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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
TWO CARS CRASH THROUGH FENCE
IN LAST RACE OF BIG PROGRAM
AT FIRST DAY OF COUNTY FAIR

Two rral thrills. not uu the pru
Efam marked lhe eiuse q Ihe mslnl
pfoEmm ~ The eonnls saif Ycslef
day afternoon. vhcn $50 automobiles
IN the las. race. plunged through the
fence along the back stretch.
The flFst caf "a 50 through was
the Chevrolet. driven BY nltaehe
This accident eamr shortly after the
start of lhe ten mile stripped uar
faee iiiische had made two Or three
laps and aaH rounding the hack
turn whcn he apparently ioai control
of The machine and plunged hcad.ou
into the fence The ear ploaed Ia
way through. knocking down Is or
20 feet of the fence and emerging
IN tae alfalfa field beyond The
driver escaped with oaIy minor scmi.
chea about the head and face Tho
car. however was badiy damaged.
Tie second accident Of the day
was more spectacular and slightly
more serious Upton driving q
Dodge was leading the field with Me
Mahan. In stripped Ford hanging
on the tail of the Dodge. They had
all but Tapped the other entries and
we're setting terrible pace. with
about four laps % 20. the tao lead.
era whlFlcd hy the Erandstand IN q
cloud of dust took the south turn 4.
top speed aud entered the back
stretch. Tho Dodge was some 20 or
50 feet ahead Of the Ford. Tipton's
car skidded slightly and threw up
a big cloud Of dust into which Nc.
Mahan and his speeding Ford
plunged. lie must siaye lost. for an
bis sense Of direction in the
lust for when he emerged from The
cloud he was headed straight for the
fence. lie turned TO the left to miss
L. but his momentum carried him
Into The boards. The i'm.
pact shattered section OF the
fencc. damaged the car and shook
he driver mp considerably.
Mr.. McMahan was taken to hos
pital where he was given attention
His injuries were TO the chest and |
lbout the body. but were not con
iidercd TO be dangerous.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
RE ETAILERS PLAN
CAMPAIGN LAND
MORE MEMbER Rs
Smoker Given by r. M. A.; to In
vestigate Pedders' Ordinance;
May Ask Change; Other
Matters Taken Up.

A membership campaign by the
Retail Merchants association was
decided upon at the meeting and
smoker given in the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms last night by mem
bers of the association who discussed
various problems that confront the
business men of Chickasha.
A plan to increase the member.
ship Of the association to include
every business man in Chickasha
was adopted and the members asked
plan, every member of the associa-
ton Is to go to a non-member, with
whom he is acquainted and solicit q
membership. One member present
last night brought new man to the
office this morning and signed him
up, according to j. II. Williams, sec
retary who points to this fact as an
indication that the plan will work
out.
The retailers also decided on a
probe Of the license ordinances or
laws of the city governing the tax
charged peddlers and house-tohouse
canvassers A revision OF the ordi.
nance may be sought.
| A resolution was passed calling on
every member Of the association to
make a donation Of IS every year to
| the United Charities here, with the
view to eliminate the necessity OF
frequent aims giving. 1t was shoS1l
that the charity organization was in
position to give more intelligently
and through investigation has de-
termined who among the city's poor
were worthy
A smoker and general business
meeting will be held next Tuesday
might in the c. of C. rooms, it was
decided.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

Tomorrow IL Legion Day" Al the
Grady county free talr now being
held here
one ~ The recently added attrac'
lions on the program IL the aerial
stunts by officers from Post Field.
4 covey of four or more government
airplanca are expected TO arrive here
some time between 1850 and i:f5 y.
N. The stunts, Il Is said. viii imme.
dlaiely follow. other numbers on
the program include five.clghth mile
running race. one.haif mile running
race. onchaif mile mule race. five.
mile auto stock car race. novelty
auto race. icn.milc stripped car race.
fisc.mile motorcycle race aud a free
barbecue for veterans Of the World.
ckil aud Spanlsh.Amcrlcan wars.
Lcgionnaires from every section
II the county are expected here to.
morrow. local legion officials an
nounccd. Lieut.col Paul W. Beck.
officer Of IT. sill. will
be In charge Of the squadron of
flyers TO be here 20 entertain the
fair visitors He will be the guest
Of local Leglonnaires while here.
Time set for the various events
had not been announced today.
To-day is Grange Day" and Gran.
gors from every branch In the coun.
Iy are here. a record.brcaking
crowd Is attending the fair this after
noon and indications point to an
as large attendance tomor.
row. A big program was billed by
Ihe Changers.
Friday is school Day" and many
schools IN the county will close In
order that the students may attend
The fair on that day. It was an.
iounced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
Plant a. Luswlnshsssn. Germany
Wrecked Hundreds Wounded
and Many Buildings oemel.
lshed IN Explosion.
SHOCK FELT ls MILES
AWAY SAYS FRANKFORT
Communication Lines Severed and
Gsisnt of Disaster Net Fully
known: Panic Relnrs Mes.
ssoes indicate.

