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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09

than those now in force. The petit
ton charges that the act OF the
sovereign camp in adopting the
new rate is in violation OF the laws
of Nebraska, where the corporation
has been organized, and its own
constitution and bylaws; that old
members are raised to a prohibitive
new rate at their present attained
age, and that the rates sought to be
put into effect are higher than those
Of old-line insurance companies.
Has 000, 900 Members.
The effect Of the new rate laws
and plan of operation is to change
the association from a fraternal
benefit association to an old-line:
insurance company in violation OF
the laws of Nebraska and its own
constitution. \
The petition also states that the
membership in the defendant lodge
exceeds 100000 persons, who will be
affected by this change and the re-
suits of this litigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Lincoln Bureau g on.s. nss Bee
p. A. BaFrows. Correspondent

architect), lSe6-lo05, is a classic
domed structure of white Georgian
marble, occupying an elevated site
OF some 10 acres, situated in the
heart of St. Paul. but without ade-
quate setting, and with no proper
or dignifed approaches. In spite Of
these drawbacks, it is a monument
of great impressiveness and one
whose influence has been clearly
marked on all our state buildings Of
later date. 1t combines with
marked success the monumental and
practical requirements, the harmon
izing of which has proved so diff
cult a problem. In common, how
ever, with all her sister states, Min
nesota has failed to anticipate her
future growth and finds herself to-
day facing an outgrown capitol
building. How she will meet the sit
uation remains to be seen. Let us
hope that nothing will be allowed
to encroach on or disturb the monu-
mental character of her present
home, and that future generations
may continue to be instructed and
impressed, as we have, by this state
ly pile with its wealth of architec-
ture and its treasures of art. Cost
of capitol $4,500,000O.
Wisconsin Capitol.
Wisconsin capitol cost $7,250,000
and was completed in 1915.
Since the beginning of time am
bilious designers have essayed to
use the Greek cross as a plan on
which to erect great architectural
monuments. In the most recent ex-
ample, the state building at Madi-
son, Wis, architects will recognize
the same limitations that have called
down an adverse verdict on former
examples. George B. Post & Sons
of New York, the architects, must
content themselves with the thought
that they have given us not only our
second highest, but one of our most
impressive domes, and withal a
stately and very beautiful building,
il they may not claim to have solved
the vexed question of crucial plan
One feels, on entering the building
almost oppressed by the richness
and wealth of materials that recalls
the excess of splendor that has
called in question the good taste oi
the library of congress at Washing
ton in this regard. A modest plat
of some Is acres, without proper ap,
proaches or landscape development
has added to the designers Difficult.
ties, while the mediocrity of it:
neighbors suggest the poor relation:
that are prone to gather about theil
more fortunate kin. Like mos
other states, Wisconsin has failed
to provide for growth, and so face.
radical changes and the possible loss
of many clever and beautiful details
Il is to be hoped, in whatever way
its capitol is to be altered, there shall
result a higher basement and more
thoughtful and modern mechanica
features, and that nothing shall b.
permitted which might detract from
those distinguishing features tina
have brought to Madison such ;
hoard of enthusiastic pilgrims eve
since the great dome Of its new cap
itol raised its majestic crown t.
challenge public attention,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Notable Wedding Takes
Place at West Point

West Point, Neb., Nov. 8.--(Spe-
cial. .)-Wednesday julius Behling
and Miss Louise Daberkow were
married at Emanuel Lutheran
church. The attendants were Miss
Anna Behling and William Daker-
kow. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Behling and both
parties are members of prominent
families and early settlers. They
will establish home near Bcemer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
School Fund Benefits
bv Death of Western Man

Lincoln, Nov. 8-(Special. )--The
school fund of the state will receive
an added amount Of $2,425.34 from
an escheated estate coming to the
state from lands belonging to Fred
erick w. Weise in Arthur and Nc
Pherson counties.
Weise died some time ago, leaving
$50 acres of land in these counties
and a government bond for ST 900 Of
the third Liberty loan. The land
brought $l,425.34 when sold and
with the bond reverts to the state
because there are no known heirs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Robbers Loot Farmers
Union Store In Lindsay

