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The Washington times., 1917-09-21
". S. DAVIES HEADS
U.S. ACCOUNTANTS

More than $50 delegates to>the four.
day convention OF the American Ae-
eountants just ended here, are IeaV-
ing Washington to-day for their homea
In various sections Of the country.
All declare that It has been one Of
the most successful gatherings in the
history OF the Organization
Before adjournment yesterday the
following officers were elected: W.
Sanders Davies, president Of exscu-
tive committee: Adam Ross, treas
ursr: A. p. Richardson. secretary, and
Hamilton s. Corwin, r. H. Mont
gomery, Elijah W. Sells, and J. E.
sterrett members OF the executive
committee.
The Washington times., 1917-09-21
HOME RIFLES PLAN
PERMANENT EXISTENCE

The Home Rifles Is to be q permAn-
ent organization. according to a state
ment by Odell s. Smith, deputy d.
rector for the Home Defense League,
at a recruiting rally OF Southern rail-
way employees. He also emphasized
the point that the Rifles is the only
organization OF its nature to have
the sanction OF the District govern
men.
The first meeting OF Company Y.
the railway unit. will be held Tuesday
night at s o'clock in room COL South
ern building. More than a hundred
men are expected to enroll. p. b.
Beach will probably be made cap
tain and Capt. Harry Walsh. formerly
OF the District national guard, drill
master.
The Washington times., 1917-09-21
EKENGREN BACK, WILL
ASK LANSING OF MAILS

Stockholm mail and cables were
still withheld from the Swedish Iega-
tion today. Four diplomatic pouches
are at Halifax unopened and the Brit
ish censor is still holding up the ca
bles.
Swedish Ambassador Ekengren re-
turned to Washington today and will
probably take the matter up with the
State Department here
The Washington times., 1917-09-21
PRESIDENT ASKED TO AID
TILERS' EXEMPTION

President Wilson win be asked to
order exemption boards to show
greater discrimination in the sxemp-
ton of farm sabor by a delegation.
headed by clifford Pinchot, from the
Federal Board of Farmers Organiza-
tions he will receive at the White
House late Monday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1917-09-21
DEMAND INQUIRY
TO FIND SOCIETY
ENVOY FINANCED

Determination to unearth the Organization" through
which former Ambassador Bernso worked in his efforts
prevent developed in Congress today House and
leaders, atonshed the spectacular of
Secretary lansing Immediately demanded searching inquiry
That an organization-powerful and richly supplied
Bernsors command is certain in light Of Secretary
Lansngs expose it was agreed 'on the hill'
The Washington times., 1917-09-21
MEN GUARD GRAVE
OF MRS. BINGHAM;
TO EXHUME BODY

CONTINUED from First PAge.)
Bingham's will was the subject OF
the discussion.
A man figures in each case-Gaston
r. Means in the King tragedy and
Judge Robert Worth Bingham. OF
Louisville, Ky. in the Bingham af-
fair.
The Washington times., 1917-09-21
suIroN PLANT BURNED

NAUGATUCR. Conn. Sept 21.-Tho
plant OF f. F. Smith & Sons. makers
OF buttons. was burned early today,
causing a loss Of about S25. 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
LOCAL men
GET GOOD
OIL WELL

It was announced by F. c. Hall Of
the HaltMcPhail Oil company this
morning that the company has landed
good we'll in the Burk Burnet
field This is their No. well.
Mr.. Hall said this morning, This
well showed for about 50 barrels at
the first pumping 1t will settle, l
believe. to from 20 to 25 barrels. Our
location is on the Daniels lease in the
Hastie survey. The oil tests Il gray
ity.
Our No. well proved 20 be a
small gasser There is probably not
enough eAs there for commercial
purposes. We are going to put IN q
pipe, cap It and use the gas for fuel
on our lease. There is ample gas
for this purpose and It viii be big
saving to us. We drilled No. 10 .
depth Of 45s feet stopping the driu
when it was l3 feet In the sand. I
am well satisfied with the well as it
appears to be one OF the best in that
immediate field"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
u. S. COURT
KEEPS ON
SCHEDULE

