Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. FOURTEEN, No. 213, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 6, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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INCREASES
Fire Fiend at Hot Springs Wipes
Out Property Valued at Twelve
Millions Sixty Blocks
are Burned
2500 PEOPLE ARE
RENDERED HOMELESS
Militia Patrol Streets to Prevent
Vandalism-Drouth and High
Wind Add to Fury of
the Flames
Telegram br United Pr.
Hot Springs Ark. Sept. 6. -Two
thousand and live hundred are home-
less today and sixty blcWs. Including
many of the principal buildings are In
ruins us a result of the fire late yes-
terday which swept the. southeastern
section of Hot Springs. The loss is
estimated at twelve millions. No lives
Were lost.
Mayor Taylor accepted Gov. Hays'
offer to send militia to patrol the
tunica district ;ii order to .prevent !
possible vandalism. I
Nono of the street car lines are in
service. Many fuetorlet; which were I
dependent upon the light power plant'
for motive power are either shut down :
or badiy crippled j
General .Manager Dillon of the Tub- j
lie Utilities commission stated that!
temporary light and power service j
would be established immediately but i
it would probably be a month before!
the plants are in operation. j
The homeiebs are camped in the
vicinity of the race trauks. Thy gov-!
rnmr will probably be asked to supply
militia tentu ;
The natural gas supply was not in-
terfered vvi;?i but the e ty witter ser-
vice is partially crippled.
T-r(. . !
- nun uiuiimi) conuiuons me tire
would have been et uguished with
shght loss but the dt'ouih of the nast i
two month made the buildings so in- fro!" 0klawi"a- Mr- Stewart pitches
flammable nnd a strong wind blowing ' eandlda'-y principally upon two is-
fiom tho northwest soon carried th'8U'K: importance of raining the
fire to a thickly populated business
and residence nctioti on Mulvcru ave-
i.ue where it fcpread to nearly hull' a
iulle in wid'h and sweeping south
swept through a he.;tioti of ! iiy
more than a miie in length t' stroi ing
luntduds of the litiildliigs inciudini
nome of the principal IhihIih ss houses
of tint city. Among the large build-
iti;;s dertroyrd within the tpace of an
hour and a half wire the Park hotel
waier tint! i-lectiH: lignl plant. People's
laundry Crystal t'lemer. Iron Mountain
station and fahops liz.u k smtai Mini
Prifees hotel and the Pijou rink.
If'-.nJreds of smaller business build-1
Jims and many resiucnte inclmiin;
ri'inn of tho most palatial in the city
were destroyed.
'Within nftecn m.nutfs from the
lim the flames started it was wholly
beyond the control of the fire depart-
ment and help was asked from Mule
Rock. A special train brought addi-
tional equipment but human Ingenuity
with water dynamite and every other
known means of flghMng fire tailed
to check the flames in the slightest
degree. The wind Increased in fury as
the flames spread and frame and brick
J'tislneps blocks were razed in a few
moments' time. The fire fighters no
sooner got located for another des-
perate stand than the fire would sweep
past them and break out in a dozen
different piaees nt the same time.
1 ''" ?T It" -n"! f-rlv ltt tv !)
could stop the rush cf tho fl'iws. One
of the first big structures to go was i
the electric light and power plant and
fcs night grew on the city wa in dark-
ness save for the flames which lit up
the whole city.
Shifting winds changed the course
of the fire on three different occasions
the gale at times blowing forty miles
an hour Changing winds twice threa'-
cued to turn the flames back alon
the Central and Ouchita avenue busi-
ness district which would have meant
the destruction of the entire city.
IN COUNTY COURT.
S O. Shelby was giu-n judgment for
113.50 in county court yesterday in a
counter suit- that lead P H. Plenty s.
S. O. Shelby. Shelby and P.eoty arc
farmers each holding accounts
against the other and unable io agree
ui a sei tl 'iuent.
Word has been received from Jucti
McCiure a former Chickasha school
boy. who huti bci'u tipt-ndinK his sum-
mer willi a companion Okluiioma boy
tr:;mpiug over Furope that lie docs
not exjn i t to return this fail to resume
hiii work at the University of Okla-
homa but will study art in Paris.
