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Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
LEGAL NOTICES
LHF. HELD

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich. wIthi,i anc fer the District of Norwich, on the 18th day Of NoH e,r Der A. D. 1916.
 REORGANIZATION J AYLING, JuGge
 Estate of George Wilfret, late Of NoEwich,r in soid District, deceased.
 George Robish of Norwich, Conn., appeared in Court and filed petition praying, for tho reasons therein set forth, that an in5trument purport,ng to be the last win and testament of said deceased be admitted to probate.
 Whereupon, It Is Ordered. That said petition be heard and determined at the Probate Court Room in the City of Norwich, In said District. on the 21st day of November. A. D. 1916, at Il tice of the. pendency of said petition, and of said hearing thereon. be given by the publication of this order one time in some newspaper having a cir culation in said District, at least three days prior to the date of said hearing, and that return be made to this Court.
 NELSON J. NYIiMVG, Judge
 The above snd foregoing is true copy. of record: - nov17d Assistant Clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
FOLLOWERS OF GROUND HOG DON'T
AGREE ON DATE OF APPEARANCE

IDLY and flowed in turbulent little
streams down the cavernous cutters.
"No use" quoth Col. Mckay, "the
stuff's against us. All bets now taken
at fifty-fifty shots that we have an
other six weeks of winter"
"Poofi" exclaimed Hodge Bailey
what are you fellows bowling about?
Don't you know that the 14th is
ground hog day? Don't make bit o.
difference how many times he sees his
shadow today, he won't get scared OF
it until the fourteenth comes through.
"Mebbe so, -mebbe So quoth Col
Barefoot, with a sigh. "Mebbe
don't know anything about the date
on which ground hog day falls Mebba
have not seen his hole back in the
hills of Arkansaw and mebbe | do not
know anything about the pesky little
varmint. l tell you, gentlemen, the
ground hog used to live in the side
cf bluff just eleven miles west OF
Fayetteville, Ark, and he always rec
ognizes the second day as his day.
Many and many is the time have
stood at the doorway of that ground
hogs doniicile, away back in that
Arkansas bluff and seen the little
fellow run out on February ?, and,
seeing his shadow dart back and STAY
back for six long and weary weeks
You may say, Councilman Mckay, that
,he ground hog sometimes prove an
untrue prophet; you say, Judge Ven
able, that he may have OVERSIGHT
and not come cut at all to-day; yor
may say, Sheriff Bailey, that February
IA, is ground hos day; you may all
say Just what you dog-gone please, but
l am going right now, just as
straight as my feet will carry me, anc
phone for three more tons of COAL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
WILLIAMS
is GUILTY
IS VERDICT
Jurors Fix Punishment al Year and Hall
in State Prison; Assault to XIII Was
Charge; Panel is Dismissed
by Court

When district court convened this
morning in The jury in the case Of
the State Of Oklahoma VS.. Jess viii.
liams, reported that a verdict had
been arrived at. The verdict found
the defendant guilty as charged and
assessed his punishment at one year
and six months in the state peniten.
tiary at McAlister.
Jess Williams. who had but recent.
iy been discharged from the peniten-
tiary and returned to Chickasha, was
charged with assault with intent to
kill, committed against the person Of
Curley Roberts, by firing four shots
at the said Roberts from six-gun.
The shooting occurred on Chickasha
avenue about II o'clock one night
about month ago.
In this case the defendant was rep
resented by Oscar Simpson while AL
Ian X. Swan represented the state
The case was given to the jury short
ly after o'clock yesterday evening.
After considering the case for an hour
the jurors Knocked off work. for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
(Ry GEO. II. WYArT)

Beginning early yesterday morning,
shortly after the first crack Of day,
in fact, the sun shone forth with a
most dazzling brilliancy. Casting
aside the drsperies of the night from
about his person, the sun climbed
from his couch and smiled upon the
face of the earth and the snow en-.
crustments melted and fell aside be-
scre that smile, even as the coy
maiden melteh and smileth and
witch when the bashful swain sum
mons up his courage to ask, "Wilt
thou?"
And there was weeping and wailing
and gnashing of teeth in the camp of
the believers in the ground hog as
8 weather prophet Col Barefoot,
Judge Venab!e, Councilman Mckay
and numerous others mourned and
would not be comforted because the
sun shone and the winter is destin.
ed to abate not for the next six
weeks.
WAIT Q time in PATIENCE counsell-
ed Judge Venable, ''it is early yet and
let us pray that the little rascal ie
sleeping, that he may not awaken un-
til late in the day and that by the
time he does awaken the sun will
have hidden his face behind some
nearby blanketing cloud?'
But no such thing happened. The
sun was very much in earnest about
shining out on the particular day OF
the year. AS each succeeding minute
Joined it's predecessor, rolling up into
hours, the sun climbed higher and
higher aloft into the bosom of the
azure heavens and the snow upon the
streets liquified more and more rap
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03


