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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
DEATH LIST
AT MEXIA
STILL NINE

BY United Press.
MEXIA, Tex, Feb. Thorough
search of the ruins today failed to re.
veal other bodies and the list of dead
in last nights fire, resulting from the
collapse OF the Mexia opera house and
the subsequent explosion, still stands
at nine. A dozen persons were injured
three seriously.
Fire Chief Richards said today that
he believed that the collapse Of the
opera house was the result of a gas
explosion.
A majority of the witnesses say a
heavy shock was felt and the flames
darted from the building before it tum-
bled down.
The flames destroyed a general
store, a restaurant, the Farmers Ma
tional bank in addition to the opera
house before they were under control
shortly before midnight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
CONSIDER
PLANS FOR
BUILDING

A representative of the firm of Lay
ton & Smith, the Oklahoma City arch
itects who are to furnish the plans for
the junior high school building to be
erected this summer in Chickasha, was
in the city with a summary of the
plans, meeting with one or two men,
bers of the board of education
It was arraigned that as soon as the
architects shall have completed the
plans, together with drawings. meet
ing of the building committee will be
called to pass upon the same. Follow
ing the acceptance of the plans, the
selection of the site for the new build
ing will be made and the matter of let
ting the contract for the erection of
the structure taken up.
Members of the board of education
stated this morning that no decision
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
NEW LAW
FOR RSAFETY
in STREETS
City Attorney Will Draft Ordinance After
Conference With Members Of CON-
miitee; viii Apply to Traffic
Of All Kinds

Following a meeting of the majority
OF the members of the ordinance com
mittee, held IN the mayors office at
the city hall yesterday evening, City
Attorney Grigsby will draft an ordi.
nance regulating the manner in which
certain vehicles may be operated over,
across and through the streets of
Chickasha The finished ordinance will
be presented to the mayor and the
city council at the regular meeting to
be held on the evening Of Thursday,
February 70, for final approval and
action.
The city attorney stated this morn
ing that the ordinance would carry
with it an emergency clause which
would make it effective Immediately
following its adoption. The Judge stat
ed further that special care would be
taken in the matter of drafting the
ordinance so that no part cr parts o.
the new ordinance would conflict with
or repeal by implication any other or
dinances or parts Of ordinances now
in full force and effect.
The ordinance now being drafted
will apply to automobiles. motorcycles
ard street railway cars and Will carry
provisions, among others. against high
speeding, against reckless operation
and providing punishments for viola
tions of any and all parts of the or
dinance.
A clause in the ordinance will pro-
vide that all vehicles, including street
cars, must come to full and complete
stop at the intersection of Chickasha
avenue and Sixth street. This clause
is called for on account of the close
juxtaposition of this crossing with the
fire station. Another provision will
be embodied in the new ordinance is
one which will demand that no auto
of any kind or description shall pass
street car while the same may be stop
ped for the purpose of receiving or dis
charging passengers. Other provisions
Of the ordinance call for safety first
stops to be made by all street cars
and motor driven vehicles at the cor
ners of Ninth street and Kansas ave
nue. and Ninth street and Minnesota
avenue. In all cases where stops are
to be demanded by the ordinance, the
street car will be given the right of
way. This is called for on account
Of the street railway company operat-
ing its cars on a set schedule.
Members of the ordinance committee
present at the melting yesterday even
ng were the chairman of the commit
Zee, o. c. Linn and Councilmen Ca
rett and Haynes. Councilman Loren
zen, member Of the committee, did not
attend the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
HIGH WAVES
HIT DIKES
in HOLLAND

BY United Press. -
THE HAGUE, Feb. ia furious
northwest storm today is piling up
huge waves against the dikes that pro.
tect Holland from the sea.
So great is the force Of wind and
water that several breaks in the dikes
have already occurred. The villages
of Monnikendam and Volendam, u
miles north of Amsterdam, Oh the Zuid-
er Zee, are threatened with inunda.
tion
Many farms along the dikes are al
ready flooded Fears are felt for the
safety Of the inhabitants of Il e island
of Marken. where over a score Of lives
have been lost in recent floods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
SCHOOLMATE
OF GIRL TO AID
PROSECUTION
By United Press.

By United Press.
WAUKEGAN, Feb. 17.-Erwin Glow,
aged 10, senior in the Highland Park
high school, who was the schoolmate
and sweetheart Of Marian Lambert,
states that he will aid the authorities
in prosecuting William orpet who is
charged with the murder of the girl.
Glow said he was sure that Miss
Lambert did not commit suicide. He
said he was with her On the after
noon before she disappeared and that
she did not seem to have any worry on
her mind at that time. He did not
know of her relations With Orpet, he
said.
The Loyal Eighteen a girls club
to which Marian belonged, will also
aid Prosecutor Dady.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
By United Press.

