Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 259, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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A HOME PAPER
All tho local Dt la the Dally Es-
prt. Latest world sews by Wirt
dally from the Uottad Treii Association.
Volume Twenty 'Two
TREE TRIMMING
IS EXPLAINED IN
MOORIK LETTER
A. and M. Man Qlvai Chickasha Pso-
pla Soma Expert Advlca en
Cara Shade Tract; Fathered
I by Chamber Commerce.
PART OF CAMPAIGN IN
CITY ON IMPROVEMENT
Fits With Chamber'a Drive te Beau-
tify Parklngt Lawnt Mark
Street and Place Num-e
fcert on Residences.
In connection with He campaign
for clvlo Improvement!) in Chicka-
sha looking toward ttio marking of
street numbering of houses care of
parking and lawn and l: trimming
of fhuile tree the Chamber of Com-
merce wrote to D. C. Mooring hor-
ticulturist of the A. und M. college
lor Instructions as to the proper
trimming ot tree.
In reply Mr. Mooring ha written
tho following letter In which com-
I'lote Instructions as to tho proper
pruning of shade trees In given:
"Tim Importance of proper tare
of shade trees in Oklahoma cannot
be over-estimated it U a -long dif- j
ftcult task to trow hude trees to
tlio size where t-.ey are of real
Mrv Ue from a shalo standpoint In
the first place many shade trees die
when transplanted by the average
person and agulu borers are more
rpt to kill tho trees while young
or tlioy aro moro apt to be run
over and broken or destroyed.
Therefore by proper care when our
shade trees have brguo to give real
rerviro It Is a shame to ruin them
by improper pruning (butchering.
dehorning or fceadlng down)
Nc'yrnl Beauty.
"fchade traos should retain their
r.nturnl beauty. Where they are
crowded ns they frequently are thlii
natural beauty is - destroyed. This
i'.iks not Imply however thut shade
trots should not be pruned. Trees
in tho forest prune themselves nat-
urally as observed by dead branches
iu the trees and on E.-.o ground.
"A street tree should have one
main central stem with side branch-
es distributed around it but subor-
liinatQ to it. A tree with such a
form 'will withstand 'Winds without
njury. Avoid a crotch that is two
limb:) tho SHme size arising at the
rime point because in the course
ot time the tree Is apt to split at
this point. .
"If the tree is young wi'.ien set
wau.li it yearly and If after tho
cloro of a grcwlng season there is
a tendancy for more than one shoot
to oovolop into loaders remove all
but one.
"Remove nil lower branches that
may Interfere with the passers-by
on the sidewalk. Care along the
line will be necessary for a num-
ber of years as the lower branches
grow they will tend to droop to a
greater or less extent at the ends
4 'and interfere. These drooping ends
may bo removed if necessary but
in most cases tfce branches will
finally have to bo removed where
they originato however avoid re-
moving side branches as long as
it is not necessary as this chocks
the growth to some extent.
Pruning Large Trees.
"It is a very common sight in the
spring to see the tops cut off of
nice large shade trees. This is a
serious mistake 'with the possible-
exception of very weak trees. This
error is made frequently on account
of tho desire to do something to
tho tree hoping to improve them
because som neighbor is having
his trees cut back. Again someone
who professes to know how to prune
co.iios altmg and gets the job.
"Where the top of trees are to
thick or crowdod cutting back
makes the evil worse as it causes
the production of an excessive num-
ber of small slender branches. The
lkvibs should be t'nlnned out by re-
moving thorn entirely. Usually about
one-third of the limbs can. be cut
out entirely to advantage. Remove
oil crossed limbs diseased or -dead
limbs. In removing a limb cut close
to the place of origin and do not
leave a stub. This stub will decay
and finally reach the limb from
which it branches or the main
trunk.
"Frequently where trees are too
thick - the tendency is to cut back
the top which is a mistake. In
such -instances thin .out the trees
giving each tree sufficient room to
develop naturally rather than run-
ning up tall and spindling. 'Where
. probably every other tree is re-
moved and the tops properly
thinned the .- trees left will spread
out naturally and niake stronger
growths.
