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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
PROCLAIM

Next Thursday the beginning
of the Western association
le3guc baseball season in Chick
asha, is also the beginning Of
league baseball here 1t lis
big event. not merely Of the sea
son. but Of the history Of the
city as well. Baseball is the
great popular sport of America
aud the citizens of CAickasha
and the surrounding country may
we'll afford to take time to cele-
brate on this opening day.
|, therefore, as mayor OF
Chickasha, hereby proclaim
Thursday afternoon, April 22nd,
1920. a half-holiday for the pur-
pose Of celebrating this great
event and hereby request bust
ness houses and offices to be
closed, beginning at ? o'clock
D. m, in order that all persons
may have the opportunity of at
tending the opening game.
S. (. Durbin, Mayer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
KENTUCKY M0BS
LOSE VICTIM IN
RACE WITH COPS
Efficers Spirit Young Black Away as
Mob Forms to Hang Him; Man
Guarded in Lexington County
Prison.

BY United Press.
Danville, Ky, April l9,-Eucien
Jenkins, aged 25, negro is under
heavy guard in the Lexington coun-
ty Jail following his escape last night
from a mob which stormed the Dan
Vile courthouse in an attempt to
lynch him.
jenkins is accused of being impli.
Gated in the abduction and attack up.
on William T. Trimblc aged 7, Fri
day night.
Officials heard that q mob was
forming and rushed their prisoner
away in an auto Five minutes later
the mob arrived.
Keith Phillips, age l6 is also being
held in connection with the attack.
The child is in critical condition,
but will recover, doctors say.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19

Oklahoma City ending here Sunday
afternoon, the financial committee
kept a close tab on results. A state
ment issued this morning was that
total of 23S people, outside of
Chickasha territory proper witness
ed those two games. They came, it
was learned, from Minco, Pocasset,
Anadarko, El Reno, Dutcan, Marlow
and other towns not q. lOt.y within
this territory Fourteen of these
people came to Chickasha Saturday
and remained over night for the ex-
elusive purpose of witnessing these
two games. In addition there wore
several people here from Oklahoma
City. The committee estimates that
the out-of-town visitors brought here
by the two ball games spent with
Chickasha merchants over $500.
Therefore, they state. the baseball
proposition is a good business asset,
aside from the sporting feature.
The Teams "There."
Chickasha has a good ball team.
That was clearly demonstrated by
the pair Of battles staged with Okla
homa City. A class d club, such as
Chickasha, that fights Glass a
club, such as Oklahoma City TO a
standstill in two battles, is ball
club out Of its class and is destined
to create sensation in the West
ern association circuit.
A remark made by no less an au
thority on baseball than Jimmy Hum
phries, manager Of Oklahoma City
is evidence of Chickasha's strength.
In the eighth inning yesterday when
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
NEE TING CALLED FOR PURPOSE OF PERFECTNC
PLANS FOR PENING Of BASEBALL SEASON HERE
NEXT THURSDAY; At CITY HALL TOMORROW NIGHT

Chickasha had broken TIE tie and
was one run to the good, Humphries
stated to President McGaha of the
local club that he would trade ball
teams even. Humphries has seen
several of the Western association
teams and states that Chickasha Is
by far the class of the outfit.
For or Against It.
Those who have headed the base
ball proposition to date state flatly
that if person lives in Chickasha,
he is either for or against the base
ball team, as a business and sport
ing proposition.
whether a man is interestd in
baseball or not, it is his duty as a
citizen to attend that meeting tomor-
row night" said one baseball man
this morning. I'VE have some more
tickets to sell. There are no ifs"
or 'ands about it, we've got to sell
llCllF tpUiDll lON lll6llt VI
definitely 70 rtheir sale. The coun-
ciI chamber Of the city hall should
be crowded at that meeting and ev-
cry man should be a booster. We
are the only town in the league that
has yet to raise the funds demand
cd by the association before the sea
son opens. Also We have the best
ball club in the leag.:e The pres
ence or absence Of the leading ctti-
zens of the town will be noted to
morrow night. If they are not there,
will be taken to mean that they
are against baseball for this city. Ii
they are there, it Will mean tnat
they are for the proposition. 1t has
come to a showdown and it is up ta
every body to lay their cards on the
table and show just where they
stand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
LUNAT|C STATES
HIS MISSION TO
KILL FlNANC|ER
After Killing of Noted Preacher the
Crazed Man Declared He Came
Here Years Aog to Kill
J. P. Morgan
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, April 19.-Thomas w.
Simpkin, escaped lunatic who shot
and killed DR.. James w. Markoe,
during services in st. Georges
church yesterday. came to this coun-
try five years ago from England to
kill ]. Pierpont Morgan" according
to his story told to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney O'Shaughnessey today.
Following the shooting yesterday
Simpkin ran to the door and warn
ed the crowd to stand back.
DR.. George e. Brewer, noted sur
geon, who had been passing the col
lection plates with his fellow vestry-,
disregarded the warning. He ad-
vanced upon the maniac and was
shot in the leg He too fell in the
aisle, but almost Immediately re.
gained his feet and notwithstanding
his wound hurried toward Shelley.
DR.. Brewer was joined by w. M.
Fellowes Morgan, president of the
Merchants association and together
they seized the assassin, delivered
him to detectives who had been at
tracted by the gunfire and screams
of hysterical women worshippers.
The others who braved the say.
er's automatic gun as they hurried
toward him to aid in subduing and
capturing him were S. Morgan Jones
a manufacturer, who received a
slight wound as a bullet grazed his
cheek, and Herbert l.. Satterlee
brother-in-law of Herbert Morgan
and former assistant secretary OF
the treasury
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
JOSH LEE HERE
WEDNESDAY, FOR
TALK At 0. c. ".

