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Evening star., 1916-07-03
Allege Trade
Was Illegal.

TO preventing Jap
anese commodities from being imported
to various places in Manchuria without
the payment of import duties. and ito
put a stop to the Illegal trade con-
Quoted in Manchuria through the ko-
rean frontier" The foreign chamber of
commerce at the port of Newchang
protested against the importation of
goods duty free through Dalny and
Korea.
| OF the smaller annoyances to which
/ foreign traders were subjected the
! most prominent were the imitation of
/ trade marks, and the evasion by Japa-
nese of the local tax known as "likin.'
: American firms had gained the con-
/ fidence of the Chinese by putting out
articles of uniform quality under a
trade mark easily recognized. After
their entry. the Japanese would put a
similar article of inferior quality. with
| n trade mark so much like the original
that the ignorant Chinese coolie could
not tell the two apart. The erect OF this
was to undermine the Chinese conf
idence in American goods.
! .'Likin'' is one of the principal
Chinese taxes. It constitutes a large
part of the overhead" expense in a
! small business Inc llttle JdpdHeSe
/ traders who followed the army often
, refused to pay this tax. thereby gain
ing an immense advantage over their
| small Chinese. competitors. who had
to pay it. Furthermore. the Japanese
| trader handled Japanese goods: the
| Chinese trader handled, to a large ex-
tent. American and European goods
The effect on foreign trade is easy to
see.
! These abuses were most conspicuous
in the unsettled period following the
war. but time has shown that the hopes
of the foreign trader were baseless
when he looked for a return to the old
conditions after the country had time
to readjust itself 1t is eleven years
now since the war. The American AS
socia ton of China still speaks in its
report of remission of duties and
charges" of rebates in freight and
steamer rates" of the limitation OF
esta biished trade marks" The methods
employed are not crude. but as ef-
| fective as ever. In the words of one
of the leading American authorities on
the situation, "Manchuria has been
turned into closed japanese COM
mercial preserve.
Manchuria is only a small part of
Evening star., 1916-07-03
Bulletin No. 5


TheBethlehem SteelCompany's
Offer to Serve the United States
At time expenses of the
Isn't the actual facts plungng ahead
expenditure 100000 the peoples for Government
plant?
the whole situation and basis fair and buneske
knowhow
plate
States of operation plus
depreciation the Federal
Trade this such period
the Government maybe
of Federal
acturs opportunity hprceb
Isn't our proposition andou accepted?
The measure is before the United States Senate
fq4ssa Bethlehem Steel Company
Evening star., 1916-07-03

tho trough. They repaired the wind
mill by tying handkerchiefs about the
broken bushinS. \ desert gale pumped
enough water for the night. but the
command awoke at da aybreak to find the
windmill becal lined and their horses too
weakened by days of hard riding
through the desert to be risked with
out a drink to the next water hole.
Four troopers We're sent to the top OF
the windmill with orders to turn it by
hand. The rickety structure trembled
with age. and when puff of wind sent
the wheel spinning. the brown. bearded
cavalrymeu below cheered The stream
produced was little larger than lead
pencil. but after an hour each of the
horses and mules had been given
small drink.
Evening star., 1916-07-03

LYMAN F. W. CUSHING.
street northwest. Interment was in Ar
lington national cemetery.
Maj. Cushing had been "a member of
the lighthouse bureau fof many years.
He was seventy-two years of age.
Evening star., 1916-07-03
Takes Early Chance
to Seize Manchuria. :.

