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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
SOFT COAL PRICE IS RAISED
Advance Of 45c Ordered by Wilson
On Recommendation

On Recommendation.
Washington Oct. 30.-To meet the
demands of coal miners for wage In
creases, President Wilson, by execu
tive order, has added As cents a ton
to all the government proclaimed pric-
es for .bituminous coal The new
prices go into effect at once.
The presidents actiol was based on
o recomn,endation from Fuel Admins
traitor H. A. Garfield, who urged the
increases after careful Investigation
Of the coal mining and labor situation
throughout the country.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
officer Not Guilty Of Arson.

SusSSs wv S0tIty VI SSToVUs
Fargo, Oct. 30.-The case of w. u.
Alden of Minneapolis, a naval recruit
ing officer of the Fargo district.
charged with setting fire to the Fed.
eral building here recently, was dis.
missed by United States Commission.
er Cupler. Alden, whose recruiting of.
fee is next door to where the fire or.
iginated, was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by the U. 8. district attor-
ney. Commissioner Cupler in dismis.
sing the case said that the government
failed to chow that the fire was set n.a.
11aaoNslY aud was Of incendiary origin.
Germans Sink Boat to Avoid seIzurs.
Rio Janeiro, Oct. 3O.-The Germans
set on fire and sank the German gun.
boat Eber 9s4 tons, which has been
lying at the port Of Bahia, fearing
seizure Of the gunboat by the Brazil.
ian authorities. Brazilian tornado
boat destroyers had been ordered to
take pc session of the Ehsr.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
Kaiser Lets MichaeIi. Quit.

Zurich. Oct. 3O.-The Stuttgart
newspaper, Neuest Tageblatt, declares
that Chancellor Georg Michaelis' resig-
nation has been accepted by tho
kaiser.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
guments and continue their exploit

guments and continue their exploit
alton.
"The Non-Partisan league most
emphatically affirms its financial re-
sponsibility and resents this despic-
able attempt to use the unavoidable
failure of single man as the means
of stealthy effort to SOW suspicion
against the good standing of a great
organization. The unfairness of this
insidious attack is only equalled by
its falsity.
Yours very truly.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
RussIan Duma Dissolved.

Russian Duma DIesoIved.
Petrograd, Oct. 23.-Owing to elec.
tions for the constituent assembly be.
ing decreed for November IS, the Rus.
sian, provisional government has or.
dered the dissolution Of the fourth
3Duma, declaring the mandates issued
to the deputies null and void.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-11-01
!. i. i. !. + !. j. = +. j. + i! + = /
U-BOAT TOWS U. S. SHIP !
ABANDONED BY CREW :

London, Oct. so.-The Ameri-.,
can sailing ship Fanie Prescott,
404 tons gross, has been at
tackled BY . submarine. She
was taken In tow by the sub
marine after being abandoned
BY the crew.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21
COUNTRY AND MOTHER.

Galesyille, Wis. J Republican:
Somewhere in Trempaeleau county Is
a widowed mother who has two sons
One enlisted, volunteering his ser
vices to his country. The younger
son, still under age, remained with
his mother. The soldier boy contrib
utes to her support from his army
pay Here is paragraph from the
soldiers letter to his younger broth
er. 1t is enough to bring tears tt
the eye and make the heart leap with
patriotism. 1t should make every
Stacker hang his head in shame:
Don't think / enlisted because
did not want to help you in cairns
for mother You know both of Us
have the right spirit, as every loya
American should have, and that is
our country first. While l am in tn.
army learning to do my bit. you ar
doing Just as much as | and you will
be blessed for it. It's just like this
AIN lighting for our country and YOU
are taking care of mother, and the
two important things are our country
and our mother. So it is up to us tt
do It, BY this | do not mean thai
you are to bear all the expense. for
en- going to send all can. You stay
close by mother nov. and If the goot
Lord wills 1t | will come back. and
then you can go out into the world
and | will stay with mother until tn,
end -
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21
LET UNCLE SAM SERVE US AT
TER THE WAR ENDS.

