Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. THIRTEEN, No. 299, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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BEST BIRDS
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ENTERED
Judge Emery Arrives
Exhibit will Be Open
Three Days
With the finest poultry in Oklahoma
or. exhibition and all classes so nearly
equalized as to make competition for
the various prizes exceedingly keen
the ('.raily County Poultry show opened
this morning with some inn birds en
tered. Some of the entries were a
little late and the olfkers were busy
all morning regu-ring new entries
and classifying the exhibits.
the entries comprise all grades and
varieties of poultry including the dif
fereiit breeds of chickens ducks and
pheasaijis. Practically all the poultry
fanciers of the city and community
were present this morning at the
opening most of whom have chickens
entered In the show. The exhibitions
are attiaeliiiK the attention of the pub-
lic la g neral and a large crowd is ex-
pected to visit the simw this evening
and to Increase in volume and en-
thusiasm during the entire three days.
From all who have visited the show-
rooms come exclamations of surprise
and t.at isfact ion at the completeness
C the exhibitions ttie quality of the
entries and the ntnnm-r it: which tha
show committee is handling the prop-
osition. Judge Emry affiled this -morning
and is busily engaged In looking" over
the displays and checking off the
points. He Wutsld not state definite'v;
win titer or not be would give a lec-
ture tonight or lint. "I am pretty tired
and do not feel exactly equal to the
occasion Umigi;!" iiid Mr. (jury this
afternoon. l am mm n pi-aseu '' 1 1
the quality and variety of the buds
mi exhibition and want to assure the! day j ).) suffering from a slight at-
poultry fanciers that the show wh.l tack of lagrippe. He caught cold on
smaller than some 1 lav- seen. dts- Monday it was learned and his auto-
pia. s a: the t-ame time some uf the mobile ride to and from Trenton Tues-
best mrds it has ever been my prhi- day added to his indisposition lie
beg to judge.'" turned his holiday therefore into a
Tl.e -iiw will continue tiiiee days. day of rest and while other folks were
Following in a partial list of the ex- iUHV celebrating in traditional Christ-
iabilors and the nun iter of ent i ies
liiaue b. eaiii:
Siiia- Comb While Minorca Ren
F. N'organ ( hickas'mt. Kendal! Cab
laway Obk-kasha II-
Kose Comb Rhode Uiand Hedn 1.
S. ti.ow Mario-
Barred I'lj mouth llreks-O. D. Jfi
)tlti ch'-lrtttha. !' H
D.
Cii11-!'.v:iv. I
Chii V ::. tl; Mrs. C
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K-Mantcrs
Amber. -. O. I'. Smith Cote'uo. ti
Mrs.
11. F. Murphy. Rush .Springs I!.
WhitD Plymouth Hocks J. K. Rodg-
ers K. 1!. No. 2. Chit kasha ': White
Uros ( liiik.e-ha :.; II. X Smith
Chickasiia. :.: W. tl. Right Hydro !;
Mrs. Myrtle Mcfkn. U. U. Chickasiia. -'.
Huff I'iynvu'b Rocks-'-W. C. Har-
well Chickasiia 2; T. J. King. Chick
asiia ."i.
I'artridgc 1'lj mouth
King. ( hiel.a: ha 1.
Itu'.f (irpi.'igtons- -
Chicka-ba S; Ketuial!
Rocks T. J.
. i. Bryant
Callaway ';
Thou. Taylnr. 5.
Wliu Orpingtons-V.
A. I'hil'.iiis I
Chickasha a.
Cornish Indian Uiumv- R. M. Rolls
Indian Runner i'-.--! s - Kd F. Johns
4; l.ul.niaii & Hi-.H. t; T. K. Fa ires.
Ooinmerce. Texas; Robt. Rrctz I'A
Iti'tuj 2: Win. Stacey Cliitkaslui 1.
I'artridge Wyiindoites It. M. llvnus
Chlckasha .V. W. II. !!urges:s Chicka-
siia "; Will Mellon. Chickasiia 7.
Simile Couth Rhode Island Red:'-
John II. Venable Chickasiia. B; Mrs.
Frank Raker R. R. Xo. I Chlckasha.
r; ('. S. Rrown Marlow 10; J. H.
