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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
ANZAC SOLDIER
To APPEAR At
0. c. W. TONIGHT
Tom skeyhlll Who Holds Record Of
Raising a Million Dollars a Min
ute on Liberty Loan to Tell
Of World War.

Tonight at the Oklahoma College
for Women, Tom Skeyhlll, soldier,
speaker and poet, will give a pic
ture on the war, as one of the num-
bers on the college lyceum course
Skeyhill went from his home in
Australia to the battle fields of Eu-
rope with the Sth Australian infant
ry battalion, Amaze division. He was
twice severely wounded and was in
valided home, totally blind His
sight, however, was restored by
American physicians.
Later Skeyhill participated in va
rious Liberty loan campaigns in the
United States. New York society
paid one dollar a minute to hear
him on the night of October s. 1918,
when at what the New York Tribune
termed the greatest demonstration
in the history OF any war loan in
any nation" ne slngle-handed raised
the unprecedented sum OF $23750,000
in % minutes.
AS a soldier he has had more hair
breadth escapes than the widest
character of fiction. AS a poet, he
is said to rank among the best of
the younger school He has spoken
on the same platform with President
Wilson, the late Theodore Roosevelt
ex.President William Howard Taft
Secretary Of War Baker, Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels and many others
of high rank.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
OPEN WORK HERE
WITH GRE VI BUSY
ON LUCILLE ROAD
Stretch of Highway Being Put In
Good Shape; To Follow Up Grad
ing With New Tool Purchased
BY Commissioners.

They're not exactly waiting for the
arrival of the state convict road gang
before starting on the good road pro.
gram in Grady county.
BY tonight, travellers over the road
between Chickasha and Lucille will
negotiate the distance with far great
er ease than at any time within the
past six months, Also the vocabu-
larry of cuss words will not be nee.
essarily as large.
Two big graders are being used on
the road. Work was started at the
viaduct east of Chickasha and has
been pushed as rapidly as possible.
A tractor is the motive power for
one grader and three teams of mules
pulls the other One grader belongs
to the county and the other was loan
ed for the work by the city Dave
Hill, Dave Hybarger and Boone Bal
ley are doing the work.
w ISu NuC 3 lduAiib Nplh IL AbHtpitl
ed, the dragging and leveling pro
cess will start This is to be done
with a new road tool that has been
purchased by the county commission
ers and which should arrive tomor
row. 1t is called a palmer"
The advantage of this tool, as ex
planned by road builders, is that it
takes the place of several drags
That is, it does at one trip over the
road what several trips with a com
mon drag would do. Road boosters
of the county are advocating that
the palmer be kept busy every
day. 1t is pointed out that with one
of the big trucks loaned to the coun-
ty by the state, a vast amount Of
road dragging can be accomplished
with one palmer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
ALEX TEST WELL
SHUT DOWN SAYS
DRILLER ON JOB

That the Alex test of the Unity
Oil company is shut down after hav-
ing drilled IS feet following the com
pletion of a long fishing job, was
the statement of Joe Hoteling.
driller on the well who was in
Chickasha today to meet Arthur
Chapman, manager of the Unity
company, who was expected here
today from Kansas City.
Mr.. Hotaling had nothing definite
TO give out, but referring to opera
lions stated that the sand is hard
drilling" Whether he referred to
a pay sand was not learned He
had nothing to say about the report
that considerable gas had been struck
at the well.
According to Mr.. Hotaling's state
ment, the well should be 1928 feet
deep. Drilling was stopped nearly
two years ago at 25lO feet when the
company completed 23OO foot con
tract.
All Of which leaves the Alex test
as much Of a question mark as ever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
WASHITA VALLEY
BUTTER WILL BE
ON MARKET SOON

