Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 200, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 22, 1916 Page: 1 of 6
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NUMBER. 203
VOLUME SEVENTEEN.
CHICKASHA. OKLAHOMA TUESDAY AUGUST 22 1916.
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DROPPING
SHEKELS
IN COURT
Many More Offenders of City Traffic Or-
dinances Apprehended by
Sammy Dwyer
ORDINANCES ARE
OLD ONES REVIVED
Some of the Rules Which Must Be Ob-
served to Keep Drivers From
Paying Fines
Victims of the rigid execution of the
traffic ordinances especially the own.
ers of automobiles Which have not been
managed in strict accordance with the
law are taking their medicine in va
rious degrees of complaisance or dis-
ffBi according to their moods. Some
ma.ie donations of the usual "five
others send checks to the city offi
cials with a smile and their compli
ments others frown while only one
thus far has refused to pay his fine
and is said to be thinking of appealing
his case. . .
Is Old Ordinance.
It developed that many of the of
fenders were ignorant of the fact that
tile rules that are being strictly enforc
ci'l by the motorcycle cop and by other
officers so well during the past few
days are parts and parcels of city or
dinances which wre enacted months
ago and which should have been com
plied with during the intervening pe
riod. It was only after action had
been taken by the city council in th
appointment of a motorcycle cop that
the old law was revived and all police
officers instructed to enforce it.. What
was considered by some to be the best
part of the ordinance and which has
become a component part of the city
traffic rules in those large cities where
the. traffic is orderly regulated in very
' congested districts was killed when
the council made it optional with the
driver whether or not he should go
to the opposite side of an intersecting
street before making a turn. As it is
now the driver may decide whether
the congestion of the thoroughfare is
such as to force him to take this long
turn or to turn in the middle of the
block to the opposite Bide of the street.
Dorl't Cut the Corners.
However cutting corners must be
stopped says Police Chief Phillips.
For instance a driver of a vehicle trav-
eling south on Fourth street and wish-
ing to turn in to the east on Chickasha
avenue must travel to the south side
of the intersecting strept before muk-
in? the full turn and keeping to the
right side of the street until the cor-
ner is well passed. In violating this
rule many have come to grief.
A Big Roundup.
Following was yesterday's crop of
victims of police vigilance who ap
peared in police court today:
Lee unve arresrea ny umcer tsairo
cutting corner fined $5 paid; H. M. Di-
pers arrested by Dwyer jay driving
corner Fourth and Kansas forfeited
$5 bond; Ernest Moore negro who
was arrested for carrying and discharg
ing a gun fined $23 and given thirty
days in jail and turned over to the
county; Ben Brooks whom Mayor
C'offman lias known -since the fall of
'SI when caught ceatt to rights "fto-
nated" $3 to avoid arrest; Tom Fath-
eree for jay driving at Third and
Kansas trial set for 4 p. m. as was
that of Miss Woodson for the same of
fense at Fourth and Chickasha; A. B.
Chalfant phoned to the officers to
come down and get his check for $5
for jay driving at Fourth and Chick-
asha avenue; E. Tignor forfeited a $3
bond for jay riding into one of the
Barton garages and A. C. Key who
was arrested by Chief of Police Phil-
lips for speeding also forfeited a $3
bond.
Will Appeal Case.
"William lnman has not paid his
fine as announced in the Express yes-
terday" said Mayor Coffman "and 1
understand he is thinking of appealing
thp case." i
Takr Heed of This.
Following are provisions of the traf-
fic ordinances:
Ordinance" 'T.n passed October 10
2'UK defines the word vehicle as fol-
lows and prescribes the traffic rules:
The term vehicje in this ordinance
Is to include any wa-nn. buggy auto-
Jiiobilc bicycle motorcycle ab bus.
hack or any other vehicle when used
for hauling on the streets of the City
of Chickasha.
It shall be unlawful to drive any ve-
hicle drawn by a horse or horses at a
greater speed on the streets of Chick-
asha than ten miles a" hour except
ambulances going to the !clie of per-
sons In case of accidents.
The following rates of speed may be
maintained but shall not be excelled
upon any public highway or in any
park in this city by any one driving
a motorcycle: (a) A speed of six
miles per hour when turning a corner
of intersecting streets or cross roads
(b) A speed of eight miles per hour
when passing intersecting streets or
cross roads where views of the cross
streets are obstructed (r) A speed
of ten miles per hour on any streets
within the fire limits except as above
provided (d) Elsewhere and except
as above provided a speed of fifteen
miles per hour.
