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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
Officers Hold Mass Meeting With
Negroes; Colored Leaders
Pledge Support If
Needed
DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE
MUNITION PURCHASES
Negro Ministers Say If Any Have
Bought Ammunition It's
Only Because Unduly
Worked Up.

That there ts no apparent danger
Of a riot and that the negroes who
have been purchasing ammunition in
Chickasha were those who feared pos.
sible bodily injury, was the belief of
O. G. Linn, chief of police, after he
attended the negro mass meeting held
in the negro Baptist church last
night
The negro ministerial alliance call
ed the mass meeting, following the
circulation of a rumor to the effect
that the Chickasha negroes were plan.
ming riot and uprising, No evil
dence of a planned riot could be I'M
covered at the mass meeting or by
an investigation by the several col
ored ministers
Chief of Police Linn, G. H. May
field, assistant chief Of police, Lee
Tuck, negro town policeman, and six
Of the most prominent negroes, in.
cluding four mini. tiers, addressed the
large audience that assembled in the
church last night Chief Linn, Mr.
Mayfield and Mr. Tuck expressed
their desire for peace and harmony,
and assured the colored people that
they would be amply protected by the
law as long as they were peaceful
and refrained from law violation
The negroes who addressed the
meeting declared that the masses of
Continued on Page Eighth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
New Ace Threatens to Take Laurels
of Captain Rick; Does Stunts Over
TO1Ur and Tells What HeSa1U EnrOute

to take whole evening away from
the society of his lady-love. spending
two or three hours beating a measley
typewriter, and hence there was moth
ing left for me except to go to it,
Ballot Box stuffed"
Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness and some have
greatness thrust upon them Here
relate the third of he trio of trag-
ical circumstances which carried mo
into the air and won for ne a place
in the hall of fame It came about
in this way. Mr.. T. y. Buie, Jr,
newest magnate in the domain of ae-
rial transportation, blew intosthe Daily
Express office and made the start
ling announcement, y am going to
give one of the fellows in this dump
free trip up and YOU can decide
among yourselves who viii be the
victim " After considerable of the
Alfonse-Gaston stuff it was finally dc
cided TO leave the selection to chance
Mr. Pool, Mr. Phillips and | each
wrote our names on slips of paper
and dropped them into a hat. Miss
Marjorie Watkins. bliud-folded, drew
them out and | was the lucky one
At first | suspected that Edwin stuff
ed the ballot-box on me and | still
have suspicion that he pulled some
sort of shenanigans Cn me but, be
that as it may. | was ''it'' and
yielded to- the inevitabe-it was fore
ordained and predestined, yea before
the foundations of the world, that
was to be an aviator
Next ensued a season of menta
preparation for the "steelini
my soul" so to speak, for the dare
devil exploit and making an inven
tory of my conscience In the hour
succeeding | reviewed my entir
criminal career from the tender year
when l first began to swipe water
melons. l recalled all the meal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
(By the Packagetter)

Ladies', gentlemen, fellow Demo-
crats-and Republicans, if there be
any such in this intelligent audience
listen to the tale of a veteran avia,
tor the latest rival of Eddie Ricken-
backer realize that "Rick" will
turn green with jealousy when he
reads about my heroic aerial achieve
ments and understands that in the
future he will have to reckon with
another formidable contender for fly
ing honors but | cant help it,
The truth of the matter is that
am the victim of a trio of tragical
circumstances. The first of these II
Mr. j. Edwin Pool, the over-bearing,
tyrannical managing editor of this
rag. who has commanded me to write
a signed story of my personal adyen
lures in the air, and, fearing that he
will fire me if refuse. ! must lay
aside all modesty and my natural dis.
inclination to figure in the limelight
and deliver the goods. The second
of these tragical circumstances is the
arbitrary attitude on the part Of edt
tors and the public which demands
that persons of great prominence
performing any sort of extraordinary
deed, relate their experience in the
newspapers, revealing Tor concealing
their inmost souls. Now, / don't ap
prove of this attitude but, the wealth
er being warm, I'm not disposed t,
start a riot by opposing it, an
well aware of the fact that in such
cases it is customary for said prom
inent persons, as aforesaid, to employ
skilled writer's to concoct their sto
ries and | tried to work this graf
myself but without success. dit
my best to get Mr.. Tom Phillips, the
gifted young Express reporter anC
all-around ladies man-alias Lort
Northcliffe- write my story TO
me, but he said he couldn't affort
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
GROWERS
IN FAVOR
WAREHOUSE
Local Firm States Cooperation of
Farmers Evident; Expect to
Get First Car This Week.
Prospects Good.

