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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
CHARGE NEGRO
WITH ASSAULT
ON WHITE MAN

In a complaint filed in police court
this morning, Monty Adams, negro, is
charged with assault upon the per-
son of G. E. Nothaf, a white man.
The alleged assault is said to have
been committed last night near the
home Of the defendant. Trial Of the
case is set for / o'clock this after.
noon.
Following are cases disposed of in
police court:
Floyd Wilson, charged with ex-
ceeding the speed limit, fined $500.
Mr. McGregpr, charged with ex-
ceeding the speed limit on South
Eighth street. fined $500.
Wade Randolph, proprietor of a
drug store in the negro section, fined
800 on charge of exceeding the
speed limit.
Jesse Torrance, charged with being
drunk and disc ieriy, fined So
jeff Sipes, charged with exceeding
the speed limit on South Seventh
street. fined $500.
John Williams and Leon Snipes,
two negro boys, for fighting, paid
fines by working around city hall.
J. r. Freeman and Charles Allen,
charged with being drunk and disor.
derly, are in jail pending trail.
Complaints charging T. R. Stoner
and Ernest Eppler with exceeding
the speed limit we filed this morn
ing by Luther C. Cox, traffic officer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
Effort Make Peace.

BY United Press.
Washington, Oct. 21.-Jchn Spargo,
socialist writer, is working in an eff
fort to bring employers and labor
together.
spargo is preparing a complete
code of basic principles for indus
trial relations which he hopes to in.
troduce and have the conference
adopt
The writer's plans are to introduce
the code Immediately after the vote
- taken en- the question Of collective
bargaining, which is now threatening
to put an end to the industrial con
ference, if the conference fails to
agree on that principle.
The code includes a plan to tlbli
all proposals that have been intro
duced and to make a fresh start.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
RE ETURNE D YANKS
MUST ANSWER IN
FED. COURT HERE
Anderson Brothers Serve Their coun-
try, Then Come Home and Are
Now In the Laws Tolls on
Whiskey Charges.

Ed V. Anderson, discharged "gob''
and his brother, James Brady Ander.
son, a returned soldier who spent
several months In the trenches over
there" participating in the fights at
ST. Mihiel, Meuse Argonne and Cha.
| teau-Thierry, must answer to the
charge of operating distilery, in
the federal court here November 3.
The fighting brothers were bound
over to answer the charge in the
federal court following their prelimi-
nary examination yesterday afternoon
in the court of r. j O'Neill, United
States commissioner.
They made $1,000 bonds each for
appearance in federal court in this
city on November 3.
Ed Anderson was arrested October
IA by Dick Worley, deputy United
States marshal and Stephens county
authorities, at the home of Jim An
derson, their father eight miles
southwest of NARROW James b. An.
derson was arrested the following
day.
A still, eight barrels of mash and
six gallons of conr whiskey were
captured in the raid.
Brady Anderson appeared at the
preliminary hearing yesterday after
noon dressed in his army uniform
and wearing his trench shoes. His
brother was dressed in civilian at
tire.
Commissioner o'Nenl stated after
the hearing that he considered the
service the two defendants had rem.
dered their country when he fixed
the amount of the bonds.
No sooner had the returned sol
dier made bond for his appearance
in federal court than he was arrest.
ed by a deputy sheriff from steph.
ems county on a charge Of manufac-
turing intoxicating liquor He was
taken to Duncan, where he Will make
an appearance bond for his presence
in county court there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
REVIVAL GERMAN
OPERA IS CAUSE
FOR MOB SCENES
By Unite Press.

By Unite Press.
New York, Oct. 21.-A court scene,
figuring the revival of the German
opera in America was to be staged
with Mayor Hylan and Max Steur in
t, principal roles.
Mayor Hylan is seeking legal ad-
vice as to whether he has the power
to prevent any further performance
of the German opera at the Lexing-
ton theater while Steur was to ask
for an injunction to prevent any in
reference with the progress of his
show.
These proceedings followed a mad
scene last night when mounted po-
lice rode down several hundred ex-
esrvice men who had gathered out
side the Lexington theaters to protest
against the performance. agzsE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
SERVICE TO Be
CUT To ONE CAR
AFTER THURSDAY
Street Car Company Eliminates Ninth
Street Run, Except on Special
occasions; Meet Wage De-
mands of Employees.

