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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
Aged Woman Passes
AWdy Here at Home

Mrs Susan Bridges, age 76 died at
her home at 1912 Colorado avenue
yesterday evening at 7;30. The body
is now at the Anderson funeral home
but will be removed to the family re
sidence tomorrow morning
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Epworth Methodist church to.
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock by
Rev. ]. D. Salter. H. b, Bridges, son
of deceased. is expected to arrive in
Chickaha from Amarillo in time to
attend the funeral.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
COUNTY COURT GOES
TO BAT IN FEB. TERM

With possibly seventy-five civil
and criminal cases to come before
it, the February term of the Grady
county court went to bat yesterday
with Judge Thomas J. O'Neill pre-
siding 1t is expected that the civil
docket will be completed today
when the court will adjourn until
Monday, February O. at which time
the herring of criminal cases will
be commenced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
PRESBYTERIAN PROGRAM
GETS FIRST CONTRIBUTION

Chattanooga, Tenn,-The first con
tribution to the fund of the Presby.
terian Progressive program came in
the form of a three-dollar check to-
day. 1t was from Charles r. Bar
ker of Clarksylle, Tennessee. The
goal Of the Presbyterians for the
year 1o20-1921 is $4,00O,0OO and
$4,000 members in seventeen south
ern states are engaged in the cam
paign The financial canvass does
not start until April.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
accused Man WdiUes
Preliminary Trial

J. NJ. Parker who is thought by To-
cal officials to be Herschel Taylor, an
ex-convict well known to the police
department at Fort Worth, and who
is thought to have stolen two or more
automobiles in points of Missouri
and Texas waived his preliminary
hearing this morning on charge of
stealing three 500 Liberty bonds be
longing to the Washita lodge. l. Q. O.
r., from the office of Dr. A. c. White.
on or about December 81, 1919, and
was bound over to the March term
of the district court under $4,000
bond by T. p. Moore, justice of the
peace.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
F IND JURORS TO
Be Defendants
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Tombstone. Arizona. Eight mer
for the defense were dropped from
the jury list in the Bisbee deporta-
tion trial here today. They were
named in the panel in the trial O..
the three hundred and tweney-four
Bisbee men who were charged with
kidnapping alledged l. w. w. mem
bers.
1t was learned that the eight men
dropped were defendants as well as
jurors. Court officials were repri
manded for the oversight, The de
PENDANTS in the trial are snid to be
worth a quarter of a million dollars
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
WHO'S THE PRCFlTEER?

Vienna A gourmand has mo r..
dress against a profiteer, according
to a decision handed down here
Rolf Zimmerman. government Ofti-
cial, charged profiteering against e
restaurant. but hearing that h or
dered soup. roast beef roast veal, =
pork chop, half a pheasant, a qGar
ter of a fowl, two sausages With
sauerkraut. three apple tarts and a
fig pudding. the judge dismissed the
case
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
PAGE MR. BURBANK

London.--H. G. Wells is known in
England as the author who made
our full stops grow where only one
grew before"
This alludes to his little habit Of
ending his sentence like this
In his latest book, after restrain
ing himself throughout three install
ments Of his history Of the world, he
breaks cut in the fourth with no enc
of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
"GolNG DOWN.

London. Charged with drunken
ness three times within tAirb six
hours at the same court a Canning
Town man created a new record
The first time he was arrested 'le
had S125, the second time So a1d a
bottle Of rum, the third time Meth
ing but headache.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
WOMEN To PLAY
PART IN TRIAL
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Mcntesano. The Mothers Council
viii play a part in the 1. w, w.
trial here Stick to the truth re.
gardless of what happens Mrs. Ed
"a Roberts told her son. Loren, who
Is one of the defendants
Mrs. Roberts was the first wo-
man to accept the privilege Of sit
ing within the railing with her son
The other wives and mothers are
expected to follow suit today.
The officials in charge Of the trial
Ire still struggling With the tlsk OF
selecting a jury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
WAR PLANTS MAKE AMMONIUM

Washington. d. C.-Plants built
by the government during the war
to produce nitrogen are being con
verted for the manufacture Of am
monium sulphate and other normal
products so that they can be retain
ed for use in time of necessity. the
war department announced. Their
output of ammonium sulphate and
the like will meet agricultural and
commercial demands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
CLAIMED RY DEATH.

