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Volume Twenty
Chickasha Oklahoma Wednesday March 19 1919
Number 67
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CITY RACE
FOR CHIEF
Proves Fastest Man in Five Cor
nered Preliminary Race ;
Dillon Second; Brown
Third Then Field.
INTEREST LACKING;
VOTE CAST IS LIGHT
Indicate Comparatively Few-
Women Voting; Beets Win-
ner Over Welborn; Cralle
Bests Barnes
The city primary election yester-
day proved to be one oC the most
quiet affairs of its kind staged in
Chickasha in many moons the only
event of the entire bill being a five.
Hided race for chief of police in
which O. G. Linn present chief won
over the field defeating Jim Dillon
deputy United States marshal his
nearest rival by a 68 margin.
George Brown whipped up in the
::tretch and nosed Sammy Dwyer out
for third place with Ben Hudgins
running in last place. The total
votes for the five candidates in the
chief's race were: O. G. Linn 275;
J. P. Dillon 207; George Brown
147; Sammy Dwyer 142; Ben Hud-
gins 77.
The race for street commissioner
proved featureless. It was all Dan
Beets from the barrier to the wire.
Beets p.csent street commsision
defeated J. W. Wellborn member of
city council 536 to 271.
The only other race was that for
member of the school board in the
Second want.' lnis iiictTul.su proved
to be a runaway. M. S. Cralle won
over J. B. Barnes by a 122 to 18
count.
Where the women featured with
their votes in the special election
for mayor some months ago they
failed in the primary yesterday. In-
dications were that very few wom-
en went to the polls. There were
practically 1000 women registered
in the city and the total vote yes-
terday was about 850 somewhat
short of the normal vote of the men.
S. C. Durbin mayor W. W. Clarke
cily treasurer and E. G. Reynolds
ci(y clerk won by handsome majori-
ties as they were all re-nominated
without opposition.
Mr. Durbin was eluded at the spe
cial election three months ago to
fill the mayor's chair left vacant
when O. Coffman was removed from
office by a general court order. Mr.
Clarke and Mr. Reynolds are getting
to be old timers on their jobs hav-
ing succeeded themselves once or
twice previous to the election yes-
terday. '
' The ticket presented by the dem-
ocrats as a result of the primary
election is represented by the men
who will fill the offices as there are
no filings by candidates by either
republicans or socialists for the gen.
eral election.
The future administration of the
cily therefore is scheduled to bo as
follows: ;
" Mayor Samuel C. Durbin.
City Clerk E. G.' Reynolds.
City Treasurer W. W. Clarke.
Chief of Police O. G. Linn.
Street ' Commissioner Dan
W.
Beets.
Councilman Ward
DuBose.
Councilman Ward
Hawn.
Councilman Ward
1 Henry H.
2 Joseph A.
3 C. II. Cane-
Jnan
Councilman Ward 4 S. B. New-
man.
Member school board
Ward 1
W. T. Cloud.
Member school board Ward
Frank M. Bailey.
TVoalirer ' sc hool board L.
4
R.
Hawn.
Following are the votes cast for
candidates where there was no oppo-
sition: Mayor Samuel C. Durbin 735.
City Clerk E. G. Reynolds 697.
City treasurer W. W. Clark. 6SO.
Councilman first ward Henry Du-
Bose 142.
TO RATIFY
TENTATIVE
AfnPflMPTW
Wind Up Affairs on Financial
and Territorial Questions at
Parley; Japs Want
"Racial Equality."
By United Press.
Paris March 19. The supremo
war council is expected today to
ratify the formal tentative agree-
ment reached yesterday relative to
territorial and financial questions of
the preliminary peace treaty.
The question of the eastern and
western boundaries of Germany
were discussed yesterday with
satisfactory results."
Experts are now working on the
reparations from the Germans based
on what Germany is hale to pay over
a comparatively short number of
years.
Japan intends to press the posi
tion that the League of Nations cove-
nant must establish the racial equal-
ity with probably the freedom of
immigration.
Says Can't Be Done.
By United Press.
Paris March 19. Lord Cecil Brit-
ish expert on the League of Nations
in discussing Japan's contention of
racial equality said "We cannot in-
sert such a provision in the cove-
nant without infringing on domestic
an d individual government."
