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You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
HICKASHA DAILY MPR
All the latest news by
wire every day from
the U. P. Association
Volume Twenty
Chickasha Oklahoma Saturday September 20 1919.
Sr. r.
Number 224
ESS
PARK BOND PLAN
PROVES POPULAR
AT !!M OUTSET
Many Chlckasha Business Men Favor
Issuance of$1C0000 Bonds; Say
Will Support Measure; Parks
Badly Needed.
PLAYGROUND FOR "KIDS" I
ONE CHIEF ARGUMENTS
No Place for Children of City to
Play it is Shown; Should Have
Bought Sites 15 Years Ago
Declares One Man.
Following on the heels of t'.io proc-
lamation by Mayor S. C. Ditrbin
calling for an election on September
ill) to decide whether Chickasha shall
issue $100000 worth of bonds for the
purpose of putting in a system of
parks here conies statements from a
number of property owners showing
that there is a strong sentiment
voiced promptly for the proposition.
Out of a number of short talks
with various Chickasha people yes-
terday afternoon there was one out-
standing feature. it was lhat Chick-
asha men arc not. thinking entirely
of Chickasha grown-ups the hot tor-
ment of the town the increased
beauty of the city tho enhanced
properly values but that. Ihey have
their minds on the kiddies. In near-
ly every case the party interviewed
louched upon the fact that. Young
America in Chickasha has no play-
grounds except vacant lots and alleys
"Why Sure We Want Parks"
"Why sure wo want parks and
must have 'em" wis the statement
made by every man seen. These
interviews were secured haphazard
as the men were met on the streets
and no special effort was made (
single out any particular man or
class f men.
"Do we need parks in Chickasha?"
'one man was asked.
"Certainly wo need parks here"
was the answer.
"Why?"
The man gazed with pitying con-
tempt en the questioner.
'Wliv' siv (In van know that
there isn't a pluce in Chickasha for!
the kids to play? Do you know Hint
there an; few if any cities the sizi
of Chickasha in the whole bloomin'
country that hasn't parks? Don't you
think we have as good a town hero
ns there Is anywhere? Don't you
think that the people! of Chickasha
are entiUcd to have a few parks?
Well 1 should say we do need parks
and we are going to get 'em." That
was his answer.
Insurance Man Says Yes
Scott Jones one of the oldest resi-
dents in Chickasha and an insurance
man said "There is no question
about. Chickasha needing parks and
I'm for 'em. I am for parks liere(
because they are a help to the town .
und I would hate to think that I am
such a poor citizen that I would bu
against any proposition that is for.
the betterment of my town.
j iive pll Seventeenth street have
175 feet fronting on that street. As
far as paving that street for my own
good I don't care anything about it-
Put Seventeenth street must be
paved on account or the Oklahoma
College for Women. This town owes
it to the college to pave that street
and 1 am willing to meet the city of
Chickasha jn the expense at. any
figure that is deemed equitable."
Merchants for Parks
"Well 1 should say Chickasha needs
parks" said Olin lirashear of lhe
firm of Gainer and lirashear. 11 for
no other re;'.-i; on earth Chickasha
should build parks and playgrounds'
for the children. There isn't a do-
cent ' places im"the city for the chil-
dren to ipiay.T't '.' "' I
'Anotaerij tliiliff.' there are ' many
people "Who-! canhdt HlTord sfli aufd-(
niobilSK iWhat pleasure have they in (
the s'uriimiT? The only recreation is
a trip to the movies. If Chickasha (
had a system of parks the citizens
would find much enjoyment in out
door recreation. They could take
their lunches there they could go
there afternoons and evenings to rest
Picnic parties would again become
popular. I am for the parks and will
support the proposition." I
Land Owners Favorable I
r A. Lyle extensive land owner
- Continued on Page 5)
CALL TREATY MEETING
HERE FOR MONDAY A. M.
