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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
FORD DPARTY
IS GUARDED
BY POLICE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 1.-The mem
bers of the Ford peace party were
virtually prisoners at the Royal
Shooting club and we're guarded by
police last night to prevent them from
becoming the object of attack of New
Years eve merry makers in the
streets.
They promised American Minister
Egan not to leave while the banquet
was in progress. The entire delega-
ton was ''interned' for three hours.
Governor Hanna, who is seriously
i'll in a hospital here, is reported
better. Rev. Dr. Aked remained in
Ctockholm. on the verge of nervous
collapse.
Madame Schwimmer. who preceded
the party to Copenhagen, to make ar
rangements. was warned by the police
that the party would not be permitted
to hold public meetings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
LUSTY H0WLNG AS
BABY YEAR is BORN

Did you hear New Year come in
last night? Or were you like every
body else and just thought the noise
was either a fire alarm or the music
of the advance guard in some raid or
other?
A trifle prematurely, about one min
ute and sixty seconds so, switch
engine down in the Rock Island yards
turned loose with the announcement
that 1916 was a ''borning." Scarcely
had this whistle began to jar about
through the prevailing atmosphere,
when some one with noise in their
hearts and murder in their souls un-
limbered a large and ill-mannered
piece of artillery composed, possibly,
OF, two anvils each loaded with noise
making powder and laid face to face.
Following this, big guns and little
guns and big whistles and little
whistles turned loose and "volleyed
and Numbered" for several consecu-
tive minutes. Then, when the attend
ing physicisas announced that 1915
had been born and that the youngster
was fine and lusty one, the noise
makers disbanded and the balance oI
the population of chickasha again
pounded the pillows.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
By PRESIDENT AUSTIN.

=
The die is cast, the year is ended
and the results speak for themselves.
The Oklahoma College for Women
closed its doors for Christmas vaca-
tion one year ago with an enrolment
of 215 young women and this last De
cember sent 367 girls coming from
forty-eight counties to their homes
singing the praises of Oklahosca' S
only girls school, More than two hun
dred applications for rooms in the
dormitory were returned for the lack
of accommodations.
l do not regard this unusual devel-
opment as the most important feature
because it takes more than numbers
to build a great institution. The
greatest progress the school has made
during the last twelve months is its
growth in the hearts of the people of
this state. The citizens have found
out that their daughters are looked
after here and they are given the char
acter of training that makes good wo-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
PROGRESS MADE BY
CHICKASHA CHURCHES
DURING CLOSING YEAR

Smith has flourished in a most salts
factory manner. The attendance has
been good at every service and the in
crease in membership has been such
as to evidence the high esteem in
which eh pastor is held by all The
Sunday school of this church has par
ticplarly flourished. One year ago
about two hundred children attended
this Sabbath school and now the num-
ber has been swollen to almost three
hundred Sixteen active classes com
pose the membership of the Sunday
school of the Christian church while
one of the largest and most interest
ing adult classes in Oklahoma meets
every Sunday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
By sUPT. w. F. RAMEY

In noting the progress made by our
city in various lines we must not over
look the increase and growth of our
city. schools and the forward steps
taken for improvement. One year ago
the enrolment of our high school was
PA. with an average daily attendance
of 203. The enrolment in all the
schools was 1921 white and total in
Guiding the negro schools 2,193. The
enrolment of the high school at this
time is 279 with an average daily at
tendance of 265. The enrolment Of
all the white schools is 2,OS5 and Of
all the schools including the negro
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
contradIcts Austrian Report.

By United Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. l. Dr. Cecile T..
Greil, the American survivor on the
Ancona, takes issue with the Austrian
note regarding the sinking of the liner
"The submarine that sank the An
coma fired fifty or more shots at her
instead of sixteen as stated in the
Austrian note, said Dr. Greil. Every
shell was fired after the vessel
stopped, while efforts were being
made to lower the boats"
DR.. GreiI said the submarine circled
about the liner, keeping up its fire
all the while and disappeared along
the surface without making any at
tempt to rescue the passengers. She
says the Anconas boats were not low.
cred till she stopped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
Large Vessel Reported Sunk by Submarine
EnrOute from Orient TO London;
Only -Four Boat Loads
Saved
RAISES NEW PHASE
OF CONTROVERSY
Washington Officials Amazed by Attack
Coming in Wake Of Austrian Answer;
Dr. Criel Makes State
ment