The work in the United States dis
trict court is moving along exceed
ingly well and all Of the cases that
have been scheduled have been dis
posed Of. 1t is seldom that courts
keep up with their dockets but at no
time during this session has the
court been very far behind.
The cases against Jess Raper, Hol-
man Jackson and W. D. Caulkins
came up yesterday for trial and the
defendants pleaded guilty to the
charges Of introducing liquor into
the state contrary to law, whereupon
they were sentenced to ninety days
in Jail. Several other cases came up
but were all continued for one rea.
son or another.
The most important case to come
up today was that in which Maxine
Morrison is charged with white slav-
Iery. At last reports it was not known
whether this case would be tried to-
day because OF the absence OF GER
tain witnesses. Outside Of this case
there is not another on the docket for
this term OF court but that has some
hing to do viii the sale or inroduc-
sihwfonoit 12S45 todaytstts 123456e
ton OF whiskey into the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
RATE
BOOK FOR
MERCHANTS

The secretary of the Retail Mer-
chants association has Just completed
a new rating book for those mem
bers who furnished the office with a
Hist Of their customers ratings.
mo merchant needs to go on a
strictly cash basis if he will make
use the rating bureau Of the Re
tail Merchants association" said the
secretary III the merchant knows
that bill will be paid on the first,
and on the 15th of each month, it is
practically the same as cash.
"The wholesale grocers are now
practically selling for cash only. as
they have to pay for their goods in
car load lots g. o. d.
The food administration is recon-
'mending that no grocer extend credit
to anyone who will not pay their ac-
count on presentation; they also
recommend that all grocers cut their
delivery and overhead expense to the
minimum; they ask that every GUS
toner cooperate with the merchants
and carry their own groceries and
.emats"
f. A. Read, organizer for the asso-
citation in Oklahoma, has just com
'pleted successful work in this city
His work added 20 new members to
the association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
BOARDS IN
GRADY BE
COMBINED
Order 10 Consolidate Exemption Work
Be Handled from Chickasha; Good
Record Made by Local Men

Ggady county exemption board No
1 has SO men yet to send to the ma.
tional army to make up the first quo
ia, according to a statement given
out by S. c Durbin, chairman, this
morning.
1--WE have as yet not official notice
Of when the next increment will go
forward" said Mr.. purbin. 1--WE
have s6 men, or 81, counting one me-
gro. Pierce Davis, who | understand
lis in Jail in Nebraska. The reason
that the call has not come before
this time. is that the government has
not been able to meet the enormous
demands for uniforms with which to
equip the big army.
'rhe record so far established by
the men from district No. /, Grady
county, has been splendid We have
received no notification on all the
increments sent forward to this date,
with the exception of the negroes.
Out Of the entire number, only one
man failed to pass the examination. ="
After Dec. L. all matters that come
under the attention OF the exemption
boards of this county, will be ham
died from Chickasha. as official noti-
flcation has been received that the
work Of district No 2 win be taken
over by the No. / board in Chickasha.
Cp to this time, district No. 2 has
been handled at Rush Springs. II is
the idea of the department to consoll.
date and centralize the work
Instructions as to handling the
mammoth questionable, are being
received by the local boards and the
nrei iIminary work is being carried on.
The questionnaires for this county
will be mailed out from the office Of
the local board between Dec. and
Dec. Is. The men will be required
to answer the voluminous questions
and when they have completed the
task the government will have a life
history Of the registrant and will be
able to place him in one of the five
classes into which the QUESTIONABLE
divide the registered men.
The work OF handling this ques-
tlonnaire will be enormous and at a
recent meeting Of the Grady County
Far association, that organization Of
fered its services to the local board
Various members will be selected to
assist in the work in whatyer capac-
lty becomes necessary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
BRAKEMAN
IN BATTLE
WITH'BOES'

