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Evening star., 1920-02-01
10000 POLES TO GO HOME.
Consulate in New York Puts Curb
on Passport Applications.

HARTFORD, January 81 (by the
Associated Press).-Forty thousand
Poles have applied for passports for
return to their native country, ac-
cording to word sent to steamship
agencies here today by the Polish
consulate in New York.
The message said no more applica-
tions for passports will be accepted
until action can be taken on those
already received.
1t was said at the local steamship
agencies that 1,50O applications have
been received in this city from Poles
seeking transportation during : the
past month.
In answer to questions virtually all
applicants said that their inability to
get Iiquor was the reason for their
desire to leave the country.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
TURKS WILL MOBILIZE
FOR ATTACKS ON GREEKS

y LONDON. january ;3i tby the AS
sociated rPress) The Turkish min
lister of war, according to reports
from Constantinop1e, has secretly or
dered the printing as quickly as pos
sible of ten thousand copies of a pro-
for general mobilization of
the Turkish forces, says a. dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from
Athens, dated January 29
The report says the order shows
that the war ministry contemplates
mobilization in Anatolia, preparatory
to an attack on the Greek and other
allied troops there.
Evening star., 1920-02-01

When a lamplighter gets '1it up"
ON his own supply OF wood alcohol
it is time for physicians to take
a hand, and the doctors at Gar
field Hospital last night spent sew
eral hours working over Frank
Capri, an Italian lamplighter. be-
fore they pronounced him out of
immediate danger.
Capri. the hospital authorities
said, had drunk small amount of
wine mixed with wood alcohol.
which he carried to thaw out gas
pipes in the street lamps, which
sometimes freeze in cold weather.
He was found early yesterday
evening in semi-conscious con-
dition leaning against a lamp post
at sth and Webster streets. A
Evening star., 1920-02-01
100, 900 WORKERS GET
AN INCREASE IN WAGES

CINCINNATI. Ohio, January 81 (by
the Associated Press) ss).-Approximate-
ly 100000 garment workers in the
United States and Canada have been
granted increased wages, it was an
nounced tonight as result of a con-
ference between representatives of
the United Garment Workers of
America and the Union Garment Man.
ufacturers' Association of America
here.
Piece workers are to receive a 20
per cent increase and cutters an ad-
vance of Sc per week, effective Feb
ruary Is.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
Hidden Treasure Discovered
In Draluer of Antique Desk
Furniture Shipped From Washington to Cum.
berland Revealed Gold and Silver Coins as
Well as PAPER Money of Many Countries.

There were others that he did not
identify. In the collection also
were a number of American paper
notes, some Of which were dilapi-
dated and had either been pinned
or pasted together. Enough re-
manned of them. he thinks, to be
redeemed by the Treasury Depart
ment.
One Of the American coins bears
the date of 1898. 1t has an inscrip-
tion around the edge. There were
silver dollars and half-dollars, be-
sides gold coins. Mr.. Schonter
has shipped the money to a numis.
matist for an opinion as to value.
He has sent the desk to his brother.
Paul Schonter. Pittsburgh, an ex-
pert on antique furniture
Evening star., 1920-02-01
LONDON PRESS STIRRED
BY Mr.. GLASS LETTER

LONDON, January 31.--The morning
newspapers feature the letter of Sec
retafy Glass of the United States
Treasury, to -he president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, declaring against further
loans to European countries. They
are further stirred over the exchange
controversy. A majority of the news
papers take the statement as a COM
nonsense plan. some of them well
coming il as a needed tonic.
The minority express regret and
even resent it.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
COL. JACK CHiNN, TURF
LEADER 20 YEARS AGO,
IS DEAD AT LEXINGTON

LEXINGTON, Ky. January
31.-Col. Jack Chinn, one of the
most noted turfmen of twenty
years ago in America, died in a
hospital here today after a long
illness from heart trouble and
complications. He was seventy
two years old.
He was a former state senator
and leader in democratic poll
tics and a member of the first
Kentucky state racing commits
sion. which body he was instru-
mental in creating. He also was
one of the first Kentucky law
makers to urge adoption of the
parimutuel system at race
tracks. He retired from the turf
several years ago.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
L La,11pighter Demonstrates
Mouel Way of Fighting Up"
Physicians Say Frank Capri Is Victim of
Wood Alcohol and Wine Fluid Used to
ThQU Out Frozen Gas Pines

policeman from the tenth precinct
summoned a patrol wagon and
rushed the man to the hospital.
Lamplighters use approximately
twenty-five quarts Of wood alcohol
a season in Washington. blowing
it into frozen gas pipes, where it
relieves the condensation and al
lows the gas to flow. Since prohi-
bition became effective it has been
issued to the lamplighters in pint
quantities, and they have been told
of the danger of taking it inter-
nally.
When revived at the hospital
Capri said his home was at 1857
Sth street. Late last night his con-
dition was said to be serious. but
not critical
Evening star., 1920-02-01

