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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-15

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
High School ShOW
And CarniUdL Is
A "MOney Getter''

More patronage than was expected
was given the carnival last night at
the Chickasha high school, those in
charge of the afafir declared this
morning.
approximately 2$1200 was the
amount taken in, giving net profit
Of approximately $3.50, which amount
will go into the yearbook fund.
The minstrel received the largest
patronage of the various branches,
$75 being spent in this department.
The athletic show, one Of the new
features of the annual carnival, was
a marked success, those in charge
declared this morning. In the box
ing bout, John HamIbrick won the
decision over Seldom Penny. Archer
Hollngsworth won over Ted Schlot-
terbeck in the wrestling bout. M. G.
Hernden refereed both bouts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
Red Gross Helps
Disabled Veteran
Procure Clutches

James Beatty disabled world war
veteran, probably will long remem-
ber the Grady county Red Cross
chapter.
The veteran was in the city yes
terday while en- route from his home
in Anadarko to Wichita, Kan. where
he will enter government hospital
for treatment.
A mere walking cane which was
beginning to show weakness, was not
sufficient to support the veteran in
his way of walking down the street.
Wherefore, Mrs. Blanche Freeman,
executive secretary of the local Red
Cross chapter, assumed charge of
the cane, in exchange for which the
disabled fighter was given strong
pair of crutches.
The lad gave sigh of much COM
fort when h weas presented with
the crutches. He requested that
the cane be returned to his rela-
tiyes, stating that is was a family
&NASt A. s...l. n .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
TEST TO
CONTINUE WORK
SAYS DIRECTOR
Or. A. e. Hennlnus Denies Report
That Well was Shot with rs
Quarts OF Nitro: Walt on
Fuel OIL Now

Dr. A. y. IIennIngs director OF the
Tuttle OIL company. denied THIS
morning that the well which the
company has ben drilling on the
Thomas farm, mile and n half
south OF Tuttle in section iO.9.S.
has been shot with 25 quarts OF nitro.
Il cant understand how such re.
port get out. said DIR. iIennings. "we
did not shoot the we'll"
DR.. Hennings declared that they
had been shut down since Wednes.
day awaiting fuel oil. which they OK.
pected 10 receive today or tomorrow.
He stated however. that they had
decided that the gas sand they are
reported to have picked up at 1900
feet will be passed up as they con
slider II Is not sufficiently strong to
justify working.
The hole Is reamed down nearly
TO the bottom. DIR. Hennings stated,
and drilling will be continued as
soon as the fuel oil Is received. They
will rat tail ahead and ream out.
which policy they have been follow
ng In making the Clole thus far.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
STATE HOSPITAL
MEASURE BEFORE
OKLAHOMA HOUSE
Second Legion BlIl Being Considered
Soldiers Leaders Say Not
Push II u State Gets
Federal
by United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City. Fob. 1.-THE sec.
ond OF the American Legion bills.
seeking relief for the disabled sol.
dlers OF the state. In the form OF a
hospital costing ssOo,OOO. was on the
calendar of the House of Represon.
tatlycs today.
The leaders Of the Legion. how.
ever Indicate that they will not
press tho measure for consideration
as long as there Is a possibility that
the state may secure a federal hos
pltal. In this connection Il was point.
cd out that bill In the national
congress provides for number "
federal hospitals throughout the
country, with provisions for one to
be located in the central southwest
The house and the senate had
number OF bills on for the third read
ing today. the majority being of
local nature.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
NJ 'ADO0 DENIES
HE SOUGHT JOB .
WITH MEX. R. R.
Declares He Didn't Go To Mexico to
Confer on Possibility of Taking
Over Director Generalship
Of Railroads
By United Press.

