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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
CHILDREN s DAY
EXERCISES HERE
SUNDAY EVENING

Children's Day services will be
held at the First Thurstian church
Sunday evening. beginning at 500
o'clock, Rev Clifford b. James, pas
tor of the church, announced this
morning.
A miscellaneous program consist
ing Of music and recitations by the
children will feature the occasion.
Several rehearsals have been staged
this week.
The Children's Day services were
held at the NJ e. church, South, last
Sunday. A program similar to the
one planned by the Christian church
for tomorrow night was rendered.
Rev. Sam D. Taylor, pastor of the
First Baptist church, annouaced this
week that no arrangements for Chill
dren's Day at the First Baptist had
been made.
The Presbyterian and Second Bap-
tist churches have made no an
nouncements of Children's Day ser
vices. These services VIII be held
at the Congregational church Sunday,
July 18th, it was announced this
morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
GRADY BOOKS To
Be OPEN JULY 4
TO LIST VOTERS

County registration books will be
opened July 14-twenty days before
the primary election August and
viii close July 23, or ten days before
the primary, f. E. Clayton. county
registrar, announced this morning,
Registration books will be opened in
every precinct in the county.
Those who must registrar before
they are legally qualified to vote, ac.
cordng to Mr.. Clayton, are: any
man or woman Of lawful age who
has not previously registered; all
who have reached the age # y
since the last registration aa1 those
who will be q by November 2, the
date of the general election. Only
those who have lived in the state
one year, in the county six months
and in their precinct thirty days VIII
be entitled to vote, the county reg
istrar said. Those who will have
reached the age of twenty-one no
vcmbcr 2, are entitled to vote in the
primary election August 3, Drovii-
ing they registrar, he declar ID.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
NE VI ST. JOSEPH
BU|D|MG To BE
READY BY SEPT.
Construction Work On $125,000 Acad-
emy Under Way; viii House 80
Students In Dormitories; To
Be Modern Structure.

Dormitories and class rooms of
the new $125.OOO st. Joseph Acade-
my building now being constructed
here will be ready for occupancy in
September, school officials announc-
ed today
Work on the building is progress
ing rapidly. The work of excava-
ton is practically completed and
shipments of material are arriving
daily The building will be modern,
fire proof brick edfice, 100 by 20
feet, and will contain about fifty
rooms. Alexander Peltier an okla
homa City contractor, is doing the
construction work
The new building will contain. on
the first floor, a kitchen, bakery,
dining rooms, study hall, lockers,
etc. On the second floor will be 10.
Gated reception rooms, office, studio,
music rooms, lecture hall. laborato.
rles and commercial rooms. Dormi.
tories, private rooms, sleeping porch.
es, baths and chapel hall will be on
the third floor. n
Forty girls can be housed in the
girls dornitory, which will include
25 private rooms. The boys dorml.
tory will house 80. Ninety students
are expected to enroll in tho acad-
emy at the opening in September
Ten instructors will make up the fac
ulty.
The two buildings now being used
will be moved to the Eighth street
side Of the st. Joseph Academy block. |
These buildings will be used for
gymnasium, boys dormitory and
reading rooms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
HOUNDS PICK UP
TRAIL, OFFICERS
CATCH SUSPECTS
Buckner's Bloodhounds Used "
Chase After Box Car Burgs;
Three Negroes Arrested When
Dogs "Trce" In House.

Suspected Of being implicated in
the breaking into a Rock Island
freight car and, while the train was
in motion, throwing shoes and other
merchandise valued at approximate
ly $4,000 out on the right-of-way,
three negro men giving their names
as Homer Brown, Walter Davis and
Mack Moore were arrested at 2
o'clock this moning by Berry Will
hanson, Rock Island detective, Os-
car Dryden, deputy sheriff, and S. j.
Buckner, superintendent Of the on
virt road gang at work near Chicka
S..
Bl ID hounds belonging to Mr..
Buckncr were used in the chase
They picked up the trail one mile
south of the Rock Island yards and
followed same to the house in which
tho men were arrested. The hounds,
according to Matt Sankey, sheriff,
attempted to break into the house.
The shoes and merchandise were
strewn from the Rock Island yards
10 the hill south of town The theft
was discovered by the train crew at
IL O'clock. Berry Williamson, Rock
Island detective here, was immedi.
ately notified and at 9 o'clock Brown,
Davis and Moore were under arrest.
They were in the county jail this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
President Rape Congress.

