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fflCKASHA
All the latest news by
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the U. P. Association
Chickasha Oklahoma Wednesday October 1 1919
Volume Twenty
Number 233
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Daily
TAKE
OPENER
O
RKS
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CITY "
HTOP"
Chickasha Voters Go to Polls and
Turn In Majority ot 111 In Favor
of Improvement; Vote Fairly
Heavy.
MAJORITY SUFFICIENT
TO MAKE BONDS SAFE
This Opinion Given by Chamber of
Commercie Precldent Who Quotes
Authorities; Three-Fifths
Clause Invalid.
Cliickasha went to tho polls yester-
day and expressed a desire to upend
$10(1000 (or parks and the improve-
ment of Seventeenth street from Ore-
gon avenue to the Oklahoma College
for Women which sect ion of street
whs Included in the park system out-
lined in the proposition. The ma-
jority recorded was 111 the total vole
being ZV.i for the proposition and 2H8
gainst.
Out of the seven precincts in tho
cily four returned majorities for
the proposition. These were Ward 1
precinct 2 Ward 2 precinct 1; Ward
Ward 3 and Ward 4 precinct 2.
The heaviest majority for the bonds
in any precinct' cnine in Ward 1 pre-
cinct 2 where 109 voles were cast
for the bonds with HO against them.
The smallest majority was seen in
the Third ward where 3'i were voted
for the parks with 24 against.
The greatest majority against the
bonds came in Ward U precinct 2
.ivhere 17 vo'es were cast for the
I '!:! -vl It 57 against Ibimi.
Here's the .vole by precincts:
Ye i No
Ward I precinct 1 1 1 2R
Ward 1 precinct 2. 1U'J lit!
Ward 2 precinct 1 73 li'i
Ward 2. precinct 2 17 57
Ward S p 24
Ward 4. precinct 1 - U 25
Ward I precinct 2 !H ''
Total ::r.t 2i'.8
Majority is Sufficient
Yesterday evening there was some
lalk with regard to a necessary' throe
fifths in favor of the bonds in order
to carrjr the pi oposltion.
That only a majority of the votes
cast is required to carry the proposi-
tion however is the gist of a. state-
ment prepared by Alger Melton local
attorney and president of the Chicka-
sha Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mc'i-
ton (piol.es his authority as follows:
"Section 2(1 Article 10 of the Con-
stitution provides in substance that
no city shall become indebted to an
amount exceeding in any year the
income ar.d revenue provided for
such year without the assent of
three-fifths of tie voters thereof
voting at an e'ection to be held for
such purpose.
Section 27 Article 10 of the Con-
stitution reads as follows::
' "Any incorporated city or
town in this state may by a ma-
jority of the qualified property
lax paying voetrs of such city
or town vote at an election to
be held for .that purpose to bo
allowed to become indebted in a
larger amount than that specified
in Section 2H for thefnurpose of
purchasing or constructing public
utilities or for repairing the
same."'
"Sectirn 1. Chapter Kilt of the
Session Laws of 1013 defines a quali-
fied tax paying voter as referred to
in Section 27 Article 10 of the Con
stitution and provides that the in-
debtedness for- such 'public utilities
may not be . -incurred unless author;
I zed by more .-than fifty. PW cent .of
bonds for pi
propositi
the qualified nroperty tax paying
voters voting at an election
"In Barnes .vs. -liilU -2ord Oklahoma
2''7 the SjuprMseCgui't f the State
lieid that an incorporated city may
issue bonds for public park purposes
as provided in Section 27 Article 10
of the Constitution and says:
'"A public park is a pub'.ic
utility within the meaning of
that term as used in Section 27
Article 10 of the Constitution of
the State'
"In the City of Ardmore versus
STEEL IN SAYS
T DEAL WITH
!
Geary Refuses Flatly to Negotiate
With Men; Says Would Amount
to Recognition; Declares Men
Well Treated.
Py United 1'ress.
Washinghn Oct. 1 A flat refusal
to deal with union labor was made to
the senate labor committee by Judge
Clary chief of tlio United States
Steel corporatism.
In the face of repealed questioning
he stood firm in his statement that
negotiations amounted to recognition
of the union and the granting of a
closed shop which ho called "inimi-
cal" to the country's prosperity.
