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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-01

a fine home al reasonable rates. please
call. r, b. FARRELL
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-01

FOR RENT-Clean. pleasant rooms
by day or week. Gates Hotel. La
Sale and Mill SITS.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-01

FOR SALE-TWo cottages. West Side,
$4,000 and $4,000; six rooms each,
and cleo. lights, gas, water and fur
mace. w. b. PUSEY,
Phone 1012-R. Central Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Local Legion Head
Named As O. Wember
On AmericdI,izdtiOn

l.. f. Emanuel. commander of the
Chickasha post of the American lie
gion, has been appointed a member
of the Americanization commission
named by officials of. the Oklahoma
legion. DR. Emanuel will represent the
sixth congressional district on the
commission.
The Americanization commission
will work on the problems of Ameri.
canizing foreigners in the United
States.
E. X. Bixby of Muskogee. a mem
Der of the national Americanization
commission of the legion. is chlir.
man. Other members are: j. S,
Ballard of Vinita; Duke Frederick
of Stigler; Howard r. farrell of Du.
rant; H. c. Smiley of Shawnee /;
Monroe Osborn of Pauls Valley; Dr.
L. E. Emanuel of Chickasha: j. T.
Bailey of CordeH, and ]. Wilford
Hill of Cherokee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
c. Of c. MEMBERS
ELECT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS HERE

The annual election of the board
of directors OF the Chickasha Cham
Der Of Commerce closed last night
resulting in the election of the fol
lowing:
G.. w. Austin, Alger Melton, L. c.
Hutson, o. l.. Bingham, ]. S. Garner
Orin Ashton, e. Suderman. b. G.
Garvcy, +. l.. Slusher. e. G. Burton
d. c. Hybarger. G.. II. Evans, Ed
Foster, r. l.. Jones, B. B. Barefoot
Under the constitution and by
laws Of the organization, the newly
elected directors will meet the sec.
ond Tuesday in June for the cleo
tion of a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer The term
of the retiring officers expires June
30, and 1t is probable that general
meeting of the membership will be
held about that date.
All that meeting the activities of
the past six months will be review
ed, and plans for the coming period
will be discussed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Sentence Negro to
Prison Term On
Charge Larceny

Found guilty of the charge of
grand larceny, Jake Jones, a negro,
was sentenced to serve six months
in the state penitentiary at Granite
by jury in district court yester-
day Jones is now in the county
iail awaiting to be escorted to prl
son.
The Jones case was the only case
tried yesterday the opening day of
the May-Juno term Of Dhe district
court
The case, state of Oklahoma, VS.
j NJ. Parker, alias Iierschel Taylor,
charged with grand larceny, was
continued until today. The case
State of Oklahoma VS.. Emmett
Wheelock, ct al, chlrged with grand
larceny, was continued for the term.
Cases booked for trial in district
court today are: State VS. J. M.
Parker, alias Herschel Taylor,
charged with grand larceny; State
VS.. Jim Thompson. ct al; State vs..
D. v Beasley, charged with assault:
state VS.. Mack Shelby, charged with
assault, and State VS.. P P Wor-
sham, charged with gambling.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Political Leaders Say Solons viii
Never Agree That U. S. Take On
Armenian Problem; Side track
Message.
SAY WOULD REQUIRE
SOLDIERS, HUGE NAVY
Declare Would Cost 100000 First
Year; Wilson's Note Says Be-
licves Voice Of American
People Expressed.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washingtno, May 25.--The chances
are slight for congressional con
currence in the Recommendation
that the United States take tho
mandate for Armenia, political lead.
ers stated today.
President Wilson's message will
be pigeon-holed for the present it
was indicated.
Such q mandate would require
$4,000 American soldiers, large ma.
val forces and would cost tie INIT
ed states $s9.ooO,OOO tile first year,
it was declared.
The president told congress yes
terday that he thought The wish Of
the American people was that the
United States should become the
mandatory OF Armenia
Notice that the president would
name commission to fix the boun-
u"iy iih'o Nuo blFth w biiS CouuCli
of ambassadors at Paris last Satur-
day by Ambassador Wallace
The presidents communication Gil
cd the resolution adopted by the
senate this month expressing "thc
hope that stable government, prop
er protection of individual liberties
and the full realization OF national
istic aspiration may soon ne attain.'
cd by the Armenia people" and ask
ing that a warship and marines be
sent to the port of Batum to protect
American interests and continued:
81 received and read this docu.
ment with great interest, with genu
inc qualification, not only because it
my own convictions and
dealings with regard to Armenia
and its people, but also, and more
because it seemed to me
the voice of the American people
expressing their genuine convictions
and deep Christian sympdthies and
intlmating the line of duty which
America should follow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Record Time Made
On Sending Negro
Up for Prison Term

