Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. FIFTEEN, No. 111, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 9, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY MAY 9 1914.
NUMBER 111.
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PARKS WAS
EXECUTED.
IS BELIEF
Gen. Funslon Confirm! Report -Also
Report Execution of Civ
ilian Horses Seen in
Mexican Army
INVESTIGATE REPORT
OF JAPANESE AID
Ozark Ordered from Key West to
Tampico French Legation Stales
Safety of Silliman who Was
Reported Executed
Ry I'ulted Press.
Washington May 9. From Secre-
tary Garrlson'B manner it was believed
that he received a report from Vera
Cruz that Private Parks had been cap-
tured and executed by the federals
were. Information from that point
uIko strengthens that belief.
General Funston has confirmed the
report that Parks and two horses be
longing to Col. Taggart disappeared
beyond the Mexican lines. Funston
Mild lhat the fate of Parks is unknown
but that the horses have been seen
among the animals In the Mexican
army. uen. funston also reported a
rumor that an American civilian
whose name is unknown has been exe
cuted by the federals.
Secretary Hryan was notified today
by the French legation that they had
received assurances of the safety of
' Consul Silliman who had been report-
ed executed.
The government is Investigating the
t report that a Japanese firm had land-
ed a large consignment of arms for
Huerta at Saiino Cruz which were
promptly rushed to Mexico City.
Published reports of the conflict
between Secretaries Bryan and Gar-
rison Is generally believed In official
circles to have been differences over
the reinforcing of Gen. Funston. Gar-
rison's desire Is to take extreme pre-
cautionary measures.
The discussion of reinforcing Gen.
Funston at Vera Cruz hus developed a
marked difference of opinion In the
cabinet. Some take the view that the
mediation negotiations might be em-
barrassed by such an act; others b
lieve It a necessary precaution. Gen.
Funston is undi rstood to have told the
war department that his lines are vu!-
neiable at different points and that a
Hidden attack along the railroad would
necessitate the withdrawal of forces
fiom other points which would be left
unprotected. He has Informed the war
department that he will need 1".m)0 to
8000 men to hold Vera Cruz and out-
lying districts. Secretary Garrison
s'id no orders had been Issued for
any troop movement hut It became
known authoritatively that contracts
had been closed for the chartering !
several merchant steamers and thnt
within a day or two formal orders
would be Issued. It Is understood that
within two weeks at least nine trans-
ports will have been secured Secre-
tary Garrison declined to discuss the
chartering of the steamers. The only
tfca.g ho would say was:
"There Is no contemplated aggres-
sive movement at this time."
This Is In line with the attitude of
othor high officials of the administra-
tion who contend that the sending of
reinforcements to Gen. Funston Is not
an aggressive act and does not violate
the arrangements for a suspension of
hostilities..
By United Press.
f Washington May 9. The monitor
Ozarfk has been ordered from Key
West to Tampico. The craft is equip-
ped with 12 Inch guns and is one of
the few vessels in the United States
navy with heavy armament and light
draught. The navy department be-
lieves hero that the arrival of the
Ozark there will quiet the trouble la
the oil zone.
TRI-CORNERED BOAT RACE.
By United Press.
Princeton N. J. May !. The navies
of Columbia and" Pennsylvania uni-
versities today Invaded Lake Sarnejis
for the annual three cornered four
mile 'varsity rowing race. Pennsyl-
vania has an exceptionally strong
crew this year and the Quakers are
expected to give a good account of
themselves. Sharps today picked
either Columbia orPenn to win.
Missouri Girl
Parents Search in Vain
Where Is Daisie Charlton? Upon
anyone who can and will answer that
question will descend the everlasting
gratitude of a loving mother back in
the old homo In Missouri who has
waited and longed In vain for word
from her daughter since early spring.
Where is Daisie Charlton? The
wires have been humming the ques-
tion the mails have been carrying let-
ters freighted with inquiries descrip
tions and any fragment of information
that might lead to her discovery but
all without avail. The young lady has
apparently dropped a completely into
oblivion as though the earth had open
ed up and swallowed her. Yet on
March 23 she was in Chickasha and
on that day mailed a letter to her
mother In Goodman Mo. It is the last
scrap of news received from her by
her people to date.
The letter was dated March 21 from
Chickasha and was written on Mis-
souri and Kansas Telegraph company
stationery. In the letter the girl stat
ed that she liked Oklahoma even
though the wind was inclined to blow
a great deal. She asked about her
relatives and begged her mother not
to worry about her getting along.
