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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
MAN WHO CLAIMS
CHICKASHA HOME
NOT KNOWN HERE

G. E. Dunnegan, who gave his
home as Chickasha, was indicted by
iAe Federal grand jury in session in
oklahoma City recently, the charge
white slavery. One hundred
and eleven other parties were also
indicted on federal charges. The
city police or county sherlff's force
here know nothing of Dunnegan.
There are a dozen white slavery
indictments in the list. more than
eyer were returned before in the
81 rict, according 10 . officers For
w1'sky cases Of all s0rls, Including
charges of selling. to Indians and to
soldiers, introducing liquor into In
dian territory and manufacturing
liquor, there are approximately sixty
indictments. AboA twelve Of the
indictments charge conspiracy for
various purposes in violation Of sec
lion 81 of the federal code. There
are also several postotfice robborv
cases mail frauds and larcenles.
There are said to be no indictments
for profiteering and boarding.
The complete list of indictments
will not be announced until after
the persons named are arrested All
defendants who have not been ar
raigned yet are called to appear be.
for Judge Cotteral.
Among those arraigned were Louis
Pickleheimer, Of Greer county, who
pleaded guilty to having operated a
dlstillery and who will be sentenced
October 16 at Lawton. Many others
either pleaded not guilty or asked
to be allowed time to decide as 20
what plea they will make. Among
those included in that classification
are the following:
Bennie Lester, Oklahoma City,
dealing in nartotics; Ed Gray, negro
Enid, dealing in narcotics; Martin
Dale Sharp, Oklahoma City, white
II. r. Shart, Lawton, white
slavery; Harry Lorenso Lee, Vinita,
white slavery; John Bowman, Paw.
huska, white slavery; A. f. Stone,
Hutchinson, Kansas, white slavery;
Carl Mcmillan, Wichita, Kansas,
white slavery; G. e. Dunnegan, who
claims Chickasha as his home, white
slavery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
OMAHA LOOKS As
FORTIFIED CITY
TROOPS ON DUTY
Trucks With Machine Guns Mounted
Patrol the Streets; Other Soldiers
Stationed at Crossings Keep
Crowds on Move.
BY United Press.


Omaha, Sept, 30-Omaha presented
the appearance OF a fortified city
this morning. Trucks with grim
looking machine guns mounted were
patrolling tho streets.
As further evidence that tho au.
thorities We're preparing to deal
harshly and promptly with any dis
orders or attempt to resume the mob
rule that held the city in its grasp
Sunday evning and night, troops
were stationed at the street cross.
ings and kept the crowd moving. No
lettering was permitted at any point
and where only few attempts to
congregate, such action promptly call
ed forth the order to move on"
from the sentries. Additional street
troops were arriving in the city al
most hourly.
Mayor Smith, who was mecilessly
beaten by a mob and who was aved
from lynching only by the prompt
action of a squad cf police when
they cut him down, is reported to be
resting easily this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
COMMUNITY SOCIAL
AT CONGREGATIONAL

Friday night at the congregational
church there will be inaugurated a
new idea in the way of social enter
tainment 1t will be in the nature
of the gathering of all the people
living around the church in the
southwest part of Chickasha.
There will be considerable merri.
ment and frolic for both young and
old which will afford the people Of
this section of the city an opportun
ity of getting better acquainted.
FIce cream will be served and a
silver offering taken to defray ex
penses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
CHI" WHITE S0X
INVADE REDLAND
FOR FIRST CAME
Cincinnati Fans Wait Hours to Catch
Glimpse of Men Who Stand in
Way of Champ Dreams; Prob
ably Sailee and Cicotte.
BY United Press


