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The Little River news., 1919-12-13
THIRD SESSION WILL BE
 CALLED FOR JANUARY z6
Governor Trough Makes Estimates on The Cost of the Special Session
 at $45,0OO.

Little Rock, Dec. 11.-(Specia( - The third extra session of the Arka1 sas legislature in seven months has been called by Governor Brough for January 26, as a result of the decision by the Supreme Court on the roads legislation.
 The call was issued yesterday eNen- .ag by the Governor, the purpose be ang set forth in the following para graph
 For tie purpose of enacting laws estaDiishias special or local roads bridge, darinage and leyee improve ment districts, and school districts, and conferring special powers thereon and amending and curing defects Ill existing special or local laws for the sane. and ratiryiing confirming and validating special or local improve meat districts organized under gen erl laws or special or local laws, and charging tne powers thereof, and to enact such laws as will permit the completion reconstruction or eXten- st5n of water works systems and oth- CT improvement districts in cities or towns"
 The governor estimates that the session will continue about twelve days and that it will cost abouJ about &45.0OO. There is now about $52000 available ia the legislative fund for the session.
 The governor was flooded yesterday with telegaams from Sharp. Prairie, Craighead, Arkansas, Little Hiyar, Fulton, Jefferson, GarIand Pike, Poin- sett. Faulkner, Green and other coun- efas urging him to cail Jhe extra ses- sion One of the messages said that ,ao action of tha supreme Court, un- less rema6sea, would run many men who have contracts under which they have been at work in good faith.
 A representative message is that ct AP Campbell of Mammoth Springs, who said: "6cticn of the Supreme Court in nullifying road legislation will prove a calamity to this section if a new session is not called to rectify conditions. Public sentiment is sel- dom behind you in this matter. Urge prompt action on your part.
 Another the charastic message is the following signed by many of the prom inent citizens of Conway: '"To permit anything to interfere with the splen- did good roads campaign inaugurated by the people of Arkansas by your leadership would be more serious calamity, Reads in Faulkner and ad- joining counties are now practically impossible. Many of our best farmers are leaving the state and more are crowdlng into the cities and towns on account of the condition of our roads. The present coal shortage and con sequence impairment ef railroad transportation emphasizes the neees- sity of good roads, The action of the Supreme Court today nuillHes all the plans tor roads in Faulkner coun- ty. We thank you and commend you for your help in the past and earnest ly request that you immediately call an extra session of the legislature to pass needed road Legislation. We are depending upon you to take care of us in this crisis
The Little River news., 1919-12-13
New Electric Manager.

Pat Murphey, who has been mana ger of the AshdoWn office of the Com monWealth Public Service Company has been transferred to DeQueen as manager of that office. He leaves the last of this week, R. A. Brockman, who will succeed MT, Murphey as manager has arrived.
The Little River news., 1919-12-13
ha.D lOaONS:

Dekalb, Texas, Dec. 11,-Fire this morning practically wiped out the en- tire business district of this town, en- tailing an estimated loss of $200,000, rnC fire originated in a room over the First State Bank and before the flames had been put under control, two banks and practically all of the main busi- ness houses in the center of the town had been destroyed or badly damaged.
 Responding to an urgent plea for assistance, Fire Chief Springer, of rived shortly before noon, accompani- ed by Mayor Nichols, of TeXarkana, and an hour later, a fire engine and crew of firemen arrived on a train from TeXarkana these rendering in valuable assistance in checking the further spread of the flames. It is presumed coals dropped from a stove in q room over the First State Bank starting the fire which proved so disastrous for this little town of some 1000 populations Among the business establishments destroyed are the following: Lindsay's general merchandise store and four brick buildings.
 Schoolers grocery.
 The Hatchell grocery.
 The Petty general merchandise stabiishment.
 Tom HeTley's general merchandise.
 Chasten S restaurant.
 Epperson restaurant.
 w. M. Jones and w. c. Reid's store.
 The local moving picture theatre.
 Kunkel Bros. dry goods store.
 G, c. Proctor confectionery,
 Crump Bros. store.
 The First State Bank
 The vault and the records in the First State Bank were saved, but the building is almost a total loss. The Exchange Bank was badly damaged.
 No one knows just how the fire or iginated. It is supposed, however, that live coals fell out of the stove in the room over the First State Bank, and spread from that building to ad- joining ones.
 The Texarkana firemen brought with them 13,000 feet of hose, but found this to be of no value on ac- count of the fact that there is no wa terworks system here. The flremen, however, directed the work of the volunteer firefighters, and the flames were extinguished by means of buck cts of water.
 Most of the heaviest losers in this mornings fire carried insurance on their buildings or stocks, but several had no insurance and their loss is complete.
The Little River news., 1919-12-13
'HsSFi1o Gan Pay 3 Half
 Es.l'ion EGI1aFs Tax On
 q pinf of Good .iguer?

