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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
County Attorney Urges Sheriif's Office to
Interfere With Advertised Tate
Flynn Bout Tomorrow
SHERIFF SENDS
RED HOT REPLY
Says He Needs No Suggested Assistance
in Stopping Illegal Acis But Anti
cipates No Trouble

That decided difference of opinion
exists between the offices of the coun
ty attorney and the sheriff is indicated
in an exchange OF letters which took
place this afternoon between these Off
cials regarding the suggested interfer
ence in the Tate-Flynn fight which
comes off tomorrow night. The coun
ly attorney thinks it should be stopped
by the sheriff and that if the sheriff
attempts to stop it there will be trou-
bIe The sheriff combats suggestions
made by the prosecuting attorney and
says his office is able to handle any
situation which may arise in the prem
ises.
Following is the reply to the county
attorney:
Sheriff Replies.
Office Of the Sheriff OF Grady County,
okIahoma,-Hcdge Bailey, Sheriff.
Chickasha, Okla, July "a, 1916.
hon, JOhn ri. Venahle,
County Attorney,
Chickasha, Okla.
Dear Sir:-
am in receipt of copy of your let
ter of the oath. the original of which
understand has been printed in the
Chickasha Express.
This is the first information I have
had that the District Court denied
the Injunction against the so-caIIed
prize fight on the ground it was the
duty Of the officers to stop the fight
without any interference by the court
do not know that either myself
or my deputies are able to determine
as to whether this proposed exhibition
is prize fight prohibited by law or
boxing exhibition permitted by law
AS sheriff1 do not know where the
line between the two stands. The po-
sition of this office on the matter is
that If warrants are placed in my
hands ] shall immediately execute
them and do not think that shall
need any assistance except that Of
my deputies. do not anticipate any
violence or trouble hi connection with
the service Of any Character or pro
cess; II warrants are not placed in my
hands ! shall instruct my deputies.
who will be at the proposed exhibition
for the purpose Of maintaining order,
to arrest without warrant all persons
who in their judgment violate the law
in their presence, whether it be by en-
gaging in so-called prize fight or box.
King exhibition or by any other unlawful
act. If the matter is left with this
office TO either stop or permit this ex
hibition, then it will be either stopped
or permitted as the judgment Of the
officers present shall dictate, and if
they should determine that persons
there are violating the law / anticipate
no trouble of any kind in arresting
such persons.
AS you know, the condition of my
health is such that can not be pres.
ent at this exhibition.
Very truly yours,
HODGE BAILEY.
Sheriff.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
FRISCO is SEEKING TO
CHECK TREsPAssiNc

st. Louis. Mo. July PA unique
campaign against trespassing on rail
road tracks has been authorized by
Mr. W. c. Nixon. receiver and chief
operating officer Of the Frisco.
Are you to be one Of the unfortu-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
Appeal is Refused.


BY United Press.
London, July 24.-The attorney gen.
eral today refused to issue a certificate
enabling Sir Roger Easement, convict
r. of high treason and sentenced to
death in connection with the Irish re.
volt, to appeal his case directly to the
house of lords.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
Russians Advance.
By United Press.

py UHIIeu FTtHs.
Petrcgrad, July 24.-The Russians
today forced their way through the
German lines below Riga and paralyz-
ed Austrian resistance to their further
advance toward northeastern Galicia
and Hungary, according to dispatches
received from the front
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
Boats Not pamaaed.

BY United Press
Berlin, July 24-"Our torpedo boats
have returned from point close to
the mouth Of the Thames river undam-
aged after Sundays short engage
ment," says the official statement TO-
day.
The war office says the British fail
ed to gain any decisive advantage in
their offensive in the Pozieres sector
yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24

Mrs. L. Erlich and daughter Isabel
returned Sunday from Colorado
Springs where they have been spend.
ing the past three weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
Another War Credit.

8y United Press.
London, July 24.-Promior AsQuith
today asked the house Of commons for
a vote or 45o,OOoooo pounes sterling
war credit, the largest single Bill Since
the beginning Of the war. This makes
total this year Of 1,0B0,000.OoO
pounds or a total since the beginning
Of the war OF $14,i6O.Oose00-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
Ferry Boats Collide.
By United Bress.

