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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
ALFALFA MAKES
FARMERS GOOD
COIN THIS YEAR
One Man clears $4,000 OF Fifty Acres
in Two Cuttings With Hay al
SIS Per Ton

"This cool and cloudy weather will
be the salvation Of farmers and Of
their crops" declared j. M Peters,
grain buyer, today, "and should we get
good rain within week or ten days
The outcome will be all right
During the first three days OF last
week the prospects were bright but
three days OF hot winds caused the
corn to wither II is being revived
now, however.
Those farmers who have raised al
falfa are in big luck" continued the
grain buyer with prices today at
SIS a ton compared with 81 year ago
good crop or alfalfa means money
One man has cleared $4,000 from two
cuttings and Is now ready to make the
third cutting. He win probably make
the price Of his farm this year
The second cutting Of alfalfa is now
IN and next week many farmers will
begin on the third cutting. Mr.. Pc
ters has already shipped twenty-five
carloads Of alfalfa out Of town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
Sister Receives Letter Today in Which
Victim Makes Reference to
Proposed Gorge Trip

The Identification Of the body Of
Miss Mary Agnes o'Nejll IS complete
and there is no longer room for doubt
that one Of the victims Of the Niagara
Falls gorge catastrophe was the young
est daughter of state Senator Thomas
]. oNenl.
The Identification was made almost
certain last night end telegram re-
ceived this morning by the Chickasha
Daily Express contained the laundry
mark which was identical with that
used by Miss 0'Neill at st. Mary's at
Notre Dame.
However, the mother superior of St.
Mary's is on her way to Niagara Falls
and Buffalo to make Identification alb
solutely complete Miss O'Neill had
been an honored and esteemed mem
Der Of st. Mary's faculty and had re-
ceived many courtesies at the hands
of the mother superior Of whom she
was favorite. The statement of this
sister therefore, would be regarded as
conclusive.
Today the undertakers at Niagara
Falls were instructed to ship the body
Of Miss O'Neill to Chickasha for burial
Upto a late hour this afternoon no fur
ther arrangements had been made nor
was it known at what time the body
should reach its destination.
The family is grief stricken after
the first terrible shock and the long
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
KereHsky, New War Hero, Leads His
Army TO Victory and $500 More
Germans are Captured
GERMANY CENTERS
ATTACK ON FRENCH
Tremendous German Offensive Blow
Launched al LaOn and Verdun
Without Success
py unIted Presa.

by United Press.
Petrograd July s.--six thousand
three hundred prisoners, large quan.
tity Of cannon and machine guns, and
a long stretch Of trenches were capture
ed as the result OF the continued Rus.
sian offensive, the war office announc.
ed today
Minister oi War Kerenslfy returned
today from the front where he led per-
aonally the first offensive Of che Rus.
sian democratic army Every report
shows that the Russiai soldiers are
now fighting in true democratic style
and the army is more powerful thnn
ever before under the cars rule. Tho
allies are jubilant over the Russian
offensive which will prevent the Ger
mans from using troops from the Rus.
sian line to bolster weak spots in oth-
er lines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
Miss O'NETLL IDENTIFIED
AS VICTIM OF FATALLEAP
OF CAR IN NIAGARA GORGE

hours Of hoping against hope that the
worst might not be true.
Miss Anne Wade O'Neill, an elder
sister today received the following let
ter from Miss Mary Aghes, written on
The day before her departure on her
fatal trip and dated Toronto Saturday
at 1885 p. m.
Just had dinner at this hotel (the
Walker Housel. It was splendid To
ronto is full Of soldiers, wounded sol
diers. It is too pitifull SO many
right young boys with one OF both legs
gone. There are several places being
used as convalescent homes for the
soldiers.
81 saw parliament house this morn
ing. We stopped there for a while.
The boat trip was delightful start
back at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Tomorrow / win make the trip
around the Gorge (the trip on which
she lost her life) and leave tomorrow
night for New York, unless decide
to make a day trip Of it and leave
Monday morning"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03

