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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
Announcement Made Today That
Measure Would Come Before
Both Houses This After
noon; Legion Boosting
GOVERNMENT TO LEASE
INSTITUTION, PROVIDED
Co Back TO State at End Of Ten
Years; Republicans Have Plan
To Make Change In
State Registration
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 6.-okIa-
homa's only women members Of
the state legislature, Mrs.
Looney and Mrs. Bessie Mecoll-
gin, will introduce a bill In the
senate and house Of representa-
tives respectively, this afternoon,
providing for an appropriation
Of 100000 for a 500 bed hos
ltaI for okIahoma's soldiers and
sailors, they announced.
The American Legion Of the
etate Is behind the project, Il
was stated here.
The bin provides that the
state shall build hospital and
that the federal government
shall lease and operate 1t for a
period OF ten years. At the end
of that time, the bill asks, that
the building shall be turned over
to the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
FILlPINos WILL FLY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, jan 6.-An aerial
mail and passenger service is to be
established between Manila and the
other principal ports of the Philip
pine Islands, it>was announced here
today. To inaugurate this service,
the Bureau of Insular Affairs has
purchased five flying boats from the
Navy Department. The flying per-
sonnet will consist of thirty Philip
pine National Guard officers. The SER
vice is expected to start soon after
the first of next year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
NEEDS Of CITY
ARE OUTLINED
BY PEDAG0CUEs
Suggestions for Making Chiekasha a
Better City In Which to Live
Are Made by Junior High
School Faculty

Suggestions for making Chickasha
better city and to bost her candi-
lacy In the Better Cities" contest,
lavo been submitted by the Junior
nigh school faculty.
These are merely a few sugges-
ions that, If carried out, will make
Chickasha better city In which to
i've" said ]. +. Hatcher. principal
If the Junior high school, In an
nouncing the suggestions. There
are many other things that can be
done and should be DONE Ae added.
The suggestions submitted by the
Junior high school teachers follow:
General Cleanup: Remove shacks
from Chickasha avenue; remove deb
ris from all the vacant lots Of the
city.
improvements: Cinder the bad
roads; improve the downtown pave
ments; build new sidewalks on 9th
streetN also connect all city schools.
Clean up and improve Frisco sta
ton; try to get parks ysnd flowers
about all the railroad stations; in
stitute a system OF garbage removal
from the private homes every other
day.
Plant more trees all over the city
and protect the beautiful trees
which are already in the city. En-
courage every family in Chickasha
to clean up the yard, plant grass
and folwers, put in water and elec-
trio lights.
Build modern high school, ade-
quate to the needs of the city of
Chickasha; build new County
Court house, surrounded by trees,
grass and flowers, with adequate
electric lighting facilities about the
grounds.
A modern apartment house; swim
ming pool, improved street car SER
vice; a paint and build movement.
An awakened public spirit; an cleo
trio White way for Chickasha ave-
nue.; big electric sign for the City
of Chickasha.
: Park System: A system of parks
and playground amusements, COM
1flensurate with the needs. and de-
mands of Chickasha This would in
clude baseball park, football
field, track and tennis court, Gro
quet courts, and suitable playground
apparatus, situated at convenient
places. There should be established
a County Fair grounds, close in.
The boulevard from Minnesota
Avenue around by 0. G. W., should
be rushed to completion. Every en-.
deavor should be put forward to dis
pose of the 100000 worth of bonds
which the city now holds for sale.
Insist on a garden at the home
of every family wherever possible.
Encourage the public to refrain from
throwing waste;paper, fruit peelings
and other trash on the streets and
sidewalks and about public buildings.
Install system of street mark
ings as is used in all up-to-date
cities.
Improve the roads in every direc-
ton about Chickasha.
Bring pressure to bear on the Cor
poration Commission to give Chick
asha better telephone system.
Encourage every person wherever
he may be, to speak kind word fol
Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
PREPARE FOR CENSUS.

