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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
COR TON IS
CLOSED TO
OKLA. LINE

According to advices received from
Oklahoma City this morning, the Cor
noration Commission ordered the Cor
ton No. gas well in the Cement
field closed to the Oklahoma Natural
Gas company's line, connecting the
field with Oklahoma City.
1t is charged that the Oklahoma
Natural violated the state law which
prohibits carrying companies to pipe
more than % per cent of the poten-
tial production Of any gas well dur
ing twenty-four hours. Tests made
by the commissions experts it was
stated, show no difference between
the amount of gas flowing at the
mouth of the well and the amount
passing through the line, indicating
the entire flow of the we'll is going
into the pipe line.
Officials of the Oklahoma Natural
assert they have not violated the law
and that not as much as 25 per cent
of the potential production Of the
well has been permitted to run into
the line during any day since the
well was connected. The question
will be threshed out before the COM
mission on March Il, officials of the
gas company having been notified to
appear on that date and show cause
why they should not be fined for be-
ing in contempt of the commissions
order
Meanwhile the well will remain
closed. according to the order of the
corporation commission, and the ST.
$1,000 pipe line will remain idle.
This is the only well in the Cement
field with which the Oklahoma Nat
ural has connections.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
DURBIN' is
CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR
Files for Reelection; No OPP
position in Sight at Noon To
day; Last LAY Candidates
May File.

Mayor S. c. Durbin this morning
filed for reelection to office Of
mayor of the city of Chickasha At
Il o'clock today the last day in
which candidates may file, no other
man had announced his candidacy
in opposition to Mayor Durbin.
e. G. Reynolds, city clerk and
w. w. Clarke, city treasurer, will
also be candidates to succeed them
selves, both having filed with the
election board. Others who filed
were: C. Fl. Caneman, reelection as
councilman from the Third ward
Henry DuBose, reelection as coun-
Gilman from the First ward; ]. A.
Hawn, councilman from the second
ward; S. E. Newman, councilman
from the Fourth ward M. S. Cralle
and w. T Cloud, filed for reelection
as members of the school board
from wards two and three, respect
lively.
No one had filed as a candidate
for member of the school board
from ward 4, at 70 o'clock today,
but it was generally understood that
Judge Frank M. Bailey will drop his
hat in the ring as a candidate for
reelection to that position and
would file this afternoon. Leonard
R. Hawn, present treasurer of the
school board, this morning filed for
reelection.
Messrs. Newman and Hawn are
the only new candidates in the field
for seats in the city council. If
elected, Mr. Newman will succeed
Dick Mckay, deceased, and Mr.
Hawn will succeed ]. w. Wellborn,
present councilman.
Registration books close this eve
ming, according to Mr.. Murray. The
primary election will be held March
18th.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
ARKANSAS CORN-FED GIRLS
CAN'T COMPARE WITH BOCHES

"Talk about cornfed girls, Ar
kansas is backed clean off the map,
says Sergt. Jesse Luster, speaking
of the German fair sex. Luster,
has been with the army Of occupa-
ton and on January 22nd, was sta
toned at Longcamp, Germany. In a
letter just received by his father,
Otis Luster, of the Live Grocery,
Sergt Luster says.
ut has certainly been cold here
this week. We played a concert in
the park today and / nearly froze.
Not like the cold weather of Okla
homa, however, just still, biting
freezing cold that makes one glad
to pull ones overcoat collar as high
as possible
There doesn't seem to be anyone
here that has any idea when we are
coming home. Some say March, 9TH
ers April, May, June, etc. But
can tell you this and you may
form your own opinion I'm coming
just as soon as they will let me- The
happiest moment of my life will be
when the ca tain s,ys: Sergeant,
pack your dAls, yoa'ea going back
back to Gods country
81 had a funny experience the
other night ! walked to Benrenk
castle and had started back. 1t was
like $500 decided to cut
through field and save mile or
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
CUARDSMEN
WILL GIVE
BALL HERE
Company A, Second Regiment to
Stage Hop on st. Patrick's
Day; To Raise Funds for
Armory.

