Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. SIXTEEN, No. 263, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 8IXTEEN
CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY OCTOBER 1 1915.
NUMBER 263.
WIRELESS
TALK SENT
4600 MILES
Conversation is Carried Across
Continent and Waters of Pa
cific Ocean from Washing
Ion to Honolulu
SCIENCE ACHIEVES
NEW TRIUMPH
Possibilities of Discoveries of Bell
Engineers Convincingly Illus-
trated; Across Atlantic
Without Wires Next
Special to the Daily Express.
Washington Oct. 1. Wireless tele-
phone from tne Atlantic seaboard to
if wall is nn accomplished fact. The
di. :ance is 4'M) miles.
By the special wireless telephone
developments which were made by the
engineers of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co. and of the Western
Electric Co. speech was transmitted
last night from Washington a wireless
station at Honolulu.
If an) thing further was needed to
show the wondrful capacity of these
now discoveries by the engineers of
the Bell system this last triumph
coming a few hours after Mr. Vail
president of the company had talked
by wireless from Washington to Sir.
C'arty chief engineer located at Mare
Island near San Francisco is conclu-
sive. The distance over which this wire-
less conversation was held is greater
than the distance from New 'York to
London. New York to I'aris or Trom
New York to many other important
lo'mts such as Vienna and Berlin. This
wonderful wireless message from
Washington to Hawaii had to pass
ever the whole of the I'nited States
A distance of 2500 miles before it en
countered the more simple wireless
conditions which exist when sending
conversation Over large bodies of Wil-
ier. In the lest Tuesday when the first
wireless talk was carried across the
continent. New York was connected
by wires of the Bell system with the
wireless tower at Arlington. Va.t and
in spite of the fact that the words went
by -vire to Arlington and tiien Uaped
thro h the air to the Pacific coast
Kngii. -er Carty- reply came back al-
most Instantaneously "This fine fine
this is wonderful" he said" and the
groups of men gathered together at op-
posite sides of the continent knew that
win-less tians-rontinental telephony
would henceforth be numbered among
the miracles of modern science
Transcontinental wire transmission
wa publicly demonstrated for the first
time last January and the trans-continental
wireless transmission follows
the celebration of the former great
technical achievement after a period
of less than a year.
Mr. Tarty stated that the result i
tchieved here outdistance anything
l.eretofore accomplished. He believes
talking across the continent has great-
er difficulties than talking across the
Atlantic for transmission over water
Is much easier than over land peratic-
ularly in view of the formidable moun-
tain ranges to be crossed on the conti-
nent. "Telephone messages" Mr. Carty
says "were transmitted with success
from Arlington Va. to the Isthmus of
Panama where they were received pt
the government radio station b one of
the engineers and by the naval of'.i-
cers in charge who telegraphed back
their contents. At San Diego also
where one of the telephone engineers
was located at the naval radio station
wireless telephone speech from the
telephone and naval and army offic-
ials at Washington was received. Talk-
ing achoss the Atlantic by means of
this new system is now but a matter
of installing the necessary apparatus."
V. N. Bet hell senior vice president
of the company who also talked over
Ihe wireless telephone made the al-
lowing statement:
"This romantic incident th's talk-
ing by wireless across the continent
' menus another epoch in the develop-
ment of the art of transmitting intelli-
gence by electricity. The talking was
very satisfactory words an'.l sentences
nttered from New York were repeated
back from Pan Francisco with abso-
lute accuracy and even my voice was
recognized immediately when I spoke
Into the transmitter.
"The wireless telephone's great
value will be to supplement and ex-
tend the telephone service wire sys-
tem In those situations where it is im-
possible to string wires and its use
over wide expanses of water desert
etc. opens up attractive fields to the
Imagination especially when some way
is found to overcome the well known
disturbances which interfere so much
with all wireless communications
whether telephone or telegraph. In
spite of this however the value of
wireless telephony can hardly be esti
mated and it. is sure to be helpful be
yond expression in making a neighbor
hood of nations."