'MMMMM#M####MM M#M#M##*#M#M##
los BLACKSFALL VICTIMS
OF FURY OF WHITE MODS

killed in last nights race rioting totals
one hundred and five. Officials be-
live that when complete it will reach
far over one hundred.
1t is estimated today that $50 whites
and blacks had been injured.
The fire loss is more than $1,000, 900,
fifteen square blocks having been
burned.
The troops apparently now have the
situation well in hand The men have
been ordered to shoot to kill if the
roting is resumed.
Every hospital is filled with wound
ed. Homes on both the Illinois and
Missouri sides of the river are filled
with wounded.
The insolence and lawlessness Of
the blacks is given as the cause Of the
riot. The murder Of Policeman Cop
pedge brought the trouble to point
Local factories in the past year have
imported thousands Of negroes from
the south to take the places Of white
men and women, the negroes working
cheaper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
Word Awaited From Federal Authorities
to Start on Drawing Of YOung
Men for Army

Grady county exemption board No. /
met this morning and perfected its or
ganization preparatory TO beginning
the draft in the northern section. This
was the first official meeting Of the
board and marks the start Of actual
progress on eonseription so far as the
county is concerned. R. w. Murray
was elected chairman and chief execu-
tive. NJ E. Humphrey clerk, and J.. E.
Emanuel examing physician. This or
ganization viii systematic work and
puts the local board in the best Of form
for entering the campaign for building
the new army.
The federal building has been Sc
cured for al meetings and official bus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
GOLF LINKS TURNED OVER
TO RED CROSS FUND JULY 4

United States Golf association that ev-
ery.golf club in America unite in hold
ing a Liberty Tournament" on Inde-
pendence Day, 1917 for. the benefit of
the American Red Cross.
1t is suggested that the entrance fee
for this tournament be fixed at not less
than one dollar and every golfing mem
Der Of every club in the country urged
to enter whether he or she can play
in the event or not.
Each club may fix for itself the
terms and conditions under which the
respective tournaments shall be held,
and the amounts collected there>y
may be forwarded to Frederick S.
Wheeler, treasurer OF the United
States Golf association, 12O Broadway,
New York City. who will Immediately
transmit the same to the American
Red Cross.
The American Red Cross have kind
iy consented to present a souvenir
medal to each club in the United
States holding this tournament. Tn
addition to this certificates awarded
by the United States Golf association
viii be given to all clubs applying for
same to Howard F. Whitney. II Broad
street, New York City.
It is planned to make this Fourth OF
July event a nationwide patriotic tes-
timonial by the golfers of America,
and it is to be hoped that the occasion
viii be seized by every member of a
golf club in the country, whether af-
filiated with the United States Golf
association or not. to participate in so
worthy an object
Many clubs have already arranged
some event for the benefit of the Red
Cross. 1t is not desired to hterfere
with any of these, but so far as posi-.
BILE. none OF them should be allowed to
diminish in any way the chances OF
making the Liberty tournament as pro.
nounced and thrilling a success as it
deserves to be.
Howard F. Whitney. Secretary
June nth, 1917.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03

The fact that Ctickasha and Grady
county will compare favorahly with
any section Of Oklahoma or other
states was emphasized by r. e. Camp
bell head Of the Campbell Sales COM
pany. yesterday while comparing the
relative merits Of this with other local
tiles. Mr. Campbell, upon opening the
sale OF the new Liberty addition de-
clares that though he has sold land in
every state in the union except Wash
ington. Oregon and the New England
states. no building site has ever ap-
pealed to him more favorably than has
Chickasha. "Chickasha IS the classi-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
U. S. TROOP TRAIN
ON FRISCO SIDING
Members Of State Militia Of for -Four
DAYS Leave to Spend the Fourth
al Their Home Towns

A United States troop train compos.
ed Of eight coaches passed through
Chickasha this morning en- route from
Fort Sill to the vagious points in the
state to distribute the state militia
which is off on four days leave for
Independence Day. The train stopped
on the Frisco siding for several hours
allowing all soldiers who wished to,
to stop off for a while in Chickasha.
Practically all the soldiers from Fort
sill are Off on leave now, only guard
being left at the army quarters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
wI#MMMMM#MMMM #MMMM###MM#M
WAR WEALTH, INCOME
TAX AND DRINKS WILL PAY
MAJOR PART OF WAR TAX