Finish on March 29
By United Press.
Paris March 19. Delegates this
afternoon said that the preliminary
peace treaty will be completed on
March 29 and will be submitted to
the Germans three days later at
Versailles.
TRANSATLANTIC
RACE IN PLANES
By United Press.
Washington March 19. rians for
a trans-Atlantic flight by an Amer-
ican airplane are being made Sec-
retary Roosevelt announced. A
slrine of destroyers 200 miles apart
wil lguarantee the safety of
flyers.
the
British to Try.
By United Press.
London March 19. The London
Mail announces that a British air-
plane with pilot and navigators is
en route to St. Johns N..F. to at-
tempt a trans-Atlantic figlht to Ire-
land. . .
ESTABLISH CLUB
DISCHARGED MEN
By United Press.
Chicago March 19. A down-town
club for unemployed discharged sol-
diers and sailors with an employ-
ment bureau as one of the features
of the club has been opened for a
few days.
The club is under the direction of
General Wood who is in charge of
the Central department of the army.
SEED RECEIPTS SET
NEW MARK IS REPORT
By United Press. .
Washington March 19. Cotton
seed received at the mills between
August 1 and March 1 totaled 3.971-
563 tons which represents an in-
crease of 35.000 tons over the pre-
vious record.
Councilman
Hawn. 209.
Councilman
Caneman CO.
Councilman
second ward J. A.
third ward C. H.
fourth ward S. B.
Newman 184.
Treasurer school board Leonard
Hawn CM.
Member school board third ward
W. T. Cloud 61.
Member school board fourth ward
Frank M. Bailey 196.
CHICKASHA BOYS
BACK WITH 11 1TH
LAND IN STATES
This morning shortly after eight
bells a whirlwind came right in nt
the front door of the Daily Express.
That is at first it was thought to
be a whirlwind or a young cyclone
or something but after It had
settled down a little it was seen
to bo Mrs. Zella Stoddard Baird.
In her hand she held a telegram.
She started to talk missed a cou-
ple of times like a flivver on a
cold morning and then stammered
"M-my husband's home." She waved
the telegram to prove it.
News was received yesterday
morning by Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Burney that their sons Overton and
Joe landed yesterday at Newport
News with the 111th ammunition
train from . France. This morning
Mrs. Baird received a message that
her husband Bernard Baird had ar-
rived with the same outfit. All three
messages statde the boys expect to
be home soon.
MORE YANKS ARRIVED
By United Press.
New York March 19.-VThe steam-
ship Harrisburg carrying detach-
ments of the 147th infantry of the
37th division has arrived here.
ADVERTISING TO
BOOM BUSINESS
EXPERT ADVICE
By Unitd Press.
Washington March 19. Extensive
aafirtising campaigns will put hup
iness on its feet .Roger Babsoi di-
;i'Cior of the informaiton service of
the Department of Labor and who Is
a business airhoiity said today.
M. Babson sent a seatemeut to the
big business men urging that adver-
tising Is the means of insuring busi-
ness prosperity.
"My advice to the merchant for
his own interest and for the good of
the country is to increase his alv3-
tising appropriation for 1 919.'
DEVEREUX CLOSE
OUT ENGAGEMENT
The Devereux Players closed their
engagement at the Oklahoma College
for Women last night when they pre-
sented the Spanh drama "The
Great Galooto" at the auditorium.
The play consisted of three acts
and a prologue and was written by
Jose Echogaray.
Three one-act plays constituted the
Tuesday afternoon bill. They were:
"The Bear" a comody of Russian
peasant's life by Anton Tchekhoff;
"Indian Summer" a comedy by Meil-
Iiac and Halevy and "The Stranger"
a play written by August Strindburg.
Large audiences attended all num-
bers presented by these players here.
She Should
Worry Over
Rate Hikei
Mrs. W. II. Russell who lives
about two and a half miles east
of Cement just across the line
in Grady county having con-
structed a nice little dwelling
decided she would have a water
well right at her back door. The
necessary arrangements were
made and a driller started work.
