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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-21

shall conduct said election shall be
as follows:
Ward /, Precinct I, at so1 south
Second Street
j. A. Rose and l.. B. Summers.
Judges; w. F. Pearcy and Jean
Rose, clerks.
Ward I, Precinct 2, at the congre'
gationa church
w. S. Buchanan and c. ]. Kel'
ner, Judges; Mrs. a. S. Richel ana
Mrs. A. B. Hansen, Clerks.
Ward 2, Precinct I, at the City Hall
II. d. Gunnells and Albert Parsons,
Judges; Miss Grace Bradley and
Fannie Whitaker, Clerks.
Ward 2, Precinct 2, at Corner of
Ninth street and Michigan avenue
J. S. Downs and J. J. Owens,
Judges; Mrs. Pearle McGehee and
Mrs. Bessie Harris, Clerks.
Ward 3, at Court House
r. A. Sanford and Jasper Storts,
Judges; Blaneh Freeman and Sylvia
Lawrence, Clerks.
Ward a, Precinct I, at No. 112 West
Minnesota avenue
II. S. Kimball and S. l., Newman
Judges; Will Beaty and Mrs. II. b.
Spencer Clerks.
Ward a, Precinct 2, at the Carnegie
Library
f. E. Clayton and Joseph Bulkley,
Judges; Kate Remington and VIM.
w. Clark, Clerks.
Such officers shall also act as
counters.
BY order OF the City Council of the
City OF Chickasha and of the County
Excise Board of Grady County, Okla
homa. 5. Z. DURBlN,
(Seal.) mayor.
Attest: e. G. REYNOLDS,
City Clerk.
cost
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-21
CANDIDATE CHRISTENSEN
is A REGULAR TELLER

New York, Aug. 20. Farley =.
Christensen is another normal
presidential candidate. He is the
nominee Of the Fermentation party
At headquarters here staff official
was entertaining reporters when
Christensen breezed in like d cooling
air, his six fee four inches OF well
set bulk clothed entirely in white;
white panama, white suit, white
shoes, white sox and tie--the only
touch OF color in his get-up being
little blue flcwer that bloomed fresh
ly on thfe cool eNpanse of his lapel
Hello, everybody he doomed in i
tleep bass voice that startled his
hearers. Make yourself at home y
Then he walked to each newspaper
man with the greeting, MY names
Christensen, what's yours"
He had big sturdy race in which
the heavy supporting bones were
well but not puffily upholstered with
healthy-looking flesh. His gray blue
eyes twinkled and a good-natured
smile played perpetually beneath the
long upper lip. I'm glad you all
eame to see me" he said, and III
be glad to have you come in just
the same way when ! set to the
White House
christensen said his main object
in life is to put little romance
into the life OF the ordinary working
man
The Farmer-Labor candidate is
about 300 pounds of good humor and
he calls you by your first name when
he has known you five minutes. he
said reports had been circulated
stating that he was Mormon and
he vigorously denied this. He is
Unitarian by faith and an indepeen-
dent by politics. he said.
Christensen characterized the lea
que of nations as IAN international
bankers combination said he was
strong for suffrage and believed in
an Independent Ireland. He said hls
party proposed to win at the next
election through the support of the
common people.
Christensen said the attractions o.
New York were not to be compared
with Salt Lake City, his home town.
Times Square is tame compared
with parts of Salt Lake" he said
As he spoke he drew from his pock
ct a photograph Of some dozen ex
amples of Salt Lakes idea of pul-
chritude and closer scrutiny revealed
the huge bulk of the Farmer-Labor
candidate in the midst Of the girls
9aThats the lifeSi christensen said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-21
First Published August 20, 192Ol
ELECTION PROCLAMATION AND
NOTICE