Arrangements are being completed
today for a st. Patrick's ball to be
given under the auspices of the
Chickasha National guard company
at the armory on the night of March
II. The funds derived from the ball
will be used to improve the armory
V. II. Hulen, captain of the com
pany states that in order to secure
the remainder of the equipment for
the company the armory must be
improved. An inspection officer
from regimental headquarters re-
Gently paid the local company a visit
and in his report stated that the
company as to men and officers is
0. k, but he condemned the condi-
tion sof the armory and pointed out
improvements that must be made.
Gums and the remainder of our
equipment are now in Oklahoma City,
but we cannot get them issued to
us until we improve our present
quarters" said Captain Hulen this
morning. ''It will be necessary for
us to build another store-room and
number of gun racks. The company
is without funds with which to do
this work. hence we decided to give
the st. Patricks ball and hope to
raise sufficient money to do the
necessary work"
Workmen will start Immediately
on the task of putting the floor in
good condition. 1t will be scraped
to a smooth surface and waxed, so
that the revelers will have fine
surface on which to "trip the light
fantastic"
Good music will be furnished and
a nominal sharge win be made to
the dancers. The affair is the first
feature to be staged by the local
company and it promises to be a
head-liner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
STAGE SET
FOR PLAY

The stage is set for The New
Co-Ed,' to be presented tonight at
the high school auditorium by the
Junior class, under the direction of
Mrs. A. b. Morgan.
Supported by a well-trained cast,
the play gives promises of being
one of the most interesting events
in the present school year. The play
reveals college life, from the recep-
tion of the new student, her trails
and final triumph.
The curtain will be raised at s
o'clock, it was announced this aft
ernoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07

tions as Columbia University, Yale
Harvard, University of Chicago. Thu
Devereaux Players are now booked
for a season on Broadway thi.
spring.
The performances billed for the
college are unusually attractive, be
ing very entertaining and highly ed.
ucational The dramas offered are
from the pen Of the greatest dramat-
list. The series is arranged as fol
lows:
Monday evening, Love and Geog-
raphy,' by Bjornstjerne Bjornson; a
most delightful comedy of Norwegian
life.
Tuesday afternoon, three one-act
plays: The Bear" by Anton Tchek-
hoff, a comedy of Russian life; "In-
dian Summer" by Meilhac and Ha-
levy, a comedy; %The Stronger by
August Stringberg, comedy.
Tuesday evening, "The Great Ga
eete," by Jose Echegaray, the great
est of Spanish darma in three acts
md a prologue
Price of admission: $1OO single
performance; 500 for the series of
hree performances A special stu
lent rate will be offered the school
hildren as follows; rs cents per
ingle performance; $3.50 for season
icket
Tickets on sale at Brownson's. No
eserved seats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
ship MATERIAL
LOCAL PIPE LINE


That progress is being made to-
ward the starting of work on the
local Cement pipe line and loading
rack, is evidenced by telegram 1e
ceived this morning by T. ]. Brown,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce from H. T. Davidson who is
in ST. Louis.
The telegram stated that tankage
and pumps had been shipped and
that three cars of pipe will be
shipped out of ST. Louis today. It is
expected that work will start in.
mediately after the arrival of the ma.
terial at the field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
CHICKASHA GIRLS
WIN FIRST ROUND
AT WEATHERFORD

Special to the Express.
Weatherford, Okla, March THE
Chickasha high school girls basket
ball team defeated the Thomas high
school sextette "a to 20 in a fast and
spectacular game played this morn.
ing during the tournament being
staged under the direction of the
Southwestern State normal.
Every member of the Chickasha
team played an aggressive reliable
game Guarding on the part Of DON
ahue, Horn, Ruby Hill and McGehee,
and the craftsmanship of Minnett
and Mabel Hill, Chickasha forwards.
was the best seen on the local court
for several seasons.
The Chickasha team plays again
this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07