Berlin. Set. = Seven hundred
persons arr reported to have been
killed In an explosion oi artificial
nitrogen at Oppoucr works al Lud.
wlgahayuu. according tn dispatches
received herr thh morning.
In addition to tho number killed.
i was reported that hundreds were
wounded BY tae blast Many build.
inFs we're wrecked BY the force of
the explosion at Ludwlgshaven ard
Mannheim. the latter towa being
across the river from tho plant. The
factory was torn literally into
pieces. the reports declared
Surgeons and nurses we're called
from All the nearby ciiiog aud the
hospitals we're crowded with those
'uffcring from wounds. Great disor.
der prevailed in TIN stricken dis.
tricl during the day and several fires
arc reported 10 have broken out.
The force Il the explosion was
felt MS far ~ Frankfort. which Is
i5 miles ava. from the scene OF
the plant
The cause II the explosion Is at
this time un'l own. one reason be.
ing that p,i communication limos
leading to Lldwigshay have been
disrupted by the explosion. The
extent Of information here Is meagre
as only frasmcutary reports have
been received 8 -N
Thee indicate that not one but
a number - explosions followed
In rapid orde-. There was panic
in both Ludwigahavcn and Mannheim
the mcagre reports show. MS detona-
tion followed Getonation.
Residences were shaken TO the
ground in the immediate vicinity
Of the plant and window lights for
miles we're shattered. The reports
carried only indications of what the
real extent of the disaster might be.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

mile in az seconds. The time for
the five mites was Z minutes, 35
seconds.
The last race of the afternoon
proved the real thrill producer when
two cars crashed through the fence
along the back stretch. 1t was a
ten mile event for stripped cars.
Tepton in dodge won, Harper in
Maxwell WIS second and Cox in
Columbia was third. The time
was ID minutes, 81 seconds and the
fastest lap was made by the winner
in 40 seconds. being two seconds
faster than the fastest lap made by
the motorcycles. The Chevrolet
with Bitschc 1T the wheel and a
Ford drien by McMahan crashed
through the back fence. The drivers
were not seriously injured.
The judges were: c. B. Campbell,
J. B. Sparks, Willis West and Tom
Peery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
BOND WITNESSES
IS PETITION Of
BAD BAKER HERE
Defendant in Murder Case Would
Keep Witnesses Where Could Be
Found; Says viii Try to
Evade Service.

Attorneys for "Bad" Baker and
his wife, Katie Baker, charged with
the murder o. Leon Gilbreath. have
filed an application in the district
court asking for an order placing
three Of the rl5in defense witnesses
under bond for attendance. No ac-
tion on the application has been
taken, according to records in the
court clerks office.
Witnesses whom the defense seek
to place under bond are: w. l.. Cole
man, Bill Dixon and Mrs. H. H.
Colbert.
The petition states that the de-
PENDANTS are IN possession of facts
that lead them to believe that Cole
man will no appear to testify In
the case in obedience to a subponea
and that an effort to take his de-
position would be futile for the rea'
son that he would so conceal him
self that no proper process can be
served upon hlm requiring him to
appear for The purpose of taking
his deposition.
That Dixon will attempt to avoid
the process Of the court If a subpo
nea is issued for him. and that he
will not give his deposition volun
tarily, also is alleged in the peti
tion.
The petition further states that
defendant says he believes that the
said Mrs. H. H Colbert will use all
means in her possession to prevent
service of The process of subponea
ON her."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
ASK INJUNCTION
AGAINST UNIONS
IN LABOR FIGHT
Owners Of Hlalto Take Controversy
Into Courts: Trouble Aired In
Detailed Petition BY
Movie Firm.

