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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01

Any number of applicants may
file a claim for the same place of
ground. After you have filed your
application, you sit and play with
Your thumbs until May II, when Il
drawing will be held, and one OF you
will draw the lucky number, and get
what he wants. For this he must
pay in all $3.50 an acre, plus } per
cent commission. The other 10 or
40 or 80 applicants will cuss i'll for
tune, kick themselves effectively for
having spent most of their savings
for railroad fare, and will go back
h0mc-if they have honlr-sadder
and wiser men. Who was back of
the widespread propaganda which
brought all those service men?
Politicians or railroads? Stories
bearing u Washington, ID. c., date
line have gone the rounds of the
press telling of the remarkable
agricultural possibilities of the lands
in the Roseburg district, and em-
phasizing the word ''lrec."
Roy Nj. Foster of Corning, N. ",
is one of the applicants who has
been hiking miles around here in an
attempt to find some land worth
asking for. Foster was with the
Seventh coast artillery corps in
France, served in the Philippines
with the regulars during the Span
isl- American war and in China-hc
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01

French Celebrate May Day By
1ying Up Transportation Lines

Especial United Press Wire.)
Paris, May 1.-Twenty-f0nr
general called today..by
French labor to demonstrate its
solidarity, apparently were COM
pietc. Practically all work in
Paris is stopped today. The
wheels shut down by 10
o'clock.
Very few cars and omni-
buses are running. There are
no indications Of violence. The
city is quiet. .
Additional troops were
brought into the city last night.
Small patrols kept the streets
clear and the crowds moving.
Paris is confident there will
be no outbreaks.
The railway strike seems to
have met with general re-
spOnsc, although government
leaders believe the collapse OF
the strike will come shortly
after the end Of the general
strike ut midnight. The rail-
way union leaders ordered their
men ont for m indefinite period
to enforce the demand for the
naturalization OF the transport
1 tation lines. They are sup
ported by the miners.
The authorities forbade all
rarades and demonstrations in
Paris. In other large cities the
syndicalists agreed to obey the
order Of the government.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
SEATTLE WORKERS TRY
TO UN|0NzE BIC STORE
(By the Federated Press J

Seattle, May ALL central labor
bodies in the state have been noti-
fled by the. Seattle Central Labor
council Of the fight being made to
unionize the Bon Marche, Seattle S
largest department store.
A central labor council committee
has been appointed to coordinate
the forces Of the unions engaged in
fighting the anti-labor activities of
the big store.
The state will be placarded with
posters calling on all union workers
to join in the fight against this in
stitution. 4e
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
BONUS LAW
HELD TIGHT
Especial United Press Wire. J

Washington, May 1.-Soldier aid
legislation in congress faces an in
definite delay owning to the failure
OF the house republicans, meeting in
caucus last night, to endorse the bill
as reported from, the ways and
means committee.
There was outspoken dssatisfac-
tiont against several features Of the
proposed legislation. The measure
broke suddenly in the republican
ranks.
AS result all plans to force the
bill through the house next Monday
have been abandoned. The repub-
lican leaders admitted it would prob
ably be impossible to pass the meas
ure through both houses before the
congressional recess early in June.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01

John Berkin and James Ford.
In response to q question by
Attorney Nolan, acting for the
strikers committee, Captain
ODonneil said that he did not
know where the first shot came
from when the massacre of un-
armed workers began. He did
say, however, that while he was
facing the crowd Of pickets he
heard a shot and Immediately
turned toward the group of gun
men to ascertain who, had4-firehs
the shot. Fftx x1. n
Attorney Nolan questioned Cap
tain O'DonnelI as to tho proceed. !.
ings i'll the office OF Attorney
John v. Dwyer of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company in the Daily
Bank building on Saturday, April
ri, when O'Donnell and all other
officers who were present on Ana
conda hill during the massacre Of
workers were summoned to Dwyer's
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
POLICEMAN WHO WAS
ASSAULTED BY CUNMAN
TAKES LONG VACATION

