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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-18

Misses Lillian Browne and Helen
Creecy lief: Monday morning for
Rock Hill, S. G. where they will be in
attendance at the Winthrop Summer
School for the next several weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-18

WANTED-To do plain sewing for
grown folks or any sewing for little
children. Write me and I shall come
for orders.
Mrs. J. W. Wheeler,
4lcolu, S. c..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-18

Miss Grace Nimmer spent Mon
day in Columbia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
GRADY CITIZENS
FAVOR ADOPTION
OF PEACE TREATY
At Mass Meeting Resolutions Urging
Immediate Ratification of Pact
Adopted; To Be Presented to
President Wilson.

AT mass meeting held at the
court house this morning, Grady
county citizens adopted set of res
olutions urging the immediate ratifl-
cation of the peace treaty, including
the covenants relative to the League
OF Nations, These resolutions viii
be presented to President Woodrow
Wilson when he speaks in Oklahoma
city on September &c.
The resolutions, adopted unani,
monsly by The mass meeting, are
follows:
We, the citizens of Grady county
Oklahoma, assembled in mass meet.
ing IN the City OF Chickasha. on this
the 22nd day of September, 1919 ir-
respective of political party affiia
tions, express our convictions as fol-
lows
We believe that the welfare of
America and of all the other nations
demand the prompt ratification Of
the treaty of peace with Germany.
now pending before the United
States senate, without amendment
or reservations.
we believe the covenant of the
proposed League of Nations offers
the only hope for the future safety
and peace of the world and that its
adoption will reduce the danger of
war to a minimum
We believe that in formulating
the covenant of the League of Ma.
tons our great president, Woodrow
Wilson has used his Influence to
protect every interest of his country
and while champoning the cause of
America he is at the same time the
benefactor of humanity.
we believe that ratification Of the
peace treaty is necessary to restore
the normal economic life of the ma
tions of the world, thereby relieving
conditions which are causing acute
distress and monacing the welfare
Of orderly government everywhere.
and we further believe that any mod
iiication Of the treaty which will de.
lay its adoption by the nations will
be at the peril Of our country, jeop.
ardizing the cause for which the
boys Of America poured out .heir
blood on the soil of foreign lands.
Therefore, be it resolved, that we
urge the immediate ratification of
the treaty of peace, including the
covenants relative to the League of
Nations, at the earliest possible
time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Indian BOys AWdy
off Beats; Officers
Here Probe Affair

Two Cherokee i..cian boys who
give their names as Roy Wolf age
8 and Jesse Donald, age 12, are be-
ing held at the county Jail pending
Investigation. The two lads were
picked up last week at Tuttlc.
Donald says their homes are -
miles from Tahlequah, between
Moody and Oaks. Okla. He said that
a man by the name of D. Wilson
bought their tickets and placed them
on the train at Tahlequah He fur
ther states that they have been liv-
ing with a man named George Wal
lace. Messages have been sent to
Wallace and the authorities at
Tahlequah. but no answers had been
received late this morning. Wolf
the younger lad. declines to talk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
REPAIR WORK ON
PAVING TO START
SOON SAYS BEETS

Work in repairing the pavement on
Chickasha avenue from First to
Fourth street will be started immo.
hateli Dan W. Beets, street com
missioner ra'd this morning,
Although The city council had not
reached - decision in the matte,
Commissioner Beets said that the
pavement in the block between First
and Second strett would probably be
resurfaced with concrete and that
the other two blocks would be
patched up in good shape.
The surface Of the pavement on
Chickasha avenue between First and
Fourth streets is badly worn, and
has been the cause Of much com.
planning, Commissioner Beets says.
He believes that the cost of the
repair work will be approximately
$1,000. although no written estimate
has been compi'ed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Some Districts Report That All Plants
Closed; Others State Mills in
Full Operation With Few
Men Out.
SECRETARY OF STRIKERS
CLAIMS 80 PER CENT OUT
Police Say Few Strike in Pittsburgh;
Strikers Claims Most Of the Men
Out; No Violence Reported at
Early Hour.