Minor l( It rtilckasba. a; Kobt llretz
Ml Reno 10; R. C. Unison
lb; C. liydc U..R. V'.'
Cooper Alex 3.
Chickasiia
; :; A. W.
WEATHER FORECAST.
-Tonight fair and. colder with
temperature R"i to 20 degrees;
Friday fair and warmer.
GOING TO BOTTO
SAYS BAREFOOT
"We shall probably be compelled to
work day ami night lo get through by
the time the senate meets on January
li" said -Senator Ceo. W. Barefoot who
is a member of the special committee
which la Investigating the affairs of
certain stale officers.
"We uie going to the bottom of
everything ami every charge will be
thoroughly probed" continued the sen-
ator. "The committee will resume
hearing? at 2 o'clock next Monday
afternoon and will likely finish with
the board of affairs in a day or two.
Ttje office of the game warden ami
the election board will then be taken
up."
Concerning the results of the inves-
tigation so far Senator Part-foot had
nothing to say indicating that it would
he improper to discuss the matter until
the committee bad heard all the evi-
dence and reached a conclusion.
LSON IS
:0NFINE
Telegram by 1'nited Press.
i'rlnceton X. J. Dec. y. Although
determined to go to Staunton Va.
his birthplace tomorrow Cov. 'Wilson
was kept indoors today by orders of
his physician. Only persons with im-
perative appointments were admitted
to see him.
The governor caught cold yesterday
and bus a light fever. Dr. Carnechnu
said be was "very much better" at
lioon. The diet presenhed for him is
brotn and eggs.
Princeton . J. Dec. -ji;. ('resident
elect W ilson spent most of Christmas
I mii f;1sbi(n he remained quietly in his
j recti ?re;-.!ng a go. Ml ;t:!'t of tie-
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vi!.-on is much b.t.i.r" said
j Mr Wilon ns f n c-i'i-e from the
j titii to visit a neighbor.
j Last night the governor and his fain-
j i!y reteived friends. Yesterday moru-
iiii the Wiinous all found their stock-
iuus well tilled as ttie custom of Santa
Clans still prevails with them. Pres-
ents from outside the family circle
came in wagon loads.
The secret service men and police-
men bad a little frame house built tor
them across the lane from Mr. Wilson's
house which attracted the curious.
The secret scrviee men are on duty
day and night. The newspaper men
have working space in it too.
The governor will be in T"cnton to-
day and on Friday will start for Staun-
ton Va. his birthplace v. here on De-
cember .'S his birthday there will btf
3 ceb'br;i''Oi! in -his ie'for
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match. Very latest designs.
Detroit Mich. Dec. :!!- -A new appli-
cation of the r'lcrnuin anti-trust law
made in the suit here by the govern
Blent against the Kellogg Toasted Corn
Flake company Will K. Kellogg Wil-
fred C. Kcdlogg and 'Andrew' Ross. '
The action is aimed at the practice
of manufacturers In fixing jobbers' l'rt-
tuil prices. Kellogg took advantage of
a decision to copyright his package
and compel retailers to sell at a ccr-
tain price or become liable to infringe
meat of his paleiit rights.
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Mayor Receives Copy of the
Supreme Court's Opinion
in Grading Case of
Weaver and Others
ISOLDS ASSESSMENT
OF PROPERTY VALID
Case Originated in 1909-Court
Discusses Law Applicable
to it Syllabus of the
Decision Given
Mayor Utirton has received a copy
of the decision of the state supreme
court in the case of M. Weaver et al
versus the Oily of Chicka-sha wherein
the decision of F. K. Riddle before
whom the case w..s originally tried as
special judge of the district is affirm-
ed no error being found.
This sun was tiled by Weaver and
other property owners of Chickasiia
October 7 1H0S and it sought to bet
aside assessments levied against the
property ci the plaintiffs for grading
purposes. It came to trial November
U 11)10 and al the close of the testi
mony the court sustained the defend-
ants' demurrer to the evitleaco. A
motion for a new trial was overruled
by the court on November 4 ltllfl and
the plaintiffs then appt-aled to the su-
preme court. Under the. hitter's de-
cision the assessments are held valid.
