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Here are Holiday Greetings to the Whple Bloornin' Universe From the Daily Express Family
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Vol. Twenty-three.
Chickasha Oklahoma Saturday December 23 1922.
Number 214
LOCAL CHURCHES
OBSERVE SEASON
Will PROGRAMS
Christmas Program! Being Held In
AH Hou of Worship; Chlldrtn
to Ba Recipients of Gifts
From Trees.
SPECIAL SERVICE AT
MET1I. SUNDAY NICHT
Choir to Clva Cantata In Evening;
8ervlca In Morning Will Feature
Special Sermon and Muaical
Numbers.
Chli-kasha rhurrho are tnklna
their iihiihI pnrt In llin ClirlHl rnuM
observance horn. Before tho pass-
ing of tho Vtlft lilt every church
In tlm city will havo held npproprl-
n to Christmas services It wan
learned tlila morning.
Christmas entertainment was held
last nil-lit In tliu Methodist church.
turner Fourth street ami lowa avo-
nun. Thi piojcrum was appropriate
lo ltu occasion and gifts wero dis
tributed from tliu 1'lirlnt iniiii tree.
Services of thn same n ii turn worn
licltl In llin Second Baptist church
Friday evening.
Kcu tu rod by thn distribution of
gifts from tho Christmas tree a
program -will bo rendered this even
I nir I.i'cinnlticr at 7:00 o'clock. In
till Firit liaptlst church corner
Kniirtli street and Colorado avenue.
Congregational singing and reel
till lima und numbers by a qunrtette
of small plrls will feature tho pro-
gram In tho FlrHt Christian church
Sunday evening beginning at 7:30
o'clock. Thn Christmas tree wi'l be
bnhncil wllh gifts for thn ch'idren
Rev. C. B. James pastor of the
church announced that tho morning
services will bo dodloaited to Chrlst-
mns. Tho topic of his sermon will
be "The Significance of Christmas."
Tho ChrlHtmas tree and services
will mark tho close of tho regular
morning services of the First Ties
bvterlnn church to be held In the
K. of I'. hull on Chlckasha avenue.
A program -will lie rendered and
small gifts distributed among the
children. An offering for tho ''Pres-
byterian Orphans' Home nt Albany
Texas will be taken.
Christmas services In the Con-
gregatlonul church corner Ninth
street and Texas avenue will bo
held Sunday evening. Children of
tho church will participate In the
interlalnment. Gifts will be dis-
tributed. Rev. Samuel Portrson will
preach a special "Christmas" ser-
mon in tho morning at which time
apodal music will bo rendered.
Children's Christmas program In
II ho St. Luke's Episcopal church
coiner Sixth street and Kansas
avenue will bo held Sunday after-
noon at 4:00 o'clock. Gifts will be
distributed from the manger. The
services In the church Sunday morn-
ing will be appropriate to Christmas
Rev. II. E. Toothaker rector of the
church announced.
Midnight mass well be held In the
Catholic church.
Sunday evening at 7:30 at the
Mothodlst church the choir will give
a Christmas cantata "Tho Salvation
of Israel" under tho direction of
J. E. McNeill.
The cantata program will consist
of solos duets and chorus numbers
telling the Christmas Story. White
several of the solos and duets are
expected to prove of thr highest
class the church work in general
is to bo the feature of the program
as exceptionally good results have
been obtained -in the rehearsals for;
this special program Mr. McNeill
states.
Before the regular program the
choir will sing several Christmas
carols. Tho entire evening will be
taken up by the choir's program.
At the Methodist church on Sun-
day morning. Rev. B. B. L. Morgan
will take as his sermon subject
"Tho Nnnie Wonderful." StlT)D0rting
tLe snecial service the choir has
prepared among several numbers an
especially strong anthem entitled
"Hills of God Break Forth" by J.
W. Lerman.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the services In the
Lutheran church this evening in
the church chapel 828 Minnesota
avenue. A Christmas tree will be
one of the features of the program.
