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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
Sure Spring Sign
Wakes Chief Linn
TO Robins COMING

well. springs comm I've had
my suspicious to this effect for sew
eral days, but now | know it, I've
had today and yesterday the surest
sign. It's one that never fails and
when in the department We get this
sign, we know that the robins are
due to fly in a mighty few days
1t was Chief Linn who handed out
his information this morning as he
wearily hung up the telephone re-
ceiyer after holding a lengthy and
rather headted, although diplomatic
conversation.
'Tae chickens are breakin out in
to the neighbors' garden plots That's
he trouble went on the chief The
sure sign of spring is when women
from all over town go to calling up
the police department and demand
ing that we come out and arrest
these chickens or their owners and
we're getting these demands every
day now.
Seriously, though, these chickens
are nuisance when they get to
scratching up all the young onion
sets and so on that some thrifty
gardener has planted. There's an
ordinance to the effect that these
chickens be kept up and it's up to
us to enforce that ordinance. So |
want to ask that the people owning
chickens help us out. ] don't want
to have to send some of my men out
to bring a good citizen down to the
station. but I'll have TO do it if the
complaints of the gardeners con
tinue"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
WOMEN IN MEET
HAVE PROBLEMS
TO THRASH OUT
BY Tilted Pre- IS.

BY Tilted Press.
Chicago, Feb. l3 The reduction
in living costs, tae lessening of the
number Of illiterate voters, the rails
ing Of the standards cf citizenship
and the enactment of laws for the
protection of women and clildren
wero problems that were occupying
the attention Of the delegates at.
tending the fifty-first annual con
vcntiou Of the National Women's
Suffrage association and the first
annual convention of the league OF
women voters.
Plans for the bringing abort Of
these ends and advice as to the
methods to be pursued to accomplish
the aims of the women, were formu-
lated and were to be placed before
The delegates for their consideration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
GRADING ON ALA.
AVENUE WILL BE
COMPLETED SOON
6eets Expects to Have Work Finish
ed to Extent that Autos Can Use
by Sunday; Work Slated to
Start Laying Track.

Beginning with next Sunday peo-
PIE desiring to motor out to the o.
c. w. may 80 by the way Of Seventh
street and Alabama avenue, Dan
Beets, street commissioner said this
morning.
Gmding work has been completed
along Alabama avenue from Twelfth
to Seventeenth street and it is ex.
pected that drags will put the thor
cughfare in proper shape for traffic
before tie end CT this week, Wealth
er permitting, the grading will be fin
ished out to Nineteenth street with
in the next five days. The work has
been in progress for about ten days.
The street commissioner stated
that it was the idea Of his depart
ment to resume street maintenance
work as soon as the grading work
&ad been properly completed.
It is pointed out that Alabama av
enue is being graded by the city in
with an agreement with
the Chickasha Street Railway com
pany in which the latter agreed to
lay their street chr line along that
avenue thereby cutting off that por-
tlon of the loop which now runs by
the ball park and Shanoan Springs.
With the completion of the grad
ing work, it is expected that actual /
work in laying the tracks will be- /
gin Former reports from the man
lgement of the railway company
iave stated that the tracks should
be completed some time in March.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
ROAD MEN GIVEN
ENOUGH SMOKES
TO STOCK STORE
Broom Corn Man Supplies State
Gang; 5uckner Outlines Work
Done by Outfit on Highways;
Five Miles Road Finished.

That the men of the state road
gang who are grading the road south.
wes Of the city have been provided
with 'makings" that will last them
f1r several weeks to come was the
report Il 5. j, Buekner superintend-
ent of the gang, this morning. The
donor Of the smoking tobacco (Which
vas sixty dollars WORTH, was George
L. Lines, who is connected with the
Lyons Broom Corn company of this
city l'he Smokes were given in
appreciatioe of the good road woek
done by The gang near the company's
warehouse southeast of the city
in behalf of the men of the camp.
Mr. Buckner stated that he wished
to thank Mr. Lines for the gift and
to also voice an appreciation for
ne two COWS that were recently
purchased for use by the camp by
Dave IIybarger anu the Chickasha
Chamber of Commerce.
Relative to the work already done
by the men under his control, Mr.
Buclmer stated further that five
miles Of road which includes the
road east Of the Chastain residence
on South First street to the first
turn south and from that point To
the Baker farm has been built. The
bridge near the Baker residence is
being raised and new approaches
built. In addition to road work pro
per tle gang is digging drainage
dtiches which will be Of benefit to
farms adjacent to the roads.
Bad weather has hndered the work
Of the gang practically since the out
fit arrived here several weeks ago
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
SHIPPING BOARD
VESSEL DAMAGE D
ASKS FOR HELP
BY United Press.