Indications arc that the efforts of
the Washita Valley Broomcorn and
Storage company to make Chickasha
the biggest storage plant for broom
corn in the southwest, are being ap-
proved by the growers in this section.
Scott Moore and Ed c. Neal, both
of Lindsay and who are managers of
the big warehouse, have been in
touch with growers in the districts
around Tabler, Blanchard, Washing.
ton Alex Bradley and Lindsay and
state that they met with much CO.
operation,
| As q result Il is expected that the
first loads Of corn for storage viii be
received at the warehouse here this
week, and that steady stream of the
high priced crop will continue to flow
into Chickasha and find it's way to
the warehouse of the company Hhick
is, by the way the biggest and best
lighted single broomcorn warehouse
in the United States.
Mr.. Neal stated this morning that
the capacity Of the warehouse is full
1000 tons. Trackage is already laid to
the warehouse aud the work Of estaD-
fishing the company'g local office IS
under way A telephone has bean in
stalled and crew of men is busy put
ting in loading platforms and getting
the place in shape to receive the
first consignments of corn
With the aid of the big warehouse,
the growers in the Washita valley
hope to combat the tendency to low
er the price Of their corn, by being
able to hold it for suitable price.
Mr.. Neal and Mr. Moore, point out
that the farmers are at liberty at any
time to bring buyer to the ware
house and sell to him their stored
corn. The company is preparing Il
issue warehouse receipts The buy
ers from the big northern manufac
truers are expected 10 be attracted
here within the next 30 days.
we are ready for business and ex
pect TO be receiving large amount
of corn by the last OF tho week." said
Mr.. Neal today. ''The growers, as
well as bankers and business men oi
this aectiou have indicated that they
have long felt the need of just such q
proposition as this warehouse in or
der 10 combat those who desire tc
hammer the price down and buy the
corn for $50 ton les than the grow
ers should get
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
PAIR LADS
WIN ACCIE
SCHOOLING
Alex, futile Boys Declared Win
ners for State Scholarships;
Chickasha, Tuttle Lads
Second.

Henry Combs, of Alex and Jesse
Dake, of Star rouet, Tuttle, have
been selected as winners of the two
A and NJ. scholarships to be awarded
in Grady county this year by the
state, ii has just been announced.
Perry Edwin Davis, Of r. f. D. No. 4,
Chickasha, and Clarence Broadhurst,
of Tuttle, have been selected as al
ternates.
Competitive examinations for the
scholarships were held. in this city
several weeks ago, The examination
papers were graded by the president
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college at saltwater The alternates
win be selected as substitutes IN case
the two selected do not take advan
tage Of their opportunity to take a
two-years' course in practical and sci
entific agriculture at Saltwater.
Combs has announced that he will
enter the state aggie school ait the
beginning of the fall term
Winners Of the scholarships will
receive one hundred dollars yearly
from the state during the time they
are taking 2-year course at the
state agricultural college at Stillwa
fer The total value Of the scholar.
ship Is, therefore, two hundred dol
lars
The law providing for the award
ing of these scholarships by the
state was passed by the Seventh Ok
lahoma legislature Senator G A
rearmon, of Grady county. fathered
the act.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
PROFITEER
ON GRAINS
IS CHARGE
BY United Press