After a while he quit work
"folded up" his tools and depart-
ed. When he had drilled about
60 feet deep the flow of gas be-
came so strong it was evident
that the water from that well
would be useless. The well was
capped a one inch pipe attach-
ed and Mrs. Russell is now mak-
ing plans to have her house
piped and to use (he gas for
fuel and lights. There is gas
in sufficient quantities to do
this. When a match is applied
to the pipe a flame several feet
high is the result and it con-
tinues to burn until smothered.
PROSPECTS
BRIGHT FOR
NEXT YEAR
Appropriations for Buildings
Mean Much to Institution
Here; May Start Con-
struction Soon.
NEW DORMITORY GIVES
ROOM FOR 450 GIRLS
Expect to Receive Bids in 30
Days; Plans Include. Home
for President; Make Top
Notch School.
More than four hundred thousand
dollars having been appropriated by
the Seventh State Legislature for
the support upbuilding and mainte-
nance of the institut'n!). the opening
of the l!)l-20 tcui : s'.o; v.-:il
find the Oklahoma Coik'te fr W
men one of the best colleges of its
kind in the southwest is the state-
ment male by President G. W. Aus-
tin. A dormitory very similar to the
Nellie Sparks hall a president's
home a laundry and probably a Fine
Arts building will be annexed to the
group of buildings and will be ready
for occupancy by the opening of the
term according to present plans.
The three senate bills numbers
137 13S and 194 all of which pro-
vide for appropritaions for the wo-
men's college here have passed both
branches of the state legislature and
in all probability will be signed by
Governor Robertson today or tomor-
row. Bill No. 138 ny Dearmon of
the senate and Stoi : and Jackson
of the house Grady's delegation pro
vides for an appropriation of $230-
00000 for the building and equip-
ping of a fine arts building a dor-
mitory a laundry and a president's
home. This appropriation was item-
ized as follows:
For Dormitory $140000
Equipment $10000
For Fine Arts building $03000
Equipment $1500i
For President's Home $7 ."00
For Laundry $.1000
Senator Dearmon and Representa-
tive Jackson in Senate Bill No. 194
make a deficiency appropriation of
$ 75'( which shall bo used to pay
for furniture and fixtures and other
equipment for Nellie Sparks hall.
Although no definite plans have
been formulated or contracts for the
buildings let bids on the building
Will be received within the next thir-
ty days and one month thereafter
work on the buildings will be we'l
under way President Austin states.
The dormitory will be very similar
to Nellie Sparks hall the present
dormitory and will lie located on the
south end of the campus occupying
the same relative position on the
south end onf the campus as Nellie
Sparks hall occupies on the north
end. The new dormitory will accom-
modate 223 girls the same capacity
as Nellie Sparks hall.
"After the completion of the dor-
mitory to be built by appropriations
by the Seventh Legislature 1."0 out-of-town
girls can be housed in the
college dormitories" said President
Austin.
Despite the fact that the appropri-
ation for the building and equiping
of the Fine Arts building will not be
available until July 30 1920 the Fine
Arts building may be constructed be-
fore that date according ot Mr. Aus-
tin who has plans under way to ar-
range for the building of the Fine
Arts hall in time for occupancy a;
the beginning of th 1919-20 school
(Continued on Page 2)
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Tonight partly cloudy
warmer in eastern portion.
Thursday cloudy colder
cold wave .freezing Thursday
night.
Temperature.
Maximum ."."; minimum 33.
tftttfttt
THIS YANK FOR
ANOTHER HITCH
WITH U. S. ARMY
"They say Its a groat life if you
don't weaken. I never weakened
and I don't believe I ver will. Give
me the enlistment pairs I want to
get back into the raniis.
Such were the statement of Jain
Heredia of Fletcher recently dls-
walked into tho local army recruit-
chargod from tho army when he
ing station yesteitlay afternoon.
Sergeant Smith immediately re-
sponded to the request of the Yan
kee who had "got the bug" and
couldn't keep out o fthe array. The
examination was soon we.ll uader
way and after tho last taps had been
sounded Sam found himself alreac'ly
100 per cent qualified for service in
the coast artillery where he served
several months before being mus-
tered out. Sam left this morning for
Ft. Logan Col. where he Will enter
training".
"I came vo-y near getting 'over
there' before. Wo go ' as far as New
York wlun the armli ice was signed
and then of course it was all on"
Heredia said before leaving this
morning. "Here's hoiiing they send
me across to assist in forcing the
Germans to comply with the terms
of tho armistice."