All citizens of Chickasha und Grady
county who aru interested In tli
early passage of tlio ponce treaty will
please n:cet at the court house in
t lit: city of Chickasha Orudy county
Oklahoma on Monday September 22
ut 11 o'clock a. in. for the purpose
of udopting resolutions urging the
curly adoption of the peace treaty
by the United Slate senate Li. U.
Barefoot County Chairman.
LOCAL PILOT NOT
SERIOUSLY HURT
IE FELL
The condition of Lieut. Paul lleff-
nor Chickasha aviator who was in
jured several days ago when the ma-
chine ho was piloting caught fire is
nol serious according to information
received yesterday by local rela-1
tive.s from the commanding officer ut
C'arlstroni field Arcadia Fla.
Lieutenant lIclTnor has been sta-
tioned at Carlstrom field and the in-
formation from Lieut. Col. Thomas
Duncan commanding officer stated
that he would bo returned to that
post Thursday or Friday.
The information received does not
give tlit; details of the accident but
stales that the big mechanical bird
caught lire. It also states that
Lieut. Lawrence J). Oundiss who
was a passenger on the ship has
been filed by tho commanding offi-
cer for coolness und heroism at the
critical moment'. The citation says
"Your coolness and heroism at tho
critical moment saved the life of
Lieutenant Heffner."
ROSWELL READ!
TRAILS SESSION
Roswell N. M. Sept. 20 When tlio
visitors to the Ozark Trails conven-
tion October 1 2 and II reach here
they will find the entire city ready
to entertain them. Business und ev-
ery other community activity will ho
put. aside for this most Important
meeting of its kind ever held in New
Mexico.
Everything possible will be done for
The comfort of the visitors. Uoswell's
new municipal ramping ground will
a cenm modulo five hundred oars if
necessary and in addition to the reg-
ular hotels and rooming houses pri-
vate homes will be opened for the
entertainment of visitors.
Front every section of the country
traversed by the Ozark Trails comes
word that practically every communi-
ty will have one or more cars pass-
ing through that section. Koswell
will solid a delegation to Plainview.
Texas to greet the long curavan
starling in St. Louis. A big good
roach meeting will be held in
Plain-1
view on the night of September 2!).
when the visitors arrive there.
ONCE PRISONER IN HUN
CAMP NOW RETURNED
HOME
Private Richard L. Hard of Chick-
asha. who spent four months in a
German prison camp at. Rast.alt Ger-'
many has returned t: Cliickasha
having been honorably discharged
fi-oin I
1() tj!0
ho army. Hard win attached
117th inf. of tho 1th division'
and was in action at Chateau Thierry
and near the Veisle river in the
Fbnies .sector. He is a nephew of
W. L. Rose formerly with Ruse and
company.
MUST AWAIT ACTION
OF DISTRICT COURT
George Wodans the man accused
of the theft of a bicycle belonging
to Sergeant Ernest R. Smith in
charge of the local army recruiting
station was bound over to await the
action of Oie district court following
his preliminary hearing on the grand
larceny charge this morning. Wodans
was remanded
$."ou bond he
to jail in default of
preliminary examina-'i"
tiou was conducted in the justice
court of T. P. Moore
WHEN PLAIN
FOR BIG OZARK
PLAN ROOSEVELT
F
IGN HERE
Apportionment for Grady Is $2500;
Jonas Cook Named County Chair-
man; Date is October 20-27;
Gov. Robertson Speaks.
Preparations for tho campaign ii
Grady county for the Roosc
Memorial fund are being pushed by
Jonu.s Cook who has been named
county chairman of Grady county by
state headquarters. The campaign
will be launchec" here from October
-0 to 27 during which time an appor
tlonment for the county of S2."00 is
to bo raised among the contributor
us members of the fund.
