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Chickasha
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Volume Twenty-one
Chickasha Oklahoma Wednesday March 3 1920
Number 51
Daily Express
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Much. Work on Meridian Highway
Reported at Duncan Meeting;
Movement to Vote Bonds and
Get Federal Aid.
HARD SURFACE HIGHWAY
PLAN BEING FOLLOWED
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Stepher.s Voting $600000; Comanche
$750000; Bryan $900000 Agawam
Sand Pit Worst Piece of
Road on Route.
That tins time
is ripe for a "Do it
now" campaign
which drive in al-
re.idy on in the (southern couirties of
Hie stale with reference lo the Merid-
ian highway bc'l-iing program was
Ihe general impression gained at
die meeting of Meridian and Rank-
ihead highway boosters a.'ti Duncan
yesterday according to L. C. Hutson
of this city chairman of the Merid-
ian road between El Kent) and Howie.
"1 find that not only enthusiasm
hut action in connection with this
great highway" said Mr. Hutson.
"There were representatives present"
from all sections of the road in the
southern part of the stai'e from Tex-
as and Arkansas aud a few from the
northern stretch of the highway in
Kansas an dottier btates in Hie heart
of that great agricultural country.
They're Vot-ng Bonds.
. "Many of the counties are voting
bonds ito hard surface this 'Meridian
'highway. They see the value and
4i re Liking advantage of the federal
aid plan. That plan is simply this;
The government will .mutch any
amount a county puts up for work
on this national highway. For in-
stance Stephens county is voting
bonds in the amount. $ti'uioo0. The
government will give lOOU.UIllt to the
project. Therefore Stephens county
will have lU0U.00O for the purpose
of hard surfacing the Meridian Hank-
head highways.
"Bryan county is voting $!HjOoro
under 'the same plan. Comanche
county is voting $7"if0h(. Town-
ships are even taking the matter up.
Snyder township In Kiowa county
i:-. voting 'bond.-; to 'turd surface the
road through its boundaries. Mon-
tague county Texas has vo.'ied bonds
1o bard surface the Meridian high-
way from Howie- to the bridge across
tiie Red river l Terra).
That Agawam Sand!
"There's a good road across Urady
county on the Meridian Ihighway
with the exception oT that stretch of
Agawam sand. 1 was actually asham-
ed to come come back home with
the knowledge that Gradv
lias that strip' -of sand to
-with and to mar one or the
greatest high Ways.
couniy
contend
nation's
j
"The road south of Chickasha is
in good shape for a 'considerable :
distance. That fection has been giv-i
en a great deal of efficient work anil j
the roads 'are in good shape
with
ll-.e exception of that. sand at Agi-;
warn. That sand has got ito
come ;
out of there in some way.
"There's no question about Chiel
asba being on the Meridian road.
Arrangements have been made to
ji-ark the road on a tour if inr.pec-
tion and it is planned to do t-iat
v. ithiu ISO days. Signs are now b .-
Ing painted .but we mux.t fix that1
sand bed.
"T':e counties are Feeing the value
f that federal aid money aud aie
taking the position that the real
will h.ve (ft" lie improved so why
not do it iuiw? 'They are not. only
rtfilkimr bur are actually getting ac
tion. They are doin gthings
:(. -j
f i lie r county has hard sur Hied
t retch of the. Meridian li'civc
It's coming to jus-t that."
AGED WOMAN DIES
Mrs. SalPe E. Perry age 75 died
l.ere la:.t night at ! o'clock.
Funeral tervices were to be con-
ducted by Rev. C. Ii. James pastor
of the Kir-t Christian church this
.afternoon at 3:110 at the home of ithe
deceased's son. Tom Peery at 1 1-8
Oregon avenue.
Pesides her son. Tom Peery. Mrs.
J'ecry Is survived by two daughter?.
Mrs. Harrison of Alex and Mrs. Han-
cock of Piiiis Texas
ACTION RESULT
ER GOOD ROAD
LEGIONARIES TO
REQUEST LADIES
FORM AUXILIARY
' Bachelor "Buddies" Tire of "Stag"
Affairs and Invited' Lad es to
Regular Meeting at Elks To-
' morrow Night.
j That the bachelor "buddies" of the
j American Legion in Chickastm huve
: become tired of the womnnless pleas-
j tiro that
the meetings and different '
j functions of their organize ion af-I
fords and are longing for the deli-'
cate order of things thai come only;
i witli the feminine touch and that the
married ex-exponents of squads-right j
manual of'arms and monkey drill audi
what-not feel that it is' nothing less '
than seH'ish to reap all Hi" benefits'
and pleasantries of t lit if order with-
out sharing their enjoyment with
their "silent partners" is evidenced
by the fact that invitations have
been issued to the lady kin of all
members of the legion to attend its
regular hi monthly meeting which "is
scheduled for tomorrow night at K
o'clock in the Klks hall. at. which
time it is proper lo organize an
American J.egion Auxiliary.