by United Press.
New York Feb. 10 "A wiree S
message has been sent broadcast to
all west bound vessels of the u. S.
shipping board to maintain look
out for the shipping board steamship
Avondale, which vas reported to be
adrift yesterday with her engines
disabled 170 miles southeast of Nam
tucket light.
The United States radio station re
ceived message from the Avon
dale asking for immediate aid. The
steamship has little fuel and her
food supply is known to be low.
The coast guard cutter Seneca hls
set out in an effort to find the ship
and give aid to the passengers an.
crew
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
GALA BELLE ON
SAND RUNS INTO
GAZING TROUBLE

The Gala Belle No. ,, Surbeck
farm in section 2-5-9 is having con
siderable trouble drilling into the
pay, the delay being caused by cav
ings which are holding up the com
pletion of the well. They have some
nice oil showings, with the bit sew
eral feet above the oil sand and a
good well is expected.
The United Cement in section 10
50 has recemented, following leak
that let the water in, and will com
plete the vel las soon as the cement
sets.
The Ohio Fuel Oil company in the
northwest of the northeast of sec
ton 1863 is a rig They will move
in tools and start work at once.
The English Drilling company has
spudded on the lease of the Anldar-
ko Producers in the south half Of
the southeast of the southeast OF
section 2G-6-lO.
Good progress is being made at
the location of Mckinney No. 2 Sur
beck farm, in the southeast of the
southeast of section 9-5-9. They are
drilling at 1900 feet.
Ramsey No / on the Belle Head
land farm in the northwest of the
northeast of section 11-5-9 is drill
ing with a rotary at 7Si feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
Retailers to Meet
Tonight at c. of c,

The Retail Merchants association
will meet in the Chamber of Com.
merce rooms in the First National
Bank building tonight at 1890. Off
cials Of TIE organization state that
every man who has an interest in
the welfare OF Chickasha, whether
he owns or is connected with a bus.
mess or not, is cordially invited and
urged to attend this meeting, as it is
desired that the real purpose of the
body be thoroughly known to the
public
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
Answer is in Writing and Leaders
Refused to State Whether or Not
Increase Wage Dcmandi
Were Allowed by Wilson.
INDICATION rs REFUSAL
TO GRANT ALL DEMANDS
Union Men Indicate Reply to presi-
dents Communication will be
Made Today; Workers Ask If
Government Keep Promise.
by United Press.

by Chlted IieSS,
Washington, Feb 3. The presl
dent today gave a written reply to
the committee Of three representing
the workers unions in tie railroad
controversy.
we shall give careful considera,
tion to the presidents statements
and shall advise sfhn @of our position
probably later said Timothy Shea,
head of the Firemen's union after
the conference.
The leaders refuse to say whether
the president had granted an in
crease in the wages of the men, as
demanded but the indications are
that he refused to grant their com
plete demands for a horizontal in.
crease of approximately 40 per cent.
After leaving the White House
the committee went directly to their
hotel to make a report to the repre-
senritves Of the II unions who were
waiting word of any action that
might have been taken.
The committee was in conference
with the president scarcely II min
utes. As he was leaving the White
House. Timothy Shea said, Il be-
lieve that we will forward a com
Confined on page 60
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
155,ooo,ooo FRANCS FOR RELIEF

BY United Press.
Paris. Neb. 19.-Tae American Red
cross spent 155,OOO,OOO francs on its
relief program for France and Bel
GUM during 1919, according to a re-
port just made public here. OF this
sum 30.000.000 was spent for civilian
relief in France. Since the begin
ming of its activities here in the
spring of 1917, the Red Cross has
defoted approximately 2O0,O0V,OOe
francs to work in France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
S0LONS To PASS
BUCK To OTHERS
ON TREATY DOPE
BY United Press.