Copenhagen. July 24-Twenty per.
sons were drowned whe- two ferry
boats collided in the Spree .fver just
above Berlin, according to dispatches
received here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
Got on His Nerves.

"The blacklist difficulty will be adj
justed," said Senator Hoke Smith, az
ter talk with President Wilson today.
Il believe Great Britain will withdraw
the whole or portion OF the blacklist
order before believe the order
To ether callers the president adj
mitted that sae blacklist difficulty had
gotten on his I rves. He said, howey-
er, the method Of handling II had nat
yet been determined. ~ suxm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-24
viii moi Tempcrize With England in Mat.
Ter Of Mail Seizure and Accuses
EngINud Of Evading Reply
ASOUITH WANTS
MORE WAR FUNDS
Asks for Additional 81, ESQ, 900, 900 Max.
ing Grand Total Since Beginning Of
War $l4,l6O,OOO,OOO

BY United Press.
Washington. July 2i--The state de-
partment will notify Ambassador Page
to Immediately acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of Great Britain's reply, to pro-
tect mail seizures to inform the foreign
office that the reply is not considered
to be response to the American note.
and that request for an early reply
on the principles involved may be- OK
pected, 1t is stated officially today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
Divorced Wife Sues For
Support of Minor Child

Suit to recover $3.50 alleged to be due
for the support and maintenance of
their minor child, was filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court today by Edna
Alice Gaines against Maury w. Gaines.
In an affidavit accompanying the pc
ttion. tho plaintiff tells the court she
procured q divorce from Gaines in Alex
andria, Va, and was awarded the Gus
tody of Audrey Willard Gaines, an in
FAINT 4
The petitioner maintains that Gaines
was not relieved by the decree OF the
obligation of supporting and maintain
ing the infant, aud she asks for IS a
week from February q. 1918, to February
2s, 1915. The petition was filed by At
torney Edward l.. Giles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
SHIP OF STATE HALTS
WHILE STUDENTS SING
0Id-Time Melodies Given in
Cabinet Room BY Fisk Quar-
tet Cheer President.

II was at the busiest moment of
the White House morning. The ante
rooms adjoining the Presidents pri-
waite office were crowded with officials
and private citizens.
Newton d. Baker. of Cleveland. had
Just lefs the President to take the
oath OF office as the new Secretary
of War
Members OF Congress were seated
about waiting impatientfS for a word
with the President to discuss legisla-
tion or curry favors.
Tho usual tourist contingent was
crowding about the door-keeper's desk
for cards to the East Room.
Messengers hurrying through the
corridors brought messages from the
State and War departments relating
to the latest developments in the for
eign situation, and details concerning
the latest brush on the Mexican bor-
der.
Suddenly in the midst of IL all there
burst forth sounds of music from the
Cabinet room. Instantly the hubbub
in th1- corridors and 0nte-rooms
ceased. Swelling ever louder like the
tones OF an organ the strains swept
The Fisk. University Jubilee Male
ouartotS composed of four colored
nien wis singing before the Presi-
don't In the Cabinet room.
.,One BIZ one the old songs of the
South followed each other in richness
OF tone that thrilled the hearers.
Gradually the deep lines or the Pres
idents face softcned With eyes
closed and head thrown back he sat
at the Cabinet table listening. The
members Of the quartet were grouped
about the opposite end of the long
p.steal Away Home" "T Want To Be
q Soldiet," an old camp-meeting song |;
'Qld Black Joc," and others of the
old familiar songs and hymns OF ante
bellum days, were sung by the quartet.
When 1t was over the President, with
eyes wee bit dimmcd. shook hands
with the singers and with the Rev. A.
G. Garner, OF the Plymouth CongreHa-
tional Church. and c. ii. Steptoe. both
colored, who had arranged the serenade.
Steptoe, 1t so happens, is the soE of
.'Old NANNY" Steptoe. who nursed Mrs.
Wilson when the latter was a baby.
The President compl'mented the sing
ers highly, The quartet is composed OF
l., l.. Foster, ]. w. Work, J. A. Myers,
and ]. E. Harris.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
RITA JOLIVET BRIDE
OF COUNT CIPPICO
Famous Actress, Lusitania Sur
vivor Weds Venice Nobleman.