The government fixes the price Of
flour and the millers jump bran and
shorts up Sd per ton. But If the gov
eminent can fix the price of flour 1t
can fix the price of all mill products.
and for our part we hope the day will
confe when the government takes alb
solute control of mills. warehouses,
end the facilities for transporting
foods from the consumer to the pro-
Queer We hope to sc the people do
this for themselves, cutting out the
graft and gouge of the middle men.
/ must eat and see no reason for pay
ing tribute to powerful middle
class who fix the price for the pro
Queer and then fix another FOR tae
consumer. The people are certainly
Intelligent enough to manage this
for themselves. Why should the con-
sumer and the producer be the goat
Why should 10th be robbed? And II
the government can render this ser
vice rs q war measure. and make IT
work, why not in time of peace
DISCHARGE Herbert Hoover and let
the government dissolve its food con-
troll and sugar would nov be retail
ing for 80 eenst a pound. The con-
sumter would be robbed for whose
bene it, Mr. Sprekles and the sugar
trust. Who iixeS the price the pro
Queer of raw material gets? Mrs. oil
the sugar trust, and the trust makes
its millions for looking after both
the producer and the consumer.
Now we are at war. The Federal
Government has laid its hand upon
the arm of the sugar trust and said:
Hands off, I'll DO the price-fixine
during the wa" and in the face q
genuine world sugar shortage tn,
retail price of sugar is not 80 cents
a pound, but les than 8 cents. ant
the boarding of sugar by food pirates
has ben stopped. When the war |.
over should the government stop 1t.
splendid food control. turning THU
work over. to the gigantic interests
who have built up monopolies of sta
pies .like sugar?
If this is a government of and b,
and for the people then, in the nam
of common sense, why should tn
people not use their government Il
save themselves?
For example. why not let Uncl
Sam. instead of Mr.. Spreckles. do tn
fixing of the sugar the. people mus
use? Who would be the most likel
TO be fair and just, as between tn
people who consume and the peopl
who produce the raw material? An
there is no argument in this case TO
isn't the government actually dom
this right now to the financial advan
tage of the people. rich and poor. q
the United States? Then that settle
It.
II 1t works so well, intime OF wal
why not in time of peace?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21

Remember that mills-the limit
under the law of your taxes Il lev
led by democratic Highway hoard.
appointed by democratic governor
whose local henchmen are the same
old gang that grated this county
blind And remember that large
part of this highway tax is being
spent to save bridge the same eans
built on sand. while $4,000 went in
to somebody's pockets for alleged
plans and specifications. And such
plans, Even the bottoms of the piers
did not reach to the bottom of the
water. let alone go down into the
gravel. and the people paid for the
additional concrete work, but the
gang had blundered; they had to
camouflage. and they did 1t where II
could not, for the moment. be detect
ed-at the bottom of the river
Keep these facts in mind.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21

And while We are at 1t. and this Is
tax-paying time, might we not bark
back and take some consolation from
that once popular refrain-"The
Timber Companies Paid for the Orc
fino Bridge" Look at your tax no.
tice. then at the Oroano bridge. and
look wise.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21

What would you say of the man
who. making his home under anoth-
er's roof. would. when that house
caught fire. fold his hands and watch
1t burn? That Is what one ought to
think of the German who. having
accepted the hospitality of the Unit
ed States. folds his hands and lets
the United States go hang! Both are
ingrates, and deserve to be publicly
exposed. II America is good enough
for German to live in in time of
peace, good enough for a German to
make money in. isn't 1t good enough
to fight for and support with little
of the money these Germans have ac-
cumulated in the United States?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21

= Ask father-or grandfather-what
happened to the copperheads and
lukewarm, after the Civil war!
There's no room in America for neu-
trails.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21
Mems Dress Shirts
$l.OO

Plain color, fine pin stripe
of blue or black, a prac-
teal Christmas present
each 81.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21

Delight the boy and please
yourself by getting him a
X. &. E. blouse.
Each SOC
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-21

Christmas boxes with sOx,
ties and hose supporters
to match.
A practical gift.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
GAS WAGON men
100 STRONG WILL
CARRY GOOD BAND

