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Vol. Twenty-Three.
Chlckasha Oklahoma Thursday 'June S 1922.
Number 47
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CASH FOR BOrillS
FROM DEBTS DUE
IONS BELIEVE
Senate Finance Commlttet Reports
Bill Informally; Saye Next Three
Ytar PaymanU Will Coma
From Interest.
NO ADDITIONAL TAXES
SEEN IN REPORT MADE
Provide! for Adjusted Pay; Certlfl-
catea of Insurance Training;
Home Aid; Believe Certifi-
cates Will Be Popular.
By KKNNKTH CLARK
(Unllnl Press Stuff Correspondent.)
Washington Juno 8. Sonata con-
nldcrntlnn of llm revised soldier
lion UK Mil was hlorkcil temporarily
todny.
Senator Williams of Mississippi
democrat Interposed nn objection
when Senator MlK'hiiiIkt chairman
of tho finance commliloe presented
mo report ami axko.i unanimous
.w.m.-.n umi ii ..mi. inn nu.iH-
...... ..... I I. ..rsi..in.. .. I
mr.c.i ny mo sennto. i;nniunioua
consent was required because . tho
scnal now Ih considering tho tariff
bill under a previous agreement.
W'lllnma gave no reason for IiIh
action H rid MeCumber nnnounred lie
Would again utli'inpt to Inlroduco
tho report luler In tho dny.
Washington Juno 8 Belief Mint
tho caxh nocosxary for the soldiers
bonus bill will lie obtained fr-:n in
tereHt payments nn tlis allied debt
to tho United States wn. evprcssrd
by republican member.! ot tho aen-ve
finance 'committee todny Informally
reporting tho ndjuxlot compensation
measure to tho ar-n.i'-).
Tho report accompanying tho blii
declares that tho bomu can bo paid
during tho next th.'te years without
additional taxation nrA that after
that fho money ran In il)talnet'
through reduction In governmental
expenditures and naymoiit't on the
foreign debt.
Tho action of Chain. aii AloCum-
bor In presenting the bill to the
nenato makes It posilbie for conald-
eratlon of It to start at any time
republican leaders de-t'te.
Total Cost EfiMmntcrf.
The total and eventual coat of the
senate bill was estimated nt 384."-
CilMSl with tho Btalemnnt that 4-
4r8l!l!l perxonB who served In tho
military or naval forces during the
war will receive lis benefits.
"Tho world war foreign debt com-
mission" says tho report of Mo
Cumber "has already taken stops to
refund the demand obligations of
foreign countries Into long term so-
curities and It Is hoped will be ablo Marie of Rumania woro married to-
to secure such obligations In tho (iay n Belgrado cathedral.
very near futuro and that it will be
posslblo for the foreign governments
to provide for the Immediate pay-
ment of Interest thereon that such
Interest can be used toward defray-
Ing the expenses authorized under
this act.
"It is believed tho United Slates
can count on receiving interest pay-
ments from now on such payments
aggregating about $200000000 per
annum. This would be nearly throo
times the amount necessary to meet
the obligations created by this bill
lor the first two years."
"If it does become nocessary to
Impose additional taxation It Is be-
lieved wo can better determine tho
amount of tlie' 'nocessary levy and
the methods of distributing such
burdens for tho future at a later
date when the future1 condition of
the treasury will be more accurately
established."
The Five Provisions.
Briefly the McCumber bill pro-
vides an option of five plans for ad-
justed compensation.
1 Adjusted service pay limited
to veterans whoso service credit is
not more than $50.
2 Adjusted service certificate
permitting tlie veteran to receive a
paid-up insurance payable at the end
of twenty years and allowing $1.23
a day for domestic service and $1.75
for foreign. The bill further pro-
vides banks may loan on this cer-
tificate up to fifty per cent of full
value.
3 Vocational training aid at the
expense of the government to an
amount equal to his. adjusted serv-
ice plus 40 per cent at the rate of
$1.73 per day.