Washington, Feb g. The oppos-
ing senate leaders are to pass to the
other side the responsibility for the
Ailure of the senate to ratify the
treaty when it comes up for action
on next Monday.
Senator Hitchcock says that he is
going to let Senator Lodge lead the
way and gave assurances Tat the
democrats will follow
senator Lodge says that he and
2S other republicans will be ready
with a program including reserva-
ton on Article 10. If the democrats
will provide some votes, the peace
treaty will be ratified, Lodge decar,
ed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
cranweII Completes Profile Of Inn
proVement on Seventeenth Street
and viii Soon Have Definite
Figures Showing Cost.
SUBMIT ALL DATA TO
OWNERS OF PROPERTY
Improvement District People T. Get
Two Sets Of Cost Figures, then
Put Plan up to Council for
Action; Money Available.

Until an estimate, which is now
being prepared by II G. Cranwel
city engineer and which Is to show
the cost per front foot for the pro
posed Improvement Of Seventeenth
street is complete, no action as to
the purchase Of sites for Chiokasha's
system Of parks will be taken BY
the park board It was stlted by
members Of the board Tits morning.
Mr. Cranwell has completed
profile Of Seventeenth street show
ing elevations and grades and is to
make two estimates of the cost.
One estimate specifies Macadam
roadway Il feet wide on each SIDE
OF the boulevard, with guttering
and curbiug, and tie ether estimate
shows the same surface for tho
roadways but without gutteling and
eurblng.
Yesterday nftcrnon thoe park
board, which is cmposed Of j. D.
Carmichael, NJ S. cralle and o. l..
Bingham went with Mr. Cranwell
and J. w Conner secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce, to seven
teentl street and inspected the pro
posed Improvement district as
brought out IN Mr. Cranwell's pro,
file map. Tho pMn is for Mr.. Gran
well 70 finish The estlmaies as soor
as possible. which estimates will
then be submitted to the property
ownerG in the Improvement district
and later to the city council for the
purpose Of working out some defl-
mite plan by which the proposition
can be handled
The money is now, or VIII be
available by the first of next week
covering the bond issue of 100000
plus the premium. The proposition
which is yet to be worked out is
with regard to what p4rt Of theN ex-
pense the propertyNowncrs in the inn
proycment district VIII pay and what
per cent of the cost of constructing
the hard surface road on Seventeenth
street will be paid ont Of the money
derived from the bond issue
1t is pointed ont by members Of
the board that there can nothing be
done in the way Of contracting for
or purchasing plrk sites until it is
definitely determined what the inn
proyement on Seventeenth street
will cost i is Indicated that as
soon as this proposition is definitely
settled. the board members will al
once take up the consideration and
purchase Of definite park sites
One trouble that is confronting
the board members at the outset is
the difficulty in getting road build
ing material Tae board has been
in correspondence for more than
two weeks with firms handling that
class Of material and as yet no sat
isGlctory promise of delivery OF ma
terial has been given. Board mem
hers fear that this may cause some
delay in the completion Of the work
in the Seventeenth street improve
ment district
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
NOMINATIONS TO SENATE

BY United Press
Washington, Feb 13.-The nomi-
nations of John Barton Payne to be
secretary Of the interior to succeed
Secretary Lane March and Robert
Underwood johnson to be ambassa-
dor to Italy, were sent to the senate
today by the president
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
First String Ven
Clash at Guthrie

The senior high first squad lett TO-
day in company with Coach Reese
for Guthrie where they will pny a
conference game with the latters
high school five tonight. Mr. Reese
stated that Richardson and Fields
would be started in the game as for
wards; Adams and Smith, as guards;
Green. as center; and Driskill would
make the trip as substitute. To
nights game will be the fourth con
ference game for the locals this year.
They have lost only one to date.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
INSPECT FUTILE WELL