By United Press
Washington Aug Representa-
tive Mccullough Of Ohio has charged
that the government itself, through
the grain corporation is profiteering
In grains, thus being responsible for
boosting the cost of living
The grain corporation through its
complete control of the market, has
increased the wheat price as high as
30 cents above $2.26 the guaranteed
price and the transactions have net
ted the government a profit Of nearly
,$24,OOO,OOo, Representative McCul
Tough declared
He said he had a letter from Direc-
tor Barnes, admitting profit Of Is
cents a bushel and asking if he didn't
think it good business to make a
profit on the turnover Mccullough
said he assured Barnes he had for
gotten all about the people suffering
because of bread prices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05

things ! had ever done, remember
ing those cold mornings in the win.
ter when lay abed and let the little
woman get up and make the fire and
milk the COW, as well as the hot sum
mer evenings when she was hooked
NJ to the lawnmoWer while ! was
chasing the festive golf bali, regis
tering many stolen resolves to d.
better in the future. Yes, | thought
of a lot Of things remembered the
ten cents which w G. Methvin has
been owing me for nine years and
wondered whether he would ever
settle with the executor of my e5-
tate: thought of the many times
when Alger Melton had swiped a
smoke from my vest pocket and won;
dered where he would get his cigars
in the event of my making a hasty
exit from this beautiful land OF tho
living all pleasant thoughts. | assure
you, gentle reader But | must not
weary you with further agonizing pre-
liminaries up with the curtain fol-
the big show, | am ready to soar and
here l will cut the camouflage.
"They're Off"
Capt. Erwin. seasoned army aviator
and real hero, victor over a score
or more of Huns in France, is sit
ting calmly in his little bird-like ma
chine am introduced to him anc
shake his hand warmly want to b,
sure he is my friend. He is youthful
and has a winning smile and at once
he has my confidence. Then | boarC
the boat, sitting Immediately in from
of the captain, and, parenthetically
make it point to see that tn
broad strap about my waist is firml.
adjusted, because, in the event tn
b.rdman should take notion to turi
few flip-flops, have no desire t.
, be spilled out. The motor is spur
a tremendous whirr ensues and tn
Continued on page 49,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
CUARDSMEN
GET READY
FOR CAMP
Company A, o. N. c., Preparing
for Yearly Drill; Will Entrain
For Fort Sill on August
10Th.

Officers and enlisted men of Com
pany A, Oklahoma National guard,
Chickasha's company are making
preparations for the encampment Of
tho outfit which will be held at Fort
sill beginning August Is, orders for
which encampment have been receiy-
ed from regimontal headquarters by
Capt V. II. Hulen, commander of the
local company
The company will mobilize at Sha.
non Springs on the morning of Aug
ust 13, according to plans announced
by Capt. Hulen. The outfit will be in
camp here until August Is when the
men will entrain on the Frisco for
Oklahoma City where the other com.
panies of the regiment will assemble
The entire regiment will then entrain
at the state capital on a special train
for Fort Sill.
All Equipment Ready.
All equipment is ready for the en-
campment. The men have uniforms,
guns, blankets, tents and everything
which makes up the outfit of sol
dier, with the exception of shoes.
These are ordered an dshould be re-
ceived this week.
Captain Hulen expects the company
to go into the encampment with fully
80 enlisted men. He stresses the point
that all those who have enlisted must
report here onthe day designated,
"All who do not report in accord
ance with the orders to do SO, will be
subject to arrest and trial by court
martial" said Captain Hulen. THE
encampment will be for two weeks
and is entirely out of our hands, Regi-
mental orders say for every man to
be on the job and they must be there.
Otherwise they will be arrested and
tried at Fort Sill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
BY United Press.

Washington, Aug 5. 1.--Pre5ident VIII,
son met the cabinet this morning to
devise means for lowering the cost Of
living IL Is considered that speedy
action Is imperative IN order to meet
the nationwide Glamour for relief
Various plans faction arc being con
.5deTed
II was learned today that the pres.
ident is seriously considering the re-
vival of the price fixing and profit
limiting functions of the food admin
istration and war Industries beard,
now imperative for lack Of funds
The president hopes to presen. def.
mite plans in few days. He feels,
his advisers say that the natural eco.
nomic laws are only partly responsi-
BILE for the high prices. He believes
that the high prices are aggravated
| by combinations Of profiteering, spec
ulation and boarding He believes
these artificial conditions can be bro,
ken down by federal action
Meanwhile, the senators are hunt.
ing for q way to prevent the threat
ened coal shortage, which it is point
ed out, is closely related to the rail
road situation and the cost Of living
problems
Senator Pomeren said the coal men
Of Ohio and West Virginia told him
they cannot get cars with which to
move their product Senator Hitch
cock predicted a strong move for the
naturalization of mines and rail
roads as developed in England
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
RAILROADERS TO
BALLOT ON WALK
OUT is REPORT

