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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
Delegation Of Norman Men Visit
Chickasha in Quest Of Funds
to Pay for Free Bridge
Repairs
ALTERNATIVE rs TOLL
PROPOSITION is VIEW
Shawnee Gives $1,000; Blanchard
$3.50; Washington $500; Chick
aSa Asked for $1,000;
Cost is $500.

Chickasha has ben asked to give
$1,000 to Norman to help pay for
the rebuilding Of the Norman bridge
that spans the Canadian river, and
which was badly damaged somo
weeks ago by flood that took out
several spans.
With this as their mission, Ralrh
Ilaidie chairman of the Norman
Chamber OF Commerce; II. l.. Null
drow, president of the Norman nc
tary club; DR.. A. H. Van vleet, pro.
fessor of botany in Oklahoma tfn.
versity and president of the Okla
homa Ozark Trails association and
Carl Giles Norman business man
were here yesterday.
They called upon a number Of
business men and organizations Of
the city and explained their propo.
sition. The Norman delegation had
luncheon yesterday at noon with
the Chickasha Rotary club at tho
New Chickasha hotel 1t was ex-
planned to the Rotarians that Nor
man in 1911 built the bridge across
the Canadian river, since which
time it has ben maintained as q
free wagon and automobile bridge.
1t was explained that the South
Canadian flood OF few weeks ego
washed out several spans Of tho
bridge on the McClaln county ap-
proach to the bridge proper and
that Norman could not raise the sui,
flcient funds to pay the repair bill
The delegation stated that, aa tho
bridge is used by automobiles frons
the entire southwestern part Of tho
state and by tourists who are headed
southwest, number of towns front
Shawnee to Chickasha were being
asked to help Norman pay the re.
pair bill.
The cost of repairing the bridge
was $500, the committee explained.
OF this amount, they said, Shawpee
had given $1,000; Washington $500:
Blanchard $3.50 and Chickasha is
asked for $1,000.
1t was stated that in the event
the necessary funds cannot be raised
the bridge will have to be taken
over by company and made toll
proposition.
No definite action has been taken
on the proposition as yet. It will be
presented to the directors of tho
Chickasha Chamber OF Commerce to-
night when that body is In session
at headquarters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
GUT PAYROLL OF
ROCK ISLAND BY
LAY-0FF OF MEN
Order Effective Today Slices %
Men From Force Of Local Shops
Means Cut $25oo to $4,000
Monthly

The Rock Island payroll was
sliced literally this morning when
an order effective today, laid Off
60 men from the mechanical de
partment of the roads plant here.
The order swas received at the
local offices of the company yester-
day and came from A. r. Ruiter,
master mechanic of the division az
Eel Reno. 1t was stated this morning
that the order contained no intima-
tion as to whether further cutting
of the force was in prospect. The
men affected were practically all
from tho various shops Of the road
here and it was stated that the in
dicaton in the message was thar
the order would make the lay-off
of these men permanent
1t was intimated by employees OF
the company that the lay-off of
these GO men would cut the payroll
released in Chickasha from $1,000
to $4,000 per month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
TOWN IS
READY RECEIVE
NEXT PRESIDENT.
Point Isabel Dresses Up for Hard
ing's Visit; Nations Chief
Executive-EIect Plans
Holiday.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Point Isabel Texas, Nov. 5.-Point
Isabel, semi-tropical little town, is
getting ready to extend its best hos
pitality to Warren G. Harding, the
next chief executive of the nation
The president-elect and Mrs. Hard
ing will occupy the summer home
of r b. Craeger here and the house
has been put in readiness for the
distinguished guests,
A local hotel where some of Sena-
tor Harding's personal friends who
will be with him, together with a
limited number of newspaper men,
viii be quartered is getting ready
to do the biggest business in its
history
Every vote cast in the Point Isa-
bel precinct on November 2 was for
Harding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
ARM|ST|CE DAY
UNION SERVICES
At SUGC SUNDAY
Churches, American Legion, Citizens
to Join in Memorial Program
Honorng Dead of World
War.

