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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Colonel Leroy Brown, U. S. A.. who
has been military instructor at the
University of Arizona for some years,
and since its institution chairman of
the committee on military training,
has been relieved of his duties as in
structor at the university and detailed
to the University of Alabama. Who
will succeed him at the university Is
not known, but his duties on the coun-
Gil of defense will be assumed by
Captain F. NJ. Irish of the Tempe Nor
NAL, vice chairman of the commission
on military training.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21
HAPPENINGS IN ALL
PARTS OF COUNTY

Mr. Z. b. Monk of the Los Angeles
Bank and Trust company of California,
is spending his vacation in the vicini-
ty of Wilcox. and incidentIy superint-
ending autumn work on the Monk
ranch and other large properties of
his uncles
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Vinton Hays of Wilcox, who recent
~ reached a naval training camp a.
Norfolk. Va. wrote his parents this
weak that he had been appointed
Chief of Sections and made second
commander of company SO. composed
of 126 men. He is pleased with his
surroundings, occupation and the trust
reposed in him.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Judge Lockood has issued a call for
80 more trial jurors to report in
court on the oath, cases having been
set until the end of the month. when
the court will take a recess for sew
eral weeks. before resuming the Grim
inal calendar, there being four muir
der cases to be tried. Frank Bazure
was sentenced to Il months and fined
500. having plead guilty to bootleg
ging while J. T. Wilson received six
months and S25 for a like Offense.
Frances Rose. one of the women boot
leggers caught at San Simon several
weeks ago. was released on a two
year suspended sentence by the court
after due investigation of her case.
on condition that she leave the state.
She was given two weeks to close up
her affairs in this county. Her com
panion. Btlie hurry. is serving
sentence.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Postmaster Lowdermilk of Wilcox
has just received two splendid photo
graphs of company 10. regiment of
United States engineers of forest serv-
ice, camp American university, Wash
ington. d. c.. of which company his
son. Clay Lowdermilk, is an officer.
Clay is much pleased with his assoc
iates, location and labors.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Butch Hartman of Tombstone re-
eeived a card from his son. Earl, who
is in the U. S. navy. that he is en-
route to New York. No particulars
were given and nothing that would
give out any information is minated
on the card. Mr.. Hartman believes.
however, that his son has been trans
ferred from San Diego to New York.
where he will probably be sent to
Europe with one of the conveys TAX
ing troops TO France This is but
an example of how strict the United
States is maintaining censorship re-
garding military movements.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Still another indication taht the
strike in the Globe Miami district by
the Western Federation and the l. w.
W. has been a complete failure was
the resumption of operations Tuesday
by the international smelter. Many
workmen reported for duty and the
smoke pouring from the giant stack
was a welcome sight to the substan'
tial citizens of the community.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

According TO the announcement OF
the committee the Red Cross Fare
well dance given Saturday night at
Tombstone to the drafted boys netted
the sum Of S225 clear to the organiza-
tion. which will be used in the pur-
chase of bandages and material 10
be sent to the troops in France.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

T. F. Mccormick, the new Indian
agent for the Papagoes, has reached
Tucson with his wife and two children.
He was born in Arizona. He first saw
the light at Camp Hualapai, among
the Indians of that name, his father
being an army officer stationed there.
Mr.. Mccormick came to Tucson
from Pala, Cal. where ne has been
agent for the Mission Indians. He
has been in the Indian service for IA
years with the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes in Oklahoma and the Sioux
in South Dakota. He succeeds Jewell
d. Martin, who resigned in June, and
left recently for his home in Illinois.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

pointed to the place Martin was
largely responsible for having half
of Pima county set aside for a few
nomadic Indians.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21
Brief State Notes

The express and private car COM
panies of the state will be assessed
by the state tax commission in the
near future. probably next week.
These two classes of companies are
the only ones not assessed before the
meeting of the equalization board,
special law exempting them in that
respect.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21
State and County NeWs Briefs

ment at Florence, as was also Merca-
do.
Both men stoutly maintained their
innocence. Each stated that the other
was guilty. 1t was not until a year
ago that Mercado admitted his guilt.
His confession exonerated Jiminez.
Former Governor Hunt committed
the mans sentence on December 2,
1916, from life Imprisonment to Is
years. The action of the governor
was the result of a personal investi-
CATION and recommendations of the
state board of pardons and paroles.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

