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A HOME TAPER
All tha lor bi Id tha nn It-
pr Latent worlil nowt by leased
Wlr from tha Uullo4 rrt Aaao-
elation. THE WEATHER
Tonight fair- colder rant port Inn;
tompcrattiro S3 to IS degree. Wed-
Laeal Tmpratur
xif(Uy fair; not to cold.
Vol Ticenty-thrce.
Chlckasha Oklahoma Tuesday December 5 1922
Number 193
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CONVICT ESCAPES FROM L. A. JAI
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"HAMMER
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COMPROMISE
CONGRESS
BLOC
r
IS BEING SOUGHT
Elementt Search for Real Aniwer to
Hardlng'a Menage; Soma Wonder
How Progrtttlve Ara Hla
Suggestion!.
FARM WING FIGURING
HIS PLAN OF CREDITS
Republican! Waiting to Sea How
Much Sentiment Ralllei to Ship
Subtldy Meaiure: All Dlvla-
Ion! Mark Time.
By PALI. It. MALMS'.
(Culled Pro-is Ht.iff Correspondent
Wn-OiliiKtno Thn varied
elements of congress confronted
wlili ship subsidy f.irm credits nnd
inllroiid legislation today nnnr.lit
wounds fur n compromise In tho
legislative message lit President
1 lai dfiiK.
Tim entire legislative program of
runi:ri':i niliiilili il to hinge on
"how progressive nro iho progres-
sive KiiRRfstloim" ot Urn president.
Tho f irm lilnc In awaiting in mo
how far tho administration intend
to rii In extending fiirm credits ami
revising tlio federal reserve system j
Tho progressives comprising prac-
tically tlio samo elements nro mark-
ing (Inio to hod to what extent III"
Mlmiiihtriili.m Is designed to movo
In railroad law rcvlnlini.
Tlio n publican loaders nro wall-
ing t see how nun li sentiment Is
piling to bo rallli'il to tho ship ub
Hiily by the president's expected
"progressive" suggestions.
A suitable farm program mil Ht lin
devised If Iho administration Is to
rally enough votes to sway some or
tlio doubt fill mldwestern republlcann
to iho fillip Riibsidy It is admitted.
It tho president suggests a farm
financing program -which will meet
tho doninmlH of -the- farm bloc il
will Increase the chances of passing
lieeesfary administration legislation.
Ilr.t if tho fann bloc nml progres-
tiv8 learn lu.it tho admliilstriition
movo i. BomewliBt Bhort ot their
desires n legislative jam uoenm
certain.
Doesn't Favor Omnibus.
(11 Tim I'nitcd l'ruxi.)
Washington Dee. 5. President
Hurtling does not favor enactment
by congress of a general omnibus
bill for public; buildings and improve-
ments it. was said at the White
House today.
Such a bill lias been advocated
In congress designed to provido ap-
propriations for a largo number of
additional poslol'llco buildings In
various parts of tho country.
Highway Engineers
Taking Committee
Work Over Today
(By TI.e United Tress.)
Kansas City Mo. Dec. 5. The
session of the American Association
of State Highwuy officials here to-
day will break up Into committees
for group discussion. The commit-
tees will report Thursday.
State regulation of the truck load
on highways was advocated by Clif-
ford Older chief highway engineer
of Illinois last night.
L. N. Edwards stato bridge engi-
neer of Maine talked on "Present
Tendencies- in the Design of High-
way Structured."
POSTPONE GRANGE ELECTION.
Election of officers of tho Grady
County J'omona Grange has boon
postponed until the meeting to be
held at .Meridian on the first Satur-
day in February N. iM. Driskill mas-
ter announced today.
The election was to have been held
at the meeting Saturday at Cotton-
wood in the southwestern part of
the county. It was postponed until
February.
One hundred delegates attended
the session (Saturday at Cottonwood
Mr. Driskill said. Twenty were given
the fifth degree. W. C. Callarman
district agricultural agent was pres-
ent. ' '
KLAN SECRETARY RETURNS.
