Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. THIRTEEN, No. 291, Ed. 1 Monday, December 16, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME THIRTEEN.
CH1CKASHA OKLAHOMA MUNUAV DECEMBER 16 1912.
NUMBER 2'!1.
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PRESIDENT
Oil ALLY
INSTALLED
Program Will End With
Public Concert this
Evening
With Hon. II. II Wilson state sup-
erintendent presiding and with a
number of distinguished educators
prominent public men of Oklahoma
togtHher .with a larjce audience of
towi people in attendance the formal
ceremonies whereby lir. Jaws Bur-
IK' He Kskridgc will he installed as
president of lh Oklahoma (Jolloge
for Women were ojiened thisafter-
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
The ceremonies begun with the In-
augural (rtC4 ssion followed by an In-
Vomtion by Rev 12. B. Tots. After a
mimical selection the state superin-
tendent conducted the installation
proper a full report of which will he
published tomorrow. Then Dr. Fsk-
ridge delivered his Inaugural address
in which he outlined his views of edu-
cation and discussed the policies
yk'sh ho he will -ftrcue i; ad
mlnistrative head of tii college.
Other speakers scheduled to appear
on the program were Hon. Claud
Weaver Hon. Hubert fc. Echols. Pres-
ideut Brooks of the state university
Mrs I). A. McDougat of Sapulpa and
President Murdaugii of the Durant
mutual.
For this evening Ihe program In-
cludes a tuinipiet between ( o'clock
aud S : it" at which the president
members of the faculty and visitors
will be seated and at 8:4.1 a concert
plven by the student of various de-
pi.n men's of the college to which
th publir 1$ cordially invited.
The batepii't is to be prepared anil
served by the domestic science de-
partment and the number of guests
Is neee: -sarily limited The program
of toasts is as follows:
From Our Statu Congress Hon
Chai It b F. RrtlTell (if SMiH'ltee.
Flout tin; ( iiKtiiable hnterprises -
II.
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ntiMia assitiaru comuHHsioner 0:
i.i'ii a OktaiiuilU City.
From the V C. T. T'.-Mrs.
Cora
L I taut met t Oklahoma Ciiy.
From the County Sttperitoendents
- Siipt. Anna !!. Love Oki.ihuiiia City.
From iiie City Schools 8upt. F. H.
Brooks. Guthrie.
Froin ttie His-'h P"hn"!s- I'reFldent
I.ynn fllovcr A. M. Tonkawa.
From tite Church SchoolsWean J-
W. Mayberry A. M. Guthrie.
From the Technical Schools Pres-
ident G. K. I.add Ph. W. Wilhurton.
From the club Women of Chicka-
Bha Mrs. J. U. Harris. Chickasha.
The public schools of the city were
dismissed at noon today in order to
glvo the teachers and' pupils arr op-
pot Utility to attend the exercises at
til college. It is hoped that the audl-
toiitim will he crowded this evening
when the program will be 11s follows:
Concert In Evening.
Bcs'-iiiituK at 8:1j the follow ins pro-
Kiam wtil be rendered:
I'ltiiio- Schwaiiien . Gut lilt
Krtitil Wecker.
Voice Where the Limlens Gloom
Op. ST No. 1 Wud ley Puck
Willie Hhtpley.
Kii.diits--The Angels aud Shep-
herds from Pen Ilur: Wallace
Ktntna lCstill.
Piano AtifKcliwnng .Schiuiiart
CeneUe Halle.
Ai'Hthetic Dance - Autumn Leaves.
Kebecca Schow Coiinno Wotlen
Kuby J. Canning. G meva May
Mary Rogers. Velma Hatvey.
ReiidingMrs. Trimble lhtys a Christ-
mas Present Stuart
Mo.t.'Uo Smnpter
Voico-A Cypny Maiden Parker
Elsie Decker.
Piano Nocturne Op. ;'7 No. 2 '
. Chopin
. Allele Wantland.
Reading The Old Violinist's Christ-
inas . Keller
Mary .gnes O'Neill.
