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The Washington times., 1919-01-28
ASKS s.,2:s,ooo BRIDGE.

Secretary OF the Navy Daniels to-
day advocated to the House Naval
Committee the construction of a
s2.225.o00 bridge Joining Portsmouth,
N. H., and Kittery, Me-. site of the
Portsmouth navy yard. --,.ss- -
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
CRASH KILLS NICARAGUANs.

MANAGUA, Jan. 2S-Many people
were killed and injured in a railroad
accident Sunday near Masaya, Mica
ragua. The accident was caused by
spreading rails and the explosion Of
the locomotive boiler. sas, -..-.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
NEXT CONGRESS TO
GETR. PROBLEM

The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, after three weeks of
hearings, Is no nearer a solution OF
the railroad problem today than it
vas when II began.
The testimony before the committee
has taken a wide range and no at
tempt to weigh or correlate IT has
yet been made by. the committee. It
bers today that no nnal action on the
railroad question will be possible be-
fore the closing days of the next
Congress.
If. as is expected, public interest
in the question should become so
great as to make 1t an issue of the
1920 Presidential campaign, no. solu-
tion will be possible before tho re-
suits OF the election are known.
Members OF the committee are di-
vided into several factions. Only a
few favor the McAdoo plan OF ex-
tending Federal control for another
hve-year period. Government owner
ship men on the committee hold that
their theories should be carried out
at once. Opponents of Government
ownership. who are in the majority.
want. Federal control continued until
legislation is enacted that will put
the railroads back on their feets but
no longer.
would Limit President. ~,..
Senator Cummins' bill to give Con-
gress, instead. or the President, the
power TO return the roads, has, fairly
general support in the committee. It
probably will be enacted before the
end OF the present situation, to guard
against any preclpitate action by the
Chief Executive, while Congress is
not in session.
Senator Cummins has a plan for
Government ownership OF the carri-
ers, but for leasing the properties to
private concerns for operation. He
will take the stump in support OF his
plan as coon as the present session
ends on March 4.
Return Most Favored.
II a vote were taken in the COM
mittee today the probable result
would be the adoption OF a plan
whereby the Interstate Commerce
Commission would be given greatly
enlarged powers OF regulation, but at
the same time would be given au-
thority to assist the railroads in
would be returned to their private
owners.
However, a vote on any question
now before the Interstate Commerce
Committee Is months away. and what
the committee members hear from
their constituents in the meantime will
have a great bearing on the result.
There are more members OF the
Senate maintaining an open mind"
than there have been on any impor.
tant question in many years. At pres
ent members are being flooded with
letters demanding Government own.
ership of railroads as a permanent
policy.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
Nine Teams In Drive.
UrHoLDs OIL ORDINANCE.

The Supreme Court has sustained
the city ordinance Of Hope. Ark, reg
ulatlng oil storage in the city.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
A.DI B0YsGHSS
.TEACHERsONLYs60

washinston teacher ana ehIi6-is-
Dor. problems act and react on each
other with sinister humor.
A messenger boy under school are
makes from $50 70 SIS q meath, his
teacher often makes but SEQ. The
boy decides to sbandon school and
become an infant capitalist. and
the teacher decides 70 sbsndon
teaching and run an elevator. Thfs
is not the plot Of comic opera: u
ls every day llfe In the Capital
stsy Away Frsn sehosL
At the beginning Of the schooi
year Superintendent Of Pubiie schools
Thurston stated that 1000 pupiis un-
der school are failed 20 return %
school that they might avail them
selves Of the minated wares orered
by war condition.
The chfidren's year commitfee h.s
been making house-to-house inves-
tiEation and has Just reported that
there are between 1ftsen ana slxteen
hundred children stiii out OF schooL
And many OF these boys and ITirls
are not OF the. class exempt ~ ths
Juvenile Court They are chiitren
from fairly comfortable homes whose
parents have not the moral courage
70 refuse this extra pay envelope.
even at the expense Of nc ehfidrs fo-
Makes go ns.th.
Here 10 a typical case. An Italisn
boy workfns a. Distriet mssssnEsr
makes on an average. sf SO per
month. and during the summer
months he made - high 90 sos. His
father is prosperous and anxious for
the boy 70 90 20 high schcoL rea1fz-
ing fully that his chances IN life viii
not amount 20 much ~ ne coes net
set more education. Bls neither o.
equally conscious Of this disscvsn-
tage. plus the social and moral value
Of education. yet the entire family
bows down TO the boys pay enveiopt.
Then there are the grim eases.
where the Juvenile Court feels
bound TO issue poverty permit 70
children under school are. Rscaus<
their scant earnings are Absolutely
necessary 20 help feed and cIoths the
family. Many>of these children ara
employed In the various oovernment
departments - messenEers, the War
Risk. shipping Board. Ordinances. Com
nerce. and Agricultural Departmsnts
having number OF such under tchocl
age.
These children, az a rule. make q
higher salary than the teachers uhc
would instruct them II they returned
10 school
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
"RHODY' PRAISES
]. M.G.A. WARWORK

