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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-29

of work on the branch roads and the countermanding of all orders for new steel that was planned to be laid. All of these were quite necessary expenses; but they were eliminated so that the fault could be laid to the low rates which pre- vailed.
 The trouble really has been that almost all roads in the United States are over capitalized, due to financial jugglery, and to earn dl- vidends on that excessive capitaliza- tion has required the most jealous care upon the part of the manage ment during times when anything like an industrial depression pre- vailed.
 All of that had to come out of the employees who were required to work their long days, and out of the shippers who were compelled to pay higher rates.
 The only unchangeable, immove- able abstracton is the capitaliza- ton. Whether wages are high or low, whether traffic moves fast or slow, whether the shipper pays high or low freight rates, upon that ca pitalization uniform dividends must be forthcoming.
 Any attempt at an efficient and progressive operation of the roads as public utility is hampered by the first and most crying need of paying interest on the bonds and dividends upon the stocks of the companies.
 And that is what all this hagg- ling is about at Washington. Why any expert at reduction of expenses and at the establishment of real operative efficiency would not hesi' tate a minute arranging the eight hour day. It will move the freight faster; it will satisfy better the shipper; it will provide more eff cient train crew; it will tend to ope, rative efficiency all round. But il may not assist in the immediate payment of dividends. All that is needed therefore is to effect set clement whereby the Interstate Com merce Commission allows stil greater increase in the freight rates and the company from a smal margin of the increased revenue thus received, will pay the overtime and the eight hour rates demanded by the union men.
 And they will moreover aid il the speedy movement of freigh
 where now it is as slow as th'
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-29
THE RAILROAD CUSHION.

The railroad companies have most effectively spread the idea that what the employees are demanding is an increase in wages. They are in fact making no such demand, but are insisting that their wages be cut in many instances in two.
 That is the straight truth of the matter.
 The trainmen demand the eight hour day. And they ask that over time be set at so high a price that it will be penal to attempt to make overtime the rule.
 Take any ordinary division. Over this the passenger trains will run in less than eight hours. It is true that there has been a tendency to increase the passenger divisions and by so doing to increase the working time and the day.
 A complicated system of wage payment per hour per mile in excess over a certain amount, has in most scientific manner made it more profitable to operate train crews for a long day than for a short day. Hence the tendency has been to keep men at work within the pre- sent legal limit: (the longest in the world is in the United States) Sixteen hours a day and the rail roads bucked that legal limitation just as fiercely as they are now fighting the eight hour demand.
 Trains are made up at each divi- sion point. Some roads have a rule that the train crews must perform all intermediate switching and even make ready their terminal trains. It is all part of the days work and the schedule load Of engines has been steadily increased until now trains take sixteen hours from the time they leave until they reach another division. During that time the train crews have to be mentally |, attention to orders and a dispatch of work if they are to get home at all. And between the intermediate points as well as at the terminals they have to pay their own expen- ses. Under this train loading sy- stem, therefore, the railroad com panies have successfully abstractec from employees two days work fol one.
 Commenting upon the slow move ment that is so marked character istic of American roads, it is point ed out that carload of fruit from New Orleans to Sioux City takes less than 72 hours, while load of freight takes several weeks.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-29
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
 SECOND DIVISION. JULIA SMITH, Plaintiff, JOHN J. SMITH, Defendant. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
 STATES. OF AMERICA. To JOHN J. SMITH, the above nalned defendant,
 Gree ting:
 You are hereby summoned an1 required to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff on file in the office of the Clerk of the above entitled Court in the City of Nome, Territory of Alaska, Second Divi- sion, within thirty days from the 18th day of September, 1916, or judgment for want thereof will be taken against you.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer said complaint the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein to-wit: to obtain a decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony heretofore and TOW existing between the plaintiff and the defendant upon the ground of desertion and for such other relief as to the Court shall seem proper
 The date of the order for the pub lication of this summons is, July 31, 1916.
 The date of the first publication of this summons is August 1st, 1916, and the date of the last pub lication of this summons is Septem- Der 12, 1916.
 | WITNESS, the Hon. J. R. Tucker, Judge of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Divi- sion, and the seal of said Court hereto affixed at Nome, Alaska, this 31st day of July 1916. 1 (SeaD
 G. A. ADAMS. Clerk of the District Court, Second
 Division, Territory of Alaska.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-29

second coming. The Interstate Com merce Commission is in Washing ton.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-29
CITY BATH HOUSE.

