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Chickasha
:
3RESS
You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
All the latest news by
wire every day from
the U. P. Association
Volume Twenty
Chickasha Oklahoma Thursday February 13 1919
Number 38
NEW ARMISTICE TERMS
READY
By United Press.
PARIS Feb. 13. Marshal Fooh '
waj to leave for Treves today carry-
ing with him the now conditions on
which the extension of the armistlcG
will be based.
It is understood that they pro-
vide that Germany may obtain food
from the allies after the devastated
countries are supplied. The news-
paper Matin forecasts that the ar-
mistice will be prolonged indefinite-
ly and that hostilities will be com-
menced on short notice if the enemy
shows bad faith in carrying out the
conditions and that a dead line will
be- drawn before which the German
troops will be forbidden to move to-
ward Poland.
The condiitons for the renewal of
the armistice were agreed upon by
the supreme war council yesterday
evening. It is jbelieved that they
will include the ' lessening of eco-
nomic pressure and strengthening
Ihe military pressure on Germany.
The new terms it is reported will
embrace what will ultimately be the
important part of the peace treaty.
BASKET BALL FRIDAY.
. Basketball fans are looking for-
ward to the big mill scheduled for
tomorrow night when the Chick-
asha boys and girls' basketball toss-
ers are to meet the Verden repre
sentatives. Coach Black's nijen re
cently defeated the locals on the
Verden court and cagiijg fans are
expeceting a fast game. A close
game between the girls is nlso pre
dicted by fandom.
P.epresentative Nesbit ""Writes C.
of C. Secretary a3 to Main-
tenance Clause Included
jfei Measure.
T. J. Brown secretary of the
Chickasha Chamber 'of Commerce
has received a letter from Repre-
sentative Paul ' Nespit of Pittsburg
county in which .is given an out-
line of the $50000000 state good
roads bill as amended with refer-
ence to the maitnenance. The mat-
ter couched upon by Mr. Ne3bit is
the proposed cost to be levied on
the owners of the abutting property
for tho up-keep of tho road.
The letter follows:
"In answer to your letter directed
to the Roads and Highway Commit-
tee relative to the fifty million dol
lar bond issue for hard surfaced I
roads I beg to say that the plan for j
maintenance is based upon the tax
cf the property. Tho acreage lax
on abutting and adjacent property j
is a nominal tax that will realize '
approximately $230.00 per mile. Thjs
money will go into a state mainten-
d. It i3 not likely that the
upkeep for the first five
anco fund
cost of
or six years in the early life of the
road will run higher than $60 to $80
rer mile. The remainder of the
maintenance fund will be put into a
sinking fund which "accumulation
will be used in tho latter years
when the cost of maintenarce ex-
refds $230 per mile and also in
case of washout or destruction by
etorm may be used for replace-
ment. "We are not attempting to put
any burden onto any proeprty in the
county. Thi3 is a state system to
lie built from state revenues and the
counties .will have to build their
connecting lines. Should we place
any of the burden of construction
upon any property of the county
then in that event the county would
be handicapped in raising funds to
build its connecting lines. It is our
plan to impose no burdens upon the
county. Now you understand if
your county votes bonds to build its
connecting lines the valuable prop-
erty will pay more than the poorer
class of less value; so that any in-
equality that strikes y-ou in the con-
sideration .of our mrintenance plan
will be the means of saving you
when you go to vote your bonds foi
county construction"
UP-KfiEP IN
ROADS BILL
EXPLAINED
FOR GERM
ANS
CITY DADS
BOOKED IN
BUSY MEET
Questions Be Taken Up at Coun-
cil Session Tonight Include
Seventeenth Street
Paving.
Chickasha city fathers are booked
for a busy session at the City Hall
tonight.
Mayor Durbin stated this morning
that probably the successor of C. C.
Moody traffic officer who tendered
his resignation several days ago
to take effect Saturday
will be
pamed at the meet" tonight
The i
Seventeenth street paving and other
miscellaneous business may also bo
considered tonight.
