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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
Signal Flashed That "As Well" When Hull Breaks in Two and
Tangled Mass Of Wreckage Crashes Down; American
Crew Aboard to Train for Long Trip
MAXWELL, u. s. ". ON SHIP
WHEN CRASH CANE; WAS TO PILOT
Believed General Maitland High British Naval Man Among
Doomed Men; Fmors Yesterday Before Flight That Shin
Was Not Pighti Was Largest Of Kind Built
by United Press.

London Aug 2fThe ne, dirobe, which was
essed the lighter seem
exploded this afternoon
into the Humber river nea4y
The disaster the giant ashp
trial flight which yesterday
transatlantic Those on the
ground who were watching the
maescay along the trial nIoht
had proved entire when suddenly
tered The hull broke tangled nass
OF wrekaoe turning and twisting hurled
ABOUT SO ABOARD. 81
There 50
according officials.
Americans who being trained
long flight across the Atlantic fond
WE'LL who to have noed the
the record of R34 In its flight
Before the great ship off Niqh
rumo had flown
these reports quieted by
spite the talk the dn
the event the ship perfect
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
MAKE BAIL FOR
APPEARANCE IN
FEDERAL COURT
Quay. Okla. Woman and Miami Man
Charged With Violating Harri.
son Narcotic Act. Give
Bond: Are Released.

Alta V. Lawson. young woman OF
Quay. Okla. this morning made $500
bond for appearance In federal court
to answer TO the charge of violating
the Harrison narcotic act.
With Mark Wills. who gives his
home as Miami. Okla. the young
woman was arrested several DAYS
ago at Duncan. Wills this morning
made $1,000 bond for appearance.
Both were bound over following pre-.
llminary examination before Thos. J.
c'Neill. United States commissioner
here.
Suspected OF the violation OF the
Harrison act, man giving his name
as David Cain was arrested yester-
day at Duncan. Cain Is being held In
the Grady county jail. lie probably
will be arraigned before Commission
or O'Neill tomorrow.
Federal officers In Oklahoma have
started a special drive against dope
peddlers operating in the state. u
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
BOOSTER DAY FOR CHICKS SET
FOR AUGUST 81 WHEN FIT. SMITH
WILL OPEN LAST LOCAL SERIES

open their last series here before the
close OF the season, AS it is proba-
BILE that the Twins will win the last
half and thus be the opponents of the
Chicks in the World Series" the
fans will be given an opportunity
on Booster Day to size up the COM
parative strength of the two teams
who doubtless will play off the series
for the championship Of the associa-
tion.
Other towns in the circuit have
put on Booster Days" for their re-
spective teams, the plan being fol-
lowed in other w. A. towns being
for the fans to turn out in large and
enthusiastic numbers and whoop
'er up for the home team.
Mr.. Winder declared this morning
that contrary to some practices there
will be no advance in the price of
tickets on Booster Day. In several
Of the w. A. towns, the fans have
been paying a dollar or more on
Booster Day, but here, the regular
price will prevail,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
BELIEVE TWO SAVED.

Watchers on the land stated that
they believed two men we're saved,
according to ffrst reports of the
catastrophe. II is believed these
leaped to safety with the aid of par
achutes.
General Maitland, foremost air of.
fieer Of England was aboard the
ship, It was stated by officials here.
Officers here expressed the fear
that, among the other Americans
aboard, Captain Maxwell, U. S. NJ,
who was to pilot the ship to Amer.
lea, died In the crash. He was
aboard the ship.
FRAMEWORK COLLAPSED.
The machine wrecked Just after
the signal was flashed to the watch
ers below, that the trial flight Of to.
day would end. Aircraft officers
here we're Of the opinion that the
'"'""o'N " "c 9TSdt nun coz
Iapsed.
+ During last night, the great diri-
gible ran before a high wind in her
trial trip, which was to be finished
today and II is thought possible that
the strain the framework suffered
on account OF the storm, weakened
it to the extent that the accident
resulted.
There we're So men aboard, Il was
said here. Of these 21 were Amer.
leans. The machine was the largest
of its kind ever attempted.
q R-2 was originally the R-3S, an
improvement OH the famous R-34.
which crossed to America in 1919.
dimensions are: Diameter, 85 feet 4
She is G95 feet long. Her other
inches; capacity. 2,700,O00 cubic feet;
total lift, SO tons; engines, 6 Sun.
b e a M "Cossack," totaling 2,1O0
horsepower; normal crew, officers
and men, 30.
She has six propellers. her struc-
ture contains fourteen compartments
in each of which is giant goldbeat-
ers-skin gas bag, and she can cruise
$500 miles. Aluminium petrol tanks,
water tanks, and bomb magazines
line the long steel corridors of the
ship. and here, in the corridors, are
the living and sleeping quarters of
the crew, who will work in watches
during the trip. just as crews of our
big battleships work at sea. The
crew has all been allotted their
hunks. All of them have been given
fur-lined sleeping bags. Nights are
chilly over the Atlantic, and the
great ship rushing through The
clouds and mist becomes freezing
cold to the unprotected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
LOCAL REF F|NERY
START HANDLING
CRUDE THURSDAY