All vehicles must travel on the right
hand side of the street and in cross-
ing to the opposite side of the street
must do so by turning to the left and
head the same direction as the traffic
on the side toward which the crossing
is made. When the street is congest-
ed the vehicle must go to the next in-
tersection before making the turn.
No vehicle shall stop with its left
side to the curb but must stop parallel
with the curb and be only one deep.
If a vehicle is backed up to a curb
it must be actually loading or unload-
ing and the horses attached to It must
be turned at right angles to the curb
and headed in the direction in which
the traffic is moving.
Vehicles turning to the right into
an intersecting street shall turn the
corner as nearly as possible to the
curb on the right hand side. In turn-
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WAR OPDITIES.
By yuitediy-Ks.l' '
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Amsterdam
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Aug. 21. The
Archduchess Zlta wij'e of tin)
Austrian heir presumptive has
given all of her household cop-
per and pewter nearly a ton
to the government to be made
into guns.
MEETING
OF EXCISE
BOARD ON
Delay Caused by Non-Arrival of Valuations
. of Public Service Companies
: by State Board
STRIKE IN
HANDS OF
MAGNATES
Committee of "Big Barons" Hold Secret
Meeting and Decide on Definite Action
Regarding Wilson's Proposal
WEATHER FORECAST.
por Oklahoma '
Tonight unsettled; cooler.
Wednesday fair.
ISSUE NOW RESTS
WITH PRESIDENTS
GRADY GO.
LOOKS GOOD
TO OILERS
Showing at Cement and Other Indications
Lead to Belief that New Pool
Will Be Found
Althousji the quantity of oil in the
test well near Cement but a few
miles frcin the west line of Grady
county remains undetermined the
showing there has already attracted
attention of oil men to this county and
the scramble for leases is said to be
lively.
The fact that the oil sand in the Ce
ment well was struck at ti83 feet and
is near the west line of Grady county"
said a man who has given much atten-
tion to this section as a possible oil
field "and the fact that the R. M.
Conway gas well recently brought in
near Duncan is near the southwest
corner of the county and that the Dun
lin gas field is near the southern line
while the big gas well at Fox is very
close to the southeast corner of the
county would lead to the belief that
the main pool of oil may be found
near the center of Grady county."
One of the most important tests now
drilling in this section is that of the
Unity Oil Co. of Kansas City near
Alex. This test is being watched with
interest by oil men all over the state
The well is now 623 feet deep. Drill-
ing has been long delayed by failure
to get an under-reamer but it is stat-
ed the latter will be shipped from Tul-
sa tomorrow and it Is expected that
drilling will be resumed at once. The
company already has 1000 feet of 10-
inch casing on the ground.
After a delay of several weeks due
to the tardy approval by the state
board of public utilities valuations the
county excise board met at 9 o'clock
this morning in the county commis-
sioners' room County Judge R. E. Da-
venpord presiding.
The county excise board is compos-
ed of the county judge as chairman
tho county clerk as secretary the
county treasurer the county attorney
and the superintendent of public
schools.
Secretary Bradley expressed the
opinion this morning that the first
consideration would be given to the
county valuations and estimates w hich
will probably be followed by tho budg-
et of the city oi Chickasha then by
those of the cities in Grady county
the townships and school districts.
The county assessor's valuations
were approved by the state board of
equalization and returned here sever
al weeks ago. The delay was caused J
by (lie state board holding back pub
lic service valuations which are made
by that board. Their work in this re-
spect Is greater in this county than in
almost any other county in Oklahoma
owing to the number of railroads and
the additional improvements by the
railroads and the local telephone com-
pany. Until the total valuation was
received the excise board could not
enter upon its labor of considering
and approving the various budgets.
A committee of city officials con-
sisting of Mayor Coffman City Treas-
urer Clark and City Attorney Grigsby
appeared before the excise board to-
day to present the claims of the city
In the matter of the Chickasha budget.
FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUND.
By United Press.
Gainesville Tex. Aug. 22. The Parent-Teachers'
association and the club
of this city have just completed a cam-
paign for funds for the financing of a
public playgrounds and kindergarten.
Supervised play and a free kinder-
garten will be conducted by Miss
Frances Smith of New York who has
been engaged by the committee.
ALEX BOOSTERS ACTIVE.