Material to be used in tie taking
of the Grady county school census
during the period beginning January
10 and ending January 81 is being
sent out from the office of H. F.
Allen, county superintendent of pub
lie instruction. The census will be
taken in every school district in
the county by the clerks of the
school boards,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
LOCAL LAD GETS
SOUTHERN CONTRACT.

Cotton Kearce, local lad, has
been asked to sign Little Rock,
Southern League, Contract. The con-
tract was received this week by
Kearce.
During the 1920 season, Kearce
played semi-pro ball in different
cities in Oklahoma. He is an ia
fielder
Kerce probably will sign the con-
tract, he stated today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
Meeting Called for city Hall at 1880
No Collection to be Taken But
plans for Campaign be
Laid
ATHLETIC FIELD WILL
BE RESULT, VIEWS SAY
Purpose to Make Good on Stove Lea.
cue Promise to Build Park II
Baseball Men Furnish
Ground Tor Plant

The Buy-a-Plankers are getting
set for the meeting tonight at Uae
city hall when the organization that
Is to put over the movement to
build the grandstand beachers and
fence Of the athletic field, east of
the Rock Island tracks, In order to
keep faith with the Chickasha Base.
ball association IN the promise to
construct the buildings IL the asso.
citation would furnish the ground.
A slant through the foggy atmos.
phere this morning gave the impres.
sion that the Buy-a-Plankers in
Chickasha ranked numerically strong.
er than any other species within
the gates of the city. Start up the
street today, and before you had
gone a block, some half a dozen en-
thusiasts had buttoniholed you and
asked if YOU were going to attend
the Buy-a-Plank meeting at the city
hall tonight.
It's Simply "catchin'"
If small pox, scarlet fever or any
one OF the killers to which man
falls heir at times, should 'break
OUT in Chickasha and spread as
rapidly as has the first proposal of
the Stove League to "buy a plank"
the census takers would have very
hard job In the future here. That's
the impression you get from scraps
Of conversation anywhere in Chick
asha. They talk it on the street car,
in the offices, stores, garages, ma
chine shops and around the family
dinner table they are talking 'ibuy-a-
plank"
TITS the best thing have heard
of,' said T. T. Montgomery, super.
intend of city schools today. 81 feel
sure that the students of the junior
and senior high schools will be for
The proposition 100 percent and
think every one of them will
want to buy plank.
"Means Much to SCHOOL,
"The plan means much to the
Chickasha schools" Mr.. Montgomery
continued. 1T means an athletic
field for the Chickasha high school
Continued on page eight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06

The Grady County Medical society
will meet tonight in the mayors of
flee at the. city hall, it was announc
ed today by officers of the organiza
tion. The meeting is the regular
session of the society and
will be called oorder at 73O.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
CORK MAYOR PARoLED.

BY United Press
Washington, Jan. 6.-Donald O'Cal-
lahan, lord mayor of Cork, has been
paroled by Secretary ofLabor Wilson
pending decision in his case. O'Cal-
laghan recently arrived in this coun-
try as a stoaway and without pass
ports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
Plan Change Registration.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Jan. ca bill
witch would change the states reg
istration law for the voters by pro-
viding that the registration machin-
cry be placed in the hands of vari-
ous elective officials, will be intro
duced in the legislature by the re-
publican majority of the lower
house.
The republicans propose to make
the county clerk, chairman of the
county election board and tho city
clerk registrars.
The senate was scheduled to con-
vene at 1:3O this afternoon and the
house was slated to go into session
at o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
WOMEN LEGISLATORS ASK FOR LEGION HOSPITAL


= BY United Press. =
= Checotah. Jan. 6.-The Com +
+ mercial National bank OF Che. :
+ cotah, which institution was +
4 forced to close It's doors follow. =
= ing the suicide of A. o. John. =
= son. its president here Tuesday +
Z when a shortage of s2S.OoO was +
+ revealed, will reopen Saturday, +
+ according to the cashiers state +
+ ment today. Z
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06