BY authority of sections 1881
1882, 1884, and 1885 of the Revised
Laws Of the State of Oklahoma Of
1910, and in pursuance of resolu-
ton Of the city council Of the City
of Chickasha duly passed and ap-
proved on the 18th day of August,
1920, and Of an order Of the County
Excise Board OF Grady County.
Oklahoma, dated August 10, 1920,
wherein such Excise Board having
found and entered upon the record
of their proceedings that the assess
ed valuation OF the City of Chick.
asha, Oklahoma, for the present fis-
cal year is $9,331, 965.O0, that the
approved estimate for current ex-
penses for General Fund Purposes is
$62,S12.06, that levy Of IA mills for
general purposes is necessary to
raise said approved estimate, thar
said levy Is Ia mills in excess of
the six mills that the Excise Board
is allowed by law to make, that sad
estimate is reasonably necessary for
the current expenses OF said City o.
Chickasha for the current fiscal
year-the said Excise Board there
fore ordered that an election be held
by the voters CT said city of Chick
asha on the 31st day OF August, 1920
for the purpose of voting upon sal
increased levy
PROCLAMATION is hereby made
and notice is hereby given that such
election will be held in the City o.
Chickasha, Oklahoma on the Slst
day of August. 1920, for the purpose
OF submitting to the qualified voters
thereof the following proposition:
Shall a levy of Seven and four
tenths mills br current expenses
for General Fund purposes, the
same being one and four-tenths
mills In excess of The six mills
that the Excise Board is allowed
by law to make, be made for the
City Of chiekaeha, Oklahoma, for
the fiscal year beginning July I,
1920? -
The ballot nsed at said election
shall set out the proposition rs
above set forth. anu shall also con-
tain the words, For the levy aui
Against the levy at the let of
which, in each case, snail be printed
a square in which the elector shall
gtanio to indicate his choice.
The polls shall be opened at
o'clock. a. M and remain open con-
tinuously until, and be closed at
o'slock, p. m.
The number and location of the
polling places and the persons who
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
TRAGEDY
ON DEATH SHIP
ELEVEN MEMBERS OF NOTED
FAMILIES SHOT DEAD. NONE
LIVING TO TELL TALE.

Bucharest, April 20.-The discov-
cry of the yacht Ostara, stranded at
Sulina, on one of the mouths of the
Danube, of the bodies of IL noted
Russian men and women, each shot
through the head and not a living
soul on board has presented one of
the most mysterious tragedies on rec
ord. The bodies have been identified
as those of members of noted Russian
families of Folsfein and Skadowski.
On board the yacht were 10000
600 rubles in gold and paper and jew
els.
The elder Folsfein still grasped n
pistol in his hand when his body was
found and whether the party COM
mitted suicide or were murdered is a
question that remains unanswered.
An investigation is being made by
the Roumanian authorities aided by
Russian friends Of the wo'families.
All that is known is that the two
families fled from their estates to
Odessa, and when the bolshevists ar
rived there in February, put their be-
longings on board the yacht which
was then towed by a Russian steamer
bound for Constanza. The tow ropes
broke several times, owing to severe
storms and finally the yacht lost the
steamer altogether and proceeded to
Constanza.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
CITY ELECTION
A QUIET AFFAIR
BONDS FAIL TO CARRY ON AC.
COUNT OF EXTREMELY
LIGHT VOTE.

With no opportunity whatever for
the candidates for positions on the
city school board and a place on the
city commission and with the lightest
vote known in years, the voters of
Madison today practically turned
down the issuance of bonds to the
amount of $4,000, intended to carry
forward municipal improvements in
the way of water and sewer extern
sion.
r. B. Fitzgerald and Clayton Ball
won an easy victory as members of
the board of education. Also did c..
A. Stensland, who will succeed A. G..
Schmidt, resigned, as a member of
the city commission.
Interest tagged in matters that are
vitality important and the failure to
legalize the bond issue by a major
ity of the votes of the city leaves
sewer and water projects in bad
plight, esecially in case of the for
mer, since sewer work must be done
to great extent before paving i'm
provements can go forward in the fu-
ture.
Just before going to press the
wards of the city had registered a
vote as follows: First ward, SO; Sec
ond ward, 50; Third ward, 38, and
Fourth ward %, only few women
voting at either polling place.
1t is certain now that a special
election must be called to again sub
NIT the bond proposition, else the
necessary funds must be raised by di-
rect taxation. Disappointment on
this matter is keenly felt by those
who best know the city's needs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
CEMENT PLANT
STILL IN AIR
COMMISSION TO DECIDE LOCA-
TION OF PROPOSITION FAILS
TO REACH DECISION.