4Trarm or. Jiome aid enabling
veterans to jt;eqeive from government
for purpose of making . improve-
ments on homes or to make pay-
ments on home or farm an amount
equal to his adjusted service credit
plus 25 per cent
5 Land . settlement aid which
gives a veteran preference on the
opening rot public or Indian lands
and on all reclamation projects now
In existence or hereafter established.
.The committee estimated that 73
per cent of. the veterans will elect
the certificate plan 22 per cent
the farm home and land settlement
aid and 2 per pent vocational
training.
)
TAIT CETS REPRIEVE.
WILL WAIT ON COBEN
(Mr TU I'nlM Pr)
Oklahoma I'll y Juno g. -flnvwnnr
J. fl. A. Robertson ha granted re
prieve in William II. Tell sentenced
lo death for llin murder of Russell
Hiritu tnxl driver at iJiwton.
The governor advanced llio dntn
of eiecuilon from Juno II lo July 2l.
Ttio iMNiioniinint wn mndn to a
I to aKn Cleo (ioliln who n4 con-
vlcti'U nn I ho same charge lltno to
complete hi IcrhI tlcfenxo.
Plnchot After Winning May Pri
maries Finds Another Fight
Ahead Over 6tate Chairman
of Republicans.
Iliirrlxlmrg Juno 8. Tho rcpubll-
enn "iiiik lilno" of 1'i-n iih- vuula re-
laxes to "Hlny licked."
Dcxplto tho fact Unit C.lfford Pin-
I'hot in tlio Mnv nrimnrlcs bottled
l0 organisation over anil won tho
gubernatorial noinlmillon for lilm
... r f)l HV lln IX flicril I I I timx-
po.t of Rnn mvlnK to fKlt t10
machine" for party lenilerHhlp.
When tho republican slate com
mittee meelH In Philadelphia Sat-
urday to select a Ktnto chairman.
Plnchot will be opiHim'd not only by
tho regular "old guard" leaders who
lought him In llm primary rampalKn
hut by practically every nomlneo as
well.
Tho organisation In determined
lhat tho prexent Recretary of the
slato committee W. Marry Baker
ono time protege of Holes Penrose
shall be elected chairman.
I'inchot tins broach listed a call to
county committeemen to select (!rn-
oral Axher Miner ono legged world
war hero of tho Argonue. I'inchot
1WS pp(xltloii ( the organl
gadon candidate on tho fact that
linker practically led tho fight
against him In tho primary cam-
paign. With All Plcturesqueness of Tradi
tion Rumanian Princess Becomes
Bride of King Elexander
of Jugo-Slavia.
(Ily Tin t'nilwl Prwu.)
Belgrade Juno 8. With all tho
picturesque ceremonies handed down
by Serbian tradition King Alexander
n nilor of Jugo-Slavia and Princess
All tho color and life of tho Bal-
kans was represented In cheering
thousands that lined the wedding
route whilo every monarchy and re-
public of Europe had Its official rep-
resentatlve at the elaborate nuptials.
KiiiR Alexander had no best man
and Mario no bridesmaids. Serbian
tradition prescribes that a Koom or
sponsor shall act for tho bridegroom
and hold tho wedding crowns over
tho hands of the couplo after they
are pronounced man and wife. Tho
Duke of York actod as Koom.
A master of ceremonies directed
mo course oi ma miuuma mm waa
In attendance upon tho brido whoso
parents King Ferdinand I and Queen
Marie of Rumania witnessed tho cere-
mony. Hundreds of Young Serbian girls
dressed in white and carrying daisies
formed a guard of honor at the
cathedral door.
Thousands of troops and special
police surrounded the cathedral and
lined the wedding route to ' prevent
a rumored attempt against Alexan-
der's life by dlscontenated Croats or
Slovenes.
Battler Reported
Dead Coming Back
Philadelphia Juno 8 Bobby Bar-
rett pugilist erroneously reported
dead yesterday following his defeat
by Lew Tendler is recovering today
from the effects of the severe beat-
ing he took in that bout.
