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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-11-22

The Spokane railroad machinists'
union, with a membership said to num-
Der 300, have voted to strike unless
recent wage demands of 80 cents
an hour are granted in the present
conference of railroad craftsmen with
Director General Hines.
DOMESTIC.
Through their representatives 60O,-
900 American farmers and their wives
at the session of the Grange at Grand
Rapids Mich, declined an alliance
with union labor.
Harry Williams, playing end on the
Galesburg, ILL.,, high school football
team, suffered a broken neck in a
game with Peoria Manual high Sat
urday.
A negro, one Of four said to have
robbed a former soldier, was lynched
at Moberly, Mo-, by a mob of 100
masked men.
Unless the coal strike is settled and
miners go back to work within the next
ten days, the country will be face to
face with the most serious fuel short
age in its history, it is predicted by
members of the central western re-
gional coal committee.
A "luck stone" carried by John Mi
hok, a Russian laborer, for the past
twenty years, has turned out to be a
pigeon blood ruby, the largest of its
kind in the world, weighing "a karats
and valued at more than 100000, says
an Omaha dispatch.
Miss Margaret L. Smith, Republican
from the Nineteenth assembly district
New York City, running on platform
of America first, last and all the
time" was swept into seat in the
New York state assembly by a big
majority.
The storm that for three days
whipped the waters of Lake Superior
into an almost unnavigable sea, sent
to destruction ut least one ore carrier
and caused fears for the safety of two
others.
Suspected criminals in Alameda
county, California, will be taken on
perilous flights in order TO obtain
confessions from them, said Sheriff
Frank Barnet in explaining the APP
pointment of four men On an aerial
patrol for the county.
Machinery for industrial justice which
would prevent the interruption of ser
vices essential to the community was
advocated by Charles f. Hughes in an
address at Pittsburg on 1.-The antidote
for Bolshevism,' at the Worlds Christ
ian Citizenship conference.
An average increase of 40 per cent
In the salaries of Methodist ministers
throughout the country to meet the
mounting cost of living and establish
ment of minimum salaries" is an
nounced by the centenary conservation
committee of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
An unmasked bandit entered the
Trinity County bank at Weaverville,
| Cal, locked the cashier in vault and
departed with between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Following the entry of decree in
the United States court enjoining fed
eral officers from enforcing the war
prohibition law, saloons in Providence,
II. l., began at once the sale of per
cent beer.
A national labor ticket for the COM
| Ing presidential election will be NOM
mated in Chicago by convention that
will meet November %. John Fitz-
patrick, president of the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, has announced.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-11-22

All happiness is in the mind.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
FREE FAIR
FOR STOCK
OF COUNTY
All Glasses May Be ShowA; No
Discrimination Meant When
Herefolds Left Out
Hybarger,

That there was no intention to dis
A-Aaaliaate against the Hereford freed
ers of Grady county because they
wero left out of the Free Fair cata.
louge, was the statement of D. c.
Hybarger, president Of the Grady
County Free Fair this morning.
THE Hereford class was left out of
the Free Fair catalogue, but we had
no intention to discriminate" said
Mr. Hybarger this morning. "Il was
purely an oversight and | under
stand it has caused some hard feel
ings among the breeders of this class
of stock in Grady county. j w. Kay
ser secretary made up the booklet
largely from last years book Mr.
Kayser is not here, but | Will take
the responsibility of saying for him
that he simply overlooked the Here.
ford class.
I'VE want the Hereford breeders
to exhibit their stock at the fair, and
we assure them that they will have
fair and impartial treatment We
want everyone who owns fine stock
to get into the running The moro
the merrier and the purpose of The
fair is to show a complete list of
Grady county stock, regardless of
breed. TO that end the fair will be
carried out"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
Princess Pat Survivor to
Tell Story Of Ho1U Outfit
from CanadaStoppedHuns

