The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-07
Hundreds Come to Chickasha to At
tend Picnic and Celebra-
tion at Shanoan Springs
Park
ORATIONS PROVE
A Big FEATURE
DAVIS, Thurman and Austin Give
Main Addresses; "All Satisfac-
tory" TO Trades Com
mittee

Probably II was the biggest crowd
that has attended picnic at Chicka-
sha Is recent years out at Shanoan
Springs yesterday when the Trades
Council told everybody to come. there
would be something doing. Covered
wagons were there, some OF them from
thirty miles away. and the camping
grounds were filled with vehicles and
teams from close around in the coun-
try. One estimate placed the crowd AT
1000. Some said even more. Mr.. Hop
kins at the Springs said il was about
the biggest crowd that had even been
at the park.
More than that. everything went off
smoothly and well. That is, every
thing but the fat mans race. Oscar
Simpson was entered in this contest.
He was leading the race when he kind
Of run amuck, went to the ground.
fouled Bondurant. who was pressing
close for second. lost out for money
and lost his shirt besides. Simpson
says he had the race in a walk II he
hadn't fell AS II was. W. y. Howard
finished first Bondurant came In for
second and J. W. Miller. Oscar Simp-
son and "Fat Man Linn remained
listed merely as entries" Egbert
Early, the Popcorn King" was de-
calred ineligible TO enter as "fai
man" His girth was but ~ inches.
The minimum was 46
hTe chief speech OF the day was
that made by s. o. DAVIS. former state
librarian. who told the men of the
problems OF labor and OF the solutions
for them. You must organize" he
said. not TO use your organization in
forcing unfair concessions from capl-
tai, but In order to be able to obtain
that which is yours by right. II Is
through organization that YOU must
work, too, TO keep all workmen up to
the maximum OF efficiency. Yor must
remember that the only limit 10 wages,
provided you have an organization that
viii secure for you what you deserve.
is the amount that you are capable Of
earning. Remember that YOU can
never receive more than you produce.
Organization should force those for
whom you work to give you what you
do produce.
President G. w. Austin of the Okla
homa College for Women was unable
10 be at the park in the morning so he
spoke just afternoon. Il know your
problem" he said. Il have been al
working man all my life. have had to-
work for everything possess now. and
j expect to labor for whatever may
possess in the future"
The problem he was attempt to
solve yesterday also came in Tor a
brief mention by the college president.
II was how to put three hundred wo-
men in one dormitory that was built
for only one hundred and twenty-five.
Mr.. Austin hurried back to the college
Immediately after making short talk.
But one representative of a political
marty showed up. That was w. L.
Thurman of Sulphur. speaker for the
Socialists. He gave an hours address
in which he explained the entire idea
OF Socialism. He also told his hearers
what Socialism was not"
The orations on organized labor we're
also declared by the judges to be ex-
ceptionaIly good. First prize was won
bv Miss Clarice Tatman, second by
Cecil Gulihur and third by Dorothy
Belcher. Prizes were $3.50, $5 and
Sxkk Judges were Eugene Hamilton.
f6rney J. H. Venable and Rev. G. A..
fkins. THE orations we're good" {
mber OF the committe declared. we
at this to become more and more
.e of the chief feature of the Labor
Day celebration"
There was no swimming contest,
either for boys or for women. No one
wanted to swim until too late to have
the contest without interfering with
some other event.
NJ. j. sheppard and Ray Sharp took