His death was announced yester-
day by Samuel B. Salus Tendler's
lawyer who misunderstood a tele-
phone inquiry as to the truth of the
death rumor lor an actual notifica-
tion that Barrett was dead. Salus
notified Phil Classman Tendler's
manager and told him to get Tendler
and come to the district attorney's
office to get matters straightened
out. The promoters of the bout
heard of this and Immediately went
to the district attorney's office where
they were informed the report was
untrue.
LEWIS FEDERAL CLERK.
Oklahoma City Juno 8. Edward
H. Lewis of Hugo formerly In the
Indian service has been appointed
United 'States deputy district court
Qlerk It was announced today.
NOT STAY LICKED
ROYALTY
AS 1
SUIT NOW FILED
Railroader Declares Injured Perma
nently; Asks Rock Island Pay
Him Sum 150000; Sayt
Accident at Bayre.
Damages In tho amount of f.'.O.doO
for personal Injuries received while
In tho employ of (tin company ara
sought In a suit Inxtlluted In tho dlx
trlct court of (irudy county by II K.
Cooper agalnxl tho Chicago Hock In
land and Pacific. Hallway company.
Cooper alleges In Ilia petition that
on or about May 18 ho was employed
to work In and about tho company's
round houxo at Sayre Okla. and Hint
while working around tho turn table
Hiixtaluod serious and permanent In-
juries Tho petition alleges "that
tho position of pluliiliff and tho man-
ner of doing tho work was danger-
ous and iinsafo and was known by
defendant to bo dangerous and un-
safe." Tho plaintiff alleges Hint his In-
juries aro such ax to cnuxo him great
bodily pa In and suffering. In addi
tion to tho SMl.iiQO damages ho axks
cost of the suit.
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Uiuii
Road from 8ulphur to HolH Is Added
to Ozark Trails Syitem; Cement
Road Is Retained at Law-
ton Meeting.
A new division of tho Ozark Trulls
In Oklahoma was organized at the
meeting held Wednesday in Law Ion.
according lo J. W. Comer secretary
of tho Chamber of Commerce who
represented Chickaxha at tho meet
ing.
This division of which I'. P. Duffy
of Duncan secretary of tho Duncan
Chamber of Commerce Ih secretary
extends from .Sulphur to llollls
Okla. via. Duncan Lawton and Al-
ius. A representative of tho di-
vision will bo appointed In each
town on tho branch and In this way
it Is believed tho road can be kept
In first class condition.
Becauso of tljo improvement which
had been mado on the road and be-
causo of the axsuranco from the
Cement delegation thai the hard-
surface road project recently started
Micro would ho continued It was
voted to retain tho Cement branch
in tho O-T system. Much work re-
cently has been dono on this branch
of the Trull and indications are Mr.
Comer says that it will bo kept In
first class condition.
Ono hundred delegates represent-
ing many towns and cities in this
section of tho state attended tho
meeting yesterday In Lawton.
I0TE ON STRIKE
Union Leaders Say Matter of Quit-
ting Jobs Will Be Left Up En-
tirely to Rail Workers Affect-
ed by Wage Cut.
(Ily Tlie railed Tress.)
Cincinnati Juno 8. Tho vote of
the railroad workers on tha strike
question may bo tho only answer of
railroad union chiefs to tho state-
ment of six railroad executives is-
sued in Chicago declaring strike
talk tho result of union agitation.
B. M. Jewell head of the railroad
employes department of American
Federation of Labor said hero to-
day he would make no reply to the
executives' statement for the pres-
ent. "Personally I do not attempt to
say what tho workers want" said
Jewell. "The strike vote nowtboini;
taken will reveal that. The work-
ers are to cast that vote freely and
express their own minds.
"I do not know what the officers
of our department will want to do
about the railroad executives' state-
ment. I shall take it up with them
but for the present I do not expect
there will be any formal reply."
The strike vote i3 returnable
June 23 Jewell and tho other offi-
cers ot the department having ad-
vanced tho date late yesterday from
June" 30 tho original return day. No
reason was assigned for tho change
but it was . regarded here as indi-
cating the union chiefs' intention of
putting the strike into effect on July
1 the day the wage cuts ordered
by tho railway labor board become
effective it the men vote in favor
ot striking.
