Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. SEVENTEEN, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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Local New Every Day
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VOLUME SEVENTEEN.
NEW DRIVE
ON PARIS IS
LAUNCHED
Attack on Verdiu Defenses Marks Begin
ning of Huje German Offensive Di-
rected at French Capital
Designed to End War
PORTUGAL STIRS DP
CENTRAL POWERS
S.'izure of Austrian and German Steamers
Miy Bring Another Belligerent into
Game; Captured British Vessel
is Scuttled
By rnltcd Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 21. Five French vil-
lages within a radius of seven miles of
the Verdun forts were captured by the
army of the crown prince according to
n official announcement Issued to-
day. Kaiser at Front.
Ey United Press.
Ccpennagen Feb. 24. Kaiser Wil-
lie Ira has arrived at the Verdun front
lo encourage his troop according to
advices from Berlin. He is said to bo
addressing bin men every day urging
them to conquer the city at any cost.
By United Press.
LONIJOX Feb. 24. Tne groat Ger
man offensive which Is belrg directed
by the crown prince against the outer
defenses of Verdun marks the begin-
ning of a new drive on Paris accord
ins; to Amsterdam dispatches which
(juote Berlin advices.
The di.ipatches received today gay
the Germans plan with the fro of
thc'iisuiuis of tufis to wreck tho de-fenso
of Verdun a".d then begin a march on
the French capital which is 132 miles
from tiiHt place.
In Berlin reports fay the opinion
prevails that the fall of Paris will sig-
nalize the 'beginning of the end of the
war.
Portugal Must Fight.
By United Press.
LISBON. Feb. 21. Germany and
Austria are expected to declare war
Immediately on Portugal as a result
of the action of Portuguese naval au-
thorities. Capt lin lvr.o commander
of a naval division acting under in
official decre seized thirty-six tier-
man and Austrian steamers in the
Tagus river.
Forel'-'ii Minister Ctxla announced .
that the vessels would be confiscated
because Portugal needs transports and
because i is feared that they will
isenno to raid the commerce of tho a -
lied nations.
5ji support of this statement It is
said that Tuesday niefct. the flerm&n
uteamer Ockenfelse ec-.ped from port
without clearance papers.
The action of the government in
seizing the steamers is applauded by
the people. Portugal now lias 120.000
troops mobilized and that many more
can be put in the field.
Scuttle British Ship.
By Urited Press.
LONDON Feb. 24. The German
commerce raiders who took the cat
tured British steamer Westburn into
poTr at Santa Cruse Canary islands
yesterday dashed out to sea this morn-
ing after scuttling the vessel and es-
caped in small 'boats. .
Dispatches said this action was
taken because the Spanish authorities
t . i ; .. .1
Mnted that the wesimirn was m-nc.
1o have been taken by me iamou
raider Moewe and would probably be
turned back to its British owners if
the Germans decided to intern her.
Advices say the 20G passenger
taken from other vessels and put
nehore by the Germans will be permk-
tid to return to England.
Sink Italian Transport.
By United Press.
VIF-NNA. Feb 21. Austrian flero-
. pianos sank an Italian transport that
was earrj'ifR troops from an Albanian
harbor to Durazzo according to an
official announcement todny.
EAILEY'S SISTER DEAD.
' A phone message received from
Fheriff Hodge Bailey who was called
to Clinton Ok'.a. yesterday morning
MOTHER PERISHES IN
BLAZING BUILDING
WITH BABE IN ARMS
By United Press.
IIACKETT Ark. Fob. 24. Mrs.
Richard Smith 'lashed into a blazing
(.' welling bera and dragged out Mrs-'.
John I'et-jrson who was turned lo
death.
Mrs. Peterson had clasped her four
months' old baby in her arms. Tho
child was badly burned but is expect
ed to recover.
DAY'S TRUCE
IN FIGHT IN
CONGRESS
Administration Forces Block AH Efforts to
Bring Submarine Issue to Front
But May Let Down Bars
Tomorrow
By United Press.
WASHINGTON I). C Feb. 24.