Will C. Conley. of the Alex Tribune
was a business visitor in the city. He
reports the reorganization of the Com-
mercial club at that place with a large
membership. Dr. J. M. Manila v.rs
chosen as president and Mr. Conley
was elected secretary. Alex is also
making extensive preparations for her
township fair which promises to be a
huge success this year.
OFFICER
SUSPENDED
Employes Placed Their Case in Hands of
President Wilson Who Passes the Buck
to Heads of Great Railways
riy United Press.
Washington August 22. Tho big
railway presidents of the country huve
it in their powrer to answer the ques-
tion whether there will be a nation-
wide strike A limited number of
heads of the biggest railways have
taken charge of the situation over
night. Their answer it appears will
be the final answer to President Wil-
son's proposal and personal appeal for
the prevention of a tieup. They de-
termined upon a course of action at a
secret session last night and will place
it before their fellow executives for
ratification.
President Wilson is ready to meet
the railway executives as soon as they
are ready. It was said that he Indicat-
ed that he has no plan to present oth-
er than tho one he has steadily insist-
ed on.
President Holdeu announced today
that Hie committee of so-called "Big
Barons'' included himself W. W. At-
terbnry of the Pennsylvania system
Fairfax Harrison of the Southern
railway R. S. Lovett of the Union Pa-
cific E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe A.
H. Smith of the New York Central
Frank Trumbull of the Chesapeake and
Ohio and Daniel Willard of the Bal-
timore & Ohio. As the situation now
stands the employes have put their de-
mands up to President Wilson he has
put it up to the heads of the great sys-
tems and they will pass it on to the
directors. The presidents adjourned
till fi o'clock this evening.
Local Temperature.
During 24 hour ending
. m. today:
Maximum 10ti; minimum US
RECORD ON
GOLF LINKS
IS BROKEN
Witherspoon Plays Course Three Under
Par; Dinner Tournament Opened With
J Large Number of Entrants
COUNTY CONVENTION
The Grady County Democratic con
vention met this afternoon in the dis
trict court room with about one bun
died delegates present. The meeting
was called to order by County Chair
man Hutson and permanent orgunlzn
(ion was eltecte-d. The convention
then entered into the election of pc
manent officers.
WILL VETO BILL.
By United Press.
Washington August 22. President
Wilson today told callers that he
would veto the immigration bill if li
comes to his signature.
Breaking records is becoming one of
the popular forms of diversion among
the golfers of the Chickasha Country
club. Following the feat of H. N.
Smith Jr. who parred fourteen holes
Sunday Ford Witherspoon yesterday
played nine holes making a total score
of 31 strokes or three under par the
lowest nine-hole record ever made on
the course.
With tho largest number of entrants
ever participating In such an event
here tho dinner tournament opened
today and will be concluded Thursday
afternoon. The players are matched
as follows:
Blackburne vs Ford Witherspoon.
Stopper Witherspoon vs. H. N.
Smith Jr.
Murray vs. T. II. Williams. Jr.
Slushcr vs. Cavaness.
H. Bond vs. Frey.
B. Johnson vs. Harwell.
Bettis vs. Wootten.
Alger Melton vs. Hammerly.
Ludlow vs. Phillips.
Thweatt vs. Hutson.
Gri bl vs. Ad Melton.
R. Bond vs. Ulehburg
Humphrey vs. Livermoro.
Shultz vs Brownson.
Patten vs. King.
Bradley vs. Gowdy.
Barefoot vs. John Owsley
A. Ilawn vs. W. Owsley. .
Slaughter vs. Griffin.
Elledge vs. Wallace.
L. Hawu vs. Holloway.
Evans vs. Sheegog.
Schow vs. Carmlchnel.
Johns vs. Kilgore.
Ambrister vs. Corbvn
GRADY COUNTY
PLAYS IN LUCK
That Grady county has cause for
congratulations upon the excellent
condition of her crops is tho opinion
of C ounty Attorney Venable who has
Jm t returned from Matador and Padu
call. Texas whero he spent about a
week on a visit to his sinters.
In that part of tho stale of Texi.s
farmers have had no rain since April
and their crops with the exception
of milo maize is badly burned up
Everything west of Lawtou except in
a strip below Snyder appears to have
been lost In the way of feed.
'Texas is better off in the way of
feed" said the county attorney "fir
allhough the milo maize yielded but
half a crop they have got that to de
pend on. Feterita Is doing splendidly
but. very little has been planted. Be
low 1-nvton I saw a magnificent patch
of feterita which was the best I have
eve-- f eeu. II. shows that the people
down there knew what to plant."
