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Volume Twenty
Chickasha Oklahoma
Monday November 3 1919
Number 261
FEDERAL COURT
OPENS HERE IN
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SROLL
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FIELDS OUIET AS
BEST DIVORCE IN
LAND IN FIELDS
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BATTLE T.6. IN
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MARRIAGES HERE
GHIX GUARDSMEN
RAISE FUNDS 10
All
MARRIAGE
GALL DRIV
IN ENOGII ARDEN
WORKMEN SETTLE
SESSION TO0AI
MONTH OCTOBER
FOR GUARD DUTY
MEMBERSHIP ON
STATE OKLAHOMA
CAS
OF COUNT!
DOWN FDR FIGHT
Former Governor Presiding; Term
Scheduled to Close Thursday In
Event Court Keeps Up With
Docket; Motions On Today.
CRIMINAL DOCKET IS SET
TO START THIS EVENING
To Try Grady Boys On Charge of
Robbing Bailey PostofficV; No
Orand Jury Slated; List of
44 Jurors Expected Report.
Fedora I court opened tliis morning
fur a scheduled four days session in
llio court room of the federal 'build
ing here. R. L. Williams federal
judge of the eastern district of Ok-
lahoma is presiding.
Other court officials are: M. S.
Lipscomb secretary tj the judge; ('.
W. Miller and II. J. Church repre-
sent Ins the II. S. district attorney's
office; W. II. Cunningham and T. C.
Humphrey Jr. representing tlie
court clerk's 'Office and A. L. Hull
chief deputy marshal.
Grinding on Motion Docket.
The court opened this morning and
immediately began making disposition
of the cases on the motion d ickut
set for today. Sixteen cases are on
the motion docket.
Ten Criminal Cases.
The criminal cases are set for trial
today a'lter the court complete;! the
grind on the motion docket. Includ-
ed in these case is United States of
America vs. Tom Wright and Noah
MeDaniel two Grady county lads who
are charged with burglary of tlie
post office at Bailey. Other criminal
cases booked for trial today .are.
United States of America vs. Jefl
Dean Lee Dean and William Dean
charged with conspiracy.
United States of America vs. Ral-
eigh Hightowor charged with selling
liquor to Indians.
United States of America vs. Ma-
rion C. Hill charged with iutroduc
ing liquor.
United States of America vs. Holla
Marlow charged with unlawfully
wearing army uniform.
United States of America vs. Jack
Swofford unlawfully wearing army
uniform.
United States of America vs. Rob-
ert Stldham unlawfully wearing ar-
my uniform.
United States of America vs. Alva-
ratio Williams charged with larceny
of mail matter.
The Docket for Tomorrow.
Four criminal cases are set for to-
morrow. They are:
United States of America vs. Flor-
ida Haley charged with selling intox-
icating liquor to soldiers.
United States of America vs. E. E.
Turner charged with selling liquor
to soldiers.
United States of America vs. Dan
Edwards charged with introducing
liquor.
United States of America vs. J. M.
Barron and Verne Joiner charged
with introducing liquor.
Oases on the civil assignment are
ret for trial on November 5th and
Oth. Only six cases are on the civil
assignment. Court officials hope t:
keep step with the docket.
No grand jury will be in session
during the trief term of court here
T. C. Humphrey Jr. deputy clerk
st.ite'd this morning.
44 on Jury List.
Forty-four names were on the jury
list this morning. Following is a list
of the men ordered to report here
this morning for jury service during
the term of federal court here:
W. A. Vandever Tulsa; J. M. Wil- i
son Sapulpa; B. H. Love. Purcell; ;
Ed Martin Velma; G. W. JL'Dow.i
Alma; James M. Mayo Sa :av; '
Scott Moore Lindsay; Andy Moore I
Alma; John T. Nichols Ardmore; M
S. Purvine Muskogee; Lee Perry-
Lindsay. W. B. Pride Ardmore; J. W. Por
ter Purcell.; J. H. Pruitt Lindsay. E. j
IJebswortn Hix; w. n. naiuooii. i ui-
cell; Mennis Ray Waurika; D. H.