This afternoon there were no indi-
cations of strike having been called
at the Rock island shops here full
force worked this morning and this
afternoon, work was in full swing
It was rumored this afternoon that
officials Of the shopmen g union Of
the entire Rock Island system had
called an election to decide whether
or not the union men shall strike. Of
ficials Of the local union have re-
ceiyed orders to vote on the propo-
sition, it was learned from a reliable
source this afternoon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
NARROWLY ESCAPES INJURY.

MISS Alice McWhorter narrowly
escaped injury Sunday when she fell
from a moving truck on Chickasha
avenue. 1t appeared that the girl
was seriously injured, but when she
was examined at the Chiekasha hos
pital, it was discovered that she was
only slightly bruised. The truck
was conveying a band of pienickers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
Breaks Loose Through Bridge and
Goes Over Top; New Gas
Well on Surbeck Farm
Near Town.
GLADSTONE FLOWING
OVER ROTARY DERRICK
Well Getting Stronger as 1t
Is Cleaned; Reported Flow
ing at 10 Minute Inter
walls; West Side Good.

Word from Cement by phone al
80 this afternoon stated that the
Mckinney Oil and Drilling company
No / Surbeck farm in 3-5-9, has come
in for a 100000 foot gasser This
Is on the Ramey lease and adjoins
the town Of Cement on the southeast
The we'll was drilled with a rotary.
Also, tho Gladstone No !, Big Whip
allotment, Immediately south of Go
ment, broke loose this morning, re-
PORTS from Cement state, and made
d number of flows over the top of
the 80 foot derrick 'The we'll is
flowing at intervals Of about 10 min-
lpses,' said the informant
The reports further stated that at
tho Central Producers, on the west
side of the field in 1910, over 200
barrels of oil were swabbed from the
hole Yesterday
The most important event in months
concerning the east side Of the field
southwest Of here, is the blowing in
Of the Hin well. in the se-se of $50,
when the drillers put a string of
standard tools into the hole to clean
out
Weeks ago, the well had been Civ
en- up and announced a duster from
the standpoint of oil, there being,
however about 100000 cubic feet of
gas when tested at the start. In set
ting the casing. it was lowered too
far. shutting off considerable of the
gas sand Two shots were put in to
blow the casing loose opposite the
gas sand when the pipe froze.
Bridue Blows Out.
The result was that a bridge
formed in the hole by forcing the mud
M from below, practically shutting
off the gas flow The tools were put
in to clean out and save the well as
gasser to supply drilling wells.
When the tools had penetrated the
bridge" in the cleaning out process,
The gas pressure forced the fluid
out through the derrick the well
cleaning itself several times. There
was considerable mud with water and
oil mixed. 1t is impossible to tell at
this time the extent of the oil strike
in this well at first believed to be
near duster The fact that there
was any oil showing has created
mneh interest and it is now believed
that sizeablo well will result The
crew is busy cleaning out and pre-
pairing to save the production.
Foster About Due.
To the over-increasing string Of
producers in the field is expected to
be added this week, that Of the Fos
ter Oil company, No. 1, in the ne new
of 6-5-9 which test is knocking at tho
door of production.
They are drilling with standard
FOOLS at around 2t00 feet and expect
fo tan the pay between 2200 and 2SQC
feet. This test is ticketed for sure
nroducer as it is an offset to the
Hawk-eye and is located practically
on a line between the Fortuna No.
and the Gladstone, all of which are
good wells sv
A new sand WAS picked up in this
well at 1880 feet. being a produce
Of several million feet of gas. The
sand was not found to be productive
in any of the other wells drilled il
- r lIn nnntnr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
FRISCO MEN OUT

By United Press.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 5.-The Fris-
CO shopmen here, at Sapulpa and at
Springfield, Mo, have struck, accord
ing to announcement made this morn
ing This completes the walk-out of
the entire Frisco system.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
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STOCK MARKET OFF
BY United Press.