Josh Lee, known by the slogan,
Famous for Fun and instructor OF
dramatics at the Oklahoma Univer-
slty at Norman, also a reader and
impersonator of no pean ability will
appear at the o. c. w. auditorium on
Wednesday evening at $3.50.
His rendition of elections from
his famous Soldier Rimes" compos-
ed by himself while in the service,
will keep one in a state of laughter
to the verge of tears. They are very
characteristic of the army from u
Lined Up to the Battle TO Cognac.'
His stories of the Absent Minded
Man" are funny as well as original
AS an impersonator Josh has very
few equals for in his stories OF Slim
Jim and Sandy Jones one sees him as
the character he impersonates in
stead of his real self
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
MAY
GET BACK INTO
POLITICAL WAR

By United Press.
Washington, April 19,-The drastic
eleventh hour temperance of Presi-
dent Wilson in the political arena is
being planned according to persist
ent report that is circulating among
Washington politicians.
The plan will be, according to the
reports to have the president sud
denly plunge into the campaign This
will probably como next month, it is
said
One of his first acts is to be a re.
quest that congress remain in Wash
ington during the summer to pass
legislation that the president is to
urge.
Should such a program be carried
out, it is expected that the president
would follow by a public appearance
in a speech.
The report is apparently based on
the belief that Wilson is in better
health than is generally supposed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
Western Leaauers Are Hard Pressed
by Local Crew In Exhibition
Games; Battle Sunday Goes
Into Extra Innings.
CHICKASHA COMES FROM
BEHIND AND TAKES LEAD
Rally In Tenth Breaks Tie and Clean
Hitting Wins; Visitors Put In
Most of Time Grabbing; First
Game 81 Affair.

The Oklahoma City Western league
club copped both battles of the two
game series with the Chicks here
Saturday and Sunday, the first by
the margin of one run and the Sc
cond rather decisively, but If they
are as hard pressed to win every
ball game they put ON the credit side
of the ledger this summer as they
were to get away with these two
games, then the Indians are due for
some busy little season.
Sunday afternoon a crowd of fans
tlat filled the stands and bleachers
to the limit, saw nine innings OF as
hectic a brand OFF baseball as is
usually uncorked. They battled
nine innings to A draw, the
landslide for Oklahoma City coming
in the tenth when they garnered
five hits and four runs off a coid
pitcher, annexed a total of six hits
and five runs in that frame and
won the ball game to A.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
STACEY PREPARES TO
ARGUE DAVENPORT CASE

VIM, Stacey county attorney, is in
Oklahoma City today preparing to
present the argument in the custer
proceedings against R. E. Davenport,
former county judge of Grady coun-
ty. The Davenport case comes be-
fore the supreme court tomorrow,
according to schedule.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
Strikers Losing Ground.
by United Press.

by United Press
Chicago, April 19.-The third week
cf the switchmens strike opened
with the strikers rapidly losing con
troll Of the situation and with the
railroads claiming that their opera
tions are 60 per cent of normal.
Six strike leaders were re-arrest-
ed yesterday and are to appear be-
fore the United States commission
cr today to give bond for their ap-
pearance for trial on April "a.
The new warrants on which they
we're arrested charged conspiracy to
interfere with the transportation OF
food
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
SUPREME COURT
MEETS To WORK
ON PR0H| CASE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, April 19.-The su-
preme court reconvened today after a
three weeks recess with the wet and
dry leaders expecting a discussion
on constitutional prohibition.
Several cases attacking prohibi-
tion from every angle are under con
sideration. The court is expected to
hand down blanket decision cover
ing all these cases and which will
definitely decide the legality of the
Volstead law and prohibition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
SNOW STORM IN
j. s. NORTHWEST

