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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
Farmers and Township Boards Respond
to Call for Road to New
Oil Fields
BOARD OF STRATEGY
TO MEET TONIGHT
Able Lieutenant for Each Mile to Be SeI-
ected; Equipment to Be
Assembled

While Old Boreas put a slight crimp
in any plans that might have been un-
der way for field operations, the board
of strategy, charged with responsible
ity for building the Chickasha-Cement
Oil Fields highway, today was busy
with arrangements for the huge cam
paign that is to be pulled off with the
opening of the new year Captain
Charley Hollingsworth is engaged in
accommodating equipment and organic
ing his forces for swift action when
the command to advance is given.
Capt. Hollingsworth announced that
the executive committee will meet at
the city hall at 1880 this evening to
perfect t ..s u the gigantic or
ganization. It is planned to have all
the equipment assembled on Saturday
before January / and on Monday morn
ing everything will be ready for a
general offensive diwncted againat f''a
hills, hollows and all other points Of
attack along the highway A lieuten-
ant, strong and courageous, is to be
appointed for every mile OF the road
and their stations win be assigned to
them in advance in order that no time
may be lost.
Farmers and township boards are
responding nobly to our call for equip
ment and men," said Capt. Hollings-
worth this morning. "We already
have seven graders and at least twen-
ty scrapers pledged with three or more
townships to hear from. Farmers are
taking hold of the enterprise with the
greatest enthusiasm. Dan Stevens has
promised tractor, two teams, two
slips, man to drive and an engineer.
HiIsboro promised to furnish all the
township road equipment and as many
men as possible. Ninnekah agrees to
furnish equipment and men, in
cluding Uncle Bob Thompson.
jim Hill, of this township,
will furnish a grader and slips and
Dan Beots, the street commissioner,
will be there with two graders and six
slips and a number of men"
" N, Adamson, chairman Of the
committee appointed to call on the citi-
zens of Chickasha to volunteer their
services for the road building bee,
stated that he already had more than
25 men pledged although his commit
tee has not Yet made any general can
vass. "Everygody to whom the mat
ter is mentioned is heartily In favor
Of the move and is ready to fall in
line" said he. eve hope to have a
large list Of names ready for publi-
cation tomorrow"
Henry DuBose will furnish tractor
and plow and he plans to do some pre-
liminary work on the road on Friday
and Saturday ebfore New Years day.
Anybody wishing to volunteer their
services. teams or equipment is re-
quested to notify Capt Hollingsworth
or Mr. Adamson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
COLD WAVE
STOPS JOB ON
CULVERTS

Owing to the cold wave which swept
the state this morning the road gang
was not taken out to commence the
construction Of eulverts on the Chicls-
a-Pocasset road north of the city.
The men are not dressed to resist the
rigors of a winter day and concrete
work cannot be done satisfactorily at
low temperatures.
P. g. Merillat, the inventor Of the
culvert forms which are now being
used by the county, spent yesterday in
Chickasha and left yesterday evening
for his home in Iowa to recuperate, he
having been i'll for several weeks. He
will remain in the north about thirty
days before returning to Oklahoma.
At the Schools.
Attendance at the public schools
was cut down about five per cent to-
day. on account of the cold weather.
All Of the rooms at the ward buildings
were comfortable except one at the
west school. Those at the Junior
High school were especially satisfac-
tory Supt. VIM. f. Ramey declares
the heating system in this building to
be the best in the city. At the Senior
High this morning the Athenian liter
airy society had charge of the chapel
period, and the Central conference cup
which was awarded the c. II. S. foot
ball team. was formally presented to
the high school by Captain Walter
Griffith. BY this act the cup became
the permanent property Of the c. H.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
CARRANZA
GENERAL
is HUFFY
Says He Will Aid Any Deserier Of Ameri-
can Army Who Crosses Line
Into Mexico
By United Press.