BY United Press.
The nationwide strike of the un-
ion steel workers began today. Ear
" reports fail TO show whether the
waIk-out will develop into Americas
greatest industrial war. Some dis
tricts report that all plants are clos
cd while others state that the mills
are in full operation. No disorder
was reported early today.
William z. Foster, secretary Of the
Steel Workers national committee, is
sued a statement in Pittsburg this
morning, claiming that the strike is
90 per cent effective. Officials of
the United States steel corporation
are expected to make a statement
by noon.
The situation at the various steel
centers is as follows this morning;
Pittsburg: The police say that
few men have struck while the strik.
ers claimed that most Of the men
were out.
McKeesport: The mills continued
operation. Three thousand civilians
were sworn in as deputies,
Sharon; All the steel plants are
closed, reports say.
CeVeand The unions claimed
that $4,000 men are out. They stat
ed that they expect the amount to
be 25,ooo later.
Youngstown: With 1000 men out
Sunday, the mills are running.
Geary: Work is apparently sus-
pended and there is no estimate Of
the number Of men out
Chicago; Six of the Illinois Steel
companTs eleven furnaces are cold.
Atlanta: No strike order has been
received. None Of the men reported
to be out.
Wheeling: II is estimated that 49,
0O0 men are idle.
Denver; There is a strike at the
Colorado Fuel and Iron oompany's
plant. It is estimated that tho strike
is so per cent effective.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
0. c. VI. GIRLS SEE
CHICKASHA, GIVEN
RIDE OVER CITY

Fifty ears carried 250 girls from
The Oklahoma College for Women on
the Seeing Chickasha7 expedition
yesterday Afternoon from to G
o'clock,
The cars assembled On the drive
way at the college, where the pas
sengers were given comfortable seats
and taken for ride over the city.
Enrolment at the college. President
Austin says, is $40, but the 250 en-
teltained Sunday afternoon were the
out-of-town students who arc room.
ing at Nellie Sparks Hall.
Every girl was given a ride
through every street and aycnuo in
the city said President Austin this
morning. 1T was a unique affair,
and was greatly enjoyed by the girls
of Nellie Sparks hall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Locals Take Game from Anadarko In.
dians Who Register and Tie Up
Score in First Half Of the
Last Frame.
LISTLESS BATTLE is
TURNED INTO THRILLER
5ailey's Single Scores Winning Run
for Locals; Sims Whiffs 16; Pinch
Hitter Delivers for 'Darko;
Score 6-5

A listless game between the Ana
darko Indians and Chickasha at Uni
into a riot Of excitement when Ana.
yersity park Sunday afternoon, turned
into a lot Of excitement when Ana.
darko staged a ninth inning rally,
garnered four runs and tied the
score, only to have Chickasha come
back in the last half of the ninth
one counter with two gone and win
the battle by to count
1t had been Chickasha all the way,
the Indians playing like they were a
tail end club and it was the last
game Of the season, up 10 the ninth
when they took new lease on life
and made things mighty interesting
breaking through the Chickasha de-
fense when the home club was
merely going through he formality
of finishing the game with four runs
to the good. Before the Lodgemen
knew what was happening, a brace OF
runs were over the pan and two
more sinsmering on the bags Then
business picked up and they had a
real ball game for about 10 min
ufpe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
BRIDGE DAMAGED
FRISCO ET0URS
TRAINS OVER R. |.