Monday morning a new brand of
butter will make its bow to the pub
lie, and it will be a Chickasha pro
duct.
This was made known this morn
ing with the announcement that the
Chickasha Bottling and Creamery
company will start the manufacture
of butter Monday morning. The pro-
duct will be marketed under the
trade name of "washita Valley" but
ter.
All the necessary machinery has
arrived at the plant, located on Choc-
taw avenue and will be in place by
tonight The management announc-
ed this morning that the plant will
be in the market for cream tomor-
row. Farmers over this entire sec
tion of Oklahoma have been waiting
for the announcement that the Chick
ahsa plant is ready for operation.
The top market price is to be paid
for cream and it is pointed out that
it will afford a new market for farm
products Of Grady.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
viii Again Seek Ratification Of Peace
Treaty and Make Effort TO End
Activities Of Bolsheviki In
America.
CONTEST MAY BE CARRIED
TO ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR
Mess ses to Congress and Industrial
Commission To Be Supreme Ef-
forts; Germany Says Small
Nations viii Quit League.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Nov. President
Wilson will, within ten days, make
A supreme effort to end the activi-
ties of the Bolsheviki in America
and make the United States a mem
Der of the League of Nations.
1t is understood that the president
is working ON two state documents
which he intends to make the most
compelling of his administration.
One of the documents will be his
annual message to congress, and
the other will be his message to the
new industrial commission which
will probably convene the same day
that congress meets.
1t is said that President Wilson is
preparing to make strong appeal
to the senate to ratify the treaty.
If this appeal fails he is ready to
see the fight carried into the 1920
elections in which he will not par
ticipate further than to urge Amer
lean membership in the league.
The president has no intention, it
was learned, OF accepting the senate's
action in voting down the Lodge
resolution as final disposition of
the treaty.
He is unable to understand, it was
said, how the senate majority ever
could have persuaded itself that the
defeat Of the Lodge resolution would
end the matter
The Lodge plan to declare peace
with Germany by a concurrent reso-
luton is regarded by the administra-
ton as improcticable.
In the first place, some constitu-
eional lawyers hold that such a reso.
luton would have the approval of
the president before it could be-
come effective. The president is un-
derstood to be not disposed to sign
any such resolution. The second
place if peace with Germany were
brought about in that way new
treaty would have to be negotiated
with Germany to cover hundreds of
matters of vital Importance to both
countries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Three Cars Fuel Lasts As Long AS
Proverbial celIuloid Dog After
Asbestos Cat AS Orders
Swamp Dealers.
DEALERS STATE NOT
POSSIBLE TO GET WOOD
Would Handle This Class of Fuel If
obtainable; Some Burn cobs;
Little Additional Coal Expected
BY Local Firms.

The coal situation in Chlckaeha
was slightly relieved yesterday when
three cars which Tad been in transit
fo' several days were ualoaded
These shipments, totaling l49 tons
were distributed yesterday and to.
day
j. II Freeman q Son 4lS Choc.
taw avenue, received one Of the cars
containing 40 tons The Chickasha
Ice and Cold Storage company re-
ceived two cars totaling 100 tons. Or
ders for the 40 tons had already been
received by Freeman & Son and the
100 tons were sold yesterday by the
Chickasha Ice and Cold Storage com
pany.
Browne Lumber com
pany, Davidson-Case Lumber com
pany, Chickasha Milling company.
and l.. M. Chase reported that they
had no coal on hand, none in tran
sit and no promises of delivery from
miners or wholesale dealers
o. l.. Bingham, maneger, stated
yesterday afternoon that the Chick
asha Ice and Cold Storage company
had two cars in transit These ship.
ments are expected some time in the
very near future, and the coal will be
sold Immediately upon its being un-
loaded.
Mr.. Freeman of ]. II. Freeman &
Son stated that he had no copl in
transit
That no wood is being offered for
sale in Chickasha was the statement
of coal dealers yesterday. 1--WE would
handle wood if we could get it, said
one manager. "As far as we can
learn there is none being offered for
SADIE"
The Chickasha Milling company Is
swamped with orders for cobs, it was
stated yesterday afternoon. We are
able to fill only a small amount of
the orders" the company reported
yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Teachers Plan to
Meet in Capital
On November 28th