it, he replied I'VE buried our faces
in the mud. put clothes or anything
over our faces. was shot seven
times"
Private Lingwood's joints are much
like the Tin Woodman in The wiz.
ard of o." He has silver plates in
his knees instead of the hinges used
by the Woodman who had to oil them
frequently AT that, Lingwood might
get along better if he could oil his
manufactured joints, for they creak
when he walks
Lingwood carries credentials in.
cluding a photograph of a discharge,
showing that the joined the Canadian
army in 1914 After the Germans
had taken two or three bitches at
shooting and gassng him up the
British army officials invalided him
home and he has been appearing in
vaudeville act, "Over the Top"
AT the present time he is travelling
with the Dubinsh show, but does not
appear with the troupe. He has lee
tured before various organizations
from Los Angeles to Houston and on
Continued on page 81
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

TAKE MEN
OF CADDO

VIM Daggs and son were brought
to Chickasha yesterday afternoon
from their home northwest of MincO,
in Caddo county by federal and coun.
ty officers, and were taken to Okla
homa City last night, where they will
be called upon to answer to charges
Of manufacturing intoxicating liquor
With them were taken samples Of
liquid, said by the federal men to be
peach brandy. In the raid several
gallons of the fluid, together with a
quantity of sour mash were dc
stroyed by the officers, they state.
Those making tho raid were Jim
Brown and s. e. Weiss, revenue ofli-
GERS, W. A. Worley, deputy United
States marshal, and Matt Sankey.
sheriff of Grady county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
IN FAVOR
NATIONAL
RAILROADS
Gompers Wants Railways Nation
allied; Workers Must Have
Voice in Management, He
Declares.
.Copyright BY United Press.

Copyright by United Press)
Paris, August 49,. Sampel NJ. Com
pers, president of the American Fed.
GRAFTON of labor, in an interview here
today, declared in favor of the ma.
tionalizafion OF American railways.
The American railway workers In.
tend not only to compel the govern.
ment to take over the railroads but
they will also demand that labor be
granted an equal voice in railroad
administration Mr. Gompers assert
ed.
The railways must be brought un.
der the control of the government
and laborers technical experts, the
labor chief said, adding that the
present time labor has no real voice
in the management of the roads.
The governments failure in hand
ling the roads during the war was
due to its methods as we'll as to ab
normal conditions, Mr.. Gompers be.
lieves. 1T cannot be expected that
man like W G. McAdoo, without
the slightest knowledge of railroad
ing, would be able to handle the sit
uation even in peace times, said he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

I'VE told them that if they ever
took the Princess Pats off the Ypres
salient, the Germans would break
through to the sea. They didn't take
us away from that sector and the
Germans didn't break through"
So said Private Jack Lingwood,
who is in Chickasha this week. He
is one of only nine survivors Of the
original 1000 Princess Pats who
faced German gas the first time it
was used on the western front, May
g. 1915 and who was one of only 15O
of the famous Canadian regiment
alive after the four. day battle with
the Huns, few miles east of
Ypres, known as "the City of the
Dead"
only l50 of the original Princess
Pats got out of that battle alive, and
every one of them had five or more
Wounds said Private Lingwood. "We
iidn't know what that gas was when
{ hit us We were shot up and gassed
out they didn't break through
What did you do when the gas
lt you?' he was asked.
"About all we could do was take
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
Big Banker Reviews World Situa.
ton; Declares High Prices
Due to Destruction by
Great War.
SAYS LABOR is HARD
HIT NOW BY HI-COSTA
Predicts Prices Take Tumble
With Wages Holding Up;
Shortage Necessities Cause
of Trouble.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York. Aug. 13.-James still.
man, president of the National City
bank of New York in an interview
given out here today, analyzed the
present economic crisis, emphasizing
the following points:
The world is short Of the com.
mon necessities OF life That is Z q
first situation to be dealt with. The
high cost of living is the result Of
the destruction caused by war, which
makes a shortage of necessities.
Wage earners will come out Of
the present economic situation the
gamers Labor may lose now, ow.
ing to high prices but will gain
when prices drop. for the reason
that wages will not recede in the
same ratio as the cost of living
The present railroad questions
are not to be considered as a dis.
pute between employers and labor
as matter of national policy. Rail
road men havf been mislead by mis-
informed, dist tied, statements and
half truths. Railroad investments
az class are certainly as clean as
any other investment The public
has received full value for the mon
ey paid to the roads and has been
given the best service in the world. ="
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
OPERATORS IN
FIELD PROCEED

