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The Irish standard., 1915-10-16
you just threw the one con.

you just threw the one con-
ing Nh, stone into the water, and
" fishermen accomplices have
ked it up by now and are making
shore this minute. Look!" He
his hand on Bowen's shoulder, and
;nted toward the fishermen's boat,
king for shore. At that moment q
III Pray launch flying the police flag
we'd out from behind the stern Of
g great ocean liner, and in minutes
he overhauled the big dory with the
% dazed pseudo fishermen. i.
Bowen trembled as he saw the police
ard the boat and search his accom-.
'ces. He saw them remove, after q
.ruS.,e, small object from the coat
locket Of the larger fisherman. Then
Gowen turned to his captors. and, his
arms slack and limp. his lips quivering,
said. You've got me-" His shifting
ayes sought Poe's. But how the devil
did you know planned to throw the
cork overheard right here at quaran.
tine?"
THAT was easy" smiled the banker,
as the officials in white slipped hand.
cuffs over Bowen's wrists. After
surprised you sending long code mes.
sages questioned you about the boat,
and found that you knew we slowed
Gown at quarantine. l felt that was
the mot logical place for you to throw
over the little cork. Your fishermen
could row close while the doctor was
being picked up. and If you threw the
cork carefully 1t might land right in
the boat, or at least near enough so
1t would float until they could pick it
up, unseen because the crowd would be
watching the officials boarding on the
other side. That is ALL just took a
chance. same as you did when you
pulled off that carefully planned little
party of yours on the Grand canal"
On landing at the dock in New
York, Christopher Poe looked for his
friend Burns. anxious to clasp his
hand after the lengthy parting, and
thank him for his assistance in cap
turing Bowen.
Finding no trace Of Burns. Poe went
to a telephone booth on the doch
board, and called his friends office.
Hello. that you, Poe?" came 6
CHEEKY voice from the other end.
"Yes," exclaimed Poe. II missed
you at the dock. Couldn't you make
lit?"
"No. Mitchell called me away just
half an hour before you were due
Everything all right?"
| UVno Arn rI,o1, rvo$ r; ,o .,
tine all right. thanks to your long dis
tance work."
"Oh. that wasn't anything" an
swered Burns. But tell me, did yo,
get any rest at all on the trip? In
mighty glad you're back safe."
mo rest to speak Of" said Pot
quickly. 1.-TWO or three other job
turned up. But l got change. any
way, and guess that's rest. sweal
Ill never tackle another mystery. Thi.
chap Bowen turned on me, and callet
me an amateur detective In spite o
all the care I've taken, I'm afraid In
becoming known. I'm going to give 1
up. It's thankless job"
"Wait!" cut In Burns aExiouely
Mitchell has job for us. I've JUS
got the details. There's a clever ban'
Of scratchmen forging drafts In Chics
! 60. I've got reservations on the eigb
) teen-h0ur train. Can you make it,"
YES" answered Poe eagerly. IN
:. grip is through the customs already
Volume H. is in 1t. l won't need any
thing else. / can get to a taxi in tw,
minutes. What time does the nye
: leave?'
The Irish standard., 1915-10-16