The income tax is to bring in $685.
100000, excess profits 2S.OOO.OOO, tax
es on drinks Sl1l,OOO,OOO, sofe drinks
$lO,O00444 and tobacco $56,OOo0OO
The authors Of the senate bin insists
that this schedule Of taxes places a
heavier burden on the rich than the
original bill had intended Some sena-
tors still insist, however, that the poor
will bear the burden in paying for the
war and also of fighting it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
IS PLEASED
WITH CHICKASHA OUTLOOK

est town in Oklahoma FOR ifs size.
said Mr. Campbell. "and Grady is no
doubt one OF the most progressive
counties in the state.
Mr. Campbell finds Chickasha busi-
ness men fast and progressive accord
ing to a statement made by him yes
terday afternoon. and because Of the
courtesy and consideration Of the
townspeople he is extremely well im-
pressed with the town in general. The
sale promoter declares that property
here is on a par With that If any Okla.
homa city and the new addition lots
as well worth the price as any he ever
sold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
TO
CLOSE ALL
DAY 4TH

Geneural closing will be rigidly OBJ
served by the merchants of Chickasha
tomorrow, the Fourth of July, accord
ing to an announcement which was
made today by Secretary Arthur Frs
land of the Grady County Retail Mer-
chants association. This win apply to
all business houses excepting drug
stores and cold drink stands.
The meat markets will observe Sun.
day closing hours, remaining open un-
til 3 a m. only
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
FIRST MONDAYS SALES
SLATED FOR SATURDAY

For the first time in the history OF
First Mondays in Chickasha the sue
cess of the day was mared by the
prospects Of rain and many of the
goods which were listed were not
brought in while many prospective
buyers were kept at home by the
heavy clouds.
Those goods and products which
were not sold yesterday win De listed
for sale on Saturday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
FARMER IN GOOD SHAPE

Jack Conn has threshed and sold
his wheat from the farm southwest Of
It brought over $4,000 He
has 225 acres Of corn that is in fine
shape to date and il he can get rain
will make a good crop.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
Argentine Impatient.
By United Press.

D 2 DIIIou 907l
Ruenos Aires, July S.-The Argen.
tine republic has instructed her minis
ter to Germany to demand Immediate
reparation and the indemnities which
had been promised for the sinking Of
the Argentine steamer Monte Prote-
gido." So far Germany has done noth-
ing except to promise satisfaction
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
Patriotic Golfers Have Chance to Promote
Mercy Mission Following Suggestion
OF U. S. Golf Association

The golf committee of the Country
club will convert the main sport Of
Fourth Of July into a patriotic propa-
ganda in aid Of the Red Cross, in ac-
cordance with the spirit of letter re-
ceiyed from the United States Golf as
sociation and fully concurred in by
the local committee. Tomorrow. on
the Country club links. will be played
Liberty tournament the proceeds
of which win 90 to the Red Cross so
ciety
The prizes sent by the Red Cross
committee are on exhibition at Ows-
iey's iewelry store and will be open to
competition to all subscribers to the
fund. The committee has decided to
make it a flag tournament which will
be open throughout the day. The com
mittee entertains the hope that every
member will take part as flag tourna-
ment gives all members an equal
chance
One $25 Patriot.
The entries are noted on subscrip-
tion rolls where members may donate
as much as they please but must give
81. However, on the list which was
circulated this morning nothing less
than s5 subscription appeared. the
list being headed by s25 donation.
Purposes Of Meet.
The following letter explaining the
purposes Of the tournament will serve
as a guide to players:
To the golfers of the United States:
AS slight evidence Of the patriot
ism Of American golfers and with the
desire to turn the practically universal
custom of golf clubs to hold tourna.
ments upon the Fourth Of July into an
opportunity for service to the country
1t is earnestly recommended by the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03

By United Pfess. 4
Paris, July 3. Germany launched
another tremendous offensive blow at
the French lines south Of Laon and
around Verdun today but in both in
stances the enemy failed to- gain
ground, the official statement reports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
Senate Bill Places Burden Of Conflict
Cost on Rich in Fixing First
War Budget