Moonlight Spring Water. (BOl Ing HOt).
 M. O. SOLBERG.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
FREIGHT
SERVICE
CHANGED
Former Run Between Ell Reno and Waurika
Will Be Cut Making Chickasha
Stopping Point for Crews

Announcement is made Of change
in the Rock Island freight service in
this district to become effective Sat
urday, August -, which by shortening
the runs will prove beneficial to en-
ployes and patrons concerned.
At present the freight crews haYe a
long run between Ell Reno and Wauri-
ka. After Saturday local crews will
start at Chickasha and run to Wauri-
ka, and there will be turn around"
crew service between Chickasha and
FL Reno.
The change makes Chickasha cen
ter for the freighting crews and will
bring two train crews Oh lour men
each, and two engine crews Of two
men each to this city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
PREVENT
In JUR Y"
MEETING
Chickasha Members Of Safety First Band
Will Go TO FL Reno Gathering
Called for Friday

The Prevent Injury committee of the
Rock Island Safety First organization,
Oklahoma division, will meet in FL Re
no Friday, August II, in response to
call issued by Division Superintend-
entfH f Reddig. The various depart
ments of the road will be represented
at the meeting, Members of the com
mittee from Chickasha who are expect
ed to attend are, G M Stone. master
mechanic; ]. H. Lynch, roadmaster;
w. T. Burke, store keeper; J. r. Nu-
gent, agent; M S. Bledsoe. claim
clerk; r. W. Warren, transfer fore
man; II. Powell, machinist; J. M. Ken
aga, bridge foreman; George Kinds.
coppersmith; w. l.. Harlxins. boiler
maker; Hugh Harvey, check clerk;
Del Stephens, car Inspector; G. w.
Moffatt, yard master; A. Hamilton,
general foreman. and w. j Logsdon,
car foreman,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
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New York, August Representa-
tives involved in the threatened strike
today proposed mediation by the fed
eral board when they met representa-.
tives Of the employees in the four
brotherhoods here this morning. A.
B. Garrettson, head of the brother
hood Of conductors, replying for the
employees, refused to accept mediation,
saying arbitrator had not been salts
factory in previous instances and call.
ing attention to the fact that the two
sides we're in a position to confer with
out an intermediary.
Elisha Lee Of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn responded for the railways, say
ing they would attempt to enlist the
services of the mediation board re-
gardless Of the attitude of employees.
With the conference deadlocked the
meeting broke up. The railway mana
gers sought the government mediators
while the brotherhood officials went
into an exclusive session.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
NO. LABOR
DAY MEET
THIS YEAR
Trades Council Takes No Action But
Transfers viii Give Picnic at
Sharp Grove

There will be no official celebra-
ton Of Labor Day under the auspices
OF the Trades Council OF Chickasha
this year. That conclusion has been
reached BY the council after due deIib-
Grafton.
A number of private picnics VIII be
given by various parties and W. A.
Hopkins will have a big picnic at Shan
oan Springs.
The only organization which will col
ebrate as SUCH Ia the Teamsters' un-
ion, which has announced picnic at
sharp's grove northeast Of town. Ev-
erything on this occasion viii be free
10 taamsters and their families and
will be provided by the locals.
IT viii be o get-together meeting, "
said an officer Of that union. al
though the men are well acquainted,
their wives do not know each other.
MY wife does not know over three or
four wives Of other teamsters and we
want this condition changed"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
With Flower Bedecked Helmets and Sing
ing Caily, Italians Rush to Death
and Victory
1000, 100000 MEN BAT
tie FOR STRONGHOLD
Fall Of Austrian Defenses at COriiz Will
Furnish Italians Free Road
to Trieste
By United Press.