Among several other important
matters to come before the legion to-
morrow night will be I be election of
a vice post commander to succeed
JJon F. Golf who recently resigned
ito run for county atotrney. The
opinion of the legion as to what kind
of memorial should be erected in
Oklahoma will be indicated by vote.
For instance each member will be
given the opportunity of expresing
' his views us to whether the memo-
rial should lie inthe form of an arch
!u public building a hospital or in
liny form. The lull which Is now be
' lore congress and which provides a :
bonus for all ex-service men will also
be discussed and voted upon. .
ing ioilfprptb? ETAOINNNN 1
: It is also planned at this meeting'
the legion shall go on record either
for or against the Wudsworlh mlli-.
' tary training bill which in addition
' to other things provides that all '
male Citizens between the ages of IS
and 21 shall - be subject to four
1 months' service time to be optional
with each recruit and that each man
will be allowed lo Uain in cither:
: the army or navy .at his option the
i training to include both educational j
. and vocational work. It is brought!
j out in .the bill that illiterate person i
; may be required to take preliminary
training in fundamental education I
j for a period not to exceed two
j months hi fore being inducted for the
fourth months military training the
pay in all cases to be five dollars per'
month including all subsistence. A !
special clause ofthe act provides
that those of military ago who have;
dependents will be exempt until such:
time . as suitable provision is
made
that
jy law fo rtheir support and
person
who have served four months
i'hiv fr niiij-v ulitill ilur lin
in the
exempt from further training.
S. J. Huckner Fiiperinicmlent of
;h: state road gang which is work-
ing on the roads t few miles south-
east of Chickas'va is more or less on
tlje war path this morning following
hjs discovery of a truck load of junk
made up f divers sorts .of tin cans
0 PEEVED
ASH DUMPER
broken bottles and other heterogen-e-ou
it rush which had been dumped
in the middle .of t.:e road gt a point -Py United Press.
a few hundred yards cast of the old Washington. March 8. The hear-l-.nitting
mill -.'.;' - lags ch the soldiers' aid legislation !
Mr. Puekner stated that ho would : before the house ways and means ;
advise all those who desired ito dump ommi'. :ee nearly broke up in a fight
trash on public highways to be care-1 today w hen Edward It. Hale legisla-:
ful about leaving calling cuds state- tive. representative of the Veterans
nients of accounts and addressed en- of Foreign "Wars criticised the Amer-
velopcs in the pile of refuse as the jean Legion. j
pernm in r:is case did. if they did. Hale claimed that the statements'
not wish notoriety and punishment. ' t) fthe soldiers given yesterday were
His further statement was that the
identity of the offender of last uight
i.- trow n to him and if the trish is ;
not removed by tomorrow night his I
name will he disclosed.
Oklahoma Pastors
Attend Meeting On
Inter-church Work
i Oklahoma City March X- factors
from seventy-three of the seventy-'
! seven counties In Oklahoma have u-
! (located their !ntc.itii.ii o: a:'e:-d;r.g
tho luterchurch world conference to
i bo held here Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. It is' os-
tim.ted that more than six hundred
. ministers will hear tho intfrchurcii
i world prograiri explained.
! On Monday and Tuesday also np-
proximately one hundred women who
' are leader in Oklahoma churches
i will nt tend a conference to be held '
' hero for the explanation of the inter-'
church world movement.
Timirv mn i nr
lUIIMlI WILL' DL
Council of Premier Discussing Terms (
of Treaty; Population Cut Four-. !
fifths; Navy Abolished; Con- '
sider Army.
Vy United. Presx' .
Loudon March ;!. -Turkey "Will he
stripped of most of her pre-war pow-
er and her population will be cut
about four-'fif'Cis under 'the terms of
the peace treaty between the allied
powers atifi Turkey which I'lacument
is now under discussion in the con-
ferences of the council of premiers.
it is learned that the couu:il has
decided ito practically abolish the.
Turkish navy leaving only a few
small boats for police purposes.
It is thought probably that tho
council wilf 'take up for; discussion
the Turkish army terms lod.iy. Al-
though these exact terms have not
been given out for publication it is
understood that the population
will t
bo reduced from 30000000 to (I.O-no-00(1
(through the removal of areas
which are now pans of the Turkish
empire.