IdhcS CdI1y OuduCc
to Seize Manchuria. ssr m .rad ers
moved on Shantung last year. on the
very heels of the expedition against
kiaochao. Thousands of immi grants
and commercial agents followed the
Japanese troops into Manchura. So
long as the military regime lasted
these traders were given many ad-
vantages by the military authorities.
but although European and American
merchants realized that the Japanese
We're gaining an advantage over them.
they saw no help for it. and believed
that the state of affairs was only tenn
porary. Events proved. however. that
Japan was inaugurating a policy in
way that she intended to follow in
peace.
Directly after the war the steam
ship lines from Japan to the mainland
found themselves running from Japan
to Manchuria light. So long is the war
lasted they had been carrying men and
munitions to the army. but with peace
the tide of freight and humanity turned
the other way. Advantage was taken
of this TO give Japanese goods and Jap
anese immigrants transportation to
Manchuria at very low rates or entirely
free. 1t is only logical to assume that
when a Japanese merchant and his
stock were carried to Manchuria with
out charge to him the sovernm ent
must have compensated the steamship
company.
Further to strengthen the japanese
hold on the commerce of Manchuria
what was known as the Manchuria EX-
port Guild was formed. including the
most powerful commercial guilds in
Japan. The intentions of the guild and
the government in Manchurla were
freely discussed in the Japanese press.
They comprised government loan of
s.oDo. .no0 yen at AZ per cent. for Jap
anese merchants doing business in
Manchuria. the carrying of Jap
anese goods over the South Manchuria
railway free. or at one-half the usual
rate. for one year and the carrying of
japanese goods in Japanese ships free.
Evening star., 1916-07-03

Panama is rising three feet in each
century.
Evening star., 1916-07-03
Horses Make Discovery.

The command encountered for the
first time in Mexico caliche rock. sort
of dry clay. the dust of which filled the
air when the wind freshened. and set
tied in the eyes. ears. throats and
nostTils of the men and animals. The
horses discovered. however. that they
could quench their thirst by nipping
dead and yellowed Calleta grass, in
side of which We're succulent new
shoots.
1T was lack of food for the horses
that caused the squadron to turn back.
finally abandoning the search for the
survivors. 1t was still many miles from
the headquarters camp when the last
of the oats, a small cupful for each
animal. was fed to the mounts. For a
time it seemed as If the horses must
perish. but the men pushed through by
sheer will and their sense of duty
Today the squadron appeared in
swirl of. white dust. The trucks ac-
companying the column We're in the
lead. and had passed through sand
wastes heretofore believed impossible.
And behind them came every animal
in the squadron which left here.
Evening star., 1916-07-03
or at one-half the usual rate. for one

Such program was in violation of
the principle of equal opportunity to all
nations, w C h
Rated Violation cf Japan along
+ho Ao-..x with various Eu-
ropean pow ers
had agreed to support in subscribing to
the American Hay doctrine of the open
door. Japan has right to make what
regulations she sees fit for the man
aSemeht of railways in Japan; she has
now the right to make such regulations
Tor the management of railways in
chosen. The case of Manchuria is fun
damentally different.
Nahchurla is still supposed to be a
part or China. The open door policy is
stiii supposed to apply to all of China
All the nations trading in Manchuria
nave direct interest in the way the
Manchu'lan railways are run. They
nave right to demand the same treat
ment for all concerned in the matter Of
frelGhts. and when Japan carries
japanese goods free. or at half price.
she violates those rights. What is less
matter of principle and more to the
practical point, she puts the foreign
competitor out of business. American
cotton trade is A case in point For
merly it led in Manchuria; now it is far
behind
While it is impossible to excuse the
Japanese policy on such a ground. for
eign merchants took some consolation
from the fact that the new program
was to he in effect for only one year.
The same eXtenuating circumstance
they might prove only temporary.
Evening star., 1916-07-03

The Shanghai branch of the British
Association of China recommended to
Evening star., 1916-07-03

Japan began her commercial seizure
of Manchuria even before the Russo
Evening star., 1916-07-03

Manchuria is only a small part of
Evening star., 1916-07-03

the British minister
that steps should be
taken with a view
TO preventing Jap
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
ASKING AID FOR
ORPHAN HOME

M. II. Harris, manager for the Cor.
nish Orphans Home, is in the city for
a few days taking up his regular an.
nual collection for the support of the
home The home is supported entire
ly by voluntary contributions, and in
regard to the donations, Mr.. Harris
said:
"The people of Chickasha have al
ways been liberal but this year they
are more generous than ever before" /"
DR.. Corbin, the vice president, and
c. Schlotterbeck, the treasurer, have
expressed themselves as being well
pleased at the success of the institu-
tion, according to Mr.. Harris.
Although the home is a private one,
children are taken from all over the
state and there are five from Chicka-
sha there now. Mr.. Harris stated
that an average of 100 children were
placed in good homes each year from
the Cornish orphanage. The children
in the home number from 20 to 60 at
different times. At present there are
twenty-five being cared for there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
GUN CLUB HOLDS
WEEKLY MEET

