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Chickasha Daily Express
You will find all the
local news every day in
The Daily Express.
All the latest news by
wire every day from tho
United Press Association.
Volume Twenty
Chickasha Oklahoma Tuesday November 1 1919
Number 262
EE HOPE FOR ARBITRATION
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LEADERS
PREPARE TO FIGHT
FED. L
Ask Desolution of Restraining Order;
Seek Authority to Direct Strike;
Want to Be Permitted to Pay
Benefits.
REPORTS OF RANKS
BREAKING DENIED
"Out to a Man" in Indiana; Opera-
tors in Pennsylvania Admit All
Mines Tied Up') Schools and
Industries Suffering.
l'y 1'n i t c Press.
Iiiili;uiaioJin Nov. .). Julm L. Lew-
is acting president of the United
Aline Workers of America today
broke the silence he liiis maintained
since Ihe slrike stirtod.
In a statement which is regarded
as significant in view of 1 1 n report!
if tlie quick ending of Hie strike
which arc circulating here and in
Washington .Mr. Lewis said.
"The machinery of the Joint sys-
tem of bargaining In the mining in-
dustry is Intact. It is a simple mai-
ler for the government .mil the coal
operalers tj ret it in motion 'igiin
for negotiating a wage agreement."
Gov't. Ready to Act.
1. y United Press.
Washington Nov. I. Confidential
reports received at the White Iloiue .
ti.day encouraged the belief of gov-1
ri-iment 'Ticia'.. that the striking
miners are looking with more f.ivor
on President Wilson's offer for arbi-
tration. The reiteration of the offer yester-.
day by Secretary Tumulty and Attor-'
ney General Palmer and by Mr. Tu-
multy again today is believed to have
had a "good psychological effect" it
w a o said at the White Hon e. I
The government is ready to start
arbitration the moment the operators'
and miners are ready for it it is
stated.
Fight Injunction
J!y United Press .
Indianapolis Intl. Nov. 1. The rep-
resentatives of the eoal miner:; have
iiitlinod Urn plans lor fighting the
litigation started by the government
in an effort to stop the 'Strike.
The Cniled Mine Workers after a
I li fee-days' session have derided I i
ask the! federal court lo dissolve the
re It lining order that is now prevent
ing the leaders of the miners from
directing the strike.
This is a light on the government's
petition for an injunction and court
( rdcr demanding the leaders' with-
drawal of the slrike call and inking
for a modification of the injunction
to allow the miners unions to pay
strike benefits.
The. miners fi el Hint the govern-
ment has fiilcd to accomplish its
purpose in preventing the strike by
'procuring the injunction. They con-
tend lh:U. the miners are deprived
it.- r-.r ining order of good lead-
i. ill expect to point out that
i i : strikes the unions took
.' ;.. o: event tho destruction of
j ic-i . v aiiil 4 hut when the walkout
: t.... :i-y eft men in the mines to
1 ( ' i i and keep them in good
i ' . i i.i
I
Aid for Strikers.
T '".od Press.
'.' a- : :i. ' ii. Nov. 1. Organized lu-
r n.:ieut the country is press-
;. i: : .'i il aid to the coal miners
i. ;;vttnt of the fact that the
.:' '.'' 1 Mic;it funds of the miners'
hi-:.:! are i ed up temporprily by the!
; ;;a ; :;;g order issued by Judge An-
- ; according to information re--
..'. i it headquarters of the Amer-
'. ...i lia ion of Labor here to-day.
V.;e i.le:. tally came reports tint
f m : m - and factories are feeling
- .... ; ! : ad are closing on account
.' : u ' of fuel.
i i fd labor leaders deny today
:'- io :he effect that the strike
: ' ' .r'n.; to disintegrate. They
tion -to rumors that re
--.io laii" ay directors are curtail-
T GAT ON
STMT WORK
REFINERY HERE
AS RAIN QUITS
Teams and Laborers Busy at Site of
Walker Plant; Expect to Have
First Unit In Operation by
January I.
With the rain barrage of the past
three weeks Inning been apparently
broken work on Hie const met ion of
the Walker refinery here is under
way it was staled .it the offiie or j
the company this morning.
Until this week iliu roads between
the city and the plant site have been'
in such condition that in sort of a'
load could be hauled there. I' our
teams are at work Ibis morning ex- J
cavaung for the big million gallon 1
reservoir and laborers are working
on tie founda lions of the various
buildings that will go to make up the
plant. Wilhi.i leu days K. While
coustruclion engineer declares that
: things will lii-gin lo lake form
t The plant is to be of loiio barrels
capacity. The first unit of lUDO bar-
rel capacity is expected to be in op-
eration by Janu.iry 1. Officers of the
company slate that the best material
i.btainable will be used in the plant
and the plans are to make it one of
the finest if not the finest plant of
its size in Oklahoma.