McCiure is a young fellow the son
of Attorney J. A. McCiure formerly
of tliis city who grew up in Chicku-
sha and attended the city schools from
his primary year to the completion of
ma lajAli school course. After finish
ing his school he entered the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma and would have
reeived the degree of bachelor of nits
from that school this year had he re-
turned ut tiin age of 20.
At the end of his second year at
college Jack won the name of being
"one of the most brilliant (students in
the univerBity;
and he was last year
elected editor of the Oklahoma Uni-
versity Magazine a monthly magazine
published by the university. In his
studies last year he carried work at
the same time in French Herman
Spanish and Italian. In addition to
this regular work three hours' snare
time spent daily In the studio drow
from Mr. Grimmeto professor of art
the statement that during his work in
Oklahoma lie bad "seen but two inr-
sons with the talent for real art eipial j and after visiting the greatest art gal-
to that of Jack McC'lure." lories in the world. Jack writes that
McClure and his companion left ; he "just can't keep from being an
Galveston June 11 on a German Loyd artist" and has decided to stay in
steamer bound for Hrennenhaven Gr- ; Paris where the greatest schools are
ninny and arrived in there in three 1 located.
MID MAN
IN TOE RACE
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' I'ftiid Okla.
1 Stewart editor
Sept. -Charles I.
cf tiic Kiiid Morning
News today issued a formal announce-i
I nieiit of his candidacy for the United
states senate to succeed Senator
Thomas I. Gore the blind senator
standard of rural life by means of
Increased farm production ar.d in op-
position to the control of federal pat-
tomige solely to pay obligations and
to advance the fortunes of United
Stales senators.
Mr. Stewart says he was the oiig-
i tin 1 Woodrow Wilson newspaper man
in this Matt;. He was v. member of
'he Mate campaign committee and one
nt tn-j liiut 'dozen men v ho directed
the cauipaigu in Oklahoma. Mr. .Stew-
art who is a native of North Caro-
lina was for several vears editor of
the Keening World nt Ttoiinnke Va.
a.;d later identified with different
j newspapers at Louisville and Lexing
ton Ky. lie was on the staff of the
Public. Ledger at Philadelphia while
IT. WHiam Payard Hale now figur
ing in ilie Mexican situation was jiu.a-
aglng editor of that paper.
Plans (o Organize a
. Permanent Society
P. A. Thomas. 1). S. S.( missionary
for the Stale Spiritualist association of
Iowa lias been in the city since last
Monday in behalf of the Oklahoma
State association to make arrange-
ments for organizing a permanent lo-
cal society. II and Mrs. Thomas will
leave utter the Sunday inorniiic meut-
inc which is to he held in the eitv
hall at 10 a. m. for Lawton where the
1 doctor
has been engaged every Sim-
day evening si ace the first of AufiUit.
lie is also engaged to work at. the
seventh unuual convention of the
state Spliitttallut association of Okla-
homa to be held at Lawton next Tues-
day Wednesday and Thursday.
Among the many noted speakers and
mediums who will be present are the
Kev. II. M. Fre nch of Oklahoma City
K-n-. I. II. tf rooks of Los Angeles Cal.
missionary at largo for the National
Spiritualist association Mrs. Sawyer
of St. Louis Mo. malt rializing me-
dium Mrs. Stephens of Kansas City
Mo. IIov. Edna Paeon niackweli
Okla. Dr. Deua Fnderwood Mrs. Anna
Premier Mrs. G. 10. P.tebe utid Mrs.
Anna Wallace state superintendent of
lyceums of Oklahoma City. Two ser-
v'ces w ill bo held daily.
weeks From Breuneiihaveii thev
walked to Hannover from there
through Ilildesuein "The city of the
thousand year old rose bush" (o Llcp-
sig and thence traveled by the dinky
little Herman railway cars to Dresden.
