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Chickasha Oklahoma Saturday January 17 1920
Number 15
POISONED BOOZE
CAUSE OF DEATH
IS BELIEF HERE
Tabler Man Passes Away at Roadside
Near His Home After Trip to
Chickasha; Physician Believes
Result Poison.
OFFICERS INVESTIGATE
AND WILL HOLD INQUEST
;
Body Brought to Chickasha; Officials
Find Empty Toilet Water Bottle
On Premises Believes No
Bearing un Case.
If tho belief of local doctors and
'(.ITiccrs is borne out -by later devel-
'ipmenls Chickasha had on the eve
of constitutional .prohibition ttho first
local case of death from drinking
poisoned "-booze" probably wood al-
cohol. T.'.:is case is the result of the death
.( f J. T. Sparks u farmer who lived
near Tabler and who died late yes
terday evening near his home fol-
lowing a trip to Chickasha.
He returned to Tabler on the eve-
ning S inta Fe train according llo in-
form a (ion given to tlic Grady county
'officers. He lived about a mile from
Ike town and started to walk to his
home but fojl 'before reaching there
according to the reports and passed
aw ly ait roadside.
Dr. V. II. Cook of this cily was
summoned as soon as tho man he
ciime critically ill but Sparks was
dead before his arrival. The pliysi ;
( ! in slated to officers that it was j
ills opinion that tho man died from I
the effects of poison. ;
.1. Roy Orr assistant coun ty at lor- I
ney and IVArtliui' Wilson deputy
sheriff went to Tabler this morning
and made an investigation. Mr. On '
staled this afternoon tf.int in a search
of the premises they found an cmp-
! !m" t!o that had contained toilet t
water but. in the opinion of officers j
Hie possible drinking of the bottle's I
contents by Sparks had nothing to j
do Willi Ins dentil as it lie drank tie
contents of that bottle ho did s.-
before his trip to Chii-kasha.
It is the theory of local officers-
I hat the man procured some bever
ho while in Ohickaslui yesterday
evening that caused his death.
The body will be brought to the
Anderson mo.guo ithis afternoon
where an inquest will be held. It 1.-;
pos-sible th it ft post mortem exam
ination will he held.
Sparks is survived by his wife and
five small children. He was ;i7 years
of age.
FUNERAL LOCAL WOMAN
TO BE HELD TOMORHOW
Mrs. Anna It. Woods age u7 wife
of T. K. Woods assistant engincci
of the Chickasha Milling company
died at her'liome "02. Frisco avenue
this morning at seven o'clock.
llesides her husband the deceased
is survived by five small 'children
reports stale.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at ithe Wesley Methodist church
bv t'. c Hcv. Mr. Jones tomorrow af
tenioon at three o'clock after
which I
interment will
1 1 ill frcmelery.
follow at the Rose
1
Church Worker to
Speak Here Sunday
Mrs. J. L. Tonipleton of Muskogee
secretary of Religions Education foi
the Episcopal church in Oklahoma
will visit Chickasha Sunday and
make an 'address at the Episcopal
church on the work which she !l:a-
in charge.
She will also conduct a conference
for workers at 3 o clock Monday at
"ernoon. the place of meeting to be
iniiioum-ed Sunday. All members o
.the congregation nrt'"we'.l as those
interested in the educational wort
01 the church are urged to attend
both of these meetings it was an-
nounced this morning.
MRS.
ROCKEFELLER DIES.
1'y United Press.
Xew York Jan. 17. Mrs. William
Rockefeller died at Jckyl Island off-was fifteen to four in favor of Xorge the present Mrs. Howe will visit here
the coast of Georgia according to and the Xorge boys beat the locals ' with her brother. C. C. Leonard. She
word received at the Rockefeller : to the tune of twenty-eight to four- j will join her husband Inter in Kan-
liome here. teen. ' isns fit v.