Chickssha will join in observing
Armistice memorial services Sunday
at the Sugg theatre.
Plans for union services which will
be participated In by the American
Lgion and the churches of the city
and the citizens Of Chickasha, were
completed this morning and the pro.
gram announced Pastors Of the city,
American Legion members and citi-
zens will take part in the program,
which is scheduled to start at 7:15.
The following program has been
announced:
Organ prelude-J. Holmes Travi5.
National Air of Italy-High School
orchestra.
America-Congregation.
Invocation-Rev. Sam d. Taylor.
National Airs of France. England,
United States-IIigh School orches-
ira.
Selection by chorus.
Scripture reading Rev. Clifford i
James.
Battle Hymn of Republc-Congre-
cation.
Solo (Selected) Mrs r T, Mont
gomery.
Introductlon-J. f. Hatcher, Com
mander Of Chckasha American Le
gion post
Adress-Rev Wendell r. Foster
! Chaplain Chickasha Post American
Legion.
Star Spangled Bannor-Congrega
| ton.
Roll Call Roy Orr
Taps-Jess Luster.
Benediction-Rey. J. d. Slater.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
MEETING CALLED
FOR TONIGHT At
c. OF c. OFFICES

The directors of tho Chickasha
Chamber of Commerce will meet to-
night at o'clock at headquarters,
second floor of the First National
bank, according to a call issued yes
terday evening by officers of the or
ganization.
The C. c. board will meet a com.
mittee representing the Presbyterian
church of this city, the churchmen
having proposition in connection
with their proposed new church here
to present to the Chamber of Com
merce directors.
The Presbyterians are perfectinS
plans for the erection of church
building here costing s125,0OO and it
is understood that great deal OF
progress has been made among the
congregation members. No announce
ment has been made of the PROPOSE
ton to be presented by the Presby
terian board to the Chamber OF
Commerce officials tonight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
Ben Hennessey Spends Day in Chick
asha; To Look up Records
and Make Recommends
tions to Chiefs
NEW COUNT OF NOSES
TO COME IF JUSTIFIED
"lf Not Know Chckasha viii Be
Satisfied" Says Government
Man; Get Final Answer
on Matter Soon

Chickasha may get recount OF
the 1920 census and then again.
Chickasha may not.
1t all depends on the findings of
Ben Hennessey, who had charge Of
the taking Of the census in this dis
trict and who, as result of the cor
crspondence between the census bu-
rcau at Washington and the Chick
asha Chamber of Commerce, was
sent here to Investigate the propo-
sition.
Mr.. Ienncssey spent yesterday in
the city comforting with officials of
the school, the city, the Chamber Of
Commerce and the county and
gathering all possible data that
would bear upon the subject in hand.
lie left last night for Oklahoma City
where he will check up the school
census Of Chickasha in the office OF
r. II. Wilson, state superintendent
He will also go to the state board
OF health in Oklahoma City for birth
anu death statistics.
Before leaving yesterday, Mr. Hen
nessey stated that it, after having
checked over all records pertaining
to the population of Chickasha, he
finds that a possible error has been
made in taking the census here, he
will recommend to the census bu-
reau at Washington, ID. c. that a
new count he had. On the other
hand, he said, if he finds that rec
ords point to the probable accuracy
of the count here, he feels sure that
Chickasha will accept the figures
Mr. Hennessey did not promise re
count, but his conversation indicated
that he would go into the matter
very thoroughly and make his recon-
mendations purely upon the findings
of record
While in the city yesterday he at
tended the meeting of the Rotary
club at noon. "This is the second time
! have ben called out to investigate
the census Of an Oklahoma town"
Mr.. dennessey told the Rotarians
The other instance was in Devol,
where some Of the citizens had conf
planned to the bureau that the count
has been padded They had more
people than they wanted and they
asked me to come and take some OF
them off the rolls.
The Devol people said that. ac-
cording to the count, they would be
placed as city OF the first class,
and they didn't want it. | worked
hard, but couldn't find anybody
in Devol to say that he was not q
citizen of that town, so ! had 10
recommend that the count stand as
taken
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
CH|CKASHA CLAN
SET FOR BATTLE
ON ENID GROUND
Strauss Announces Lineup to Start
Against Garfield County Out
fit; Both Teams Out to
Win