''fAs soon as the public fully realizes
the tremendous effort made under
high pressure Of the various civilian
organizations which served the troops
in France, they will appreciate high
ly the remarkable accomplishments
OF all Of them" said Homer Rode
HEAVIER, who spoke at a dinner for
team workers in the campaign OF the
Washington Y. N. c. A. TO raise S1s.-
600 for the annual budget OF the city
association. .s. az..s
NJ. o. Chance presided at the din
ner and Clark Griffith, OF the WASH
ington baseball club. was an honor
guest. .-..-s.
Griffith's Work Known.
The boys know your nsme in
France, and they appreciate deeply
what you did IN connection with the
ball and bat fund" Mr.. Rodeheaver
told Mr.. Griffith. .- - ~.
Mistakes were made by the Y. n
c. A. in France" said William
Knowles Cooper. 'Some OF the men
sent over did not make good. Some
who made good on this side did not
make good there. But in view OF the
tremendous size OF the task, and the
good that was done the Y. NJ. 4. A..
Is not sorry IL undertook that service,
despite the criticisms"
Clifford Johnson, associate general,
secretary of the Washington Y. NJ.
c. A. said the $4,000 asked for
amounted only to 10 per cent of the
years budget OF the local association.
He said this amount was smaller
than that asked in many cities OF
Washington's size.
Nine Teams In Drive.
Nine teams will participate in the
drive. They are composed OF busi-
ness and professional men of WASH
ington. Teams will make reports
nightly at o'clock at the Washing
ton Y. M. c. A, where the dinner was
given last evening.
Mr.. johnson explained that the re-
quest for contributions was made
necessary by the large amount of war
work in which the city association
had participated. in addition to The
work of the Y. NJ. c. A. war work
council, and also because Jf the
maintenance of a number OF depait-
ments which perform a needful serv-
ice but which cannot be seIf-support-
ing.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
Who s Back From, the War

A daily list of in the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps who have returned Washington after service
to know YOUR home write to The Times or phone Main
$3.50, Branch 1O1. ''....
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
W hAio" yOu iC hot
$500, Branch 101.

Sergt Charles W.
Maj Gen Charles Balou infantry 124
Seaman F. Warng Bell, u s. s. Texas, Arlington, Va
Private Philip T Williams o. T. c. 2300 Thirteenth
Yeoman Kelly u s. 351
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
Lender. Lacking.

II is an interesting fact. though.
that few men are to be found who
wish to take the initiative in efforts
for merger, or publicly offer susges-
tfons as to how Il should be done.
Most OF them remember the failure
OF one campaign for consolidation,
fathered by live, progressive men.
but smothered by petty jealousies and
cross currents that should have had
no place in the movement So :
Commissioner Gardiner. always
frank and courageous. unhesitatingly
expresses regret over the lack OF
unity in civic endesvor in this city,
especially in the presentation to Con-
gress OF Washington's requirements
for legislation.
II have talked with President
brown, OF the Board of Trade, In
behalf OF q consolidation OF the two
bodies said Commissioner Gardiner
today, and I regard II as unfortunate
for the city that the btg minds OF
the two organizations do not get to-
gether and force q merger. which
they could do. Not only do think
that this unifcation should take
place, but feel that all civic organ
ixations should be brought together
in such q way as to present q solid
front on legislative subjects to Con.
sress.
The main trouble Is that each sep
Grste civic organization In Washing
ton looks after its own special in
terests. which Is proper. but upon the
larger problems Of general welfare
fall to unite"
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
TRADE BODIES
MERGER URGED.
BY PROMINENT.
D. c. CITIZENS.
BY BILL PRICE.