RY f Hi!
Stringfield Will Be Given Hearing This
Afternoon Before Mayor and Council
Will Take Final Action
. Officer Day now holds down the beat
formerly followed by Officer String-
field who was suspended by Chief of
Police Phillips last night pending fur-
ther action by the city council. Offi-
cer Stringfield is due toYome up be-
fore Mayor Coffman at 4 o'clock this
afternoon for a hearing of the events
which led up to the accidental shoot-
ing of Art Neal yesterday morning. It
seems that Stringfield who has been
on the force since July 1 and had been
an exemplary officer was showing his
victim the special safety arrangements
of his gun which had tlree sa'ety de-
vices when the gun was discharged
the ball lodging in his friend's leg.
WILL SELL RAILROAD.
By United Press.
Eapulpa. Oklu.. Aug. 22 The Sapu!
pa and Inierurhan railroad will be sold
MARRIED
BUT ELOPES
WITH LASS
By United Press.
Detioit Mich Aug. 22. Federal au-
thorities are awaiting word from Tex-
as before proceeding with the hearing
of William R. Harris of San Antonio
who is being held here on the charge
of violating the Mann act. It is alleg-
ed that Harris eloped with Ethel
Weeks aged twenty daughter of a
mi-Master of Poteet Texas. Both were
arrested here. Harris is known in
San Antonio as a married man but is
said to have posed in Poteet as a
bachelor.
AUTO PLUNGES
OFF BRIDGE
FIRST BALE
NETS TOTAL
OF 3106.05
C. A. Standridge Living Nine Miles South
east of Chickasha Lands First
Bale Money
STEERING
GEAR DOES
NOT FAIL
Ford Agent Says It' Cannot Co Wrong
" Nor Fail to Work and that Fault
is With the Driver
GREEKS AND
BULGARSIN
ENCOUNTER
Greek Commander Cails Out All NeigliLor-
ing Reserves But Creek Cabinet'
Takes No Definite Steps
RUSSIANS JOIN
BALKAN CAMPAIGN
Landed From Allied Transports as Italian
Contingent Arrives at Saloniki to
Join in Allied Movement 1
That the Chickasha Express is read
and that advertising pays was evi-
denced yesterday afternoon by the
hurried visit to the Express office of
J P. Wolverton distributor of Ford
cars who came to deny that the
steering gear of the Ford which car-
ried Louis Nelson to a ditch eighteen
feet below the bridge nearNorge Sun
day ever had been or ever could be
out of order.
"Tho Express had not been off the
press for fifteen minutes when every
body down town was asking me about
the Ford steering gear" said the Ford
man.
"It Is an utter impossibility for the
steerir.y; gear of the Ford car to get
out 'if order or to refuse to work. The
trot.ble was that the owner had only
recently purchased tho car and was
hot thoroughly familiar with it. The
man who undertook to take the car
across the bridge had never handled
It before. The steering gear in a Ford
car cannot go wrong."
By United Vreuz.
Sherman Tex. Aug. 22. O. M.
Krebs of Kansas City C. W. Krebs.
Wesley Parker Frank Newell and
Walker Leads of Calera Okla. were
injured when an automobile plunged
twenty-five feet off a bridge a mile
south of here this morning. None
at auction to the highest bidder by the were seriously hurt. The. party was
sheriff this afternoon. enroute from Dallas to Calera
i
The rronerty has a valuation of
f 1 22"uO fixed by a local board of ap-
praisers and no bid of less than two-
thirds of the value will be accepted
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSES.
hv United Pres3.
Washington August 22. The bouse
Kepieseiitatives of the Midland Yailrv today adopted the army appropriation
line are expected to be the only bid- bill as re introduced by Chairman Hay
ders .without a roll rait.
C. A .Standridge residing nine miles
southeast of the city was awarded the
$:0 first prize money for the first bale
of cotton placed on this market this
ison. His bale weighed 3501 and
was sold in the seed at five cents net
ting him a total of $10G.0. not a bad
price for a bale of cotton.
C. A. Standridge who brought in the
first bale of cotton on Sunday weigh-
ed in the loose staple at the public
scales at l.2l pounds and then deliv-
ered it to the Moore gin.
DISTRICT COURT DECISIONS.
District Judge Will Linn yesterday
afternoon rendered the following de
cisions:
In tho crtse of A. A. Holmes vs. C
W. Harper and G. C. Kesey judgment
was rendered for defendant.