The refining Of cruGc oil is to start
al the plant of the Motor Oil and
Refining company here tomorrow, ac-
cording to an announcement made
tody by II. N. Stroup, manager.
The plant is the first refinery com
pleted in Chlckasha and its start
will mark step forward toward
making Chickasha an oil town, 1t is
pointed out. The plant was slated to
get going several weeks ago, but
when the boilers we're set, 1t was
found that the installing company
had not brought the equipment up
to specification and the job was re.
jccted, necessitating the installation
OF temporary boilers for the start
tomorrow.
The refinery will handle crude
from the Duncan and Granfied fields
lOi tut pioocuti lut ONUtIS VI the
refinery also being. the owners Of
considerable production in the fields
mentioned The local plant owns
its tank cars for the shipping OF
crude from the fields to Chicksha
and for the distribution of the finish
ed products in car lots to the vari-
GUS dealers over the territory.
Mr.. Stroup has issued an invitation
to Chickasha people to visit the
plant at any time. He especially
invites the public to be on hand to-
morrow when the refining operations
are started. Officials of the company
from Grandfield are expected here
tomorrow to watch the start of the
new refinery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
DRAG SOCIALIST
FROM PLATFORM
IN IOWA SPEECH
Woman Lecturer Pelted With EGGS,
Then Escorted Into Country and
Left On Lonely Road; HINT
at X. X. X.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Mason City, Ia. Aug. 2i.-While
speaking before 1000 people here
last night Mrs Ida Haslett, social
ist speaker of New York, was yanked
from the platform and taken ten
miles into the country where she
was deposited in the road and left
alone.
Eggs and over ripe vegetables
were hurled in the direction of the
platform, many of the missiles pelt-
ing the speaker being the climax forced
exit of the speaker from the plat
form. AS she was jerked to the
ground a handful OF men plowed
their way through the crowd to a
waiting automobile. She was hustled
into the car and the driver gave it
the gas disappearing in the dusk Of
a. side street. Reports state that the
woman was not harmed by the party
in the car, but that she was left in
a lonely stretch of country.
A farmer later brought her back
to town. but the speech was not re-
suped.
There are rumors that members
OF the Ku Klux Klan engineered the
deal, but there was no evidence to
substantiate this report. 1t Is be-.
lfeved that the affair will be drop
ped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
PAIR SENTENCED
TO SERVE TERMS
IN STATE PRISON
Parsons Given is Months and Gov.
ington Draws One Year: Both
Enter Pleas Of Guilty Before
District Judge Linn.