That l. w WIS may be planning
some sort Of work in this enigbhor,
hood was suspected last night when
brakeman Halton, who runs on the
Rock Island between here and Ho-
bart. had an encounter with gang
OF three IN the Chickasha yards.
The train was making up thig
morning about three o'clock when
fiaiton was approached by these men
who asked for a ride. They we're In.
formed that the freight could not
carry passengers They said chat
they were card men. They were in
formed that II they were union men
and carried cards they might be per.
mitted to ride, unless they had red
cards, in which they had better get
out OF the yards, A few words were
passed and battle ensued.
Halton was cut over the head and
had several cuts on his hands and
face. HaIton said that he heas them
UP pretty badly with his lantern and
from what they said no Judged they
were /. W. WIS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
NO RECISTRANT
MAY ENLIST
AFTER DEC. Is

Under the new regulations approx
ed by the president no registrant may
enlist voluntarily in the military SER
vice of the United States from and
after December Is. 1917, except that
Under such regulations as the sur
peon general may prescribe, and up.
on receiving permission from the
surgeon general to do so, any medi-
cal student, hospital inferno, dentist,
dental student, veterinarian, or vet
erinary student may enlist in the En-
lust Reserve Corps Of the medical
department
All recruiting officers will be gov
erned accordingly and no registrant
will be accepted after such date that
there is not reasonable assurance
that the enlistment will be completed
before December 18th. In the mean
time the provisions Of the present
regulations that man who has been
called for physical examination by
his local board is ineligible for volun-
tary enlistment, will be carefully OBJ
served.
Substations viii accept no man who
has registered after December 10th,
1917
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
HOLLAND And AMERICAN RELATIONS ARE STRAINED

been staged there in the past few
weeks and that it has been a rendez
vous for vice and immortality.
In speaking of the case this morn
ing County Attorney Simpson said
"Other proceedings will follow the
ones that have just begun and we
viii follow this course until this
thing is abated This thing cannot
exist so long as | am county attor-
ney at least"
Others who were found in the
house at the time of the raid were
notified that if they did not leave
within twenty-four hours they would
also be placed under arrest Just
what the next step viii be no one
knows but the county attorney says
that he has the evidence and he is
going to push the case to final
close
c. c. Whitaker announces he has
recently taken charge of the old Tux
edo rooms and is remodeling and re
fitting them and under the name Of
the Ozark hotel win open for bust
ness on Thanksgiving day. 1t is Mr.
Wbittakers purpose TO conduct a
first class hotel and with his wide
experience in that line Of work he
will no doubt make a success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27

CARPET BY
FOOD BOSS
Alius Firms Required to Answer; Show
Why Licenses Should Not Be
Revoked
Special to the Express.

Special to the Express.
Norman, Okla. Nov 27-WiIson &
Co. and the Oklahoma Hide and Pro
duce co. OF Altus have been cited
by the food administration to show
cause why their licenses should not
be revoked for failing to regard the
order Of the administration relative
20 the shipment Of turkeys from Tex.
as. DR.. Brooks, federal food admin.
istrator for Oklahoma, will have
charge Of the investigation. This is
the first instance in Oklahoma Of an
Investigation to determine il firm
has violated the warnings Of the food
administration relative to buying tur-
keys In Texas.
The provisions which these firms
failed to regard are:
"You are especially requested not
to purchase hen turkeys under seven
pounds, or young gobblers under
twelve pounds. and not to buy tur-
keys in Texas for shipment to Okla
homa for dressing
The order goes on to gay: "A very
large stock Of frozen turkeys was
held over from last year and the
food administration will require that
these be rapidly placed on sale, un.
der the provisions Of the food control
act"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
MASTER MINDS OF
ROADS TO HANDLE
POOLED SYSTEMS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Nov. G.--One Of tho
greatest moves that has yet been TAX
en- by the railroads will be begun to-
morrow when seven Of the keenest
railroad executives in the country
will assume the supervision Of the
thirty-eight big railroads cast Of Chi
cago and north Of the Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers.
The line will be run as one system
and in so doing will tend TO reliefe
congestion and in this manner help
win the war. The roads will all be
operated from Pittsburgh starting
tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
REFUSED AGREED
WAGE INCREASE;
MINERS STRIKE

BY United Press.
Henrietta, Okla, Nov 27.-A hun
dred coal miners employed by the
Warden Pillen company went on a
strike again today because Of the
refusal OF the company to grant the
agreed wage increase.
It is feared that those in sympathy
with the miners will cause the feel
ing to spread to other fields and
cause q general strike.
The company would give no rea-
on, for their refusal to allow the min
ers the increase that had been agreed
upon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
UP TO MILITARY COURT
81 United Press.