New Orleans La. Dec. 5. Vernon
L. Parmelee former secretary of the
local branch of the. Ku Klux Klan
was back in New Orleans today hav-
ing arrived as mysteriously and as
'suddenly as he departed six months
ago.
Parmelee will he given a chance
to re-establish himself . in the com-
munity and pay back to the Ku
Klux Klan the $1000. he has admit-
ted taking to nid his wife's numer-
ous business ventures according to
an official of the klan.
Vresby Churchmen
in K C Meet Heal
Talks a I Opening
(IW Tl wnltnt IVm.)
tt'aiiNn f'llv Wit l). R tVii
hundred wolkeis tin hiding I'O from
Kansas nro tu-ro to Mlend tlio Ijiy-
men" ("imfiTi'iii o of iho Prenby-
ttriiin church.
Governor Henry J. Allen nf Kan-
ana and Rev. Win. Fotilkea nf New
York r' tirnil secn-lury nf thn New
Kra niovemenl wi ro Ihn principal
speaker! at (ho oprnliifj session IuhI
night.
Governor Allen defended (ho In-
dusiriul court.
TURKS AMD ROSS
OUTPLAY ALLIES
Joint Diplomacy of Turkish and Rut-
lian Delegations Checkmate Al-
lid Dlplomata at Lausanne
Conferencs.
Ily 1IKNHV WOOD.
(I'llited 1'le.is StuTf 'nrreHi(itieiit.)
I.uiiHiiiine Dec J. (Jul maneuver-
l!'K of Kuiiipe's K'atertiiieii by tho
Joint diplomacy nf tlio Turkii tiud
KukhIuiih nl Ijiiihaiino
ihoikmiileil tho nllieii.
The Near KaKtern
kIuiuIh ndjoiirned until
wlillo Marquis 'ur.eii
lias neatly
confereneo
Wednesday
M. Jlarrero
und ManjuiH I 'I (arnuil
cable their
Kovernineiii for further
Instruct ions.
The' allies weru unublo to draw
tho Turks Into a declaration of
policy which they could opposo and
the only courso now open to them
In iigain to resort to ultimata.
Tho allied delegations do not con-
ceal their linger with TJiltcherln
who s considered tho prohablo
uuthor of tho present situation.
Tho Husslang presented a plan
for tlio Dardanelles on which It was
thought RiiHsia and Turkey would
stand tori tber but the surprise of
the day cainu when tlio Turks mere-
ly nal(t That tho Hiisslnu plan more
nearly approached thlr wishes but
that they would like to hear the
plans of the allies.
The fiheemo of Rumania to demili-
tarize . the Dardanelles and the
Jllack Sea Is supplied by the allies
but tho Turks and Russians arc en-
deavoring to cause embarrassment
by making the allies como out into
tho open.
B
E
Irish Rebels Resume Guerilla Fight-
ing on Eve of Actual Establish-
ment of the New;
free State.
'(Hy Tim irnitej Press.)
Dublin Dec. 5. -Irish insurgents re-
sumed their guerrilla warfare today
on tho evo of the actual establish-
ment of the Free State.
Sixty "rebels" who ambushed Free
Staters west of Cork were driven off
with machine gun fire. They were
closely pursued and heavy casualties
inflicted as they fled into heavy
woods near Drimoleague.
Following passage of the bills es-
tablishing tlio Free State by the
British house of lords reports of an
irregular coup planned here tonight
fled about Dublin. The Insurgent re-
publicans these reports said are
prepared for a last desperate effort
to prevent the new government from
functioning.
Homes and offices of practically
all members of the dall are being
closely guarded. Uarricndes were es-
tablished about tho provisional par
liament buildings as heavy detach-
ments of troops patrolled these and
other government buildings.
The Free State troops conducted an
unceasing search for rebel leaders.
They raided dozens of houses during
tho night and stopped and searched
pedestrians on the streets.
s
(By The United Tress.)