The Chickasha Gun club held its
regular weekly shoot yesterday after
noon. A good attendance of marks
men were present and some interest
ing scores were made. At the next
meeting of the club, it was announced
today, the club will elect officers to
serve for the ensuing year.
Yesterdays score follows: Brook
shire, shot at 25 birds, hit "a; Neal.
shot at 25 birds, hit %; Simms, shot
at 25 birds, hit 49,; Burris, shot at 25
birds, hit II; Bruner shot at 25 birds,
hit IS; Darnell, shot at % birds, hit
IS; Mcneil, shot at 25 birds, hit IA;
Evans, shot at % birds, hit II; Park
man, shot at 25 birds, hit II; Barton.
shot at 25 birds, hit 10; Jacobs, shot
at 25 birds, hit 20; Livermore, shot at
2i birds, hit 1S; Wootten. shot at 20
birds, hit l3; Callahan, shot at 20
birds, hit 8; Doolin, shot at 20 birds,
hit /.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
GRADY COUNTY BAR
TO HOLD MEETING

The Grady County Bar association,
pursuant to a call of the president,
Eugene Hamilton, and the secretary,
S. c. Durbin, will meet in Chickasha
on May 10. Business of routine ma.
ture viii be transacted to be followed
by the election OF officers to serve for
the ensuing year.
Broad hints have been noised upon
the street corners that interesting
matters may materialize at the meet
ing of the association in the shape
of preferment of charges against
some one or more members of the as.
sociation for failure to comply with
the requirements of professional
ethics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
SUB ISSUE
REGARDED
AS CLOSED
Official Text Of Note Read by President
But No Comment; No Answer May
Be Required; Press is MOI
Pleased
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, May cit is semi-of-
ficially stated here that the advisers
OF President Wilson are regarding the
submarine issue between this nation
and Germany as closed, following the
receipt and the reading by the presi-
dent OF the official text OF the Ger
man reply to the demands of the Unit
ed States government
Officials have stated shat the es-
sence OF the reply is contained in the
paragraph which states that Germa-
ny has ordered all submarine attacks
to be confined to vessels of war.
While there has been no statement
issued from the White House, officials
are understood to believe that no an
swer from this country viii be nee
essary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
FINE
Is IMPOSED
BY MAYOR
W. Solomon is Soaked for $3.50 on Charge
Of Conducting Pawn-Broker's Busi-
ness Without License; Appeal
is Taken by Defendant

Mayor Coffman, acting as police
Judge, yesterday afternoon imposed
upon W. soioman a fine OF $3.50 for
conducting a pawnshop in the city
OF Chickasha without license.
Mayor Coffman stated in assessing
the fine that he had found from the
testimony given by the witnesses that
the defendant was conducting a regu-
lar pawn brokerage business, without
license, that he had been doing this
for some time; that he had, according
to the testimony of witnesses, been
guilty Of this offense for the past
month OF 26 working days; that the
law allowed him to fine the defend
ant in a sum OF from so to $25 for
each offense; that every day the
pawnshop had been conducted by the
defendant without a license consti-
tuted a separate offense and that he
had imposed a fine of $40 for each
offense, making a total of $3.50.
Through his attorneys, Riddle and
Hammerly, the defendant appealed to
the county court, executing bond in
the sum of $500. H. Kohn and VIII
liam Reinheimer signed as bonds
men.
Mayor Coffman stated further that
witnesses had testified that they had
when in dire need OF money, been in
the habit of selling" articles to the
defendant with the understanding
that the article might be redeemed,
or bought back" within a stipulated
time at an advance of 25 per cent.
AN article" said the mayor, would
be sold for. say 81. and the person
selling could come back at any time
within 80 days and buy back the ar
ticle sold by paying the defendant
$3.50"
Mr.. Coffman said that he felt he
had acted within the bounds Of rea
son in assessing the fine of $500, and
that the laws of the city. sanctioned
by the laws of the. state, would have
admitted of his having made the fine
4 great deal heavier.
The license for conducting a pawn
/ brokerage in Chickasha is $50 pei
year Mr.. Coffman said that this Ii
cense should be paid by all who pl,
that vocation and that others may ex
pect the axe within a short time un
less they kick in with the license.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
COLLEGE TO
CLOSE SOON