Two bills were INTRODUCED in the
house providing for the extension OF
the time for paying 1920 ad valorem
tax, and two bills with the same de-
sign were introduced in the senate.
1t is considered that tie bills are
fore-runners of an attempt to set
aside the action Of the state board
of equalization. making a levy OF
i IL mills ad vaorem tax. All four
of the bills we're introduced by re-
publcans.
No party clash arose Wednesday
over the contest between w. T..
Drake, republican, and I. A. Park
inson, democrat, for the seat in the
house from Wagner county. Bruce
L Keenan, of Cherokee, introduced a
petition protesting against retaining
Parkinson on the roll call OF the
house, asserting that Drake was
elected by a vote OF 1,475 to 1,416.
The protest was referred to the COM
unittee on elections.
The committee announced by
Sneaker Schwabe Wednesday is COM
posed Of r. III. Matthews, Of McAles-
ter chairman, c. l.. Tylee of Okmul-
gee. e. G.. Sharp of Guthrie, Roy V.
Iarp Of Fairview, Bruce L. keenan,
Of Tahlequah. A. g. Craver of Bart
lesville, ]. W.aSteffen sof LaKemp
Beaver county, Victor M. Locke jr
of Antlers, w. A. Sheffield of Still
well, Adair county, r. G. Hardie OF
Norman ard Thomas F, German OF
Oklahoma City. German is the only
democrat.
]. L. Trevathan of Ell Reno, re
puhlican, first announced his opposi
tion to the resolution providing the
seven doorkeepers. He said such of
fices were purely political sinecure'
and that in view of republican cam
paign promises to reduce expenses o
government, he thought the EN-
ployes should be reduced. Matthews
who introduced the resolution, re
Continued on page eight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
+ = = 4 = = = = 4
DID THEY sHiMMY?
BY United Press.

= BY United Press. =
= Madison. Wis., Jan. G.-Adju- +
= tant General lIolway ordered 4
= an Investigation into Monday Z
= nights inaugural ball held at Z
= the state capitol here. State of, =
= ficials denined today that there =
= had been any shimmying or 4
= drinking OF intoxicating liquor =
= at the ball as per rumors cir. =
= culated. =
+ + + = + Z = + = = +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage licese was issued yes.
terday in Oklahoma City 10 w. N
Crofford, age 81. of Chickasha and
Mary Elizabeth James, of Oklahoma
City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
st. Joseph Academy Building Nearing
Completion; Using Part OF
100000 Structure Now
Is Advice
Is STRICTLY MODERN
BUILDER POINTS OUT
Flreproof Features Abound; VIII be
Used as oormtory for Girls
and Class Rooms say
Plans Announced

Finishing touches are beng applied
this week to the new 100000 ST.
Joseph Academy building, northeast
corner of Seventh street and Colo.
RADIO avenue.
The first and second stories have
been completed and now are being
used. Chas. d. Fltzgibbons, superip-
tendent OF construction, announced
today that he hoped to complete the
basement within the next ten days.
Made of dark, matt-face brick, cut
stone trimmings, concrete, steel and
hardwood, the building Is IL"
shaped which gives every room an
outside exposure On each side OF
the building is concrete fire es-
cape at the head of which Is a
small concrete porch. The halls, five
feet in width and extending through
the full length Of the building, lead
to the first escape. This arrangement
according to Mr.. Fitzglbbons, de-
creases to the minimum The possl-
bility of loss of life by fire. Tho
building Ia fire proof and contains all
the late anti-flre features. the con.
tractor says.
The Basement.
In the basement Is the following
rooms: kitchen, 81 feet. by 30 feet;
children's dining room 22x40 feet.
containing a pantry, 6xi6 feet; sis
ters' dining room, 12x2O feet: visit
ors' dining room, 12x12 feet; vege.
table cellar, SKIS feet.
Community room, 20x1G feet:
study room, lSx2O feet; sewing
room, 1Sx20 feet; day scholars
lunch roonr dSx2O feet; locker room,
l2x2O feet; shower room. 12x2O feet.
Class-rooms are located on the
first floor, which Is divided into the
following rooms: five classrooms
ranging from q to 26 feet and each
containing cloak room, 5x9 feet;
commercial departments room. 12x
20 feet; chemical laboratory 11x1t
feet; art studio, 1fx18 feet: reception
room, 20x24 feet: music room. 20x2S
feet, snb-divided into five small prac.
tice rooms; office i7x16 feet. 4
Dormltory on Second. n
The two girls dormitory roomsy
2Ox39 feet are located on tho second
floor. Other rooms on the second
floor are: chapel room, 2Sx43 feet;
eight private rooms for sisters each
9x12 feet and containing closet 2xi
feet; linen closet 5xs feet; sisters
wash room, 16x9 feet; two wash
rooms for girls 12x2O feet; four pri-
vate rooms for students, 8 12x1tl
feet, each containing closet, 2 1-2x4
feet
This building is one of the most
up-to-date, modern structures Of the
kind have ever constructed said
Supt. Fitzgibbons yesterday. "The
dormitory and living rooms contain
all the modern conveniences as do
the wash rooms and the class-rooms,
It's modern in every respect"
Only girls will be housed In ths
new dormitory One of the two
frame buildings which were moved
to the southwest corner Of the sSt.
JOSEPH Academy block when work
on the new modern building was he.
gun, is being used as boys dormi.
tory. The other frame building il
being used as recreation room. It
contains play-room and reading
rooms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06

