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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-10

Urbaua. m.-Dan c. Long. a pio-
neer resident. died from gungrenc
with which he had suffered ever since
the civil war. I'm which he lost an arm.
For some time he was employed in the
state house at Springfield.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30

After your INVESTIGATION viii sou kindly
report whether you would organize your
oTn business On any s,ph Lines OF II
he senate Eers : busiaess eorpofatioa
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
REYNOLDS HAS POWER BILL.
Measure Would Give Cities Right
to Develop and Sell to Public
Corporations.
IRRIGATION BOARD REPORTS
cFrom a staff correspondent)

CFrom a staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Jan. e--(special) -Repre-
sentative Reynolds OF Red Willow is the
introducer OF a bill known as II. r $50
which will II It becomes Law. give
counties, cities. villages. precincts and
townships the right 60 form districts for
developing water power and distributing
electricity for commercial and public pur-
poses.
The bill gives the State Board OF
Irrigation authority 20 investigate the
proposition and report upon its feasibility.
II the proposition looks good upon a
/ petition OF 5 per cent. Of, the legal voters
within the district an election shall be
called.
The general plan Of the bill is that
counties. cities and other Subdivisions
may go in together and develop water
/ power. which shall be sold as a whole
sale commodity TO the different public
corporations within the district and q.
retail TO farmers and other consumers
outside OF municipal limits.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30

gagement, both the Austrlans and
the Russians claiming local successes
Approaches Critical stage.
II Is believed in London that the
struggle may be expected soon TO enter
upon a critical stage both IN the east
and west British military observers
have expressed the opinion that Germany
still IL keeping a preponderance Of hs
forces in the western theater OF the war,
where the allies should expect another
great offensive movement
Tho Germans tactics OF the last few
days at various points on tho western
front seem TO have cost them heavily and
to have brought them little gain. judging
by the official reports given out In Paris
and published prominently in London to
day II is Thought here that the next
development may be a concentrated blow
at some strategic point
Turks Marooned In Desert.
SO far as news IL concerned. the Turks
supposed 10 be advancing into Egypt, are
marooned somewhere on the sands OF this
desert Not one word has been heard Of
them since the announcement three day.
ago OF their presence to the eastward OF
III Kantara and no further clashes with
British outposts have been reported.
message from Vienna by way Of
Venice says there Is q growing popular
demand in Austria that the government
follow the example OF Germany anu TAX,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30

would you stand for an organization
along such lines?
Senators, It IL very unpleasant, indeed,
for me to have TO submit the foregoing.
The senate resolved that / should do 50
and COME IN obedience to its command
have only compiled with the senate's
request beg to assure you Of my high
regard for every senator and to assure
you that ! greatly desire 20 cooperate
with the general assembly in placing
every department OF the government be-
yond all Just criticism. I beg 20 ask that
your communication and this compliance
with it's request be printed IN the senate
Journal"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
DEATH RECORD
robert r. DouaIaa.

CLARKs. Neb.. Jan. 2s-tSpecial.) 1.-The
funeral OF Robert r. Douglas, who died
Tuesday morning. was held from St.
Peters Catholic church yesteday. Father
o'connor Of Central City officiated. Mr..
Douglas has been a resident OF Clarks
for the last twenty years. lie was sp-
pointed TO a postmsstership at this place
in 1905 by President Roosevelt and held
that office until January. 1914. lie is
survived by his wife and one son. Or. r.
r, Douglas. OF this place.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
washington Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s--(Specisl Tele-
gram.)-Bdwin X over was appointed
rural letter carrier at Herrick. $. ID.
Washington O. Hartsuch, postmaster at
Ward. Monroe county, Iowa, vice g. w.
Hartsuck.
Postmasters re-appointed: Iowa, Mon
roe county, Thomas l.. Evans; South
Dakota, Caputa, Pennington county,
Joseph E. Sanders. Manila, Stanley
county, w. s. Shoun: Memo. Lawrence
county, Pardon X. Edwards Tilford,
Meade county. O'Dilon Loranger.
On the recommendation OF Democratic
Committeeman Turbman. Or. w. r. Ball
has been appointed pension surgeon at
Mitchell, s. ID.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
JASON ON WAY HOME
WITH PANAMA EXHIBITS