The last recital from the fine arts
department of the 0. c. w. will be
given next Friday evening in the col
lege auditorium. The commencement
sermon will be given at $3.50, May
21st, by DR.. Van Horn of the First
Christian church of Oklahoma City,
in the college auditorium.
On the evening of May "a the fine
arts department will give program
and May % the Preparatory school
will give their exercises. The COM
mencement exercises will be given on
the evening of May 26. The main ad-
dress will be given by DR.. Phelan of
the Oklahoma University.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY
OF CANNON
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, May 6.-Tomorrow
VIII be Uncle Joe Cannon's eightieth
birthday His political friends and
foes in he house Of representatives
today celebrated the event with an
hour Of speech-making filled with bo-
quets and no brickbats.
"Confidentially, wish they would
not have this celebration" the ex-
speaker admitted today. "It's too
much like bringing flowers to a
corpse"
Uncle joe is not the extreme par
lisan he was of old. That's why men
Of all parties in the house feel Sc
friendly toward him. Since his
comeback" he has kept out of the
limesight.
Cncle Joe still harbors a deep-seat
ed hatred of political reformers.
Every time he gets chance he hits
enc on the head.
Il suppose said Uncle Joe, "a re-
formc1 has his place. Sometimes |
think they get pretty thick. They say
their province is to fight with the AL
mighty; that the Almighty and one
are majority.
Il am not here to abuse them.
Nearly all of them are honest, but
once in while one of them is a hypo-
crne."
In these days of aeroplanes and
submarines, Uncle Joe is proud he
gave substantial encouragement to
lrof. Langley, the American who was
jeered when he tried to fly in heav-
ier-than-air machine. He helped him
get an appropriation.
Speaker Clark, Democratic leader
Kitchin, Sherdoon of Ohio, and Gil.
lette of Massachusetts were the
speakers. Rodenberg of Illinois was
master of ceremonies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
lei Paso, Tex, May 6.--Gen. Scott
expects to sign the Ell Paso agree
ment with Gen. Obregon today. 1t
is believed that the obstacles in the
way of the latter signing have been
overcome.
Obrogon's hesitancy in signing the
agreement yesterday ~as attributed
to the garbled condition of dispatches
from Mexico City but officials here
frankly believed that Carranza was
waiting to see what effect on the sit
uation would be wrought by the Ger
man reply to the United States sub
marine note.
Stories leaked out today to the eff
feet that Obregon was dictatorial in
the first meeting with the United
States chief of staff and Funston and
Scott warned him that the United
States would not tolerate anarchy any
longer, that if he continued his de-
fiances. the years 1916 and 1917 would
be blacker in Mexican history than
1916 and lS47.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
AND
OBRECON TO
SIGN PACT
Delay Attributed to Garbled Dispatches
but Cananza May Have Waited
10 See Effect Of German
Note on Situation
by United Press.

BY United Press.
Advanced Base Of Expedition in
Mexico, via wireless to Columbus, n.
NJ, May 6.-Major Howze's Eleventh
cavalry, consisting of two hundred
and forty-two men, killed at least for
ty-two Villistas in surprise attack on
force OF one hundred and fifty Mex
leans at Ojo Azules, eighteen miles
south of Cusihuhurachic yesterday
The villistas who survived the first
onslaught of the attacking party were
routed and fled to the hills, with the
American troops pursuing individual
Mexicans. Not a single American sol
dier was killed.
The Mexicans that were involved
in the fight we're the remainder Of
the fcIce that was routed by the Unit
ed States troops on April % at Toma-
chic. Generals Dominguez, Angeles
and Acosta were in command of them.
Six Carranzista prisoners who were
awaiting execution were rescued from
the Villistas and five horses and
mules were taken.
The attack followed a thirty mile
ride Of the Americans. The Mexi-
cans were resting when the cavalry
launched their attack by firing their
pistols Furious fighting ensued, last
ing two hours.
Major Howze's report indicated
that many of the Villistas in the en-.
gagement were wounded The Willis
tas had defeated a Carranzista force
few days ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
RIPE
FOR PEACE
OVERTURE?
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
, Washington, May G.-Monsigneur
Bonxano, the papal delegate, called
at the White House today on Sc
cret mission, which is believed to
have been in the interests Of peace.
He conferred with Secrtary Lansing,
not with the president.
Allusions to peace in certain para
graphs OF the German reply are re-
garded as significant by some who
believe the time is ripe for tentative
peace suggestions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF
COUNTY in SESSION

