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Volume Twenty -Two
Chickasha Oklahoma Thursday January 6 1921
Number 5
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LEGION IOSPITA
WOMEN
LEGISLATORS
FOR
5
BILL PROVIDES
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PLANT Sll BEDS
Announcement Made Today Thajt
Measure Would Ctme Before
Both Housea This After-
noon; Legion Boosting
GOVERNMENT TO LEASE
INSTITUTION PROVIDED
Co Back to State at End of Ten
Yeart; Republicans Have Plan
To Make Change In
State Registration
By United Press.
Oklahoma City Jan. 6. Okla-
- homa's only women members of
the state legislature Mrs.
Looney and Mrs. Bessie MeColl-
gin will Introduce a bill In the
senate and house of representa-
tives respectively this afternoon
providing for an appropriation
of $2CO0C0O for a 500 bed hos-
Ital for Oklahoma's soldiers and
sailors they announced.
The American Legion of the
state Is behind the project It
was stated Here.
The bill provides that the
stnte shall build a hospital and
that the federal government
. shall lease and operate It for a
period of ten years. At the end
of that time the bill asks that
the building shall be turned over
to the state. . ;
Plan Change Registration.
By United Press.
Oklahoma Clty Jan. 6. A 1111
v.Mch would chango tho state's reg-
istration law for the voters by pro-
viding tliat tho reglBtratlon machin-
ery 'bo placed In the 'hands of vari-
ous elective officials will he intro-
duced In tho legislature iby the re-
publican majority of tho lower
house.
The republicans proposo to make
the1 county clnrlt chairman of tho
. county election board and tb.3 city
clerk registrars.
The senate was scheduled to con-
vene at 1:30 UiIb -afternoon and tho
house wna slated to go Into session
at 2 o'clock.
Two bills were Intrduced in the
home providing for the extension of
the timo for paying 1320 ad valorem
tax and two bills with the same do-
nlgn wero introduced in the senate.
It is considered that the bills are
fore-runners of v an attempt to set
asido the action of the state hoard
of equalization- making a levy of
1 1-2 mills ad valorem tax. All four
of the 'bills wore introduced by re-
publicans. - '
No party clash arose Wednesday
over the contest 'between W. T.
Drake republican and T. A. 'Parkinson-democrat
ifor tho Eeat in the
house from Wagoner county. Bruce
h. Kecnan of Cherokee introduced a
petition protesting against retaining
Parkinson on the roll call of the
bouse asserting that Drake was
elected by a vote of il475 to 1416.
The protest was referred to the com-
mittee on elections.
Tho committee announced by
Speaker Schwabe Wednesday Is conv-
posed of It. H. Matthews of McAlos-
tir chairman C. L. Tytee of Okmail:
pe E. G. Sharp of Guthrie Roy V.
Harp of Fairviow Bruce IL. Keenan
of Tahlfiquah A. E. 'Craver of Bart-
lesville J. W. 'Stfiffen 'of LaKemp
Braver county Victor M. Locke jr.
of Antlers W. A.- Shofleld of Still-
well Adair county R. C. Hardie of
Norman and Thomas F. Gorman of
Oklahoma City. Gorman is the only
democrat.
J. L. Trevathan of El Reno a re-
publican first announced his opposi-
tion to the resolution providing the
seven doorkeepers. He said such of-
fices were purely political sinecures
and that In view of republican cam-
paign promises to reduce expenses of
government he thought the em-
ployes should be reduced. Matthews
who introduced the- resolution re-
. (Continued on page eight)
'DID THEY SHIMMYf
By United Press.
Madison Win. 'Jan. 6. Adju-
tant General llolway ordered
an Investigation Into Monday
night's - Inaugural ball held at
the state capltol hero. State of.
flclals donlned today that thoro
had boon any hlmiiiyltig or
drinking of Intoxicating liquor
at the hull as per ruinora clr-
ctilutud.
TUTTLE TEST !S
IN CAS SHOWING
S
At Around 1800 Feet Gas Sand Is
Found; Is Thin and Passed up;
Makes Fourth Showing
In Last 150 Feet
That a strong showing of gis wai
encountered in tho' test of tbo Tut-
'lo Oil and Gas company on tho
Thomas-farm a mllo and a half
south of Tuttlo was tho statement
mado by Dr. A. E. ilcnnings direc-
tor of the company in a telephone
conversation this morning.