Mrs, Martha Williams aged rs,
mother Of e. 1. Williams, former pro
prietor of the Imperial Ice Cream
company here, died at the family resi-
lence, ola South Sixth street yester-
lay evening The body will be ship
)ed tomorrow to Santa Barbara, Cal,
or burial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
YOUNG COUPLE HOVER
NEAR POINT OF DEATH

BY United Press.
Kansas City. Feb. Glenn Sum
merwell and his fifteen year Old
bride are lowering close to death
the groom having shot his wife and
himself when their parents objected
to their marriage. The girls pa
rents insist that she will recover and
declare they will start proceedings
for the annulment Of the marriage
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03

Miss Kelll May OF t.,:s city has
resigned her position as teacher in
the public school at Norge and the
vacancy was filled by Miss Lucille
Blair of Weatherford a report from
the county superintendents office
stated this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
COUPLE MARRIEs HERE

f. f. Payne, age 4O of Waters.
Okla. and Mrs. Maude Wagner, 80
of oklahoma City, were married here
yesterday afternoon by ]. p. Moore
Justice of the peace.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
INSULT TO INJURY

London. burglars looting Twick-
enham home added insult to iniur,-
by unchaining the dog. 1t got into
The street unmuzzled. and the owner
was fined s..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03

Harry f. Dryden has resigned his
position as salesman for the Hallum
Mercantile company and will leave
for Pauls Valley today where he has
accepted a position with a dry goods
company. His wife plans to join him
there the latter part Of this weke.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
INFANT ASKS $4,000
FOR PRENATAL INJURY

: By United Press.
: Omaha-Can an infant cash
. in for an injury sustained be-
+ fore birth, to the extent of
+ $4,000?
: Annie Marie Liblin, four
! months old, wants to know.
: She is suing the traction com
+ pany here for that sum.
8 The baby's attorney alleges
= that she was injured by a
+ bump on her mothers head
l. in a car accident, the injury
! being transmitted by pre-na-
! tai influence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-03
FIVE YOUNG MEN DIE;
WOOD ALCOHOL CAUSE
BY United Press.

BY Unlicd Press
Freeport, Ills, Feb. 3.-Three
young men here are dead and five
others are reported to be in a seri-
Gus condition as the result OF drink
ing what is believed to have been
wood alcohol Two Of the victims
are members of prominent hlmilies
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Tightening Money
Checks Advance
In Stock Market
Orderly Reaction Comes
When Call Loan Rate
Rises to Is Per Cent:
Wheat Outlook Not Good