PLAN STEPS FDR
NFORGEMEHT OF
BONE-
Prohl Commissioner Predicts Many
Arrests In All Parts of Country
As Thousands of Detectives
Hit Hot Trails.
! siilngton Jan. i:.-John l-M
! Kl';"1"'1'. federal prohibition commls-
siouer predicted that wholesale
ur-
rests of bootleggers could bo ex-
pected soon in all parts of the coun
try under constitutional prohibition
i "With thousands of detectives
j working in all sections of the Unit-
1 ed States wo plan to 'take quick.
d mstle st ?ps to make the l.iw el'foc-
j live'' 'he s.iid.
' Attorney General Palmers ibricf
remarks at the (lep.ir(ure of "John
i Darleyctrn" were encouraging.
; "There is no longer any liquor
; que. ..'ion in America tliat is set-
I tied" said the attorney general.
"The prohibition law looks just like
any oilier law to the department of
justice.''
Reports coming to Washington in-
dicated tho departure of liquor as
being widely celebru.'od.
The 'bureau of .internal revenue
was making preparations for guard-
ing approximately i;oeooiMi gallons
of "fire water" left in warehouses.
About l.tmo.tiOO gallons have been
iemovcd from bond during the past
month. Owners -of this liquor may
do a large number of things with it.
but it will not assuage any thirsts.'
The liquor may be withdrawn for
industrial 'purposes for non-beverage
purposes of medicinal purposes un- .
der regulation.
Those .who have hope of periods
of illness to Hieip their thirst will
yxl but little satisfaction .for Com
missioncr Kramer pointed out thai
the law allows but one pint every
Un days for medicinal purposes and
this will be strictly enforce;!.
Farewell a Disappointment.
United l'ress.
fly
Xew York Jan. 17. The fine well
to J. Parleycorn was a disappoint-
ment to tiie old timers. Though
many cafes and hotels held parties
the night proved to be fur below ex--pectations.
FERRIS CLUB OF
SEND DELEGATES
Organizers of the Scott Ferris club
here are urging that the Chickasha
Forrls-for-Senator club make every
if fort to send a large delegation to
Oklahoma City on January 2a to rep
resent this city nt the stale meeting
of tho Ferris for-Senalor club.
There arc over "oil members of the
club in Chickasha but the perma-
ucnt organization will not be perfect
I eu unui alter tlie state meeting pro
moters of the club state. Friends of
Congressman Ferris are staking a
campaign for the purpose of putting
over a huge Chickasha representa-
tion at Oklahoma City on Jan. 29.
Junior High Loses
Double Header to
Norge Baskeleers
The Junior high school boys and
j that they are also occasional partic
ipants in battles of the courts and
are going It a redouble their efforts !
to capture victories in the future.
in spite of the fact that t'.iey each j
lost games yesterday.
The two scuffles in question were
fought in the Junior high gymnasium
between the Norge high school girls':
team and the J. IT. S. girls' team and i
the X. II. S. boys and the J. IT. S. j
boys. The score in the girls' game
CHICKASHA WILL
J DEMO WOMEN MEET. !
j Tlio Democratic women of Grady
county are meeting In convention at!
i the county courthouse hero this af- i
' tenioon to select 32 delegates who j
will bo sent to the state convention
'of democratic women which will be'j
held in Oklahoma City the 27lh in-
stunt. :
RED LEADERS TO
L
REVOLT IN 0. S.
Berkman and Goldman Announce In
tentlon Upon Arrival of "Ark" at
Finnish Port; Voyage Quiet
Officers State
H y United Press.
Xaiico Finland Jan. 17. Alexan-
der Ilerkinan and Emma Goldman
red leaders deported from f'.ie Unit-
ed States intend Jo organize a great
society In solvet Russia to be known
as "The Russian Friends of Ameri-
can Liberty."
The prime object of the society
it is publicly unnounced will to the
promotion of social revolution In .the
United States.
