Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 169, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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The Latest News by
Wire Daily from the
U. P. Association.
VOLUME EIGHTEEN.
CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY JULY 18 1917
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STRIKE OF LOCAL ROCK ISLAND EMPLOYES POSTPONED TILL FRIDAY
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American Airmen Will Be
Transferred to "Sammies''''
Lines Within Three Weeks
William Thaw Who Went lo Trenches
to Redeem Himself Will Be Made
Major of Lafayette Squad
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By United Tress
Paris July 18. Within a fortnight
the Lafayette csqimdrillo composed i
of American airmen who have been on
the firing line in France will be for-
merly transferred to the American
army. American officers -who will
have direct charge of the trained fly-
ers made the announcement today.
They are to reorganize the corps with
American flyers as officers.
William Thaw of Pittsburg will be a
major under the new organization and
oilier non-commissioned officers will
be commissioned in the American ar-
my. TORPEDO MISSES
AMERICAN LINER
BY THIRTY YARDS
y United press.
An Atlantic Port July 18. A torpe-
do missed a big American liner thirty
yards when liio Hhip was attacked by
a submarine on July it according to
a llrllish army officer arriving on that
steamer today. No shots were fired.
Two More White
Victims of Riot
By United Press.
East St. Umis III. July IS. The
death or two more white men from
wounds received in the recent race
rioting here was announced today.
This brings ilm total number of white
deaths to nine. Roth of those whose
deaths' were reported today were spec-
la I ors.
LICENSED TO WED
Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following: Charles Bunnell
19. Chickasha. and Miss Nellie Chest-
nut 19 Chickassha; Allie Wesley
Burge 23 El Reno and Miss Lena M.
Tamilian 22 Calumet; Rev. W. S.
Giigsbyj colored 4(U Ardmore and
Kloise Spearman 30 Chickasha.
NEW SUITS FILED
The following new suits have been
filed in the office of Court Clerk Mrs.
Watkins: Adrian Melton vs. Grady
county Oklahoma Ira M. Johnson R.
A. Thompson. J. A. Temple board of
county commissioners of Grady coun-
ty et ai suit to quiet title; Victoria
Smith vs. A. C. Smith divorce.
BINGHAM FORECASTS
NO SHORTAGE IN ICE
Ice Bronght in From Fort Wor.h and
Wichita and Refrigerator Cars
are Turned This Way
The Chickasiia Ire company is mak-
ing every effort to supply the city's
demand for ice by importing all aaii
able loaded refrigerator cars from any
point in Oklahoma when it can be ob-
tained and even from out of Oklaho-
ma. Ice is coming in from Fort Worth
and Wichita this afternoon for distri-
bution to the city trade and as far as
possible no break In the service will
hi
: made. '
Delivery to both the business and
the
residence districts is being made
tod3y and beyond tho shut-off to the
OF
Rock Island
Opposed to
Firetnen Move
In order to acquaint the business
men of Chickasha with the facts in
P tin rnnm-leil Tirnnnset! re-
moval of firemen from Chickasha to
101 Reno a parly of Rock Island offi-
cials will reach here tomorrow morn-
ing for a conference with local men
at the Commercial and Farm bureau.
Tho move affects fifteen firemen
each drawing $12." a month and most
of them having families.
The visit of the officials is the re-
sult of Inquiries which were directed
to them by local merchants' upon re-
ceiving word that a move was on foot
to remove all these firemen with their
families from Chickasha to El Reno.
Investigation revealed that this was
in no wise tho desiro of the company
but was an independent move initiat-
ed by the El Reno lodge of the Broth-
erhood of Locomotive Firemen - and
came about in this manner;
A short while ago tho Chickasha
and EI Reno lodges were consolidated
with headquarters at El Reno and the
Chickasha lodge abolished. Tit-? El
Reno fi.ei(it.'ii h.ivi..g by far the larg-
er voting strength passed resolutions
urging lliat the company have all fire-
men run out of El Reno instead of out
of both places. This if put Into ef-
fect would force the local firemen to
move to El rieno at considerable ex-
pense and Inconvenience in many
cases and would force every passen-
ger engineer out of here north or re-
turning to change his fireman at El
Reno which is not desired by the com-
pany. Should this order be placed In effect
there would be no extra engineers or
firemen in Chickasha and should they
he needed they would have to o'
from El Reno
The company it is understood is op-
posed to this change and the party of
officials who are slated to explain the
situation to the Chickasha business
men will consist of Assistant General
Manager G. W. Itourke Superintend-
ent F. II. Reddig and T-.'al.miaswr
Homer Fainuon.