DEATH LIST
IN STORM
INCREASES
Nineteen Victims According to New
Orleans Report at Noon; 13
Perish at Rigo'eta; Other
Coast Towns Hit Hard
By United Prose.
New Orleans (via wireless to Gal
veston) Oct. 1. According to the best
information obtainable ta noon today
nineteen persons are dead and prop
erty Iobs along the water front wil;
reach millions as a result of the storm.
The great Southern railway Paciiic
warehouse and ol'fica was totally de-
stroyed. The full force of the storm struck
the town of Houma and it is feared
that the loss of life between that placs
and Morgan t'ity was tremendous. No
word has yet been received from that
district.
By Tnited Press.
New Orleans (via wireless) Oct 1.
T'-ie number of known dead as a re-
sult of the iecent hurricane is four-
teen with scores of Injured and prop-
erty damage estimated at tw-o mil-
lions. All wire and train communication
with this city Is still cut off. Relief
expeditions have been sent to a num-
ber of small cities along the coast
where it is feared the toll of the storm
was heavy.
Nine in Family Victims.
By United Presa.
Biloxl .Miss. Oct. 1. Thirteen per-
sons perished in the storm at Rigoleta
La. Including nine members of one
family according to fishermen arriv-
ing here in storm-torn craft. Three
children were injured "perhaps Jataly
In the collapse of their home at Long
Peach Miss. according to information
from the sanm source.
The storm destroyed six hundred
piers here and washed small craft sev-
eral blocks inland. The damage hcr-
will reach one hundred thousand. Sev-
eral fi.iernien's homes were swept
Into the sea and the occupants are un-
accounted for.
The wires are still. down along the
coast. The railway bridge at Hay St.
Louis Is reported destroyed. The dam-
age there included the destruction of
the ship Sarah the British steamer
Rirchwood and the American vessel
Clara Scott.
The main force of the storm appears
to have centered between Biloxt and
New Orleans as the damage weft is
slight.
CHIEF SHOT
BY OFFICER
By United Press.
Okalhoma City Oct. 1. Police Thief
Nichols was shot four times and per-
haps fatally wounded by Patrolman
Jung of the police force. A stray bul-
let slightly wounded Jailer Riddle.
Nichols had Just delivered a lecture
to the policemen regarding drunken-
ness and a quarrel with Jung followed
The shooting occurred at the entrance
to the police station.
WEATHER ELSEWHERE.
Oklahoma.
Generally partly cloudy; tempera-
ture .".6 to 63; i:n rain.
Texaa.
Generally clear and cool; tempera-
ture M to 7u; no rain.
ALLIES ARE
PRESSING
FORWARD
French and English Forces Approach
Nearer to Important Heights
and Railroad Points in
Champagne Region
REPULSE GERMAN
COUNTER ATTACKS
Claim Losses of Teutons in Week
Total 150000; Russian War
Office Reports News of
Victories Held Back
By United Presa.
London Oct 1. The seventh day of
the great offensive movement of allies
against the' Teutons finds the Anglo-
French forces sweeping closer to the
Vimy heights and fiazancourt and
Chalerange the railway objectives of
the French in the Champagne region.
' It is estimated that the Germans
have lost one hundred and fifty thou-
sand in killed wounded and prisoners
since last Saturday.
No accurate figures on the losses of
the allies during tl'ie stfme period are
obtainable although Berlin reports
that the allies have suffered heavily
especially around Loos.
-
Hold Back Good Newt? .
By United Press.
Petrograd. Oct. 1. The war office
admits that news of important Russian
victories has been purposely withheld.
Officials state that an announcement
will be issued wtihin a few days re
garding the prisoners and guns taken
In recent operations.
Make More Progress.
By United Press.
Paris Oct. 1. The French have
made further progress In their drive
eastward through the Vimy heights
according to an official announcement
made today.
It is reported that the Cernns aro
counter-attacking both in the Artois
and Champagne regions but it is claim
ed that all of their onslaughts have
been repulsed.
