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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
NAVY OPENS
TO ENLIST
MEN AGAIN

Chlckasha's navy recruiting station
has been re-opened in room PA,
First National bank building and ac-
cording to Chief Gunners Mate Ed
ward Smiley, officer in charge, en-
listments can now be received.
All branches of the naval service,
with the exception of the aero SER
vice, are now open to all men be-
tween the ages of II to 80, said Mr..
Smiley this morning.
Enlistments for apprentice seaman
for Yeomen are now open and the Of
ficer in charge of the local office ex-
poets to receive many enlistments
in this branch of the naval service.
The requirements for enlistment in
this branch as given out by the local
station this morning, are as follows:
Candidate must have some clerical
experience; he must write a legible
hand and be competent typewriter,
Ine test 1Or which Will consist of
letter of 200 words in length with
double and single spacing, quotations.
paragraphing, etc Any applicant fall
ing below 20 per cent in the type.
writing examination will not be ac-
cepted. A knowledge of stenography
will aid the candidate in promotion,
but if he is not a stenographer at
the time of enlistment, he can Join a
class in stenography after hours.
Those accepted for this branch of SER
vice must possess a high school edu-
cation or its equivalent, and must be
able to operate a typewriter at a
speed of 80 words per minute, with
out errors.
The Yeomen schools are located at
Great Lakes, ILL.,, San Francisco, Cal
Newport, r. l., and Hampton Roads
Va
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
VETS MAY
PARADE IN
OKLA. CITY

The Ninetieth Division, composed
Df Oklahoma and Texas drafted
troops, including several Chickasha
and Grady county men, and the Thir-
ty-sixth division, composed Of Ma
tional guardsmen from the two states
will parade in Oklahoma City previ-
Gus to their rehabilitation and en-
route to their rehabilitation camp,
as soon as they are returned from
overseas, if the state capital and the
army officials can make arrange
ments for the pageant, according to
word received here.
The Thirty-sixth division contains
the units composing the old First
regiment, Oklahoma National guard
who made such a wonderful record
in France by working like veterans
when put onto the firing line the
first time.
The regiment contains several or
SdhlHdtloHS Ioln OhidlOhld ClIy' III
Guiding Company NJ, Oklahoma Ma
tional guard, machine gun company
and other units.
The Ninetieth division contains
scores of drafted men from the en-
tire state. This division made an
even more remarkable record for it.
self
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
Chairman Points Out How Such
Action Necessary; Also to
Lower Cost Of Building
Material Soon.
START CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM IN NATION
Labor Informant Says Future
Crammed With Dynamite"
Unless Campaign Imme-
diately Launched.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, March 1.-THE prices
of basic foods are to be brought down
within 60 to 80 days, George Peek,
chairman Of the new industrial board
of the U. S. commerce department
predicted todav II n~9rac'ug p'o~ )
to call the repre- Jentatyes Of each in
dustry to Washington to agree on
lowered prices
Steel and other building materials
are among the first items that the
board wishes to lower in price, the
reduction in food prices to follow i'm
mediately.
Building operations, it is pointed
out by the board, are hampered and
have been curtailed for many months
owing to an increase of from 60 per
cent to 100 per cent in the price of
material used for building purposes.
The prices of food, statistics show,
is 1O5 per cent higher than the pri-
ces quoted before the war. This fig
ure, as given out is based on an av-
erage of all foods compiled by the
board,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
ORGANIZE
BUSINESS
EXCURSION
Progress Made on Booster Trip
Lineup; Firmers Signing
Up Big Caravan As
sured, Report.

Progress is being made by the com
mittees of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Retail Merchants associa
tion toward lining up business firms
for the big trade excursion that is
scheduled to leave Chickasha for a
three-day iaunt over this territory
on March 20.
That the proposition is to be an
unqualified success is the belief of
the committee members an5 ., =. j.
Brown, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. They are calling me up
and reserving places in the caravan,
said Mr.. Brown this morning in re.
ferring to the excursion Some Of
the firms seem to think that there
is a possibility that they will not be
given an opportunity to join the tour.
and from the present outlook, every
thing will work out according to pro-
gram, or better"
The committee members were una
BILE to do any work yesterday on ac-
count of the usual heavy business ON
Monday, but they are out today and
R. l.. Jones, president of the Retail
ers, stated that the workers were
meeting with fine success in their
canvass.
eve are trying to give every firm
an opportunity to be represented on
this trip said Mr. Jones 81 hope
that no business house will be over
looked, but i'll the event they are not
collected, through an oversight, it
would be a good idea if they would
set in touch with MIR. Brown or with
any member of the working commit
tees and secure d place in the trade
tour caravan. Some of the firms
have increased their orders for SOU
venirs and are preparing to make it
a bigger proposition than was first
outlined"
The committee members will meet |
this afternoon with T. ]. Brown in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms to /
finish work On the schedule. 1t is
the plan to work out the route sheet
so that the time of arrival in every :,
town along the route may be deter
mined in advance and advertised to
that effect
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
LOCAL LIONS FAVOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