WOMEN MEET MARCH 17.
The county federation of women's i
clubs will meet in the federal build-1
ing here at 11 o'clock on the morning'
of March 17 instead of March 11 as'
was announced yesterday.
TS
Cy Untied Press.
Seattle Warfli. March I!. Hugh:
M. Caldwell was elected mayor of i
this city by a majority of Hi 001 in j
i lie hi merest election in the history;
of the city. j
Caldwell who iva.s
city during the war
votes- tigainsf James
temple president and
mayor of the i
polled .'i().S."i
Duncan labor;
leader iu the j
general strike last year -who drew;
a vole of 31.8.1.1. j
Approximately s.Vmo of a possible j
I KKi.000 voters' went to the polls aud .
cast ballots in this election.
NEAR BATTLE IS
RESULT AT MEET
ON SOLDIERS' AIO
erroneous.
Tha Veterans of Foreign Wars
recommended a bonus nf ??0 for
each month of service and an added
bonus of $PK for overseas service.
SMALL FHY WHEN
SWiUP
WAR MAYOR BEA
POLITICIANS SEE
LIVELY TIME AT
NOVEMBER POLLS
Efforts of "Wets" to Inject Prohibi-
tion Into Presidential Campaign
Taken Such Definite Form
Critics Say.
LIGHT WINES AND BEERS
TO FIGURE IN POW-WOWS
Michigan Rum Rebellion Sizzles
Again As Department of Justice
' Chief Is Arrested for Viola-
tion of Liquor Law
By United Press.
Washington March fl.TUc- efforts
of tin' "wets'- to Inject the prohibi-
tion proposition into the national
presidential campaign has crystal-
Ized in such definite form that poll-
licl.ms have a very likely proposi-
tion to bo carried :!o the polls in
November.
A fight will be m:u!
least one convention on
light wine proposition
considered likely thai a
I i-rere at
lve;- and
It Is mt
fight will
be niade to resitoro the saloons.
When the "wet" voices were first
raised politicians wen; of the 'Opin-
ion that the eighteenth amendment
to the constitution had killed liquor
in Amcrici for a long lime. They
have now begun to change their
ideas. ..
Rum Rebellion Again.
By United Tress.
Grand Kapids March :!. The
"rum rebellion" of lion county siz-
zled again today with the arrest of
George F. Cummerop chief of the.
Grand Rapids office of. tho depart-'
inert of justice. - !
Cuu'.meri'v will
iven a hejir-
ing today on a charge or having vio-
lated the liquor law. He declared
today that the charges were "fram
ed up."
lie was arrested upon bis return
lo the Iron county investig-itieii.
Kdw.ird Xownck special agent of
the state's food and drug department
said that Cuminerow invited him 'to ;
his room and gave him a drink.
HOME BALL YARD
F. R. McGalia owner of the Chick-1
usiu franchise In the Western osso-
ciiVtiun returned to -this city last
night from a trip to M-verai towns in '
tlu- circuit and announces that he I
lias booked two pie-season games
with Oklahoma City of the Western i
league 'to bo pljyed in Chickasha on
Saturday and Sunday. April 17-1S.
The Western association season :
Will open on April -2 with Cliicka- i
Kha playing Enid hero." The com-!
plcte schedule will be adopted at j
Tulsa next. Suudiy in a meeting of:
the moguls.
-
McGaha states that lie will g
busy at once completing .arrange
meats here and it is expected that
ork on a park will stort in the
next few days.
With Mctijha came G. M. Da mor-
on one time first sacker of Oklaho-
ma City but who now is the proper-
ty of tho Providence club in tlio
Eastern league. ll;iit is dickering
with Dameron for job as manager
of the local team 'but ttutes that l.e
is not yet ready to announce the deal
vlosed or off. He stated 'that ho
could announce Chickasha's manager
by tomorrow without fail.
Miss Helene Nelson of Oklahoma
City mid her sister. Miss Agnes Nel-
son of Norge are visitors in Chicka-
sha today.
WEATHER FORECAST 4
For Oklahoma. 4
Tonight and Thursday'
cloudy probably rain colder
freezing; cold wave temper-
ature 2ii to 'JS.
Local Temperature.
Maximum 77; minimum 4i.
CHICKASHA WILL
OPE SEASON ON
Wisconsin Man to
Have Charge Here
of Cleaning Plant
Maxim 11. Selisch. of Eau Claire.