Hon. Richard c. Kerens, former US
ambassador to Austria, has given Ken
rick Seminary, st. Louis, $4,000 for
two burses, stipulating that the stu
dent. when ordained, is required to-
celebrate certain number of Masses,
according to his benefactor's intenr-
tion.
The New York State census enumar=-
alton has revealed woman who lays
claim to being 115 years of age. She
is Mrs. Susan Gillis, colored, of 57l
Classon avenue, Brooklyn
Mr. and Mrs. John Steffen, respecte6
residents of Dubuque, Iowa.. observed
the golden anniversary Of their wed
ding on August Is, the principal feat
ure of the celebration being tile Of
fering of a Jubilee NuptiaI Mass in ST
Mary's Church and the renewal by
the fine old couple of their marriage
vows of fifty years ago. Mr.. and Mrs
Stenens, who reside at 1881 Prince
| street, Dubuque, are natives of Wint-
rich, Germany, and have been living
in Iowa since 1882.
Sister Mary Catherine Thornton, a
native of Wheeling, w. Va, quietly oh
served on August Is the golden jubf-
lice of her profession as Sister of
the Visitation. Sister Mary Catherine.
now in her eighty. sixth year, has never
/ hno,, off |,n Ic
lie Chantal Academy, Wheeling, since:
she made her profession.
The birth of a daughter on August
II OF Mr.. and Mrs. Elsey Burkham of
st. Louis. prolongs for twenty-One.
years the period that must elapse be-
fore practically the entire sixteen mil
lion dollar estate of the late james.
Campbell goes to st. Louis University.
The late Rachel e. Barnard of Bal
timore left practically all her estate
to Catholic charitable and education
institutions.
Amongst the resolutions passed at
the recent convention in Buffalo of the
knights of IEpee, national organf-
cation of deaf men, was one request
ing the Bishops to encourage the es-
tablishment of schools for Catholic
deaf mute children in their dioceses,
and that collections be taken up for
the above purpose on Ephpheta Sum
day every year.
Throughout the country prepara-
tions are under way for the great
Peace Congress. which is to be held
in Chicago, under the auspices of the
Friends Of Peace, September Sc The
convention will be in the nature of a
peace demonstration for rest neutral
ity and the freedom of the seas, and
for an embargo on the export of arms
from the United States.
Rev. Thomas E. Lyons, Chaplain o1
Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, was found
dead in bed, Thursday morning, Au
gust 10. The janitor went to call him
for Mass, but as he did not respond
entrance to his room revealed hfl
death. Father Lyons was ordained BY
Cardinal Gibbons, in December, 1888;
and has been chaplain of Mercy Hos
, pital for several years. He has beer
In poor health for long time.
The Irish standard., 1915-10-16

then he leaned forward with interest.
why, yes, by George, guess have!"
he cried. Il seldom use them" He
slipped his fingers into an upper waist.
coat-pocket and produced q compact
steel nail-clipper.
Thanks, very much" replied Poe
wincing q bit from the irritation as he
worked at his nail.
There, it's all right now. Those are
handy things to have" He examined
the heavy, sharp blades.
II find them useful, but l usually
forget I'm carrying them," replied
Bowen quickly, reaching out. and
dropping the nail-clippers into his
pocket nonchalantly.
Next day they sailed early on q
gigantic, fast boat for New York, both
evidently glad to bid goodbye to vaca.
ton and get back to real work.
Belasco Bowen seemed particularly
elated, but in the afternoon, as the
ship struck into the sea and a pro.
nounced rolling motion was felt, he
retired to his stateroom, which he oc.
cupied alone. Christopher Poe re-
matned sitting in the smoking-rcom
thinking over the disappearance of the
Duchess Diamond. and piecing to-
gether bits of circumstantial evidence
against Bowen.
Half an hour later he strolled up to
the wireless room on the promenade
deck, and to his surprise, as he en-.
tered, found Belasco Bowen just hand
ing over a message to the operator.
Bowen glanced up sharply at Poe's
entrance, then smiled easily, remark.
ing:
Il was afraid I'd be bit sea-sick,
but couldn't stand it in my berth, so
strolled up on deck"
Poe had a feeting glimpse of the
wireless message, as the operator
counted the words, and he was thrilled
to find it written in cipher.
For the remainder of the day he
strolled about on deck with Bowen
and just before bedtime drank with
him one of the interesting black bot
ties of Barbera, finding it excellent.
do we stop at Quarantine to picl
up the doctor?" asked Poe idly, as like
all travellers they anticipantly dis
cussed their arrival.
NO." answered Bowen quickly
But we slow down to pick him up
and usually the Customs men come
aboard there"
"Oh, yes, they row alongside in .
boat and climb up pilots ladder.
remember"
Usually just opposite the littl,
Quarantine rock" added Bowen. wv
run slow for about fifteen minutes
coasting just past Quarantine"
The New York banker was pleased
to find that his companion had sue
exact information. and as a result, be
fore going to bed, Poe wrote a lon
message to his friend Burns in Ney
York. The message was in cipher
and he slipped into the wireless ofiic
with it early next morning befor
many passengers were on deck.
The trip was pleasant, and Poe an
Bowen were continually together ez
cept when Bowen stayed alone in hi
stateroom during periods of sea,sicl
ness. Each night they drank togethe
The Irish standard., 1915-10-16
PARsNIP NOT GIVEN ITS DUE
With Proper Preparation the vegeta.
BILE Should Be One of the Great
est Table Favorites.