"Wo passed through" about a foot
of gas sand yesterday at around 180(1
feet" said Dr. Hunnings. "It was a
mighty good chewing of gas but of
courso not stron enough to blow
mud out of tho hole.- This mnkes
tho fourth gas showing we have.
struck in drilling tho last l.'O feet
but the gas we hit yesterday was
the strongest encountered so far."
The drillors nro proceeding slowly
and with much caution Dr. llen-
nings stated. They aro making dou-
b'e hole as they' foel their way to
lower levels. That is tfiey aro "rat-
tailing" down with a wmall bit and
testing tho formations then enlarg-
ing the 'hole with tho regular sized
bit.
"We feel very miich encouraod
and aro making steady hole" said
Dr. Hennings. "We believe that the
gas .showings wo have been picking
up from time to time ro the best
indications posinle."
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By United Press. '
Louisville Jan. G. Govornor Mor
row will keep his hands off tho to
bacco situation ho indicated today
unless the difficulties between plan-
tors and warehouse owners deve:op
into violence.
Governor Morrow has under his
consideration plans for a statewide
conference of tobacco growers and
buyers in tho hope of avoiding a re-
petition of tlie night rider warfare
which In the past has invarlbly fol
lowed a slump in the market.
LOCAL SCOUTS LOST '
TO RU8H SPRINGERS
In charge of William Denhanv the
team from the Junior division of the
scout commissioner a basketball
Boy Scout organization played the
Rush Springs scout team yesterday
afternoon. The Rush Springers won
by a score of 20 to 15.
Tho Chickasha team was greatly
outweighed but not outplayed. Al-
though they lost by a small score
the Chickasha lads were ahead un-
til tlie last few minutes of play when
the Rush Springs management substi-
tuted a tall lad whose plSrying turn-
ed the tide. -A
return game will be played in
the Armory hall here Friday night.
The admission price will be 10 cents
and money taken in will be used
in paying the expenses of the vis
iting team.
This country produced 54 'billions
of wealth in 1919 the farm Industry
alone contributing 25 'billions
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Meeting Called for City Hall at 7:30
No Collection to be Taken But
Plant for Campaign be
Laid
ATHLETIC FIELD WILL
BE RESULT VIEWS SAY
Purpose to Make Good on Stove Lea-
Cue Promise to Build Park If
Baseball Men Furnish
. Ground for Plant
Tho Buy-a Plunkors aro getting
ict for th9 mooting tonight at tt:e
city hall when tho organisation that
Is to put over tho inovenwtit to
build tho grandstand bleachers and
fenco of the athletic field cast of
tho Rock Island tracks In order to
keep faith with the Chickasha Base-
ball association in tho promlso to
coiiHtruct tho buildings if tho asso-
ciation would furnlsHt tho ground.
A slant through the foggy atmos-
phere this morning gave tho Impres-
sion that tho Buy-a-Planker in
Chickasha ranked numerically strong-
er than any other species within
tho gates of tho city. Start up tho
street today and before you had
gone a 'block some half a dozen en-
thusiasts ' had but ton Soled you and
anked If-you wero going to attend
tho Buy-a-Plank meeting at tho city
hall tonight.
It's Simply "Catchln"'
' If small pox scat let fever or any
one of tho killers to which man
falls holr at times should "break
out" in Chickasha and spread ai
rapidly as bus tho first proposal of
the Stovo League to "buy a plank"
the census lakers would havo a very
ftard Job in the future here. That's
tho impression you get from scraps
of conversation anywhere in Chick-
awha. They talk it on the streot car
in tho offices 'stores garages ma-
chine shops' and 'around tho family
dinner table they are talking "buy-a-plank."
"It's tho best thing f have hoard
-if" said T. T. Montgomery super-
'ntend of city schools today. "I feel
Hire that tho students of the. junior
ni senior lliigh schools' 'will 'be for
he proposition 100 percent and 1
Milnk every one of them will
want to buy a iplank.
"Means Much to School"
"Tho 'plan means much to the
Chickasha 'schools" Mr. Montgomery
continued. "It means en athletic
field for lha Chickasha high school
( (Continued on page eight)
New Building on
Chickasha Avenue
Being Completed
Construction of . tho Walker and
Dickens building at 222 Chickasha
avenuo is (being completed this
week by Cha3. Steckler contractor.
The building is a two-story brick
construction 25 foet in width and
100 feet in length.
On tho first floor of the new
building will be ; the dining room
kitchen and storeroom of the Little
Leo Huckins cafo. The second story
will bo a rooming houso contain
ing ten rooms a bath. and a lobby
18 feet by 20 feet.
