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VOLUME SEVENTEEN.
CHICKASHA. OKLAHOMA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1916.
NUMBER 213
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GAS KILLS
TWO MEN
IN WELL
Isaac Hchn Prominent Stock Raiser and
President ofjCounty Fair Meets
Tragic Death
YOUNG MAN GOES
TO RESCUE AND DIES
Vo Tye Nephew of Dr. Tye of Chicka-
sha Faints While Attempting to Raise
Prospective Employer
"In the midst of life we ate in
death was never more strikingly ex-
emplified than in the tragic occurrence
In which at 4 o'clock yesterday after-
noon Isaac Hehn a prosperous live
stock raiser of Pocasset and president
of the Grady County Fair association
and Vo Tye the 18-year-old nephew
of pr. Tye of Chickasha who was here
on a short visit to relatives lost their
lives.
News of the death of Mr. Helm came
as a shock to relatives and numerous
friends here immediately succeeding
the sad event and It was not until la-
ter la the evening that the identity of
his companion was learned as the
presence of young Tye at the farm
was somewhat accidental.
Tye had been in Chickasha a week
coming from his home in Paducaa
near Quanah where his father J. T.
Tye Is a prosperous farmer.
Mr. Hehn drove into Chickasha yes-
terday afternoon and iu conversation
with O. C. Cooper of the Farm Bureau
said he was about to clean out a well
on his farm two miles from Pocasset
and wanted help. Cooper had talked
with Tye and it was agreed that the
vi.sitor should accompany hlru aud that
If conditions were favorable Tye would
take a place on the farm-which is fa
mous for its fine hogs. Accompanied
by an employe named Dawson the well
waa reached the work of emptying it
was begun about 4 o'clock. The wa-
ter line had been lowered somewhat
when Mr. Hehn who had been doing
the underground work went to the
top to rest and mentioned the pres-
ence of gas to the young men who had
been raising the water. He was again
lowered and shortily.after reaching the
bottom a sudden stillness told the men
at the top that something was wrong.
Young Tye who stood six feet two
weighed 100 pounds and had never
known a day's illness told his com-
panion! that if he would lift him out
when he signalled he would descend
to the rescue of his employer.
Tye Fainted.
Immediately upon being lowered Tye
lifted Mr. Hehn who was in a foot and
a half of water hoping to elevate him
to a point where he could be reached
by Dawson who stood about less than
twelve feet above. Tye had tied the
rope to hi9 own arm and had signalled
Dawson to raise him when the rope
slipped and both men were precipi-
tated into the water Tye fainting from
the effects of the gas.
Aid Summoned.
ppalizlne his helplessness and the
futility of attempting to rescue the
men single handed Dawson rushed to
the farm house and called on central
to send a doctor and men to aid in the
rescue work. Within thirty minutes
Dr. Brown and five or six men were
on the ground and in a short time both
men. from whom life had apparently
fled were lifted to the surface. Harp
was summoned from Chickaana and
Drs. Livermore Cook Morris and
Leeds responded someone taking a
pulmotor from the fire station here
with which the resuscitation of the
men was attempted for over two hours
but without avail. The odor of gas
was still strong at the well.
Remain Brought Here.
The remains were taken to Pocasset
from which place those of young Tye
wore brought into Chickasha and left
at the undertaking parlors of Claycomb
end Anderson at 8:30 o'clock by T. F.
Majors and Jack Kilgore. Au hour
later the remains of Mr. Hehn arrived.
They were first taken to the Baze san-
itarium and later to the undertaking
arlors.
t Tye' Parent Arrive.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Tye their oldset
once to the home of Dr. Tye where thef
remains of their son reposo in a cas-
ket. They will accompany the remains
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning on the
Frisco to Paducah for burial. Vo had
been working with his father until a
week ago when he came to visit in
Chickasha. He waa the second eldest
child of a family of ton children whom
neither death nor accident had eve
visited until his own. unfortunate de
mlse.
Hehn Prominent Here.
Mr. Hehn was well and favorabl
known throughout Grady county
where he has resided for the past nine
years coming irora nis nome in nan
sas ' where ho was born in Marion
county twenty-six years ago. His un
ion with Miss Willie Alice Baze
daughter of Dr. R. J. Baze was one of
the big social events of two years ago
After residing in Chickasha for a yea
Mr. and Mrs. Hehn moved to the farm
two miles from Pocassot last January
At the time of the tragedy however
Mrs. Hehn was the guest of her pa
rents in Chickasha. Dr. Baze hud
spent yesterday in Oklahoma City and
on his return trip was advised of the
death of his son-in-law and left the
(Continued on Pago Three.)
