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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-15

TOSUICIDE

Robert Sothern, the negro who has
been confined in the Grady county
Jail upon burglary charges for the past
several weeks, attempted suicide Sat
urday afternoon, but was unsuccess-
full.
Sothern has been in jail some time
awaiting trial ON charges of camplici-
ty in a number OF box car robberies
which have been pulled off from time
to time in the Rock Island railway
yards of Chickasha.
Saturday Robert addressed a note
to Jailer Dryden in which he said !:
well, Robert Sothern will show you
that he is going to poison himself"
Another prisoner had the wits
scared out of him when Sothern told
him of his plans and followed up the
statement by swallowing a large por-
ton of pounded glass. The fellow pris.
oner howled for help and shook the
the cell door until the bars ratified
Jailer Dryden called DR.. Emanuel
county health officer, who administ
cred warm water and mustard to the
would-be suicide. The dose had the
desired effect
At 6 o'clock Saturday Sothern was
released from custody, having succeed
ed in giving bonds in the sum of S75t
for his appearance before the district
court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-15
COETTINC
WINS CUP

The 1916 cross country run goes to
Chauncey Goetting, the swiftest sprint
er OF the Chickasha high school, ac-
cording to the stop watches of Pete
Heffner and Coach Reeds, official
judges and time-keepers of the mara
thon.
Starting at the high school, doubling
around O. c. w. and finishing at
the high school, Goetting made the run
OF 21a miles in IA minutes. As 3-4 sec
onds, with Van Fisher as a close sec
ond and Teddy Riddle making a good
third.
Goetting's name will be engraved on
the owsley cup as the winner of the
1916 Marathon. This cup will remain
in the possession OF the high school
and each year the name of the swift
est footracer viii be carved upon its
sides of satin-finished silver.
The pool cup was given to Goetting
as trophy to keep. Van Fisher, win
ner OF second place, received a silver
medal. while Riddle was awarded a
medal of bronze. There were nine
entries in the 1916 Marathon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-15
GRAND ENCAMPMENT
OF ODD FELLOWS OPENS

Odd Fellows have the right of way
in Chickasha today. The Sixth Annu-
al encampment of the jurisdiction of
Oklahoma convened at the Odd Eel
lows hall, corner Fourth street and
Kansas avenue, at 9 o'clock this morn
ing.
A good attendance was present at
the morning session, with members of
the order present from Oklahoma City,
Ardmore, Anadarko. Enid FL Reno,
Guthrie, McAlester. Checotah. Perry.
Ponca City, Saltwater, Lawton.
Hobart, Cherokee, Carmen. Muskogee.
Tulsa, Sapulpa, Durant and other
cities.
Between $50 and 200 were reported
as having registered up to noon to-
day. while every train which arrived
in Chickasha over the different rail
roads brought additional delegates to
the encampment
Grand Secretary G. w. Bruce of
Guthrie, was among the first arriving;
Grand Master Norville and other
grand officers were expected to come
in through the day, J. B. R. Robinson,
grand sire of the order, was to arrive
sometime this afternoon.
The public session of the order will
be held this evening, assembling at s
o'clock.
When the public session assemblies
Mayor Coffman, who is himself an
Odd Fellow of high standing, win de-
liver the welcoming address on behalf
of the city of Chickasha. An officer
of the grand encampment will respond
in behalf of the visiting fraters.
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to glorify God. The life that does that
glorifies itself. God is the great and
determining factor in life. No life
can reach the ultimate end without
God Conduct and character should
be determined by motives pleasing to
God, as He alone knows our possibili-
ties and opportunities. He plans for
u.s."
In the latter part of his sermon DIR
Wray spoke as follows:
Much is said now a days about the
broad-minded. liberal man, whose
breadth and liberality are magnified
as virtues.> But who is this broad
minded man? You will find he is one
whose courtesy shapes his convictions,
whose preferences are guided by poll
cy, whose energies are regulated by
environment, who trims his sails for
every popular breeze, timber as a twig
Of weeping willows, yielding and spine-
less as jelly fish, like Aesop's bat
neither beast nor bird-not only di-
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Following this the Rebekahs will
hold an informal reception at which
punch and light refreshments will be
served.
The feature of the morning was the
big parade of the Cheyeliers and Pa
triarchs department of the grand en-
eampment. The parade formed at the
hall, corner Fourth and Kansas. With
Grand Marshall Tom Driggers mount
ed on a prancing steed and accompa-
MED by a detachment of mounted
police, led by Chief Phillips, the line
of march was formed and .wended
its way westward along Kansas av
enue. Following the grand marsha
and the mounted police, came the
band discouhsing military airs and fol
lowed by the cheveliers and the patri
archs militant official" goat of the
order, bridled and saddied and fol
lowed by members of the order whC
had formed on former occasions ;
close acquaintanceship with him
found a place of honor in the parade
Following the cheveliers and patri
archs came the Rebekahs in automo
biles while Chief Gattis and members
of the Chickasha fire department, with
full fire fighting equipment brought
up the rear of the parade.
The line of march was from Fourth
and Kansas, west on Kansas to Sixth
street, north on Sixth to Chickasha
avenue, east on Chickasha to Firsi
and. doubling back, west on Chiekasha
to Fourth street and south on Fourth
to Kansas. the point of starting, where
the line disbanded
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-15