Heading Down Trees.
Heading down may properly but
mildly express the kind of butcher-
ing (sometimes improperly called
pruning) giving large trees in the
Miring. Sucto treatment is very in-
Jurious and unnatural j already j
ill I II
TO
COFFEY GOES IN
GHARGE OP BOTH
GUARD BATTERIES
Ladd Resigns to Accept Commletion
In Infantry Branch; Armory
Now le Problem to Be
Faced Here.
A. Noble LaM yesterday afternoon
renlgned aa captalir' and commander
of Battery II. 1891b F. A. Oklahoma
National (iimrd and ("apt. Karl Cot-
fey commander of tho Service bat
tery was placed In charge of both
organizations. Lieut J. F. Hatcher
will Iks In active command of the
service battery' under Captain Coffey
It was announced.
Captain miU who whh Instru-
mental In the organising of tho two
local National (iuanl butteries ten-
dered his resignation In order thut
be may receive a commission In the
Infantry. He I slated to recelvo this
lonunlHMloti soma time In the very
near future at which time ho will
again become a member of tho stuff
hero.
The armory problem Is the first
to be tbriiHhcd out by the new com-
mander of tho batteries. Cnptuiu
Coffey stated today that be would
endoavor to secure the constru'-tlon
of an armory building at the Cir''
county fair grnutiu but that plans
had not been made. Meanwhile the
equipment will be stored in the
buildings already constructed at the
fair pari;.
CALL CONFERENCE MEETING.
(By Tlw Cnilrf "t.)
Washington Feb. 17. Acting Sec-
retary of State Fletcf.icr lodiy called
a meeting of the International Com-
munication conference for next
week to settle the disposition of the
three former Atlantic cables.
TD
T
EP0RT- DM FORD
Tennessee Solon Declares Fertilizer
Industry Is Spending Huge Sums
to Defeat Offer; Demands
An Inquiry.
(By The United Prcsn.)
W&sihington Feb. 17. A demand
for an Immediate investigation of
the reports that the fertilizer in-
dustry is maintaining an expensive
lobby here- to defeat Henry Ford's
offer for the Muscle Shoals nitrate
plrnt site was made today.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee
made the demand declaring that the
reports reaching him and which
were being generally circulated
throughout congress wore to the ef-
fect that huge sums ot money were
being spent by tho fertilizer people
to bring about the refusal ot Ford's
offer.
RUSH CLARA'S FILM
INTO CADDO COUNTY
Lawton Okia. Feb. 17 Following
the issuance of a writ of seizure of
the Clara Smith-Hamon film "Fate"
managers of the film which was to
be shown at Sterling last night
placed the film in an automobile
which drove into Sterling Just ahead
of Sheriff George Frampton and it
was taken to Cyril. This placed it
outside of the jurisdiction of
Comanche county orders.
The writ was issued yesterday
afternoon after complaint had been
made to the country attorney Fletch-
er Riley by citizens of Sterling.
Large crowds had gatherod in
S.terling to1 see the film and many
cars passed the sheriff on his way
to Sterling going there for the per-
formance. The Colorado river is filling up
the head of the Gulf of California.
New Guinea' is the next largest
island in the world Australia lead-
ing. '
I : : "
mentioned This causes excessive
branching making thev top of the
tiee to assume a hedge like shape.
Many of the large stubs die back
and finally the top of the tree pre-
sents a two-story effect that Is the
lower natural appearance and the
thick hedge like second story ap-
pearance. Summary.
"Thin the tree3 where they are
too thick by cutting out every other
one or whatever ones are necessary.
"Cut out all dead diseased and
cress limbs. t
. 'Thin the limbs by removing a
part of them entirely.
"In removing a limb jnake the
cut close and do not leave a stub.
"The sooner this thinning is- done
the better"
ROBE
DE L ADVOCATED
Chickasha
ZUNIGHA TO JOPLIN.