Although tightening money halted
the advance in stock prices, which was
started by the Supreme Courts de-
cision in the stock dividend tax case
last Monday, the market resisted sell
ing pressure in manner which gave
much satisfaction to those who are
working for higher prices. There was
reaction amounting to several points
in number of the active industrials
but the decline was remarkably orderly,
and failed to cause any change in the
optimistic sentiment which has pre-
vailed Of late. This was perhaps due to
the fact that reaction had been gener-
ally looked for, not only because of the
fact that the rise had been rather
rapid, but also because of the common
expectation of temporary money
squeeze incident to tax payments. The
money market acted very we'll. all
things considered The shifting Of
funds in the next few days will be on
an enormous scale, and experience has
shown that such shifting invariably
causes widespread calling of loans. 1t
is estimated that over half billion
dollars will be required to meet tax
payments in this district up to Mon
day. Fortunately, the strain will be
eased somewhat by the payment Of the
Treasury certificates which mature on
that day.
Money yesterday opened and renewed
at per cent, which is as low as the
renewal rate has been for several
weeks. In the afternoon, however, the
rate began to climb and right at the
close jumped to Is per cent. This
precipitated considerable selling, but
it was we'll absorbed.
tit 1t was asore reported Yesterday that more
brokers said that the amounts avail
able were not large enough to ma
terially alter the situation.
Foreign exchange rates slumped
rather sharply early in the day, but
later recovered substantial part of
the losses.
The motor shares were the features
OF the early trading, Interest in this
group was stimulated by the favorable
report of Studebaker and the state
ment OF the president Of the company
was excellent. These shares failed to
hold their gains, however, and reacted
with the rest of the market in the
afternoon. Traction shares we're an
exception to the general trend, show
ing considerable strength in the after
noon.
Traders were reminded OF the COM
ing crop season as market factor by
the report of "Thc Modern Miller" to
the effect that weather in the winter
wheat country had been highly un
favorable, that the Hcssian fly was re-
ported in many places throughout the
oelt, and that as a result there would
be heavy abandonment of acreage in
Kansas, with the outlook in Missouri
poor.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
In all Street
Building the fractions

II ono Of the many rumors adoat
yesterday IN connection with the sud
den rise in the local fractions stocks
led by the Third Avenue is to be
trusted, a certain crowd of New York
City politicians has accumulated long
line Of these issues, and is planning -, =
considerably higher. The tip that the
fractions were due for move reached
number Of favored brokerage houses
carly in the day, in fact, before the
market opened, and the buying was
brisk most Of the session. Not only
did the fractions advance sharply. but
they held their gains through the
afternoon recession. Third Avenue
advanced points net, Interborough
Consolidated preferred ~ and Brook
lyn Rapid Transit ". To the traders
not on the inside no apparent improve
ment in the local traction situation
could be seen upon which to base any
important move in the stocks of these
companies,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
American Can

American Can common has made SO
many false starts in recent years that
it can hardly be called popular with
the speculative element. In the last
few days, however, there has been evil
dence of fairly active demand for
the stock, apparently based upon the
fact that recent reports as to the de-
mands upon the company for larger
tax payments for 1918 have been ex-
aggerated. 1t is even stated in some
quarters that it may never be neces-
sary for the company to apply to tax
payments the contingent reserves set
up in the report for 1919. This item,
carried as contingent funds" in the
balance sheet on the liability side,
amounted to $9,769,o10, compared with
s6,942,10 in 1918, and s4,237,54 in
1917. It is pointed out that if the same
figure had been taken last year for the
contingent fund as in 1918 the COM
pany would have shown earnings of
more than $40 share instead Of the
s5.5e reported. Can, after selling up
to 46ss yesterday, reacted to 44's at
the close, off 70 points.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Corn Products Refining

On the basis of earnings of the Corn
Products Refining Company in recent
months it is expected that the direct
ors when they meet OH March rs will
declare an extra dividend of 80 cents
share in addition to the regular
quarterly disbursement of ST. This
would be at the same rate declared at
the last meeting. The company's earn
ings in January are said to have ex-
ceeded those Of 1919 by substantial
margin. Earnings in the current
month are expected to be we'll in ex-
cess Of Februarys net--the latter was
short month-and bring profits for
the first quarter in line with the ST.
92o,327 net earned after all charges
and taxes IN the spending period
Of 1919 The best quarter the Company
ever had was in the June quarter Of
last year, when net after all charges
reached $5,978,514.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Constructive PROPAGANDA


Bankers who ought to be in a posi-
ton to know are inclined to be skepti-
cal of some of the recent reports to
the effect that Great Britain and franc.
were preparing to ship s25O,0oO,Ooo in
gold to this country to meet the Anglo
French maturity Of next October. While
it is generally believed that some gold
VIII come forward between now and
next autumn, many members of the
banking community will be surprised
if as much as $1o0,ooo,ooo is Imported
on British and French account. An
otflcer in a leading bank said yester-
day that the gold rumors, which have
never been officially confirmed, have
served the purpose of constructive
propaganda. The mere fact that Britain
and France are prepared to ship gold,
1t was stated, had helped sentiment q
great deal.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Shipping Committee Formed