Following is the syllabus of the su-
preme court's derision:
1. Where street improvements have
been decided upon under chapter 14
article ". Comp. L. IHuft and tile work
has proceeded under resolutions and
proceedings has iu conformity there-
to and tiseajipraisern appointed There-
under have appraised and apportioned
the cost of the improvements and re-
turned and filed their report and the
council has fixed and given notice of
toe tniii! and place lor 'hearing com-
plaints or obj.'itlons concerning the
appraisement and apportionment as lor
any of kiic'i lots etc.; the complaints
and objections contemplated are su;.h
as concern the equitable and just (lis-
tiibution of the total cost of the im-
provement according to benefits re
ceived upon the various lots or tracts
of land effected. At such session of
the council any individual owning a
lot. affected can appear before a"he
council and contend and if possible
convince the council that the apprais-
ers have placed more of the total cost
to tie distributed upon hts lot than is
its just and equitable share thereof
according to bent fits received.
And liie council alter hearing all
complaints as to such apportionments
reviews and if need be corrects siedi
report by raising or lowering th
amount the appraisers have charged to
any lot. as to the council may appear
just. In doing this the individual lots
only are pff. ted; the total cost to bo
distributed and which has btvn prev
iously ascertained is not changed; if
one iut is lowered another must be
correspondingly raised and the protest
filed by a lot owner at such hearing
which makes no complaint as to the
distribution of cost 'but objects to
"any assessments or taxes whatever"
because "w deem same injurious to
said streets and of no use or benefit
whatever and that ve will resist any
and all payment of any kind or na-
ture" is not a complain; or objection
within the contemplation of the statute
and presents nothing for the council
to pass upon.
1. Where a contract for street im
provements Una Ueen lei miner cuai'"
tor 11 article ... Con p. L. DtO'.i by the
mayor ami council to the- lowest and
best bidder find is within the engineer's
estimate and jurisdiction of the sub-
ject matter bus been obtained by the
council and all the resolutions and pro-
ceedings required by law have been
regular and bids have been received
and the contract lot under the notice
required such action of the mayor and
council is final an to the coat fact price
of the work in the absence of fraud
- t collusion or mistake."
3. Property owners i:i a street im-
provement district with knowledge
that the si feel re being graded and
otherwise beitii; improved by a con-
tractor with the intention that a spe-
cial tax be levied against their prop
erty for payment of same who permit
such improvements to bo done and
- stand by and see it proceeded with
without objection to the council and
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receive the benefits to their property
will be deemed when afterwards they
seek equity from the payment thereof
to have ratified aauto and to be
cstjpped from setting' up any irregu-
larity except such as goes to the ex-
tent of jurisdiction.
4. Where proper notice of the time
and place for hearing objection to the
report of appraisers has been given
and property owners affected hear at
such time and place and file their ob-
jections without raising the question
that the report was not filed within
ten days after the appointment of the
appraisers they will be deemed to
have waived such irregularities.
ii. Where ' the notice required by
72rt Comp. L. llhlO fix'Uis the time for
hearing objections to thu report of ap-
praiers was published in a daily news-
pare of general circulation in the city
on the 1! 21 2-J 2:5 and 24 of .Tune
l'.uif) the 20th being Sunday on which
date the paper was not published held
that the notice was sufficient the same
being published in five consecutive is-
sues as ret uired by law.
UP A
WEDDING
Telegram by Cnitcd Press
Taylorvilie 111.. .Dec. 2ti. Angered
because his step-daughter Elsie Fish-
et became the bride of Ora Redfern
John fielder shut up the wedding.
wounding Mr. Km ma Fisher aged S
his mother-in-law and then resisted
police. He was himself shot. The
woman will die. The ceremony was
performed after the smoke of battle
cleared away.
WILL NOT MEET
COMPETITION
OF UNCLE SA
Special to the Daily Express.
New York Dec. 2'.!. The express
com pa u ies won't meet the government
I competition of ttv1 p'r(.l po?t V'hlch
comes January l. The officials 'are
saying nothing for publication but
they say privately they believe the
law is unsatisfactory and that il will
fall of its own weight because it is
certain to cause a deficit. They think
the next postmaster general may not
be enthusiastic about it.
