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Ghickasha Daily Express
You will find all the
local news every day ia
The Daily Express.
All tho latest news by
wire every day from the
United Press Association.
Volume Twenty-one
Chickaslia. Oklahoma Tuesday January 6 1920
Number 5
PACT IN EFFECT
NEXT SATURDAY
STATES REPORT
Ceremony Bo Held in Cloak Room of
Paris Foreign Office Dispatches
State; Hun3 to Sign Protocol
at Opening.
WILL BE HANDED ALLIED
NOTE REGARDING SHIPS
Allies to Reduce Demands on Docks
and Tonnage; To Discuss Italian
Aspirations Soon; Crowds
Hoot Ebert During Speech.
By United J'ri'ss.
I'.uis Jan. C. The- ceremony plac-
ing tho Versailles treaty into erred
will he held in the cloak room of t'.'c
ioreign office at 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoon it was stated scmi-ofl'icial-)y
today.
The German delegates After sign-
iK the protocol will he handed .the
-allied note reducing -the demands
1'or docks and tonnage and granting
:i delay of :;0 months for delivery of
the required tonnage.
Hat il'ica'.tlon will then be exch mg-t-d
tho Clermans signing the first
v.lt'.i the representatives of -the 14 al-
lied nations who have ratified the
l.acit affixing their signatured next.
Adriatic Questions
Up.
T.y United l'ress.
Rome Jan. 0. -The first question
to be discussed at. the coming meet-
ing of the allied leaders will be a pos-
sible solution of t he Italian aspira-
Itions in -the Adriatic according to ;
-dispatches which credit the state-
ment to Premier Nitti.
The premier's trip to London and
Paris caused nervousness in Flume
h is reported.
Gang After
Ebert.
Dy United Press.
Berlin Jan. li. Crowds started a
.hostile demonstration outside the hall
where President Ebert was speaking.
They called loudly demanding (that
he come outside. The crowd signif-
icantly carried a coil of rope.
The German president concluded
his address without any member of
the mob starting trouble.
Y
The boom of Major General Leon-
ard Wood for chief executive of tin
United States received a local b?t
esterday afternoon when with W. V
llollisler acting as temporary chair-
man a Wood-for President club Mi
crgani.od for this county the meet
ing being held at 218 rirst National
bank building.
Officers were elected as follo-vs'
Eugene Hamilton Cbickaslri presi-
dent; W. E. Dwyer Chickasha sec-
retary and J. 15. Pope Minco treas-
urer. The members cf the executive
committp;! sire: E. Kunkin Chicka-
s'n. Harry Culver. Chickash.i and
Kd Coyie of Rush Springs.
It was decided to send a delega-
tion to Oklahoma City for itlie pur-
pose of meeting with the nproscnta-
fives of the other counties in the
stale meeing on J.n uary fi. Five del-
egates will go to the meeting with
as many alternates.
FLOORS IN POULTRY HOUSES
Washington. Jan. . Poultry house
may be built with or without floors :
In cither case they should he dry as
damp floors make damp litter am". ;
dampness is fatal to both fowls and
ducks. If the house is on dry sanyd ;
soil a dirt floor is usually quite sat
isfactory. but as a rule it is more
damp than board or cement floors.
Dirt floors should he scraped and i
new soil put in 2 or 3 times a year
to ktep them sanitary. If board
floors arc used they should be both
tight and smooth so as to make them
Ranitnrv.
WDOD-FOR-PREXY
CLUB ORGANIZED
IN
COUNTY
ISSING MUNIS
! NOT PRESSED BY
CREDITORS HERE
Erother-in-Law of Pocasset Man!
States Chassot's Affairs in Good
Condition Despite Several
Debt Has Theory.