From Dresden they walked through
Gottlngen to the Rhine which they
followed by steamer or on foot neai';
ly two hundred miles --from Cologne
to Strassburg. From Strassburg they
wont direct to Paris where they have
now stopped and where both intend
entering art schools this winter.
The boys have written i.iany inter-
esting letters to friends in Chickasha
of strange experiences in tramping
through peaceful Germany where they
say a stranger draws as much atten
Hon as Halely's comet and where
they will hardly sell you a bit of cake
iiniess they know your history from
your great grand falhcr. Several times
the young: adventurers were refused
accommodations at the inns and were
forced to seek shelter on the windward
side of some prosperous fanner's barn.
The boys have visited many of the
greatest art galleries iu Kurone dur-
j ing their wanderings and also the bat-
j tlefields where history was made five
hundreds years ago.
j After spending six weeks among the
j picturesque old ruins on the Rhine
PUTS OVER THE
PRIZE FISH STORY
Now comes one C. It. Phillips a re-
putable employe of the Farmers' State
bank whose integrity has never been
questioned and asserts that a party
consisting of Joe Dews John Cox
John Phillips J. B. Farley J. D. Pule
and himself repaired to the Washita
livtr yesterday afternoon armed with
)ne m one tramnwl net
and sev
eral huge hooka with clothesline firm-
ly attached to them and caught fish!
Not a couple of hickory shad but buf-
falo and catfish gun.. s:fkx full of
'em ::( pounds w.th some of the
buffalo weighing as high as fourteen
pounds and one huge cat that tipped
(he string at (to. Put the importance
of the story lie nnt in the number
of fish caught or the number of hun-
gry mouths they fed or the joy of the
tishermen In actually "catching fish"
but in the way that big catfish was
induced to (piit the cool waters of the
Washita and come with the fishermen
to Chickasha.
"Vi c didn't witii. fur the spii it to
move tUl fit-h to bile one of Us jin.l
look hold the hook dived down and
?uk t H U his btu.lv ii.iU Uieil We calm-
ly towed him to the river bai.k where
we had prepared for his reception"
said .Mr. Phillips.
And Mr. Phillips says if uu;.body
eiju't want to believe that they caught
fish he'll show them the bones that
are left or he will provp bis story by
any man in the pmty.
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Telegram by United Press.
Clirihide X. J. Sept
H-iidless and legions the
tin
man of 'apparfut refinement
was found on tho banks of the
Hudson river near Clayton's
baih house-.
The torso was half buried in
the sand as though the mur-
derer was attempting to bury
it when frightened awav.
BE.GIN ROAD SURVEY.
Knginet r K
lie will begin
iC. Colby report
em (he survey
that
' the
i trans-county highway Momiav moi niinr
and expects to have the job done by
October 1.
Air.. Colby's wink is the making of
a 'Uue print by which he will show
where each grade is to be made and
each briiig" and cu'vert will be pho-ed.
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NEW POINT
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Telegram oy United Prera.
Coaticook Sept. 6 One of the
strongest pieces of evidence that at-
torneys for Thaw will use when they
argue the latest habeas corpus ti-
Uou before the King's bench court .
September 15 will be a statement of !
Thomas R. K. Mclnnes of Ottawa who !
framed the present Candian immigra-
tion laws at the request of the min-
ister of the interior.
He will state that the board of in-
tjuiry did not act within the meaning
0'' :he laws when they held Thaw de-
portable it is contended that the im-
migration authorities failed to lodge
forme complaint with thy minister of
the interior before proetedtng against
TIi aw.
This was the main ground on which
Judge Crevais issued the writ. Mc-
Ir.nes will be a witness at Montreal.
Jerome today failed to appear in
con;-! whwi tl. gambling charge was!
calhd. His attorneys entered appear- i
ance and the hearing was continued !
mini nemcmncr JI. His $500 baii
w as renewed.
