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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
ROADS GET HUGE
AMOUNT BE USED
REVOLVING FUND
Interstate Commerce Commission An
nounces $500, 100000 to Roads for
Equipment and to Stimulate
Conditions.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, June THE inter
state commerce commission has an
nounced the distribution of revolv.
ing fund of three hundred million
for the railways of the nation as fol
lows:
For equipment $125,OOO,OOO; for
additional shipments and betterment
$73,OOO,OOO; $5O,OOO,OOO to be used by
the railroads to meet their maturing
obligations and $19,000O0O for the
short line roads
1t was announced by the commits
sion that from the amount to be used
in the purchase of equipment, switch
engines and freight engines would
be purchased before passenger en-
gines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
GRANGE APPLIES
COMMISSIONERS
To KEEP AGENT
In Big Meeting Saturday at Amber
Farmers Urge Retention County
Agge Men; Favor Farmers
Holding All Wheat.

Resolutions urging the board of
county commissioners to continue the
offices OF county agricultural agent
and county home demonstration
agent, and recommending that Ora
dy county farmers arrange to store
their wheat until cars for shipment
to markets are available, were pass
ed Saturday at the meeting of the
Grady County Grange, held in Am
ber.
Seven hundred and fifty Grady
county Grangers attended the meet
ing, according to ]. w. Owens, coun
ty agent The next meeting, it was
decided Saturday, will be held at the
Pioneer school, near Norge, on the
first Saturday in August
Carl Williams, editor of the Okla
homa Farmer-Stockman, Oklahoma
City; A. F. Pickard, master of the
Illinois State Grange, and Mrs. Dol
lie Jones, OF the Oklahoma State
Grange, delivered addresses. viii
iams spoke on the wheat situation
and the necessity of the growers
holding their grain until cars are
available for shipment east. Mr.
Pickard and Mrs. Jones spoke on Tho
/ Grange organization.
The Amber Grange served luncl
/ to the visiting Grangers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
Storm Raised OUer
That $5, 900 Bonnet
BY United Press.

By United Press.
New York, June What sort OF
a reception French milliners are 60
Ing to give them, is question
American purveyors of feminine
headgear are asking one another.
Fifth avenue creators OF women's $
fashions in hats and some from oth-
er large cities of the country, VINO
must 20 to Paris for their fail
French models" are curious to
know Just how much of their -Four
teen points" the French milliners
are going to put into effect.
It all happened when the Ameri
cans tried to be chummy and make
Nine. Deschanel, wife of the French
president present of $o,0Oo
Yankee" hat The French answer
ed that the American hat makers
had taken unfair advantage of them
during the trying days of the war;
that the Americans couldn't design
at hat Nine. Deschanel would wear
anvhow-or words to that effect
and intimated that if the Americans
thought they could, the French were
going to let them go to it.
Whether this means the French
are going to hold OUT on then
best models when the American mil
linery Buyers arrive, the builders o
the Deschanel hat are not sure. Bu'
the first crusader, in the person 0
Milton Wolf of Josephs-Fifth ave
nue-has sailed for Paris to flint
out.
Wolf bears the distinction of hav
ing drawn the specifications for tn
$4,000 headpiece Fance's First Lad
refused to wear, so it is only fittin
that he should have been the on
TO invade the hornets nest Pari
milliners have threatened to max
their city where American milliner
are concerned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
EqllalizdtiOn OF
Assessments for
COuntu Property

The Grady county board OF equali-
cation in session here this morning
adjourned after a brief meeting TO
meet again Thursday morning at 10
o'clock at the court house.
The board is composed OF the
Grady county commissioners, J. A.
Temple, Ira NJ. Johnson, w. M
Pursley and with ]. d. Bryan, coun'
~ assessor as secretary The pur-
noses of the boards meetings are to
eoualize the assessed valuation on
nersonal property in this county
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
WEEK END PARTY.