John Schwarzfishcr brother in-law I
of F. M. Chassot I'oc.isset farmer
who disappeared tm New Year's eve- j
ning refuses lo believe (that the man ;
deliberately deserted his wife 'and i
! family and left the country with the
j idea cf getting "out. from under" cer-'
! -tain do lilts i
Mr. Sehwurzfisher was in Chick.i-1
sha today in conference wit li the Urn-;
! dy county officers who 2m ve nothing
j new to offer with regard to the mys-1
! tery. !
"I can't believe Ithnl Frank would .
' leave his family and friends" said
: Mr. Scliw irzfishcr. "His wife is my
sister and I know that no couple ever
get along better than they as far as
doir.ie. tic relations are concerned.
( ("basset has four children and was
always very fond of them.
"I don't know what to think. 1
haven't the slightest idea where he
h now nor how he left. About the
note Unit was returned with some of
his effects I'll simply say that it is
beyond me. Some seem to think that '
he wrote the note himself. I looked -
ai the note which was written 'in a
very poor hand. Frank 'writes -a
smooth round hand when lie tries
t don't see how he could disguise his
writing lo look like that.
Debts Not Crushing.
"When I learned of some debts
-that: he had I at first thought
that
the banks had been pressing him.
and that he had been so worried that
his mind was temporarily unbalanced.
"I find however that while he was
considerably in debt there was no
reason for his allowing -it to worry
Slim. The ' bauks lei finis tint they
were not pressing him as to collec-
tion. They state that in Ithe event
he could not pay his debts when
due they would gladly have extend-
ed tho time would in fact have al-
lowed him almost any terms ho want-
ed. There's no theory that I might n-d-vance
as to his whereabouts or his
reason for leaving if he did leave
of his own accord. I can't make up
my mind whether or no! tho murder
theory is sound. He might have been
killed tmd he might "have gone u-way.
I simply fi "t-11 lls!i tl) ' have
no theory."
Chickaslia Woman
Attends Meeting
Ol Library ASSIlChicago Jan. 5. Mrs. J. A. Thomp-
son of Chickaslia Oklahoma "'
among the librarians attending '.i- na-lion-wido
conference of the Ameri-
can Library association in this city
which closed Saturday.
Tl:e conference which was attend-
ed by the representathes of more
th in tour thousand librarians is the
first special niceling wf the Ameri-
can Library association in its his-
tory of more than forty years. The
meeting was called for the purpose
of ndopting concerted measures ti
solve important afier-thc-w-jr prob-
lems. The librarians formulated a. defi-
nite program for enlarging public
library service in America and will
give especial attention to the gret
lack of library service In many states.
Figures recently compiled by ithe
United States Bureau of Education
are advanced to show that sonw
st .tes have -public libraries for less
than five per cent of their popula
tion.
CEMENT FLOORS SATISFACTORY
J Loyd Baker and George BaUre.
Washington. Cement floors es-. charged with fighting .in public place
pecially for large poultry houses are j forfeited fo.Ou bonds each for ap-
quite satisfactory as they keep rat.' pea ranee; Gertrude Bentley and Fred
out and also last much longer than ! Bentley were each fined $20.00 For
board floors. They are also sanitu-1 immoral conduct; E. Williams R.
ry and easy to clean hut are harder Springer and Odie Wimion pleaded
and mere expensive to build thai'
wooden floors. . A cement flooi
should always be kept covered with
litter; otherwise it is cold and un
nonportable for the birds.
MEXICAN DEATH TOLL
MOUNTS REPORTS SAY j
By United Press. I
Mexico City Jan. C Tho death toll
from tho eurthuuake Is Increasing as I
the removal of debris revouls uddl-!
tional bodies burkd in tho ruins a !
il input rh from Jala pa hii.vh. Elsewhere
the reports Hay that the loss of life;
ami property Is considerably less than1
was expected.
SCHOOL C M US
IN GRADY 1ST
END BY FEB. 1ST.