Charges that the steel corporation
mistreated employes were without a
vestuge of truth he declared
"There is no industiy in this coun-
try or the world which has had
higher wages or has treated its em-
ployes with greater respect or con-
sideration than the steel corporation"
ho said and offered figures to prove
it.
Is Endurance Test
By United Press.
Pittsburgs Oct. 1 The steel strike
has settled down to a tost of endur-
ance and a battle with the organizers
who are being rushed to Pittsburgh
in a frantic effort to oppose the oper-
ators who are inducing the men to
re I urn to work.
Union leaders are reporting that
the men are standing firm whlln the
officials of thu companies claim that
llipro were slight gains on the morn-
ing shifts.
O. C. W. RECEPTION AT
METHODIST CHURCH
The lip worth Methodist church will
give a reception to the girls of the
O. C. W. Friday evening at the
church livery member of the church
is expected to bo present to meet
the college girls. The young people
have been issued a special invilatioL
to the reception which starts at S
o'clo' I;.
OIL INSPECTOR IN
REPORT TO STATE
Thirty- cars of gasoline and kero-
sene were inspected in Gra ly county
during the month of September ac-
cording to the monthly report of II.
P. Lindsay county oil and gas inspec-
tor. This report has just been sent
to the slaet corporation commission.
Eight per cent of the amount in-
spected in the county during the
month was gasoline Inspects Lind-
say says.
TULSA RAPS CAPITAL
According to travelers arriving
here- this morning f.'om Oklahoma
City copies f the Tu'sa Democrat
labeled "Oklahoma City Edition"
were being sold on the streets of the
capital this morning. They were
conveyed from Tulsa to Oklahoma
City by airplane.
the State 2tth Oklahoma 8B2. the
Supreme Court of the State says:
'"Section 27 Article 10 of the
Constitution authorizes any city
or town by a majority vote of
the qualified property tax pay-
ing voters of such city or town
otlng at an election held for
that purpose to become indebted
in a larger amount than that
specified in Section 20 for the
purpose cf purchasing or con-
structing public utilities or for
regiiiring the same to be owned
exclusively by the city.-'
"A public park is a public
utility -.vithin the meaning of
thai 'erui as used in Section 27
AHicie 10 of the Constitution and
bonds for the improvement of
such parks are by said section
nathoiized to be issued in incor-
1 orated cities and town in tha
. pian:itr therein provided for"'
WON
1
CHICAGO
C1NCINNATTI
DUE TO WE
2 OTHER UNIONS
British Government's Success in
Dealing With Men Brings Prob-
able Call for Help from the
Striking 'Roaders.
By United Tress.
London Oct. 1 With the govern
men I. meeting with increased success
in running the railway blockade in
dicutions are that the railway men
favored a call for help from tbOj
"Triple Alliance" the same being tlio
Railway men the Miners and tho
Transport workers. j
This was foreshadowed by a state-
ment in 'i:le lotlay by Robert Williams
hea I of tint transport workers in
calling meeting today. I
May Involve Transporters
"The transport workers may be
come involved in the railway strike"
he said after a conference which he
held with the port executives of the
National Railway union.
Anti-strike volunteers uro constant-
ly becoming more numerous. Many
sons of prominent families are de-
claring that they with to help for the
"defense of the principles of the con-
stitution and government" wh'ch
U'lU'incnt it. u sail i inoii.Tr'tur. the
is: ccess of the '.: !''
CITY WATER SAFL
That the city water is safe was
the report received today by Dr. E
L. Dawson city health superintendent
from the state board of health. The
analysis is the water was made in
the laboratories of Dr. A. R. Lewis
health commissioner and was dated
September 25.
PAIR DESERTERS
TAKEN TO -SILL
BY LOCAL POLICE
Two alleged deserters Alfred Con-
soles anil William Shaw were taken
this morning by Chief of Police Linn
and Policeman Ed Doss to Ft. Sill
where they will be placed in charge
of military authorities.
Consoles was anosted tt (lays
ago at Rush Springs by Policeman J
Ed Law carrying a deputy sheriff's
commission. He was placed in jail
pending investigation which revealed
that ho had deserted several months
ago from an army post in Georgia
according to Cnief Li'in.
Shaw appeared at tho police sta-
tion and gavo himself up. saying lie
was tired of dodging federal and
military officers. "I want to g
back suffer the punishiitcnt and get.
Mlis thing over" he said. According
to dispatches from military authori-
ties Shaw deserted from Camp Up-
ton X. Y. en September 2.").