The official pilot car of Chickasha
left this afternoon for Anadarko
where it will meet the Good Roads
and Cup tonr The schedule calls
for the cars to leave Anadarko for
Chickasha about 5 o'clock and the
time Of arrival in Chlckasha Is 6.25.
Arrangements have Deen made for
the various hotels to accommodate
the tourists, about 100 strong, and
a meeting is planned for the city hall
at O'clock After their arrival here,
the tourists will 90 at once to their
hotels for supper, returning to the
city hall for the meeting later. There
viii be some good music by the band
that the tourists are carrying and
some red hot good roads speeches
are on tap.
It is probable that the tourists Will
be able to furnish a couple Of Liber-
ty bond speakers. as both meetings
are billed for the city hall at the same
time Therefore. there should be
something worth hearing and seeing
Ground the old town hall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
GRIDIR0N BATTLERS
Off FOR Ell RENO AND
NARROW FOX BLOOD

local gridiron warriors win battle
today on two fields The varsity"
goes TO III Reno where they win en-
gage that team in one Of the regular
conference games, whilc the scrubs
journey 20 Marlow 70 continue their
conquest over chat aggregation. Two
eeks ago the NARROW gang were
humbled to quite some extent by the
local scrubs and the locals are de-
termined to add another scalp to
their belt
The regulars anticipate no trouble
in putting over victory at FL Reno.
~ they do not, It win be the first
time in seyenty-six years that
ChIckasha football team failed 10
turn in a victory over Ei Reno. Eel
lowing their defeat at the hands Of
Oklahoma City last Friday, the 10,
Gals are working harder than ever
and are determined 70 finish Well up
in tho money, at that.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
BOY SCOUTS LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN

Boy Scouts will meet tonight at the
city hall and arrange for the Liberty
loan campaign they are to put on
Oct 20 to 25, inclusive. Tomorrow
morning the scouts will distribute
circulars. pamphlets, and applications,
so be ready to give them bond sub
scription The scouts do not receive
any money but viii take your sub
scription and leave it with Manager
Donahue who will place it with the
bank OF your choice
AT p m. the scouts will put on
a bond boosting parade with display
signs and banners
The scouts are In the campaign to
make it count in the Liberty loan
and any registered scout who secures
ten subscriptions from as many dit
ferent families will receive war
service medal that will rank him
with soldier who receives a medal
for distinguished service There are
enough people in Chickasha, who can
by subscribing. make it possible for
every scout to receive a medal
Boost the Boy Scouts and thereby
boost the bond subscriptions
scoutmaster.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19

That the fuel supply in Chickasha
is limited, and that the situation IS
destined to tighten up to some con-
siderable extent, is the opinion Of a
local coal dealer.
1T is my opinion that severe cold
spell of any duration would create
serious shortage in the city's fuel
supply" he said. 1T is my advice
that the people Of Chickasha get un-
der cover as soon as possible. The
trouble seems to be in the shortage
of labor at the mines The govern
ment is paying high salaries that is
taking the coal miners away from the
mines in favor of less hazardous
work We. are also experiencing
some trouble as to transportation.
This is not due so much to car short
age, in my opinion, as to the trouble
the railroads are having in supplying
sufficient motive power.
The situation now, think is
practically the same as it was this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
BIG LIBERTY LOAN MEET
AT CITY HALL TONIGHT;
GOOD SPEAKERSON HAND
Young Drafted Farmers Come Front With Services and All he Money hey
Possess interesting Meeting Held atNape Last Night Response Liberty
Bond Call is Good Except From MiucO and amber

hue. we have not been able to hear
from these places. and therefore we
do not know whether they have ap-
rointed committees or whether they
have sold single bond Or not
There was d splendid meeting at
Naples last night one young man
bought hond and paid $50. He
stared that if he was drafted. he
would buy $4,000 worth Of the bonds.
Fred Smith a young man Of this
county, who was drafted and who is
now with the national army. request
ed that clerk the sale on his farm.
It was necessary that he leave before
the sale could be held He left in
gtructicns with me to the effect that
after paying all costs. the balance
was to be invested in Liberty bonds.
The balance was $500 and as per
his request. l invested f0r him that
emount In Liberty bonds
Judge Davenport spoke at Naples
last night
Mr. Donahue stated that at this
time there was no way Of determln-
ing how many bonds have been sold.
for The reason that the committees
have not reported. Scott Jones OF
this city reports that the has sold
$4,000 worth Of Liberty bonds.
Whether or not this is an individual
record VIII probably not be ascertain
ed until all returns are in.
The general public is urged to at
tend the meeting tonight ana rous-
ing time is expected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19