In January of this year she left her
home in Goodwin Mo. and went to
Springfield Mo. where she is sup-
posed to have worked for the telephone
company as an oierator." In letters
home Bhe later stated that she was
transferred to Cordell Okla. and from
there to Chickasha However in-
quiries to Cordell fail to locate anyone
by that name as having been employ-
ed by the company and such a person
has never made application at the local
telephone office for employment.
A quiet but systematic and determin-
ed search has been under way since
word was first received of her disap-
pearance but so far it has been with-
out avail. The fact that no girl of her
description or who t 'ght be she pos-
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STRIKE
LEADER'S
ULTIMATUM
By United Press.
Trinidad Colo. May 9. Any mem
ber of the miners' union who refuses
to comply with the disarmament or
der will be stricken from the union's
relief list and debarred from member-
hip was the statement of William
Diamond strike leader when advised
that the operators had accused the
union leaders of not intending to dis
arm the strikers.
Lieut. Linderfelt military command
er at the battle of Ludlow wasn't a
member of the state militia and Gen.
Chase said that Linderfelt was reliev-
ed of the command twelve days before.
Chase promised to be made public
soon tne roster 01 Mmierieu s com
pany of private mine guards and other
employes of the coal companies.
THE WEATHER EL&3rVHERE.
Oklahoma.
Tern.
Generally fair no rain 51 to 58
Tx
Generally dear warm in extreme
western part cloudy and threat-
ening no ruin 55 to 73
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
(Copyright br McClura 8yrdlit.. )
Tonight fair and warmer; Sunday
fair.
Local Temperature
During 4 hours ending at 8 a. m.
Maximum . 71
Minimum . . 4(5
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Wanders;
ing under an assumed name is em-
ployed by the Pioneer Telephone com-
pany In this section has been estab
lished by thorough Inquiries to all of
fices in this part of the state.
Her mother Mrs. M. E. Charlton
fears that some harm has overtaken
her daughter and will not consent to
believe that she Is posing under an as-
sumed name and deceiving her par
ents by the statement that she is with
the tile-phone company. The descrip
tion of the missing girl varies slightly
as given by her mother and her broth
er. The former states that she is
about i feet 4 inches in height dark
brown eyes black hair weight about
115 The brother states that "she is
about 5 feet 7 inches durk oyes and
very dark hair weight about HO
pounds.
A letter from her mother states
that "she must have had a pass a
she wrote that traveling cost her noth-
ing and that the railroad furnished
that." This has added to the belief
of the officers of the telephone com-
pany that she is deceiving her parents
In her statement that she is being
transferred from one point to another
by the company.
She may be in Chickasha and again
she may have left the day she mailed
the letter to her mother. If she is
here she Is keeping well out of the
way with her true! dentity well hidden.
A canvass of hotels and boarding
houses failed to discover anyone an-
swering to her description and no
specimen of handwriting on the regis
ters corresponds with that contained in
her last letter to her mother.
The appeal of her mother Mrs. M
E. Charlton Goodman Mo. for aid in
the search- for her daughter would
wring tears from a graven image and
to communicate with her with news
of her missing child would be the most
appreciated act within the power of
human being.
ARDMORE
CAPTURED
BY EDITORS
Special to the Daily Express.
Ardmnrc Okla. May !. Arduiore
surrendered without resistance to the
Oklahoma editors early Friday morn-
ing and the scribes are in complete
charge. Friday was devoted to the
business meetings and the annual ball
given Friday niglit at the Elks club.
All meetings were held In the high
school auditorium.
At the opening session Friday .morn-
ing C. W. Richards city superintend-
ent of Arduiore schools delivered the
address of welcome. Mayor V. B.
Roberts a former newspaperman de-
livered the keys to the city to the.
editors. The report of K. S. Bronson
aecretary treasurer was received and
accepted.
Committees were named by Acting
President Campbell as follows:
Resolutions and memorials. Horace
W. Shepvd Waiter Ferguson and W.
B. Anthony of the Marlow Review.
Auditing: G. A. Smith George H.
Evans of the Chickasha Express and
W. C. Trautwlne of the Thomas Tri-
bune.
Credentials and membership: W. J.
Old of the Idabel Gazette J. Burr Gib-
bons of Tulsa and John A. Knight of
the Osage Journal.
In the report of the secretary treas-
urer It was Bhown that the finances
of the association are in better Bhape
than at any previous conventions.
Guthrie is represented by a live del-
egation seeking the 1915 convention
and so far has no opposition. Still-
water which originally was in the
field has withdrawn iu favor of the
Logan county city.
"THERE'S A REASON."
By United Press.
Santa Barbara Oil. May 9.