Washington Dec. IA tay of half a tnion d9llars on r:nt of vbiskey will Ee asked of on,gress. the inter- national reform burtau's executive committee decided herd today, in event the supreme court dedl dlares the war time prohibition amendment uncon- stitutiOnal.
The Little River news., 1919-12-13
Candidate Was Here.

Frank M. Wells, of Ashley county, a former army chaplain, was here Wednesday. He is candidate for gov ernor, and was shaking hands with the deer peepul."
The Little River news., 1919-12-13
Hotel Management Changes.

Foreman, Dec. 12.-(SpeciaD D-Mr. and Mrs. W. M, Gathright have resumed management of the hotel, as Mrs. Slack left recently for her sisters home at Judsonia to be married.
The Little River news., 1919-12-13
COAL MIXERS STRIKE IS
 ENDED--YIELD TO WILSOH
Full Resumption by Saturday and Shipment by Saturday; Four
 Thousand Locals Notified.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec, 10. - The coal miners strike is ended.
 With only one dissenting vote, the general committee of the United Mine Workers of America, in session here today voted to accept President Will sons proposal for immediate return to work, pending final settlement of their wages controversy with operators by a commission to be appointed by him.
 Telegrama were sent out tonight to the four thousand locals of the union by international officers of the miners instructins the mon 70 return 10 wori, immediately. FulI Instructions vita regard to tae agreement HIII be sent out tomorrow morning
 Operators tonight predicted full re- sumption of operation by Saturday and shipmea= O. coal rom miuas be- ginning Monday morning.
 Miners, operators and government officials alike were heartily grauho. over the settlement tonight, and alI sides appeared confident of d EulI and satisfactory settlement of the strike by the commission.
 The actien today ends fie-up 9l the coal industry of more than five WeeGa duration and which was more iar Teaching h tea e1ecs taan any other in the history of the country. As result of the strike the country Was fast approaching a shutdown of in- dusay and SUI eriug among its 10o,- Q9Q,e00 inhabitants.
 The decision oI the miners followed many hours Of debate in which tle ra jioal element in the general com nittee made speeches against opera tors and others interested in settle ment of the strike and for a time threatened to deleat efforts to settle the strike. The conservative element, led by Acting President John L. Lew is and Sceretary-treasurer William Green, gained control oi the situation this morning. and succeeded in put ting down practically all opposition by the time the question came to a vote.
 Concession to Radicals.
 One concession was made to the rad icals. The convention agreed to the calling of a general convention of tine miners at a future date at which time the action and reasons for the general committee will be fully explained The opponents of acceptance of the presi- dents plan made their fight principal ly on the theory that only general convention of the mine workers had power to call eff the strike.
 Members of the general committee tonight stead1asty refused to make public the name of the delegate who cast the one dissenting vote.
 Two statements were given out fol lowing adjournment of the conference, by Attorney General A, Mitchell Palmer who first submitted the Presi- 9ent's proposal to cct,ng President Lewis and Secreterg Treasurer Cree, at q conference in Washington last Saturday, ard cane to Indianapolis Monday to await the outcome of con sideration of the plan by the miners general committee.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
PHILLY TO
RETURN TO
STATE PEN

w. 0. Philly, Grady county man re
Gently paroled from the state peniten-
tary at Granite, must return to the
state prison to serve his term.
This was learned yesterday when
an order was issued from the gov
ernors office ordering Sheriff San
key to arre-t the man and return
him to Granite
1t lis charged according to the
sheriff's office, that Philly violated
the provision of the parole He was
arrested several days ago when Wal
ter Jones, deputy sheriff broke up a
gambling game near Chickasha. Phil
Tvs arrest was reported to the gov
ernor and as a result the parole was
revoked. The man is now in the
county Jail awaiting his transfer to
the state prison, to which he was
sentenced on a charge of disposing
of mortgaged property. He received
year and a day sentence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
EMERGENCY
ROAD WORK
FOR GRADY
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Has Plan to Put Roads in
Good Condition for Haul
ing of Wheat Crops.