Ed +. Johns, formerly connected
with the Citizens Nation1l bank
here. but VINO is now an officer OF
the United American Oil company
arrived in the city last night from
Wichita Falls He came for the pug-
pose Of inspecting the companys
test near Tuttle. He left by aw
this afternoon in company with ]. D.
Nantz and local men for the we'll
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
CONFIRM DEATH KoLcHAK
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, Feb. ia central news
dispatch today confirmed the death
of Admiral Kolchak, head of the all
Russian armies and leader of the
anti-bolshevili movement in Siberia.
First reports Of his death stated
that he had been killed by his own
troops.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
IN POLICE COURT

Pearl Palmer, Raleigh Crasser and
Jerry Nile were tried in Mayor Dur
bins court this morning on charges
of immoral conduct They were
found guilty and fined twenty dol
lars each. None of them paid the
fines and We're committed to jail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
MEX. REBELS CAPTURE
TOWN SAYS DISPATCH
by United Press

by United Press.
san Antonio. Feb 13.-According
@ advices reaching here. 100 troops
from TIE command Of General Man
neI Pelaez, rebel leader in control
Of the TaDpico district, have cap
tured El Carrizal The federal troops
are said to have fled without resist
ance
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
Controversy Between Taxicab Men
and Council Winds up with New
Ordinance Tabled when More
Objections are Raised
CHIEF OF POLICE is TO
ENFORCE OLD ORDINANCE
Calls for rs Cent Fare for Ten
Blocks; Firemen May get saIa-
ries Hiked; Street Mems
Wage Increased

The controversy that has been
Manning a great deal of time up in
Washington and in which demo and
q. o. p. senators have failed toreld
an agreement on the peace treaty,
hasn't thing on the confab between
the city dads and the taxi men o.
Clickasha concerning rate hike
and which parley blew up last night
when objection was made by the
cabmen ITO an ordinance set
tin new taxicab rates. The result
wns that the ordinance was tabled
leaving the old ordinance in force.
Wherefore Chickasha people will
l'aye to pay only 2J' cents US cab
fare in the city, up to distance
of 10 blocks and it was made plain
by councimen last night at the meet.
ing that it was the sense OF that
body that the police force hew to
the line and see that the taxi men
are heralded before his honoE, the
police judge, in the event they are
guilty of charging more than the 20
cents per haul up to IL blocks Also
Chief Linn stated in a private con
yersation that he would take consid-
cradle pleasure in seeing, to the
best of his ability, that tie ordi-
nance is strictly enforced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
GERMANS SEEK REFUGE
IN HOLLAND is REPORT
By United Press.

BY United Press.
The Hague, Feb. 1S.-The grand
duke of Hess with eight other Ger
mans who we're named in the allied
list of war guilty, arrived in Holland
to seek political refuge, it is report
ed. Several generals were in the
German party, it is said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
ISSUE MARRIAGE PERMIT

a marriage license was issued to-
day by Mrs. Edna T Watkins, court
clerk, to John Dahl. age 81. nf Norge,
and Miss Grace Kusk, Is. Of Chick
asha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13

Washington, Feb. 1S.-William Phil
lips, assistant secretary Of state. is
President Wilson's choice as minis
ter to the Netherlands, it is authori-
tatively stated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13

II We hear some fellows fume
and fuss
+ And rant and rave and cry
+ and cuss
+ Because their shoes cost nine
+ teen seeds.
= They have no mon to buy
+ their feeds
+ Because it tlkes full twenty
+ bucks
!. To buy their pants, wool,
, serge Or ducks,
: They moan; and say they
: wear no socks.
: And swear the world is full
; of rocks
+ To throw man and keep
+ him down
+ But b1ieve us, bo, they should
= not frown.
!. For how could they devise to
+ meet
= A plan to clothe their limbs
+ and feet,
1. With life SO full of gratis
+ and greeds.
: If they had been born cent?
: pedes?
l. L. Normin
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
2 y . , ? = Q = ,
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.