PORK PRICES UP
$2 SINCE GOV'T
DROPS CONTROL
By United Press. .
. Washington March 19. The pt'ice
of pork has risen $2 per hundred
since the government's fixed price
was removed two weeks ago.
Because the farmers are planting
more wheat and cutting the j corn
acreage the food administration predict:-;
that wheat will be fed to fat-
ten hogs making pork prices even
higher.
The $2.26 price on wheat will make
the corn crop 50000000 bushels short
it is predicted.
BLACKMAIL GANG
BUSY IN FRISCO
By United Press.
Oakland Calif. March 19. State
officials are searching for a suppos-
ed black-mail gang following the ex-
plosion of a bomb last night in the
home of George Greenwood of San
Francisco.
Mrs. Greenwood was killed by the
explosion. She had received black-
mail requests for money.
U. C. V. NOTICE.
Joe Shelby camp U. C. V. will
meet at the city hall in Chickasha
on the afternoon of March 29. This
will be a special meeting and all
members are requested to be pres-
ent. J. T. Owsley commander.
Oklahomans In
Casualty List
By United Press.
Washington March 19 The fol-
lowing casualties are reported by
the Commanding General of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 6; died from wounds
3; died of accident and other causes
29; died of disease 53; total 91.
Oklahomans in the list:
Died of disease: Sergt. Joseph S.
Oliver Frederick; Corpl. Stephen R.
Shaw Kingfisher; Pvt. John Man-
nion Shattuck.
Died of accident and other causes:
Lieut. Clyde Hammond Stewart of
Shawnee. Privates Dennis Butler
Stillwell; Rector Morgan 215 North
Twelfth street Chickasha.
TO SHIP BODY
The body of Thomas 0sear Hen-
drex. truckman who ended his life
with a 3S-caliber pistol at his home
824 So'iin Fourteenth street Monday
evening will be shipped to Wapa-
nucka Okla. tomorrow for burial.
Mrs. Hendrex and children will leave
for Wapanucka some time tomorrow.
SET DATE
FOR MEET
EDUCATORS
County Superintende'nts of State
to Hold Annual Session in
Connection With Na-
tional Bureau.
M. II. Shepard county superin-
tendent of Grady county and presi-
dent of the County Superintendents'
association of Oklahoma has Just
issued a notice of a general meeting
of the superintendents at Oklahoma
City on May 1-2-3. This meeting
will bo held in connection with the
ttural school and Country Lifo pro-
gram which will be staged by the
National Bureau of Education.
Mr. Shepard's letter to tho superin-
tendents of the state follows:
"Your executive committeo had i
planned to hold tho next annual
meeting of the County Superintend-
ents' Association on the daets of
April 10th and nth but before com-
pleting our program Supt. R. II.
Wilson received a telegram from Dr.
J. L. McBryan rural school special-
ist in the bureau of education Wash-
ington D. C in which he informed
Mr. Wilson that the bureau of edu-
cation would co-operate with tho
state department of Oklahoma in
holding at Oklahoma City the Rural
School and Country Life program on
the dates of May 1st 2nd and 3rd.
"Owing to the fact that the war is
just over and the reconstruction pro-
gram is being worked out I do not
believe we can afford to miss this
opportunity of holding our county
superintendents' meeting in connec
tion with this important conference.
You doubtless know that the Bureau
of Education has boen holding meet-
ings of this kind all through the
country. Our county superintend-
ent's program will be made out for
one of the days and the county su-
perintendents can attend tho meet-
ings of the conference.
"The leading men of the entire
southwest will be present and it is
needless to say they will brine us
much valuable information with ref-
erence to our school work. As pres-
ident of the County Superintendents'
association I earnestly solicit every
county superintendent and everyJ
newly elected county superintendent
Ut bo present at every ono of these
conferences.
"Mr. Wilson has been trying for
more than a year to arrange for this
conference in Oklahoma and now
since he has been successful I be-
l'eve that every superintendent both
county and city can well afford to
take the time to attend."
GOVERNMENT'S AIM IS
TO BRING DOWN PRICES;
CONFERENCES NOW ON
By United Tress.