Children of the Sunday school will
receive gifts of candy and fruit.
BRAIN TOURNEYS POPULAR.
(By The United Press.)
Emporia Kans. Dec. 23. Intel-
lectual tournaments between schools
in. which individual students and stu-
dent teams may strive for honors
as in athletic tournaments are be-
coming a popular phase of education.
Two ' such cotests rill be helii in
Kansas next spring.-
A state competitive scholarship
contest for high school pupils next
spring will be the first of its kind
in the state. The contest will be
held at the Kansas State Normal
school at Emporia. Students will be
exam Ined in algebra geometry
niivsics. English grammar manual
training and home economics.
Loving cups will be given to the
three schools having the highest
number' of points and medals will
jie given individual winners.
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IS FATAL CHRISTMAS.
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(tly Tt-f t'mM Pre)
M ltini I. Okla.. Iec. 23
Dorothy Mae Hmlili was to
bo hurled today.
Chris" mus was .fatal
her.
Tlio cli Mil was burned
(lio homo nt Ikt parents
Tulsa when aha struck
to
at
In
a
match lo examine Christmas
airia stored in a ilurk clothes
closet. Hit dress mukiit
fire.
HUGE CHI PLANT
la to Rival Detroit Works of Flivver
King; Will Coit Six Million and
Employ Total of Sixteen
Thousand Men
(11 The I nllnl I'm.)
Chicago Dec. 2... I'lsns for a
inuuiiiioth mussing and assembly
plant hern which muy In time rival
tlm fmiioii Detroit "works." have
been completed by Henry Kurd It
whs announced today. The new plant
will ultlinutely 'cost ICuou.UUO and
employ 160nu men.
The rord company purchased a
seventy-aero tract located on several
railroad lines and work on the fac-
tory will bo started Immediately.
The first of four units will be com-
pleted by May It was expected and
give employment to 4.000 men.
The announcement made by thn
lloiko Chandler & Nicholson com-
pany who handled tho sale of the
site declared that closed car bodies
formerly made In Detroit would be
manufactured here. In addition D00
cars a day will be assembled at the
Chicago factory.
The new plant will have a floor
area of sixteen acres.
Ford It Is understood. Is planning
other plants in different sections of
the country.
Christmas Finds Apparent Hopeless
Disagreement Over Christian
Minorities in Turkish Ter-
ritory Today.
(By The United Tresn.)
Lausanne Dec. 23. -Christmas
finds Turks and Christians dead-
locked in the Near East peace con-
ference over tho fato of Christian
minorities In Turkish territory.
The conference has adjourned over
the holiday Marquis Curzon remain
ing here to keep in touch with Ismet
Pash Turk delegate. Meetings will
be resumed Tuesday.
In the final session before adjourn
ment the French delegate Laroche
appealed to the Turks to feci the
Christmas spirit and make conces
sions.
"The Turks don't give Christmas
presents" retorted Riza Nur Bey.
The Moslems adopted a suddenly
insolent tone in the closing session
and stood firmly on the questions of
exempting Christians from Turkish
conscription restoring ' sequestered
property protection of Christian
cemeteries and sacred places and
permitting Christian minorities to
depart.
GET MEX OIL LAND.
(By The United Press.)
Los Angeles Cal. Dec. 23. A
group of Los Angeles capitalists has
obtain'ed a blanket oil exploitation
concession on all east coast oil lands
in Mexico according to an announce-
ment made by the promotors today.
The concession is said to involve
11000000 acres of land adjoining the
rich workings of the American and
British companies in the Tampico
and Tuxpan districts.
TRAIN HITS CAR TWO DIE.
(By The United Press.)
San Antonio Texas Dec. 23. Two
men were killed at Fratt Station a
few miles north of this city when
their small touring car was run
down by a Katy train. The men
were identified as S. W. Salyers a
salesman of this city and John W.
Hanna of Seguin Texas.
Witnesses' declare the automobile
raced with the train trying to make
the crossing in time but misjudged
the speed of the train.
