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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
...I,,RDIVC FILLS
HIS CABINET
DENLY, Hoover and DAVIS 10
Get Portfolios.
FIRST NAMED TO DIRECT NAVY
Choice of Detroit Attorney, Enlisted
Man in World War, For Naval Head
is Big Surprise.

st. Augustine, Fla, Feb. 23.-PreSi-
dent-elect Harding completed his cabi-
! net slate hy a virtual selection of Ed
! win DENLY, Detroit, Michigan, as Sec
retaiN uf the navy.
| The choice was the first big surprise
among the cabinet selections, Mr. Den
| hy'S name having never appeared in
! newspaper speculation about the navy
! post.
Ii is understood formal tender and
| acceptance are vet /" be exchanged
! but Mr. Dcnby is regarded as virtu-
ally certain to take the place.
The cabinet selections are as fol-
! lows:
State-Charles F.. Hughes, Of New
FORK.
Treasury-Andrew Mellon, of Penn
! sylvanIa.
/ War-J"En W. Weeks, Of NIassachu-
sets
Attorney General Harry NJ Daugh-
| erty, Of Ohio.
Postmaster General-Win H. Hays.
of Indiana.
Navy-Edwin Denly, of Michigan
Interior-A B. Fall, Of New Mexi-
Agriculture-Hen Wallace, of
| Iowa.
Commerce-Herbert Hoover, of Cali
fornia
Lahor-James J. Davis, of PennsyI-
vania.
There were also growing indications
the virtual selections of Herbert Hoov-
{ t., California, to be secretary of com
merce. AMI James J. Davis. Pennsyl
vania. - he secretary of labor, SOor
would he definitely fixed, putting the
| complete cabinet in its final form.
Mr. Denby, who was drawn into the
c2binet situation as dark horse after
Governor Frank O. LOwGen, Illinois
declined to be considered for the navy
prrtfotio, is fifty years old, and has
IN intimate knowledge of far eastern
| affairs in addition 70 some actual na,
val experience He went to China ir
1881 With his father, who served there
as American minister, and later spent
ten years iE the Chinese maritime cos
| toms service.
Returning to the United States il
| 1891, Mr. DENLY served as a gunner's
rate in the navy during the war with
| s;0ain, AMI at the aCe of forty-Seven
was sergeant in the marine corps
| during the world war. He was placed
on the reserve as q major.
He was representative IN the 59th.
Goth AMI 61st congresses, making a
| particular study of naval affairs as a
| member of the naval committee.
1t has become known all Of the seven
cabinet selections previously regarded
as virtually certain had been finally
put into the class Of certainties.
Two Of these, Charles f. Hughes
| New York, for secretary of state, and
| Harry N. Daugherty, Ohio. for attor-
ncy general, have been announced by
Mr. Ha:jling himself
The "therS are will II. Hays, Indi
| ana, for postmaster general: John w
| Weeks, Massachusetts, for secretary
| of war: Andrew w. Mellon, Pennsyl
vania. tnr secretary of the treasury
| Henry Wallace, Iowa, for secretary of
agriculture, and A. B. Fall, New Mex
! leo, for secretary of the interior
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
FINAL TARIFF
ACTION TODAY
Row Over Three Items Prevents
Vote on Bill.
COMBAT TAX ON SUGAR
The House Conferees Also Emphati-
calIy Against Increased Levy
Against Wheat.

caIIy Against Increased Levy
Against Wheat.
Washington, Feb 23-Agreements
on rates, in the Fordney emergency
tariff bill, on dairy products, olive oil
and olives, were reached by senate and
house t'OEferees, but disputes over the
.,heat, sugar and tobacco tariffs pre-
vented final action IN fhe measure UNI
til today.
\ compromise on the olive tariff was
reached by the cOnfereeS, the rates of
so and 10 cents per gallon, according
10 the size of the containers. being re-
duced 10 % and 10 cents, respectively.
The co lfereeS also adopted the senate
amendment imposing % cents per gal
Ion on olives in solution and five cents
per pound on those not in solution.
The rate of nine cents a pound on
butter. n the senate amendment. was
reduced by the cOnfereeS to six cents.
The senate amendments providing a
tariff Of % per cent on cheese, two
repk per gallon on fresh milk, five
cC1tS per gallon on cream and two cents
a pound on condensed milk were adopt
ed without change.
Senator Penrose, OF Pennsylvania,
head of the senate cOnfereeS, said there
was "a reasonable prospect for a
complere agreement by the c0nferees
today, and added that 1--WE have not got
to agree this week"
The sugar schedule appeared to be
the principal snag of the conference, it
was said, the house conferees cOntinu-
ing to stand out against any sugar
tariff.
The house managers also continued
vigorous opposition to the senate
amendment increasing the duty on
wheat from 80 to A. cents bushel.
In the controversy over the tobacco
tariff, Senator Mclean, Republican,
Connecticut, appeared before the con-
fereeS IA behalf of the senate amend
mentS. Senator Jones, Republican,
Washington. also made a statement In
support of the proposed tariff on ap-
DleSy and the cOnferenS agreed to strike
fT,m the apple rate clause a provision
referring directly to Canadian apples.
planning tC make he provisions gen
eral to avoid giving ofens" 10 Canada.
Senator McNary. Republican, Ore
gon, also appeared before the confereeS
in SunOn"t of the senate amendment
imposing Il duty of our cents Il pound
on cherries. rate said to he equiva-
lent to - 81 per DuShel. as compared
with - cents imunSed by the PaVne-
Aldrich law
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
BONUS UP TO new CONGRESS
Question of Raising Money to Go
Over, it is Said.