Beginning Thursday, only one
street car will run on the Chlckasha
street railway line, except on special
occasions, w H. Wadsworth, super
intendent of the line, announced yes
terday This change, Mr., Wads-
worth says, will be made in compli-
ance with orders received from the
companyFs Headquarters in Boston.
The one car will run from First
street to the Oklahoma College for
Women, making the trip every thirty
minutes. The car will be run from
6::3O in the morning to 1916 in the
evening.
Leaving First street at Is and Is
minutes after the hour. the car viii
be scheduled to leave the college on
the hour and half hour.
Four men, composing two shifts,
will be required to operate this car,
Superintendent Wadsworth says
These men will be- paid the amount
asked for when the carmen went out
on strike here several week sago.
This wage is 35 and 40 cents per
hour. Heretofore, the wage has been
80 and >35 cents per hour.
The change was made, according
to Mr. Wadswoith, in order to meet
the demands of the carmen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
ENLIsTs IN ARMY

Ralph r. Mullins, Of Lindsay, en-
listed in the coast artillery branch
Of the army recruiting station here
yesterday Mullins has been sent to
Oklahoma City for final examination,
following which he will be sent to an
army camp for training in radio en-
gineering. He enlisted for service in
the Philippine Islands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
BY United Press.

London, Oct. 81 The siege of Pc
trograd is progressing favorably, anti
bolsheviki official and semi-olficial
dispatches that have been received
here declare.
The bolsheviki forces, however in
addition to moving large stores of
ammunition and guns into Petrograd
before being surrounded, also we're
able to mass great quantities of food
within the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
John spargo, Socialist scEs6e Pre-
pairing Code to Submit to Indus
trial Farley If Vote On Bar
gaining Proves Failure.
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES
LETTER TO SEC'Y. LANE.
Contents Not Known But Belief Is
That Nations Chief Urges Con-
ferees To Get Together On
Countrys Labor Problem.
BY United Press.

By united Press.
Washington, Oct 21-President
Wilson has drafted letter to Secre-
tary Lane, chairman of the national
industrial conference, who stated
that he expects to read the letter at
the sessions Of the conference.
The nature of the letter is not re-
vealed in advance but it is expected
to be an admonition to the confer
ence to get together and face the
countrys most serious industrial sit
uaticn
The president insisted on writing
the letter against the advices of his
physicians. He is not fatigued today,
according to the adviees of DR.. Cary
T. Grayson, his personal physician,
though he spent a restless night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
PRODUCERS AT
RANGER SHOWS II
FOR BIG WELL

That the Central Producers COM
pany of this city is on the point of
bringing in another we'll in the Ran
ger district is the substance of a tel
cgram received this morning by Ben
+. Johnson.
This telegram stated that Central
Producers No. 2 on the Wright tract
is showing plenty of oil and gas at
a depth of 1915 feet. The big pay
sand in this district is found at
about 1880 feet. The driller on Cen
trail Producers No. 2 expects to get
a big well.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
Director Of Federal-State Vocational
Board Inspeets Institutions Here
Teaching Aerlcultre Under
Smlth-i1uahes Act.
FINDS MUCH PROGRESS
AMONG COUNTY STUDENTS
26 High schoolers Enrolled for Work;
Handle Projects on Vacant Lots;
Rural Lads Repair School
Buildings; Save Money.