By United Press.
Rome, August 9.-Two million men
are engaged in monster battle cen
tering on Goritz bridge and in the sur
rounding heights and are pouring
across the river for an assault on Co
ritz, singing gaily. and with flower be-
decked helmets. Scores of great guns
are pounding the Austria stronghold
and it is believed certain that the city
will fail in few hours, If it has not
already fallen into Italian hands.
The battle is spreading all along the
Isonzo river During the first two
days of the great offensive $4,000 Aus
trians were captured. The drive be-
gan shortly after daybreak on Sunday
The Austrian front Of twenty miles,
extending from the Isonzo river to the
Adriatic sea, was bombarded for nine
hours today. warships aiding by shelf
ing the left wing.
general conviction prevails tnst
the war office has been very conserva-
tive in its report and that the Italians
are on the brink of great victory that
will send their armies marching on
Trieste.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
TrainlOad Of Fify-One Cars Pass
Through Chickasha as Part Of
Days Shipment
100 TO l25 CARS
OF MELONS DAILY
Biggest Movement in History Of ChiCkashs
Country Creates Scarcity Of Cars
for Handling Shipments

"still in the midst Of the biggest
watermelon rush known in this coun.
try" is the report of local Rock Island
officials who are having hard timo
to supply the orders for cars. From
100 to 125 cars are being loaded day
in this vicinity, the biggest loading
points being Rush Springs, NARROW,
Alex and Verden.
A watermelon special" which went
through Chickasha last night carried
81 cars OF the melons. The train left
Waurika with nothing but the caboose
and picked up AS OF the cars at Rush
Springs, leaving several more which
it could not handle on the siding there
The rush has been on for almost
three weeks, and will probably con
tinue all through next week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
IN
JAIL FOR
ROBBERY
Lads Is and IL Years Taken from EI
Reno Train With Queer Belongings
in Their Pockets


When a freight train pulled IN from
El Reno this morning Berry William
son, nightwatchman at the Rock Is
land yards, nabbed two boys who were
unwelcome passengers in one Of the
cars They we're taken to the county
Jail where they gave the names OF Roy
Ayers, aged IS, and OrviIle Robinson.
aged T. Sheriff Bailey got into com.
munication with the chief of police at
FL Reno when the latter officer asked
that the boys be held for theft at the
Carnegie library.
When arrested their stock in trade
consisted of two new search lights, a
new fountain pen which one Of the
boys claimed he had owned for year
but which had never been filled nor
was the price mark slip soiled a med
icine dropper. nineteen pennies. two
dimes, nickel and few ~ calibre
cartridges
The boys spent the day. sleeping
soundly and are being held awaiting
the disposition Of the authorities Of
Canadian county.
I'VE are good boys and never stole
anything in our lives" they declared
to JaiIer Dryden.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
Estimated thai 1000 Per Capita Payments
will Be Made in Grady County
Within 30 Days
COMPETENCY BOARD
TO VISIT CHICKASHA
viii Determine Which of .he Restricted
Adults are Capable Of Administer
ing Own Affairs