A cne-day truce with Loth sides prepar-
ing for a renewal of the conflict was
apparent early in the afternoon as tho
outcome of today's battle between the
administration forces and those who
are fighting to modify Wilson's stand
ainst Germany's Intention to r.ink
i.rmed merchantmen.
The administration leaders havin?
t'iock.-ii every attempt to obtain con
tiderptien in the house or senate for
any of the resolutions warning Araeri
cans to keep off of such vessels au
are threatened by the German decree
agreed to let down tho tars to some
extent tomorrow.
An objection by Senator Brandegeo
prevented Senator Gore from getting
a hearing on his resolution to prevent
Americans from traveling on armed
merchantmen. Unaimou'j consent was
necessary.
PACIFICIST
PLEAS ARE
PRESENTED
By United Press.
WASHINGTON. 1). C F i't 21 The
rapitcl nas stor..ie'd to.uJv by peace
advocates. A special hearing on var-
ious pi-ace plans was hell by the h'juse
foreign altairs commit lee. prominent
speakers being on the pr';::.m
Aniotjt tho congressmen addressing
the me?ing were -teprawnta'tive Mey-
er Loni'i'i! Socialist; Rei.'esenUitr'e
Selmlleni.erger if Nebraska Repro-
fiit'a:ivt Bennet of New VoiK mil
Representative Curry of t alifrrnia
Adoption by congress of a rmolull'iii
urgii.g the presidint tc. ca I a peace
confer: nee of i.eutr&l unions was
uiv'ed ty Representative London. f
Representative Shnllenb rg-;r advo-
cated formation f f a Un.ted States
commission for during peace wi'l:
promiiidit men like former Secretary
of State Bryan former Pre lidcnt Taft
and Justice Hughes an oiMnb.-rs.
BIG BREAK
IN WHEAT
By United Press. v
CHICAGO Feb. 24. Due it is be-
lieved to the tense international sit-
uation grain prices en the exchange
'hero took a big slump today.
May wheat opened at $1.23 5-8 to
J 1.21 3 S and closed at $1.17 1-2 while
July after opening at $1.19 3-4 to $1.15
1-2. closed at $1.14 5-8.
The corn market took a similar
course May opening at 78 5-8 to 78 12
and closing at 76 5-8 to 7tt 3-4 and
July opening at 78 1-S to 78 and closing
at 7G 1-2 to 7fl 5-8.
by a wire announcing the serious ill
ness or a sister siaie uihi ins bisici
died this morning at 3 o'clock. Sheriff
Bailey will possibly return to Chieka-
i.ha tiiis afternoon
TEACHERS
PROGRAM
ARRANGED
First 1916 Meeting of County Association
to Be Held in Chickasha March 24;
Timely School Topics to Be
Discussed
SPELLING CONTEST
ON FOLLOWING DAY
Superintendent Expects Fifty Schools to
Compete Including Chickasha; Medals
for Winners; Trip to Capital
for Champ.
Meeting in the office of the county
superintendent yesterday evening the
program for the committee of the
Grady County Teachers' association
made plans for the first 1916 conven
lion in Chickasha on Friday March 2
The committee was composed of th
following members: M. H. Shepard
chairman; E. H. Black of the Chicka
sha North school K. II. Russell Ninne
kah; John A. Tillman Eucile; C.
Witeiey. Tuttle: J. W. Morgan Minco
A. C. Bray Verden; C. A. Dearman
Naples; C R. Darnell Gilbert; John
M. Wood Friend.
The program arranged follows:
Call to Order President.
Invocation Rev. J. A. Old.
1 elcome Address Jonas Cook.
Response on behalf of teachers
C. A. Dearnion.
President Address A. E. Wickizer.
Teacher's Home G. F. NeweH.
Address Superintendent Shepard.
School Legislation Henry J. Miller
Is the Moqnlifht School "Worth
While E H. Russell.
Noon
Model Rural School Guy M. Wood.
Address President J. B. Eskridge.
Reading Claudia Hostwick.
Use of Vocation Wm. F. Ramey.
Athletics J. C. Stewart.
Plays and Games Primary depart
ment Mnnekah.
Business session. '
Adjournment.