Alleging In the petition praying
for an injunction that the defendants
aud those acting with them arc con.
spring to lnlurc plaintiffs business.
the Texas Oklahoma Enterprise Cor.
poratlou. owners of the Rlalio
theatre here. this morning carried It's
controversy with local labor unions
into the district court OF Grady
county.
Defendants named IN the petition
are; chlckasha Trades Council. John
". Duff. president: the Musicians
Union. No. Is2. o. q. Gulihur. pres.
ldeui. and {. II. kempcr secretary.
aud John W Duff. o. @. GulIhur. II.
{. kcmper. Harry Baker. ct al.
History Of Fight Given.
The petition filed by the corpora.
ton states that ON June 2S. 1921. o.
q. Culihur. representing the mual
clans union. came 10 Walter $. Mcr.
rell. manager of the theatre. and
stated TO him that he would have
TO stop playing an automatic pipe
organ which this plaintiff maintained
and operated In It's place OF business
and which instrument furnished
music by mechanical operation. or
this plaintiff would have to employ
a union man to turn the switch on
such musical instrument ON and off
and change rolls thereon. at wage
of $50 per week. or would have to
employ a union organist at a wage
of $50 week and in case plaintiff
did not comply with such demands. !
plaintiff would be put on the unfair
list OF the organized labor unions Of
the city OF Chickasha."
Pckets Are Employed
Plaintiff refused to comply with
the unions request and piekets were |
employed by the defendants. ac.
cording to the petition.
That members of local labor union
organizations congregated upon the
in front of the theatre and |
made remarks to the patrons of the /
theatre, discouragi1g them from en-.
.ering the same; and that one mem.
ber of the crowd, Harry Baker,
stated that they were going to mob"
he operator engaged in operating
he company's machine, is one of the
charges made in the petition.
intimidation Is Charged.
The petition further states: "That
he acts, conduct threats and intimi-
iations OF the defendants and those
icting with them as hereinbefore al.
eyed, are a result of conspiracy
between said defendants and other
members of local labor union organ
cations in the city of Chickasha for
he purpose of injurng the plaintiff
n its business and property.
THAT there has not been, at any
ime, any dispute between this plain
iff and its employees and that the
tets, threats, conduct and intimida-
ion of defendants and those acting
With them we're not done in con-
Of furtherance of any
rade dispute between this plaintiff
ind its employees and that all of
iuch acts of said defendants and
hose acting with them are illegal
ind unlawful" the petition continues.
The corporation prays for tenn
,orary injunction and that after
rearing, the injunction be made per-
nanent. District Judge Linn has not
lcted on the petition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
LEGION DAY TOMORROW PROMISES
THRILLS AND BIG CROWDS TO BE
HEiDLINERS FOR GRADY co. FAIR
LEGION DAY" PROGRAM.

Five eighth mile running race.
unr half mile running race.
one halt mile mulc race.
Five mile AUTO ttoek car race.
Novelty attic facc
Ten mile stripped car race.
Aerial stunts b. flyers from
naAl flald
Five mllr motorcycle race,
AZ & r m Free barbecue 10
feglonalres. veterans ~ civil and
spanish.Amcrlcan waw Concert
BY Grady county band. largest
non.pFofcnalonal musical orxanlsa.
tlun 10 the southwest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
ELks MEET TONIGHT

The Elks lodge will hold its regu
lar meeting tonight in the club
rooms, corner of Third street and
Chickasha avenue, according to an
announcement today by J. r. Well
born, secretary. Several candidates
are to be initiated and buffet
luncheon will be served after the
initiation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
IN POLICE COURT

Bill Deuty charged with drunked.
ness. fined S..
Rev. Foster, charged with cutting
corners" fined s..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
SPECIAL SERVICES BY
VOLUNTEERS DURING FAIR

Special services will be held on
the streets every evening at $50 by
the Volunteers Of America during the
fair, it was announced today. The
Volunteers also extend an invitation
to everyone to visit their booth at
the fair grounds. A free rest room
has been established in the first
tent east of the main building
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
+ + = Z + + + = =
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma

+ Tonight fair and cooler, south I
! eastern Oklahoma, Thursday !
+ fair, somewhat warmer. Friday 1
+ probably fair. I
+ Maximum 92. Minimum 62.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

Cocoa beans are native of Mexico,
but are found in all parts of the
tropical world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

