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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
OPPOSITION Is Due.
BY r. ]. BENDER

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Feb. 13.-The question OF
the establishment Of huge interna-
tional military and naval police
force under the League of Nations
has to be threshed out in today's
meeting OF the league committee.
A proposal is understood to have
been submitted by the French,
American and British delegates it is
said to oppose such a measure. The
belief is expressed that the discus
sion of the article might prevent the
acceptance of the leagues constitu-
tion today, thus eliminating the
presentation of the completed draft
to the general peace congress to-
morrow.
President Wilson plans to leave
Paris for home tomorrow, in this
event would have TO be changed. 1t
has been thought probable that the
president will delay his sailing date
until Sunday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
HIGH WINDS RAGE
IN CITY AS WIRE
SYSTEM DAMAGED
Electric Lighting Circuit Down
for Time; Verden Line Out;
May Be Up Soon.

Wind, blowing at a high velocity
and accompanied by dust, sand and
debris, resurrected from the streets
and alleys, caused some damage to
the electric wire system in the city
this morning, according to reports
early this morning. Up to this time
the telephone and telegraph wires
in the vicinity Of Chickasha, were
withstanding the attack" without
loss or damage.
The street lighting circuit for the
southern portion of the city went
off at A o'clock this morning, as a
result of the storm, f. D. Shaffer
manager of the Chickasha Gas and
Electric company says. This diff
Guilty was soon overcome and re-
ports received late this morning
were that hte general lighting sys-
tenn was uninjured. The Verden
circuit was completely off, but ev-
cry hope was entertained of repair
ing the line for use before this even
ing.
Many merchants report that the
storm placed slight lull in busi-
ness, while the street loafers COM
plain of shortage Of company.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. 49,
Following are the reports Of the
senate and house committees select
ed by the state legislature to visit
the Oklahoma College for Women at
Chickasha:
Report to Senate.
We, your committee selected to
visit the Oklahoma College for Wom-
en-, located at Chickasha, after. Wis
1eing said institution, beg leave to
make the following report:
Upon investigation we find the
school under splendid management,
having a president and faculty that
it seems are doing their very best
for those young women. We find
the school in general to be the most
democratic institution of any we
have ever visited. After interrogat-
ing quite number of the young Ia
dies we found them to be absolutely
satisfied with the personnel of the
head of the school and with the kind
and efficient service of the entire
faculty, finding several splendid
young women who are members of
some of the poor families of this
state, really and truly getting
chance to receive an education which
we think the young womanhood of
this state should receive.
We have visited a majority of the
rooms occupied by those attending
the school and found them clean and
neat without single exception. We
find also that each room is occupied
by two girls and upon inquiry find
that each young lady pays s21.O0 per
month for board, and that such ex-
pense does net cost the taxpayers of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
MUST ANSWER TO
CHARGES RESULT
OF CHURCH FIGHT
Gray Charged With Assault to
Kill; Brown With Assault to
Do Bodily Harm.

Through action of the county at
torneys office here yesterday aft
ernoon, charges were filed against
Clifford Gray and Bob Brown as a
result of the mix-up which occurred
at Cofelt school house Tuesday
night, and at which time a man and
woman were shot and a deputy
sheriff injured. Assault with intent
to kill is the charge against Gray,
while Brown was charged with as
sault to do bodily harm. Both mems
bonds were fixed at $500 and upon
making the required surety, both
were released.
According to the best information
obtainable, Whitener, who was shot,
was doing nicely, and it was thought
that he would recover. Officials
state that in all probability charges
of resisting an officer will be lodged
against him when his condition is
such that he can be brought to
Chickasha. Whitener was shot
through the right lung, Gray being
charged with firing the shot.
Browns charge comes as the out
growth of a scuffle in which Mrs.
Whitener was shot in the leg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
UP-KEEP IN
ROADS BILL
EXPLAINED
Representative Nesbit Writes G.
of @. Secretary as to Main
tenance Clause Included
IN Measure.