The Central Oklahoma Educational
association will held its annual meet
ing in Oklahoma City. Friday, Novem-
Der 2S, according to a letetr just re-
ceived by County Superintendent
Shepard from A S Faulkner Nor
man. president of the association.
tend; he will also urge all teachers
in the county to attend the meeting.
Superintendent Shepard will at
Two thousand teachers from Oklaho-
ma. Logan. Kay, Noble. Payne, Paw
nee. Lincoln, Creek. Canadian, King
fisher, Hardy. Cleveland, Stephens
and jefferson counties are expected
10 attend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
DELUGE OF REFUGEES
NOW THREATENS POLAND
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Warsaw, Nov. 21-Twenty ynine
Poles who have just completed a pill
grimage of many months from the
heart of Siberia to the newly-redeem-
ed city of Minsk, have brought the
news that at least 100000 men taken
prisoner by the Austrians, are wait
ing in Siberia for an opportune mo-
ment to return to Poland.
According to the newly-returned
refugees who were themselves Aus
trian prisoners of war. western 81
IBERIA is full of homeless men claim
ing Polish nationality. Several among
them placed the number as high as
500, 900 The problem created in Po-
land by the returning prisoners and
refugees is already acute. the govern
ment being forced to rely heavily on
Red Cross help to feed and clothe
them. Should the number Of refu-
gees still Ito return be in keeping
with the estimate brought by the
new arrivals, it will mean an enor-
nous additional burden
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
WAY ASK SURVEY
Of SUPPLIES IN
CASE EMERGENCY
Prepares to Extend Relief Work
In Connection With Possible
Disaster.

The Grady county chapter of the
Red Cross may shortly be requested,
ii was announced today from South
western Division Headquarters of the
Red Cross at St Louis, to make a
survey OF the immediate community
from the point of view of supplies
and personnel available in case of
disaster.
AS a part of its national program
of disaster preparedness, the Red
Cross is establishing mobile disaster
relief units at strategic points
throughout the nation. Such units
are made up with etsndard supplies,
securely packed, labeled and arrang-
ed for quick shipment by truck or
train.
In demoblizing its warehouses, the
American Red Cross is reserving
equipment that would be valuable
for use in disaster relief The emer-
geucy units will usuhly be designed
to shelter and feed 100 refugees and
will serve for the immediate emer-
gency until the larger machinery can
be put in motion.
Emergency units that have already
been equipped contain approximately
the Following articles. 25 tents;
pyramidal style; % oil stoves; 20
lanterns, 100 cots with sheets and
pillows; medical and hospital sup
plies for one hundred patients; l
field kitchen; 25 pairs hip boots; %
rain coats; 25O blankets; $50 paja-
mas; 250 hospital robes; 100 suits
of underwear; 100 towels; 100 sweat
ers; 90 Red Cross brassards; 500
disaster forms record.
In the thirty-eight years since the
American Red Corss was first organ
lied in the District of Columbia in
1881, including the period up ITO June
30, 1919, the end of the last seal
year, it has participated in 180 disas-
ter relief operations at home and
abroad and expended Or directed the
expenditure of approximately twelve
and a half millions of dollars in this
kind of humanitarian activity alone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
WithdrdIUS Plea of
Guilty to Charge
of TOting Weapon

Byron Rhea, in county court yes
terday afternoon, withdrew his plea
Of guilty and entered a plea of not
guilty to the charge of carrying a
deadly weapon with intent to injure
his fellow man.
The information against Rhea was
filed yesterday by William Stacey,
county attorney W. l.. Rhea, father
of the defendant, was the complain
ing witness. The defendant made
bond yesterday afternoon for his ap-
pearance in county court Saturday,
December 9Th.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
PORCH sPooNlNG DOOMED
IN COLLEGE TOWN
BY United Press.