ST. LOUIS. Feb. with two
speeches both OF which we're received
with tumultous applause here today,
President Wilson wound up his first
tour OF the country in the interest o.
preparedness and left at noon on his
special train for Washington.
In the course OF his address to 5000
people in the colosseum this morning
the president declared that he intends
that the record Of the administration
shall be one OF genuine, not pretend
ed. neutrality. The audience, includ-
ing several thousand German-bora
citizens applauded this uttersnce.
Il am ready 10 make allowance for
both sides" said the president. "and
! have tried TO think as far as possi'
bic from the point Of view of the other
side
In order to adequately protect the
coast lines OF the United States the
president asserted that the American
navy should be unconquerable, the
equal Of the greatest in the world.
Nothing has encouraged me more
than the realization that America has
awakened to the need of national de-
Tense" declared Mr.. Wilson. \
would like from our newspaper edi-
tors an Interpretation Of what has
happened since I left Washington.
since I nave left the feeling OF the
country has risen up till there isn't
a man who is not awake and ready. 4
The president and Mrs. Wilson at
tended a breakfast at the jefferson
hotel at Q o'clock this morning with
COO members of the Business Mems
league, and afterwards he made an ac'
Dress to the crowd gathered about the
tables
In this address Mr. Wilson touched
upon preparedness and some business
questions, saying that he had changed
his mind concerning many things
since he became president and espe
oially since the war started, includ-
ing the question of tariff commits
sion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

FIGHTING
is SUCCESS
City Officials See Test Of New Equipment
at Ell Reno; Hayes FavOrs Purchase
of Same Kind Here; Insurance
is Reduced

Fire Chief George Gattis, Fireman
Remi of the Chickasha fire depart
ment and Ccuncilmen Linn, Neal. Du
Bose, Lorensen and Hayes, returned
on the early morning train from El
Reno. where they spent yesterday
afternoon as guests OF the government
OF that CITY, and of the El Reno fire
department, in witnessing the test Of
the auto fire engine which FL Reno
has just purchased and installed ar
a cost of $4,000.
The test, the Chickasha officials
who visited Ell Reno, state was hard
one and proved perfect. The engine
responded to every call until the
fourth line OF hose was laid and then
the Ell Reno water mains proved in
adequate to meet the demands.
Councilman Hays, chairman of the
fire committee, stated this morning
that representatives were present at
the test from Chickasha. Kingfisher,
Oklahoma City, Anadarko and other
cities. Also representative of the
insurance rating bureau were present.
Mr. Hays further stated that i'm
mediately following the test the repre-
sentatives of the rating bureau COM
menced the work of rerating Ell Reno
and that a statement was given Uus
hy the member of the bureau that the
rates in I'll Reno's business district
would probably be reduced in to-
tai sum Of approximately $4,000 the
first year. The statement was also
made. Mr.. Hays said the reduction for
Chickasha, should this city see fit to
modernize its fire fighting equipment,
would possibly run to not less than
$4,000 per year.
"Chickasha needs q modern fire
equipment" said Mr. Hays. 'It can
only be a short time at most, when
the fire insurance department win
compel this city to modernize the
equipment and pay cash for it, and 1t
seems to me to be in the interest OF
economy that this be done. Should
tae order be placed now it will be
the first of June before the auto en-.
CINE will arrive in Chickasha. The
matter viii be taken up at the next
regular meeting of the city council
on the evening of Thursday, February
10. BY buying now and paying cash
we will save interest at the rate of
G per cent on the total Investment, and
it can be bought now without having
to vote bonds
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
SU NJ MON
LINN BACK
TO CAPITAL

Judge win Linn received notice to
DAY that he will have to again repor
for duty in Oklahoma City on the su
preme court commission, of which n,
is a member, having been appointed
by Governor Williams.
Following the receipt of the notice
Judge Linn phoned Chief Justice
Kane and told him that it would be
necessary for him, the chief justice
to assign some other district judge
to Anadarko where Judge Linn was
to have convened the district court OF
Caddo county for the February term
on next Monday. Judge Kane has
signified his intention Of making the
assignment within the next day or
so.
Judge Linn stated this morning that
he could not possibly devote more
than a week to the duties of the su-
preme court commission at this time
The trial docket of the district
court for the present term in caddo
county. promises TO be very heavy
cne." said Judge Linn this morning.
"and | feel that / cannot, in justice
absent myself from the bench for
more than one week of the term"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
FRENCH AIRMEN STAGE
ATTACK ON BULCARS
Capture Teuton Plane and Crew; Attack
on SalOniki is Indicated; Fifty-Eight
Allied Ships are Sunk in
Mediterranean
BY CARL w. AckERMAN.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN. Feb. 3-The capture OF
the British liner Appam and raids on
British Industrial towns and Paris by
Zeppelins and the fresh activity OF
submarines, it is believed may be
accepted as the prelude of an ag-
gressive campaign on sea and in the
air against Germany's enemies.
II is hinted that the German sea
and air forces may perform even more
startling feats than they have hither-
to accomplished. 1t is the plan to
use Zeppelins in destroying food and
everything of military importance to
England as long as England keeps up
her policy of starving Germany.
Officials here also declare that it is
impossible to consent to any new reg
ulations in regard to submarine war
fare until England changes her star
yaticn policy. Zeppelin raids on Ens
land have been impossible for several
months because of the nature of the
air currents. Experts now say the
conditions are ideal for aerial raids.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
SENATE IS
IN CAUCUS
By United Press.

