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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
SCHULTZ WARNS MAN
WHO DEFIES DEATH

Frank Schultz is one of those quiet
opponents of the unexpected on and
Off who keep IN the interest.
One day the Cubs had a day off in
Buffalo and were engaged in looking
over Niagara Falls. The players were
on a trolley car on the Canadian side
to take the Gorge trip. Suddenly a
battered, much beaten up, wiry-looking
individual leaped upon the running
board of the car.
ION such and such q day." he said
IL went over the Horseshoe Falls in a
barrel. The rock near the centre
shows where took the plunge"
A moment later he broke loose again
an the rapids below. near the
bridge. is where | was taken from the
barrel"
Every half mile or so he pointed out
some spot where he had risked his life
Schultz had not said a word. Suddenly
re slid over 10 the end OF the seat and
remarked conidentially:
Say. old boy, you'd better get in OF
that running board; you might fall off
and get killed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
Locating the Next Series.

1t is that the National League wing Of the next
world series will be established in the East You write
that down as cnch, with Brooklyn Boston and Phlade-
phia where they to-day But there is good chance
that the League will give the West its first shot
at world in six years. Not since the Cubs
their flag has the West been in of the big October
iubees the sections Chicago Cleveland
and Detroit have much better chance than New York.
Boston and Washington II the Yanks had remained intact
affairs might have been different The Red Sox still have
their chance But the three Western clubs up near
the top better fixed than their Eastern rivals Which
goes for Chicago beyond any other contender in the field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
O Temporal and Such.

From 1900 through 19l3a matter Of thirteen seasons
the pennan each year ossup split three ways
among New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh.
In that time New York five pennants, Chicago four
and Pittsburgh four And the two that failed win
generally running 2-3.
The old order is good many leagues to the rear
The main battle among New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh
is proposition of reaching the bottom Of the first d.
vision They faded three years ago Last summer Phila
delphia Brooklyn and their places And the
trumvirae is still ruling the field to-day 1t took the
Celebrated Worms number of years to turn but when
they finally began wiggle the result astounding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
YACHTS WILL RACE
AROUND LONG ISLAND

What is likely to be a welcome addi-
tion to the list of yachting fixtures this
summer. will be the race around Long
Island which the regatta committee Of
the Atlantic and New Rochelle yacht
clubs are now completing arrangements
for.
The owners of several schooners and
yawls have signifed their intention Of
entering their yachts for the race. As
1t looks now the schooner class will
include Harold s. Nanderbilt's Vag-
rant, Hendon Chubb's Queen Nab and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
Another Why.

Why most shortstops poor hiters? Among the
weakest swingers in both leagues Lavan of the
Browns Bush, of the Tigers; Bancroft of the Phiies
Weaver Of the White Sox and Maranve Of the Braves
all Unfolding stars, but all below .23O.
You frequently hear that Pecknpaugh grand short
stop, but that ne can't hit Maybe he can't But he can
outbat twohirds of those working between second
and third The only hard hitting shortstops in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
The Voice of the Pennant.

he Voice or the remnant
/ am the Ghost Of the Pennant-I haunt every team
through the year;
flap each face at the start Of the when the fan
is emitting his cheer;
And loom up By to the bugs bedming eye as his
breast bulges outward NTH hope,
And hen a0hoop and heH cheer 40, the penndnt comes
here if there's anything left to the DOPE"
"They hare already rcon me in Brooklyn; they say wH
90 to Ne0 York;
Both the Red and White Sor ,ch their strength in the
Dor, are hoping NTH hearts light as cork;
But it's still quite stroll to the end Of the goal tohen
the hurdles toWerIng high,
nd 1t isn't the tohen the pitchers are lame and
the infeId is bloi0n to the sky
"a nd noc you ask ,chat tedmW wn me? And where H
flap in the fall?
viii PIT an embargo on lucky Chicago or giUe 'oait-
ina Cleyeand the call?
There's no use to rope me or pick dope for
I am q frolicsome elf,
nd ho,o should you knoO 1ohere the deuce wtH 90
ayhen haven't decided myself"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
Not Enough.

