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Evening star., 1921-08-19

George Washington Chapter. Kappa
Alpha fraternity. will give smoker
tomorrow evening in honor of Henry
G. Chiles of Lexington, KY. knight
commander of the fraternity.
Evening star., 1921-08-19

Eastern Branch Belt-Parrish Assoc
citation will meet in annual reunion
next Thursday at Emory Grove camp
meeting grounds. Sports begin at
am.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
SEEK LUsITANIA PAPERS.

Secretary Hughes was asked in a
resolution adopted by the Senate to
transmit list of all Americans
aboard the LuSitania when sunk
by a German submarine, together
with a statement of claims filed for
damages and steps taken toward ad
justment. and copies of all corre
spOndence between the State Depart
ment and the German government on
the subject.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The WanderluSters' hike for Sun
day will start from Rockville at 2:3O.
Cars leave 32d and NJ streets at 1
o'clock and 1870. Get off at Balti-
more and Ohio railroad station.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
COAST ARTILLERY SHIFTS.

Officers Of the Coast Artillery Corps
have been ordered to change stations as
follows: Col. Louis r. Burgess. from
Fort Hamilton, N. Y, to Honolulu. Ha-
waii: Col. Percy NJ. kessler. from San
Francisco to Manila, P. l.: Lieut.. Col.
James D. Watson. from Key West, Fla,
70 Balboa Heights, Panama Canal Zone.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT

A lawn fete for benefit of play
ground fund, at Park View play
ground, Princeton and Warder streets,
from to 8 o'clock
Evening star., 1921-08-19

Business Women's Council will give
concert at 1880 o'clock at the Church
of the Covenant
Evening star., 1921-08-19

Phil Sheridan Post, No. 6. Depart
ment of the Potomac. will meet at s
o'clock, Grand Army Hall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
NARROW ESCAPE
WHEN Gas LEAKS
McBurnett and Looney Overcome by
CIorin Gass When Safety Plug
Blows off at Local
Water Plant

b. b, McBurnett, city water COM
missioner, and Bob Loorey, water
plant engineer late yesterday after
noon were overcome by escaping
chlorine gas. DR.. w. l.. Bonnell ar
rived at tIs plant in time to admin
lister aid which Ire believes saved
the pairs lives.
According to Water Commissioner
McBurnett, he and Mr.. Looney were
repairing a leak in the chlorine gas
tank when the safety plug blew out
and the gas began to escape in un-
comfortable quantities. By use of a
gas mask supplied by Fire Chief
Gattis, workers finally succeeded in
stopping the flow. About so pounds
of the chemical escaped, Commits
sioner McBurnett said this morn.
ing.
Flowers growing within radius
OF rs feet around the building were
killed by the gas, it was stated this
morning. Foliage on the trees also
was killed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
LeqiOn Post and
w. A. A. L. Branch
Hold Joint Meet

Despite the heat, more than 100
members of the Raymond 7. Hurst
post of the American Legion and the
Women's Auxiliary unit attended the
Joint meeting held last night in the
Legion club rooms.
A program consisting of a vocal
solo by Mrs. j. Roy Orr, two read
ings by Miss Katherine Pipkin, read
ings by Miss Jane Balk and Nor
man Sabens and piano solo by
Jenlizbeth Emanuel, was rendered.
Refreshments we're served.
Several members of the Minco post
were special guests at the meeting
last night.
The time Sor the closing of the
membership contest being conducted
between the Legion post and auxil-
iary was extended. Several new mem
bers of both bodies have been enlist
ed during the past month, it was
reported last night. The membership
of the auxiliary unit is expected to
reach $50.
Auxiliary members last night
adopted" Robert Taylor, an ex-ser-
vice man now confined in the army
and navy hospital at Hot Springs,
Ark. Arrangements to provide care
for this soldier will be made by the
local unit. Another soldier confined
in the same hospital may be adopt
ed" by the auxiliary, it was stated.
The next meeting will be social
affair at the home of Mrs. Walter
Jones, 1923 South Sixteenth street.
No indoor meetings Of the organiza-
tion will be held until fall, it was
decided.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
Mrs. conklin, Charged With the
Murder OF Roy oarvln on
Streets Of NARROW Several
Months AGO. Acquitted
EMOTIONAL INSANITY
WAS DEFENSE PLEA
Stephens County District coury
Court Jury Out only Short
Time: Verdict Rendered Late
Yesterday Afternoon
Especial to the Exprcss)