Roche Chickasha; J. G. Robbs Gil-
more; W. J. speeg.e uuncan; itene
W. G. Speegle Duncan
Stone Purcell; Chas. Tillison Dun-
can. i
Ben J. Vaughn Alex; F. M. Ad-
ams Sapulpa; Harry Baker Duncan;'
Chas. Battey Comanche; T. C. Bar-'
rowman Purcell; S. A. Best Wag-j
Records Shown In Monthly Report of
Court Clerk; Two Out of Three
Marriaga Contracts "Stick";
Cash Turned Over Shown.
Twenty-nine marriage licenses were
issued in Grady county during the
month of October according to the
records in the office of Mrs Edna T.
Watkins court clork.
During the Fame period 11 sjilta
for divorce were entered and one
petition for annulment of marriage
delations' was filed.
October fell far below the month
of September 111 the number of mar-
riage permits issued in the county.
The records show that 4!i niatrimo-J
nial "passports" were issued in the i
county during the month of Septem-
ber. Eight divorce suits were filed j
In September.
One Couple Out Three Disagree.
No more than two couples out of j
-y ." urauy county
ff.ui iivc uuppii; ujgi-uier airs.
Watkins believes. Mrs. Watkins say:'
the number of the suits for divorce
filed yearly in the district court hern
equal one third of the number of mar
ringe licenses issued.
The allegations set forth in the
petitions asking for decrees of di
vorce vary the court clerk says. I)e
sertion non-support and cruelly are
the most frequently used she de
clares.
44 Civil Caseo Recorded.
According to the records 44 civil
cases wore filed in the district court
In October. Include. 1 in this are sev
oral suits on promissory notes suit:
for damage.; anil Milts for recover
of money.
This number also includes the suit:
for divorce.
GENERAL STRIKE
c
By United Press .
Pittsburg l'enn. Nov. 3.-
wide strike li threatened in
-A state-Tennsyl-
vunia it was learned today.
This may come the information in
dicates in the event the governor re
fuses the request of the Federation
of Labor for a special session of the
legislature to restore "constitutional
liberty in tlie state."
The request also asks for Impeach
ment proceedings against public offi-
cials wiho may be found guilty of vi
olations of the law and also -of tliei.
oaths of office.
Tlie convention of the American
Federation of Labor approved the ui
timatum that is being prepared am
which will :bo forwarded as soon a:
possible to the governor.
JOHN D. BENEFACTIONS
REACH $239000000
By United Press.
New York Nov. 3. The John D
i Rockefeller public benefactions foi
medical researcli will total $230000
000 following the additional gift t
the Rockefeller institute cf $10000
000.
SHOREMEN GOING BACK
By United Press.
New York Nov. 3. One-third o
the striking Longshoremen have rc
turned to work according to a stat'
ment given out by the officials of tin
Longshoremen's union.
oner; J. O. Corzine Alex; J.
Cloughley Ringling; A. E. Comb
Bradley; J. E. Davis Holdanville.
Mart Duncan Loco; W. A. Easlej
Ardmore; W. G. Enlow Comanche
N. B. Feagin Ardmore; Ed Hughe
Tulsa; J. A. Hodnett Marlow; Fran
nyaen Aramore; j. u. Jones n. nicKt
rha; W. W. Kilgore Chickasha; F. C
Love Purcell; W. G. Methvin Chicl
asln; L. L. Laws Alex
The number cf men on the lis
that wou d it-port for duty a? ordi
cJ :as nt ktnwa tills lr.aralr.g.
I PENN
LIANA
THREATENED N01
Outfit Gets Out of Chickasha Sunday
Morning; Captain Hulen With An-
other Squad Leaves Today;
Expect Company 75 Strong.
Chick.isha's company Oklahoma
National Guard is in Halleyville this
morning in the heart of the Oklaho-
ma mining district according to a
telegram received early today from
Lieutenant B. B. Benson by Capt. V.