A quiet week has followed the SEN
sation of last week in the field when
two wells we're brought in. but de
spite the quiet tenure development
is going steadily forward with the
prospects for the next well pointing
to the Gorton No 2, Wade farm in
the southeast southwest of $50.
At this well, the cement is set
they have moved in the standard
tools to drill in and are now clean.
ing out preparatory to starting the
standardized drill The cement is set
at 2,22O.
Rotary Tools in Concrete.
A string of rotary tools has been
moved back into the southeast south
east of 2-59 and they will drill by
the fishing job. When this job is
complete, the rotary tools will be
moved to the Gala Belle No. 2, Sur
beck farm, southwest southwest of 3
SO and offsetting the Mckinney
gasser.
On the Lackey farm in the north
east northwest Of 1862. the Betty
G, No / is drilling at 1900 feet
Tobacco Users Oil company on
the McKenna farm in the northwest
northwest southeast of 1859 is drill.
ing at $40 feet
In the extreme southeastern corner
of the field, the Mckay Oil company,
Shook farm in the southwest south
west of 1858 is shut down at 1910
feet, waiting on wire line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
Probe Proceeds in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Aug t5,--That in
vestigation of high prices and hoard
ing in Oklahoma has been carried on
for several days and will be continued
with renewed vigor by James Find.
lay, head of the bureau of investiga
tion, and that prosecution Of violators
of existing laws will be begun as soon
as evidence can be gathered, was the
statement made yesterday by John
A. Fain. United States district at
torney
Fain returned from Washington
last Monday and while in that city
heard President Wilson read his spe-
cial message to congress. He said
yesterday there were sufficient laws
with which to conduct prosecutions
but that he believed it was generally
understood further Legislation would
be necessary.
When asked yesterday if he be.
lieved boarding was going on in the
state 20 a large degree. Fain said ne
could not say until he had heard re-
ports from the Investigation work
Findlay is out of town today eve
all know there is something wrong"
Fain said
Fain's office has been instructed to
give precedence to work against the
high cost of living, which means that
probably more than a dozen men in
this city and a great many more in
cities and counties through the state
viii cooperate in the fight,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
National GAardsn1en Haze
Wrangle Over Every Issue
AS Prepare GoInto Camp

Hey you bum you're not putting
that pack up right
who said I'm not?"
q did"
Well, you don't look like no
West Pointer to me"
II didn't say was West Point
er, but I've got sense enough to
know that your poncho has got to
go next to the shelter half in the
pack"
q "Wot the devil is a poncho?"
Hey, Top, this bird wants to
know what is a poncho"
Foolish, poncho's thing you
keep in your mess kit to fry your
tenderloin steak on. Here it is, put
it in your pack"
oh, know, it's a rain coat. Say,
that looks more like circus tent
than a rain coat How the Sam
Hill you goin to get all this junk
in one pack?"
Yes, and then after you get it in
a pack, hown'ell you goin' to carry
it?"
They have pack mules to dol
that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

Sure they do, aud you're one o
en-"
Who. me?"
Nav, that tall gink what's tryin
to find a pair of leggin's thatgl
come above his ankles"
That's a sample of the chatter
that was being dispensed this'morn-
ing at the armory by themembers
of Company A, oklahoma National
Guard, as they were drawing their
equipment to mobilize at Camp Mel
ton for the O. N. G. encampment at
Ft. Sill
Over by the store room, it was
breaking out in new place
a tell you | want a pair of No.
rs"
Listen, you take these No. 9's
and put them on before lose my
temper and ,whang you over the
bean with bayonet."
1t was the supply sergeant talk
ing"
But | only wear a No. G"
you mean you have been cooping
your No feet into pair of No. 6
Continued on page 81
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
By United Press.