During the testimony Of Police Captain Mike ODon-
nell at yesterday afternoon session Of the inquest the
name Of other gunnman in addition to that of John
Berkin was introduced as having been Of those who
were among the armed gunmen stationed on Anaconda
road on the fatal Wednesday. Captain ODonnell said
that the only two that he recognized positively were
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
SHOCKS. ARE felt
As PREDICTED
BY PALMER

True to the predictions OF Attor-
ney General Palmer and his corps OF
thousands Of alleged detectives, the
disturbances which were expected as
a part of the May day "bomb plots"
actually did Occrr. Here are news
items hot Off the United Press wire
telling Of the disturbances, which
the attorney general and such of his
sleuths as Daredevil Boiling and
.JazZy Jason Webb will undoubtedly
blame Messrs. lcnine and TrotSky
and the striking miners in Butte for:
TRAIN CRASHES.
Seattle, May 1.--Eivc men
are dead and - are suffering
from more or less. serious in
juries ut Northbend as tho re-
suit of a dcraillnent OF logging
train near Edaewick last night.
The train was loaded with work.
men returning from the woods.
The train plunged down a steep
grade when q cable broke and
overturned at the bottom of the
incline. 0.-.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01

HERES AN EARTHQUAKE.
St. Louis, Mo-, May 1.-An
earthquake disturbance lasting
80 seconds was recorded by the
seismOgraph at St. Louis uni
ycrsity today. According to
Professor Geossc, tho shock ccn-
tered between 100 and 200
miles OF st. Louis. The shock
was distinctly violent.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
THE WEATHER
Rain and Warmer.
Hundreds of Ex-ServiCe Men Are
Horn-SWogg|ed in Oregon Lands

to Roseb,lrg, stand in line at the
land office, and file your applica-
tion with a first payment Of so cents
per acre.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
KNOX. GETS BUSY.

Especial United Press WiTe.)
Washington, May 1.-Senator
Knox last evening served notice that
he would call up his resolution pro-
viding for separate peace with Ger
many on Wednesday,.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01
Contributed Editorial.)

When the United States supreme surrendered to the
United States Steel coporation write the epap
OF this repubiic Faith in justice shattered all sides.
Monopoly is entroned and perpetuates through
tre Of Judges who appointed by executive department
OF the government 1t would that the dagger had been
thrust into the very heart Of free people, Perhaps judges
OF the supreme court hg-minded ncorruptbe but
they surrounded by certain influences which they seem
obey unconscousy perhaps but they obey just the
Step by step, with certainty that be Denied
courts have decided against the people moop
oly and the combination Of wealth. mem-
Ders Of the supreme court will take exception, but in the end
majority will render decision which very proves
crushing blow to millions and millions Of citizens.
Laws passed by who striving might and main
to stem the tide OF unrest and anarchy which threatens every
Of life, calmly declared unconstitutional hope
Of reform vanshes like spring day.
The decision exemptng dividends from taxation BY
vote Of four to five
thought in the minds Of the people except thought
very much better our laws had provided
that act could be held unconstitutional which did
the unanimous approval Of the supreme But that
is not the there remains the situation which
everybody.
The armies Of the United States and 90 behes
Of monopoly Martial law created without
much attempting follow civil channels, pr-
residences broken without judicial writ OF any
kind watever decided without res, peaceful
sembages dspeed freedom Of speech denied freedom
Of the longer exists The kings monopoly
producing the things that King George did before
ton Those who attempt to draw the attention Of
makers to these unrigteos proceedings promptly landed
in prison to terms long enough enee their voices
forever" Il does not require trained judicial mind UNDER
stand that all this is Wrong When crime is long continued
the aspect Of being sanctified Dark this picture
may appear, it is nevertheless true gospel When any law
is found that to interfere with existing bus
conditions, finds its way into the United States
court, for the Of federal judges is much
greateran that Of congress- why bother all with the leg
sate department Of the government the Steel Corpora
ton other large monopoies the government itself
at the mercy the captains of industry during the still
remains their mercy *-E III.
Heroic and fearless gradually taking hold Of what at
times appears be hopless task The republic Of the United
States shall not crumbe did Rome. Underlying all Of these
questions IS the great issue: SHALL THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE
MASSES, OR SHALL lT SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE
FEW? #ae@*ts H@
Let the soemny and highly resolve this MayDay
that this shall be government Of Laborby Laborand for
Labor! =+#+ 5f
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-05-01