by tHlleu ITeSS.
San Antonio, Feb. 11.-Absolute de-
NAL that he had gone to Mexico to
look over the national railway lines
of that country for the purpose Of
considering an offer from the Mexi-
can government Of the job of direct.
or general of the Mexican railways,
was made here today by VIM G..
McAdoo
With his party, he passed through
this city today on his way north
ward after week spent south of
the Rio Grande.
Reports concerning Mr.. McAdoo's
trip to Mexico when he entered that
country a week ago, were printed to
the effect that he had gone there at
the invitation of President Obregon
looking toward taking over the
reins and handling the management
of the Mexican railway system
1t was the belief expressed at that
time that Obregon's move in getting
Mr.. McAdoo to go to Mexico and
take charge of the railways there,
was one toward gaining recognition
for his government by the United
States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
First Interview With Wilhelm Since
Fled Germany Procured by
United Press; Says
Germany Betrayed
Il NEVER WISHED WAR"
SAYS FORMER EMPEROR
"world Never ss Far Removed from
Peace as Now; sward Of Peace
Knocked From my Hand
by Beat Frlends

(By heinrich Potcrmoyer Copyright
1921 by United Press. Copyright
through Europe. Canada. America.
Al rights reserved. RecablIng and
republication protibiiedl
Berlin. Feb Ill am able today
to make public for The first time. the
only intoview with the former Ger.
man kaiser since be- crossed the
German boundary int Holland.
The kalser said; 'Wc would rcycr
have lost the war II my peop.e had
remained true to themselves. ] al.
wgys assert with Marin Luther that
II the world were full Of devils who
would swallow US up. we would sue
coed IL We did not fear ourselves
we had already overcome hun
gor and need. despite the fact that
America Trad joined hands with our
eternal enemy. Great Britain. The
betrayal of Germany signified her
death sentence
Heinrich Petermeyer IL a former
tutor at Amerongen castle where the
kaiser took refuge after fleeing from
Germany to Holland.
Other pertinent remarks made by
the former kaiser during the inter.
view with him are a. follows:
81 never wished f,a the war. My
people has betrayed itself. Its God
md me.
THE whole world has denied God
md the world is looking darker ev-
Try day. II was never so far re-
moved from peace as IL is now. II
vas not without intention that
ihowed Victor Emanuel, in July 1913
ny fleet in Keil.
The sword of peace was struck out
II my hand by my best friends"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
APPOINTMENT Of
HUGHES AS sEC'Y
STATE CONF |RME:D
Harding's Words, Tone and Manner
are Taken as Virtual Announce
ment; New York Jurist
To Florida Soon
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
st. Augustine, Florida, Feb. IL
Warren G. Harding, president-elect
virtually announced today that
Charles E. Hughes, the New York
jurist, will be secretary of state in
his cabinet
Senator Harding made the an
nouncement that Mr.. Hughes will ar
rive here within week. II may say
that | do not intend to do anything
that will make his stay in Florida
unhappy" he added, with a smile
"You lnay construe that as you
will,' Senator Harding said after a
pause. The tone Of his words and
his manner left no doubt in the
minds of the newspaper men that
Mr.. Hughes will be the next secre-
tary Of state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
MANY KILLED IN
GEORGIA STORM
REPORTS STATE
&c Die as oconee Wrecked by lorna
do; "a are Negroes Declares
Rescue Workers; Proper
ty Damage Great
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Oconee, Ga, Feb. 11.-Twentysix
lives were lost and more than 40
persons were seriously injured when
a cyclone struck here late yesterday,
according to estimates made today
by the rescue workers
Only Two of those who were killed
were white people, according to the
reports at this time. The property
damage as result of the storm is
estimated in thousands Of dollars.
The 10year-old daughter of +. l..
Minor, manager of the lumber com
pany commissary, and Dennis Orr,
14-years-old, were the two white vic
TINS Of the storm. The negroes were
all employees of the lumber company.
The casualty list would have been
much larger, it was stated, had it
not been for the fact that the storm
struck during the dinner hour at
the lumber mill, when scores of the
employees had gone to their homes
While the winds fury centered
about the plant of the Cleveland
Oconee company, the main building
just completed a few weeks ago, was
practically unharmed One of the old
buildings was wrecked and fifty
dwellings, homes of negro employees
were demolished, About 100000
feet Of lumber stacked in the yards
was leveled to the ground. A relief
train took the injured TO Sandersville
and Tennile.
The tornado struck the south side
of the town. In its path was a white
school building crowded with child
ren. 1t is reported that the building
was demolished and many of the
children injured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
ANSWER BURG CHARGE