BY United Press
Washington. Aug 13-Pitiless pub
licity will be employed by the gov
ernment to force the food 'hoarders to
disgorgo, according to Information
here todya
Attorney General Palmer plans to
make public the names OF the hold
ers of big sticks Of food In storage.
The department of Justice proposes to
carry its Investigations into every
county in tho United States
An appropriation Of 100000 for in
vestigation Of the increased cost of
living by the federal trade commits
sion was asked of congress today by
Acting Chairman Murdock of the com
mission in a letter to Speaker Gilletb
Funds for the commission already au-
thorized are insufficient to conduct
the proposed inquiries, the letter
said
treasury secret service operatives
would be used in the campaign
against food hoarders and profiteers.
if congress heeds the request made
by Secretary Glass, that $l75,0O0 be
provided for the purpose.
Hoardng selling at unreasonable
profits, creating monopolies and re-
stricting the supply of food, fuel, feed
or wearing APPAREL would be punished
by fine of $4,000 or five years i'm
prisonment under bill introduced
today by Representative Gard, demo.
crat, Ohio
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
Palmer Proposes to Go After the
Food Hoarders by Turning
Light; Will Publish Names
of Offenders. t
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS
ACTIVE IN OKLAHOMA
Bureau of Investigation Inquiring
Into Violations of Law; Cost
of Living Problem Given ],
Precedence.
BY United Press

by. OullCu fIeSS.
Washington, Aug 13-Reduced
prices on thirteen food products on
sale by the army were announced
by the war department today. The
reductions were said to be caused by
retailers who tried to meet the army
prices. 1t is understood that further
reductions will be made.
The extension of the food control
acts, to cover clothing and other nee
essities and additional penalties for
profiteering were asked by Attorney
General Palmer in letter to Sen
ator Gronna, of the senate agricul
tural committee. Mr. Palmer ex-
planned that these amendments would
be extremely helpful in the effort to
reduce the cost Of living.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
AcGlE SCHOOL MEN
TO FARM M GRADY

Herschal and Joe Goltry, farmers
from Love county near Marietta,
were in Chickasha today on business
enroute to Amber where they will
begin farming on an extensive sea-
on 1900 acres which lies between
Amber and Tuttle and which their
father, s. r Goltry of Enid purchas
ed early in the summer for 1000
The Goltry brothers are both scien-
tific farmers, having graduated from
the A. and NJ. college at Saltwater
and having put their education into
immediate practice. The Amber land
will be farmed with the latest meth
ods and machinery and tractors will
be used wherever it is possible to
do so.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
Viscount Grey Coming,

By United Press.
London Aug. lS.-Bonar Law, an
nounced today that Viscount Gray
has accepted mission to Washington
in connection with the peace nego-
tiations, pending his appointment next
year as British ambassador to
America
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

LEAVES FOR
SALT LAKE
By United Press

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 13.-Governor
Robertson planned to leave today
for Salt Lake City where he will
attend the conference Of governors,
opening August l6.
On the eve of his departure the
governor stated that he planned to
call a meeting of governors of
southwestern states to precede the
general conference.
Plans and actions against profit
eering will probably be the chief sub
ject for discussion at the conference
of governors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
CoLoRED INFANTRY FULL

Instructions are being issued d.
recting the discontinuance Of enlist.
ment for colorod infantry The rea-
son given for this action is that the
number Of authorized enlistments of
colOred men has already been ex.
ceeded. The excss will be removed
within the next few months by dis
charge and furlough to the reserve
of those entitled thereto. army men
state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
CARMEN GO
ON STRIKE
By United Press.

By United Press.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 13.-Seyen
hundred street railway conductors
and motormen went out on a strike
today, paraly5ing the city's transpor
tation system
The carmen demand back pay
amounting to 100000. They were
recently granted wage increases.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

sary to publish facts that might be
injurious to the town.
When the investigation is CON-
pleted I shall make a full statement
of the true conditions and from
which the people can determine for
themselves whether or not they have
received fair treatment at the hands
of the merchants"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
THREAT OF
HITCHCOCK
EFFECTIVE
Senate Committee is Stirred to
Expedite Consideration Of
Peace Treaty; Viscount
Coming to America.