By United Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. S.-Fol-
lowing addresses by Governor vii,
liams, Attorney General Freezing and
Alger Melton of Chickasha, chairman
Of the democratic state committee, be.
fore the democratic caucus last night,
the senate adjourned until tomorrow
and went into a caucus today.
The house democrats also held an.
other caucus today. it is understood
that all she proposed legislation ig
to be thoroughly threshed out in eau
Gus before being acted upo n.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
CABLES TO
AMERICA
ARE CUT
BY United Press.

By United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Seven cable
lines from Europe to America have
been mysteriously put out Of business,
il was learned today.
These cables have been lying on
the bottom OF the sea for a month,
temporarily useless, while other lines
were overburdened.
It is rumored that a new type of
German submarine, which is equipped
with cable-cutting apparatus is work
ing Off the coast of England.
If this report is true, it is thought
possible that all cable communica-
ton between Europe and America may
be lost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

supper. After the reassembling OF
the jury in their consultation room
the case was considered until 11:15
o'clock last night, at which time an
agreement was reached and verdict
found. At no time, according to
statements given out this morning by
jurors, did the jury question the guilt
of the defendant, the only question to
be decided, following the first ballot,
being the punishment.
After the verdict has been returned
in open court this morning, Judge
Linn thanked the jurors for the con
scienticus manner in which they had
each labored in the interests of the
of the laws during the
past few days, or while serving on the
jury and ordered the discharge OF the
panels for the term.
No more jury cases will be tried at
this term of court. All cases which
will require a jury will be reset at
an early date to some future term,
The court will probably reconvene at
jury trial term some time during
the month of March In the mean
while motions and nonjury cases
ready for disposal will be heard dur
ing the remainder Of the week by the
court sitting in chambers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
APPAM Is
WAR PRIZE
By United Press.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. g.
Secretary Lansing announced today
that the British liner Appam, which
was captured by Germans and
brought to Norfolk. is a prize of war,
according to the official view of the
u. S. government.
Two points are at issue. the dispo-
sition of the ship and the refusal of
Lieutenant Berge to release British
soldiers whom he insists upon the
right to hold as prisoners Of war.
1t is expected that the government
will observe the Prussian treaty os
1920. which allows either country to
take prizes into the others ports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

By United Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-According to
the newspaper, Weser zeitung Of Bre-
men, since the Balkan campaign be-
gun. German submarines have sunk
rs allied ships Of an aggregate ton
mage of 215,159, in the Mediterranean
sea. The Cunard liner Pennsylvania
of fourteen thousand tons was the
largest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
RetaIlatory Raid.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Fourteen French
aviators bombarded the Bulgarian en-
campments at Petris in retaliation
for the recent Zeppelin raid on Sa
loniki. The captured a German aero
plane and crew.
1t is reported that Marshall Mac
kensen, Won Gallwitz. Car Ferdinand
and Crown Price Boris have arrived
at the Greek front. The Greek news
papers, according to dispatches reach
ing here. believe than an attack on
the allies at Saloniki is about to be-
gin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
AGAINST ALVA
MCDONALD is WITHDRAWN

Now, who ever told you that Alva
Mcdonald is chairman of the progre.
sive party in Oklahoma % asked E. L.
Persons. prominent local Mooser, OF
the Daily Express reporter. We'll
il he isn't chairman, what is he?' and
Mr.. Persons replied, "He is nonenti
ty as far as the progressives are con
cerned. He fell by the wayside d
long time ago and John NJ Hale OF
Oklahoma City is now our chairman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
NATION Is ALIVE TO
NEED OF DEFENSES
President is Encouraged by Signs Of
Awakening; Delivers Early Address
Before Business Men; Leaves
for Washington at Noon Hour
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