Those enjoying a weekend party
at Medicine Park and who returned
to Chickasha last night we're: Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Frey and son f. NJ,
Jr., and daughter Frances, Mrs. Ho-
mer Bond and daughters Carol and
Katherine, Misses Dorothy Bell, of
Gainesville, Tex, Phoebe Heffner,
Margaret and Francis Terrell, Sara
Crofford and Erline McMahan, c. H.
Koup, Hobart, Jimmie O'Shea, Gar
ner Collums, Clint Steinberger, Jr.
Oscar Crofford, Sphinx Williams, Sam
Crib, VIM Gossett and Henry Ba
ker.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
MEMORIAL FOR KITCHENER

BY United Press.
London, June Memorial serV.
;ooe were held here today for Fleid
Marshal Earl Kitchener, who perish
cd four years ago when the BRUSH
cruiser Hampshire, conveying him TO
Russia. struck a mine off the north
oooet of Scotland. German spies
were blamed, but the mystery OF
Kitchener's death has never oeeh
solved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
Party Split eFared.

BY United Press.
Chicago, June 7,-Republican par
ty leaders are fighting desperately to
prevent a split in the party on the
plank concerning the peace treaty
Senator Borah announced today
that he aad Senator Johnson were
standwing for plank utterly con
demning President Wilson's plan for
the League of Nations.
However, party leaders say that
Johnson will not get the kind Of
plank he wants, but will stand for
any plank that is given him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
R. c. BOARD TO MEET

The executive board of the Grady
county Red Cross chapter will meet
at chapter headquarters tonight at
o'clock, Mrs. A. e. Rishel, secretary,
announced this afternoon. All mem
bers of the board are urged to be
present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
MOVES TO DUNCAN.

Chas. II. Mayfield, former assist
ant chief of police here, left teday
for Duncan, where he Will assume
tie management of the SANITARY Mat
tress factory. Mr.. Mayfield re-
Gently purchased an interest in the
Duncan factory. John Bell. formerly
OF this city will be associated with
Mr. Mayfield.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
GOMPERS To ASK
VOTERS SUPPORT
LABOR PROBLEM
BY United Press.

Montreal, June President
Samuel Gompers plans to open
the American Federation of
Laber convention here with a speech
to get the voters of the United States
to get behind organized labor in a
countrywide program to reduce the
cost of living and to put the profi-
teers in jail.
How to reduce the cost of living is
the main topic before the delegates
who will frame the policies for 1000,
600 workers for next year,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
CHRISTIAN CHURCH SOCIAL

An ice cream social will be given
on the lawn of the First Christian
church tomorrow evening beginning
at 7:3O o'clock, it was announced
This morning. A program of read
ings and music will be rendered
The Rock Island quartet will appear
in several numbers. Proceeds from
the social will go to one of the
church organizations, 1t was stated
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
TO CENSOR SHOWS.

Drussels-Under penalties of sew
en- days Imprisonment and fmes
nicture theatres are prohibited from
admitting children under sixteen.
Specially censored picture SHOWS
will be arranged for children uhuer
government special license.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
p / TRAIN pERAILEp

Rock Island passenger train NO.
70. due here at 2:45 a. m, did not
arrive until 1880 p. m. yesterday
A derailment south of Waurika de-
layed the rain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07

Dick Worley, deputy United States
marshal. returned Saturday night
from a business trip to Duncan, Ard
more and other points in that sec
ton of the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
Thinks Former Candidate May Again
Be Selected to Head G. o. P. In
Case johnson Fails to Land
the Nomination.
SAYS WILL PATCH UP
DIFFERENCE ON PACT
Smooth Over Treaty Plank by Gen.
eralitles; Some See Grave Dan
ger of Split Managers Stage
Last Campaign.
BY United Press.

by OHlltu lTtSS,
Chicago, June SENATOR Borah
announced today that Charles e.
Hughes would be his second choice
in case Hiram Johnson fails to get
the G. 0. p. presidential nomination.
He stated that settlement over
the treaty plank is certain. This
will be accomplished, Senator Borah
paints out by stating in the plank
that the party adheres to the poll
cies OF Washington and Monroe on
international question.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
90 m,LL,oNAlREs ON BOAT

London.-When the American lin
err New York reached Southampton
recently, she included twenty Amer
lean millionaires in her passenger
list.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
CELEBRATE VICTORY
By United Press.