Would Oil Roads.
Officers of the compmy stated this
morning that in order to have a good
road insured despite weather the
company would meet the city and
the county conimi.isinoers in the con-
struction of ti good road to the plant.!
"if tho county wiil grade that road
from Hie city limits to the Washita
liver bridge north of town the Walk-
er refinery will oil the entire
stretch" .said Mr. While this inorn-
ing. "In addition" he continued "if the
city will gi.uie and improve the
streets from the end of the paving
on North Fourth street to the city
limps north we will also oil that
stretch of read la this way if the
county and city authorities will co-
operate a jam-up road will result."
HIGH SCHOOL GRID STAIt
SUSTAINS WRENCHED ANKLL
A diado wof gloom was east over
Chick islia high school football tan-
dem yesterday afternoon .when Irving
Coryell dar center and baekfield
niaii wrenched his left ankle in
practice. The injury will keep Con-
di out of the game here Friday af-
ternoon wilh Shawnee high school
it is believed he will lie able to play
in the King-fisher gi'.ine at Kingfish-
er November 1 It'i.
.Mrs. Claud Sigmoii is vlsitin;;
friends in Oklahoma Cily.
in;;. pas:cnger
save fuel.
service in order I
Lightlcss Nights Proposed
liy United Press.
Indianapolis lud. Nov. I. The es-
tablishment of lighCess nights and
the curtailment oT all except the ;;'-
solulely necessary use of elect re-
lights to conserve the supply of coil
is planned by the Indiana Public Ser-
vice commission.
A conference of representatives of
coal burning communities and the
metiTbers of the commission is being
held today.
Schools Close.
By United Press.
killings Mont. Nov. 4. The public
schools here have closed on account
of the fuel famine.
"Out to a Man."
Fy United Press.
Terre Haute. Ind.. Nov. ). The coal
miners in the Indiana district are
still "out to a man" union leaders
claim oday.
Penn. Mines Tied Up
By United Tress.
Philadelphia Nov. 4. Leading op-
erators here today admitted that all
the mines in the state are tied up.
CONFERENCE TO
TRY DIFFERENT
;t
E
President Expected to Announce Ap-
pointments of Commission of Fif-
teen Soon In Another Effort to
Bring Industrial Peace .
PLAN TO HEAR TESTIMONY
OF BOTH SIDES IN DISPUTE
Program Will Be Based On Findings
of Investigation; Government Is
Taking Stcp3 to Protect
Coal Consumers.
Ity United Press.
Washington Nov. I.- President
Wilson is expected in Ihe near future
lo announce the personnel of the
"conference of fifteen" which is to
meet this month in an effort to lay
the foundation for industrial peace.
This second conference is designed
to remedy Ihe differences between
labor and capital which resulted in
Ihe disruption of the first conference.
It is planned to pursue a different
course in attempting to reach a solu-
tion of the problem of industrial un-
rest. The commission which is to inves-
tigate the entire Industrial situation
will hear testimony of employers and
workers and will probe the various
plans of operation in industrial con-
cerns. After the Investigation is coiuplet
ed it is proposed to make an attempt
' drift p'""K)fahs .e; inn; hov of
labor working conditions labor's
share of profits unionization and in-
surance. Safeguard Consumers.
Washington Nov. -I. Plans to safe-
guard the interests of coal consum-
ers are in process of development
here.
The regional coal committee of the
railroid district under R. if. Ashton
director of the central west opened
offices for the purpose of insuring
a supply of coal to small consumers
including Industries and iudlvldti lis.
The committee is aciing under the
provii iom; of (lie war-time food and
fuel act. The committee has -wide
powers for controlling the distribu-
tion of coal.
Following arra..; .inent in Just ice
.Moore's court yes'erd iv Finer .1 licks
mid Willie Prow ii ncgruc-i charged
with burglary in connection wil'a the
robbery on Ike Kern 'Mercantile i-lore j
in Verden last week were remand-
ed to jiil in default of Jl'l'io bonds
for appear.ince at preliminary hear-
ing set for Friday.
The court placed Sain and 1'plon
Fuller two othei negroes arrested
on suspicion of having been impli-
cated in the burglary under $100
bonds each to appear as witnesses
in the ca-e Friday.
Seme of the goods taken from the
store were found in lirown and
Hick's possession when they were
arrested Sheriff Sankey says.
