Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 279, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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Chickasha Oklahoma Tuesday November 26 WIS
l'f "' Number 279
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NO BOOST
IN PRICE
OF "FEED
Average Cost of ' hanksm
Dinner About Same as L
Year Say Figures of Fan
Price Committee.
SOME ITEMS HIGHER
OTHERS TAKE TUMBLE
Turkeys Slightly Higher; Pota
toes Lower Apples Same;
Prospects for Abundant
Feast Appear Good.
Tlio festive feed of Thanksgiving!
Kvoryone around tlio house from the
cheerful cherub to toothless grandpa
is lookklng forward to the big event
' of Turkey day. And in the mean
time father is consulting the family
bank roll to see if it will stand the
strain while mother Is figuring on
making the cake according to an egg
less recipe.
One thing seom.fi to be ovideut to
wit: That if the pocket-book got by
last year without total collapse it
will have no more trouble this year
for according to the fair price com-
mittee tho averago cost of the Ingre
dients that go to make up a success-
ful and wholly satisfying Thanksgiv-
ing dinner Is about the same as last
tcnson.
Some things are a little higher. In
fact' tho main Item on the yearly
menu is slatod for a slight advance.
The turkey will cost around 30 cents
vi.ti the tiiusisod biru coming at 10 to
4i Cents. Last year the wholesale
price on these birds was about four
tenth ft pound less with the retail
corresponding. Some think that the
price may slump at the last moment
but there seems little indication that
that will be the caso.
If you don't want a turkey at that
figure there is always another fowl
that prowls tho barn yard and which
this year may bo had for 22 centp.
Hens are bringing that price today
with fryers quoted at a like figure.
According to figures given out Chick-
asha folks paid more than that tor
hens last year.
Of a long list of produce Including
cranberries sweet and Irish pota-
toes celery apples and oranges tho
prlofcs were no higher with the ex-
ception of oranges than last year and
in some ct.;es lever.
Sweet potatoes are quoted at G3
cents per peck the K-ipie costing i.
dime to 15 cents more per reck last
year. The same is true of the lowly
.Murphy or spud that is the Irish po-
tato. This old stand-by is quoted at
13 cents per pound. Last year you
could buy nuts at 2' cents a pound.
Oranges are running higher but
at this time show a decrease as com-
pared with the price of the past few
weeks when naval oranges were
quoted as high as 10 cents each.
AThey can be purchased now at CO
cents a dozen.
Tho market also affords green veg-
etables Including tomatoes lettuce
young onions etc. and the prices
compare favorably with the stuff
shipped in during the summer.
The time honored fruit cake is go-
ing to cost about the same as last
year. No one but the coon knows
what goes Into a fruit cake but mak-
ing a wild guess on some of the in-
gredients raisins citron lemon and
orango peel as well as spices and
what not are quoted at prices on a
par with that' of last year. About
the only things quoted al) a higher
price is nuts. Of course if it is nec-
essary to put a little "kick" into said
ftuit cake well you'll simply have
to sit down to a fruit-cakelcss dinner
for according to whispcredqnotations
it must be arounr 112 a quart plus
a fine chance of getting in Dutch
with Matt Sankey and bis wrecking
crew.
After going over the list of possi-
bilities for the Thanksgiving feed
the members of the fair price com-
mittee decided that despite the fact
t that America has seen another year
war or practically so since tho
annual feast a year ago it can be
had for practically tho same money.
VICTORY SING BE
At METHODIST CHURCH ON
What
biggest
promises to be about tho
item on the Thunksgivlr
program for Chickasha is the Thanks
giving Victory Sing to be stage! by
the Community Choral club at Cio
Methodist church at 'i o'clo.'!-: on
Thanksgiving day. This is in accord
with l i n-wide movement to cC.i-
bra lo in sung the annual da.' cf
thank ; "vine.
The program as outlined is to be
strictly inter-denominational nrd will
be varied to the extent that it s'ould
please the amusement palate of any-
one. The chorus has been in train 1
ing for this special event for weeks
tnii will render eeviva; numbers. In
addition vocal and inst. timentil so-
los and short but appropriate ad-
dresses with a special number by
the "Rock Island Quartette" vill
round out the program which N an-
nounced as fol'ows:
Organ Volunteer Mrs. WesslI Kay
"The Star Spangled Banner" Cho-
rus. Why We Sing Hev. Denham.
