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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
DISTRICT COURT
To SETTLE CASE
ON COMPANY TAX
Cotton OIL Company Appeals from De-
clsion Of Grady Equalization
. Board; Claims Assessment
Z Not According to Law.

The Chickaeha Cotton OIL Co. OF
this city has appealed TO the district
court from the decision OF the Grady
county board OF equalization which
body refused TO lower the assess
ment placed against the corporation
by ]. d. Bryan. county assessor.
The petition filed In the district
court of Grady county states that on
the 24th day OF June. 1920, the com
pany filed before the board OF equll.
ization a protest to the assessment
returned against its property by the
county assessor for the year OF 1920,
The protest, az outlined in the petit
tlon, follows:
"The Chickasha Cotton OIL Com
pany represents to this board that It
is a foreign corporation. incorporat.
ed under the laws of Delaware;
that the county treasurer Of Grady
county, Oklahoma has rendered an
assessment against the property OF
said corporation located within the
county OF Grady, state of Oklahoma.
n the amount OF $676,2S6.00 and
the said Chickaaha Cotton Oil Co..
AYERS that the item OF assessment
OF 1851 ,053.00 is made upon cotton.
cotton seed and seed cotton owned
by the said Chickasha Cotton Oil
company on the first day of Janu-
ary, 1920, located within the county
of Grady, state of Oklahoma, that
such property is exempt from tax
alton and that the assessment of the
same by the county assessor OF
Grady county. Oklahoma, is not
authorized by law and is void.
Wherefore, the said Chlckasha
Cotton Oil company prays that said
assessment by said board Of equali-
cation be reformed and amended 30
as to eliminate from such assess
ment the said amount OF said raw
farm products consisting OF cotton
cotton seed and seed cotton located
IN Grady county, of the assessed
value Of 1851 053.00."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
BASE BALL MEET
BOOKED TONIGHT
At CITY HALL At 8
Report Of Committee on Tulsa Meet
10 he Given; Perfect organixa-
ton to Handle Affairs Of Club
for Year.

At the city hall tonight at s
o'clock there will be big doings in
the baseball world of Chckasha. The
story of how the Chckasha commit
tee entered the Tulsa meeting and
procured the Chickasha franchise OF
the Western association will be told
by the members of the committee.
The perfection Of an organization
to handle for the business interests
and fans of Chickasha, the baseball
situation here will have to be per
fected tonight. A business manager
Will have to be elected and the en-
tire organization put in shape to
handle the business affairs OF the
Chickasha team.
Chickasha fans and business in
terests have signed obligations to
the amount of over $4,000. All those
who signed this paper are interesed
in what is spent, and how 1t is ex-
pended. Those temporarily in
charge of the proposition urge these
men to be present tonight.
The membres OF the Chickasha
baseball team sent a message to the
fans of Chickasha by the committee
at the get together" held al Paw.
huska just before the Chicks wallop-
ed Pawhuska to in eleven III
nings. That message will be de
livered to the Chlckasha fans at the
meeting tonight.
Policies Of the management will
have to be worked out, and slrce
.he Chlckasha baseball proposition
belongs to Chickasha instead Of tC
individuals, everybody who is inter
ested in baseball here, is interested
in the meeting tonight, 1t Is pointed
out.
The decision to hold the meeting
at the city hall instead OF the Chi
ckasha Chamber OF Commerce head.
quarters was reached today when 1t
became apparent that the probable
crowd tonight would be too large
for the C. of c. headquarters to ac
comOdate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28

been made by congress and over
$2,O00,0OO wasted" he said, land the
one result has been to prove that it
was the cleanest war ever fought in
the history of civilization"
He said that more than forty bill
lions of dollars passed through the
hands of the Democratic administra-
ton. and that the finger of scorn
does not point to one single Demo.
cratic official in all America"
This. he said, was a record never
before made by any political party.
Despite all their investigations,
he said, mot one single Democratci
official has either been accused OF
even suspected; and the only digna
tary in America of any outstanding
political significance who is moving
in the direction of the penitentiary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
Philippine Question.