Oklahoma City Okla. Dec. 5. Ar
rests of Oklahoma county election of-
ficials reached a climax last night
when Tom Heiny county registrar
was arrested by. federal officers on
an indictment brought by the recent
federal grand jury. Heiny was
charged with conspiring with pre-
cinct registrars to deny "qualified
voters their lawful right of suf-
frage according to the Information.
This was the fourth arrest by fed-
eral officers on similar charges.
INSURE
AD
TRAR
OA
S R ESTED
s
VIEWS OF TIGER
USE
Clcmentcau Take! Cauta of France
Directly to President; Spends 4S
Minutes With tha Nation's
Chief Executive.
PLEADS FOR AMERICA
COME CACK TO EUROPE
Tiger Seems Well Pleased; Visits
Lincoln Memorial; Understood to
Have Called Olf Wilton
Meeting Today
Ily A. I IIUADKOUI).
(Culled Prrsn Staff Coireniiiiiieiit )
Washington Di e. G.-Georges
Clenieiici tiu today placed tho cause
of Friinco directly lieforii l'lcslibnt
Harding.
In a fortyflvo mliiulo conference
at tho Wlillo lIoiiKo the Tlcer hiuikIiI
to convince tlio rxeculWo that Atncr-
lc:i should again wield her Highly
liifulcnrcg In old world affairs (o
rtivo tho continent from disaster.
I'leail'lIK fur tho fulled -.States to
"i oiiio back" In l.'urope the veteran
statesman stiiiiui"! up for Mr. Hard
ing the outstanding thonuhls of the
four main addresses which he has
niiide In carrying bis cause direct
to the .American people.
Mr. Harding met tho Tiger In Ihn
oval room of thn Whlto House
which serves as tho executive's of
flee.
After an exchange of friendly
creel ings Clonicnceaii Is said to
have plunged directly Into the story
neatest bis heart the plight ot his
beleved Franco.
Whether thn (wo great world fig-
ures went Into such details as 'the
tripartite alliance of Great Ilrltain
the I'nitcd States ami Frnnco for
tho defense of tho latter country
was not revoaloC.
Clemenecau came from the con-
ference with a smile which seemed
to say that ho was well pleased with
Ids talk with Mr. Harding.
Just after the White House con-
ference it was announced (hat the
Tiger's plans for his call on his col-
laborator at Versailles Woodrow
Wilson bad been postponed until
five o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
This meeting of two ot tho "big
four" at tho world peaco conference
Is understood to have been arranged
over tho telephone by Wilson and
Clemenecau.
Following tho Whlto House visit
tlio Tiger drove to tho beautiful
whlto memorial ot Abraham Lincoln
in Potomac park and again paid
homage to the great American. He
stood with bowed head before the
great marble statue which towers
In the big wi'to structure.
Cleincnccuii was Introduced to Mr.
Harding by Jules J. .lusseland
French ambassador. When ho ap-
peared nt the executive office his
famous slouch hat which almost cov-
ers his eyes was missing and in its
place was a high silk one of the
diplomatic style.
He apparently didn't feel at home
in the new hat. He shuffled out of
tho president's offlco and left it on
Mr. Harding's d"Hk. He didn't niiss
it until ho was in his motor car.
Clomenceau had the opportunity
to present bis caso to two of tho
leading cabinet officers at lunch
today. Seated on his right and left
were Secretary of State Hughes and
Secretary of the Treasury .Mellon.
The luncheon was held at the home
of Henry Wrhite Clemencoau'a Wash-
ington residence
Tonight he is expocted to speak
brlofly before tho Southern Society.
Schumann-Heinck Is
Not Yet Out Danger
(By' The United Tress.) -
New York Dec. 5. Mine. Schumann-Heinck
the noted opera sing-
er who is dangerously ill with
branchial pneumonia at her home in
Garden City is by no means out of
danger according to a bulletin is-
sued by Dr. David Dooman at 7
o'clock this morning.
"Mine. Schumann-Heinck succeed-
ed in getting some sleep however"
said the doctor "and tomorrow will
probably be the turning point."
