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: j0KER' IN BILL FOR DISABLED
 SOLDIERS
American Legion Weekly Denounees
 Measure Passed by Republican sS Congress

Washington, D. C.-The attitude of the present Republican Congress to- ward former service men s the sub ject of an article in the American Le- zion Weekly of August 6, in which Senator Francis E. Warren, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. is rebuked for the alleged manner in which he received committee of 25 disabled ex-service men who called to see him. They reported that Senator Warren told them he was occupied with more important matters,D and said to them: If you can't get along on SS0 month, Pm sorry" The Le- zion paper article says that the Re publican Senator dismissed these disabled men with an impatient, "Oh, he'll" if
 The principal complaint the Amer ican Legion makes, however, is that Senator Warren is the author of a s'joker'' in the form of an amendment to the Darrow bill for the benefit of disabled men who are obliged to learn new vacations before they can earn an independent livelihood. Among other things, the sDarrow bill provid- ed for flat increase of $20 a month to these men, then receiving only $50 a month, with which to meet the high living cost
 Where "Joker" Comes In
 The amendment of seventeen words provided that the i'll lease should go to only those men residing in con gested centers S (of population where maintenance and support is above the average and comparatively high.'' This twas included at his instance and insistence," the article says of Senator Warren. With the passage of his amendment, it became necessary for the Vocational Board having these men and the expenditure of this money in charge, to launch a campaign to find out in what communities this dis continuation should be applied, result ing in months of delay in meeting the necessities of these needy soldiers. - The article reads:
 They have placed upon the Federal Board for Vocational Training a re sponsibility of interpretation and 3 new burden of administration which cannot but seriously hamper it's work They have denied to thousands of dis abled veterans a fair increase in the allOWance gwen ,tHem -Dy lueir ION ernment. They have caused delays oi 1 weeks in the payment of these in creased allowance to the men whC are granted them by the law. They have stirred up general uncertainty among the disabled men undergoing training They have hurled a wrench
 into the whole vocational training system, with the result that the heart
 breaking distresses which have mark | ed Americas treatment of her wound ed for the last two years will be con tinued for many months to come, Ant l this just as the agencies concernins ! themselves with the care of thu wounded men were beginning tt
 breathe easy in the belief that mos
 of the difficulties they had been meet
 ing were passed.
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FAMOUS CASE IS. APPEALED ID A|6H
 COURT

Phoenix-An echo of the sensation19 Nina Wagner white slave case of IsDe year, and the arrest of Helen WriEDk by Pima county deputy, and $10,oo1 damage suit by Mrs. Wright again1e the sheriff of Pima and others alleGs ing false arrest, comes with preparos tions for filing appeal papers in tho supreme court here Monday Claudo $. Bergman, clerk of the Mariccpe county superior court made the delis very of the papers today
 Mrs. Wright and her husband J. H, Wright as plaintiffs in the Maricop1 county superior court, won a jury vers dict against J. T. Miles, .sheriff of Pima county, George Holloway, deputy and the Maryland Casualty company. Notice of appeal was given March zG last, the day of the verdict.
 The arrest of Mrs. Wright by being removed from Southern Pacific train and her detention grew out CE wire sent by Eherih Montgomer Miles and other sheriffs.
 Montgomery wired the description of Nina Wagner as given by Thorn ton, an Oklahoma cattleman, wick whom she came here from Oklahoma.
 Thornton alleged she stole 5000 ia currency from him while he was sleep 1R their room at Phoenix hotel. Thornton reported the alleged rob bery to the sheriff and the sheriff, after Investigating found he and NinS Wagner were wanted by the federal authorities on white slave charge.
 Arrested in California
 After Mrs. Wright had been released from custody in Pima county and fully identified as Mrs. Wright, Nina Wag- ner was arrested in California and later returned to Phoenix
 Thornton pleaded guilty to the white slave charge and served six months in the Maricopa county jail Some $2,60O were removed from Nina -Wagner's person by federal authort ties here.
 Mrs. Wright in her complaint, claim ed she was en route to sick relative when taken from the train and detain- ed. The damage suit was first brought 'aga-nst both Miles and Montgomery but later Montgomery was excluded from the case, according to the court, records.
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United States soIon in Douglas Tells
 Why He Is Touring The State