The deported red leaders made
these statements to the United l'ress
when the "ark" Hitford arrived here.
Officers of the boat said th it the
voyage was quiet and font the reds
gave no trouble.
DEFER
ACTION ON
WAGE HIKE
DEMAND
liy United l'ress.
Cleveland. Jan. 17. The demands
for an answer on the wage increase
asked by the brotherhoods wil 1 be
deferred for a reasonable time pend-
ing the uction of the railroad admin-
istration it was said today. It is ex-
pected that some action will be tak-
en before the end of the month.
RETURN 42 TRUE
i i
; By United l'ress.
' Chicago Jan. 17. The special
' srand jury which litis been . inveMti-
' gating the activities of the radical
captured in the recent raids here
voted 40 true bills it is reported to-
day. Prompt action in the way of pros-
ecutions will follow it is believed
and H is 'believed many deportations
proceedings will result.
Hump Convention
Formed by M'Graw
Local Man States
With reference to the McOraw-
Ilanion clash at. Shawnee yesterday
Eugene Hamilton of this city said;
this morning:
"The information that 1 get con-
cerning the convention is that there
were 108 delegates regularly elected
with 102 of them for Hamon.
"When they saw that they were
beaten six ex-county chairmen with
Jim McGraw and 29 other men
formed a rump convention. The Mc-
Graw clan endorsed Major General
Leonard Wood for president but the
Hamon faction did not make an en-
dorsement. "I am also informed that McGraw
is to withdraw from the race in fa-
vor of another man understood to
be W. H. F. Tndgeon of Purcell and
Oklahoma City."
WEDDING ANNOUNCED
Announcement of the marriage
Miss Alice Leonard and John
of
H.
Howe was made today. The mar-
riage occurred in Oklahoma) City on
January 15. Mr. Howe lias returned
to his home in Kansas City and for
PROMOTE SOCIA
DILLS ON
REDS
T
IS
Paul Des Chanel Is Chosen to Head
Republic Succeeding Poincaire; !
Withdrawal of Clemenceau
After Senate Caucus
TWO OTHER CANDIDATES '
DROP OUT OF CONTEST I
Successful Man Gets 734 Votes Out of
889; Balloting Held at Joint Meet-
ing of French Senate and
Chamber Deputies
Hy United Ureas.
I'aris Jan. 17. -Paul DosChanol
lias 'been elected president of France.
Hefore the vc'ting began M. Miller
; 'ind M. Jonlmrt. declared that they
were not candidates which together
with the formal withdrawal of Pre-
. inier Clemenceau left DesChanel un-
opposed unless a dark hors devel-
oped. DesChanel received 7;: voles
. out of SS'.t.
The balloting began shoitiy after
2 o'clock when ' the -French seuite
! and chamber of deputies convened in
j joint session 10 elect a new presi-
idem. j Tiie Royal theater was crowded
when the voting began. The thentei
seats only lion while the joint .mem-
bership is more than thai. Tho bal-
; ceny was' reserved for diplomats
and high ('tale officials.
l.eon ' llourgeois presided. At the
opening it was understood by all
that t.-e voting must continue until
one candidate received an absolute
majority.
Following tlie election of a suc-
cessor Id President Poincaire it he
plans were to offer the customary
congratulations to the newly elected
president and escort li 1 111. through
Hues of troops to the nutomobile
tl.iiit would carry him to Paris.
Tomorrow the newly elected pres-
ident will call officiary on Presi-
dent Poincaire. He will take up the
duties of president of France on Feb-
ruary 18.
Premier Clemenceau has announc-
ed tiitit he will retire entirely from J
politics and devote his entire tane
to writing his memories. '
Replying to a group of minisUrs
who brought the result of the cau-
cus vote to M. Clciuenccau but ask-
ed him to remain a candidate for i
ll'.c presidency the premier said:
"My resolution is definitely mode
and nothing can change it. I de-
clared from ithe first that 1 did not 1
wish to be a candidate but. could '
not resist the pressure of my friends.