Frisco passenger trains running
between Chiclsasha and Oklahoma
City today are detouring over the
Rock Island via El Reno, the Frisco
bridge over the South Canadian river
two miles east Of Tuttle having been
damaged by the rise, c. o, Finch, To-
cal Frisco agent, stated this morn
ing
Officials Of the company expect the
bridge to be repaired and ready for
use by late this evening, Mr. Finch
says. 1t is the intention, he declares
to run passenger train No. lO7, due
here at 11:2S p. m, over the compa-
nys road from Oklahoma City to
Chickasha.
Frisco trains have been detouging
over the Rock Island since late Sat
urday, at which time the bridge near
Tuttle was deemed unsafe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Chamber of Commerce Besiesed by
Children After information AS to
Parks and Fairgrounds for
City.
PROPOSITION WOULD GO
OVER IF THEY HAD VOTE
Ask Intelligent Questions; Know
Proposed Locations; Give Rea-
sons for Wanting Parks; Want
Merry -RounA

If the question of whether Chick
asha shall spend 100000 for the pur-
pose of purchasing sites for parks
and improving same were left to the
children of Chickasha, the proposi-
tion would carry 100 per cent strong
This Indication is the outgrowth of
happenings around the Chamber of
Commerce office, according to j. w
Conner, secretary.
Mr. Conner declares that there is
marked activity on the part of the
children here to acquire accurate in
formation on the proposition and the
c. Of c. office was kept busy all day
Saturday answering questions of the
youngsters who called. The secre-
tary believes that this is due to two
things: First, the questionnaires
which were distributed among the
school children, and second, that the
children just naturally want parks
and playgroun s.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
CARS TURN OVER
IN WRECK BUT NO
PASSENGER R HURT

Both cars were turned over and
badly damaged Sunday afternoon
when the Oldsmobile machine be-
longing to and being pileted by G.
". Austins president Of the Oklaho.
ma College for Women, and the
Grant automobile with the 19-year-
old son of J. w. Bradley at the
wheel, collided at the corner Of Fifth
street and Dakota avenue. None of
the occupants Of either ear were Sc
riously injured.
Dr. Austin was driving west on
Dakota avenue and the Bradley boy
was driving South on Fifth street
when the accident occurred, The
Austin machine was knocked several
feet, but none of the five occupants.
President Austin and five college
girls, we're seriously injured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
COAST TRIP OVER
PRESIDENT TURNS
EAST WARD AGAIN
BY United Press

Aboard the Presidents Train
President Wilson is leaving the Pa
cific esast aid is headed east in the
campaign for the ratfcaton Of the
peace treaty He was scheduled TO
speak at Reno tonight.
The president is much pleased
with his trip to the coast The re-
ceptions in Seattle and Los Angeles
were most enthusiastic of the trip
thus far.
Many kilograms are being deliver.
ed aboard the train and the presi-
dent is understood to be in touch
with the labor situation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
ELIGIBILITY Of
VOTERS At BOND
ELECTION GIVEN
Law Cited by Mayor Showing Only
Taxpayers May Cast Ballots for
or Aganst Park Bonds on
September SO.

Who will be eligible to vote in the
100000 park bond election to be
held in Chickasha on September
seq? ANY qualified taxpaying vot.
err is the answer Of Mayor S. c.
Durbn.
Mayor Durbin points out the law
defining the qualified taxpaying vot-
err" which law also prescribes the
penalty for illegal voting in elec-
tions to incur Indebtedness against
any incorporated city or town
"oualified Taxpayine Voter"
Section Of the law reads
Section IA qualified taxpayng
voter Of any Incorporated city or
town as used in section y of article
10 of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma, who has a legal ta~ r..
ceipt therefor dated within twelve
months prior to such election, and
before any indebtedness under the
~ BlOfiOlOllo VI StCllOH = OI d1Cltle ~
of the constitution shall hereafter
be incurred by such city or town, it
shall be necessary that The same
shall have received more than fifty
per centum of all such qualified prop.
orty taxpaWng voters Of such city or
town.
Illegal Voting-Punishmen
Section Amy person voting at
such an election held for voting and
incurring any Indebtedness under the
provisions Of Section u of Article
10 of the Constitution Of this state.
not qualified as provided in section
l of this act shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon conyic-
tion shall be punished by fine Of
not less than twenty-five dollars and
by punishment in the county Jail not
less than sixty days"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Certificates Ready
For Veterans Says
Head of Local Camp