I Lindsay, Neb., Nov. s.-(Special.)
Burglars broke into the Farmers
Union store here and carried off all
the silks, most of the best shoes
and leather vests. The loss is esti-
mated at $1,000.
The loot was carried off in a car,
It is believed the robbers have some
convenient hiding place not far
aWaV
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Fremont Man, Thought
Dead for Nine Years,
Cables From Honolulu

Fremont, Neb., Nov. 8.-(Special.)
Loren D. Whelpiey, former Frc-
mont merchant, who disappeared
nine years ago, leaving his wife and
four daughters, was heard from al
Honolulu in cablegram received
by a local bank. Whepley's only sis
ter, Mrs. Addie Beebe, died three
weeks ago and the cablegram re-
ferred to the administration of the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Bogus Whisky SWindlers
Must Face Irate Farmers

Fremont, Neb., Nov. 8.-(Special.)
Jay Schmidt and ]. L. Smith were
brought to Fremont from Lincoln
by Sheriff Condit on a charge of
having offered whisky to a number
of farmers with the understanding
that the checks were not to be
cashed until the goods were shipped
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Table Rock Man Returns

Table Rock, Neb.. Nov. 8.-(Spe-
cial) --- Dominic Schimenti, the
well-known Italian-American Of
this county, arrived in New York
from overseas October % on the
transport Amerika and was sent to
Camp Dix for discharge. Mr..
Schimenti will return to Pawnse
coIInty
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Mann Act Convict Escapes
From Nebraska County Jail

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.-(Special
Telegram)-Harry Jones of Indian
apolis, convicted last week in fed
eral court under the Mann act and
sentenced to the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, for two years,
Friday with two other prisoners es-
capped from the county jail. The
three took an automobile and have
not been caught.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09

estate. Mrs. Whelpley secured
divorce four years ago OH the
ground of cruelty. After leaving
Fremont Whelpley was heard from
in South America, He was sup
posed to have been dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
COZ c. NOW
TTINC IN
HIGH GEAR
Members Coming Unsolicited
Records Show; Can Double
Size in Short Time
Says Brown.

Time was when the Chamber of
Commerce committee on membership
was forced to dispense conversation
in large quantities in order to knock
over an addition to the roster of the
commercial organization, but they
are coming to the office and getting
their names on the dotted line, as is
shown by the records in the office
Of r. j. Brown, secretary.
Few days pass that there are not
some additions to the membership,
said additions coming unsolicited. In
the past ten days new members, the
dues from which will amount to more
than $50 per month. have added
themselves to the roster.
Now is the time for the member
ship committee to get busy" said the
secretary this morning. Business
men and individuals who have never
given the organization a thought are
now interested and are coming to the
office, asking about the Chamber OF
Commerce. Despite the fact that we
now have the biggest membership in
the history of the organization, that
membership could be doubled N SO
days if the membership committee
would push matters just a little bit
Yesterday an oil man, wk0 main
tains an office here and whose hold
ings are in the Cotton county field
said: 81 believe I will Join The
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce.
have never been solicited, but I am
going to get in anyhow I know oth1
er men who would join if given the
opportunity"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
BOREAS STAGES
BIG SURPRISE IN
COLD WAVE HERE

Late yesterday afternoon, Boreas
sprung a surprise attack and caught
about half of Chickasha's downtown
population without oversoats.
There was very little preparation
on the part of the attackers. No
barrage, except brief spurt was
laid down, but the Old Boy just sim
ply got down to business right away.
The thermometer tumbled like an
airplane with one wing shot away,
and it finally landed down around
the 20 mark, and remained there or
thereabouts until well up into today.
The counter offensive launched by
the forces of Sol was gradually win
ming and toward noon it was appar-
ent that the enemy was giving
ground. Prospects were for a com
plete recapture of all territory lost
by tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
GRADY MAN
IS BEFORE
WILLIAMS
First Whiskey Case to Come Be-
fore Former Governor is
From This County; Con-
victlon Secured.