ARMY TRUCK MEN I
TO GET JOBS IN
POSTAL SERVICE
Pay Soldiers Wages of $4.00 a
Day With Trucks to Broaden
Parcels Post Service.
By United Press.
WASHINGTON Nov. "6. Tho
postoffice department is ready to
take men who have been piloting mo
tor trucks ever nho'1 holes in Prance
and give them jobs al $ 4 a day in
their home towns. '
Of all tho schemes and plans for
"reconstruction" in which the use of
army men and equipment is pro
posed the postolllce plan alone is
complete and ready to be put into
operation. Under the urmy appro-
priation bill army motor trucks at
discretion of the secretary of war
are to be turned over to the post-
office department for use in broad-
ening the parcels post and city de
livery service.
First. Assistant Postmaster General
Blackcslre says ho is ready to take
all trucks and men the war depart-
ment will turn over.
ERRORS OCCUR
ADDRESSES OF
WOUNDED BOYS
In some way the United States
war department has become con-
fused in the address of the near-
realtive of Private Andrew Lawrence
reported as having been wouudet
severely.
Notice was received by Mrs. L. T.
Burch 320 Iowa last Saturday stat-
ing that Private Lawrence had been
wounded severely. Mrs. Burch says ;
she is not acquainted with the soldier
and immediately returned the noti-
fication. The same Is said to be true with
Private Walter A. Stone reported
wounded in action. A telegram from
the war department to Mrs. Wan-
nah Pope of this city announced
Stone's Injury. Mrs. Pope says she
never heard of the boy before.
No information regarding the two
wounded soldiers are available at
the office of the Grady county ex
emption ' board.
CLOSE PARCELS ROOM
ON NOVEMBER 30
Saturday. November 30 at o o'clock
the Christmas Parcel office of the
Grady county Red Cross chapter will
be closed Mrs. H. K. Marks in
charge of the office announced this
morning. Up to and incHuding Mon-
day one hundred and twenty-five
Christmas parcels has been sent to
boys "over there" through the Christ-
mas parcel office according to Mrs.
Marks
GIVEN
THANKSGIVING ANNOUNCED
"Come Thou Almighty King" Cho-
rus. Why We Sing Hev. Deham.
"America the Beautiful" Chorus
"The Holy City" (solo) - Prof. K.
Weeks.
"America" -Chorus.
I'iano sulo selected Herbert Kicker
Solo selected Miss Caroline Porter.
"Sweet and Low" Chorus.
"Juan it a" Male quartette.
"There's a Long Long Trail Awiud-
ing" Dr. Templeton and chorus?"
Violin solo selected ( Pierrot sere
nade Art a Ooff Raneleggar.
"The Old Folks at Home" Chorus.
Violin solo selected Miss Irene
Mays.
Addresses Hev. C. 11. James an J
Rev. Salter.
"Onward Christian Soldiers"- Chorus.
"When the Boys Come Home" tsolo)
Miss Gertrude Hart.
"God be With You Till We Meet
Again." Chorus.
Prayer and benediction.
DRAFT BOARD IS
BUSY ON FINAL
REPORT TO DEPT.
December 10 All Papers Sealed;
Must Classify 18-Year-Old
Before That Time.
In announcing what is believed to
bo the work preliminary to the wind-
up of the Grady county exemption
board as far as draftees for military
service are concerned S. C. Hurbln
chairman urged that all the question-
naires of 18 year-old registrants be
returned at once.
"Our instructions are to classify
all the .18 year old registrants as rap-
idly as possible" said Mr. Durblu.
"Those must be classified and we are
given only a few days in which to
complete tho work. We are mailing
in reports as rapidly as we can com-
plete them. These reports must in-
clude the delinquents and in case any
18 year old registrant does not return
his questionnaire filled out and ready
for classification it will be our duly
to report bin).
"The orders of tho department arc
that tho final report of the local
board shall be complete on Decem-
ber . On December 10 we must seal
all papers according to instruc-
tions." TRAIN SERVICE NOT
AFFECTED BY SNOW
SAYS LOCAL AGENT
Train service through Chickasha
has not been affected by the recent
snows an dcold weather according to
local officials of the companies.
Despite the heavy snows reported
In the north the Rock Island trains
arriving and departing from Chick-
asha are arriving and departing on
their usual time Agent J. R. Nugent
says
The Frisco and San'e Fe branch
lines r'io not extend into the colder
belts and are seldom aff cited by
blizzards and snowstorms.