The building was constructed with-
out interfering with the operation of
the cafe' which occupied a small
frame building over which .the sec-
ond story of the new building was
built. - - '
PREPARE FOR CENSUS.
Material to be used in tlie taking
of the Grady county school census
during the period beginning January
10 and ending January 31 is being
sent out from the office of H: F.
Allen county superintendent of pub-
lic Instruction. The census will be
taken in every school district in
the county by the clerks of the
school boards
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WEATHER FORECAST '
.For Oklahoma
Tonight and Friday uiiKot- !
tied. Colder Friday.
Local Temperature. i
4' Maximum 60; Minimum 37. 4!
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HEEDS! CITY
ABE
BY
Suggestions for Making Chickasha a
Better City In Which to Live
Are Made by Junior High
School Faculty
Suggestions for making Chickasha
i bettor city and to host her candl-
lacy in tlie "Better Cities" contest
iavo boon submitted by the Junior
ligh school faculty.
"These aro merely a few su ;";
Jons that if carried out will muko
Chickasha a better city In which to
Ive" said J. F. Hatcher principal
jf the Junior high school In an-
nouncing tho suggestions. "There
ire many other things that can bo
done and should be done" tie added.
Tho suggestions submitted by tho
Junior high school teachers follow:
General Clean-up: Remove Bhacks
from Chickasha avenuo; remove deb-
ris from all tho vacant lots of the
city.
Improvements: Cindor the bad
roads; Improve tho down-town pavo-
ments; build new sidewalks on !)th
Htreet; also connect all city schools.
Clean up and Improve FrlBco sta-
tion; try to get parkr -nd flowers
about all tho railroad stations; In-
stitute a 'system of -garbage removal
from tho private homes every other
day.
Plant more trees all over the city
and protect tho beautiful trees
which are already In the city. En
courage evpry family in Chickasha
to clean up tho yard plant grass
and folwers put in water and elec-
tric lights.
Build a modern high school ade-
quate to tho needs of the city of
Chickasha; build a new County
Court ' house 'surrounded by trees
grass and flowers with adequate
electric lighting facilities about the
grounds.
A modern apartment houBe; swln
m.ing pool improved street car ser-
vice; a paint and build movement.
An awakened public sprit; an elec-
tric wiliile ;way. for Chickasha ave-
nue; a big electric sign for tho City
of Chickasha.
' Park System: A system of parks
and playground amusements coin
monsurate with the needs' and de-
mands of Chickasha. This would in-
clude a baseball park a football
field a track and tennis court cro-
quet courts and suitable playground
apparatus situated at convenient
places. There should be established
a County Fair grounds close in.
The boulevard from. Minnesota
Avenuo around by O. C. W. 'should
be rushed to completion. Every en
deavor should be put forward to (lis-
pose o the '$100000 worth of bonds
which the city now holds for Bale.
Insist on a garden at the homo
of every tamlly whereever possible.
Encourage the public to refrain from
throwing waste-paper fruit peelings'
and other trash on 'the streets and
sidewalks and about public buildings.
. Install a system of street mark-
ings as ia used in all up-to-data
citios.
Improve the Toads in every direc-
tion about Chickasha.
Bring pressure to boar on the Cor-
poration Commission to givo Chick-
asha a "better telephone 'system'.
Encourage every person wherever
he may be to speak a kind word for
C&ickasha. "
CORK MAYOR PAROLED.
. '
By United Press.
. Washington Jan. Donald O'Cal-
lahan lord mayor of Cork has 'been
paroled by Secretary of Labor Wilson
pending decision in his case. O'Cal-
laghan recently arrived In this coun-
try as a stoaway and without passports.
OUTDID
PEDAGOGUES
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SOUTH TRIP
f
Ind an Runners Keen Watch on
White Northern Highway for
First Sight of U. S. Air-
men Homeward Bound
USE FASTEST DOG TEAM
IN NORTHERN COUNTRY
Abandon Expedition When Natives
8ay Impossible for Ordinary
Animals Make Round
Trip and Keep up
(Copyright by tho Unltod Press)
1 MiH tiro Out. Jan. 6. Somewhere
beyond the imrtliorn horizon tho
Uireo Intrepid Americans Lieuten-
ants 'Ilinton Farrell and Kloor who
landed from a naval balloon on De-
cember '14 at a point 15 miles north
of Moose Factory after having
flown from. Rockaway Point "N. Y.
wero mushing along tody on their
southward Journey.