That the teaching Of vocational
agriculture in eight schools Of Ora
dy county under the provisions of the
! Smith Hughes measure recently
passed by congress is being carried
on with phenomenal success, was the
report of J. W. Bridges, director Of
the vocational agriculture branch Of
the federal-state board for vocation
al agriculture, after inspecting the
schools.
/ MI Bridges, with Moran II Shep-
ard, county superintendent Of public
instruction, and Professor Clarke of
the State A. and NJ college, at Still
water have just completed an inspec-
ton tour Of the schools offering the
vocational agriculture course in Ora
dy county.
Right in Grady County.
Eight schools in Grady county are
offering the vocational agriculture
course. This course was added to the
curriculum Of the schools at the be-
ginning Of the 19l92O school year.
Following are the schools;
Slower, M. g. H. nden, instructor
il vocational agriculture; Tuttle, R.
Robertson, Instructor Meridian,
w. s. Marsh, instructor; Norge G. IT,,
Forester, instructor; Ninnekah; e.
r. knight, instructor; Friend, Eric
B. Hilderbrand instructor; Chick
asha, Walter A. Marker, instructor;
Lincoln school, Chickasha (colored)
]. d. Foster, instructor
Pursuant to the provisions of the
Smith-Hughes measure, portion of
the instructors salary is paid by the
federal government, and the remain
der is paid by the school in which
he is teaching vocational agriculture.
Work is Being Pushed.
The work is being vigorously push
cd in Grady county, County Superln
tendent Shepard says. Intense inter
est, he declares, is being manifest
ed in the course Projects have been
started by the vocational agriculture
classes and agriculture is being
taught from practical work as well |
rs from the textbooks, Before stu
lents can receive credit in vocational
agriculture, it is necessary that they |
some project of growing |
some crop or garden product.
Many of the students in the rural
schools, Mr.. Shepard says, have
planted and are caltivating a crop,
such as cotton, corn etc. In Chick
asha many of the students selected .
a garden product as their project
26 Taking Course Here.
Twenty-six students are enrolled in
vocational agriculture at the Chick
lsha high school
A majority of these are boys who
live in the rural districts of Grady !
but who come to Chickasha
10 take their high school course The /
projects are planted on vacant lots
Or in the outskirts of the city. Near
y three acres of ground are being |
cultivated by the students.
Students enrolled in the vocational
agriculture course devote half of
heir time to this work and the 9th
CONTINUED on page S.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
MANY RIGS GOING UP,
DEVELOPMENT SPREADS
North American Reported to Have
Contracted for Seven Wells; New
opertors Start Work; coIum.
bIa Starts No. Rig.

In the section Of the field north OF
Cyril, interest Is centering in The
test OF the Mckay Oil and Gas com.
pany, offsetting the Invlncible ON the
west and the Foster on the north
and which test is on the point OF a
completion. 1t is in the southeast
OF the southwest of section 31.6.9.
Word from the field this morning
states that the drilers were ready
to compete the well yesterday and
last night but were held up by the
excessive rain that fell during the
night It is expected that the well
win be finished some time this week
and it is the general opinion of the
fraternity that good well vii be
added te the string Of producers in
the field.
More Rigs Going Up.
Two more rigs are going up in the
northwest of 3l.6-9 with the North
American Oil and Refining company
being credited with the responsibility
for the work. A report that appa.
rently came from reliable source,
was to the effect that the North
American had awarded contracts for
seven wells north of Cyril.
A new rperatoF in the field, thar
rumors state will develop much terri
tory, is the Deposltors. OIL and Gas
company. This company is now
building a rig in the southeast OF the
southeast OF 36-6-lO. This location Is
on the 40 Immediately west Of the
Fortuna No, l. the discovery we'll
1t is understood that they will move
in tools at once and start opera.
tions.
Drilling Is Active.
Among the wells already started
there is steady activity. Nothing
sensational has happened but every
operator is drilling away The Co.
lumbia Petroleum company, drilling
on the L. A. Davis farm in the east
half of the northeast Of the north
east Of section 1910, is down 1900
feet in the No. well ~
This company has contracted for
all the wells this lease win hold.
With the No. 1 well started work Is
to start this week on the No. 2 der.
rick
The Central Producers No 2, Wal
kar farm, near the south line of the
southeast Of the northeast of section
1910 is drilling at around 1000 feet
The company's No. well is holding
up well and is classed among the
best in the field
The Fortuna No. 1, Medrano farm
in the northeast of the southwest Of
section 36-610 is making good time.
As the drillers at this we'll have pass
ed through the hard formation at the
base Of the mountain" 1t is expect
ed that they will wind up the well in
short order.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
EXTEND AERIAL y yY
MAIL LINES If
= & CONGRESS ACTS
By United Press.