TRIO WAIVE PRELIM
ON RIOTING CHARGE
Gibson. . Stanfield and Canes
charged with rioting waived prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice of the
Peace Bunnell this morning. They
were bound over to the district court
under bonds of 11000 each. According
to the complaint W. G. Jahn. Alex
merchant was the victim of the al-
leged riot. Gibson. Stanfield and
Carnes reside in Alex.
COMMUNITY CHORAL
CLUB REHEARSAL.
Tonight at Methodist church the
chorus of the Community Choral club
wil Ihold the last rehearsal before
the program to be given on Thanks-
giving afternoon. The director re-
quests that all members of the
chorus he present.
THE WEATHER.
November 26 1918
For Oklahoma.
South portion tonight fair;
colder; east portion tempera-
ture low; freezing.
Wednesday fair.
Local Temperature.
Maximum HO; minimum o0
YANKS ON
WAY HOME
fly United Press.
LONDON' (Monday) Nov. 2.1.
American troops in British ports
will .embark for the United States
within ten days in accordance with
plans announced by American mili-
tary officials.
The steamer Mauritania left port
yesterday with a ship load of sol-
diers. Thirty American submarine
chasers and u number of submarines
left Irish ports for home today. They
were given an enthusiastic send-
off. OFFICIALS RED
CROSS ELECTED
AT BOARD MEET
All officials of the Grady county
Rett- Cross chapter were re-elected
at the meting of the newly elected
executive board held last night in
the Red Cross rooms second floor
Federal building.
They are: Mrs. V. If. Oilkey
chad man; Mrs. M"irun Hamilton
vice-chairman; Mrs. A. K. Rishel '
secretary and T. It. Dwyer. treasurer.
No out. of town members were
present at the meeting due to un-
pleasant weather conditions Mrs.
Rishel secretary says.
BOARD EDUCATION
BE GUESTS OF HIGH
SCHOOL TOMORROW
At the senior high school tomorrow
at 11 o'clock the hoard of education
will be present to inspect the work
of the school and a short program
wil lhe rendered there being special
music and short talks relatvie to
school work and the Thanksgiving
time.
After chapel exercises the domestic
science department will serve lunch-
eon to the board members and to
those appearing on the program. The
public is invited to attend the chapel
exercises.
No special Thanksgiving exercises
have been announced for any of the
war buildings.
TRY "BABY SLIM."
The case of "Baby Slim" well
known negro among police and coun-
ty 'officers is slated to appear before
Justice T. P. Moore on a charge of
vagrancy thU afternoon. When ar-
rested he made bond but forfeited it
and was landed in jail.
GETTING PRELIM TODAY.
The case of the State vs. P. Wor-
sliam and S. H Polk both of Rush
maintaining a place where gambling
Springs and in which the charge of
is carried on. is scheduled to com
come up for preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice T. P. Moore this after-
noon. The complaint was filed sev-
eral days ago.
THANKGIVING SERVICES.
It is announced that the usual
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the Christian Science church on
Thursday morning at 10:r.i o'clor!-.
The public is cordially invited.
THANKSGIVING DRIVE
NOV. 2fe TO DEC. 7.
'Twould be nice to be one of those
who are putting the GIVING in
Thanksgiving but there is no "giv-
ing" in buying a War Savings Stamp
that day. It's the soundest invest-
ment. Trr it on'
DECISION
COURT ON
LAW POINT
'Justice Moore Releases Defend
ants in Case Charging Sub-
ornation of Perjury;
Sustains Demurrer.
For the second time the case of
the stale vs' J. (). Gray and G. ().
White farmers of the Cement dis-
trict and in which subornation of
perjury was charged has been Ihrow.'i
out of justice court at. preliminary
hearing when the court sustained
tho demurrer of the defendants In
which it is alleged that deputy court
clerks have no authority of law to is-
sue marriage licenses.
The case was tried hero several
weeks ago before Justice Bunnell
which court ruled In favor of the de-
fendants on the point of law. The
caso was refiled in the county court
and the defendants took a change of
venue to the court of Justice T. P.
Moore who sustained the ruling of
Justice Bunnell discharging the de-
fendants. The case is the outgrowth of a
muiilage license issued on October
.0 to Isaac Parks' and Miss Nonie
Swaun both of Cement by George
H. Wyatt deputy court clerk. The
ages given were '11 anil 18 respec-
tively and the complaint filed
through the office of the county at-
torney sought to establish that both
were under the prescribed ages and
that they were induced to swear
falsely to their ages by Gray and
While.