T. j. Brown, secretary of the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce
has received letter from Repre-
sentative Paul Nespit of Pittsburg
county, in which is given an out
line of the $5O,OO0,OO0 state good
roads bill, as amended, with refer
ence to the maintenance. The mat
ter eouched upon by Mr.. Nesbit is
the proposed cost to be levied on
the owners of the abutting property
for the up-keep of the road.
The letter follows:
"In answer to your letter directed
to the Roads and Highway Commit
tee, relative to the fifty million dol
lar bond issue for hard surfaced
roads, I beg to say that the plan for
maintenance is based upon the tax
of the property. The acreage tax
on abutting and adjacent property
is nominal tax that will realize
approximately $4,000 per mile. This
money will go into a state mainten-
ance fund 1t is not likely that the
cost of upkeep fer the first five
or six years in the early life of the
road will run higher than $50 to $50
per mile. The remainder of the
maintenance fund will be put into a
sinking fund, which accumulation
will be used in the latter years,
when the cost of maintenance ex-
ceeds $3.50 per mile, and also in
case OF washout or destruction by
storm may be used for replace
ment.
"We are not attempting to put
any burden onto any proeprty in the
county. This is a state system to
be built from state revenues and the
counties wifi have to build their
connecting lines. Should we place
any of the burden of construction
upon any property of the county,
then in that event the county would
be handicapped in raising funds to
build its connecting lines. 1t is our
plan to impose no burdens upon the
county. Now you understand, if
your county votes bonds to build its
connecting lines, the valuable prop
erty will pay more than the poorer
class of less value, so that any in.
equality that strikes you in the con.
sideration of our maintenance plan
will be the means of saving you
when you go to vote your bonds fol
county construction"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
BIG BLAZE
TAKES TOLL

approximately $1,000 is the esti-
mated loss resulting from a fire
which totally destroyed the ]. L.
Burtschi residence, directly cut of
The city limits, from Chickasha ave-
nue., early this morning. The house
was occupied by N. F. Butschi.
1t is the belief of the occupants
that the flames originated from
sparks from the flue lighting on the
roof. The upper portion of the res
idence was aflame before Mr.. Burt
schi was aware of the fire. The
city fire department was summoned,
but was unable to lend assistance in
checking the fire. the house being
out of the regulation fire district,
and the hose supply insufficient to
reach the nearest plug.
The loss of the residence is fixed
az $500, while the value of furni-
ture destroyed was 5000, according
to George Gattis, chief Of the fire
department.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
NEW ARMISTICE TERMS
READY FOR GERMANS
BY United Press.

By united PresS.
PARIS, Feb. 13.-Marshal Foch
was to leave for Treves today carry
ing with him the new conditions on
which the extension of the armistice
will be based
1t is understood that they pro-
vide that Germany may obtain food
from the allies after the devastated
countries are supplied. The news
paper Matin forecasts that the ar
mistice will be prolonged Indefinite
ly and that hostilities will be com
menced on short notice if the enemy
shows bad faith in carrying out the
conditions and that a dead line will
be drawn before which the German
troops will be forbidden to move to.
ward Poland.
The conditions for the renewal of
the armistice were agreed upon by
the supreme war council yesterday
evening. 1t is believed that they
will include the lessening Of eco
nomic pressure, and strengthening
the military pressure on Germany.
The new terms, it is reported will
embrace what will ultimately be the
important part of the peace treaty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
Temperature.

this state single penny. We fur
ther found upon investigation that
the kitchen, store room, ice boxes
and containers were scrupulously
clean and the dining room was clean
and wholesome.
We found upon inquiry that the
young ladies who serve the meals
are young Oklahoma women who
are working to pay their board
through school and that as far as we
could ascertain, there is no distinc-
ton made between the young lady
who pays her way in cash and the
one who is working to pay her way.
They have a splendid small library
that we consider wholly inadequate
for the needs of the school. We
further find that quite number of
the rooms that should now be occu-
pied by girls attending that school,
out of necessity at this time, are
DGi4iS uocu lOI lluoAN AOO4ios W Z
found a number of the rooms con-
tanned a piano instead of bed and
chairs for occupancy at night for the
girls
We found that the shelves in the
library are made of pine plank and
we believe that they should be torn
out next summer and regular stand
ard steel cases should be installed
for the reason that these steel
stacks would provide shelf room for
the books clear to the floor, thereby
increasing the capacity forty per
cent.
We further find that the present
heating plant is situated on land
not now owned by the state, but
owned by Mr., Ben Johnson of Chick
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
Buyers Gather for Look at Fine
Grady County Stock; Foun-
dations for Pure Herds
Being Purchased.
STOCKMEN GUESTS OF
M'FARLAND AT SMOKE
Grady Men and Visitors Gather
at Hotel; Discuss Topics.
Scrub Bull Swatted; Meth
ods are Outlined.