Cincinnati, Sept 3O-The Chicago
White sox, premier team of the
American league, today invaded Red
land. Hundreds Of fans waited hour
after hour to get their first glimpse
Of the Chicago baseballers who stand
in the way Of Cinclnnatfs dream of
so years, a worlds championship.
No Cincinnati fan has permitted
himself to believe that the Reds can
lose, but they have not blinded them
selves to the barriers they will find
in Cicotte and Williams to whom the
wild-eyed followers of Pat Moran con
cede one game each, but believe they
will be unable tol repeat, Thus, they
figure the series will go to the Reds
in seven games.
General admission tickets for stand
ing room are being sold this morn
ing and the supply is exhausted. The
depth of the playing field has been
cut down to make additional room.
There seems to be little doubt that
Slim Saee viii start for the Reds
tomorrow if the weather is warm
and possibly Moran's choice will be
Fisher if the weather turns cold.
Rumors that, Cmcottes arm is sore
were denied today by Kid Gleason
scrappy manager Of the ChicagoI
White Sox.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
HAVE NO PAPERS
IN CAPITAL; MEN
WANT NEW SCALE.
Morning Sheet Misses First Issue To
day; Afternoon Shops Idle; Men
Defy international Orders to
Return to Their Work.


By United Press.
Oklahoma City, Sept 90-Members
of the local Typographical union are
out on strike this morning and there
was no morning paper issued here.
The afternoon shops were idle this
morning and are relying on possible
action of the International union to
induce the men to return to work.
The order to return to work, pend
ing adjustment of the matter, was
defied by the men here. The strikers
demand the unqualified signing of a
new contract by the proprietors, Civ.
ing the men a dollar an hour scale.
The present contract under which
the men were working, was signed
for a period OF seven years and was
to have been in force more than two
years longer, expiring in 1922
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
ARGENTINE OPENS ACCOUNTS

buenos -Coincidentally with
the request made on behalf of Ger
many, for a $1OO,OOO,OOO loan, with
which to purchase raw materials
from Argentina, the finance commit
tee Of the chamber of deputies has
made public a majority report of the
committee which would authorize the
government to open a S200,000,000
credit for Italy, France and Great
Britain, of which amount 75 per cent
would be spent in the purchase OF
Argentine cereals. The loan would
run for two years and bear interest
at IA per cent,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
.LAWTON CLAN TO
APPEAR HERE IN
RETURN CONF LICT

Lawton is not satisfied with the re-
suit of last Sundays battle on the To-
cal demand, hence there vii lanother
meeting of the participants in the
ChickashaLawton unpleasantness at
University park next Sunday, the
management announced today.
The bugs are cancelling the dateG
for Sunday afternoon as conse-
quence and indications now point to
the probability that if you want to
see any baseball fan in Chickasha
next Sunday you will have to go to
the ball park. The answer to the
sudden pilgrimage to the ball yard
is that that game Sunday afternoon
hardened the fans back to the meet
ing of Walter Johnson for Minco and
Scott Perry for Geary on the local
lot. 1t was a real ball game, hard
fought and the kind that brings EN-
back.
Manager Gullihur is now angling
after the services of Eddie Palmer.
premier pastimer who is well known
here, to hold down the second sack
If such fishing is successful, Pal
mer's playing will do a lot toward Dol
stering up the home outfit and his
war club will strengthen the Chicka-
sha attack materially, for Eddie hit
'em high and far away"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
INJURED MAN MAY
RECOVER Is REPORT

That Cleo Riley, injured lat Fri
day evening in an automobile acct
dent at the ccrner OF Fourth street
and Choctaw avenue, is improving
and hopes for his recovering are
gradually growing stronger was the
statement this morning of physicians
at the Cottage hospital. They stated
that the young man rested easily last
night and this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
Heari<5o of Motions and Demurrers
Take Uo Times Of Court Yester-
day; Short Session Held at
Courthouse Today.
ADJOURNMENT is TAKEN
UNTIL WEDNESDAY A. M.
21 Actions Make Up Probable Docket
Which Goes to Bat Tomorrow;
Criminal Docket opens Mon
day; Linn on Bench.