Fort flmlth Ark. Feb. lT-Itl
Chief J Vldal Zunlgha. who played
with the Twine but senium has
signed a contract with Joplln accord'
lug to announcement loduy In Miner
ville. The Indian shinned (be hall
hard for Charlie Schmidt Inspsca-
on and fielded the keystone comer
In clever st!e.
AMERICANS WILL
STIR GUARD
BORDER IS KB
Commander at El Paso Says "Troops
Ready to Act If Revolutionary
Threats Among Mexicans
Become Reality.
ny Tin J nllr-t I'rwi.)
tan Antonio Feb. 17. Mexicans
of this city do not view with any
considerable amount of alarm the
reports of revolutionary activity iu
Mexico among tho border atutoa.
In statements given today to the
Clilled Press some of the leidln?
Mexicans of this cdty who art iu
touch with affairs across (he horJer
declared that they do not believe a
general uprising Is likely.
Amor'cci. Are Ready.
(!!) The I mtfd Vtrm.
EI Paso Feb. 17. American troops
were prepared today to guard the
border In cose of the threuteneJ
revolutionary movement at Juarez or
other border points become a fact.
Brig. Gen. Howzer declared thut
the American forces had been forced
to give consideration to tho revolu-
tionary reports which hiul been fre-
quent ' t lato and that his command
of approximately G.0O0 men was
ready to act should the need arise.
Military authorities here slate that
the situation in Mexico has been un-
settled for several weeks ami that
reports are continually coming
across the Iiio Grande that a revolu-
tionary plot is nearly ready to hutch.
At Fort Uliss are stationed one
brigade of the First cavalry division
under the command of General
Howze Including the Seventh and
Eighth cavalry regiments also ths
Eighty-socond field artillery. About
thirty miles west of El Paso Is Btu-
tloncd the Twenty-fourth infantry nt
Columbus N.' M. Further to the
west on tfte border aro other conv
nanus within a radius ot a fsw
mlloo In this vicinity is a concentra-
tion of the First and Tenth cavalry
regiments and Twenty-fifth infantry.
THREE DIE IN CRASH.
Durham N. C Feb. 17. Three
young men were killed and three
others were perhaps fatally Injured
near here today when their auto-
mobile was struck by a Seabound
Airline train.
BELFAST DRAWL
DIES OUT T
Al
(By The United Trrss.)
Belfast Feb. 17 The sectarian
warfare in 'Belfast had apparently
burned itself out today as the street
fighting had not been in evidence
for some time.
The death toll according to of-
ficial reports stood at 35 'with the
entire casualty list of dead and
wounded mounting to 150. The offi-
cers estimated this morning that the
property damage resulting from tho
ricts would aggregate $2000000.
II RAIID1 TD
SOCCEEO KENYO
(By The United Pres.)
Des Moines la. Feb. 17. Charles
Rawson of this city was today named
by Governor Kendall to be the suc-
cessor of Senator Kenyon as a mem-
ber ot the Iowa delegation in con-
gress. Rawson was republican state
chairman and has been active' in
party circles for years. Senator
Kenyon resigned to accept the ap-
pointment as judge of the eighth
federal district of Iowa.
HAS TOUGH JOB.
Denver Feb. 17. Facing blizzards
in the snOw-covered Rocky moun-
tains and tracing down moonshiners
and bootleggers Dale Hunt federal
prohibition enforcement officer has
traveled several hundred miles on
skis in northwestern Colorado.' Hunt
arrested and secured the conviction
recently of one of the most notor-
ious moonshiners in the west when
he captured "Squawman" Brown fol-
lowing . a sensational ten-day man
'Hunt la the bills
Oklahoma Friday February 17 1922
GJRRETT DISTED
DECISION TODAY
By GARTER JURY
Skldt Put Under Buck on Fifth
Count; First Four Register Not
Guilty; Says Cava Convicts
Their Liberty.
JURY IS OUT EIGHTEEN
HOURS IN DELIBERATION
Pawhutki Sheriff Also Removed
Following Jury Verdict on Charge
Corruption In Regard to
Law Enforcement
(II) Hit l ni'rtl I't )
Atdmore. I'eh. 1?.- -Sheriff Ihirk
Ci.nelt for year !! pulttlnil rnr
of Carter county wan today ousted
fi'oin office as the result of a vcr
diit which was returned by a Jury
In district court hern today.