A crowd OF race fans that jammed
the bIg Frandstand Of Grady field
TO capacity and with hundreds get.
ting an cyo'nl from the top Of the
fence. or porched on vehicles driven
close 10 the fence. went more or
less wild and cheercd until cracked
throais refused TO function. during
the first Iaco program staged at
the Grady county fair yesterday.
The bill. winch proved TO be en-.
tircly satisfactory in every respect
including a number OF thrills, con.
sistlng OF three horse races trun.
nngi. a motorcycles sprint OF five
miles. five mile race by stock
cars and .en mile affair by stripped
ears
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
Three Horse Races and Trio Of
Motor Contests Keep nla Crowd
On lts Tees During After
moan of First Day.
LAST RACE IS THRILL
PRODUCER OF PROGRAM
Two Cars Crash Through Back
Fence: Time for Al Events ls
Comparatively Fas, for New
Track: Much Interest.


FT|FTTW"F WTWVEFE
First raee. - mile running for
farm horses June.
Second iaec: 20 mile running
Pearl.
Third race; IS mile running
Robin Roe.
Fourth race: mile motorcycle
boss on "a indian.
Firth race. 3 mile stock car
Barton IN a stndcbakcr.
sixth race. 10 mile stripped car
-Tcpion IN a Dodge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

Swimming develops every muscle
of the body.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21
Back to Old Times

Back to Old Times
II was barking back 10 the good
old days whel tho horses were led
out for the fist race. They we're
farm horses. but II was a horse
race and what red blooded American
can SIT still and keep from emitting
war whoop OF two when any kind
OF horse race is on?
In the f.rst race. June. bay
mare, with Jones up, cantered home
winner with Jane. a sorrel mare
ridden by King. second and o. b.,
with Morgan up. third. The time
was minute and 2-5 Of second
The also rams In this event were
Shorty and Pc. with Richardson and
Davis, respectively. riding.
The second event was better the
half being stepped in about six sec
onds faster time. There were three
entries, Peal, Ed b. and Monkey
Patch. with Humphrey, King and
Niblet respectively riding. Humph-
rcy brought Pearl under the wire
winner, with Ed b. second and
Monkey Patch third The time for
the half was "a S.5 seconds.
The third event was for distance
of five eightts of mile, there be-
ing three entries, Robin Roe, S. B.
and Echo. in this event, Shelby.
up on Echo, brouht his mount home
ahead of tle field, with Robin Roe
(King) second and S. B. (Jones)
third The iu6ges, however, dis
qualified Shelby because of a dis
crepancy in his weight. BY ruling
of the judges Robin Roe was given
first money, Echo being forced tc
take second.
The officials stated that Shelby,
weighing 113 pounds was two pounds
under the weight that Echo was
billed to carr. The necessary two
pounds were supplied and Shelby
weighed out lis. but when he weigh
cd in after TIE race, the scales
tipped only l19. Shelby served no.
tice on the officials that he would
protest the decision that placed him
in second money with the first go.
ing to Robin Zee.
The Motor Races
The bill Of motor races was ush-
cred in by a laotorcycle event, with
an Excelsior, an Indian and two
lIarley-Davidsons entered. The Ex-
celsor, wridd'n BY Vaughn was fore
cd from the race, after leading the
field several laps, Doss on the In
dian winnin first money with Hill
on a Harley Davidson second. The
Excelsior ma1a the fastest lap, loop
in the half mic oval in AZ seconds.
The time for the five miles was
Z minutes, 35 seconds.
Emmett Barton, driving a Stude-
baker car. came home ahead of the
field in the five mile stock car
race, an Essex, driven by Winn. sec
ond and a Dodge with Fryrear at
the wheel registered third. The
Studebaker made the fastest lap.
being clockei ever its fastest half
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

| Al the latest ns~s hy wire
every day ffom the unltsa
Press Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-21

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New-York tribune., 1921-11-27
Honest Dan Costigan and his valedict ory .