S. NJ. Parsons and Robert Coying.
ton yesterday afternoon entered pleas
CT guilty in the district court anu
were sentenced TO serve terms in the
state penitentIary at McAlester.
Parsons was given sentence OF
Is months. lie was charged with
uttering forged checlp and has been
prisoner In the county jail for
several weeks lie was caught In
Oklahoma City.
Obtaining money under false pre-
tense was the charge placed against
Covington, who was sentenced to
serve one year In the state peniten.
tiary. Covington surrendered to au.
thorities here several days ago, con.
Tossing. officers state, that he false
ly obtained money from relatives
OF his young wife.
The pair will probably be taken TO
The penitentiary some time this
week
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24

AT tanning bee, which was a sort
OF spontaneous affair, plan to
stage Booster Day for the Chicks
was launced by a number of local
fans and it now appears that the sug-
gestion is to meet with much sue
cess.
The fans took the position that the
Chicks, having battled thus far
through a grueling season, are now
entitled to a special day when the
fans will be given the opportunity
to show their appreciation of the
work done by the team as a whole
and by the individuals Of the club.
Coming just after the Chicks broke
their long losing streak by walloping
Drumright yesterday in old time
form, the suggestion is timely as
seen from any angle.
The matter was taken up with Ray
Winder, manager of the team, who
consented to the program and in a
conference it was decided to make
August 81 the official Booster Day
for the club. On that day Charlie
Schmidt and his band OF Twins will
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24

total hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars. Names of many OF the victims
and the amounts taken from them
were given
In Kansas City more than $l,5OO,-
600 worth Of forged securities we're
nnloaded on banks. trust companies
and the public. A bank in Milwau-
kee, according to the confession, was
bought outright on $4,000 raised by
bogus securities deposited in Chi
cago. The band dealt in bonds, stocks
motgages, cetiflcates of deposit
and every known class of security.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
Lieutenant Governor Stirling. indlet
cd With Governor Small Pays
s3so.o00 to Treasurer OF
Illinois.
1T REPRESENTS FINAL
ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS
Brings Total Amount Up to More
Than Legal Requirement; In.
terest on State Cash Which
He's Charged Holding.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Springfield. ILL.,. Aug. 2i.-Lleutcn.
ant Governor Sterling who is under
Indictment with Governor Lon Small
on charges of embezzlement and the
displacement OF state funds. today
paid s39O.000 to the state treasurer.
This represents the final account
ing OF the lieutenant governor for
the interest on state funds which
the indictment charged that he had
not made. officials stated.
1t was declared at the state house
this morning that the payment by
the lieutenant governor brings the
total amount paid in above the legal
requirement.
There was much speculation
around the state house as to what
effect the action OF the lieutenant
governor would have on the case of
Governor Small who is to face the
charges. Small is out
on bond of $4,000 which was
posted when the sheriff served tho
papers on him after much delay.
during which time he went to Chi.
rago and invited the Springfield Of
ficers to come and get him.
II is practically assured that when
Small comes to trial, the scene will
be laid in another city than Spring
field, the accused official claiming
that he cannot get justice in the
Illinois capital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
sWIMD[E TRUST
OPERATIONS To
Be 70 MILLIONS
Officials Say First Figures Grow
as Records Checked by Opera
tives; Many lndu stries
Effected by Plot.

BY United Press.
Chicago, Aug. Transaction in
spurious stocks and promotion
schemes totalllng nearly $2O,OOO,OOO
were traced to gang of operators
which officials alleged was headed
by chrles W. French.
This was the announcement Of fed.
eral investigators following a night
OF going over the records which have
been seized by operatives anu the
confessions to the police of those ar.
rested.
New evidence which has been col
lected in the case shows that II
companies were involved in the gi.
gantic scheme. These companies fed.
eral operatives stated, represented
every line of industry. Bank wreck.
ing was a specially of the concern.
Six million dollars worth of stolen
bonds, nearly 100000 in worthless
notes and hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth OF trust deeds and
forged certificates of deposit, have
already been traced by department
of justice agents, it was declared.
The revelations resulted from
detailed confession accredited to
Alva w. Harshman, who was de.
clared to have been a private secre-
tary to French, and who surrendered
to federal authorities Tuesday.
Harshman was alleged to have
told Of a deal negotiated by French
for the purchse of bank in the mid
die west that involved the exchange
Of $500, in cash
A Washington d. c., man, accord.
ing to Harshman was to obtain Ger.
tilted checks for 100000 there
These checks he said, were to be
presented to the bank owners and
when the bank gained control Of the
establishment, they were to cash all
the certificates of deposit the bank
owned. The money, he said, would
then be forwarded to the Washing.
ton man who would deposit it before
the certified checks on the original
transaction were cleared and re-
turned. Many other deals of a like
type were also described
In another case, it was asserted, a
large amount of stolen securities
were placed with a small country
bank in return for certificate of
deposit. The deposit slip, it was said,
was cashed, and the bank left hold
ing the securities which would be
identified and reclaimed as Soon as
1t tried to realize lapon thH}li.is y >"
Worthington was arrested some
weeks ago and is being held in $780,
900 bonds in connection with mail
robberies totaling approximately $6,-
100000. French alleged to be his
right-hand man. was arrested Mon
day with several of his associates.
Tuesday G. X. Strobel was taken in.
to custody in Akron. Ohio, and A. z.
Strezlin was arrested in Milwaukee
in connection with alleged activities
of the band.
According to Cinnin, the confess
sion shows Worthingand and Fench
worked together in swindles that will
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
ENGINEER KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
BY United Press.