Tim Jury foun.1 Garrett gitflty of
the fflh count on when b wiih
tind. T.Ih count (HTtiM'd bim of
giving convicted prisoners their free.
it( !ii before tlio expiration of their
tei'f cures.
n the other fmr iimnm. th" J try
relumed a verdict of not guilty. Tin'
verdhrt was reMihed a) r t'.ie Jury
hT. delilii rated fur a jx rh': of 18
hcurx.
Tei't'tsir-ny was completod shortly
nftr 2 o'clock Thuriihy afternoon
am! the case given the Jury at 3:"0
o'clock without aigtni'cat nfter Hpo-
clnl Judge K. D. Oldrield of Okla-
homa county presiding Ciad ro-
viewed the case In extensive Instruc-
ting to tho Jury. A thrte -fourths
CMicurrenco In the balloting In suf-
ficient for a verdict lie on Id. j
i;u k Garrett wa.'i suspended .Tn"
offiio of sheriff of Carter county
January IS on four counts churning
fniluro to enforce the prohibitory
laws tho gambling laws the laws
against operation of houses of pros-
titution and assisting the defendant
!n criminal action brought by tho
rtate.
During t".;o last day of tho trial
Garrett went on the ntand In bis
ow.n defense and denied all ot the
charges made pgalvilm.
The state's charges "of alleged
corrupt conditions In the oil fields
of Carter county included ouHter
proceedings aguiiiBt J. H. Langston
mayor of Ilcablton; Chief of Poilco
N. A. (I.em) Hates of Ileuidton and
Chief of Police W. II. Hlghnlght pf
A rd more.
TTe assistant attorney general
Thursday dismissed the cane against
Mayor Langston following the res-
ignation of t.:at official 'for benefit
of the community."
Chief of Police Highnight will
fate ouster proceedings In district
court Monday morning before Judge
Oldfield. ills case is next on the
docket and three chargoH aro pend-
ing against him. I.em Paths' triul
will follow that of Ilighnigbt's.
Pawhuska Sheriff Out.
(l!y The United PrcM.)
rawhuska Okla. Feb. 17. The re-
moval of Sheriff II. M. Freas of
Osage county was ordered today in
the district court here following the
verdict of a jury in which ho was
found guilty of corruption in regard
to law enforcement In the oil towns
of this county.
JUDGE ALIEN AT
-D.G1T0I1T
"Judge George' 1. Aldun tho Massa-
chusetts jurist will deliver his los-
ture "Needs of the llfour" In the
Oklahoma Colloge for Women audi-
torium tills evening beginning at 8
o'clock." It is one of tho regular
artist course uumbors.
Judge Alden is from a fine old
family of consequence iu the intel-
lectual history of New England. Ha
has sorved in politics and in the
practice of law in Now York and
L'oston and upon the Massachusetts
bench for ten years. In the last
ten years he has devoted himself to
the lecture platform and winning
throughout the nation such Jvigh
praise as that voiced by President
Harding 'and becoming widely
known as the "most human" of all
lecturers.
"S.QUIRT GUN" MANIAC
Peris Feb. 17. (United Press.)
A special squad ot police were as-
signed to run down an "acid squirt
gun" maniac who had terrorized the
down-town shopping district. More
than three hundred women have at-
tacked by the maniac whose method
of attack is injecting hydrochloric
acid upon the clothing and rich furs
of women in the crowded and down-
town streets. Many thousand dol-
lars worth of clothing have been
ruined and in several cases the acid
has turned the flesh ot the victims.
WILL MARRY COACHMAN.
itty Tim I'wM Pr)
Chicago t'eb. i;.- The rliKiign-
it't'itt of Miillldu the youngest diiugtc
It of llurold MeCormH k. to the
f.in.l!y' BUs groom. Max Oscr
Wri reported hero loduy K;.e Is 1?.