Turk Sink Torpedo Boat.
By United Press.
Constantinople Oct. 1. According
to an official statement issued hero
today the Turkish shore batteries sank
an enemy torpedo boat in the Darda-
nelles Wednesday.
BANKERS
INDICTED
By United Press.
Washington Oct. 1. The federal
urand jury today returned indictments
against President diaries F. Clover
and Vice Presidents II. C. Flather and
Yv. J. Flather of the Riggs National
bank on charges of foigery. It Is al-
leged that they swore to false state-
ments concerning alleged stock opera-
tions of the bank.
The Riggs National bank last spring
filed a senstational suit against Secre-
tary McAdoo Comptroller Williams
and Treasurer Burke charging that
those officials attempted to wreck the
bank. Former Senator Bailey was
counsel for the bank in this action.
Negro Declares He's
"Goat" in Booze Case
In Judge Davenport's court yester-
day evening Charles Rogers a negro
from Verden. w ts committed to jail In
default of $.'imi bond to answer to a
charge of transporting liquors of in-
toxicating character.
. Deputies fastleman and Hosue of
Sheriff Bailey's force arrested Rogers
and brought him together with the
barrel of whisky he was charged with
transporting into Chickasha.
If the negro's story is true and a
number of the cou.. officers think it
is he has been made the goat. He
says that the barrel was shipped in
his name without his onsent and that
GERMANS
. With Its standards crowned by the German eagle the famous Wuertteniberg regiment which covered Itself
with glory by its charges In the Argonne proudly marched past the crown prince and his staff while the latter
saluted the regiment. The crown prince is Been standing in front and Field Marshal Haeseler the German com
mauder is almost directly behind him.
the first thing he knew of it was when
he was told by a white man that there
was a barrel of beer at the railroad
for him and for him to sign up for ti
and take it. He "signed up" only to
find that in place of beer he had fallen
heir to a whole barrel of enough gen-
uine "red lioker" to convert a prohibi-
tionist into an anti. This heirship has
ended in landing htm in jail pending
further Investigation upon the part of
the county court the county attorney
and the sheriff's officers.
CITY BILLS
ARE FILED
All claims against the city for the
month of September have been filed
with City Clerk "Curley" Reyonlds
and he is busily engaged in tabulating
those claims and getting them in prop-
er shape for presentation to the mayor
and city council Lt its "next regular
meeting.
The claims filed show a total ex-
pnse incurred by the city for the
month of September of approximately
$10nn. This amount covers every
claim of every nature salaries of all
departments; lights streets and city
hall; library expense; current inciden-
tals and general maintainance.
W. W. Clark.city treaurer stated this
mornftig that each department had
made its proper return Jo him a3
treasurer and that he would have his
report properly tabulated and ready to
turn over to the council at its meeting.
PLAY FOR
T
! 11
The Oilers and Typos will meet on
the diamord at University park Sun-
day lined up in battle array and deter-
mined to settle tor the present season
till doubt as to who shall walk away
w ith the pennant due the city champ"-.
Up to date the Typos are one half
game ahead of the Oilers and feel it in
their bones that they will be the vic-
tors in the final struggle.
The Oilers are equally as certain
that they will be the ones to crack the
ball on the nose the oftenest number
of times and say they w ill walk away
with the pennant Just as easily as tb.?
big drayman walked off with the "Bi'
Smoke's" championship.
County Excise Board to
Re-Convene Next Week
The county excise board which has
1'ecn recessed for the past several
days will aair. be in session on Tues-
day of nex"; week.
It. Is thought t'.iat all returns from
the state excise- board will be in by
that time and ttd county assessor w ill
have certified the same over to the
county board. In this event the board
w ill be In a position to pass upon the
budgets and make levies for the bal-
ance of the townships the cities and
the county.
The delay upon the part of the state
board in certifying to the assessor the
asessed valuation of the public service
corporations in Grady county has been
the cause of much vexatious delay in
the making of levies by the'.eoitntv
board.'