New York. March 9.-Countess Clip
pico. II you please, not Rita Joliet.
The famous actress. survivor OF the
Lusitania. to whom Charles Frohman
aboard the Lusitania is said to have
spoken his lest words. why fear
death? 1t Is a most beautiful adven-
tiIrc." Is back in New York today, the
wife of Count Giuseppe Cippico. OF
Venice.
The countess will go to California In
two weeks, she said, to finish a movie
the counts wishes.
They were married in London or
January rs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
Fisk Singers Give Old
Revival Hymns At Concert

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and
"Roll. jordan. Roll" with other old
songs, Were revived last night at the
First Congregational Church by thu
Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Selections from the poems Of Paul
Lawrence Dunbar were also given.
The concert was given Under the
auspices OF the Woman's Missionary
Society for the benefit of, Fisk Uni
ycrsity ut Nashville ssTehn.. where
the singers are students. The uni
yersltytis one OF the leading institu-
tons OF the South for the education
OF colored youth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
PRIVATE PHOTO SHOP
NOT A MANDATORY
Female Workers Don't Come Un.
der Eight-Hour Law.

Female workers. in Photographic a.
Establishments where portraits are made
on private order and not for pdbiic sale
do not come within the purviGw of the
eight-hour lew for women, according to
an opinion Of Corporation Counsel Con-
rad III. Symc adopted by the Commits
sioners today.
Such establishments. Mr.. Syme holds,
are neither mercantile nor maEufactUr-
ing establishments Within tho meaning
of the law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
Court Annuls Marriage.

A decree annuling the marriage of
Philip Eronheim and Mary e. r. lin
was signed today by Justice Anderson
in Equity Court, No. /,
kronheim's petition informed the
court that he and the defendant lived
together for six years, at tho end
OF which time sho tod him she had not
been divorced from her first husband.
The suit was not contested. Attorney
Alvin l.. Newmyer represented Kron-
helm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
Mrs. Lansing Loses
Lorgnette on Street

The police have been asked to insti-
tute II search for a silver lorgnette, the
property Of the wife of Secretary of
State Lansing.
The lorgnette, set with small dia-
monds, was lost on the street last
Thursday,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20

him who Is risen from the dead. And
man, looking up from his work. re-
joices.
In city and country; in art.domed
cathedral and isolated church: in
mansion and cabin is sung in har.
monious cadence, sometimes soft and
low, and, then again, in accelerated
movement, the glad tidings OF Easter.
tide, with its message OF the day and
10 the days toilers. Christ is risen''
SO man must ever seek TO rise
superior 10 the destructive forces
around him, He must measure up
TO his ideal II he would escape the
debasement wrought by the domi.
nance OF his lower self, In no other
way can he expect TO live the ideal
life, His inspiration and ideal are
found in Christ. His entrance as an
amateur into the Christian life Is
but indicative OF his growth into that
OF an artist. And In this progressive
cumulative ascendancy he IL con.
scious OF the leadership OF One, who,
by one decisive stroke Of matchless
power, in the resurrection from the
death, proved his Sonship, authority,
superiority and divinity.
Therefore, however wild and steep
your path may be; however mighty
the sweep OF sinful p%ropensities and
habits; however dark and threaten.
ing the clouds that cross your path.
take heart and press on Casters
message In for the world. II puts a
song in the individual heart. SO as
nature responds 20 the touch OF
spring. may mankind everywhere en-
ter into the spirit OF Easter,
Albert M. Ewert.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20

this fact that we are making here Z
status there, Death Is the commence
meut Of greater effectiveness for life
That stone Is rolled away from our
~sePuIchers.
II is also true that Christ gave
ground for believing that our loved
one gone are still with US, lie told
his disciples that where they were,
there h. would be IN the midst OF
them. lie spoke OF n home he had
gone TO prepare and OF coming "a take
them 70 IL, Enframe this as one may.
the picture Is the same-rouniOn with
the loved ones gone. You come home
from a trip abroad. AS you draw near
the pier the hands of loved ones wave
20 you, the steamer ties up 10 her
wharf and you are again in the arms
OF those so dear So IL is az death.
You have been long away from those
at home, but the vessel that has car.
ried you-your body-ties up some
day 10 the little green wharf IN some
quiet hillside and you again are with
your dear ones,
There rolls the last stone away,
Rev. John Britain Clark.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20