BY United Press
Washington, June 5.-Presldent
Wilson, in letter addressed to the
railway brotherhood leaders denounc-
ed congress for failing to take action
to remedy the high cost of living.
Congress failed even to give seri-
Gus consideration to the matter"
the presidents letter stated. The
present congress not only prevented
conclusion of European peace but
failed to present any constructive
plan for dealing with the deplorable
conditions there. continuance of
which reflects on us" President VIII
sons letter continued.
The letter was in answer to let
ter from the brotherhood leaders pro
testing against the adjournment Of
congress without dealing with the
cost of living or the problems of in
dustrial unrest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
House Rc-passes Budget Bill With
Clause Objectionable to Wilson
Eliminated; Senate Expected
To Act Late Today,
EXPENSE PROBERS TO
RECESS TILL JULY 8
Wilson Signs Army Bill; Chief Exec
utive Flags Congress for Inac-
tiVity in Letter Addressed to
Railway 5rotherhoods.

by United Press.
Washington, June 5.-The house
today re-passed the budget bill mi.
nus the clause which caused the
president to veto the measure yes.
terday. The senate is expected to
act on the bill today
Probers to Recees.
BY United Press.
Washington, June 5.-The senate
committee that has been investigat-
ing the expenditures OF the presi.
Dental nomination candidates is to
adjourn today until July ..
President Signs Bill.
BY United Press.
Washington, June 5.-The presi-
dent today signed the bill permitting
the use of the naval radio for the
press and commercial messages.
President Wilson also signed the
army reorganization bill providing
for an army of 297OOO.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
Drun,right Opens
Series On Local
Ball Yard TOddy

Mr.. Richard Crittenden and his
crew of ball hands from Drumrlght
finished a safe voyage on the Frisco
this morning and landed here for the
first of a four-game series with the
Chicks this afternoon.
The Chicks were expected to roll
in on the same train, but evidently
missed the boat at Oklahoma City.
They were due to leave Springfield
last night and having failed to show
up this morning were expected on
the Rock Island this afternoon
Manager Crittenden this morning
announced the probable lineup for
this afternoon as follows: Crawford,
Oh; Crittenden, c; Dorsey, CT; Hopper,
If; Fruth 1b; Kinds, SIS; Tabor rf;
Garrity, 3b; Jelsema, p.
The Chicks have been shaken up
to such an extent that only a guess
can be made as to their lineup.
They started yesterday in Spring
field with Reudy cf Clarke 3b; Rey-
nolds, rf Hayes 1b; Kitterman 2b;
Pooaw, IS; Pettgirew If; Kennedy
C; Payne, p 1t may be that Lefty
Lewis. who has been here for several
days resting, will start this after
noon.
The game today was scheduled for
o'clock with tomorrow's battle to
begin at $50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
CHANGE VENUE GRANTED

When the case State OF Oklahoma
rs. John Wilkins and Hurley broth
ers, charged with grand larceny, went
to bat in Justice Williamson's court
in Alex yesterday, the defendants
aasked for a change of venue. This
was granted and the case will be
tried in Justice Moores court here.
j. Roy Orr, assistant county attor-
ney, represented the state and d. NJ.
Cavaness, local attorney, represent
ed the defendants. Orr and Cava-
ness returned from Alex yesterday
afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
ASK HEAVY DAMAGES.

