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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Tobacco Fund
Closes Saturday; Come
On With That Quarter

you, but the tobacco that it will send
to the soldiers means a lot to them.
A farmer who gave dollar, hit the
nail squarely on the head when he
said, IF I was over there l would
appreciate it if someone sent me
some good American smokes" May
be you don't care much about the to-
bacco fund but when your friends
and neighbors begin to get the post
cards from the boys over there, you
will regret that you didn't get in on
the fund. Those cards will be worth
something to you because they are
messages Of appreciation from the
men who are smelling the powder in
a front line trench, with the Ger
mans only a hundred yards or SO
away There would be keep
sake" worth whilel In addition to
this feature of it, you would know
that you had done your bit in keep
ing the American fighting men keyed
up and contented. You would be
helping to win the war and you
would already have won the ever.
lasting thanks of an American lad in
France. Think it over and then trot
right down with your contribution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Melton Is Appointed
Head of Grady County
Fuel Supply Committee

The work Of the fuel administra-
tion has reached Chickasha and with.
in a short time a report on the fuel
supply in Grady county will be is
sued. Melton ha been appointed
chairman of the fuel committee Of
Grady county by P. a. Norris Of Ada,
who is the chairman Of the fuel ad-
ministration for Oklahoma.
Committeeman from en- Of the 9th
or towns In the county have been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Melton and these men
will work in conjunction with him In
making an invoice Of the food sun
ply in this county
It is the duty Of every committee
man to secure Information in his
town and community as to the supply
on hand Tt viii also be expected OF
them to report the kind, quality and
the price at which it is now selling
The fuel needs Of each county will
be looked into and an investigation
Of the methods Of delivery under con
tracts to industrial plants viii be
made. Each committeeman is re-
quired to report to Mr. Melton each
week and this report viii be turned
into the fuel administration by Mr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
QUESTIONS
REVOKE ALL
EXEMPTIONS
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Nov 14-A list Of
one hundred and forty-eight ques
tions for the remaining nine million
draft registrants, was made public
today This will automatically re.
woke all the exemptions and dis.
charges made under the first draft.
The question will classify each
man as to his occupation and life
history. 1t permits the government
to put him class for future calls.
Lists of the questions have been
mailed to all exemption boards
One query indicates that the gov
ernment will send thousands Of men
to night schools and teach them war
trades. Every imaginable occupation
is included In this list
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
BAILEY IN
SEARCH OF
LIN UCIST
Mysterious Letter in Austrian Puzzles
Sheriff; Translation May Clear Up
Alleged Draft Stacker

Sheriff Hodge Bailey is scratching
his head and wondering who will
translate a letter, evidently written
in the language Of the Austrians and
which has come to Kim from the
sheriffs office at Enid. It is sup
posed to have been written by Ny
lkyfor Hawrylocsz, who was brought
here from Pocasset by Deputy Bob
Castleman some days ago since
which time this "Nicky" party has
been trying to explain why he is not
to be considered Stacker.
The letter came into the hands Of
the Enid sheriff by man who was
in Pocasset the day Deputy Castle
man brought "Nicky" to Chickasha.
The man stated that the Austrian
tried to tear the letter into bis, but
being unsuccessful, threw it from tho
car as the trip to Chickasha was
started. The informant was enroute
to Enid and at that point turned the
letter over to the officers.
It may be that the letter means
nothing. It is addressed to some
one in Fairmont W. Va "Nicky"
says it is his brother. but if it is,
friend brother certainly is hailed by
a different name than is the writer
Of the letter. "Nickys" full name
appears at the top Of the letter, with
the date line, Amber, Okla. It Will
be remembered that "Nicky" had a
full and complete list Of the coal
mines and mining towns in Oklaho-
ma when arrested, and had travelled
to some considerable extent within
the last two months.
With the letter was a map, drawn
carefully and showing the Mlssissip-
pi river in heavily accented lines.
Memphis was indicated in a manner
to draw particular attention The
entire state Of Tennessee on the map
was bounded by heavy red lines, and
the Gulf Of Mexico was indicated in
blue Barely visible through the coli
oring Of the gulf were to be seen
sundry figures, the figures may mean
something or nothing This may be
known when the letter is translated,
but IN war times, It IS well to take
no chances. Hence the desired trans
lation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Be Decided By Popular Vote; Theatre Men
to Abide by Result; Total Ballots
viii Sci Numerical Record
CHICKASHA WOMEN
CAST FIRST VOTE
"POlls in First National Bank LObby;Open
7:3OA M. O9P. NJ; officials Favor
Plan; Johnson Makes Statement