Besides I dreamed that if elected 1
would be 51 link between the gov-;
eminent of- yesterday and that oi
tomorrow and for that itask gener-1
al consent is necessary. v :
"1 submitted to M. Millerand (Al- j
examlre Millerand former cabinet j
member prominently mentioned las i
successor to Premier Clonvonceau .
the names of three of you. It. was :
understood that it was nut a ques
tion of imposing a choice on hini. In j
fact 1 warned him I hat. I did not
wish to know his opinion on those
three- names leaving him entirely
free. Xow my role is finished. I
am .going to write M. Uourgois a .
letter to let him know I am 1 ot 11
candidate." j
By United Press.
Chicago. Jan. 17. The heulth com
missioncr is preparing for an aggres-j
sive war on the new influenza epi-
deniic. 1
Six hundred and fifty cases were!
reported yesterday bringing the total
to 120'J. There were 18 deaths dur-
rng the past week.
Reports from the Great Lakes train-
ing station say there were lit new-
cases yesterday bringing the total up
to 512.
WEATHER FORECAST 4'
For Oklahoma.
Tonight and Sunday fair;
r colder in east portion tonight. -
NEW PRESIDED
FOR FRANCE
NAMED IN PARIS
OPEN CAMPAIGN
ON FLU IN CHI
FUNERAL GRADY MAN
! Joseph Hardcustle age U.". who
: lived seven miles east of Chickashu :
; died at his home last night. Details '
; of tho ulead have not been received.
; Interment will be made In the Hose .
llijl cemetery this afternoon reports
1 W'Pi :
RED ROSE PLANS
T
Order of School Men to Banquet First
and Put the "Work" to Candi-
dates Later; "Brass Collars"
to Make Speeches.
If plans work mil according to
schedule it is to he a higiii-powere.l
spirited and beneficial meeting to-
night when the order known as the
Red Red Rose composed ot local
school men. got together.
1 A banquet at the Early holol al
! G:Hl) will rt;;t the program in pro.
' per form and .after the last morsel
has been Oaten and the last cup
drained tfiie members will proceed
j to tho offices of M. H. Shepard
j county superintendent where they
j 'Will vote on the a-pplica'l ions for
j .membership of A. L. Illack of Vcr-
den Claude Southward or Pocasset
j and H. F. Allen or Rush Springs.
Among the "brass collars" of the
order who -will he called upon ito
'make short speeches are: T. T.
Montgomery superintendent city
schools 'Chickasha ; J. F. tlati-her
principal Chick islia Junior high
' school; Ed Davis teacher niathe-
I matics C. II. S.; C. S. Hounold.
i principal C. II. S.; W. A. Molt pro-;
lessor of psychology (). ('. W. ; and
SI. II. Shepard county superintend' '
cut.
In addition to the speeches there
will he many more interesting num-
bers on the program and "Oil -well! j
One must be there to really appreci-'
ate just what we are going Ho do"
said Sir. Shepard this morning.
FIREMEN KILLED
AS ILL FALLS
Dy United Press.
Cincinnati Jan. 17. Thrue fire
men were killed .and II injured in a
fire which swept (he five story build
ing of llie NewHon Tea and Spice
company early today.
Tho damage to building and con-
tints is estimated at. .f 1011000. The
casualties occurred when tlie tei
and spice dust exploded collapsing
a wall which buried the firemen.
Vacancies Reported
Among Teachers of
Grady; Subs On Jobs
It wus reported this morning by SI.
II. Shepard county supi rintendent.
that several temporary vacancies have
occurred in the schools of Grady
county during the last few days. j
Tom Rodgers superintendent of
schools at Dradley was called away
from his duties on account of serious!
illness of his father. Sliss Esther'
Told principal of tlie Froham school J
was forced to leave her post on ac-!