When arraigned this morning be-.
fore Justice 7 p Moore, Ed. Hus.
velt, charged with burglary in con-
nection with the robbery of a Tut
fe store several months ago, en-
tered a plea of not guilty. His bond
was fixed at $1,000 in default of
which he was remanded to Jail The
mans preliminary hearing is set for
February II, at 8 o'clock a. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
CHICKS TRAIN IN LITTLE ROCK
THIS SPRING is INDICATION IN
LETTER FROM CHIEF RAY WINDER

According TO present indications,
tho chickasha Chicks are to train
In Little Rock with the Travellers OF
the soulhcn, league and are TO hit
Chlckaaha under q full head OF steam
shortly after April I TO finish polish
ing process for tfic games hcrc with
the omahogs on April n aud L..
This was the gist Of letter re-.
oeiyed yesterday from Pay winder.
Chicks mogul who states that In all
probability the men will bo ordered
TO report In Little Rock on March :
to start training. They will be put
through tho preliminary paccs at
the Arkansas capital and will clash
10 practice games with tho Travel.
ers. This. Il Is shown. will give the
squad many advantages over going
through the first workouts OF spring
on the local ball yard. One OF these
advantages Will b. the tutolagc un.
der Kid Elbcrneld. who Is the orlgI.
nal "Tobasco Kid" Of baseball.
While the kid" will doubtless
bo busy enough with his own flock.
at tho same time tho effect Of the
fight and pep which he injects In.
TO any ball club or player In the
same yard with him. will be great
benefit TO the men who are 10 make
up Chickasha's W. A. ball club. III.
berfield has the reputation OF TAX.
Ing ah inferior club and making n
winner out OF It. Any Elberfleld
team Is dangerous because the men
iont know when they are beaten.
They have a habit OF breaking out /
with a batting rash in the ninth In. /
iirg even with score piled tigh |
against them
That's the schooling that the
1hickasha squad will get with the
assistance OF Ray WiLder, before the
hicks start for their trip for the
lone lot En- route from Little Rock
o Chickasha, they are to do some
transforming" and will play several
games at points along the
Dad. Efforts are now being made
o book games between Chickasha
md teams in Muskogee. McAlester.
ioldenville and other towns In the
astern part Of the state as well as
arkansas towns.
BY tho time they reach Chickasha.
he outfit should be running without
xcess material and a series OF stiff
workouts here to familiarize the man
With the local grounds, should put
hem in shape to give Omaha a pair
t battles worth seeing. The Chicks,
lso, should go into the Western as.
ociation season in fine form.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
FE|NERS IN RAID
BATTLE IN OPEN
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Dublin, Feb. 11.-Fighting in the
open as regularly organized troops,
Sim Fein soldiers today invaded
Skibberdeen, a small town west of
Cork.
The Sim Feiners raided the town
fighting their way as they went cap
tured three prisoners and Withdrew
before the police and soldiers had
been drawn up to meet the attack,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
FEAR
APPEAR At TRIAL

By United Press.
Williamson, Feb. 1.-THE fear of
vengeance is largely resroLsible
for the absence of a large number of
witnesses for the state in the trial
of Sid Hatfield and twenty Others
on a charge of killing seven private
detectives, court officials said today.
Judge Bailey issued bench war
rants for the missing witnesses and
deputy sheriffs are busy rounding
them up today, while progress Of the
trial was crippled as a result Of their
dpSeiuV' - -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
TULSA BANKER DEAD

Tulsa, Okla-By United Press)--
o. II. Leonard, Tulsa banker died
today while en- route to Ft Smith,
Ark. He was prominently known
throughout the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
FAILS MAKE BOND