HAS RHEUMATIC ATTACK.
Mrs. Lester L. Price 816 Iowa
avenue has been suffering from an
attack of rheumatism for several
days. Although slightly Improved to-
day she was still unable to be out.
POSTAL f?"T! !VF"-r. ' MONDAY.
Rural and one city mail deliveries
will be made Monday Christmas
day. according to George W. Bare
foot Bostmaster. The windows in
me local postoffice will be . open
frcn 9 to' 11 a. m.. Postmaster Bare
foot said. Mail will be received and
dispatched as usual
FORD STARTS ON
TURK DEADLOCKED
WITH CHRISTIANS
PLAN WHOLESALE
ROUUHHIP TODAY
OF HOOOED GANG
Federal.and Stat Official! Hoi After
Terrorists In Arkansas Louisiana
and Mississippi Result
Death Probe
MER ROUGE DISTRICT
IS HEAVILY GUARDED
Bodies of Daniels snd Richards
Guarded by Troops; Feud Crows
Bitter as Investigation Lake
' Tragedy Progresses.
(n The l ulirj Pn- )
Mer Rouge I.. Dee. 23. Wbolo-
salo roundup of terrorist In Arkan-
sas MIsHlHslppI and UmlHliina was
promlKxd today by stiito and federal
officials probing the murder of two
men by a musked mob.
Many prominent In this section
will be Included In thn list of twenty
or more penuma charged with com
plicity In tho kidnaping ami killing
of Walt Daniels and Thomus Rich
aril Inst August.
Licenses of nutomolilliM of the
hooded band were Issued In Arkan-
sas und Mississippi and have fur
pished Information on which offi-
cials prepared to round up mob mem-
bers today.
The central figure In tho roundup
will bn "Lisping Hill" who bus been
Identified by V. Andrews and "Tot"
Davenport who were beaten by the
night riders shortly before tlm nt
leged killing of Daniels and Rich'
arils. Ho was Identified by his
speech.
J. L. Daniels another victim of
tho kidnapers today Identified the
decomposed body of his son Watt
dragged from La Fourche lako yes-
terduy still bound with wires.
In rough pine coffins on the floor
of a vacant store In the Masonic
building the bodies of Daniels and
Richards rested under guard of
militiamen while curious townspeople
milled outside.
Evtints moving swiftly In the lust
few days have converted this little
community Into a virtual armed
camp. .Men go anoui wun large
revolvers dangling at their sides and
shotguns and rifles protrude as auto
mobiles and buggies movo along
country roads.
Friendships and family ties have
been rent In many Instances because
of sentiment toward terrorism In the
community. Mayor Dade and others
have received threats. An open
reak between the opposing factions
flared last night but was stifled by
guardsmen without serious results.
An order u rectlng citizens oi me
section to disarm was expected from
the commander of the niilitlumen
wlm are virtually enforcing martial
law
(By The United Press.)
Mer Rouge La. Doc. 23. Members
of a masked mob who took the
lives of two men here last August
were hunted today by state and fed-
eral officials.
Indications following the finding
of the bodies of Watt Daniels world
war veteran and Thomas Richard
mob victims in La Fourche lake
were that wholesale arrests would
be made immediately. Official were
said to have previously Identified the
night riders.
Additional militiamen were or-
dered Into the Mer Rouge section
as the roundup of members of the
mob began. Other precautions were
taken to guard against inflaming the
community.
A pathologist was expected here
today to aid in determining whether
Daniels and Richards were murdered
and their bodies thrown Into the
lake an important preliminary to ex-
pected wholesale arrests.
The state attorney-general several
assistants and two physicians guard-
ed by a machine gun company from
New Orleans were expected here
during the day to aid in completing
solving the mystery surrounding the
deaths of the two men.
Daniels and Richards were In a
party of five men kidnaped last
August as they were returning from
a baseball game. The other three
after being beaten were released
but according to information gathered
by investigators Daniels snatched the
mask from one face and was prompt-
ly shot down by another mob mem-
ber. Richards was killed to pre-
vent his ' describing the affair offi-
cials believe.
