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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
Famous Bolshevik Leader
Wounded Siberian Force Be
ing Gathered; Lithuania
Appeals to League.
INDICATION is DRIV
MADE ON BREST-LITOVSK
Lithuanians Want Hostilities
With Poles Hailed; Polish
Forces in New Offensive,
According Reports,
By United Press.

By United Press.
London, Sept. 25.-General Buden-
ny, famous bolsheviki leader was
severely wounded during the battle
at Ukraine, according to dispatches
from Riga General Rudenny led the
bolsheviki drive on Lemberg
May Resume Hostlitles.
By United Press.
Riga, Sept 25.-The resumption Of
the Polish-Russian hostilities on Il
large scale is believed to be immi.
nent after the receipt of advice that
the reds are concentrating big
force Of Siberian troops near Cfoino
The objective OF the offensive Is
said to be Brest-Litovsk, toward
which place indications point, the
Russians are expected to drive.
Litguania Appeals.
By United Press
London, Sept 25.-Lithunia has
appealed to the League OF Nations
to halt the hostilities between the
Lithuanian and Polish armies, it is
semiofficially reported here today.
The Polish war Office has an
nounced that an offensive has been
launched against Lithuania.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
HARDING PAINTS
BLACK PICTURES
OF FUTURE DAYS
By United Press.

BY United Press
Marion, Ohio, Sept 25.-Dark days
are ahead for America unless she
gets back onto the main road, Sena-
tor Warren G. Harding, republican
presidential candidate predicted in
a speech to a large delegation OF
commercial travellers who came to
the old front porch today from all
quarters Of the country.
Harding sounded a warning that
unless a change is made soon,
America will have mo hours" and
that the industrial plants will be idle
and cold with the laborers walking
the streets, looking in vain for the
joy days of productive work"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
CHS. SM0THERS
HENNE ESSEY TEAM
IN, OPENING TILT
Straussmen Have Easy Sailing
and Battle Proves Complete
Rout; Score Of 113 to
0 Is Result.

Sweeping the visitors off their
feet during the first few minutes OF
play and continuing the onslaught
throughout the game, the Chickasha
high school football team opened
the 1920 season here yesterday af
ternoon by overwhelmingly Debating
the Hennesey high school eleven,
1l3 to 0.
AT on time did Hennesey get near
or than thirty yards to the Chick.
asha goal line and only twice did
Coach Harris men gain ten yards in
four downs.
Two minutes after referee Law
renee. Phillips University star or.
dered play, the Straussman had
crossed the goal line for the first
touchdown of the 1920 season. In
variety OF plays, Roach, White
Craddock and Adams had gained
consistently and had carried the bali
to the eight yard line. From this
point. Red" White, dashed through
the entire Hennesey team for the
first score of the game
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

irate travelling men, plotting a fliv
yer were endeayoring to persuade
the Alex crowd to allow them to
rass on, pointing out that they
we're in a hurry.
Nope, Nothin' passes here until
The movie man gives the word so
just be patient, brother" advised the
Alex spokesman
Pictures were taken in Alex and
at the well panoramas of the crowd
and derrick and the spudding III
process were taken, the entire pro.
position resulting in one huge sue
cess. ]. w. Conner, secrtary of the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce
represented the advertising commit.
tee in all matters from the start o.
the proposition several days ago
until the well was spudded and to
him goes a major part of the credit
for the success of the enterprise
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
lNsPEcr NAvY oEFlclAL

Lieut.. Commander E. H. Hill. in
charge of the navy recruiting sta
ton at Oklahoma City. inspected the
chickasha station yesterday. Il am
we'll pleased with conditions at the
local station and the outlook for re-
cruiting in this district" the Lieut.
ant-commander said while here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
UNION SERVICES
LOCAL CHURCHES
HERE ON SUNDAY