Supplies Sent Out from Office of
County Superintendent; Start j
Work of County School Chil- !
dren on January 10. j
Supplies for Ike Grady county
scholastic i numeral ion are being senl
out to tho various schools in the
county today from the office of Mo-
uiHit II. Shepard county superinten-
dent. The taking of the enuim'ration is
to start Janu.iry lo and it he returns
must he in the hands of ithe superin-
tendent by February 1. Mr. Shepard
states that if any board fails to re-
Juni the complete report from its
district by February 'that hoard will
fail -to participate In the sta'le aid!
which amounts roughly to $1 per
' pupil. ;
The purpose of Ihe enumeration is
to list every child of school age in :
-the coiu;:y the ages named in tills j
work being between li and "1 years :
Inclusively. I
i Superintendent Shepard expects
the lepoits to be comii'c'cd by Jan-1
i uary "0 and urges pivmpt action on j
the pait of the school boards whose :
1 duty it is to prepare the enumeration !
"It is imperative that the final re- j
1 ports reach my office not later than j
; February 1" said Mr. Shepard. "This;
' is in order that we can finish our I
; work in time to make report to the !
j state. The district Itherefore will he j
I the loser of the state aid which j
! amounts to about f I per child of 1
1 school age." j
Tho scholastic enumerartion last jury returned a verdict of guiMy j
year showed a total of ll.lMKi school i specifying burglary in the secotur de-
children in the county. Stiperinten-j gree and fixing the punishment ui
dent Shepard expects the total this : four years in the penitentiary
year to he greater than tho.l. The defendant was ' charged -with1
' 1 lie burglary of the Kern Mercantilo .
. fr;n in vmicn several weeks ago. ;
Make Your Own Is
Latest Adive for
dame "African Golf
Have yon ever teen a. ginie of Af-
rican Golf? Or would It he too per-son.-il
to ask If vou have not. at. some
Hiw in your lite enjoyed the Ithrilts:
' that -the game chases up your spinal i
column? I
To the uniufialed it might be in-
leresting to know ithat from an eco- j
nomieU standpoint It would seem
this pastime is in a class by itself for!
not only are you saved the expense j
of a caddie and numerous clubs and j
accoutrements bu't one can even j
manufacture his own equipment.!
This statement is borne out hy the j
fact that ("has. Dayton desk sergeant
at police headquarters is in posses-j
si-ou of two "home-made African golf j
halls." They wore cubed out of a j
"two by four" and the necessary J
spots have been daubed on all four
of the faces. They weigh wbout a ;
quarter pound each.
Who made 'em? They are the;
handiwork of a champion "African
golfer' 'of Two street and he pre !
sen ted them to the city of Chickaslu
togc'.her with a rive spot for gam-
ing. IN POLICE COURT
The following cases were disposed
of hy Mayor
Durbin's court
this
I morning:
' guilty to gaming with dice and wen; I
fined five dollars each; and ltoy;
Bowles who was facing a charge of
gaming with dice forfeited a $20.00
j :ond.
DISTRICT COD T
IS GRINDING 0
L
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Monroe Edwards Being Tried Today j
1 on Charge of Assault With Intent J
to Kill; Case Is Outgrowth of j
Fight at Rock Island. i
JURY FINDS VERDICT
OF GUILTY HICKS CASE
Defendant Given Four Years In Pen
On Alleged Burglary of Kern
Store at Verden; Pilgrim Mur-
der Case Tomorrow.
Having disposed of the caseag.iimt
Klmer Hicks yesterday afternoon in
which disposition the defend -ml was
given lour years m the i'.:ito lieul-
Icntiary the district courlf this morn-
ing took up its grind lt'j Monroe i
Kd wards a negro on trial for ulleg
ed nsiault witli intent to kill.
This case was the outgrowth of an
altercation tlv.t occurred som: time
ago near the Kock I 'and pumpin';
station in the sou'lli en:! cV the vrds
here in which Kd MeKee is alleged
to have suffered severe kiiil'e wounds.
It. appears that a controversy arose
between MeKee Kind Edwards over
a horse. Edwards' son was implicat-
ed in the -affairs and in the fight It.hat
followed the white man is alleged to
have been severely cut.