Washington. Feb. 23.-PreSident
elect Harding must struggle with tn"
problem of bonus for former seIvi",
men.
Republican leaders agreed the qucs
ton of how to raise the money for the
bonus must go over 80 the new con
greSS.
Senator Penrose, Republican, Penn
sylvania, chairman of the senate Il
nance committee. and Senator McCum-
ber, North Dakota, who have 5"nn
handling the question in the senate
have virtually agreed a bonus bill shall
be laid before the senate for action in
this congress, bat the bill viii merely
provide for bonus without maxim"
any appropriation for the payment.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
Begin Right Now to
Conquer Your Rheumatism

the blood.
For this purpose there is no more
satisfactory remedy than S.S.S.,
the fine old blood remedy that has
been in use for more than fifty
years, and has given such general
satisfaction for Rheumatism.
Begin taking S.S.S. today, and
if you will write a complete history
of your case, our medical director
will give you expert advice, with
ont charge. Address Chief Medical
Director, 100 Swift Laboratory, At
lanta, Ga,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
lJCMAn FOULS BANDITS
Talks to TWO t!o'"-up Men Until She
C2n Tramp!c Purse in Mud

West Chester. Frh 23.-Waiting for
Il train ut Kcnn"tt Square. Mrs. Eva
Dawson and Frcl Tuick. of Oxford.
were held up hy wo negro bandits.
who's" faces wrr" covered by skating
caps. "l'I"d down md with holes cut
for Their eyes.
Mrs. Dawson refused to need their
command To hold un her hands. talked
to the men and quietly dropncd her
nurse containing more thar SO, into
til" mu1, whCrH ~h" rramnlcd it out of
sight nae man took ;l.25 fro'n Iufck.
Bob rcgrneS ma&" an attt .Nnt to
DRAG th" woman into IL" thick brush
clos" hy. hut Sh" fought them and
was saved by th" arrival of train,
when they released her and He'd.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23

If you are going to again rely
upon the liniment bottle to try to
rub your rheumatism away, you
will be doomed again to nothing
but disappointment. A disease
that can cause so much pain and
suffering is not on the surface of
the skin, and cannot be rubbed
away.
Many forms of Rheumatism are
caused by tiny disease germ in
the blood, and in such cases the
only logical treatment is to search
tout and remove these germs from
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
Terople Falls; Four Dead.

Cleveland. Feb 22-FOur men lost
thci~ lives in the collapse of three
flcnr> "f the old Masonic I 'r'.lh. on
T,.&t SIKH street and Sune~'or avenue
ore of the known depl being Nathan !.
:, ,-lnvitZ, vice president of the on '
hc"n Hou%, wrcclling c"mnany r"Z'n'
~, building. End another, FrN1 T. tNr,
,,,,. .r.,v v,,t,.h,oan l'wo untGer:;fir'I
t, aG are still in the rains.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
William E. McComhs Dies.

New York, Feb. 2@.-WiIliam +. Ne
Combs, former chairman d. the Demo
cratic national committee, died ~
Greenwich, Conn, of heart disease. Mr.
McComns was 45 years old. lie direct
ed the pre- sidential campaign Of Wood
row Wilson in 1912. He had been III
for several years. Mr.. NcComhs leaves
two brothers, Robert and Ashton. 20
Hamburg, ARK, and three SISTERS, Mrs
Corinnp Hardy, of Little Rock, Ark.
Mrs. Ethel Thoms "rt Mrs RanGo!n'
SilvCrnIn.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
Doubts Report cf Typlue.