S. A. Gibson, a pumpman at the Tue
son water plant, was found dead We'd
nesday in bed. He lived in a small
house adjoining 122 South Fourth ave-
nue. and had no family. He was last
seen Sunday and was then in good
health apparently. His neighbOrs, be-
coming suspicious. broke into the
house and found him lying dead in
bed. his pipe having dropped from
his hand to the floor Justice of the
Peace Pease and Dr. Gotthelf were
summoned. The latter pronounced
the death natural and there was no
inquest ellison was 81 years of age.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

Bernabe c. BIZ hta, prominent
Spanish-American, died Tuesday after
noon at o'clock at his home on East
Fourth street, after a brief illness due
to an internal rupture of blood vessel.
His illness extended over a period of
only a few days and announcement
of the end came as a shock to his
many friends.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-21

An instance in which justice had
miscarried was partially righed when
Governor Thomas Z. Campbell signed
a parole proclamation in favor OF
Juan Jiminez. a prisoner in the Ari-
IONA state penitentiary. The parole
is effective this date. Jiminez was
convicted of murder. jointly with Cir
lilo Mercado. on September 10, 1912,
in the Coconino county superior court.
He was sentenced to life imprison-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
W0UtDBUY
FEED; SELL
TO FARMER
North Dakota Representative Introduces
Bill; Crozier and Senator's Conflict;
Prohibition to Pass House
BY United Press

BY United Press
Washington, Dec. ia bill was
introduced in the house today appro-
priating fifty million dollars so that
the government may purchase feed
for live stock to be resold to the far
bers at cost and on credit The bill
was introduced by representative
Baer Of North Dakota.
Mr.. Baer declared that very seri-
GUS condition was confronting the far
mers of that section Of the country
and that because of the drouth feed
In that part of the country would be
very short. He cited the fact that
this would mean a shortage in the
live stock industry.
A halt was made in the sugar In
vestigation that is being made in the
senate when Senator Reed ordered
an adjournment. The reason given
for the adjournment was that Coun-
sellor Polk desired conference with
the investigating committee.
Senators Hitchcock and Chamber
lain forced Chief Crozier to admit
that when estimates are made, they
must be approved by the war college,
then by the general staff and last by
Secretary Baker, before congress gets
them.
Crozier attacked congress for too
much red tape in the war govern
ment. He placed the bulk Of the
blame on congress. Hot words pass
ed between Crozier and several Of tho
members
National prohibition is destined to
pass the house late today It is be-
heved sure to pass after hot debate
but not with wide majority as was
expected
Debate on the question started in
the house today. The vote was set
fot o'clock this afternoon. This is
reaarded as preliminary to a big
ger fight Forty-eight state legisla
tures approve the measure, thirty-siA
being necessary to make a dry ma
tion.
] The house naval probe opens Wed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
HALF WAFER, HALF land CONFLICT HOPE OR VENICE
Governors of S States Appeal
to Citizenship of Southwest
to Enroll in Red Cross Ranks

and
Of
Men, munitions Co pre-
ideals which fighting
which
Of L note
which will in
security the deadly shell fire the
million behind
Re in
0
0
by
French
know that
the
children
member Of
a n
do
n so
undivided
tsigned) b. GARDNER.
O Missouri
CAPPER,
Z Governor
il.
Cow OF
r.
o
CHARLES BROUGH.
Arkansas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
Report Says COriOn Well Has Drilled Last
20 Feet al Expense Of $lO5
Per Inch
TROUBLE PASSED;
HOLE RECOVERED
Fortuna No. 2 Be Deep Test May Go
$500 Feet; Gasser Furnishes
Fuel for Operations