so. The result was I got lost anu
walked til nearly morning before
arrived in camp. had gone some
ten miles out of the way.
'You remember | wrote you that
we might stay in Coblenz some
time. | heartily wished it as it is
some burg But l fear | was mis-
taken 1t looks as if it is onward
Christian Soldiers for us.
"The Dutch or / should say the
Germans, had big dance here last
night Believe me, it was some
'shindig' All wore hob-nail boots
and from the noise you would have
thought the house was tumbling in.
Talk about corn-fed girls, Arkansas
is backed clean off the map.
laughed until was sick.
Il understand the death toll from
the flu was awful in the states.
Some say there were more deaths
from flu over there than from Hun
bullets over here. That is frightful.
hope the epidemic abates soon.
"The United States officials ar
rested a German here the other day
because he refusd to obey an order
which compelled him to keep his
barn door open. He complained of
It being too cold. Well, they put
lim to work the next day and he
sure had to hit the BALI too. That
Continued on page %
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
Sessions Open With 14O Regis
terd; Expect Total to Reach
200 When All Trains in
Today.
COLLEGE GIRLS TO
ENTERTAIN MEMBERS
Program Is Arranged; President
Austin to Speak; Meeting to
Come to Close at Noon
Tomorrow.

One hundred and forty members
OF the Grady county Teachers
asscosiation had registered here at
noon today for the annual meeting
of the organization. County Super
intendent Sheppard expects the at
tendance to reach two hpndeol after
the arrival of az a-slf trains r ,
membership CT tie CJe.Iy relehers
association numbers two hundred
and seven and at least two hundred
of these are expected to attend the
annual meeting.
The afternoons program opened
at the Methodist Episcopal church
at 1870 o'clock and will last until
about 4 O'Clock, according to the
program, as follows:
1901: 40-Roll call.
1;4$1: :45-Invocation, Rev. Salter.
1852; ;O0-Address.
2:0O-2: 2O-"The Teacher as a Fac
tor in Community" George A. Cof-
fey
Military Training" Lii
liam Shuster.
2:4O-3:OO :OO-"The Loyal Teach E.
2:4o-S:O :OO-"The Loyal Teacher, e.
H. Black.
OO-3:SO--Address, Mrs. VIM. p
Phren, field secretary of Junior Red
Cross.
Announcements, NJ f. Sheppard.
The evening session will be called
order at 1880, ]. w Morgan, presi-
dent of the association, declared this
afternoon Music by the girls from
the Oklahoma College for Women,
and an address by G. w. Austin,
president of the o. c. W. and the
address by the president of the as
sociation, will make up the evenings
The session closes at the
church tomorrow morning
"The present outlook is that the
meeting will be one of the most
in the history of the
Grady County Teachers association"
lard this morning.
said County Superintendent Sheppard
his morning.
The program for tomorrow is as
'ollows:
9:0O-Roll call
9:1O-9:O-Discussion: "How to
Make Up Lost Time" H. r Allen
Address, w. F. Ramey,
superintendent of the Chickasha
schools
10:30-10: 30-Round table discussion
of Rural Schools"
,lub work; athletics and Intellec-
ual Meets" County Fair Exhibits"
Graded and Consolidated Schools"
lnnual reports.
11;3O-11:45 Business session.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
ATTENDS GRANGE MEET

}. W. Owens, county agent, at
tended a meeting of the Meridian
branch of the Grange at the school
house s IL miles northwest of
Chickasha Thursday night. Tonight,
he will attend a meeting of the
Grange at the Friend schoolhouse,
four miles east of the city. Leroy
Wallace, assistant state organizer Of
the Grange, accompanied NJ. Owens
to the meeting last night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
DEVEREAUX PLAYERS TO
APPEAR AT COLLEGE SOON