Harr: ebuc. Feb. - 3.-EpmmiSsione'
of Health Martin said he had ref'ciV
word frnu McKean Crnnty which ha'
caused Mn to doubt whe-h"r the d'H"
n0SiS pf typhuS fever ut Lewis III
was correct. Colonel >'a"tin ea;d SIC.
were bpllg taken "a "r"E" C""t"'n ar
hn also declared IL Gouh'rri whNt'.
there .rlS any danger ii the disc"
eprsrdiH%.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
not INVITED, HOOVER SAYS
Prospective Secretary and Associate
DENY Formal Offer

Deny Formal Offer.
New York; Feb. 23-Harbelt t Hoover
has not been asked to become Il mem
her of PreSident-eiect Harding'S cabf-
net. said statement issued by GeOrg"
Barr Baker identified with Mr.. Hoover
in relief work abroad.
Mr.. Hoover himself said
Il have not received any invitation
to become member of Mr.. Harding:
cabinet. 1t is possible telegram might
have be"l sent to me and heen delayed
in delivery"
Mr.. Hchvef declined t. say wha'
would L his attitude should an Offer
come to him from the presIdent-el"ct
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-23
ROBBER BLOWN TO PIECES
EitrcgIycerine Blast Believed to Have
<iIIed His Companion Also.

Killed His Companion Also.
Bradford, Pa, Fen. 22.-A man was
blown to pieces and another is thcn%h'
70 have suffered the same fate. when
4 magazine containing POO CTar+S of
nitrnglycerine exploded at the pant
of rhe Pringle Powder company ~
Li.tre Harrisburg. near Derrick city.
Officials of the company believe the
victims were robbers trying to force
an entrance into the plant to steal
powder.
orrSnnS living ut Derrick City were
thrown from their beds by the force
of the explosion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21
.DR|LLERs AGAIN
DEFEAT LOCALS
Special to The Express.


Okmulgee, Okla, May 2O.-Thc Ok
smulgee Drilers,. behind .Hughie- Walk
up, promising young left handler out
hit the Chckasha clan here this af-
ternoon and took the final gmae of
the series, to 3 81
Chief Poolaw, who defeated Ok
mulgee Wednesday and who played
shortstop yesterday was knocked
from the box in the first inning when
the Drillers piled up lead of six
scores. Kid Adcock was sent in but
he Jared little better Cooper, who re-
lieved Adcock in the third inning,
held the Drillers scoreless and al
lowed only three scattered hits.
Jimmie Johnson, shortstop, who is
in the game in spite of injuries sus-
tained at Enid, made one bobble.
The Clicks left, here tonight for
Springfield where they open a four
game series Saturday afternoon.
From Springfield, they go to Paw
huska where they will engage in
four tits before returning to their
home lot. The box score:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21
PLAN TAKE BODY
Of LOCAL WOMAN
To FORMER HOME
Funeral Services for Mrs. C. B.
James to be Held at Christian
Church This Afternoon
Announcement

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha
NJ. James, wife of Rev. Clifford B.
James, who died yesterday afternoon
in a local hospital as result of
an operation performed this week,
will be held this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the i First Chris ian
church. fF
' The body. with The body of her
infant, will be shipped to Council
Grove, KaaLs for burial tomorrow af-
ternoon. A short funeral service
will precede burial at Council Grove.
Relatives here to attend the fun
eral services this afternoon are:
George Butler father of White City
Kan, Mrs. e. M. Jones, sister, of
Council Grove: Mrs. w. H. Stone, sis
ter, of Council Grove, and Miss Ros-
setta Butler, sister, who has been
making her home here for several
weeks. In ADDITION to these and
several relatives who will attend the
funeral services in Council Grove,
Mrs. James is survived by her hus-
band, Rev. G. B. James, pastor OF
the First Christian church here, and
three sons, Homer, age Is; Mel
bourn, age 1S and Lowell, age T..
All will accompany the. body to
KANSAS. As -
a Mrs. James was fs94Sgears of. age,
6he was horn Sehtembet 49,. 1897, in
Pardee, Kan. She and Mr.. James
were married in White City, Kan,
in December, 1904. The family has
lived in this city for nearly three
years. coming to Chickasha from
Ada where Rev. Mr.. James was
pastor of the First Christian church.
Funeral services this afternoon will
be conducted by Rev. E. D. Cam
eron, pastor of the First Christian
church at Lawton. He will be as
sisted by Rev. w. c. Pray, of this
city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21