II. llnlen who will go to the coal
fields today.
The Chickasha company left Sun
day morning at 2:30 for Oklahoma
City where It Joined other units of
the second regiment and all proceed
ed to MeAIester Sunday afternoon. J
The local outfit left here with 42 I
men and officers many not being I
I able to get their notices in time to
! assemble with tlie original contingent !
to get away. )
Capt. Hulen Arrive-..
Ca; t.iin Union who was in the!
T(xaH 4)M fi(;.(U w.(m1H mobilization
n.j. .i.
him arrived in Chick
asha on tlie same train that. the com-
pany left on. The captain missed
the Firefly jit Fori Word Saturday
afternoon by 13 minutes. When he
arrived here it was necessary for him
to assemble his personal equipment.
Otherwise he would have joined the
eunpany enroute Sunday morning.
The company lel't under the nmand
of Lieutenant. Benson.
A number of the company's men
living outside of Chickasha arrived in
the city tills morning. Others Cap-
tain Hulen stated would not get their
notices of mobiliz ition until this
morning. They arc expected in the
city ufternon or ;oinorruv iin lin-
ing. Captin Hulen left today for Ilai-
leyvllle with a squad of 15 -men. Oth-
er guardsmen arriving in the city
today will remain at the armory un-
til they receive orders from. Captain
Hulen. The company will be about
G5 to 73 strong when all report for
duty the commanding officer expects.
In addition to Captain Hulen Moss1
Sergeant W. A. Hopkins arrived from
tho Texas oil fields Sunday. He was
with the squad leaving 'here today
for the "scene of action."
'I suspect that the bays wi.l go
hungry until Sergeant Hopkins gets
to Haileyville" said Captain Hulen
this morning. "The mess sergeant
believes in feading the men. Com-
pany A gets the 'chow' believe me
and every man in the outfit would
do anything short of .murder for the
me3s sergeant."
S
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By United Press.
London Nov. 3. Unofficial dis-
patches received here today from Hel-
singfors report that the troops of
the Russian northwest army have
evacuated GaUV.iina.
Anti-bolsheviki Russian troops un-
der General Yudenitch captured Gat
china several weeks agj as a base
for tlie advance on Petrograd.
The reported evacuation was pre-
sumably caused by the bolsheviki
counter offensive that has been re-
ported in recent dispatches.
J. T. Colleps town marshal and
D'Arthur Wilson deputy sheriff were
-.ere from Alex today.
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THREE CHILDREN BURNCD
By United Press.
Ardmore Okla. Nov. 3.
Two children were burned to
death and one died later from
the effect of burns and three 4-
other residents at the home
of W. P. Martin may die as
the result of an explosion that
t followed the fire of natural i
gas r.iere last night. The 1
force cf the explosion blew
the roof t."f.
i
RUSS ARM! GIVE
GROUND TO REDS
ONDON REPORTS
Workers in Grady Organized to Put
Over Quick Campaign; Expect to
Add 7000 Memberships To Red
Cross from County.
:iTY IS DIVIDED INTO
DISTRICTS BY CHAIRMAN
Soliciting Committees to Be on Job
for House-to-House Canvass; To
Erect Booths During Last
Days of Campaign.
FRONT PAGE MUST sjkSCMml
The Red Cross roll call campaign
in Gridy county was on this morning
and according to early icports in the
city the drive had attained a great
deal of momentum and was going
easily toward the goal of 7000 mem
worships in this county.
Mrs. Fern Elliott county chairman
of the campaign hid not received
reports fro nithe districts outside ot
Chickasha but stated (!.::! the rural
communities were well cirvinicl
In some of the districts tie work
will be handled by the lied Cross
auxiliaries while In oilier the teach
ers and sc.lioi l hoards will head the
list of workers.
Chickasha Well Organized.