At the bi-monthly luncheon of the
Lions club yesterday, a straw vote
on the League of Nations question
was taken, resulting in favor of the
league. The form in which the ques-
,tfon was put was as follows: do
you favor the League of Nations as
proposed by President Wilson," And
the vote was IA for and against.
In connection with the vote, the men,
bers were asked how many had read
the complete covenant as read to the
peace conference by President VIII
son and about one-half the number
present responded in the affirmative.
Or. Livermore, vice president of
the club, presided over the meeting
in the absence of the president, G
w. Austin. A number of matters
pertaining to roads we're discussed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
OVER ESQ ACRES
INDIAN LAND OF
GRADY SELL WE'D.

Included in the list for the March
sale Of allotted Indian lands in Okla
homa, is a large acreage in Grady
county. This land will be sold at
public auction at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day in the office of H. N. Grouse,
field clerk of the q. S. Indian office
here. Clerk Grouse will also dispose
of acreages in Garvin, McClain, JEFF
.ferson and Stephens county in this
bale, he said this morning.
The Grady county Indian lands to
be disposed of at the public auction
sale Wednesday morning include nine
tracts comprising about 795 acres
Prices as quoted in the departments
circular range from $115O to $40 per
acre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
NAVY DOES FIRST
RECRUITING AFTER
RE-OPENING HERE

The first enlistments received
through the local navy recruiting
station since it was re-opened this
week, are Clarence Wesley Webster
and Joseph Mccall, two young men
of this city, who have enlisted as
apprentice seamena
Webster and Mccall were sent to
Oklahoma City yesterday and after
final examination there, will be sent
to the Great Lakes naval training
station.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
Must Have Operations,

By United Press.
Detroit, Mich, March 11.-Construc-
tion work on all kinds of buildings
and an extensive road building pro-
gram must be put under way in ev-
cry part of the country Immediately
or the future is crammed with dyn-
amite,' is the prediction voiced to-
day by George Coleman, director of
the information bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor.
In an interview given out here to-
day he predicted that the League of
Nations advocated at this time means
that international anarchy will be pre-
vented.
In his statements for the press he
laid stress upon the Importance of
starting road and building construc-
tion at the earliest moment, in order
to furnish employment for thousands
of men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
INSPECTION OF
HIGH SCHOOL Is
BILL PROVISION

Senate bill No. 2S9, by Dearmon,
of Grady county, providing for high
school inspection, was read for the
second time and referred to the pro-
per committee yesterday.
Bill No. 339, by Senator Bob Wall
lace of Pauls Valley, and Senator
Dearmon, an appropriation for the
extension division of the University
of Oklahoma, was also read the Sec
ond time and referred to the proper
committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
Rumor is Kimberly and Cook
Well, Northern Grady Coun-
ty Hits Oil Sand;
Shuts Down.
'DRILLER SAYS THROUGH
RED BEDS INTO SHALE
Farmers Excited Lease Men
Prepare for Drive; Possibili-
ties Pointed Out; Alex
Well May Start Soon.

Persistent rumors arriving in
Chickasha this morning from north
ern Grady county state that the Kim
berly and Cook well in the sw-se of
1898 is threatening to be an oil we'll.
The first reports were brought here
by T. T. Johnson, Minco banker, who
had his information from farmers liv-
ing near the we'll These men stated
to Mr.. Johnson that the drillers had
reached depth of $3.50 feet, had
encountered a sand showing oil, had
shut down and wired for H. C. Cook
in Okmulgee. who has superintended
the field operations for Kimberly and
Cook.
These statements check up in part
with a statement made by the broth
er of H. G. Cook, who is in charge
of the well, this morning. The in
formation he gave by phone was
meagre. Mr. Cook declared that they
had passed through the red beds and
mad been drilling in blue shale, but
gave their depth at less than $500
He said, you can say that we are
% Ioo,,
Mr. Cook also stated that II. c.
Cook is on his way from Okmulgee
to the well, which statement checks
with that of the Minco farmers.
Mr. Johnson of Minco said that the
farmers were very much excited over
the prospects and that when doubt
was expressed as to whether their
statements we're authentic regarding
the present condition of the well, one
of them offered to bet 500 that the
drillers had struck an oil sand.
With the news circulated in Chick
asha this morning, lease operators
picked up their ears, filled the old
flivver up with another quart of oil
and a supply of gas and prepared to
point her nose northward in quest Of
more definite information and posi- |
bly, a few leases.
Others were inclined to scoff at
the prospects of well in that local
ity and we're quietly awaiting more
definite news from the front"
Oil men were pointing to the enor-
NOUS possibilities that a well in the
northern section of Grady county
would open 1T would mean the
opening of a territory of fully 80
miles from the Cement pool to north
ern Grady" said one man.
q believe that it would mean the
testing cut of most of that territory
which would require steady opera
tions for ten years. 1t might prove
30 be of greater proportions htan
phat Many believe that the Cotton
field Will continue through
and connect with the Cement pool
and that in fact the Cotton county
field is a continuation of the Burk-
Burnett pool This would prove one
of the greatest fields in the history
of the country"
Immediately south of Chickasha at
Alex the Unity company is prepar-
ing to deepen the Alex well, accord
ing to reports that come from Alex
business men. This well was shut
down at 2O1O feet. The information
is that cable, pipe and tools are be-
ing brought in together with a sup
ply of coal, which indicate that Oper-
ations are to start there soon. 1t is
understood that the company plans
to go 5000 feet if necessary at that
point
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
LOCAL BOARD IS
BACK ON JOB TO
SHAPE UP CARDS

