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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-21

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
To HOUSE VETS
At HOUSTON IN
SCHOOL IS PLAN

Confederate veterans who attend
the national reunion in Houston
Texas, October 5-6-7-S, will not be
housed in tents, as was originally
planned, but will be assigned to
rooms in the school buildings, it
was learned here today in a com
from ~ b. Forrest. gen
eral secretary of the Confederate
Reunion committee.
A special train probably will carry
the Chickasha deleatgion to the re-
union The Sons of Confederate
Veterans and the Confederate South.
ern Memorial association also will
meet during the U. C. V. reunion.
Plans that have been made at
Houston are outlined in the com
just received from Sec
retary Forrest. The communication
says:
THE Houston Reunion Committee
advises that they have been com.
PEELED to change the plan Of hous
ing the Veterans for the Reunion,
and that instead of housing them in
tents, that they will be placed in
school houses. as the Tulsa Re
union.
A central mess hall has been es-
tab,isLed where meals will be fur
nished to the Veterans without cost.
and >every possible arrangement is
being made for their comfort and
convenience.
"The Reunion Committee regret
to announce that they were unable
TO get the necessary cots and blank
cts from the government. and arc
therefore compelled to ask each Vet
eran who desires to be entertained
by the committee to bring his owr
blankets with him. Efforts hav,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
BANK IS ROBBED;
OUTLAWS ESCAPE
WITH BIC LOOT
Notes Valued at $4,000 Found This
Morning in Cotton Field; Lib
erty Bonds and Curren-
cy Taken.

Liberty Bonds valued at $4,000;
currency in tho amount of 5000 and
notes valued at $4,000 was the loot
Of thieves who burglarized the Am
Der State Bank, at Amber, ten miles
northeast OF Chickasha, early this
morning. The notes have been found
In cotton field near the town, Of
ficers state.
Bank officials knew nothing o
the robbery until they opened for
business this morning. Sheriff San.
key was notified but no arrests
have ben made.
This is the second bank robbery
that has been staged in Grady
county during the past ten days.
Several days ago, outlaws entered
the National Bank of Verd6n and es-
capped unnottced with Liberty bonds
valued at $1,000 No arrests in con.
nection with the Verden bank rob
berry have been made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
Two Piers and One Whole Block
Wiped Out; Several Other Blocks
Blazing; Great Cotton Sheds
Entirely Ruined.
THOUSANDS OF BALES
OF COTTON DESTROYED
Wind Fans Flames; Makes Work
Difficult; Believed Fire Under
Control; Breaks Out at 2
O'Clock This Morning.
BY United Press.

by united IfeSS.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 3O-With
two piers and block Of the water
front buildings completely wiped out
md with the builG--gs in seven 9TH
ar blocks burning, an enormous dam
age was in prospect from the blaze
which broke out here today.
In addition to the buildings and
piers which were destroyed. three
steamships were burning. The pros
pect this forenoon was that tho fire
would be checked soon. At 9:15 a
statement was issued declaring that
the blaze would be confined to it's
present limits"
A wind that sprung up from the
gulf famed the flames and made ex-
trcmely difficult the task of battling
their progress. For a time early this
morning, II appeared that the major
Ity of the water front structures
would be wiped out.
The fire started this morning at 2
O'Clock at the Freeport Sulphur com.
pany's pier Famed by the wind,
the blaze was soon out Of temporary
cortrol and had spread to two other
piers.
Two big vessels were moved to
iafety before the flames, reached
them, but three steamers we're caught
before they could be moved
The great cotton sheds of the Cot
ton Concentration company, cover
ing nearly O block and which were
loaded to capacity with cotton that
wGs awaiting shipment, were com
pletely destroyed.
The damage is estimated at
81 900. Eight firemen were over
come by the fumes from the sui
phur company's pier. 1t was declared
,oday that the fire was the most
blaze that ever swept the
city,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
Americans KnOLUn
As "Pricers" NOlC

LONDON. (By MaiD Americans
in London, who used to enjoy a rep
utation for always putting their
hands into their pockets" are now
accused of keeping their hands on
their pockets"
This endears them, rather than
otherwise, to the hearts of the hard
up Londoners, who for years have
held that few feeling makes us
wondrous kind
But the storekeepers have other
views A salesman in the Burlington
Arcade, deploring the absence OF
that fat roll of notes he had always
associated with American purchaers.
said:
Americans have no money this
season. They hardly do anything but
ask the price of things. 1t is the
Continentals who have the money
We have sold more to French anc
Spanish visitors in the last month
than to Americans in the whole
season. The Continentals are full O
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
MINERS Of OKLA.
PLAN STRIKE Or
FORCE DEMANDS
By United Press.