By United Press.
San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 27.-The
cases Of the sixty-three negroes
charged with mrtiny and murder In
the Houston riots are now in the
hands of the military court. The ar
guments were completed yesterday
and the court will be called again to
morrow when Judgment will be pass
ed and the penalties inflicted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
RAIN PUTS
SKIDS TO
TRAIL MEET
ChiCkasha Delegation Rearing to Co.
Weather Stops AnadarkO Session;
Now Scheduled for Dec. A

Nothing but the weather prevented
Anadarko from being captured by
storm today. The Chickasha Ozark
trailers had every preparation made
for the attack and company Of bus
mess men, 100 strong were rearing
to go" when the rain put stop to
the proceedings,
e.. G. Burton announced at 1l
o'clock that the meeting scheduled
for Anadarko today, at which the
Ozark trail would be discussed with
delegates from towns on the central
route, had been called off. 1t viii be
held one week from today, which will
make the date Dec. A.
"A big bunch of Ozark trail boos-
ters made up of Chickasha business
men had completed all preparations
to 60 to the meeting today" said Mr.
Burton. I'VE were fully 100 strong
and regret that it was necessary to
call the meeting Off We talked to
Auadarko by phone, however, and
we're advised that it was raining
hard there. Therefore it was decided
to postpone the meeting one week.
Chickasha will be there strong when
the date rolls around You may rest
assured Of that This town is going
to see to 1t that nothing is left un-
done to bring the Ozark trail up to.
specifications and to boost 1t In ev-
cry way possible. anticipate
splendid meeting next Tuesday"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
NO DELIVERY
OF MAIL ON
THANKSGIVING

Postmaster G. W. Barefoot an
nounced this morning that on Thanks
giving day, there will be no delivery
Of mail, by city or rural carriers.
The stamp window, the general do
livery window and the money order
window will be open from $3.50 to n
o'clock. All mail viii be distributed
in the boxes and dispatched as usual
and all special deliveries viii bo
made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
SUPER-WAR
COUNCIL is
COMMAND
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Nov PA super-war
council for the United States was
formed today by uniting the co-ordi-
mate branches Of the government.
The purpose is a more vigorous pros.
ecution of the war.
The council will be composed Of
the secretaries OF war and the navy,
treasury, interior, agriculture, COM
.merce and labor and Herbert Hoover
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
SIX sUss DESTROYED
By United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Nov 27.-French Am.
bassador Jusserand is authority for
the statement that six enemy subma-
rines hav been destroyed in the last
four days. He made the statement
to French and American soldiers al
the Hero Land" bazaar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
SOLDIERS CARRY
FRENCH EMBLEM
in THEIR POCKETS
BY United Press.

American Field Headquarters in
France, Nov. 27.-Twelve Americans
carry the French Croix-de-Gueire in
their pockets today. The United
States government will not permit
them to be worn on the soldiers
breasts. The twelve we're the surviv.
ore Of. the fifteen that made a brave
fight against the German raid on
November 2.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
URTHER ARRESTS EXPECTED
FROM TRAGEDY ON FRISCO
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Nov 27.-Federal
authorities are expecting further ar
rests as result of the Frisco wreck
at Henryetta when three people lost
their lives. Fourteen we're arrested
last night from clues given by blood
hounds,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
sap eerman Man Power.