Miss Jessie Mattox, chief clerk for
the Grady county exemption board
during its period of existence is
again back on the job orders having
been received to re-arrange the orig
inal and duplicate registration cards
from order number arrangement to
alphabetical order
Several days will be required to
comply with the order from Major
e. Kerr, chief draft executive, ac-
cording to ]. E. Holloway acting
chairman of the local board.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
NEEDS SPRINKLER ALARM
By United Press.

By United Press.
Birmingham, Eng, Feb. 2O.-(By
mail. Mrs. Mary Ann Toon is serv-
ing a 30-day prison sentence here al
a result of refusing to leave her bed
for three years, except once. That
once was when her husband threw
a bucket of water over her.
The court, which sentenced the
woman, advised Toon to resort to
the water cure again if necessary.
No evidence was produced to show
the woman was i'll. She was arrest
ed on request of the sanitary Off
cials
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
DIVORCE ASKED.

In a suit filed yesterday, E. E.
Wheeler, employe of the Farmers
State bank, asks for divorce from
Elizabeth Wheeler. Oscar Simpson,
former county attorney, is attorney
for the plaintiff
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
CUPID BOOSTS BUSINESS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, March 11.-All English
furniture dealers are swamped with
orders for furniture which they are
unable to supply. This is a result
of the armistice with its resulting de-
mobilization and peace weddings.
One man sent a concern $3.50 by
mail with an order to deliver an "as-
sorted lot"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
DRYS AND STUFS
HAVE EASY TIME
AHEAD IN HOUSE
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, March 11.-Favorable
prohibition and suffrage legislation
issues is assured when Republican
House Leader Mann announced that
NO anti-suffragist would be made
chairman of the house suffrage COM
mittee
Representative Volstead Of Mime
sofa known to be a dry" was named
chairman of the house judiciary COM
mittee to handle the constitutional
prohibition legislation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
Cooperate With Men.

BY United Press.
Chicago, March 1.-THE Interna-
tional Harvester company has SUBJ
mitted plan of cooperation to it's
10000 employees, providing for the
organization of workers council to
cooperate with the employers cons
Mite for mutual benefit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
HAS WILSON'S PHOTO

By United Press.
London, Feb. 1O-(By maiL)-An
autographed photograph of President
Wilson has been added to Premier
Lloyd Georges collection of photo
graphs of heads of states.
The photograph recently arrived
from Paris, where Lloyd George re-
ceived it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
SAME NUMBER KILLED
IN PARIS AS IN LONDON
BY United Press.

By United Press.
London, Feb. 2O.-(By mail 1.-The
total number of men, women and
children killed in Paris by air raids
and the shelling by "Big Bertha" was
522
BY a curious coincidence the total
number killed by air raids in the Lon
don metropolitan area also was 522
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
REVOLTERS
GUN THREE
SOLDIERS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Basle, March 11.-War minister
Noske issued a proclamation Sunday
in Berlin to the effect that anybody
except government troops seen car
rying arms would he shot immedi-
ately.
Dispatches state that three Sparta
cans have already been shot and the
revolutionists, retaliating, shot three
loyal soldiers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
NO ALIMONY FOR
BUSINESS GIRLS
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Chicago, March 1.-THE circuit
court of appeals has decided that
business women are not entitled to
alimony. This decision was render
ed when Mrs Mary jackson sued her
physician husband for separate main
tenance on the grounds of dissatisfac-
tion with married life and a chance
to better herself financially.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
HAVE
FED. AID TO
END STRIKE
New York Boatmen Still Out;
Both Sides Obdurate; No
Trouble at Buffalo, Com
pany to Cooperate.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
New York, March 11.-Federal in4
tervention is believed to be the only
means of settling the boatmen's
strike here.
Both sides are obdurate on the
eight-hour issue. President Riley of
the Longshoremen's union, declared
that 10000 will remain idle before
they handle the freight carried by
ships manned by non-union crews.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
OFFICERS LIKE ENGINE

BY United Press.
London, March 11.-A silent air
plane engine is being developed by
the British air force experts it is re-
ported.
Government officers are silent on
the subject.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
z5Ysco NEARs TITLE
By United Press.