Douglas-United States Senator Mark A. Smith is in the city today for the purpose of meeting as many of his friends as possible.
 He is making a tour of the state in the interest of his candidacy for re- election and stated this morning that in travelling over, the state he has found the political situation, as to his contest, to be quite satisfactory.
 It has been a pleasure to the sen ator to meet his old friends in all sec tions of the state This is the first recess congress has taken in six years and Senator Smith and others of the Arizona congressional delegation have hardly been permitted to pay over a short visit to their home state since they assumed tfSir duties in March 1912.
 Finds Harmony.
 q have been pleased to find wher- ever have been spirit of harmony existing among the democratic as- pirants for office this year and on ac- count of this harmony now expect to see a democratic, victory nj this state equal to any in past years. After
 
 shall go into every county speaking for the, success of the democratic ticket, from president to the humblest position sought by any democrat who has the endorsement of his party. . The nomination of Governor Cox of Ohio should be satisfactory not only to all the democrats Tn the country, but he should draw to his support the large progressive republican vote which followed Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in his revolt against the republican reactionaries in 1912.
 .sThe republican candidate fors pres ident is in the hands of the same con trolling influence against which the progressives fought under Colonel Roosevelt Were Colonel Roosevelt alive today the republicans would not have dared to nominate a reactionary like Harding. The republican candi | date is not the candidate of the re publican voters of the country, but was named at the behest of a few 1 standpat Leaders who are the rein carnation of Tom Plat, Matthew Quay ! Mark Hanna and those who were ! banded together to hold the protective tariff burden on the masses of the people so that few might reap grea wealth from which to fill the repub lican campaign coffers from election l to election.
 No Wonder at Revolt q do not wonder that prominent 1 progressives are revolting this yea against the same crowd and the same
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ing more than s25 month is profit

ing more than s25 month is profit ger.
 o. Do think the Republicans are consistent on the League of Nations2 "A. Big Injun" Bill Borah says he wouldn't vote for the League of Ma tions if the Saviour of Mankind were to ask him. Big Brother" Bill Taft says he is satisfied with the league covenant just as President Wilson brought it from Paris, and at last re- ports it from Paris cmfwy vbgkq xzfi ports they were both for Harding. Republican consistency on the league is jewel-the kind you buy at the 5 and 10 cent stores.
 Q. What do l think of the Repub- iican plan for the campaign?
 A. Recalling the election of Sena- tor Newberry and the way the can didacies of General Wood and Govern or Lowden were managed in the late primaries and mindful of what hear concerning the campaign fund ''allot- ments," it looks to me something like the Ponzi plan with reverse En- glish.
 SAMiJEL SMILEY
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MARK SMITH SEES GO0D CHANCE F0R DEMOCRATS
 THIS YEAH.

principles which caused the Roosevelt revolt eight years ago. hope to see the democrats triumph this year, as they deserve to triumph, on the splen- did rerord of achievement since Wood row Wilson entered the White House after his first election
 One object in View
 Senator Smith has one object in wis., iting every county in Arizona before the date for the primary election and that is to give his old friends and op- portunity to judge of the correctness of the assertion by one of his oppon- ents that he had grown old and de- crepid and was no longer in physical condition to render continued service to the state in the senate. Those who have met Senator Smith in this county have been surprised to see him looking so well, especially after three weeks campaigning in Maricopa county in the excessive heat which has prevailed in the Salt River valley this year.
 Helped Labor
 The senator said that he was will ing to risk his claim for reelection on the record he has made in Wash ington during his long term of service to all who have become acquainted with his record.
 He has never agreed that any class of citizens had the right to demand his support for any measure that would benefit only that class. One of his opponents has been endorsed by the non-partisan labor league of this state. though this action was taken in face if his record in supporting prac- tieally every measure presented to congress in the interest of the laboring men of the country during his term. ip the senate. During his long service in the lower Iouse of congress he was lss. V serritor:str delegate ha no vote.
 Coker With Him Senator StGih was accompaned n ouglas by Ror. Elmer Colyer of Pinal county, who tod the Daily Int srn T. tional that he. regarded his nomina tion as assuredy but cautioned his friends against allowing feeling oi , over-confidence to deter them from keeping up the work in lis behalf un til all the primary votes have be er cast.
 With Judge Coker senator Smit'l will leave .Ji.s;ts q tlEC1row morning by automobile to visit the towns ir the northern part of Cochise county including Tombstone, his old home After calling at Courtland, Pearce , Cochise, Wilcox and Bowie the gen clement will go on into Graham ant Greenlee counties where they vii stop at the towns in the Gila valley
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VOTERS TO GET PAMPHLET