The first case pertaining to the
whiskey traffic to come before Judge
R. L. Williams at Muskogee was one
from Grady county and conviction
was secured, according to Deputy
U. S. Marshal Jim Dillon, who has
Just returned from the session of fed
eral court there
The case in question was that
against T. j. Sparks, who was ar
rested by Dillon at his home six
miles from Tuttle several months
ago, and a charge of maintaining a
still was lodged against him. In the
case, which has just been finished
in Muskogee, Sparks was found
guilty by jury, Deputy Dillon states.
Sentence was deferred. The man is
still out on bond pending the naming
of his sentence by the court.
In speaking of the case Mr.. Dillon
said: "The defense claimed that
Sparks had purchased the still from
an old man and didn't know what it
was used for. He said the man owed
him for some corn and that he just
took the still. The counsel for the
defense brought in the fact that the
defendant had two sons in France.
The prosecution in rebuttal proved
on the stand that while searching for
a stolen automobile, and at the
time the still was found, we found a
deserter hiding in Sparks barn. and
witnesses further stated on the stand
that Sparks hauled this man out from
town. The man, l forget his name
was sent to the penitentiary by the
federal authorities"
81 qualified as an expert witness
OF a STILL" the deputy continued.
what did you know about a
'still?'" he was asked.
We'll, was raised in the noun
tains of Virginia. Amt that enough p
he replied.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
WOULD RENDER WAR
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
Freedom of Seas Would Be
Real; Five Principal Points
Outlined Deal With Neu-
trail Shipping.
By FRED s. FERGUSON,
Staff Correspondent.

PARIS, Feb. 25.-(Copyright, by
United Press) Revolutionary
changes in the International naval
laws, which, fitting in with the
League of Nations, would make war
virtually i,.,2e--.S'o, ara row ulde.
discussion.
The regulations G2I3e which riu-
nitions are shipped from neutrals to
warning countries would be COM
pletely overturned, should the pro
posed plans be adopted Under their
operation the "freedom of the seas"
would not be theoretical, but real.
The United Press is able to state
that the principal points favored by
the peace delegates regarding the
munitions shipments of the future
are: Cd Each ma shall be re-
sponsible for any &C of
its citizens; CD all
be established at the our
and the lists Of item
changed during the
ties; CD as carry is
naturally forbidden, any
non-warring nation YER a
ship would be a guar, lat she
was not carrying munA or other
prohibited material; az if a ship
arouses suspicion and is stopped
within the restricted area, the search
shall be limited to an investigation
of her papers to determine her ma
tionality; (5) if a ship of a non
warning power is discovered carrying
contraband that nation shall be sub
ject to punishment by the League Of
Nations, economically or otherwise,
as the executive council recommends
1t is obvious that under such
rules no nation can be able to carry
on war beyond the limit Of her own
of munitions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
BOOK GIRLS FOR
GAME ON FRIDAY
WITH ANADARKO

Friday evening, preceding the
boys game, Miss Vests Chickasha
high school girls basket ball team
will stack qualities with the strong
Anadarko high school, it was an
nounced this afternoon.
Although Anadarko administered
one defeat this season to the local
sextette fandom is enthusiastic over
the prospects of a Chickasha victory
Friday night. Three weeks ago,
when the Anadarko girls defeated
the locals, Mabel Hill, star forward
and who, with Orlina Minnett,
makes up one of the best scoring de-
partments of any caging machine
seen on the local court for many
seasons, was out of the game.
Miss West has been pushing her
players through strenuous work
outs during the past ten days, with
a view of making a whirl-wind show
ing in the final games of the sea-
son.
The Anadarko high school will be
the last team to oppose the Chicka-
sha high school before they leave to
attend the tournament at Edmond
State normal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
CUARDSMEN
LOOK GOOD
TO MAJOR

zone Of the best national guard
companies l have inspected" said
Major Brewer, after inspection OF
Company A, Third regiment here.
That the company is in excellent
shape, showed results of efficient
training, and in almost every re-
spect made a remarkable showing,
was the sentiment expressed by the
major after the inspection.
The company will soon receive
kitchen equipment, a motor truck,
guns, field equipment, wagons, hav-
ersacks, knapsacks and every nee
essary article, according to Major
Brewer This equipment, is expect
ed to arrive in the city within the
next two weeks Arrangements for
the storing and caring for this
equipment is now being made, Lieut..
A. L. Hollisworth says.
Only a few of the members of
Company A were absent, and some
fifty were present at the inspection
81 am more than impressed with
showing the company made before
Major Brewer, and | believe we will
soon develop one of the most eff
cient outfits in the Oklahoma Ma
tional Guard" said Lieut.. Hollings-
worth this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
GIVE BLACK ONE
MORE CHANCE ON
STRAIGHT PATH