Baldwin, Kan, Nov. 21-Porch
spooning in this college town SEEM
ed doomed today-or rather tonight
Baker university cO-eds had nothing
to say on the subject this morning
except to predict a new council will
be seated at the next election.
The trouble started when city coun-
cilmen voted AYE" on a plan to fur
nish free electricity to residents for
porch lights provided the property
owners allowed the light to burn
all night every night. The resident
is to stand the expense of wiring.
The city fathers adopted the plan
with the idea of making every Bald
win a street a white way" Indica-
tions today are that residents have
generally taken with favor the slo-
gan, "a light for every porch"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Miners Decide to Recede from De.
mands of 60 Per Cent Increase In
Wages; Frame Counter Pro
posa for Owners
UNION SAYS OPERATORS
PROPOSITION INADEQUATE
Industries Closing AS Result Of Fuel
shortage; Some Conserve Coal
While Others Report Good
Supply On Hand.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Nov. 2l-The coal
operators and miners chiefs may
reach an agreement here today or
tomorrow.
The miners have decided to re-
cede from their demand for a sixty
per cent increase in wages, accord,
ing to Secretary Green of the United
Nine Workers of America.
u suppose we shall have to submit
a counter proposal to the one made
by the operators yesterday and it
win be the irreducible minimum
that we will accept" said Mr. Green.
The prC. 7al of he operators was
rejected as entirely inadequate" 1t
included an offer of fifteen cents
per ton more for both machine pow
er and pick miners who are now re-
ceiving from seventy-two to eighty
four cents per ton.
The operators proposal also in
cluded an advance of twenty per cent
for the two hundred and fifty thous-
and miners who are employed by the
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Walker People Doing Much Toward
Erection of Plant Here Material
That Has Checked Operations
Expected Tomorrow.
START CONCRETE WORK
ON RESERVE TANK SOON
Lubricating Oil Department Included
In Plans; To Be Complete Re.
finery When Running at 1000
Barrels Capacity

Preliminary work on the plant of
the Walker refinery Is progressing
as rapidly as the weather win per
init and E. White, constructing engi-
neer, stated today that with the ar
rival of material the first of next
week parts of the plant Will begin
to take form.
Some OF the machinery necessary
to construction is here The con-
crete mixer is on the ground and
ready to stant operations. The en-
gne for the machine shops Is here
and viii be set in place in the next
day or two. Mr., White stated this
morning that practically all the work
on the plant will be done by ma
chnery. All tankage will be con
structed with the plants own COM
pressed air outfit, all concrets will
be mixed by machinery, and all pipe
and threads will be cut with machin-
cry.
The excavation work on the big
water storage tank is about 65 per
cent completed This tank is 100
feet square and ten feet daap. When
complete 1t will hold more than a
million gallons of water, The first
runs of concrete for the tank will
start Monday.
Twelve cars of material are in
transit and are expected to arrive
in the city tomorrow. They are five
cars Of brick, four cars Of chat and
three cars of sand With this ma
terial delivered to the plant site,
work viii be rushed
Plans for the company now include
not only a gasoline and kerosine re-
finery, but a section for the manu-.
facture of lubrcating oil as well.
This division of The plant will come
later however. Mr. White explain
ed. He stated that the first units
CT the "skimmng plant" will be com
pleted as rapidly as possible. That
is, the equipment necessary to han
de the first 1000 barrels of crude
daily will be rushed to completion
and started in operation. Work will
then start on the equipment neces-
sary to handle the second thousand
barrels of crude and SO on until tae
full capacity Of 1000 barrels daily
will be completed.
When the plant is running at full
capacity of 1000 barrels of crude a
day, the equipment necessary to
make ubricating oils ana greases
will then be installed. This, Mr..
White point out, will make much
larger and more expensive plant than
was at first planned The plant with
the addition Of the department to
handle the manufacture Of lubricants
will be a third bigger than the com
pleted 1000 barrels capacity for gaso-
line and kerosine.
The constructing engineer pointed
out that the fuel OIL left from the
extraction Of kerosne and gasoline
from the crude is the product used
in the manufacture Of lubricants and
he added that fully as much as 1000
barrels of crude daily had to be han
died before the expenditure of mon
ey necessary to establish the lubri-
eating oil department was justified.
The refinery when completed will
rank as one of the best in the en-
tire state, Mr.. White declares.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Springfield Not Worried.