By United Press.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-Former Sena-
tor William Lorimer was to be placed
on trial on the charge Of bank wreck.
ing here today. Ousted from the Unit
ed States senate after a bitter fight
in 1911, Lorimer today faced the Sec
ond great trial of his acreer. He is
accused. with others. Of conspiring to
loot half Dozen Illinois banks. j. X.
Seagrave, former state bank examiner,
and II. w. Huttig. Muscatine, la.
manufacturer, We're to be tried with
Lorimer. They were jointly indicted
with Charles B. Munday, Litchfield,
H., banker who organized the institu.
tions and who now is appealing after
conviction and sentence TO five years
in prison for the same oifense.
Circuit Judge A. F. Smith was to pre-
side at the trial today. Z. ]. Raber, as
sistant states attorney, is " oharge of
the prosecution. The defendants had
notable array of counsel.
I.orimer's indictment, with thirteen
other alleged conspirators. followed
the collapse OF the La Sale bank OF
Chicago and its subsidiary banks in
June, 1914. Thomas Mcdonald. the La
Salle's cashier, and Charles G. Fox,
vice president, both indicted. testified
for the state and will not go to trial.
VIM. Lorimer, Jr.. son of the former
senator. also was indicted, but is no.
on trial today.
The Lorlmer-Munday banking pro-
jects were launched two weeks after
the famous confession of Charles
White that led to Lorimer's being GUST
ed by the senate on an illegal election
charge. The banks were to open May
10, 1910 White confessed April 80
Lorimer's friends contend that the ex-
pose was planned by his enemies to
break up his financial projects.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
CLUB AT
NORTH SCHOOL IS
GOING FORWARD
(By E. H. BLACK, Principally

(5y (. n. BLACK, Principal.)
Although the Thrift club of the north
school has been organized only
short time, a great interest is being
manifested in it both by parents and
pupils.
The children have found a great
many things to do in order to earn
money and are constantly on the look.
out for jobs as the newsdcalers and
other business people will testify.
Monday is deposit dav and the rap
idity with which these accounts are
growing indicates that the pupils are
sure enough hustlers.
Some of the pupils began to save last
year when Mr.. Johnson's proposition
was mentioned to them by the teachers
hut no club was organized at that
time.
The total amount of money saved
by the pupils of this school is exact
ly sS5l.36. ranging in amounts from
$125 to $SS. This does not include
several thousand dolalrs belonging to
the children who receive money from
their lands
The latest plan, the fulfillment Of
which is expected to add considerably
10 these bank accounts. is a school
garden. A tract of land has been Sc
cured at the corner of Chickasha ave
rue and Ninth street, and in few days
children will be busy clearing it off
and getting it in shape for early yeget
ables. Each pupil will have his in
dividual plot Of ground upon which to
grow his garden. The money he re-
celtes from his sales going to swell his
bank account,
Besides the big school garden, one
hundred and eighty-five pupils are
making plans for a home garden. Some
have rented vacant lots and intend
raising vegetables for the market.
If the business men will cooperate
with the school chillren by offering
prizes and assuring them market for
their product, every vacant lot in town
will, instead of a weed patch be a nico
garden and great deal of energy will
be used in producing something worth
WHILE instead of being wasted in idle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
LICENSED TO WE'D.

Court Clerk Newman issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses yesterday
viii McGaha. aged 26, to Miss Dora
Clark, aged 81. both parties Of Mid.
dleberg; John W. Wood, afed %, 10
Miss Hernia NJ. Castleberry. aged 16.
both parties of Ninnekah. In the latter
instance, the prospective bride being
under the age of legal consent, writ
ten permission of the father and moth.
er had been secured by the bridegroom
and was filed with the clerk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
GERMANY
SUBMITS
PROPOSAL

By United Press.
England must pledge armed passen-
ger liners not to fire on submarines be-
fore Germany win instruct her com
manders not to attack such vessels
without warning.
This is the counter proposal Of Ger.
many to the United States objection
10 her plan to sink all armed ships
after March /.
The German proposal became known
after a Commute informal conference
between Ambassador 3ernstorff and
Secretary Lansing today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17

has yet been arrived at in the matter
of the site of the building. This mat
ter has been deferred until the plans
are completed in order that the site
selected may correspond in every way
and harmonize with the building, the
board holding that it will be found
cheaper to select a site to fit the plans
than it will be to make the building 10
fit the site"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17

SENATOR
ON TRIAL
LOrimer Wins First Skirmisi When Court
Permits Consolidation Of Charges;
Case Expected to Consume
Several Weeks

By United Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Former Senator
Lorimer won the first skirmish in the
opening Of his trial here today on
charges of wrecking the Lorimer- Nun
day chain of banks. when he obtained
the right to consolidate the three in
dictments again him, two Of the counts
being for embezzlement and one con
spiracy. The work of obtaining jury,
which will probably occupy several
weeks, was begun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17

L. A. Smith, state agent for the Ma
tionaI Life association Of Des Moines.
Ia, is here from Oklahoma City, ac-
|companied by G. ". Marshall agent
for the same company. with headquar-
ters at Fort Cobb.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
BY United Press.