The semi-annual spelling contest be
tween Dumls in the liraay county
schools. Including the schools of Chick
asha will immediately follow the as-
sociation meeting and will be conduct-
ed on Saturday March 25.
"Topnotchers".in the spelling line
will be present from all sections of
the county. Superintendent Shepard
stated this morning that he expected
from information already received at
his office that nit less than fifty
schools would be represented in this
contest.
Three prices will be awarded ns
follows: First prize an elaborate t'ol'l
medal engraved with winner's name
and date of contest? second prize sil
ver medal similarly engraved; thin!
prize bronze medal similarly er-
graved. In addition to the above prizes all
expenses w ill be paid the winner of tho
first prize to the state spelling con
test which will be held in Oklahoma
City at the time of the state meeting
of the county superintendents during
the latter part of next May.
BOMB IN NEBR.
STATE CAPITOL
By United Press.
LINCOLN Neb. Feb. 24. A five-
foot bomb partly exploded in trash in
a furnace in tho west wing of the
capilol last night.
Only a portion of the powder ignited.
The resulting fire was extinguished
by the janitor. No cause for the plot
i3 known.
AGED NEGRO DEAD.
William I-emon .an aged negro died
and was hurried in Chickasha the early
part of the week. Lemon was nearly
it not quite one hundred years old ct
the time of his demise. He was bom
hi ere of the southern states durin;
the early part of the past century; w as
reared in slavery and it is said w3
fond of relating during the closing
ears of his life anti-helium or "slavo
day" stories of lua lite.
CHICKASHA. OKLAHOMA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 1916.
. r.TntV . T T u mle 01 lnesanant members of the Fifth Norfolk regiment who made a wild chares Into
a Gailipo forest and have since be. lost to sight and sound. All the eligible men of King GeorerSandHnlhm
ZZZZ owsatrmaro.nTH PerSOna'b' knew Z oT " L5Sn'S"
pnotograpn shows the march out of the company before its departure for the Dardanelles.
STYLE SHOW
BY LOCAL MERCHANTS
At a meeting of the Retail
Mer -
chants' association held yesterday
evening in the office of the secretary
the initial eteps Were taken for n
"style show" to be held in Chickasha
during the early part of April.
A committee composed of Messrs
Garner Kayser and Evans was ap-
pointed to arrange and perfect plans
leading up to the success of "style
week."
All retailers present were enthusias
tic in the matter and each member
present stated that he would do his
part toward making the show a suc
cess. The committee annointerl wil!
o-operate with the business men in
lite matter and will do all that may be
necessary to advertise and give the
matter tho proper publicity.
All lines of business will have an in
r.ing in the show and a most attrac-
tive line of every class and kind of
goods will bo s'lown in the different
stores of the city while great care
and attention will be given to tho dis
play windows in making them attrac-
tive. The business institutions of the cicy
which handle ladies' ready-to-wear
uries and the store handling gentle
men s gooes and furnishinr. will ar-
range to have elaborate displays and
every ether kind of business will fall
n line.
The windows wil; possibly tell tal3s
LECTURE IS
ELIVERED
JURIST
Mass. Mao Speaks at College on"'Netds
of Hour" Dealing With Commercial
Political Domestic and Reli-
gious Problems
The lecture by Judge Alden at the
Oklahoma College for "Women last
night was an instructive and an enter-
taining one. The speaker was thor
oughly conversant with his subpect
"The Needs of the Hour" and in ad
dition to being an elouquent and a con-
vincing speaker he had a fiue flow of
l'umor.
Judge Alden stated in tho beginning
that it would lake him over an hour tu
explain tho "needs of the hour.' And
it did. He spoke for one hour and a
half but lie spoke in such an interest-
ing and entertaining manner that nono
who heard seemed to realize the flight
of time.
Following his introductory remarks
Judge Alden outlined his discourse
dividing his subjects into four heads
the commercial the political tho do-
mestic and the religious relations.