The offering programs will be
given at the Methodist church and
the First Baptist church, in union
services at which all the other
churches of the city will participate
Sunday evening at eight o'clock. The
campaign for the community service
building for the Volunteers of Amer
lea will be launched at these ser
vices.
At Methodist Church.
Chairman OF the meeting ]. D
Salter.
Congregational singing - Onward
Christian Soldiers"
Invocation ------ Rev. C. b. James
Selection - High School Y. w. C. A
Prayer ---------Rev. C. F. Alcorn
Selection Chickasha Male Chorus
Address ---------G. w. Austin
Congregational singing-"The Fight
is on oh Christian Soldiers"
Benediction.
At First Baptist Church.
Chairman Of the meeting Rev. San
D. Taylor
Congregational singing-"A Volun
teer"
Invocation c. ]. Kellner
Congregational singing ----Selected
Address -----Dr. w. S. Corbin
Selection Chickasha Male Chorus
Closing prayer--Dr H. E. Toothaker
No collection or subscription tt
the campaign fund will be asked fol
at either of these meetings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
PrObers Quit to
Meet Again Soon

BY United Press.
Washington. Sept. 25. - Senator
Kenyon, chairman of the senate COM
mittee which is investigating presi-
Dental campaign expenditures an
nounced that the committee would
adjourn today and meet again in St
Louis, October IS to complete the
investigation that was started here
some time ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
Body MOUie Star
AyriUes In u. S.

BY United Press.
New York. Sept 25.-The body of
Olive Thomas, movie actress who
died of mercurial poisoning in Paris,
arrived her today on the liner,
Mauretina.
Jack Pickford, husband of the dead
moving picture actress and Owen
Moore, former husband of Mary
Piclford. accompanied the body to
America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
SIashing Prices
Spreads, Reports
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Sept. 25.-Approxi.
mately 34S articles of clothing, food
and manufactured commodities have
been forced into the retail and
wholesale slashing movement.
This statement is based on govern
ment reports which state that the
movement is spreading over the en-.
tire country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
MACSWINEY NEWS is
MEAGRE FElN REPORT.


by VIIIoU T TVbos
London, Sept. 25.-All information
regarding Torrance MacSwiney,
hunger striking lord mayor OF Cork,
was withheld early today at Brix-
ton prison. The result is that rumors
spread that MacSwiney is near
death. This is the 4Sth day OF his
hunger strike The only information
coming out today was a mere state
ment that MacSwiney spent better
night 1t was the Sim Fein bulletin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
Rapid Work Done.

The Cannon company has made a
great record for achievement in the
spudding in of the we'll Five weeks
to the day from the time the com.
pany's lease men started to block
the 1900 acres of leases, the well
was spudded in. Three weeks from
the time the leases were turned
over to the company, they had the
derrick up, the tools assembled, fuel
hauled to the location, arrangements
for water made, and were making
hotr.
Among the out-of-the-county people
whc we're present when the well was
spudded were, Mr. and Mrs. c. A
Johnson, of Hartford. Kan; Jess E
Phillips, Emporia, Kans.; T. f. Wick
ers. prominent oil man of Tulsa
and l.. c. Adams, special oil writer
Cor a number of Texas oil journals.
81 want to say to the people o
Chickasha that I am for them" said
Mr. Cannon this morning. Il like the
community. | like the enterprise o.
the people. l like the formations
that are to befound near here, and
in addition to the Chickasha vel
which we spudded in yesterday.
would like to spend $4,000 more OF
couple of test wells near thi!
city. if l can procure the acreage"
AT Bradley, where a big two-da'
picnic for the old and young soldieri
was in progress. the Chiekasha ban,
/ furnished music and after the spud
ding-in program was completed tn
Chickasha people tnrned themselve
loose to an old-fashioned orgy o
red lemonade. ''hot-dawg" and but
tered popcorn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
EXPLOSION KILLS
THREE, HURTS SIX