GENOA. Italy. Jan. z.-The American
government ship Jason arrived here to-
day. II is loaded with exhibits for the
Panama-Pacific exposition at San Fran
cisco. which It gathered at French Medit-
teranean ports. II will leave here tomor-
row.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30

over the control Of ell the grain and flour
in the market.
From Petrosrad comes the news that
Emperor Nicholas has approved an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the Immediate
construction OF a government railroad
from Petrozavodsk. is5 miles northeast
% Petrograd, 20 the White sea. This
would make a second line Of communica-
ton with the outside world through this
region, the other being TO Archsngel. 3
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
New Haven Drops to
New Low Record

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Shares Of the
New York. New Haven a Hartford rail-
road fell 10 the lowest price in the history
OF the company on the Stock exchange
this afternoon. They declined 20 i9k as
against the low price of 1875 during the
company's troubles with the government
authorities last year. The stock closed
yesterday at ssh Wall street had no
current explanation to offer for the E,id-
den break
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
TEUTON FORCES
PUSHING TOWARD
R0UMANIA LINE
gagement, both the Austrlans and
the Russians claiming local successes

CcontInued from Pare onel
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
HOUSTON OIL MAN WHO
KILLED WIFE DIES OF POISON

HOUSTON. Tex. Jan 2s.-ward
Snyder, the oil man, who killed his wife.
Lorena Beresford Snyder. IN a ssuitsrium
here yesterday, died early today from
poison he swallowed after the crime.
snyder was the son Of n! s. Snyder, a
Pittsburgh, Pa, capitalist and oil man.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-30
TOO MANY PAGES 8 rs.
AND DOORKEEPERS
tconlIhusa from Pase one }

Z, tcontinusa from Pase one 1
necessary 10 recciVc those bills ~ the btu |
room from the printer and pui them N
pIaoo by number M
The senate has. ] believe, seven passes
and two telephone messengers The tele-
phone IS IN the. cloak room. Just by the
senate Here are nine-one 70 every six
senators. Are they really neededg
wee Mans conIaIttee Clerks.
is II not a faet thut. the law provides
only Tor committee clerks? Is there any
provision In the law for clerk to each
senator? Has not the senate provided
each senator With a clerk This Is simply
am oversight OF the law which anyone
may maze, and the following OF GUS
tom. There are forty-slx committees. and
II Il not fact that al least twenty OF
them will not have occasion 10 meet. on
an average. five times during the session
"a Il not a fact that the large number OF
committees were originally cfeated to
give place fpr as many clerks as possi-
biee II the clerks employed were re-
stricted 70 committee clerks and 10 COM
mittee work. as the law provides, would
not twenty-five Ia place OF fifty be all
that could possibly be given work. II
there were not . clerk 10 each OF the
forty-slx committees. to do committee
work, Is II not apparent that at least
twenty OF more Of them would be Idle
three-fourths OF the time or moreg
rs It not a fact that many more thar
half OF the clerks have no employment
more than hall the time. even when th'
senate Is not IN session Il Il not th'
experlence Of senator's that many OF a.
clerks are often absent from the caplto
because they are not needed on investi
cation you may Dc able 10 answer thes
ana other questions directly. but DO 80
not find that they state substantially IN
faetsg are not doorkeeDers. clerks. jaRi
tors and even pages given places for %
ltieal reas0ns2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
DRILLING IN
PROGRESS
AT VERDEN

That the stockholders of the verden
Oil and Gas company. which resumed
drilling operations last week. are much
encouraged over the prospects. was
the report today Of James N. Jones,
one OF the officers.
After delay of several months.
drilling was started early last week
and the hole is now going down day
and night,the depth at the present time
being between 1000 and 1900 feet. The
well is being sunk on the w. H. Helm
place mile south of Verden.
After going through fifteen feet of
rock. the drill last Thursday night
penetrated in gravel of what the drill
er called the coffee grounds" variety,
which is said to be a very good indica-
tion. 1t is also said that traces of real
oil have been struck during the past
few days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
BOOZE and
TW 0 MEN
CAPTURED
Deputies Gets Dude Stack and Ben
Tucker After Playing the
Hide-and-Seek Game
Other Arrests