Tulsa.-Faulty construction OF
casinghead gasoline plant in Paw
nee county is alleged the basis for
damages for $490,776 asked by the
Ideal Gasoline company, from the
Hope Natural Gas company, in a
suit filed in the district court here
The plaintiffs allege that their in
vestment has been a total loss as
a result.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
WAR BRIDES. FROM OVERSEAS.

According to- statistics received by
the Red Cross from embarkation
records of the war department, 300
foreign brides of soldier members
of the American expiditionary forces
were cared for by the Red Cross
and the Y. w. G. A. The total mum
Der Of American soldier marriages
abroad is computed at 5000 or the
brides whose nationality was record
cd, 2,295 were French, 1,lO1 British,
10 Belgian and only 81 German.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
BY United Press.

BY United PreSs,
Chicago, June 5.-The farmers are
preparing program to lay before
the national republican convention,
Benjamin c. Marsh. secretary of the
Farmers National Council stated to.
day.
He said the farmers had reached
the starvation period" and that tho
present private control OF the rail
ways would cost the farmers a bill
lion dollars year.
The plan will urge a capital tax
running as high as Is per cent on
fortunes Of half a million or over.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
WORD OF WORDS.

There was one word" wrote a
Red Cross nurse serving in a French
army hospital, that we quickly
learned in five languages. 1t was
the word that came most often to
the lips of sick or wounded soldiers
when suffering or delirium wrung
utterances from them. 1t is mutter,
mere, madre. moeder and mother. .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
TO TEACH IMMIGRANTS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Sac Paulo Brazil.-(By mail) "A
movement was launched here today
to establish adult schools through
out the state of Sac Paulo to teach
the Portuguese language to tho i'm
migrants. The state has more than
l000,O00 immigrant settlers from Eu-
rope and Asia and it is estimated
that large majority of these for
eigners are unable to read or write
any language.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
Tension 10 Increased.

BY United Press.
Chicago, June 5.The tension
among the republican candidates for
the G. o. p. presidential nomination
today by the statement of Senator
Moses that the steam roller wa1
working again.
He charged that the republican
national committee favored Low
den's candidacy and that an at
tempt was being made to realize tho
strength of Lowden and Wood.
Senator Moses declared that the
strength of General Wood and the
forces of Senator Johnson could con-
troll the convention aud that the ma
tional committee was making coal
ltion of the two factions possible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
National Committee Determined to
Wind Up Remaining Battles Over
Delegates; Wood Has by Far
Best of Count.
TENSION TIGHTENS ON
STEAM ROLLER" CHARGE
Says Republican Committee Favors
Lowden; Declares Strength Of
Wood and johnson Forces
Can Control Convention.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Chicago, June 5.-An attack on
Senator Moses statement about tho
national committee favoring Lowden
was made by National Committee
man ]. ]. McGraw OF Oklahoma who
stated that he was q Wood man but
that The committee was not voting
for or against any eaG3'da
Other committeeman stated that
outsiders had better keep their
hands off the affairs OF the national
committee"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
OPENS GYPSUM FIELp.

Dilworth Construction work has
been started on the buildings Of
the American Cement-Plaster com
pany near here. 1t makes the op-
ening of the states greatest gypsum
field, experts say.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
HOOVER BOOSTERS BUSY

Ponca Friends of Herbert
Hoover have planned rapid-fire
campaign for the former food ad.
ministrator for president before the
convention begins June %.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05

BY United Press.
Washington, Juno 5.-Congress ex-
pected to try to re'pass the budget
bills today without the clause which
was vetoed by President Wilson last
night and which he said was mcon.
sLltutional.
The attempt by the house to over
ride the presidents veto last nigh
proved to be failure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
DAMAGES SOUGHT.