An order confirming the sheriff';!
sale of real estate was given by the
court in the case of P. Ft. Kohrer vs.
C. R. Phillips Minnie L. Phillips L. H.
Smith W. F. Stevens and Martha J.
Williams.
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By United Press.
London August 22. An Exehang.i
Telegraph's dispatch from Athens to
day reports that the Greek and Bul
garian forces clashed in the region of
Serres and that fighting has been go
ing on since Monday. The Greek com
mander today summoned to arma all
neighboring reserves. . ;
The allies are now attacking th'i
whole Bulgarian front and are develop
ing a series of engagements lu Lh
enter the allies pressed forward to
the Doiran lake region as a prelimi
nary to a movement towards Stmmitza.
n southwestern Bulgaria A small flc-
achment of Montenegrins are fighttn
beside the Serbs in the allies" right
wing. Increasing activity on the iwt
of Roumania is reported.
The Greek cabinet has as yet takea
no decisive step against Bulgaria on
account of the invasion.
Russians at Salonika. '
By United Press. '
Athens August 22Russian troops
today reinforced the allies at Saloni-
ka. Allied transports disembarked thn
Russians as the first Italian contin-
gent arrived.
For the first time during' the wai.
six allied nations are fighting side by
Bide. M. '
By United Press. -
London August 22. The British ad
valiced along a half mile front nortlt
of the Somme river last night occupy-
ing a highway juncticj outside of (he
Mouquot farm nortnwest of Pozieres.
FARM WOMEN MEET AT
CITY HALL TOMORROW
According to a (ait that has been is-
sued the farm women of Grady coun-
ty will meet at the city hall tomorrow
morning at 30:;l() for the purpose of
forming an organization and affiliat-
ing with the Oklahoma Congress of
Farm Women. Mrs. Crrtich ot Tut
tie president of the ku'vr organiza-
tion will be present to assist in the
ERICSON TO HAVE
$100000 MEMORIAL
Py United Press.
Washington Aug. 22. Fifty-four
years after his epochal "cheese-box on
a raft" rescued the Union navy from
litter destruction John Ericson inven-
tor or the historic Monitor of the civil
Aar days Is to have a memorial erect-
ed to him here it seems certain 'o-
day. A bill for a $1000iio memorial has
passed the house and with a strong
backing is awaiting action in the sen-
ate. Swedish-American societies are
urging the bill and expect its passard
at this session. It developed In the
house library committee's hearings
that the United States owes Ericson.
or h;! heirs an acknowledged debt (he
interest on which If compounded at
four per cent would exceed the sum
meeting. "We have encouraging re
ports and are looking for a big meet- about to he appropriated for his me
Ing." Mrs. Crouch writes. All women mortal. Efforts to collect this money
interested are invited to attend the 'have been discontinued a: useless
meeting. however.
Capture Greek Towns.
By Unltea Press.
Berlin August 22. The Bulgars cap-
tured five Greek towns since the be-
ginning of the general offensive.
French Push Forward.
By United Presa.
Paris August 22. The ' French ad-
vanced their lines north of the Somma
river last night making progress to-
ward Clery on tho north bank audi
capturing several trench element
southwest of Estrees.
Destroy German Communications.
By United Press.
The Hague August 22. Allied avia
tors have destroyed long sections of
the Bapaunie-Peronne railway embar-
rassing German communications be
hind the Somme. French long rang.)
guns are playing havoc with the Ger-
man transport service near C'oruhles.
By United Press.
London. August 22. The admiralty
today announced that the submarine
E-23 made a successful torpedo attack
ou the German battleship of the N'as.
sau class ou Saturday.
Would Advance Jews. t" ''
By United Press.
Petragrad August 22. A bill to abol-
Ish the restrictions on Jews regarding
residence education selection of trado
or profession will be introduced in th) -Duma
when that body convenes in No-
vember. Paul Miliukor lender ot the
progressive members today luformed
a repiesentative of the United Press.
The bill will be bitterly opposed y
the conservatives who say the remov
al of these restrictions will place peas-
ants In the power of the Jews because
the latter are keener business men.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Ernest S. Barnhiil 21. Bailey ta
Mrs. Ada Howard. 22. B.iilev.
The following suits -were filed this
afternoon in the office of th court
chirk: Curtis Cock vs. Mir; 'e nell
Cook divorc'.-. Mrs. P. H. Nance vs.
John Nance divorce.
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