?ount of ilness. E. H. Russell princi-1
pal of the Verdun high school is un-1
able to attend to his duties on ac-
count of illness of relatives and Miss !
Manc-he Hamilton resigned yesterday!
is principal of the Naples school.
All these vacancies have been sup-
plied
with substitutes the report
stated further
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM
The senior league of the Epworth
Methodist church has planned a
special rally-night program -w'hich
will bo rendered Sunday evening in
the league rooms of the church at
six o'clock. Officers of ll.a organi-
zation state that this program will
be of interest not only to leaguers
but to everyone who attends and
invitations are extended to the pub-
lic at large.
SESSION TONIGH
FOR
N T Ml
TRENCH WARFARE
ON PRAIRIE DOCS
OF GRADY OPENS
Poison Prepared and Farmers Urged
to Take Immediate Steps to Com- .
ply With Law As to Extermi-
nating Pests.
Prarie dog towns and gopher coni-
1 inanities are soon .to be a mailer or
history if plans of farmers are car-
j ried out. and the laws of the stile
enforced.
J J. W. Owens county agcnl slated
this morning that llie poison with
which the "trench warfare" is to
he waged has been prepared and Is
now ready for distribution at the
county clerk's office. j
With further reference to Ihe pois-j
on program Sir. Owens made the
following statement this morning. !
"I want to impress upon it ho farm- 1
ers who have prarie dogs to kill!
that It. is necessary to use good j
judgment in the campaign. Do not !
expect to kill every dog on the first'
round. In f'.ct a few dogs will not!
under any condition eat poison and!
It will be necessary to use carbon-'
bisulphied on a few holes. These ;
however will be very few and t;'.ie :
poison we have prepared will at'
least kill !ki per cent of :.ill the dogs'
the first time over the field. Every'
package is plainly marked poison
and yon should be careful to le-'
stroy this package as soon as empty.
Also printed directions on every
package will tell ymi how to use
the mixture but you .will necessarily'
have to use your best judgment as1
to tlie amount you will need for all;
the dogs 110 your farm. One quart 1
will ho sufficient for forty dog holes'
and you can easily estimate t'.ie iium-i
her of holes on one acre multiply
by the number of acres which will
give the number of live hides di-
vide (his by forty and you will know'
how many quarts will be neoded
for all your acreage
'1 will be. in Stillwater for two
weeks bin on my return the first
of February 1 will be glad to come
cut to your farm
Ing the poison or
tions to a number
aid assislL in us-
give deinonstra- i
of fanners hi a
community.
"Do not put oft killing your dogs.
The law m ikes il compulsory and !
wo do not want the sheriff to lhave
any trouble witli any farmer over
this ma.tter."
VII
I'.y Uniled Pros-'.
Washington Jan. 17.
investigation as to the
A conip'ete
mauagemeu'
of the navy during the war will be
asked as a result of tho disclosures
which were nude hefore the senate
sub-commitlee investigating th'
awards of decorations.
Admiral Sims staled Mat after l.i-e
U. S. entered the war he was left
alone in London with one aid with
tho instruction "not to let tho lint-
is'! pull the wool over our eyes."
Sims charged that 'though war was
imminent for months before Its ac-
tual declaration the navy depart-'
nient adopted no policy or plan oi
preparation.
HERE'S CHAMP GRANDPA
Oscor Dotson. champion heavy-
weight wrestler of Ok'a'ioma bids
fair to be the champion grandpa of
this state. He received word this
morning that a. nine pound boy was
born January fifth to his daughter
Mrs. Joe Bass who lives In Pacific
Grove California.
A CORRECTION
In a recent issue of tlie Express
it was stated that Theodore Alkire
and Miss Erin Jone.s were married
In Anadarko on December (!. That
date was named through an over-
dglii as toe young people were mar-
ried in Anadarko on January fi.
J. A. Tillman of Arcadia was in
the cily today.