Mux Is twite her ago and the en-
gugement Is cnuHlne a Mir.
ISSUE OF BOiS
UP TO ATTODNEY
TO BE APPROVED
Transcript of Proceedings In His
Hands Two Weeki Ago; Can't
Pavs Seventeenth Until
Cit i Are Down
I'nlil the ltir:iev general's office
n;prine 60 js'l.rno bond I;.hu an-
t'n i .imI nt the In .( Kpe 'lnl elc. lioii
horn ther can bo no further slept
taken toward tint I i . ii'oveii:ent of
cveiiteintli slreet. Major (I. Cot.'
n;;n wild t'l'hiy.
Transcript i;f p"nc-vd!im-i nnsl
tlur lap-M and in 'rirre its that
:mi! t I") unproved by t! e uConey
reiierul befern Pie IioikI i (""1 bo l
I'uKti till ri Hold were pi iee i 111'
(.ft'ic iiil.i bands two wee' s tn. Ap-
pro al of the lionU is o;p"'t"l
o.iet tl;iie In C'e vuy inar futu'o
tho mayor s;ud. fVy tomej- iin n-
r.ieily was n uied that e attor-
ney gene nil would "pet to them" as
:oen ns possible.
No money from tho salo cf the
bonds can bn realized until '3D d.;y'
afier they are up'iroved by C'.e nt
lorney central recording to W. W.
Clark city tie'is;:rer. During this
Jn.e the treasurer fild reiiionsira-
tlon agaii'Kt tho sal.i of the bonds
mi V bo offered.
Hie city's portion of the money
necessary for Cm hardfUirf-elni! of
Seventeenth street Is available from
tho salo of the park bonds Issued
two years iii?o but t'-.l.t work is be-
ing deferred until storm sewer ex-
tern ions are iim.ii' In that section
of the city.
"It Is necessary to comuleto the
storm sewer before the pavement
l"iu down" Mayor Coffman says
"if we should go ahead and con-
ttinct tho payment find at a later
date start tho storm sewer exten-
sion In the district. It would hi
necessary to cut through the pave-
ment In many places. For this rea-
son we have decided to defer the
pavement work until tho storm
sewer extensions are made."
Const ruction of the re enforced
concrete bridges over Line creek on
Fourth and Hixth streets will not ha
started until after tho $:!00t0 worth
of bonds voted for tlil.i purpose ure
s;l(l the mayor said.
PLA1 FARM BLOC
AS PARTY WEDGE
(t)y The UniM I're-n.)
Chicago iKcb. 17. A national
fiirnwu'a' organization built around
the farnii bloc In congress was in
the process of organization hero to-
day. The belief of the farmers that the
only relief from- the present con-
dition is through politics caused
the call for the mooting of the
representative uggio leaders of tho
nation.
The conference was called by II.
C. Marsh of the Fanners National
council.
GOBEN TRIAL IS
SET FOR APRIL
Lawton Feb. 17. The order ot
Judge Will Linn of Chickasha of-
ficially setting down the grant of
change of venue in ti'ie Cloo Goben
c;;so was filed here yesterday. The
order further provides that a cer-
tified transcript of the proceedings
in tho case together with any other
necessary documents be turned over
to the Cotton county authorities and
that Goben himself be turned to
the sheriff of that county five days
before trial.
The trial has been set down for
tha first Monday in April which
will be April 3 according to Fletcher
Riley prosecutor for the county.
FORMER DIPLOMAT DEAD.
Fayettevllle N. C Feb. 17. Maj.
Edward J: Hale 83 years old min-
ister to Costa Rica during President
Wilson's administration and former
owner and editor of the Fayetteville
Observer died at his home here
Wednesday.
. t
C. D. Dotson of Shawnee trans-
acted business and visited friends
( in the city today.
GE
AMD -LAD PLEADS
GUILTY IS FINED
Deadly Wtanon Count Made Over
Into Assault and Battery Charge;
Local Merchant Takes
Action on Check.