He was fierce, but, nevertheless,
Judge Durbin granted him another
chance to make good"
The Fierce man was Dennis Fierce
negro, who was arrested last night
by Policemen Mayfield and Tuck.
who lodged the negro in Jail and
preferred charges of immoral con-
duct against him.
whats dat said Fierce when
the judge pronounced the charges
pending against him. The charges
were explained in very terse, simple
language, and after many questions
as to his present and past record
and reputation, Judge Durbin con-
tinued the case, subject to the fu-
ture conduct of the accused black.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
COPS QUIT
IOBS HERE
ON FORCE

Effective March 1, C. II. Mayfield
assistant chief of police and d. Har
bison, patrolman, have rendered
their designations from the city po-
lice force
Both Mayfield and HARRISON are
well-known here, having been mem
bers of the city law enforcing ma
chine for several months They
were appointed soon after the noted
cleanup here last summer
Five designations from the city
police force have been rendered dur
ing the past two months. They were
Clifton Haley, patrolman who re-
signed to move to a farm in Arkan-
sas: George Brown, Haley's success
sor, who quit a short time ago; C.
c. Moody who resigned two weeks
ago to enter the livery service
business here; and the Assistant
Chief Mayfield and Policeman Har-
bison 1t is rumored Messrs. May
field and HARRISON will enter bust
ness in this city
Their successors have not been
appointed said Mayor S. c. Durbin.
this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
RED CROSS PACK
SHOT FROM BACK
CHICKASHA BOY

Shooting off his back Red Cross
comfort kit and his reserve ration
does not appeal to the Yankees. and
one Hun that committed the act is
now pushing up the daisies," ac-
cordng to a letter written by Sergt.
j. w. Bird, which was ujst received
by the soldiers mother, Mrs. T. A.
Bird. The letter follows:
"Junkerath, Germany, Jan. 10.
Dear Mother:
please tell the Red Cross girls
that gave me the little comfort kit
that l kept it until the 23rd of Octo-
ber when we made a drive, in which
l got into a machine gun barrage
and a boche bullet shot it all to
pieces. The comfort kit was in my
pack with the reserve rations.
Although l went hungry as a re-
suit of the boche shot, the Hun
that did it will not lay to waste an
other soldiers cornbeef or hard tack
for that German is now pushing up
the daisies, After his death l looked
into his pack, but I could find moth
ing of any value; only a little honey
and jam. Your son,
"SERGT. JAMES w BIRD"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
LUDENDORF NOW
ON WAY HUNLAND
DISPATCHES SAY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 25,-General Luden
dorff former quartermaster general
of the German armies left Sweden
for Germany Sunday night accord
ing to advices that have been re-
ceiyed here.
The Swedish foreign office is said
to have refused his request for an
extension of his permit to stay in
that country. He has been in Swo.
den for several months, going to thae
country from Germany about the time
of the general exit of the kaiser and
many of his staff from Hunland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
CHAMBER COMMERCE
IN SESSION MONDAY

The regular monthly meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce will be
held in the assembly room Monday
afternoon, was the announcement
made yesterday afternoon by Secre-
tary T. j. Brown.
Many issues of absolute import
ance will be decided at this meeting,
the secretary states. All questions
submitted to the body will be those
that haze bccl thoroughly threshed
out By me o~.nmitte II, according to
Mr. Bi-wa.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
CHICAGO CLOSES
HOT POLITICAL
PRIMARY TODAY

By United Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Chicago closed
one of its hottest municipal cam
paigns with the primaries here yes
terday
All the old time bludgeons were in
use by the six mayoralty candidates
with a few new ones invented by the
war.
Gas, traction, ci,l service and 9th
er familiar words rang in the cam
paign's oratory. The war brought
charges, counter charges and prom
ises in regard to reconstruction, care
of the soldier and a clean city to
back up war time prohibitions.
Then, too, the war figured in at
tacks on Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son, candidate for reelection. Thomp
sons attitude in failing to receive
Marshal Papa" Joffre and his in.
vitations to peace leagues to meet in
Chicago were referred to constantly
as an indication of his war attitude
big Bill" came back vigorously.
Aside from socialist candidates the
big battle was between six men-all
fighting each other as well as the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
CERSTENFlELD BUYS
STOCK OF JEWELRY