Wis. arrived In "the city yesterday
to accept a position as manager of
the dyeing and dry cle.ailng depart-
ment of llamiltous Cleaners and
Dyers. 1
Mr. SeMseh is considered' an ex-!
pert iu dying and dry cleaning and
comes highly recoiiynended from for-
eign dye concerns as well as Amer
ican.
After voting the new plant of
' " - ""j
the near future Mr. Selisch staled
M at the establishment when com-
pleled will be one of the finest In
the
country.
"
BUND ORATOR
TALK TONIGHT
RAPT. CHURCH
REV. EDWARd'b. RAY
Rev. Edward U. It.vy the blind pu!-
pit orator and lecturer will speak
tonight at :tho First liaptlst church j
corner of Fourth and Colorado at. i
the regular prayer meeting hour
taking as his subject "My Life in
the Dark. It's Lights mild Shadows."'
The Rev. Ray Jost bis sight at the I
age of 10 but in spite of this affile-.
tiou holds three college degrees has)
studied nine foreign languages and '
lias taught s1iool. lie has delivered;
lectures in many IJ.iptist churches:
i f the south and with the hearty ap- j
proval of ministers and laymen it
is said. 1
JL IlLIUIIi
S TO "BILL'
i'y United Press.
llerlin March i!
ocrats In be I'm
The social dem-
sian assembly bit-
terly opjioscil the assembly's
plan tj
restore
former
iniiiii cf t Ii v wealth to the
kaiser and settle eorUitn
I'u mis Hpon bim.
In the debate which followed 'the
introduction of the bill. Iho demo
crats compared Willielm to an ab-
sconding employn of a bankrupt
firm who even asked a s.ilary while
he was absent from duty.
TWO PLY PROBE
S
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I liy United Press. i
Washington Mar.h .V duubie-
barreled investigation of the navy's:
work during the war will be started
' next week.
While y.e senate naval affairs
committee is probing the charge of
: Admiral Sims thut the inefficiency
of the department prolonged -tile war
a court of inquiry sitting by request
of Secretary of the Navy Daniels
win lie nnesuguLiiig me i-ompiaui-i
that Admiral Sims removed Admi"al
Fletcher
cause.
from P.rest without just
J. W. Comer secretary of the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce ts
transacting business in Oklahoma !
i. City today.
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NAVAL AFFAIR
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CAGERS' TOURNEY
OF COUNTY HERE
ON NEXT FRIDAY
Total of 22 Teams to Compete;
Schools Represented; Use Two
Courts to Play Contests
For Title.
.
A total of twenty-two boys' ami
gins' DusKctimtl teams representing
I seventeen schools of the county will
j participate in the clash for county
1 ihonors in :ihe tlradv count v b.iskel-
I ball tournament which is scheduled
to be held in the local senior hlirh
school gymnasium Friday and Sat-
urday March o and I! according to
an announcement of the athletic (
committee of which ). A. Casoway !
Is chairman. '
the program as arranged by the
committee is as follows:
Friday.
It) a. m. Tennessee vs. lreton
Class 1) boys.
11 n. m. College Mound vs. Sla-
ton Class D hoys.
l:ih p. m. Junior high va. Pioneer
Class U girls.
L':;!(l p. iu. Meridian vs. Friend
Class 1) girls.
3::u p. m. Pioneer vs. Friend
Class II boys.
I: HO p. in. Alex vs. Meridian
Class It boys.
7 p. in. Pocasset vs. Minco Class
A giiis. f
8 p. in. Pocasset vs. Pradloy Class
A boys.
!) p. m. Tattle vs. Verden Class
A girls.
10 p. ni. N'innekjh vs. Amber
Class A boys.
11 p. m. Rush Springs vs. Amber
Class A girls .
Saturday.
10 a. in. Semi-finals Class A boys.
11 a. nu Semi-finals Class lboys.
1 p. m.SeinWInals Class 1! 'boys.
1' p. ni. Semi-finals Cbss A girls.
I! p. m. Semt-flnals Class A boys.
I p. m. Semi-finals Class A boys.
j'i in.- Finals Class 1) boys.
7 p. in. Finals Class IJ girls.
8 p. in Finals Class H boys.
! ii. m. Finals Class A girts.
10 p. in. Finals Class A boys.
WEEK'S ILLNESS
After an Illness of a little over a
week P. E. Doss age ITi died at his
residence ul r Kansas avenue!
this morning at ;! o'clock from the !
effects of pneumonia following influ-
enza .
Mr. Doss came here from Mt. View
in October Pil8 and has been a
member of the Cbick.isha police de-
partment since that time. The fit-
tccntii of last December he was ap-
pointed assistant chief of police
which position he held when he died.
