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Volume Twenty-Two
Cliickasha Oklahoma Wednesday May 11 1921
Number 114
3 CfflCKASHA
AGAWAM SAND IS
.HOW ELIMINATED
OPENING-TRAVEL
Thorn In Old f Meridian Highway
Touriiti Removed; Many
Teams Much Machinery .
Uted In WorK
SUPER ROAD OUTFIT IS
MOVING TONS OF CLAY
"
Ten Ton Tractor With Train of
Wheelers Being (Jaed: Putt-
ley In Charge; Hybarger
Alao on Job
The Agawam sand bod on tlio
Meridian highway between Chick-
iisliu and IIiihIi Spring where count-
Ichh motorists havo lost much thin
and tho remainder of their religion
where farmers from time to time
nave waxed fat by pulling with their
teams stranded cars through the
young Sahara desert and to which
point tin Meridian highway officials
ob well an tnurlHtx havo pointed v
the worHt plaeo between Winnipeg
and thn Gulf of Mexico In a thing
of thn pHt.
No longer Is It necessary f r
motorists to approach the Agawam
aind with fnar ami trembling. No
longer la It necessary for tho driver
to throw er In low trust to luck and
a strong rear end aa the old 'lain
pounds through. Jut Blip 'or In high
und go on. Tlftt's all required now.
Road Builders Busy.
Thn answer to this la that a crow
of road builders havo boen active
for several days putting a surface of
wlay over tho sand and getting tho
highway from Ninnekuh to Rush
Springs In shape for tho' heavy
travel which Ib expected over It
during the summer months.
This work Is being done under the
direction of Sell Pursloy county com-
missioner of tho southern district
v-lt.li tho co-opcratlon of Dave C.
Hybarger county cnmmlHsloner-cloct
from- the .central district of Grady.
' K in the purpose of these men to
bring the road up to the specifica-
tions of a model dirt road and to
uiako it an example of what can be
dnno In tho way of constructing
earthen highways. A vast amount of
work has boon dono and there yet
remains much' to bo accomplished.
Eliminate Sand First.
Tho fli'Ht work dono on tho road
was tho elimination of tho san'd bed
which extends for more titan a mile.
To accomplish thls'tho road men
hauled clay after grading and level-
ing the sand and surfaced tse road
with tho firm material mixing It in
tho proper proportions with the
sand. In this work 12 teams have
been used. For two weeks they have
been moving an averago of over 100
cubic yards of dirt dally the haul In
some cases being nearly a mile.
While tho work .on the sand bed Is
by no moans" complete they have
put It In such shapo Uiat cars now
pass over the mad wltih no dangor .off
"sticklfig" In tho Band for there
practically Is ho sand. As the wagons
dump the clay men with shovels
level it making tho surfaco compara-
tively smooth and readily passable.
In some places whore the sand was
only a matter of two or throe feet
think it was scooped out with slip3
and graders and the road graded
from the subsoil clay.
Much Machinery In Use.
In addition to tho teams with the
wagons slips and graders motor
road machinery is being U3ed on the
road. One of the outfits is' said to
constitute the latest word liyroad
building machinery. . It Is a ten ton
tractor used as the motive power
and six "wheelers" forming the
train. Every one of theBtr-"wh9li
crs" move a cubic yard o dirt at a
. load. The "wheelers" are loaded and
unloaded automatically one man
handling' the entire string of sfx
making the operation of the entire
train in charge of but two men.
So powerful Is the tractor which
is of the caiiplllar typfe that it is
not necessary to plow ahead of the
scrapers. They load hard clay and
any other formations up to sand
stone. The tractor never comes to
a stop loading and unloading as it
moves this machinery with two men
Hninir the work of many teams and
men. It is being used ro the 'strip
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B
INCHI SHOT Br
GANG ASSASSINS
allan Chief of "Bloody Nineteenth'
Ward "Get His" aa Alights
From Taxi; Believed
Mortally Wounded.
1 i'y Tinted rrese.
Chicago. May ll.-Tony D'Andre
I the democratic political boss of the
moony .Mneiceniir warn wan no
died with bullets while ho was
(landing In front of his residence
hero today.
Tho' assassins who were concea
ed In n vacant apartment on the
first floor of thn building occupied
by .tho D'Andro family fired six
Hhots as the Italian chieftain alight-
ed from a taxi. Five of tho t.lx
idiots took effect In his body.
The victim of tho political feud
was hurried to a hospital and After
an examination physicians declared
as their opinion that ho Is mortal')'
wounded.
D'Andre was a candidate for al-
derman at a recent election.