Tho speaker referred to tho com-
mercial dishonestly and to the political
rottenness of the day. He stated that
both these emanated directly from that
spark of "graft" which will be found
slumbering in every human breast; ho
said that tht;s grafting spirit had no
particular place of abode; that ii
was to be found in tlio palcg of the
LOST TROOPS FRO HI KING GEORGE'S ESTATE
PLANNED
1 of the styles of a "century since." side
by side with the styles of this day and
time. This idea will be carried out by
the style shops and by the furniture
tlcres. The dresses of this day will
bo shown 'beside the dresses of fifty
years afo; the hats of today will sit
beside the "poke bonnets" of anti-bil-lum
days; the gentlemen's styles of
the twentieth century will stand be-
side the styles of the time when the
lace cuffs and shirts with lace frills
were worn; the simple headwear o!
the men of now will be shown beside
the heavers of the early days of this
country.
In the furniture store the old time
canopy lop bedsteads will be shown to
gether with the Napoleons and the deli
cate art works of the present. Grocery
stores will also come to the front with
attractive pure food exhibits and every-
thing from one end of the 'business sec-
tion to the other of Chickasha w ill by
style! style! style!
In addition to the preliminary steps
in the style show matter all merchants
present at last night's meeting agreed
to immediately put. on a "membership
campaign." This campaign will in-
clude a thoroughly organized advertis-
ing movement a movement to adver-
tise the city and the city's resources
as well as to advertise the goods which
the merchants of the city have in
stock.
rich and the hovel of tho lowly. Ha
cited au instance back in the section
of the country known as puritanical
wheiein an old farmer of the New
Hampshire hills amassed a fortune
from a nucleus composed of one fairly
good milk cow and a rattling good
flowing spring.
In. taking up the other sections of
li is argument the domestic and the
religious relations of the people the
speaker showed that the two were or
should be very closely allied. He ad-
vised all young men to marry telling
(Continued on Page Three.)
GRAIN RATE
DECISION
By United Press.
WASHINGTON D. C Feb. 24. Ac-
cording to a decision and order issued
by the interstate commerce commis-
sion today the freight rates on expor:
wheat from Oklahoma stations or. the
Santa Fe to New Orleans and near-
by gulf ports must not exceed thj rates
from the same points to Galveston
by more than 5 cents per hundred
weight.
MINCO BEST EVER.
W. E. Showen editor of the Minoo
Minstrel was a Chickasha business
visitor this week. Mr. Showen reports
conlitions ia the neighborhood of Min-
co as being in first class condition
while the city itself is "booming as
ever."
Mr. and Mrs. L. Erlich have return-
ed from New York where they have
been buying goods for the People's
store.
y
GERARD TO
GET INTO
CAMPAIGN
Hinted that Ambassador to Germany May
Make Speaking Tour in Support of
Wilson if Submarine Issue
is Raised
By CARL W. ACKERMAN.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
BERLIN Feb. 24. Ambassador Ge
rard it is strongly hinted may make
a speaking tour of America in sup-
port of Wilson's candidacy for the pres
idency if the Republicans make the ad
ministration's submarine policies the
chief target of attack. He plans to
visit the "United States before the na
tional Democratic convention is held
The ambassador is convalescing from
the injuries which he received while
skiing near Munich. Persons close
to him say he will urge the necessity
for a strong tariff plank in tho Demo-
cratic platform being convinced that
Europe is preparing to flood America
with cheap products after the war to
the detriment of American industries
He also favors a tariff commission if
circumstances permit it.
It is believed that Gerard can give
the public some interesting sidelights
on the submarine controversies. While
he was trying to impress German offi
cials with the seriousness of the sit
uation Ambassador Dumba was in-
forming Austria that Secretary Bryan
had assured him that the United States
never meant to take strong action
and Austria was passing this informa-
tion on to Berlin.
To add to the complications it is re
ported an Illinois politician carrying
credentials from Bryan arrived in Ber
lin and assured high officials that
Wilson was writing notes merely for
"home consumption." It is believed
that what Gerard thought about these
moves was communicated to Colonel
House.
TEXAS BANK
IS CLOSED
By United Press.