Enid Okla, Nov. coach
Dutch" Strauss announced at 2
O'Clock this afternoon that the fol-
lowing lineup will start against the
Enid high school;
Washburn, left end; Steinberger,
left tackle; Schlotterbeck, left
guard; Penny, right tackle; Gun
ningham, right end; Adams (c),
quarterback; Clarke Steiberger. left
halfback; White, right halfback,
Roach, fullback No substitutions, he
said, would be made if everything
goes right"
The weather is ideal for what
Enid high school fans term the foot
ball classic of the season
"We'll Wn"--Adams.
Every member of the Strauss
squad is in the best of spirits and
determined to repeat last seasons
feat by walloping the Enid aggre-
CATION on their own battle ground.
Capt. Leland Adams this afternoon
said. well win, but it's going to
DC a fight from start to finish.
Much encouragement is being given
The gridsters by the several Chick
asha fans who are here to attend
the game.
Enid is expecting hard fight
from the eleven coached by Arthur
Strauss their former fellow townsmar
md one of the men who help makG
Phillips University famous in South
western football. Spurrcd by the L
II. S. victory over the fast Ponce
City high school team here last Fri
day, fans here are firm in their be
lief that the Garfield county lads
will score a win over the ChickashS
clan
Ponca City claims the champion
ship of the extreme northern side D
the state and the Enid victory owe
the Kay gridsters have given TIL
Enidites heart. That Enid is in tn
race for the "Big Ten" conference
championship was the assertion FIRE
quently heard in loafing headqual
ters this morning.
Indications are that one of tn
largest crowds that ever witnesse
o high school football game in thi
city will bee the tilt this afternoon.
Officials of the game have nc
been announced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
To Return Grady
Product Display
From State Fair

The Grady county display at the
Oklahoma state fair and exposition
recently held in Oklahoma City will
be returned to Chickasha today. ac.
cording to A. F. Houston. county
agricultural agent
Shipment will be made by truck, q
large machine having left Chickasha
early today for Oklahoma City. The
five instructors of vocational agr.
culture in the various schools of the
county assisted by Mr.. Houston pre-
pared the exhibit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
CRIMINAL CASES
GETS ATTENTION
Of GRADY COURT
With Judge ONeilI Presiding Law
Mil keeps Step with Docket;
Many Cases Handled This
Week

Keeping step with the docket, the
county court OF Grady is grinding
on its third day in the criminal col.
eEdar today, with Judge T. j. O'Neill
presiding.
A number of cases have been dis
posed Of by settlement, conviction,
acquittal or continuance. This morn
ing the court was busy on the case
against 7. |. Goodwin on the charge
OF keeping bawdy house. 1t was
a trial by jury and indications were
that it would be given to the jury
for decision early this afternoon.
Following are the cases that have
been handled:
State VS.. Bill Stephenson; charge
selling. Pleaded guilty, fined $50
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail
State vs., Dobbs, DR. Evans, Bill
Duran and George Hall, charged
with gambling, acquitted.
State VS.. Frank fillmore; charged
with carrying pistol pleaded gull
ty, fined $25 and costs.
State VS.. James Mills, charged
with selling; acquitted.
State VS.. Williamson Halsel Fra
zier Co, continued on affidavit Of
the defendant that relatives were i'll.
The matter was concerning the CON
fiscation of goods.
Two cases of wife abandonment
in which Owen Causey and Henry
Clay were defendants were settled
out of court.
Two other cases of wife abandon.
ment in which Robert Richards and
Chatham were defendants, were set
tied upon the payment of costs by
the defendants and their return to
their homes and wives.
In the case Of the State VS.. Jessie
Mckinney and w. l.. Nelson, charged
with transporting, Mckinney was
released upon the plea of guilty in
federal court, while Nelson pleaded
guilty in county court and was
fined $SS and costs. AS an outgrowth
OF this case, the county confiscated
wagon and team, a horse and sad
die, taken by Grady county officers
when the men were arrested. This
confiscated property has been sold by
the county, netting around $500.
The criminal docket is scheduled
to run through tomorrow and ac
cording to program the court viii
take up the trial of civil actions OF
Monday morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
Organize Branch
C0nfed. Memorial
association Here