The executive committee of the bank
ers' committee on ship securities Gre
ated by President Wilson to help ad-
wise on financial problems in getting
the government-owned merchant ma
rine into private hands has been COM
pleted by the appointment of r. W.
Allen, of Lee, Higginson & Co, and
Charles +. Mitchell, president Of the
National City Company. The other
members are John McHugh, vice -presi-
dent Of the Mechanics and Metals Ma
tional Bank; Allen B. Forbes, of Har-
ris, Forbes q Co., and George W.
Hodges, president of tho investments
Bankers Association.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Commodities
Cotton

There was renewed covering By r.,
month shorts IN the market yes,erdsr
which gent the prices OF March ccntrsr,.
up to <oc, or even with the best fru-.
touched by December as II reach.s
maturity. and the highest l.vel EYER
reached by any futures contract In III.
local market May also mads a n.,,
high record for the season. whila Al
months made new high ground for u.
movement with the market closing sts.sr
at a net advance Of 50 70 50 points Th,
strength and activity followed rath.,
quiet and nervous market, and tbs buy.
ing movement Was attributed largely "a
reports of better prospects for early se.
tion on the peace treaty. tho Afternoon
rally in exchange and reports Of a betts-
spot demand from one or two Of m.
Southern markets,
An advance in the Liverpool mark.,
was practically ignored, owing TO th.
early decline in sterling, and after op.r
ing Is points higher to 3 points lowe
active. months here soon sold 10 10 "a
points below Thursdays clonng Aeur.,
as realizing. such operations being er.
couraged by prospects for gradually cles-.
ing weather and belief that the technica
position of the market had weakenea
gresstve. however, and the market socn
turned frmer, with prices reaching h.
best levels of the day in the late trading
Wall Street was an active buyer on .hs
afternoon advance. and there was cove
ing by early sellers.
One of the prominent Southern author
ties estimates domestic mill consumption
Tor February at $4,000 bales aga,nst
900 Tor January and $4,000 last wear
Ihis statement was better than expected
II anything. and may have encouraged sc,nt
of the earlier buying. but the features
and the evidently buliish iriierpreta,;on
placed upon the reported prospects for
ratification of the peace treaty South
were unchanged to so points higher win
quotations for 1niddling cotton ranging
from $4,000 to 43.05c
The local spot market vas steady am
ported.
The range of nrdces fnllnra.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Money and Credit

Call money, after opening at per
cent. advanced yesterday before the
close Of the stock market session to
Is per cent, the highest rate since Feb.
ruary 20. The extent of the rise
caused considerable surprise in bro
kerage circles, but bankers have been
stating that they expected tight money
around the 10Th, due to the heavy in
come tax payments. The apparent
ease during the last week, they stated
was due to deposits that will be drawn
down heavily on Monday.
The ruling rate for money vester
day, compared with a yearago. follows.
Call money: dav 400
On mixed collateral. Ia
on industrial collateral 4 5L
lime money (mixed collateraN:
Ss1xty days. .8h @9 5h65%
Ninety days. ys.....sX@9 51sG5%
-Four months. ..8h69 5HG5%
-Four to six months 82Cd9 5n65s
Bank Clearings-Bank clearines in
New York and other cities Yesterday
we're:
=, Exchanges. Balances
New York. .s83e,34o,542 sS2.o31s5s
baltimore .... 1S,597,59a 7o43'335
Boston ....... 62,279,935 1920789o
Philadelphia 7s,so1,43 16,224,o5s
Sub-Treasury-United States Federal
reserve credit balance, $e8,1S7 ,e22
Silver--1.ondon, Tod; New york
sl'l'; Mexican dollars, 01c.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
The Dollar in Foreign EXCHANGE