SUFFRAGETTES
TAKE IT EASY
Telegram by Vnited Press
'Hudson N. Y Dec. 20. Only five
miles wclk was ahead of the suffra-
gettes marching to Albany when they
h ft here for Stockport today.
The remainder of the hike of 20
miles will be taken by easy stages.
"Reneial" Rosaline Jones said "May-
be we shall walk to Washington next."
SHOT
"Good-Bye; See You New Year's."
RED BARN IS
DESTROYED
BY k BLAZE
Seven Head of Stock Lost
-Firecrackers are
Blamed
Tuesday night at fj:2o o'clock the
old 'Tied Rarn" at the corner of Sixth
street and Cnoctaw avenue was en-
tirely destroyed by fire in one of the
tiercest fires in the history of the
Chickasiia fire department -making it
impossible to rescue any of the seven
neau ot stocK (loused tnerein. A lew
moments b-'kre the breaking out of
the livery barn fire the department
had been called to i'.ol North Fourth i
street on what proved to be a false
alarm and on returning to the station
passed the Red Rain ten minutes be-
fore the fire broke out. The wagons
were put into place and the men had
started to retire when they noticed a
glare at the front windows of the sta-
Hon and on looking out saw the
flames and smoke rolling from the j
barn. No alarm was turned in until t
after the department was on tho scene
and had a line of hose connected.
Two of the horses belonging to C.
Sullivan were in stalls near the rear j
duor but so fierce was the blaze that
R was impossible to rescue them. Al-
together three cows and four horses
perished in the ruins. Two of the
horses belonged to C. Sullivan and the
remainder of the stock together with
buggies harness and tons of fed were
the property of'Ceo. Hurley. The
building was fhe property of J. R.
Rurkhohlor of Ann Arbor Mich. and
. ........1 1 I... ... t!o I
amount of $rtai. The stock and con
tents were destroyed and were unin-
sured. By the time the department arrived
the building was a mass of flames
and though five lines of hose were
brought ia'o Play the fire cut.m iiui
be checked and the fire fight rs were
forced to exert all their energies In
keeping the blaze from spreading to
ether buildings. Four hmi's the Cen-
tral hotel immediately across Choc-
taw avenue 'caught fire but each time
was extinguished before it had gained
headway.
The origin of the fire is not known
but Mr. Hurley stated today that he
is of the opinion that boys tied a
bunch of firecrackers to a dog's tail
and Ihe animal had sought refuge in
the barn and that the blaze caught
from the sparks
BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
Telegram by Vnited Press.
Athens Dec. 2t. Dispatches from
the vicinity of Jatiina say the Creeks
and Turks are engaged in buttle Se-
vere sleet and storms hampered both
sides.
GOOD JOB FOR BIG BILL.
Telegram by Lulled Tress.
New York Dec. 2ti.- Roeb having
confirmed the report that lie resigned
as collector of ihe New York poit it
is believed that Rig Bill Edwards
street commissioner w ill be appointed.
Kdwards is a close friend or Wilson
and did yeomen service Cor him in the
campaign.
KING'S ILLNESS SLIGHT
Telegram by United Press
London Dec. 26. Answering the
rumor that the king is seriously ill
ISii" Frederick Ronsonby his private
secretary said "The king had slight
chills yesterday but is well again to-
day." Telegram bv I'tiltM PreR
I Panama Dec. 2th President Taft
'completed his farewell inspection of
j the canal today and plans to leave for
i the Vnited States al C o'clock this
J evening ou the sli auiohip Ai kannas.
j Ho looked over the Culebra cut this
1 warning returning thu afternoon aail-
iig from Colon
The president of the Fnited States
spent part of Christmas outside
of
American territory. He attended the
ball given in bis honor lata evening by
President Forms and this function was
held in the
National theater at Pana
ma. It was necessary for the presi-
dent to leave American territory to
fill the engagement.
Red-shirted firemen guarding the
route over which the president's party
traveled made the scene a picturesque
one. The president danced with Senora
Porras. Christinas day was spent by
the president in an inspection of the
various canal works.
WJARHJMn
vi hniiahu
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i3i :;;;uUr
Telegram by Vnited Fiess-
Lincoin Neb. Dec. 2ti. Charging
that the reactionary Democrats in the
senate and house are planning to j
fasten themselves on Important 'com-1
mittees. Rryau in a Commoner edi-
torial today warns congress saying
"The parly is going to have anothe.-
strcggle over committee assignments.