Sixteen hours after he had com
mit;ed Tie crime, George Farley,
age II. a negro. began serving a
four year term in the state peniton-
tiary at Granite.
Found breaking into a Rock Island
box car, Farley was arrested here.
On the same day, he began serving
the four year sentence imposed when
he pleaded guilty to the charge of
breaking into the box car During
the sixteen hours, Farley was lodged
in jail, was arraigned in justice court
where he pleaded guilty, was taken
before VIII Linn, district judge, who
imposed the sentence and was es-
corted to Granite where he was
lodged in prison, twenty-four hours
after he had completed the serving
of 5O-day sentence in the county
Jail. This sentence was imposed
when Farley was found guilty of
stealing coal.
Another negro. Raymond Fusion,
was arrested with Farley early Fri
day morning. He was given two
years at Granite. Farley and Fus
ton were two of the seven convictg
who were removed from the Grady
county jail to the Granite institu-
ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
MUCH ACTIVITY
DUE SOON THRU
NE W TEST WELL
Security company's Well on Lackcy
Farm to Call for -Four offsets;
Was Once Worthless Land 40
IA rmna Tract.

Time was when the farm of Bert
Lackey, which is the northwest OF
section 1859 was considered about
as valuable as the same amount of
acreage in the Sahara desert, for as
an agricultural proposition it's batting
average was, and Is Zbout the weight
of good sized watermelon. Despite
this, it now promises to be one of
the richest oil properties in the Ce-
ment field because of the activity
forced through the drilling OF a well
in peculiar location
The property already has two pro-
ducors on it, The Lone Star, for.
merly the Betty G No 1. in the east
half of northeast of the northwest
Of section ll59. These 20 acres with
the well on 1t sold for $4,000. The
other producer is tho Mid-Southwest-
ern in the west half of the northeast
of the northwest.
The Security OIL company has
ten acre strip, the same being the
east one-fourth of the northwest of
the northwest of section 115-9. One
wei lis now drilling by this company
on the north end ofthis strip. An
other location, which is to be drilled
as soon as tools can be moved in and
a rig built is in the south end of this
strip.
This location will force an offset
by the National Producers on the
west, by the Hill Petroleum com
pany Immediately south, by the Lone
Star in the northeast of the south
east of the northwest of the section |
and by the Mid-Southwestern on the |
30 acres immediately east of the Sc
curity location. Thus by the loca-
ton and drilling of ono WELL four
more will be forced to drill. making |
this one of the busiest quarter sec
tions in the entire field, considering
The wells that are now drilling.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES FOR
0.C.W. NEAR END
Preparatory Department to Hear Ad-
dress Tonight; Big Work to Come =
to Close Tomorrow; Glass
Play Here Success.

DR. A. G. Scott. director of exten-
sion lectures, University of Oklaho-
ma, will deliver the preparatory
school commencement address at the
Oklahoma College for Women this
evening, beginning at $3.50 O'Clock
President G. w. Austin will pre-
sent the diplomas. Rev. w, +. Fos-
ter, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church will deliver the invocation.
The 1890 school term at the
state college for women here is
drawing near. The commencement
program will close tomorrow morn.
ing when DR.. ]. w. Jont, president of
the Oklahoma Baptist Unversit,
Shawnee, deliver tho college com
mencement address.
The college play, "rhe Servant. in
the House." featuring Miss Mary
Thompson, playing the title role, was
presented last night before a large
in the college auditorium.
Veda Shirk. Dora Dean Reed, Ruth
Burton, Eva Hayes, Bernice Bone
Sylvia Minton, Miriam Austin, Lydia
Pace, Lois Motley, Claudia Hostick,
lrma Wray, Florence knight, Lone
Wright, Leta Mac Smith and the
Glee club appeared in the students
recital yesterday.
beginning at 300 o'clock, the Fine
Arts recital will be given this after
noon. Ruth Hewitt, Anna Beth Rem
nie, Margaret Terrell, Viola Haynes,
Miss Thompson, Maude Helen Ward,
Lois Overton, Leila Bolts, Mabel
Frey Carol Rice and Miss Bennett
Will appear in this recital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
SEEKS DIVORCE