C. W. Post breuktvst food
manufacturer of Battle Creek
Mich. suicided here today by
shooting himself. He is the
man who made Grape Nuts
Post Tonstles and other popu-
lar breakfast foods famous. He
has been dosopndent for some
time and ili health is assigned
as the reason for his untimely
death.
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HUNDREDS
KILLED IN
EARTHQ'KE
By United rress.
Acireafe Steily May 9. At least
one hundred persons were killed and
several hundred wounded'in a terrific
earthquake that shook a score of
towns at the base of Mt. Aetna last
night.
LInera with a population of 952
and Venerina with a population of
2183 were destroyed and hundreds of
houses in other towns wrecked while
ujb people are iieeing to tne open
country fearing the eruption of Mt.
Aetna which is active today.
Every road leading to the country
is choked with the frenzied sobbing
praying refugees fleeing from their
demolished homes. Before every way-
side shrine priests have gathered with
the refugees who are wildly petition-
ing the Intervention of the Virgin
Mary.
The priests have organized religious
processions with religious relics at
the head while priests and followers
petition Divine intervention and pro-
tection of their lives and property.
Words cannot express the conditions
and the intense frenzy prevailing.
Five hundred soldiers have arrived
at Actreale and are putting up tents
and hospitals for the relief of the suf
ferers. Relief expeditions are being
organized and everything possible is
being done.
MEDIATORS
SELECTED
BY WILSON
By United Press.
Washington May 9. It is generwtly
believed !iere that President Wilson
has selected the following to represent
the United States with the A. B. C.
mediators at Niagara Falls. Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court Hughes
and Lamar and Frederick W. Lehman
of St. Louis former solicitor general
of the United States. Lehman lunch-
eoned with the president this after-
noon but the president refused to give
out any information as to his plans.
Reports that the Mexico delegates
would come by way of Salina Vera
Cmz and Vancouver B. C and thence
across Canada to Niagara Falls gave
some concern as likely to cause delay.
The Huerta delegates planned to
avoid passing through the United
States but teelgraphie inquiries are
under way from which these plans
may be changed so as to permit the
conference to proceed on May 1.8 with
the Mexican delegates present.
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE
'
A
DECIDES SCHOOL
BOARD CASE.
Judge Frank M. Bailey hand-
ed down an opinion In the
school board case today hold-
ing that under the new law
five members instead of ten
constitutes the school board.
In order to obtain a final ruling
the case wiii immediately be
appealed to the supreme court
and it is thought that a decis-
sion will be handed down by
that tribunal some time next
week.
FOR COUNTY
COMM'ER
C. M. Hollingsworth of this city to-
day issued the following announce-
ment. To the Democratic voters of Grady
county: I hereby announce myself
as a candidate for commissioner of the
central district. I have been a citi-
zen of Chickasha and Grady county
for twenty-one years. I have always
been a taxpayer and a man who has
tried to build up my community and
to promote the best interests of all
good citizens i have been a Demo-
crat all my life and have always tried
to uphold the principles of Democracy
in all communities in which I have
lived and am now treasurer of your
Grady county central committee. I
believe that tho county commission-
era should not make any extensive
purchases of real estate or long time
rental contracts thereby causing a
levy of taxation on the people without
first having an expression from them
expressing themselves as to such pur-
chases. Concerning the county's funds I feel
that the banks of Grady county each
bear their burden of taxation and I
believe that the county funds should
be divided among the several banks of
the county in proportion to their cap-
ital stock and in accordance with law.
j I believe that every Individual should
hear his pro rata burden of taxes and
no more. I do not believe that a man
should pay taxes on a valuatiou great-
er than the fair cash value of the
property taxed or on something that
he does not own. I believe in good
roads in the county and if elected as
your commissioner I shall endeavor
to carry out the above principles to the
best of my ability and endeavor to
operate the affairs of the county on
as economical basis as possible.
If the voters of my district are in
accord with these principles I will ap-
preciate their support.
C. M. HOLLINGSWORTH.
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
By United Press.
Newark.. N...L.. la.-. i rFw.r ir'.e
were burned to death in an apartment
house fire here last night. The flames
sliot up the elevator shaft ar.d prob-
ably trapped the victims while asleep
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THE (jOUNTRy
R. I. TRAIN
CROSSES
CANADIAN
For tlie first time in a week a Rock
Island train this morning made the
trip from Chickasha to El Reno on the
main line crossing the Canadian river
on their bridge repairs upon which
have been under way all this week and
only completed last night.
The restored service of the Rock
Island relieves the situation to a cer-
tain extent and will take a part of the
burden of handling all trains from the
Oklahoma Central. The Frisco how-
ever will not be able to cross on their
bridge for several days as a total of
more than 1000 feet of trackage and
approach will have to be repaired ne-
cessitating much work and expense.