What promises to be the biggest
election ever held in Chickasha, con.
sidering the number of votes to be
polled, will start Saturday morning
at 1870 when the people Of Chicka-
sha will vote on the question Of
opening the theaters in Chickasha on
Sundays. This election is unique in
that it is the first time in Chickasha
that women will be allowed to vote
1t is also unique from the fact that
the theater men are putting the ques-
tion up to the people and are to
abide by the will Of the voters
Every man and woman III ChiGNa-
sha who is Of age will be eligible to
vote. The ballot box will be located
in the lobby of the First National
bank building where ballots will be
provided, and the polls" will be
open from 7:3O in the morning until
8 o'clock at night The action Of the
theater men as outlined in the cleo
ton, is favored by the mayor and
city council, as the result will be in
dicative Of the peoples wishes.
Relative to the election and in ex-
PLANTATION Of his position in the mat
Ter, Ben f. johnson issued the fol-
lowing statement this morning:
Requests being made of me to
open the moving picture shows on
Sunday, the paramount question be-
ing for the establishing and permit
Continued on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
CHAMPION
HICHDTVER
is NABBED
Escapes From Grady Jail Through Upper
Window; Caught at Duncan; Resigned
Position With Army

News was received this morning
by Sheriff Hodge Bailey from Dun
can to the effect that Edward Fla
herty, who holds the high diving rec
ord around the Grady county Jail
has been apprehended. This morn
ing Undersheriff Jones left for Dun
can to bring Flaherty back to the To-
cal Jail
Flaherty was in jail here on a
charge of stealing a shotgun. The
thing was patched up some way, pro
viding that Flaherty would join the
regular army. He was examined at
the local recruiting office and passed
the physical examination. Although
orders were given for him to report
the next morning, the recruiting Of
Ificers saw him not Instead they re-
ceived a letter in which Flaherty 20
llitely resigned his position with the
army.
A little later he was picked up at
Rush Springs and brought back to
his former abode in "Cage County,
which is another way of describing
the interior of the Grady county Jail
A few days thereafter, he was given
a few moments liberty in the upper
story of the jail outside the cages.
1t was at this juncture that he estab-
lished the record which he still holds,
that is to say, the record for the
champion high diver around these
parts. Up to this time no one has
expressed a willingness to compete
for these honors. Flaherty stepped
into the wash room for a moment
locked the door and made a more or
less spectacular dive through the
window. At any rate, said dive was
successful, for up to this morning
it was the last time the Grady coun-
ty office heard of him.
Flaherty halls from some neck OF
the woods around Rush Springs, and
in addition to being aforementioned
high diving champ. he answer TO the
alias Of "Crapshooter, it is said
around his cutomary haunts-outside
of Gage County" Inside Of Gage
he is hailed by the monicker ol
Shotgun"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14

Melton.
IN speaking Of the work to be done
Mr.. Melton said rThis is the meth
Cd the government has adopted for
securh = the information as to the
fuel supply and need Of each com
munity All dealers ana every citi-
zen is requested to furnish his com,
mitteeman with information so that
reports may be as accurate as possi-
bl
Remember the services OF this
committee are purely voluntary and
are rendered to the government in
an effort to do their bit In helping
win this war and. therefore, the
committees should receive the vol
untary assistance and cooperation
OF ali patriotic citizens in the per-
Torrance Of their duties"
The men at the head Of the COM
mittees from the other towns OF the
county are F. NJ Frey. Chickasha;
J. e. Brown. Poeasset \. K Ellis,
verden; Luther Hollingsworth, Am
Der, J. ID. Shelton, Tuttle; G. NJ.
Lentz. Ninnekah; r. E. Alexander,
Alex; George #. Martin, Bradley; w,
N. Hentley Rush Springs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
MIDAS is
DRILLING
Z WELLS