MAXEY LEAVES
R CALIFORNIA
1 Ui
' J-oroy Maxey for eleven years con-
nected with local banks leaves to-uig-ht
for Colusa Cal. and after d
short stay there will go to Crimes
Cal. not far from Sacramento to take
a position as cashier in a hank. Mr
Maxey began his career in Chickasha
with the First National bank nnd went
from there to the Citizens' National
nine years ago. For several years he
i has been assistant cashier a petition
I he has filled with eminent satisfac-
tion to the bank and its patrons. He
! is rccogn.ied as eiue of the most nun-
jPeienl and courteous men ever em-
Ployed in a Chickasha bank and has a
ihost of friends who regret to see him
.leave. F. C. Hall takes bis position
jin the Citizens' National . and Wm.
Comer succeeds Mr. Hall.
WEATHER FORECAST.
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For Oklahoma:
Tonight and Sum!
ing cloudiness.
iv. niereas-
Temperaturt Vrtrlfc-.
Recorded by the local U
weather bureau oborTr:
Wavimunr 10"
Minimum . C!)
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THREE MEN ENTOMBED.
Tobgram by United Press.
Hartford Ark. Sept. 0 Ac-
cording to unconfirmed reports
reaching here today an explo-
sion at the Boleu coal mine
near here entombed three men.
Escape was cut off by fire
the shaft.
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SCHOOLS
OF COUNTY
Ten per cent of the rural schools in
Grady county opened last Monday and
at least 20 per cent more will have
opened by the last of September ac-
cording to G. P. Newell county sup-
erintendent of schools.
Mr. ?-'"well reports that many more
schools would probably have opened
in the rural district by this time had
it not been for the school hook con-
troversy lie has advised all teach-
ers io have the pupiiu set along wun
whatever old books they have or can
borrow till the book question is net-
tled and not to buy any books either
of the old or of the new adoption till
the litigation is ended. However he
has advised dealers to order a supply
of the newly adopted boo'rs since he
says he ha no doubt that tho con.
troversy wili be decided in their favor
There are now over 7000 pupils in
Orady county who are under the sup-
ervision of Mr. Newell.
Bad Booz! Gets Good
Farmer into Trouble
In police court this morning "Dad"
Miller a farmer living near the toll
bridge who is reported to be a good
worker and who his ncignbors say.
id an excellent man on the frm. hut i
who says he "just can't leave the fiery !
stutt alone was given a fine of $S
by Judge Burton for attempting to
visit on the streets last night in com
pany with too much "bootleg booze.''
Judge Burton suspended the fine
however on condition of the good be-
havior of the man but told him that
tho next offense must be paid for by
both the suspended fine and the one
that would follow the offense.
Mr. Miller thanked the judge and
promised to stay away from town and
do his best to let tthlsky alone.
YOUNG COcPLE LICENSED.
In Judge Williams' office this
morning a "permit to wed" was issued
to Lee Roy Mattock and Lillian lun-
man. The couple were both of Rush
Springs and were both nineteen
years of age. The toy had his parents'
consent.
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OPENING
HGINEER
DID WOE
OF 21
its
Telegram oy t'nited Presi.
New Haven Sept. C-Fngieeer .lil-
b.r of the White Mountain express
which crashed into the Par Harbor
express had been doing two men's
work for a week be-fore the wreck
was recalled before Interstate Com-
merce Commissioner McCord and the
Connecticut Utilities commission to-
day. Miller admitted covering his -own
run and also that of another engineer i
who was ill. He was doing the other
man's work when the train was
wrecked. He said the ill engineer iu-1
tended to return Tuesday but found
he could not do it and have proper
fleer.
Miller said he decid?d ? handle both
runs for a week and did it successfully
and might well do it again. Ho said
he did his work without stimulants
and slept when he could. He had four !
hours' sleep before the wreck.
With Miller's testimony many be-
lieve they see a reason for secrecy in
the in vesication. I'ntil the govern-
ment interfered Miller said nothing of
the two runs. Yesterday be ssid he
was sleepy on the morning of the
wreck. He did not attempt today to
defend himself on the ground of over-
work taking tile attitude that he. was
not to blame as the officials told him
to take the extr.i run.
The commission learned thr.tu
New Haven has five steel "club cars"
which it o; rates for exclusive rich
commuters ami rents thorn at $.1000
annually.
Telegram by United Press.