Charging extreme cruelty to her
self and her minor child, Mrs. Ara
bella Bunnel has filed suit In the
district court of Grady county seek
ing divorce from M. e. Bunnell,
justice of the peace here.
Mrs. Bunnel seeks a decree OF di-
vorce. the restoratlon of her former
name of Arabella Kelley, the divis
ion of property located on Iowa ave
nue., $25 per month allmony, $40
court costs, 800 for the plaintiffs
support pending the outcome of the
suit, $50 attorneys fees and an in.
junction restraining tho plaintiff
from disposing of certain property.
The injunction was granted by VIII
Linn, district judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
File Charge Here
Against Operator
of Eating House

Information charging I |. Goodner
with keeping bawdy house has
been filed In the county court by
the county prosecutors office. Good
ner is proprietor of the City cafe,
according to J. Roy Orr, assistant
county attorney.
Another information just filed in
county court charges J. r. Nash,
Grady county farmer. with wife
abandonment This information was
filed on complaint of the vic, Mi.
nerva Nash.
Aso Stokes is charged with car
rying a pistol "op or about his per.
son." in an information filed yester-
day afternoon in Justice Moore's
court. Stokes had not been brought
into court at 4:SO o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
SEE RELIEF FOR
ACUTE SHORTAGE
OF FREIGHT CARS
First String Empty Cars Being Sent
to Middle West Today; Thousands
to Follow; Labor Board
Busy on Demands.

By United Press.
Chicago, May 25.-Relief from the
present car shortage is in sight,
railway executives stated today.
The first string Of many empty
cars began arriving here last night
and were being sent at once to the
middle west Thousands of empty
cars, it was expected would be de-
livercd in the next few weeks it
was stated.
The United States railway labor
board is continuing its hearing Of
the wage demands of the employees.
The status of the railway telegra-
piers will be discussed before the
board today according to schedule.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
DIVORCE GRANTED.

William Oliver, a minor, was
granted a decree of divorce from
Ma ry Oliver by Judge Will Linn in
district court yesterday The petl-
ton filed by the plaintiff alleged
that Oliver was a minor and the ma
trimonial contract was voidable. The
suit was filed by C. e. Oliver, faith
er and next friend of the minor. The
defendant did not contest the grant
ing of the divorce.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
ARMY REcRUlrER HERE

Major G. C. Thornton, assistant
recruiting officer of Oklahoma City,
was In town today making an in
spection of the local recruiting sta
tion. Mai Thornton advises that
Instructions have just been received
authorizing examinations for off
GERS for the. medical corps of the
regular army, that any doctor desir
ing to enter the regular service will.
upon passing his examination be
commissioned first lieutenant TO
start with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
SLASHES WOMAN,
THEN SUICIDES

BY United Press
Tulsa, Okla, ay 25.-Fred Chaun-
ccy, grocer, slashed Mrs. May Giles
with a knife after she had knocked
revolver from his hands here Last
night
Chauncey then committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid, she told
the police later Mrs. Giles WAS not
seriously injured, it was stated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
PROBLEM SUPPLY
FUEL OIL CRAVE
OFF F|CER STATES
Declares Railroads Using OIL Should
Return to Coal Burning Basis at
Once; Merchant Marine
Needs Much Oil.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Chicago, May 25.-The problem of
supplying oil for the navy merchant
marine and industrial users is grave,
members Of the International rail
way fuel association were told here
by Eugee McAuliff president of the
Union Coliery company
The merchant marine will need
sixty million barrels Of oil in the
next year and the conservation of
oil is necessary, he stated
The return to coal as fuel is
imminent for all railroads now u.s.
ing oil. McAuliff declared He stat
cd that this should be done at once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
RObS Norge Store
Gets Nothing But
Supply of Smoking

Three or four small sacks of smok-
ing tobacco we're taken last night
when a party or parties. entered the
Heffner store at Norge, Sheriff Matt
Sankey reported this morning.
The building was entered through
a window. The burglar had access
to many other articles. but let every
thing alone but the few sacks of
smoking tobacco. Sheriff Sankey
said.
No arrests have been made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Outlines Edwards Expense.