+ New York, Aug 3. Sensa-
r tional declines continued at
+ the stock market opening this
+ morning The acute situation
r that Is now evidenced as to
r the railroads and congresslon-
+ al agitation over living costs
+ are given as the causes. Rails
+ showed a heavy loss and cot
+ ton futures broke to the ex-
+ tent of $3.50 a bale.
+
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
Meets With Cabinet and Discusses
Situation; Believed Extra
High Cost Prices Due to
Profiteering.
SOLONS HUNT WAY TO
MEET COAL SHORTAGE
Closely Allied to Railroad Tangle
and H, G. L. Problems Coal
Men Say Cant Get
Enough Cars.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Aug 5-The president
is deyoting all his time to the food
problem to the exclusion of the
League of Nations and all other busi.
ness at the White House, it is stat.
cd
lie saw Attorney General Palmer
and Director Barnes after the cabi-
net meeting this morning. The sen,
ate and agricultural committee voted
to begin the consideration on August
Is Of bills to regulate the packers,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
CLEVELAND PROBES COST


BY United Press.
Clevalnd, O., Aug. "a grand jury
began an investigation of high prices
here today. Fifty business men have
been called for examination.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH OVER NEW CEMENT GASSER
HAMMER AT II, C. /.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
: Newark N j. Aug -
Twenty-Five hundred hams at
80 cents per pound were put
on sale in the Newark fire
houses today by Mayor CAllen
: The demand for army bacon
continued and Mayor Gillen
; ordered 10000 pounds more
) for sale tomorrow at which
) time he will also have canned :
; vegetables on sale.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05
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FLOUR TAKES DROP
By United Press

BY Unlteu PfeSs
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. o
Flour dropped 60 cents bar.
rel here, due to the agitation
on high prices. Hogs are sell
ing at rs cents to 81 under
the record drop of yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-05

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
FLYING FIELD FOR HATBORO
Avlators to Have Landing Ground at
Pine Valley Golf Club

Announcement of the opening of a
new commercial flying field at Hatboro
on the old Philadelphia Motor Speed
way property, and of a new aero
sportsmen's landing ground at the Pine
Valley Golf Club, in New Jersey, will
be made tonight at the last summer
meeting of the Aero Club of Pennsyl-
vania at the Engineers Club.
At this meeting reports will be made
on visits made to the Atlantic City
aero congress during May, and official
congratulations will be prepared for
extension to the overseas aviators who
have spanned the ocean in flight.
The HatborO project, as announced
by e. L. Hover, of the Motor Speed
way Association, is to include a COM
plete flying school and will afford park
ing space for hundreds of planes. One
biplane is on the ground now and flights
have been under way for two days.
Another machine is expected to arrive
shortly. Lieutenant Paul Houses,
United States air service, formerly an
Instructor at Mineola, is to be chief in
structor. A hangar has been erected and
more will be constructed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

ever attempted in this country, accord
ing to camp officials, was given here as
o feature of the campaign to enlist avia &.
ton recruits.
No plane being big enough to accom- =
modate the garrison band the musicians
went aloft in relays. The bass drummer
was carried up by himself and drummed
Justify while his pilot looped the loop.
The cornetist, Chester Baldwin, of Des
Moines, Ia, who is recruit, played
II Am Always Chasing Rainbows''
when it came to his turn on the pro
gram.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
PERsHlNG GOING TO LONDON
Unofficial Visit Contingent on Sign.
ing Of Peace Terms

London, June 20.-(By A. PO-
General Pershing, the American com
mander in chief, will come to London
next Tuesday for an unofficial visit,
contingent upon the Germans signing
the peace terms.
While he is in England he will go
to Oxford to receive the degree of
Doctor of Civil Law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

Hospital for the Criminal insane in
Wayne county a month ago. After the
murder of the Philadelphia woman, he
was judged insane on January 20, 1904,
and committed to the institution at
Norristown. Later he became violent,
and in 1913 was transferred to the
state hospital.