With indications pointing to a
large congregation of buyers, despite
weather, the annual sale of pure
bred cattle, under tfe ausnice3 of
the Grady County shn1larn B~eel-
ers' association, wa boChe to tar
at / o'clock this al.err1ln, accord,
ing to those in charge of the sale.
One hundred head of pure-bred
registered shorthorn cattle, includ-
ing 80 sides and 65 cows and he'll
ers, this morning were lodged in the
Sullivan and Hurley barn on Choc-
taw avenue waiting to be sold to
the highest bidders. The animals
to be sold were selected from the
herds of several different breeders
in Grady county,
Although several prospective buy
ers, a majority of whom we're those
desiring foundation stock, were in
the city early this morning, reports
received here were to the effect that
many other sbuyers would arrive in
the city from various parts of the
state before the sale opened.
Some very good STOCK Of short
horns are to be offered to the pub
lie at this sale, and | believe the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
REPORT OF COMMITTEES MADE TO SOLONS OF
STATE AFTER VISITS TO OKLAHOMA COLLEGE
FOR WO dEN HERE NAMES DETAILED FINDINGS

asha, and the heating plant was so
constructed as to allow additional
boilers for use for heat for build
ings that may from time to time
be built in connection with the pres
ent one. We find the room in which
the old heating plant was placed is
about 20 feet by 48 feet with a o.
foot ceiling. This room is adjacent
to the gymnasium and with the
proper change in the building, the
capacity of the gymnasium room
proper can be increased about S5
per cent, which increase we believe
is badly needed This we find upon
inquiry will cost $1,000.
We further find that they have
splendid dormitory, of which the
new annex contains 81 rooms, and
which will accommodate 102 girls
and at the time the building was
finished there was no money to fur
nish the same and the governor re-
fused to certify to a deficcit for fur
niture. Mr.. Austin, the president,
together with a few public spirited
citizens of Chickasha, advanced the
money for the furnishing of these
rooms, and that is part of the rea-
son why you will find some defi-
cheney as to this institution.
We find a strip of land a few
rods wide and about the full length
of a twenty-acre tract on which the
present power plant is situated, anu
believe that the stale should own
SID strip of land containing some
four acres, more or less. We further
find that the state owns about one
CONTINUED on page 2)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
BASKET BALL FRIDAY.

Basketball fans are looking for
ward to the big mill scheduled for
tomorrow night, when the Chick
asha boys and girls basketball toss
ers are to meet the Verden repre-
sentatives. Coach Blacks men re-
Gently defeated the locals on the
Verden court, and cagi4g fans are
expecting fast game. A close
game between the girls is also pre-
dicted by fandom.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
CITY DADS
BOOKED IN
BUSY MEET
Questions Be Taken Up at Coun-
Gil Session Tonight Include
Seventeenth Street
Paving.