Washington March .19. With tho
aim of bringing down prices tins gov-
ernment today started a series of
conferences with various industries.
The conference with steel mm today
is expected to result in lower prices
on steel which is now lL'O per cent
higher than in 1914.
SIX HOUR DAY 5 DAYS
WEEK MORE PAY THAT'S
ALL COAL MINERS WANT
By United Press.
Indianapolis Ind. March 19. A
six hour day five days a week an I
increased wages is expected to be
decided upon at today's meeting of
the coal miners' committee in pre-
paring demands for new contracts
with the mine operators.
MAY LIFT QUARANTINE
ON LOUISIANA CATTLE
By United Press.
Washington March 19. The re-
maining quarantine restrictions on
cattle in Louisiana is expected to be
lifted as the result of the announce-
ment by the Department of Agricul-
ture today that the tick Is practi-
cally eliminated.
MANY RIGS
BUILDING
IN FIELD
Operators Preparing for Much
Work; Locations of Last
Week Now Scene of Der-
rick Activity.
H iL AND WILLIAMS
WELLS ARE WATCHED
Both Knock at Door of Produc-
tion; Announcement of Lo-
cations Now Wait on
These Two Tests.
While last week in the Cement
field was featured by locations this
might properly bo termed "rig build-
ing week" in tho field for a number
of locations of a few days ago aro
now rigs or building.
Work is under way on two rigd
for tho Foster Oil company ot Tul.'a
in 6.r.9.
The rig for Caddo No. 2 is build-
ing in 30-0-10'.
In 6-5-9 the rig Is complete for
Prosperity No. 2 this well being an
off-set to the Gladstone No. 1 a good
producer.
Work on the derrick of the Hawk-
eye company in 0-3-9 is practically
complete and work is to start soon.
In 29-6-9 the Dr. Van is a rig. In-
terested in the project are John Pitt-
man and John S. Graham.
The Central Porducers in 1-5-10 i3
a rig and they are waiting on a
string of tools. Wat or well is com-
plete. The Gladstone derrick in 3-H-9
which was blown down some weeks
ago is being rebuilt. They have
about 700 feet of hole and will deep-
en the well to the sand as soon as
possible.
In 2-5-9 tho rig of the Concrete Pe-
troleum company which wis blown
down a week ago is being rebuilt.
The rotary tools from the Calla
Belle will be used here.
An off-set to the Calla Belle is the
Carson No. 1 in lt-."-9. It is the
Hoffman Oil company of Kentucky.
This is on the Bert Lackey farm
where tho company will drill eight
wells.
Dlacikwcll interests have nnr'A a
location in the se-nw of 10-3 9 and ;i
drilling contract has been let. The
well will be know nas the Reed well.
Wagons are being loaded every day
in Cement with rig timbers being
hauled to new locations and in every
direction from tho village are to bo
seen piles of lumber where derricks
aro in process of construction or
where work is to he started at once.
While tho rig building is the fea-
ture of activity tho chief interest of
tho field centers around the Hill
well in 33-6-0 and the I. W. Wil-
liams well in 32-G-9. Both well
have hit gas sands at around 200'
feet and are drilling. Every indica-
tion points toward two new produc-
ers at these tests and it is a race tii
see which one will score first.
They each have about 100 ftet t
go before the depth of the oil sand
is reached. Some 'are betting that
the Hill well will come in first as it
is being drilled with a rotary and
better time is expected there. Both
are knocking at the door of produc-
tion and it is known that several lo-
cations are being held up awaiting
the outcome of these tests. One in
particular is a town lot location. If
the Hill well proves a producer of
oil the townsite of Cement will soon
look like the top of a pepper box oil
men say. It is known that threo
tentative locations have been madd
in ti e town and all are waiting on
the Hill test before starting work on
their rigs..
The Prosperity No. 1 in 5-3-9 is
now answering all the descriptions
of a deep test. They are plugging
away at ar Hind 20o0 feet and re-
ports say their formations "ire good.
Also in 33-6-10 the Fortuna No. 3
is getting down around 3oio feet.
There is apparently no though of
abandoning either until a probable
depth of 3.200 to 3."00 feet Las been
reached.
Oil is being loaded regularly from
Fortuna No. 2 and Gladstone No. 1
at Cyril.
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