The defense claims that McKee
knocked 'the young negro down and
ith.'-t then Kd wards himself Hook a
hand was 'himself downed and with
him being given somewhat of a work-
lug over by McKee the young negro (
in turn went to his father's assist-
ance j
The jury in the Edwards case is !
composed of: M. L. Ashbaugh T. I!.
Bailey It. L. Estes Silas I.iorga IT.
T. Dobbins Arthur Wilson. J. A.
Hampers U. A. KuykeialiU' J. W.
Byrum George Hurley G. W. Heard. ;
E. T. Ilentley.
Find Hicks Guilty.
Tho case against Elmer Hicks went
to bat yesterday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock. Late yesterday evening the
Hicks also has anolther charge or :
burglary pending against him. Thli j
tr'ul is fef for tomorrow being Ihe1
opening case on Wednesday's dock-!
et. There was no intimation today j
as to -whether it would go to halt or
i
not. !
The jury that found Hicks gni-Ily j
was composed or: J. V. Jelks II. T.
Dobbins L. C. Unison J. B. Bowers j
(foreman) H. M. Cavctt. I. E. Wil- '
liaims Mark Williams It. L. Estes J. !
(I. Ilolimin J. J. Dobry T. B. Bailey.;
Pilgrim Case Tomorrow. !
The case against J. P. Pilgrim
Rush Springs farmer in which the
defendant is charged with murder ;
in connection with the killing of a
farmer ii uued Graham and who lived '
near Pilgrim is scheduled to go to
trial tomorrow. :
There was nothing to indicate this
morning that the case would not go
to trial. In the event it is tried on
schedule time the probability Is that
it will consume the remainder of the
week court attachecs state.
So far the court is keeping up with
schedule. One case that of the
Sate vs. II. G. Griffin was continued.
Two u'Jier cases were passed because
the defendants had already entered
picas of guilty. They are Reubin
Hooper and Orville Earhart. Both
are reported by court officials to he
in the penitentiary at Uiis time.
About 50 out of 70 jurors summon-
ed lud reported for duty this morn-
ing. All jurors except those serving
on the Edwards trial were excused
Mis morning by the court until 1.II0
t'ais afternoon.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Unsettled; probably riin or
snow. Colder in northwest
portion. '
Local Temperature.
Maximum 41; minimum. 32.
A trace of rain.
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CRIH1A
CASES
K.
NATIONAL
i The increase in the capitul stock
of the Citizens National bank here
has been approved according to H.
1'. Ellis active vice president. Mr.
Kills - Ijodtty received a telegram from.
tho 'comptroller of the currency tit
Washington siving Miat information.
The cupilal was increased from $75-
Out) to $100000.
CONTRACTION OF
S
Federal Reserve Governor Warns the
Bankers; Would Mean Inflation of
Currency Be Returned to Nor-
mal Over Nation.
j lly United l'ress.
" Hshingtou. Jan.
li. Oovernor
Harding of the federal reserve board
! warned the nation's hankers a "fur-
ther iiu roasj in discount rates in
federal ic.crvo banks is a contin-
gency that must he reckoned with."
This is taken to mean that the gov-
ernment is nearly ready to contract
endits and put a break on specula-
tion to bring business hack to peace-
time basis.
This would mean officials say that
the nation's currency which was
vastly inflated during the war would
he contracted.
This inflation is called the main
cause of the high cost of living.
Hankers from all the larger cities
are to meet here today with the fed-
eral reserve board to devise new poli-
cies for governing interest and dis-
count rates.
The meeting was held by the
hoard. The policies throughout tin:
country have an important bearing
on the credits throughout the coun-
try. ASK INDUSTRIAL
COURT IN STATE
By United l'ress.
Topeka Kan. J in. (i. A hill cre-
ating ;i court for the hearing of dis-
putes Willi regard to industrial rela-
tions in Kansas as explained in the
governor's message which was de
livereit before o joint session of the
legislature lnSo yesterday will hu in-
troduced in both branches of the leg-
islature today.