That the oil properties in the No
wata field are looking good, is the
statement Of ]. P. Wolverton, who re-
turned to Chickasha yesterday from
that field where he has some inter
ests. Among other holdings, Mr.
wolverton is president Of the Midas
Oil and Gas company there
In speaking of the Midas Mr. VOL
verton said, "In addition to our well
No. 1. we have two rigs now drilling.
The original well on the Midas prop
erty is estimated by the drillers and
oil men Of that section as produc-
er of from so to 65 barrels Of oil per
day. When the pump was attached
and the power plant started the first
time, the well pumped so barrels in
the first two hours. We now have
two 100 barrel tanks and the or is
being taken by the Prairie Oil and
Gas company The well has devei-
opend enough casing head gas to
run the Midas power plant which
viii in itself be saving Of co.'s
siderable amount.
"The drilling is being done on c1r
two other wells, that is No, 2 and
No. 8. with the regulation star rig
According to our first we'll we will
have to go $40 feet at which depth
we expect to encounter a 26 foot
sand. as was the case in the Midas
No. / These wells, we believe will
come in about next Tuesday"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Body Of Helen Solomon Taken to Capital
for Burial Under Old Jewish Customs;
Special Vault Prepared
.CORONER'S JURY SAYS
DEATH BY ACCIDENT
Mass Of Testimony Taken at Hearing;
Some Cling to Foul Play Belief;
Much Evidence to Contrary

The body of Helen Solomon, who
was thought to have been kidnapped,
but who was found dead in front Of
the Chickasha Iron Works yesterday
morning, was taken to Oklahoma City
this morning to be buried in the Jew
ish cemetery. According to Jewish
custom the body will be placed in a
special vault.
Among those accompanying the
body were the dead child's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Solomon, L. Erlich
S. J. Goldsmith, b. W. Lubman, H.
Izohu Nanny Gerstenfield
The coroner's jury sitting before
Justice I. P. Moore to investigate
the cause of the death Of Helen Sol
omon who was found dead yesterday
under the carriers of corn shelter
in front of the Chickasha Iron
Works, stated in their verdict that
she came to her death as result Of
certain parts of corn shelter acct
dentally falling on her person.
Although the verdict Of the coro-
ners jury clears the situation at
present there are some who still
cling to the belief that the child
came to her death by some foul
means.
DR.. L. E. Emanuel was the first
witness to be called to the stand
and he testified to the effect that
according to all the surrounding cir
it was his belief that the
death Of the girl was caused by an
accident. 1t was pointed out by the
doctor that the only bleeding about
the child was from the nose and this
would be the natural result Of any
thing falling across the chest This,
he said, would force all the air out
eContfnuad nm papa FourN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Dispatches Indicate Ieuions Twenty Miles
from Venice; Finding Bitter Opposition;
Berlin Claims Some Success
CROWN PRINCE ATTACKS
REPULSED; VITAL POINT
Stockholm Reports Conflict Regarding
Kerensky Japan May Step in as Re-
suit Of Russian Collapse
ny unIted Press.

by united Press.
London. Nov dispatches re-
ceived here state that the Germans
have crossed the Piave river az zen
son, twenty miles from Venice, but
have been pinned tight against the
river bank.
Powerful efforts are being exert.
ed by the Austro-German Invaders
Of northern Italy to pierce the Ital-
ian front in the eastern Trentino and
by breaking forward to the plains
from the sugana valley outflank the
italian line on the lower Piave pro-
tecting Venice
Berlins official report today claims
some success for the Teutonic ar
mics in this attempt. They took
Mount Lougara northeast OF Asiago
and further to the northeast made
headway between the sugans aud
Cismon valleys. Between the Cis-
mon and the upper Piave valleys the
line is Strengthening out to virtually
an even line for the connecting link
between the Piave and Trentino riv-
ers.
It is apparently in this process
that the town Of Fonzaso, about five
miles west Of Feltre, which was
reached Sunday by the Teutons, has
been given up to the Austro-German
advance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
WEATHER FoREcAs'r
FOR Oklahoma.
= s4%4944*%2%44 :
TM slckg SAYS GOVERNOR
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Nov 14-"Im sick
today" said Governor Williams when
asked If he would introduce Mabel
Vernon, a militant picket, scheduled
to speak at a meeting tonight. Miss
Vernon claims that the governor
agreed to be there. Mayor Overnoi-
ser also agreed to be present, she
says. but has backed out and re-
fuses to appear
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
shall the Theatres Open
On S1l11day?" Is Question
Put Up to the People
ON FRONT PAGE AGAIN