Hicks Prow n and the Fuller broth-
ers were employed as cotton pickers
on a farm near Verden. A ca.-c
wherein Hicks is charged with burg-
lary is now pending in the district
court of Grady county according -to
William Staeey county attorney.
MRS. SAGE LEFT $49051054.
New- York .Mrs. Russell Sage left
an estate with a gross vlue of $19-
051054 according to a report of the
state appraiser made public.
The principal individual beneficiary
is Mrs. Sage's brother Joseph Jere-
miah Slocuni who receives $7137703'.
More than fifty charitable and edu-
cational institutions receive bequests
ranging from $100000 to more than
$11100. nun
PLAN
II
PA R ARRAIGNED
ON BURG CHARGE
STATE CAMPAGN
FOR MEMBERSHIP
IS
Okla Headquarters Report Shows
Active Ordanizatinnri Ruau In I
Every County; Ex-Service Men
Helping Workers.
Oklahoma City Nov. I. The third
annual membership campaign for the
American lied Cross Is off to a fly-
ing stall in Oklahoma with the plac-
ing of thousands of names on the
PliJO roll.
J. F. Owens dale director of Ihe
drive today wan In touch with every
county in the state and found that a
live aggressive working aggregation
Is pushing tlie campaign thrmiElionl
Oklahoma.
Ited Cri.'. s worker s c cry where
assisted by a larg nuie'ier i de-
mobilized service men today begin
a house-to-house canvass (milling
members for the. doming year. At
tlie same time other workers and for-
mer soldiers began canvassing the
business districts. All who join for
PUO .ire being given Piiio Ited Cross
service flags to be displayed in their
windows and lli.'O Red Cross lapel
buttons which will make 'them ex-
empt from further solicitation.
The aims of the Ited Cross in car-
rying out this campaign include:
country-wide activities for the pro-
tection of health and preventing of
disease including a system of com-
munity -health centers and the fur-
ther development of public health
pursln;;; the in! r-ir I Inn tn di'M
wolf ire; CNpaoi en of lied) Cross
home service which has been con-
fined to assisting soldiers and sailors
and their families; first aid1 and ac-
cident prevention education; great-
er preparedness for disaster relief
and thu building up of tho Junior Ited
Cross -which already has ll.OJO.OOu
school children members for the
making of a sturdy enlightened
citizenship of tomorrow.
"The Ued Cross has luriieil to the
people of Oklahoma for that moral
and financial "support without which
its carefully considered plans In their
behalf cannot be translated into ac-
lion'1 Mr. Owen: (.aid today. "1
know tho people of Oklahoma will
not fail the Red Cro:m in Ihia ap
peal."
Chickabha's company of national
guardsmen has been Ir.in.-fined froii
llaileyville to Willuirton ill the east '
i
side coal fields according to word !
leceivcil this morning from 'npt. V.
11. llu'en in coniui mil. The captain
arrived at company headquarters last
night and relieved Lieut. U. 11. lien-
son of command.
As the gu mi n:c . over the county
get their official orders to report
here for duty they come draggling
int-) Chickasha. Tiireo arrived yes-
terday too late U accompany tlie
Ciptain and his (pad of 15 men. Five
more men are exicied from the
sou;ii end of tiie coi.nly today.
Or.ler.i have been left here for
these men to rep rt to Mrs. Fern Fl-
li( U assistant secret li y of the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerced
second lioor of the First National
bank building. Arrangements for
their meals and transportation have
been made. Ti.c-e men will be held
here until tomorrow forenoon when
Uicy wiil proceed to Wilbiirton tj
join tho company on guarj duty Pi
the coal fields. Ths men jre order-
ed to report first at Oklahom i Cily
to Captain Stanley Williams at 1011
1-2 North Broadway. Captain Wil-
liams will furnish them transport.!
lion io Wilburton.
GOING STRONG
LOGAL COMPANY
TRANSFERRED TO
W TO M NE
WEN TO HAVE
BIG PART ROLL
CALL RED CROSS
Residence District Divided Into 11
Sections With Captains In
Charge; House-to-House Can-
vass Starts Today.
FIRST DAY'S RESULTS OF
DRIVE ARE SATISFACTORY
Business Section Committees Report
111 Memberships; Many plan Do
First Work Today; Plan Com-
plete Campaign.
WMh C e w n-kers i'l I lie 'business
district of ifck.isha having entered
well int.) their work of soli.-iting
memberships in Ihe Third Roll Call
of the Red Cross the women's divi-
sion is scheduled to start work this
morning in I lie re idenee section of
Ihe cily.
This division is in charge of Mrs.