The bodies badly decomposed
were found yesterday after a charge
of dynamite had been mysteriously
exploded in the lake the previous
night. Indications were that they
had been weighted to the bottom of
the lake.
The "warfare between the hooded
band and the citizens of Mer Rouge
dated from last August. The people
were divided some siding with the
secret organization. Richards and
Daniels were outspoken in their op-
position however and Daniels was
accused of having spied on secret
meetings of the society.
On Aug. 21 tha masked terrorists
struck. A procession of automobiles
going from Bastrop to Mer Rouge
following a barbecue was held up
in broad daylight by another car
being halted acros sthe road so as
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SOME CHRISTMAS DRINK
(My Tlw 1'iulnt Pri)
Rome Hi. 13. A ' body of
Fumisll today save a done)
of cantor oil In the) republi-
can deputy Colli I bersilmt at
his attuiks on tha Fasclstl.
An r4 wit nets declared
tho group entered Contl's
bouse. cit thn telephone wlm
and handed hlui a bottle of
thn oil snylnc
"Drink I"
Com calmly raised thn
bottle 4i hu ps vind swal-
lowed the dose lis then po-
litely Inquired It hl-i visitors
desired anything Un. They
suld "No." so ho courteously
bowed them out.
Report of Utilities Commission to
State That Fight on Freight
Rates Has Kept $6000000
in Farmers' Pockets.
(By The t liilrj rw.)
Topeka. Kan.. Dec. 23. The bien
nial report of the Kansas Public I'tll-
Hies commission which has just
come from tho state printer will set
out thnt the fli;lit tho commission
has mado for lower freight rates
bus mudn the Kansas fanners this
year a total of JG.i.ihi.ooii.
Tim report claimed crmllt for the
rommiKsiou for the 10 tier cent re
duction In rales on grain and liny
shipments obtained one year ago and
declared that this reduction has
saved the fanners of the middle west
J30U0UI.
The report also will set out that
through tho action of thn commission
the people of Kansas City Kan. are
getting their gas cheaper than th
people of Kansas City Mo. and will
cite further incidents hhowing tho
commission's value to the peoplo of
tho state.
The report dwells at length upon
the activities of Chalrm; a Clyde M.
Reed before th InterotjrjsCjmnierce
commission ' at Washington and un-
dertakes to Justify thn expenditure
or $10000 during the Inst year for
traveling. This expenditure Is being
severely criticized by State Auditor
M. A. Turner in his biannual report
to tho legislature. Turner recom-
mends In this report thut trips to
Washington bo discouraged and he
recommends that the legislature re-
fuse to approprltue (20000 asked by
Reed for use In prosecuting cases be-
fore the Interstate Commerce com-
mission at Washington.
(By The United Press.)
McAlester Okla. Dec. 23. An all
day chase and thorough search of
trains and watching of railroad sid-
ings failed to result in the capture
of Pat J. McClure alias Pat J.
Lester who escaped from' officers
late yesterday after he was arrested
with a woman known as Birdie at
Kiowa near here.
McClure Is alleged to have had a
block of Mangum Okla. postoffice
money order blanks which were
being sent mail order houses in pay-
ment for goods. -
Birdie is In Jail. Two other women
who are alleged to have operated
with McClure are doing time in jail.
SCHOOL TREASURE HELD.
(By The United Tress.)
Cimarron Kan. Dec. 23. Charles
E. Sturdovant former cashier of the
Ensign State bank at Dodge City
and former treasurer of the rural
high school was under arrest here
today in connection with an alleged
embezzlement of $4000 of school
funds.
Sturdovant according to Sheriff
Anderson has admitted the alleged
embezzlement and promised to make
good he shortage.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
(By The United Press.)
Wellesley Mass. Dec. 23.
'Twas the day before tha
nighlt before Christmas.
Frank Fair sat at tho tele-
phone in his home. The eith-
er end of the wire was in
Newton hospital.