thou be with me In paradise" he was
opening the door OF heaven to all the
wide. storm.tossed world; and as the
angel OF God came and rolled away
the stone on that Easter morning OF
long ago. 30 he comes to every worn,
bodily casket and sets the soul free
TO find glory. perfect life, perfect hap
piness In some fair haven OF God.
And we vex our souls with wonder.
ing where that haven may be. We
reach out eager hands and cry What
is immortal life?"
Friend. Il Is that live. vital spark
that spells life to you and to me. that.
when the angel rolls away the stone
for us. shall rise, free and untram.
mcled. to enter the city OF God.
We are living In eternity today
you and l. We are so close to heaven
that OF times faint echoes OF It's music
reach us-faint. far.on. waited by
some close. sweet vibration between
our heart and the heart OF the eternal
God-faint, but sure, And we still
our souls In wonder and in awe. for
we understand with a knowledge
born OF God that we have caught a
tune from the heavenly choir. and
have for a holy instant. verify felt the
touch OF God. And as the lily, pure
and spotless, pushes its way from the
dark earth and unfolds into glorious
life. so one day, from out all these
earth environments. shall the soul un.
fold itself into broader life.
For the angel OF the Lord descend.
ed from heaven, and came and rolled
back the stone"-rolled IT back,
friend. for you-me-that light might
burst from the darkness which holds
us. pointing the way TO a clearer
vision and a truer faith: and the
music that started IN heaven and In
earth when Christ came forth-victor
over sin. death and the grave-has
never ceased. and will w cease.
but 20 rolling on, grandly triumphant.
as long as earth shall last.
L. D. Stearns,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20

Jimmy Burke, Hughey Jennings
chief lieutenant, has the most pro.
found respect for the Boston Ameri.
can outleld.
Speaker, Hooper or Lewis can
throw q strike over the plate as well
as the pitcher" said Jimmy. There
aren't three better throwing arms in
baseball. The way those three birds
rob fast men of cxtra.base hits is a
fright. They didn't do a thing to De.
troit but rob us right and left. And
we've some speed merchants. Ty Cobb.
DOME Bush and Bobby Veach.
Baseball fashions come and go like
women's clothes. Only a few years
ago Detroit's famous outneld-Ty
Cobb, Matty Mcintyre and Sam Craw.
ford-was talked about. written Ct
and famed over from one end of the
coast TO the other. All baseball STRAIT.
egg was planned around outielders.
Then Connie Mack came along
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
INVENTS A BAT FOR BUNTING
BY Means OF Nonresident Strips In.
serted In Thick End the Blow
10 Much Deadened.

An improved baseball bat is the re-
cent invention OF George j. Blahos, a
sailor on board the L. S. s. Mississip-
pi. His device can be applied to any
bat by any carpenter. says New York
World. 1t consists in cutting slots In
the thick or batting end OF the bat. in
sorting In them strips OF nonresident
material. cardboard. for instance.
fastening these with a peg driven
through at right angles to them.
This bat is especially designed for
bunting. as when the ball Is struck
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
EASte|S
Message
0fHobe

- HREE days have passed since
the death OF Jesus ON Calvary.
Gray dawn is s%treaking the
sky as they who so lovingly
watched him to his burying are max.
ing their lonely way to the rock.hewn
tomb in the garden" All ia still as
their sandaled feet sweep through the
dew-wet grass. the sweet spices in
their arms perfuming the chill air.
AS they go they say one to the other;
Who shall roll the stone from the
sepulcher?'
That question many hearts in every
age since have asked. Sooner or lat
er We all make the pilgrimage these
loving women made to the place
whore rests all that Is mortal OF our
loved ones. and there arise in our
hearts the great questions about what
is beyond the tomb These questions
lie like heavy tones between US and
our departed dear ones, and we say:
who shall roll away the stonc?'
The message OF Easter is an an.
wer. The inspiration OF Faster is
AAthA W. WV nav wv oN'Al' ANAA'A
away. We are often told that W err
TO sorrow for our loved ones gone.
but this is not true Jesus sorrowed
greatly with those who had met such
losses as our He would not have
us sorrow as those who have no
hope, but he recognized that II would
be unnatural not to grieve, and un.
kind not TO remember. Let US re-
mind ourselves that Jesus would not
have US put away ali signs OF those
gone GU Of sight, that he would not
have us live as though they had
never been with US. They are not
dead they are Just away" This is
n stone rolled away from our
sepulchers.
Here we desire 70 do many things
which the limitations OF the flesh
prevent. But when the fleshly lsmi.
tation is removed our love. our mem.
DRY, our aspiration. our results OF rich
experience. all those real qualities
which make us ourselves, are free 70
do and 10 be. One OF the highest In.
ducemcnts 10 a spiritual life now is
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20