By United Press.
Kansas City, March 11-Zbysco de-
feated Joe Stecher here last night
in a fierce match, leaving Caddock
the only heavyweight wrestler be
tween Zbysco and the worlds title.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
Say Strike Ended.

By United Press
Zurich, March 1.-THE semi-offi-
cial German news agency has an
nounced that the strike in Central
Germany is ended, but that state
of siege has been proclaimed in Brus-
forff and Silesia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
No Buffalo Disorders.

BY United Press.
Buffalo, March 11.-Despite thee
rumors of disturbances among the
unemployed here, the rumor that
state troops had been called to quell
any possible riots was denied by
Mayor Buck There are no disor.
ders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11
DEBs TO START LONG PEN TERM
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Cleveland. March ll,-When the
supreme court mandate affirming Eu-
gene V. Debs' conviction arrived,
Debs bondsmen were ordered to de-
liver him and Debs will be taken to
Moundville, w. v, federal prison to
start ten year sentence, federal
District Attorney Wertz stated.
Debs is scheduled to deliver his
farewell address here tonight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-11

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-08

and has lost much favorable public
opinion by permitting the leader
ship OF this strike to pass into the
hands Of some who have hereto
fore entertained the most radical
and dangerous doctrines.
such men" said the report, al
luding to Foster and Margolis. ARE
dangerous to the country, and they
are dangerous to the cause Of union
labor. Sif Mr.. Foster has theNreal
interest Of the laboring man at
heart he should remove himself
from any leadership. II he will
not remove himself from leader
ship the American Federation Of
Labor should purge itself Of such
leadership in order to- sustain the
confidence the country has had in
1t under leadership Of Mr.. Comp
ers."
warns Law on Methods.
Dealing tentatively with the
charges by strikers that the civil
authorities and courts OF western
Pennsylvania were controlled by
the steel companies, against them,
the report said:
1.-THE action in many cases has
been such as~to lead one side OF
this controversy to the belief that
officers of the law were acting on
the side of the steel companies
Such a situation is unfortunate and
helps to breed discomfort. As lone
as officers are human beings they
viii make mistakes. They should
be very careful that in maintaining
! the majesty and dignity Of the Law
they do nothing to bring it into
disrepute."
| Hits Bar to Meetings.
In regard to The suppression o
public meetings in the strike zones
the committee observed that "thi
suppression Of frank discussion
only serves to accentpate . ba,
situation. Oficials ought not to b,
permitted. to prevent men from
meeting to talk over their griev
tances and presenting to men thcil
!, arguments in favor Of joining thu
union"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-08
STEEL PROBE
REPORT HITS
BOTH SIDES
CONTINUED from Page One.)

CONTINUED from rage One.)
hours in the steel industry the
committee disagreed strongly.
I'VE believe that q large major
ity Of the men actually working in
the mills work 10 and II hours q
day." the report said.
Men cahnot work 10 and IL
hours day and attend classes In
night schools An eight hour day
with a living wage that will enable
men to support their families and
bring up their children, according
to the standards OF American life,
ought to be q cardinal part of our
industrial policy. and the sooner
the principle Is recognized the bet
ter 1t will be for the entire
country"
Criticises Gary and Mems Chiefs.
Stretching chiefly the history of
the steel strike, the report dealt
with the efforts Of strike leaders
| to get Judge e. H. Gary, chairman
OF the United States Steel corpora
tion, into q conference, far enough
to point out that committee men,
bers felt sympathy with the prin-
ciple Of collective bargaining, but
did not believe the steel strikers
had taken the right course.
| The representatives selected
(for bargaining) should be those
who believe in the principles Of
American government" the report
fsaid ON this point. Judge Gary
could we'll have objected to receiv-
ing . man with the views of Mr.
Foster. Heidi not put his refusal
ON lthaf ground. but rather put II
/ on tho ground that the men did mol
represent the employees, Though he
! himself conceded that 10 to Is pei
cent of the men in the mills wert
probably unipnixed. II seems L
/ d that even this 10 or Is per cent
! had the right to select their owl
| representatives,. and present theil
/, grievances and that they shoull
have been heard"
i Testimony before the committee
the report said. sustained the con
tention OF the steel companies tina
a large proportion Of the striker
ARE foreigners or non-Engfisl
speaking people.
Says Radicals Hurt Labor.
Touching on the subject Of radi
calism in the strike, the rspor
said:
4 THE committee 10 Of the Opinion
!. that the American Federation Q
Labor has made . serious mistak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-08
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