The alert Indian runners who
have been plying between tho on-
coming Americans and this northern
outpott of civilization are keeping a
closo watch on the wblto northern
highway for the first glimpso of
tho American aviators.
T'.iey are expected to arrlvo horo
on Sunday but their arrival may bo
delayed to some extent owing to a
thaw which has made tho going
harder.
Excitement Runs High.
A3 the hours pass tho tension
hero increases. Excitement bas been
running high since tho receipt of
the news that tho Americans wero
safo and were mushing for tills
point. Plans are going forward for
a rousing reception that 4s to bo ac-
corded tho iballoonlsts when they ar-
rlvo at this point.
The idea of sending out an exne.
dltion to meet the Amprlcans bas
been abandoned and Mattlce citizens
as well as hardy northerns who has
learned of the coming of the bal-
loonfsts and have gathered here to
welcome thorn will simply bide tholr
time as best tf.iey can until the dog
train of the Americans arrive here.
With the expedition half formed
and the starting time all set the
plan was abandoned when natives
pointed out that the dogs of such
an expedition would be unablo to
make the round trip and keep up
with - tho dogs that tho Americans
are using.
This dog team Is said to be com-
posed of the fastest Bledge tdam of
tho entire north.
New Meat Market
Will Be Opened
en Chix. Avenue
A new meat market will be opened
here next week at 406 Chickasha
avenue in the building formerly
occupied by tho United Millinery
company. .
The Empire Meat company owners
of meat markets in Lexington MoJ
El Reno and Enid are establishing
the new market here. A complete
line of fresh and cured meats fish
and oysters will be carried in. stock
W. A. Benton member of tho firm
declared this morning.
Tho market horo will ( be under
the management of W. A. Benton
and F. E. Benton brothers. Clyde
Benton tho third member of tho firm
Is in charge of the Enid markot.
rians are to tpen the store here
some time during the latter part
of next week.
LOCAL LAD GETS
SOUTHERN CONTRACT
Cotton Kearco a local lad ha3
been asked to sign a Little . Rock
Southern League contract. The con-
tract was received this week by
Kearco. "
During the 1920 season Kearce
played semi-pro ball In different
cities in Oklahoma. (He Is an 'ln-
f (elder.
Kerce probably will sign the con-
tract he stated todc.
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4 BANK TO REOPEN ! I
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By United Press.
4 Checotuh Jan. Tho Com- 4
mnri'lut National bank of Che- 4
cotuh which Institution was
forced to clnso Us doors fallow- 4
Ing tho sulcldo of A. O. John-
sou Its president hero Tuemliiy 4
4 when a shorlugn of $JS.OO0 was
4" revealed will re-open 'Kuturduy
according to tho cashier's state- 4
wont today
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'ANTI-RAT' MEET
IS CALLEO HEBE
FOR FRI. MIGHT
Firms Heads Operating Delivery
Services Asked be at Chamber
Rooms to Get Plana for
Waging Campaign
A call was Issued today by tho
Chamber of Commerce officios for
a meeting at tho rooms of tho
chamber tomorrow night at 7:30 tho
" ...v..ip .life iu mjr
plans for tho "rat-kllllng" that Is
scheduled to start hero on January
17.
It was Btated by C. C. officials
that It is especially desired that the
business men of Chickasha who
operate delivery soivlces such as
grocers mai kots cleaners or a ay
firm that maintains delivery wagons
or cars that ply regularity among
the residences of Chickasha bo pres-
ent at tho meeting tomorrow night.
The plan of campaign aa outlined
by those in charge is that tho do-
livery services of the city distribute
on their regular calls to tho resi
dences cards wIiIcOl havo been pro-
pared. These cards aro to bo hung
up In tho houujH as a reminder that
the rat .killing period starts Jn
Chickasha on January 17 and con-
tinues for a week.
It Is tho plan of tho campaigner
to get thoso cards into every 'home
in 'Chickasha ibeforo January 17 jn
tho hope that the drive against tlie
rats will be made general on theit
day and will continue until there is
a decided dearth of rodents In the
city. Definite plans of tho campaign
will be explained at the meeting to
morrow night. I
TRADE GOVERN
fit
By United Press.
London Jan. 6. Russia's military
campaign next summer will bo gov-
erned by tho outcome of hor trade
negotiations it became apparent
here today. Her trade it is believed
will determine what region is to bo
attacked as well as tho time for
tho campaign
Trade with the British has been
held in abeyance for more than six
months but a sort of unofficial com-
merce has been built up as a nucleus
for tho full resumption of trade
relations. The abeyance was brought
about by tho British demands that
the Soviets cease scattering propa-
ganda.