By United Press.
Springfield, His, Nov. 21.-This vi
cnity has never considered that the
strike will last long enough to ex-
haust its coal supply.
No steps have been taken toward
conservation. The citizens continue
10 use coal as though they believe
the strike will end tomorrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Industries Closing.

ny OHlleu FTeSS.
Oklahoma City, Nov. 21.-Schools,
cotton gins, factories and public
lighting and heating plants in vari-
Gus portions of the state are closing
because of the fuel shortage, accord
ing to reports reaching here today.
The local coal dealers are pessim-
istie In the southern and western
sections of the state the suffering
is worse.
1t will be only a few days before
the whole state win be in the grip
of the fuel famine, in the opinion of
the men who are in close touch with
the situation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
.FRANCO-BRITISH
PACT EFFECTIVE

BY United Press.
Paris, Nov. 21.--The Franco Brit
ish treaty under which ii is believed
England will come to the aid of
France in the event of unwarranted
aggression by Germany becomes eff
fective today.
The treaty went into effece when
Earl Crew, on behalf of England, and
Foreign Minister Pinahon, on behalf
of France, exchanged the formal
notes of ratification.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
FIRE DESTROYS
ARMY BUILDING
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Leayenworth, Kan, Nov. 2l-The
authorities at the federal prison here
are investigating a fire Of 'undeter-
mined origin which late last night
destroyed the exchange building, a
temporary wooden structure within
Fort Leavenworth.
Dynamite was used to prevent the
fire from spreading to the perma-
nent buildings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21

BY United Press.
Harrisburg, Penn, Nov. 21.-River
coal from the bed of the Susqueha-
IA is being used by many factories
in ehis district, serving to allay the
serious fuel famine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
CALL FOR BANK REPORTS
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Nov. 21-The comp
troller of the currency todly issued
a call. for reports showing the con.
dition of national banks at the close
of business on Monday, November
II. State bank commissioners also
issued call for reports OF state
banks on the same date.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Twin Cities Supplied.

BY United Press.
st. Paul, Nov 21.-Although this
city and the northwest generally has
been urged to conserve full, a steady
stream of coal is arriving at the
Twin Cities from the head of che
lakes where large quantities of coal
are stored, There is no threatened
shortage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Non.EssentIaIs Shut Down.

Indianapolis, Nov 21.-Non- essen
tial industries here are not operat-
ing and many of the essential plants
are curtailing their production as a
result of the coal strike. Lightless
nights have been generally observed
this week
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
WORK ON TAX ROLLS

J. D. Bryan, county assessor, and
his deputy, NJ. H. Hale, are working
on the tax rolls for 1919. According
to Assessor Bryan, the job will last
for thirty days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Small Nations Affected.

BY United Press.
Berlin, Nov 21.-Officials declare
that the refusal of America to ratify
the peace treaty will cause the small
er nations in Europe to desert the
League of Nations, leaving Germany
at the mercy of France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Months Supply.
By United Press.

by Dulleu fT6SS.
Dtroit, Nov 21.-The dealers in
this districe are endeavoring to con
serve the coal supply.
1t is estimated that there is a
months supply here. Several faceo-
ries have closed certain departments
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
FINED BY JUDGE

Yesterday in police court, Jess
Laurence, charged with being drunk
in a public place, was fined $40 by
Mayor Durbin The fine was paid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
Cleveland supply Short.

BY United Press.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 21.-One week
will probably see a dozen induserial
plants here closed on account of fuel
shortage Mony other plants are al
ready curtailing their production.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
FIRE AT SING SING
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Ossining. N. Y, Nov. 21.-Prison-
ers and guards at Sing Sing prison
are fighting a serious fire that broke
out at I o'clock this morning in tae
prison work shops The flames
spread to three Of the shops.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21

Mrs. R. B. Streeter of Oklahoma
City, formerly of this city. is visiting
friends in Chickasha today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-21
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ADD-sERVANT PROBLEM
By United Press.

: By United Press.
i Chicago, Nov 21.-Cooks,
+ maids and servant girls today
= placed demands before the wo.
+ men here, asking for ten4hour
= day and a five day week
= Among their demands is that
= there shall be no work after
4 8 p. m.
+ + + = + y + + = + + +