BY United Press.
Jackson, Ohio. Sept. 25.-An ex-
plosion at the plant of the Jackson
Iron and Steel company cost the
lives of three men and seriously in
jured six others.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined One furnace gave
way and the hot iron rushed down
upon the workers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Troy Hill. age "a. of Dali
las, and Miss Ollie Gertrude WiIkin-
son are %, OF NARROW.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

IVaOIIuUWII7' IVVsIOH w WIZ
(5), Gowdy (2), Adams (2), Herring
ton ~. Goals after touchdown:
Roach (5), White 90, Washburn "a.
Substitutes: Gowdy for Craddock;
Duncan for Washburn; c. Steinber-
ger for Seinberger; Harrington for
Roach; w. Adams for L. Adams;
Gam for Barry; Bradley for Hol-
lingsworth; Cunningham for Dun
can. Cloud for Smith; Harner fol
Dixon; Gundlack for Frakes; Miller
for Bernard; Kennett for Malaby
Referee, Lawrence; Umpire, De
Buck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
So to 0 First Halt.

Twenty-six scores were registered
in the first quarter and at the end
of the first half, the court card
showed the locals In possession of
SO points. The third was the best
quarter for the visitors who, dur.
Ing this period. held the battering
Straussmen to twenty points. In a
whirl-wind finish, the Chickasha out
fit scored forty points in the final
quarter.
Chief" Diamond Roach, grade
school product, led Strauss aggrega-
ton in scoring. Seven times during
the game, the big flIllback carried
the pigskin across the goal line
He kicked five goals after touch.
downs.
White won second scoring honors.
Red" crossed the goal line five
times and boted five goals after
touchdowns. AT no time during the
game did the red-topped halfback
fail to gain when he was called on
He was in a class with Roach when
it came to advancing the ball
Gowdy was responsible for two
touchdowns the number scored by
Capt. Adams, while Harrington, who
relived Roach at fullback during the
last few minutes Of the game pillow
ed through the visitors for one
touchdown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

Jim Montgomery returned yester-
day from two weeks vacation in
Whitney and other points in Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

]. w. Kayser, member of the state
board of public affairs, is spending
the weekend with his family here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

FAMINE STALKS ITALY.

+ By United Press. ft I
+ Rome, Sept. 25.-The econ. 1
+ omic situation in Italy, which 1
{ reached its crisis with the anar- I
+ chistic riot at Turn, is drag 4
+ ging the country to the brink of /
+ famine, it is believed.
+ 4
4 :. 4. a. L 4 l. L l. T. l. L 4 l. =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

Chickasha was asked to turn out
and Chickasha turned out strong. 7.
J Cannon, president of the company
that is drilling the well, proved that
in addition to being an oil man, he
is a movie director of no mean abil.
ity. With the camera set, Mr. Can
non gave the signal and an array of
cars that filled Chickasha avenue
from curb to curb, moved eastward
and turned north on second street
all getting a closeup" in front OF
the camera as they turned. More
than 200 cars, loaded with oil fans,
turned out for the picture.
AS the last of the procession
swung off Chickasha avenue to
north Second street, the wind-up
being the motor trucks from the
fire department headed by Chief
George Gattis, two army birds, with
Lieutenants Johnson, Bunting, Sheri-
dan and Kennedy in charge, 'raided"
the town With roar that made ono
wish for bomb proof, the planes
charged east and so low above
Chickasha avenue that the landing
gears barely missed the tops of the
buildings. Then they circled and
swung and did fancy slips and
dives, while the comera man "held
the gun on EN-" and devoted con
siderable footage to their stunts.
Off To The Well.
When the start to the well was
made, it looked like that part Of the
program was going to foozle. Only
van that was to be and wasn't, got
under way. Later developments
proved that scores of Chickasha peo-
pie were simply using their noodles
in keeping out of the dust cloud
stirred by the speeding cars.
AT ia point four miles from Alex
an additional quota of pep was in
jected into the handlers of the pro
cession when the pilot car. with the
few trailing, sighted what appeared
to be a wayside holdup and an au
tomobile show. jammed into one
and the same thing. Investigation
proved that it was a delegation in
score of cars from Alex. These
cars had blocked the highway and
refused to allow any car to pass
until the movie man appeared
Gathered with the Alex cars were
those from Chickasha whose pilot:
had "beat the gun" by starting
ahead of the planned procession.
When the Chickssha official cal
pulled up to the scene, a couple o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
They All Worked.