Noah Wade, man being held in the
county Jail on two charges of assault
with intent to kill, had not made
bond at o'clock today. Wades pre-
liminary is set for Monday morning
at 9 o'clock, I.Ee.sirsttap
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
CHICkASHA Hi WILL FIGHT FOR
REINSTATEMENT IN ASSOCIATION
AT MEETING IN CAPITAL TO-DAY

wIll chickasha high school be 10
inslaied In the Oklahoma School as
atsoclatlong
This question Is due for discus
sion this afternoon at the annual
meeting OF the association TO be
held In Oklahoma.
Acting on a request from okla
homa CITY high school heads the
board OF directors OF the association
several weeks ago suspended the
local school from the association on
the grounds that Douglas Walden. a
substitute. was used a few moments
IN the game against the Cherokee
III team without his name and cert.
ficate OF eligibility having becn
He'd with the secretary OF the asso
citation.
For failure TO comply with a nero
.echnicalily of the rules OF the as.
ISOLATION. the local school was given
he same punishment as was given
he Muskogee. Mountain View and
Nash high schools, found guilty of
,laying Ineligible men. Believing this
must T. T.. Montgomery. city sup
rintendent. and Lanson ID. Mitchell. |
Iigh school principal. working in
onjunction with other school heads.
ct out TO "democratize" the asso.
latlnn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
ACTOR is HANGED

+ BY United Press. +
+ Chicago, Feb. 11.--Edward +
! Brisland, an actor, was hanged I.
+ here today for the murder of +
+ William Mills, manager of a I.
+ moving picture house. Brisbane +
+ killed Mills while robbing the +
+ threatre box office on March IL 1.
+ 1920, evidence showed. +
j. + + + 4. + 4 + J. j. !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11
Have Three Ways.

Three ways to bring about the re-
nstatement OF the Chickasha high
school have been outlined and pro.
posed by Superintendent Montgom-
cry and Principal Mitchell. The first
Is to reorganize the board of con
sometimes called the "triurs
virate." having three members-intO
4 board composed OF a representa-.
tive from every congressional dis.
trict In the state.
The second is TO abolish the "tri-
umvirate" and establish a board OF
control consisting Of the directors OF
athletics from each OF the normal
schools In the. state and Bennie
Owen, University of Oklahoma coach
II attempts TO feorganlze the board
Of control fall demand for rein.
statement will be made on the floor
Of the annual meeting.
Mitchell Feels Confident.
Before leaving for Oklahoma City
early this morning, Principal Mitchell
expressed the belief that the Chick.
lsha high school would be rein
stated in the association.
"If we fail, we can easily stand
ilone,' he, said 1--WE will have ac-
,ess to frst-class gridiron and can
BRING some big teams here. mean.
cams from other states. Regardless
II the action of the association,
we're going to have stiff football
he added.
Cherokee high school officials will
lssist In the fight for Chickashas |
'einstatement-and it was Coach |
ioung's aggregation that opposed |
he Straussmen when Walden was
lsed in an emergency case. Altus.
Anadarko, Fairfax, Pawhuska and |
Iugo are other cities who will help
Iromote the cause.
Receive Special Invitation.
A special invitation to participate
n any or all branches of the inter.
cholastic track and field meet to
'e held at the University Of Okla
iona this fall has been received by
Ocal high school officials.
This invitation supersedes a notice
eceived from Edgar Meacham, sec
etary of the state association. ad-
Using Principal Mitchell that the
,hickasha high school representa-
ives would not be permitted to
Anticipate in the event. This notice
vas received soon after the suspen-
ion order was received from the
oard of control.
The special invitation was written
" MIR. Tappan, chairman of the
of Oklahoma interscholas-
ic track meet committee, on re-
uest Of President Stratton D.
Brooks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-11

AL the latest news BY wire
every day from the United
Press Association.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-21
STATE power PLANT
OPERATORS TO meet
(Rv Associated Press)