No one is able to state when they will
bo running trains direct to Oklahoma
City over their own line.
Wire service is Improving all along
the line and the lines of the Pioneer
Telephone company across the Cana-
dian are restored. The crews of men
who have been constantly on duty at
that point for the telephone company
were calledi n today. As yet the wires
across the river at the Frisco bridge
have not been put up and for the past
several days messages have been sent
across the river on kites. An attempt
was made to "kite a wire across but
was unsuccessful.
BATTLE AT
SALTILLO TO
BE BLOODY
By United Press.
Torreon May 9 That the battle at
Saltillo between the federals and
rebels will be the bloodiest fought
wero the predictions here today.
Scouts have brought tho word that
Hueita's troops are much more
strongly entrenched there than they
were at Torreon and are prepared to
make a desperate resistance.
Villa today held a final conference
with Carranza and planned to leave for
Saltillo this afternoon to take personal
command of his army.
Villa said Chat he was anxious to
have all Americans return to constitu-
tionalist territory and re-open the
mines and other industries under
guaranteed protection because largo
bodies of idle Mexicans might cause
trouble.
BECKER JURORS EXCUSED.
Mew My 9-Th-..cl tbs
Pecker jurors were excused at their
own request and only one new mem-
ber was added when-court adjourned
today at noon until next Monday.
OPENER AT
UNI. PARK
TOMORROW
Minco and Chickasha to Pry Off
Lid Minco Strong and Locals
Have Promising Material
Park in Shape
VETERANS AND RECRUITS
CARRY CfllX. BANNER
Steady Work This Week-Local
Brave Rounding into Form
But Visitors are in Better
Condition
On tomorrow University park the
scene of many a heart rending battle
will be the Mecca of all those through
whose veins course warm red Ameri-.
can blood productive of an undying
love for the national game and tho
unquestioned privilege to yell "kill the
umpire" when Minco and Chickasha
pry the lid off the local baseball sea-
son and grapple to a finish in tha
opener.
Since the chill blasts of last Octo-
ber sent the microbes scuttleing for
cover there has been a large void
ever present In the baseball world of
local fans and when the more or less
warm rays of the spring sun brought
the first robin and a host of baseball
warriors from the north Chickasha
fandom began to champ impatiently
upon the bit of anxiety and a large
longing welled up in their beings set-
tling somewhere between their collar
button and waist line a longing to see
another battle on the diamond.
Through their inability to do better
they were compelled to read sketches
of baseball news from hero and there
and the discussions are already wax
ing hot. Until now however they
have been denied the pleasure of hear
ing the familiar and joyous smack of
the war club upon the luscious pill and
lamp the exponents of the game in
frenzied action.
The stage is set the final dress re-
hearsal was pulled off yesterday even-
ing and there is nothing left to do but
patiently wait until the tinkle of the
bell hoists the curtain and sends the
two teams together in the struggle
that wil lopen another baseball season
in Chickasha.
Minco ever a contender tor honors
when the stunt is a ball game has
been playing for several weeks with
more or less success. Twice hubled '
by Tuttle they braced and took a wal-
lop at their former victor last Sunday
the result of which will be history for
years to come and will set Tuttle back
about eight feet. It would indicate
that Minco is begining to get Into their
stride and promises warm engage-
ments for the future. A fragment of
the old guard of that city Is represent-
ed in the line-up around which a jam
up ball team has been constructed.
Who Is there to predict of the locals?
The workouts progressing Intermit-
tantlv during the past several weeks.
have steadied down to a system this
week and though the bunch is not in
mid-season form in fact not really
ready for a start they will no doubt
let it be known that they are In the
park and fully aware that a ball game
is in progress. It is impossible to an
nounce the line-up. Quite a bunch of
youngsters and veterans have been
mingling together at the park from
the aggregate of which the nine will
be picked. Witherspoon Shelby Ja
cobs Lindsay Terry and Hehn are
among those who have performed on
the local lot while Sfddon3 Kelly and
Nicholson have never been seen in a
Chickasha uniform. The latter trio
besides others have showed real class
Bnd will in all probability be started in
the opener. Withal the piospects for
a real classv amateur team to repre
sent Chickasha this season is prob-
ably better than for Borne time prev-
ious. Repairs have been made on the park
and are complete though constant
work will be put on the diamond to
get It in the best possible shape. Dur
ing this season automobiles will be
allowed to park Inside the lot without
sxtra charge and the owner may thus
bring their own grand stand with
them.
Ernest Whitmore formerly of Chick
asha but now of the Lehigh News Is
spending several days tiere with
friends.
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