The hour of the conference may be
ascertained at the Farm Bureau
phone 114.
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WEATHER FORECAST
. For Oklahoma.
Tonight and Thursday gen-
erally fair warmer.
Maximum 101; minimum US.
Local Temperature.
Rainfall during 21 hours end-
Ing 8 a. m. .39 Inch.
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residence sections yesterday no break
in tho supply is anticipated.
"We are making every effort to
supply ihe city's demands" taid Man-
ager Bingham this afternoon "and if
we. are aide to prevent it. nobody bill
the company will suffer for the plants'
burning. We expect no discontinu-
ance of ice service here."
It. was believed yesterday that it
wo-jld be with great difficulty that ice
could be- found because of the fact
that so ninny cities of the state have
no dependable water supply and were
themselves relying on Ihe Chickasiia
plant for part of their output. With
the cooperation of large plants else-
where however the ice business here
will probably not be even temporarily
ciippled.
THE PET PARLOR PYTHON!
We have here o Fine Example of the
pet Parlor Python. He has almost
solved the Board Lodging and Amuse-
ment problem. Five or Six Nights a
week he Comes and Hangs around the
Parlor until Her Father asks him what
his Intentions are. Then the Parlor
Python hunts him a New Parlor.
ONE KILLED
BY STORI
IN CARTER
Electrical Display Today Bums Barns
and Homes and Destroys
Crops
By United Press.
Ardmore Okla. July 18. An elec-
trical storm over the northern part of
Carter county caused the death of
one j-erson and several are reported
to have been injured.
A number of barns and homes were
burned by lightning and crops were
destroyed by had.
WANTS TO FIRE
GOETHALS FOR
KEEPING MUM
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Shipbuilding Row Reaches Acute Stage
When Goethals Withholds Re-
quested Information
Hy United Press.
Washington July IS. The h!n
building row today reached the most
critical stage in the .long controversy
between Col. Goethals and Chairman
Denman
Mr. Denman today made bis third
request that Col. Goethals give hint
complete information as to his plans
and program.
The chairman of the board threaten-
ed to ask for the resignation of Goe-
thals. Friends of the. latter have op-
pealed to the presidi'iit.
RAIN DOES GOOD
Last night's rainfall of .:!! inch re-
vived gardens in Chickasha and the
surrounding country and was of crime
benefit to the crops.
The rain descended heavily for a
short period.
Jack Kilgore bad recently been
working on a large tank in his pasture
three miles south of town and th"
workmen had scarcely concluded their
labors when last night's downpour
eundied a good sized water reserve !
The work is btjins; completed today.
SHOWS
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215 Men Scheduled to Walk
Out of Rock Island Shop But
Stopped hy Govt Request
Machinists Carmen and Their Helpers
Ask for Flat Increase of Seven
Cents an Hor in Wages
Government Intervention alono pre-
vented the walkout at the. Rock Island
shops this morning of about. 215 men.
all asking for a flat increase of seven
cenls an hour in their wages. These
included forty-live machinists helpers
mid men on mo rip track in-
side carmen a.-.d their helpers.
The labor organizations involved are
the local lodges of the Machinists Un-
ion and the Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen of America both of which
are reprcsenled in large numbers on
the 'Rock Island's local payroll.
The machinists are receiving forty-
five -cents an hour and t heir helpers
2CVi. The mechanics of the carmen's
organization work on a. sliding wage
scale of froni2(& to 31 cents an hour
being an industrial organization com
posed of carpenters painters etc.