BY United Press.
London, June Various division
al and regimental dinners will be
held -..ght to celebrate the third
anniversary of the capture of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ridge by Gen
eral Plumer's second army.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07

BY United Press

Z BY United Press
= Washington, June 7.-All
: cabinet officers will join in
: the denunciation Of the repub-
lican congress started by
+ President Wilson, It was made
; known at the White House
+ today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
CHRISTIANS TOP LIST.

Reports from the Sunday school
superintendent of the various
churches of the city show that the
Christians took the lead away from
the Methodists yesterday morning
by a handsome margin, as to attend
ance and collections. Following are
the figures: Christians 2S5, $3O.59;
Methodist 2S9, $134S: Baptist 204
$40; Congregational SO, $4.5Si
Presbyterian, G3, $319.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07

Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Phillips return
ed Saturday from Kansas City where
Mr.. Phillips attended the annual con-
vention of the National Association
Of Real Estate boards.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
sEcRETARY LANSING REsIeNs-vRTUALLY FIRED

President feeling fully from his Illness
duties Chief Executive with unbendng rule In the scboOa
band and his faculty beginning the head required
absence superintendent
The correspondence began with the 7 which the President inquired
Of Secretary Lansing be had called meetings the
the confirming reports him be would have
To his first letter the Secretary answered the reports that he had called
several meetings and in words Secretary Lanngs
meetings object conclude
their the immediate demanded during his alb
This did satisfy the President in another
the President reed his rights which could be delegated another,
and the statement made by Secretary Lansing If tho President did
consider him loyal him and that another would be Acceptable
would place his resignation his hands To this the President informed
Secretary Lansing words with this
and the Secretary quick following reply hand his
quickly President accepted resignation
at After the exchange Of eOures Mr. Lansng
conduct during the pages history
matter is a subject Of eonjectures from the many
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
PLAN UNIQUE MEMORIAL.

A proposed memorial to the Chris
tians of India who died in the war is
great, cross-shaped church in
which all denominations can wor-
ship together. One arm would be
assigned, to each of the four church
divisions recognized by the govern
ment in the war, namely, Church of
England, Roman Catholic. Presby.
terrain and united board, including
Methodist, Congregational and Bap-
fist, while the terminal wal! Of each
church would be an arch which
would help to support a great CEN
trail dome. The four divisions could
be>decorated and used according to
the customs of the respective de-
nominations.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17

One big. bashfui boy at Aix-les-
Bzins stood . psrt Of every one Of
bis eight days leaning against q post
and watching a splendid American
girl who worked behind q counter.
She looked his way and smiled, but
be was very bashful and did not at
tempt to speak 70 Der, and would
hardly smile in return. On the last
day of his leave be came to her with
q long package carefully wrapped in
paper. He said: Miss, please ex-
cnse-me, but / just wanted to ask If
you viii accept this little present
from me. / amt much like the 9TH
er bcys-not even back home did I
have much to do with the girls.
have always been a backward sort of
a fellow, but it has Just been mighty
nice to be able to see you here, be-
cause you have reminded me so
much Of some Of our own women
folks back home. You amt seemed
to mind my looking at you, and L
just wanted to know if you would
accept this little present from me"
She thanked him, and unscll:ag tie
paper from the package she found
two beautiful long-stemmed roses.
On one he had tied bunch Of
grapes and on the other two pIums.
This was an offering Of greater value
to this American girl than any
medal, cup or anything else that
might have been offered her.-Chris-
han Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
s25. 900 sAyEDl TO WHOM :