Dy OulJtu IiSbo'
Oklahoma City Sept 3O.-That
the Oklahoma coal miners will strike
within the next two weeks if the
coal operators refuse to acede to
their demands Of a % percent in
crease in wages, was the ultimatum
presented to Dorset Carter, presi-
dent of the operators association
by John wilkins, president of the
miners association of the district
in telegram today.
Mr.. Carter announced that the
operators win meet Mr.. wilkins
here Saturday to decide ON the
stand that is to be taken. Mr. Car
ter planned to confer this afternoon
with Governor Robertson and pro
pose a scheme to hold statewide
vote in November to allow all Ok
lahomans to voice their sentiment
as to whether the miners be given
the increase.
Governor Robertson told the oper-
ators and railroad officials at their
conference that he is prepared to
seize the mines, cars and engines,
Il Necessary to protect the people OF
Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
LOCAL MAN, DISTRICT COMMANDER
OF AMERICAN LEGION, FOUGHT IN
TWO WARS UNDER iGRAND OLD FLAG

Wade II. La Boon, sixth congress
slonal district commander of the
American Legion, IS veteran of
two wars, the recent world war and
the Spanish-American war.
Leaving his post of duty as clerk
in the Chickasha postoffice, Mr. La
Boon entered the second officers
training camp at Camp Stanley.
Leon Springs, Texas, where he was
awarded a first lieutenant's commits
sion November q, 1917. Ho was
assigned to the 121st aero squadron,
December 26, 1917, but was later
transferred to duty with the nth di-
vision at Camp Upton, N. Y.
Promoted To Captain.
After being promoted from lieut..
enant to captain, Commander La
Boon sailed for France October 10,
1918, and after arrival on foreign
soil was assigned to the advance
sector, S. 0. s., October "a, 1918.
Being with the first army at the
time the armistice was signed, Cap.
tain La Boon was detained In
France several months after hostli
ties had ceased He worked with an
engineer company in rebuilding
French railroads and was later with
the graves registration service, Cap
tain La Boon's company surveyed
and constructed the cemetery at
Romange, France where more than
twenty thousand dead American sol.
liers are resting.
Captain La Boon returned to the
United States on August /, 1919
md was discharged August 28, at
Camp Pike, Ark. He returned to
Chickasha and assisted in the organ.
zlng of the Chickasha post of the
American Legion.
During the SpanishAmerican war,
Mr.. La Boon saw active service in
1uba with company D. Tennessee
volunteer infantry. Later, he was a
member of the South Carolina
National Guard
Returns--Get's Promotion.
Captain La Boon returned from
he army to find promotion await.
ng him at the local postoGfice. The
Chickasha postoffice was advanced
o the first class and Mr.. La Boon
vas promoted from clerk to assist
INT postmaster, succeeding w. A.
4angston. promoted to superintend.
mt of malls.
Mr. La Boon has ben engaged in
government work during the past
wenty years.
He was named sixth district com.
nander of the Legion at the state
recently held in Tulsa.
This district comprises Grady, Steph-
ms, Jefferson. Cotton, Comanche, |
canadian, Caddo,s Blaine and King
Usher counties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30

been made to purchase or rent these
blankets without success, and the
only plan left for the Veterans to
bring the blankets with them. The
committee has purchased at an ex-
pense of over $2O,0OO.0O several
thousand new mattresses for the
Veterans to sleep on, and it is be-
lieved that they will be much more
comfortable under this plan than
they would on cots in the encamp-
ment
"All Department, Division. Brigade.
Staff and Camp Officers are re
quested to give as much publicity as
possible to the above facts, so that
the visitors may be advised regard
ing same"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30

Red White, crack halfback pro
badly will be out OF the game when
the Straussmen meet the Lawton
high school eleven on the Eighth
street gridiron Friday afternoon.
Due to sickness in his family, White
was unable to report for practice
yesterday when several new plays
were put into use.
If White is out of the game.
Dutch Strauss may use Herring
ton, JUNIOR high school product, in
the backfield. Gowdy probably will
be his running mate at the opening
of the game
Harrington and Gowdy are clever
backs. but both lack experience. c.
Stelnberger and Craddock will he in
inform ready to respond to a call
nto the game
The Straussmen will be ready for
Coach A. J. Rawlings aggregation
lfter signal practice this afternoon
Coach Strauss pushed his team
through a heavy scrimmage yester-
lay. The lineup scheduled to start
he game against the Lawtonians
had little trouble in gaining con-
,istently against the following line.
up; Cunningham, left end Gam,
eft tackle; Bradley, left guard,
Clarke, center; Toothaker, right
guard; Bryant, right tackle; K,
Green, right end; w. Adams, quar-
.erback; Craddock, left halfbacl1;
Sanders, fullback; G. Steinberger,
eight halfback.
In Good Condition.
Capt. Leland Adams and his men
are in excellent physical trim for
the game tomorrow afternoon. Roach
who suffered a minor injury early
Lhis week has recovered. Schlotter
beck, right tackle, and Washburn,
light end, also have recovered from
INJURIES.
Here's the teams that viii clash
.omorow afternoon.
a--Steinberger, left end
dollingsworth, left tackle; Penny
eft guard; Green, center; Barry,
light guard; Schlotterbeck, right
.ackle Washburn, right end; Adams
Continued on page eight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
Mrs. Eunice Hancock OF Bradley
Is Killed and Mrs. Roy Hamp-
ton and Baby Of chekasha
Injured In SmashIIp.
DEAD WOMAN ON WAY TO
VISIT HER FOUR SONS
Youngsters Students at ST. Joseph
Academy; Injured Woman Not
In Condition to Tell OF
Details Today