( Iniido llrloco o was charged
with Mxmilt with Intent to kill his
fit I her J. II. IIiIhcoo was sentenced
lo M-rve an days In Jill and p.iy a
fine of $'') and court co.t when
he pleaded auilty in a reduced
chi.'g In Jumbo T. P. Moore's
court here yesterday.
On reeonnmmbillm of County At-
loriny Pen (i.if' and tho di f "tidunl's
father the chiinjo wii.t ri!uetil to
(iMiuult mid buttery lo which chu-g.i
too lad pleaded guilty w'cii taken
lito court for preliminary hcirlug
yesterday.
The charge against Wi'1 Walker
cu defendant In tho original coin-
I'll. Irt. wus tSlsmlKhcd on motion of
tin. county attorney.
j In Hie Informant;1. r'ed t"n dayi
I aj;(. Prlseo end Wa k r were t burg-
led with ns .unit will! Intent to kill
jj. II. llrimo' th" foriier'n f.ither
lulu live s In the It.illey community
! "f roiilhcasl'-rii Criulf county. A
lll-talihrn Wliiclie lur t.o tnforiin-
"on stated was u uh by the pair.
No evldeme wat taken In Juabce
(unit after the lad ple'ided guilty to
the assault and butt.iry chsrge.
When nrr.ili;nid this morning on
i (d'urgc of obtiilnlng money by
moans of a false und bogus check.
T. M. Iluge.inn. alias K. K AWirlght
waived preliminary hearing and was
(oi.iii'itted to Jail In default of $500
bond. H. C. (iurvcy is compl lining
witness In the cae.
LOCAL BASEBALL
CT1 SOilS
CAT! NOW
Attorney Has All Available Records
and Starts Preparation of Papers
For Filing of Case In
Courti
Preliminary slops ura being taken
today toward tho filing of the case
by tho Chickasha Baseball associa-
tion ugainst the Western association
for the return of the Chickasha
franchise following the action of
the leaguo moguls In voting the
I'hU kasha franchise to Hay Winder
owner of tii.o team here last year.
Clint C. Ktelnberger and Alger
Melton who expected to go to Kan-
sas City last night but who at the
last moment settled the business
in baud by telephone woro In con-
ference this morning as to the prop-
er method to proceed In starting
Chickasha's court fight.
A copy of tho Western Associa-
tion's by-laws and constitution was
being studied this morning together
with records and documents in the
tands ot tho local ussocialion. It
was not stated in what court the
case would he filed nor the styla
of the suit but everything pointed
:o probable action in the next day
ot two.
So word has been received by
local baseball men from the league
officials since E. A. Daniels presi-
dent of tho W. A. cullod Mr. Stein-
bergor bore to Inform hi mi that the
league refused to vote Chcktisha
bdek into the association.
Keen disapoinl.ment has been ex-
pressed amonf tho fans here at the
action of the league chiefs as much
progress was being made toward tiie
raising of $10000 asked by Daniels
whose own proposition was to put a
loam in here for the 1022 season.
It is understood that that team will
now go to McAlestor.
Local baseballers were given to
understand that the league voted
Che franchise to Winder with a ten-
day time limit in which to place the
franchise. McAloster was one of
the towns Winder hud his eyes on
and as that berth is now taken by
the transfer of tho Drumright club
Shawnee seems to be about the only
hope for the Little Rock man. Win-
der has been in toucfo with Shawnee
for some months but reports com-
ing fromi there fail to show where
he has made any progress. If he is
tearing a satisfactory deal with
Shawnee it has been kept quiet.
RIOTING IN GUATEMALA.
Mexico City. Feb. 17. Serious dis-
orders in Guatemala City in which
adherents of the present government
were fired on by members of the
unionist party are reported here in
a Wispatch Wednesday from San
Jose do Guatemala.
Fifteen thousand German spies
were operating in France in 1914.
CHAR
REDUCED
WEATHER
Tonight and Kuiurilnjr partly rloudy:
wuriiur toaiKlif.
Local Temperature
Muxlmutn 1. Minimum 40
Number 259
s
TO GET REVEfJGE
ON LEAGUE DEAL'
Atk More Information from Admin
litratlon te Four Pewer
Paciflo Treaty An
Opening Wedge.