By United Press.
Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 29.-Declaring
that he will aid deserters from. the
American army who reach Mexican
soil, General Francisco Gonzales, com
mander of the Carrancistas at Juarez
in an angrily worded written state
fent bitterly assailed General Bell, the
American commander, for the latter's
refusal to turn over to him Colonel
Comanduran.
Comanduran escaped from Juarez in.
to the United States. General Bell
declared that he had no authority to
take him into custody.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
STANDARD
OIL DEFIED
RAISEPRICE
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, Youngest
in Mid.C1ntinent Field, Advances
Crude Price 10 $l.3O
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 20.-The Sinclair
Oil and Gas. company added to the
prosperity of oil men in the Aiid-Conti-
nent field today when it announced an
advance of ten cents in the price of
crude oil, making the price now Sl.S3
per barrel.
The Sinclair is the youngest and
largest independent corporation oper-
ating in the Mid-Continent field. Re
finers say this advance by an indie
pendent means the end Of Standard
domination of the Oklahoma oil fields.
At 10 o'clock this morning other com
panies had not met the advance made
by the sinclair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

TOBRIDCE
CANADIAN

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Dec. Ex-senator
Warren, Of the district which emarac
es Oklahoma county. announced today
that he viii introduce a bill during the
coming session Of the legislature pro
viding for the erection Of a traffic
bridge across the South Canadian riv-
er eleven miles south Of Pacldngtown
1t is understood that the proposed
site for the bridge is near Newcastle
where previous efforts have been
made to erect such a structure
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
CHARLEY ORGANIZING FOR SWIFT CAMPAIGN
FOR CLOTHING IS
ISSUED BY CHARITIES

are many people in Chickasha who
have to struggle hard to pay grocery
bills and they have little left TO buy
ilothing. They are appealing to us for
aid and we want the more prosperous
to help us.
I'VE appeal to everybody for any
kind Of old clothing, especially for
children. This clothing is needed
right now Don't put it off Quick
action will prevent suffering"
Anybody desiring to donate to the
Charities is requested to phone Mrs.
H. A. Ludlow, Mrs. T. II. Dwyer or
No 745.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

With the temperature flirting with
the zero mark and bitter north wind
blowing, it is a terrible time for any
body to go about scantily clad or to
shiver in cold room because the coal
bin is empty. That there are people
in Chickasha who are in this condition
is shown by the calls that come daily
to the United Charities
To relieve distress in the city, the
Charities today issued an appeal for
clothing. eve are unable to meet all
the demands that are made upon US, ="
said a member Of the society There
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
Not Over Weeks Supply on Hand and
Railroads Seizing Limited Output
Of Mines
THIRD RAISE in PRICE
in YEAR REPORTED
Oklahoma City Also Facing Shortage as
Result Of Cold Snap and Predicts
General Shortage
sy United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Dec. 2O.-The TEN
porature dropped TO eight degrees
above zero last night, and coal dealers
are figuring on how long their supply
will last. The cold wave is taxing
their resources to meet demands.
An actual coal shortage is feared
in the western part of the state The
recent strike of the coal miners dimin-
ished production materially. Ship
ments from Kansas City are expected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
Coal Famine in chIekasha.

That Chickasha is threatened with
facing a coal famine in from four to
six days is the eoncensus Of opinion Of
local dealers, all but one Of whom de-
clare that with continued cold wealth
er the supplies will not last over from
three to five days. One company be-
lieved II could hold q s under an av-
erage demand, for from seven to ten
days.
That the railroad companies are con
fiscating consignments to Chickasha
and converting them to their own use
is also evident from the failure Of ship
ments known to have been made from
the mines to reach the city dealers. A
shortage has existed at the mines for
some time and it is the privilege of
the railway companies to seize these
shipments.
Davidson & Case, however, declared
that they know nothing about the
shortage, as they have plenty to last
them under normal conditions for
from seven to ten days and do not an
ticipate any shortage.
Some time ago, during the last cold
snap" they said, "a shortage existed
among some local dealers which was
not felt by us and we supplied all the
wants Of the public. Some of the 9th
er dealers also drew on our stock quite
heavily but we weathered the storm.
We have had good steady run all
day and it is noticeable that individu
al orders are much larger than usual
That is, people who usually buy but a
few dollars worth at time or less
now order in lots Of from a half to two
tons"
L. M. Chase reported thar it is a
hard proposition to get coal at this
time due not only to the general short
age at the mines but to the fact that
shipment are being confiscated by the
railroad companies. "a shipment Of
four or five cars should have reached
us several days ago" he said, but we
have heard nothing from them. We
received none today"
Third Raise in Price.
"Added to this is the repeated in
crease in the price Of coal We have
just received noteci Of an advance Of
from s5 to so cents per ton on all
grades, which is the third raise this
year. It is the operators who are prof
iting by these high prices and not the
retail dealers.
35 Tons on Hand.
JH. Freeman & Sons visible supply |
of warmth did not exceed thirty-fiye
tons this afternoon. enough to last un-
til tomorrow noon .
Il do not believe there IS over a
three days supply Of coal in Chieka-
sha," said Mr.. Freeman today There |
has been coal shortage in oklahoma |
all winter and the reason that it has
not been felt more acutely is that there
has been no severely cold weather. :
believe that we shall have to cut our
orders down to a half ton to each Gus
toner"
Consumers Are out.
The big consumers are beginning to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
SHAFFER CO.
SETBACK
By United Press.

