Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 281, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 27, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27 1917.
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TUXEDO IS
CLOSED BY
OFFICERS
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Notorious House Put Out of Commission
After Much Watchful Wailing; Was
Well Appointed
TWO CHARGES FILED
AGAINST MISTRESS
Was Hosed Once Before for Two Years;
Now Being Remodeled for
Modern Hotel
One of tho most notorious houses
In the state was closed yesterday af-
ter a watchful waiting policy by the
i heriff's force which has been run-
ling several mouths in an endeavor
to get sufficient evidence upon
which to baiio a prosecution.
Last Saturday night tho sheriff was
notified about 11:30 o'clock some ex-
citing trouble was in evidence at what
is known as the old Tuxedo rooming
house on tho corner of Kansas ave-
nue and Second street. Upon boiug
notified Sheriff Hodge Bailey imme-
diately notified County Attorney
Simpson and Under Sheriff Jones and
they went to the house. Mrs. Kitty
Graham better known as Kitty Hard-
wick w; arrested on two charges.
After an investigation had been
made 'felay by County Attorney
'irB.-'on 'l'o;' . r.'-v.x i- i comp
was made out and Kilty was arrest-llail
ed on a charge of conducting a. house : secretary. "If the merchant knows
for immoral purposes. She was tak-that a bi" wi!i be l'aid 011 J filst-
en before 'Judge Davenport and al-and on tne lrth of each month it is
lowed to' make a $200 cash bond and
was released from further custody.
About 7 o'clock another complaint
was made out anil she was arrested a
second time on a charge of being
drunk in a public place. Site was
lodged in jail over night on the sec-
ond charge.
Kitty Hardwick it is said is one
of the wnalthv women in th citv and
she owns the building and fixtures
In the old Tuxedo. It is said to he ;
one of the most elaborately equipped
rnmiiine hniisos in tlip. nitv rflnrpin(.
ing an investment of at least $25000.
i The Tuxedo has borne the reputa
tion of an immoral place for many
years and its mistress it is said by j
officials has often said that the offi-inis
-nru ivr nrr'ii'iil t rnit lim- nl;..o
for the reason that she had such a
hold on the' politics in the county
she could swing the vote any way
tiiat she might see fit to serve her
own interest.
The house was closed once before
for two years.1 When County Attor-
ney Simpson made 'his first race for
the election to the office which he
now holds one of his promises was
that he would see that the Tuxedo
was closed as soon as he went into
office. Within a week after he went
into office ten counts were sworn out
against Kitty Hardwick nine of
which were for selling whiskey and
one jfor conducting a house of ill
fame? A perpetual injunction waa
granted and Miss Hardwick served
thirty days in the county jail and
paid a thousand dollar fine into the
county treasury and left the state.
Immediately after the two year in-
junction was out she came back to
this city and opened her house again.
For tho past six months officers;
have been watching the place in or-
oVr to get evidence that would war-
rant a prosecution. Last January
Miss Hardwick' married Charles Gra-
ham who has : since been convicted
and sentenced to serve two years at
Granite on a cattle stealing charge.
This marriage made things more com-
plicated officers say and it looked
for a while as though they were go-
ing to fail in their efforts to get the
dope. But all things come to those
who work and wait so some one has
written and Saturday night was the
fated hour for Kitty Hardwick.
The place Is reputed as an evesore
to the city and various citizens have breasts. The twelve were the surviv-Irlnes hav been destroyed in the lastjthis term of court but that has some-
been aiding the officers in trying to 'ore of the fifteen that made a brave 'four days. He made the statement jhing to do wih the sale or Inroduc-c-atch
the occupants. It is alleged 'fight against the German raid on to French and American soldiers at sihwfonoit 12345 todaytCtta 1234706
fhr.t most all kinds of stunts have November 2. ithe "Hero LarTd" bazaar. Ition ot whiskey into the state.
been EluRid there In the past few
weeks ami that it has been a rendez-
vous for vleo and Immorality.