Governor J. B. A. Robertson is
member of the Oklahoma State ex
ecutive committee of tlio Roosevelt
iMemorial association und ho was
present at the state meeting Friday
iM'ptoinbor 12 at which time he re
quested thai 'in have the honor of
making the first donation from Okla
lioma county lie spoke as follows:
"1 was mighty highly honored the
ether day when I received u request
from your state chairman Mr. Mc
Uraw to attend this meeting l am
an American all the way through or
try to be. 1 did not agree with
Theodore Hoosevell. in his political
policies at. all or most of you 'either
so far as that Is concerned; but i
appreciate Theodore Iloosevelt as one
of the grandest characters not only
in the United States but in the whole
world. A man who was ulwuys one
hundred per cent loyal and Ameri
can. A mini whom you never had to
apologize for and ho had the courage
of his convictions lie will lake his
rank in history along with Washing
ton; Lincoln Garfield und McKinley
I consider it a high compliment your
chairman has paid mo to be permitt-
ed to serve in this organization in
my capacity. ' I hope to see this thing
so succeed that the memorials which
will be raised to him will not only be
the pride of America but throughout
the world. I am ready to do what 1
can. I want to have the opportunity
of subscribing to the extent of my
modest ability and I want to use
what little influence I may have in
carrying out the purpose of this
meeting. 1 thank you."
T
By United Press.
Corpus Christi Sept. 'JO The trans-
portation tangle in the .storm dis-
trict is clearing. The cessation today
of the rainfall and the receding wa
ters of tho rivers enabled the rail-
wuy men to push construction of lh
crippled lineH.
The small towns are still crowded
with refugees today but hundreds of
Mexican laborers are being taken to
other sections of the state where
there is plenty of work waiting lor
them.
Former Captain of
Capitol Police has
Praise for Thompson
"A good man in every particulai
and one of the most influential men
that has ever occupied a scat in con-
gress." That was the tribute paid yester-
day to the late Joe It. B. Thompson
congressman from the Fifth Oklaho-
ma district who died Thursday by
Marl II. Loitlhaii local man former
ccplaiii of tho c.apitol police and a
warm personal friend of the late
solon.
"Oklahoma suffers a heartfelt loss
in Congressman Thompson's death
lie had many friends and admirers in
Washington as well as in Oklahoma.
At all times he was looking after The
interests of the state and nation."
said Mr. Louthan.
New Steno On Job.
Miss Freda Thompson of Enid has
accepted me position as stenograpner
the office of R. E. Davenport
county judge of Grady
has ussumrd her duties.
county and
MEMORIAL
CAM PA
STORM DISTRICT
ANGLE CLEARING
BOTH SIDES GET
READY FOR HUGE
TRIAL BOUTi
Steel Workers Prepare to Walk Out
INDUS
Monday Morning While Compa- t'on; Points Out Reasons In Doc-
nies Fortify Plants With j ument Filed; Says Let Grand
Store of Foodstuffs. .
UNIONS DENY ANY AIM
-TO RESORT TO FORCE
Companies Rent Halls in Effort to
Prevent Men from Holding Meet-
ings; Unionists Claim Right
to Hold Sessions.
By United Press.
Pittsburg Sept. 20 - Prospects for
trouble with pnssible clashes began
to grow this ufternoon as preparations
11
1IU U1U UIK MOU1 M1I1U 1MOUI CSSCU.
Willi two companies of the Penn-
sylvania police whose loyally is
hated by every unionist ordered out
and 10000 deputies having been
sworn in by the steel corpora-Mon
the borough presidents in the s.cel
towns announced that steps would be
taken to prevent muss meeting of
workers Sunday. Local ordinances
are being luissed requiring permits
to hold all public gatherings.
Mass meetings will be held in the
villages and towns through the stool
districts Sunday II. was announced
Telegrams from national headquar
ters have been received ordering the
men to hold meetings.
fly United Press.
Chicago Sept. 20 -Propuratioiis for
a gigantic industrial natilo tire oeing
made for the steel strike is practi
cally certain to come next week.
The union heads denied that they
hud any intention nf eslnn force. The
steel companies n.o fortified tiicm-
selvcs for a .seige. Food In huge
quantities lias been taken behind
high wooden barricades which sur-
round most of the plants.