BY United Press
Preside, Tex, Nov Spreading
his troops in a fan shaped formation
Villa attacked the Mexican City Of
Oiinaga today The city is across
the border from here. The govern
ment forces were beaten and driven
from the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14

BY United Press.
Washington Nov. 14.-Thirtyone
woman's party militants received SEN
tences Of from six days to six months
in Jail for pioketing. Mrs. Mary No
Ian, aged 7S. was sentenced to six
days while Lucy Burns was given
six months behind the bars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Husilers in Campaign Tell Chairman$3OOO
for ChiCkasha Will Be Subscribed
Today in War Work
BAILEY'S COMMITTEE
SETS RECORD TO DATE
$2,237is Total at Noon; Other Workers
Getting IntO Form; Names to
Be Published

At noon today citizens of Chicka
sha had subscribed $2297 of the
$4,000 asked Of them as their part Of
the fund of s25O,OOO which is being
raised in Oklahoma for the Y. NJ. c.
A. war work. Wen have the rest
OF it by night" was what the work
ers told G. w. Austin, chairman Of
the local committee, when they
lunched together at noon and com
pared notes. The chairmen OF the
six soliciting committee reported as
follows:
No 4 B. p. Barefoot ---@.s---s ls5
No. 2, Judge Frank M. Bailey 1912
No. 3, Mayor Coffman ------ $3.50
No. A, Ed F. Johns ------- $3.50
No. 5, c. Schlotterbeck 4475O
No. 6, DR.. Corbin - -------- 447 80
Committees No. 2 and No had
the largest districts. Committees
No. 1 and reported that they were
just getting into good going form
The territory of two of the commit
tees was largely in the residence
district Judge Bailey "farmed out"
part of his district to Oatley Ander-
son and G. Fl. Ritter who raised
$50 w. w. Clark assisted Mr.
Barefoot's committee and B. P.
Smith helped Mr.. Johns.
BY vote Of the entire committee
it was decided to publish the names
of contributors and amounts given
1.-THE time has come for the public
to know who are slackers and who
are patriots" was the view express
ed.
With but few exceptions, members
Of the committees reported that they
had been well received by those to
whom they appealed and they found
(Continued on mage 80
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
WAGE REQUEST TO PRESIDENT

BY United Press.
Washington, Nov, 14.-The request
Of the Railway Brotherhoods for high
er wages viii go to the president on
November %.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14
Grown Prince RepuIsed.

Grown Prince RepuIsed.
BY United Press.
London. Nov 14-The forces Of
the Grown Prince have been repulsed
in attacks at passchondale ridge.
This is the vital point on the Ger
man line to the submarine base.
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Continued on page 81
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CONTINUED on Page Four)
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Continued on page 80
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-28
Adjourn Special
Term OF Court
|. W. W. CASES POSTPONED TO NOV. S
Attorney For Defendants Asks POStpOnement
County Tax Cases Cleared Up.