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
FOIL INSPECTOR
ON CONF FESS|0NS

By United Press.
Kansas City, Nov. 20 Keith Col
Inns, who is alleged to be the
brains" of the Council Bluffs mail
robbery, thwarted an attempt made
by a postal inspector to get a writ
ten confession of the part he pla' d
in the plot. The robbery is sait to
have ben the greatest Of its kind
ever staged in this country.
Collins was arrested yesterday at
the home Of his uncle who lives near
Westville, Okla. Two secret service
men and postal inspector made the
arrest and brought thajr man to
Kansas City. Officers believe that
Collins is the last man wanted in
connection with the robbery. Six
others are under arrest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Clean Up Alleys
Aim City Street
Boss; Wants HeEE

Apother Cleanup" campaign is
being planned by Dan w. Beets, city
street commissioner. The campaign
will begin this week and will con
tinue until every alley in the city
has been secured.
Commissioner Beets has issued a
statement urging everyone to clean
up their premises and place the
non-combustible trash in container
or pile in the alley. "That's all that's
necessary: well do the rest" he
said.
These campaigns are conducted
quarterly and the street departments
facilities are used in disposing OF
the accumulated non-combustable
trash.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Formations Encountered Are Hard
Sandstone for Several Hun
dred Feet; Back into Rock
From Thin Redhed
USE SEVEN BITS WHILE
MAKING ONLY FOUR FEET
Depth is now so5 Feet; Gladys Belle
to Start; Timhers Moved in at
Location of English Dr ri
ing Company

The hardest drilling found in any
wildcat well in Grady county, ac-
cording to any reported log, is being
encountered by the Cannon Drilling
company in its test southeast OF
Bradley in section 2-4n-5w, where
the drill is still in an exceptionally
hard rock at a depth of sos feet,
The formations, is reported in the
log of this well, are different from
any well yet drilled in the county
Near the surface. Sc feet OF quick
sand was encountered. With the drill
down around $50 feet the hard for
nations started and they have been
grinding away in It, practically with
out a break, since that time. Reports
Of the drillers state that they made
five feet in IA days. Last Friday by
steady drilling, they made four feet
and used seven fish-tai bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Hard Drilling Again.

After having several hundred feet
Of hard drilling. the bit last satur-
day dropped into red bed forma-
tion and drillers expected to have
a long seige of this formation. The
red bed strata, however, was only
six feet in thickness, after negotiat-
ing which distance, they went back
into the same hard formation again.
This rock is sort Of white sand
stone. II does not come out in broken
chips but grinds up to a sand and
appears with the cuttings as such.
Formation men figure that at some
time, great upheaval has occurred
at this point and while the drilling
has been made slow Officers Of the
company are encouraged by The for
nation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
COURT RULES ON
BOND TAXAT|ONS
IN FAVOR BANKS
Applies to Public Building Bonds
Ruling Says Exempt; Grady
Case Involves over $1,000
In Taxes

In a judgement rendered Saturday
in the case in re: assessment against
the First National bank, of Chick
asha, Will Linn, district judge O.
Grady county, holds that public
building bonds of the state of Okla
homa are exempt from taxation for
any purpose
After the court had overruled a
notion for new trial, William Stacey,
county attorney, gave notice of ap-
peal to the state supreme court.
The case was carried to the dis
trict court after the board of equal
ization of Grady county had refused
to exempt from taxation the bonds
owned by the bank and valued at ap
proximately $1SODOO. The case in
VOWED approximately $7059.6Q il
taxes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
COUNTY POULTRY
SHOW Be STAGED
ON CH|X. AVENUE
Building Between Fourth and Fiftf
Secured; Expect 500 to 500
Birds Junior and Senior
Exhibits Due