Ben Tucker, Dude Stack, barrel OF
beer and a gallon of whisky was rne
catch of the dragnet, operated by Dep
uties Worsham and Gibbs Saturday
evening The catch was made at Tuck
er's place, west of the city, after the
officers had played an animated game
of hide-and-seek with Tucker and Stack
for some hours.
Both officers and the men they
sought were in automobiles. From
one section line to another they went,
the officers seeking to get sight of the
other car, which, according to their
best information, was enroute to
Chickasha from Verden with the afore-
said cargo IT was finally sighted but
few hundred yards from the lane
leading to the Tucker home. The Of
ficers' car turned into the lane inn
mediately behind Stack and Tucker
and caught them before they alighted
from the machine. The charge against
them is transporting.
Last night Deputies Worsham and
Wilson interrupted hotel poker game
and besides hatful or so of poker
chips, gathered several men against
whom charges of gaming were placed
in justice court Those caught were
D. D. Williams, w. E. Halt, j. H.
Bowen, A. D. Smart, S. Jones, Frank
Thompson.
On South First street last night Dep
uties Wilson and Worsham took in
tow one Chris Stevenson with two
quarts of whisky on his person. He
together with the booze, was brought
to and landed in the county jail. The
charge against Stevenson is transport
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
BY United Press.

Petrograd, May 3-The war office
today admitted for the first time that
the German expedition which is di
rected toward the Russian Baltic
provinces is serious.
The Germans are reported to be Co
operating by land and sea in their ad
vance on that part of the czar's pos.
sessions. Their cavalry are overrun.
ming the Shawl region and patrols are
reported near Libau.
II is also stated that squadron OF
German torpedo craft is operating
along the Russian Baltic coast. pene-
trating to the Gulf of Riga.
The Germans are trying to cut the
Russian communications with War
saw preliminary to assauIting the Rus
sian positions along the vistula. They
are also planning revenge for the In
vasion OF East Prussia by the Rus.
slams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
$4,000 HEART
BALM SOUGHT

Asking that she be reimbursed in
the sum of $4,000 for mental anguish
and humiliation that she alleges she
suffered. Mildred Howell this morning
filed suit the district court here
against w. e. Franklin, formerly of
Verden, the action being of the
"breach of promise" nature.
The petition sets forth at length
that by mutual agreement the plaintiff
and defendant were to have been mar
ried Immediately after" April %
that this arrangement had been pub
Ideally announced by the defendant and
that he has lately steadfastly refus.
ed to cause aforemade plans to be con-
summated, thereby causing aforesaid
humiliation and mental anguish as the
plaintiff is forced to meet her friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
President Declines to Comment Bui
Officials Intimate that Sinking
Of American Ship is Very
Grave Matter
ACTION WAITS ON
OFFICIAL REPORT
Expected that Most Vigorous Rep
RESERVATIONS Will Be Made to
Germany Owners to De.
mand Indemnity
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington. May 3.-President vii
son returned today from New England
He was informed concerning the torpe-
doeing of the American steamer Gul-
flight while enroute, but he made no
comment on the incident.
Speaking nofficially, the authorities
here indicated that they considered
the incident to be of graver charac-
ter than any affecting this country
since the war began. 1t is thought
that the Germans mistook the nation
atty of the vessel, but this is not re-
garded as a sufficient excuse for sink
ing the ship.
The incident is considered much
more serious than the sinking of the
Frye or the torpoedoing of the Falaba.
II is expected that the most vigorous
kind of representations viii be made
to Germany after the full details of
the affair are received by officials
here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
GETS Is DAYS
FOR ASSAULT

Ollie Cohen is in the city Jail for a
period of 25 days, unless his fine is
paid previous to the expiration of that
time, for assault upon the person of
one Mr.. Morrison of Waurika, Satur-
day night at the Rock Island depot.
AS a result of said encounter, Morri-
son has cut some four or five inches
in length across the bridge of his nose
and extending to either cheek bone.
According to the evidence, Cohen
struck him with glass goblet, break
ing into numerous pieces and inclict-
ing the wounds.
AS far as could be learned, Morri
son was not particularly at fault
Cohen stated that he had taken some
medicine in glass to a friend who
was sick and drunk at the Rock Island
station Morrison happened to ue
there and probably through curiosity
approached Cohen when he was adj
ministering the medicine. When told
that he was not wanted he walked
away, but later it seems he was again
in conversation with Cohen, who of
fered to apologize and shake hands
Morrison is said to have remarked thai
it was not necessary as their difficult,
was at an end Cohen took the remarl
as an insult and landed ON Morrison!
face with the glass. Several stitches
were taken in the cut.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
CONTEST TO
LAST TW 0
TO 5 YEARS
President Howard Thinks War is
Now an Endurance Struggle
Peace Movement Now is
Called Impertinent
By United Press.