Their helpers are paid from 22 to 23VL
an hour. -
Ask Same Increase.
Recently the. Rock Island increased
tho pay . of t licit ;bole'inakers' and
blacksmiths' helpers west of tho Mis-
souri 'river at 'the flat rale of seven
cents an - hour.'.- The machinists- and
carmen's organizations believe thai
their helpers'are entitled to the same
consideration.
The Company's Offer.
When these demands were present-
ed to the Rock Island officials a week
ago the company agreed to increase
the pay of (lie machinists seven cents
and the carmen six cents They also
offered the helpers in queslion five
Lynchings of Germans Sent
to Poison Children Feared
Three German Agents Hidden in Kansrs
Jails for Fear of Mobs Charged
With Spread of Leprosy
By United Press.
Kansas CRj Ka.ns. July 18.r-Charg-ed
with conspiracy to spread infec-
tious diseases and deadly disease
COMMANDING OKLAHOMA FORCES
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Colonel Roy Hoffman of the Oklahoma National Guard viewing his troept
near the camp at Fort Sill. The state is calling for six hundred more volon-
to serve under Colonel Hoffman. Wen are wanted between the apes
of 18 and 45- A free preliminary examination from any physician then a i
. i ... . ij.hu.1 n.nsrai Anr.l Farn. Oklahoma Citv. will br.;i !
transportation to any UKiahomai na
iuu't (en C!Sirr'rt
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cenls an hour increase. This was re-
jected by tho machinists organization
on account of their helpers with whom
ibey are affiliated and by tho carmen
for both themselves and their helpers
postponed Till Friday.
The hour set for the strike was set
i for 10 o'clock this morning. Shortly
before that hour however telegrams
from headquarters of both organiza-
tions slated that at the request of tho
United Slates government tho strike
was postponed lor forty-eight hours
or until Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Local Chairman Optimistic.
Waller Thompson local chairman
of the shop committee of the Brother-
hood of Railway Carmen of America
who is at the head of affairs of the
carmen was In consultation about 10
o'clock with Master Mechanic George
M Stone who came down from El Re-
no '(his morning. Th local situa-
tion was gone over thoroughly al-
though the settlement of tlese affairs
come from the central offices of both
company and union divisions.
"I think we will get what we are
asking for" said Chairman Thompson
after the postponement had been ask-
ed hv-Hic. government. "I do not think
we will have to strike Friday morn-
ing." Shawnee Strike Delayed.
By United Press.
Shawnee Okla" July IS The strike
of all iiiacliinisl.ee helpers and car-
men in the Rock Island shops through-
I' out the country which was sclweduled
to start this morning was postponed
forty eight hours at the request of gov-
i eminent representatives.
The employes demanded a. wage in
crease. Government mediators expect
to bring about a. compromise through
the suspension of the strike order for
forty-eight hours.
germs through the medium of court
plaster which they sold three Ger-
mans alleged by the district attorney
to be agenu of the kaiser are being
held "in eominunleado" in Kansas
towns today.
Tho towns where the alleged Ger-
man agents are being held are kept
secret for fear that lynchings would
result should the identity of th9 yis-
oners become known.
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DRAFTED
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IG HUMAN LOTTERY TAKES
PLACE WITHIN
AFTER LAST
SAFETY CLUB REVELS
IN FEAST AND REASON
A feast of reason and a delicious sup-
per were enjoyed by the Safety club
of the Chickasha Gas and Electric
company at Shannon Springs park on
Monday evening when every employe
of that company and their families to
the number of a half hundred partici-
pated in tin second festal occasion
given by tho club.
One of tho most attractive features
of the reunion were the addresses on
"Safety" which were made by Dr. II.
C. Anile Rev. A. S. Freese and Gen-
eral Manager F. I). Shaffer.
It. Is intended that these affairs
shall bo annually henceforth. The
first gathering of tlm families or the
Safety club was held two years ago
when a great dinner was enjoyed.