Orin Ashton and Mrs. C. (.'. Gow-
dy. They hiivti divided the residence
section into II divisions and have
appointed a ciptain to have charge
of each division. These captains will
appoint as many lieutenants as they
deem necessary in order to thor-
oughly cover the territory this week
and will make a house-to-house can-
vass. On the north side of Chickasha
.iveiiuc the city has been divided in-
to four divisions with tlie following
captains in charge:: Mrs. 10. V. llol-
1'igi win Hi. ?!is. George Calvert Mrs.
Fred Grlnisley and Mrs. A. J. Merry.
Koiit.ii of Chickasha avenue the
residence section is divided Into sev-
en divisions with the following cap-
tains In charge: iMrs. Henry Dulloso
Mrs. Erwin Pool Mrs. J. C. Anibris-
ter Mrs. W. G. Patten Mrs. W. A.
Hopkins Mrs. W. S. Richards .and
Mrs. George Martin.
That tlie drive has started off in
fair shape was the indication tills
morning in tlie office of Mrs. Fern
Flliott county chairman. She report-
ed this morning 111 memberships
from the work of tlie coiinnillee the
firsL day. This comes entirely from
the city if Chiekasha and from only
one or two comnntiees. A majority of
the cnnni'itteoB expect to start work
IConUnucil on page 4.)
FERRIS' PLACE
Senator C. A Ileirmon announced
this morning lhal he bail definitely
decided lo be a c indidifle for con-
gressman from this district to sue
eeei lion. Soott Ferris candidate
agaiirl Senator Core who is seek
ing re -nomination.
Senator Dearmon was a member of
the Seventh Oklahoma logidaturo
and lathered the A. ami M. scholar-
ship hill. He has been a resident of
Oklahoma for twelve years ten of
which has been spent in Grady conn-
Uiirins; his residence in this co.tn'y. j
Senator Hearmon lias been engaged :
in school teaching and farming. He I
is now with Ihe stale highw ly do !
parliuenl.
Dearmon is tlie first Grady county
man to announce ins canunincy or
congress.
WELCOME PRISON WALLS
Jefferson City Mo. Pri-in walls
were well- ined by Pill Roberts ne-
gro after a three weeks visit home.
After escaping from a rjad camp he
came back lo the prison and usked
to be let in. He said his wife made
home too hot for him.
COW RUNS AMUCK
Cleveland. A scared cow broke
from a cattle car and jumped the
fence into Iirookside Purk. She gave
park employes a merry afternoon.
One park man was taken to the hos-
pital badly gored about the hips.
BosiFy was taken to the stotik yards.
O A IN StEKS
EXTENSION ILL
E
OF ST. Br. SYSTEM
Supt. Wadsworth Announces Con-
sLruction Work Will Start Soon;
To Lay Line From Thirteenth
Street Down Alabama Ave.
Work on extending tho Chickasha
street railways lino from Thirteenth
street down Alab.una avenuo t. the
Oklahoma College for Women will
be started in tho very near luturc
and company officials hope to see
tho job complcto within two months
W. li. Wadsworth superintendent ot
Hie line stated yesterday afternoon.
This will nhorten the mileage ot
tint local street railway line.
eliinin iting tho cars irom running
over tho Jong stretch by tho way oi
Shannon Springs and University
park.
The right to construct the
line down Alabama avenue has been
granted by (lie cily and Councilman
T. S. Ilendrix owenrs of the lands
on which the "cut-off" will be con-
structed. An ordinance granting tho
Chlckash.i Street Hallway company
the right (iT way on the city's land was
passed at the recent meeting of the
city council. .
Superintendent Wadsworth stated
that a "V" v.-ouid he constructed at
the Oklahoma College for Women.
He furl her stated that the. rails and
ties 'th.it are In good condition and
are now being used from thu corner
of Thirteenth street ami Alabuuui
avenue lo Shannon Springs would
be used in tlie construction of the
line down Alabama avenue.
"Many of the lies are In bad condi-
tion and will not be fit for use In the
const ruction of tlie cut-off" Mr.
Wadsworth says. "I expect to order
the other uec.es.-i.iry material for the
job some time during the next few-
days." ROADS ONLY CO BACK
TO OLD TIME
Hy United Press.
Detroit Mich. Nov. 3. When the
rest of Michigan went back to cen-
tral tiiii ii October I'G Detroit did not
change her clock.s adopting ea. turn
time. This however applies only to
business in the city all railroads and
allied industries reverting to the cen-
tral schedule.
tirveral of Detroit'.! suburbs re-
membering other years of difficulties
because of the difference in time
have resolutions under consideration
now for adopting eastern time when
the city goes on 4he new schedule.