Sentiment Is revivlng in this city
for q consolidation of the two large
trade bodies--ths Board OF Trade and
the Chamber of Commerce.
1t recently has been manifested. in
expressions OF opinion from many
Washingtonians. that unless this con-
solidation is made achievements for
Washington will be fewer in the next
five years than they should be.
To this representative OF The Times
there lately have been many yolun-
tsry suggestions that efforts should
be renewed to bring together wash
iHgton's splendid business and profess
sional men into one organization.
Comparatively new residents OF the
here and who have begun to feel gen.
uine attachment for the city and its
interests cannot comprehend why
items. only at Intervals pulling to-
gether To the citizen OF many years
Uf residence and devotion to the up
building OF the National Capital the
situation Is just as incornprehensible.
unless he happens to be imbued with
q ohe-stded atmosphere, or petty jeal-
ousies.
Almost without exception the view
Is unanimous that broad. substantial
reasons DO not exist for separate
trade bodies and that the future of
Washington demands consolidation
there and among civic organizations
generally for the accomplishment OF
real things ---...
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
Usitea Front Impressive.

Mr.. Gardiner points out tha. Con-
Eress would be impressed IL a united
front was shown by civic bodies Of
Washington through some central
organization TO which they could Gna
should adhere. He believes there
should be only one legislative CONF
nnittee for the entire city and IS con-
Edfnt this would mean success or aI
least greater success than is now OBJ .
tsined in local nistters before Con-
gress.
Leading citizens of Washington say
.that prscticalIy the only way that A
merger OF the two trade bodies will
be brought about will be from tho
inside, through the determination . 2
progressive men In each body to stpp
waste OF energy and force.
Plans for suffrage for the people
of the District would be much far
ther advanced than they are now. IL
Is everywhere admitted. had there been
a concentration OF all civic bodies
and . general Willingness TO compro-
mise unimportant details for i'm
portant ones There have been years
OF delay because one rnan wanted his
pet scheme 20 go through. while an
other thought his was the only one
that should be recognized. Neither
suffrage nor other things VIII be OBJ
tanned this way.
President Browns New Idea.
Walter a. Brown, president of the
Sosrd OF Trade. Is giving thought to
the question OF inviting citizens as
sociations to send representatives to
the Board OF trade and appointing
these Representatives to committees
that have to do with important public
questions He has not yet worked
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
BE HOST
TO CHILDREN OF
LOCAL SCHOOLS
Two Special Matinees at sugg
Arranged by Gity's Chief
Executive.

Chickasha school children will be
the guests of Mayor Durbin at mat
irees in the Sugg theater Tuesday
and Thursday.
This VIII be a token OF apprcci"-
ton for the assistance rendered the
city in the recent spring clean-up
ds:ve. Mayor Durbin said this moln-
ing. According to the report OF Dan
W Beets, schools in the city figured
materially in the sue; of he
movement
Pupils CT the south, west and north.
west schools will be entertained at
the Sugg playhouse Tuesday after
noon Students in the North,
Southwest and Junior High School
vii! be the mayors guests at the
matinee Thursday
The host will deliver a short talk
to the school children He will ex-
press the city's appreciation for the
services rendered, and will also
make a stirring plea for further to-
operation on the parts Of the small
er ones.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
KII''I'REL
CASE IS UP
ON MONDAY
Alleged Slayer of Sam Scott Is
Slated to Face Jury; Higgins
Trial Set for Tuesday;
Jury Called

According to a statement made
this morning by District Judge Linn
the trial Of Virgil Kittrell charged
with murder is scheduled to go to
bat Monday morning
The jury empaneled at the begin
ming of the March-April term, has
been ordered to report Monday
morning. The jury includes twenty
four men.
"We are ready to go to bat with
the case," said VIM. Stacey, assist
ant county attorney this morning.
"All the states witnesses have been
summoned" he added
The information filed by the state
alleges that Ktttrell, on or about the
29th day Of September, 1918, shot
Sam Scott, then assistant chief of
police in the city of Chickasha; that
Scott died on or about October 22nd,
1918, as a result of the wounds in
flicted by a pistol fired by Kittrell.
The shooting of Policeman Scott oc-
Cured on the Rock Island bridge,
just north of the local station. Kit
trell was arrested in Alabama sew
eral weeks ago Eye witnesses OF
the Scott shooting will be the star
witnesses for the state.
Booked for Tuesday is the trial
of Frank Higgins, former Frisco
flagman, who is charged with sec
ond degree manslaughter. The
charges were instituted against Hig-
gins, following the Frisco wreck at
Norge on the night CT December
"a last. Five we're killed and a
score wounded in the wreck
These trial swiil be the only Grim
inal cases tried during the March
April term here, all other cases hay-
ing teen adjourned until June 1st
This action was taken to enable far
mers who were on the jury to get
the work on their crops well under
way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
ARMY WANTS MEN
FOR SERVICE IN
PAAAMAISORDER