He is survived by two daughters
Misses Gladys aud Jessie Hell Doss
of Chickasha and 'two sons W. I.
Doss of Pander.! Colorado and Ar-
thur Doss of this city. He Is a -half
brother to Julius Doss who is eu-
gaged in the laundry business here
and who was once thief of police
here.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made and arc pending the re-
ceipt of a wire from the deceased's
son in Colorado.
E
' Commenuing tou: jrrow morning a;
i.ine o'clock tho vocational teachers
: 0t Grady county will bold an all-day!
conterence Here in tlie countv su-
j periutendent's office with the State
Vocational Hoard which includes
among others Charles W. liriles o
Oklahoma City di-eetor of the board
and J. W. Bridges of Oklahoma Olty
inspector.
The purpose of the meeting wi;l
be to outline plans for future work
ASSISTANT CHIEF
SUCCUMBS AFTER
AGGIE MEN MEET
ER
11
LOCAL TEACHERS
; TO GET BENEFIT
OF SALARY HIKE
17 Board of Education Calls Election to
Vote Six Additional Mills to Caro
for Increased Expenses of
City Schools.
POOREST PAID TO GET
THE GREATEST INCREASE
Salary Boost to Run from 20 to 40
Percent; Other Cities Vote 10
Additional Mills to Raise
Required Budget. v
Iu order lo keen sten Willi ttio
j -genera! movctmint ito boost salaries
In tho teachers' profession thu
Chickasha board of educition Is call-
i in gan election In this city to bo
held on March Hi for the purpose of
I voting six additional mills to 'tako
! care of the expenses of 1 lie city's
fichoo; system for next. year.
! This election Is being held some
six weeks earlier than Is customary
'in order th-t all iteachers' contracts
;tfor next year may be signed before
i the close of tiie present school year
'and arrangements can ho madj for
juomo additional teachers which will
bo nueded in tho schools of pc.'l .'i.
Increase is Feature
It wis pointed out this morning
1)" T. T. Montgomery Mtpoiintonil-
cntjnf the city schools that the In-
cieaso in touchers' salaries were
tlhe 'big feature for next year. Tho
r.ahirles of Chickasha's school tnt:i-
ers will be increased from i!o per
cent to -ID per cent. under the new
order of things Mr. Montgomery
st.ited.
."The biggest increases will cnmi
among the -poorest paid teachers In
the school system of tho city'' snld
Mr. .Montgomery. ' In other- word"
the greatest increases will be among
the ward school teachers. It seems
right that these Increases should he
the largestimoiiK the teachers who
Cave been here for years who are
good teachers and who deserve high-
er salaries to keep step with the
ever increasing cost of living."
In addition to the Increase iu sala-
ries Air. Montgomery stated there
will probably be an additional teach-
er employed t the Senior and Jun-
ior high schools at the Northwest
school and with a probability of oth-
er testehers to care for Hhe incre.ise
in tbo school attendance which
school authorities expect.
Other Cities Hike Pay.
In i-jieaking t-f tlio coining elec-
tion Mr. Montgomery said: "This
movement on tip' part of Cl'iickushu
is only in line with what otbercities
i nl.hy state ure doing. There is a
general movement to increase tin-
pay of the teachers.
"Oklahoma City Tulsa El Re iu.
Luvlon and McAlester are voting .id-
ditlonal 'appropriations to take care
of an increased budget for their
school systems. These towns have
voted .' mills or U mills addition-
al. The board of education of Chirk-
asha is asking Chickasha people to
vole lt mills or six additional bein:r
four mills b'ss ti;an the other cities
mentioned. We figure where we
! can get through next year on the
' budget as outlined'-
I The properly valuation of the city
'is $1LM t t.r)"S and this authorization
j asked for is h raise a. general fund
amounting to ?i:;i; SiiO.lt.
BANK CALL ISSUED
By United Press.
Washington March o. The
trollcr of currency has issued
for tho condition of national
at tho close of business on
try 2S.
comp-
a call
banks
Febru-
STATE BANK CALL
j Py United Press.
Oklahoma City. March C. The
tato hunk commissioner todjy ls-
. sued a call for the condition of all
i state banks at the close of business
on February
and to discuss matters of prime Im-
portance peculiar to vocational
training.
It is pointed out that there are
now twenty vocation.il iustriu-tors
w ho are teaching in conformity with
the Siiiiih-Hughes act in Oklahoma
and of this number eight are teach-
J jng in Grady county.
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