IN POLICE COURT
B. Welch and J. K. Light paid 10
fines In municipal court this morn-
ing when they were found guilty of
lighting. Policeman Dill Thomas
made the arrests. No disposition of
the caso wherein Oddis Fewell Is
charged with .speeding and ' permit-
ting the muffler of his machine to
rcmuin open was nuide.
AGREE ON TERMS
IM CONFERENCES
Measure Would Limit Immigration
Next Ten Months; Senate to
Vote on Emergency t
Tariff Bill Today
By United 1'rcss.
Washington May 11. Conferees
agreed today on tho emergency Im-
migrant bill. It limits immigration
for. tho next' ten months to three
percent of tho nationals of any
country resident in the United
States under the 1910 census.
To Vote on Tariff.
By United Pross.
Washington May 11. Tho senate
Is scheduled to vote today on the
emergency turiff bill. This vole Is
to be ' taken under on agreement
which was reached last week.
The voting Is scheduled to begin
at 3 o'clock. Solons were stating
this morning that ; Indications point
to tho passage of tho bill. It has at
ready passed the house and will go
to the conference as soon us the
senate disposes of it.
of road just north of Rush 'Springs.
Long .Stretch Is Graded. '
year ago a gan of state con-
victs in charge of S. J. Bucknor
built a model 'dirt road from Chick-
asha to Ninnekah the same being
a stretch of the Morldian highway.
Tho present work of grading the
highway was started where the con-
vict gang left off and will be con-
tinued to .Rush Springs. After that
stretch of the Meridian highway is
completed tho . work will be car-
ried south of Rush Springs to the
county line.
The preliminary work on tlhis job
has been done Over a stretch Qf some
ten miles and is gradually being put
in shape. The work is handicapped
on account of the dry weather Tith
a rain to pack the surface the finish-
ing touches' could' be put on it in
short order.
Tourists as well as 'the oil men
who are flocking into this section
of the country are learning readily
that it is now' possible to "breeze"
over the Agawam sand. A count was
recently kept on passing cars and it
was found that an average of 175
cars a day are now passing over the
road. Thfs number will be greatly
inc'aeased when the road work is
POL TICAL
11
GRANT ILL
completed. it is estimated.
DERAIL BAPTIST TRAIN
Hy Cnlted rcM.
Hock Inlinitl May II. A apec-
liil llM'k f Miami train carrying
IIO Oklahoma doli'RulM to Ilia 4
Southern lliipilHt convention at 4
4 Chattanooga wus derailed near 4
4 Anderson Ark. lint night ac- 4
4 cording to word received hero
A 1 1 il . i v V.n.n ..-MfA unrl.iusl u In. A
4 Jured thn report said. W
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TD ATTEND MEET
W A. Oarkion Represents Firat
Baptist Church Hera at Chat
tanooga; Expect to Show
Big Increaiea
W. A. Clarkson of this city has
gonn to Chattanooga Tenn. whrrs
ho will represent the First Baptist
church of this city at tho annual
convention of Southern Hapllst
churches. Tho convention will open
Thursday and Mil cIoro on Wednes
day. May 18.
When Southern Baptists gat'ier for
this convention they will hear some
interesting reports .on how ' they
have been growing since they IbhI
met In that city In l'.ioti. At that time
tho statistical roport showed tho to-
tal membership 'of tho loc al churches
affiliating with tho convention to bj
1.8S5.784 while last year wfien the
body mot in Washington the number
had Increased to 2!tfil3I8 or a gain
In fourteen years of 1. 10.5fi 4. The
figures for this year are not yet
availablo but It Is believed the past
year witnessed a conaidorublo In-
creaso In the nut membership of the
churches aa about 175000 new mem-
bers wore received by baptism ulone.
In tho fourteen yoars botwoen the
last Chattanooga convention In. 1905
and last year's session at Washing
ton tho number of local churches In
tho convontlon Increased from 20129
to 25303; the number of Sunday
scfhools from 113;!2 to 17.HSG; the
number of pupils from. 8."i72l4 to !-
83.')39G; tho value of-local church
property from $4581122 to $74273-
28; contributions to 'missions and
other bonevolonces from $lr013!.-
07 to $763120..w; and the total con-
tributions to all causes from $5941-
33.41 to $21327418.07.
All tho boards and oilier agencies
of tho convention havo greatly In
creased their activities during the
timo tho Laymen's Missionary Move-
ment tho Rolief and Annuity Board
and tho Education Board have been
Utistabllshcd and the Foreign Mission
Hoard has extended Us work into
ten now counties.
E
JURIST
OF STATE F
By United Press.
Tulea May II. Judge John pever-
eaux aged. 70 former justice of the
state supreme court who was found
unconscious in a hotel here today is
not expected to live until night.