The Oklahoma College for Women
will present the famous Devereaux
Players under the auspices of the
Dramatic Art Department, March II
and Is, for three performances. New
er in the history of the college or, in
fact, the history of Chickasha, has
such an opportunity been offered to
the student body of the college and
the people of Chickasha.
Owing to the cancellation of a
scheduled performance at one of the
leading universities of the south, due
to the influenza epidemic, the Dew
ereaux Players were able to come
to Oklahoma three days in advance
of their appearance at the University
of Oklahoma where they will formal
ly open the handsome new auditori-
um Of the University. The Oklaho-
ma College for Women, desiring to
bring the best talent available, there
by raising the standard of entertain
ment offered the student body and
he citizens of Chickasha, seized this !
opportunity and engaged this
company for a series of performances |
The Devereaux Players have an es-
ablished reputation among colleges
md universities second to none, be-
ng classified with the well known
Zen Greet and Coburn Players. They
,ffer a series of performances at the
sading universities each session, play
ng to packed houses at such institu-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
LOAF MAY
AGAIN BE
A NICKEL

By United Press.
Washington, March THE nickle
loaf may return it was forecast here
today in announcing plans for reduc-
ing flour prices, while paying the
farmers the guaranteed price of 1926
for wheat
The plan includes the taking over
of all flour by the government pay
ing the millers a nominal profit and
reselling the flour to the public at
so less per barrel, depending on the
foreign demand to keep up the wheat
price.
The plan is to pay the millers So
per barrel, reselling the flour to the
public at Sc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
Terms Are Hard.

BY United Press.
PARIS, March 7.-Forecasting that
the final military terms to be i'm.
posed on the Germans will be more
severe than were proposed by the
supreme war council, Captain Tar
dieu, commissioner of Franco-Amer-
io~ affairs said, "The unanimous
desire of the peace conference
seems to be to make the terms the
most drastic possible"
Captain Tardieu- emphasized tho
necessity of keeping connection
between the peace treaty and the
League of Nations, but said that
Germany will not find any League OF
Nations terms in the treaty until
she is admitted to the league.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
Discuss Sending Food.

BY United Press.
PARIS, March THE big Five"
of the peace conference has taken
up the proposition of sending food
INTO Germany and Austria to pre-.
vent the spread Of bolshevism
hunger.
The naval terms include the de-
struction of the German submarines,
but the fate of the German fleet is
still undecided.
Premier Lloyd George of England.
insists on an early signing of the
peace treaty and the meeting of the
food situation. Central Europe Is
reported as starving.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
AGAINST INTERVENTION.

WASHINGTON, March Ray
mond Robbins, former member of
the American Red Cross mission to
Russia today told the senate that a
bolsheviki investigating committee
should be sent to Russia. He de-
'clared against military interven-
tion until the facts are known
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
$4,000 FIRE LOSS
AT NOWATA PLANT
By United Press,

By United Press, GTFa ElI
NOWATA, Okla, March IA loss
of $4,000 was incurred in the ex-
plosion and fire at the plant of the
Western Gasoline company early to-
day.
Roy Dyfield, engineer, was blown
through a wall and seriously injured.
Two others were slightly burned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
Fight in Berlin Streets.

BY United Press.
BERLIN, March street fight
ing broke out again in scattered
parts of Berlin last ngiht with the
result that many of the republican
guards were wounded.
Earlier in the day the Spartacan
leaders Haas and Barts, admitted
that the revolution had apparently
failed and that the government by
the use of guns tanks, and poison
gas was master of the situation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
ROADS DUE
GO BACK OWNERS
By United Press.

by Unlted Press.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Sena-
tor Cummins, head of the interstate
commerce committee of the next
senate. stated today that he believes
the new military law will return
the roads to private ownership with
governmental supervisory powers.
He believes that the roads will be
consolidated into a few great sys-
tens and that the powers of the in
terstate commerce commission viii
be greatly increased.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
Official Believe Final Terms Be
Harder on Germany Than
Supreme War Council
Made Outline.
TAKE UP PROPOSAL
SENDING HUNS FOOD
May Prevent Spreading of Boil
shevism; Street Fighting
Breaks Out Again in
Berlin
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Berlin, March IA battle is rag.
ing around Central police headquar.
ters this afternoon Government
troops are going over to the rebel
forces and aiding them. Both sides
are using armored automobiles.
The official government commu.
nique says that the attack is going
on against the rebels successfully.
1t announces that the naval division
which went over to the rebels, was
disarmed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07

from the Chamber of Commerce.
They are: Retail Merchants; r. L.
Jones, Ben Garvey. Olin Brasheare,
]. w. Owsley, and Arthur Ersland.
From the Chamber of Commerce: J..
w Conner c. E. Schow, John T.
Owsley, and F. L. Slusher.
The trip viii lbe made overland
and it is expected that so automo-
miles and 200 people vii participate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
BOY SCOUTS ATTENTION