To select an individual star (or
stars) of the game would be a task
too difficult. The line was brick
wall from start to finish and the
Hens had no success in piercing it.
Many times the Hennesey backs
were smothered with line and wing
men before they could get started
with the ball. Henryettas interfer-
ence crumbled before the attack OF
the Strauss line.
Willis and Quinn we're Hennesey's g
best, both on the offensive and de-
fensive.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
Vote Confidence ~
In French GOUt
BY United Press,

by united Press,
Paris, Sept 25.-The chamber of
deputies today voted confidence in
the government 5O7 to 80.
This is the first vote of confidence
taken since the new government was
formed with Alexander Millerand as
president and with Premier Leygues
in office.
Wilson congratulates.
by United Press.
Washington, Sept. 25.-President
Wilson today sent message of con
graduation to Alexander Millerand
the new president of France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
How They Started.

Here's how the two teams started
in the season opener yesterday af-
ternon on the Eight street gridiron.
Chickasha: Hennesey:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
Climax of Stunts.

The christening of the well as the
rotary bit cut through the grass
roots was the climax OF a carefully
worked-out program that started in
Chickasha early yesterday morning
and which in its entirety was seen
and recorded through the eye OF a
moving picture camera in the hands
of G. b. Hale, Pathe man.
The affair proved to be a decided
success from the blast of the fire
whist e at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing that signaled the start of the
proceedings to the crash of the bot
tie of oil that attended the christen.
ing of the well. There was plenty of
action that BROUGHT a smile of salts
faction to the map of the movie
man as he reeled off yard after
yard of film.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25
Chickasha Wildcat Started as
Crowds Look on; Program Car
ried Out to Letter for Big
Moving Picture.
MANY AUTOMOBILES GO
FROM CITY TO LOCATION
Cannon Company Makes Record
in Blocking Leases, Building
Derrick, Moving in Tools
and Making Hole.

Il christen thee Chicawa. To
be the greatest. gusher in Oklaho.
ma
These words were spoken by Mrs
Lula p. Nance, associated with the
r. j. Cannon Drilling company, and
were accompanied by crash of
breaking glass as she hurled
beribboned bottle of crude oil upol
, the rotary as Chickasha' wildcat test
well was spudded in yesterday at
noon on the Todd ranch in section
2-4n-5w 1G miles southeast of this
city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

All the latest news by
wire every day from the
United Press Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

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The Daily Express.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-25

A \ INVESTMENT Of s11O.599.27 had
a been made in the Southern Baptist
sanatorium located in FL Paso up
10 March J.. according to a report just
made to the chamber OF commerce
w " Wood director OF the financial
department Of the chamber, has
mailed TO members copies Of letter
which H. II. Nermillion, superintend-
ent OF the sanatorium, wrote TO the
chamber containing. his report on the
progress Of that Institution up to
date The letter follows
ct IS now a year and one week
since We opened the sauatoriunl. Our
present investment in property as
shown in our trial balance March J.
IS S11O.599.27. This estimates our land
at SIS per acre, whereas land 1artner
out is selling at S20G per acre
This places the building itself az
only $4,000 and / understand II cost
SIS o00 at preWar prices
1T is contemplated in our i've year
nro-ram 10 eZpend, in addition TO the
above values. 100000 for improve
ments. and TO create an endowment
OF 100000.
s20O. 900 Now Available.
cor the 100000 for improvements
we have S20e, COO Immediately avail
able.
There were a great many prellrn-
fnaries that had to be ATTENDED 20 pc
rore we could begin construction, but
an Of these matters have now peeh
eliminated. and we hope within a
Few weeks 10 let contracts for our
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-25
IRTERCHURCH TRAINING
CONFERENCE AT PHOENIX