Duncan. Okla.--A jury In district
court this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
rendered a verdict OF acquital In the
case state of Oklahoma vs. Mrs. Dell
conklIn. charged with the murder
OF Roy Garvln on the streets o.
NARROW several months ago. The ju.
ry was out only short time.
Emotional insanity was the wo.
mans plea. The defense contended
that for months the defendant had
hrooded over the death OF her hus-
band. who is alleger to have beer
killed by Garyin. To substantiato
this theory. several witnesses were
introduced. including lifelong friends
neigibors and the family physician
The prosecution made a bitter
fight against the emotional insanity
plea.
Several OF the defendants small
children we're near her during every
minute of the trial. She was repre-
sented by Adrian Melton of Chick
asha. and J. b. Wilkinson. of Duncan.
County Attorney Paul Sullivan and
his assistant represented the pros
ecution.
Six shots are alleged to have been
fired into Garvins body. Three OF
these. 1t was charged, we're fired
after the man had fallen.
Thank God I have killed the mar
who killed my husband" Mrs. Con
kiln cried after the shooting. ac
cording to the testimony.
Members of the jury which gave
Mrs. Conklin her freedom were: NJ
L. Rose, S. o. White, L. D. Nc
Creight, G. w. Hancock, e. S. New
Gus Jones, E. L. Richardson, j. r
Joyner, Frank Thomas, o. d. Hol
den, w, ]. Stone and T. II. Peck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
Champs to Return
To Local Diamond
ThurSddU July Ii

The WinderIIayes champions are
slated to return to the local lot next
Thursday at which time they VIZ
open home stay of Is games dur
ing which TT Smith, Springfield,
Okmulgee, and Pawhuska will ap-
pear on Grady field.
After closing the series at Spring
field tomorrow afternoon, the Chicks
go to Pawhuska to engage in four
tilts. They will leave Pawhuska
Wednesday evening
Charles Schmidt's Twins open the
home stay here. They will oppose
the first half champions in four
games, the first to be played Thurs
day. afternoon, July IA. The Midgets
are scheduled to appear here after
the Twins depart.
"Red' Herriot's youngsters from
Drillertown are booked for three
games, July 22.23-24. After one days
rest the Chicks will then battle the
Pawhuska aggregation, scheduled to
play here July 26-27-2S-29.
After the next home stay. the
Hayesmen open another road trip
at Henryetta.
Jeff Andrews, groundkeeper, has
announced that the diamond at Grady
field will be in "big league" shape
when the club returns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
Gray Chosen Head
of Florist Assn.

A. S. Gray.s of Chickasha, head of
the Gray Floral company, was chos-
en- president of the Oklahoma Flor
lists association at the annual state
convention being held in Oklahoma
City.
Fifty representatives from Okla
ma and other states are present for
the contention Among the guests
are: A. l.. Martin of New York City,
E. H. Gettis, of st. Louis, A. l..
Bohanan of Kansas City, Charles P.
Muir of Wichita, Kans., and B. w,
Murphy of st. Joseph, Mo.
Mrs. Joe Dews, who represented
the Chickasha Greenhouse, has re
turned from the convention, which
closes today,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
President Demands That Congress
Pay Attention 10 Tar and Tariff
Measures. Lunches at
ca,itoi
TELLS SENATORS TO
SHELVE BONUS BILL
Dllitary Tactics Have Run Leaisla
tive Program into hopeless Con-
fusion. Talks with scna.
tor Borah
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington. July S.-Prcsident
Hardlngs patience with congress
is apparently exhausted.
lie had decided to abandon his
original policy In an effort to end
what he considers the dilatory tao
tics on Capitol Hill which have run
his legislative program into almost
hopeless confusion.
This explanation OF Hardlng's sud.
den visit 20 the capitol and his in.
sistance to senators that congress
shelve the soldiers bonus bill and
get down to work on the tariff and
taxation measures for which the spe.
clal session was called.
The president will formally re-
commend that immediate action on
the two measures be taken up at
once. and recommend that action
on the McCumber soldier bill defer
red until some later date.
President Harding made an un.
announced visit to the capitol Thurs
day where he lunched with several
senators In the senate dinning ROOM.
The president took seat at the
same table at which II was his Gus
tom to lunch when he was sena-
tor.
On his way back 10 the White
House the president had his car
stopped at the senate office build
ing and summoned Senator Borah
republican, Idaho, with whom ihe
talked earnestly for several minu-
tes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
NO REPORT FROM
OVERDUE LINER
Connect Disappearance With Phan
ton Pirate Steamer Sighted off
Philadelphia Early In the
Week