ALEX TO GO
SOLID FOR
WILSON
"Alex will vote solidly for President
Wilson for re-election" was the un
qualified assertion of Ben Vaughn a
prominent farmer of that Bection who
has resided in Oklahoma for forty
years.
"All the republicans of our town
will vote for Woodrow Wilson in No
vember. They say that Woodrow is
the man."
Mr. Vaughan says the Alex fair
which opens tomorrow promises to be
a creditable affair. He was aeeompa
nled by Mrs. Vaughan on his visit to-day.
SUBJECTS AT REVIVAL
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Subjects for discussion at the revi-
val services beng held by the Church
of Christ are announced as follows:
Tonight there will be an Interesting
discussion of "Which Church Shall I
Join .'"
The subject for Friday night will
be "The Sect .Everywhere Spokeu
Against." During the discussion of
this subject the differences between the
Christian church and the Church of
Christ or by some called the Progres-
sive and Non-Progressive Christian
churches will be explained. Elder
Kibble has been asked this question
many times during his stay here and
will answer it during the sermon.
The subject for Saturday night will
be "The Thief on the Cross as an Ex-
amnle"
The Sunday morning service will be
held in the now K. P. hall on Chicka
sha avenue and the meeting will prob-
ably . be brought to a close Sunday
night at the ground.
VILLA STIRS IAPPROACHI
INDIANS TO OF END OF
WARPATH CONGRESS
Pershing Hurries Bad to Headquarters Cue of Most Notable Sessions in Annals
to Combat Villa Who Leads
1500 Men
of National Legislation Closes
Tonight or Tomorrow
BANDIT WOULD .
DISCREDIT CARRANZA
HISTORY OF ITS
ACHIEVEMENTS
MAMMOTH
STREET CAR
STRIKE ON
Biggest Transportation Ticup in History
Forces New Yorkers to Use Thous-
ands of Jitneys
Report of Planned Attack on American Titanic Labors Performed While World
Base Apparently Confirmed and
Indians Also in Field
Was Passing Most Critical Epoch
in History
By United Presa.
fcl Paso Sept 7. Gen. Pershing Is
reported to be hurrying back to his
field headquarters from Columbus be-
cause of apparently irrefutable infor
mation that Villa with fifteen hundred
men is less than one hundred ntileb
from the American putposts.
Fears are expressed that Villa in an
effort to discredit Carranza may at-
tack the American expedition.
Thousands of Yaquis are on the war
path between Navajo and Guaymas j
killing nearly a hundred rauclmrs ac-
cording to an official Mexican report.
Financial Aid Discussed.
By United Presa.
New London Conn. Sept. 7 .Exten
sive financial aid for Mexico will hi
one of the vital problems before the
joint commission of the two nations.
This was learned today as the com
missioners recessed till tomorrow. The
Americar. members of the commission
today expressed themselves as optim
istic over the outcome of tho confer
ences.
To Muster Out Militia.
By United Press.
Washington Sept. 7. Secretary Ba
ker today directed that the militia
recently order to the border return to
their state camps to be mustered out
as soon as possible.
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By United Press.
Washington Sept. 7. Con-
gress is expected to quit work
late this evening or early to-
morrow afternoon after u many
months session which In sever
al ways has broken the legisla-
tive record.
The closing congress passed
drastie retIi;itirv mntmui-na
an nnrt if iha rovnunu Km ...
w.x. U.VJ.lUd will V.Ul-
powering tho president to uso
the army and navy to uphold
American rights against black
Hsfci and interference with
mails. One of the most impor-
tant acts was tho passage of
the eight-hour bill which avert-
ed a railroad Btrike.
"BOSS BREAKER"
HURRIES TO SCENE
Special New York Central Train Takes
James T. Waddcll to New York
at Cost of $3000.
SWEARS SHE WILL
NOT MAKE BEER
"Cutey" Weatherford has vowed
i.iever to brew another quart of Choc-
taw beer which federal officers be-
lieve will tend to materially reduce
the production of that beverago in
Chickasha. She was caught in the act
in an unexpected raid by Judge Ham-
ilton Deputy U. S. Marshal Dillon
and Officers Balrd and Elston who
were engaged in an extensive scouting
expedition on Dakota avenue where
"Cutey" resides.
