The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-16
Many Get Busy When Council Of Defense
Announces Definite Action; No
Figures Given
"STRONC ARM SQUAD"
TO HEAR REPORTS
Council Of Defense 10 Sit as Court Of In
quiry To Hear Evidence; Put Ia.
diViduaIs on Record

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That there was a decided bullisR
movement in tho sale of Liberty
bonds when it was announced that
the Council of Defense had appoint.
ed a "strong arm" squad, was indi.
Gated this morning around the vari.
GUS banks when many decided to in.
crease their subscriptions, or to pur.
chase their first bonds.
In some instances, according to re.
ports, the movement amounted to
practically rush to "get in on the
ground floor" before the machinery
CT the Council of Defense got under
way No statement was made this
morning of the amount of bonds pur.
chased as a result of this activity,
but it is known that the total of
Grady county is being swelIed con.
siderably.
Alger Melton of the Council Of De-
Tense stated that the Strong arm
committee would meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock to hear the re.
port on the "slickers" and slackers
by County Chairman Slusher. At
that time, the names of those to be-
called on will be turned over to tha
Strong arm" committee for action.
When the Council Of Defense con.
venes as court of inquiry to take
up the Stacker cases, Chairman Alger
Melton will preside and the mem.
bers of the council win sit as ju.
rors. Each defendant will be placed
ON the stand and testimony will bs
taken in regular form, the official
stenographer taking a complete rec
ord for publication and such other
uses as the council may make of 1t.
1--WE intend to give every man a falr
hearing" said Mr.. Melton, "and We
shall put him on record in black and
white in order that the whole COM
munity may know just where he
stands. The Council of Defense will
deal with both slackers and 'slickers,'
the latter being those who have
bought bonds but have not taken
their share. 1t has been decided to
insist upon every man giving the
government financial support to the
extent of five per cent OF his wealth.
Several people have been holding
their subscriptions for the Boy
Scouts" said Mr.. Melton. ''Now il
they will just sign a card making
application for bonds, the Boy Scouts
will get credit for it, A notation
will be made on such cards and they
will be kept separate. By following
this meShod it will help out in deter
mining the total at this time and
viii keep in the hands of both the
county chairman Of the campaign
and the Council Of Defense, the nee.
esgary information"
The following firms are added to
the long list of 100 per cent patriot
ic establishments according to the
reports of the working committees:
Eagle Mercantile Co, Miss Kelsey.
Miss Morris, Miss Adkisson, Mrs.
Smell. Mrs. Harbour, Mrs. Pruitt. Mr..
Pruitt, R. H. Smith. W. w. Horne.
A. J. Hallum, Jim Bennett, Fred
Westphan, Mrs. Murphy, Miss Fergu-
son, Miss Clutz. Miss Clark, Mrs.
Haynes, o. B. Hunter
Sigmon Furniture Mfg. Co.-C. It.
Sigmon and Mrs. c. T. Sigmon, Mrs.
D. H. Sigmon. Mrs. Alma Sigmon
Bailey, Mrs. Julia Sigmon Owsley,
H. P. Davis, c. L. Larson, Lee A.
Truax, A. J. Bratschi C. A. Good
game. Ben Beets, H. T. Alverson, W.
T. Tolbert, Jas. Tlbert, w. L. Palm
er. w. o. Pitchford. Homer Dawsons
Mrs. W. T. Pitchford, Floyd Niles.
Chas. Wheeler (porter.)
Palace Pharmacy. H. Mills, Mrs.
lJ. H. Mills, Gordon McGraw, Hinkls
! Cosgrove.
B. W. Lubman Jewelry Co.-Mrs.
.iB. W. Luhman. Miss Lille Lubman,
! Miss Rae Lubman. Miss Sadie Lub-
imam Abe L,ubman. Joe Yourman,