KANSAS AGGIE MEET TODAY.
Topeka. Kan. Dec. 5. More than
sixty delegates were expected hera
today to attend the opening session
of the sixtv-sixth annual meeting
of the Kansas Agricultural Society
A number of special speakers were
on the program for the meeting.
Among the speakers were experts
from Kansas University and the
Agricultural college ' and Homer
Iteod and F. C. Taylor both ot Kan-
sas City Kan. -
I! S
AT I T
CONGRESS TODAY.
Sonata
Minor calendar bills to bo
(iiKiii up.
Houta. .
Marks (lino pcii'lln presi-
dent JUrdlnii'i riRuhir met-
anr. Appropriation c o in mitt en
puts finishing (inn lies oil
treasury department impropri-
ation bill scheduled to bo In
Iroiluced III HuUtto tomorrow.
Of
Machine Found Hera and Search It
Started for Five Negro Soldiers
Who Beat Up Taxi Man
Near Apache Sunday.
County und city officers Into Mon-
day nflernimn recovered (ho Oakland
six niKoiiiiiblln which was taken from
Charles Parker Iiwtoii icrvlco car
driver lio after bo was beaten and
robbed was left for dead ill a field
two and u half miles ninth of Apa-
ho Sunday night.
According (o Information received
by tho police department and sher-
iff's officu hero Purki r was cnxaged
to bring flvo negro soldiers from
Jawton to Chlckasha. As bo was
driving over tlio public hli;bway near
Apacho tlio negroes assaulted him
and after brutally beating him und
robbing him of nil the valuables on
his person dumped his body In a
field near tho roa I. They took
chargo of tho automobile and drove
It to Chickaidia.
When Parker regained conscious-
ness ho notified' officers in Ana-
darko Law ton and Chlckasha and
a Bearch for tho negrojs was
launched. The abandoned automo-
bile was found Mim.ay- afternoon at
the corner of Second street and Iowa
avenue.
City officers this morning ex
pressed (he belief that tlio negroes
abandoned the car here and then
fled from the city. However a thor-
ough search In tho negro Bection was
being conducted
Negroes Were Deserters?
That tho flvo negroes are desert-
ers from the army camp at Fort Sill
was indicated in an announcement
from Lieutenant HIckey provost
marshal nt Fort Sill stating that
there are seven men absent without
leave from the negro detachment.
Authorities hero have received a
list ot tho names of the men A. W.
O. L together with a description of
each of them. The names contained
in the list nro: William Dull 20
years old; Stuart H. Young 22 years
old; John White 111 years old; John
Graves 25 years old; James Walker
24 years old; Leonard Ijoiir 25 years
old and Marian Kasteiling 22 yearn
old.
CRIAIAL GASES
County Court Endeavoring to Clear
Civil Assignment Today; Ten
Criminal Actions to Get At-
tention Tomorrow.
County court was grinding stead-
ily this morning in an endeavor to
clear the docket for the beginning
of -work on tho criminal assignment
tomorrow morning.
Ten criminal cases are assigned
for trial tomorrow. The county at-
torney's office announced this mor-
ning that the prosecution will bo
ready for trial in all tho cases.
This morning tho caso of C. D.
Dustin vs. J. F. Ferguson was be-
ing tried. Yesterday afternoon the
jury in the case J. F. Sharp vs.
Dave Hill returned a verdict grant-
ing the plaintiff judgment.
Cases Are Continued.
The cases J. M. Gray vs. C. II.
Barnes appealed from justice court;
J. Wenzel vs. E. D. Dustin appealed
from justice court were continued
for the term. J3. F. Wooldridge vs.
Brown Wall and B. F. Wooldridge
vs. A. A. Holmes were continued by
agreement. The cacs State vs".
Trammell and State vs. Weems
were continued until December 11.
Judgment was agreed in the case
McRae vs. Johnson and in the case
Naudain vs. Sharp a settlement was
effected out of court' In the case
Tonini vs. School District No. three
the plaintiff was given ten days to
file an amended petition.