Officials of the steel planls assert
ed today that only a minority of the
workers would strike. '
Rent All Halls.
Pittsburgh Sept. 20. The steel
companies are reported to have rent-
ed all the halls in Itraddock und
Homestead in an effort lo prevent
the holding of meetings by the steel
vorkers who declare they are going
Hit on slrike on Monday morning.
Union ieuders assert that Ihey will
Insist on the right to fTssemble and
will find plates in which to hold
their mecling.s
Refuse to Meet Men.
Washington Sept. 20 President
Wilson ditl everything in his power
to prevail upon Judge E. H. Gary
head of tho U. S. Steel Corporation
to meet a committee of the steel
workers und thus prevent the strike
of the industry called for Monday
was learned here today.
It was reported on execlelnt au
thority that the president went so
far as to send Bernard M. Ilaruch
former head of the war Industries
board as his personal emissary to i
the steel magnate but that the lat
ter remained firm in his refusal to
treat with the men us a union.
S
BILL HELP JAIL
ALL PROFITEERS
By United Pr ess.
Washington Sept. 20- - Assistant
Attorney General Ames wrote Chair
man Ilaugen of the bouse agricul
tural committee today urging imme
diate passage of the amendmcntes
to the lever food control bill pro-
viding jail sentences for profiteers.
This action followed the bureau of
labor's report that the retail prices
reached a high mark last month.
'Reports continue to come to this
department" he wrote "indicating
that there Is profiteering in shoes
and other articles of we'umg appar-
el. Pending the passage of the
amendments the department is help-
less to deal with the profiteers ef
fectively."
AMES ASK
FILE DISMISSAL
I DAVENPORT CASE
BEFORE JUSTICE
County Attorney Stacey Takes Ac-
I Jury Investigate.
A dismissal in the caso Slate of
Oklahoma vs. R. H. Davenport coun-
ty Jiidgo of Grady county against
whom charges of assault and battery
upon the person of Miss Hue-tin Me-
Shuno his former stenographer wore
I filed some limn iiiro. was filed hi
Justice Piunnell's court this afternoon
by William Stacy county attorney.
Stacy Gives Reasons
Reasons for the luUon were
out-
lined in the dismissal us follows:
"First. The defendant Is a public
er . ... .
.officer holding a position of tho very
. . . ...
this county.
"Second. The charges against tho
defendant are of n grave character
involving not only tho question of
an overt violation of the criminal
code hut also tho question of the
moral fitness of the defendant to con-
tinue In- the office which he now
holds.
"Third. Since this action was filed
tho citizens of this county liuve ex-
roisod their constitutional right lo
petition for tho culling of it grttnd
jury and the district court In pur-
suance of said petition has ordered
a grand Jury to convene on tho loth
day of next month.
"Therefore in consideration of tlio
extreme seriousness of the matters
involved both to the accused and
the public 1 deem it my duly in
furtherance of justice to lay all tho
facts before the grand Jury in order
that the accused may be punt lied or
vindicated in accordance . with... the
deliberate and unprejudiced "judg-
ment of a competent and Impartial
tribunal."
Tho case against Judge Davenport
was first filed in Justico T. P.
Moore's court. A change of venue
was asked by tho defendant which
was granted and the case was book-
ed for trial in Justice Bunnell's
court on September 22rd.
F
E
By United Tress.
Washington Sept. 20 Retail food
prices in August were one per cent
higher than in July setting a new
record according to an announcement
of the bureau of statistics.
The report is short tho figures of
a -week ago of the United Press but
it apparently conflicts with the de-
partment of justice which shows that
in twelve states there was a decline
of from 10 to IS per cent In tho
prices of food stuffs.
Decrepit Flivver
Not Fast Enough
For Speed Fiends
Old and stiff the police depart-
ment's car just isn't fast enough to
catch the fast speeders according to
Luther Cox traffic officer.