In deal just closed, Emanuel
Gerstenfield becomes owner of the
stock and fixtures of the M. Flu
toransky jewelry store, which was
formerly Stocker's. The store will
be thoroughly restocked and will be
open for bushes by March l, when
the new proprietor assumes charge
of the business. During the past
year, Mr.. Gerstenfield has been con
nected with the Lubman jewelry
stoe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
DIE IN sMAsA.uP.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, FEB. 25.-Two
persons are dead and 80 injured as
the result of wreck ON the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul, which oc-
Cured near here last night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
CHALLENGE OPPONENTS

! By United Press. 4
+ ST. LOUIS, Feb 25-- 1
+ President Taft's speech open 4
! ing the session of the mid 1
!. continent section of the Ma 1
+ tional congress for the 1
i League of Nations, was in 1
! terrupted by hecklers in the i
= audience. /
j. The ''reactionary senator's &
J. and destructive critics were 4
j. called upon by Taft to put j.
J. forth another remedy" or !
+ hold his peace. He branded !.
i attacks against the League +
+ of Nations constitution as +
+ apparently prompted by a +
! desire to find fault" +
1. j.
+ 1. + j. j. j. 1. @ i. u j. j. j.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
Organization Being Completed
Today; Oil Men and Business
Men Interested; Support
Assured.
DEAL CLOSED FOR OIL
FROl. BIG OPERATORS
To Put In Emergency Line to
Cement; Use That While
Chickasha Line Is Being
Constructed.

That Chickasha is to have an oil
pipe line connecting with the Cement
pool is the statement of T. j. Brown,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, who has guided the deal
/ through the preliminary stages and
is today completing the details of or
ganization for the company which is
to be known as the Chickasha Pipe
Line company.
Associated with Mr. Brown are oil
men and business men of Chickasha
as well as interests from other parts
of the state. A charter will be ap.
piled for today or tomorrow, Mr..
Brown states, and work will start as
soon as possible thereafter ON the
actual construction, according to Mr..
Brown
1--WE have contracted with some Of
the biggest producers in the field
for their oil and the proposition now
has reached a point where it is going
over" said Mr.. Brown today. I'VE
cannot afford to sit idle and let this
thing get away from us. have the
assurance Of some Of the operators
that they will financially support the
nd
side of this city state that if Chick.
asha people are skeptical and do
not want to invest in the proposition,
they have clients who will jump at
the chance to put their money into it.
Some inclination has been to hang
back on account of there being no
refineries' here. The pipe line will
bring refineries here and if not the
line will pay big dividends simply
for bringing the oil from the field to
Chickasha to load. Our plans are to
put in a pipe line that will handle
10000 barrels a day. There is not
that much in the field now, but it is
coming. The production in the field
now would justify a pipe line to
Chickasha to loading rack and the
field is absolutely in its infancy.
For the present, we will put in an
emergency line to Cement to handle
and load the production there until
the Chickasha pipe line is completed.
1t will, of course, be a temporary
line and an emergency line. The
operators in the Cement pool want an
outlet for their oil. They must have
a pipe line to a railroad point and
the men with whom l am associated
are going to see that they get it.
We have closed for the oil from the
biggest operators in the field, and we
have the assurance of ample support
to put te deal across. We hope to
have our right-of-way lines out by
the last of the week and with organ
ization perfected, be ready to start
actual construction of the line in a
few days thereafter. The thing is
over the top and nothing, barring a
calamity that is absolutely unfore.
seen, can keep Chickasha from hav.
ing pipe line in the very near HI.
ture."
With an oil field assured at the
door of Chickasha on the southwest,
oil operators of the field are now
pointing out that among Chickashas
greatest needs at this time is pipe
line connecting this city with the
field.
AN oil pipe line from the fiedl to