CUMBERLAND, Nd. January 81.
An unexpected find of coins that
may prove Of rare value was the
experience of Cloyd S. Schonter,
a secondhand furniture dealer.
late yesterday Schonter was re-
pairing an antique desk, which
came with a shipment of furniture
from Washington. d. c.. ABOUT
three months ago, and which pros
pective buyers had turned down.
when he discovered in a secret
compartment enough gold and sill
yer coins to I'LL his pocket.
They included American. Eng
lish, Italian, Spanish. Mexican and
French. and also one Chinese coin.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
JERSEY CITY FIGHTING
PROFITEERS IN RENT

JERSEY CITY. N. J., January 81
Steps will be taken by the city au-
thorities to curb rent profiteering in
Jersey City, according to a notice
not to meet any "exorbitant and un-
Just" demand made by the landlords.
Tenants are urged to present their
cases to the city law department, all
cost of litigation, where advised"
to be borne by the city.
MANY landlords, knowing tenants
have no place to move, are demanding
more rent in the middle of winter,
with an epidemic of influenza staring
the public Of Jersey City in the face,
the notice said.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
'scARRANzA AS DICTATOR"
REPORT is QUESTIONED

Ell PASO, Tex, January 31.-Guar-
antees that the law will be complied
with as regards the protection of can
didates for presidency have been is
sued by the Mexican secretariat of
the interior, according to official ad-
vices received here today by Alberto
Ruiz Sandoval, acting consul general
for Mexico at Ell Paso.
Senior SandovaT said he had received
no information regarding the report
himself dictator of Mexico.
+. "Such. step on the part of Car
rama is inconceivable,' Sandoval said.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
POLES CALLED TO CoLoRs.
Glasses of 1900 and 1901 Pressed
Into Military Service.

WARSAW, January 80 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-The Polish army
classes Of 1900 and 1901 have been
called to the colors.
Areport from Warsaw published by
the Politiken Of Copenhagen January
25 stated that the Polish cabinet had
signed a mobilization order. taking
this action because OF the bolshevik
advance.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
Oldest Alabaman Dies.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. January 81
Tobias Zopfi, 122. probably the oldest
resident of Alabama, was buried here
this morning He is survived by four
children. the youngest of whom is
sixty years old.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
Chilean Cabinet Resigns.

SANTIAGO, Chile, January a.
The Chilean cabinet has resigned.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republicat tion Of all news dispatches
credited to it not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the iocnl news published herein
All rights of publication of special
dispatches herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1920-02-01
WEATHER.

Fair. continued cold, today; tomor-
row partly cloudy and warmer.
Temperature fo1 twenty-four hours
ending at 10 pm. last night-High-
est, 40, at midnight Friday night;
lowest II, at pm. last night.
Full report on page 5.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
GROUND BROKEN
TODAY FOR FINE:
ARTS STRUCTURE

Ground was broken this morning
for the fine arts building at the Ok
lahoma College for Women, the
event being attended by fitting cere-
monies participated in by the stu
dent body and faculty members
Miss Frances Davis, head of the
expression department moved the
first shoyellul Of dirt that marks
the beginning Of the excavation for
the building, College songs were
sung by students and G. w Austin
made a short talk in which he pre-
dicted that new building would be
started this year on the south side
of the administration building to
balance the fine arts structure
which is the building on the north
side of the administration building
With the new dormitory practical
ly finished it is expected that the
work on the fine arts building will
be pushed to the limit Left over
material from the new dormitory
will be used in the construction Of
the fine arts building Other materi-
al for the building has been Or
dered
The erection Of this building will
make the sixth structure on the cam
pus Of theO, c. w. and the new
building is to add about $4,000 to
the amount invested by the state in
the educational plant here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
HOTEL COMPANY
READY To HELP
LOCAL c. Of c.