Chief Linn and Policeman Doss ex-
pect to return to Chickasha this even-
ing. NEGRO ASSASSIN
STILL AT LARGE
By United Perss.
Oklahoma City Oct. 1 A
rosse is still hunt'ng for the
negro who yesterday at noon'
thct and killed a s.reet car
conductor on his car. The ne-
gro is sfill at large. No troub-
le was leported last night.
t1
RAILWAY STRIKE
3CORE BY INNINGS:
J 2 a 4 ; r c. 7 . s it it n k
0 I (i 0 0 0 0 0 (i I 6 f
.1 tt 0 r 0 0 2 1 x II 14 1
1
liATTlllllKS Chicago Cicotte Williams and
Cincinnati Reuther and Wingo.
REDLAnD is hog
WILD AS SERIES
:s
Ticket Scalpers Pull New One; Auc-
tion Tickets to Highest Bidder;
Get High Prices; Must Pay
Heavy Tax.
30000 FANS SEE GAM!
GROUND RULES ITCSSARY
Cicotte Opposes Reuther In Opener;
Schalk and Wingo Do Receiving;
Oil Men Have $500000 On
White Sox.
By United Pross.
Cincinnati Oct. I -The fans of
Rodland were brought nearer their
dream of a world's championship
today when tho tribe of Pat Moraii
fell 'upon tho invading White Sqx;
knocked their premier hinder out of
the box und won the first game of
I he series by a II to 1 score.
Clney took tho lead in the fourth
when they shattered 'he morale of
the Sox by scoring live runs and
sending Cicotlo to the showers. The
veteran Sox hurlcr w.i t replaced by
Williams. !
Batteries: Chic-go ..('leoHe Wil-
Cims and Kehilk. Cincinnati Ren-
Ihor and Wingo. j
Big Sox Money
By United Press.
Cincinnati Oct. 1 Sixtten Texas
oil millionaires arrived hero today
with $.'001100 with which to back the
While Sx to win. The money is
thus far uncovered.
Red Fans Go Wild
By United Press.
Cincinnati Oct. 1 Ticket scalpers
are pulling a. now one on 0i tin -1
fortunate who were unable to secure
the pasto boards in the first rush.'
Box and grandstand seats are being
auctioned off and the bidding is
brisk. There; is no attempt to stop
tlio practice and many such tickets
are being sold at twice the price
charged by the clubs.
The speculators in dofense of their
tactics are declaring that tho gov-
ernment will receive an excess war
fax on all such sa'es. I
Every Seat Sold j
livery H3.it is Void and an attend-
tnce of 30000 was assured this morn-
ing as the bugs in a long lino battled
for the precious tickets for the re-
maining standing room. I
It has been necessary to adopt
ground rules to cover possible hits
into tho crowds in tho outfield where
the slawling room is being sold. This
announcement came early this morn-
ing and Indicates the great rbmandj
lhc.ro is for admission to the par'
in any quarter.
Tlio managers have agreed that
hits into the crowd in left field will'
be good for two bases while wallops
into the throng in center and right
field will go for threo bags. Hits
into the slands will net the walloper
a homo run.
Cincy Fans Wild
Cincinnati is a madhouse. Never
before' in the "liist iry of the city has I
'spch tension been seen over a sport-
ing event and ti indicate that there
is 'a possibility of the home club los-
ing a game is to draw a "rise" im-
mediately from smiie Redland fan j
Many business houses offices audi
factories called if a day when they
locked up shop last night and are
remaining closed today. j
Overcast skies greeted the world
series fans this morning. The day
is warm and the official forecast
predicts a cloudy day but little like-
lihood of rain
OPENER GOE
Schalk.
LABOR MEN FILE
CHARGE AGAINST
Cafe Proprietors Must Answer on
Charge of Working Females More
Than Nine Hours a Day; ne
Arrest Is Made.
Complaints charging the managers
of tha Metropolitan cafe witli work-
ing females more than nine hours
per day and fifty-four hours per week
were filed this morning in Justice' T.
1. Moore's court. Dave L Masterly
and James Hughes with the. depart-
ment of labor are complaining vvit-
essos.
Peter Dunias and Sieve Pnsulis arc
managers of tho Metropolitan for-
merly the Dillon cafe. Dunias Is
charged with working females more
than 54 hours per week and Pasalis
is charged with working females
more than nine hours a day.