The cost Of drilling an oil we'll is
considerable. Any one Of several
thousand men who have had the ex-
perience will tell you that and show
you figures to prove it. It is an odds
on bet, however, that the Gorton WELL
drilling in the southwest Chickasha
field, in 1853, has established a rec
ord in this respect, also a record for
slow progress where actual drilling
has been under way
At a depth Of about 1875 feet the
company is now reported to be ready
to proceed to production depth after
. ahat is probably the greatest string
of i'll luck on record. During the last
so days the Gorton people have drill
ed is or 20 feet at anestimated cost
Of $l05 an inch, according to good
authority. Well down in THE hole, tho
casing became parted and for over
two months their task has been to
drill "by" the trouble. This was
eventually accomplished and with the
hole in splendid condition, they are
ready to proceed to production.
At this time the Gorton is holding
the interest Of the field, as it is prob
able in better position to prove" an
other section Of the district in
shorter time than any other well now
drilling. Showings have been good
at the Gorton location. They have
encountered two oil sands. one at
about 1900 feet end another at prac-
ticaily the 1900 loot mark. In addi-
ton to this, they struck heavy flow
Of gas.
What is planned to be the deepest
test in the district is now ready to
spud in and actual drilling is expect
ed to commence this week. It is the
Fortuna No. 2, located in 6-5-9 The
tools from the Fortuna No. /, the 4O,-
100000 foot gasser, will be used in
drilling out the new location. This
work will start with 2oinch hole
and it is intended that the test will
go to depth Of $500 feet if posi-
BILE.
At the old Star location in 1868,
the Santa Fe people, operating under
the name Of I. w. Williams ct al, are
practically ready to continue the hole.
It is believed that they have worked
the old hole into such condition that
they can take advantage Of the work
already done. This will give them a
start of some 1850 feet. AT this time
they are finishing the pipe line from
the Fortuna gasser which will sup.
ply them with gas for fuel. Arrange
ments are being made by practically
all the wells in the immediate sec
ton to use the Fortuna gas.
T. N. Woods, editor Of the Cement
Courier. is authority for the state
,nent that after Jan. list, Cement win
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
RULES FOR
CHRISTMAS
ARMY MAIL
Camp Travis Warns Against Sending Eats
in FIimsy Boxes; Liquids Barred Tn
less in Special Containers
Special to the Express.

Special to the Express.
Camp Travis, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE
soldiers OF Camp Travis know that
Christmas is coming and SO do the
employees OF the big post office that
handles the mail that is sent by. or
sent to the soldiers Of this big camp.
To the end that the things sent the
soldiers at Christmas time may be
delivered in the best possible manner,
the following rules should be follow
ed:
Under She general caption Of
Eats" all sent should be packed to
stand the trip Food packed in such
flimsy containers as a shoe or a hat
box, is food wasted, if sent through
mail. Only the heaviest kind of card
board, or better still, light weight
wooden boxes, should be used in
packing eatables.
Don't send liquids through the mail
unless in liquid proof containers.
Glassware must be in wood or double
faced corrugated paste board boxes,
well packed.
1t is absolutely necessary to place
the correct and complete address on
every package. This address must
be legible. and it must show the or
ganization to which the soldier be
longs. An address of simply "Mr
John Smith. Camp Travis, Texas" is
almost worthless, for there may be
several John Smiths. But Private
John Smith. Co. A, s59th Inf, Camr
Travis. Texas" enables the postof
flee authorities to locate the partj
for whom the mail is intended al
once. It should be remembered there
are less than dozen cities in Texas
with as large a population as Cam
Travis and it takes the stronges-
kind Of cooperation on the part O
all parties to insure that mail matte.
]
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
MUST HAVE
PERMIT ON
EXPLOSIVES
Both Purchaser and Dsalsr Shall Secure
Licenses; R. 5. Cox Appointed as
LiCensOr 10 Grady County