The special term of the district
court, which has been held in
this city since Monday was ad-
journed sine die Thursday and
the remainder of the cases which
are pending will be heard at the
regular fall term, which will be
held here starting November 5.
The cases of Neil Quincy. Ned
Werbeck, Antoine Vannier, Neil
McCloud and Ed Shannon,
charged with industrial syndical-
ism, who were arraigned Monday
morning and continued until
Tuesday afternoon, we're again
continued Until Wednesday. At
that time Attorney R. b. Norris,
who represented the men, filed
motion to quash the information,
which was argued and taken IN
der advisement by the court until
Thursday. At that time the mo-
ton was denied. Attorney Norris
then filed demurrers to the COM
plants, which were overruled
and the men we're asked to plead.
All entered pleas Of not guilty
and on motion of Mr.. Norris the
cases were continued over TO the
regular term Of court.
Tuesday a decree or divorce
was entered in the case Of Viola
King against David d. King. The
defendant failed to put in an ap-
pearance and the judgment was
taken by default. The plaintiff
was represented by Attorney Al
len A. Holsclaw. The remainder
of the. tax foreclosure cases. of
the county were also cleared up
at that time, none of the Defend
ants appearing.
In the case of the State against
Joseph E. Zehner, Maude Zehner,
and Martha Lehy it was agreed
by counsel that the informations
should be filed at the beginning
Of the next term. These defend
ants are charged with assault
with deadly weapons upon A. S.
Carl and members Of a road
crew, who we're repairing a bridge
on Zehner's property. Attorney
William d. Keeton appeared for
the defendants and the state was
represented by Prosecuting At
torney Holsclaw.
The case Of the State against
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-28
BENENAH CONTINGENT
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC

The Record is in receipt of a
letter from Delbert Rector, one
of the members of the contingent
from BeneWah county who left
here last Saturday for Camp
Lewis at American Lake. The
letter was written the day after
the arrival of the boys at the
camp and states that they had a
fine trip and all were in the best
of spirits. They had the first
drill the morning after their ar
rival and are all very enthusiastic
over the work given them. The
letter states that the boys wish
TO express their appreciation Of
the demonstration given them by
the local citizens on their de-
parture.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-28

George O'DWyer and Leon De-
mers, who pointed out discrepan-
cies in the roll. All three ex-
plained that they were not op-
posed to the creation of the dis
trict but considered the roll
should be changed to include
some property which had been
overlooked and reduce the tax on
other property in proportion to
the benefit received.
The council, after some discus
sion, referred the roll to the
street and alley committee and
city engineer with instructions
that it be revised and presented
at the next regular meeting.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-28
HOLD RECEPTION FoR
PASTOR AND TEACHERS

A reception was held at the
Methodist church Tuesday even
ing in honor OF the new pastor
OF the church and his family and
the teachers Of the public schools.
A program consisting OF musical
selections, readings and short
talks by the pastors of the vari-
Gus churches was rendered. F. E.
Lukens, city superintendent of
schools delivered an address OF
welcome to Rev. Hawk on behalf
.of the Methodist church. Re-
freshments were served by the
ladies Of the church at a late
hour.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-28
ST. MARIES PEOPLE HEAR
EX-AMBAsSADoR GERARD

Probate Judge Charles G..
Cromwell, Postmaster C. S.
Sweeney and Attorney Ed S.
Elder were at Spokane Tuesday
to hear the address delivered by
James w Gerard, former United
States ambassador to Germany.
They made the trip in Mr..
Sweeney'S car.
Judge Cromwell was very en-
thusiastic over the speech de-
livered by Mr. Gerard. He said:
"Mr. Gerard's talk will tend to
open the eyes of some people who
are reluctant to believe that Ger
many had intended to make war
on the United States as soon as
the allies were disposed Of. The
thing, however, which made the
greatest impression on me was
the outpOuring Of citizens to at
tend the meeting. The streets
around the armory, where the
speech was made, were blocked
by vehicles and great throngs of
people, and so great was the
number of people seeking ad-
mission that soldiers were ne
.cessary to keep them from fore
ing their way in"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-28

Clifford Lewis was dismissed up
on motion Of the prosecuting at
torney. Lewis, who is a mere boy,
was held under the charge Of
forging two small checks at Ten
sed some time ago. His previous
record has been very good and
when he appeared in court he
expressed a desire to enlist.
Judge Dunn dismissed the case
against him and he left the same
day for Spokane, where he en-
listed in the navy.
A decree was granted in the
tax foreclosure case Of f. 8. King
against o. M. Wilson. Judgment
was taken by default, the defend
amt failing to appear. Attorney
William d. Keeton appeared for
the plaintiff. The court ordered
that the names OF the trial jur-
ors, which had been drawn for
the special term, be returned TO
the jury box and they not sum
moned and adjourned court sine
die.