In speaking of the ease this morn-
ing County Attorney Simpson said
"Other proceedings will follow the
o; 3 that have just begun a id wo
will follow this course until this
thing is abated. This thing cannot
exist so long as I am county attor-
ney at least."
Others who were found In the
! house nt the time of the raid were
notified that if they did not leave
within twenty-four hours they would
also bo placed under arrest. Just
what the next step will be no one
knows but the county attorney says
that he has the evidence and he is
going to push the case to a final
close.
C. C. WhiUaker announces he has
recently taken charge of the old Tux-
edo rooms and is remodeling and ro-
fitting them and under the name of
tho Ozark hotel will open for busi-
ness on Thanksgiving day. It is Mr.
Wbittalier's purpose to conduct a
first class hotol and with his wide
experience in that line of work he
will no doubt make a success.
NEW RATE
BOOK FOR
MERCHANTS
The secretary of the Retail Mer
chants association has just completed
a new rating book for those mem
bers who furnished the office with a !
list of their customers ratings.
"No merchant needs to go on
strictly cash basis if he will make I specifications and to boost It In ev-
use the r ting bureau of the Ke-0ry way possible. I anticipate a
Merchants association" said the
practically the same as cash.
"Tho wholesale grocers aro now
practically selling for cash only as
they have to pay for their goods in
car load lots C. 0. D.
"The food administration is recom-
mending that no grocer extend credit
to anyone who will not pay their ac-
count on presentation; they also
.recommenu mat ail grocers cut ineir
"very and overhead expense to the
minimum; they ask that every
jtonlr co-operate with
and carry their OWI1
me mortmains
groceries and
emat.s."
F. A. Read organizer for the asso-
ciation in Oklahoma has just com-
pleted successful work in this city.
work added
the association.
9 new members to
SUPER-WAR
COUNCIL IS
IN COMMAND
By United Press.
Washington Nov. 27. A super-war
council for tho United States was
formed today by uniting the co-ordinate
branches of the government.
The purpose is a more vigorous pros-
ecution of the war.
The council will he composed of
the secretaries of war and the navy
treasury interior agriculture com-
merce and labor and Herbert Hoover.
SOLDIERS CARRY
FRENCH EMBLEM
IN THEIR POCKETS
By United Press.
American Field
Headquarters in
France Nov. 27. Twelve Americans
carry the French Croix-de-Guei re in
(their pockets today. The United
j States government will not permit
them to he worn on the soldier's
RAIN PUTS
SKIDS TO
TRAIL MEET
Cbickasha Delegation "Rearing to Co;'
Weather Stops Anadarko Session;
Now Scheduled for Dec. 4
Nothing but the weather prevented
Anadarko from' being captured by
storm today. The Chlckushii Ozark
trailers had ever-' preparation mado
for the attack and a company of bus-
iness men 100 strong were "rearing
to go" when the rain put a stop to
tho proceedings.
E. C. Burton announced at li
o'clock that the meeting scheduled
for Anadarko today at "which the
Ozark trail would bo discussed with
delegates from towns on the central
route had been called off. It will bo
held one week from today which will
make tho date Dec. 4.
"A big bunch of Ozark trail boos-
ters made up of Chtekasha business
men had completed all preparations
to go to tho meeting today" said Mr.
Burton. "Wo woro fully 100 strong
and rogret that it was necessary to
call the meeting off. Wo talked to
Anadarko by phone however and
were advised that it was raining
hard there. Therefore it was decided
to postpone the meeting one week
Cbickasha will be there strong when
tho unto rolls around. You may rest
assured of that.
This town is going
I to see to it that nothing is left un-
done to bring the Ozark trail up to
splendid meeting next Tuesday
REFUSED AGREED
WAGE INCREASE;
MINERS STRIKE
By United IVoss.
Henrietta Okla.
dred coal minors
Nov. 27.--employed
-A hun-
by the
Warden Pillen company went on a
cus-!Btvlke again today because of tho
rcfUsaI of tho company 40 gram uie
'agreed wage increase.
jt js feared that those in sympathy
witn jiie riir.ers will cause the feel-
j1E. to unread to other fields and
j.ig
cause a general strike.