Sioux Falls, April 20.-After a con-
ference continuing from o'clock yes
terday afternoon until l o'clock this
morning the state cement commission
of which Governor Peter Norbeck is
chairman, failed to approve of Yank-
ton as a site for the state cement
plant.
This is the fifth time the commit
tee has met at different places to dis
cuss the location of the project for
which the state legislature appropri-
ated $1,000,000 for the building of
the plant and $4,000 for investigat-
ing various proposed sites in the
state.
The state cement commission was
appointed last August by the legisla-
ture. Following the commissions ap-
proval of site for the plant, the orig
inal ruling states, the legislature in
conjunction with the governor of the
state will have to sanction the sug-
gestion before definite work may be-
gin.
AS in the case of Chamberlain,
Lake Andes, Mitchell, and Corson> of
Minnehaha county, experts employed
by the commission reported that it
would be a matter of experimenting
to establish plant at Yankton where
only chalk rock is available.
"The commission does not feel like
experimenting to the extent of ST.
100000" said C. M. Harrison, a
member of the board. on his return
to Sioux Falls this morning. ''In a
project of this nature which involves
SO much money, We feel it advisable
to make a very careful survey before
making definite decision.
while there is material contain
ing the proper ingredients for the
manufacture of cement in various
places in the Black Hills, according
to the finding of experts, the commits
sion, it was said, hesitates in approx
ing of location for the plant in that
section of the state principally be-
cause of the heavy freight rates
which would be encountered in trans
porting the product to other parts of
the state.
"We are looking for place where
only Al cement material can be OBJ
tained," said Mr.. Harrison, "and until
that time it is very probable no def
mite suggestions will be laid before
the legislature"
Another meeting of the commission
NAV he held next month
The members of the state cement
commission are: Governor Peter Nor
beck, chairman: Frank H. Barnard of
Aberdeen, secretary-treasurer; Paul
E. Bellamy of Philip, w. J. Sherwood
OF Lead and c. M. Harrison of Sioux
Falls.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Huge Sum Required
To Run Government

Washington. April 2O.--It cost $5,-
02S,176.000 to run the government
for the first nine months of the fiscal
year, and taking this as an average
treasury officials said today that to-
tai government expenditures for the
IL months period ending June 80
next, would reach approximately So
50.000,000, or nearly $18,O00,O00 u
day.
Further appropriations by congress
and the soldier bonus which is esti-
mated will cost the government ST.
000,O00.0OO, are not included. Last
December Secretary Glass figured
that running expenses would amount
to $6.097,237.000, but he did not
take into account the loss in govern
ment operation of railroads.
The principal items which go to
make up the nine months expenses
are: War deartment, $1,301,6O5.-
900; railroad administration, $776,-
$4,000; navy department, $621,-
$4,000; shipping board, $433,1OO.-
900, and interest on the public debt,
$664.923,000. Congress has spent for
its own maintenance $15,3O9,O0O,
and the executive offices cost So
177,00O.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
WORLDWIDE SHOR
AGE IN WHEAT CROP
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WILL DE-
PEND ON UNITED STATES AND
CANADA FOR FLOUR.

Washington, D. c., April 2O.-In-
dication of worldwide shortage of
wheat this year and worldwide in
crease in demand, was reported to-
day by the American agricultural
trade commissioner at London who
said bread was selling in England at
what was generally considered the
highest price the workingman would
tolerate without grave disorders.
With Russia still in a chaotic state,
Europe naturally turns to the United
States, Canada, Australia, India and
Argentina.
Some European countries will
be compelled to import much larger
quantities of wheat than in pre-war
times, provided they are able to ar
range satisfactory credits. the report
said. Conflicting reports in London
from Russia place wheat available for
export at S5,000,O0O to 4O,O0O,OOO
bushels, but railroad equipment is not
sufficient to move any large quantity.
The British government has an
nounced thte maximum price for the
1920 crop to be the average price of
imported wheat of similar quality
provided the price so paid the home
grower shall not exceed $3.50 a bush
ell. United States imports, the COM
missioner reported, were ranging
from $3.04 to SAIL, or an average of
$3.46 bushel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
FEDERAL OFFICERS
HOLD SOUTH DAKOTA|u
BILL" DEWEY, OF FAIRFAX,
IMPERsONATED U. s. Of
FICER In OMAHA.