Chickasha is well organized and
tlie work was progressing rapidly
this morning. M. K. Humphrey city
chairman has divided the town into
IS jlistricts with a committee to work
In each district. This applies to the
business section of ti e city and to
negro town.
The work fn tho residence district
of the 'city has been turned over to
.wrs. Or in Ashum ' and Mrs. C. C.
Gowdy. They will appoint commit-
tees of ludies to make a house-to
house cam ass. The committees in
the business districts are jt work to
day but the ladies will not start on
the residence districts until tomor
row.
During tlie last three days cf the
drive booths will be established in
'the city to pick up any stragglers
th'c.t the regular committee members
may Jiave missed. Mrs. Elliott coun-
ty chairman and Mr. Humphrey city
chairman were both optimistic this
morning over the prospects of meet-
ing the quoti of 7100 members in
Grady county.
Districts Outlined.
Following are the districts as di
vided by M. E. Humphrey city chair
man with the committee for each
district named: :
District No. 1 Rock Island shops
Ross Cook bus been appointed a
chairman. He will appoint his sub
chairmen among the different craft
represented at the shops.
District No. 2 All territory east o'
First straet except the Rock Islam
shops. The committee is R. K. Wool
ten Jr. and George White.
District No. 3 Both side;! o
Chickasha from First to Secon'
ftreets. The committee is Georgi
Calvert and L. E. Emanuel.
Dii trict No. 4-North side of Chick
abha avenue from Second to Thin
tsreets. The crmmittee is Bert I
Barefoot and W. II. LaBoon.
District No. a South Ride -c
Chickasha avenue from Second Thin
streets. The committee is AHier
Thompson and Ben Goff.
District No. 6 North side
Chickasha avenue from Third
Foflrth streets. The committee
Scott Jones and Mays Jones.
District No 7 South side
Chickasha avenue from Third
Fourth streets. The committee i
Geo. H. Evans and Reed Hendrick.
District No. 8 North side o
Chickasha avenue from Fourth t
(Continued on page 4.)
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Fair today. Tuesday cloudy
and unsettled.
Local Temperature.
Maximum 00; minimum 31.
Encouraging Reports of Preliminary
Campaign Reach Headquarters;
Cale Christmas Seals Method
of Boosting Big Amount.
Oklahoma City Nov. ft. From alii
over the slate encouraging responses
have been received In the prelimi-
nary campaign to raise $100000 in
Oklahoma from the sale of Christ
mas Red
( ross Seal Stamps Every
cent of the money raised through
these Kales will be expended in pro-
moting public health in this state.
The movement is under the direction
of the National Tuberculosis associa-
tion and the direct supervision in
tihis state of the Oklahoma Tubercu-
losis association. H. A. Lane of Ok-
lahoma City is directing the cam-
paign. The expenses of the campaign
Mseir arc eUiemely light. Practi-
cally e.e y dollar received will bo
expended in the direct promotion of
nea. ;n. l ae quota ol ?100000 re-
quested (if Oklahoma is more than in
any previous year but is a trifle less
thin five cents for every individual
'in tlie state. On account of the war
and because of the expressed desire
of the American Red Cro;s no statu)
seal sale was Jield in 1018. In 1917
Oklahoma made a nation-wide record j
by an increase of 1500 per cent in j
tile sale of Christmas seals as com-1
pared with the preceding year. Even j
so me sum. askeil lor this year is
double -the amount requested in 1017.
But Oklahoma can' and Will do it.
Only these who have closely inve ;-
tlgated the question realize the tre-
mendous need in this state far sys-
tematic continued effort in fighting
tuberculosis. Annually tuberculosis
takes a toll or 3000 lives In Oklaho-
ma. The number of cases Is more
than ten times Mint number. The
amount cf financial loss and human
suffering cannot be estimated.
Tuberculosis Is Preventable.
Yet tuberculosis is emphatically
preventable. A few decades ago
smallpox was out; of the scourges o-f
mankind. It was feared and dread-
ed -with good cause in every com-
munity. A lew years ago typhoid fe-
ver was regarded by the army author-
ities as akiiost as terrible as -the i-hot
and shell of the enemy. The loss
from typhoid in the Civil war was al-
vaet as great as the loss in battle.