By United Press.
Oklahoma City Dec 2O.-The crea
tion OF Shaffer county from portions
Of Payne and Lincoln counties and
Greek county suffered a setback to.
DAY when Governor Williams refused
to issue a call for the necessary elec
ton.
The same project was started dur
ing the administration Of Governor
Cruce and was defeated at the cleo
ton that was held.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
NO CLUE TO ROBBERY
By United press.

BY United 1ress.
Bethany. Okla Dec. 2o.-The police
are without any clue as to the masked
bandits who robbed the postoffice and
general store here last night. The
robbers secured stamps and money.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
FINDS SITE
FAVORABLE
By United Press.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 2O.-Adiutant
General carp returned today from a
trip of inspection to the proposed site
for a government mobilization camp
near McAlester.
The adjutant expressed the opinion
that the site is very favorable one
for the purposes Of mobilization. train
ing and army supply station. He will
make a report to the secretary of war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
BURBANK TO TAKE BRIDE

By United Press.
Santa Rosa, Calf, Dec. 20.-Luther
Burbank the famous plant wizard is
to marry Miss Elizabeth Waters, his
secretary, tomorrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
"km en-" Says Governor.

"Klll 'Em,' Says Governor.
BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Dec. 20-"Go out
and kill them" was the advice which
Governor Williams gave the people of
northern Oklahoma regarding bandits
today while discussing the Skiatook
bank robbery
Bank Commissioner Langford rec
commended that capital punishment be
provided for bank robbers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
FEBRUARY COTTON
OFF s. A BALE

BY United Press.
New York. Dec. 2o.-The hammer.
ing down Of the price Of cotton con-
tinued on the exchange here today.
February cotton was off 81 bale
this morning, selling at 1850 and July
was of 81, selling at $17.23.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

BY United Press.
Washington. Dec. 20.-The total
amount o. cotton ginned from the
1916 crop prior to December Is was
10,s45,9Ss bales against 10.s06. 500 bales
prior to the same date last year, ac-
cording to the report issued BY the
census bureau today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

Miss Rose Leslie has returned from
a business trip to Cherokee, Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
LICENSED TO WE'D

Joe ". Warner. IS. Tuttle. and Miss
Lille Mae Rowland, 16, Tuttle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
SiicAups Cut Telephone and Telegraph
Wires Then LOoi SkiaiOOk Bank
Of $4,000
go OUT AND KILL
THEM" SAYS GOVERNOR
Bank Commissioner Recommends Capital
Punishment for Bank
Robbers

BY United Press.
Tulsa, Okla. Dec. Somewhere
in the impenetrable Businesses of the
Usage hills bandits who blew the safe
Of the Oklahoma National bank of ski
atook at daylight today are for the
time safe from pursuit, with loot
amounting to $4,000.
The bandits opened the front door OF
the bank, blew the safe, gathered up
all the cash in sight and then cut the
telegraph and telephone wires before
they fled,
Three autos and posses heaued by
Sheriff Wooley left here early today
in pursuit Of the bandits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

By United Press.
Tulsa, Okla. Dec, 20-The bank at
Skiatook was robbed Of more than
100000 Mast night
The baysdits escaped and have not
yet besn located Skiatook is a small
town ten miles from here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

Ccontinued on Page Fourl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

You will Find All the
Local News Every Day
in the Daily Express.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02

IF you ever get the blues" he said,
ait is well to know the simplest and
best way to get rid Of them. Crank
ness, nervousness and general upset
condition preceding the blues usually
are due to the relentless grip of con
stipation ON the nervous system. The
simplest way to meet this condition is
TO have a box of Rexall Orderlies in
your pocket and the best way is to
take one when you feel the attack com
ing on. 1t is the finest laxative for
men, women and children l know of,
ind is a regular antidote for the blues
the best ever"
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
We have the exclusive selling rights TO
this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents
PAUL. DRUG co.
THE REXALL STORE
Run Always.