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PARADING BEFORE CROWN PRINCE
at $ I
BAND BOYS
BRINGING
CARNIVAL
American Amusement Comnanv
i j
Coming With Clean Attractions;
Advance Agent Points Out Op-
portunity for Merchants
The American Amusement company
a carnical attraction will entertain the
amusement loving public of Chickasha
from he 18th to the 24th of the current
month Inclusive.
The company is coming under the
auspices of tne Chickasha band the
band 8 apportionment of the proceeds
to be used for the purpose of buying
new instruments Bud new uniforms.
J. A. Sager leader of the band and
acting for the band signed the con-
tract with the advance representative
of the amusement company last night.
The carnival will show on the lot
formerly occupied by the eld conven-
tion hall if the weather should be do-
enough to permit. In case the weather
should be showery and the grounds
wet. the carnival will pitch its tents
and stage its attractions on he blocks
one each north and south of Chicka-
sha avenue along Fifth street the
mayor having granted this privilege.
In order that the city may contri-
bute its share towards helping the
band in its efforts for betterment the
city council has agreed to make no
license charges upon the carnical.
The American Amusement company
comes to the Chickasha band with
first class recommendations as being a
good and clean attraction. It has been
playing. Tulta Sapulpa McAlester and
a number of other large Oklahoma cit-
ies during the season now closing.
V. S. Cherry a general representa-
tive of the American Amusement com-
pany who made the arrangements for
the carnival here said "I realize that
carnival shows are in disrepute In
many places but I feel sure that the
people of Chickasha will be convinced
that this reputation is not deserved in
all cases after they have seen our at
tractions. We offer nothing but clean
high class entertainment. It is our
policy to work in connection with the
local merchants in making the carni-
val a trade getting event. The plan is
for the merchants to offer bargains
while we are entertaining the people.
By advertising extensively making
use of the 'Dollar Day' plan and other
methods the merchants in many towijs
where we have shown have reaped
large dividends from the carnival oc-
casion "
BAND CONCERT
IS POSTPONED
On account of the circus attraction
which will occupy the attention of
Chickasha's public tomorrow night Oc-
tober 2. the Chickasha band have or-
dered the pestponment of their clos-
ing open air concert for a week from
that date. The last concert of the sea-
son will be given on Saturday evening.
October 9 beginning at the corner of
Third and Chickasha avenue the last
numbers being rendered at the cor-
ner of Fourth and Chickasha.
The Chickasha band is one of the
best in the state of Oklahoma. It is
composed of seventeen pieces is un-
der the leadership of J. A. Sager and
that each member of the band is a skill-
ed and trained musician is proven by
the fact that each member of the bund
belongs to the American Federation of
Musicians.
The concert postponed to October
9 closes the series of six concerts
given by the band upon a contract en-
tered into with a number of business
men of the city.
R.R. SHOPS
DESTROYED
By United Press.
Marshall Tex. Oct. 1. Fire which
started in the coach shop at midnight
and raged for two hour totally de
stroyed the coach shop paint shop
the general storage building and sev-
al smaller structures belonging to
the Texas Pacific Railway comnanv.
The loss is placed at seven hundred
thousand dollars. The flames swept
an area of a quarter of a mile square
consuming a large number of passen-
ger and box cars.
The freight office shed and the Mar-
shall mill and elevator were saved
after catching fire several tines.
"SBEP" DFAWS
FIRST WARNING
To M. H. Shepard county superin-
tendent belongs the questionable
honor of being the first Chickasha res-
ident to be officialy warned by Ihe
blue-clad brass-buttoned minion of the
law that he was violating the rules
and regulations of the safety-first de-
partment of the city's government by
cutting corners and criss-crossing
street intersections.
Mr. Shepard had just alighted from
the Rock Island on his return i'r.-m a
several days' visit to the state's me-
tropolis and. alighting he heaved a
great gurgling Boul-felt sigh of re-
lief. For the past few days Mr. Shhpard'e
life had been tortured by the uniformed
interference of OklhomT City o'ficers
who would not permit him to walk
across the streets of that city save be-
tween prescribed lines. Home a!;aln
he felt he could do as he doubie-iash-ed
pleased. And so feeling he started
out in violation of all the newly or-
dained retaliations of pedal truffle.