Boy Scouts meet at headquarters
at o'clock tonight Troop and pa
troll units will be assigned and
Scoutmasters win take charge of
their troops
Scout Commissioner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
HUNS WON'T LET USE
SHIPS WITHOUT FOOD
By United Press.

By United Press.
PARIS, March 7.-Germany has
refused to allow the United States
to use her merchant ships to carry
United States soldiers home, unless
America furnishes her food sup
plies, says word received here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07
MiIlers See Dime Loaf.

BY United Press.
Chicago, March 7.-Millers here
forecast the return of the ten cent
heavy wheat loaf in the near future
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-07

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

bread 20 all who should ask for Il
annually. The crafty Sir Roger read
ny agreed. telling her that he would
dedicate TO her charity as much land
as she could walk about over while
a brand OF pine was burning. Think
ing his wife was 30 weakened by her
long Illness, he thought himself very
clever In providing such an
ment. The doughty old lady sur
prised him by several acros-twenty-
three TO be eNact-foP once she got
going h seemed endowed with new
strength. h took to her bed again
and before her death she called all
her family To her Side and pronounced
a blessing upon then Ell 80 long as
The charity was allowed TO stand, and
she left maiedictlons 10 the seventh
generation for any who should ever
discontinue her good work. The
acres 4 had troversed produced
nineteen hundred loavos of bread for
the poor. OF late years Il has been
deemed wise 20 sell the produce and
give h breads equivalent in money.
Two wills OF similar ideas were loft
by two well-known men OF Wales.
Each directed hat every Christmas
a number OF prosperous men named
In the will should purchase a stated
number OF real wheat loaves. take
them 10 the tomb Of the one who
made the will. and after a prayer,
take them for distribution TO the
homes OF the poor.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13
Non.tan*asnalfp'tQ

found her on tho train. her mind
bn1y with possible thoughts OF her
prospective niece and how they
should get along.
Next morning she descended into
the arms OF n bronE4d nephew and
a radiant young Cynthia, who vhlsk-
81 her away 10 q hotel and up to a
room which was flooded with warm
southern sunshine and IRE yrnnt with
many flowers.
you little beegars. 10 make 20
much ado over my coming said
Cynthia by way OF masking how deep
~ she felt over II ali. the meeting.
the flowers and the very JOY OF being
with them.
n ISN'T ali we have for you by
n long shot" remarked Don. But
we must hurry out now for a min
ute auutio Sec y0= IN twenty min
utes, just give you time TO freshen up
a bit"
Cynthia took moro than her usual
pains IN freshening up. and the 70
suit was gratifying even TO hor crit
icnf eye. As she adjusted the anne
ihyst ribbon which encircied the waist
Of her newest French frock, there was
q knock at the door.
The bollboy handed her a card.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

Her first impulse was to laugh, the
next to cry thar she Thought she
must run away ~ fast az evor she
could. What she did was TO sny
quite cody;
ASK hina 70 come up, please"
She rushed to the window, back to
the door, then TO the mirrow OF tho
dressing table. which gave back =
reflection Of flaming checks and
bright oyes. She took up the house
telephone. then
"cynthlAt"
she turned TO greet him. this man
who had been but a dream for ~
many years He was a bit heavier, a
little bald, and there were a few lines
across his forehead. But the same
old look was In his eyes. Tears
binding her own. ahe held u her
hands TO him.
what. why-how did you know"
ahe etammered.
my dearest, don't you known
You Don'n Cynthia n my adopted
daughter. when my best friend died,
he left his motherleps little baby IN
my care. and / gave her the name OF
the only woman l have ever cared q
hang about. 1 would never have
known where to find you. after that