Tho company would give no rea-
on for their refusal to allow the min-
ers the increase that had been agreed
upon.
UftTHER ARRESTS EXPECTED
FROM TRAGEDY ON FRISCO
Ey United Press.
Oklahoma City Nov: 27. Federal
authorities are expecting further ar
rests as a result of the Frisco wreck
at Henryetta when three people lost
their lives. Fourteen were arrested
last night from clues given by blood-
hounds VILLISTAS BUSY AGAIN
By United Tress.
El Paso Tex. Nov. 27 Fifty Car-
ranza troops were killed and seventy
were wounded when the Villista3
held up a train south of hero today.
UP TO MILITARY COURT
Rt- Tutted Tvmh
San Antonio Tex. Nov. 27. The j
cases of the sixty-three negroes
charged with uv.tiny and murder in
the Houston riots are now in the!
hands of the military court. The ar-
guments were completed yesterday I
and the court will be tailed again to-
morrow when Judgment will be pass-
ed and the penalties inflicted.
SIX SUBS DESTROYED
By United Press.
New Ycrk Nov. 27.-
bassador Jusserand Is
-French Am-
authority for
ithe statement that six enemy subma
(BOARDS IN
GRADY BE
COMBINED
Order to Consolidate Exemption Work
Be Handled from Cbickasha; Cood
Record Made ty Local Men
G:ady county exemption board No.
1 has 36 men yet to send to tho na-
tional army t make up tho first quo-
ta according to a statement given
out by S. C .Durbin chairman this
morning.
"We have as yet not official notlco
of when the next increment will go
forward" said Mr. Durbin. "Wo
have "ti men or 37 counting ono ne-
gro Pierce Davis who I understand
is in jail in Nebraska. . The reason
that the ceM has not como before
this time is that tho government has
not been auie to meet tho enormous
demands for uniforms with which to
equip the big army.
' The record so far established by
the men from district No. 1 Grady
county has been splendid. We havo
received no notification on all the
increments sent forward to this date
with the exception of tho negroes.
Out of the entire number only ono
man failed to pass the examination."
Aftor Dee. 1 all matters that conio
under the attention of the exemption
Hoards of this county will be han-
dlod from Cbickasha as official noti
fication has been received that the
work of district No. 2 will be taken
over by the No. 1 hoard in Chlckuwha.
t'p to this time district No. 2 has
been handled at Rush Springs. It. 1s
tne Idea of tho department to consoli-
date pud centralize tho work.
Instriiotioim as to handling the
mammoth questionnaire aro being
recoived by the local boards and the
prel'minary work is being earrlod on.
Tho questionnaires for this county
will he mailed out from the office of
the local board between Dec. 1 and
Dec. 15. Tho men will be required
to answer tho voluminous questions
and when they have completed the
task the government will have a life
l istoty of the registrant and will bo
sole to place him in one of tho five
classes into which tho questionnaire
divide the registered moil.
The work of handling this ques-
tionnaire will be enormous and at a
recent meeting of the Grady County
Oar association that organization of-
fered its services to the local board.
Various members will be selected to
assist in the work in whatver capac-
ity becomes necessary.
U. S. COURT
KEEPS ON
SCHEDULE
The work in the United States dis-
trict court is moving along exceed-
ingly well and all of the cases that
have been scheduled have been dis-
posed of. It is seldom that courts
keep up with their dockets but at no
time during this session has the
court been very Tar behind.
The cases against Jess Raper Hoi-
man Jackson and Yv. u. camions
came up yesterday for trial and the
defendants pleaded guilty to the
charges of Introducing liquor into
the state contrary to law whereupon
they were sentenced to ninety days
in jail. Several other cases came up
but were all continued Tor one run-
son or another.
The most important case to come
up today was that in which Maxlno
Morrison Is charged with white slav-
ery. At last reports it was not known
whether this case would be tried to-
day because of the absence of cer-
tain witnesses. Outside of this case
there Is not another on the docket for
CALLED ON
CARPET BY
FOOD BOSS
Alius Firms Required to Answer; Show
Why Licenses.Should Not Be
Revoked
Special to tho Express.