Chickasha city fathers are booked
for busy session at the City Hall
tonight.
Mayor Durbin stated this morning
that probably the successor of c. c..
Moody, traffic officer who rendered
his resignation several days ago,
to take effect Saturday, will be
named at the meet tonight. The
Seventeenth street paving and other
miscellaneous business may also be
considered tonight
According to the citys chief exec
utive, plan is nof under considera-
tion, whereby the City Hall will
furnish the city traffic officer with
a motorcycle. There has been some
talk among the councilmen," the
mayor declared this morning, that
the city buy two motorcycles, one to
be used by the regular motor po-
liceman, and the second to be in
reserve for use by other policemen
when the occasion demands.
We contemplate giving the resi-
dental district of the city better and
more accurate police service, and
to do so, it is the opinion of many,
the department should be supplied
with the necessary equipemnt to
render such service. In many oc-
casions, the motorcycle policeman
will need assistance and to have
this assistance available, number
of the councilmen point out, that
two machines should be in use by
the police department
Heretofore, it has been the Gus
tom of the traffic man to own his
own machine but that is proving
very unsatisfactory in many re-
spects. This may be discussed in
tonight's session." Mayor Durbin
said.
From many phases it appears that
a different light has been focused
on the 18th street paving proposi-
tioE, which in all probability will
be one of the numbers on the pro-
gram for the council meeting to
night.
Rigid investigation by Mayor Dur
bin has resulted in the belief that
the proposed paving will cost con-
siderable more than was estimated
by those favoring the project.
Speaking of the paving movement,
and the changes that have developed
since the plan was given birth some
time ago, Mr.. Durbin says: 81 have
investigated from every angle that
would not be of expense to the city
and 1t appears to be the consensus
Oh opinion of authorities in this line
of work that the proposed paving
cannot be put down at the cost esti-
mated by those promoting the prop
osition. At the time of the presen-
tation of the petition to the council,
several expressed their intentions of
supporting the movement if the cost
did not exceed 50 per front foot,
otherwise they would oppose it,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
COMMISSIONERS
TO CONFER WITH
HIGHWAY DEPT

j. A. Temple, r. A. Thompson and
Ira NJ. Johnson, comprising the Grady
county board of commissioners, left
this morning for Oklahoma City.
where they will confer with the Of
ficials Of the State Highway depart
ment in regard to roads and bridges
in Grady county.
Much activity has been shown re-
Gently by the commissioners as to
road building and improvement, and
it is known that the program for
the year calls for a continuance lof
this work. Manv contracts for work
on roads and bridges in Grady have
been and are scheduled to be let.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
AUBYME NO. ais
GOOD PRODUCER
SAYS PRESIDENT

G. w. Austin, president Of the
Aubyme. announced this morning
that the company's No. 4 well,
which was brought in recently, has
settled to a production of Is barrels
daily, which is practically keeping
pace with the other three wells Of
the company on the property near
the village of CARRIER.
we are in nice shape at this
time and are well satisfied with
our new WELL" said Mr.. Austin to-
day. Our intentions are to start
paying a five per cent monthly divi-
dend right away, our first dividend
cehcks to go out ON March J."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
COOTIE COMPANY
HITS 500 BARREL
WELL Is REPORT

T. F. Major, vice president of the
Cootie Oil company, received a wire
this morning that the No. 2 well of
the company in the CARRIER field was
finished and was estimated at 500
barrel well.
ThisZ well is located Immediately
south of, the Aubyme holdings, near
CARRIER The pay was struck at
1920, Mr. Major states. In the No.
1 we'll of the company, which is
making about~1OO barrels day, the
sand was encountered at 1908 feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
International Military and Naval
Police Question Before the
Committee Today; Oppo-
sition Reported.
WILL BLOCK FINISH OF
LEAGUE CONSTITUTION
Wilson May Change Plans for
Return; Indicates He Will
Make Second Trip to
France Later.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
PARIS, Feb 13.-Whether a gen.
eral session of the peace conference
will be held this week is still doubt
full
AT the conclusion of this morn
ing's meeting of the League Of Ma
tions commission, seven articles Of
the redraft Of the constitution had
been completed. The question of
the international police force, pro-
posed by the French, had not been
reached when the committee re-
sumed its session at $3.50 this aft
ernoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
Assassin Fails.
By United Press.

By United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Refugees here
from Moscow report that the recent
attempt to assassinate Lenine was
frustrated.
A Stockholm dispatch to the Lon
don Post states that Lenine is said
to have ESCAPED uninjured, but that
his chauffeur was seriously wound
ed. The assailants were executed,
the report declares.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
MAY RECRUIT AGAIN

According to unofficial reports that
have been received here, the army re-
cruiting station may be. re-opened in
this city in March. The Chickasha
recruiting office was closed last sum-
mer. Just what branches are to be
covered was not learned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
GIRL is BORN.