Do you like parsnips? II you don't,
why don't you? II they cost as much
as French artichokes-which have far
less flavor-wouldn't you like them?
Perhaps the reason they have never
The Irish standard., 1915-10-16

"lll fares the land to hast'ning ills a.
prey.
Where kline accumulate and mena
decay"
"The paraphrase applies to the ap-
palling desolation that has been
worked in Ireland for fully century
through land laws that have swept
the land clear Of men to make room
for cattle. The New World.
The Irish standard., 1915-10-16

Rev. M. J. Murphy, the chaplain or
the Charleston, Mass, state prison, hzs
donated his private collection of bonks.
numbering about 800 choice volumes,
to the prison library, for the use OF
the inmates.
The Irish standard., 1915-10-16
CUMAN MA MRAN.

The Irish Volunteers stand for Iree-
land. They refused to fight for Eng.
land, and are determined to resist con.
scription. At present large number.
OF them are unarmed, so therefore, it:
Is the urgent duty of every Irish wo--
man to help the Volunteer Fund and
place our brothers in q position to
make stand for freedom. Where is
the woman that would not rush to.
save the life she saw in danger? Oh!
Irish women, the lives of our people
are In grave danger. English VEN
geance Is again upon them now m
the form of martial law. The nations
al press is suppressed. The mem ara
thrown out of employment. The iaIIs
are being filled while others are driv-
en- out of their homes and banizlred
from their country, and conscription
will be enforced as soon as England
thinks she has struck terror into, the
hearts Of the Irish.
Knowing the noble work that has,
been done by Irish women during the
seven hundred years. struggle for
freedom, we beseech you all to do
your duty in this grave crisis by max.
ing some little sacrifice now or new
er." We each and all of us cam
help to arm these brave men, these
future defenders of our homes ann
families. Why hold your subscriptions
when it may be the means ot saving
the life of some one dear tor you2
Don't rest until you know every one
of these men are armed, and q day
Of reward is sure to come.
Mine own is mine and at Erin1s
need,
would send him forth at his side
to stand,
Blessing the day and blessing the.
deed,
With the steel in his right hand.'r
-Ethna Carbery.
All subscriptions to be sent to the,
Cuman ma mBan, Inc. All checks to-
the money orders to be made pay
able to the Treasurer, Miss Margaret
McKenna, 500 West r71st street
Sarah MacKelvey, President.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
JUDGE linn
WILL SERVE
HIGHER UP
Takes Place on Supreme Court
Commission by Appointment;
Expects to Spend Only Few
Months at II

Judge Win Linn returned this morn
ing from Oklahoma City, where he has
been on business with Governor Will
Jams.
When seen this morning Judge Linn
stated, in answer to the query as to
whether or not he would accept the
position upon the supreme court COM
mission recently rendered him by the
governor, that he would. The judge
stated that the matter was manda-
tory. and that he could not decline
the honor If he were so inclined.
For the reason that the December
January term of court, now in session
has a particularly heavy docket set
for trial during the first half of Jan
uary. Judge Linn will not assume his
duties as commissioner until the fif-
teenth of the month. This will enable
him to clear the more important and
urgent cases from the docket.
Following his Interview with Cover
nor Williams yesterday, Judge Linn
states that he feels the duties of the
commission will detan him in Okla
homa City only few months. Chief
Justice Kane of the state supreme
court will appoint a judge from an
other district to sit on the Grady and
Caddo county benches during the
time Judge Linn will be serving on
the commission. The selection of the
Judge who will so serve has not yet
been made by the chief justice, but
will probably be announced within the
next ten days.
The appointment of Judge Linn to
e place upon the supreme court COM
mission will in no manner affect the
tenure of the present official court
stenographer, D. NJ. Caveness of this
district.
Two district judges from this Sec
ton of Oklahoma have been appointed
to places Oh the commission by Gov
ernor Williams. Judge Will Linn OF
Chickasha, and Judge 7. ?. Clay OF
Mangum.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
Former Engineer is
Claimed by Death

James D. Shelton died at his home
1928 Henderson avenue last night, at
the age of SO years. Funeral serv-
ices win be conducted from the late
home OF the deceased at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, Rev. G. Lyle Smith
Of the Christian church officiating
Mr. SHELTON is survived by a widow
James d. SHELTON has resided in
cbickasha for the last seven years
IIp to twelve years ago he was loco
motive engineer running out Of Dem
ison. Texas. Although he has not rail-
roaded for twelve years, Mr.. Shelton
remained a member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen, his lodge affiliation being
held in Denison. II is possible that
members of the Chickasha lodge OF
that order will officiate at the funeral
as pail bearers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
RESIGNS AS
M { NJ BER
OF CABINET