OF BUREAU
SELECTED

The official count of the election
of officers and the board of directors
of the Grady County Commercial and
Farm Bureau was completed this morn
ing.
The returns show that Jonas Cook
was chosen to serve as president;
Myron Humphrey. vice president; F.
L. Slusher, treasurer, while the fol
lowing were chosen to serve as mem
bers of the board of directors; l.. c.
Hutson, Orin Ashton, w. H. Donahue,
w. H. Gilkey, Ed. F. Johns, Ben F
Morgan, R. L. Wallace, ]. w. Kayser
NJ F. Courtney, c. H. Caneman, O.
Coffman, George H. Evans.
Jonas Cook. the newly elected presi
dent. stated this morning that it was
more than possible Mr.. Gilkey, the old
president. would call meeting of the
officers and members at which time
the new regime would take charge
formally. Mr. Cook also said that ever,
member of the commercial and farm
bureau was alive to the. good to b'
derived from the active work of th'
institution and said that he believed
great interest would be one of th'
marks of the organization for the com
: ing season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-15
TEX. BLACK
IS BURNED
AT STAKE
Mob Storms Court House al Waco and
Seizes Young Negro, Carrying Him
to City Hall Square for
Execution
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Waco, Tex. May 15.--A mob esti
mated at twenty thousand stormed the
court house here today, seized Jesse
Washington. a negro aged eighteen
from Sheriff Fleming, rushed him
three blocks through the business sec
tion and burned him 10 death in the
city hall square, for the murder OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Fryar.
Judge R. |. Munroe had just passed
death sentence upon Washington
after trail following his plea of not
guilty. Washington was farm hand
and worked for George Fryer, the
woman's husband Il was alleged that
the negro slew the woman with ham.
mer and then assaulted her.
Leaders of the mob rushed into the
court room, overpowered the sheriff
and marched the negro through the
streets in an orderly fashion. The
black was strung to a tree, oil was
poured upon a pile of boxes beneath
him and a match was applied. The
negro was then lowered into the
flames.
The body burned twenty minutes
while the mob, which was from the
entire county chanted in unison, Burn
him, burn him."
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GIRL TELLS
SADST0RY
TO POLICE
Comes TO Chickasha from Humble Home
Near Alex, in Search Of Work;
Barely Escapes Would-Be
Betrayer

One of the most pathetic stories
which Chickasha has known was told
to the police yesterday. following the
finding of Eva Standridge, by Officer
Jack Marshall. in an empty passenger
coach in the Rock Island railway
yards.
1t was a story of the poor and inno-
cent country girl, unsophisticated and
without money, coming from the hum
bic home OF her tenantfarmer father,
to the city in an effort to secure some
sort OF honest and honorable employ
ment whereby she might be enabled
TO help the father support the large
family of children.
Eva Standridge stated to the Off
GERS that her home was with her
father, her stepmother and a large
family of brothers and sisters on a
farm near Alex; that they had recently
moved to this section from Arkansas; !;
that they were very poor and hard
pressed that she and her father aud
her stepmother lived amicably togeth-
er: that there was a large family of
children and that she had talked the
matter over at home and it was
thought she might come to Chickasha
and secure some sort of employment
and turn a part of her earnings over
to her folks to be used in their fight
with the wolf which howled at the
door OF their humble home.
The girl said that she arrived in
Chickasha Friday evening; that she
did not have much money; that she
secured lodging for the night and
walked the streets an day Saturday
in hunting work; that she knew little
about house work; that she had been
raised in the cotton fields and knew
more about chopping cotton than she
did about baking bread; that she
! could find no employment and when
night came on she was without money
with which to procure food and lodg-
ing. having spent her last cent for
room Friday night and breakfast
Saturday morning.
The unfortunate girl said that she
had remained in the Rock Island de
pot Saturday night until about 10
o'clock. when well-dressed, smooth
shaven young man came to her, per
suaded her to tell him her story and
enticed her away from the depot by
promising to take her to a ''respecta
BILE place. where she would be cared
for through the night. The girl stated
, that the man conducted her north il
the railway yards, and when she be
came suspicious and refused to ac
company her further. he attacked he
and threw her to the ground. Th'
girl fought off her assailant and made
her escape in the darkness. She al
Fleges she escaped unharmed othe
than few bruises where her body wa
hurled across the railway tracks. Sh'
told the officers that she could identif,
her assailant.
! Fearing to return to the depot tn
girl climbed into an empty passenge
luoach on one of the sidetracks in tn
Rock Island yards. where she remaine'
until found by the officer Sunda
morning.
The city authorities had the Gil
taken to local rooming house an
this morning ticket was bought I
Alex and she was placed aboard tn
, train for that Mace.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-15