That fully 1000 per capita paymeIMs
will be made to those Of Indian blood
in this county ranging from full blood
to one sixty-fourth. and aggregating at
least 100000. is the estimate made
this morning by Eldon Lowe. local
representative OF the Indian agency
with offices in the federal building. In
Grady county those Of Chickasaw blood
predominate and these payments ara
Of $500 each, 500 having been preyi~
ously paid. while Choctaws receiving
$500 are greatly in the minority.
It is estimated that these paymenta
will all be concluded within the next
thirty days and the rapidity With
which they are made has made most
favorable impression on claimants.
Full night and day forces are employ
ed at the disburslng office IN Muskogea
and many claims are paid within twens
ty.four to forty-eieht hours after thg
applications are filed IN that office.
practically all tho applications fos*
payments have gone in.' said Mrs
Lowe this morning.
Competency Commission.
A new operating board in the In.
dian department has been created un-
der the title Of the federal competency
commission Of which Frank A. Thack.
cry is chairman. The object OF this
board IS to examine and determine
which of the adults who are now on
the lists as Restricted" are capable OF
administering their own affairs in or
der to remove the restrictions which
have been imposed upon them by the
government There are now about l75
restricted adults in this district. No.
A. composed Of Grady. Stephens and
Jefferson counties
The commission is at present In the
MedIIl district where they will com.
plete their labors on August ,, today
and will then visit Ardmore, Chicka-
sha and Pauls Valley IN the order nam.
ed. They will probably be here next
week.
Mr.. Lowe has rot yet been informed
along what lines the commission wiz
operate upon their arrival here but pre-
sumes that much Of the work will be
done in the field, therefore he is not
in position at present to inform ths
interested adults whether to make ap.
plications personally to the office or
to wait for the visit Of the commission.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
MORE vILLIsTA scAREs.

BY United Press.
Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 9.-General
Aguilar. commanding an escore. and
a number Of soldiers and civilians.
we're reported killed when villistas
attacked a passenger train at Noria
station near Durango on the Durango
Torreon line yesterday Half of the
twenty Villistas were slain.
1t is rumored the Villistas have cap
tured Torreon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

County Engineer e. E. Colby was or
dered to make surveys and profiles for
Me following bridges and file them
back to the commissioners: A bridge
between sections 3-7-4-5; bridge be-
tween sections 1872 and 5-5 and 5-6;
in Ninnekah township on section line
32-27-6-7.
The commission was occupied in
night sessions on Tuesday evening
with the consideration of road and
bridge fund accounts and the clerk
was instructed to draw warrants as
per their instructions in sums aggre-
eating about $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
TEXAS is
STRONCFOR
WILSON N
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Houston, Tex, Aug 9.-The majority
Of the platform committee Of the Dem
ocratic convention, which was submit
ted today, was lengthy 1t endorses
President Wilson's Mexican policies,
Iauds Governor Ferguson, recommends
the eight hour law, demands that the
Legislature itenfize all appropriations,
investigate warehouse law, promote
farm marketing, demands half million
dollars for new insane asylum, $2,-
100000 for rural schools, recommends
tax on automobiles, asks for 100000
for tick eradication, and recommends
the exemption Of cotton factories from
taxation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
AWAKENED
BY AWFUL
EXPLOSION


When the terrific explosion Of am
munition at Black Tom Island awak-
ened Win Owsley from his slumbers
in a seventeenth story room Of the
McAlpin hotel, New York City, in the
early morning Of July 80, his first
thought was Of subway explosion
but explanations ranging all the way
from the Germans to Black Hand
bombs presented themselves before
the cause was known.
Mr.. owsIey says he and his wife
were awekened as II by a m0nstrous
clap Of thunder and although the
scene OF the explosion was six miles
from the hotel, it seemed as II it were
Immediately in front Of the building
From two until four o'clock that morn.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Owsley joined the
crowd Of spectators on top OF the ho-
tel. watching the wonderful and spec
tacuIar sight.
Although | have never been in a
war. think the series Of explosions
following one after another could be
compared to the sound Of battle" said
Mr. Owsley. i never saw so much
broken glass in my life. and soldiers
were still guarding the broken win
dows in the wholesale jewelry district
when we left New York
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
CHICKASHA
OFFICERS
ARE ACTIVE
Police Produce Fines Aggregating $500
During First Twelve Months Of Pres
ent Administration