Many of the provisions have been
.strengthened preventing any consti-
tutional bars from touching the right
of private contract.
A reception was tendered the gov-
ernor und his statements concerning
the proposed legislation forecast a
speedy enactment of the laws.
Local Woodmen to
Install Officers
Thursday Evening
Notice lias been given to the off eel
that officers for Chick isha Camp No.
01 W. O. W. will he installed Thurs-
day evening. January 8. by Sover-
eign A. N. Leecraft head counsel of
Oklahoma.
Walter L. Pipkin past counsel
staes that he is especially desirous
o f l full attendance as matters of
prime importance to members will
be discussed. Among the things
that will have the attention of the
meeting will be the raise in rates
i ' us oeaiing upon pom us
RESIDENCE! SOLD
Mrs. K. K. Potter has sold her resi-
deuce at 315 Minnesota avenuo to !
Frank E. Blaukenship. Tho consid
eration was $:;2j0. j
ISSUE MARRIAGE PERMIT
A marriage license was issued yes-
terday by Mrs. Edna T. Watkins.
.court clerk to Edwin Eugene Derby.
age 21 of Marlow Okla. und Merle
Graham ago IT. of Rush Springs.
CAPITAL INCREASE O.
AT CITIZENS
CREDIT
FOR THRU BANKS
KANSAS BILL TO
FERRIS TO PUSH
BILL FAVORABLE
TO SERVICE MEN
Would Allow Ex-Soldiers to Borrow
Money from Government at Low ;
Rate and Purchase Homes of
Own Selection.
Washington Jan. (!. Early action
on his resolution asking for the ap-
pointment of u lommittee to whom
shall he referred mutters relating to
the welfare of ex-service men is be-
ing urged by Congressman Scott Fer-
ris of Oklahoma. Mr. Ferris says ho
is of tho opinion that the Alondoll
hill now pending will not provide
what the former Holdiers want and
ilie advises the Oklahoma Cilty Post of
the American Legion "tho sooner we
';ot congress in motion on this yropo-
lit ion the better."
The Oklahoma City post has niadelu .. ()f Jlltu.0 (1)nrativn
its desires known to Mr. Ferris and itW(Hl . uian "( to the list that
other members of congress in the
form of a resolution that is signed by1
Commander II. I!. IIopps and Adju-j
tant Frit. Blunienthal. 1
An Important objection lo the Moil-j
dell hill found by the pout is its fail-;
are to give the ex-service men the
right to choose their town or couu-
try homes either as lo community or!
stale. The post asks that these mni j
he allowed to borrow money from tho j
government at a low rate of interest i
lo buy homes and that they he per-
mltted to select them.
If 'relief is not afforded by the
amended Mondell Mil the post sug-
gests the appointment of n committee
of 21 such as is provided in the Fer-
ris resolution which was Introduced
October II! 1M10 that shall he repre-
sentative of the various sections of
the country.
"The presenl committee dealing
with this legislation has fifteen men
from the far west" says tho post re-
solution. "It is olir opinion that these
fifteen members (out of 21) are more
desirous of promoting reclamation in
favor of western states than promot -
ing the real interests of the ex-service
men."
The Ferris resolution provides for
the appointment of a committee- of
21 to whom shnll be referred all bills
resolutions and communications relat-
ing to officers and men in service of
Ihe country during the world war
particularly with reference to voca-
tional rehabilitation and general edu-
cational facilities to their employ-
ment to credits to -the ac-
quirement of homes lo ithe
appropriation of public lands for their
benefit lo providing additional com-
pensation to hospital ami sanatorium
facilities or homes to war risk insur-
ance and compensal ion for disabili-
ties! Incurred in service including al-
Io'tmenls and to any and all other sub
Jects relating to the status of officers
soldiers sailors and marines.
im
Chickaslia Star lo
Have New Quarters
States Publisher 'ui"s- V fi'u' f f!r eac!l of"
: fense and each day of absence con-
" stitutes a separate offense.