It will be asked to put personal ambi-
tions and interests above the welfare
of the party. The progressive Demo-
crats are in the majority in the sen-
ate e aur.us. Will they allow a reac-
tionary minority to manacle them?
"Assignments to committees should
be made on the basis of fitness with
a view to giving faithful expression
to the will of the majority. If the
party is to earn a Ions lease power
it must regard the rights of the people
as paramount."
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r(n nnnsr
vuii mum
After Eight Months Absence
lium Comes Back to Face
the Music and Square
Accounts
PASSED THS0UGI1
CHICKASIIA IL'UaS.
Was Happy on Reaching Iloma
-Sheriff Says No Charges
are Filed Against Him
Traveled Far
Special to The Daily Express.
Anadarko Dec. 2ti. - Ex-Mayor Plum
who returned to Anadarko yesterday
had nothing further to say today. Il
was learned today that ten days ago
Plum wrote to Sheriff Blatikouship
I'cqutiting him to bring the missing
man's wile and boy and meet him iu
Chicago saying he was ready to come
home. The sheriff left at once for
Chicago and returned with Plum and
family arriving at. Chickasiia on the
Frisco at noon Wednesday. The trip
from that place was made iu an auto-
mobile. On reaching here Plum and
his family got out of the car at their
home and the. sheriff went to his
home.
Plum appeared very happy when he
saw home again. "I'm going to do
my best to recoup my fortunes and
I'll pay every dollar if they let ruo
alone" said he.
Rlankenehip said no complaint
against Plum had been filed In his of-
fice but he had heard that a com-
plaint would he made on the charge
of forgery.
During his absence Plum visited
South America Jamaica and Eutti-ml.
Anadarko. Okla.. Dee. -i;. After an'
absence .i :.out eight months during-
whiih tiine iie was much sought Wil-
liam M. Plum former mayor of Ana-
darko returned home on Christmas
day accompanied by the sheriff lie
remained at home throughout the day
and was reticent in regard to his af-
fairs. For several years prior to his sud-
den disappearance Plum has been en-
gaged in real estate and loan business
here and is said to have controlled
credits to the amount of about $ri0o-
nrifi. lipccmins seriously involved
financially he resolved to do the van-
ishing act and succestfullv carried out
that resolve. His departure was made
April 2S 1912 and lie h ft Uu or ihiv
coiumunicatiui. la uiid of laWe ii
tendered his resignation as mayor. An-
other addressed to UU v. If; is said
to have Informed her that he was "up
against It" and that she would "never
see him again."
Plum says he has been hi Rueiiorf
Ay ies Rid.!! inuat of Ui lime during;
his absence. He returned to the Vnit-
ed States about two weeks aii and
has been at different places since that
time. During October be began to
communicate with his wife asking
about conditions here and expressing-
a desire to return to act the part of a.
man and face whatever charges might
be brought against him.
For several days past Plum has
been at the home of his wife's father
in Iowa. Sheriff A. J. Rlatikenship
accompanied Mrs. Plum to that point
last week and the three reached hero
together.
The returned wanderer has liltl U
say except that figuratively he "has
been iu hell for four months suffer-
ins all the tortures which Beelzebub
could inflict." Ills friends claim that
his trouble came from the fact that
crops in his locality had been poor for
four successive years; that he bad
loaned much mom y to the fanners ot"
Caddo comity and they were unable to
repay it wtieti line.
At the time of his disamiras!C
Plum was serv.ng his second term ii
mayor of Anadarko find had made aa
excellent record in that office lie had
the confidence cf business men in thin
city throughout this part of the staM
and in other localities. His business
dealings had been on a l:u;e scale lu'id
extended over a period of fifteen years
and are believed to have been above
board im'i'i a few months before he
departed (or parts unknown to U;
public. At that time the First N i-
tional bank of Kansas City for whb h
bo loaned money fcuud that imH't-
gages on loans t- the .iinoirii of n.
I Ih.h had
not. been record- d. Otht-r
''dubious transactions weiu inc. o --i .!
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