The state won in the confiscation
proceedings against one 1917 model
Ford
RECOVER
CAR
LAWTOW
DRUE
01 ID
E
SAYS INDICATION
American Drilling Company and 8tog
ner Outfit Slated to Drill In
Soon; ' Both Hava Oood
Pay Cat Sand.
ARRASMITII-M'BEE SKID
RIG FOR NEW DRILLING
Hole Carrying Oil Sand Lost; Mutt
Walt IS to 20 Dayi; Holmea
Well Still Tetting Sand;
Other Operation!.
Indication are I lint early next
week Ihn Cblckashn gas field will
bnve ihero timro producers with
several morn wells Hearing tho level
of bo pay Hand mid perhaps onq
or iwo cemented on I liu Mt bins
sand.
The next producers nro lo bn thn
American Drilling company San-
turd farm In Ihn southeast of Ihn
southwest of tho southwest of sec-
tion 2a-.''ti Hw Mild tho Stogner IIUll
Baldwin well Sanfnnl farm In the
southwest of Iho northwest of (he
southwest of Iho Kiiine sih IIoii Thesn
wells cemented about tlio same
lime. One of Iho officials of (he
American Drilling company .stated
(his morning (hat (hey would drill
In early next week. II Is believed
that Ihn Stogner well will bu drilled
in about the same (line.
Skid Rig In Sec. 19.
After trying for a period of some
(en days to loosen (ho fronen cas-
ing Arrasiiilth und Mclten liavo giv-
en ti) Mi" Job und have skidded
their rig on tho Thomas farm sec
tlon lft-5n-7w whern a' pood oil Band
was picked up nt slightly below
11100 feet.
Samples of tho sand - hnvo been
tested and Ihero seems little doubt
In tho minds of oil nienthnt they
will mako an oil well. When they
started to set casing more than two
weeks ngo It became frozen In the
nolo with the bottom Joint about
tOO feet aliovo tho sand. All efforts
to loosen tho casing have pr n
unsuccessful. It Is estimated that
Homo 15 to 20 duys will be required
to drill to tlio level of the sand
again. Tho rig was skidded 100
feet south and work Is to start at
once.
Test Formation In Sec. 12.
Holmes Wharton and Allen In
tho southeast of the southeast of
section 12-fin-Sw nro still testing tho
formations at about the level of the
Nit-bios sand 1300 feet In an effort
lo determlno the advisability of
selling casing.
A. A. Holmes one of the owners
of the well reported some days ago
that they had picked up a gas sand
that had considerable "kick" in It
and that they expected to get a
well. They are testing Iho thick-
ness of tho sand and are today un-
decided about setting casing accord-
ing to K. Z. Allen who Is also in-
terested in tho well. It is consid-
ered to bo a very Important test
for tho reason that it Is fully two
miles north of tho main producing
area.
Rigging Up at Harness.
After a shut down ot several
weeks the offset to the old Harness
well is to got started again for a
tost of a reported sand at around
2500 feet according to those inter-
ested in the well this morning.
Drill stem is oil the ground it is
reported and the work ot rigging up
for the tost Ib under way. This well
has been under way for months.
A contract for four wells was
awarded yesterday by II. B. Spencer
to Gant and Arrasmith in the south-
west of the northeast of section 25-rn-8w
it is reported today. T. F.
Major is also interested In tho prop-
erty it is said.
Other Operators Busy.
Tho Little Nick company south-
east of the southeast of section 26-5n-8w
is drilling at 650 feet.
Ramsey northeast of southeast of
tho northeast of section 27-5n-8w is
drilling at 700 feet. i
Briscoe in the northwest ot the
southwest of section 25-5n-8w has
surface casing set and is drilling.
Briscoe and Mills northeast of
the southeast of section 35-5n-8w is
drilling at 725 feet.
Ohio Fuel Oil company south-
west southwest northwest of sec-
tion 36-5n-8w is drilling at 400 feet.
Grogan et al. northeast north-
east of section 34-5n-8w has spudded.