Colonel Charles Gebest the well known musical i'm
presario playing round with Captain T. L. Huston
the Yankees Going the third hole Gebes had
lost three balls Have you any old golf balls with you
he called 20 passing friend.
How many you nt?" the friend replied.
Never mind" called Cap Huston, "Ive got enough
mo he hasn't" replied Gebest great earnestness
Hes only got eight. and I've got fifteen holes
play"
Noe-Credt if you desire give it, for labelling the
Reds the Cinci Mattys, belongs Mr. F. NJ Child Consid
cradle monicker
r. L. FNo, Wagner doesn't desire take up the rens
of management yet for eight years Not he says
until he begins to feel that he is slipping and that his
active work is about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
GIANTS HAVE DOUBLE
ADVANTAGE IN SALLEE

A double advantage will accrue to
the Giants through Harry Sallee join
ing the team. He will not only win
many games for them, but they will
be relieved of the task of batting
against him in the future series with
the Cardinals and this means a lot
to them.
Sallee has always been able 20 beat
the Giants in a majority of the games
he pitched against them, and they
were always glad to get by him. With
him on their team they c..>ht to have
little TO fear in games with the Cards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30

the Uncas. The yawls Soita, Sur
prise and La Guiana and some of the
handicap class yachts will also be
among the starters, it is said
The yachts will leave the Lower Bay
on Saturday. August 26, the final day
o. Race Week, and finish off the New
Rochelle Yacht CLUB. The course will
take them around Norton's Point, along
the south shore OF Long Island, around
Montauk Point and then down the
Sound 20 the finish line off Echo Bay,
New Rochelle. Only yachts that are
suitable TO sail such course will be
allowed 70 compete. II has been sew
eral years since such a race was held.
and the idea has been received with
great enthusiasm by the yachting fra
ternity of both Long Island Sound and
the Lower Bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
World Series Jumps.

There have been only few world series jumps of any
length 1905 the all in the East, with New
York facing Philadelphia.
In 1906 it all in Chicago
In 1907 and 1908 it still the West between De-
troit and Chicago.
The longest plunges in 1909 and between
Pittsburgh and Detroit and Philadelphia Chicago
1910 every series played has been in the East So the time
is about ripe for another healthy plunge half way
.bo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
Two Games at Olympic Field

Two new clubs will make their ap-
pearance against the Lincoln Giants,
worlds eolored champions, this after
noon at Olympic Field, l35th Street and
lItn Avenue. In the opening game at
l;oo O'Clock the Department Of Stree.
Cleaning nine will face the Giants. l.
the tnal contest The Trenton Club will
furnish the opposition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
The Future Of J. Evers.

What" queries a reader, will Johnny Evers do after
finishes with baseball keep the exciting existence
he has led for the last fourteen years.
BY the time Johnny gets through the European Will
likely be this will keep him from shifting to the
trenches. So just present no fitting career In
sight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
The Ultimate Straw.

an the fell clutch Of circumstance"
As Mr. Henley said,
rarely yelp or cry aloud
Or bon my CORY head.
BIT there are times my iron l0iU
Goes ont upon spree,
And one Of these is iCben read
That "Welsh picks referee"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30

Brooklyn can never stand the August and September
drive Exchange. We remember having read TINS
same statement in applied the Braves and in 1918
applied TO the Phies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30

; - ooW4nr Alley. billiard q Poo
~s>@S,a TABLE Mrs Repai:s. q
Supplies. Marx Bros *
~ Union SQUARE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
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game are Wagner and Hornsby forty-twoyear-od VET
eran and a twenty -year-od recruit.
Eminent Halls.
Hal Chase.
Hal Pointer.
Halifax.
Halibut.
Hallelujah
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30

Pittsburgh has picked up NJ
capable performer in Farmer. w,
times is played in the outfeld, sna :
again in the inner works. Nmr.
placed Farmer has delivered me
in carload lots, and ne bids -,
make a name for himself Dan O'' .
is another colt in the Callahan ~
who is showing marked ability :.
fielding has been Of a sens" 4
nature since ne got into the gar.
he has been hitting :he ball ns1 7
the nose.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
ROCK ISLAND
DEFENDANT