Phoenix, Aug. 23-A pamphlet con taining the constitutional amend ments and the initiative and referens dunn measures to be voted On in this state at the general election this fall was issued today by Secretary of State Nit Simms. It was said every voter in the state would receive a copy.
 The pamphlet cantains pages. it was issued so that voters might have full knowledge of the measures they are to approve or reject, it was said, inasmuch as only the titles of the measures would appear on the official ballot.
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BIG EXCITEMENT
 HOLBROOK OIL FIELD
Especial to Copper era)

Holbrook, Arizona August 25.@There is big excitment in the Holbrook Oil Field this week on account of strong flow of gas encountered in the Adama oil well which burns freely. It is felt that the field is practically proven. Geologist c. E. Major is on the ground and Geologist Reed, of the Holbrook Oil Co. Syndicate, is expected tomor- row for an exhaustive examination for spudding in new oil well.
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Loren Vaughn. former resident of Graham and Greeenlee county, is a candidate for the corporation commis sion in the Democratic primaries, and was campaigning in this county this week. MT. Vaughn is now practicing law in Maricopa county and repre- sented that county in the last legis- lature. While resident of Graham county MT. Vaughn was clerk of the Board of Supervisors and in Green lee county published the Duncan Arizonan for several years.
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Wm. Gmahling, of Douglas, who had charge of the construction of the reverbatory furnaces at the A. c. smelter, was here this week on one of his regular inspection trips.
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pr. J. D. Storey, and wife, formerly i. of Morenci, but now residents of ! Beaumont, Texas, are visiting old friends in Morenci this week.
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CREST GATHERED
 AT COURT HOUSE

Mildred Porter Beals, of Metcalf, has this week filed her petition in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court praying for decree of divorce from her husband, John H. Beals; plaintiff alleging in her complaint that she and the defendant were married at Metcalf on the 18th day of May, 1912, and ever since have been husband and wife; that for more than enc year last past the defendant has wilfully and without cause desertr ed and abandoned the plaintiff and continues so to desert and abandon the plaintiff and to live separate and apart frrm her. Plaintiff also asks for the custody of their minor child, Edward Porter Beals. the issue of said marriage.
 Dorotea c. de .Marichalar was this week granted a decree of divorce from her husband Dionisio Marichalar, on the ground of desertion and non support.
 Owing to the fact that Tuesday the 7th day of September is Primary election day, the hearing of natural ization cases in the Superior Court has been continued until Wednesday the Sth day of September, on which date all aliens desiring their petitions to be heard will appear before the Superior Court with their witnesses.
 Frank A. Webster and James H. Kerby, as surviving partners of the firm of Webster Brothers Contracting Company, who filed their petition for a peremptory Writ of Mandamus against the Board of Supervisors on the 18th inst, praying that said Board
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
LEVY INCREASE
LEGAL, 0P P|NI0N
GRADY OFFICER