WILL CET ADMISSION
ON MEANING OF PACT
Say Can Show It Binds U. 8. Jutt
Like Article 10 of League; Ford-
ney 8yt Soldier Bonus
Will Pate.
(tiy Tii I'mtHi l'i)
Washington Feb. 17. Democratic?
senators today set In motion s plan
lo get revenge for the killing by thn
republicans of the U'uguo of Nalbns
In the senate.
Their plan Is: First the adoption
of the Hitchcock resolution request-
ing more Information from the presi-
dent on the four power pHclflo
treaty. Second to force the admlu
nitration bailor lo admit that the
four power trenty Involves tho Unit'
I'd State h in exactly the same sort of
an International obllgullon as did
Artlcio 10 of the League of Nations.
Srys Bill Will Pass
ttly Th l i lto! rrL)
Washington Feb. 17. The bonus
bill to bo framed by the bouse ways
and means committee within ten
days will bo p.iHsed by tho republi-
can congress
This was tho statement which was
emphatically made today by Chair-
man Fordney In a speech to tho
houso of representatives.
!n a letter addressed to Represen-
tative Fordney President Harding
expressed his views on the bonus
iiHiiiruro In part as follows;
"It continues to be my best Judrf-
mint that any compensation legisla-
tion enacted nt this tints ought to
niny 'with It the provisions for rais-
ing" Clio needed revenues and I find
myself unable to suggest -any com-
iiieiiduble plan other' than that ot a
r.e.iersl. twles tat. ' Huch a tax will
distribute to the cost of rwardlng
tlit former service jnen In such a
manner that it will be borne by all
the people whom they served and
does not commit the government to
class composition of tases or the
resumption of the burden repeated
the maintenance ot which can be
transferred only by a great warv
emergency.
"It Is fully reulized ihow great tho
difficulty is which confronts the
congress In solving this difficult
problem. I am aware of the strong
lentiment In congress In favor of
this adjusted compensation. I have
spoken approvingly -myself always
with the reservation that the be-
itowal ohall bo made when It may
he done without Injury to the coun-
try us will nullify tho benefits to
the former service men Kiomaelvos
which this expression ot gratituda
is designed to bestow.
"It is not an agroeablo thing to
suggOHt that action be postponed
again but frankly I do not find my-
pelf favorable to the piecemeal pay-
ment plan which is manifestly do-
slgnod to avoid embarrassment to
tho treasury. The long drawn out
payments will not afford an effec-
tive helpfulness to the service men.
"We have no serious problem In
beginning the allotments of public
June's and the Immediate Issue of
paid-up Insurance. The real diffi-
culty lies in tihe payment ot the
cash bonds. Rather than provide
that the maximum cash payment3
shall extend over a period of two
and. one-half years It would be vast-
ly hotter bestowal If we could await
the day when we may safely under-
take to pay.'at once In full -so that
tho award may be turned to real ad-
vantage. .
"Inasmuch as the treasury Is to
bo called upon to meet more than
$0000000 of .maturing obligations iu
tho sixteen months Immediately bo-
foro us it 1s not possible to recom-
mend the Issue ot several hundred
millions of additional Short then
notes. Further excessive borrowings
would likely undo all that has been
accomplished in readjusting Interest
rates and stabilizing the financial
world both vitally essential ' to the
resumption of Industrial and com-
mercial activities.
."Granting that It is not fair to
oppose any proposed plan without
offering a substitute let me repeat
that 1 believe the American peopla
will accept the. levy of a general
sales tax to meet the proposed bonus
payments and we should contribute
thereby no added difficulties to the
problems of readjustment. It con-
gress will not adopt sucti a plan it
would be wise to let legislation go
over until there is a situation which
will justify the large outlay. We
are driving for large economies we
are pushing the disposition of sur-
plus war property and have other
transactions under consideration'
whkh ought to prove a great relief
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Pool, J. Edwin. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 259, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1922, newspaper, February 17, 1922; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc732339/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.