BY United Press.
LONDON. Jan. MANY lives are
reported to have been lost when the
Peninsula and Orient liner Persia was
sunk in the Mediterranean sea Thurs
day, presumably by submarine.
According to reports received here
only four boat loads of passengers and
members of the crew of the liner were
saved The Persia was enroute to
London.
The vessel that was lost had a dis
placement of 1894 tons, being only
slightly smaller than the Italian liner
Ancona. Excepting the Lusitania the
Persia was the largest British liner
sunk by torpedo, If reports that she
was Summarized are true.
The latest dispatches state def
initely that the Persia was subma-
rined. "The Persia carried many pas
sengers and a large crew." said an
official of the line. I'VE have no
definite figures to give out now"
Officers said that not over two hun
dred persons on board the vessel
could have escaped in four life boats.
In commenting on the statement that
only four boats managed to clear, they
said in all likelihood the number of
survivors was considerably less than
two hundred.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
OCROUNDS
FOR CHARGE
ARE FOUND
Verden Man Accused Of Theft Of Horses
in Colorado, is Dismissed After
Preliminary Hearing; Re-
turns Home

About two weeks since John d.
Graham OF verden was arrested at
request OF the officers Of Baca county,
Colorado. by Sheriff Bailey and later
turned over to those officers and
taken back to Colorado upon charsges
OF being implicated in the theft of a
car of horses.
As told in the Express at that time.
Graham asserted his innocence and
returned to Colorado without requisi-
tion papers. claiming that thorough
investigation would prove conclu-
sively that he had no hand in the
horse stealing offense with which he
was charged.
Yesterday Graham arrived at his
home in Grady county, his discharge
having been ordered by the Colorado
judge before whom he was arraigned
preliminarily.
As proof of his innocence of the
offense Mr. Graham was given letter
from this judge which follows:
"Stonington, Col, Dec. 20, 1915.
"To Whom 1t May Concern:
'aThis is to certify that John
Graham proved beyond the possibility
OF doubt that he was not guilty Of
the crime charged against him and is
therefore released therefrom.
BARNETT II. JONES,
Justice of the Peace.
Graham's preliminary was held
Tuesday. He says the only evidence
against him was that "slim man
wearing glasses answering to that
extent to his own description, was
seen with the stolen horses and
Graham proved by number of wit
nesses that he could not have been
connected with the crime. He re-
turned to Colorado to face the charge.
without a requisition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
STEPS TAKEN
BY CHICKASHA SCHOOLS

school 2,436.
The increase as above shown called
for enlargement in school room facil-
tiles. This is matter that was very
generously cared for in the recent
declaration by vote of the people for
new junior high school building.
The school spirit among patrons,
pupils and teachers was never better.
1t is the very soul of progress and
better things educationally. We
prophesy that the close of the year
1916 will find our city schools we'll
along on this forward movement of
better schools and better school facil-
titles for all the children of this city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
Kaiser in Bad Condition.

BY United Press.
AMSTERDAM, Jan 1.--Private all
vices reaching here from Berlin repeat
disquieting reports concerning the
kaiser's health. 1t is said that he is
still suffering from number of vio-
lent carbuncles. An effort to obtain
an authoritative statement in regard
to his condition failed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
Operation for Greek King.

By United Press.
ATHENS, Jan. liking Constantine
will undergo an operation tomorrow,
1t is stated officially that the oper-
alton viii be of minor nature" and
that he will be outdoors shortly.
The king was attacked by illness
two weeks ago, and it is believed that
he will not be able to participate in
public affairs for several weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
Epworth MsshodIst Church.

DR.. J. A. Olds, pastor of the Epworth
Methodist church, has one of the
largest congregations in Chickasha
under his charge. The membership OF
this church is composed of conscien-
tious workers in the cause of religion
and the deepest interest is ever mani
tested in all manners of church ad-
vancement. The Sunday school is
particularly well attended and shows
remarkable increase for the year
just closed. All societies of the church
are harmoniously conducted, the ac-
tiyity being in evidence at all points
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
Serious Issue Arises.
'SSUc NJ IScS'
By United Press.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA new and
most serious phase of the submarine
controversy confronts the United
States government in the torpedoing
of the Persia.
While officials here we're amazed at
the attack coming so soon after the
transmission Of the Austrian reply to
the Ancona note, they are disposed to
withhold comment until the facts are
fully ascertained
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
second Baptist.