G. NJ Hollingsworth. chairman OF
the Chickasha township Liberty loan
committee, has been beating the
brush for several days and has all
arrangements completed for tile big
meeting to be held az the city hall
tonight when the Liberty loan cam
paign for Grady county is expected
TO receive a big boost
Working in cooperation with the
chairmen Of the various townships,
the Council Of Defense is furnishing
speakers Off the meetings held over
the county While no speakers have
been announced for the meeting to-
eight, it is assured that there will
be nothing lacking in this depart
ment. In addition to the Liberty
loan speakers. a special speaker for
the Red Cross will be on hand.
A strong appeal is being made for
q large attendance at the meeting,
which happens to faH On the same
date as the arrival Of the Good Roeds
and Cup tour in Chickasha. The
tour it is stated. is carrying a splen-
did band which is scheduled to give
a concert shortly after their arrival
at 6:25 at the city hall
Throughout the county the respon
ses to the Liberty loan campaign have
been good, with the exception Of the
Minco and Amber districts. according
10 W. II Donahue- county chairman
"All townships are cooperating with
the county board, with the exception
OF Minco and Amber" said Mr. Dona.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
3l,l2O,OOO FOOT CASSER
AT CEMENT THRILLSLOCAL
SPECTATORS In LEASES
No Doubt Of Bonanza Strike Fortuna Company SOweahe Farm Twenty
Miles From Chckah Which Prsm TO Be One Of Best Producers in
SIae May Cap Big Well Tomorrow Oil Men lubiIant

The conversational powers of a
deaf mute would be fully as effective
as those Of the most silver-tongued
orator that ever did spell binding
stunt if said contest were to take
place anywhere within a radius of a
hundred yards Of the big gasser the
Fortuna company has brought in on
the W H. Stockweather farm. about
20 miles southwest of Chickasha and
three miles from Cement.
This for the reason that a leather
lunged yell leader could not make
himself heard, because Of the roar
ing we'll When you approached the
well yesterday afternoon about the
first thing you noticed was that tae
drillers, wise in their craft. had
stuffed cotton in their ears. When
you were within % yards Of the der
rick, you knew the reason for the
cotton. Il was for the protection Of
the ear Drums In the absence Of
cotton, you applied your hands over
the ears and wandered around the
well in that manner Is was either
that or have your sense Of hearing
deadened to some extent
In Wake Of False Alarms.
Reports of numerous strikes at Ce-
ment have circulated through Chick
asna ard Grady county and have
caused sundry sleepeiss nights while
plans for procuring leases were pom
dered. This has continued until any
reports emanating from Cement way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
Chickasha May Face
Early F4el Shortage

time last year That IS, the supply
on hand at the various yards is about
the same The prices now are also
about the same as at this time last
year. Coal is selling from 81 to sS
per ton, according to its class and
quality"
When asked in regard to the effect
the government control Of coal pric-
es was having on the market, the
dealer said, II think it would be safe
to say that the prices now in effect
are the government prices. am
basing that on the press reports,
which indicate that the prices we are
quoting at this time are about in line
with the ideas Of the government"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
NO S. 0. S. CALLS
FOLLOW FREEZE