By United Press.
New York, May Returning from
Europe, where he saw the various bat.
tie fronts. Roy Howard. president OF
the United Press association. says Eu-
rope recognizes that the war has re-
solved itself into an endurance con-
test of indeterminable length.
Howard says the possibility of the
struggle ending this year it too re-
mote to be worthy of serious consid-
Grafton.
He thinks America will have a great
opportunity to act as peacemaker,
eventually. unless premature peace
talk now ruins those chances.
From two to five years is to be the
length of the war; according to Euro
pean opinion, says Howard The Ameri
lean peace movement now is consid-
cred impertinent by the warning ma
tions.
Personally, Howard exresses the
opinion that in the end peace viii not
come at the price of Germany
crushed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
RETIREs FROM REALTY FIRM.

1t is announced that A. j. Jenkins
has retired from the realty firm OF
Major & Jenkins. disposing of his in
terest to the Major brothers. who will
continue the business along the lines
that have made the firm so successful
in the past. Mr.. Jenkins has also sold
his home here and will move to Enid
after the close of school. He has beer
engaged in the realty business here fol
many years and has host of friends
who will regret his departure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
PASSING OF
YOUNG MAN
IS MOURNED
Host Of Friends Gather to Pay
the Last Tribute of Respect to
Harry Herndon Pastor
Old Gives Consolation

Yesterday afternoon at the Metho-
dist church, relatives and hundreds OF
sorrowing friends gathered to pay
their last tribute to Harry C. Herndon,
whose death occurred Saturday at
i1:45. Heaped about casket and ros-
trum were innumerable flowers, Of
ferings as token S of respect to the
deceased from individuals and organi-
cations. One of the most beautiful
was wreath from the Elks lodge.
The services, conducted by Rev. ].
A. Old, were most appropriate and his
words were those of comfort to fela-
tives and close friends. The text he
chose, and to which he talked demon
strated that but a short step spans the
distance between perfect health and
death, as was the sad case OF Mr..
Herndon.
Rev Old spoke in the superlative OF
the high esteem in which the deceas-
ed was held by the entire citizenship
Of Chickasha, and by all others who
knew him. He spoke of Harry Hern-
dons exemplary life and said he had
never seen case where such general
regret or more genuine and Widespread
| sadness was shown.
THO cooolyo,. roforrod tn nm Incident
at the hospital during Mr.. Herndon's
illness, when he was informed that
the only alternative was the use of the
knife. stating that the young man ask
ed for a few moments to pray, after
which he announced that he wss
ready. This, in the mind of the minis
ter, was absolute proof of his relig-
ious status.
One beautiful thought touched upon
by the pastor and which will be long
| remembered and cherished, was that
| Harry Herndon may have had faults,
but if so that they we're incidental and
not the dictates of his manly charac-
| ter.
At the /. o. o. F. cemetery, the Elks
lodge had charge of the ceremonies,
laying the body in its last resting place
with the full Elks burials service. So
profuse were floral offerings that an
extra vehicle was Brought into use to
transport them from the church to the
cemetery.
The pail bearers, close friends and
associates of the deceased, We're
Eweil Slaughter, Clyde Turner, S. NJ
Laws, Robert Van Valkenburg, Edoray
! Hampton, Eddie Cloud. Probably
never before in Chickasha has great
er crowd attended a funeral service
than packed the Methodist church yes
terday afternoon.
/ Special music was furnished by rw'
quartets. and was especially well ren
dered and appreciated. A male quar-
! tet composed of Messrs. Joe Burney
Sharmen Owsley, ]. E. Mcneil and G
w. Norvelle sang Savior Comfor
Me-" while the mixed quartet, Misse
Julia Imhoff and Grace Weaver, ant
Messrs. Joe Burney and J. e. Mcneil
; sang 'Rock of Ages" and Some Swee
Day."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
MRS. CARMAN
| AGAIN ON TRIAL