BABE HITS FOURTH.
Chicago June 8. Babe Ruth hit
his fourth homer of the season in
the Yanks-W'hlte Sox game here to-
day in the first Inning. Robertson
was the victim
ORGAN ZE NEW!
n Pin
u 1 1 1
1L
BE NSW H
REED WILL CONTINUE
CAMPAIGN HE STATES
Wr Tl I'nlM l'ri )
Carnilhersvllln Mo. Junn 8. Sen
alor James A. Heed Mlxxuurl today
denied tho attack of llfuexs which
forced hint to atop spesklng hero last
night was anything Merlon.
"It wns Just a light attack of
cramps" Hood told llin Culled Tit-hs
I'm going right ahead fur my ram
pnlgn for re eled Ion."
T REBELS AT
BELLEEK REPORT
Airplanes Howltiers Armored Car
Used to Drive Irish from Bor-
Ive Is Looting; Many In-
cendiaries Reported.
REPUBLICAN ARMY HAS
SNIPER CREW AT WORK
8ay Are Well Equipped With Latest
Type of American Rifle; Exten-
sive ILootlng; Many In
cendiary Fires Set.
(Mr Th iniiH r.r.
London Juno 8. Iltilbh troops
will hold free xtale territory laken
act ion iimiinxt Sinn i'elnerx on
tho I'lxler Uirder until danger In
I'lxter Ix removed the colonial of-
flee announced thix afternoon.
Tim Pidllgoc-llnlleek operation has
been completed the communiqiio an-
nounced and British troops will
withdraw nflcr reaching a satisfac-
tory agreement with tb provixlenul
government with regard lo tranqulli-
znllon. London Juno 8. British troops
captured Belleek today according to
an announcement from Belfast.
Airplanes howitzers and armored
cars wero used by the British In their
advance upon and rapture of tho
border town according to Dublin ad-
vices which doHcrlbod tho defenders
as free stato troops.
The Dublin dispatches said tho at-
tack Involved n largo sealo move-
ment. Tho defenders fired upep tho
advancing British whereupon their
artillery opened fire shilling Belleek
fort which Is on tho froo stato side
of tho border.
Are Well Equipped.
Belfast June 8. Thousands of re-
publican rebels concentrated nt Rap-
boo aro armed with tho latest typo
of American rifles it was reported
hero today.
Bombing and burning of business
premises In Bedfast broko out afresh
today. There was extensive looting
along tho Incendiarism.
Armed rebels looted Lord Clan-
carthy's mansion at Balllnasloo and
ordered loyalties to leave town on
penalty of death.
Several thousand British troops
arrived at Londonderry it is reported.
Rebels Driven Back.
Londou June 8. British troops to-
day drovo republican insurgents
from tlie vicinity of Belleek on the
Ulster border.
Two hundred infantry supported
by artillery entered the town early
this morning and wero expected to
consolidate their positions during the
day.
Rebel opposition was confined to
sniping the main republican forco
retreating from behind Belleok into
free stato territory.
SMALL BOY INJURED.
Whilo playing this morning Charles
Daniels small son og Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Daniels CTi Choctaw ave-
nue sustained painful injuries to
the left foot.. Tho achilles tendon
in the lad's foot was severed. He
was removed to his home after un-
dergoing treatment in a local hos-
pital. Senate.
Discussion on tariff.
Conference on army appro-
priations bill.
Sub-committee bearings on
naval appropriations bill.
Hearings on auti-lynching
bill.
Sub-committeo on banking
and currency.
Commerce hearings on riv-
ers bill.
House.
Considers routine business.
Immigration committee hears
Mrs. Maud Wood Pnrke presl-
' dent of the National Lcaguo
of Women Voters on natura-
lization.
Interstate commerce com-
mittee hearing on railroad
bill..
. Judiciary committee hoar-
ing on the Bacharach public
utilities bill.
Agricultural committee hear-
ing on grain futures. 4
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BR TISH
TROOPS
LIQUOR
CHARGES
FILED IN COURT
Four Arrested In Connection With
Nabbing of Still Accused; One
Makes Bond; Children Figure
In Court Action.