The Second Baptist church presided
over by Rev. c. p HALEY shows pos
sibiy the heaviest growth of any
church in Chickasha during the past
twelve months. The membership has
increased not less than 80 per cent
Continued on Page Four)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
NEGRO PREACHER IS
SHOT AS HE PRAYS

BY United Press.
AUSTIN, Texas. Jan. Rev. H. A
Jones, negro evangelist, was shot
three times by a member of his con-
gregation while he was on his knees
in prayer.
The preachers wounds are not
serious. The motive Of his assailant
are not known.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
American Consul on Board.
By United Press.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Consul
General Skinner at London wires the
state department at noon as follows:
''The P. and o. liner Persia reported
sunk. Summarized while approaching
Alexandria. Robert NJ. McConley.
American consul at Alden, going to his
post, left London as a passenger.
Nearly all on board perished.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
R0UMANIA
TO ATTACK
BULGARIA
Three Army Corps Gather on Frontier;
Disquieting Reports on Kaiser's Ill
ness Continues; Turks
Need Coin

BY United Press.
ROME, Jan. L 1.-Roumania has con
centrated three army corps ON the Bull
garian frontier. according to uncon-
firmed reports received here today.
The object, Of the movement is not
definitely known, but many connect it
with the entrance of Roumania into
the war on the side of the allies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
MAsoNs MOVE QUARTERS.

All the furniture, fixtures and equip
ment OF the Chickasha Masonic lodge
was moved this morning from the old
lodge room on Chickasha avenue into
the front Of the third story of the
schluter building at the northeast
corner of Third street and Chickasha
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01

Not alone in a material way did
Chickasha prosper during the past
year Reports of the years work in
religious circles show that all Of the
churches in the city made marked
progress in 1915:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
Turks Need FINANCES.

BY United Press.
ZURICH, Jan. LII Reports received
here say Turkish finances are in such
bad way that the Turks viii ask
Germany for a loan of one hundred
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01

Miss Mabel Linda returned yester
day evening from Durant from Durant
where she spent the Christmas holt
fiave with friends and relafivns
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01

Tonight and Sunday, clear and
colder.
Local Temperature.
During twepty-four hours ending s
a. m. today;
Maximum, 6S degrees.
Minimum. a6 degrees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01

BY United Press.
HOT SPRINGS. Va. ian. 1.-Presi.
dent Wilson received reports on the
sinking Of the Persia as fast as they
arrived at the state department IN
Washington. He refused to make any
comment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01
First Christian.

During the past year the Christian
church. under charge of DR.. G.'Lyle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-01

Keith Berues left today for Lindsay
-. !. l.....l..a..- IL.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
TWIN CITY HARD
WARE 4 imp. co,
Take Possession Of the Kelly
Bros. Wahpeton Store and
Invoice is now being Taken
KELLY BROS. TO RETIRE
From Active Business and will
start Building & Loan
Association

On Feb. lst a transfer of the
stock of Kelly Bros. of the Wah-
peton store took place and Will
liam Schmitt, a former prosper
GUS young Richland County far
mer will head the new concern as
the Twin City Hardware & Imple-
ment Co. The building will still re-
main in the possession of Kelly
Bros.
Kelly Bros. will still retain pos
session Of the Breckenridge store
for the present at least, but they
thought that at some future time
they may also dispose of that bus
mess also.
Kelly Bros. while in business
in the hardware and implement
business in the little twins have
been hard and anxious workers,
their motto was to please the pub
lie and sell at reasonable cost.
They will now retire from active
business from the" Wahpeton
store and go into a building l.
loan association.
Just who is interested in the
new concern is not know, and in
fact rs does -naso4nake.-any- differ
[ence, but it was made known to
us that they will handle the same
lines of goods that were hereto
fore handled by the Kelly Bros.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
CITY CAUCUS
TUES. MARCH 9Th
For the purpoee Of NOMINATING
Mayor and Four Aldermen
For City Election
CITIZENS SHOULD ATTEND
And Express Their Choice And
Show tho Proper Spirit for
Good citizenship

Tuesday evening March 4 at
9 O'Clock in the City Hall the City
Caucus will be held for the pur-
pose OF nominating a mayor and
four alderman to be decided at the
regular city election March 21st.
The city election this year falls on
the same day as the Presidential
primary election and you will no
doubt vote the two different bal
lots on this day. In last weeks is
sue the Times published a full
explanation Of the different cleo.
tions this year and an explanation
OF them now would not be of any
Importance to the public.
Just who will run for the diff
ferent offices is not known to US
at the present time, or whether
all the members of the city Of
ficialdom will seek reelection is
also not known, but we will try
to have their expressions on this
subject next week.
A good turnout should be the
case, as this caucus is one of the
ways that citizens can show their
good citizenship by attending, if
not taking any part in the meet
ing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
NEW CITIZENS GET SILK FLAG
Judge Andrew 0rindeland In.
augrates Novel Procedure