The county poultry show, sche-
duled for December 1873, will be
held in the vacant building located
at 413 Chickasha avenue, just east
of the Dixie store, A. F. Houston
county farm agent, announced this,
morning.
Arrangements for the show prac-
tlcally are complete. AT least one
hundred exhibitors and display
of from three hundred to five hun
dred birds are expected.
Mr.. Houston announced today that
adults pens would consist of four
hens and one cock or four pullets
and one cockrel while junior pens
will consist of two hens and one
cock or two pullets and one cockra
Chas. M. Smith, poultry specialist
from the Oklahoma A. and M. col
lege at saltwater will judge the
poultry displays.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Threaten More Killings.

By United Press.
Dublin, Nov. 29.-British officers
at Londonderry have received anony-
nous letters which contain threats
against their lives. The letters state
that the officers will be assassinated
if they do not leave Ireland imme-
diately.
A repetition of the killings, in
which a number of English officers
met death in Dublin, is promised if
they remain on duty in Ireland.
Officers stationed at the Irish Of
flee declared this morning that gun
men from America had arrived in
Dublin to cooperate with the Sim
Feiuers in their campaign of terror.
While the incendiary outbreaks
were raging in England, centering
chiefly on the docks at Liverpool re-
ports came to the Irish office that
the Sim Fein had renewed its activ-
ity in Ireland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Funeral Services
For POcdsset Man
Are Held At Home

Funeral services for Willis H.
Minter were held yesterday after
noon at the deceaseds home in Poe
caset Rev. Sam d. Taylor pastor of
the First Baptist church here, was
in charge of the funeral.
Mr.. Minter died Friday evening
after an illness of about forty-eight
hours He is survived by his wife.
two children and two brothers, Ches-
ter and Lloyd Minter, business men
of Poccaset.
The deceased was well-known in
chickasha. having formerly resided
in this city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Chick0shd Would
Play Ell Reno To
Decide Standing

VIII a post-season game between
the Chickasha high school and Ell
Reno high school elevens beplayed
to decide the dispute for second
place in the big Ten conference?
This is contingent upon the de-
cision of the Ell Reno management.
Principal Mitchell of the local high
school, has challenged the El Reno
aggregation for post season game
and has Offered the Canadian county
eleven half OF the gate receipts to
play on the Eighth street gridiron.
He points out that Chickasha met Ell
Reno on the latter's gridiron in-191S
and 1919 and therefore the post
season game should be played here.
No reply from the El Reno man
agement had been received at l
O'Clock today.
That virtually every member of
the Strauss aggregation is anxious
to meet Coach Randle's team, was
the statement made this morning by
Capt. Leland Adams.
El Reno has just finished a won
derful season, meeting only one de-
feat this being a 80 to decision
lost to the strong Muskogee Hi
eleven. Randles men defeated Wa
tonga, Kingfisher, o. U. preps, Con
cho Indians, NARROW, Duncan, Guth-
rie. McAlester and Enid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Is First Armed Troops to Have Mis-
sion Under League OF Nations
Orders; To Supervise
Plebescite
BRITISH, FRENCH, SPANISH
TROOPS BE USED is PLAN
Sweden to Send Soldiers Also; Con-
ference Of Premiers on Rus
sian and Greek Situation
to be Resumed
By United Press.

by United Press.
Geneva, Nov 29.-The first armed
force sent out by the League Of
Nations is scheduled to leave for
Wilma on Wednesday Of this week, it
was announced here by the league
assembly officials today,
British, French and Spanish troops
will comprise the detachment which
will be sent to Wilma TO supervise
the plebescite, which Is to decid :
whether Wilma shall be assigned to
Poland or to Lithuania
There were indications today that
in addition to the combined force
Of British, French and Spanish troops
Swedish and Norwegian soldiers
would also be dispatched for wilma
10 be on hand when the plebiscite
was held.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
JUMPED INTO A FORTUNE
By United Press.