South Norwark Conn. Sept. 6.
With 2.-0 people aboard the Hartford
line steamer Middletown grounded
near here in a fo gover the sound
early today.
The steamer was bound for New
York and most of the passengers are
returning from vacations. They were
asleep when the vessel struck the
mud.
Despite assurances of Opt. Hill that
there was no danger there was a near
panic. The Hartford liner Bridge-
port descued the passengers vim
were transferred and taken to New-
York. Capt. Hill said the do at. could be
floated without difficulty. The Hart
ford line is owned by the New Haven
Railroad company.
STEAMER
GROUNDED
t
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ChiSdren Will De Instructed tj
fcuy None of the Contested Text-
book Pending. Decis'oa c!
Supreme Court
EXPECT CASE 10 EE
DECIDED NEXT WEEK
Holders of 1S12 Contracts Secare
Injunction in District Court
and Validity of Nw Adop-
tion is Upheld
According to announcement made
uy Supt. Harney today the children
of the public schools will be Instruct-
ed to purchase none of the text-books.
which are in controversy until a de-
cision is rendered by the supreme
court on the pending case. Tho case
comes up September 9 and it is ex-
pected that it will be decided the lat-
ter part of next week. In the mean'
time the schools will get along with
the old books and with those concern-
ing which there is no litigation. Defl-
n'te instructions in regard to buying
bocks will be given to the children
through the teachers when the schools
open Monday.
"We are making our fight in the
open" said W. R. Norrls representing
the Atkinson Mentzer Co. Chicago
who was in the c'ty yesterday "and
all we ask is fair play. The company
represented by Mr. Norris has the 19L
conttact for drawing boolsa and its
geom..u-y re. adopted. "We feel
confidi -nt that tho supreme court will
sustain our contract and we look for
an early decision. Pending a decis-
ion we agrea uut the best thing to
do is to buy none of the contested
books. We contend thnt th mi-
adoption is the only legal one
Atkinson Mentzer & Co. joined with
the Colonial Book Co. Aliyn & Bacon
Silver. Ilurdotte & Co. Scott. Fores-
man & Co. and Charles Seribner's
Sons in a suit recently brought in the
district court of Oklahoma county
against the Oklahoma Book Co. as dis-
tributing agent the American Book
Co Eaton & Co. The Prang Co. Rand
McNaliy & Co.. D. C. Heath & Co.
and the Warden Printing Oo. ail of
these companies being holders of 130s
contracts and an injunction was ob-
tained forbidding the sale and use of
the Jim books in tne public schools
the lower court upholding the ISP.'
adoption. This case was appealed to
the supreme curto.
Bulb the companies holding the 13ug
contracts and those named in the c"!-
tracts of 1912 have been issuing circu-
lars to school officers. A statement
addressed to county and city superin-
tendents boards of education and book
d"alera by a n timber of the co.T.panSc.H
hold'ng 1912 contracts afeer betting
forth the facts in regard to the litga-
tion in the district of Oklahoma coun-
ty continues as follows:
"Thus it is that each and vpry tim
I the WUon ot the validity of the 1P12
adoption has come before the courts
so far that adoption has been upheld
and the book publishers above named
and their dealers throughout the state
will if. they sell such conflicting
books of the IflfiS adoption violate the
injunction order of the court unless
such order be superseded in the man-
ner provided by the decree. But evca
if the injunction order should be son.
prflAHoH thA hnnl of s ion .n
tion may lawfully be ?Md and used.
"We are advising you of this action
so that you may prudently govern
I yourselves accordingly; aad in this
connection we call your attention to
the fact that the judgment of the dis-
trict court the effect of such reversal
will be simply that there is no lid
adoption of any kind and can be mm'
until the lengthy process provided f.-r
by the statute for making a new adop.
tion is gone through with and hence
our books can without loss to school
patrons and without the necessity of
change continue to be mud."
COMMISSIONERS Mf..?.T
The county commissioners ft re
session today to approve ri ''. '
bonds to the amount of $iffiM T
bonds are io pay some old n i
ness of the county.
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