Tonight and Saturday part
ly cloudy, much colder Cold
wave; temperature twenty to
twenty-eight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13

pOllCe JuuBe, III lne event tney are
guilty of charging more than the "a
cents per haul up to IL blocks. Also
Chief Linn stated in a private con
yersation that he would take consid-
cradle pleasure in seeing, to the
best Of his ability, that tie ordi-
nance is strictly enforced
Bow.up on Scene.
AT the last meeting of the council
in January, the taxicab men appear
ed before the council and asked that
new ordinance be drawn raising
4he minimum cab fare to 80 cents.
J. w. Conner and Hy DuBose were
named AS a committee to represent
the council in a session with the
cabmen to thrash out the dfferen-
ces.
This meeting was held and as stat
ed last night by both council mem
lers who participated, an under
standing was reached whereby the
proposed ordinance should call fer a
% cent fare up ITO 10 blocks with
a 80 cent fare from 10 to Is blocks
At the council meet last night, one
or two members of the cabmen' S
committee who had conferred with
tie councilmen. stated that they did
mot understand that an agreement
Mad been re1clled. They also con
tended for the minimum charge of
20 cents, wherefore Messrs. Conner
ana DuBose intimated strongly that
the cabmen were lieing down on
their understanding reached in CON
ference and moved that the ordi-
nance be tabled, leaving the ordi-
nance cllling for only a 25-cent fare,
up to Is blocks in force.
One taxi man raised the point as
to whether special contract made
with passenger would be valid.
lie illustrated his point as follows:
Suppose a mln comes up to my car
ana asks how much to certain
place and / tell him fifty cents and
he says, Let's 60 Then what?'
If that point Indicated is within
the Is block limit, you are violating
the ordinance he was PROMPTLY in
formed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
Stacey Raps Taxi Men,.

VIM. Stacey. county attorney. ap-
peared befoN the council and out
lined the alleged situation in regard
TO certain eabmen in the city as to
tie class of meh employed by some
cr the companies and their alleged
connection with certain violations Of
law and city ordinances.
Mr.. Stacey stated tsat several
cases came to his attention and af-
ter enumera.ing some of them, he
recommended to the council that an
ordinance be passed demanding that
the drivers of taxis be licensed with
the power to Immediately revoke
those licenses left up to the mayor
in the event the drivers violate the
provisions of said ordinance. 1t is
expected that drastic ordinance
covering this point as well as the
question of fares will be drawn fol
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13
Local Temperature.
TIM ELY TALK

Maximum, Sc; minimum, 80.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-13

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-12
DIR. c. L. TOPLIFF DEAD.
Well Known Citizen and Pioneer
Dentist Passed Away Yesterday
Afternoon.

Charles Louis Topliff, one of De-
corah's best known citizens and
pioneer dentists, passed away yes
terday, Tuesday afternoon at two o.
clock at his home in this city. His
death was due to Bright's disease
from which he had been a sufferer
for several years past, He retired
from the practice of his profession
about the first of the year, and his
health gradually declined until his
death. He made brave fight for life,
but to no avail. He was always of
a rugged constitution, but the fatal
disease had taken hold on him that
could not be shaken off.
DR.. c. L. Topliff was born in Wau-
kon, Iowa, December %, 1862 a son
of John and Rachel (Reed) Topliff
He received his early education in
the Postville high school and later
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-12
Miss Lizzie HoIlous Dead.

Yesterday afternoon at five o.
clock Miss Lizzie Hollous passed
away at the DEBORAH hospital. She
had been i'll for about two weeks,
with heart trouble and later pneu-
monia developed. Everything that
medical aid and loving hands could
do was done for her. but to no avail.
The deceased was born in Germany
about II years ago. When she came
to this country she made her home
with Mrs, Ben Bears parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Homberger, in New York,
remaining with them for five years,
and when Mrs. Bear was married she
moved to DEBORAH and has been 4
member of the Ben Bear household
ever since, covering period of some
forty-one years. Her constant
thoughts always were of Mrs. Bear
and members of the family, and she
was most loyal and faithful friend
all these years.
The deceased always made her
home here with Mr.. and Mrs. Bear
and she was beloved by the family,
and her passing is a sad blow to
them. She was kind and considerate
and always had the welfare of the
children at heart, and watched over
them like mother. She had man.
friends in DEBORAH and all will be
grieved to hear of her death.
The funeral sevices will be held
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon at
1880 from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Bear. Rev. NJ. Willett of the
Congregational church will officiate
and interment will be in Phelps
cemetery.
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