Certificates Of identification for
the Confederate Veterans reunion at
Atlanta. Ca, have been received here
by Commander Owsley, Joe Shelby
camp. These certificates may be Sc
cured by those entitled to them,
Commander Owsley states, by call.
ing on him at his office in the First
National bank building.
The reunion in Atlanta is to open
October Z and continue to October
10. A number of members of the To-
cal camp are planning ON making the
trip,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
BACK FROM ANADARKo

VIII Linn, district Judge, has re-
turned from Anadarko, where he has
been holding a term of court He
stated this morning that he would go
back to Anadarko some time this
week, Elmer Huff, district court re-.
porter, returned with Judge Linn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
sPEEoERs ARE FINED

Johnnie Johnson was fined $500
in Mayor Durbins police court Sat
urday, the charge being exceeding
the speed limit on Colardo avenue
Other speeding cases disposed Of
Saturday were Paul Thompson, fined
$500; Leon Fields, fined $500; Irby
Willis fined $500; Roy Cason, fined
$500; and Bob Gravitt, fined $500.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Pass Distractions
At LGngstOn Test in
Southern Grady Co.

Work is progressing again at the
test of the Langston Oil and Ga
company in southern Grady county
Milwee farm in the Sc Of section 32
3n-6w, according to G. NJ. Langston
president of the company.
Mr.. Langston states that all oh
structions have been passed after a
long hitch at fishing and they are
drilling in favorable formations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
By United Press,

BY United Press,
Pittsburg Sept. 22.-The supreme
lest between organized labor and the
United States Steel corporation, the
most powerful unorganized industry
remaining in the country was on to-
day.
Early reports based entirely upon
The statements of the police indicat-
ed that there was slight response
to the call for a general strike OF
the steel workers. Up to o'clock
today there had been no disorders
at McKeesport, Clarion. Homestead,
DeQueene and other points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
$500 is PRICE NAMED
FOR COTTON PICKING

Two dollars per hundred was the
price for cotton picking fixed by a
delegation of Grady county cotton
growers who met in the county
court house Saturday afternoon. Sew
eral cotton growers Of the county
attended the meeting, which was
called by s. H. Holcomb and others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
i9.Ooo out at Cleveland.

ny United Pressl
Cleveland, Sept Nineteen
thousand are already out and before
night we will have between $4,000
and 2S,00O men striking here" Or
ganizer Raisee, in charge of the
strike here, declared this morning.
Operations of two plants ceased at
midnight Others, except possibly
one. are expected to suspend opera.
tions some time this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22

Chickasha went after the indians
in the second frame and garnered a
couple of runs. Bailey was an infield
out, and Campbell whitfield, Dempsey
poled one to Woolwoth, the Indian
shotrstop and was safe when he
booted it. Golden walked forcing
Bailey, who was running for Demp-
sey to second. Jacobs Vas hit by
a pitched ball and the bags were
loaded. Sims, Chickasha pitcher,
came through with a bingle and Bal
ley and Golden scored Worlcy pop
ped out to Sageant
In the fourth it was the Dempsey
Bailey duo that again registered,
That is, Dempsey did the hitting and
Bailey the running Dempsey singled,
and Bailey, running for him went to
second on a wild heave. Sergeant, a
moment later threw to second to
catch the runner, but there was no
body home and Bailey scored from
second when Hammert center field
lost the ball in the grass.
In the sixth Bailey and Dempsey
scored, each getting hits, being aid
cd and abettedr by singles fcm the
bats of Golden and Jacobs, the latter
being 4 bunt bul going for safe
hit Sims also contributed to the
scoring by sacrifice.
Anadarko Counts One.
In the last half OF the sixth, Ana
darko pushed acros stheir first score
of the game, Mahsheet singled out
and went to third on Woolworth's
one bagger Mahsheet scored on
Campbells single and Woolwodth was
thrown out at third. Worley to
Kearce.
Things rocked along in orderly
fashion to the ninth, Chickasha ap-
parently had assafe lead and the mon
had slowed up some Part of the
crowd had gone home an dthe bat
boy was listlessly getting things in
order for quick getaway in the
ninth To all intents and purposes
the local clan had the game securely
tucked away and even the 1S-karat
fans had left off urging their favor
ties to greater efforts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
NATlON-W WIDE STEEL WORKERS STRIKE is LAUNCHED
+ = = ++** + = = > >
SERIES STARTS OCT. I.
BY United Press.