San Francisco, June 28.-J. c. De-
veyra, resident commissioner of the
Philippines announced today that he
would fight for a plank favoring i'm
mediae independence for the Philip
pines
He declared that he would accept
either independence with an Ameri-
can protectorate for few years un-
der a treaty of neutrality between
the United States and the principal
powers, or an absolute and complete
unconditional independence.
Sam Gompers Is There.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of labor. wants
plank providing against anti-strike
legislation; voicing the approval OF
collective bargaining; favoring min
imum wage. an eight hour day and
child labor legislation.
A fight over the unit rule is ex
pected. Under the unit rule the ma
jority of one, in a delegation, controls
the entire vote of the delegation
Bryan is understood to be against
the unit rule.
Starts Pershing boom.
Assemblyman Louis Cavillier OF
New York has started a Pershine
boom. He declared that General
Pershing is the logical nominee des
pite the opposition of Bryan who is
"the Judas of his party and whose
opinion does not count"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
FIGHTS ARE DUE
ON FLOOR, PROH|
QUESTION LEADS
See No Way Keep Vets and Drys
from Mixing il on Floor After
Convention Opens; League
May be in Open Fight.
By United Press.

Dy OnlNVu ltbH.
San Francisco, June 2S.-There is
every indication that two or three
questions will be fought out on the
floor of the democratic convention.
The wet" and dry" Issue and the
League OF Nations are two that are
certain to go to the floor of the
convention for settlement and il
seems likely that the Irish question
will be taken up there
Senator Glass has apparently won
over Senator Walsh for the chair
man ship of the resolutions com
mittee.
VIM J. Bryan has dry plan
which calls for support af the Vol
stead act without any increase in the
alcoholic content in beverages and
without any weakening of any other
provisions of the act.
The wet" advocates are deter
mined to bring a modification of the
act so that the states may fix the
alcoholic contents of the beverages
The administrations forces are
against mentioning the Irish ques
ton with the League of Nations is
holding forth the league as a hope
of the Irish and other subjects peo
pie for freedom.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
PEACE PACT IS
CHIEF ISSUE IN
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Homer Cummings, Temporary Chair
man, Devotes Half Time TO Dis
cussion Of Treaty and Re-
ception by Senate.
DENoUNCES REPUBLICAN
PARTY FOR ITS ACTION
Praises Achievements Of Democrats
During Past Eight Years; Romps
on @. o. p. Platform Adopted
at Chicago Meet

BY United Press.
San Francisco, June 2S. Making
the peace treaty and the league OF
nations the dominant issue of the
coming presidential campaign, Ho-
mer Cummings, as temporary chair
man of the Democratic national con
yenton today delivered the keynote
speech. Cummings devoted half Of
his time to a discussion of the treaty
ara its reception by the senate. Cum.
mnes praised Democratic achieve
monts Of the past eight years and
uttFed ringing denunciati)n OF the
RCrub:', party.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
WOULD D Be GRADY
COUNTY WEIGHER

S. A. Keith, familiarly known as
Daddy Keith, wants to be county
weigher Off Grady county and has
entered the race for the nomination,
subject to the Democratic primary.
For nineteen years Mr.. Kieth has
resided in this locality, being farm
er till he moved to Chickasha some
time ago. 81 think most of the Peo-
pie around here know me and hence
| have no extended statement to
make" said he. "If | am elected
shall do my best to serve the people
acceptably and shall appreciate all
the support given to me-"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
ThieUes Busy on
TuttIe Hardware
Stock is Report

Thieves entered the Parker and
McCracken hardware store in Tuttle
last night and escaped with several
rifles razors, knives. etc, according
to Bob Parks, Tuttle real estate man,
who was in the city this morning.
No trace of the thieves had been
found early this morning, Parks said.
The sheritf's office had not been no
titled of the outlawry at IL o'clock
this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
!. 4 + J. 1. + Z. + 4. d + 4
TODAYS SCHEDULE