The Magnolia in the northeast of
the northwest of the. northeast of
section 35-5n-Sw is drilling at around
600 foot.
Tom Hendrick was reported ill
today at his home corner Seven-
teenth street and Alabama avenue.
Wis ailment is stomach trouble.
TWON
W WELLS
0 LOCAL E D
tix-Convict dang
Killed Lanus Is
Confession Made
(Hy T1i I nlM Pn.)
Chicago N-c 6. A Itiind of ex-
convict murdered J do l.nnus tho
wealthy tiiiti'iuolillii denier who wat
found ti hot to death In bis minme
ncfordliiK to an alleged confession
obtained by pollen today.
Four men and a wniiiiin wern held
pending further Investigation ot tho
ciiho. '
Thn alleged statement was Hindu
by Morris Ikirnoslowskl and named
Uirry lleffermtin as thn man who
fired lliu shots which killed tho sn-
ot mobile man.
EFFORT IS IDE
TO KILL OFFICER
Grady Deputies Attltt In Search for
Attailant of McClain County Dep-
uty Sheriff Who Waa 8hot
Latt Night.
Crndy county officers working
with officers from McClain county
this morning wern combing Ihn east-
ern half of this county searching
for Iho assailant of Deputy Sheriff
Johnson at the laltix's homo north
of lilanchnrd last night.
Thn officer according to Informa-
tion available' at (hi) sheriff's office
hero (his morning was called from
his homo Into last night. Ho was
shot as ho stepped out of (ho door
of bis residence. His assailant tied
Into (ho darknrss.
Johnson will recover according to
reports received late this morning
nt the sheriff offlco here. '
Assailant In County.
Karly this morning officers hot
on the trail found clues which In-
dicated that ho bad crossed tho. Mc-
Clain county lino and is in hiding
some pluco In tho eastern part ot
Grady county. Tho bills nnd brush
In this section of tho county are
being scoured in an endeavor to
capture tho assailant It was report-
ed loday nt tho sheriffs office
Oscar Dryden deputy shnrlt' nnd
William F.xloy former special offi-
cer for the Rock Island are assist-
ing tho McClain county officers In
tho search.
Tho McClain county sheriff's of-
fice this morning notified tho sher-
iff's offlco here that officers at Pur-
cell are confident they know John-
son's assailant. They did not men-
tion any names however. It Is said
that threats against Johnson's llfo
had been made.
Police Hold Shivering Crowds Back
While Fuel Boss of State Attempts
to See That Even Distribu-
tion Effected.
Now York Dec. C. Police guarded
East Side coal yards today to hold
shivering crowds at bay as William
H. Wood In stato fuel administrator
attempted to remedy the serious coal
shortage hero.
Railroads coal doalors and con-
sumers were enlisted to aid in con-
servation as tho result of Mayor
Hylan's warning yesterday that in
event of a severe storm or blizzard
the fuel supply hero would be suf-
ficient for only four days.
Woodin's first act was to take ac-
tion to euro profiteering. Sovoral
attempts to charge high prices wero
reported. Tho fuel administrator Im-
mediately fixed prices for "buck-
wheat" and other substitutes.
Hundreds of persons with baskets
sacks and small conveyances swarmed
about coal ayrds in tenement sec-
tions as the weathor became cold
and raw.
THIRTY INJURED
INTRA
iShenandoah Iowa Dec. 5. Thirty
passengers were injured when Wa
bash passenger train No. 14 en-
route to St. Louis hom Omaha was
derailed six miles north of here. A
dozen passengers were rushed to
the hospital here. Others were giv
en first aid treatment in a baggage
car at the scene of the wreck. Most
of the injured suffered cuts and
bruises.
Tho wreck was caused when the
engine tender jumped the track.
Four coaches including a diner and
smoking car were derailed and
rolled over on their sides.
NEW
OR
GUARDED
CL
HUPS
AT LARGE ACA
AFTER DELIVERY
Three Bart of Cell Sawed From Out
aide li Indication; Ladder Lean-
ing Against Wall With
Footprint Near.