Warrants for the arrest of Pasa-
lis was served this mrning after
which lie appeared before Justice
Moore and made $500 bond for his
appearance at trial set for October
20. Dunias according to Justice
Moore is out of town and the war-
rant charging him with tho violation
of the ''.( l.nv - ill not bo served
Until he" returns." " " -"'
"I am not guilty of violating the
law and on October 20 I will have
witnesses in court to provo my inno-
cence" said Pasalis this morning.
The law provides that all persons
found guilty of violation of this labor'
act shall be fined not. less than $.10
or more than $200 or not less than
5 days or more than 10 days in jail J
or both fine and imprisonment.
ALEX TEST WELL
ELIMINATES ALL
T
Special to The Mxpre s -
lex Okla. Oct. 1 - The end or a
throe months' fishing job at tho ted
cf the I'nily Oil company near Alex
in section IS 5 .1 came last night at;
10 o'clock when tho last of several
strings of tools were taken from the
hole.
The whistle at. the well was blown
for half an hour and everybody in
Alex hurried to the well. Work was
started this morning cleaning out the
hole which will be ne essury before
drilling is started again.
The (1 15-8 inch pipe which is on
the ground will be. run and actual
drilling is expected to start again
in the near future. Officers of the
company state that they will deepen
the well to "00 feet or better if
necessary. The well w.is shut down
at a (leplh of iolO feet when the
company's contract was finished
more than a year ago. Last spring
when work was resumed a showing
of oil in the hole was reported.
PAIR LOCAL MEN
TROUBLE
OR
. PAPERS REMAIN IDLE
'-y
By United Press.
Oklahoma City Oct. 1 The
r newspapers here continued
! idle awaiting the arrival of
! the International organiz.r
frjm Kansas City. The walk-
out of the printers occurred
Sunday night. No papers are
t expected today.
ft
APPOINTMENT OF ! GORTON NO
BAILEY CHANGES SAND OIL
POLITICAL DOPE
Move of Local Man to Supreme
Bench Brings New Possibilities ;
In Race for National Job of
Scott Ferris.
(By Tom R. Phillips)
Coventor Robertson's appointment
of Judjje Krink M. liailey local at-
torney as justice oC the supremo
court from tho fiflb Kupremc Judicial
district succeeding Judge J. V.
Sharpo resigned has focused new
light on tho congressional race In
Ihfs district.
Before receiving the appointment
from the hands of Cuvernor Robert-
son Judge Bailey was considered a
formidable candidate for the seat In
the national congress now held by
Seott Penis who Is ufler Senator
Core's toga. Bailey it is known
piefers the seat on Ihe state's judi-
cial throne in preference to the seat
in congress.
Linn Nursing Ambition
That Will Linn district judge of
the fifteenlh judicial district Is
nursing tie ambition to represent Iho
sixth district In congress became
known this week. When asked if ho
would don his spring togs and inako
tlio race Judge Linn declined to re-
turn a definite answer but. stated
that he. had been frequently solicited
by Grady and Caddo county citizens
to become a candidate for tho legis-
lative position.
Judge I. Inn is well known in the
political arena of thu state having
orve:l as state election commissioner
front V' I'Mi t October IHU). lie
served in thin ca purity during the
Oklahoma City-Uuthrio cutrpaign for
'.lie state capitolship. Resigning as
slate election commissioner in Octo-
ber 1010 Judge Linn was appointed
superior judge in June of the same
year. The superior court in this dis-
t'kt was abolished in 11)111 and in
Iho following year Judge Linn was
elected district. Judge succeeding
Judge Bailey who made the race for
the supreme court. Linn defeated
Thrjodoro Pruett of Anaditrko while
Bailey was beaten by Judge Sharpo
his predecessor on tho supreme
bench. Linn has served as judge of
the fifteenth district since assuming
the office in January 1815.
The local jurist is a brother Of
Conn Linn
former county judge ot
Tulsa county later district judge of
the Talsa district and now a practic-
ing attorney in Iho eastern Oklahoma
metropolis.
Where Linn Vests Hopes
Tho friends of Julgo Linn aver
tiiat should he. make tho race he
would vest bis hopes and stronghold
in Crady and Caddo counties where
he holds court.. Supporters of other
candidates declare that Linn will not
make the race if it becomes neces-
nry for him to establi-li bis sole
hopes- on Caddo and Crady counties
in view of tie fact that Dun W.