T'.e loss in the Boer and Spanish-
Aiierlcan wars was several times as
great as the loss from enemy at-
tacks. In the recent great war an
entirely different condition obtained.
The loss from typhoid amounted to
comparatively little although many
of the conditions under which the
war was fought were such as would
tend to produce typhoid epidemics.
Proper preventative methods were
.aken however and the disea-e wis
almost eliminated from our armise.
Tuberculosis can be tremendously re-1
.luced If not entirely eliminated by I
Mie use in time of preventative nieas-j
ures. To this end the Red Cros . j
Seal sale campaign and the efforts!
if the Oklahoma Tuberculosis associ-
ition are directed. i
ROUMANIA MUST REPLY
By United Press.
Paris Nov. 3. The supreme coun-
cil of tlie peace coherence has decid
ed to order Roumania to reply to tlie
council's note of October 12 the text
of which was suppressed. The inter-
allied transports commission today
ordered Poland to open the railways
to Germany.
M. It. Kale deputy county a ses j
sor spent the week-end visiting!
friends in Rush Springs j
ROUND UP FOREIGNERS
By United Press
New Kingston Penn. Nov.
3. State troops are rounding
up suspects in connection with
three bombings yesterday in
which five homes of steel
workers were damaged. Two
foreigners have been arrested.
The explosions were nearly si-
multaneous. No one was in-
jured however.
;
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I Judge Linn Issues Order In District!
Court; Plaintiff Mrs. Lakln Files
Suit Against Husband She
Thought Dead.
An order annulling the marriage
relations beietofore existing between
.Mary F Lakln and her second hus-
band W. W. Lakin a Rush Snrincs
farmer was Issued this afternoon
Judge Linn la district court
Lakin
did not contest the case.
According to the allegitlous set
rorth In the petition praying for the
annulment of the niarriago relations
Mrs. Lakin nnrrled Lakin when she
was the legal wife of Wesley E Crab-
tree a soldier with the American Ex-
peditionary forces in France. The
petition further sets forth that Mrs.
Lakin had received official notice
from tho war department that Crab-
tree -had linen killed In France nnd
that she married her second husband !
believing that Crabtree had mado the
supremo t: icrifice.
Hie woman according tj the peti-
tion did not know that Crabtree was
still living until she met him on the
stree-ls ot Rush Springs.
Immediately after Judge Will Linn
Issued the order annulling the mar-
riage relations between Mrs. Lakin
and W. W. Lukin the woman filed
suit for divorce from Crabtree.
By United Press.
Washington Nov. :!. The calling
of the new industrial conference is j
under the consideration of tho pres-i
ident and other government offlci-.ils I
today following; proposals of the!
Ilrotiicrliocd of Locomotive i-lngiii-!
eers that an "industrial commission '
be set -u; at Washington to settle the
disrates between capital anil labor."
President Wilson with other offi-;
cials is understood to hold tho opin-
ion that uu industrial code must be
drawn and subscribed to by workers
and employers.
It Is the belief that tlie situation
is becoming more acule as a result
of the coal and steel strike with no
action being taken to prevent them.
I1LUIIULU UI
CHARGE ROBBERY
Four
Brown.
rcgr;
Sam
e:- Elmer Illcks Willie
Fuller and Upton Fuller
are in the county jail being held by
Sheriff Matt Sankey on suspicion of
liavin gheoii implicated in the robbery
of the Kern Mercantile store in Ver-
den Ia;-t week.
Some of the goods stolen from the
stue Sheriff Sankey says were
found in possession of I licks and
Brown who -with the Upton brothers
were employed as cotton pickers on
a farm near Verden. The men were
brought to Chickasha and lodged in
i the county jail this morning
j J. Roy Orr assistant county attor-
j ney stated this morning that infor-
' mations charging tho men with burg-
lary in the second decree would be
filed today in Justice T. P. Moore's
1 court.