By United Press.
Denver, April 19.-The two days
blizzard which tapered off today to
a light snowfall here is reported to
have brought all railroad transporta.
ton to standstill as it swept north
western Nebraska and Wyoming.
A dozen passenger trains were
stalled since Saturday in the regions
affected and a heavy livestock dam
age was reported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
ultimatum is Issued

BY United Press.
Kansas City. April 19.-The strik-
ing switchmen who are not at work
at 8 o'clock Tuesday will be dis
charged according to an ultim7tum
issued today by all railroads here
except the Union Pacific.
This road has already discharged
all Of their men who went out on
the OUTLAW strike.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
TEXAS To TURN
OVER OIL LAND

By United Press.
Austin, Texas, April 19.-Texas to-
day was to relinquish to the federal
receiver, Frederick E. DeLano, its
possession of the disputed oil lands
of the Red River valued at $2O0,00O,-
OOO Assistant Attorney General
Keeling left last night for Wichita
Falls. where he is expected to make
the final transfer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following licenses were issued
Saturday afternoon:
Lee Lewis Adeeddell, age 21. Cof-
feyyille, Kansas, and Miss Edith
Hackaby, age 49, Amber, Okla.
H. 7. Trotter, age 80, Ell Reno,
Okla, and Miss Annie Mabel Dews,
26, Chickasha, Okla.
7. F. Thompson, 81, Ell Reno, Ok
la, and Miss A. J. Arnett, 81, Ell Re-
nc. Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
RULING ON DIVIDENDS.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, April 19.-The su-
preme court held today that upon
the cash dividends of a mutual life
insurance company to its policy hold
ers, taxes must be paid by the com
pany under the income tax law of
1913.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
Department Answers
TIUO Calls Saturday

The fire department responded to
call turned in at 1880 p. m. Satur-
day afternoon from the residence of
Dick Worley, 81 Pennsylvania ave
nue..
A kerosene stove was left burning
too high and the flames caught the
wood work on fire. but the quick
action of the department prevented
any material damage.
Another alarm was turned in at II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
Walk-out Practically at End Declares
Rail Official; Strikers Returning
to Jobs or other Men Going
On.
RAILROADS ULTIMATUM
SET FINAL TIME LIMIT
More Leaders Arrested Charged With
Conspiracy to Prevent Movement
of Food; M. p. Discharges
All Strikers.
By United Presss.

BY United Presss.
Washington April 19.-The Jersey
City outlaw railway strikers were
denied a hearing by the Railway La
Dor board today under the rule which
requires the workers first to try to
settle their grievances with their
employers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
by United Press.

New York, April 19.-The 'rump'
strike is practically at an end. The
majority of the strikers are going
back to their former jobs and the
places Of the strikers who are not
returning are being filled by other
workers, according to J. J. Mantell,
of the general managers associl~
tion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
PLAN BLOCKADE, BELIEF.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
London, April 19.-The summoning
of Earl Beatty, Jutland hero to the
San Reno conference of premiers is
attributed by the press TO arrange
ments which are being made for the
threatened renewal of the blockade
Of German ports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19

p. m Saturday from the residence
of w. d. Goodwin, 627 Minnesota,
where a trash fire got beyond con
troll. No damage resulted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
Strikers Como Back.

By United Press.
Cleveland, April 19.-The move
ment of freight was reported to be
over 70 per cent of normal today.
The strikers are coming back to
their jobs in large numbers, railroad
officials state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19
An Awful Wlnd-up.

1t was a terrible slaughter to come
at the end of a battle so gamely
fought and the victory was put over
by clean hitting which withal makes
the Chickashe, ball tlub look better
than If they had boted it away.
Payne, right handler for the Chicks,
had been as good in there as his
opponents, keeping the hits fairly
we'll scattered through nine innings.
Apparently he finished the ninth in
good shape. He had given up two
hits in the ninth, double and a
triple that netted a score, but had
rallied and made the next two men
hit weak grounders to the infield,
himself tossing both out at first.
However Manager Pettigrew sent
Lefty" Wilson in to finish the
game. Lefty" had been simmerng
along from time to time since the
sixth inning to go to Payne's relief
| If necessary. Let it be said for
Wilson, however, that he was in
| jected into the game under tie mo t
trying situation imaginable. The
head end of Oklahoma City's batting
order was up and they had been
hard pressed in every inning to
| keep Chickasha from scoring. It
was a case of win or lose the ball
game in the tenth. They won 1t.
Pitt, Hughes, Lindmore and Griff-
ith singled in a row, pushing Pitt
across the platter Cole flied out to
Scott with no advance and Griffin
cleaned the bags with D. triple at
which point Wilson retired, Speake
taking up the burden. He made
Griggs pop out to Reudy. Moore
singled and Ramsey ended the ago
ny by flying out to Scott
chickasha Fights Hard.
From the first inning to the last
the Chicks were in there fighting
every inch of the way. In seven o
the ten innings the home crew haC
men on the paths, making theli
scores in the fourth and seventh
frames.
In the fourth the locals were thre'
runs behind. Reudy walked AM
was advanced to second on McMul
lens hit Scott drew a pass. Rey
nolds doubled scoring Reudy an
McMullen and sending Scott {.
third. Scott plainly outguesse
) Whitney on Kitterman's infield on
Whitney to Moore, Scott scoring o
the play.
The final score for Chickasha cam
in the seventh. With one dow
Hayes drew a pass and was safe o
Paynes fielder's choice when Col
dropped the throw from Hughe
Reudy singled and Hayes advance
to third. coming home when Gri
fifth let the throw-in get away lrol
/ him at the plate Reudy went
q second and Payne to tt;=aa. Reud
e took too much of a lead off secou
+ and was caught in a chase al
+ Payne started home, but was r,
T down. Griffith getting the put-o1
Continued on page 81
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19