Gentlv but firmly be was reminded
by the man in uniform with star and
club. "Here there! Where do you
think you are out on the farm?"
MOVIE TRUST
IS DISSOLVED
i
By United Press
Philadelphia. Oct. 1. U. S. District
Judge Dickinson handed down a decis-
ion today ordering the dissolution of
the movie trust.
The government brought suit under
the Sherman anti-trust act against the
Motion Picture Patents company and
twelve other corporations together
with els'-en individuals engaged in th?
movie. trale.
The court dismissed the suit against
the Melies Manufacturing company
which w!i one of the co-odefendants.
DISTRICT
MEETING
IS ENDED
Session of District Conference of
Congregational Churches Clos-
ed With Interesting Ser-
vices Last Night
ASSEMBLE NEXT
AT WEATHERF0RD
Dr. Tabor Gives Address on Bible;
Sunday School Topics Discuss-
ed by Dr. Murphy and
Other Speakers
Last evening's services marked the
close of the twenty-firBt annual con-
ference of the Congregational churches .
of this district. The attendance was
good thronghout the entire series of
meeting and the greatest interest was
manifested by all delegates present.
The next annual association for this
district will be held at Weatherford.
On Thursday afternoon the program
began with a devotional address by
Rev. W. S. Tabor of Lawton on "The
Bible as a Book of Comfort." Dr. Ta-
bor Is a speaker of striking personal-
ity great directness and practical
force. He declared that God enable
the Christian who has passed through
life's sorrow to use that experience to
and his illustrations from life were
presented with aptness and feeling. .....
The afternoon theme was that of -jr-ficiency
in the Sunday school and was
under the supervision of Dr. C. G. Mur
the central south. First S. L. Inger-
son of the local church presented a
strong practical paper on Sunday
school management. It was plain that
his points had grown out of actual ex-
perience. They were of exceptional
value to workers and his presentation
was received with enthusiasm.
A second theme was also capably pre-
sented by Mrs. Ora Hornaday of Law-
ton. This was "How to Secure Kffic-
ient Teachers." It is a trite subject
nut the treatment was original and
practically helpful the more so be-
cause Mrs. Hornaday recognized the
limitations and difficulties confronting
teachers in their work and suggested
ways of gaining dedreu ends in exist-
ing conditions rather than indulging in
a mere theoretic and ideal treatment
which was the more common way.
The latter part of the program was
an open parliament on Sunday school
standards and methods conducted by
Dr. Murphy. As a specialist in the
educational work of the church and
out of a long rich experience as a field
man. Dr. Murphy presented with mas-
terly strength and suggestiveness the
important aims and standards of tip
to date methods in Bible schools. His
address was illustrated by a chart of
standards furnished by the denomina-
tion. In the evening Rev. C. M. Brooke of
Weatherford preached an able sermon
on the life and ideals of Moses and
the moderator. Rev. J. J. Mitchell of
Ringer with fitting words of apprecia-
tion and gratitude for the cordial hos-
pitality of th? local church declared
the twenty-first annual session Of the
association closed.
OFFICERS ATTEND BANQUET.
Jim Robinson Allan K. Swan Ross
Cox F. P. Bradley W. T. Cloud H. M.
Shepard H. N. Mullican and others
from Grady county and Chickasha.
were invited guests at the banquet ten-
dered to county and city officials of
the state and of Oklahoma City by the
supply houses of the larger cities and
served In the "Dungeon" of the Lee-
Huckins last night. Kach member of
the Grady county army who was pres-
ent reports having enjoyed a most
pleasant evening.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma. m
Fair tonight and Saturday.
Local Temperatur
Durinr Ae twenty-four hours ending
at 8 a. m.
Maximum . 72
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