Nine cases on the motion and de
murrer docket for the October tern
6 district court here were disposed
of yesterday. The court, with Judge
Win Linn presiding, held a short
session this morning, after which the
court adjourned to convene again
tomorrow.
Following are the cases on the
motion and demurrer docket that
were acted on yesterday:
w. II. Hancock VS. ], c. Hampton,
dismissed.
First State Bank of Bradley VS.
G. T. Savage, motion overruled; de-
fendant given five days to answer.
State of Oklahoma VS.. Frank Jones,
plaintiffs motion for judgment over
ruled.
Bernce Hernstein VS.. ]. S. Mullen,
five days for defendant to plead
c. K. Newbert VS.. Sonora Petrol
cum company, demurrer of defendant
oyerruled ten days to answer
" Bronaugh VS.. f. Evans, motion
Of defendant confessed; left to plain
tiff to amend instanter. Defendant
allowed five days to demur or ten
days to answer.
Oklahoma National Bank VS.. ]. A.
Fisher, plaintiff given ten days to
file amended petition.
Orbis Coff VS.. ] S Mullen, motion
of defendant for new trial overruled.
Notice of appeal given in open court
Moses lie Flore 8. ]. S. Mullen
defendant allowed ten days to plead
to amended petition.
Cases Set for Today
: Following are the cases that were
set for trial today and which will
probably be tried tomorrow:
Default
ELAN Anderson VS.. r. II. Welch.
Elum Anderson VS.. II. J. Welch.
Elum Anderson VS.. j. w. Welch.
Elum Anderson VS.. S. II. Welch,
j. B. Kelsey VS.. City of Chickash2.
Haskin & Ke.tner VS.. VIM. Dare.
Benjamin Stone vs., j. S. Hartford
Harvey Fisher VS.. Robert Chairman,
J. P. Wolyerton VS.. J. L. Morris.
Thomas King VS. Millie Teat.
A. Schuler VS.. Arthur King.
C. L. Henson VS.. George Reed.
Estelle Collier VS. VIM. Carson.
Charles Pitenridge VS.. A. w. Cofer
Trial
Arfus Keel VS.. e. P. Kilgore,
Nicey Jefferson VS.. c. NJ Joiner
Willie Grace Penny VS.. II. N. Multi
can.
Isaac LAHORE VS.. ]. S. Mullen.
Susie Fuller VS.. ]. A. Slaton.
Melton Caywood VS.. F. P Bradley
Board of County Commissioners VS.
Erin Jones.
The criminal docket opens on Mon
day, October 6.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
Z EIvE MARRIAGE PERMIrs

The following marriage licenses
we're recorded this morning in ths
office Of Mrs. Edna T. Watkins
court clerk:
Lee Fitzpatrick, aged 90. of Rush
Springs and Miss Stella Spears, aged
Is, also of Rush Springs.
James f. Agnew aged 2S and Miss
Lottis Matthews aged 40. both OF
Chickasha.
Grover D. Stephens aged % and
Miss Nettie Jelks, aged IS, both OF
Ninnekah.
Paul Loyelace aged 27 of Ccrdell
and Miss Ella Buehler, aged IS, o!
Pessie.
Claude E. Daniels aged q and Miss
Nell MeKown, aged %, both Of Po
casset.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
FLU" is RAGING AGAIN

WashingtOn.-Mor than 300 cases
Of influenza were reported to the
public health service by "A states,
but the disease has not reached the
proportions Of an epidemic in any
state. The services announced today
that the. cases reported generally
were of a mild type.
Among the states reporting and
the numbers in each we're:
Arkansas IA; Kansas, 81; Louisi
ana, ;.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
IMPROVEMENT IS
SEEN IN WILSON
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Sept. SO-That the
presidents health has taken turn
for the better is the gist of the last
official statement issued by DR.
Grayson.
The presidents physician is still
administering the treatment of rest
and sleep with automobile rides for
fresh air. DR. Grayson hopes to soon
have the presidents condition to the
point where he may exercise at golf,
so that he will sleep better.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
SONS Of CABINET
OFFICE Rs ACTIVE
IN BIC CONFLICT