The proposition to put over a
Chickasha ball club in the Western
association is in the stretch with the
opening of the season only three days
away Tentative plans call for the
opening day being the biggest Chick
asha has ever seen
To perfect plans for this opening,
meeting will be held tomorrow
night in the city hall at o'clock at
which time the plans will be present
ed and details worked out. A parade
FOR the afternoon in which both ball
clubs will participate, is scheduled.
Also, Mayor S. c. Durbin has issued
proclamation declaring a half holl-
day and the Retail Merchants asso-
citation is work to close every bust
ness house and office in the city at
2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The First Ball.
Mayor S. G. Durbin, according to
plans, will start the game by pitch
ing the first ball. IT will be the first
ball in the first league game in
which Chlckasba team has partic-
ipated. That ball will be caught by
Rev. c. B. James, pastor of the First
Christian church Of this city Other
plans will be worked ont at The
meeting tomorrow night
It's Business Proposition.
There is another and important
proposition to be dealt with in the
meeting tomorrow night Those who
have undertaken to put over the fl
nancial end of the baseball club have
worked steadily toward the sale OF
tickets and they are yet short of the
goal This matter will be taken up
at the meeting tomOrrow night with
the determination to wind the thing
up.
In the two exhibition games with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-19

f. ]. Courcier of Oklahoma City
spent Sunday in the city visiting
relatives and friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-07
Plenty of Binder Twine,
And Should Be Lower;
Henequen Crop is Large
Binder Irvine


On the eve Of the harvesting season
the wheat growers thoughts turn to
necessary items.
The wheat grower need have no ap-
prehensions as to the supply Of binder
Irvine this season. Reports coming to
the bureau Of plant industry Of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture indicate that there will be a
plentiful supply of this commodity
available for the American farmer
Not only will it be plentiful, but it is
likely to be cheaper this year than
for some years past.
Yucatan-the chief and cheapest
source Of henequen, from which the
twine is made-produced a large crop
this year, which. coupled with the ter
mination of control of prices by the
commission regulators, was RESPONSE
bic for drop in the price of fiber
from Is to 10 cents a pound early in
March. The price is now reported to
be 8 cents a pound. This reduction
should be reflected in the price OF
Irvine this season.
Thus far the recent revolution in
Mexico has not affected the heneuuen
industry of Yucatan and Campeche,
the two important fiber-growing states
OF that country. 1t is too late now for
any disruption of this industry to af-
feet seriously the supplies of Irvine for
inns years harvest, as practically all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-07

Of scientific and technical men who
have been invited by the president OF
the Chinese republic to visit China
and study It's economic and industrial
conditions.
NJ. Painleve placed Generals Foch
and Petain at the head Of the French
armies and received General Pershing
and the first American troops in
Paris, and, according to statement
given out few days ago, concluded
with General Pershing the military
accord which made sure the trans
portation of American troops"
NJ Painleve is enthusiastic about
the manner in which his country is
recovering from the effects of the war,
"Those who believe that she is in
the throes OF laZiness or that the
enormous sacrifices she has endured
In the past have weakened her, know
the France of today no better than
they knew the France Of pre-war
days" he said Her resources are
enormous and in spite Of some present
difficulties she will surprise the world
by the promptltude and vigor Of her
economic resurrection" He said that
this years crop will be almost double
last years and will enable France to
nearly meet her national needs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-07
Mexico Wants Millions More

MEXICO CITY, June 7.-Financial
restoration Of Mexico is one of the
most important problems before the
new administration of this country
General Salvador Alvarado, provision
al secretary Of the treasury, told the
Associated Press.
He said Mexico's national debt was
approximately 540,00O,O00 pesos, and
that it had been suggested an Anglo
American commission Of bankers
should be formed to lend Mexico 100,
100000 pesos. the loan to extend over
period of five years