Did you ever think why rum
away horse was so hard to stop
1t is because he usually gets the
start of his master or driver
A loosely held rein, or
a moments oversight in leaving
the frisky animal alone and un-
tied, gives him the advantage
which the rash driver can not
easily redeem. 1t is so with run
away thoughts. Somehow, like
FESTIVE horse, they are always
ready to run, and moments
inadvertence, and relaxed res
traint, is the signal for their es-
cape. Away they go to the ends
of the earth although they start
from the most sacred place, and
should be held to the subject ex-
clusively. Have you ever tried
to count the number of times
your attention has wandered,
even when you most desired to
hold it? What is to be done!
Beware of the loose rein upon
these vagrant fancies, and be on
the alert to tighten it instantly,
when you feel the tug of the
would. be runaway. Keep il
from getting good start.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02

sin. 1t is a liquid laxative-tonie mill
and never gripes. is effective on robust
people and can be given with safety to
an infant. Children like it because of
pleasant to the taste
1t is the best all-around remedy Won
can have in the house for any disorder
OF the stomach, liver and bowels. and
many people like R. II. Morgan, Price.
Tenn, and Mrs. H. G. Davidson. Warf
race, Tenn, say they would as soon he
without the necessities as without DR..
Caldwelrs Syrup PepSln.
Anyone wishing to make a trial NJ this
remedy before buying il in the regular
way OF druggist at fifty cents or one
1oIlar a large bottle (faDlily size) can
nave a sample bottle sent to the home
Tree OF charge by simply addressing DR..
W. =. Caldwell, 405 Washington ST.
Monticello, Ill. Your name md address
on a postal cerd will do.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
DR.. Bells Pine.Tar.hOney.

For your cold, for your cough, for
your feveriSh throat, nose and head,
use Dr. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey. Honey
soothes the irritation, Pine-Tar cuts
the phlegm, thus relieving congestion
Pine Tar also acts as an antiSeptic, as
a result general relief follows. Breath
ing becomes easier and further inflam-
nation is arrested. Insist on DR..
Bells Pine Tar-Honey. 1t is an ideal
treatment. Price 25c at PAUL Drug
Co. ADV.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
A Remedy No Family
Should Do Without

No matter how healthy a human
being may be it is safe to say that
hot many months are passed without
>ome obstruction of the bowels, in other
" ords, constipation, even if only tenn
Horary. The bloating, the dull feeling
nay start after the evening meal. If a
t-xative is not taken that night it is
;ertaln that sleep will not be sound,
-,!d you will awaken unrefreshed.
Hence, it is important for you and for
all the members of your family that a
,ood, reliable laxative be always kept
n the house for just such emergency
is sure to be needed, and when needed
gu want it at hand. No family that is
treful of its health can do without such
remedy. But the question of which
Importance.
The laxative most highly recon-
mended by the majority of intelligent
Americans as being best for babies and
sroWnups Is DR.. CaldwelIs Syrup Pep
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02

We have two normal schools
for white students. There should
have been but one; but local in
terests were aroused, and in or
der to get one the Legislature
had to vote for two.
Now the call comes for a col.
ored normal in the Western part
of the State. There is a colored
normal school at Frankfort, in
the central part of the State, and
there ought not to be another
anywhere else to multiply ex-
penses without increasing ben
efts.
/ We need to consolidate our Of
fetal energies in order that we
may make each dollar perform
it's own part in the States edu-
cation. both for the white chill
dren and colored children. When
under the plea of different To-
calities. we multiply these in
situations, we yield to personal
opportunities what cannot be
justified upon public grounds
Louisville Post.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
The Prudent D Drummer.