Grady County Medical society met
last evening in regular monthly
business session, with DR. Leeds, pres
ident, presiding and DR.. Martha Bled-
soc, secretary. in charge of the rolls.
A fairly large attendance was pres
ent
DIR. Downey read an interesting pa
per upon tuberculosis and a general
discussion followed. Dr. Cook. Of
Chickasha, and DR.. Martin, of Pocas-
set, were chosen as delegates to the
meeting Of the state medical associa-
tlon in Oklahoma City next week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
DISTRICT COURT GRANTS
PLAINTIFF DIVORCE Deere

Judge Linn, sitting in chambers. dis
posed Of number Of motions and de
murers this morning and granted a
divorce in the suit of o. c. Atkins VS..
Laura Atkins.
In the district court this morning
divorce proceedings were filed by
Willie Massey VS.. c. NJ. Massey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06

BY United Press.
London, May 6.-The newspapers
here in their editorial utterances
agreed that the German note does not
meet the demands of the United
States and believe that a break be-
tween Germany and America is inevi-
table.
Serious concern was expressed by
the papers over Germany's effort to
embroil the United States and Eng
land by making compliance with the
United States demands conditional
on what America may force England
to concede.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
See Peace Aarblnser.

By United Press.
Berlin, May 6.--Americans here see
harbinger OF peace in the German
note to America. believing that Presi-
dent Wilson has an opportunity to
end the war. 1t is suggested that the
time is propitious for Col House to
again visit the European capitals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
Many Mexleans Wounded.

BY United Press.
Washington. May 6.-Official dis
patches to the war department said
Many Mexican soldiers must have
been wounded in the fight at Ojo
Azules.
Officials here hoped for the con.
summation of the agreement with
Mexico today, but feared that Carran-
"a would delay the ratification of the
pact by again asking for withdrawal.
Administration officials, however,
believed that carranza would not in
sist on this to the point of blocking
the settlement
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
Cruiser is CAPTURED.

By United Press.
Washington, May 9. Admiral
Winslow' has reported. to the state
department, the capture by British
cruisers of the cruiser Leanore The
Leanore was flying the Mexican flag
but is alleged to be owned by the Ger
man vice cousel at Guaymas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
HENRY EoRn Is suEn.

Washington. May 6.-Alleging that
Henry Ford published libelous ad-
certisements, the Navy league has
filed suit in the district supreme court
for 100000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06

Yesterday afternoon Clerk Newman
issued a marriage license to T. B.
Bennett. aged "a. and Miss Drama Fos-
ter aged Is. both of Duncan. Judge
T. P. Moore was called in and per.
formed the marriage ceremony for
the couple.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
Eiahth leader Executed.

By United Press
Dublin. May G.--John Mcbride,
Sim Fein leader, who was the eighth
to be executed. was shot today. Two
were committed to prison for life.
Mcbride was a Boer rebel leader.
but returned to Ireland under the
grant of amnesty TO Boer leaders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
Sink Austrian Destroyer.

By United Press.
Paris, May Ga French submarine
sank an Austrian destroyer of tie
latest type is was announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06
American Press Poll.
By United Press.

By United Press.
New York, May GA poll of 1872
representative American newspapers
shows that "A disapprove the German
note, 2s approve it, and 30 are non
committal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-06

b. Bunton will be a member of
fishing party which leaves for Medi-
cine Park tomorrow.