The office Of Fire Marshall having been abolished claimed this
act makes saving to the State Of $4,000 Such
anyone for the salaries and paid
doing Kenucky not dime
comes out Of the State Treasury SO it
the Commonwealth contrary turning the duties over the
State Auditor and Increasing his salary
- added to the States reducing words
the Republican administration obligations $1,000
year which amount must be paid out of the General Expense Fund
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
GOOD ROADS

The Seventeenth Convention Of the
American Good Roads had its meet
ing in Louisville beginning with the
9th end closing the 18th. The OBJ
Ject OF TINS meeting WIS % interest
people in the constru on of good
roads, and every niece Of machinery
used in the building and upkeep of
roads was on exhibition at the ar
mory: not only this, but the material
used in the building Of roads, was
there. Lectures we're given by prac-
teal road builders and the counties
by their representative are to receive
inestimable benefits. Roads con-
structed according to specifications
as given by these experts viii be able
to Withstand any load that can be
drawn over them.
Oanada was largely represented, as
were many other points in and out Of
the State. Judge H. Clay Mckee was
the only representative from Mont
gomery The good roads movement
is sweeping the country and ere long
it win matter not the direction we
may go, whether to Sharpsburg, Ow-
Frenchburg, Stanton, Win
Paris, it viii be over a road
as good as our streets, with an up
keep by the national government.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
WEDDINGS

]. w. Haddix, aged 90, of Kenova,
W. Va, and Miss Josephine Howard.
10, of Quicksands, KY, we're mar
ried in this city Saturday by the
Rev. J. L. Clark.
Albert Lee Hedges, of Lexington,
and Miss Julia Stull, of Bourbon
county, were married in this city on
Monday by Judge E. W. Senff.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
Some MonIkerI

Speaking of names. as the Nomad
has been in recent issues. we once read
Of an English baby being christened,
"Actsoftheapostles Kenneth" which,
is some moniker, you'll admit. No
doubt it was considerably abbreviated
later, and 1t is not difficult to imagine
the lads mother exclaiming in a mo-
ment of evaporation: "Actso. how
can you act sol"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
cHEERioi

fittings will be even worse next
year" says Mr.. j. H. Thomas, NJ. p.
This intimation has caused much re-
lief among those who feared that
next year wasn't going to be allowed
to come at all.-London Punch.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
MoNToGoMERY corNrY FAIR

We had view Of the Montgomery Fair Cmpany report submitted
by the Treasurer G. Thompson intelligent
ports have read plainly compiled that under
and The has been barely existing they on good
financial basis without dollar Of indebtedness
plate things with the attractive they
been able to draw Attractive premiums purses bring
and the stock drawing for the people will be
feature worth while Also people be mindful Of this
The Montgomery County Fair own it to be the
very best the company needs the cooperation every
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
FOR ALL coMERs.

"At least you have no devastated
areas such as are called mo mans
land"
"True," replied the Chinese phi
losopher. "0ur country is far from
being no mans land. What we fear
is an impression that tits anybody's
land"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17

Former Governor Henry c.
Stuart Of Virginia. has been Offer
ca place on the United states
interstate commission, bu; II IS
possible be viii decline, so that
ne VIII be free TO run for the SEN
ste' when the short term, which
Carter GIa& is now fiIline through
appointment, expires.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
BLlGHTED CAREER.

''He was a bright youngster in
school,"
$50 he was"
always stood at the head of his
classes. People predicted he would
go far"
Sand he did?"
mo. He's now the head of the
school he used to attend and his sal
airy is $1,000 year" Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
Chinese Imperial Salute.

The salutation to the Chinese en-
peror consisted in the kow tow. an act
of prostration and striking the fore
head upon the ground while speaking
the words which translated meant:
Hail. son of Heaven"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
TOUCH.

"More money, pop. I'm learning
typewriting and need money for ma
terials. I'm learning the touch sys-
tenn"
"You're progressing, all right
Louisville Courier-J ournsl.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
ABOLISHED

The office Of Fire Marshall and Superintendent rates has
been abolished the house Of 70 II the same vote trans
the duties the Auditor allows these
duties an increase Of salary amounting further
allowed to employ force sufficient Marshal department
OF his office Economy with a vengeancel
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17
Ancien. Football.