ALL LEADS TO BORDER
ARE GUARDED BY COPS
Newt of Seneatlonal Eicapt BroaoV
casted to Officer! In Southern
California; All Roada Ara
Being Watched.
(tlf The I'nIIH rrwj
lxs Angeles !ec. ti.-Tho "bam
iner murderess" Is at large.
Mrs. Clara Phillips sentenced from
ten years to llfo Imprisonment fur
beating Mrs. Alherla Meadows to
death Hindu a daring escnpn enrly
today from Ihn ls Angeles county
Jull ouo of tho strongest prisons In
tho country.
Posses wern orKiinlzed throughout
Southern California to takn up tho
search for the fleeing woman.
Immigration nnd customs officials
wero Instructed to watch for tho
fuglllvoal (bo border as II was be-
lieved she w ould nl tempt to reach
Mexico.
Thn only clues In Iho escnpn
picked lip so fur ended just out
Hide of (ho Jail Wa!';i.
Thero bars had been sawed from
Ihn window In her cell. Thn cutting;
had apparently been donn by somo
one on (he outside ot tho building.
A ladder leaning against tlio wall
gnvo silent testimony as to how the)
murderess stepped from prison. An
automobile with friends was wait
Ing In tho alley below nnd just as
soon ns the escape was carried out.
tho dash to Mexico was started ao
cording to thn theory of officials.
Tho exact time ot her dolivemuco
from prison was not determined.
Mrs. Phillips was In her cell at
2 a. In. today when Mr3. L. I). Fish-
er night matron inndo her usual
tour ot inspection tho matron in-
sisted Tho window ot tho cell hnd been
decorated by a pretty curtain which
served to conceal tho sawed bars
It was learned. The hole In tho
bars was scarcely large enough to
permit Mrs. Phillips to squeezo
through and the Jagged edges of tho
sawed bars caught threads from her
clothing.
Prints of a woman's bare foot
were found under tho window load-
ing to tho point whero tho ladder
had been placed.
Officers telephoned all Mexican
border points in California and Ari-
zona to watch for her.
Guards wero placed on every
rail leading from tho dry deserts
ot Southern California into tha
vastes ot northern Mexico and pn
ho roads which cross from tho gar-
den spots around Sun Diego and tho
Imperial Valley. '
Automobiles scourod tho roadp. Aid
of all peaco officers In Southern
California was Immediately enlisted.
It was pointed out that Mrs. Phil-
lips horselt probably was acquainted
with Northern Mexico and perhaps
with tlio habits of Its pooplo having
lived in Texas and other border
Uates. Sho had somo knowledge
if Spanish
The escape of Mrs. 'Phillips liko
ho crlmo of which she was con-
victed wus without parallel Incrim-
nal annals of California.
She beat Mrs. Meadows who had
been her friend to death with a
hammer when she became jealous of
tho friendship between Phillips and
tho attractive young widow.
Authorities had received warning3
that Mrs. Phillips would escape.
Search was instituted for Armour
Phillips her husband and Harry
Karst who had both recently vis-
ited Mrs. Phillips at tho jail; Karst
was named at the trial as tho man
with whom Phillips had accused his
wife with staying overnight at Camp
Bady in the quarrel which Mrs.
Phillips said led to her jealousy ot
Mrs. Meadows.
If Mrs. Phillips headed for Mexico
she was probably over the line bo-
ore her escape was discovered. She
had only about 150 miles to go over
good roads.
If she escaped at 2 a. m. as jail-
ers believed she w-as free for flvo
or six hours before the alarm was
given.
ROAD CAN REORGANIZE.
(Ty The United Tress.)
Washington Dec. 5. Reorganiza-
tion of the Missouri Kansas & Texas
railroad for several years in receiv-
ership was today authorized by thsj
Interstate Commerce commission.
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Pool, J. Edwin. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 198, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 5, 1922, newspaper, December 5, 1922; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc732380/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.