y = II4NOI 7 oo'.
New York, Oct 21.-The recent
transcontinental air race demonstrate
ed the practicability of extending the
aerial mail service to the Pacific
coast. This is the opinion of Otto
Prayer, second assistant postmaster
general, expressed in an address be-
fore the member of the American
Flying cub here.
eve can and will extend the air
post TO San Francisco next spring if
congress will get behind the bill in.
troduced by Congressman Kahn" he
declared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
SELL FINE sHoRTHoRN

Highland Sultan, a 10 months
old Shorthorn bull calf. has been sold
by ]. w. Kunkel proprietor OF the
Highland stock farm, near Minco,
the sale price being 5000. The ami,
NAL, which was sired by the famous
Princely Sultan, goes to pure bred
herd in Pontotoc county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
++<+++++~+++%'
vscouNTEss AsToR
MAY SUCCEED HUsRANpi

+ By United Press. et tn
+ London, Oct. 21--The new
= Viscountess Astor may sue
+ coed her husband in the house
+ of commons, It was learned
i here today. The elevation of :
+ Waldorf Astor to the peerage :
: through the death of his faith .
:. er has created a vacancy in :
+ this district necessitating an
+ election. The conservative 4
! it is learned. are urging the
+ yiscountess to become cand!- I
+ date. I
+ = + + + , + > + + = = 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21

P. G. Spinning, local studebaker rep
resentative, returned last night from
Detroit where he has spent several
weeks at the factory. He made the
return trip ove..anS, reporting fine
roads until he struck a stretch OF
mud this Side of Enid. a..-a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
Try Force Men to Work.

By United Press.
Chicago, Oct. 21.-The steel strik
ers in the Chicago district have been
notified that they must return to
work by Wednesday or lose their
pensions, seniority rights and other
privileges that have been granted by
the steel companies.
Reports received from Gary, Indi
ana Harbor and South Chicago stat
ed that hundreds of men were return.
ing to work this week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
FIFTEEN HURT
nv CAR WRECK
NEAR GUTHRIE
BY United Press.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct 21.-Fifteen
trainmen and passengers were iniur-
ed last night in crash OF two in
terurban cars at Napoleon, II miles
south Of here All the injured are
expected to recover
Slipper rails over which the wheels
Slid when the brakes we're applied
are blamed for tie acos1en.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
TAKE BODY OF
= .TTALIAN HOME
ON BATTLESHIP,
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Oct 2l.-lState de-
partment officials we're to take charge
of the funeral arrangements of Count
Maecsi de Cellere, the Italian ambas-
sador who died at the Emergency
hospital last night after a short i'll
ness.
He died on the operating table be-
fore surgeons could perform the op.
Grafton that might have saved his
life. The body will be taken to Italy
n IN American battleship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
BOLSHEVIKI IN
PETROGRAD TO
PUT UP FIGHT
BY United Press.

Stockholm, Oct. 21.-General Yu
neitch, commander of the anti-bolshe-
wiki forces now at the gates of Pc
trograd, told Nelson Morris. Ameri-
can ambassador to Sweden that he
intended to enter the city some time
today.
The general asked Norris to re-
quest the American nation to aid the
starving population.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
STRIKERS CLAIM
UNBROKEN FRONT
IN BITTER BOUT
By United Press.

by UHIItu FTtS5.
Cleveland, Oct. 21.-The steel strik-
ers today claimed an unbroken front
The efforts Of the mills to reopen to-
day and to cause rout in the ranks
of the strikers yesterday met with
little success, reports from various
plants indicated Only one plant is
in operation here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
.++*++++++~++
FIGHT FOR CHANCE
TO MEET DEMPSEY
BY United Press.