BY United Press
New York, July S.-The fate of the
Munson liner. Callao. with sixty pas
sengers aboard. which has not been
heard from since she left Rio dc Ja-
nerio for New York on June 20.
remains a mystery today.
Gossip along the waterfront here
connected the disappearance. with a
phantom pirate steamer sighted off
Philadelphia recently by Nunbralo.,
another ship of the Munson line.
Christians Son on calIao.
Washington. July S.--John Christ
fan. son of President Harding's sec
retary is on the overdue steamer
Callao. his father said today.
Young Christian, who is nineteen,
was serving as a cadet officer on
the Callao.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
UN|0N|STS-S|NN
FEM MEET IN
PROGRESS NOW
Hope to Settle Differences Before
Conferences With Premier
Lloyd George. Cheer
unlonist Leader
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Dublin. July s.-The conference OF
Sim Fein and unionIst leaders
which designs to reach and agree
ment preliminary to the London
conference with Premier Lloyd
George was resumed here tody.
De velera and Earl Middleton.
leaders OF the Unionists received a
tremendous ovation from the crowds
that had gathered around the en-.
trance OF the building.
After two hours delIberation the
conference adjourned until four
o'clock this afternoon II Is under.
stood that a reply is being drafted
to Premier Georges invitation to-
the London conference.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
GR0CERs FLEECED
BY CLEVER CROOK
USES BAD CHECKS
Buys Goods ON Credit Then Gives
Forged Check In Payment. Off,
GERS sereh State for This
Alleged Crook

Many schemes to defraud Chick
ASIA retail merchants have been
carried out here during the past
three years but the latest has just
been executed to perfection, accord
ing to county officers who are Gear
ching for a man who gave his name
as 3. NJ. Parsons, wanted here on
a charge of forgery.
Parsons scheme is one Of the
cleverest ever revealed here and Is
the product of master mind"
A. Sidney Hancock, deputy sheriff,
declared today. A dozen local gro
cerymen were victimized and are
now holding checks which were re-
turned marked forged" The scheme
was outlined today by deputy sher-
iff Hancock
Accompanied by his wife and
small child, the man entered the
stores, introduced himself and IN
private conversation ~ith the pro
prietors said that he and his family
had just moved to town; that NOV
ing expenses were heavy and beyond
expectation and that he desired to
buy four or five dollars worth OF
groceries on credit. He stated that
he was employed by tea and cof-
fee company and was expecting a
check from his employers some time
within the next "a hours. All gro
cerymen accommodated him.
Returns With Check.
In the afternoon, the man, accord.
ing to officers, returned to the sto.
res and advised them that his check
from the company had arrived and
that he desired to settle with them
At each place he presented the
checks, each being for SIS to $40
more than the bill. Not single
creditor refused to accept a check
and all paid him the difference
between the amount Of same and
the grocery bill.
The checks have been returned
marked forged and Parsons can
not be found. Officers estimate thai
the scheme netted approximately
SIS worth of groceries and more
than 5000 in cash.
Every endeavor will be made t.
apprehend the alleged defrauder
| they state. Letters describing thu
man and outlining his scheme are
being sent out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
Many Babies in
County Examined

More than 200 infants were ex
amined during the infant welfare
campaign which closed in Grady
county yesterday, according to tae
report of Miss Olive L. Conn.
The report was read at the meet
ing of the county health committee
held last night in the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms. ;.
Fifty-five of the so babies exam
ined here owere found to be under
weight, the, report states.
A detailed report of the drive
is being compiled by the welfare
committee and will be announced
next week, it was stated at Red
Cross headquarters this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
STATE CARE FOR
SHELL-SHOCKED
MEN IN HOSPITAL
Only Forty Seven Soldiers in Insane
Asylum at Norman and vinita
According to American
Legion Report.