After January l, 1918, no person
will be allowed to deal in explosives
unless he has been licensed to do SO
by the government. r. S. Cox has
been appointed by the director Of bu-
reau and mines as licensor for this
county. All licenses issued in this
county will have to be obtained
through him.
The law pertaining to the handling
of explosives is perhaps more strin-
gent than has been passed providing
for the licensing for the handling OF
any other commodities and when put
into effect the government will then
know here every pound of explosives
is in this ountry and just who has
it and for what purpose it is being
used.
The matter of who may be issued
licenses is left entirely in the hands
Of the iicensor and he is instructed
'that if an applicant for a license
makes a complaint on account Of de-
lay or embarrassment to him result
ing from your refusal to issue the IL
cense Immediately upon his request
this should not deter you from acting
firmly in enforcing the law as ex-
planned to you in these instructions
and as your sense Of loyalty may die.
( tate"
Before any person will be granted a
license under the law he must make
his appearance in person and if the
license is to be granted to a corpo
ration, the party who is to be the Gus
todian Of the explosives for the cor
poration must appear in person and
register in the name Of the corpora
ton before the license will be grant
ed.
With reference to alien enemies th'
law is very strict "The applican
/ ---~-----
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
ne ND AmItIea.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Dec. l7-sammy and
Fritz will make no holiday entities.
The Germans may try It, but they
will not get far.
This information came officially
from the war department. When the
Germans poke Christmas trees over
their trench. they will get shower
Of bullets for an answer. Officials
believe that there will not be a lull
in the fighting on Christmas day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
Ten Percent Of Total Sent Today, Make
Up Quota for Saturday; EnVel
Opes Arrive
GRADY BAR ASSISTS
ADVISORY BOARD
will Aid Men in Filling OuI QUESTIONABLE;
Warn RegiSIranls Importance Of
Correct Handling

The local exemption board began
the momentous task OF mailing ques-
tionnaires to all of the men in this
county who were called by the draft
and who are not in actual service at
the present time The first quota,
which was supposed to have been
mailed out Saturday, will be sent out
today as the board did not receive
the envelopes in which the question
nalres were to be mailed until yes
terday. AS a result, double the
amount will be sent cut today.
Registrants began coming in early
today to see about filling out their
queries. The legal advisory board at
the federae building and at Chairman
Durbin's office were kept busy
throughout the day answering vari-
GUS questions.
The local board gave out a notice
this morning to all the registrants in
the second district Of this county that
all Of those who are not actually in
the service at the present time will
receive a QUESTIONABLE which they
are requestd to fill out and return to
the local board within seven days
from the date marked on the ques-
tionnaire.
From now until the 9th Of January
there will be three members Of the
local bar at the rooms in the federal
building to give any legal advice
which the reglstiants may require.
With each QUESTIONABLE that is
being mailed out is also sent a no.
tlce to the registrant to be sure that
his answers are correct, warning him
that great inconvenience may result
Of they are not. Special attention is
called OF the fact that the advice Of
the legal advisory board is absolutely
free.
The names Of those who will be in
charge Of the work and the days des-
ignated from now until Jan lst, are
as follows:
Monday, Dec. Harry Hammer
ly, Alger Melton.
Tuesday, Dec. 1s.-Harry Hammer
ly, Maurice Smith.
Wednesday, Dec. 19.-J D. Car
michael, R. D. welborne H. w. Ca
been.
Thursday, Dec. Pot Z. Daven-
port T. j. O'Neill, D. M cavaness.
Friday, Dec. 21-B B. Barefoot,
Thos. B. Losey, B F. Holding.
Saturday Dec. Or. E. Daven-
port, Alger Melton. Robert Fortune,
R. C. Searcy
Monday, Dec. 24.-J. D. Carmichael,
J. H. venable. N. NJ. williams.
Wednesday Dec. 25-R. E. Dayen-
port, b. B. Barefoot, T. J. oNeil.
Thursday, Dec 27.-Wm. Stacey.
E. Hamilton, A. L. Herr
Friday, Dec. 28.-N NJ Williams,
J. w. Speake, ]. E. Shelton.
Saturday, Dec. 29.-Alger Melton.
J. B. Pope, Will Linn, E. Hamilton,
Robert Fortune
Monday, Dec. S1-F A. Bailey, J.
H. venable, B. F. Holding
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
Big Drive for Membership Opens; Will
Continue for Week; Local Workers
Busy; County Reports Good
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
BY CHICKASHA MAYOR
Old Glory and Red Cross Flags TO Float
From CiIy Hall staff; Booths
are Established