II. Farr, Grady county farmer, has
flied suit in the district court of
Grady county asking $500 damages
from the Rock Island Railway COM
pany. Farr alleges that Rock Is
land train hip and killed a young
mule belonging to him and valued at
the amount sought.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
Bar Political Meeting.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Kansas City, Kan, June 5.--The
scheduled open air meeting OF the
committee Of forty-eight' for the
expressed purpose of organizing and
establishing a new political party,
will be barred from the city parks.
it was learned today.
The police department has orders
to prevent the meetings. The new
party has no name but the literature
which has been circulated states that
the national convention Will be hcl i
in Chicago on July 10.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
INDIAN KILLED.

Muskogee.-Albert Richards, II.
half brother of Eastman Richards,
wealthy Indian, was killed here wnen
street car crashed into the back
end of truck where young Rich
ards with several other boys were
riding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
No Increment of
Troops to Water
Front Is Report
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Galveston. Tex, June 5.-Thc
movement of Texas state troops into
Galveston for strike duty was post
poned after city authorities declared
that work on the water front would
be resumed and the workers protect
ed.
No order for the demobilization Of
troops has been made. it was learn
ed today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
COURT MARKS TIME

Mayor Durbin's "Muny" court has
been "at ease" since May 81. Rec
ords show that no cases have been
filed in municipal court since that
date.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
LOUTHAN FILES
IN CONTEST FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
Grady County's Pro-Wilson Entry
First to List Name With State
Election Board; Former
capitoI Police Captain.

Mart b. Louthan Grady courtys
pro-Wilson candidate for the de 10.
cratic nomination for member of Che
state house OF representatives, yes.
terday filed with the state election
board
Up to date, Mr. Louthan is the
only Grady county man to publicly
announce his candidacy for the leg
islature in Chickasha. Grady county
will select two representatives,
Mr.. Loulhan was formerly chief OF
the capitol police in Washington He
has resided in Chickasha for many
years.
Others File.
NJ l.. Turner of Oklahoma City
filed as & candidate for United Stta0s
senator yesterday, listing himself as
an Independent democrat. Turner
was defeated as candidate for the
democratic nomination for the sen.
ate in 1907.
Judge Mark l.. Bozarth of Okmul-
gee, Judge OF the district court in
the Twcntythird district. filed for
the democratic nomination for JUS.
tice of the supreme court in the
Seventh district
Candidates for the state senate
who filed yesterday are Frank p.
Davis of Enid, democrat, for the
eighth district. and DR. e. b. HIb-
bits of Cold Springs, Kiowa county,
democrat for the sixth district.
Candidates for the house of rep.
resentatives are r. A. Parkinson OF
Wagner, democrat; George d. Ham
Of Cordell, Washita county, demo
crst; =. B. Louthan of Chickasha,
Grady county, democrat; Wash Il
Hudson Of Tulsa, democrat; Thorn
ton Clark Of Lawton, republican, and
Cicero |. Murray of Lindsay, Garvin
county, democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05

there. The Congress hotel, where
most of the headquarters have been
established, resembles a hive of hu-
man bees, and this resemblance is
the more vivid because of the con-
stant buzz of gossip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
BY United Press.

Washington, June 5.-Congross is
ready to adjourn this afternoon at
4 o'clock. All appropriation bills, ex-
cept one are out of the way All
other major measures except the
budget bill vetoed last night by the
president have beon passed
The senate, late yesterday passed
n resolution which had been pro
viously passed by the house, repeal
Ing all wartime Legislation except
the Lever act and the trading with
the enemy act
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
BY United Press.

Chicago, June 5.--The Republican
nationel committee is determined to
clean up the contests for seats in the
national convention before night. A
total of "a Of 1877 contests have been
disposed Of
There remains, yet to be settled,
23 contests from Texas, l5 from Vir.
ginia and five district contests from
Georgia.
Tho standing at present, excluding
the remaining contests for delegates.
is Wood 1856 Lowden 1S0; Johnson
1856.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
MUST MUFFLE TIE MOTOR

Wewoka, Okla.-Automobile motor
lists must muffle their motors ami
light their lights at the proper time,
city officials decided here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
Other Criminal Cases.