' 'Seventeen pairs cf shoes and four-
! teen coats valued at more th in $200
j were taken from the Kern store.
! Elmer Hicks one cf t'ae negroes
! arrested in connection with the rob-
bety escaped several weeks ago
I from the county jail while serving
! a sa trusty. I
Flami nd an.! Onyx It ).i;i were
amr.ng the Chlcluisha people who wit-
nessed the Sooner-Tiger football s mie
in Norman last Sa.urday.
BROTHERHOOD OF
ENGINEERS ASKS
FOR CONFERENCE
fl NEGROES 0
DNFIHM
No Disorders Reported Today In Coal
Strike; Government and Stat
Troops Take Charge of Dis-
tricts; Many Mines Idle.
PRODUCTION CUT FELT
BY INDUSTRIES REPORT
iviWires Sent
to Washington
Stating
Must CI030 Unless Coal Fur-
nished; Nonunion Mines
- To Increase Output.
By United Press.
MeAlester Nov. 3. Quiet reigua in
-the Oklahoma coal fields today. No
miners have returned to work which
was in lino with the expectations of
the operators. Two mines at the
state ponilentiary were to be operat-
ed taday according to officials.
Troops are scattered through tlie coal
fields for the purpose of preserving
order in case disturbances occur.
By United Press.
Pittsburg Penn. Nov. 3. With tiie
union mines of Western Pennsylvania
closed Saturday the non-union mines
are preparing for greatly Increased
production.
Strike lender. are loathe to dUcuss
tiie situation which is taken to indi-
cate that they are satisfied with the
progress thus far. Their claim at
the outset that 100000 miners in
Pennsylvania were out on strika
seemed to hold good today 'despite
the assertions of the operators that
the miners would "ht;-nggle back t;
the milieu in Inert. 'ng nmiii.m-i.
Tlie operators claim that the iank.4
of -10000 non-union miners reported
to be working tiro holding firm They
u'sn state that muny miners from tho
feet ions where the mines are closed
by the strike order are applying for
work at the mines that are being op-
erated by non-union men.
Few Return to Work.
By United Press.
Tcrre Haute Ind. Nov. 3. A few
miners of the Indiana coal district
have returned to work. Trains that
were usually crowded with minors
c irriwl only electricians engineers
and pumpers.
Production Greatly Cut.
By United Tress.
Cleveland Ohio Nov. 3. The coat
production of Ohio is practically at
a standstill repot ts 'from over tha
stale indicate. A few wagon mine
are In operation but the output is
very small.
By United Tress.
Indianapolis Nov. 3. The striking
. miners operators and the govern-
j ment '.ire standing pat Lid ay while
the public's coal pile was steadily di-
I minl.-'hlng.
i Tho miners believed that the pro-
duction had been reduced 00 per ctnt
it was learned today. The operators
i however stato that the figure is too
I 1-lgh claiming that there is a great
deal more than 10 per cent normal
production of co.il over the country
today.
j Take Form Today.
I The strike is expected to take form
I today. Many of tlie miners usually
i take a holiday on Saturdays and the
mines are not operated on Sunday so
that any who failed to strike Satur-
day but who merely took a -holiday
. are expected to be back at the mines
today. The operators expected that
numbers of the men woulii appear
this morning for work.
The shortage of coal In the indus-
tries began to be felt today. Reports
from South Bend where the Oliver
Plow works and other concerns 'arJ
located wired Washington that they
would be forced to close unless sup-
plies of coal are forthcoming imme
diately.
The attorneys of the miners gath-
ered to frame an answer to the gov-
ernment's petition in Federal court
Saturday tor a temporary Injunction
in which the court ordered the un-
ion loaders to withdraw the strike
order.
Fifty per cent of the country's min-
ers failed to work Saturday accord-
ing to reports gathered here. The
number that obeyed the call fur a
strlho 1123 clight y lesi than 40C.0-J0.
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