Sterling exchange continued to 800
yesterday after its sharn r;se fo~ 1A's
week. Francs and lire sjnilarIv wesl
ened. Bankers said the reaction was
natural and was due in part to snec'
ulatlve operations: Moreover. il was
explained that many business men who
are long OF bills hold them to ret
favorable price and that on a risinp
market the point is soon reached when
1t becomes attractive for holders Of
o,lls to offer them for sale and thus to
check the upward movement.
!, iesterday's rates, compared with
those of week ago, follow, "
Quoted dollars to the poupd.>
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Britain Outbid U. s. for (,old

LONDON. March l2~-With refer-
enee to the gold engaged for shipment
to New York this week. "The London
Times" financial editor says 4 wan
made up Of South African gold. which
was secured In the open market In
which America was An active buyer.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Western Electric to Issue
Cumulative Preferred Sto,

At special meeting the West
ern Electric Company stockholders
authorized an issue Of $4,000, 900 Of 7
per cent cumulative preferred stock.
No provision was made for the is
suance of any Of the stock.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Government Compensation

In ADDITION to those already an
nounced, the following railroads hav,
agreed to accept the government guar
amy OF earnings for the six months
smoea september 80, as provided for
H:, ~ .ne Cummins-Esch law: Chicago.
Railway Company and the I,I;nn;a 1p~Sa
Central. s"e 1ihno's
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Dollar Drops in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, March 12.-The
value of the dollar within week has
dropped from seven krone to 5.75
krone. The Social Demokraten" at
tributes the fall to the stoppinr ~
the importation of American luxuries
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
Dividends

9Asvsr Manufacturing Engine Company
bsan declared in addition IS the reruiar
quAsterly dividend OF I per cent both
cayAAls April to stooxholders OF record
EAnwInp nsNynrnAtcn.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
A High. Priced Speculation

One of the best speculations these
days is offered by memberships on the
New York Stock Exchange. Seats are
selling now arouad $4,000. 1t was only
a few weeks ago when they were quoted
at si15,oo0, the high record price for
all time. 1t was pointed out YESTERDAY
IN connection with the application Of
the Standard Oil Of New Jersey for the
listing of its common stock on the ex-
change that the admission of these
issues to trading on the big board will
likely mean large increase in bust
ness, which should mean further en-
hancement in the value Of exchange
seats. The prediction is made in some
quarters that we are likely to see a price
of s150,ooo for Stock Exchange mem-
berships in the course of the next few
years. There Is possibility that with
the gradual enlargement of the scope
of the exchange, the membershin
may be increased. The trading list Of
the exchange has broadened RAPIDLY
SINCE 1914. There have been recent
sessions in which as many as S55 dif-
ferent stocts have been traded In. Last
year, some fifty new stocks were added
to the list. At present applications Of
approximately one hundred companie.
Tor listing their securities are now he-
lore the listing committee
New-York tribune., 1920-03-13
The range Of prices follows:


steady. 25 points higher al 42.5oc; e,es
l,l4s bales. New Orleans steady Is points
higher at 41c: sales 2oos bales Noble
nominal. unchanged at S9c sa es nil. ga
y wanna n hrm, unchanged at s0c sales l.
e4S bales Charleston steady. unchanged
at 4oc; sales nil. Wilmington dull. Tn
changed at sec: sales nil. Norfolk eui.
unchanged at ssci sales 1873 bales Bal.
ulnore nominal. rs points higher at 4Abec
Aoc; sales 1885, bales Memphis stead.
unchanged at S0c; sales 1900 balsa s.
Louis steady. unchanged at 40c; sales nj
houston steady. SO points higher at lic
points higher at 4Oc: sales s7s bales
Dallas steady, so points higher at tsotc
sales 1.o24 bales Montgomery firm, un
changed at S9. 26c; satles nil. Fort Worth
steady. SO points higher at @s.25c: sales
410 bales