That The cold snap Of yesterday
and last night caused no increase in
the appeals to the United Charities,
was the statement Of board mem
Der this m5fning This seems to in
dictate that the wards Of the Chari-
ties are in good condition, and that
the cases Of extreme need in the city
are exceedingly few if not entirely
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19

have in the past few months been
taken with grain of salt But you
can hand it to them this time. They
have bagged big gasser and no
mistake In the language Of the poet,
1T is some gasser
Out OF the top Of the hole, about
Is TO 20 feet of casing is protruding.
To all intents and purposes, the pres
sure of the gas forced it into that
position You couldn't ask anyone
just how it got there, unless you
took them away off behind the hill.
The floor Of the derrick house is
covered with chunks of earth and
small rock, which have doubtless
been blown out by the gas. The
noise that would naturally attend the
rushing gas, is multiplied several
times by the passage Of the gas.
whistling through th- derrick timbers
above There is no comparison TO
adequately describe the class Of noise
made by the we'll It is so big and
powerful that all YOU can do is sim
ply look at it. seeing nothing. and
wonder why the force Of it does not
simply blow up the bloomin county
Short on the Palaver Stuff.
An effort was made by an Express
reporter to question the driller who
was standing guard on the well. At
ter the question was shouted as loud
ly as possible, the driller standing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
BEAVER sPuDDINe IN

information was received this
morning at the office fine Beaver
Oil and Gas company from W. L.
Melton at Burk Burnet, stating that
the complete rig is on the ground and
preparations are practically complete
for the spudding in. Officers Of the
company believe that they are prac-
tically in proven field and it is ex.
1ectad that they will bring in their
first well within the week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
MAZE MOORE GETS
THREE YEARS ON
CUTTING CHARGE

Major Moore charged with stab
bing Hollis Cannon, was tried in the
district court yesterday afternoon
and was sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary Cannon was con
fined in the Chickasha hospital for
several weeks after the cutting and
at one time his condition was beley-
ed to be serious
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
Fuel Situation Desperate in Chicago
Where the Supply is Millions Of
Tons Below Normal

BY United Press
Washington, oct, l9-The public
is to get lower food prices about
New Year is the latest pledge given
by the food administration
Retail dealers ana grocers through
out the whole country promise to sup
port Hoover in working a price reduc-
tion.
A big corn crop is expected to bring
reductions and lower floru prices.
The bean crop is plentiful aud sold
storage methods will be regulated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
Here's Some More
Worry For Kaiser

were completed in one-fourth Of the
usual construction time and are the
first standardized product
Experts declare the trucks to be
an engineering feat riyalled My by
the Liberayt aviation motor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
BY united Press

BY United Press.
Washington. Oct. 19-The Second
Liberty Loan campaign is developing
a momentum which is necessary to
break all records. One-third Of the
five billion maximum has been sub
scribed and the maximum goal will
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
RECOUNT ORDERED
3v United Press

By United Press
Des Moines, la, Oct IA re-
count Of the votes which were cast
on the prohibition amendment was
ordered by the attorney general to-
day. The vets. who are leading by
sS7 votes, viii probably contest a re-
count.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
Third Of Ma1inaaln1
Already Subscribed

be reached if the pace Of the past
few days continues.
The proposed German attempts to
hinder the loan have been halted and
the Middle West is making heavy pur.
chases.
Army cantonments today subscrib-
ed twenty millions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19

BY United Press.
Washington, Oct l9.-A patriotic
sacrifice by the public in regard to
coal is necessary during the coming
winter, the fuel administration stated
today
The public Is asked not 70 grow
hysterical about the admitted short.
age III many cities. Fuel will be sup
piled for every domestic and war
emergency use Indications Of cut
ting Of luxury industries which are
taking much coal and the boarding
Of supplies are given in the state
ment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
ARGENTINE TRAINS
RESUME SCHEDULE
By United rress.

" SliICN iSoH'
Buenos, Aires, oct. 19.-For the
first time in twenty-four days some
trains are now running in the Argen-
tine republic marking the govern
ment's success in combating the gen
eral strike Those operating are un-
der military guard
Labor leaders declare that if the
strike is broken another will soon be
called.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-19
Grave Fuel Shortage.

BY United Press.
Chicago, Ills. Oct 19--The fuel
situation has become desperate with
the freezing weather and dealers are
short millions of tons Of coal That
hospitals and public Institutions are
short on fuel is made the basis for
strong pressure for federal action.