Phoenix. Ariz-, March 25.-More
than ZOE men and women represent
ms. religious denominations through
out Arizona attended the training
conference Of the interchurch world
movement here yesterday. H / Eddy,
acting regional director for Arizona
California and Nevada was the prin-
oipal speaker at the morning session,
discussing the organizatiOn's cam
paign program. Sidney J. L Crouch.
OF the survey department. Of New
York spoke on the financial cam
paiEn and said ne believed the 1885,
COO 900 fund. proposed to be raised
was assured IN view OF assurances
he had received at a number OF west
ern state conferences The afternoon
was devoted TO UNCONVENTIONAL group
conferences and q cousecrational
service, led by z. Guy Talbot, was
held at p. m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-25
First juvenile Kite
Tourneu Planned in Ohio

Columbus. Ohio, March 25.-Next
month is expected 10 be marked BY
the first juvenile kite tourney held
here in a number OF years.
The event, intended TO stimulate
initiative on the part Of the contes-
rants and TO afford an interesting
and unique contest, IS being arranged
for by 6. R. Frank. supervisor Of
manual training in the Columbus pub
lie schools.
Only those kites made by pupils
viii be allowed All public school
children are eligible TO contest for
the prizes. which VIII be awarded 70
the winners.
The program embraces a quarter
mile dash. the first boy or girl who
runs his or her kite up a quarter Of
a mile and reels IL in first. winning:
the highest flyer in five minutes, and
the strongest --puller," the strength
OF the pull being determined by
scales
Prizes also viii be awarded the
contestant having the most artistic
kite. the one possessing the most
unique kite. and the one who has the
best constructed kite
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-25
BAPTISTS HAVE BIC INVESTMENT
IN SOUTHERN SANAT0RIUM HERE

medical building. power house. infirm-
airy, nurses home, medical director S
home. and superintendent home
with the expenditure Of the $780,
900 now available our largest hope is
that we may be able to care for 100
patients. Construction after that viii
mainly provide for many additional
patients.
1--WE have employed the best sana-
torium architects, and the most com
petent advisors that can be found n
America one Of our architects, and
7. went 10 New York recently and
spent two days in conference with
DR.. Howard a. Pattison. medical field
secretary Of the National Tuberculosis
association. and DIT. T B. kidner. in
stitutional secretary AR kidner IS
a great English architect who served
the British and Canadian governe-
ments in this kind Of work. and was
loaned by them to the American gov
eminent and assigned 20 work with
the National tuberculosis ASSOCIATION
Made Thorough study.
These gentlemen with all the in
formation we could give them by con-
veFsation. and with blue prints, AID
other data TO study made an exhaus-
tive study and complete report, en-
bodying all the suggestions they
could make for Improvement
Part Of Their Report
ment upon the general excellence OF
the building scheme as submitted II
has been necessary 10 suggest very
few changes and these are chiefly OF
a minor character
I'VE have received so patients with
in the year. The average number IN
the Institution being about 20 No
deaths have occurred in the institu-
tion during the year A few pa
tents who were too sick TO hope for
recovery when they came have dien
after Withdrawing from the institu-
ton. A considerable number Of pa
tfents have gone out to resume their
places and their normal work and are
now earning a living for themselves
and their families
aSome of them are here In Fl
Pnso helping to build the com
munity life OF this city Some
Others are nbOut ready 10 again
resume their work. 4 majority
OF the patients entering the in
stItution have been greatly ben
Gifted.
We are not at present prepared 10
give as good service as we snail give
when we have better quarters ana
larger facilities for our work