Frank listened braithlssly.
"It's a boy" said a voice
over the wire.
Silence for a while.
The voice again;
"It's twins."
Frank was overjoyed.
More silence.
Again the voice spoke up:
It's triplets-nMerry Christ-
mas." "The same to you" Frank
replied feebly and hung up.
KANSAS
FARMERS
SAVED
MILLIONS
M'ALESTER COPS
CHASE PRISONER
I
SEES 110 LET-UP
111
All Persons en Railway Property
Without Permits Ordered Shot
on Sight as Free Staters Try
to Check Bombings.
REBELS CONTINUE RAIDS
AND BOMBING OUTRAGES
Bloody Chrlstmss Feared as Both
Sides Get Ready for Finish
Fight With No Qusrter
Asked; Amnesty Offered.
(Br The t'nlM Prtm.)
Dublin Dec. 23. Persons on rail
way property without auiiioriutiion
were ordered shot on sight by tlm
Free State today as the result of
fresh outbreaks of Incendiarism and
bombing by republican Insurgent.
A bloody ChrlHtmas was feared ss
the rebels Ignored an ultimatum that
four of their number now In prison
and condemned to death would bo
executed If outrages continued.
Free Hluln troops continued to
storm republican strongholds casual-
ties resulting.
Fight civilians. Including a mother
ani daughter were wounded when
Insurgents In a motor lorry raced
through Cork bombing the streets.
One mna was killed and two women
and a Free State privut were
wounded when .government troops at-
licked armed rebels In a Dorset
street stronghold.
In tho face of these disorders tho
Free State took most drastic stops
to protect the railways. Rebels
threatened a Christmas offensive to
demoralize traffic.
Block houses wero established
along rights of way at Intervals of
every two miles and 2oo troops
were nsHlgned to each.
Rebels have rallied trains at Four
Corners In South Ireland In the last
twonty-four hours. The Free Slate
was today reported ready to offer
amnesty to imprisoned Insurgents
providing the latter take oath not to
again bear arms against tho govern-
ment and nccept the curfew order.
Many rebel leaders predicted this
would be mot by defiance from the
men In prison.
Refusal to lift c-irf.iw for the
holiday celebration was strongly
protested by Cardinal Loguo. The re-
striction would prohibit midnight
ChrlHtmas mass but the cardinal do-
clurod It would bo celebrated regard-
less. MINT BANDITS IN
FE BELIEF
(By The United Press.)
Denver Colo. Dec. 23. Local po
lice today were In receipt of a re-
port from Santa Fe N. M. that six
men wero being held there as sus-
pects In the Denver mint robbery..
The car the men were driving was
riddled with bullets.
Lone Bandit Gets $10000.
(By The United Press.)
Minneapolis Minn. Dec. 23. A
lone bandit bound Harvey Woisman
in the I. R. Welsman jewelry store
today and escaped with $10000
worth of diamond rings and watches
and $150 in cash.
BANK LOOTED IN
S
(By The United Press.)
Ludlow. Mo Dec. 23. A bandit
gang terrorized Ludlow early today
and after dynamiting Ithe safe in
the First National bank escaped
with $3000. The band overlooked
$30000. .
Descending on the town the ban
dits opened general fire from rifles
and revolvers forcing inhabitants to
remain in doors while they kidnaped
the local telephone operator to pre
vent news of their alttack reaching
pther sections.
POPE CABLES GREETINGS.
(By The United Press.)
New York Dec. 23. Pope Pius XI
today cabled to Supreme Knight
James A. Flaherty the holy father's
Christmas greetings to the United
States and all other American coun-
tries where the Knights of Columbus
operate.
ATTEMPT CHRISTMAS TRUCE.
(By The United Press.)
Dublin Dec. 23. In an effort to
bring about a Christmas truce eight
officers who are reported to repre-
sent a large alement of those who
served tn the old Irish republican
army before the Free State was
born have sent letters to other I.