SAN ANTONIO Tex. Feb. 24. The
Federal Bank and Trust company here
was closed today by the. attorney gen
eral vpending an investigation of its
affairs
The inst!tution was operating under
a special charter and was alleged to
be ameadable to neither federal nor
state banking laws. A statement con-
ccrning its status will be Issued after
a meeting of its directors late today.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma.
Tonight fair colder; freezing in west
portion; Friday fair.
Local Temperature.
During twenty-four hours ending 8
a. m. today:
Maximum 58 degrees. '
Minimum. 32 degrees.
NUMBER 47.
FEEDS FOR
MERE MEN
PROPOSED
Dinner Club Launched and Initial Meeting
is bcheduled for Saturday; First Gass
Appetite Prime Requisite for
Membership
TO PROMOTE GOOD
FELLOWSHIP FEELING
Movement is Started by D. H. Roche and
at Once Proves Popular; Large
Number of Citizens are Al-
ready Enrolled
(By GEO. H. WYATT.)
. At last it has come
Chickasha like Al Jennings and P.i!l
Dalton and Frank and Jesse James and
Joan of Arc and Duncan and Eerlin
and Ardmore and Rag Town has at
last gained "notoriety."
But Chickasha unlike any of the
above has not gained her "notorious-
ness' through deeds of blood nor
through reaching heights of sensation
alism.
In a quiet and peaceful manner
through catering to the stomachs of
the gentleman folks of her citizenry
Chickasha is now in the spot light.
Without further circumlocution
Chickasha now has a full-grown fully
developed highly approved "Men's Din-
ner club."
And this club has sprung into life
with a membership of good fellow?
al) armed with giant appetites and a.U
loaded to the muzzle with after and
hetore dinner speeches.
The club ha3 a set of rule "and reg
ulations which will appeal to every
gatronomio artist in Chickasha in the
entire state of Oklahoma for that mat-
ter. With the publication of these
rules and regulations the secretary
of the club will be flooded with sppli
cations for membership from every
section of this greatest cf all great
states. From the whooping borders
of Texas; from the Band swept boun-
dary line of Kansas; from the moun-
tains in tho east; from the home of the
rustler in the west; from the habitut
of the gay and festive bootlegtit in
the southeast; from the effete sections
surrounding Oklahoma City . hi fact
from everywhere will the applications
pour in. The secretary even hopes to
have upon his roll of "honorar)" mem-
bers such antipodes as Edgar Bron-
son of El Reno the best tailored man
in Oklahoma to ''Cockleburr Bill" of
Johnson county.
But of these rules and by-laws and
regulations and et ceteras
Oils of the fir.?t requirements of a
man liefore he wm ce a:cepteu into
full fellowship will be his ability to
eat as often and at long and as much
as he can. The nearer hi rppetito ap-
proaches that of the Berkshire the
Cl.estcr White the Poland-China or
he lun.c Jersey the betic-v and more
satisfactory his qualifications for mem-
berslrp in the favored clf.n.
"Gentlemanly conduct at all meet-
ings" is another but a secondary con-
sideration. Abilit to smoke as many
big black cigars as the other fellow
can be persuaded to pay for wi'.l ba
chalked up as another requirement.
Strength of lungs sufficient to choke
off &H interruptions whib; posing a
an at for dinner sepaker or as a vo-
cal tirlist in event one thinks hy can
sing scores ten points in favor of a
proposed member.
Tbs cluh will meet about one a
month at some viace to be selected
by the secretary and the committee
of H.e whole at about 6 o'clock In the
p. ni. Covers will be laid in accord-
ance with the number cf stomachs
to be filled. All guests will ha wel-
comed who car-j tc come provided
some member vouches for the price of
the eats which the guests may con-
sume. The fir.-t meeting of the club wiil be
staggod at the Geronimo at high noon
Saturday. Following a feast of sauer
kraut lill pickles pickled pigs knuck-
les roast beef and pork snd a lot of
aesthetic dishes !th unpronounceable
names the organization will 5)3 per-
fected and arrangement? for futuri
meetings to be held thereafter at C
oi lock will be made.
D. H. B'l' he as the promoter of thh
new 'crsanlzaticn which has a'resdy
CIltmnctl V Parre Three.)
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