+ BY United Press.
= London, Oct 21.-Joe Beck
i ett, the English heavyweight
+ champion, Will meet Georges
= Carpenter, the French cham
+ pion, in 20-round bout here
4 on December 4, Promoter
+ Cochran announced last night,
Z The winner is to meet Jack
= Dempsey, heavyweight cham
+ pion of the world, some time
+ in the spring, according to
i: tentative agreements, it is
: said,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21

Miss Belle Ellington Is visiting
friends and relatives in Farmersville.
Texas. 5a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
LOCAL COMPANY
EXTENDING WORK
TO MANY FIELDS
Northumberland Operators Ready
to Complete Two Tests in Walters
Field; To Drill North of
Cyril; Finish Triumph.

The Northumberland Oil an,
Gas company of this city is extend
ing its operations and it now is oper
ating in the Cement-Cyril field, Thi
, company has two wells on the sane
in the Walters field and has taker
over a drilling proposition in the
northern part of stephens count.
where the Triumph Oil and Gas com
pany is putting down a test.
AIT Walters, the company has two
wells in the northwest section of 8
2-1O. The No mas been on top OF
the sand for some time At this well
some trouble arose because of the
fact that the drillers set the casing
without cementing. Water broke in
on them and it was necessary to
turn the job back to the drillers, who
have now cemented the casing
Casing trouble has delayed opera.
tions at the company's No. 2 test in
the Walters field. The casing at this
test is also cemented and both wells
will be drilled in as soon as the ce-
ment sets.
Drill North Of Cyril.
The Burkburnett-Cement company
has taken over the assets Of tie
Coates Drilling company and has
contracted for wells north OF Cyril
where they will drill for the North
American-6t1 and Refining company.
This lease is in section 31-6-9, near
the discovery well of the Fortuna
company which came in for big
gasser.
AT this location they have up Q
combination rig and are moving in
the tools. They expect TO get start
ed drilling this week on the first rest
fer the North American John J.
Coates. former head of the Coates
Drilling company, will superintend
the work on this job.
In north Stephens county in sec
ton 35l2n-7w the Burkburnett-Ce.
ment company is preparing to finish
the test of the Triumph Oil and Gas
This we'll was being drill
ed by the Coates Drilling company
when this outfit was taken over by
the Burkburnett-Ceme company.
They have been delayed several
weeks by the wet weather. The
has purchased standard
string of tools from the Ranola COM
pany and will have to move the
stri some 20 miles. The Triumph |
testS in shape to start the drilling
to c6h.p,etion as soon as the tools
can be moved over.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
HOGS HIT LOW MARK
By United Press.

By United Press.
Chicago, Oct. 21.-Hogs have
hit a low mark here. At 10
o'clock today the average was
141O. The lowest mark re-
corded yesterday was 1925.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21
Number $50
OILERS EXPECT
GOOD PRODUCER
At NJ KAY TEST

Or'lIers Have Well on Sand; slated
to Complete It Last Night But
Heavy Rain Prevented; To
Drill In This Week. il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21

Allthe latest news by
wire every day from
the u. p. Association
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-21

You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Shore Outing Tomorrow

With the final arrangements COM
pleted and the reservation list made
up the annual shore dinner of Mid
dlesex Council No. HOO Royal Ar
canum toxbe held at Soldiers Beach
tomorrow afternoon promises to be
one of the most successful events ever
staged by the local council. The din
ner will be served at s o'clock and
the menu being prepared by the
management of the beach resort will
be even better than any that the
council and it's guests have ever sat
down to on an occasion of this kind.
Past Regent John Hanson at the head
of the arrangement committee with
assisting him are seeing to 1t
that the dinner will be up to all ex-
pectationS.
The committee has arranged for
some dinner for those that have not
secured their tickets as yet and will
come down to the outing at the last
minute. Several grand officers will
come down here as guests of the
council for the dinner. Those from
here are going down after noon and
spend the afternoon at the beach.