4 BY United Press
+ San Francisco, June 2S.-Fol-
j. lowing the schedule under
I. which the first session Of the
i democratic convention was to
4. operate today:
= 1900 noon, coast time, g
+ o'clock central time), conven-
j. tion called to order by j. Bruce
+ Kremer, vice chairman of the
:. national committee
+ Prayer by Rev. p.
!. l.. Ryan, vicar Of the general
i. diocese of San Francisco.
!. Reading of the call
j. for the convention by f. G.
+ Hoff man, secretary of The ma
1. tional committee.
+ 12:15-Address by J. Bruce
T. Kremer, formally opening the
I. session and announcement of
+ the temporary organization.
+ 1:3O-P Presentation of reso-
I. lutions calling for the appoint
4. ment Of committees.
+ 1:40 Roll call OF the states
4. for the presentation of mem
=. bers of the committees on res
4. olutions, credentials, rules, or
+ der Of business of the perma-
4 nent organization, notification
+ of presidential nominee ana
j. notification of vice presiden-
+ tial nominee.
j. 200 Selection of honorary
1. vice presidents and secreta-
4. ries Of the convention.
T. 2:3O- adjournment followed
j. by meetings of the various
committees.
:. = T. + + 4 r + + + r +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Marriage licenses were issued Sat
urday to: Hobart L. Walker, age 2l,
of Chickasha, and Miss Elsie Hood,
age 1S, of Chickasha. George Laker,
age 80 of Oklahoma City and Miss
Ora May Cherry. age %, of Okla
homa City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
CITY WATER SAFE.

The city water is. safe for domes-
tic use. This was the substance of
report received by DIR. f. l.. Daw-
son, city superintendent of health
this morning from the state health
department in giving its findings om
the analysis of sample of city
water sent by the local official.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
Independents Have Program to Grab
Bit In Teeth and Nominate Nc
Adoo on Sixth Ballot; Has
Strong Lineup
CoX.PALMER SUPPORTERS
TALK OF COMBINATION
Coy; Second, Edwards. Smith,
With Field Following, PolIti-
cal Observers Gay
BY United Press.

ny Unlleu fTtbs'
San Francisco. June 2s.-There Ia
every evidence that group OF In
dependent delegates plan to seize the
bit IN their teeth and run away with
the convention so far az the selec-
ton of the presidential nominee on
the democratic ticket is concerned.
If the program is carried out sue.
cessfully, Wm G. McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasury, despite his
formal withdrawal from the race,
will be nominated on tn. 'xth bal
lot Is the prediction. u most
optimistic supporters predict HIS
nomination on the fourth ballot.
Some Obstruction Seen
Political observers agree that he
main obstruction to McAdoo's vic.
tory il the lack OF coordination
among his supporters. His friends
expect to complete an effective or
ganization within few hours.
Prominent politicians who are as
sociated with the McAdoo move
ments are Samuel Amidon, nationel
committeeman of Kansas; Jouette
Shouse. assistant secretary OF the
ltreasury; Burris jenkins, editor OF
he Kansas City Post; Thomas b.
Love. national committeeman OF Tex
as. Robert Wooley. member OF the
interstate Commerce Commission;
Mrs. Kellog Fairbanks and Mrs. Per-
ry Pennypacker, members OF the eA-
ecutlye committee OF the democratic
national committee.
First pavlson Candidates
Indications now are that the first
division" candidates III the initial
ballot will be A. Mitchell Palmer,
attorney general; VIM q. McAdoo
and Gov. Cox of Ohio In the order
named. Palmer Is expected 10 poll
around 900 votes, McAdoo around
275 and Cox around 200
The second division" comprising
Gov. Edwards of New Jersey. and
Gov. Smith of New York are sche-
duled to develop about 100 votes
each on the first ballot. Then comes
the field at large including Gerard,
Hitchcock, Owen, Bryan, Cummings.
Champ Clark, Marshall, Meredith
and Glass.
Talk of Combination.
There is some talk Of d Cox-Pal-
mer combination to stop the Doom
for McAdoo. The supporters OF the
latter hope to make the Cox ana fai-
mar agtcions fight to deadlock
whereby McAdoo would poll second
choice for the nomination. McAdoo
men claim that their candidate has
600 of the necessary 729 votes 10
nominate.
palmer men say that their candl'
date has between 500 and 600. Cox
supporters count on a victory TOT
the Ohio governor about the seventh
or eighth ballot
The Gerard organization plans on
getting the second choice McAdoo
delegates to center on Gerard for a
third choice.
Thomas Love of Texas declared
tha McAdoo would accept the noM-
nation if he received it and that
Texas would cast her 40 votes Tor
McAdoo from he beginning until ne
was nominated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
GORTON GASSER
BEING DEEPENED
IN HUNT FOR OIL
Discovery Well Of East Side to be
! Made over; Marks Passing OF
Another Big Gas Producer in
Cement Field.