MIDDLETON
TO SING AT
O.C. W.HERE
By special arrangement the V. W.
C. A. of Oklahoma College for Wo-
men will present Arthur Middloton
bass-baritone soloist in a recital to
be given at the college auditorium
on the evening of December .1.
In concert festival and recital work
Arthur Middloton bass-baritone of
the Metropolitan Opera Co. has made
two trans-continental tours and since
his advent on the concert platform
has traveled over loo. nun miles. Mr.
Middleton sings from memory the
bass and baritone roles over 10 ora-
tories and enjoys the distinction of
having appeared in the Messiah over
200 times and in the Klijah about .10
performances less. A few of the fes-
tivals at which Mr. .Middleton has
Appeared include: Louisville. Port-
land. Hvanston Syracuse Denver
Worcester and the Handel and Hay-
den of Boston. Mr. Middleton was
soloist on two tours of the New York
Symphony Orchestra and on three
tours with the Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra. With the last mentioned
organization he has appeared 1-1
times as soloist.
MAYOR NAMES
PRISON LABOR
Abiding by the request of tho Na-
tional committee on 'prisons 8nd
prison labor. M.iyos C. H. Caneman
has appointde a local waste commit
tee composed of the following mein- i
hers :
W. W. Clark fraternal ordets;
Jonas Cook junior association.; C.
i ti ilnrHs f.l QitniinUlraldr- Jr.hn
W. Duff federation of labor; John
Lynch Knights of Columbus; John
Lubnian. Jewish welfare board; Mrs.
Harry Ludlow Red Cross.
The function of the local waste
committee composed of one member
from the several different organiza-
tions will be to represent locally the
national committee on prisons and
i prison labor. Mayor Caneman sv
Okhxhomans In
Casualty List
By United Press.
Washington Nov. -ti. The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
Commanding General of the Ameri-
can Kxpeditiouary Forces: Killed in
action 117; died of wounds til; died
of accident and other causes 'J";
died of disease I! 1 1 ; wounded severe-
ly Sti; wounded degree undetciinin
cd 117; wounded slightly 110; miss-
ing in action 171. Total 1 108.
The following Oklahomans were In-
cluded :
Killed In action: Lieutenant Wal-
ter W. Drew Ardmore Okla.;; Ser-
geant Archie L. Donley Chandler.
Okla.; Privates Calvin It. 1 tackier.
Collinsville Okla.; Homer V. Ileal-
ley Mangum Okla.; Tester Tobias
Brown draft Okla.
Died of wounds: Private James
Robert Kersey" Broken Arrow Okla
Died of accident and other causes:
Private Homer 1). Nash Nash Okla.
Died of disease: Corporal Alvis
llubbs Wotumku Okla.; Privates
Frank Carroll Muskogee Okla.; Hen-
ry Gainer Kufaula Okla.; Tom Lock
hart Satclis Oklu ; James W. Mer
cer. Grand Okla.; Mississippi Wat-
son Luther Okla.; Willie Tiger
Stroud Okla.
Wounded severely: Privates An-
drew Lawrence Chickasha Okla.;
Albert Barker Bartlesville Okla.;
Claude M. Couch Cabin Okla; ('has.;
A. McCord Velton Okla.
Wounded (degree undetermined):.
Sergeant Charles T. Gotcher Stig
ler Okla.; Corporals George W.
Cook Scipio Okla.; John M. Cooper'
Payson Okla.; Privates William F.
Finn LI Keno Okla.; Robert Hacker
Stratford Okla.; Wright Treece Be--wyn
Okla..
Wounded slightly in action: Cor-
poral Mic'kie M. Guthrie Spho Okla.;
Kddlo J. Hurt Phroso Okla.
Missing in action: Sergeant James
K. Moss Wagoner Okla.; Privates
Memee Hettinger Manchester Okla.
Clifford R. Dietrich Sayre Okla.;
Printer B. Arnold Ardmore Okla
Milton H. Baker Okkmulgee Okla.
Ace Hogland Gary Okla.; Lewis M.
Monroe Bismarck Okla.; George F.
Scott Sayre OJjla.; Robert S. Shan-
non Durant Okla.; Fritz W. Uhl Am-
ber Okla.; Orofena Wicklin Pauls
Valley Okla.; John Gregory Lind-
say Okla.; Kd Laws Depew Okla.;
Lonnle Palmer Milhuru Okla.; Leo
Perry McCurtain Okla
PASS COUNCIL
THANKSGIVING
Due to Thanksgiving the last No-
vember meeting of the city council
scheduled to ! held Tliursday night
will be passed until the first meeting
in December. Mayor C. II. Caneinan
announced this morning.