Born this morning to Lieut.. and
Mrs. F. B. Cochran, a baby girl. at
the Baze sanitarium. The little miss
has been named Helen. Lieuten-
ant Cochran announced this after
noon that his daughter would be
ready for overseas service as a Red
Cross nurse by the middle of next
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
CRoWDER is NAMED.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-Major
General Crowder was renamed by
President Wilson today as Judge adj
vocate general Of the American
army, with the rank of major gem
eral, for four years beginning Feb
ruary 18th.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
Indicates Second Trip.

BY United Press.
PARIS, Feb. 1S.-President Will
son in his address to the French
Association for the Society Of Ma
tions at Murat palace indicated
that he was convinced that the work
on the league would not be COM
pleted before his return to the
United States.
81 am confident that after my re-
turn to France we will celebrate it's
completion, at least in its advanced
state" he said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
+ i + + j. + l. + + + +
FERDINAND WOUNDED.
BY United Press.

+ BY United Press.
+ COPENHAGEN, Feb. 19.--
j. King Ferdinand was wounded
+ when the Royal Palace at
+ Bucharest was bombarded by
Roumanian revolutionists, ac-
: cording to a Vienna dispatch
+ published in the Cologne ia
I. zette The royal family is
+ reported to have attempted
+ to escape to Jasy, but were
4 prevented from doing so by
+ workmen. The revolution is
! said to be spreading through
J out the country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13
JOHNSON CHARGES
coWARDlcE

: By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.--
The American governments
"cowardice" is risking the
; lives of 5000 American sol
) diers in Russia without hopes
) Of reaping any benefit to any
cause, Senator Hiram John
son declared to the senate.
He charged the senate with
"camouflaging by an attack
on the bolsheviks," its fear to
act on his resolution recalling
the Americans from Russia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13

T. J. Brown, secretary Of the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce, is
spending the day ia Oklahoma City
on business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-13

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CONTINUED on page 81
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Senat Stanu WI
sconsin W Spra-
vie Polski.
(Komunikat Urzedu Prasowo In
formacyjnego Wydziaiu N. P.)

Madison, Wis, 30. stycznia. -
Senator Polak, Ludwik A. Fons,
wniosi ma laoznej sesyi legislatu-
ryry wisconsiiiskiej nastepujaca
rezolucye, ktora przyjeto "a
twierdzono jednog4osnie viva
voice."
OdnoSnie do utworzonego VOL
rego. zjednoczonego i niepodle--
gtego panstwa polskiego -
Zwazywszy, re jeden z czterna-
stu punkt6w przedstawionych
pr1ez prezydenta Wtlsona W ce--
ZACH osiagniecia sta1ego poboju
Swiata - przewiduje stworzenie
wolnej i niepodlegiej i zjednoczo-
mel PolsEd z dostepem do morza,
ZwazyWszy, re narody mAuja-
ce wolnoSc i sprawiedliwosc ma
casym Swiecie SO jednomyslne
odnosnie do uznania, re Polska
ma prawo mieG wolny, niepodle-
sly i a1Itonomiczny byt - VIA
shy rad a zara!zem ma rowniez
prawo do wszystkich polskich
ziem, ktore do niej naleza}y pred
jej rozbiorem:
Przeto uchwalamy my Sc
nat "a zgoda nizszej Izby - re
jesteSmy "a utworzeniem niepo-
dleglego pahstwa p~olskiego
zlozonego re wszystkich ziem
polskich wiaczajac do Mich talkze
i tie, ktore daja Polsce dostep do
mora: i to w tym celu, ably spra-
wiedliwoSG byla wymierzona ma
rodowi polskiemu, ably jej ziemie,
ktore byly jej zabrane W pogwal-
ceniu praw mierzynarodowych,
byfy jej wrocone a takze dlatego,
re przez utworzenie takieso pail-
silva trwaly pok6j swiata bedzie
.?ewny.
Uchwalamy dalej, re kopie tel
rezolucyi odpowiednio stwierdzo-
lie ~pidpisami prezydujacych urze-
dnik6w, maja bye wyslane do
Prezydenta Stanow Ziednoczo-
nych, prezydujacych urzednikow
obu LIB Kongresu i do kazdego
senatora kongresmana Stanu
Wisconsin.