his application for retirement Costigan and
were discussing matters in general in Park
Row club.
ut must be great relief to get styay from
all the worry Of the last four years, Dan,"
said to him.
The big Irishman twisted his already weird
shaped soft hat into more grotesque form.
''Now, that s funny thing, Arthur" he
answered. 'I'm not bit. l left behind me
fellows I've worked with for thirty years.
I left boys who stuck to me through thick
and thin-young men who if they did turn
over would be we'll taken care of in the de-
partment. If they would only agree to stand
for some of the tales concocted at Headquar-
ters, even if they knew the stories were dam
nable lies, they would be relieved from the
exile into which they sent because they
were members Of my staff.
"One of the Brooklyn papers said there
were tears in my eyes when l turned out the
last platoon of patrolmen I will ever turn
out They didn't tell the whole truth
New-York tribune., 1921-11-27

news had been officially confirmed. Chavan-
mes read the notice along with the rest But
he seemed to be more interested than
when his name had been mentioned in the
prison conversations The espionage which
Major Sptz had instituted remained futile.
Yet the surgeon wouldn't admit his defeat.
One morning everybody stood at attention and
Major Spitz announced in French:
Here are the names Of those selected for
exchange. -
There was a stir of hope and anguish
throughout the big room. But Chavannes
didn't budge
"Berthier, Franchet, Guilliot, Landry,
Mlchard, Chavannes!'
Chavannes stood motionless in his corner.
"Chavannes" repeated Major Spitz, hold
ing the list above his head
Chavannes had stood up because all the
others who could had done so. But he made
no movement.
Then Spitz finished reading the list.
1--WE must let him go,' he said to a col
league. "DecidedIy he is deaf"
A comrade wrote on page tourn from
notebook:
lucky, old mani"
face, hitherto without expression, lighted up.
For many months they had been in the
habit of writing out for him all questions
and orders. In the train which carried him
from Torgau to the Swiss border he still held
out his notebook to neighbor whenever an
attendant or one of the soldiers stationed at
the door of the car gave a command At the
Baden frontier the uniforms finally disap-
peared. The unfortunates saw on the plat
form of the customs station Swiss nurses.
who poured out for them boullon, chocolate
and wine. Everybody in the crowd wanted
to shake their hands and give them money.
newspapers and books Everybody said: ''The
poor fellows
A Swiss doctor got on the train to accom-
pany them and look after them. He asked
each one: What is the matter with you? Do
you still suffer?'
He came to Chavannes
He will not answer said one Of the
wounded. "He is deaf The conclusion Of
shell, you know -
At this moment another prisoner looking
out Of the window said,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-27

"There is city. What city is it,"
''I believe it is Schaffhausen," Chavannes
answered TRANQUILITY.
The Swiss doctor turned around. Those in
the car cried:
Chow is that? You can hear-now? Ah!
you rascal! Chavannes can hear after all. He
has played comedy"
Chavanness face became as luminous as the
sun. Nevertheless, tears ran down his cheeks.
"Is what your comrades say true?" asked
the Swiss doctor. "Have you simulated deaf
ness?"
Chavannes was at loss for words to ex-
plain. His adventure seemed almost incompre-
hensible even to him.
mo, monsieur lie major (he called the doctor
monsieur lie major" by force of habit, al
though the latter was in civilians clothes, with
brassard). Twas really deaf for a long time.
That is to say--it is very strange and you may
not believe me-I heard heard everything,
but it was as if didn't hear. 1t didn't pene-
trate; it didn't get far enough so that I could
understand 1t was as though some one whom
it was impossible to disobey had called out to
me: 1T isn't true that you hear; you don't
hear And obeyed I couldn't do anything
else"
eyes," said the Swiss doctor, thoughtfully
at was surdal hysteria."
II don't know if it was hystera, answered
Chavannes, manifestly offended. "But it was
like that. It lasted till the moment when
Major Spitz read out my name for repatria-
.ion. That gave me a shock as powerful as
the she'll shock, and / understood what /
heard 1t was the first time since I was
wounded, assure you. But thought imme-
diately: If you show that you are no longer
deaf they will keep you. Pretend to be deaf
now. Impose on them imposed on them
ALL It was hard. l was so happy to hear
again. But I had caught the habit of being
deaf. knew how to act, sinceI recalled all
the sounds about me and how, nevertheless,
they had had no effect on me. / initiated
myself"
"But," said the Swiss doctor, "if you had
kept it mp in France?"
What do you mean?"
IF you had kept it up for fifteen days
longer in France yeu would have been dis
charged
"Bon Dieu!" cried Chavannes, sthat
wouldn't have been possible. To pretend not
to hear in France, to deny yourself the pleas
ure Of showing that you hear when somebody
talks to you! would much rather go back
60 The 'front.'"