On entering her home Dillon found
a barrel of Choctaw beer. In the yard
on a fire a tubful was brewing. On the
premises were several empty barrels
ready for use. All of the barrels were
broken by the officers. The woman
declared so earnestly that she would
never repeat the offense that she was
not jailed.
BANKER GETS WRIT
fcon. R .D. Tye and a couple of young
er children of the family arrtvea nere grantPd writ of habeas corpus
from Texas this morning and went at nearf1)g wjs 8et for tomorrow
By United Press.
Waco Tex. Sept. 7. T. It. Watson
charged with complicity in the killing
of Bank Commissioner Patterson was
an 1
0AL STRIKE
IMPENDING :
By United Press.
Kansas City Mo. Sept. 7. A striko
ffecting the coal mines of Oklahoma
Missouri Kansas and Arkansas hung
n the balance when tho general com
mittee of operators met this afternoon
to hear the report on tho disagreement
reached by the sub-committee.
Nine thousand miners are already
out in the district centering around
r'ttsburg Kansas. Missouri miners at
Panama followed suit yesterday.
RESTORED TO FIVE
MOTHERLESS CHILDREN
Although performing their duties to
the letter in the arrest of the fugitive
it was with sighs of relief in the sher-
iff's office this morning that tho an-
nouncement waa made thatl Lovell
Bates who was arrested Monday af-
ternoon on a Tulsa county charge
had been released and tho matter
"squared." i
Bates was jailed on information
charging him with having disposed of
mortgaged property and was being
held pending the arrival of a Tulsa
county officer which happoned last
night in 1.1; o person f Deputy Sheriff
Higgin.
Pates is a poor- farm hand who
supports' his five motherless children
by picking cotton when that crop is
matured. Being unable to find work
around Tulsa he left that field with
his living tent on which only 13 of
the had been paid without notify-
ing the original owner. On the arrival
of the Officer here arrangements were
made whereby the required S20 was
forthcoming and the man was released
to go t ack to his children who wvre
being cared for on a farm in the Wash-
ita valley.
WHAT CONGRESS DID
Reorganized and tremendous-
ly increased both army and
navy.
Made biggest appropriations
in history of congress. "Pre-
paredness' 'totals close to $700-
000000 are the largest peace-
time military budgets in tho
history of the world
Stopped! shipment in inter-
state commerce of child labor
products.
Passes rural credits act
guaranteeing long-term low-
rate loans to farmers.
Granted Philippines greater
self-government.
Placed heavy expenses of
government on munitions in-
comes and inheritances.
Passed 142000000 rivers and
harbors bill.
Passed act for government-
owned $50000000 merchant ma-
rine.
Confirmed Louis D. Bran-
deis and John II. Clarke for
supreme court.
Voted to investigate railways.
Took sugar from free list;
created tariff commission: lov-
led protective tariff on dye-
stuffs; passed "antl-dumpfng"
act.
Adopted workmen's compen-
sation principle for U. S. em-
ployes.
Increased the maximum
amount allowed to bo deposited
in postal banks.
Confirmed Danish treaty; ro-
fused to confirm Columbian
treaty which would have paid
123000000 for Colombia's
voundd feelings for the Unit-
ed States alleged aiding the
Panama revolution.
Passed drastic retaliatory
measures as part of revenuo
bill empowering the president
to use the army and navy to
uphold American rights against
blacklists and interference
with malls.
Passed eight hour law avert-
ing the railroad strike.:
By United TreBS.
. Now York Sept. 7. New Yorker
today jitneyed from their homes to tho
Bliops offices and other places of em
ployment.
With tho blggpt transportation
strke in the history of the city undor
way drivers of Jitneys by the thous
and appeared ovor night men and wo
men fearing troublo on the subway
and olevated road flivers.
Union loaders asserted this morain
that tho strike will tie up the subway
and olevated lines complotoly. En
ployes on the surface cars of the Now
York Railway company have also been
called upon to s'rtko and few cars are
operating this morning.
Scores of strikers flooded the Grand
Central subway station and physically
or orally persuaded the ticket chop
pers to leave their posts.
An elevated train was attacked from
the roofs of tenement houses this
morning but no one was Injured. Five
thousand police are on strike duty.
"Boss Breaker" Going.
By United Press.