Officer Cox and Policeman I'M
Law were patroling the city Friday
evening in search or law violators.
Suddenly they were passed by a
speeder. Policeman haw who was
piloting the police 'flivver" turned
tho machine in the middle of the
machine off in the middle of the
fdock and was soon off in pursuit of
the speeder.
"We managed to keep In sight of
the speeding car but it soon made
its get-away because the ol'
just wouldn't run fast enough'
the speed cop this morning.
Ford
said
ENLISTS IN ARMY
Yarkin M. Lad a young man of
Chiclusha enlisted in the army at
the local army recruiting station yes-
terday. Lad who is an export
horie trainer was sent to Oklahoma
City where after passing the final
test will be sent to the remount
station at Ft. Reno Okla.
REPORT ON
III
SHOWS INC EAS
NAD SIX ON CHARGES
OF TOO MUCH SPEED
Six arrests on charges of speeding
worn made last night by Luther C.
Vox. traffic cop und Pollct'tnan Ed
Law. All the alleged speeders were
caught on South Seventh street
Thoso charged with speeding are;
Hob Gravltt Dr. W. II. Llvermoro
Roy Oison lrby Willis Leon Fields
and Paul Thompson. Tho charges
were filed in police court this morn
ing.
ESTABLISH "LAB"
E;
The Chickasha Fertilizer company
is establishing a laboratory on the
fifth rioor of the First National bank
building in the suite of rooms form-
erly occupied by tho Chamber of
Commerce.
S. L. Ingerson who recently re-
signed as chemist for tho Chickasha
Cotton Oil company after -six years
service with that company will he
In charge of tho laboratory. Mr.
Ingerson has a B
S. degree from tho
Michigan Agricultural college.
Herbert White has been appointed
to succeed Mr. Ingerson as chemist
for I ho Chickasha Cotton Oil company
During the war Mr. White served as
chemi't In a powder plant. He' si ml '
ied chemistry In Oklahoma reiver-1
ally and was formerly associated with
the Chiekusha Cotton Oil company
Girl Is Born
A girl was born last night to- Mr.
and Mrs. Will Sullivan ut the Sullivan
home S12 Iowa avenue.
O.C.W. FINE ARTS
FACULTY RECITAL
YE
HER
CHANGE
COTTON OIL ME
TUE
VE
! of the chief executive
j Tho president talked at tlio ex-
The formal chapel opening of the Position stadium a mammoth con-
Oklahoma College for Women has' crf!te l)nwl mid most evoryono In
been had the students are here in southern California It seemed was
greater numbers than ever before 1 there to hear him. Standing in h
tho enrollment is over and classes ' Klnss enclosed platform his voice
are meeting according to schedule1 magnified by an electrical devico.
the street cars aro running n'every-1 car''l(-'il to the farthest limits of tho
thing's lovely. With the scholastic tremendous gathering. It was uu-
part under way the college is ready cunnY. after ho would utrlko some
to glvo attention to the aesthetic Patriotic nolo In his uddross to toht
side. t j low the mystical way of his words
Tho first enterlaiiiitieiit of the year
will be the recital of the faculty of
i
fine 'art ut the college auditorium
in next Tuesday evening (lie program
to 1(1 art p"fi)iuplly at 8:10. Every
friend of the college is cordially in-
vited to attend.
The following members of the fine
arts faculty were In the Oklahoma
College for Women lust year: Fran-
ces D. Davis Dramatic School of Chi-
cago Washington Square School of
tho Theatre New York; (crrlo Omer-
od New England Conservatory of
Music; Maude IIohfhw A. C. M
Dana Musical Institule; Frances
Buchanan B. M. University of Ok-
lahoma. The new members of the Fine Arts
faculty are: S. Sibley Graham It. M
Kooiiisburg
versify of
Vniversity
Hc'gium.
Germany A. M. Uni
Iowa ; Dr. J.
of Rochester.