That the police force during the
present administration has been alive
was shown this morning in an inter
view with Mayor Coffman, who report.
ed that during the first twelve months
of his administration the police court
had assessed fines to the amount Of
$500 as against s179O in the preced-
ing year.
Probably fifty of these cases were
for speeding on Chickasha avenue. 1t
is impossible for two policemen to be
in forty places at one time" he as
serted. "but considering that this town
Of about 5000 is being policed by two
officers. they have accomplished much
in the way of reducing speeding. The
city has six policemen on the force but
these are divided into three shifts Of
eight hours each, making only two po-
licemen for duty at any one time
These two are usually employed on
Chickasha avenue or close to it, when
not called elsewhere on duty. We
have no extra men for an emergency,
and therefore up to the present time
we have not been in a position to com
bat the evil of speeding on highways
in the suburbs Of Chickasha. These
men are now doing about three times
as much as any policemen which we
have ever had"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
BELIEVE
THEY HAVE
AUTO THIEF
Deputy Bob CssiIsmsu Goes 10 Arkansas
to Bring Back Man Charged With
Stealing Nihnskah Car

In the hope Of landing the man who
stole an automobile from Harry An.
derson Of Ninnekah, Deputy Sheriff
Bob castIeman left last night for Ash
down, Ark. to get man who is being
held there on that charge. Immediate.
iy following the theft Sheriff Hodge
Bailey and his deputies made a thor.
ough search in several parts OF the
county without apprehendlng the cul-
prit but it is believed that 9 good case
can be made against the suspect who
is now under guard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
'BRANDEIS HEADS
MEXICAN COMMISSION
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, August 9-President
Wilson today named Judge Brandeis
as the head Of the American commits
sion for the Mexican conference. Sec,
retary Lane was also asked to take a
place on the commission and has ac-
cepted The naming Of the third mem
ber awaits an acceptance by that mem.
Der of the presidents invitation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09

BY United Press
London. August 9.-Three women
and one child were killed and fourteen
persons injured in Zeppelin raids on
the east coast of England and in the
southeastern part of Scotland this
morning. Coast guards drove off the
raiders before damage OF military i'm
portance was done.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09

sible." Minister of War obregon said
this morning.
Both financial and official circles
denied today that the government is
planning at this time to attempt to
secure a loan in the United States.
It is believed that the coming confer
ence will discuss the advisability Of a
loan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
DAUGHTER SHOT.

Police headquarters were notified
this afternoon Of a shooting at q Iowa
avenue and officers we're sent to the
spot It developed that the excite
ment arose over the cries Of Rebecca
Griffin. who had just received a letter
saying her daughter, Mary Melissa
Jasper. colored. had been shot at No
wafa. Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09

Miss NJ E. Burr. Of the Burr-Bur-
CESS Millinery company. arrived in
chickasha yesterday from Kansas
City. accompanied by Mrs. Florine Car
penter. who will have charge Of the
eompapy's store the coming season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09

By United Press.
st. Paul Mimi. Aug "a. b.
stickney, founder of the Great North
ern railroad who had an interest in
several other lines, died Of intestinal
trouble this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09

BY United Press.
The Hague, August 9.-Two hun.
dred German soldiers we're killed and
injured in recent allied air raids on
Metz, according to advices received to-
day. .o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
*+++++++$ ++*
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF FARM BUREAU MEET.

According to announcement
: made by Jonas Cook, president
the board OF directors OF the
Commercial and Farm Bureau
will meet Friday evehing at
the usual place promptly at
o'clock I'VE urge every mem-
Der to be present on time in
order that the business Of the
; meeting may be disposed OF
; with as little delay as possi-
ble," said Mr.. Cook.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
ThIaumont Taken Again.

By United Press
Paris. August 9.-The Germans re-
captured Thiaumont. This is the
eighth time this village has changed
hands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
eorltz Captured.

BY United Press.
London August 9.-The Italians to-
day captured Goritz, taking 10000 Aus
trian prisoners.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-09
RussIans Take PrIsoners.

BY United Press.
Petrograd, August 9.-The Russians
have taken Tysmienica, seven miles
east of Stanislau, taking 7,4OO prison
ers.