Oklahoma City, July S.-To avert
in Oklahoma the conditions depicted
gerore the United States senate com.
mit.oe Wednesday. by DR. Thomas
w. Salmon of New York, who de.
clared former service men were
killing themselves as result Of
government neglect In a dispatch
from Washington Thursday, the Ok.
lahoma soldiers relief commission
consisting of Horace Hagan of Tul-
sa, H. B. Fell of Ardmore and Grant
Victor of Alton. will inaugurate a
department for the treatment of the
insane or severely shell-shocked in
the general hospital to be erected
by the commission
There are only forty-seven soldiers
in the state insane asylums at
Norman and Vinita, according to
legion authorities, and none of these
ait tohilHtu Will lut C1llulHdlly III
sane, il being policy of the state
10 maintain ward at the state
penitentiary at McAlister fer this
closs Of patients.
However, it is pointed out by au-
thnrities of the American Legion that
the association of soldier insane with
civilian victims of insanity is a
practice which may tend to multiply
rather than decrease the troubles Of
suffering former service men.
AS two of the institutions con-
temLlated in the soldier relief COM
mission legislation passed by the
eighth legislature will be tuberculosis
hospitals, it is probable that the cen
tral hospital will be that in which
the she'll shock ward is located. A
general movement of families of SER
vice men suffering from shell shock
and insanity caused by action in
the world war toward the soldier
hospital is predicted when the insti-
tuition is completed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
H0WAT-D0RCY
DRAW 6 MONTHS
Miner Leader Sentenced to Six
Months In Jail and $500 Fine
In Kansas Court
Case

BY United Press.
. Columbus. lIuly S.-Alexandc
Howat and August Dorcy Wee
president of the Kansas miners or.
ganization we're sentenced to six
months in Jail and fined five hun
dred dollars each by Judge Boss, In
whose court they were convicted
by jury last week on the charge OF
violating the Kansas industrial
rourt law by sailing loral strike
over a wage controversy.
They were released on bond pend
ing an appeal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
TEST OF CITY WATER
is BEING MADE TODAY

A test of samples of the city wa
ter was started today in the city
engineers laboratory. 1t will be COM
pleted tomorrow afternoon. No re-
cent test of Chickasha city water
has been made in the state health
departments laboratory, according to
DR.. E. L. Dawson. city health sup
erintendent. A test completed this
week by the city engineer showed
the water safe for domestic use.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
FORD CAR STOLEN
HERE LAST NIGHT

A Ford coupe automobile was sto-
len last night from DR.. S. o. Mars
garage at $40 South Seventh street.
DR.. Marrs has owned the machine
only a short time. Officers have no
clew to the thieves. About 8 o'clock
last night, two men were seen in
the alley near the garage and Of
ficers believe these men committed
the theft, which was not disclosed
until this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
STATE SCORES IN
DEVEREAuX TRIAL
By United Press.

By United Press.
Tulsa, July 8.-Judge r. S. Cole
this morning overruled demorrer to
states evidence interposed by the
attorneys for Goldie Gordon and
Mrs. Jessie James, charged with the
death of Judge Devereaux.
With this ruling the defense coun-
Gil made another effort to bring
into the records the purported death
bed statement of the aged jurist in
which it is alleged he said he fell
from his bed hitting his head against
a radiator,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
Most Of Midwest Get Cooling Show.
ere. Longest Heat Wave In
Fifty Years Says
Moteroloelst
DETROIT IS HOTTEST
YELLOWSTONE COOLEST
Temperature Has Been Above Aver.
AGE for Ten Months. Deaths
From Heat In Big Cities
Numerous
ny United Press