R. A. veterans who are neutral in
the present strife urging a natlon-
Iwide organization to terminate the
warfare.
ROLIOAY SEASOf
IS
BDUTS
SANTA
MS
OU
TOWN
CONGRESS TODAY.
Senate.
merchant
Discuss
marine
act.
Hanking and currency com
mitten atlcmuU to complete
reports on farm credits
Hous.
Considers routine business
IS FOUND GUILTY
Bronx Chauffeur Slumps In Seat
Early Today When Verdict Resd
to Him; Friend of Condemned
Men Ba Tried Next.
O'f Tin Unllrd PrM.)
New York Den 23. Abraham
Becker chauffeur tried on a charge
of slugging his wife and burying her
alive In lime pit was found guilty
of first degree murder by a Bronx
Jury early today.
Becker In testimony Introduced
was alleged to have killed the mother
of his two children so be would bo
free to marry another woman Anna
Kilns. Mrs. Becker's body was dis
covered In the lime pit Nov. 29 by
detectives seeking to solve the mys
tery of her disappearance last April
. Rouben Norknl friend of the con
victed mnn was accused by Becker
of the actual slaying after Norkin
confessed to detectives that he stood
guard while Becker lured the victim
to a vacant lot and killed her. Nor
kin Is under arrest on a charge of
murder and will be tried Inter.
Tho Jury whlcn convicted Bockcr
deliberated his case just an hour.
hen the foreman stood In the dimly
lighted Bronx courthouse at 1:47
a. in. and rend the verdict Becker
wlio had neen debonair and smiling
paled and slumped In his seat.
ATLANTIC ILL
TO
Oil 8pray Proves Presence of Crude
Below Gas Sand Is Opinion;
Great Importance Attached to
Discovery 8and.
As far as tha well Itself Is con-
corned the oil spray shown yester-
duy by the Atlantic Petroleum com-
pany's well In section 25-!in-8w Is
not considered to be Important but
th efaot that oil has at last shown
up In the field Is looked upon as
the biggest event to date by oil
men hero.
A mnn connected with tho drilling
contractor on tho Atlantic well stat-
ed this morning that in his opinion
tho company might put In a star
rig and cleun out the hole with the
result that a commercial well might
be brought in. The volume of gas
was said to be about 8000000 cubic
feet far below tho estimates of yes-
terday. "Too much Importance cannot be
attached to the fact that the field
has shown oil" said one oil man
"It doesn't make any difference that
the Atlantic well showed only a
spray of oil. It is possible that
when the well is cleaned It would
be bigger than it showed for yes-
terday. I do not know what the
Atlantic company will do but I pre
sume the well will be cleaned out
and perhaps deepened In an effort
to make a well. It might be "a big
one. It at least shows that there's
an oil bearing sand below the gas
and will open up a . wonderful lot
of activity after the first of Jan-
uary." The Ramsey well on the Glover
farm in section 27-5n-8w was slated
for a conupletion tomorrow. It is
to be a good gasser in view o a
sand reported to be rich.
CHURCH MUST PATCH UP
STRIFE OR GO RELIGIONLESS
(By The United Press.)
New Orleans La. Dec. 23. Mem-
bers of the First Evangelist church
here a negro institution will have
to go religlonle8S this Christmas
unless they patch up their internal
strife enough so the Rev. Benjamin
Quinn can "come back" to the
pulpit.
Rev. Mr. Quinn was ousted from
the pulpit a few days ago but re-
turned last night and insisted on
conducting services as usual. An
argument ensued and one of the
brethren summoned the police. The
police called off the prayer and
closed the services.
NO PAPER MONDAY.
The Chlckasha. Daily Ex-
press will not be Issued Mon-
dayChristmas day in order
to afford all employes a day
of rest and to enable them
to observe the holiday in a
fitting manner.
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OF HE MURDER
DM
ACT!
SANTA S AGENTS
WILL REMEMBER
POOR CHILDREf
Spirit of Charity Runt High Says
Official United Charities; Happy
Yuletlde for Unfortunate Boys
and Girls of Chlckasha.