His head bore a long gash be-
lieved to have boon caused by a
blow front a blunt Instrument. He
was under the influence - of somo
strong Bedative according to physi
cians. .
Mrs. Jesse James and Miss Goldle
Borbon are being held In connection
with tho formor jurists Illness. They
have boen occupying the judges
apartments for a month tho police
said. i
DAVIS JAYNE HILL IS
TO BE JAP AMBASSADOR
' ' i
By United Press.
Washington May 11. David Jayne
Hill diplomat and historian of
Plalnfield N. J. has been tentatively
selected s ambassador to Japan ac-
cording to authoritative information
today.
An ounce of radium has sufficient
power to lift ten thousand tons a
mile.' ' '
LOCAL 1
BAPTIST CHURCH
ORMER
OONU
BADLY
HOED
GERMANY YIELDS
TO ALLIED NOTE
REPARATIONS
New Cabinet tfanda Not of Accep-
tance Unconditionally to Am-
bassadora; Coplae to
Parla London Rome '
DECISION TO ACCEPT
. REACHED BY LEADERS
Party Chlefa Agree; Cabinet Form-
ad of Groups; Former Chan-
cellor la Member; No
Chang Suggested
By United I'ress.
Berlin. May 11. Germany finally
yielded to thn allies today.
With r cabinet especially chosen
to accept thn allied ultimatum on
reparations Chancellor Wlrlh today
sent to London I'arls and Koine a
note agreeing unconditionally to all
thn demands a laid down by thn
ullios Thn nolo was handed to the
allied amliiiMsadora hero alto.
Events shaped themselves ' rapidly
yesterd.iy after tho majority leaders
of tho socialists democrats and cen
trists finally decided that tho ulti-
ma hi in iniiKt bo accepted.
Ir. Wlrlh former mlnluter of fi-
nance succeeded In forming a coali-
tion cabinet fron thn thrnn parties.
The allied ultimatum required a
dcflnlto reply based on "yes" or
no". No conditional roly would bo
entertained and the ultimatum was
formulated to cxpiro on thn night or
May 12.
Tho total sum which Germany Is
called upon to pay is 37.500000.000.
Disarmament must 1)0 carried out
by Germany In accordance with tho
provisions of "ho troaty and tho
trial of war crimlriis must bo put
Into effort. NumorouH other lm-
portat torms in which Germany
has been In default will ht au forc
ed.
Non-compllanco with thn allied ul
timatum would havo subjected Ger
many to tho occupation 1)y tho al
lies of tho Ituhr valley and what
ever otherf military and naval meas-
ures were deemed advisable.
With Dr. WIrth as xlmncellor the
new cabinet Is lormea wun me
following members:
Gustav Bauer former chancellor
vice chancellor and mlnlstor of the
treasury.
Herr Brauns contrist minlHtor of
economics.
Herr Schiofor democrat minister
of justice.
Robert Schmidt socialist minis
ter of labor.
General Crooner social democrat
minister of post and telegraphs.
Andres Hormes centrist food con
troller.
George Gradnour majority social-
1st
deputy for Saxony minister1 of
tho Interior.
Herr Gcsslor domocrat mlnlstor
of defonso.
Horr Sliberschmldt majority' so
cialist and labor leader minister of
reconstruction.
PRESS - OF ITALY
IS AFTER POLES
" '
By United Pross.
Romo May 11 Another allied
crisis loomed today. Inflamed by tho
killing of Italian soldiers by the
Polish insurgonts in upper Silesia
the Roman press voiced a growing
demand that Italy require immediate
satisfaction from the Polish govern-
ment. -
Addressing Premier Gloiittl tho
newspapers demanded that ho Ignore
the ambassadors' council and the al-
lied supreme council by going direct
to- Warsaw.
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Marriage .Licenses.
T. E. Crew age 47 of Congor and
Miss Myrtle Dryer age 19 of Minco.
Marriage ceremony performed by T.
P. Moore .justice of the peace.
Civil Suits District Court.
Ira 'Johnson vs. Minco Mill and
Grain company; action to quiet title.
Jake Mutz et al vs. Farmers' Co
operative OH and Gas company et
nl. -
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4 WEATHER FORECAST 4
4 For Oklahoma 4
4 4
4 For Oklahoma tonight and 4
4 Thursday fair. 4
4 4
4 Local Temperature 4
4i 4
4 Maximum 82.
Minimum 41 4
iIRIAL
.S.