Rhode Island, and every city of
any size. The following are some
of the largest federated" clubs in
the United States; Minneapolis,
1900 members: Cleveland 1926; New
Haven. Connecticut. 14S7. These
figures are based on iastS. years
membership. Flourishing clubs eA-
list in England, France, Italy, T3land
Japan and China.
A membership card is issued to
every affiliated club member This
card entities the members to club
privileges for two weeks in any
federated club in the United States
or foreign country This exchange
OF courtesies is of definite value.
Women travelling or about to ID
cate in new places are assured Of
an introduction to a group OF rer-
resentative business and profession
al women. who are Interested in her
success and happiness. 10. f2H
The local organization; scarcely q
month old is composed of the rep
resentative business and profession
al women of Chiekasha. DR.. Mar
tha Bledsoe- is president, Geneva
Glascock vice president, Ora 4. Dews
recording secretary, Mrs. J. A.
Thompson, historian, Fern Elliott cor
responding secretary, and Mrs S. A.
Shaw Is treasurer. Z The various
standing committees have as their
chairmen the following: member.
ship, Ora Il Dews; program, Mrs
Edna B. Maddox; finance. Mrs
Blanche Freeman, and publicity, Mrs
j. w. Kayser.
They expect to hold two regular
meetings each month, one for busi--
ness, and the other a social meet
ing. The members of the club
hope to open and maintain club
room in the near future.
In order to be eligible for men,
bership in the business and Pro
fessional Women's club, the appli-
cant must be finished product
a graduate nurse, teacher, head OF
a department, or offeey manager,
professional woman, or woman in
business for. herself, Applications
are given to- a membership commit
tee which committee reports. at the
next regular meeting of the club
and the applicants are balloted on
by the members. aesx
To date the membership list in
cludes the following Dr. Martha
Bledsoe. Mrs. 8. Weeks Ora L.
Dews, Geneva Glascoek, Mrs. Edna
Cline, Mrs. ]. w. Kayser, Mrs.
B. Maddox, Mrs. Fern Elliott. Wilma
Blanche Freeman, Mrs. S. A. Shaw.
Mrs. M. B. Emerson. Mrs. J. A.
Thompson, Mrs A. A. Sabiness, Miss
--- -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21
BUSINESS WOMEN
OF CITY BUSY IN
FORMING OF CLUB
Organization has 20 Members; Az
filated with international AS
ISOLATION; Active with
Affairs Of City

Twenty names now appear on the
membership roll of the local bust
ness and Professional Women's
clubs, according to DR.. Martha Bled-
soc. president. These figures show
that the clubs membership growth
has been rapid since the club was
organized about one month ago.
The club was formed for the pur-
pose of promoting the interests Of
business and professional women.
Members of the club are planning to
open and maintain rest room for
farmers wives who come to this
city,
Until very recent years the name
"womans club" suggested an organi-
zatiOn with social or cultural aim.
The practical business and profess
sional women had no time to devote
to clubs and were frequently forced
to forego social lifes The club
where such women may meet 9TH
ers with kindred interests fills a
long felt need. In 1919 there came
together in st. Louis delegates rep
resenting various groups of busil
ness women throughout the country,
for the purpose of combining
their forces into power which
should aid women workers. The
National Federation of Business Wo'
men founded at this time has had
a phenomenal growth. Mrs. Eliza
beth Sears as official organizer WIS.,
tied every state in the union, leaving
in her wake more than three huns
dred clubs. The scope of the fedaraA-
tion has been broadened to include
dred clubs. The scope of the fedora
professional women, and it is now
known as the National Federation
Of Business and Professional Wo-
men. .t
The national headquarters are in
New York City. and six months
ago there were more than three
hundred federated clubs. Every
state Is now represented, except
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21