According to the city's chief exec-
i utive a plan is not under considera-
j tion whereby the City Hall will
! furnish the city traffic officer with
a motorcycle. "There has been some
talk among the councilinen" the
mayor declared this morning "that
the city buy two motorcycles one to
be used by the regular motor po-
liceman and the second to be in
reserve for use by other policemen
when the occasion demands.
"We contemplate giving the resi-
dential district of the city better and
more accurate police service and
tn t-l.f ar If a fVia - n f i i-fi .1.. ......
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the department should be sunnlied
'
Vi Hi the necessary equipomnt to
render such service. In many oc-
casions the motorcycle policeman
wiu iiuuu (tesisLiiiict: aiui 10 nave
this assistance available a number
of the councilmen point out that
two machines should be in use by
the police department.
"Heretofore it has been the cus-
tom of the traffic man to own his
own1 machine but that is proving
very unsatisfactory in many re-
spects. This may bo discussed in
tonight's session'" Mayor Durbin
said.
From many phases it appears that
a different light has been focussed
' on the 17th street paving proposi
tion which in all probability will
be one of the numbers on the pro-
gram for the council meeting to
night.
Rigid investigation by Mayor Dur-
bin has resulted in tlie belief that
the proposed paving will cost con-
siderable more than was estimated
by those favoring the project.
Speaking of the paving movement
and the changes that have developed
since the plan was given birth some
time ago Mr. Durbin says: "I have
investigated from every angle that
would not be of expense to the city
and it appears to be the consensus
0; opinion of authorities in this line
"i nQ ill t 111.-5 1 i li J
tf work that tho proposed paving I
cannot be put down at tho cost esti-.
mated by those promoting the prop
osition. At the timo of the presen-
tation of the petition to the council
several expressed their intentions of
supporting the movement if the cost
did not exceed $2 per front foot
otherwise they would oppose it."
COMMISSIONERS
TO CONFER WITH
HIGHWAY DEP'T
J. A. Temple R. A. Thompson and
Ira M. Johnson comprising the Grady
county board of commissioners left
this morning for Oklahoma City
where they will confer with the of-
ficials cf the State Highway depart-
ment in regard to roads and bridges
in Grady county.
Much activity has been shown re-
cently by the commissioners as to
road building and improvement and
it is known that the program for '
the year calls for a continuance (of
this Work. Manv contracts for work
on. roads and bridges in Grady have ;
boen and are scheduled to be let.
JOHNSON CHARGES
COWARDICE
-
By United Press.
WASHINGTON Feb. 13.
The American government's
"cowardice" Is risking the
lives of 5000 American sol-
diers in Russia without hopes
f reaping any benefit to any
Cause Senator Hiram John-
son declared to the Bonate.
He charged the senate with
"camouflaging by an -attack
on the bolsheviks" its fear to
act on his resolution recalling
the Americans from Russia.
MUST ANSWER TO
CHARGES RESULT
OF CHURCH FIGHT
Gr.Cai'gedh.ASSaUlt t0
ftUli OIUWU Willi -fiSSUllH lO
Do Bodily Harm.
Through action of the county at-
torney's office here yesterday aft
ernoon charges were filed against
i-miuru uray ana uod urown as a
result of the mix-up which occurred
at Cofelt school house Tuesday
night and at which time a man and
.u wtlD anu axm a uepuiy
sheriff injured. Assault with intent
to kill is the charge against Gray
wnne lirown was cnargea with as-
sault to do bodily harm. Both men's
bonds were fixed at $500 and upon
making the required surety both
were released.
uu.Ub ...
obtainable Whitener. who was shot
was aoing niceiy ana it wa3 tnougnt
that he would recover. Officials
state that in all probability charges
of resisting an officer will be lodged
.... .. .
against nun wnen nis conuiuon is
such Ulat ho can be br()Ught to
chicknsila. Whitener was .shot
through tn0 right lu Qay being
charged with firing the shot.
Brown's charge corues as the out
growth of a scuffle in which Mrs.
Whitener was shot in the leg.
MAY RECRUIT AGAIN .
.