Last summer there was an emer-
gency. The boys we're gone from
the Grady county farms to fight the
Germans and the cotton in Grady
had to be hoed. Wherefore, Chicka-
sha men went into the fields and
hoed it,
greater emergency is now con
fronting Grady county according to
L. c. Hutson. chairman of the Cham
her of Commerce good roads commit
tee, which branch of the chambe'
at a meeting decided to again ash
the men of Chickasha to take a hand
1t is pointed out that the roads 0
Grady are in poor condition and
sadly in need OF repair The emer-
gency arises, the good roads com,
mittee states in the fact that within
ten days the greatest wheat crop in
the history of Grady county will be
ready for the bin The granary ia
cilitfes on farms will be insufficient
to store this crop and it must be
hauled to the towns and with roads
in their present state, such a task
will be practically impossible, Mr.
Hutson says
The plan adopted by the commit
tee and which is to be put into ex-
ecution next week, will be to haul
bankers, merchants, clerks and OF
flee men from Chickasha in trucks
over designated routes adjacent tol
the city. When a car loaded with
this volunteer labor hits a rut OF
mudhole, they will Immediately at
tack it with their shovels and put it
in passable shape
It is planned to enlist $50 men for
this work land to continue the cam
palgn at least three afternoons, With
which work it is hoped the roads ad
iacent to Chickasha will be put in
such shape that the farmers can
haul the immense wheat crop toI
market as it is threshed.
The committee has not named the
dates on which the drive on bad
roads will start This will be an
nounced later and a campaign is be-
ing staged now for the volunteer
help. The cooperation of business
men in this matter, and OF securing
cars to haul the men to the country
Is being solicited by the committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
May Stop Brokers.

Chicago, June 14.-Calllng out Of
broker operators in New York, Chi
cago, San francisco and other large
cities in sympathy with this general
strike of telegraphers called against
the Western Union and Postal tele-
graph companies was regarded as
certain today Strike votes have
been taken or will be taken Within
the next few hours, and, according
TO F. A. Davis, president of the vest
ern brokerage division of the com.
mercial telegraphers union, It Is
practically certain that the men will
vote to strike.
s. j. Konenkamp, president of the
telegraphers union, declared today
that the broker men undoubtedly
would be called out If 1t was deemed
necessary to win the strike.
The contemplated action of the
broker men and the almost certain
prospect Of strike Of the In.erna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers on Monday are factors
counted cn strongly by the telegra-
piers in their fight against the tele-
graph companies.
Meanwhile the reports sent out by
officials of the We stern Union and
Postal companies declare that many
men who went out when the strike
began three days ago are returning
and that few additional employees
have gone out since the beginning
Of the strike. Both companies claim
to be operating very nearly on a nor
NAL basis
Heads Of the telegraphers union
claim that the strike is gaining head
way and that more men are Joining
the movement. President K0nen-
lamp's estimate today placed the
number CT men on strike at more
than 10000
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
FIVE MORE LADS
TAKE EXAMS FOR
SALTWATER Am.

Five more competitors for the
Saltwater A. and M. scholarships, en-
tered this morning and today are
taking the competitive examinatinos
the result of which will determine
the winner.
One scholarship valued at 500
will be awarded to the boy making
The highest grades in the examina
tions. The scholarship will be the
gift of the state. Following are the
five who entered as competitors for
the scholarship this morning:
Clarence Broadhurst, Willie Broad
hurst, Hubert Broadhurst, Jesse Dake
and Lora Dake, all of Tuttle. Exam
nations close today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
RAILROADERS
WILL HOOK UP
WITH LINDSAY