PROBE DUE
AS RESULT 1
SUBCOMMITTEE
CHICKASHA WINS
FIRST CLASH ON
CONFERENCE BILL
Shawnee Proves to Be No Match for
Locals When They Meet On C. H.
S. Court for Initial Battle for
Title.
FAST WORK FEATURES
PLAYING OF POWERSMEN
Visitors Score First But Lead . Is
Quickly Overcome; Game Is Clean
and Coaches Agree That No
Kick Is Forthcoming.
In a clean fair and fast gaiue tho
local high school cagers carried; out
their determination mi.l ivn iii.nir
first conference game of (lie sea-lun.
when they vanquished tho ShitWnoo
high's warriors here last night by a
score of 07 to 2.".. . . i
Although the visitors roglstervd
the first goal Coach Powers' ineu
soon gained v.: lead and maintained
it throughout Ihe game. It was ti
-whirlwind affair from the tlino the
whistle started tho teams in aclloji
until tho timc-keepe. signaled tin?
gaum ended. Especially was - tlijs
true on the par: of the
ChlckatliM.
high hornets. One fan
re miirked
that the locals simply
ra.n rlnjf
laround their opponents. -
Visitors Larger J "
In spiiu c.f the fact that the visi-
tors were much larger men .' Until
their opponents the local twirlers
showed much greater speed and 'kept
the ball bouncing around their owii
goal a greater part of the tinio. ' In
fact if they had throned as ipany
goals -as they had chance. the scores
probably would have 'piled .up -close-to
the 0110 hundred mark' -was the
opinion of observers. ... .
Green who played center for Ute
local aggregation- was .. cre'dlUUl
wiih a olal of 27 points and Fields
left forward piled up 11 while
Richardson in tlie position of rigjit.
forward for the larger part of tlio
game scored seven -points. It tii.'glii.
he .said of Richardson that he was
substituted for DeWeso could
not play on account of an Injured
kneu. Richardson played a good cooperative-
game and was taken out
near the end or tin: scuffle only to
allow Washburn a lew miniitos run
in the game. Washburn threw one
field goal in the few minutes In en-
gaged in the battle. It must be said
of Adams and Smilh that they play-
ed as fast as j ickrabblts in front of
a hail slorm. iu.s :'.; 11 an oppo-
nent I bought he had an unmolested
I rial at goal a guird was all around
him and the coveted sphere wassjoui
on its way toward the opposite end
of the court. Ono fan remarked.
"Adams is little but gee ain't
lie
loud? mid look at. Smith that boy'
a whirlwlni ." "
One outsU 'ding characteristic-
ot
Ihe game last n'ght. was the alienee
of personal fouls there being "oolv
t'ivj registered aga.-nst liol.ll 'tea lib:
for llie. en I ire gime.
Tlie coaches of the two team
were asked to comment 011 jlii
game. Coach Powers remarked . that
il was a fast clean game 1.1 lid re-
sulted just as he had I'.i ope 1 ! a nil
thought that. il. would. The visitor's
men I or. Win. Strong rciu'irked thmt
'.'is team was beaten in a clean rust
game; that we had a good team and
that his squad "got beat that's til."
Summary of Came.
C. H. S. Persen-il
Team Points Fouls
Fields If 15 .0 .
Richardson rf 7 1
Green center 25 .1
Smith Ig 2 0
Adams lg li '(1
Washburn rf (Sub.i 2 0
Totals '..57 2
S. If. S. Persoual
Team Points Fouls
Craig. If 110
Stone rf. 7 ' "2
Hatch center i '.
Tener rg. 0 1
C. Palmer lg. 0 'u
Hall center. (Sub.i 0 'J
P. Palmer rg. I Sub.) 0- :0
Totals 25 ' '3
Xo-te: Hall and P. Palmer wep
put in the game at the beginning of
Ihe second
lmir
Rereree:
sha.
Louie Gardner. Cliicka-
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