Washington, Sept. When the
United States entered the war
against Germany in 1917, ten sons
of cabinet officers were old enough
or nearly old enough to perform
military dut Nine of the ten saw
actual service either in the army or
the navy-two Of them in the ranks
and the remainder as officers. One
son of Secretary OF the Navy Dan.
iels was a midshipman at Annapolis
Secretary of Labor Wilson and
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
had each three sons in the Amerl-
can forces. First Lieutenant William
B. Wilson was passed as flyer and
was about to go overseas when the
armistice was signed. Joseph b. Will
son was a second lieutenant, having
been graduated from Fort Myer like
many another young officer James
II. Wilson, youngest of the three, en-
listed as a private of infantry spent
six months on the Mexican border
and subsequently went to France
He became a non-commissioned Off
Ger.
The rest of the cabinet officers
sons saw service in the navy. They
included the three sons of Secretary
McAdoo, William McAdoo, Jr., who
was a naval aviator, Robert H. Nc
Adoo, the youngest, who enlisted asl
an ordinary seaman and Francis II
McAdoo. an ensign in command of
one of the torpedo boat chasers
Secretary Daniels had two boys in
service. Worth B. Daniels was in
the naval academy during the war
Josephus Daniels, Jr held the high
est rank Of any cabinet officers son
in service, captaincy in the marine
corps, in which he entered as a |
private a month before we went to
war.
There were two othsr cabinet boys
in service, the sons of Secretary
Houston of Agriculture and of Sec
retary Lane of Interior. David Il |
Houston, Jr., and Franklin X. Lane |
Jr Young Houston served as a
naval ensign and among other as
Gignments served aboard the Nebras-
ka. Young Lane served as naval
aviator with the rank of lieutenant
junior grade, at the naval base at
Queenstown and also in England and
France. All of these boys resigned I
their commissions or earned honor
able discharge from service as soon
as their work was finished. None
of them sought to retain the mill
tary titles and ranks they had ac,
quired,
The fathers of these young men
were each at the head of an i'm
portant government department, and
in touch every day with the affairs
of the administration. In only one
instance was a favor asked in be-
half of any of these boys. That was
in lie case of James H. Wilson, son
cf Secretary of Labor. He was in
France last spring when his mother
became critically i'll in Washington
Learning that the young man was
cn his way back home, President
Wilson made provision for his as
passenger on the George Washington,
which was about to return to this
country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
Exports Partially Tied Up; Complete
stoppage Expected by End of
Week; Manufacturers and Cot
ton Men Heavy Losers.
cHIPMENTS OF PRODUCTS
RUN INTO TINE MILLIONS
Farm Stuff Runs $4s s,ooOoso; Food.
stuff s9o,ooo,ooo Monthly; Gov.
ernment Appears to Be Gain.
ing Ground on Strikers.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Sept. SO-American
business men are facing losses that
may total $1O,OOOOOO daily on account
of the English railway strike.
Parts of the exports are already
cut off and a complete stoppage is
expected Before the end Of the week.
American manufacturers and cotton
raisers will be the hardest hit. The
shipments Of farm products are now
more than sl5,OOO,OOO each month
while the exports Of food reach to
figure Of more than $9O,0OO,00O 3
month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
,z,,,on agaw
WORLD SERIES SCORE

Tie score by innings of tie world
series which starts tomorrow i'll
cincinnati, will be furnished the
:,bickasha fans by the Dixie store
he 1o,nrns being posted on the west
window of the Dixie. This store -
also RAINING on posting i board at
the ball park Sunday to give the
world series score to the fans that
witness the Chickasha-Lawton game
in the event a Chicago-Cmcy game
is I.tyed on Sunday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
SAY DEATH FOR
SAPULPA JUDGE
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Sapulpa, Sept 3O-A note signed
The Gang" and threatening Justice
Mcdonald with instant death unless
he released fifteen /. W. W. members
who are being held for trial, was
found on the magistrates door this
morning.
The men are TO be tried in connec-
ton with the Drumrlght riots. Fed
eral authorities are aiding the local
police in the case
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
Government Wlnnlnn

BY United Press.
London, Sept. S0-The government
is apparently winning the upper hand
in the nation wide strike of the rail
way men which has been in effect
four days. The busmen and tram
operators have postponed their strike
which was to have been a sympath-
etic walkout.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
THREATEN LYNCH
COL0RED GUNMAN
By United Press.