Manager Munson's Rock Island
Railroaders get into action on the
home diamond Sunday, when they
meet the Lindsay nine at University
Park.
Graham, the Lindsay ace. will op-
pose McVaney on the mound. Gra-
ham has been letting down Lindsay
opponents with two to three hits and
is said to be after the tag of the To-
cal lads The railroaders will use the
following lineup, says Manager Nun
son:
J. Kerce, catcher. McVaney, pitch
er; DeLatte, first base; Reed, second
base; G. Kerce, shortstop; Munson.
third base; Lille. left field; Boughers,
center field; Woodruff, right field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14

OF LABOR
GET BUSY


By United Press
Atlantic City, N j., June 1.-THE
radical leaders of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor today voiced their
determination to carry the floor OF
the convention in a fight for dras.
tic revision of what they term the
"aristocrat of labor unions"
They assert that they will attack
the present conservation and policies
of the federation administrators. AL
though Samuel Gompers, president of
the Organization and leaders of the
right wing have repeatedly asserted
that there is no trace of bolshevism
in the ranks of organized labor, fire.
quent broadsides against bolshevism
have been delivered.
The radicals deny that they are
reds, declaring that their policies
are Identical with the British labor
ties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
ROCK ISLAND
MEN TO LINE
UP IN DRIVE

Boy Scout Week campaign for as-
sociate members will be carried into
the coming week at the Rock Island.
Employees will line up W tn the Boy
Scouts on Monday. At 12:l0 Monday
noon. Rev. VIM. Denham, scout com
missioner, will make a 20 minutes
talk on the Boy Scout work at the
shops after which a committee Sc
lected from among the men viii give
all the chance to become associate
members
It is well known that the sympa-
thy of the shop men is with the boys
and the local. council believes that
the shops will maintain the same
standard in this campaign as they
have in all others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
DRILL ON
CAP ROCK
Is BELIEF

The Hawkeye company drilling on
the Prosperity lease in the north.
west northeact of $50 drilled yester.
day but did not get into the pay as
was expected. Yesterday evening
the report was received that they
were on a rock and had 27 feet of
open hole. They will set liner to-
day and drill through the rock. The
drillers believe that when they go
through the rock they will hit the
pay.
The DR. Van well, which is the
Expansion Oil and Gas company, is
shut down at the test in 1868.
They a fishing job. but drillers be-
lieve that they will come out of it
soon an dresume work.
Reports from the field this morn
ing stated that the Concrete Petro-
leum company was preparing to ce-
ment the casing. 1t will be at least
two weeks before the cement sets
and they are able to resume work,
it is expected. During this time,
they are billed to change from the
rotary to the standard tools with
which htey will drill in the well.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
NEB-OKLA HAS
TROUBLE WITH
SINGH PIPES

Reports at the offices of the
Neb-Okla Oil and Gas syndicate this
morning were that the company's
test in Cotton county. 1881, is
shut down with casing trouble. They
are 114O feet deep.
Their eight inch has parted, but a
casing spear arrived this morning
and they expect to have the trouble
eliminated soon. A drill stem, re-
paired in a local machine shop, was
shipped to the vel lthis morning
and officers of the company pre-
dict that they will be drilling again
in the very near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
LOCAL OUTFIT
WILL DRILL IN
WALTERS FIELD

That the Cement Oil
md Gas company, a local concern,
Is to drill in Cotton county, was the
statement made this morning by Of
Ulcers of the company.
A deal has been closed for drill
ng contract on 40 acres of the
Saslers farm, northwest northwest
2south-10 and work will start at
nee Contracts have been let for
me derrick and another rig viii be
itarted soon Both of these wells
will be offsets and the company
expects to rush development to the
init
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
EIectrIcIans Take Hand.

By United Press.
Springfield, Mass June l4.-Ap-
proximately $4,000 electrical work
ers employed by the telephone and
telegraph companies will quit work
at o'clock Monday morning unless
agreements are reached before that
time, Is the statement of th eintema.
tIonal secretary,
The men are demanding the right
to organize without the bringing OF
discrimination against them by the
companies They also demand that
discharged employees be returned to
work and that boards be appointed
to adjust matters between the compa-
mics and the men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
Refuse to Handle Commercial
Messages in 1900 Railroad
Offices; Companies Say
Move Immaterial.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
TO WALK OUT MONDAY
$4,000 Threaten Quit; Demand
Right to Organize Want Dis
charged Men Put Back to
Work by Companies.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
St Louis, Mo, June 1.-THE com
merclal telegraph business In 1900
railroad offices ceased this morning
in the United States and Canada
when the railroad operators moved
against the Western Union and Pos.
tai telegraph companies.
The railway mens fund OF nearly
$3,000000 will be put into the fight,
1t was announced this morning. This
telegraph companies declafcd this
morning that the business handled
by the railway operators lis lnconse.
quential
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
TO PROBE
P. @. COST