FILIPINOS WILL FLY
By United Press.
Washington Jan. 6. An aerial
mail and passenger service is to bo
established between Manila and the
other principal ports of tho Philip
pine Islands itwas announced here
today. To inaugurate this service.
the Bureau of Insular Affairs has
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CAMPAIGN
purchased five flying boats from theitory. Tlie other frame building is
Navy Department. The flying per-j being used as a recreation room. It
sonnei win consist or .tniny i - ntiip -
piuB mmioiitti uuara oincers. lae se
vice is expected to start soon after
the first of next year.
The Grady County Medical society j"
will meet tonight in the mayor's of-!
fice at the. city hall it was announci
ed today by officers Of the organiza
tion. The meeting is the regular
monthly session of tfie society and
will be called t oordcr at 7:30.
0 FINISH
WORK
HERE THIS WEEK
L1
St. Joseph Academy Building N
earing
of
Completion; Using Part
I100.0CO Structure Now
Is Advice
IS STRICTLY MODERN
BUILDER POINTS OUT
r
Fireproof Featurea Abound; Will be
Used as Dormitory for Girls
and Class Rooms Say
Plans Announced
Finishing touches nro beng applied
this week to the new f 100003 St.
Joseph Acndemy building northeast
corner of Saventh street and Colo-
rado avenue.
The first and second Btorles havo
been completed nndnow aro bplnj
used. Chns. I). Fltzglbbons superin-
tendent of construction announced
today Hint ho hoped to complete the
basement within the next ton days.
Mie of dark mult faro brick cut-
stono trimming concrete stoel am!
hardwood -tho building Is "I."
Bhaped which gives every room Si t
outsldo exposure. On each sldo of
tho building Is a concreto firo es-
cape nt the head of ' whitft .i a
small concrete porch. Tlie halls fivo
feet ln width and extending through
tho (full length of tho building lead
to the first escape. This arrangement
according to Mr. Fltzglbbms do-
creases to tho minimum tho possi-
bility of losti of llfo 'by firo. Tho
building In fire proof and contains nit
tho Into nntl-firo features tho con-
tractor says.
The Basement.
In tho basement is the fallowing
roomi: kitchen 21 font-by 22 feet;
children's dining room 22x10 fpot
containing a pantry xl6 feet; sis-
tors' dining room. 12x20 feet; visit-
ors' dining room 12x12 feet; vego-
tablo cellar 8x8 foet.
Community room 20xlC feet;
study room Vx20 foot; sewing
roonn 1Sx20 feet; day scholars'
lunch roonr Hfx20 feet; Iixtkor room
12x2!) feet; shower room 12x20 feet.
Class-rooms are located on the
first floor which Is divided into the
following rooms: five class-room
ranging from. 21 to 2 iJ feet and each
containing cloak room nx9 feet;
commercial department's room 12c
20 foot; chemical laboratory llxll
feet; art studio 14x18 feet; reception
rooiTN 20x24 tfect; IiiuhIc room 20x28
foet siib-dividcdinto five small prac-
tice rooms; office I"xli) feet.
Dormitory on Second. h
The two g.irl's dormitory rooms
'20x39' feet are located on tlii sccon l
floor. Other rooms pn the second
floor are: chaM?l room 2 :i x 1 ;t feet;
eight private rooms for slaters each
0x12 feet and containing closet. 2x1
feet j linen closet 58 feel; sisters
warfbt room lRx!) feet; two wash
roonvt for girls 12x20 feet; four pri-
vate rooms for stuilcnta 8 1-2x1 U'
foet eadii containing closet 2 1-2x1
Deet. J
- "This building is ono of the mot
up-to-date modern structures of the
kind I 'have ever constructed" said
Supt. Fitzfvibbons yesterday. "Tho
dormiltory and living rooms contain
all the modern conveniences as do
tho wash rooms and tho class-rooma
It's modern In every respect."
Only girls will ibo housed in the
new dormitory. One of the two
frame buildings which were moved
to tho southwest corner of the St.
Joseji'i Academy ' block when work
on the new modern building was be-
gun is being usod as a boy's dormi-
contains a play-room' and readl
rooms.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ; j" '
A marriage licese was issued ye3-
terday In Oklahoma City to W. N.
Crofford. age 54 of Chickasha" and'
Mary Elizabeth James of Oklahoma
City.
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