by united Press.
Berlin. (By MaiD.-Fritz Schaaf,
Hotel Adlon page boy, jumped into
fortune. That is literally true. 4
lin company wanted someone who
would jump from a tower several
hundred feet high into net. Schaaf,
10 years old, allowed he was willing
to try "steye Brodie," especially as
chere was money in it,
He jumped while the movie ma
,hine cranked and came out sound
except for a wrenched ankle. The
company has put $4,000 marks in
trust for him until he is of age after
which he hopes eventually to get in
o the hotel or restaurant business
or himself. The money is about the
equivalent of an ordinary workers
wages for six years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
Basketball Season
wiz Open Tonight:
Legion US. Verden

The curtain opening the 1920-21
basketball season here will be raised
his evening when the American Le-
sion quintet meets the Verden In
dians on the high school court.
Captain Shafter Bailey announced
his afternoon that the following
lineup probably will start against
he Indians Keller, forward; Bailey,
forward; Mccarthy, center; Hen
Trick, guard; and Wilson, guard.
The Indians began practice early
md have perfected fast caging
Machine, it was stated here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
CHILDREN PLAY WITH
MATCHES; FIRE STARTED

The city fire-fighters were called
to the M. M. Kelly home, 1928 Min
nesota avenue, yesterday afternoon
at 4:55 o'clock. A small blaze was
extinguished with loss of approx
mately $40. The blaze started when
children, playing with matches, ac.
cidently set fire to the wall paper
according to George Gattis, fire
chief.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
GERMAN INDUSTRY IMPAIRED
By United Press.

By United Press
Chemnitz, Germany. (By MaiD. -
The German stocking industry, once
one Of the most flourishing, has fai-
len on bad times. This is partly at
tributable to the natural retrogres
sion resulting from the war; partly
to exchange questions which make
import of raw materials difficult
and partly to the development of the
stocking industry in America ana
the budding development in Aus
tralia.
The German plants are casting
about to develop "specialties" such
as mixed colors, in the hope that
they will be able to regain something
of their old standing on the worlds
market.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
PRINCESS DID THE WoolNe

By United Press.
Berlin. (By Mail 1.-The Lithuan.
ian Princess Marie Mathilde Kobler-
Jeschke ebreatened to scratch out his
eyes if he didn't marry her, said her
husband in answering her divorce
charges in Vienna, according to a
dispatch of the Neue Berliner Zei-
tung. The husband claimed the
princess made the marriage over
lures while he was a prisoner in
Russia, that he acceeded through
fear and under the idea that in Aus
tria, the marriage would not be rec
ognized
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29

Preparations to start actual drill
ing on the test of the English Drill
ing company on the Harness farm
in section 15-5-n-7w are progressing.
The company has all the rig timbers
hauled to the location and the rig
builders are due to start work on
the derrick in the next few days.
Tools, a string of heavy rotary,
are being moved from the Cement
field to start this well as soon as
the derrick is completed and they
can string up. This location is near
the old Rock Greek oil and Gas
company's test, where. after encouu-
tering two fine showings, the com
pany was forced to abandon the
hole because of lack of capital
I The Rock Creek test was drilled sew
eral years ago and it has always
been the contention of farmers in
that section, who watched the pro-
gress of the well. that a well could
have been made from one of the
sands encountered. if it had been
properly worked.
With the tests now drilling in
southern Grady sweeping the county
from a few miles south of Chickasha
to the Stephens county line, and
from the eastern to the western lin
its of the southern section, thi.
t territory is getting probably a strong
| er play at this time than any othe,
part of southwestern Oklahoma,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-29
LONthdR VIII Speak
At LeGiCn Meeting
Here Next Thursday

Mart p. Louthan, member of the
state house of representative from
Grady county, will be the principal
5peaker at the meetin of the Chick
asha post of the American Legion,
to be held Thursday night in the
x. P. hall, beginning at o'clock.
j. f. Hatcher, post commander
announced today that all post com
mandors in the county had been in
vited to attend this meeting and that
smokes, eats and near-beer will be
served. He urged large attendance
1t the meeting.