F. X. Hardie, through his attorneys,
Bond & Melton, today filed suit in
the district court against the receivers
of the Rock Island Railway company
The petitioner seeks to recover from
the defendant company the sum of
$215 and interest from January 1,
1915, in payment for certain cattle
killed by the defendant company's
agents.
The petitioner alleges that upon a
certain day and date in the month Of
January of last year the defendant
company carelessly and negligently
run its trains over one yellow Jersey
COW, two red heifers and one spotted
steer, thereby carelessly and negli-
fently causing the death Of said
cattle" The cattle were killed at a
point on the main line of the Rock
Island one and one-half miles north
OF the town Of Pocasset.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
TAX LEVIES FOR TWO
YEARS ARE COMPARED

County Assessor Dews furnishes
the following comparison of tax leyies
for the past and current years:
Within the past few weeks l have
seen statements published purportod
to have come from different sources
as to the increase of the taxes Of
Grady county. Permit me to submit
the statement of figures below as
shown by the records and are correct:
Taxes for the Years of 1915-1914.
State purposes-1915 at 31a mill
levy, $79.S2S1S; 1914 at 1.S mil levy,
s2s,42S.51; increase, s51,39967.
County purposes-1915 at 4 IA mill
levy, S96,9S421; 1914 at 3 9-4 mill levy,
$S1, 1924; increase, $15,13497.
Cities and township governments
1915, 1923, S,953.40; 1914, sSS,746.OS; in
crease, SS5,2o737.
School districts (1eS) 1915, $751;
1890; 1914, s164,57S.6s; increase,
SIC, 6,S49.27.
Total increases, $11S,5912S.
Now let us detail the above and ar
rive at facts. The state board Of
equalization and excise board has the
authority and fixes the state levy
which is OOS5 for 1915-whereas il
was .OO1S for 1914, which as you see
from the above. made the state tax
SCI. .999.67 more, which is nearly hall
of the entire increase.
Next comes the county which
amount is fixed by the county com
missioners and levy made by the
county excise board, which is com
posed of the county judge. county
clerk, county treasurer, county attor
ney and the county superintendent
This shows an increase of $15,1S491
as shown above and the county com
missioners state they were forced tc
ask for this extra levy to replace the
washed-out bridges, culverts, etc.
which the high waters in the spring
damaged.
Next item is cities and township
governments which control them
selves and fix the amount required
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
Load Of Buckshot is Fired Through Win
dow Of County Officers Home at
Ada Early To-day and Barely
Misses Mark
THREAT IN LETTER
IS PUT INTO EFFECT
Shot Follows Demand that Efforts to Lo-
cate Barn Burners be Stopped;
OutgrOwth Of Fight on
Cattle Dipping