BY United Press.
Washington, Aug tS-Senator
Hitchcock's threat that the peace
treaty vii lbe taken from the com
mittee and ratified unless the com.
mitteo reports soon has caused the
committee to hasten consideration of
the treaty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
soI for Washlnaton Post.

by United Press.
Berlin, Aug 15.-Former Foreign
Secretary Solf is mentioned for the
post of German ambassador to the
United States
Or Solf was member of the Eb-
ert cabinet He is liberal leader
but is strongly opposed to Bolshey-
ism He is leading pacifist
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
Veto Bill Again.

BY United Press
Washington, Aug. t3.-l 1t is learned
that the president will again veto the
bill repeating daylight saving.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
JEWS SEEK
PERMIT TO
EMJCRATE
Forty Thousand Poles Would
Come to America; Bolshevists
Capture Riga Solf for
Ambassador to U. s.

BY United Press.
Warsaw, Aug 1S,-Forty thousand
Polish Jews are seeking permission
to migrate to America, 1t is learned
here. Wholesale emigrations from
central Europe to the United statc9
is expected to begin soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
JUDGE JONES m RACE
FOR PLACE IN CONGRESS-

Judge Cham Jones of Wauri-
ka, was visitor in Chickasha !
and be has made known his I
purpose to enter the race for
the seat in congress now held :
by Scott Ferris 81 have def. :
nitely decided to be candi. :
date and in due time shall !,
launch my campaign" said he. :
Judge Jones is well known .
in Chickasha. having frequent :
ly held court here by assign :
ment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

By United Press.
Berlin, Aug. 1S.-A Russian news.
paper at Prague published report
today saying the Bolsheviki captured
Riga. The Lettish premier fled to
Mitcaf, 1t was stated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
AMERICAN SHIP SINKING
By United Press

BY United Press
London, Aug. 13.-The Amer
ican steamship Englewood
wirelessed from off Black
Deep that she is sinking and
asked Lloyd's for help, a dis
patch from Dover said today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13
DOCTORS UNION NEXT
By United Perss.

By United Perss.
New York, Aug. 13.-Labor
Organizer Brayne stated today
that he had been asked to or
ganize a physicians union to
affiliate with Che American
, Federation OF Labor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-13

All the latest news by
wire every day from
the u. p. Association
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-11-08
that condition is righted.

that condition is righted.
 Many hunters have visited us from all parts of the states this seeson. and have returnel to tell others of the wonderful hunting this country has to off CT. Also of another discovery they made that they could outfit right here just as completely < reasonably as anywhere in tn e states.
 As for ours dyes, we have in- stalled T new press and other machinery, have secure 9 reg ular telegraphic service from Che states, and altogether are in the best shape to give service The printers strike hasn't both cred this office; the arrears in wages we expect to make up and with interest when Mccarthy gets it's share nf hn new era of prosperity whic ! iS co.nio g,
 Then, too, McCartAy and it's district will realize those dreams of better trail and bridges, ,eas- CT transportation and the open ing up of valuable territory now inaccessible.
 That tn SC Ill come soon we earnestly wish and COT tinual!y work fer.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-11-08
PAST PRE- SENT AND
 FUTURE

The Mccarthy Weekly News starts upon the third year of it's publication With this issue, and takes this opportunity Q thank it's subscribers and advert isers for their support and en- couragement through the past year.
 The columns Of a country news paper give a record of the pro- gross and happenings of the district it represents, and glanc ing through our files for the last twelve months we find that Mccarthy has met many revers es and suffered some nard hits in that time, but is still in the game and we'll to the front.
 Lhe high cost of living has put the prospectOr out of busi- ness for the present, but he has by no means quit, most of them have "accepted positions and are putting aside grub. stake against the time when prices adjust themselves to the pocket book.
 The closing of the Mother Lode camps last summer affect ed Mccarthy considerably, but now that under the Mother Lode Coalition Mines Co the mines are running to fullest capacity,