According to unofficial reports that
have beon received here the army re-
cruiting station may be re-opened in
this city in March. The Chickasha
recruiting office was closed last sum-
mer. Just what branches are to be
covered was not learned.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES MADE TO SOLOiNS OF
STATE AFTER VISITS TO OKLAHOMA COLLEGE
FOR W04EN HERE NAMES DETAILED FINDINGS
OKLAHOMA CITY Okla. Feb. 13.
Following are the reports of the
senate and house committees eolect-
'ed by the state legislature to visit
the Oklahoma College for Women a
Chickasha:
W3'
Report to Senate.
i
your committee selected to
visit tho Oklahoma College for Wom
en located at Chickasha after vis-
IWng said institution beg leave to
make the following report:
Upon investigation we find the
school under .splendid management
h-n'ing a president and faculty that
it seems are doing their very best
for th'oso young women. We find
ihe school in general to be the most
democratic institution of any we
have ever visited. After interrogat-
ing quite a number of the young la-
dies we found them to be absolutely
satisfied with the personnel of the !
head of the .school and with the kind found a number of the rooms con- fused to certify to a deficcit for fur-
and efficient service of the entire tained a piano instead of bed and ' iiiture. Mr. Austin the president
faculty finding several splendid
young women who are members of
some of the poor families of this
state really and truly getting a
chance to receive an education which
we think the young .ramanhood of
this state should receive.
We have visited a majority of the
rooms occupied by those attending
the school and found them clean and
neat without a single exception. We
find also that each room is occupied
by two girls and upon inquiry find
that each young lady pays $21.00 per
month for board and that such ex-
pense does net cost !h taxpayers of
SHORTHORN
SALE IS ON
HERETODAY
Buyers Gather for Look at Fine
Grady County Stock; Foun-
dations for Pure Herds
Being Purchased.
icrnriTMCN r.nrcTC nr
M'FARLAND AT SMOKE
Grady Men and Visitors Gather
at Hotel ; Discuss Topics ;
Scrub Bull Swatted; Meth-
ods are Outlined.
' With indications pointing to a
large congregation of buyers despite
the high winds and threatening
weather the annual sale of pure-
bred cattle under t:-e ainpiTn of
the Grady County SY i n n ' B -se-l-ers'
association w.w. im.;.;; 1 t j :.tari
at . 1 o'clock thij alien: jjii accord-
ing t0 thoge in charga of me s'ale
One hundred head of pure-bred'
registered shorthorn cattle inciud-
ing 35 sides and 05 cows and heif-!
ers this morning were lodged in the
SuUivan ari(1 Hurley bam OH ChOC-
taw avenue waiting t0 fce sold t0
the highest Wdders. The animaIf)
to be sold were selected from the
jherds of several different breeders
in Grady county.
Althoueh several nrosnective buv-
ers a majority of whom were those.
desiring foundation stock were in
thfl cjty early ms morningj reports
received here were to the effect that
many other 'buyers would arrive in
the dty from various part8 of the
fa K . a tllQ
state before the sale opened.
"Some very good stri of short-
horns are to bo offered to the pub-
lic at this sale and I believo tho
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WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Tonight fair; colder
day fair.
Fri-
Temperature.
Maximum 60; minimum- 39.
4
this state a single penny. We fur-
ther found upon investigation that
the kitchen store room ice boxes
and containers were scrupii'ously
clean and the dining room was clean
and wholesome.
We found upon inquiry that the
young ladies who servo the meals
are young Oklahoma women who
are working to pay their board
through school and that as far as we
could ascertain there is no distinc-
tion made between the young lady
who pays her way in cash and the
one who is working to pay her way.
They have a splendid small library
that we consider wholly inadequate
for the needs of the school. We
further find that quite a number of
the rooms that should now be occu-
pied by girls attending that school.
out of necessity at this time are
being used for music rooms. We
chairs for occupancy at night for tfie
girls.-
We found that the shelves in the
library are made of pine plank and
we believe that they should be torn
out next summer and regular stand-
'ard steel cases should be installed.
for the reason that these steel
etacks would provide shelf room for
the books clear to the floor thereby
increasing the capacity forty per
cent.
We further find that the present
heating plant is situated on land
not now owned by the state but
J owned by Mr. Bon Johnson of Chick
By United Press.