Norman Okla. Nov. 27. Wilsou &
Co. and tho Oklahoma Hide and Pro-
duce Co. of Alius have been cited
by tho food administration to show
causo why their licenses should not
be revoked for falling to regard tho
order of the administration relative
to the shipment of turkeys from Tex
as. Dr. Brooks leiloral food admin
istrator for Oklahoma will have
charge of tho investigation. This Is
tho first instance In Oklahoma of aa
Investigation to determine If a firm
has violated the warnings of tho food
administration rolativo to buying tur-
keys In Texas.
The provisions which those flrmi
failed to regard aro:
"Vou are especially requested not
to purchaso hen turkeyB under seven
pounds or young gobblers under
twelve pounds and not to buy tur-
koys in Texas tor shipment to Okla-
homa for dressing."
The order goes on to uay: "Avery
largo stock of frozen turkeyB was
held over l'rom last year and the
food administration will require that
these be rapidly placed on sale un-
der tho provisions of the food control
act."
NO REGISTRANT
MAY ENLIST
AFTER DEC. 15
Under the new regulations approv
ed by the president no registrant may
enlist voluntarily in the military Hor-
vice of the United States from and
aftor December li 1917 except that
Under such regulations as tho ur-
poon general may prescribe and up
on receiving permission trom the
surgeon general to do so any medi
cal student hospital Interne dentist
denial student veterinariuii or vet-
erinary student may enlist In the En-
lust Reserve Corps of tho medical
department.
All recruiting officers will he gov
erned accordingly and no registrant
will be accepted after such date that
there is not reasonable assurance
that the enlistment will be completed
before December 15th. In the mean-
time the provisions of the present
regulations that a man who has been
called for physical examination by
his local board is Ineligible for volun-
tary enlistment will bo carefully ob-
served. Substations will accept no man who
has registered after December 10th
1917.
MASTERMINDS OF
ROADSTO HANDLE
POOLED SYSTEMS
By United Press.
Washington Nov. 27. One of the
greatest moves that has yet been tak-
en by tho railroads will bo begun to-
morrow when seven ot the keenest
railroad executives in the country
will assume tho supervision of the
thirty-eight big railroads nut of Chi-
cago and north of the Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers.
The line will bo run as ono system
and in so doing will tend to reliefe
congestion and in this manner help
win the war. The roads will all be
operated from Pittsburgh starting
tomorrow.
JUDGE BUNNELL TIES KNOT
Otis Franklin of Lone Wolf Okla.
and Miss Beulah Gorshell of Chick-
esha were married her today at the
office of the officiating magistrate
Judge 3J. E. Bunnell.
ONLY
MORE DWS
TO SHOPl
NO DELIVERY
OF MAIL ON
THANKSGIVING
Postmaster G. W. Barefoot an-
nounced this morning that on Thanks-
giving day thcr will bo no delivery
of mall by city or rural carriers.
The stamp window tho goneral de-
livery window und tho money order
window will be open from 9:30 to 11
o'clock. All mail will bo distributed
in the boxes and dispatched as usual
and all special deliveries will ho
made.
BRAKEMAN
IN BATTLE
WITH 'DOES
That I. W. W.'s may be planning
some sort of work in this euishbor-
bood was suspected last night whou
Prnktman Halton who ruun on the
UQik Island between here and Ho-
bait had au encounter with a gang
of thiee in the Clilcka.jlia yards.
The train was making up thin
morning about threo o'clock vheu
Ffalton was approached by those men
w ho asked for a rldo. They woro in-
formed that tho freight could not.
carry passengers. They wild that
they were card men. They woro in
formed that if thoy were union inou
and carried cards they might bo per
mitted to ride unless they had red
cards in which they had bolter get i
out of the yards. A few word were
passed and a balllo ensued.
lU'lon was cut over tho head and
had nevcral cuts on Ills hands and
face. Halton Bald that ho bea them
up pretty badly with his lunferu and
from what they said ho judged they
were I. W. W.'s.
