
Serbia. This, with the bombardment
Of Belgrade and the activity of Aus
trian artillery at many points along
the Danube, lends support to reports
OF a great Austro- G erman offensive
in the Balkans.
The outsome of the crisis is await.
ed most anxiously, as determining
whether the allies will receive new
support from the Balkans and wheth-
er Germany's supplies of ammunition
for Turkey will continue to be shut
off by the Balkan barrier.
Bulgarian officials do not expect
an agreement will be reached, but the
Serbian minister at London, Nj. Bosh-
kovitch, told the Associated Press he
believed middle ground would be
found on which it will be possible to
unite the Balkan states.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-17
French Not Using Gas.

Paris, Aug. 16.-The ministry OF
war today issued a note denying pub
lished statements that the French
troops are using poisonous gas.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-17
WEST INDIAN HURRICANE
ALAUMSCOAST Of TEXAS
Terrific WindStOrm Reaches
Velocity of Seventy Miles
an Hour.
GALVESTON Is FLOODED.
Sea wall Holding, However, and No
Loss of Life or Serious Damage
is Reported

brOWlSNllle, IeXaS, Aug. 16.-The
army wireless station here received
report from the transport Buford
at Galveston tonight that the water
there had risen 10 feet and that
several vessels had been overturned.
Failure of wire communication to
Galveston tonight increased anxiety.
but the fact that the wind was blow
ing from the north and water which
had been backed in the streets was
from the bay side of the island re-
assured those familiar with the his
tory Of the city,s storms.
The sea wall on the south side of
the city faces the open gulf. The
waters Of the bay. directly opposite
across the mile wide island are mere
shadows except for the narrow ship
channel.
The storm which devastated Gal
weston and drowned 5000 persons
on September 8. 1900, tore at the
city for IL hours from southeast
erly direction. Tonight's storm, ac-
cording to bulletins, had none of
those dangerous elements because
the wind was blowing from the
north.
Dallas, Texas, Aug. ia West
Indian hurricane dashed the
Texas Gulf coast tonight, the wind
reaching velocity OF 20 miles an
hour, but up to a late hour no loss
OF life or serious property damage
had been reported ashore or afioat.
Galvcston's sea wall had withstood
the force of the waters and except
for minor damages as IA result OF the
flooding of the streets on the bay
side of the city, the property loss had
been negligible.
Sabine. Texas. reported wind OF
65 miles. and at Port Arthur the gale
reached velocity of As miles at 10
o'clock
The majority of the residents at
Sabine and Sabine Pass as well as
the numerous summer camps and re-
sorts along the coast moved to places
of safety last night and early today
AT Galveston residents along the
beach abandoned their homes and
spent the night in the more secure
buildings in the business district.
Follower, Caplen, Patton and Boli-
var were reported under water. All
these towns were deserted last night
Late tonight a newspaper CORES
pondent attempted to go from Port
Arthur to Sabine in an automobile
but was forced to abandon the trip.
THE wind would have blown our
machine away if we had continued
the trip" he declared
Efforts to charter a boat to reach
Sabine were futile. sailors refusing
to nike the trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Capt. Buchanan Makes
Record as Spud Raiser

Capt. @. G.. Buchanan OF 1923 South
Eighteenth street believes in making
use of vacant lots in Chickasha. He is
also rather partial to potatoes as an
Oklahoma crop, and of varieties, he
prefers the Irish 'cobbler.
Just to show that this particular va
riety would grow in abundance in this
county Capt. Buchanan reported to
the office of the Grady County Com
mercial and Farm bureau this morning
with an envelope box full of them.
They were not quite so large as water
melons, but, well-they were the larg-
est ones seen there this year Four
teen of them rounded up in an enve-
lope box, which is considerably larger
than No. 0shoe box.
Capt. Buchanan says he planted
eight half bushels of the Irish cobblers
last spring. He is digging 220 bushels.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Two MORE
CARLOADS
Are GOING

AT least two more car loads of wheat
will be shipped from Chickasha today
and Sunday. that many having beer
already arranged for by the Linton
Grain company. Grain will be hauled
in tomorrow from the Brown farm and
the third car from that place billed out
by tomorrow night.
A driver for J. c. Smith began haul
ing grain in late this forenoon. 1t
tested 56 and was declared to be in
good condition. The Linton Grain
company say they paid 80 cents for it.
1t comes from farm five miles north
and one mile east of Chickasha.
w. H. Gilkey of Gilkey-Jarboe Hard
ware company began threshing ON his
place yesterday. He reports his crop
damaged heavily by both black rust
and water. The thirty acres threshed
turned out only nine bushels to the
acre. He has 3S more acres of wheat
to finish up, 25 acres of barley and Is
of oats The machine on his place will
go to the Little Washita bottoms early
next week, he says.
Homer Naudain of west of Chicka-
sha, and r. L. Hill of southeast Of
town began hauling to the Moore Grain
company this afternoon Grain from
both farms showed considerable water
damage, that from Mr.. Hills place
testing only So. That from the place
farther west tested 81. Neither re-
ported to the elevator what yield was
being obtained from the fields.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Is
MILLIONS
DONATED