COPENHAGEN Feb. 13.
King Ferdinand was wounded
when the Royal Palace at
Bucharest was bombarded by
Roumanian revolutionists ac-
cording' to a Vienna dispatch
published In the Cologne a-
zette. The royal family is
reported to have attempted
to escape to Jasy but were
prevented from doing so by
workmen. The revolution is
said to be spreading through-
out the country.
HIGH WINDS RAGE
IN CITY AS WIRE
SYSTEM DAMAGED
Electric Lighting Circuit Down
for Time; Verdon Line Out;
Kay Be Up Soon.
Wind blowing at a high velocity
and accompanied by dust sand and
debris resurrected from the streets
I olli... 1 j.
"BBU oumo ""w "
the e-ectrIc wire 8ystem in the clty
' " ""'""" "'"'"a w ijmm-is
early this morning. Up to this time
the telephone and telegraph wires
in the vicinity of Chickasha were
withstanding the "attack" without
loss or damage.
The street lighting circuit for the
southern portion of the city went
off at 4 o'clock this morning as a
ub UL LUO BLU""' r' i"'ler
manager of the Chickasha Gas and
Electric company says This diffi-
culty was soon overcome and re
ports received late this morning
were that hte general lighting sys
tem was uninjured. l ne veraen
circuit was completely off but ev-
ery hope was entertained of repair-
ing the lino for use before this even-
ing. Many merchants report that the
storm placed a slight lull in busi-
ness while the street loafers com-
plain of a shortage of company.
CROWDER IS NAMED.
By United Press.
WASHINGTON' Feb. 13. Major
General Crowder was renamed by
President Wilson today as judge ad-
vocate general of the American
army with the rank of major gen-
eral for four years beginning Feb-
ruary 15th.
I
asha and the heating plant was so j
constructed as to allow additional I
boilers for use for heat for build-
ings that may from time to time
be built in connection with 'he pres-
ent one. We find the room in which
the old heating plant wa3 placed is
about 20 feet by 48 feet with a 2C-
foot ceiling. This room- is adjacent
to the gymnasium and with the
proper change in the building the
capacity of the gymnasium room
proper can he increased about 35
per cent which increase we believe
is badly needed. This we find upon
inquiry will cost $1000.
We further find that they have a
splendid dormitory of which the
new annex contains 51 rooms and
which will accommodate 102 girls
and at the timo the building was
finished there was no money to fur-
nish the same and the governor re
together with a few public spirited
citizens of Chickasha advanced the
money for the furnishing of these
rooms and that is part of the rea
son why you will find some defi-
ciency as to this institution.
We find a strip of land a few
rods wide and about the full length
of a twenty-acre tract on which the
present power plant is situated an l
ijtlieve that the ctaie should own
seld strip of land containing some
four acres more or less. We further
find that the state owns about one
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QUESTION
OF
FORCE
FIRST UP
Allied-Russian Parley to Take
Up Withdrawal of American
and Allied Armies at the
Conference is Report.
BELIEVE FACTIONS
TO BE REPRESENTED
State Officials Think All Will
Come In for General Discus-
sion; Assassin Fails in
Attempt on Lenine.
By United Press.
WASHINGTON Feb. 13. The
withdrawal of the United States and
allied forces from northern Russia
and Siberia will be the first ques-
tion brought before tho proposed
allied-Russian session at Princes
Island diplomats understand.
They and state department author-
ities reaict that the Oiii-sk and
Archangel regimes would be List
minute participiibU in the' cession -i.
'i he e two factions now stand alone
inasmuch as the 'UoUhevikis Uk-
lauians Esthonians .Letts and Lith
uanians have agreed to teud dele
gates.
The republican factions repre-
sented here by Boris Bakhameleilf
is understood to feel that their po-
sition here and in Pari3 and Lon-
don will be insecure if their leaders
persist in refusing to joiii the ses-
sion. Assassin Fails.
By United Press.
LONDON Feb. 13. Refugees here
fiwm Moscow report that the recent
attempt to assassinate Lenine was
frustrated.