J. AS look at that flag seem
! to see many characters upon
J. it which are not visible to the
+ physical eye. There seem to
j. move ghostly visions of devot-
!. ed men who, looking to that
+ flag. thought only Of liberty, of
4. the rights Of mankind, OF the
+ mission Of America to show
T. the way TO the world for the
+ realization of those rights.
+ And every grave of every
+ brave man in the country
+ would seem to have upon II the
= colors Of the flag If he were a
+ true American would seem
Z to have on it that stain Of red
+ which means the true pulse OF
+ blood, that patch OF pure white
+ which means the peace OF the
= soul.
! "And then there seems to
= rise over the graves OF those
Z men and 70 hallow their me-
+ mor.es that blue space Of the
2 SKY. in which swim those stars
, which excmplify for us the glor-
+ ious galaxy OF the States Of
+ the Union which stand togeth-
+ cr to yindicate the rights OF
? mankind Woodrow Wilson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
COUNT YcouRr MATTER.

In the county court yesterday after
noon, Judge Davenport released A
G. Butler. Indicted on liquor charges
on sl00 cash bond for his appearance
in court at a future date.
In the matter Of the State of Okla
homa VS. Thad Turner, under indict
ment on charges of gaming, defendant
was released in bonds in the sum of
$50 for his future appearance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
EXCUSED FROM FURTHER
SERVICE ON GRAND JURY

When the grand jurors assembled
at O'Clock this morning it was re.
ported to Judge Linn of the district
court that a son of Doyle Denny, one
of the jurors, was very i'll and in a
critical condition at his home at
Bradley. Judge Linn ordered Mr..
Benny's discharge from farther jury
service for the present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

The Grady county grand jury recon-
vened at I o'clock this afternoon. fol-
lowing a two weeks recess. M. L. Os-
bourne was drawn to supply the va
cancy on the jury through Doyle
Denny, excused on account of sick.
hess in his family
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
SAXON BEATS DELIvUK

Special to The Express.
vERDEN, Feb. Arthur Saxon Of
this village heat Chas DeIivuk, the
"Wichita boy " in wrestling match
before 15o people at the opera house
here last nieht.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma.
: : !. = : : I. : : : : I.

During twenty-four hours ending s
a. m. today:
For Oklahcma-'fonight, increasing
cloudiness. rising temperature; Fri
day, unsettled. warmer
Local Temperature.
Maximum, "a degrees.
Minimum, IA degrees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
smlnes Moodrow,s Gloves.

BY United Press.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. S.-A souye'
mir hunter stole President Wilson's
cloves from his overcoat pocket in
the ante-room Of the auditorium here
while a score of policemen were on
guard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
SALT RATE AFFECTED.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. S.-In
decision today the interstate com
merce commission held that the
freight rates on salt in carload lots
from Michigan to Oklahoma must net
exceed the rates from Chicago BY
more than half cent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

Continued on Pase Two)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
BY United Press.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-17
SOUND OF BIG GUNS
HEARD GREAT DISTANCE

Berlin, July 17.-Herr Wilhelm
Krebs, director of the Holstein
Weather and Sun Observatory" at
Schnelserl, writes to the Lokal-An-
zeiger that the roar of the guns in
the battle of Jutland was plainly
heard by his two adult daughters at
Schnelsen, which is $40 miles from
the scene of the fight. The young
women claim to have heard plainly
ten individual salvos about p. m. on
May 81 at intervals of five to ten sec
onds.
Herr Krebs reports that the rumble
of artillery fire at Verdun has been
head at Ziegenhain lin Hesse Nassau
which is II miles from ire battlefield.
In both cases, he explains, favoring
winds facilitated the extraordinary
long transmission of the sound.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-17
In England Also.

London, July 1.-THE sound of
the big guns at Ypres has been heard
on rare occasions in various parts
of London, occasionally at a point in
Essex county $50 miles away and re-
peatedly at points in this country
125 miles from the scene Of firing,
according to Miller Christy, widely
known member of the Royal Meteoro-
logical Society. The speaker said
that windows in the Temple, a huge
building of law offices almost in the
heart of the city, were ratified vio-
lently many times by the Ypres guns.
Lloyd George, minister of munitions
and Sir A. Conan Doyle, the speaker
added, were among those who had
heard the sounds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-17
PROMINENT AUTOMOBILE
MAN LEAPS TO DEATH,

New York, July 16-Paul Smith,
vice president and general sales man
aager of the Chalmers Motor Com
pany of Detroit, leaped from the win
dow of his room on the tenth floor
of the Hotel Bitmore here today and
was crushed to death in the street
below. His physician, wife and
friends attributed his act to COM
plete nervous and mental collapse fol-
lowing the successful completion of
business deal in this city said to
have involved S6,0O0,OO0.
Mr.. Smith was 32 years old He
once was cowboy and worked later
in the stock yards at Kansas City.
He started in the automobile indus
try as factory hand in Detroit He
is said to have disposed of $4,000, 900
worth of automobiles in one auction
sale.