Another gas we'll in the Cement
field is going bv the board a3 rapid
Ii rs string nf STANDARD 'ocls
can operate. proving again thtt the
hopes that big bts field wClld 1a
opened up there are yet to Re real
iaed.
This we'll is tte Gorton Nc. !.
Wade farm in the southeast Cr the
southwest of sttlcn 2-5-9, being tho
iseOvery gas-rr Cr the easr Sire
CG the field. May millions 81 - NC
feet OF gas fr )Gl this well have Je,.n
) piped to Oklahoma City through the
malsn of the Ck moa Nation IT, II t
re supply hns Ken exhauste |, CT
practically 50 IA now the )wn2! ;
are deepenirs Il wen to make az
ciler Of H.
Been Spraying Oil
Numerous gas wells have been
brought in in the Cement field but
the majority of them have been
short lived. The Gorton No. ] and
the Fortuna No. on the west side
of the field, the latter being the
fields discovery well "stood up" bet
\ ter than any in the field, The old
Fortuna gasser has long since been
transferred into an oiler.
The Gorton well for months has
been spraying oil every time 1t was
opened up and the owners believe
that by deepening the hole some so
feet, profitable oil well will result.
Another One Due
The Gorton, Wade No. 4 in the
southwest OF the southeast of section
2-5-9 is practically ready for com
pletlon. They are rigging up the
standard toos to drlll into the reg
ular 230O foot sand.
The Md-Southwestern, Lackey
farm No. J. in the west half of the
northeast of he northwest of section
Hoo is making good time with a
rotary at 700 feet
The Cole-LaFayette Oil company In
the southwest OF the northeast OF
section $50 has cemented the cas-
ing. This is an offset to the old
Prosperity well.
Showing in Far West
What some oil men believe may
mean the extension of the field by
some two miles beyond its present
extreme western point, Is the re-
ported showing of oil in the test OF
the Anadarko Petroleum company in
the southeast of the southeast OF
section 26-6-10. They have shut
down at around 1900 feet where the
showing is exported and IT is the
plan to give this sand a thourough
test.
In this vicinity, the Magnolia Co
is plugging away with standard tools
on a test They are down 400 feet
in the southeast of tn southwest of
section 25-610.
other Operations
South of Cement on the Big Whip
allotment the Invincible No. 4 is
drilling with rotary tools at depth
of 100 feet in the northwest of the
southeast of section 3-5-9.
On the same allotment, in the
northwest of the northeast of section
1853, the Bailey-Kee-M Moore outfit is
is drilling with a rotary at 400 feet.
Both of these wells are in territory
that has been attracting consider
able attention during the past month
by the bringing in of some good
wells. Indication are that they
should be successful.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28

ifNH'' W INV past Nlbht S'hI' hiu
uttafel ringing denunciali)n OF tine
Republican party.
Speaking of the league of nations
plank in the Republican platform,
Cummings said:
at praises without discrimination
all the Republican senators who par
ticipated in its defeat. Its words of
benediction fall alike upon the ire
concilables, the Lodge reservation
lists, the mild reservationists, and
those who proposed separate peace
with Germany 1t is enough to
know that the Old Guard sold the
honor of America for the privilege of
nominating a reactionary for Presi-
dent"
After naming the nations that have
ratified the peace treaty, Cummings
said:
What nations stand outside
Revolutionary Mexico, Bolsheviki
Russia unspeakable Turkey and
the United States Of America"
He accused the Republicans in the
senate of conspiracy to defeat the
treaty because they were moved by
strange aud inexplcable jealousy
Of the president"
Speaking of the sacrifices Presi-
dent Wilson made for the treaty, he
said: Congress was in session for
months while the president lay in the
White House struggling with a terri
flying illness and, at times, close to
the point of death.
"The president made every sacri'
flee for the cause of peace" Cum
mings declared, while at home there
was widespread propaganda making
it imperative that he take up in his
own country a struggle for the pre-
servation of that which had been
won at incalculable cost. Following
the superhuman service, this meant
the wreck of his health-and worse
than physical sickness, the sickness
of heart which comes from the
knowledge that political adversaries
are savagely destroying the
hope of settled peace. This was the
affliction-this the crucifixion."
Cummings detailed the achieve
ments of the nation during the world
war. He gave al credit to American
patriotism and added
But surely the time has come
when, because of the calculated criti
cism and the premeditated calumnie'
of the opposition we are entitled to
call attention to the fact that all o.
these things were achieved under the
leadership of great Democrat ant
the great Democratic administra
ton"
I'VE have no apologies to make
not one," he said. I'VE are proud
of our great navy; we are proud O
our splendid army; we are proud o
the power of our country and The
manner in which that power hai
been used v and we are proud
of the inspired and Incompatible
leadership of Woodrow Wilson.
HAS not the time come whei
Americans, irrespective of party
should begin to praise the achieve
ments of our country. rather thar
criticize themg The American flal
must not be lowered"
Cummings said the Republican
platform seeks to shame and be
smirch this shining record of tire
mendous achievements" He referre,
to the various congressional commit
tees as smelling committees"
"Oyer eighty investibations hav'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28