Miss Lillian Lorenston is spending
the week in Ell Reno. the guest of Mrs.
Forrest Nave.
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ARBUTUs OR MAY,
FLOWER.

Trailing arbutus or Mayfower was
the hrst flower that greeted the P1!-
grtms when they landed at Plymouth.
II In also called ground laurel. Epigea
repens Is the botanical name. 1t 10
abundant along the eastern coast C
Massachusetts and Maine and Is o.
~casionally found throughout the Mid
die states as far south as Virginia.
It is an eyersreen shrub. creeping on
the ground, hiding itself under what
ever may lie upon the surface. Its
rose tinted flowers grow in clusters.
The beauty Of the flowers and their
rich odor, together with the tendency
Of the plant to hide itself, has caused
Il to be celebrated as An emblem of
modest worth.
Trailing arbutus can be grown in q
shaded garden border or In q bed
close to the west side Of q house by
removing the plant from the woods In
the autumn. being careful not to dis
turb or injure the roots.
The soil should b removed for Q
depth Of a foot or eighteen inches
from the place where the plants arr To
set, and tho hole In which Il Is to
grow should be flled up with sol
from the woods or leaf mould. This
plant, like the blueberry, a be grown
in sour soil, but will not live in soil
application OF lime OF lime soil ID
fatal to both these plants.
After transplantins protect the plant
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BEWARE TURNIP RAPE SEED.
Farmers Cautioned Not Ia Bu! It
Department VIII Examine samples.

Two hundred thousand pounds OF
turnip rape seed, or enough to SOW ap-
proXimately $4,000 acres. have been
imported from Argentina and Japan
and are being sold as winter rape.
The United States Department Of AS-
r!cuHure. therefore. IL cautioning
farmers TO avoid the purchase and
seeding or turinp rape-which II not
winter rape and Is not suitable FOR the
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH ROSES.