Audience of Mora than 200 Witneaa
Ceremonial; Dedication and
Plantlag of Ivy Among
Feature Program
Ileforn an audience of more than
two hundred people thn graduating
class of tho Chlckashn high st'iool
yesterday afternoon on tho school
campus presented Its Class Day
program in which the class memorial
was dedicated.
Miss Ruth McGohco president of
tho class gave tho welcome address;
Madellnn Rlt read thn class history;
Gaylon Gorton tho class poem; Mary
Harris class prophecy and Charloj
Gowdy class will. Solos worn ren
dered by Frances Krey and Joso-
phinn Drlggers. Tho class sung tiho
class and Ivy songs.
Tho outstanding foaturo of the pro
gram was tho dedication of the
class memorial two brick pillars. In
wfllch are set bluo granlto slabs
hearing tho engraving "Class of '21."
Tho pillars are located at tho cast
ontrunco of tho campus flantlng
and dedication of tho Ivy noar the
baso of the class memorial was a
part of the dedication ceremonies.
Clinton Steinberger vice-president
of - tho class planted tho climbing
shrub and tho dedication ceremony
was led by Miss McGdheo class
president. Harriet uSahford delivered
Uho ivy poem and Sidney Mills de-
llvorod tho Ivy oration.
Tho dedication of the memorial
was directed by Frances Terrell and
the presentation address was made
by Ruth McGehee. B. B. Barefoot
president of the board o education
made the speech of acceptance.
Tho graduation exercises will he
held in tho school auditorium Friday
evening.
ELKS DANCE TONIGHT
The regular semi-monthly dance
for the "older set'' of the Elks club
will be given tonight at the hall
corner of Third streot ana ChicKa-
sha avenuo officers of tho lodge
announced today.
MONEY BILL DUE
E
OF
By United Press. ' -
Oklahoma City Mny 11. The Insti
tutional bill which was passed by
tbo senate yesterday was expected
to be sont to the conference corn
mittee composed of house and Ben-
ate members today.
The committee will endeavor to
agreo on a total which will oe ac-
ceptable to both houses Thore was
some difference of ; opinion ' among
the legislators as to whether an
agreement would be possible tn a
short timo. .
Tho ' departmental appropriation
bill was to be considered by the
house. of representatives' this after-
noon. Some of tho legislators were
of tho opinion Uhat a vote would be
taken on the measure late and that
It wouud pass the house. Others
doubtod this prediction.
ATTEND LODGE MEET
j. D. Carmichael past grand chan
cellor; Wade H. La Boon C..C. Goet
ting and W Vf. Clark aro in Tulsa
where they will attend the K. P.
grand lodge meeting to be held on
Thursday Friday and Saturday.
CLASS
ME
ON
CAMPUS
DEDICATED TOES
GONFERENC
LEGISLATORS
METHODISTS
DUE
STAGE BIG FEED
AT LOCAL HOTEL
anquet to be Served Tonight
McFarland; 150 Expected be
Present; Out-ofTown
Men ar Invited
Business men from Duncan Co-
manche Hush Springs and other
town In the Chlckasha ' district of
thn M. K. church. South aro ex
pected hero this evening to attend
a banquet to bo given In tho Mc-
Farland hotel. One hundred and
fifty persons aro expected to at
tend thn banquet according to
Moman II. Shepard In charge of
arrangements. Special Invitations
were - sent to business men over
tho district.
J. II. Reynolds of Nashville Tenn.
director general of tho Christian
education campaign of tho Metho-
dist Epl.ieopul church South and
John R. Pepper prominent business
man of Memphis Tenn. will bo the
principal speakers. There npeak-
ers will explain thn Christian edu-
cation campaign and how it Is to
bo put over .
In addition to the o til-of town
guests business and professional
men of this city are to bo present
at tho banquet. Church workers
stated today that much support was
b"ing given the movement by Cliick-
asha men and officials of tho Cliick
asha Chamber of Commerce
Tho banquet Is to lm served at 8
o'clock according to announcement.
'SI
TO ARRIVE HERE
CEI
American Legion to Have Charge
of Cervices of Henry McSpad-
den Killed Overseas;
Funeral at Tabler
Tho body of Honry S. McHpadden
one of tho soldiers who made tho
supreme sacrifice In tho world war
Is expected to arrive hero this week
for burlul In tho Tabler cemetery.
Having received notice from tho
war department that tho body had
been shipped to this city James Mc-
Spadden father of the dead soldier
arrived here yesterday from his
home In California. Ho Is now
awaiting tho arrival of the body. Just
when it will arrive Is not known
hero.
Funeral services will be in charge
of tho Raymond T. Hurst post of
the American Legion J. Hatcher
post commandor said today.