COX FEED STORE
DESTROYED BYJIRE
A bliizo (hat started this
morning
sometime before two o'clock but
which was not noticed until 2:10 al-
most completely consumed tho build-
ings and contents of the Cox and Son
Feed Store 409 Kansas'avenue caus-
ing a loss estimated at $500. The
i.lariu was not turned in to the rte-
Pal'tment
unlll both buildings were
ablaze and even then It was difficult
to save any of tho property because
of the dry and very inflammable hay
with which one shed was filled. When
company No. 1 reached tho scene the
flour room was just Igniting but by
diligent work on the part of the fight
ers this was saved with but little loss.
Several tons of hay partly baled
doomed the house in which It was
stored and had not the engine respond-
ed promptly might have spread the
damage to adjacent property.
Suffs in Prison
Garh Enter 60
Day Jail Term
By United Press.
Ooeoquan Virginia July 18. Garb-
ed In prison uniforms and in charge
of prison guards the White House
picketcrs this morning began to serve
sixty days' sentences.
The suffragettes are sewing buttons
and patching the clothes of prisoners.
They are treated teh same as other
prisoners.
Mrs. M. F. Courtney and Cecil ac-
companied by Miss MartU Vaughn
left today overland for Colorado
Springs where they will remain until
September 1.
HEAVY GERMAN
FORCE RUSSIf
Germany Financed Recent Attempt lo j
Restore Monarchy in China and
Germans Aided in Fight
Sy Uuited Frets.
retrograd. July IS--Violent fi;
in; along the CnUcisn front was
run l. it liv tlie HtalellK ltt issued by
;'ii-re-the
war office today.
It was announced that the Russian
1 lined were compelled to retire south
ft
$ m
TWO HOURS
REPORT IS IN
House and Senate Military Conmiiteea
Will Be Official Witness at
Great Event
ENTERTAINMENT AND
SPORTS FOR SOLDIERS
American Women Urged to Take Places
of Men Drafted for Service as
Butchers and Laborers
y United Presk.
Washington July 18. The picking
of America's national army will bo
staged within the next fifty-nix hour
according to indications today. Either'
tha reception room adjoining Secre-t
fury of Wa Baker's offico or the nln
toric Chamber of Commerce will txj
used for the purpose.
Everything is now ready for thn
great lottery 'except a row5 dallying .
precincts. The lo.ooo.tioo numbers in
sealed capsules are stored In Us war
department's safe. Itegulntlomt gov
erniug the di n wing wero placed In
the hands of the government printer
today and will be announced through
the press before the drawing.
Officials give oat' an air of mystery;
concerning the draft. They rei'usfl tn
bo specific as to the exact time op
method of drawing.
Ono official stated today that th
drawing would take place within twi
hours after the last ivatn reports art
in.
Tho house and senate commit teen
will serve as official witnesses. Sec-
retary Baker is expected to draw tha
first number.
Big Amusement Plan.
if United Press.
Washington July 18. Uncle Sam
will hav6 at kinds of entertainment
and snorts for the half million of draft-
ed .men at the military cantonment
this fall; The head of the war depart-
ment commission on training camp ac-
tivities has. nearly completed its pro
grami .
Each camp w ill have a monster he-
ater. Broadway successes will tour
the camps in regular circuits. All tho
famous musicians and singers will ap-
pear in person' and also tho famous
movie stars. There will b picked
vaudeville acts and famous theatrical
men and playwrights will organize
home talent shows. All tho athletic
champions will visit tha CampS tegm
larly to give exhibitions and Instruc-
tions Women for Men's Jobs
By United Presi.
Chicago July 18. Railroads
(Continued on Page Two.l
meat
of No vie a.
Germans in Chinese Row.
: By United Fres.
I -Tot in .ThIv li . Cniifirinailon of re.
ports that Germany financed tho at-
tempt to restore the monarchy in Chi-
na was secured hy Japanese ofiViai-S
today.
It was learned that a large number
American women to aid in relieving
ing. The cotitdition under which Or.
many furnished money was that the re.
stored emperor would resume China' i
old relations with Germany.
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