Chicago Sept. 7. James T. Wad-
dbil cailoj. the "boss strike breaker of
tho world" is en route to Nw York on
a special train to take charge of tho
street railway strike.
A New York Central train Is bearing
Waddell to the scene at a cost of three
thousand dollars. Railroad officials
have planned to break all speed ree
ords and have him in New York for a
conference with traction company offi-
cials this afternoon
ESCAPED CONVICT
QUICKLY CAUGHT
Convict No. 1792 known as Wilkin
son in private life enjoyed only a short
lived freedom from the tolls and con
finement of prison life when after
having escaped from the reformatory
at Granite on Tuesday he was caught
by the sheriff's office at the Rock Is-
land station last night and is now in
Jail awaiting the arrival of the Granite
authorities.
Wilkinson was sent up to the reform
atory from Jefferson county for a term
of five years for horse stealing and
shortly after hisi admittance Into th
(state Institution was made a trusty
whose duties consisted of performing
light hbors about the barn. It was
while doing this work that he saw an
opportunity to escape and had pro-
ceeded this far before taken. He had
in his pocket a ticket to Oklahoma
City and told Sheriff Bailey that ho
was on his way to see the governor
to explain tho details of his case hop-
ing to secure his release.
EFFORTS OF PRESENT
CONGRESS THAT FAILED
ft "
Suffrage and prohibition do-
niml a roll-call test voto.
. LaFolletto'8 fight beaton In
fight on "secret diplomacy."
LaFolIette's fight to prevent
nso of army and- navy to collect
debts of private investors in
other lunda givoa only ten
votos.
J Confirmation of Federal
Trade Commissioner Rubles
blocked in senate out of "son-
iilorial courtesy" to Calllngor
New Hampshire.
Immigration bill burled in
senate's "unfinished business."
Conservation measures lost
becauso two houses could not
agreo.
Ploa for publicity of income
tax returns scarcely given no-
tico.
Attempt to pass a rule mak-
ing filibusters In senate linpos-
sable beaten in Democratic cau-
cus.
:B00TLEGGER
CAUGHT BY
NEAT TRICK
Buys Fifty Gallon Cask of Water for $60
and TLinks He is Making
Big Haul
SWINDLE MAY BE
OFTEN WORKED
Raid by Federal Officers Reveals One of
Smoothest Devices for Swindling Known
in Annals ot Crime
BUREAU AND
TRAILERS TO
HOLD MEET
The Commercial and Farm Bureau
and the local Ozark Trail association
will play a double-header at the head
quarters of the bureau tomorrow even-
ing at 8 o'clock according to announce-
ment made by officers ot the two or
ganizations today.
Jonas Cook president of the bureau
has called the board of directors to
ni(Vt 111 rpirtllur mmthlir unuulrin
promptly at the hour named proml 'd had M at the horae o
i. tt iv. i . ... ... .. Johnson at the end of the Fourth
street bridge crossing Line creek and
A new one was put over Judge Ham.
"ton and Deputy United States Mar-
thai Jim Dillon this morning when a
device for swindling bootleggers wan
accidentally discovered in the cours
of a raid. How long this trick ha
been played and to what extont wll!
probably never be known as the vic-
tims could not expose it without ev
posing' themaolves to punishment for
trafficking In banned spirits.
It was during the raid on the horn
of Clem Johnson at 3 o'clock this
morning that Deputy Marshal Dilloti
ran across a peculiarly constructed c.
der barrel the head of which had been
caved in and otherwise rendered unfit
for service. On the exposed Inner suf-
fece of the head a large rubber gasket
was held In place by a zinc covering
firmly fixed by large screws which
prevented leakage from a miniature
to.p hole. Attached to the head and
leading Into the tap hole was an inch
zinc pipe closed at the other end. The
ing that the business will be speedily
disposed of following which the mat
ter of cinching the Ozard Trail for
Chickasha will be taken up.
J. J. Morrill secretary of the Trail
ers requests the county commission
ers all automobile owners and all oth
ers interested in the matter to attend
the meeting. "We are going to be com
pelled to get mighty busy at once if
Chickasha is to be placed on this great
national highway" said he. "There
is no time to lose as tho route will be
selected .in November and wo must
have the proposed road In good shape
by that tinio. We want to see a big
crowd at tho meeting and everybody
will be welcome."
UNDERSHERIFF'S
SON HELD HIS OWN
IN THE WAR
BUY OIL ACREAGE
By United Press.