BY United Press.
Washington. July 3.-War wealth,
incomes, drinks and tobacco viii pay
the bulk of the first great war tax.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
$50 Whites and Blacks Injured and
Fifteen Blocks Laid in Ruins With
Fire Damage Of $2,OOO,OOO
LAWLESSNESS AND
INSOLENCE CAUSE RIOT
Several Thousand Negroes Imported
from South 10 Work for Lower
Wages Become Unruly
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
East St Louis, his, July 3.-The
bodies of twenty-one negroes now lie
in undertaking establishments in this
city. The official list still stands at
more than one hundred killed. Work
ers started their task of searching the
ruins in the burned districts today for
bodies. The actual number of dead
will probably never be known as many
bodies were thrown into the river and
many others burned.
A mob shortly after noon today shot
three negroes and fired several houses.
The militia hurried to the scene and
the mob was dispersed The town is
quiet again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
NO PAPER TOMORROW

In accordance with a policy
Of many years standing the
Chickasha Daily Express viii
not be issued tomorrow July 4.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
posToFFIcE HOURS

+ The Chickasha postoffice win I
+ be closed tomorrow, the Fourth !
+ Of July There will be no de- !
+ liveries. Stamp and general 4
+ delivery windows will be open !
: ed from 9 to 10 a. m The 4
+ mails will be received and dis !
+ patched as usual
= I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03
los Negroes Dead.

~ United Press.
East St. Louis, H., July 3.-The lat
est incomplete list of names of ne
groes who are believed to have been
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03

The Latest News by
Wire Daily from the
U. P. Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-03

You will find all the
local news every day
in the Daily Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
LEAGUE TO
FIGHT THIRD CIRCUIT

Indianapolis, Nov. 10.-The Western
League of Baseball Clubs will fight
any movement for a third major league
which provides for the American ass0-
citation taking over any Western leagde
territory, according to E. W Dick
erson, president Of the Western league,
who was here yesterday on his way TO
Louisville to attend the meeting next
week Of the national association, the
governing body of minor league base
bail The Western league viii meet
in Louisville Sunday. and President
Dickerson said the president Of every
club in the league will be in attend
ance.
The talk OF a third major league
considering present business condi-
tons. IS all bosh." said MIR. DECKER
son. Instead Of a new league. there
is more likely 10 be a curtailing Of
leagues.
che fact that the Western league
has the same rights in the protection
OF its territory that are enjoyed by the
american association and other
leagues covered by organized baseball
seems to have been overlooked. The
Western league will be in the field
next year stronger than ever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
MANY HUNTERS ASK
FOR DEER LICENSES

Duluth, MINI, Nov. 10.-Among the
l,500 sportsmen who have swamped
Offices Of Deputy County Auditor Wal
len with requests for hunting licenses
to shoot deer and moose in st. Louis
county was Charles A. Comiskey, own
er Of the champion White Sox. He
and a party of several friends have
taken out licenses. Several people
from Indiana, North Dakota, and Iowa
got licenses. Numerous women will
hunt
Reports indicate deer in abundance.
and in the country recently opened by
an extension of the Duluth and North
ern Minnesota railroad moose are said
to be running in numerous herds. The
present temperature is too high to
keep big game after the kill.
Deputy Wallen expects to issue q
500 licenses before closing tonight.
The season opens tomorrow. He at
tributes the rush for licenses largely
to desire Of hunters to obtain meat
to combat high living expenses, but
figures 100000 has been spent here
for guns, ammunition, licenses, camp
equipment, etc. The licenses are for
hunting game in ST Louis county only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
WITHDRAWAL NOT TO
EFFECT A. A. LEAGUE