They put me next to a drum
mer at the st. Charles hotel in
New Orleans, and as l was un-
locking the door about 10 o'clock
at night he came down the hall
and asked:
"Well, have you located 'em?"
WHAT"
1.-The fire escape"
mo, / never attend to such
things"
"You don't?1 Well, you are in
for a roasting some night. I
never go to.bed in hotel until
after 1 relocated every stair
way and fire. lescape. If there
was to be an alarm here tonight
l could jump out of bed with the
fullest confidence of saving my
self. See here a minute. F."
And he took,me into his room
and produced from his trunk a
fire escape made ofIrope and ex-
claimed:
"Should!I happenlto:be cut o IF
from the stairs or escape here is
my other chance. l catch this
hook on the window sill So
throw the rope So and / can
lower myself so feet in 40 Sec
onds,"
We had been in bed about two
hours when l was awakened by
the odor of smoke, and l was
hardly on my feet when the gong
sounded and there were shouts
of Fire" The smoke was so
thin that l knew the danger was
yet afar off and began dressing.
While so engaged l heard the
drummer cantering up and down
the hall shouting "Fire!" at the
top of his voice. When l finally
got out I found him jammed in
to a linen closet half way
down the hall and crying
like a chi ID. His rope
Escape hung over the sidewalk
of the elevation and he had made
a bundle of his clothes and flung
them over a transom into anoth-
or room. The fire was out be-
fore the time was dressed and
when the Waterman who was
going about to quiet the people
reached our hall the drummer
clasped him around the neck and
shouted:
"Say! Say! Say! Show me
the way down stairs and I'll give
you million dollars! Yes TWEEN
, ty million!"
AEGREAT SUBSCRIPTION OFFER.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
AEGREAT SUBSCRIPTION OFFER.

We will send the Adair County
News one year.
The Daily Evening Post, one year,
The Woman'S World, one year,
Home Life, one year,
Home and Farm, one year,
Peoples Popular Monthly, one year,
A beautiful calendar for 1916 all fol
1926, If you want reading matter
now the time to subscribe. Il
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02

The Central Life Insurance
Co., of Lexington has been put
in the hands of receiver and for
hidden for doing business.
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
Convict Bares Romance.

The effort of Robert A Ward,
a prisoner in the Illinois State
penitentiary, to obtain his free
dom, recalls his romantic past.
Ward, who was native of Chi
cago, was sent to Joliet first in
1908 for embezzling funds from
the American Express company.
He was released in September of
the year following. He changed
his name to Leslie G.. Shannon
and went East. He became a
reporter in New York and
member Of the Lambs and Press
clubs. His opportunity came
when he was offered a position
on a weekly journal in Utica, N.
Y.
There he won social prestige
and achieved a reputation as a
magazine writer. On the day a
beautiful woman of that city
was to become his bride, fate
shipped the thread that had held
the sword suspended over his
head and it fell. The woman he
was about to wed was Mrs. Cor
nelia Rice, niece of the late
James Schoolcraft Sherman, for
merly vice president of the Unit
ed States, and daughter of ex-
Congressman Henry j. Cooking
ham, of Utica.
FLED AFTER EXPOSURE.
Two hours before the ceremo-
ny was to be performed Ward
was called to the office of Mrs.
Rice's father. There he was
confronted with his Bertillion
measurements and his prison rec
ord. Il was told," wrote Ward
in his letter to Warden thinner,
that my years of labor were in
vain; that under no circum.
stances could l marry into the
family; that no matter how l
had made good | was nothing
but an ex.convict, and that l had
better end it all by jumping into
the Erie canal"
Exposed as convict, Ward
fled. When life seemed darkest
the woman to whom he was en-
gagged called him back. To fl
nance his wedding trip he forged
a check. He married Mrs. Rice
but before the honeymoon had
waned he was back in Joliet
prison for his latest crime. His
wife obtained a divorce some
time ago.
81 don't think the Board OF
Pardons will consider Ward's
case in March," says Warden
thinner. "It is a rule of the
board that second termers must
The Adair County news., 1916-02-02
Two Lolored Normal schools.

We have in Kentucky one col
ored normal school, and it should
be made sufficient for the States
needs.