'There are no issues of vital Import-
ance booked for discussion at the
last meeting in this month. Thanks-
giving is a legal holiday and the
city council will not hoi dits regular
session" Mr. Caneinan said when
askeil relative to this matter.
FINED FOR GAMALINIG.
An cut hnsiasl ic gambling game cost
Fled Jenkins. Warren Cooper and
Richard Springer negroes each
when they were tried in police court
this morning. Th" gros were ar-
rested by Policeman Mat bison and
Moody Sunday morning
AMBER SOY WOUNDED.
According to the casualty list is-
sued this morning by the United
States war department. Private l-'ritz
Uhl. of Amber has been repotted
missing in action. Uhl gives as his
next of kin. Mrs. Agnes Uhl of
Amber.
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
30000 DAILY RATE
By United Press.
WASHINGTON Nov. 2rt. The dis-
charge of soldiers on this side of the
Atlantic is expected to reach a daily
rate of .".'Mi"" hy the end of this week
or the third of next army men be-
lieve. Vtao thirty division retained for
the urmy of occupation will be re-
duced sron to 12 divisions.
PEACE NOW
UP TO HUN
SOLDIERS
Eyes of World Watch Germans
Returning from Battle Fields;
Stand True or Join Reds
Question. .
FEAR INFLUENCE OF
BOLSHEVIK! MASTER
Egbert Sounds Warning Against
Counter Revolution; Say3
Kaiser's Gang Wants Back
Power in Hunlancl.
By I!. J. BK.N'DKIt
I United Press Staff Correspondent.)
By United Press.
WASHINGTON Nov. L'll -The eyes
of tho world are today on the Ger-
man soldiers returning home. Wheth-
er they aid In restoring order or
yield to the anarchistic pleadings of
Liebknecht Germany's Lenlne will
determine whether lhe empire is to
gain its feet or Join with Russia in
chaos and crime.
Fear Is expressed that the Ger-
man troops returning to barren cup-
boards in war broken homes will
fall prey to the doctrines of Liebk-
necht. Ho has taken a stand against
not only the imperialism of Ger-
many but has threatened the demo-
cratic peace of the allied world as
well.
With Germany in control of tho
bolshevikkl a great portion of Ku-
ropo would be In the hands of tho
anarchists. TlTe problem Is giving
the civlliczd governments today the
solemn thought and worry.
Egbert Sounds Warning.
By United Press.
LONDON Nov. I'D. Sounding ;i
warning against a counter revolu-
tion tho Berlin Vorwsertz official
organ of the Kgbert government de-
clares that the 'gang of murderers
are still planning to re-establish
themselves" In a statement today.
In commenting on the Bavarian
disclosure of the origin of tho war
the paper points out that the gov-
ernment said that it was ignorant;
of the Austrian ultimatum beforo It
was delivered to Serbia and said
that Vienna was exorted to be mod-
erate in Its demands
"The facts ate that Berlin incited
Vienna" says the Vorwnfrtz. "Wil-
helni said that the enemy attacked
us. This Is tin Infamous lie."
Fernch Restore Order. V. I
By FRANK J. T.VVLOR.
By United Press.
United Press Staff Correspondent)
KTRASSBURU (Monday night I
Nov. "!. The French Infantry divi-
sions are taking over the Alsatian
towns that have been controlled by
the Cermau Soviets. They are hand
ling the sit not ion In a mo' t credit-
able manner restoring order pro-
viding for the people and car-
ing for the refugees.
SESSION POLICE
COURT NETS CITY
TEN SPOT TODAY
Judge c lineman's police court dis-
posed of three cases during its ses-
sion this morning.
Roy Og;in pleaded guilty to violat-
ing; the speed law and was taxed $"
by his majesty. Policemen Looney
and Doss made the arrest Sunday
night.
A charge of fighting and using
abusive language cost Charlie Crisp
when he was brought before Judge
Caneinan this morning. Crisp wa
arrested last night by Policeman Lee.
Tuck.
Conquer Wade negro charged with
potty larceny was turned over to the
county officials. The case was filed
for bearing before Justice T. P.
Moore. Al. L. Low swore to the com-
plaint against the neicro. Lowe al-
leges Wade entered his place of bus-
iness .'act Chickasha avenue and
i
swiped a 2 calibre automatic pistol-
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