Unlawful poxKoxHloii of Intoxlcnt-
Iiir liquor Ih alleged In a charge
filed lain yesterday afternoon In
county court ngalnxt Murk Weems
and his wife Minnie Wccmx: Lark
McCehtKt and Jim Carxon.
They w ero arrest i d Wednesday
when officers raided a farm In llm
Bailey neighborhood uncovered a
den I hey believed was being uxed
o rnnkn whiskey seized n Ht ill. a
quantity of whlxkey and luiixh.
When arraigned thix morning. Car
xon pleaded nut guilty Rnd made
f:M bond for nppeariiiicu In rouiily
ourt. Tim others wero being held
In Jail.
Proceeding to declare tho three
Turpl.i minors children of Mrs. Min-
nie Weenis delinquent and negliM-l-
ed were In.xf limed In probata court
yesterduy.
BE
CALLED IN MEET
Representatives of "Big" Companies
to Appear Before Senate Commit-
tee to Testify at Hearing
On Gas Hike.
(Hi- Tlir l iiidil I'rnw
Washington June 8.- Representa-
tives of Hie largo oil companies will
bo summoned in appear before the
sennlo mnnufaclurex committco next
week In lis probe of high gasoline
prices. Senator La Kolletlo chair-
man indicated today.
Tho commit lee met lo go over re-
ports from tho federal trade com-
mission and the geological survey
which bnvo turned over to Ln Kol-
letlo detailed accounts of gasoline
production and consumption during
tho past few years.
Tim Wisconsin senator who Is
leading the fight against recent ad-
vances In gasoline prices and the
leasing of government nil binds lo
private interexts gH the Investiga-
tion well under wa today.
BUSINESS COMES BACK.
(Ily The I nitiil Prwa.)
Oklahoma City Junn- 8. That
business Is rapidly on tho road to
normalcy in this city was Indicated
today when report was mado that
tho weekly bunk clearings have In-
creased nearly $8u()00U over last
week.
Clearings during the past week
totalled $232'l'..2r.(i9.25.
HARD! TAKING
'ABSOLUTE REST'
(ny Tins t'liiliil Press.)
Washington Juno 8. President
Harding slipped quietly away from
Washington today for Rarilan N.
J. where ho plans to spend a few
hours in "uhsoluto rest" as a guest
at tho homo of Senator Kolinghuy-
sen. Tomorrow ho will go to Princeton
N. J. to daliver the principal ad-
dress at tho dedication of the Prince-
ton battle monument early In the
afternoon followed by another ad-
dress that of acceptance of the de-
gre of doctor of laws which is to bo
conferred upon him by President
Hlbben of Princeton. The presiden-
tial party will return to Washington
late tomorrow night.
Officers Continue
Probe Of Beck Case
(By The United Pfess.)
Oklahoma City Juno 8. Army of-
ficers continued their secrot probe
today into the killing of Llout-Co!.
Paul Ward Beck April 4 by Judge
Jean P. Day.
There was no intention that tho
probe was nearly completed when
the officers constituting the army
board of inquiry went into cloiod
sessions again at tho federal court
room.
Several witnesses were callod and
army photographers from Fort Sill
were sent to tho Day homo where
the shooting occurred to tako photo-
graphs of the interior of tho home.
Neither Judge Day or his attor-
ney Moman Pruiett attended the
hearing.
Rumors were circulated today that
additional sensational evidence had
been found by the board but mem-
bers of the board refused to make
any statement. All witnesses were
also sworn not to discuss the nature
of their testimony
INTO
HARVEY TO WEAR KNEE
PANTS AT COURT SAYS
(Mr TIm CnltrH Pf )
Ix)tnlon Juno 8. -AmbuHxiidiir Har
vey has Iiim rexpiM-t for royalty
beforo Ihn KCKllielle etfeel of Ills
nether limbs In knickers and has
changed hi mind and his pnnts nt
Ihn eleventh hour. Tonight at court
Harvey will appear In knen breecho
whatever the effect upon certain
Sllxcepllbln senator.
iweniy-onn American ladles are
lo be present cd at court by Mrs
Harvey.