by United Press
Chicago. July s.-Thunderstorms
relieved some sections OF the mid.
west today from the intense heat
which caused hundreds OF prostra,
tions and many deaths In the last
few weeks.
Rains reported TO be general In
the Great Lakes region.
Professor Henry J. Cox. veteran
meterologIst at Chicago says a re.
cord for fifty years mas been cs-
tablished.
I'VE have had" Professor Cox ex-
plains, more than ten months OF
excessive temperature with 1856 de-
grees OF excess since Jan. 1. which
means a daily average of s.5i de-
grees OF excess. That's a fifty
year record"
"The last long sustained period
of temperature. excess was from
October, 1874. to August, 1880. in.
elusive, eleven months above nor
NAL"
Rest OF Country Hot Too.
II you want an Idea just about
how hot II Is around the country.
peruse these figures containing the
highest temperatures Tuesday. as
compared with the normal maximum
temperatures and the maximum tenn
peratures yeai ago.
First column Is minimum tenn
perature July 5, 1921; second Is
normal maximum temperature and
the third Is maximum temperature
July 5, 1920.
Dallas, "a 30 SS.
Kansas City 80 SO 80.
Des Moines 92 80 So.
st. Louis 81 81 50.
Chicago SS rs 70.
New York 76 10 76
Atlanta "a SO %.
Pittsburgh 81 so rs.
Minneapolis 92 80 6S.
Milwaukee "a rs 60.
San Francisco 50 60 60.
New Orleans SO SO 92.
Little Damage Done
What's this hot spell doing to the
country? Mostly putting everybody
in bad humor. nothing much else
rHue. crops in the spring wheat belt
the Dakotas and Minnesota-are
suffering. But not dangerously so.
Corn is actually making progress de-
spite lack of rain. Out in Montana
they're not worrying about the heat
at all. in fact, snow has damaged
hay and alfalfa and freezing temp
eraiures have hurt winter wheat
somewhat. Generally speaking, the
effect of the nation wide heat wave
has been excessive discomforture.'
| That's all.
But it is sure hot. Practically
everywhere, too.
The hottest place in the country
Is Detroit, the coolest, Yellowstone
park.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
OIL ACTIVITIES
To REOPEN SAYS
BIG OIL EDITOR
Export Tax on Mexican Crude OIL
VIII Boost Work In Fields Of
Texas, Oklahoma and
Kansas

by United Press.
Houston. Texas. July S.-A rcop'
cnlng OF the oil field activities In
Texas. Oklahoma and> Kansas with
increases In the price OF oils was
predicted here today by H. l.. Dud.
ley. editor Of OH Weekly.
The eurtallmcnt Of shipments Of
Mexican crude because OF the Mex.
ican export tax will cause increased
activities In American fields. Dudley
said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT

A jury in county court Yesterday
afternoon rendered verdict in fav-
Or of the defendant in the case A.
]. Zachery and ]. H. Willis VS., R.
l.. Wooley The plaintiff sought
judgement covering the amount al
legged to have been due them as
commission from the sale of prop
erty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
Peggy Should Get
By On This Amount

By United Press.
Chicago, July S.--Peggy Joyce was
gather evidence in her fight against
alimony by Judge SABBATH today.
The court also allowed her $27,-
600 attorneys fees and $l2,5O0 to
gather evidence in he Right against
suit for divorce brought by her mil
lionaire husband. tenla'8ak
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
PEACE PROPOSAL
GOES TO CABINET
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington. July S.-A draft of
the proposed peace proclamation has
been prepared by Attorney General
Dougherty and was presented at
the Cabinet meeting today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
46 POISONED At
S. ARMY PICNIC

Bristow, Tenn, July S.-Fifty-six
persons who attended the Salvation
Army picnic were treated for pto-
maine poisoning today while physi-
clans examined the food served at
the picnic,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08
NORMAN BRIDGE AGAIN
Is OPEN TO TRAFFIC

Norman, Okla, July S.-Veteran OF
so many floods and washouts, the
South Canadian bridge between Nor
man and Blanchard again is passable
after the rebuilding of the approach
to the steel spans. Wagons have
been crossing it this week although
il is necessary to ford the water
up tC the approach.
The wooden supports have gone
out two times this June.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dempsey, OF
Acme, visited friends and shopped
in the city yesterday. ats.y
Evening star., 1921-07-27
ZACHARY BESTS FABER
IN FLASHY MOUND DUEL
Given Bang-Up Support, Southpaw Blanks
Gleasons, While Miller's Bat Produces Only
Runs of Hard=Fought Battle.

UST by of showing the home folks they bad
painted Wangton major leaguers looked the
- taking fall of William Glea
sons White Sox Although the Chicago entry seventh place
of
eight Walngford applies only On the
medium
of of Urban Fabe The
applies the Nationals that their class the box
might Mogdge another John
Erickson Zachary Yesterday Of those days and
ezebe Tecumseh that fell the honor of vanqushng the
leading huer.