BY United Press.
Mineola, Long Island, May S.-'Mrs.
Florence Carman today went to trial
again on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Louise Bailey. She is confident Of ac-
uuittal this time
Mrs. Bailey was killed last July in
the office of the defendants husband,
the latter being 4 physician. The hand
which held the revolver was pointed
through the window.
Mrs. Carman was stylishly dressed
when she appeared in the court room
today She carefully followed the Sc
lection of talesmen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03

London, May 3.-The American oil
tank steamer Gulflight, which sailed
from Port Arthur, Tex, April 10, for
Rouen, France, was torpedoed by a
German submarine on Saturday off the
Sicily islands, according to a dispatch
received Sunday by the Central News
agency.
The captain of the Gulflight, accord.
ing to the SAGE advices, died of heart
failure as a result of the shock Two
seamen jumped overheard and were
drowned
The other members of the crew
were taken off by patrol boat anc
landed. The vessel was towed into
Crowd sound and beached.
The Gulflight was steel vessel OF
1902 tons net and was built at Camden
n. j., in 1914. She was owned by the
Gulf Refining company. The vesse
was 3S3 feet long, 81 feet beam and 81
feet deep. She was equipped will
wireless telegraph apparatus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
British Statement.

BY United Press.
London. May 3.--The admiralty adj
mits that the losses Of the allies in
the fighting in the Dardanelles has
been greater than was expected, but
denies that the German claims that
they are facing annihilation.
1t is understood that the French
landed further soutn after retiring on
the Asiatic side.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
GOSHEN VOTES ON LIQUOR.

By United Press.
Goshen. Ind, May 3.-The drys went
to the polls today in an attempt to
demonstrate that since 1913 they have
gained more than thirty-two votes on
the wet element. The election today
followed the stiffest sort of cam
paign on both sides, due largely to
the close result in 1918 when the wels
won by thirty-two votes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Texas SOlOns Say NO
to Stuff Suggestion
BY United Press.

Austin, May, S.-The house did little
work in the legislative session today.
Senator Henderson entered denial
to the statement CT Frank Walsh,
chairman of the U. S. Commission on
Industrial relations, to the effect that
labor conditions in this state border
on serfdom.
An effort to pass a resolution ask.
ing whether the legislature at this ses'
sion can pass bill providing for wo-
man suffrage, was greeted with cries
of mo, no."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
GOVERNMENT TO ALLoT LAND
BY United Press.

washington, May 3.-Several thou
sand acres in the Standing Rock In
dian reservation in North and South
Dakota will be allotted with applica-
tions filed beginning today as basis.
The application will be received at
Timber Lake, S. D., and Bismarck N.
d.. Allotments will be made May 19.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Owners Indignant.

By United Press.
Galveston. May 3.-OfficiaIs of the
Gulf Refining company are extremely
indignant over iorpedoing OF the Gulf
light. They expect the American gov
ernment to make vigorous representa-
tions for indemnity and punishment
of the raider
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Main German Fleet Sighted.
BY United Press

London, May a.-Following the sink.
ing of a British destroyer and the re-
cent destruction Of two German tor
pedo boats. further clashes Of SINH
lar character are expected.
The mosquito feets of both nations
are on duty. The main German fleet
is again reported to have been sight
ed off the German base at Holigoland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03

young girl from Hamburg. Germany.
She sought an uncle supposed to live
in this country but the records show
no such person Reports reaching
here today said Holbein is contemplate
Ing placing the girl on exhibition a.
means OF finding the lost relative.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
TWO Lost Lives.

uy DHIItu TT61Bs
New York, May 3.-Charles C. Sher,
Of Chicago, wireless operator, and Eu-
gene Chapeneta. of Port Arthur, Tex,
lost their lives when the steamer Gull
flight sunk, says a cable message TO
the Gulf Refining company. These
we're in addition to the death of the
captain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Swedish Steamer Sunk.


BY United Press
Copenhagen, May 3.-The torpedo
ing of the Swedish steamer Ellida Sat
urday night was reported here today.
Sixteen men and three women bare
ly escaped death in the water. They
we're rescued by motor schooner.