This country produced 81 billions
OF wealth in 1919, the farm industry
alone contributing 25 billions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-06
MUSH
SOUTHWARK, TRIP
DUE END SUNDAY
Indian Runners Keen Watch on
White Northern Highway for
First Sight Of U. s. Air
men Homcward Bound
USE FASTEST DOG TEAM
IN NORTHERN COUNTRY
Abandon Expedition When Natives
Say impossible for Ordinary
Animals Make Round
Trip and Keep up
Copyright BY the United press)

Copyright by the United Press)
Mattice, Ont, Jan. Somewhere
beyond the northern horizon the
three intrepid Americans, Lieuten-
ants Hinton. Farrell and Kloor, who
landed from naval balloon on De.
cember IA at point Is miles north
of Moose Factory after having
flown from Rockaway Point, N. Y,
were mushing along today on their
southwark journey
The alert Indian runners. who
have been plying between the on
coming Americans and this northern
outpost of civilization are keeping
close watch on the white northern
highway, for the first glimpse of
the American aviators.
They are expected TO arrive here
on Sunday, but their arrival may be
delayed to some extent owing to
thaw which has made the going
harder.
Excitement Runs High.
AS the hours pass, the tension
here increases. Excitement has been
running high since the receipt of
the news that the Americans were
safe and were mushing for this
point. Plans are going forward for
a rousing reception that is to be ac-
corded the balloonists when they ar
rive at this point
The idea Of sending out an exne.
dition to meet the Americans has
been abandoned and Mattice citizens,
as well as hardy northerns who has
learned Of the coming of the bal
loonists and have gathered here to
welcome them, will simply bide thelr
time as best uley can until the dog
train of the Americans arrive here.
With the expedition half formed
and the starting time all set, the
plan was abandoned when natives
pointed out that the dogs of such
an expedition would be unable to
make the round trip and keep up
with the dogs that the Americans
are using
This dog team is said to be COM
posed of the fastest sledge team OF
the entire north.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-07

lai payments. hearing interest from
date payable in one and two wears
after date, and the title to be 70
tai0ed until all of the purchase
Money shall have been paid and
none Of the personal property 10 he
removed until paid for
u. w. SNYDER. II.
Special Commissioner
j. w padd. AucUoneer
!, l.. peW Gerhardt. Clerk of the
Circuit Court Of Berkeley County.
West Virginia. do hereby certify
that u. W. Snyder, Jry special COM
aforesaid. has given bond
with approved security, conditioned
according TO law. in accordance
with the terms and provisions Of
said decree
l.. Dew. GERHARDT.
Clerk of the Circuit Court OF Bet
kelley County. West Virginia
4 IS III . II
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE

Tho undersigned, will o.ter for
SIC p1blie auction az tbe font
daae O. Inc County Court House y.
II aley County West Virginia
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09
CHARGES OF WATSON
BEING PROBED
eeives Detailed Records of
War Department.
(Ry rhe AssoeIased Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Detailed
records Of the war department relat-
ing to the legal execution of eleven
members OF the American expedition
airy forces were presented today TO
senate Investigating committee by
way OF denial OF charges that scores
Of soldiers had beer hanged without
trial ont OF consideration for the
families of the dead, the names OF the
eleven were omitted from the record.
Read by Colonel Walter E. Bethel
General Pershing's judge advocate
general in France. the records showed
that those executed by the military
authorizes included eight negroes, two
whites and one Indian.
Senator Watson, democrat. Georgia,
whose presentation Of the charges on
the floor OF the senate led TO the in
vestsgation, appeared before the COM
mitsee today and declared he was pre-
pared 20 prove the charges and sub
uited affidavits, newspaper clippings
aud letters bearing on the subject.
Colonel Bethel who was called att
81 Senator watson had read several
affidavits declared with great eTn-
uh8sis that the charges weVe false,
Senator watson - e1Pecsea to pres
seat tomorroW IS witnesses ast of
former service men ana OTHERS m
gluqing = prisoner IS E4E e4fsH-
WORTH wh0 nave claine1 ava a--
rect knowledse ia suRlaf q e SaR-
cral cha~e taat there oa0 e eIa-
sale executions OF soldiers wse rad not
been given the right Of tr-s4 by court
martial.
In naming the places in France at
which the eleven men were hanged,
Colonel Bethel under cross examina-
ton by senator Watson. mentioned
the town of Gievres a. which. accord
ing to information given the senator
BY former soldiers. number Of men
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09

were executed. The photograph of the
gailows at Gieyres. sent some time ago
10 the senator, was not shown TO Coll
oneI Bethel. although he declared that
gallows had been erected there. for
it was at Gievres that one sentence of
the military court was carried out.
The officer denied that American
soldiers had been hanged after convic-
ton by a French military court. as
sorting that under the articles of war
jurisdiction over such cases WAS vest
ed solely in the American army, and
that as a matter Of fact the French
authorities did not desire ia try amer
loans charged With crimes against
French cit1aeps.
Where was rather broad intlgaa-
tion THAT 81 might he necessary to di-
vVlge the names of tbs soldiers execut-
&c because Of The hsiisf IN enc minds
Of some Investigators that soldiers
with stories az wholesaia hanging"
might have been confused after see
ing or hearing of the hanging of those
found guilty and sentenced by milf
tafy court As Senator Watson pro-
ceeded today with the reading OF at
fidavits and letters. Chairman Brande-
gee announced that the affiant or
writer woula be summoned and given
every protection IL the effort TO Sss
vt fhe truth
General RsrssiAg rs supreme COM
-mandsr on foreign soil ia time Ok var.
personally approved the ccurt findings IN
The eases OF tho eleven MEG hanged aad
rsFused to approve the findings IA steven
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09

negro soldier in France. without court
martial today said he did not remember
having given his father such informa
ton and that II he did he had no first
hand knowledge OF such an incident.
Jones. who is a Fargo newspapeFInan,
said ne had repeasea q story of the exeeu-
tion at negro soldier for an attack on a
French girl. but declared ne had not inti-
mated that the execution was without
court martial. lie said he believed his
tails.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09
49, YOU ARE WELL Bred.

Ycu win not assist a man p put
sing on Ills overcast.
You will not walk into the vexubule
to receive man caller. Await him in
the parlor.
You viii not invite man to lunch
before ne has called at least once.
You will not prolong a formal call
more than 20 minutes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09

FARGO. y. d.. Dec. S-Dwight 3,
Jones. son of Or. D. ". Jones OF Devils
Lake. n. D., and who was mentioned in a
Washington dispatch today as having told
the elder Jones or the execution Of =