By United Press.
LONDON, Dec. SO.--Louis Y Har-
court, member of the British cabinet
since the year 1907, has resigned, ac-
oording to unconfirmed reports.
Harcourt was a strong opponent of
compulsory military service. He is
said to be slated for viceroy of India.
Harcourt was secretary of state for
the colonies until the coalition minis
try was organized last May when he
secame commissioner Of works. His
wife was Miss Mary Burns of New
York, cousin of J. P. Morgan.
1t is reported that the cabinet will
meet tomorrow to consider the form
Of the conscription bill which will
soon be presented to parliament.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
old SUIT
IS SETTLED

Sometime during the year 1908 a
store belonging to Walter Halsey and
situated on Second street, Chickasha,
was destroyed by fire. The stock of
goods in the store at the time was in
sured in the sum of $3.50, in the
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance
company of Springfield, Mass. Pay
ment of the amount Of the policy was
refused by the insurance company and
Halsey filed suit to recover during the
early part of 1909 A trial of the case
resulted in a Judgment in the lower
courts for the plaintiff.
The case was appealed by the attor-
neys of the defendant company and
the state supreme court reversed and
remanded the case on a technicality.
Again in the lower courts Halsey got
judgment. The Judgment was for the
original amount sued for, together with
interest. Again the case was carried
by the defendant company to the state
supreme court This time the supreme
judiciary affirmed the findings of the
district court
This morning the plaintiff, Halsey,
received q check from the insurance
company in the sum of $1,6450O this
sum being the amount originally sned
plus accrued interest from the date
of the fire. Riddle & Hammerly rep
resented Halsey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.
U. P. staff correspondent.

MONASTIR, Serbia. Nov. 15.-(By
mail This is the last seizable city
in Serbia that has not fallen to the
enemy. Will it fall? Monastir is
waiting; another part has fled to
Greece.
We've heard the guns booming, but
how near the Bulgarians are we can't
tell. No one is allowed to go toward
the Bulgarian lines. If yol want to go
eastward or southward to Greece, the
Serbian officials will gladly wise your
passport. All last night train of OK
carts, the Serbian army transports,
creaked over the rough cobble stone
streets.
I'VE have come from Perlepe," said
the drivers, with loads of hay and
flour. We understand that we are to
go back again for more The Serbian
army is up toward Perlepe fighting the
Bulgarians back from this town that
we are in and if the Serbians are
moving hay and flour back to Mon
astir from their front it looks as il
they were getting ready to fall back
to this point.
The creaking of these carts from
Perlepe secretly gladdens more than
one heart in Monastir There are
many Bulgarians in this town. Until
the previous Balkan war three years
ago, Monastir and all the southern
part OF present Serbia was part of Bull
garia. The Bulgarian and Serbian al
lies quarreled and the Serbians took
lMonastir.
Most of the people here speak Bull
garian, were educated in Bulgarian
schools and the history they learned
to consider most glorious is the his
tory of Bulgaria There are perhaps
twenty Serbian families in Monastir.
The population is 10000. The rich
Serbians have gone; the poor ones
are ready to go. Let them but hear
that the Bulgarians are near and they
will fear their neighbors before the
Bulgarian soldiers come.
The Serbians do not permit the Bull
garians here to have arms
There is price of twenty-four dol
lars on the head of every Bulgarian
comitadji, dead or alive, caught in
Monastir. Within the last four weeks
DR.. Luikhart Of Philadelphia has con-
Quoted autopsies on fifteen men killed
in Monastir. Every dead man was
supposed to have been Bulgarian
comitadji.
The intrigues Of the Rio Grande
border are simple as two times two
compared with the complications OF
Bulgarian and Serbian comitadjism
here. No one trusts anyone in Mon
astir. The few Serbian officials rule
with an iron hand. Two weeks ago
the Serbians ordered that any person
who refused to change ten-dinar
paper bill when he could, should be
taken before court martial and tried
for treason for boarding silver.
There is a story that recently Bull
garian merchant refused this change
and that the wouid-be purchaser, so
the story goes in the Bosnia coffee
house, denounced him to the military.
who searched the premises and found
| 800 silver dinars hidden away.
Whereupon, so Monastir believes, the
merchant was shot
There's a touch Of Mexicoism in the
situation. In the markets you hear
Spanish spoken at every turn by Jews
whose forefathers were driven into
Macedonia from Spain over 800 years
ago, Huertas paper money went ss
slowly in his last days in Mexico as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
PRESIDENT
TOPROLONC
HIS VISIT
Extension Of Honeymoon Regarded
as Indicating Absence Of Alarm
ing Developments in Ne
gotiations with Austria
By United Press.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON Dec. 3O.--It was an
nounced at the White House today
that President Wilson was planning to
extend his honey moon at Hot Springs
Va, till Wednesday instead of return
ing to the capital Monday as he orig
inally intended.
The fact that the president is plan,
ring to prolong fhis stay is taken as
an indication that there are no alarm
ing developments in the negotiations
with Austria relative to the Ancona
case.
1t is expected that new proposals
from Germany relative to the settle
ment of matters growing out of the
Lusitania case will be received by the
state department next week. Ger
many has not yet agreed to a dis
avowal of the attack on the Lusitania
although promising reparation for the
American lives lost and agreeing to
be governed by the principles of ma
iine warfare for which the American
government contends.
Up to noon today there were no new
developments in the Ancona case.
Officials refused to have anything to
say concerning it. 1t is generally be-
lieved, however, unless the forth
coming note from Austria meets the
American demands diplomatic rela-
tions between the two countries will
be severed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
ALBANlANS
new FOES
OF SERBS
Prince William Of Wied Gathers
Forces and Co-operates with
Bulgarians; Plans to Re-
occupy Throne
BY WILLIAM WOOD.
U. p. staff correspondent.