Voire-Tbo Lord is My Sheplud
A MEAN TRICK
PLAYED BY HIS
FRIEND HE SAYS
If you gave a friend a twenty dol-
lar bill aloiiK In the cold gray dawn
and asked that friend to purchase a
pint of whisky and then if you had
waited around on the warm side of a
coli' brick building for your friend to
come back with the aforesaid pint and
ycut change and finally if after
many hours of waiting the realiza-
tioi dawned upon you that your friend
had eloped with your twenty dollar
bill wouldn't it he inclined to jar
you'.
That's what happened to L. Flor-
ence early Sunday hiornlng he says
and George WarrenburK Is the friend
win forgot to come back with (he
tiirney. Warrenburg was pointed out
to Florence as one who could get him
a pint of whisky and he says he gave
Wi.rrenlmrg a ?.') bill and reipiested
bin: to bring a pint. They started
down Two street and somewhere in
fie nuue of negro huts and alley ways
acionling; to Florence WarrenburK
made his getaway. Florence waited
some time and started a search which
res-tilted inwithing until John Lewis
wr.r put on the trail when within an
hour Warrenbtirg was In the bastile.
A the trial this morning in Judge
Moore's court Florence appeared as
t'ii- star witnePr against Warrenbtirg
btiuwas under the influence of liquor
ti such an extent that charges were
preferred against him for "-drunken-nesr
and ditwdei'Iy conduit 'loth
ciit-es will eniae up for trial TuW.day
in Justice .Moore's court.
SON
BACK FROII
BERMUD
Telegram by I'niU-d Press.
Ne York Iter. f. The steamship
licrmuiliau with the Wiison family
aleaid Mirivid her early today.
After being held at quarantine until
tv s n'.i i.- ti i-..p rf...i
e-t to the d'vk aa usual where there
w' 'a crowd.
V.'llBOit went direct to the Waldort
w t.eri) h" b ill remain until this afti r-
1 tti on anil then proceed fo Trenton.
Margaret his daughter who didn't
accompany the family to lierumda
j gi 1 eied them ai the pi-r.
Ttie customs officials expedited the
baggage through the lines and there
a.i 110 delay. The police guarded all
entrances to the pier only persons
villi credentials ere permitted to
pass through.
F10111 now 01: Wilson will be guard-
el by three secret service rtu.
The (piestion of cabinet appoint-
ments confronted Wilson on landing
b t he retained a sphinx-like attitude
ani would not discuss his appoint-
minis or tb. !'. udc of his udtiiials
Uct ion toward Prjan.
LcOiiui ncIcKLUilill
on State Schools
Guthrie ()k!a Dec. i'..--The Poo-
pit 's Power league of Oklahoma or
gcrized several months ago by State
Senator Campbell Russell of Musko
ge (or the purpose of "protecting the
people's rights under tho Initiative
iui(i referendum system" Is launching
another campaign aud will sell an of
ficial button throughout the state to
raise snlticient limits. I he purpose
is to wipe out by referendum 1111111-
ereus state educational institutions in
ens Gov Crime's plan to eiiminate
the Institutions Is not carried out by
th3 legislature.
Franz Schubert
Pearl Wijey Kstelle Tuggle F.lsie
Decker Clara Witt Juauita Staley
Wessie Ray Willie Shipley Mrs
M. B. Settle.
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COMBINE .
PARTIALLY
DISSOLVED
Supreme Court Holds that Trust
Not Established as Alleged
in Suit Brought by the
Government
REGARDED ON "STREET"
AS VICTORY FOR ROADS
Iron Company Dissolve But
Consolidation of Railroads
Not Declared Void-
History of. Cae
Telegram by I'nited Press.
Washington Dec. Hi.- Declaring
that the general combination of Penn-
sylvania railroads alleged by the gov-
ernment to form the anthracite coal
trust had not been established the
supreme court toda partially dissolv-
ed the trust by holding that the so-
called t;." per cent contract was void
a an "abnormal Illegal restraint up-
o 1 interstate commerce."
The decision is a partial victory for
the government. It dissolves the Tem-
ple Iron company but the railroads'
consolidation is not declared Illegal.