ny united PreSS.
Oklahoma City. Sept. 3O-Threats
of a lynching were flequent if the
negro who shot and killed Conductor
Williams was caught When the
shooting occurred the motorman and
a woman were TIE other occupants
of the car. The black leaped off the
car and fled.
A mob formed quickly when the
body was brought to the terminal
station. Searching parties are out
after the negro.
Williams, the dead conductor. is an
ex-soldier He has been back from
France only a out three months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
FINED FOR SPEEDING

Two were fined $500 each in po-
Ice court yesterday OF a charge os
speeding. They we're Sam Crib and
N. H. Winn. Both we're arrested by
Luther Cox, traffic cop.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
Minor Sabotage Reported


London, Sept 30--Minor acts of
sabotage have been renorted to the
authorities here In connection with
the railway strike, it is announced
today. 1t is reported that in one in
stance switches were thrown in an
apparent attempt to stop any possi-
BILE train operation on the line in
volved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
WHlTLOck NOMINATED
TO HIGH POSITION
BY United Press.

Washington, Sept President
Wis-5h has nominated Brand Whit
lock, who is now minister to Belgium,
to be ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Belgium
Rear Admiral Coontz will be chief
cf naval operations for four years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
Park Proposition to Be Deciced by
Ballot; Vote Light in EARLY H@s
With Prediction Of More Ae.
tiVity Later.
PROS HOPEFUL, BELIEVE
CITIZENS FOR PROGRESS
Opposition to Proposition Develops;
Boosters to Finish Campaign
With Parade Down Main J
Stem Late in Afternoon.

Chickasha went to the pnlls tbia
morning to ballot on tho proposition
e. issuing bends to the amount OF
$4,000 for the purpose of building
system of parks in the city. Up to
n'tn, no definite information had
''aked" at the polls thu, misl. indi.
cal2 the result of the va .nt.
Voting started slowly this morn.
Log and up to noon the vote was -.
cctdingly light. At soma o. the polls
cary in the morning, some difference
OF opinion arose as to whether b ,th
man and wife should be entitled to a
ballot where the property was listed
in only one of their names.
"Pros" are Hopeful
0. l.. Bingham, chairman of the
Central park committee stated at 2
o'clock that while the vote was light
at that hour, he expected heavy
ballot late in the evening and was
not apprehenaive Of the result.
Il have confidence in the people Of
Chickasha and | do not believe they
will turn the proposition down" said
Mr. Bingham. "At this time | feel
confident Of the result and believe
the peop,e here are progressive
enough to put the parks through"
] w. Conner secretary OF the cor.
tral park committee, declared that
the late vote would determine the
result, stating that the early morn.
ing vote was not sufficiently neavy
to indicate the progress IN the bat.
tie of ballots"
Opposition Devespg
Opposition to the parks developed
in the last few days of the campaign
and while the mo" forces worked
quietly II was evident yesterday that
in certain quarters there would be a
determined fight made.
The boosters for the bonds were to
close their campaign this afternoon
with big parade that WAS scheduled
to leave the city hall at o'clock and
in which O. c. w. students, children
from the senior and junior high and
possibly some of the ward schools
were to participate, as well as the
adult bond boosters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
ROB SAFETY BOXES GET
$1,000 WORTH OF BONDS
Bv United Press.

BY United Press.
Enid, Okla, Sept. 3O-Refusing to
tamper with the large safe at Hills
dale early this morning, a heavy
sledge was used on q safety deposit
boxes and the robbers obtained $1,000
worth of Liberty bonds. The door
of the vault was melted off with a
torch. BE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
C AND TO GET
WORLD SERIES DOPE

DIN Brashear, member of the firm.
announced this morning that returns
from the world series base ball
games would be received by the G.
and B. Clothing store Returns will
be posted on the window in front of
the store. They will be received by
wire every half inning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30
RAIL CLERKS WANT TO STRIKE

st. Louis,-Ballotting to date on
a nation wide strike of the Brother
hood of Railway clerks shows nine
ty-eight per cent of the St. Louis
district membership favoring, local
headquarters announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-30

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