Wichita Kan. Sept. ".The Mon-
arch Oil company of Pennsylvania to-
day entered the Baker county field
witih the purchase of a million dollar's
worth of leases covering threo eight-
acre tracts.
COTTON BREAKS AGAIN
By United Press.
New York Spt. 7. Cotton broke
nineteen points on the exchange here
today representing a loss of five dol-
lars a bale as compared with the re-
cent h'gh point
By United Press.
Paris Sept. 7. Combles and Chaul-
nes two of the main sui ports of tho
present German lines in the Bommi
region are being picketed and threat-
ened with early capture by tho steady
advance of the allied forces according
to reports from tho front today.
Germans Lose Trenches.
By United Presa.
Paris Sept. 7. The French last
night captured an entire hundred
yards of German first line trenches be-
tween Vauxchapitre and Chenots it
was announced today.
" Russ Bombard City.
By United Press.
Petrograd Sept. 7. Ruffian artil-
lery is bombarding Halitz and the city
in reported to be afire
Kuunett Rucker the fifteen-year-old
son of Undersheriff Rucker who spout
tho day here yesterday with his father
has the making of a star of the prize
ring if ho were permitted to develop
such qualifications.
During the carnival at 'Minco la 'I
week a young aspirant for pugilistic
honors blew Into the little Grady coun
ty city from the state capital carry
ing in his swagger a challenge to all
boys and a warning to keep off. Ho
announced that they could find a chan
pion to defend the honor of their own
town It they sought diligently enough
made up an $S purse and offered it to
the Minco boy who would meet the
outsider. Young Rucker accepted.
When he got through with the stran
per the Oklahoma City lad was in such
a pitiable condition that Emmott'3
heart molted and he divided the purse
with his vanquished foe.
A few weeks ago a twenty-three-
year-old boy shied a brick-bat at Km
mett who immediately proceeded to
wallop his assailant to the end that
Kmmett was arrested for assault. The
Judge required no time for delibera-
tion but immediately exonerated the
young defender on the evidence.
Emnvett was naturally elated over
his $4 end of the purse on his arrival
here yesterday and proudly related the
details of the affair to his father. The
county officer however offered him
scant hope of a fighting career. "Yoa
will have to get into the ring with the
old man if I hear of any more of this
foolishness" he said which served to
put a dumper on the youth's aspira-
tions and Emmett will now look to his
studies for glory rather than to th?
padded 6IoV(?i
in the presence of the housekeeper.
Mrs. Jones Tho wemun then told the
story which Johnson refused to dis-
cuss. A man whose identity is at
present unknown accosted Johnson
and told him a hard luck tale of flee-
ing from federal persecution and of-
fering to sell him a fifty gallon cask
ot fine whiskey for $G0. A sample was
poured out of the cask and it was es-
timated that the goods were worth
from $120 to 18Q wholesale and would
retail at $ 8 a gallon thus giving John
son a large profit. The cask was tak-
en home and Johnson is said to hav a
proceeded to bottle his "find.': 'After-
loss than a quart had been extracted
from tiie barrel the booze would no;
longer flow. Investigation proved thnt
the contents of the sealed tube con-
stituted all the whiskey which tha
cajk contained the remainder being
water which could not pass the gas-
ket. Tho federal officers have seen many;
devices for swindling but this was a
perfectly new stunt.
The most distressing part of tha
transaction was that Johnson who
runs a little restaurant on Second
and Kansas avenue was eager to take
advantage ot the "cinch" and not hav
ing tho required SGO borrowed thn
larger part of it from his housekeeper.
The raid was the result of many
hours' vigil. Deputy Dillon had watt-
ed long after midnight on several oc-
casions for Johnson to come from his
restaurant to his home to which tho
officer had previously traced a barTel
of cider and had suspected the owner
of bootlegging. The expected hap-
poned at 3 o'clock when lights appear-
ed at the deserted home where it wa
believed the thirsty ones would repair
for the tabooed stuff. C-ury a singlo
quart was found however and on thU
Jf 'i.won was jailed and a warrant was
issued by Judge Hamilton this inorn-
hig for Introducing Intoxicating liquor
into the eastern district of Oklahoma
formerly the Indian Territory.
Officers Lee Tuck and Burrell Day
assisted In making the raid.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahom
Tonight and Friday unset-
tled; probably 6howers in east
portion; cooler tonight and in
extreme east portion Friday.
Local Temperature.
Maximum. 93; minimum
12.
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