Omaha, Neb., April 20.-It's big
step from special operative of the
department of justice at Washington
to the menial position of porter, but
this is the course followed by "Bill"
Dewey, late of Fairfax, S. d., and
more recently of 2107 Farnam street,
when he was arrested on a charge of
impersonating a United States secret
service officer. Dewey gave his oc-
cupation as porter when booked at
the station.
Dewey's "big case" brought him to
light last week when he helped police
in the arrest of Ed. Whorlow, and his
niece, Miss Venita Garrett, waitress.
They were Investigated by federal au-
thorities and then released.
According to Mrs. Anna Hathaway,
who runs the rooming house at 1911
Howard, Dewey appeared there in
the role of a secret service operative
and demanded to search the girls
room.
"I'm working out of Washington
and have been on the trail of these
people eight months" Mrs. Hatha-
way said Dewey told her. I'm going
to make a name for myself on this
case"
Dewey was sleuthing about the De
Luxe dance hall Tuesday night, when
Miss Lulu Welch, roomer at Mrs.
Hathaway's recognized him and called
Patrolman J. j. Dudley. He is held
for federal investigation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Winner of Army
Essay Prize

Washington, April 20.-Donald l..
Campbell, 15-year-old high school
student of Clinton, Ia, was announc-
ed today as first prize winner in the
army national school contest for the
best essay on the benefits of enlist
ment in the army. Second prize went
to Marjorie Sheetz, Chillicothe, Mo-,
and third to Sallie Brown, Eason. Oh
i've Branch, Miss.
Medals will be awarded the win
ners, who will get free trip to
Washington, by Secretary Baker.
Marion Wheeler, Salina. Kan; j. c.
Madel, Sioux Falls. s. d., and Irene
Lasater, Santa Fe, N. NJ, were among
those given honorable mention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Law Mix-Up Prevents
Collection of Taxes

Pierre, April 2O.-At the last legis-
contest over the matter of placing
Washington county under control of
Pennington instead of Custer.
But the bill was enacted into law
and since that time it has been found
that no. provision was made in the
transfer for a transcript of the rec
ords, or for levying taxes.
AS result no taxes were collected
in Washington county for last year,
and no assessment has been provided
for this year.
The situation will mean emergency
legislation asked for to straighten out
the tangle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
PROHIBITION LAW
TEST CASE SOON
RULING TO BE SOUGHT IN DA-
KOTA SUPREME COURT.

Sioux Falls, April 20.-A number
of the features of the state bone dry
prohibition law are about to be decid-
ed upon by the state supreme court.
according to statement made by J..
c. Shanks, state sheriff.
Recently officials seized heavy
consignment OF sacramental wine
which was shipped to Rabbi Hess. at
Aberdeen. After some investigation
the, wine was turned over to Rabbi
Hess and it was distributed among
members of his flock for use in con-
nection with the celebration Of the
feast OF the passover. Last week
State Sheriff Shanks appeared In
Aberdeen and made further investiga-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Sioux City livestock.

Sioux City. April 20.-During the
early rounds the crest landed at
$15.15. but before the middle market
this mark had been pushed up dime.
making the upper limit $15.25. Nu-
merous sales were reported at the
$15 line and the top Of the bulk
landed In that notch while little. II
anything went under the $14 mark
and the bottom Of the bulk was rated
26c above that figure at $l4.16.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
TO DEVELOP
FOREIGN TRADE
MISSISSIPPI ALLEY ASSOCIA.
TION IN SESSION IN ST.
LOUIS.

st. Louis, April Acknowledgement
OF foreign trade by the middle west
to supplant the impending reaction in
the present 40 per cent abnormal do
mestic consumption must be stimu-
lated or the nation will face financial
panic, delegates declared at the open
ing of. the Mississippi Valley associa-
tion convention. Plans to nelarge the
foreign trade so per cent, to $4,000
100000 annually were discussed. Ex-
tension of the waterways was brought
out as one factor toward develop
ment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20

first to- enlist and was among the
first American troops to reach France
and participate in fighting with the
Germans.
The letter telling of the young
mans terrible condition was the first
the father had received and he had
long feared that his son was dead.
The father and other relatives are
anxiously awaiting further informa-
tion concerning him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Daily Market Report
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, April 20. - Corn:
Market firm to 1c higher; demand
good for low moisture offerings No.
3 yellow closed at $1.65%1.66; No.
3 mixed. $1.63@1.64.
Oats: Premiums firm; demand
good; No. 3 white 7hc08hc over
May. No. 3 white closed at 99hc0
$1.00h. No. white oats, 97h0
$3.50.
Rye: Market relatively stronger
than futures. No. 2 at 8010c over
May. No. 2 rye closed at $2.O1A q
2.03H.
Barley: Demand good, market 2
@ &c higher. Prices closed at $1.36
@ 1.65.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20

tion into the shiunent of this wine.
1t was after he ID completed this
investigation thai he announced a
number of test cases to be brought SO
that the authorities would know just
exactly the extentsof their duties In
fulfilling the provisions of the bone
dry law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Sunday Storm In
Arkansas Destructive