Minneapolis. Nov, 10-M z. Cantil-
lon, president of the Minneapolis
baseball club and one Of the real pow
ers in the American association, issued
the following statement yesterday:
THE fact that the indianapolis,
Louisville and Toledo clubs may with
draw from the circuit will not disrupt
the American association. By drop
ping out Of the league the three clubs
in question will lose their franchises.
Norton, St Paul; Tinker, Column
bus; Muehlbach, Kansas City; Timme,
Milwaukee. and myself will see to it
that clubs are placed in Louisville, In.
diapolis and Toledo, thereby keeping
the circuit intact We will guarantee
American association fans an eight
club organization.
I'm regard to Toledo, Mr. Timme and
I hold 10-year lease on Swayne
field, where the association games are
played in that city. In the lease which
we issued TO Roger Bresnahan we have
stipulated that only American associa-
ton games shall be PLAYED at Swayne
field. II Bresnahan gees into the
Union league. he will have to build a
new ball park. rather expensive op-
Grafton in these lean days OF base
ball"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
COURT FIGHTS WILL
FOLLOW NEW LEAGUE

New York, Nov. 10-A fight to the
last line Of defense is to be made by
the American association and Inter
national league club owners who have
been left out in plans looking for the
organization Of a new league.
The four magnates from each cir
cult who plan to cut away and form
a new circuit will have their hands
full when they attempt their coup at
Louisville next week President
Thomas J. Hickey Of the American
association already has fled pro-
test with the national commission and
club owners in that circuit have taken
steps to carry the battle into the
courts if necessary, A fight till hi
freezes over" Will be made-to use the
words Of Owner Timme Of the Mil
waukee club.
J. a. Gammons. president Of the
Providence club, wired yesterday.
Il am surprised to hear of the talk
of dropping Providence from the In
ternational league, I VIII fight any
such action to the limit"
IA lluiut,' VI 6Si0eHt OF Iae MilWau-
kee American association club. said :
I have seen nothing in the pro
posed realignment of A A. clubs that
locks good to me will accept moth
ing that will not better our club. II
anything turns up and they attempt
to turn US out in the cold, I'll go TO
the courts and fight until hell freezes
over"
Sam F. LIghtenheim. president OF
the Montreal club. believes everything
may come cut all right. He took the
attitude that baseball Law will take
care OF the cities lie declared It was
not reasonable to say that clubs oper-
ating under the national agreement
could be summarily dropped.
Certainly it cannot be done with
out compensation, and Montreal viii
look after its own interests" he said
George Muehihach, president OF the
Kansas City club, only recently came
into his franchise. He expects strong
opposition to develop to The plan al
the Louisville meeting
If tue scheme ID carried out he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
ROCK ISLAND BOY
ELECTED CAPTAIN
Dempsey Returns to Bradley and Is
Named Head Of Team Tor Rest
Of the Season.

Peoria, Nov 10.-Four important
battles occupy the center of the foot
ball stage for today, three of those
being out-of-town. The only local
game is the Manual-Bloomington,
which should hold out to a large at
tendance. Dopesters will find in this
tilt an excellent opportunity to COM
pare the strength of Manual and PeO-
ria High. Manual followers are con-
fident that her eleven will break the
ink which has been chasing ii about
so far this season. The Atwood ag-
gregation has been considerably
strengthened since it's first appearance
in this city, and a real battle should
hold forth between the rival schools.
The addition Of Block at tackle has
been the only important shift in the
orange and black camp.
Probably the most interest to local
fans is the Bradley-Wesleyan argu-
ment which will attract at least $50
Poly rooters to the Evergreen City.
Rejoicing in the trouncing administer
ed to Normal, Poly rooters are conf
dent that a walloping will be melted
ont to the Methodists today. Coach
Null has spent the entire week in
rejuvenating the green and white
eleven and as a consequence will pre-
sent a much heavier backfeld than al
any time this season.
Not only are the MethOdists to pre-
sent a changed lineup, but the hill
toppers will appear on the field with
a hackaeld absolutely different from
anything that has represented them In
any game. Minton takes Captain
Stewards place at fullback Don Full
Ter goes to left end in place of Lilly
who has sprained ankle. Earl Dou
( bet takes Fuller's half while JacquiT
will go to right half The injury t
Captain Stewart is a most deplorabl,
one. He will miss the first quarter o
single game in two years today. HI
will be unable TO take part in any 0
the remaining struggles. To succeet
Stewart, Leland Dempsey of Rock Is
land was yesterday afternoon electet
captain and will lead the hiltopper
in the remaining games Of the Poi
chart
Dempsey returned 10 the hilito
Wednesday contrary to expectation
but was received with open arms. II
will work at quarter