BY United Press.
San Francisco, June 2S.-Several
cabinet officers have begun cam
paigning for VIM. G. McAdoo. 1t is
reported that he is the choice of
President Wilson for the nomination,
Attorney General Palmer is trying to
get a denial Of this from the White
house
1t is reported that Tammany will
withdraw its support from Governor
Cox because of his willingness to ac-
cept a compromise on the prohibition
plank Tammany will swing its sup
port to Gov Edwards, it is arhounc-
ed.
Bryan prefers Senator Owen of Ok
lahoma but says that McAdoo is not
unacceptable" 1t is reported that
some are trying to get Governor Cox
to support McAdoo and take the vice
presidential nomination This move
ment was started by outsiders. The
administration candidates will sup
port McAdoo, 1t is stated, except Pal
mer and owen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
CAPITAL HAS sl,2sa


+ Washington June 2S-The
+ census bureau today announc-
+ ed the population of Oklaho-
+ ma City as 91.25S. This
+ shows an increase OF 27,O53
+ over the census reports of
+ 1910 or AZ l,10 per cent
4 4 4 4 4 l. 4 l. 4 /. = a .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28
Cabinet members Start Working for Former
Treasury Secretary; Some say He's Vii
sons Choice; Palmer Tries to Get
Denial of Statement.
ADMINISTRATION PLANK ON
LEAGUE HAS INSIDE, REPORT
Tammdny Threatens to Desert Cox for Com
promise on Prohibition Plank; WOuid
ThrOW Support to EdlOards; Bryan Pre-
fers OUen McAdOO Would DO.
by United Press.

Ivy united PfeSS.
San Francisco, June 2S-The con
yention was called to order at 12:96,
by Vice Chairman Kramre.
The Wilson demonstration was
started two minutes later
The demonstration lasted II min
utes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28

smith and Hays; Cotton and Go
mes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-28

wirs every day from the
United Press Association.
Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-19
Story Of the National Convention at Chicago,
the Struggle to Build a Platform and
the Selection Of a Ticket.
GOVERNOR COOLIDGE GIVEN SECOND PLACE
Wood, Lowden and Johnson, Leaders In the Early BallOting,
Eliminated at the Behest Of a Senatorial Cotene
and a Dark Horse Wins the Race.

tcrcsis OF IN government employees
must be sa~feguarded BY impartial laws
and tribunals
on Economy and X. g. Of L.
The failure Of the administration to
rctrrnch during the postwar period
and the addltion Of thousands Of swi-
vel chair warmers are derlded aud the
party pledges itself to a policy 0f
economy and a carefully planned r.
adjustment. The need Of an execu-
tive budget and condemnation Of the
presidential veto that defeated this
hnadelal reform was coupled with
cnuHtlc characterization Of the a
ner In whifh the president, according
10 the Republicans. clings 10 his war
time powers Revision Of taxation
also Il demanded.
Coming to the great Issue Of the
high cost Of living. the committee
drew up a declaration to the eneet
that the present conditions ARE the
hcsult Of an Imitation Of the currency
and Of credit which the party pledges
itself to correct by deiation. the pre-
vention Of unreasonable profits and
the stimulation Of private thrift By
n change In the income tax law. The
party reamrmed ~ belief IN the pro
tective tarin. and pledged the ncour
agement Of m American merchant ma
rine by the application of the work
mans compensation act and the ex-
emptlon from canal tolls Of the mer-
chant marine.
%Prohteering was condemned. govern.
ment ownership of railways opposed.
waterways encouraged and the regula-
ton Of industry and IN prom