The court refused to disturb the al-
leged combination of six railroads 43
operators and a number of subsidiary
coal companies which the govern-
ment charged 'controlled Do iter cent
of the anthracite business in I'enttijyl-
vucia. It. is hinted however that sep-
arate dissolution suits against the al-
leged railroad mergers might be
brought.
Five separate conspiracies were
charged by the government in its
suits begun in !H)7. The Philadelphia
i Reading Lehigh Valey Delaware
Lackawana & Western F.rle Centra
Railroad of New Jersey and .New-
York Susquehanna & Western rail-
roailg with their nine subsidiary coal
eompaimies including Cue Temple
cot.ceni were attacked with 4i! of
the largest operators. In December.
1010 the government lost all of tj
ronti'tttions in the lower courts ex
"pt dissolution of the Temple com-
pt Ty the stock of which was owned
by the raihuads to bank "independ-
ents" oe'id" of the combination.
That the "combine" niononolife-d
picductloii transportation and sale
aiiegeq. Aiiouier alleged con
spiracy was t iiti per cent con
ttucts" with independent operators
to tmy that proportion of their out
put. .Merger o i tit; .New ot'K sus-
queliana & Western and F.rie railroads
in i;iH by stock manipuUttion was an
other alleged conspiracy. Puchase by
the Iteadlns' road of the Central Rail
road of New Jersey in I'.titl destroy-
in; competition was also alleged. The
Krie road was also charged with buy-
ing up the !:ie-l 'eimsylvania Coal Co.
in lSU'.i to prevent competition.
WALL STREET PLEASED.
Telegram by I'nited Prcsa.
New Yoih. Dec. iii. That the tlo-
1 icitut 01 the aii'iiraoite trust case was
iv;.ily a victory for the roads was the
construction of Wall street. Heading
stock tindvanccd five points 011 the an-
nouncement of the decision.
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On Wednesday December 18 the
it-it ial move will be made toward
electing a new state board of agri-
culture 10 take the place of the one
recalled by the voters at the recent
elictiou. Farmers' meetings will he
U'Vi
helo at each county seat and each 4
county will select a delcga'e to the'
state farmers' institute which meets j
at Stillwater 011 January 15. The i
new honrd members will be elected at:i
the Stillwater meeting
tCopyrtcht.)
NEGR
LASHED
Tom Ray" Ta negro is suffering from
a knife wound in his left shoulder as
th.i result of a Saturday night con-
flic; on South Second street with
Jake Hightower uncle of Raymond
Hightowcr now in the county jail
charged with the murU s r roc tor
Green.
The cause of the quarrel is not
ki.cwn but the mill occurred near
Reed's pool hall and culminated in a
ni tv tragedy when Highlower drew 1
knife and stabbed Ray the blade en-
teting at a point cf thiv leU collar
bono. Had the blow struck a few
inil.es lower the blade would have
pierced the heart. The wound is very
painful but is not considered serious.
Hightower has not been arrested.
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Tiiu general belief that small inter
Etute ?Mi.-tients of whisky could be
mr.de by means of the parcels post
was dispelled today when an order!
c.ne direct from Postmaster General
Hitchcock to the effect that the stat-
ute establishing the parcels post pro-
vides that no intoxicating liquor
matches poison or explosives will bs
received for transportation through
tile parcels post.
With the main ingredient cf a mint
julep barred from the old Indian Ter-
ritory as concerns transportation via
express or freight it was believed
j Mt at when the parcels post was inaug
urated a quart or so could be mailed
in "for medicinal purposes" but no
Matter how hard the snakes m v bite
tttere will K tto re'tdy r"lief ;tr
ink highhull will he about the
string drinks go.