The increased tax levy authorized
in the special election recently held
in Chickasha was legally adopted.
according to William Stacey, county
attorney, who issued an opinion
relative to the legality of the cleo
ton.
Mr. Stacey, in a written opinion,
says:
Il have received several requests
Tor an opinion on the legality OF
the recent election held in Chick
asha for the purpose of increasing
the tax levy. For the benefit of all
VIII say the law provides that a
proposition of this kind is carried
when a majority of those voting at
the election called for that purpose
vote in favor Of it, providing the
total number of votes polled at such
election equals fifty per cent of the
votes polled at the last general City
election. The last general city elec
ton was that held in April, 1919,
for the election of City officers, at
which election the Official records
show there were 90 votes poled. At
the recent election the official count
showed total of $50 votes polled
of which there was a majority of 10
in favor of the increased tax levy.
Accordin g to these figures the in.
creased levy was legally adopted
and ! SO advised the Grady County
Excise Board before it made the tax
levy"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
Volunteers Plan
Building to Aid
Community Work

Arrangements are now being
made by the Volunteers of America
for their campaign for funds for a
community service building for
Chickasha.
"The need of such an institution
in Chickasha is apparent to all, and
the Volunteers Of America by their
eleven years of efficient service in
the city under the personal manage.
ment Of Adjutant and Mrs. Frank
Manning have demonstrated their
ability to maintain such an institu-
tion to the very best possible ad.
vantage" is the opinion of one who
is familiar with the workings of the
organization in Chickasha.
A free reading room, rest room,
mission hall, as well as living
rooms to be used as quarters for the
commanding officers is contem-
plated. The charity and relief de
partment of the organization has at
tanned far reaching proportions and
room for this department is also
being planed,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
.ELKS ROUND OUT
TEAM READY FOR
GAME ON SUNDAY

By tomorrow morning everything
viii be in shape for the game here
next Sunday between the Chickasha
Elks and the Oklahoma City Elks
and tomorrow afternoon the local
club will take its last workout be
fore the fray
Jess Dempsey, playing manager.
announced this morning the lineup
that will represent the Chickasha b.
p. 0. E. in the game. They will face
Oklahoma City thusly Collums, SIS
Campbell, 1b; Dempsey, cf; Hayes,
c; Gardner, 3b; Tyrrell, If; Bailey
If; Stinson, 2b; Lewis p; Cornwell
Crofford and Nix, utility.
The diamond will be polished this
afternoon after the workout and will
be worked over again Saturday and
with a final shining up on Sunday
morning when the chalk lines will
be run, the stands cleaned and
everything shaped up in apple pie
order
News from the camp OF the Okla
homa City club is to the effect that
the visitors are making quite exten-
sive preparations for the invasion
Their team is going through daily
workouts and has the advantage of
having staged several battles with
various Elks teams over the state
this year Ut will be the first start
for the local Elks as an Elks team.
but the players have played ON sun.
dry teams during the summer.
The game will be called at 3
O'Clock in oredr to give Oklahoma
City plenty of time to catch a train
at 6:2O.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
FREE FAIR, CORN
CARNIVAL OPENS
TODAY IN M|MCQ

The Minco corn carnival and free
fair opened this morning at Minco
northern Grady county. The fair will
close Saturday evening
Following is the program out
lined for today: 10 a. m, band con
cert; 1890 a. M. address of vel
come; 11:OO a. m, airplane flight,
1920, dinner; 1 p. M, Better Baby
contest; 2:3O p. mn, band concert; 4
p. m. ball game; p. M, supper;
Z p. m. band concert.
The following committees are in
charge of the affair:
Executive-J. D. Sanders, chair.
man; E. C. Carey, Tom Brown. c.
A. Baker, S. C. McAdams, James
Barbee, R. c. Elledge, T. l.. Fischer
secretary-treasurer.
Amusements and privileges Tom
Brown, ]. A. Markle, Eli Souders.
Arrangements and decorations
Jim Barbee, Jack Aber, Frank Hen
derson, John Henderson, Lee Coffey
VIM. Webb, Nat Egleston and John
Bigler.
Finances. c. Adams, S. S. Glet
cher, Arthur Wilson.
Premiums and awards-C. A
Baker, J. m. Robbins. Ira NJ. John
son, Marvin Woodwarth.
Exhibits agriculture)-F. NJ
Mozier, l.. E. Ferguson. ]. E. Shut
ton
Exhibits live stock)-T. ].
J. Powell, P. ]. Shaw, B. Ball.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
NE W SHOCKS IN
QUAKE REGIONS
REPORTS STATE
With Full Reports of First
Shake Up Still Out, Genoa Dis
triot Again Hit; Estimated
100000 Homeless.
By United Press.