BY United Press.
Washington, May pa total OF
$4,000 was raised for the campaign
of Governor. Edwards OF New Jer-
sey, Walker Wick testified before
the senate committee investigating
the expenditures of the presidential
candidates.
Wick said that there was no agree
ment with the liquor interests to fl
nance the Edwards campaign.
The campaign of Senator Owen
was being conducted by some OF the
senator's friends in Oklahoma,
James w Beller, the oklahoma sen
ator's Washington manager testified.
A total of $3.50 was raised, mostly
in small contributions of from ons
to five dollars. he stated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Would Finish Session in Time for
Proposed Adjournment June 5 for
National Political Party Con
ventions.
LIQUOR INTERESTS NOT
BEHIND EDWARDS, SAYS
Campaign Manager States $4,000
Raised for Expenaes; ovens
Manager Says Okla. Friends
Handling Campaign.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, May 95-House lead
ers today urged the senate to speed
up its work so that the session will
be virtually completed by June 5
when the proposed recess for the
national political conventions begins.
Appropriation measures which
have been passed include rivers and
harbors, navy and army agriculture
and legislative, executive and judi
ciary bills
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
HUERTA ELECTED
AS PROVISIONAL
HEAD Of MEXICO


BY Unlted PrssB.
Mexico City, May 25-Adolto De
La Huertl, former governor of the
state of Sonora, was elected provls-
ional president of Mexico last night
by an extra session of congress.
An order has been issued to Her.
rero murderer of Carranzl. to SUI
render himself to the government
authorities Carranza was buried
yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
BY United Press.

Eagle Pass, Tex. My 25.- The
consuls who served on the Amcrl-
can side of the Mexican border un.
der the Carranza regime, were to.
day turning over their offices to rep
resentatives Of the new government,
There is only one Mexican repre-
sentative here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
4 KILLED IN CLASH
By United Press.

By United Press.
Rome. May 25.-Four policemen
and ono civilian were killed au0
many were wounded in clash here
following a demonstration by stu
dents who were celebrating Italy's
entrance into the war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Edgar Blain, age %, of
Blanchard, and Miss Marie Nelson,
age Is. of Blanchard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25

Miss Carrie Lou Ritchie, teacher
in the Chickasha public schools, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. R. Bar.
row, in Madill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
To Endorse Lesgu,
BY United Press.

by UHILeu PTeSH.
Dallas, May 25.-Political leaders
predicted today that the state dem
ocratic convention, which Is in ses-
sion here today. would endorse the
League of Nations, national prohlbl-
ton against beer and light wines
and would approve woman suffrage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
Probing Expenditures.

BY United Press.
Washington, May 25.--The cam
paign expenditures of Governor Ed
wards, Senator Harding and Her.
bert Hoover, candidates for the
presidential nomination win be in.
vestigated by the senate today.
The contest in the state OF Geor.
gia will also be investigated, It was
stated this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-25
LEGION MEET TUESDAY

Announcement was made this
morning by t1e commander that the
Chickasha post. American Legion,
will meet Thursday night in the X.
of p. hall. A full Attendance is de-
sired as plans will be made at that
time for the posts participation in
memorial Day exercises Sunday.
throughout the war. Other guards
who took part in the chase were T.
w. Everidge, steward of the camp,
and w. c. Buckner. son of the super
intendent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-13
SOUTH BEND CONTRACTOR
GIVES DRECO HIGHEST PRAISE