1 a rc
imlt a
Telegram by I'nited Press
Kyle Texas Dec. Hi. Four
robbers blew the safe of the
State bank here at an early
hour this -morning: and escaped
fwith $3000.
t
Tho nightwaU'hman was
overpowered and locked in a
box ear. A potsse is pursuing
the robbers. ;
BOOZE IS
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ATION
Evidence of Dooze Ship-
qents zi Verdeo
Disappears
'!ck Island station at Verden
Vi ' Xp'-"J" burglars Saturday
?'i!t V' " of value except the
reeoitfrxoc tertain recent liquor re-'vVQufuu1-"
are needed as evidence
tit'g Caa
Mry va
av-s was taken.
ry wdti at once reported
yOtitcera
and Sheriff Lewis
I jottica went to the scene
jf"u'nl"s 10 investigate but so
!o:-SWi'uacVof the burglars has been
ft rt'Cl. '
Only 'a lew eents in cash were in
the money drawer. Entrance to the
biuidiiig was effected by breaking
open a window
A large.amoutit of contraband goods
h.ii been seized .by of ficers at Verden
during the past week.
Aisbery Appointed as
Wiley's Successor
Telegram by United Press.
Washington Deo. Hi. Tuft today
appointed Dr. Carl Alsberg to succeed
D Wiley as chief of the chemistry
bureau of tho department 01 agricul-
ture and chief administrator of the
pure food law
Alsberg is now chemical biologist in
the department.
SoIirageUes Start
ca Walk to fey
Telegram by United Press
New York Dec. Hi. Twelve young
women carrying Alpirut staffs and
"Votes for Women" in black letters
aeross the haversacks 011 their shoulder.-
left Broadway and Forty-Second
stieet on a walk to Albany today.
They will walk ten miles a day and
expect to reach there in time ot at-
tend the inauguration of Gov. fuler
January 1. They will present a peti-
tiur. asking the governor's aid in se-
curing ballots for women.
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
in superior court this afternoon be-
gan tho case of Mrs. Ardie King vs.
W. C. King and J. E. Lucas for the
recovery 01 me seuiiig price of a
number of horses and mules
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
A marriage license was issued to
William. Little aged 22 of Cliickasha
and Miss Nollie Williams aged 19 of
Cliiekash.u
ROBBED OF
MOM&
HELEN
ISA
FINE Gi
Telegram by United Press.
Dl I.OUIB Dec. Hi. Utiley .1. Shep
herd the railroad man whose engage
mint to Helen Gould was announced
today described her as the "most l.ov
ablt woman anybody ever met." He
sail he couldn t say how long Uiov
ha-! been engaged as he couldn't "re-
member exactly .":en he proposed.
Shepherd said "It happened shortly
ufgter we knew each other and learn-
ed each other's ideals and oer hearts
told us that we were destined for
each other."
His room was lined with photo-
ginphs of friends but none of Miss
Gould. When questioned lie admitted
tl.a' he didn't have a picture of his
fiancee.
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Telegram by cm ted Iress.
Washington Doc. Taft today
nimonnrcl that he would not fill the
post of ambassador to Kngland left
open by the death yesterday of Am-
bassador fieid.
London Dec. VI Whitelaw Rtid
American ambassador to Great llrit-
ai'i since I'jOT died at his London
resilience Dorchester house shortly
after noon Sunday from pulmonary
cctlema. The end came quite peace-
ful. Mrs. Reid and their daughter
Mrs John Hubert Ward were at the
bedside.
The ambassador had been tmcon
st.ieus since :i o'clock Monday morn-
ing and ulieiitiy delirious as a result
O" tim rtrmn i.iyn t4.rr -.1 .
Dr. .Thomas Harlow physician to
the king w ho was called in last week.
when Mr. Reid's illness became acute
ic. L.r. ii.iaui 1 tale hite. his ree
nl:tr tilt 'ii-t-m t-n.- M.- .tt.. .......
-1 .... ...v .. in? tUUMW Uti
biilleiin as to the cause of death.
"A fortnight ago the ambassador
bar. a slight bronchial attack simi-
lar to others from which ho had suf-
fered tit considerable intervals. On
Wednesday last asthma supervened
and the asthmatic paroxysms became
very severe leading to extreme ex-
haustion.
"It was hoped that he might rally
as no pneumonic symptoms had ap-p'-aied.