A branch Of the Confederate
Southern Memorial association has
been organized in Chickasha.
Officers have ben selected as fol-
lows: Mrs. VIM. Denham, president;
Mrs M. e. May, vice-presldent;
Mrs. ]. G. Mays, recording secretary;
Mrs j. A. Thompson, correspond
ent Mrs. L. E. Emanuel, treasurer,
Miss Jennie O'Neill, historian. Mrs
L. L. Merry, of Tulsa national or
ganizer, assisted in perfecting the
local branch. The branch has nine
teen charter members and Mrs. /. H..
Harness, honorary member.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
ANNUAL MEET Of
". A. TO BE HELD
IN KANSAS CITY
Date Set is November 10 When
Moguls VIII Gather to Elect
League Officers and Dis
cuss New Plans

The annual meeting of the West
ern Association base ball league win
be held in Kansas City, Mo-, Novem
ber 10, the day following the meet.
ing Of the American Association
there.
]. C. Letcher, of Tulsa, president
Of the league, has Just issued the
call for the meeting. Chickasha pro.
badly will be represented at the
meeting by Clint c. Stenberger,
president of the local association
Dr. A. b. Leeds, Dr. IL. c, Antle,
and Otis j. Hallowell.
Election of officers will be held
in connection with the meeting,
President Letcher announced. The
disposition of the Enid and Okmu,-
geo franchises which were declared
forfeited by league officials follow
ing the championship series when
managers Of the two teams are al
ltBtu w uh1C ltluSCu w NOliplJ
with the presidents orders, alse Will
be considered at the Kansas City
meeting.
That Enid proposes to remain in
the league is indicated by the fact
that they have employed Barney
Cleveland, hard-hitting third sacker
who played with the Western Lea
que champions (Tulsa) last season.
to manage the Harvesters next year.
Okmugee also has announced that
they will remain in the league des-
spite the split" with Dick Cooley,
owner of the Drillers during the
1920 season.
A newspaper dispatch from Okmul-
gee says
Okmulgce will have Western as
sociation baseball this coming seas
on. This is the positive statement
of J. c. Letcher, president Of the as
sociation and e. r. Black, oil pro-
ducer and baseball enthusiast here.
Details Of any agreement or working
basis agreed upon have not been
made public but both Mr.. Letcher.
who was here last week to confer
with baseball men in this city, and
Mr. Black declares that the entire
city will be completely satisfied
| when the announcements of the dis
position Of the Okmulgee franchise
is made.
"A delegation from Okmulgee will
attend the Western association
3 meeting in Kansas City, November
10. and will then learn the details
: of the awarding of the franchise.
4 One of the best ball parks in tins
4 southwest will be constructed in the
n business district here, in order thai
9 baseball in Okmulgee will have every
l. chance Of succeeding according tf
Mr.. Black and d. v. Sweeney, base
8 hall fan. Negotiations are under wa,
il for the purchase of tract of groun'
i two blocks from the center of tn
u business district. A grandstand, sec
c ond to none in the league, will b
G. started Immediately after the me-
u return from the meeting in kansa
= City. The construction on the par
u will be rushed so that it will b.. CON
pleted in plenty of time FOR the coli
ing season.
j. Manager of the OkmuIgee club ha
+ not been selected yet. Grab w
+ mack. of the old Fort Smith tear
and Buzz Wetzell of the Musk
/. gee club a few years ago, are boz
+ being considered. No definite a
+ nouncement as to the time of Il
j. selection of pilot will be made u
T. til after the franchise has be-
+ awarded to Okmulgee
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
WILSON OFFERS
SUCCESSOR SHIP
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Nov 5.-President
Woodrow Wilson has placed at the
disposal of Warren G. Harding, presl.
dent-elect an American battleshlp
and the presidents yacht. the May
flower" for the proposed trip of the
successful candidate to the Panama
canal.
The offer was made in telegram
sent to Senator Harding by Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels at the re-
quest and direction of the president.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
LOCAL eLovEMAN WINS
BY X. O. OVER PENNY

Pat Henry, Chlckasha middle
weight. knocked out Kid Penny of
Little Rock. in the fourth round of
n scheduled ten round fight here
last night. Penny was on the defen
sive throughout. Henry was aggres-
sive and had the edge on his op.
ponent during every minute of the
bout. Adolph Karpinsky refereed the
fight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
been announce

The Encampment of the local l. o.
o. f. which was to have been held
Saturday night in the lodge hall, has
been postponed, officers stated to-
day. The Carnival to be given by the
Pythian sisters on Saturday night
at the X of p. hall was given as the
reason for the postponement.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
LAY SAFETY OF
FORMER KAISER
At DUTCH DOOR
BY United Press.