ELKS WILL BE HOSTS
TO 32S HERE TONIGHT
Large Christmas Tree Is Arranged
and Many Honored Guests Are
Expected; Food Fruits Nuts
Be Presented Families.
"Never before has tha lielp those
who can't help themselves' spirit
been more apparent here than during
the present Yuletlde season" de-
clared sn official of the Chlckasha
I'nlted Charities today.
"Not a sliiRln poor child In the
rlty whoso condition Is known to
neighbors or friends will be neg-
lected by Santa (iaus or bis agents"
tho lady predicted.
There Is lots In store for Chlcka-
sha "kiddles" this Christmas even
those whoso parents or relatives are
unable to buy toys nuts and other
articles which go to make a merry
Christmas It was learned In a sur-
vey of the ctly'a Christmas charity
field.
E'ks' Christmas Tree Tonight
Tha Elks start the Christmas
charity bull to rolling this evening
In tho Klks' clubroom when they
will entertain underprivileged chil
dren whose stockings won't be
crammed to capacity by the regular
Sunta Clans.
Invitations' have been extended to
more than 325 boys and girls and
fully that number are expected to
accept tho Invitation. Tho Christ
mas tree has been Installed and the
Elks' clubroom beautifully decorated
for the occasion.
Santa Clans advised officers of the
Hello Bill" lodge here that he was
on his way to Chlckasha and will
arrive in time to distribute the gifts
from the Christmas tree this evening.
The gifts will consist of nuts fruits .
and -candy and- each child will ra- '
celve one substantial toy together
with stcoklnga. caps and other warm
clothing. -
Several hundred dollars have been
spent In purchasing the toys and
gifts and making arrangements to
entertain tho 325 boys and girls.
This money was raised In the Elks'
carnival given several weeks ago.
The Elks' Christmas tree In honor
of the city's poor children Is an an-
nual event inaugurated several years
ago.
Baskets to Be Distributed.
Baskets containing Christmas din
ners nuts and fruits will be dis
tributed Christmas dny by the Chfek-
asha United Charities which has
always played an Important role in
muklng the city's poor happy es-
pecially on Christmas day.
A special committee headed by
Mrs. Harry Ludlow was appointed
several days ago to arrange the
Christmas baskets to be distributed
among the poor families of the. city.
These baskets are being prepared to
day and will be ready for distribution
early Monday morning.
The Volunteers of America of
Chlckasha another charity organiza-
tion here has a long list of names
of persons to whom they expect to
send food and other Christmas cheer.
More than fifteen poor families et
the city will be remembeerd by the
Raymond T Hurst post of the Ameri
can Legion. Ned Allen assistant
commander of the post announced
today that fifteen boxes containing
food fruits nuts etc. had been
prepared and would be delivered
early Christmas morning. The net
proceeds from the post's recent char
ity dance are being expended in this
manner. This Is the first time the
Legion post has been identified with
the Christmas charity movement
here but the post plans to make it
an annual event.
With the churches and many other
organizations as well as the Elks'
club and charity organizations taking
an active lnteerst indications are
that there will be no hungry families
here Christmas day.
SAYS SOLD CHRISTMAS "CORN"
(By The United Press.)
Dallas Texas Dec. 23. An injunc
tion restraining M. Morris garage
owner from selling whisky waa
granted the other day. -
Morris denied any of the Insinua
tions contained in the prayer for
the injunction.
Today notice was served on him
that a motion had been filed that he
be held in contempt of court he
sold a pint of Christmas "corn." It
is said.
SPECIAL DRILL HELD.
In preparation for entraining for
Oklahoma City to participate in tha
Walton parade and inaugural cere-
monies the service battery of Okla-
homa National Guard held special
drill in the armory here last night.
After the drill "chow" was served
and pay checks distributed. The
Minco detachment attended tha
drill
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Pool, J. Edwin. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 214, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1922, newspaper, December 23, 1922; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc732004/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.