By United Press.
Washington, June 14.-Congress
displayed the intention to learn
something definite about the coun-
'ty's mali service.
A resolution inquiring into the re-
ported heavy losses of the parcel
post, was used as an entering wedge
with which to obtain information re-
garding the whole service. The hear
ing is scheduled to start Tuesday be-
fore the house postoffice committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14

Jimmie p. Smith. who has been in
the city visiting Ben Brooks, Jr.
left this morning for his home in
Ranger. Texas, making the trip over
land He was accompanied home by
Mr.. Brooks and his sister. Mrs. Fran
els Campbell, who will spend several
days in Ranger visiting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14
Crop Beaten Down by Hail Being
Harvested; Damage to Be Re-
duoed to Minimum, Says
County Agent.
FARMERS MAKE HAY"
WHILE WEATHER GOOD
Binders Running in All Parts of
County; Labor is Plentiful
and No Check In Harvest
ing Crop.

Seventylfive per cent of the huge
Grady county wheat loss which re-
suited from destructive hail storms
in this section several days ago, may
be regained by using the extension
guard on binders, j. W. Owens, coun-
ty farm agent said this afternoon.
The extension guard, Mr. Owens
says, is an acute-angled apparatus
used as an extension from the cycle
guard. This extension raises the
stalk Of wheat in such a manner that
it can easily and accurately be cut
by the cycle.
Success is Proven.
That the extension guard apparatus
viii save thousands of dollars to Gra-
dy farmers is evidenced by try4outs
given the implement by several Gra-
dy wheat growers. On the Hurley
Sullivan 600acre wheat field near
Amber, Dave Hybarger used the ex-
tension guard successfully. The
Hurley-Sulivan wheat had been beat
en- TO the ground by destructive
nail storm week ago The owners
of the wheat had abandened hopes
of 1pirg ven an ere Of iAg grain
On recommendation by County
Agent Owens, Mr.. Hybarger consent
ed to give the extension guard a
trial in the field and it was ascer-
tanned that the apparatus is a sue
cess. Mr. Hurley yesterday after
noon stated that Mr. Hybargers har-
vesting crew would save from seven
ty-five to eiglhty-five per cent of the
crop which, four days ago, had been
given up as a total loss.
Many Being Used.
Many Of the extension guards are
being used in the hail-ridden wheat
belts of the county, according to
Agent Owens In the northeast sec
tion of the county near Pocasset
Amber, Sooner and Tuttle, where
two hail storms resulted in an esti-
mated loss of 100000, the farmers
are using the guards and are regain
ing three-fourths of the estimated
loss. Any Blacksmith, Mr. Owens
says, can make the extension guards
County Harvesting Wheat.
Wheat heryet is now in full
swing over the entire county. states
Mr., Owens. In practically every
wheat field in the county is seen
crew of harvesters. Weather condi-
tions this weekend have been favor
able and the wheat growers havel
teen making hay while the sun
shines"
Contrary to the opinions of many
several weeks ago, Grady county's
wheat harvest is not being held up
by a shortage Of harvesting machin-
cry I'VE have received no reports
of a shortage of binders or materi-
ais asserted Mr.. Owens this morn
ing. Everything seems to be CLING
on in grand shape"
Labor Plentiful.
According to Chas. E. Day, in
charge of the federalstate employ
ment bureau here, there is no labor
shortage in the county. He said:
81 have managed to satisfy every
demand for labor. A large number
of men are put on jobs daily.
Every man who wants a job in
the harvest, can get same by calling
at the employment offices, second
loor of the Chickasha National bank
building"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-14

Lyle Cunningham clerk in the Ea-
gle Mercantile company's shoe de-
partment. expects to spend the
weekend visiting friends and rela-
tives in FL Reno.