A Stockholm dispatch' to the Lon-
don Post states that Lenine is said
to have escaped uninjured but that
his chauffeur was seriously wound-
ed. The assailants were executed
the report declares.
COOTIE COMPANY
HITS 500 BARREL
fir
i
T. F. Major vice president of the
Cootie Oil company received a wire
this morning that the No. 2 well of
the company in the Garber field was
finished and was estimated at a 500
barrel well.
Thiswell is located immediately
south of the Aubyme holdings near
Garber. The pay was struck at
1290 Mr. Major states. In the No.
x of t6e c which js
making about 100 barrels a day the
j sand was encountered at 1308 feet.
GIRL IS BORN.
Born this morning to Lieut and
Mrs. F. B. Cochran a baby girl at
the Baze sanitarium. The little miss
has been named Helen. Lieuten-
ant Cochran .announced this after
noon that his daughter would bo
ready for overseas service as a Red
Cross nurse by the middle of next
week.
AUBYME NO. 4 IS
GOOD PRODUCER
SAYS PRESIDENT
G. W. Austin -president of the
Aubyme announced this morning
that the company's No. 4 well
which was brought in recently li'is
settled to a production of barrels
Aon hih a aMiraiiv tn.
pace with the other three wells of
the company on the property near i
the village of Garber.
"We are in nice shape at this
time and are well satisfied with
our new well" said Mr. Austin to-
day. "Our intentions are to start
'paying a five per cent monthly divi-
dend right away our first dividend
ceheks to go out on March. 1."
COPS FOR
WORLD IS
PROPOSAL
International Military and Naval
Police Question Before the
Committee Today; Oppo-
sition Reported.
WILL BLOCK FINISH OF
LEAGUE CONSTITUTION
Wilson May Change Plans for
Return; Indicates He Will
Make Second Trip to
France Later.
By United Tress.
PARIS Feb. 13. Whether a gen-
eral session of the peace conference
will be held this week is still doubt-
ful. At the conclusion of this morn-
ing's meeting of the League of Na-
tions commission seven articles of
the redraft of the constitution had
been completed. The question of
ihe international police force pro-
posed by the French had not been
reached when the committee re-
Mimed its session at 3:30 this aft-
ernoon. Oposition Is Due.
By It. J. BENDER
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
PARIS Feb. 13. The question of
the establishment of a huge interna-
tional military and navtl police
force under the League of Nations
has to be threshed out In today's
meeting of tho league committee.
A proposal is understood to have
been -submitted by the B'rench
American and British delegates it is
said to oppose such a measure. Tho
belief is expressed that the discus-
sion of the article might prevent the
acceptance of the league's constitu-
tion today thus eliminating tho
presentation of the completed draft
to' the general peace congress to-
morrow. President Wilson plans to leave
Paris for homo tomorrow in this
event would have to be changed. It
has been thought probable that the
president will delay his sailing date
until Sunday.
Indicates Second Trip.
By United Press.
PARIS. Feb. 13 President Wil-
son in his address to the French
Association for the Society of Na-
tions at Murat palace indicated
that he was convinced that the work
on the league would not be com-
pleted before his return to the
United Slates.
"I am confident that after my re-
turn to France we will celebrate its
completion at least in its advanced
state" he said.
LAZE
TAKES TOLL
Approximately $3700 is the esti-
mated loss resulting from a fire
which totally destroyed the J. L.
Burtschi residence directly cut of
ti.o city limits from Chickasha ave-
nue early this morning. The house
was occupied by M. F. Butschi.
It i3 the belief of the occupants'
that the flames originated from
sparks from tho flu lighting on tho
roof. Tho upper portion of the res-
ilience was aflamo before Mr. Burt-r-chi
was aware of the fire. Tho
city fire department was summoned
but was unable to lend assistance in
checking the fire the house being
out cf the regulation fire district
and the hose supply insufficient to
! reach the nearest plug
Tha loss of the residence is fixod
! ai $3300 while the valuo of furni
ture destroyed was $200 according
to George Cattis chief of the fire
department.
T. J. Brown secretary of the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce is
spending the day ia Oklahoma City
on business.
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