Judge Andrew Grindeland in
trOduced a novel ceremony at
Thief River Falls when a class Of
eight presented themselves be-
fore him recently for naturaliza-
ton. Each member of. the class
was presented with a silk Ameri-
can flag with the following COM
ment from the Judge: ''Tt will in
still patriotism in The highest
sense, Ild all realized its sig
nificance.
Hereafter all new American ci-
tizrns in northwestern MinnesO-
Ia will be presented With a silk
United States flag as soon as they
have taken the oath to impress
them With the fact this is their
flag.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
BAD WEATHER KEEPS DOWN ATTENDANCE
AT MASS MEETING MONDAY AFTERNOON

the relation To Il packing plant To-
Gated here. The information was
very meagre but enough was re-
ceived to favorabIy point for IL
location of a packing plant here.
Many of their disadvantages there
would mean advantages here. and
Mr.. Smith clearly favored the To-
cation of the plant at this city.
Mr.. kidder of the Otter Nail
Power Company was present aHd
he said that the Otter Tail Power
Company could furnish all the
power plant of this kind, would
reed and at a lower rate than
speaker on the program and he
could be obtained at amy place
elsewhere in the state.
Mayor E'ligclnlan was he next
saiGi that illc council wtr" pre-
pared to make very good rate
on water and told of the cost OF
laying the water and sewer pipes.
Mayor Fligelman was followed by
Mr.. E. G.. Cox who dwelt on di-
versified farming. Mr.. Cox told OF
the benefits of diversified farming
in Illinois and its tendency to
raise the price of farm lands.
1t was also decided to send two
delegates to the Minot meeting
of the State Equity Society and
the expense money was guaran-
teed by the Wahpeton Commercial
club. After the delegates return
home a mass meeting would be
called so these delegates could i'm
form the people just what the
Equity wanted. This is thought to
be the very best plan.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

Montny afternoon the second
Mass Meeting concerning the
bringing Of the State Equity Pack
ing Plant to Wahpeton took place
and although bad weather pre-
vailed on the day before and Mon-
day itself was cold, it Cid not keep
own the enthusiasm of the meet
ing. however. Enthusiasm was
there as it should have been and
the speakers showed that they
knew their subjects to which they
had been assigned. After the meet
ing general discussion took
place and the bonus that was go
ing to be raised to offer the Equity
Society was practically done away
with. 1t is thought, and it seems
feasible that with our facilities
and the purchasing of a large
block of this stock, that il would
be sufficient to bring this pant
here.
Henry E. Chezik, chairman OF
the committee called the meeting
to ordkr and in a few words ad-
dressed the meeting telling them
just what the meeting was called
for, and then called upon Prof.
Smith as the first speaker OH the
program. His subject being Pack
ing Plants. Prof. Smith told just
what information he had CLEANED
from information received from
the Equity Packing Plant at La
Crosse. Wis. He said that the cap
itaIization Of the plant and the
number of men employed and
their troubles and progress, and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10
DECREASE Is
400 PASSENGERS
For tho Month Of January 1915 az
to the correspo onding Month
a Year Ago
BUT IS STILL PROSPERING
The Breokenrids se-vvahpeton st.
ny. 90. 10 8tiIl Doing q Good
Amount Of 8usiness

The Breckenridge Wahpeton
Street Railway Company hauled
400 less passengers during the
month of January than the same
month a year ago in 1915. THE
closing of the saloons in Breck-
enridge under the County Option
law is held for the loss, but nev-
ertheless the earnings show quite
a good deal over the expense of
the company. The net earnings
still warrant the continuation of
the line, and if the decrease i'm
the months to come Is only in the
same proportion, than it will war
rant the continuation of operat-
ing this railroad.
But as the little twins continue
to grow and prosper there is no
reason why the railroad cannot
be made to have the same earn
ing capacity as it has always en-
joyed. When this railroad was
first put in it was thought to be
will cat scheme. The promoter
with his statistics and reasons
why lit, shosla4pa5yss .estt- eneugh
stock subscribed to warrant the
putting in of the street railroad
system, and ever since then, the
people that passed up this oppor-
tunity that had a chance to invest
their money into it. have been
kicking themselves because they
figured it to be just throwing
their money away, and it has pro-
ven to be one of the best paying
ventures i'm the United States.
300 less passengers fares in
a month totals up to quite large
degree, hut the men behind this
railroad with their untiring ef-
forts, and by providing managers
that knew their business, and with
Mr.. Henry Snyder as the present
manager the operating expenses
have been. minimized to very
large degree.
In the month of January 1915.
a total of 23,334 passengers We're
hauled and in the month of JAN
uary this year 1864 passengers
were transported from one place
to another leaving decrease of
400 passengers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-10

the rebuttals began. In the rebuff
tai the negative team speaks first
and the order Of the Wahpeton
team was changed Erwin Van Bur-
en- was first, Miss Braun second
and George Hanson third. The A.
G. spoke in the order first named
and when the rebuttals was over
the judges after carefully looking
over the points scored by each
team, gave an unanimous decision
in favor Of the Science team.
The judges were Senator Pur-
cell, L. E. Jones of Breckenridge
and Supt. Hoover.