BY United Press.
ADA, Okla, Jan. 5.-An attempt on
the life of A. L. Bullock, county attor-
ney here, was made at 4.30 o'clock
this morning by an unknown party.
A load of buckshot was fired
through the window of Bullock S
home and barely missed its mark.
Bullock says he was aroused by hear
ing a noise outside the house near
the window and he fell back just as
the shot was fired. His assailant evi-
IDENTIFY fled after discharigng his
weapon as no second shot was fired.
officers were at once notified Of the
attempted killing and went to the
scene, investigating all possible
traces, but finding no clue. The
authorities have sent for bloodhounds
and will make every possible effort
to locate the man responsible for the
crime.
Ten days ago County Attorney Bull
lock received anonymous letters de-
manding that he cease his efforts to
run down the men who burned the
barns of two of the county commits
sioners and threatening him with vio-
lence in the event he refused to de-
sist from such efforts.
The burning of the commissioners
barns was the outgrowth of a fight
that is being made on the cattle tick
dipping campaign. In the course of
the war against the policy of the COM
missioners in attempting to free the
county of cattle ticks, the opponents
of cattle dipping threatened to retail
late against the commissioners. As a
result the barns were destroyed and
in several places dipping watts were
dynamited.
At the time the barns of the COM
missioners were burned the counsy
attorney announced that he would
leave nothing undone to bring to
justice the "firebugs" and some time
after that he received threatening let
ters. The local newspaper COM
mended the attitude of the county at
torney and denounced the barn-burn-
ers and they, too, received anony-
nous letters, threats being made to
blow up their plants.
The attempt on Bullock's life today
has deeply stirred the entire COM
munity and it is believed that the Off.
GERS will redouble their efforts to ap-
prehend the guilty parties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
PROGRAM
OF DEFENSE
IS OPPOSED
Prospect that Preparedness Plans VIII Be
Defeated Unless Situation Changes;
Detection Of Senator Kern
is Blow
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-President
Wilson's preparedness plans are
beaten unless they are materially
modified. This is said to be the opin-
ion OF the administration itself
The detection of Kern, the Demo
cratic leader in the senate, was final
proof to the White House that its
plans will not carry.
The chief reason for the opposition
OF Kern is said to be that the people
OF Indiana are opposed to the defense
program. The political relationship
between Kern and Bryan has always
been close.
Leaders with whom Bryan has
talked say he is viciously bitter
against the defense program and is
threatening to stump the county prior
TO the Democratic national convention
in order to arouse sentiment against
It and against second term for
Wilson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
IRISH NOT INCLUDED
IN BRITISH BILL
COnscriptiOn Measure is introduced in
Parliament by Premier; Cost Of Ford
Peace Expedition to Date
is 100000
By CARL w. ACKERMAN.
U. +. staff correspondent.

BUDAPEST, Jan. Hungarian Of
ficials expect great offensive to be
launched by the allies along all fronts
IN the spring, but declare they are
confident all such movements will be
defeated.
'The allies fail to consider our mil
itary positions" Count Jaulus Andras,
the Hungarian parliamentary leader,
told the United Press today.
"We are so situated that we can
concentrate, which the enemy cannot
do,' said the count. This situation
cannot be changed by the entente Of
fensive this spring.
1--WE believe this is going to be
long war. We could make peace next
week, but the allies do not desire it,
but the world is becoming hysterical
and even neutral powers are losing
their patience. 1t is a shame for hui
manity that we cannot make peace
now"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
GRAND JURY
is WANTED
BY VENABLE
Securing Signatures to Petition; District
Court DispOses Of More Motions;
Aliens Will Have Hearing
January II

County Attorney Venable, it is un-
oerstood, is visiting different sections
OF Grady county yesterday and today
for the purpose of securing signatures
to a petition asking that a grand jury
be called for this county during the
present term of the district court One
hundred signatures to Inis petition
will be required under the provisions
OF the law.
Judge Linn of the district court dis
posed of a number of motions at the
morning session of the court and car.
ried several cases over for a reset
ting after such time as Chief Justice
Kane of the supreme court shall name
a judge to serve in this district
during the time Judge Linn will be
serving on the supreme court com
mission.
Following the disposition of the
motions and other minor matter the
arguments were heard in the matter
Of Dovie Weatherford VS.. ]. t. Wealth
erford wherein the plaintiff asks di
vision of the property and that tht
defendant be enjoined from disposing
of The property until such division
may be effected.
Tuesday, January II, at l o'clock il
the afternoon the district court will
take final action upon application o.
three foreign born residents of Grady
county who desire to become full
| fledged American citizens. The appli
cants having filed their petitions, to
gether with their second papers are
A. Balk, Mamie Paag and Antonio
Rose.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05

to operate their respective govern
ments and submit this to the county
excise board to make levy accord
ingly. These alone show an increase
of $35,2O7.37 over amount required for
1914.
Next item is our schools of which
we have l0S districts in the county
and divided into all sorts of shapes,
sizes and fashions, to meet the service
Of the patrons The school boards
have the same authority as the mu.
nicipal boards and their levy is also
made by the county excise board.
The assessment Of the most Of the
property in the entire county is no
higher than before and was passed
upon by the county board of equaliza.
tion and also the state board after
assessment.
The only material changes that
am aware of in assessments are in
Chickasha city and these items show
on the records for themselves, An
estimate of the taxable lands in the
county shows about 45 per cent moi
subject to taxation.
Please note this: The state tax is
nearly three times more; the county
is only Y mill more-or SOC pei
$1,OOO-while nearly all the differen
school districts have levied more anC
nearly all the township governments
have more than doubled their levy fol
this year.
Pardon me for taking this libert,
/ for asking you to publish this, but
am absolutely in favor of our under
standing the situation and KNOWN.
why our taxes. are so much higher o.
the same valuation and whether W,
can remedy it or not.
Take your tax receipts for the year
1915-1914 and look on the back o
them and compare the levies for tn,
two years and then you can easily tel
why your taxes are higher on tn,
same assessment. Respectfully,
JOE DEWS,
County Assessor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
co. BOARD
Is WINDING
UP WORK