Other criminal cases on Monday S
docket are: State OF Oklahoma VS..
Jack Byrd, charged with forgery
State of Oklahoma VS.. Oliver Charl-
ton, charged with rape; State of Ok
lahoma VS.. Clarence Jones. charged
with rape; State Of Oklahoma VS.
Frank Greeley, charged with grand
larceny, and State Of Oklahoma VS..
Bruno Badillo, charged with dispos-
ing of mortgaged property.
These cases complete the criminal
docket for the May and June term
Of district court here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
SALL|NCS CASE
SCHE EDULED FOR
TRIAL MONDAY
Alleged Robber Of Alex Bank to
Face Jury; Taxi Drivers Part In
Proceedings to Be Under
Fire; Other Cases Up.

Did Ed Sallings, young farm hand,
rob the First National bank at Alex
on the afternoon of April /, 1920?
Was Dave Albright, who said he
knew nothing of the robbery plan
and that he was lust driving the
service car for Sallings," an accom-
plice in the robbery?
These questions are scheduled to
be placed in the hands of q jury in
district court next week. The case
Is booked to go to trial Monday The
robbery Of the Alex bank occurred
on April /. 1920. On the same af
ternoon, Sallings and Albright were
arrested in an automobile near Brad.
ley. A sum of money, approximate.
ly the amount said to have been
taken in the robbery. was found in
the car.
Only one robber entered the bank,
according to l.. L., Laws, cashier.
Mr.. Laws and others who were in
the bank at the time of the robbery
were locked in the safe. About
$1,000 represented the loot taken.
Sallings is now in the county Jail
awaiting trial. Albright was releas-
ed on bond several weeks ago Be
fore the robbery of the Alex bank,
Sallings said, he was employed on
1 farm near Rush Springs Albright /
was employed in a garage at Lind
say
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-02

Three women, Mrs. Carl Long,
Mrs. Jennie Rolf and Mrs. Lee, met
death Friday afternoon at $40,
when their automobile was struck
by a passenger train. The accident
occurred at a grade crossing on the
Northwestern railroad three-fourths
of a mile north of Modale.
The two first-named occupants OF
the car were killed instantly, Mrs.
Lee dying while being taken to a
hospital at Council Bluffs. A fourth
occupant OF the car. Mrs. Arthur
Hansen, was so badly injured she
will probably die.
The driver of the car, G.. A.
Thompson, sustained a broken leg
and other serious injuries.
Side curtains on the automobile
caused the accident. Thompson,
who was taking the women to their
homes from a club meeting at his
home, did not have clear view OF
the track as he approached. He fail
ed to notice the near approach OF
the train.
The bodies of Mrs. Long and Mrs.
Roft were terribly mangled, being
dragged several hundred feet by the
| train.
The injured were taken to Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and the bodies Of the dead
removed TO undertaking parlors in
| Modale. All those in the accident
are of prominent farmer families.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-02

The headquarters at the Atlantic
court house OF the district highway
enugineer, L. M. Martin, is to be a
beehive Of activity this winter. A
force OF twenty will be employed in
making up reports of surveys made
THE wear.
Plans and specifications and &C
complaining data will be prepared of
thirteen federal aid projects in eley-
en- southwest Iowa counties. These
will include nroiects in Page, Shelby,
Fremont, TAYLOR, Harrison, Audu-
bon, Mills, Guthrie, Adams and Pot
tawattamie. There is one project in
each. executing Pottawatamie coun-
ty, where there are three.
The force to, he chartered at the
court house will include the several
engineering parties which District
Engineer Martin has had at work.
Already the advance guard OF the
force is in Atlantic and the others
will be on the ground in a few DAYS.
Additional equipment is being in
stalled in the engineers office to ac-
commodate the greatly augmented
force.
The work OF preparing the data
for presentation to the several sup
ervisor boards next spring will keer
the engineer's force engaged all win.
ter. The work will be done under
che supervision of District Engineer
| Martin and his assistant, A. j. Var
I Sise.