by United Press.
Grand Junction, Colo, Aug. "a
Engineer Douglas Armstrong was in.
stantly killed and 25 passengers were
injured when a Denver and Rio
Grande passenger train, west bound,
went through a bridge about ten
miles east of here at 3:15 this morn
ing. san..
A train loaded with hospital sup.
plies and with doctors and nurses
aboard was dispatched Immediately
to the scene of tho wreck. 1t is be.
lieved that the high waters of the
past few days had weakened the
bridge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
BOMBAY REPORTS
RELIGIOUS RIOTS
By United Press.

By United Press
Bombay Aug. 2l-Stirred by relig.
ious fanatics, armed mobs of thous-
ands of natives are spreading fire
and terror ip the Malbar district.
Desperate appeals for help have
been sent out by the white inhabit.
ants. Military rcinforcements are ro-
ported as arriving. The soldiers are
said to have fired ON the mobs. The
railway lines have been cut in sew.
eral places.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
buildings for the fair.

buildings for the fair.
Also the race track construction
is making much progress. The north
turn or bank is practically completed,
the straightaways are being put in
shape and the preliminary grading
on the south turn is under way. With
the completion Of the grading work,
the construction of the fence is
scheduled to start.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
DISSOLUTION ASKED.

Dissolution of the Minco Oil and
Gas company, corporation, is asked
in petition filed yesterday in dis
trict court. All officers OF the com.
pany are residents Of Minco.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
ADJUDcED INSANE.

Bill Blake, of Minco, was arjudged
insane in probate court yesterday
and was committed to the Central
Oklahoma State Hospital at Nor
man.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
THREE spEEDERs HURT


By United Press.
Bartlesville, Okla, Aug. "a. Bob
Barfield, Frank Bowman and Roy
Jackson, all of Caney, Kans., were
probably fatally injured today when
the car in which they were driving
turned turtle while they were steed.
ing near this civ
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
zR-2 CRASHES To EARTH ON EVE Of DEPARTURE
ON TRANS ATLANTIC TRIP FROM ENGLISH SHORES
TO j. s.; CREW Of e MEN ABOARD As SHIP FALLS
PANAMA ACCEPTS

= Dy United Press. =
= Washington. Aug. el.-Thc =
= Harding administration won =
= diplomatic victory today when =
= the republic OF Panama wired =
= that she would yield the dIsput. =
. cd territory TO Costa Rlca. nc. =
= cordIng TO the u. S. decision. =
= without further delay =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24
GIANT DIRICIBLEt EXP LODES DURING TRIAL FLIGHT
= = = = = = + = =
} oENsy SHOCKED AT
NEWb or DISASTER
} By United Press.

by UHIttu Fretss
= Washington. Aus. 24.--ssere. =
= tary oenby was deeply shocked =
= when he was handed the United =
= Press dispatch telling Of the =
= wreck Of the American diriolbIe. =
= zR-2 today. Ne stated that he =
= believed there were 4 number =
= Of Americans abosid. =
= + = = = = = . . .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24

Unification of laws relating to bills
OF exchange is the aim of a commit
tee Of the League of Nations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-24

The municipality Of Vienna shows
a deficit of s1,75o,Ooo,OOO for the fis-
cal year, despite new and Increased
taxes. H.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
HARDING AND PARTY ON
 TWO DAYS FISHING CRUISE