ROME, Dec. 9O.-Prince William Of
Wied, former ruler of Albania, has
reorganized the Albanian tribes in the
region east of Priseren and has begun
an attack on the Serbs east of Scutari,
where he is cooperating with the Bull
garian forces, according to reports
reaching here.
1t is said that the two armies plan
to annihilate the Serbs in northern
Albania and then drive the other ar
mics southwark on Avlona, where the
Italians will be encountered.
1t 10 reported that Prince William
plans to occupy the Albanian throne
again with the consent of the central
powers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
PENN. OIL
Up AGAIN

BY United Press.
PITTSBURGH. Dec. SO.-The South
Pennsylvania Oil company today an
nounced another advance in the price
Of crude oils.
Ten cents was added to the price OF
Pennsylvania, Mercer Black, Corning
and New Castle, making Pennsylvania
s2.2O and the others $1.75 per barrel.
An Scent advance that was an
nounced for two other grades Of oil
makes Cabell $l7S and Somerset
s1.63. Ragland advanced three cents,
making the price 75 cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
COLLECT
INTERNAL
REVENUE
War Tax Extended by Congress
and Must Be Paid in January;
Heavy Penalty for Failure
to Make Returns

OhLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 30.-
Preparatory to the collection of the
emergency tax which was extended
by congress in the closing hours of
the session before recessing for the
Christmas holidays, the office of the
United States collector of internal
revenue is busily engaged addressing
envelopes for the mailing of the forms
to the taxpayers who have previously
paid the tax and who thus appear on
his records. He has not yet received
his supply of blanks, but is expecting
them daily and will mail them out as
fast as possible as soon as received.
This tax affects all dealers in tobacco
products, all theaters, pool halls, bowl
ing alleys, brokers, commission mer-
chants, commercial brokers, bankers
and others enumerated in the law as
in effect for the. past year. The ad-
hesive stamp tax feature of the law
is also continued in effect as well as
the provisions affecting long distance
telephone messages.
The emergency tax or war tax, as
it is better known, will be payable in
January, 1916, covering the six-month
period from January /, 1916, to June
30. 1916. The law would have auto
matically expired by its own terms on
Dec. 81, 1915, but congress just before
adjourning for the holidays, renewed
or extended the act without making
any changes or alterations in it.
The collector states that all those
liable to the emergency tax must have
their sworn applications or returns
filed in his office in the month OF
January; otherwise a fifty per cent
penalty will attach. While he is
working his office force overtime in
getting ready to mail out blanks to
taxpayers just as soon as he receives
his supply from Washington, he warns
taxpayers that if a blank is not re-
CSlNeu tu6y HuSl take lle necessary
steps to procure the blank forms so
that they will have ample time to fife
same with him, accompanied by the
payment, during the month of Jam
uary. Upon application to his office,
the necessary blanks will be fur
nished.
He further calls attention to the
fact that the payment of the tax must
accompany the return or application
and one without the other will not be
accepted. 1t is of interest to note
that he is not permitted, under the
law and regulations, to accept per-
sonal or firm check that is not certi-
fled. Payment of these taxes to
Hubert L. Bolen, the collector of in
ternal revenue, at Oklahoma City,
Okla, must be made by certified
check, bank draft money order or
cash.