E
FUNERAL ROUTE
Great Crowds Pay Last Tribute to
Lillian Russell Once Beauty
Queen Who Held Secret of
"Perpetual Youth."
(fit The I i.ile.1 Vi$ )
I'lllxbiirgh Pa. June 8. Thou
xandx of xpectnlors lined the roulo
of Lillian Ituxxcir funeral here thix
afternoon paying llielr laxt tribute
at Ihn calaralquo of fair Lillian.
Tim detachment wax Jed by a de-
tachment e' Culled States mnrinex
of which alio was a "mm com" nn
recruiting duty during the yar. Stal-
wart marines accompanied the cas-
ket a pall hearers ami ax It wax
laid In Allegheny cemetery a firing
xqund of legion veterans fired three
Volley.
The rnxket Iwirn a solitary wreath
tlie gift of President mid Mr. Hard-
lug. Floral tributes from notable
llirougluiiil the world filled the home.
Notable of Ihn ktagn and perxonx
from all walks of life packed Trin-
ity church and heard Dr. Kdward
S. Traverx who officiald at tho ser-
vices dwell on Mix Itiixxell' hoc-
cexxex on the stage and In the
world and the exemplary conduct of
her private life.
Secretary of Labor Jamea J. Davis
wax nn honorary pall bearer. Others
wero Senator lllrum Johnson Con-
Krexxmun Stephen Porter William
Mngee and Howard Chandler Christy.
TO
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With All Business Transacted An-
nual Session of Chlckasha Dis-
trict Conference Is Adjourned
This Morning.
Having completed tho transaction
of all biisinexx which was to come
beforo the conference the annual
meeting of the Chlckasha District
Conference of the Kpworth Method-
ist church closed today at 12 o'clock.
The meeting was scheduled to close
this afternoon.
R. A. Thompson nj Nliinekah; J.
W. Tuliey of Marlow; Mrs. It. K. L.
Morgan Chlckasha; Roy Smith
Bradley; J. C. Jordon of Comanche;
Mrs. R. P. Witt. Chlckasha; W. B.
Teague Maysville and M. S. Rob-
ertson Chlckasha wero elected
delegates to tho nnnual conference.
Roy Smllh-of Bradley was elected
district lay leader after tho report
of tho organization for conference
year ot 1922-23.
Addresses by William M. Franklin
clerk of tho supremo court ot tho
state of Oklahoma and Dr. Frank
Barrett centenary secretary also of
Oklahoma City marked tho closing
of tho annual meeting. Judgo Frank
M. Bailey president of tho Method-
ist Mon's club here who was Belied-
uled for tho closing address tills uf-
ternoon did not appear on the pro-
gram. J. D. Newberry of Verden was
granted a license to preach and O.
T. Rice of Chlckasha received rec-
ommendation for admission into tho
conference.
The confernco appointed a build-
ing committee with instructions to
proceed at once with tho construc-
tion' of a now district parsonage In
Chlckasha. This parsonago will bo
constructed at 1305 Minnesota ave-
nue where tho present structure is
located. Work will bo started some
time this summer.
Members of the building commit-
tee are J. E. McNeill Chlckasha;
J. T. Aust Chlckasha; Beeson Grant-
ham Ryan; R. S. Bristow of Co-
manche and S. P. Brown of Duncan.
ETHEL BARRYMORE BETTER.
(By Tlio United PrO
Philadelphia June 8. Ethel Barry-
moro who underwent an operation
here is reported resting comfortably.
The operation was performed
several days ago and was entirely
satisfactory according to her brother
Lionel Barrymore.
TAILOR A LAWYER.
St. Louis June 8. Samuel L. Fox
St. Louis tailor claims the distinc-
tion ot being the only tailor ln Mis-
souri and perhaps in the United
States who practices Jaw
THOUSANDS
CHURCH MEETING
1
L
E
All Chosen Leaders United en Theory
That Labor Should Mike lit
Createst Gesture at Elec-
tions This Fall.