Fort Smith, Ark. April 20.-Twen-
ty-five the known to be dead and
from Is to 125 more injured and the
property loss is running into the tens
OF thousands as result of the gales
during Sunday night in the six coun-
ties of southwestern Arkansas. The
casualty list is still growing as wire
communication is being reestablished
in the storm wrecked district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Election Today
In Two States

New York, April 20.-The present
administration faced test of demo-
cratic opinion In two states today
Georgia and Nebraska. The vote may
be interpreted by some a. an indorse-
ment of the repudiation of wilson's
stand. on the peace treaty and the
league of nations. w
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Soldiers Aid
Legislation

Washington, April 20.-The Re-
publican caucus has been called for
Thursday night to consider soldier
legislation which is now being
framed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
CARRA|RA|sT TROOPS
ARE FO|LED
FAIL IN EFFORT TO PENETRATE
SONORA.

Sonora, Mexico, April 20.-Car-
ranza's troops failed in their first ef-
fort to penetrate Sonora through Pull
pito Pass on the Chicuahua border
according to messengers arriving here
today.
With concrete breastworks and ma
chine guns clamped to the sides 81
the pass it proved a death trap to the
federal troops, according to the re.
ports. No casualties were reported
among the Sonora defenders. No in
formation is available as to the Car
rama losses.
Washington, April 20.-General
Benjamin Hill, leader of the Obregon
forces, was wounded in the fighting a,
Contreras, near Mexico City, the Mex
lean embassy announced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Son In Hospital With
out Arms or Legs

Tyndall, April 20.-That his SON,
who served during the world war, is
In hospital in France without arms
or legs, and otherwise. in . serious
condition. 10 the distressing news
which has reached Frank Blacknick,
. Bon Homme county farmer.
The son, Frank. Jr., was one Of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Railroads and
Great Lakes

Washington. April 20.-A bill to
permit railroads competing with ship
ping routes on the Great Lakes to
operate their ship lines, was intro
duced today by Senator Kellogg on
request. .
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Navy Only a
Battered Hulk

Washington, April 20.-The navy
is only q battered hulk of what 1t
was when the armistice was signed.
Captain w. b. Pratt told the naval
investigators today. Men are leaving
the service in droves and the ships
are left idle. he said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
Investigate New York
Stock Exchange

Albany. N. r.. April 2O.-A resolu-
tion calling for an investigation Of
the New York etock exchange has
been introduced In the state senate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20

Washington, April 20.-President
Wilson presided over a cabinet meet
ing today at the White House. The
meeting discussed the railroad strike
and reviewed measures taken to halt
il.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20
ANOTHER RAILWAY
! II STRIKE Imminent
MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOY.
ES THREATEN TO WALK
OUT.

Chicago, April 2O.-The mainte-
nance of way employees, who threaten
ed nation wide strike last February,
will walk out individually in large
numbers April 28, unless their wage
demands are recognized, the leaders
declared today.
E. F. Cradle of Detroit, president
of the organization, has been peti-
toned to make request of Presi-
dent Wilson for temporary increase
of 81 per day with time and one-half
for overtime, pending the decision of
the railroad labor board on employees
wage demands. The general chair
mems of the association of the north
west district made the appeal in a
telegram last night.
Representatives of $4,000 railway
clerks and freight handlers favor the
pursuing of legal methods instead of
a strike.
The arrest of 25 more leaders of
the switchmen's outlaw strike was ex-
pected today. The railroad conditions
are rapidly resuming normal condi-
tions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-20

Washington, April 20.-Chiefs of
established railroad unions today ap-
peared before the railroad labor
board to present arguments support
ing their demands for wage increases
totalng $1,10O, O,00O,O 900 annually for
100000 workers, including most of
the outlaw strikers.