LONDON, Feb. 17.-Batween thirty
and one hundred thousand Turkish
troops were captured when the Rus.
SLAMS took Erzerum. according to unof-
ficial adyices from Petrograd.
It is also reported that several hun
dred cannon we're seized at the same
time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
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WEATHER FORECAST. :
For Oklahoma. +

+ i ! ! + 4 + 4. + + + + + +
Tonight and Friday, fair, colder in
east portion Friday
Local Temperature.
During twenty-four hours ending s
a. m. today:
Maximum, 75>degrees.
Minimum, 32 degrees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17

TOCONCEDE
FORT TAKEN
By United Press.

By United Press.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 17.-Reports
from Constantinople say 200 Russians
have been killed and several thousand
wounded in the fighting about Erzerum
during the last three days, but no men,
tion is made Of the reported capture OF
The great fortress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

+ Austrian batteries resumed
y tn bombardment of Belgrade.
J. Servia.
+ The Russian army continued
J. its hurried retreat through
+ East Prussia before the driving
+ Teutons.
+ The allies claimed and Ger
+ many did not deny, important
4 western front successes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-17

Continued on Page Three.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
WHAT HUGHES WOULD HAVE DONE.
From Tie Plttsburg Gazette Times.

Democrats are not asking so often
now What would Mr.. Hughes have
donc?" in certain specified cases in
which President Wilson failed to up
hold American principles and rights.
The Republican nominee has answered
them so many times straight to the
point they are discounted. But some
body in Kentucky on Thursday asked
the Republican nominee What would
you have done when the Lusitania was
sunk?" His answer. covering the
whole subject. is here repeated, for IL
is worth re-reading and remembering.
Mr.. Hughes said:
Sir ! would have had the state de-
partment at the very beginning OF the
administration so equipped as to de-
S cnducted affairs in Mexic ms tWggy
mand the respect Of the world. AT the
outset OF the administration would
have so conducted affairs in Mexico
as to show that our words meant
peace and good will, and the protec
ton at all events Of the lives and
property Of American citizens.
And next, when | said strict ac-
countability, every nation would have
known that was meant; and further.
when notice was published with re-
spect to the action threatened. ! would
have made it known in terms une-
quivocal and unmistakable that we
should not tolerate n continuance OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
REPUBLICAN
Sure Are the States of CaIifor.
mia, Wyoming and Utah
This Year.

CHICAGO. Oct. 14.-Former Senator
James A. Hemmenway, Of indiana, a
member OF the Republican national
campaign committee. who has been on
a tour through the West, has returned
10 Chicago after visiting California,
Utah and Wyoming. His report is that
each OF these states will cast its cleo
toral vote for Hughes, and that each
viii elect a Republican United States
senator. He said:
AZ the registration which closed
last Saturday in San Francisco, 1O2 900
Republicans and only $4,000 Democrats
registered while 10000 voters did not
indicate their party afillation. ANY
time that San Francisco breaks even
the Republican party is sure to carry
the state. Utah is normally a Republic
can state and will go Republican this
year. Senator Sutherland will be re-
elected without doubt. Wyoming, an
other Republican state. is going Re
publican again, Hughes will get the
electoral vote and Senator Clark will
come back to the Senate"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
EIGHTY PER CENT
OF RAILROAD MEN
ACTUALLY IGNORED

representatives OF this organization,
although fully aware of our presence
and purpose to ask for fair and impair
ttal treatment for all railway employees
In any Legislation that might be enact
ed.
THE president persisted in his de
termination to secure the twenty-five
per cent wage increase, disguised as
an "eight-hour day" for the 100000
brotherhood members. and to give no
consideration to the interests OF the
other 100000 railway employees.
AhamSOn Law Limitation.
we feel in duty bound to give out
these facts as TO the Adamson law:
Il. 1t applies only to one class of
railway employes-the small class en-
gagged in railway train service.
q II does not attempt to establish
a real eight-hour work day for this
class. but merely an eight-hour pay
day.
- 1t does not require any employe
TO work eight hours day, nor restrain
him from working any number OF
hours under sixteen.
"a. 1t provides that after January
| the employees in train service shall
receive for elgnt hours work the pres
ent pay for ten hours. This means
nothing but twenty-five per cont in
crease in wages for those working
eight hours or longer.
%. It absolutely ignores the rights,
the welfare and even the existence of
the other eighty per cent Of railway
employees.
&c. BY voting a twenty-five per cent
increase of wages to twenty per cent
of railway employees, and these the
very highest paid men in the service,
il necessarily renders II more difficult,
or even impossible. for the railway
companies TO make improvements in
the wages and conditions OF work OF
the other eighty per cent.
I'VE do not think that the enactment
OF the Adamson law. under attendant
circumstances, is in accordance with
the fundamental principles OF the
American nation and believe that, in
asmuch as the government has taken
jurisdiction Of the matter. we should
as vcitizens appeal to the president and
Congress at the next session OF Con-
gress and insist that all railway en-
ployes be considered and a commission
he appointed 10 investigate all hours
Of service and wages OF all such en-
plOypg"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14