| By United Press.
Rome, Sept 9.-With the number
of casualties and the extent of the
damage done in Tuesdays earth
quake still undetermined, slight
shocks have recurred throughout the
region of Genoa, according to re-
ports received here this morning.
The latest reports showed chat
the dead numbered more than 300
and that a large area was affected
by the earthquake giving prospects
that this number of dead would be
materially increased when full re-
ports from the area were received
with the re-estabishment of com
munication with the isolated com
munities.
Thousands have been injured and
the number rendered homeless by
the quake is estimated at 100000.
A message received here today
states that 80 bodies were recovered
at Darga and that many more were
in the ruins of the town that had I
not yet been reached by the rescue
parties which were digging into the
debris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
MEET SATURDAY
NIGHT ON PLAN
FOR ATHLETICS
Greater Chickasha Committee of
G. G, to Go Into Session With
Representatives of Other
Clubs of City.

That early action one way or tht
other on the proposition of com
munity athletic field for Chickasha
is assured, was indicated by the an
nouncement this morning by Algel
Melton, chairman OF the Greater
Chickasha committee of the Cham.
ber Of Commerce, that his commit
tee would meet committees from the
various civic organizations in the
city at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Saturday evening at 1880.
Chamber of Commerce officials
are today getting in touch with the
heads OF the Rotary club, Lions club
and Retail Merchants association. and
are asking that those organizations
appoint their respective committees
men to meet with the Greater Chick.
asha committee Saturday evening
1t is expected that the committee
will be appointed promptly and that
the joint committee in session Sat
urday evening will be a decidedly
representative body.
The expression made to date on
the proposition OF a community ath.
etic field. show that the proposal
has struck popular chord among
Chickasha people. With practically
no agitation given in support of the
plan, because of the fact that the
plan is at this time only tentative,
it is meeting with favor among all
classes Of citizens.
At the meeting of the Joint COM
mittee Saturday evening, the entire
proposition will be laid before the
meeting, the details will be taken
up, thrashed out and a decision
reached as to whether an effort
should be made to put the plan over
at this time.
1t Is the opinion of the boosters
Of the proposition that in the event
the joint committee decides to
take the matter up, details will be
n such shape as to start definite
work by next week in an effort to
make the playing field available
for the high school football games
his season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
COUNCIL MEET TONIGHT.

The city council will meet this
evening in the city hall, Mayor S.
c. Durbin announced this morning.
An ordinance to appropriate funds
for the payment of July and August
bills against the city will be sub
mitted for approval, he said Claims
for these two months were held up
pending approval of the budget by
the county excise board.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
COUGHL|N BABY
FOUND, BELIEF

Morristown, Tenn, Sept 8. A
light-haired, blue-eyed baby, believed
by county officials to be the kid
mapped Blakely Coughlin is being
held here for identification.
''The baby was left in the court
house yard night before last" Sheriff
Neal said "and was found yesterday
morning by a negro woman. Our
suspicious were aroused when the
child showed fear of the negro wo-
man and ran to white man. |
haven't a description of the Cough
lin baby but from what | have been
told | think we have the right one.
am expecting word from Pennsyl
vania any minute"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
CENSUS FIGURES.

Washington, Sept. 9.-The census
bureau today announced that the
population of lie Flore county, Okla
homa is 42,765 which is an increase
of 1888 or 68-1O percent over the
count there ten years ago.
Okfusgee county, the census fig
ures showed, has a population o.
25,O51. This is an increase of 5,056
or 25-2-1O per cent over the figures
in that county in 1910.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
FIRE PUMP INSTALLED.

Workmen have completed the in.
stallation of the 750-gallon pump on
the type-75 hose truck at the city
fire station. The pump has been
thoroughly tested and has proven
efficient in every particular, Fire
Chief Gattis said this morning. Sew
era members of the council and
Mayor S. C. Durbn were present
when the pump was tested.