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 21.-A con-
ference of power plant operators en-
ployed at the various state institu-
tons will be held at Purdue univers-
ity Nov %, at the suggestion of Gov
ernor Warren T. McCray, it was an
nounced today by Dean A. A. Potter.
The conference will be similar to
that held at the State Penal farm at
Putnamville last spring when Cover
nor McCTay called the superintendent
or managers of the various institutions
together to confer with Purdue agricul-
tural men who were called in to help
solve some of the problems and in
crease the efficiency of the farms.
The power plant conference is to in
crease the efficiency of the plants Of
the institutions.
The program will open with an ad-
dress of welcome by Dean Potter and
talks on Mechanical Combustion, -
Boiler Room Chemistry" Factors In
fluencing Power Plant Economy" and
Electrical Problems of the Modern
Power Plant" will be delivered re-
spectively by Profs. G. A. Young, H.
c. Pfeffer, Dean Potter and Prof. C.
F. Harding. Discussion will follow
each talk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-21
INDIANAPOLIS NAMED
TOURNAMENT CENTER
FOR HIGH BASKETBALL

Indianapolis was selected by an al
most unanimous vote to be the center
for the holding Of the Indiana high
school basketball tournament next
spring. at the meeting of the l. H. S.
A. A. in Indianapolis, Thursday after
noon. The meet was held at Indian
apolis last spring and it was SO sue
cessfully handled by the management
that little opposition was experienced
in the endeavor to give the tournament
to the capital city again.
Thirty sectionals will be held
throughout the state as usual with not
more than 16 teams competing in
each.
The regional Journeys will again be
held in Lafayette at Purdue university
and in Bloomington at Indiana uni
versity The eight winners of these
two meets will then meet the follow
ing week for competition, which will
decide the state champion, in Indian
apolis.
The standard rules of the association
remains as before. including the 81
years age limit for competition in
high school athletics, and that a stu
dent may be kept out of competition
on account of ineligibility, for one
semester only.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-21
Short News of CITY

Club To Meet-The recreation lead
ers' club will meet in the Community
Service rooms in the K. of P. hall,
Friday night, at 1880 o'clock. All
members are requested to be present
and bring their friends.
Lodge Meets Saturday-Eden lodge
will meet Saturday at 1880 o'clock in
the l. o. o. F. hall.
Returned to Jail-William Lipscomb
who recently underwent an operation
at Reid Memorial hospital, was re-
turned to the county Jail by Sheriff
Carl Wadman Friday afternoon.
Dyer Files Suit-Lewis E. Dyer, of
l. E. Dyer and company, filed suit
against Thomas Slick for the sum of
$500, Friday afternoon. The suit is
for goods delivered by Dyer for which
he alleges he received no payment
Meets Glass Saturday-Rev. Oscar
Tressel of the Trinity Lutheran church
will meet his Catechetical classes as
usual, on Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-21
Full Military Services
Will Honor Besselman,
Richmond Vet Who Gave All

Full military services will be held
Sunday afternoon for Private Ralph
H. Besselman, who died in Fleury
France, Dec. %, 1918, of pneumonia
The body of Private Besselman is ex-
pected to arrive in Richmond Friday
night Funeral services will be in
charge of the Harry Ray Post. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Bessel-
man, 312 College avenue.
The services will be held from the
home at 3:45 o'clock. Rev. Charles
NJ. Woodman, of the West Richmond
Friends church, will officiate. The
body will be borne to the cemetery
on caisson limbre, drawn by four
black horses.
Upon arriving here the body will be
taken to the home of the parents, on
College avenue. Besselman was bur-
led in France on Christmas day, 1918,
by his company Services there were
attended by Ray B. Mather, now COM
mander of the Harry Ray post. Mr..
Mather also sailed from the United
States to France on the same ship
with Besselman.
Besselman enlisted in the army in
March, 1918, and received training in
camps at San Antonio, Texas, and
Morrison, Va. He was member OF
the 43rd balloon company, and sailed
for France on June 20, 1918.
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Besselman, and one
sister, Miss Marie Besselman.