That the John j Grier company
believes in Chickasha and is willing
to help the Chamber Of Commerce
in its undertakings to make bigger
and better city is shown by a com
munication received at the compa-
ny's Geronimo hotel here, together
VITA a check for the G. of c. The
letter came from NJ. Il, Paxton, Off
cal of the company in Kansas City,
and is as follows:
I'VE are in receipt of a communi-
cation from the Chickasha Chamber
of Commerce requesting from us a
yearly subscription for membership
of $4,000 and we take pleasure in
doing our Part to promote the local
interests of Chickasha and we are
enclosing you herewith check for
$50, which you may 6and to the
Chamber Of Commerce and would
suggest that you cooperate in every
way you can with The local people
to promote the interests and vel
fare at that point. We feel very
kindly toward the citizens of that
county for the support which they
have always extended us and our
only regret is that we did not have
q more commodious hotel, thereby
enabling US to render more efficient
service.
Kindly convey to the Chamber OF
Commerce our very best wishes for
the success of all their undertake
ings."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
Company to Establish Offices Here
In Near Future; Timber On the
Ground for Test In West Ex-
tension; Work to Start.
OFFICER OF COMPANY
is STRONG FOR FIELD
Declares Cement is Ahead of Desde-
mona AS Oil Proposition; Points
to Typical Wells in Each
Estp Field as Proof.

Timbers are o. re ground for the
No, l well of the Mammoth Drill
ing company and actual drilling is to
start by February 20 in the Cement
field in the northwest of the north
west of section 9l-G-9.
The company is moving three
strings of tools into the field and
in addition to developing the lease
on which its No. l well will be drill
ed, the Mammoth will drill out 120
acres, which it owns in fee, the
same being in the northeast of the
northeast of section 9-5-9, according
to =. G. Wagner, formerly an oper-
ator in the Desdcmona fled, but
who now lives in hickasha where
the head offices Of the company are
being located.
On the land in section 8 the Nam
moth will construct q refinery, plans
for which are now being completed.
The plant is to be of 1000 barrels
daily capacity and work is to be un-
der way in 60 days. The company
will have about 5000 feet TO track
age on the Frisco
Mr. Wagner has purchased home
in Chickasha and other officers of
the company are to do likewise in
the near future, he states He is
arrangements as rapidly as
possible TO establish the offices OF
the company here.
4 like the Cement field better
Continued on page g.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
PARTMENT FIRE
SHOWS BIG Loss
BY United Prose.

By United Prcsc.
san Francisco, Feb 9-Five were
killed when fire destroyed the Berk-
shire apartments at 10 o'clock this
morning and 80 to 40 persons are in
hospitals suffering from burns which
they received when tae building col
lapsed
After investigating The ruins and
taking ont the body of one uniden.
titled woman, the deputy coroner
stated that the death list may be
less chan was indicated when thor
ough search is made after tie ruins
cool
The apartment was one Of the
most fashionable in the city and
huosed 50 families. Clad only in
their night clothes some clung tc
lodges until they were reached by
ladders while others dropped to the
fire escapes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
Three Killed AS Soldiers Fire Into
Mob Gathered to Lynch Convict
ed Slayer of to.Year.oId
School Girl
MOUNTAINEERS ENRAGED
NOW BENT ON REVENGE
Rioters Charge Courthouse; Soldiers
Ordered to Fire; Machine Guns
Unlimbered by Officers and
Crowd Dispersed.
BY United Press.

by united Press.
Lexington, Ky, Feb Outraged
by the killing of three persons, who
took part in an effort to lynch viii
liam Lockett, negro who was con
victed Of Staying Geneva Hardman
10 year old school girl hundreds o.
armed mountaneers are ON theii
way here with tho intention of TAX
ing posses lon Of the negro despite
the national guardsmen, according te
reports received here.
The governor is enroute here to
take charge Of the situation and 400
regular u. s troops are reported to
be enrOute here from Louisville.
Three persons were killed when
the mob attempted to storm the Fay
cite county Jail while the soldiers
were driving back the rioters.
Lockett had been found guilty o.
murder and had been sentenced to
death in the electric chair. The
mob began to gather shortly after
ward and when a large number had
surrounded the court house, a voice
yelled Lets go.'
The rioters rushed in and tried to
wrest the guns from the guards. The
men were ordered to fire, and as a
result three fell dead on the court
house steps
Machine guns were brought into
action and as they sputtered the
crowd dispersed,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
'SHEP' BACK FROM
SALT LAKE CITY