J. Ayrcs.
Louviun
POOLAW
ON MOUND
TO OPPOSE
LOCALS
Poolaw the Auadark i Indian will
oppose Sims A. O. U. W. twirler
when the locals meet the Anadarko
nine at University Park Sunday after-
noon: Jones will complete the bat-
tery for Auadark) and Jacobs re-
ceive for the locals Manager Gulihur
stated this morning.
RETURNS FROM
FRANCE
Having received his discharge from
the army Private Veins A. Duncan
1 12nd Machine Gun Batt. SOth divi-
sion has lTturncl t j Chickasha. He
was overseas several months and
saw service on tiie Soinme and Cham-
paigne sectors. He is a brother of
Mrs. W. L. Rose.
H. S .Cain druggist at Brownsou's
is coniineu to nis oeu touay. it is
feared he has contracted pneumonia. '
IJOHNSOAI "QUITS'Y.
1 RPPflfilTinfJ Tflllff
ANNOUNCES TODAY
Says Last Speeches be Made in
"Twin Cities" Today; Abandons .
Trip to Coast to Follow up
Trail of President
WILSON CONTINUES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Speaks Twice at Los Angeles Today;
' Greatest Crowd of Entire
Trip
Hears Speaker at San
Yesterday.
Diego
By United Tress.
St. Paul Seit. 20 Senator Hiram
Johnson announced definitely today
the abndonmelit of his trip to tho
Pacific coast to opeak against the
League of Nations and tho ratifica-
tion of the peace troaty.
Ho stated that ho planned to end
his Journey In opposition of tho
Lc.lguo of Nations with his spocehes
in the Twin Cities today.
At Ditluth last night ho repeated
his tot speech commenting Irntmcnlly
on I he "Foiirleon points" and the
finished program.
President Continues
Aboard the President's Train.
Sept. 20 President Wilson went to
Los Angeles today to make possibly
two speeches for tho ratification of
the peace treaty as it stands and to
take a week end rest.
Only one speech is scheduled to-
day It being at tho Shrlnors' audi-
torium but it is considered likely
that tho president will speak at a
dinner that Is being tendered him by
Los Angeles. Sunday Is to be a day
of rest.
President Wilson U greatly pleased
with the "reception tendered hint' a
San Diego where the biggest crowd
of the entire tour greeted him yester-
day evening. More than 40000 peo-
ple assembled to hear tho messago
uni1 H' 110 applause a second or
two later roll up
In majestic spkn-
and w allien sotito
dor from tho men
of whom were
seated fully five
b!o"i' away
Roosevelt's Name Applauded
Menu "i of the name of Theodore
Itoosc-. elt v. as applauded by the
crowd as wa; the thoughts attribut-
ed t' the late President. What the
president said l.owovor will bo un-
answered for tho fighting spirit of
Hie colonel Is dormant forever.
The president road un excerpt from
ui article by Colonel Roosevelt whleli
appeared in the New York Times in
October 1911. Tho substance of It
was as follows:
"The one permanent move to ob-
I tain peace Is by an agreement among
the great powers to Join In a common
1 tribunal
triminai ami to pieuge uiemseives
'H abldo by the decisions of the tri
bunal and to exert their forces for
peace and righteousness."
Two of Same Thought
"I am glad'' said the president
"to align jrfyself witli such utterances.
Here in concrete form is the ful-
fillment of their hopes." :
He was referring to the league of
nations. Previously he made use of
some utterances by Senator Lodgo
at a banquet in ll'lii at which the
president was present. Senator
Lodge in speaking of an association
of nations declared according to
the president that it would not con-
flict with Washington's address
wherein he warned the American peo-
ple against entangling alliances with
foreign nations.
"t .
R. S. Cox county clerk is in Okla-
homa City today. He will return
with one of the trucks loaned by the
federal government to the state high-
way department and allotted to Gra-
dy county for use on the roads here.
Mr. Cox will return to Chickasha this
afternoon or tomorrow
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