Willi difficulty the paroxysms
n'" asthma were placed under control
hut Sunday morning the exhaustion!
tier. ur0 extreme ami he died from
pu'moiniry oedema at 12; 10 p. in''
The Reiiekahs will hold tlseir regu-
" rtsceting tonight at the I. O. 1).
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WILL NOT
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j hail All members are retpie-.ted tc
: h; preseiit as t'.;cre it; bii-iui ot tm-
j ptl tilltce.
Dispatch Reports Loss of Three
Greek Vessels and Two Tur-
kish Fighting Ships in
Terrific Ciaah -
PEACE CONFERENCE
OPENS IN LONDON
Greek Envovs are PresPnf
. Terms Demanded by the
Allies are Stated-Turk
Delegate Hopeful
telegram by United Press.
London Dec Hi. Tho destruction
of one Greek collier and two torpedo
boats was reported In 'special dispatch
today from Constantinople which
said the moat desperate naval battle
of tho Balkan war was in nrotrcss
ot tside the straits of the Darda-
nelles. It was stated that the Turks lost
one cruiser and one dstroyer.
The Turkish-Balkan peace confer-
ence opened hero at. noon in the statu
room of St. James palace. The Greek
envoys are present aid harmony ap-
parently prevails.
The first session lasted only two
lioitrs. M. Navakovit'th tho Servian
premier was named a.. president of
the conference. Adjournment was
ti-ken until tomorrow when the for-
mal demands of the allies will ho
presented to Turkey.
The main conditions of the allies
iitdude the immediate surrender of
ticutari Adrmnopie and Jauiua tho
gitrrisons of which will bo granted
ful; military honors; the evacuation
of Eastern Kurope by Turkey as far
as Fast Chatalja to a line which ex-
perts appointed by the contracting-
parties will delimit on the spot; the
cession to Greece of all the Aegean
islands Including Rhodes and eleven
others which Italy is keeping as a
pledge of Turkish fulfillment of the
treaty of Lausanne; the annexation
- Crete to Greece and the payment
of a war indemnity and the expenses
sustained.
In return the allies will grant com-
plete amnesty to the Mussulman pop-
ulation In the territories they annex
for any acts of hostility d'triig tho
war; the return of nil prisoners ; thii
recognition of the spiritual sover-
eignty Of the gitltan fver 0"o!r:tT!3
becoming subjects of the Ralktm
states and the free administration by
tue .Mussulmans of their pious funds
in the lia!U..i.
The Servian e-premier Stojun N'o-
kakovitch head of the Servian pleni-
pctentiaries said that he was satis-
til .! an agreement would be reached
on the (piestinn of an Adriatic port on
which Servia ami Austria are at
s.ord.i' points.
Itechad Pasha the most distin-
guished Ottoman delegate who has
reiided so long abroad that ho is a
type of the intelligent cosmopolitan
expressed the hope that the assist-
ance of the powers 011 the 0110 side
and moderation on the rart or tho
all'es on the other would result iu a
solution which if not saitafaetory to
Turkey would safeguard her dignity.
He feared that the apparent harmony
of the allies will last only while the
common enemy is before them but
i'uat me moment they aro left to
themselves they wild be plunged info
anarchy over the divfsjnn of tho
i spoils ret orin
intervention bv the
1 nnv. era iiuvi!ii!n it l..:i t.. .!.t
have to raise tho question at the first
meeting of the failuro of Greece to
join the armistice.
VERDEN COUPLC WED.
The marriage ceremony of 'p. G.
Kees sued '; of Veulett and M;i
Jewell T-..yh) roo d IT 01 Vn.-d.-n. was
s" etcni.. -d Saturday afternoon in dm
cicnty judgVs of'c-o by Jm'lv
Moore. It was - l.c-.:cssary trial tho
cierk call 1 1 1 ; parents of Miss Tay!-r
line " ! the
tli.? license.
coia
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bi-tor
e issuiii..
WCATHER FOPrCAST
i Tonight and Tiic-aiay linnet.
Tivd: colder tH!slt in 4
PilftioU; oilier Tli..ia.y
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