Young McSpaddcn fought in the
battlo of' tho Argonne and after a
short rest was sent to Belgium
where ho met death oi November 1
1918. He registered under tho pro-
visions of the seloctive service act
in McClaln county but moved with
his parents to California 'before be
ing called. Ho was examled In El
Centro Cat. and was called to the
colors on May" 6 1918 about seven
months before he died on the Hold
of battlo.
James McSpaddcn the father will
be the -guest of honor at tho joint
meeting of the Raymond T. Hurst
nost and tho women's auxiliary on
Thursday evenine In the Legion
club rooms
BERGDOLL DEFIES
U.S.
By United Press.
Eberbach Germany May 11.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll arch
draft dodger today defied the United
States government.
When informed by tho United
Press of the statement ot General
March chief ot staff that the war
department is determined to get
Bergdoll out ot Germany at any
price the slacker said "You can
tell tho world that wa won't be cap-
tured in Germany.'
SOLDIER
BODY
0
1EM0NIES
GOVERNMENT
GREAT INTEREST
CENTERS
OUtiD
GHICKASHA TEST
Oilers Active as English Tell oil'
Harness Farm Near Verdict;
Expected to Drill Jn To
morrow or Friday
HAUL OUT RIG TIMBER
FOR TEST NEAR TOWN
Iowa Oil and Refining to Drill Three
Mlteo Eaet of Chlckasha;
Gladys Belle Is Drilling
With a Showing .
All eyes aro turned to the teat
of the English Drilling company on
tho Harness farm eight miles south
of this city In section 15 5-7 where
n verdict Is expected not later than'
Friday morning. Tho work of drilling
the well Into thn aand is expected
to stirt Thursday.
Reports today from tho locsl 'on
stated that they had steam up and
wero running tho four inch drill
stem Into tho hole. It Is understood
that they will ball tho well down
about half way today to see If the
cement blug put In nearly two weeks
ago is holding. If It Is found that
the water Is entirely shut' off. the
plug will be drilled out and the
well balled dry according to re-
ported plans. .
Excitement Is running high "and
leases are changing Diunds rapidly.
Oil men aro congregntiug bore from
many fields lilnco tho well was ce-
mented on a reported rich sand In-
terest has been on tho Increase. It
reached a high pilch . Mjmday or
Tuesday of last week then subsided
only to-break .it. stronger than over -yosterduy
win n tho reports Ji amo
current on tho street qjj sevorul hlg
deals closed by oil mu from .Kan-
sas City and Tulsa. Bcmit rm from
many of tho big Cinipat.lrts -iro num
erous in the city today and. tho
scouts Hiavo an ear to the gri'ind
rl jnd
a rn-
for developments'. ' '
Tho member of the local fral
lty are keeping the trail to tbo well
hot and Indications are that It watch
party starting this afternoon will
run through the night add until the
bet" is determined. .
Officials of tho English company
have announced no date tor the drill-
ing In proce s. They slato that tho
well will be ilrMlod In al soon as
possible pointing out tfiat. consider-
able preliminary work will have to
be dune bofoi" tho bit grinds the
cement plug out.
'
Gladys Belle Drilling.
The Glady3 Belle on tho Hill farm
threo mllos north of ttush Springs
in Boctlon n-ln-7w Is drilling again
after balling out. Officers of tho
coinpnny at tho well yesterday de-
scribed the prospects for a ' well as
"good."
'We havo a nice showing of gas
and oil" said W. D. Calkins superin
tendent.
They are making double hole and
testing out every foot ot hole.. There
was a Bhowlng of gas and an occas-
ional streak of oil showing-In the
slush. Mr. Calkins stated that-'their
depth was about 2J40 feet.
To Start New Tost.
Timbers were being hauled out to-
day to the location ot the Iowa. Oil
and Refining company threo miles
east of Chlckasha in section 31-7-n-
tiw where the building of tho rig Is
lo start at once according to John
B. Nicbolos general mauagor ot tho
company. '
Mr. Nichols doclared that tools for
the drilling of the test wod bs
tvueted from Wichita Falls to Chlck-
aslia. ' ' . ' 1
' H'e will bo drilling in- a tew days"
said ho. ... - . : '
JUNE BRIDES WILL '
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
s Chicago. May 11. Horse sense .Is
the biggest single factor in a suc-
cessful marraige says . Mrs. Cather-
ine Waugh McCuIIodh Chicago wom
an lawyer. She believes this so tho-
roughly thatgShe advocates a certi-
ficate of good sense for prospective
brides and grooms. .
Such certificates. Mrs! McCullocli
said should be required I'ong with
a health certificate prior to tho is-
suance of tbo marriage l.v'thia
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