While ell route from her homa
near Bradley to Chickasha to visit
her four small sons. students In tho
st. Josephs Academy here Mrs.
Eunice Hancock was killed yester-
day afternoon when Rock Island
passenger train No "a, north bound
crashed into a large touring car
being piloted by Mrs. Hancock. Mrs.
Roy Hampton and her two-months-
old baby OF Chickasha, the other
occupants Of the car we're seriously
injured
The accident occurred at what ii
known as the knitting mill" cross
ing, near the Thomas Lyons com
panys broom corn warehouse. The
automobile was totally destroyed
Reports from the Chickasha hos
pital this morning were that Mrs.
Hampton and infant rested easily
last night The extent OF their m
iurles were not known, although
they were believed to be serious.
X-Ray prints had not been developed
at 10 o'clock today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
CARS IN sMAsHuP

Damages in the amount of ap-
proximately twenty dollars resulted
from an automobile collision this
morning near the corner of Sixth
street and Chickasha avenue. A
Ford touring car being piloted by
George Dolan, dairyman, and q
Haynes ''chummy," driven by Pete
Stineman, a broom corn buyer
figured in the accident. The Stine
man machine was not damaged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
BOMB PLOT TIP
SAYS FED. BANK
IN K. {. IS DUE
By United Press.

By United Press.
Kansas City, Sept. 3O.-The R. A.
Long building, which houses the
Federal Reserve bank here is being
closely guared today following an
anonymous tip that the building
would be blown up at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon.
The tip" was contained in an
unsigned letter received by Mayor
Cowgirl who Immediately communi.
Gated the information" to the gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve bank.
Federal secret service men here
were notified and Immediately
strengthened the guard which has
been on duty since the New York
bomb explosion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
By United Press.
NEGRO SCHOOL MONEY

Oklahoma City-Okahoma' share
of the julius Rosenwald fund to aid
in building ten schools for negroes
amounts to $1,000 e. A. Duke, rurai
school inspector of the state depart
ment OF education announced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
THREATEN TAKE
NE " REPR|SALS
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Dublin, ept. 3O.--Counter reprisals
are threatened against the Block
and Tan" police by the Galaway
county residents
Reports that have been received
here state that the regular troops
were displeased by the reprisals of
the police and that the Scottish
regulars had held demonstration in
front Of their barracks here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
Four Sons Here.

When the accident occurred, four
small boys here were anxiously
awaiting the arrival OF their mother
rom her farm one mile west OF
Bradley. The sons, Leon, age H.
Charles, age 10; Edward, age s and
Sylvester, age 6, arc students IN
the st. Josephs academy here. l..
NJ Maurer, first husband OF the de-
ceased and father OF the four child
ron, met a tragic death six years
ago He was gored by an infurlatel
bull
Mrs Hancock was 80 years Of age.
She is survived by her four sons.
her husband, W. II. Hancock;
mother, Mrs. w. P. Bradley, o.
Chickasha; step-father w. r., Brad
ley, of Alexandria, Va; brother, Roy
Bradley, Of Chlckasha sister, Mrs.
Florence Curtain. Of Alexandria, Va
three step-brothers, Frank Bradley.
Alexandria, Va; Ernest Bradley
Plalnview Texas; Holmes Bradley,
Bradley; three step-sisters. Mrs.
Clara Chancellor. Bradley; Mrs Al
bert Ball Bradley; Mrs. Grover
Baughn, OF Roswell, N, NJ.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, pending arrival or
word from Mrs. Curtain in Alexan-
dria.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
c. II. S. FOOTBALLERS ALL SET
FOR BATTLE HERE TOMORROW
WITH LAWTON; RED WHITE OUT
TO CALL WAR ENDED
BY United Press.