London, July 10.-(By mail to New
York. } America, the most philan-
thropic nation of the world, has con-
tributed thus far in money alone nearly
$25, 5,OOO,0 900 to the allies, according to
an English writer today preparing a
book on the voluntary effort during
the war.
The amount of work, money and
gifts contributed by America is so
great that it is impossible to compute
the value. the author says.
Highest praise is given to Ameri-
cans in London who have worked un-
stintingly in relieving distress among
the sufferers of the war. Aong the
leading Americans in London in this
work is Gordon Sclfridge, owner of
one of London's department stores.
The commission for relief in Bel
gium, formed under the auspices of
influential Americans and almost
wholly conducted by Americans, has
thus far imported into Belgium food
supplies valued at more than $780,
O00, GOO,
The American Red Cross society has
sent more than seventy surgeons and
200 nurses to the battle fields of Eu-
rope as we'll as a sanitary commission.
The hospitals of this organization are
scattered over all hostile areas of Eu.
rope
The American women's war relief
fund, which has collected large funds
for relief and organized many hospitals
is now organizing another hospital in
Devon with capacity of 250 beds
| This was made possible by DIR. Paris
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
BANDITS
BOOTY BIG
IS REPORT
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Greenville, Ala, July 10.-Four
masked bandits held up passenger
train on the Louisville & Nashville
line and escaped with booty that is
believed to be big.
Conductor McRae was found dead in
the chair car, perhaps as a result OF
heart failure by fright. It was at first
thought that he had been shot.
The engine, express and mail cars
were cut off from the rest Of the train
and were run ahead. After the cars
were rifled the engine was turned
loose and went wild.
While the amount obtained by the
bandits is not definitely known, re-
port that reached New Orleans says
they got two hundred thousand dol
lars.
A posse has gone in pursuit of the
robbers but no trace of them has yet
been reported. The train that was held
UP was the New York-New Orleans
limited.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Gets Contract for
Six Days Street Work

Charles Rowland will spend six days
working on the city streets of Chicka.
sha. The bargain wasn't made with
any degree of enthusiasm on the part
Of Mr. Rowland at o'clock this morn
irg. In fact, Mayor Coffman did most
of the negotiating preceding the agree
ment the other party merely admit
ting that he must have been drunk
last night when picked up by a police
man.
He declared he had been working on
the railroad and that he had four dol
lars yesterday morning. He had a
dime in a trousers pocket when search
ed at the police station last night. Mr..
Rowland is a man Of middle age, who
does not have the appearance of reg
ular at police stations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
SEATTLE IS
MECCA OF
SHRJNERS
BY United Press.

By United PresE.
Seattle, Wash, July 10.--With thou
sands OF flags and pennants streaming
and miles of oriental designs-pyra-
mids, scimitars. crescents, sphinxes
and stars-stretching along the bust
ness thoroughfares, Seattle today
greeted the vanguard of the mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine who arrived from
every direction TO participate aext
week in the forty-first imperial coun-
Gil.
The entire city is ablaze with color
the national hues blending with the
Shrine colors of Nile green. red and
yellow. From the skyscrapers long
lines Of rainbow colored incandescents
drop to other strings of brilliant lights
over the main streets, while practical
ly all the big business structures are
gay with bunting and flags. Huge
signs with the slogans, Smile with
Nile. the watchword OF Nile Temple.
Seattle, and of ''Es Salamu Aleikum"
greeted the delegates on every hand.
Although the council itself will not
begin until Tuesday, the local mobiles
have arranged a program lasting for
seven days known in Seattle as
Shrine Week"
Sunday, Noble Mark A. Matthews,
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church. Seattle, the largest in America.
and past moderator of the Preshyter-
ian denomination, win hold special de-
votions for the visitors. Noble Mat
thews made the speech at the conven-
tion at Atlanta last summer that won
the convention for Seattle
Another series OF religious services
will be conducted by Bishop Frederick
w Keator, potentate of Afifi Temple,
Tacoma
The remainder of the Sababth will
be spent in getting settled. in automo-
bile rides over Seattle's famous inter-
lake boulevards and in concerts by
visiting bands before the Shrine sta
iium, an amphitheater erected for the
convention seating $1,000 persons
The majority of mobiles will reach
Seattle Sunday and Monday Fourteen
special trains accompanying the i'm
perial potentate, DR.. Frederick r.
Smith Of Rochester, NJ Y, and the
Imperial Special are now enroute from
st. Paul and will arrive here Monday
morning shortly after 3 o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Pays Fine for Driving
Across the Sidewalk