MINUS FINGERS VETERAN
INSISTS ON PIANO LESSONS
Wa diington. Five of his fingers
and both of bin thumbs itching to
emulate Paderrwski the oilier three
fingers having been shot off by the
Germans- a returned sjldier former-
ly a plumber has been eausiug a
deal of worry lo the federal boarl of
voealioii.il education here. He threat-
ened to disrupt the whole hoard be-
fore he could be made to see it
would be useless lo give him piano
lessons the board announce i.
'That the hoard has delayed in
placing men in training." is Ihe basis
for recent altacks upon the educa-
tional body. Investigating agents de-
clare lhal. i:i most case i the men
' kicked I ecause they got into till!
ha'iit while in the service."
COW IN STRAW STACK TWO
WEEKS EATS IT WAY OUT
Jacksonville. 111. William White a
farmer living near here had a cow
which mysteriously dis ippeared more
than two weeks agu. The bovine
emerged from a straw stack the other
day. Mr. White said it
ale its way
through the stack and that 11 was
inside all the time without water'
eating nothing but straw. He
de-
dares the animal lost i!(H) pounds
during the ordeal. How did it get in!
tin tlrQt- l'IT Mr Wlnln .!.....(!
know.
SHORTEN MILEAG
CASE CHARGING
P.O ROBBERY IS '
DISMISSED HERE
Court Ousts Hearing Against Two
Crady County Lads on Motion of
U. S. District Attorney at Ses-
sion of Federal Tribunal
NEGRO GETS YEAR AND
DAY ON WHISKEY COUNT
Kalciyh Hiytitower Sentenced; Plead-
inns Hoard by Williams; Steph-
ens County Farmer To Be
Sentenced In December
On motion of tlu United States at-
ti; Me t tic (uko of the United States
of Ameiua vs. Tom Wright and Noah.
iMdJaiiiel two Grady county lads
charged with the burglary of tho
liailey postoffiee was dismissed yes-
terday in federal court hero.
Wright and McDanlel were arrest-
ed several months ago und wero
bound over to the federal court fol-
lowing their preliminary examination
in the commissioner'!! court here.
Only a small amount of money was
taken from tho Ilalley postoffiee
when it wns alleged to have been
burglarized by tho boya.
Hiflhtower Draws Year and Day. '
Raleigh Hightower local negro was'
found guilty on n charge of selling
liquor to Indians and was sentenced
to servo one year mid a day In pris-
on by Federal Judge Williams yes-
terday. The negro was arrested sev-
eral monllis ago by 11 in Dillon thou
deputy United States nitir.shnl here
llightowir is now In jail pending the
arrival of convoys from Ihe federal
penitentiary nt Fort Leavenworth
Kan.
Grady Man Fined $25.
Itohert Stidham a Crady county
man against whom a charge of un-
lawfully wearing an army uniform
was Instituted in federal court sev-
eral months ago yesterday withdrew
a plea of not guilty and entered a
plea of guilty. Judge Williams im-
posed a fine of $5 extending tho
man leniency for service he ren-
dered his country in France Stidham
was indicted by a federal graud jury
In ression at Muskogee lit March
1918.
Stephens Man Pleads Guilty.
The case of tho United States of
America vs. Jeff Dean William
Dean and I.en Dean three Stephens
county men charged ' wll.li con-
spiracy was disposed of yesterday.
Tlie court entered an order allow-
ing I.ee Dean to withdraw a plea of
not guilty and enter a plea of guilty.
On motion of (lie United States ul-
lorney. the case was dismissed as to
Jeff Dean and William Dean. Tli'i
sentencing of l.ee Dean was deferred
by the court until December 1.
The case IJ. S. A. vs. Alvarado Wil-
liams charged with larceny of mail
matter. w.i sdlsmlssed on motion of
the United Stales attorney.
Issue Permits Two Men.
Two attorneys J. it. Wilkerson of
Duncan and W. C Alley of Okmul-
gee were admitted to practice in fed-
eral court by Federal Judge Williams
yesterday.
The following jurors were dismissed
by order of Ihe court. D. H Kocho
Chickasha; Andy Moore Alma; J. C.
Ilobbs Clilinore; Mennis Tiay Waurl-
ka; A. F.. Combs llradloy und Charlel
Tillerson Duncan.
WEATHER FORECAST "
For Oklahoma.
Tonight fair colder frost.
Wednesday probably fair
warmer.
4
4.
1
I
Local Temperature.
Mixiiuum 66; minimum 37.
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