They're off in the Red Cross mem
bership campaignl You have heard
Of six-day bicycle races where the
riders grind away, night and day for
the period of week. Very viii, such
a stiht will have nothing "oh" the
Ghickasha and Grady county Red
Cross workers, n to tle plans
that are now compleeeL
Tho captains in charge OF the work
in the residence district are Mes
danes H. L. Grigsby, ]. S. Garner
Henry DuBose and ]. G. Mayes. Each
captain has appointed a corps of lieu
tenants, top sergeants and corporals
who are assigned to given districts
with instructions to make house-to-
house canvass for members
The downtown section is being
worked by committee composed Of
Mayor o. Coffman, w z. Smith, S. J..
Goldsmith, Chas E. Day John Duff,
r. S. Cox and Scott Jones. In addi-
tion to the working committee in the
business district, numerous Red Cross
booths are being established over the
city. These will be presided over by
Red Cross girls ia uniform who will
take applications for membership
Take them is right, for who can re
sist the appeal Of a uniformed Red
Cross girl?
Everything seems to have started
Off even better than we expected, Z"
said J. w. Kayser county campaign
manager, this morning. "The local
committees are at work this morn
ing and are meeting with splendid
results. From the county, have re-
ceived number Of memberships by
mail 1t is impossible to estimate
at this time how many members will
he secured in Grady county. l will
say however. that every one is en-
terlng into the work with all their
energies, and we are going to roll up
the biggest membership possible"
The idea DC the Chickasha workers
is to make Red Cross Christmas.
In every household where a Red
Cross member resides, a sheet bear
ing Red Cross will be placed in the
window as a part of the Christmas
decoration. The slogan is, Let ev.
cry house in Chickasha display Red
Cross from its windows"
Mayor Coffman has secured new
American flag that will be floated
from the staff at the city hall today
Immediately under it will be seen the
flag Of the Red Cross. This Red
Cross flag viii float from the mast
with Old Glory during the entire
week, as a reminder to all that this
is the week to swell the membership
Of the organization
From the office Of the mayor the
following proclamation was ISSUED
this morning:
"The president Of the United States
and the governor of Oklahoma have
called upon the people OF the countr!
and Of the commonwealth to observe
the week beginning Monday. Decem
her II as Red Cross Christmas Mem
bership week.
while the alert citizen needs nr
further call to the performance Of S,
sacred duty as is in this appeal in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
Americans Leave Russia.


by JUIFtU FIoHHs
Toxic. Dec 17.--Russian conditions
are intolerable and American Ambas-
sador Francis is advising Americans
to leave Russia, according to Ameri-
can refugees that are arriving here.
The food supplies in Russia are 30
scarce as to approach famine, the in
formants state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
EneIIsh in Italy.

Berlin. Dec. 17.-English attacks on
an Italian front sector broke down
today's official statement from the
Italian front says. This is the first
official word received that the Brit
ish is operating in Italy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
Local Temperature.

= Western Union reports re-
, ceived at a. m. today:
+ North Texas, generally
+ cloudy, temperature 49,
T. Central Texas, generally !
= cloudy, temperature AZ; Cor I
+ sicana misting rain; Waco
= misting rain, As
J. East Texas, generally cloudy, I
= temperature SO; Texarkana I
, raining, SS.
+ Gulf Coast, generally cloudy, I
temperature A.
j. West Texas. generally cloudy, I
\ temperature "a; Plainview I
+ clear heavy frost 81; Wieh- !
= ita Falls misting, S5, 4
= Arkansas, generally cloudy I
= temperature 30.
: Louisiana, generally cloudy, I
+ temperature 49,
= Oklahoma, generally cloudy, I
= temperature 3S.
4 i = = a = \ = sr# y = ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
Leaders conferrInp.

BY United Press.
Stockholm, Dec 17-PhiIip scheid-
man. leader Of the German majority
socialists, is comforting with the Boil
sheviki minister, Crolovsky, today on
peace terms between Germany and
Russia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17
More Peace sIuah.

Bv United Press.
Amsterdam, Dec 17--Germany win
shortly transmit peace terms to the
allies through the neutral nations un-
der a pledge OF secrecy, according to
word received from Berlin today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-17

nesday with Secretary Daniels and
Admiral MCGOWAN as the first wit
nesses, the investigation committee
announced today.