The board of county commissioners
will conclude its labors for the reg
ular January meeting this afternoon.
The greater part of today was taken
up, as was the greater part of yester-
DAY afternoon. in auditing and allow
ing bills for different items against
the county. These bills and accounts
will total somewhere between six and
seven thousand dollars, and will come
out Of the several funds of the county.
The bridges have drawn heavily on
the county during the past year, but
the claims from that fund for Decem-
Der will probably run lighter for De-
cember than for preceding months.
Ed Burney appeared before the
board this afternoon and asked that
a road be opened in accordance with
the petition filed. on the section line
between sections 40 for ad istance of
one and one-half miles in township g.,
range Z west.
On motion the road was declared
opened as a county road as petitioned
and the township board authorized to
act.
On motion the county assessor was
authorized to begin the assessment
of the 1916 taxes in accordance with
the provisions of section 2 of chapter
1873 of the session laws of 1915.
All routine business has been dis
posed of and all matters which have
come before the commissioners set
tied in regular order at this meetins'
with the exception of few matters
wherein the claims of accounts due
we're filed too late for action at TINS
meeting. In these cases the matters
we're passed and the parties given per
mission to refile before the Fbruary
mating
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
men.

AlACns
Like England, France and Italy
Russia is preparing to fight in the
Balkans. This campaign, which is
already under way, is under the lead
ership of General Dimitrieff, ex-com-
mander of the Ninth Bulgarian army,
who renounced Car Ferdinand and
Bulgaria, and sent back the military
decorations rendered him by his
former sovereign. Dimitrieff's first
objective is Bulgaria, anticipation of
which early in December sent Austro-
German and Bulgarian regiments
hastily to Rustchik, the nearest Bull
garian city to the Russian border
1t was Russia that delivered Bull
garia from the Turkish yoke. When
faced by the Russians as foe, led by
q former popular general of the Bul.
garian army, wholesale desertions
from the Bulgar forces are considered
potent possibility.
Russian forces too, have been sent
in ample numbers to the Caucasus in
order, If necessary. to lend aid to the
British in the event the Suez canal
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
Peace cruIse Comes HIah.

By United Press.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 5.-Business
Manager Plaintiff Of the Ford peace
party announced today that the cost
of the expedition to date was three
hundred thousand dollars. He said he
expected that the final cost would
reach at least a half million exclusive
Of the permanent tribunal which Ford
plans to establish in Europe after the
party returns to America.
Preparations are being made for the
party to go to The Hague Friday by
special train.
The Herman minister is vislng the
passports, but he admits that it is
possible that the foreign office may
change its mind and refuse permis-
sion to the party to cross German ter
ritory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
4O3 NAMES
SELECTED

The jury commissioners in and for
Grady county, finished their labors at
noon today and reported the result OF
their drawing to the court clerk. This
report shows that 253 names have
been selected as jurors for the district
court and $50 names for the county
court. From the lists drawn a.
jurors will be selected to serve on the
necessary juries in Grady county foI
the ensuing six months. The member
ship of the jury commission is now
composed of R. A. Thompson of Mn
nekah; A. w. Marlowe of Minco and
w. P. Matthews of Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-05
ON
SITUATION

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing We're
in conference for nearly an hour this
morning, threshing out the interna-
tional crisis that has developed since
the sinking of the liner Persia with
Americans on board
At the conclusion Of the conference
Secretary Lansing said the govern
ment was still waiting for facts" be-
fore taking any final action.