NJ. H. Shepard, couney superin-
tendent, has returned from Salt
Lake City where he was called by
the Utah state department of educa-
ton to deliver a series of lectures in
the city of Salt Lake and in Salt
Lake county with view to creating
greater interest in schools of that
state.
Mr. Shepard stated this morning
that on account of the influenza,
which he says has reached almost
an epidemic stage in that section of
the country, his work was confined
to the city of Salt Lake alone.
He points out that the state OF
Utah is making much progress along
educational lines, and states that he
talked with one man personally who
had donaeed five hundred thousand
dollars toward creating interest in
school work of that state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
ALLIES LIST Of
WAR CR|MERS IS
NOT UL TNMAT UNI
BY United Press.

ny Unileu IfcSS.
Berlin, Feb 9-The intent of the
letter covering the list of Germans
alleged to be guilty Of war crimes
and whose delivery for trial was
asked by the allies was described as
met in the nature of an ultimatum"
It is said
The text is understood to have
eased the situation considerably
from a German point of view. The
letter was signed by England,
France, Rumluia, Poland. Jugo Sla-
via, Czecho Slayia, Belgium and It.
ally. The letter asserts that the lis;
fails to include all of the war gull
ty.' but names for the sake of prac-
tically only those chiefly responsible.
Germany cannot conclude that the
others alleged to be guilty, be grant
ed amnesty. The entente reserves
the right to prosecute them if they
are ever found in entente territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
LADIES ATTEND
FEED GIVEN BY
RED RED ROSE ;

The local bud" Of the Oklahoma
order known as the Red Red Rose
made a marked detour in its usual
course of procedure at its regular
weekly banquet held in the Early
hotel Saturday evening and invited
20 lady friends to help dispose of the
superfluous amount of fried chicken,
which, as usual, formed the m1jor
article Of diet on tie menu.
Representative of the fair sex
who were present at the "feed,7 how
ever were ont allowed to accompa
ny their hosts to the scene of ini
tiation which followed the banquet
in the county superintendent of
flee, the former being forced to con
tent themselves with line party al
the Sugg while applicants for mem
bership were riding the. gray mule. 3"
Those who filled the requirements
for membership and who were prop
erly and duly initiated at the ses-
sion we're: G. w Austin, president
o. c. W; o. G. Wilson, superntend-
ent NARROW schools; VIM. S. Marsch
OF NARROW; Claude Southward Of Po-
casset; and Homer S. Reese, athletic
coach at the local senior high school.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
WILL TEST SAND
At FUTILE SAYS
UNITED OFFICER
J, D. Nantz Comes from Wichita
Falls to Investigate Shallow
showing Says Looks Good
for Three of Four Barrels.

That the showing of freak" oil
sand struck by the United American
at its test on the Thomas farm in
section 1896, mile lind half south
of Tuttle is worthy iof separate
test, was the statement of j. ID.
Nantz, vice president. of the COM
pany who came here from Wichita
Falls to investigate the proposition
following the receipt Of drillers re-
ports
First reports of this were a little
off, said Mr.. Nantz. "lt was re-
ported that the showing was struck
at IS feet | have talked VITA the
drillers and they state it first show
ed at SO feet and continued to SHOW
in the slush pit to depth Of 80
feet, at which depth the casing is
set now
This is doubtless from tie s,n,a
sand that was picked up in the Tuttle
water well some months ago, but it
must be a great deal stronger at
our location than it was at Tuttle
Any oil sand, as drillers know, that
shows on the slush pit is pretty
strong showing, for the reason that
drilling with a rotary is virtually
off process from start to
Continued ON page CD
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
SCHOOL MAN HERE