Accept white applicants foP ser
vice in Panama, Hawaii and Philip
pine departments, was the order re-
ceived this morning by the army re-
cruiting station here. The order
from Colonel Tyndall in charge Of
all recruiting stations in Oklahoma,
says that enlistments in this SER
vice must be for three years and
will include the infantry, coast ar
tillery, engineers, signal corps and
medical corps, branches Of the ar
my.
In addition to the above, white
men for service in the cavalry in Ha-
Waii, and colored men for cavalry
in the Philippines may be enlisted,
Colonel Tyndall states infantry
for Philippine departments are for
assignments in China. Applicants
accepted for Panama will be sent
to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12

printed record ca thai campaign,
which has Jus. bcen iNuod by tho
Tenth federal reserve bank at Kan
sas City. Tho national subscription
was sis billions nine hundred millions,
an ovor-sGlsoiBuon Of sixteen and
five-tcatb3 per cent.
OLlahcma's quota in The Fourth
loan was thirly-eight millions. nine
hundred thousand three hundred dol
Jars an dtde subscriptions totalled
f3-Jy-aiz millions, seven hundred and
two thousand eight hundred dollars,
an orer-subscriDtion of seven mil
lions eight hundred and two thou
sand five hundred dollars or over
20 per cent
It is reported officially from Wash
jnglou that the quotas for the Vic
tory loan viii be about the same as
thaes i'm the Fourth loan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
'COP" TAKES WAR
PATH ON SPECIAL
POLICE MACHINE

Resolved, that all speeding AMI
other violations of the city traffic
ordinances shall cease.s
Such was the resolution adopted
this morning by Luther C. Coz, trdG
fic officer, as he mounted the new
Police Special" motorcycle which
has been purchased by the city for
the police department
q have warned viclators Of the
traffic ordinances for the lat time "
Officer Cox said. Hereafter, charg-
es viii be preferred against all per-
sone caught violating the traffic
laws. Immunity from prosecution
will be given no one; al transgres-
sors will be brought before Mayor
Durbin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Vote As 10 Whether Former
Hun Emperor Be Hanged or
Given Other Punishment
BY Allies
.BOCHE GOVERNMENT
IS ON SOUND BASIS
Much More Stable Than Indicat-
ed; Want Pretend Weak to
Scare Allies and Sidestep
Indemnity.
CBy Fred s. Ferguson, Staff Cor)

Cay Fred s Ferguson, Staff Corr
Paris, April 12.-Easter peace has
given way to May-doy peace.
Chronic optimists agree that the
hope fer a signing Of the peace trea-
" by April 20 has vanished and they
are banking on May l aus the earliest
possible date
The League of Nations committee
last night approved the re-draft of
tho covenant. 1t is understood that
neither The Japanese amendment for
racial equality or the French inter.
national general staff proposal were
added. Both reserved the right to
submit the proposals at the plonary
session of the conference.
The Presidents defense of the
Monroe doctrine in connection with
the League of Nations, was declar.
ed to be his greatest speech.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Committeeman OF
TWO DISTRICTS IN
GRADY ARE NAMED
Commissioners Select Men Who
Are to Aid in Courthouse
Work.

Announcement was made this
morning that the citizens advisory
committeeman in connection with
the proposed Grady county court
house, have been appointed in the
central and southern districts.
The appointments are as follows:
In the central district, b p Smith
D. c. Hybarger and c. H. Harris,
all OF CH-l,lsha haze been appoint,
ed by Commissioner D. A, Temple.
In tie souther ndistrict, Commits
sioner R. A Thompson has appointed
G, NJ Lents, Ninnekah, j. A. Slaton,
Rush Springs, and }. H. Adair Of
Alex Commissioner Ira NJ. Johnson
Of the northern district will make
his appointments in the near future,
The citizens advisors committee,
which when complete. win be com
posed OF nine men, will meet with
the county commissioners in all
their deliberations concerning tha
selection Tor a site ON which to con
struct the court house, in tlo eToat
the bonds carry at the election on
May T. The committee viii confer
with the commissioners in all their
deliberations concerning the court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12

land a good well in the present sand
when the hole is cleaned out and in
shape
The activity throughout the field
is as marked as ever. They are
hammering away on the new der
ricks, rigging up other tests and
drilling new holes in every section
of the field
A number Of investors from the
north and east visited the field yes
terday. 4 crowd from Kentucky ar
rived at the Gala Belle just as the
well made a strong flow After view
ing the flew, the party made up
$4,000 on the spot for the purpose
Of buying acreage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
IOWA GOVERNOR
TO MEET CHARGE