The Chickaslia Star is to have a The generosity of the law In pro-
new homo in the neir future. viding hooks and clothing to desti-
Tlils was made known yesterday ! 'tuto children makes truancy either
evening when J. W. Kavser. publisher
publisher
of the Star stated
that he has pur-
chased ground for tho building on
the corner of Fourth street and Choc-
taw avenue. The building will fa.:e
on Choctaw avenue and will be lo-
cated on the northwest corner of the
intersection.
Mr. Kayser stated that present
plans call for a. one-story building
; SO by 12j feet to be of brick con-
struction. U is possible however
that the plans will he changed to in-
' elude another story. Material will
! be ordered at once and the owner
expects to have workmen on the job
and construction started in the next
few weeks.
REMODELING POULTRY HOUSE
Washington. Manv farms have old
; style closed up poultry houses with
ooor light and ventilation; also old
j sheds and other buildings of little
use for other purposes that can be
! remodeled or built over with little
! difficulty into satisfactory poultry
houses.
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REDS STATE ABE
! READY FOR TRIP '
ON ARK TO RUSS
Number of Acoused Revolutionists-'
Waive Deportation Hearings; Of-
ficers Searching Out Secret
Meeting Places.
CONTINUE CAMPAIGN ON
NESTS REVOLUTIONISTS
Haywood Tries to Raise Money to
Ball Out and Defend I. W. W.
Members Caught In Dragnet
of Secret Service Men.
By United Press.
Acr oiU Jan. fi Pursuing
the
tho
! policy of seeking individuals in
j process of searching out tho secret
i meeting place of the alleged reds.
Is being held here for deportation.
The deportitlon hearings Mtartcd
this morning at Kills Island. Ten wr
nearly halt of those arraigned waiv-
ed the hearing declaring that they
were ready lo return to Russia.
Tries for Bond.
By United Perss.
Chicago Jan. fi. Willi nn 1) Hay-
wood I. W. W. leader Is alttempting
to raise money to provide bonds and
j defense for members of his orgaiii.a-
j tion who were caught in recent raids
of federal agents in the round-up of
reds. '
Haywood was released on bail fur-
I nished by William Bross. alleged
wealthy leader of th eCom-munlst.
' party lure. Bross lives in Evanston
! and Is alleged to bo tt 'millionaire. "
RED CROSS EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEET TONIGHT
The executive board ot the Grady
county chapter American Red Cross
will hold its regular monthly meot-
ilng tonight at 7:"0 o'clock in tho
chapter's headquarters federal build-
ing. Business of importance is to he
taken up at the session.
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TO LETTER HERE
Truant Officer Frang Stubbs stales
lhat while he has been rather lenient
In the enforcement of tho truant law
on account of there being ft scarcity
' f 4ior for picking cotton ho now
1 st0s no excuse for pircnts to keep
their children out of school and here
after all who do not abide by tho
law will be duly prosecuted.
The penalty for keeping children
of school age from school ho ei-
culpable negligence or
culpable
wilful diso
bedience of the law Mr. Stubbs
points out and requests th.it all com-
plaints be filed with cither him or
Superintendent T. T. Montgomery.
CHARGE A
FRAME-UP
EX-CONVICT
PLEADS
By United Press.
Stockton Cat Jan. ti. Admitting
that he has been convicted 2S times
for larceny Frank Mosley claims his
latest conviction on charges of cittie
stealing I t lie result of a frame up.
Mosley told Judge Plummcr ho
wished to publish a history ot his
life to "serve as an example to young
people." He has also written for
publication several articles against
the gambling and liquor evils.
; "I don't think I owe anything to
j society for I've always had to pay
for whatever I took" Mosley said.
i "And I did so without a whimper."
( He said men he had considered
i friends .h ul turned against him and
(hat he is not guilty of the latest
charg-.
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