Tom Smith, state rural school SUI
pervisor, whose work is uner the ju-
risdiction Of the Oklahoma state de
partment of education, is expected
to arrive in Chickasha today He. in
company with County Superintend-
ent NJ II. Shepard, will visit Grady
county rural schools every day this
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued Sat
urday afternoon and this morning
by Mrs Edna T. Watkins, cour
clerk, to the fcllowing::
Saeger u. Parson, age u, Chicka-
sha, and Miss Anna kellie May, 21.
also Of Chickasha. VIM. 7. Smith,
%, Criner, and Miss Laura r. Hale,
20. Dibble. John Brewer, p, Chick
asha, and Miss Edna R. Lunsford
q, Caickasha
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
LOCAL BASKETEERS
To MEET P0CASSE 7
ON COURT TONIGHT

The senior high school basketball
team will meet the Poc9sset high
school quintet on the c. II. S. court
tonight at 1890 in a return game,
Captain Adams Of the locals stated
this morning.
l.. is to be remembered that Po-
casset was victorious over Coach
Reese's cagers in the first engage
ment at Pocasset. For that reason
the c. H. S. boys will be in there
trying to keep Pocasset from going
home with "the bacon tonight.
1t is expected that the regular
lineup, consisting of Fields and
Richardson in the forward positions
Green at center, and Adams and
Smith as guards, will be started in
the game tonight
The second team Of the senior
high will match IT'S skill in caging
the sphere with the battling aggre,
cation known as the Amber high
school basket ball team after the
first team has hooked up with the
Poclsset twirlers a report from the
higa school stated this morning Am
Der boasts of two or three hard
fought victories and fans know what
the scrubs" look like in action.
"Duech" Brewer Of O. L. will ref
cree both games.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
Vote On Rules Suspension Is 63 to
9; Senator Norris of Nebraska
Stops Motion to Make It
Unanimous; Lodge Acts.
MOVES SEND TREATY TO
RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Motion Says with Reservations
Adopted by Senate" Instructed
to Report Back Immediately;
Start Discussion.
py United Press.

- ChlACds Itoe.
Washington, Feb. 9-The senate
today resumed its consideration of
the peace treaty crushing The repub-
lican "bitter enders' beneath an ava
lenol of votes.
The senate took the following
steps: Suspend the rules, reconsid-
cred the vote by which the treaty
was tabled; sent the treaty back to
the foreign relations committee with
Instructions to report back immedi
ately with reservations.
The senate today passed motion
suspending the rules for the purpose
of reconsidering the treaty, by vote
Of GO to ., after Senator Norris of
Nebraska refused to the unanimous
consent for suspension.
Immediately following the suspen-
sion of the rules it was moved that
the action by which the senate last
November tabled the treaty by re-
considered Senator Norris raised
Z point of order but was overruled
Senator Lodge then moved to recon-
init the treaty to the foreign rela-
tions committee with reservations
adopted by che senate and a resolu-
ton of ratification with instructions
to report the treaty back immedi-
ately.'
Senator Hitchcock asked Senator
Lodge to change the motion to read
to report back without reserva-
rions.' The discussion was on and
withdrew his request
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
ARDMORE MAN BUYS
GRADY COUNTY FARM

Announcement was made today of
the sale of the Clint Wood farm,
north of Chickasha to E. F. Riser of
Ardmore. the consideration being
S6S,OOO The farm consists of ESQ
acres and was formerly known as the
George Ladd place Mr.. Riser will
move his family here at once The
deal was consummated through Ma
jor Brothers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
NINNEKAH BEATS RUSH

II was a fast game of basketball
that was played in the local senior
high school gymnasium Saturday
night wien the Ninnekah high school
cagers defeated the Rush Springs
high school basketeers to the tune
Of 81 to "a. The Ninnekah team dis
played a superior brand Of team
work than did their opponents, but
the Rush Springs twirlers. while not
accurate in goal throwing. we're a
faster aggregation than the Mime
kah tossers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
LEAGUE TO MEET

A business meeting of the Senior
Epworth League will be held in the
parlors of the Epworth Methodist
church Tuesday evening at 7:30. All
members are urged to be present
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
PACT CEREMONIES TODAY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Paris, FEB. 9.-The treaty award
ing Spitzenburg to Norway was sign
ed in the cloakroom Of the French
foreign office today Hugh Wallace,
American ambassador, signed fer
the United States. Lord Derby for
England and NJ. Millerand for France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-09
FRISCO DERAlLED
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Ft. Scott, Kans,, Feb. 9.-Four or
five persons were Slightly injured
when Frisco passenger train No.
III, south bound for IT. Worth, was
derailed in the yards according Ito
railroad officials.