BY United Press. ma
London, Ndy.. 5.-Thes safe keeping
of the formeAS kaiser has been laid
at Hollands door Premier Lloyd
George stated today when he was
questioned in the house of com
mons in regard to plans for punish
ing the former emperor of Germany
The premier said his, prediction
pledges had not contemplated max
ing war on Holland to force the de
livery of the kaiser to an information
al court for trial.
THE kaiser is probably enduring
as severe punishment in Holland as
he would in prison and Holland Il
responsible for his permanent safe
keeping" declared the premier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
CONSTANTINE IS
OPPOSED ADVICE
Of GREEKS SAYS
By United Press.

By United Press.
Athens, Nov. 5.-rhe Greeks them
selves, without pressure from the
allies. are determined to keep Kins
Constantine from returning to the
throne. Premier Venizelos said in an
interview today.
Prince Paurs appeal for plebiscite
to determine whether he should be
called to the throne was an appeal
for Constantine, this premier said.
81 will not grant him a plsbiscite. +"
Premier venivoles declared,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
FARMERS CHARGE
HIGH GIN PRICES
By United Press.

by Unlteu Press.
Oklahoma City Nov. Bitter
statements by cotton farmers of Ok
lahoma in which they charge that
many ginners of the state were over
charging them for bagging and ties,
we're made at the hearing Of the cot,
ton ginning rates before the corpor-
alton commission here today
The farmers alleged that the gin
ners are openly violating the rule
laid down by the commission that
50 per bale shall be the maximum
charge. More than one farmer took
the floor to tell how he had been
forced to pay 1925.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05

Mrs. Ida Dikeman has returned
to her home in this city after 4
visit of several weeks with relatives
and friends in Kansas, New Mexico.
Colorado and points in Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
Widespread Raids by Military In
crease Hatred; Further Trasc-
dies Bound to Occur is
View Taken
BOTH SIDES STEELED
TO MEET INEVITABLE
Soldiers Killed When Mob Mows
Down II From Ambush With
Machine Gun; Bales of
Documents Taken
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Cork. Nov. 5-The tension in
Cork has increased with reports Of
widespread rails by military forces.
All sides today appeared to take it
for granted that further tragedies
are bound to occur and both the
British and the Irish steeled them
selves to meet them.
The excitement growing out of the
death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney has
not died away The election last
night of Donald o'Callahan as lord
mayor OF Cork indicated that the
feeling here has not died down.
However, the city OF Cork today was
o busy scene of ordinary business
activity.
More Military Raids.
By United Press.
Dublin, Nov, s. Wholesale mIli-
tary raids throughout ireland yester-
day were reported today by the Irish
Office.
The raids, however, were accom-
plished without bloodshed it was
stated Bales OF documents were
seized but no arrests were made.
Three soldiers were killed being
ambushed in the county of Longford,
it is officially reported, Six others
were wounded, being ambushed as
they were leaving Granard whore
extensive reprisals had been carried
out. One of the attacking party was
Killed.
Adding to the tenseness Of the sit
nation is the impending death Of nine
remaining hunger strikers in the
Cork jail. Their death is accepted
as certain to occur. AT night the
streets of the city are deserted.
II Police Killed.
By United Press
London, Nov. 5.--Seyenteen 'rblack
and tan police were killed from
ambush near Mullingar in West
meath county, a story printed in the
London Evening Star declared.
The slaughter was accomplished
by the use of machine guns, accord
ing to the story.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05
+ : 4. + + 4 + + + + 4. T. !
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma

+ Tonight and Saturday, partly =
+ cloudy. I
;. Local Temperature. !
+ Maximum 70. Minimum so. j
+ + + = + + + + : = + : =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05

You Will find all the
local news every day in
The Daily Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-05

Chickasha may get recount OF
the 1920 census and then again.
Chickasha may not
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