BY United Press.
Des Moines. Iowa, April 12.-Ths
recommendation for impeachment
proceedings against Governor Harb-
ing for the freeing of Ernest Rath-
bun, convicted tor assault were ready
in the house OF representatives today
My hands arc clean" the gov
ernor said. 81 am confident that taa
people Of Iowa will resent the outrage
perperated by designing politician ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
YANkS MUTINY,
REDS" BLAMED
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, April 12,-Bolsheviki
propaganda is officially held to be re-
sponsible for the mutiny of an Amer
lean infantry company in northern
Russia, Chief of Staff March an
nounced.
Company I of the 339th infantry
are the offending trops 1t was stat
ed that the questions they asked their
officers were the same as suggested in
bolsheviki leaflets. The company was
made up almost entirely of Detroit
men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
Senator Dearmon Explains Pro-
posed Amendment to Big
Grady Crowd at Friend
SchoOlhouse.
DECLARES MEASURE
WORTHY OF SUPPORT
Goes Into Detail as to Various
Funds from Which Cash Be
Derived to Retire Bonds
in the State.

The fiftymillion dollar road bond
issue received boost last night be-
fore a large audience at the Friend
schoolhouse near Chiczasha, when
Senator c. A. Caarmon, of Grady
county, spoke in interest OF The
measure
Senator Dearmon. member of the
senate good roads committee, who
drafted this amendment to the state
constitution which provides for the
building CT a hard-surfaced road sys-
tenn over the state, thoroughly ex-
piained every phase of the proposed
amendment and pointed out his rea-
sons why the measure should feeeiye
a favorable vote at the polls May 6.
The senator said in par'
THE same state revenues that are
now spent on the dirt roads of the
state, will retire the bonds and pay
the interest on them.
1--WE are now using one million dol
lars of the gross production tax in
what is known as the county aid
fund; we are also using the license
tax on motor driven vehicles which is
collected by the state and apportioned
to the counties. This amounted last
year to more than one million dollars.
These revenues will be sufficient to
retire the bonds and pay the interests.
THE increase in the Urmber Of mo-
tor vehicles in the state since the
operation Of the license tax law, is as
follows:
In 1915 there were $4,000 We
hicles; 1916, $780, 1917, 10000;
1917, 100000; 1918, 12730O.
"From 1916 to 1917 the increase is
little less than one hundred per cent.
The war began in April of 1917 and
the output of automobiles and trucks
was curtaiied.
IN 1918 the increase was less
than % per cent. This was due to
the war, and only Yithin the last few
weeks has the purchase of motor We
hicles begun to approach normal
"If. approximately, the same rate
of increase in motor vehicles occurs
in 1919 an dl92O, that prevailed in
ether normal years, we will easily
have 100000 cars an dtrucks paying
license in 1920. Under the new law
providing for taxing motor vehicles
which takes effect January 1, 1920, it
is estimated that the average license
on motor vehicles will be $15. With
100000 vehicles we will that year col
lect S3.OOO,OOO.
"If the rate of increase in motor ve-
bicles is not more han 25 per cent or
25O.OOO vehicles, the total tax will be
SO 10000.
IN 1922, the third year OF the
bonds. we will estimate the increase
in the motor vehicles to be % per
cent. We are now getting hard sur
faced roads built, and the people are
using cars and trucks more than ever
before. We will then have 312,5OO We
hicles in use. and our total revenues
will be $4,6S7,500.
1--WE retire s2,OO0,OOO of the prin-
cipal and our total cost will be 81
100000. By referring to the table of
total available funds. we viii see that
we have $4,000, 900 available for meet
in gthis amount-such funds are now
being spent on dirt roads"
In concluding, the senator said:
"Why should we bond the state to
build a system of highways? The
answer is this: it is the only way by