Peery of Carnegie Caddo county is
an avowed eanilidalo and has actively
launched his campaign. Peery. ac
cording to t'.'.e lienor ci a iew uruuy
county men who have been ho'ding
their hands on the political pulse1
will control the bulk of the votes in
eastern Caddo county.
Wilson May Enter
II. Jl. Wilson state superintendent
of public instruction formerly con- (
r.c-ted wilb the din-kasha cily
schools Htid later county superintend
ent of Grady county is frequently
mentioned as one of Chickashn'Sj
probable congressional aspirants. Wll-
son
it is known posse i a campaign
taient unriva'ed by any man in
state- and his local supporters
the.
"''
admirers declare le could make a
(
strong race.
Dearmon Entertaining Idea
Senator C. A. Dearmon member of
the Seventh Oklahoma legislature
am! father of : everal of the most
popular measures passed in that ses-
sion is entertaining the idea of of-
fering his rervices to the sixth dis-
trict cs a member of the national
law making body. Dearmon hag
made the statement many times that
(Continued on page 8.)
I IN
STANDS
600 FEET IN HOLE
Swabbing Well Today to Rid Hole of
""Flca'ing Sand;" Expect to Drill
Into Pay When Trouble Is
Eliminated.
CRUDE MOVING AGAIN
STOPPING CONGESTION
Texas Company Taking Crude by
Tank Car Route; Plan Pipe Line;
Concrete Nears End of Trou-
ble; Grady Test Drills.
Aui'ther producer for the field
southwest of Chickasha is practically
assured In t'.ie developments at the
Corton No. 2 WuJo farm in the
.oulbwest of tho southeast of tho
southwest of teCtiou 2-.1 where oil
is standing 700 feet in the hole with
the bit only three feet In tho sand.
Tney drilled Into the pay which
was struck at 2120 yesterday after-
noon and oil started rising in the
hole rapidly leaching the figure
mentioned yesterday evening. They
are hiving troublo with a floating
sand and are swabbing tho well to-
day to rid the hole of this troublo
before drilling in. It is understood
that the hole is in good condition
the pipe being t-' .ard und tight on
the shell will n. jie mud cased off.
When the swabbing process Is coin
ld.'te they will drill -deeper intl tho
pay and a good well is expected.
Crude is Moving
Of probably more importance to
tho frulernlly than the prospects for
another producer Is the fact that
.he crude b arain moving from tho
field and is fupld'y e'lniinattng tho
couge led condition of the field.
Clint C. Stelnberger of tho Gorton
Trust unnoimced this morning that
arrangements have teen made for a
steady string of tank cars to handle
the production. Pour cars were
loaded at the Uorlcn loading ruck
Monday five Tuesday and six or
seven more cars are duo to leave
Cement today.
Net Price Good
Mr. Steinber.Ter ata'ed that the net
price Is good the gross being ?2.25
per barrel f. o. b. cjrs at Cement.
The oil is being taken by the Texas
company at their big refinery in
Lockport III making the net In tho
noighhorhooiLnf $1.75 per barrel.
Mr. Stelnberger predicted that
there would be little more troublo in
tho way of obtaining tank cars as
there is now production enough in
the field to load out considerable oil
every day. lie stated that tho Texas
company has hut about 40 miles to
build a pipe lino to connect with tho
field and thai that company has ex-
pressed their intention to connect
with the field as soon as production
justified a steady run.
Other Operations "
Kin oiiragenient ii seen in the pro-
gross being made at the Concrete
Petroleum company's well in tho
ia. ut beast of the southeast of section
2 5 11 where a I. tig fishing job has
been en lap. It is expected that they
will have "milled around" the troublo
by the first of next week and will be
in position to complete the well.
They a-e practically on the sand and
a good well is expe to I.
At Hie test in the southwest of the
southwest or 17-VS in Crady county
i n the Shook farm ttiey are drilling
at around 1'mm) feel.
This test has been known as the
McKay Oil company but a deal re-
cently closed changes the ownership
to the Knox Petroleum company of
Oklahoma
City. The McKay com
I
pany has the diillng contract.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Tonight and Thursday incruas-
ing cloudiness.
Local Temperature.
Maximum 88; minimum 6G.
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