BY United f-ress
Washington, Nov 21-The allies
hope to break the western line OF
the Germans by a constant sapping
of the Teutonic man power
Explaining tho weeks war work
Secretary Of War Baker pointed out
that the intensive offensive was work
ing to this objective.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
vlLLIsTAs eusY AGAIN

BY United Press.
El Paso, Tex, Nov. 27.-Fifty Car
rama troops were killed and seventy
were wounded when the yiliistas
held up a train south of here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
JUDGE BUNNELL rIEs KNOT

Otis Franklin, OF Lone Wolf. Okla,
and Miss Beulah Gorshell Of Chick.
asha, we're married here today at the
office Of the officiating magistrate,
Judge NJ. E. Bunnell.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
pIIxaard AIaa psFanaers,

nv United Press,
With the italian Armies Afieids
Nov. n Terrible DIlazards that wsr5
sweeping the mountains IN the north
today aided the italians IN holding
tho Austrians
A heavy snow fall forced the ene-
my TO delay the moving Of artillery.
The movements Of feinforcoments
was impossible the Italians took
advantage Or the weather conditions
and attacked flercely during the fu-
ry Of the storm
Twelve different enemy assaults
have been made within few hours
preceding the correspondence visit
to headquarters on the field but the
Italian lines had not yielded o foot
Of ground
In another zone sight which
stirred tho blood was when solid
ranks Of allied roinforcementz crowd
cd the roads Already they were
within sound Of the rumble Of the
guns and the boom from the battle
off in the distance could be heard
above the gallop Of the cavalry, the
tramp Of the infantry and the clamor
Of batteries and supply trains
The French reinforcements were
first seen IN force. They we're splen-
did looking young men. One 81 their
officers with whom the correspond
ent talked. and who had stripes earn
ed by gallantry on his sleeve. said
they had Just arrived after herd
forced march with others following
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
SLUG pAYMAsrER-eRAs COIN
BY United Press.

Toledo. Ohio. Nov 27.-Six men
slugged the paymaster Of the Hue
bener Brewing company here and es-
capped with $4,000 in cash and
checks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27

BY United rress-
Berlin. Nov. 27-There is no
change in the Italian front today. &C
cording to the official statement.
This statement says that an English
attack was repulaed at Bourbon wood.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
Pour Through in Uneudins Stream; LaIins
Attack in Fury Of Storm While
Ausiriaas WaVer
BLIZZARD SWEEPING
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
Snow Stops Movement Big Guns; Hais
RepuDsss Attack; Hope Break Line
BY Sapping Man Power

BY Unitod Press
Tho Hague, Nov 27A serious
strain Of tho friendly relations Of
Holland and America doomed up To-
day. Holland IA aroused against
Americas export restrictions. Dip
lomatIc negotiations are IN progress.
Public sentiment IN Holland Is bitter
against America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27
RoIlef for Italy.

BY United Press.
With the French Army in Italy.
Nov 27-Relief Is IN sight for Italy
today French troops were pouring
through the Alpiue pass in o eeem-
lngly unendlng stream. to help check
the would.be despollers or Venice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27

BY United Press.
Copenhagen. Nov. 27.-AecordinB to
Vienna dispatches. former Russian
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-27

Haia Repuises Attacks.
BY United Press.
London. Nov 27.-The repulse of
violent attacks ny the enemy at Bour-
lon Wood. were reported By General
Haig today Heavy casualties werc
evidenced in the Teuton ranks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-29
LIBERTY BOND FOR $40.
TRADING STAMPS USED

NEW YORK, Jun 2a-~Tile career
Of j Rufus Wailingford has nothing
on that of LYMAN Brodsky since
his arrival here from Galicia three
years ago The day after his arrival
he dropped into cigar store and
was given coupon with the expla-
nation that merchandise might be Sc
cured witt II.
Since then Brodsky has amassed
$1,000 600 juggling coupons. He told
detectives tnat he bought thousands
OF cigarettes from the stores on bar
gain days, sold the cigarettes be-
low the retail price, but at a profit.
exchanged the coupons for safety
razors and other articles. which he
disposed OF al the usual prices.
Recently a company. said Brod-
sky. Offered Liberty bonds for so
many trading stamps and | worked
out scheme whereby was able TO
pNS DoAa iof N@s- Ne bouShl
six" r.
Representatives OF the cigar stores
company said Brodsky would be an
unweIeome visitor hereafter, bur be-
fore he left Brodsky sold one Of the
detectives $12 worth OF razor blades
for 50 and promised to return with
more.