CLAIMING CREDIT FOR
BKOOKHARPS VICTORY
Plan to Call Political Activity Chiefs
Together After Meeting; Non-
partisan Plan Up; May Have
Labor Ticket.
(United Press Staff Corroxpondcnt.)
Clnclnnnil Junn 8. An Impresslvn
doinniixtrullon of orgHiilned lulxir's
pollilcnl power was In tho mnkin
hero lodny.
Willi all of labor's (boxen lenders
united on tlio fundamental Idea that
labor should make tho mnxt aggres-
xlve political gexlure In It history
In Ibis year's roiigrcxnlenal cam
paigns the question moxt engaging
llielr attention was Ihn method by
which the workers political power
could nioxt effectively bo exerted.
Tho dexlrn and purpose of Ihn
lender which was clearly rfbctei
by Individual delcgntc (u the Amer-
ican Federal Ion ot Lajtor convention
was summoned up by William John-
xon prexldent of tho Machinist:!
union who said:
"What wo did In Iowa wn will do
In many oilier place. The nomina
tion of llrookhnrt In Iowa was a
clear-rut demonstration of labor's
power for It was accomplished by
organized workers In cooperation
Willi llm farmers."
Th convention of tho American
Federal Ion of Labor meeting hern
next week will bo axked to sanction
some method for obtaining I lie re-
sult labor leaders nrn determined
on I bo election to congrexs of men
who In Ihn opinion of tho workers
better represent them than Ihoso
now silling.
In this connection tho advisability
of calling an early meeting of the
conference for pollilcnl activity
which under tho leadership of John-
son and others met soma weeks ago
In Chicago has been put tip to
Johnson. Some of bis colleagues In '
Hint effort to unite organized labor
tho farmers and all tho forces hold-
ing grievances against thfl present
order of things have suggested to
Johnson that instead ot waiting un-
til next December when tho next
meeting of tho conference Is Sched-
uled he call It together Immediately
after tho federation convention ends.
The purpose would be to plan Im-
mediately for tho most aggreslvo
and wlile-spread congressional cam-
paign possible with lutenslvo or-
gnnlzullon of the workers every-'
where. Johnson .ii.id today he had
not yet decided about It and prob-
ably would not until the federation
convention ended.
"Wo mny go on as we have hand-
ling each state separately with such
organization as we may lx ablo t
effect" suld JohnBon. "What we did
In Iowa wns done without the lu-
tenslvo organization we would have
liked. It naturally spurB us on to
bettor efforts. It was a demonstra-
tion to tho country of what we can
and will do."
The federation convention will b:
asked to adopt ono of these meth-
ods of political action for this year'.i'
campaign; '' .
1 A non-partisan campaign under
tho direction of a commltoe headed
by Samuel Gompers.
2 A joint farmer-laborer commit-
tee not controlled nor directed by
tho federation.
3 Thorough organization o.f a la-
bor party.
James O'Connell head of the metal
trades workers who with. Gompers
and Secretary Morrison ot the
American Federation of Labor form
tho federation campaign committee
declared the convention should en-
dorse the non-partisan campaign "to
secure election of men liberal and
broad to deal impartially with legis-
lation for tho- interests ot tho hu-
man being rather than the dollar
gatherer. We want men to safe-
guard labor's interests against the
sordid desires of the moneyed in-
terests and the employing classes of
our country."
The wago cuts ordered by tho
railway labor board and tho Coro-
nado coal decision by the supreme
court have Intensified the political '
feeling among the delegates. They
feel too that tho national adminis-
tration and particularly congress
have been remiss in looking after
tho workers. Unemployment of tho
past few months couplod with high
cost ot living about which the work-
ers point out congress has done
nothing have made them more ag-
gressive politically than any set ot
labor delegates ever assembled in
this country.
The house In which Christopher
Columbus was born i& Genoa la
shortly to be $ru down
TO
GONCENTtUT
LABOR
CAMPAIGN
ON POLITICIANS
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Pool, J. Edwin. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1922, newspaper, June 8, 1922; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc730423/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.