didn't know what IL was TO have "a
natural movement Of the bowels ard
had TO be continually dosing with
salts or pills which left me more
constipated than ever
"Dreco has changed all this: T
have a very satisfactory movement
Of the bowels every morning Ny
stomach is in excellent condition.
have no more gas nor bloating: head
Is perfectly clear; / sleep sound all
night long and am brim full of en-
ergy these days Tt is amazing TO
me when I realize the short time
it toOOk Dreco TO bring about these
results and I think it is nothing
short OF wonderful
The old fashioned roots and herbs
are best medicines for us to take
Dreco contains the juices and ex-
tracts Of twelve different herbal
plants which act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys. bowels and enrich
the blood. Get Dreco today.
The well known Dreco expert. has
headquarters at Central Drug store
and the American Drug store 10
meet the local public and explain
the merits OF this great remedy. See
him today. Dreco is also sold in
Mishawaka by the Red Cross Phar-
macy. Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-13

the face OF the jeers OF the police
There are four people in the story
who miglt be regarded as suspects
the Mexican women who knew that
Tex had handed over $4,000
worth Of negotiable bonds. a con
tractor who had threatened the
broker because he had double
crossed him in "a business deal. an
emp lOyc with whom he had had q
fight the day before the murder be-
cause he had stolen the young mans
sweetheart. and q valet who had
cause Of his masters insults. In the
WINGED they had the real murderer
and were in a fair way 20 send him
20 the electric chair when TEX" dis
covered the real murderer. Glen
White plays the role Of Tex" the
eluCidator OF mysteries Pathe News
and Monty Banks in "A Rare Bro q"
a twO-reel comedy. are the other
pictures. Bride 10" heads the list
Of short reels here tomorrow. II
- a serial extraordinary and has
been drawing great crowds OF men
women and children 10 the Auditor
ium every Sunday for the past
seven weeks other pictures to-
morrow are Hoot Gibson in I'm
Wrong Wright" two-reel western
drama. THE Star oBarder." two
reel Mack Sennett comedy Pathe
News and Mutt and Jeff William
Russell in The Man Who Dared" is
the big picture for Monday and
Tuesday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-13

,0mplIsh TINS I'm the last quarter.
Naturally enough. Yale supporters
are pointing 20 these scores as sig
ulficaut. and what will happen on
The lime-lined field inside Palmer
stadium this afternoon can only be
GUESSED az
Yale mas no particularly great
stars ln her 1920 lineup Herb
kempt0u. who has played both at
Quarterback and halfback, Is per
maps tho most versatile backfield
performer both In running with the
bal. and iu handling forward passes.
Thorn Murphy. who has shown
himself highly capable as a quar-
tcrback and "a field general. aSd
French. AldrIch Campbell Kelly
and Webb are the mainstays upon
whom Yale must depend 20 offset
PrincetOu's backs Much Is eX-
pected OF Kelly.
Tigers Great Backficld.
The Tigers. with LOuric and Muir
pny. botn great quarterhaCks. open
field runners and stars in the pass
ing game, ScheeTer. Gilroy and
Garrity. any one OF whom may be
expected 20 rip great holes in the
line at any time or break through
for long gains. and "A strong list OF
.hH"'tNN N'" hVUfhAo W nave hlif GUS
lr backfieId talent But Prince
toms line. despite desperate treat
ment by BIZ Roper and his assist
ANTS throughout the season. Is not
what might be called a stone vail.
whereas Yale has a pretty solid row
90 forwards. As both teams nave
been coached I'm defensive tactics
against the passing game the work
OF the two lines may have a vital
bearing ON the outcome. But one
never can tell Taken all In all. this
game should joe "A real battle and
.t viii not be surprising should the
winner find IL impossible 70 reap a
victory by q margin OF more than
one touchdown.
other Games Today.
Though the Yale Princeton con-
test held the spotlight there were a
number Of other eastern games on
todays schedule that attracted much
attention.
At Philadelphia Coach Heisman's
Quaker5 were scheduled 20 meet a
foeman worthy Of their mettle IN
the hefty Dartmouth eleven. and on
the records Of the two teams so far
this season the invaders were fav-
ored as the probable winners.
Pittsburg and Washington and
Jefferson, at Pittsburg. Cornell and
Columbia. at Ithaca: Boston College
and Tufts. at Boston. and Harvard
and Brown. at Cambridge. were
scheduled TO furnish thrills for big
and enthusiastic crowds.