2. T. Tannery. driver on one of
the Rock Island Transfer company
vans, had the permission of the per-
son whose goods he was moving to
drive across the sidewalk in front of
tho house the other day. He did f..
backing the wagon up to the front
porch and transferring the household
goods quickly and easily from house
to van.
Next day an officer informed Mr..
Tannery that he had violated a city
ordinance. He paid the fine imposed
yesterday by Mayor Coffman, 81. 1t
is understood that the complaint vas
filed by the owner of the property,
However that may be- officers declare
IL is violation of the ordinance to
drive over even your own sidewalks
in q horse drawn vehicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10

and the lives of American citizens in
neutral vessels shall not be placed In
jeopardy"
Summarized, the proposals of Ger
many. as conveyed in the note, are as
follows:
First. Reiterated assurance that
American ships engaged in legitimate
traffic will not be interfered with nor
the lives OF Americans upon neutral
ships be endangered
Second. That German submarines
viii be instructed to allow American
passenger ships to pass freely anu
safely, Germany entertaining in return
the confident hope that the American
government will see that these ships
do not carry contraband; such ships
to be provided with distinguishing
marks and their arrival announced
reasonable time in advance. The same
privilege is extended to reasonable
number of neutral ships, under the
American flag and should the num-
ber of ships thus available
for passenger service prove made
quate, Germany is willing to permit
America to place four hostile passen-
ger cleaners under the American flag
to ply between North America and
Europe under the same conditions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
OVER 200
CARS Are
ON RECORD

There is one automobile in Chicka.
sha for approximately every fifty per-
sons. At least, there are now in this
city some two hundred buzz wagons,
ranging in horse power from that of
the smallest Ford. to the big Pierce
Arrow, sometimes seen rolling down
Chickasha avenue. License No. 2S1
was issued on June 16 to George Dash
ner. but several cars have left town
during the year
Curley Reynolds, city clerk, thinks
the average horse power of Chickasha
cars is about twenty-eight, and that
the average value is between eight
hundred and thousand dollars. II
this estimate is correct, Chickasha au-
tomobile owners will pay into the state
road fund this year some two thou
sand three hundred dollars on ma
chimes worth from $i60.000 to 100000.
If every car in Chickasha we're to
drive down Chickasha avenue in a
string, allowing twenty feet to the
car, the first one would be just max
ing the turn around the flower park
at the Rock Island depot when the last
one was entering Chickasha avenue at
Tenth.
Allowing four persons as the aver
age carried by a car, one resident OF
Chickasha in every dozen could ride
in such parade.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
GIRLS GET
The HONOR
in GRADES

In the rural schools as well as in
high schools girls get most of the high
honors in scholarship as shown by the
eligible list for eighth grade diplomas
which Supt. NJ. H. Shepard was send
ing out this morning. Two girls tied
for first place, Claudia Hostick Of ver-
den and Ora Mae Archer Of Tuttle.
each making a grade of 94 per cent.
Fourteen girls made an average grade
OF 80 per cent or better, while only
four boys made such record. OF the
total number to pass the examinations,
Ill were girls and 1903 were boys.
Mr.. Shepard was getting out the last
OF the grade reports to pupils over the
county this morning, and he returned
last night from Oklahoma City, where
he took the list TO whom the state de-
partment will issue diplomas within
the next few days The lettered di-
plomas are expected back at the Grady
county office by the last OF next week
and will be mailed out Immediately to
the owners.
The average age at which students
take the eighth grade examination in
Grady county is about fifteen years,
according to the records that accom-
pany the eligibility lists. The oldest
person to take the last one was Miss
Myrtle Davidson of Pocasset. She is
21. The record for the youngest per
sons to pass is divided among four
students. two boys and two girls. They
are Howard Reid of Verden, who made
one of the fourteen best grades in the
214, 80 9-13 per cent; Leon Murrell of
Cement, with 80 per cent; Julia Kelly
of Rush Springs, with 81 7-tS per
cent, and Lucille Barry of Bradley, who
made "a per cent
OF the two making the highest grade
Miss Hostick of Verden is II and Miss
Archer of Tuttle, Is. Pearl Hicks. also
of Verden, made the third highest
grade, with SO 6-13.
OF the is making 80 per cent or bet
ter. nine took the examination at Yer
den. where Supt Shepard has been
city superintendent for six years;
seven at Tuttle, one at Minco and one
at Pocasset
The list of those making 80 per cent
or better follows: Claudia HosticK,
verden; Ora Mae Archer Tuttle;
Chester Bryant, verden; Eva Campbell,
Tuttle; Earl Foster. Tuttle; Mary
Hodges, Tuttle; Pearl Hicks, Verden;
Abbie Loveliss, Verden; Alma Man
ming, Verden; Della Marcum, Minco;
Howard Reid. Verden; Carl Ransbar-
ger, verden; Bessie Slade, Tuttle;
Grace Smith, Tuttle; Kozie Smith,
Tuttle; Grace Vineyard, Verden; Ger
trude Whalen. verden; Bessie Wynne,
Pocasset.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Blanchard to Have
Big Picnic July 1924

announcements of the Blanchard
Annual picnic July 23 and "a, are be-
ing sent out from the town just across
the line into McLain county "All
kinds of legitimate amusements and a
big crowd to enjoy them," is what the
townspeople of Blanchard want, ac
cording tc the statement just received
from the picnic manager, ]. c. Spar
ger.
I'VE were at the Chickasha celebrs
tion on July 2, and 5, Mr. Sparger
writes. .and we had good time We
wants lots of Chickasha people at oui
annual big event and we will guaran
tee all of them big time