LOCAL MEN
GET GOOD
OIL WELL
It waa announced by F. C. Hall of
the Hall-McPhail Oil company llxii
morning that the company baa landed
a good well in tho Burk Burnet
field. This is their No. 2 well.
Mr. Hall said this morning "This
well showed for about 50 barrels at
the first pumping. It will settlo I
believe to from 20 to 25 barrels. Our
location is on the Daniels lea.se in the
Hastie survey. The oil tests 11 grav-
ity. "Our No. 1 well proved to be a
small gasser. There is probably not
enough fejs there for commercial
purposes. We are g 'iut; to put in
pipe cap it and use the gas for luel
on our lease. There is ample gas
for this purpose and it will be a big
saving to us. We drttled No. 2 to a
depth of 453 f-et stopping the drill
when it was 13 feet in the sand. 1
am well satisfied with tho well ha Ii
appears to be ono of the be.' t in that
Immediate field."
SLUG PAYMASTER GRAB COIN
By United Pres.
Toledo Ohio. Nov. 27. Six men
slugged the paymaster of the Hue-
bener Brewing company here and es-
caped with 137.00') in cash and
check 3.
... Aa
FRENCH TO
RELIEF OF
ITALIANS
Pour Through in Unending Slrram; Latins
Attack in Fury of Storm While
Auslrians Waver
BLIZZARD SWEEPING
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
Snow Slops Movement Big Guns liaig
Repulses Attack; Hope Break Litis
by Sapping Mas Power
By United press.
Tho Hague Nov. 27. A srrtous
otnilu of tho friendly relnttont of
Holland and America loomed up to-
day. Holland li aroused ugulnst
America's export restrictions. Dip-
lomatic negotiations aro In progress.
Public sentiment lu Holland la bitter
ti;ainnt America.
ftallef for Italy.
By United Press.
With the French Army in Italy
Nov. 27. -Belief Is In night for Italy
today. French troops were pouring
through the Alpine pass In a seem-
ingly unending stream to help check
the would-bo dospollers of Venice.
BlizjarU Aida Defender
fly United Fress.
' With the Italian Armlus 'Aflcld
Nov. 2t. Terrible blizzards thstwen
sweeping the mountains lu the north
today aided the Italians In holding
the AiiHtrlans. f
A heavy snow fall forced the ene-
my to delay the moving of artillery.
The movements of reinforcement
was impossible. The Italian took
advantage of tho weather condition
and attacked fiercely during the fu-
ry of the storm.
Twelve different enemy assaulta
havo been made within a few hours
preceding tho correspondent' visit
to headquarters on tho field but the
Italian lines bad not yielded a foot
of ground.
in another r.oua & eight which
iilirred tho blood was when solid
ranks of allied reinforcements crowd-
ed the roads. Already they were
within sound of tho rumble of the
guns and the boom from the battle
off in the distance could be heard
bovo the gallop of the cavalry the
tramp of tho Infantry and the clamor
of batteries and supply trains.
The French reinforcements were
first seen in force. They were splen-
did looking young men. One ot their
officers with whom the correspond-
ent talked and who had strlpea earn-
ed by gullantry on bis Bleeve aJd
they had Just arrived after a hfrd
forced march with others following.
Haifl Repulses Attack.
By United Press.
London Nov. 27. The repulse ot
violent attacks V the enemy at Bour-
Ion Wood were reported by General
Halg today. Heavy casualties were
evidenced in tho Teuton ranks..
Sap German Man Power.
By United Pre
Washington Nov. 27 The lUo
hope to break the wctiru line of
the Germans by a constant sapping
of the Teutonic man power.
Explaining tho week's wX work.
Secretary of War Baker pointed out
that the intensive offenrsiva was wofk-
ing to this objective.
Berlin's Statement
By Uu11kI FTea.
Berlin Not. 27. There U nj
change in tho Italian front today ax-
roniing to the official statement.
This statement sayg that an English
atluck was repulsed at Bourlon wood.
Allies Protest.
By United Pros.
Copenhagen Nov. 27. According ta
Vienna dispatches former Rutaa
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