with his 100000 infield-Mclnnls,
Collins, Barry and Baker. Another
shift. ~outhelders were overlooked
and every manager went cunning for
infielders. All the foxy guys stayed
awake at night figuring scheme TO
puncture the other fellows infields
and make his own stand up.
When the wheel turned. Bill Car.
rigan. with his great outfeld. WA for.
tilted forty ways from the jack. De.
troit's il the only outicld In baseball
that compares with Boston's. We
gave the Red Sox a terrific scrap for
the flag through the six months cam.
paign. No short series. but a real
smashing. t%oe.to.toe fight from April
10 to October s. The reason is plain.
Cobb. Crawford and veach ian go and
get them like Hooper, Lewis and
Speaker, and as for throwing arms,
Boston hasn't anything much on our
trio"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
MESSAGE OF Easter.

= ASTER again proclaims its mes.
sage TO the world Nature lends
her enchantment to the day,
and makes all things bright with
her unfolding promise OF the res
direction. The wooded hills, the
mystic canyons, the lowered mead.
ows, the BODYBUILDING birds. the
sparkling dewdrops on grass and flow.
or awaken, under the warming rays
Of the rising sun. into a world beauti-
full, made sweete by the presence OF
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
Taher May Come Back"

While Norman S. Taber has an.
bounced his retirement 1t Is said 1t
would not be surprising II he endeav'
ored 10 break the thrce,quarters OF q
mile record Of S:02 As held by Tommy
Connen. Coach Eddie O'Connor be-
lleves Taber can beat this record. lie
has been anxious eve since Taber
made his world record OF 4 minutes
~ 3.5 seconds for n mile TO have his
protegs try for the t~hree-quarter rec.
ord, and he may induce him to try
this spring.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
ENGLISH FIGHTER IS ROUGH
Ted Lewis Is Rushing, Slambans
serapper-Wears opecial Head.
gear to Protect Face.

Ted Lewis, the English boxer. could
not box gently II he tried. lie Is a
rushing, slambang fighter and trains
the same way. giving no quarter and
asking none.
He used TO get bruised and cut about
the face so often in training that he
has devised a special boxing headgear
that makes him look like a masked
marvel. Strips OF steel, heavily pad.
ded, cover his nose, mouth, ears and
forehead, leaving only the chin and
top OF his head exposed. Now he can
rough It in the gym to his hearts
content.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
The EaStertide.

WHEN this corruptible shall have
w put on interruption, and this
" mortal shall have put on i'm,
mortality, then shall be brought TO
pass the saying that is written,
Death Is swallowed up in victory.
o death, where is thy sting? o grave,
where Is thy victory for when
the Christ. nailed to the Cross on that
far distant day, farming to the
thief beside him cried: To-day shalt
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
Willie Hoppe.

being the greatest billiard player the
world has ever known. lie wants TO
climb the same heights at golf.
Hoppe Is a lover of outdoors-he
cannot see why he should not become
a champion on the links. So he's
planning to try and he has already
become a man that must be reckoned
with there as well as on the green
table.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
connIs Mack Lost Money.

Capt. Huston OF the New York Yam.
KEGS says Connie Mack lost a lot OF
money in selling Frank Baker to the
Yanks. inasmuch as President Comis.
key OF the White sox would have paid
$50, 900 for him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
Nara Visa

Farmers and Merchants Trust & Saw.
lngs Bank, Capital Stock $4,000, o
o. Gragg. Cashier, Nara Visa. n. NJ.
The Firs. National Bank, Capital
Stock S25. 900. 90. 4. p. Scissor. Cash.
Ter, Nara Visa. New Mexico.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
Erldee

sndee Variety Drug Store. Devor &
Deyer. Props, Endce. n NJ.
!. N. H~edeeeoek. General Merchandise.
Endce. n. NJ.
Z. w. Rogers, General Merchandise,
Endee. n. NJ.