Miami, Fla, Jan. 30 - President Elect Harding and his vacation party sailed from Miami late this afternoon for a two days fishing chruise among the Florida keys, thirty eight miles to the south.
 The expedition will establish head quarters on the little island of Coco lobo, occupying a small clubhouse which stands in an expanse of waters once a favorite field of conquest for pirates. The building is comfortably equipped but is many miles from any other human habitation and has no means of communication with the out side world.
 The party will fish from the yacht Shadow ", on which they left Miami. It is expected the yacht will return here Tuesday night and that MT. Hard = ing and his friends will go aboard the houseboat Victoria Wednesday morn ing for the return trip up the Indian river to St. Augustine.
 MT. Harding spent most of his Sun day here resting, but before lunch he motered to the Miami bathing beach and was in the surf for ah hour as one of a crowd of several hundred bathers. He had lunch in the public dining room of a hotel, and had after noon tea at the home of William Jen- nings Bryan. The visit to the Bryan residence was in return for Mir. Bry- ans call of courtesy on Mir. Harding yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET.

New York, Jan Achievements of se- lected issues, mainly upward, comprised tho only diverting features of todays dull and uncertain stock market. Oils, equipments, motors and chemicals were most conspicuous at gains of 1 to 4 points.
 Investment rails failed to follow up their spirited advance of yesterday, cas- ing on proft-taking, and standard indus trials. including United States Steel were sluggish.
 Features of strength embraced Asso- ciated Oil, Mexican Petroleum, Chicago Pneumatic Tool, Continental Can, Press ed Steel Car, Gulf States Steel and Unit ed Fruit
 There was further, accumulation of New Orleans, Texas Mexico at sub srantisl gain. Louisville & Nashville, Texas 6 Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande preferred were moderately strong. Sales amounted to 275,eeo shares
 French and Belgian rates of exchange were active and materially higher, their advance being attributed to the reported agreement on the reparations Germany will have to pay her former enemies.
 Dutch and Spanish rates also rose, but sterling bills were virtually unchanged.
 The clearing house report showed de crease of almost '$63 100000 in actual loans and discounts, decrease of about s15,6o0,00o in reserves of members at the federal reserve bank. a decrease oi slightly over 30,Ooo.900 in net demand deposits and moderate loss of excess reserves
 The bond market was of the usual weekend character. Liberty issues cas- Ing, with moderate strength on rails Total sales Cpar value) were S6,47S, ,000 Old Q. S. government bonds were un. Elrznged on call for the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
COMMENT OF BRITISH PRESS
 ON PREPARATIONS NOTE

London, Jan. 30.-The editorials in the morning newspapers today approach the Paris agreement from different angles and come to different conclusions.
 The Daily express doubts whether Germany will be able to foot the bill but says. "If payment can be exacted, it will be in a form that will do her credi- tors more harm than good" 2 The Daily Telegraph, enJ the other hand, asserts Germany is quite able to meet the bill if she chooses to do 3D. but it asserts tha sae probably will not pay e1tcept under stringent compulsion.
 The Morning Post, while captioning its editorial "The Happy Ending" asks what sanction is behind the agreement providing for annual payments from "a sulky debtor" for the next f orty-two years. The newspaper, however, says 1t finds comfort in the solidarity of the en- tente and in the maintenance of the mil itary alliance which won the war.
 The Daily News thinks the immediate demands on Germany are not crushing. It says the agreement is semurity for peace at least and promise of the end of the mist of uncertainties
 Long steps toward a fuller peace" Is the caption of the Daily Chronicles ed- itorial. The Chronicle thinks that any difficulties which arise will come at a later stage It considers the disarma- ment question presents more immediate 1 difficulties.
 The Daily Mail considers German ex- port duties the only doubtful point. This newspaper is dubious whether their col lection is feasible.
 The Daily Herald, the labor organ. ar gues that the whole pla his sheer lun- acy" and says the duty on German ex- ports ultimately will be paid by the workingman.
 The time Says that the settlement may be open to objection in more respects 1 than one(, and has the supreme merit that it consecrates anew the solidarity of the, allies"