+ BY United Press. +
+ Rome, Sept, 3O.-Italy will de- :
+ clare that the war is at an end +
+ on October 81, it was an +
+ nounced today by the cabinet +
+ All war measures will be re- +
+ voked then, it was announced j.
+ and the war ministry will be +
l. reduced. i
+ + + + + i j. Il + + +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
LICENSED TO WE'D

A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Clarence Steppick, age 20,
of Bailey. and Miss Ethel Fullerton,
age "a, of Bailey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
natural and delightful manner,

natural and delightful manner
The big part of the show was in
trusted to Henry Caldwell. Few OF
the best young musicai comedy COM
edians could have given a more
even, composed and well rehearsed
part. His songs were done as
though he enjoyed every minute o.
them. He knew them and put them
over He reads splendid comedy
lines and understands what it means
to put a line over the footlights III
forceful manner. Not one single
member of the cast was compelled
to resort to horse play to register
laughs, Feature not olways absent
from the big road shows. Working
with Mr.. Caldwell was Miss Phoebe
Heffner and in many of his big
scenes shared the honors with the
comedian. AS Peggy she was pretty
and charming
Wyatt Bell as Dwight Hamilton
the son Of major, was excellent in
most of his work. At times his
voice was bit low and some of his
best lines escaped the audience. He
looked we'll and carried the story OF
the play AS June Day, the Ameri-
can Girl, Miss Hazel Owsley was
Continued on Page g.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
BASE BALL PROBE
COVERS CLASSIC
OF 1920, REPORT
Investigate Rumor that Brooklyn
Framed" to Lose to Cleveland
Chicago Probe Of Sox Scan
dal Continues.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Sept O-lnvestigatlon
of the rumors that gamblers are to
make an attempt to Elk" the play
ers or the Brooklyn National league
club so that the world series of 1920
will be won by Cleveland of the
American league, continued here to-
day under the direction of District
Attorney Harry e. Lewis of Kings
county.
The entire Brooklyn team is sche-
luled to appear before Lewis to.
morrow for rigid questioning in
connection with tho alleged plot.
Continue Chicago Probe.
By United Press
Chicago Sept 30.-The investiga-
tion into the alleged baseball crook
edness in connection with the 1918
world series between Chicago and
Cincinnati will be continued today,
despite the request by States AT
torney Maclay Hoyne that 1t be held
up until the returns from New
York.
II. H. Brigham, forman of the
Cook county grand jury Is conduct
ing the probe, 1t was announced
here this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
REPUBLICAN, NOMINEE
BACK ON FRONT PORCH.

BY United Press,
Marion, Ohio. Sept. 3o.-Senator
Warren G. Harding, republican presi-
Dental candidate is back on his
front porch for short breathing
spell before plunging into his cam
paign in which he will stump the
southwest. He is scheduled to leave
here on October 6 on that trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30

money" Therefore the Continentals
reap the salesman's smiles.
Now that the Englishman knows
the American as a pricer" it adds
to the bond of friendship, for "pric
ing the goods" is about as far as
the average Englishman's purchases
ever get,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
"TaIl weeds"--cause Given.

Relatives of Mrs. Hancock this
morning expressed the belief that
the tall weeds growing near or on
the right ofway obscured tho up
preaching train from Mrs. Han
cocks sight and thus caused tho nc.
cident.
1t was believed that Mrs. Han
cock did not see the train until The
accident was inevitable. Mrs. Hamp
ton. who lives at 1l01 south Firth
street was knocked unoonconscious
and has been unable 10 make a state
ment outlining the details Of the ac-
cldent as she, an occupant of the
car, viewed them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
POLISH FORCES
MAKE PROGRESS

By United Iiess.
Warsaw, Sept 30 Further prog.
ress by the Polish forces in the Ga
lician district is reported in a state
ment made today by the Polish war
office
The statement said that Kanen-
ieta had been captured. The drive
of the Poles north of the river Pri-
pet in this region is said to have re
suited in gains aggregating so miles.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-18
MEXICO NOT ASKED TO RETURN
SLACKERS

WASHINGTON, June THE onlted
States Government has made no repre-
sentations to Mexico for the return to
this country of American draft eyaders
who took refuge in that country during
the war. It was declared at the State
Department today that this Govern
ment has had no dealings with the new
regime in Mexico nor with any indi-
viduals claiming to represent the Mex
lean Government.
Although Salvador Diego Fernandez,
the Charge d'Affaires of the former
Carranza Government, has advised the
State Department that he has with.
drawn from that office and has turned
the Mexican Embassy over to repre-
sentatives Of the new regime, 1t was
stated that the Department had not
concerned itself with the matter
further than to note the Charges re-
tirement from authority.
Neither formal nor informal trans
action will be carried on by the State
Department with the Mexican Embassy
until the matter of American recogni
tion of the new Mexican Government
shall have been definitely settled.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-18

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