We have about eighty roses at pres
ent and have scarcely lost one in six
years, excepting the Standard or Tree
roses. which we find winter kill or
break with the wind.
We buy dormant plants packed in
moss. which We remove, In the cellar,
and plunge the roots at once in water.
Our best results arc obtained from
plants which arc left in this bath for
at least twenty-four hours, and II ths
stalks seem exceptionally dry forty
eight hours Is none too long.
Before taking the bush out for
planting We examine and remove any
bruised rootlets. Tho plants are re.
moved from the water ono ut n time.
Holes are dug about eighteen inches
deep. for two year plants. and mt least
ono foot wide. In the bottom Of this
hole Is placed a covering of we'll fcttcd
n Over this goes a sprinkiing
Of earth, then tho ose to be planted
Is taken from the water and held
suspended in tho hole. which II half
filled with water mixed with soil. The
plant IL churned gently in this fluid
until the roots settle themselves to
their " liking. After which more
earth ~ added. care being taken that
the ROOFS are never forced into i
position when IS unnatural. a DOR
mant rose should nave all OF the buds
about an inch below the surface Of the
sround. When the rose becomes fixed
in an upright position again fill the
hole with water and leave the earth
to settle. We then go to nj next
planting. and repeat the process. In
the course OF from one TO u
return ana nnish planting the hrst
rose by adding more manure. then
more eafth. ana hrminS all about tho
roots lS pressing with the FOO over
tho surface scatter loose earth TO make
an earth mulch that VIII retain the
moisture. one word more about the
tWo ucses Oh ierti'iZer' Hoth are I'M
poftant. That AT the bottom OF tine
holc feeds the plant: that At the top
feeds the blossom roots. wllich are the
hish hlaments near the surface OF the
ground. This explains III part the
necessity FOR not forcing the roots 10
take an position.
Before leaving h rosebed II BACK
each stem 70 a hair an inch above
lhe thifa eye WIN d siah'iiis cut.
Bushes so handled VIII bloom from
June 10 lros.' proFidihg tneS are
sprayed as necessity one
further caution: Roses are q
feeders n viii not tolerate other
deep rooted plants IN II same ned
They should ne placed at least e'S"-
teen inchee apart ana nave run sun
10 insure best
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ing Is the best method Of prepar-
Ing the soil. by deeping the soil
more air Is let in and 1t is somewhat
sweetened by the process, enabling tho
nitrifying organisms to extend their
sphere Of usefulness. without which
plant food is unavailable. In q we'll
dug soil there are moro nitrifying or
Eanisms thar In q ploughed soil and
In a trenched soil there are more than
in a soil that has simply been spaded.
Digging is better than ploughing.
even where more n Is applied
on land that Is plOughed than on land
that is spaded. owing to the more bene-
fetal effect on the bacteria when the
spade is used.
T%renching is equally as good for
light soil as for heavy. On light soil It
Is a good plan 70 work manure down
into the lower lever or subsoil. On
light soils gardeners are usually
afraid Of the fertilizer washing down
out OF reach Of tho roots Of the plants.
In the subsoil il where fertilizer Is
particularly wanting. as q rule.
though the top soil should not be
undcrfed. Many top soils are SUM-
cicntly fertile from frequent applica-
tons Of fertilizer given IN the pest.
but what they most lack is tillage.
II trenching is done in the autumn.
only a light digging Of tho top scil
will he required in the spring. Au-
tumn trenchin9 gives the soil time to
settle down before Il IL worked in the
spring. The soil is drier and easier
to work In tho autumn. and at this
reason there are not 30 many things
requiring attention In the garden.
Both the spade and tho fork will 10
used by the enthusiastic gardener.
Each trench will lie cinptied before
auntJ,or 10 0,Ao,n
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The way TO trench A garden plot Is
TO divide Il in half with an imaginary
line, but II desired a garden line may
he used for the purpose. Take out a
trench Of earth half way across the
plot A B as shown in the illustration,
deposit!ng the top spades depth Of soil
at < u. After the top soil has been
removed turn ovcr the bottom soil
with a spade or fork and work in n
liberal supply Of n Then de-
post the top soil Of the next trench
in the top Of the first trench. 4. Il.
hlling up the space made vacant by
the removal of the top soil placed
at 6 ID. Then work up the left side
Of the plot, proceeding in a like man
ner until the top end Of the plot is
reached. There will be no top soil
10 III, up the last or top trench OF
the left hand side. This is filled with
the top soil from the first trench on
the right hand side. q II. working
down TO the last trench at the bottom.
1 j. which is filled In with the pile OF
top soil, G u. removed from the first
trench, A q, when the work Is COM
pieted.
The soil should be left rough for
the winter n the work is done in the
autumn. In the spring add a sprin-
king Of lime. dig tho top soil lightly
IL necessary ana rake it into q fine
condition.
Trenching can be done in the spring.
II Is important in the operation 10
keep the top soil on top. not turning
it under, and raising the subsoii to
the surface. Stir up the soil In this
manner fully two feet deep. and thirty
inches will be better. The lighter the
soil the deeper the trenching required
The results from a well trenched
garden will insure this method Of Gull
iNaiion every year thereafter.
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Louis, Minneapolis and Kansas City TO
collect and distribute information IN
gard to marketing conditions. Other
men are stationed In the producing
sections In Florida, Louisiana and
Texas. where onions. tomatoes and
strawberries are already being shipped
In carload lots to tho big markets.
by collecting in this way informa-
ton concerning conditions In produce
ing districts and marketing centres
the market news service Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture Is designed to
aid both shippers Of and dealers In
perishable crops. The Information COL
lected Is sent out free by telegraph
to all those who are sufficiently inter-
ested to pay tho telegraph charges
and by mail to those who do not care
to incur this expense but have q good
reason for wishing the reports. Each
OF the field men In the marketing and
producing centres acts rs q distribu-
tor Of this information. and in add.
ton IL Is sent out direct from wash-
ington.
The reports will deal with carload
shipments. receipts and general con-
ditions for the onion. tomato and
strawberry crops. Other crops will
follow as tho season advances. tho
service being designed to include a
total Of sixteen altogether. In the
opinion Of marketing specialists this
work. which was begun last year. has
already demonstrated It's value in pre-
venting the Cutting Of markets. In
securing moro profitable distribution
for p~eriahable crops and IN avoiding
delay and waste through unnecessary
diversions Of carload shipments en-
route.