friendly relations through the ordinary
diplomatic channels II that action
were taken. And the Lusitania, sir,
would neveE have been sunk"
The significance Of this statement is
that II maps out course which Presi-
dent Wilson might adopt even now
with benefit to the country and credit
to himself Mr. Hughes's plan has the
merit OF proved etiicctuality. for Mr..
Wilson put 1t to the test once with
results gratifying to the country,
which has wondered ever since why he
discarded an effective weapon ready in
his hand. Many influential Germans
are talking Of rcopening relentless
submarine warfare, Great Britain and
France continue to ilout MS, to seize
our mails and interfere with our COM
merce, and they never have Withdrawn
the blacklist Of American business
houses. They insolently insist that
where their belligerent interests are
concerned our just rights will not be
considered. Mr. Wilson does nothing
but talk for votes. Mr. Hughes pledges
himself to course in protection Of
American rights everywhere in the
world. In the election next month the
American people will decide whether
We shall have peace at any price, the
Wilson way, or peace with honor and
world respect for the United States of
America. the Hughes way.
Which do YOU choose?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
West Virginia Meets v. P. |
and Wesleyan Plays
Penn State.

TIE football card for today is
richer in attractive games than 1t has
been heretofore this fall.
The Pitt team will engage in It's
hrst big game by playing the Navy
at Annapolis. a victory for Pitt Is
anticipated. But the game that wilt
have all eyes focused upon It will be
played in Princeton between Tufts.
the conqueror of Harvard last Satur-
day, and Princeton The Tufts team
is well balanced and at Harvard
gained more ground and showed bet
te rfootball in every department than
did the Crimson. So its meeting with
the Tigers today can give the dope
sters an early insight OF the relative
strength OF the Harvard and Prince
ton teams.
Pennsylvania ought to beat
swarthmore today. Yale should take
over Lehigh and Harvard ought to
whip North Carolina. Syracuse.
which Pitt will play next Saturday,
will have the Franklin and Marshall
team as an opponent. and the Orange
can win as easily as II desires. for
the Lancaster college does not have
much in a football way this season.
Pennsylvania state has harder
game on its hands today than it i'm
AGNES, as the West Virginia Wesley
an team. which will oppose It. Isl
strong and the defeat which Wash
ington and Jefferson handed it last
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
DEMOCRATIC FOBS
AND FLBS AS WELL

as have time and again said, with
n feeling in my heart that l have
kept the faith with the people, kept
the pledges of the platform upon
which / was elected, and that this
states government has been econom-
ically, honestly. progressively admin
istered. Besides, if ! were in tho
business Of advertising myself or any
ambition might have, on watch
fobs. I would distribute fobs OF such
value that men would not be ashamed
to wear them. These Democratic
fobs. if they are all like the one that
Major Chiffon handed me, are GER
tainly cheap junk"
IF we ever had a larger meeting
in this place" said one of the oldest
citizens at Worthington last night,
lit was meeting back in 1876. and
have my doubts whether that was
larger than this one. | attended the
meeting in 1876"
Every available inch of space was
occupied in the theater and more
would have heard the governor had
there been a larger hall. At Mo
nongah every seat was occupied and
many mad 10 stand. At both these
places the audiences listened with
rapt attention. At Monongah the
governor was only permitted to speak
about thirty minutes, because of the
later meeting at Worthington. The
audience pleaded with him to remain
and as he left the hall to catch his
car everyone rose and cheered him
as he elbowed his way to the door.
Following the close OF his address
at Worthington where he spoke for
more than an hour and a half, and
where he was preceded by the Hon.
Emmett Showalter in an hours ad-
dress on national affairs. the big
crowd moved to the platform and
shook the governors hand.
I'm Democrat. said a healthy
looking toiler, but know my
friends and / am going to vote for
them. / am going to vote for Judge
Robinson, and there are several more
friends of the laboring men on that
ticket that am going to vote for"
If there is anything / have not
made clear in reporting to you my
stewardship OF the last three and