China played football long before
Japan. so long ago that the football
was stuffed with hair until the fifth
century. when the ingenious Chinese
fhnnoht of inf finn ~
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17

"Why not combine the suggestions
for dessert?" ts1M
'How SOP"
"Put on the table cottage pud-
ding on floating island"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-17

The demand is almost entirely for bright tobacco.
If expect make paying crop, we must go 70 "ork
to make bright tobacco. In order to do nls we must
plant it early and grow it quick. ~
Every farmer in the Burley Belt should use fertihzer
on his plant beds and enough his ground to give his to-
bacco a start and make quick growth One bag (lz5
lbs of our Plant Food sowed once over foot w1oe
and 200 foot long, and raked in with small mandrake
will give you strong healthy plants two weeks sooner
Two hundred pounds of Bright Leaf Tobacco
Grower drilled in by the side of the row. will give
your tobacco start make early bright fine crop
1t will pay any land Four hundred pounds drilled IN
or sowed all over the ground will make fine tobacco
ST,v s;;s. and insure you good stand
of grass.
We sell only the VIC. Fertilizer, made by the Vir
gina- Carolina Chemical Company (the largest manu-
of fertilizers the world) This fertilizer has
been tried all this and every other section and has
given satisfaction Our Plant Food has to be the
best for plant beds and Gem Tobacco Fertilizer has
ammonia enough to start the plant and give it quick
growth and sufficient acid phosphate to ripen it with
high color We handle VIC Fertilizers exclusively and
sole agents the Burley Belt and prepared
to ship it to all points m the tobacco belt
Freight conditions 50 bad this year that we adj
wise you to send in your order at once.
SILAS ,SHELBURNE,
Lexington, Kentucky
Mt. Sterling Commission and Storage Co.
Local Agents
Queen and Railroad S. P. Greenwade, Prop.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-07
FEDERAL PAYROLLS
PACKED, LOWDEN SAYS
100000 Government
Employees in Wash
ington Now

INDtANAPOLlS. IND, April r.
Governor Frank .. Lowdon. candidate
for the republican nomination Tor
president. declared IN "A speech before
the Columbia club today that the
government OF the United States was
primitive and In need of revision along
business lines.
lie quoted statistics to show that
on October %, last there were i02,-
600 government employees In wash
ington. as compared To 10000 IN
1915
'''rhe first step toward reform is
tho creating at buigctary machin-
.',y VITA power vested In the score
nry of the treasury, he said, Then
an these unu, ccssary offices Will be
uncovered
Banking and manufacturing pfac-
ticta have bvon reNulutionizcd half
uozen times since the constitution was
adopted he said but In the same
time the government has not only not
prugrcsscC, but has, la fact retro
graded.
Turning 10 the peace treaty and
league of nations me- declared ne still
had hope that when the republican
party Is IN power We shall proceed
TO establish this machinery for the
adjustment OF International differ
cuCCr'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-07
Women Plead Not
Guilty to Picketing
British Embassy

WASHINGTON, April THE four
women arrested for pickcting the
priiish embassy entered pleas Of mot
guilty today before United states
Commissioner Richardson and were
admitted to 81 600 bau each for ap-
pcarauco at preliminary hearing next
Monday.
me women spent th" night In the
house Of detention after failing to
furnish 81 uuu bond The specific
charge against the women Was that
they did "unlawfuly wilfully ana
toiuuiously menace bodily harm and
violence 10 the person of his excel
lruCy the counsellor Of the embassy
and charge durmircs ad interim OF
Great Britain iu the United States and
the honorable Ronald g.. Lindsay ana
did then aud there at the dwelling
house Of him, the said honorable
Euuald e.. Lindsay, assault atfront
ana Insult him In violation OF the
law OF nations
q a. Berry aud T.. ! Ryan appear
cd as roun-cl for tho women ana the
government was represented by J. s.
Archer ana l.. H, Mason.