l. by United Press. i
= Cincinnati Sept %. Tho i
+ first two games of the wor 1~rf
4 series will be played in Gin. i
+ cinnati The next three will 4
+ be fought out at Chicago If i
+ the White Sox win, the next +
+ two will go to Cincinnati and i
: the eighth game will be play +
+ ed in Chicago if the eighth is i
+ necessary to decide the series, !.
+ the National Baseball commits i.
! sion stated The first game 4
+ will be played October 1, +
+ weather permitting. +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Says 30 Per Cent Out.

BY United Press.
Pittsburg, Sept 22.-William u.
Foster, secretary of the steel work
ers national committee, at o'clock
this morning, claimed that the strike
was so per cent effective.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
: = = = = = = = = = >
ROUND UP ROBBERS
BY United Press.

+ by United Press
= Kansas City, Mo, Sept %. 4
+ Three additional arrests, since i
l. the eight alleged bandits were 1
+ caught week ago, have
+ been made in the general 1
= roundup of robbers that is 1
\ on. 1t is the plan of the Off i
+ GERS to clean up the gang or
+ gangs that are believed to be i
+ responsible for at least 80 j
+ bank robberies that have oc- : i
+ CURED in various sections of i
f. the country in the past sew =
+ eral weeks, police say +
.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Then the Big Inning

Came the first of The ninth and
with it more excitement than had
been shown in the entire game.
Campbell. first up for Anadarko cele-
brated by tearing off a double. Steph-
enson, hitting absolutely true to form,
Continued on page 49,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22
Familiar With Plans.

'The boys and girls are surpris.
ingly familiar with the general plans
Us outlined said Mr., Conner. "The
questions they ask are intelligent
and would do credit to people far
beyond their years. They began
coming Friday evening after school
and Saturday they came in droves.
AS a general rule they had the infor-
nation and merely wanted to check
ii up in order to be able to answer
correctly the items on their ques-
toniares"
One little follow, probably 10 years
old walked into the office of Mr.
Conner He was full Of importance
and his interview was strictly to the
Yoint and business like After he
Lad asked Mr.. Comor many questions
abount the amount of the issue the
proposed sites for the parks and 9th.
er chief items concerning the propo-
sition,Thc secretary interrogalod him
as to his position in the matter
Cant Learn Baseball
Would you like to see Chickasha
vote toe build these parks?" he was
asked
"Yes sir" he answered
"Why?"
well, you see it's like this" the
little man replied we have mol
place now to learn baseball would
like to see Chickasha have these
parks because as it is every time we
fellows get a baseball diamond laid
out and start playing on some vacant
lot, or even at Vinca park, somebody |
comes along and chases us off. We
have tried about every vacant lot in
town and get run off of every one.
Some of the people claim we make
too much noise and others say we
are apt to knock a ball through a
window. We want some place where
we know we can go and play with
out somebody kicking on 1t. l sure
rope Chickasha builds those parks.
He Was Used to EN-.
Another boy. who recently moved
hope Chickasha builds those parks.
Kansas, said, Back home we had
parks and Fairgrounds where us kids
could go and play Down here there
isn't any place we can play
A little girl, after asking the usual
questions was duerieG as to herl
reasons for supporting the park. She
said. Il wish Chickasha had a place
where we could go and play and
have pienlcs and everything There's
no place for little girls to play here
except in our yards and our yard at
home hasn't any shade and is not
very big. We never get to 60 on a
picnic. except the Fourth of July
colored Children Interested.
Late Saturday evening Mr.. Conner
was called upon to meet in the
Continued on page 81
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22

Mrs. ]. w. Owsley and children
are spending the week in Oklahoma
City visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Seitz and attending the state fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-22

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