fiss ssso favored the prohibition q
lobacco-an indication Of the con-,
scientious effort made by tho Cd
itors TO distinguish public opiniou
from their own personal oplnions."
the article continues \
"rho highest percentage Of ~
plies reporting public opinion favor'
able 10 prohibition Of tobacco came
from Utah. where a. per cent Of
the editors thought that tho public
were for such a movement. Utah
IL the only state which has since
adopted On antI-cIgareite law. Tho
result was forecast by several OF
the editors. who stated that the In
fluencc OF the Mormon Church was
against tobacco. The Mormon.
Church is also strong In Idaho.
which Is the other state where thu
use OF tobacco was recently pro-
hlbItcd, but tho governor has signed
the bill Just passed. In which tho
prohIbltory legislation Is repealed
In this state 50 per cent Of the ed-
Itors estimate sentiment In their
communities rs against tobacco pro-
hlbItIon. which, nevertheless, Is six
per cent below tho average reported
opposition.
"Thc legislature Of Tcnncssee
some weeks ago passed and the gov
ernor has signed a bill repeating
the Anti Cigarette law Of that state.
The question qsi<e- showed 03 per
cent OF It's editors believed the pub
lie against antI-tobacco legislation.
Tho legislature OF Arkansas has
also Just passed a bill repeating It's
Anti Cigarette law. In this state o.
per cent Of the editors reported
against tobacco prohibition.
"a bill. introduced in the current
session Of the legislature Of Arlzons
to prohibit smoking in public dining
rooms and other public places, was
first amended 10 prohibit the con-
sumption in public OF peanuts, chew
Ing gum. tea and coffee, and then
defeated by the senate. The ques-
tlonnnlre returns from that state
we're 02 per cent no.
ain Iowa where the nos were %
per cent n bin to repeal the Anti
Cigarette law has been passed and
signed by tho governor.
"a bill to repeal the Anti-Clgar-
cite law in Kansas. with so per cent
Of nos is receiving the attention
OF It's legislature. Last year peti-
tlon for a referendum In Oregon to
prohibit the use of tobacco failed Of
sufficient signatures to bring the
question TO q vote. and 95 per cent
OF tho editors declare their public
against the legislation. In Okla
homa an antl-clgnrette bill has been
reported unfavorably In the house.
The editors OF the state reported
oi per cent against Its public sup
port.
"Outside Of Utah. where Mormon
influence predominates." the article
concludes. "the anti-tobacco move
ment appears. ms In the case Of Ten
nessee, Arkansas and Iowa, TO be
losing ground and Is not to any con-
siderable extent supported by the
people,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21

finished product for which there
are as yet no official figures. There
were, however. produced during the
year s.S0i.6is.762 cigars. 50,40s. .S27.-
557 cigarettes and 453,4S2,9I0
pounds Of pipe tobacco and snuff.
"Of course. those who favor pro.
l,lbition Of tobacco discount these
arguments by the statement that
the. use Of tobacco parallels that OF
liquor In that the use Or liquor was
at.one time as widespread and uni
versal but was MORE strongly en-.
trenched In that It. dhtes back be-
fore the dawn Of civilization. They
say further that the Investment In
volved In the United States in the
liquor business wassfully as great
as that now In the, tobacco ,busI-
ness"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21

alcohol. that In those early days Of
anti-tobacco agitation no one yet
dreamed Of prohibiting liquor.
"They point out. too. the strongly
intrenched economic foothold Of to.
bacco In the United States, which Is
the chief tobacco country OF tile
world today with an acreage OF
nearly 100000. representing land
investment OF over Sl60, 900, GOO con.
servatively estimated. This acreage
has more than doubled In the last
fifteen years. The total value Of the
1920 crop was S29s,O0l 900. being
the value Of 1.5Os. .064.0 900 pounds
produced that year at the average
farm price of 1913 cents a pound.
This does not take into account the
large Investment In plants for
manufacturing and distributing the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21
I III MN AIl n
Nine. ANNE E. cUERIN

~ fThe Poppy Lady Of France has
9 come to America again!
She has brought with her mil
n lions tif tiny red silk poppies, the
kind that "blow on Flanders Field
and she is going to help America
unite with France. on Memorial Day
in honoring the brave dead who
sleep in French soil.
The poppy has been adopted by
the American Legion and other
patriotic organizations as their
memorial flower. 1t was at the
American Legion convention last
Fall that Nine Anne Il. tSuerin was
christened "The Poppy Lady of
France" name by which she Is
now Known on two continents
The Poppy Lady is the founder of
1he American and French Children's
League in France and America.
This is a growing movement which
seeks not only to aid the little mar
tyrs of devastated France, but. still
more important, hopes to teach the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21

loch. Three base hits Moculloch,
Home runs, ]. Mclean. Sacrifice hits
McWilliams, Obyrne, McCulloci.
Stolen bases Hughes. Bases on balls
off Walkup two; off Poolaw two; off
Adcock one; off Cooper one. Struck
out by Walkup six, by COOPER one.
Left on bases, Okmulgee five; Chick
asha five. Double plays Johnson to
Hughes to Sturdy two. Time las.
Umpire Jacobs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-21

The questions asked in the ques'
tionnalre to the newspaper editors
we're:
~ DO you favor the enactment
Of laws Prohibiting the personal use
Of tobacco by adultsf
(2) In your judgment does the
general sentiment OF your commu'
nifty favor such legislation
t3) Is the use OF tobacco per
sonally Objectionable to your
No arguments accompanied the
questions and from their form II
was impossible for any editor to
determine the attitude Of those
seeking the information.
Out of 12,51S editors questioned.
7,S47 replied according to the sum.
mary given. These editors represent
a combined circulation Of i.ST0,-