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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
Grady Man Named
As Candidate For
GroWer Directorate

Theo. Stover, Grady county farmer
living in the Slower community
southern Grady county, is one of the
two nominees for member OF tne
board Of directors of the Oklahoma
Cotton Growers association from
this district The nominations were
made at the district convention held
yesterday in NARROW.
A. +. Duke, of Jefferson county. is
Mr.. Stover's running mate in the
race for election to the position. Win
ners will be determined by popu
lar vote of members of the associa
tion. Ballots will be sent through
the mail.
In the final nomination count, Mr.
Slower received 483 votes and Mr.
Duke received 404
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
RELIEF Of NEAR
EAST PEOPLE IS
DRIVE s OBJECT
"Say II With Flour is Slogan OF
Campaign Which Opens In
Chlckashs; Armenia
Needs II
Local Temperature

Say II with flour" IL tho slogan
of campaign which will be opened
tomorrow in Chickasha In behalf Of
Near East relief.
A. l.. Goddard, w. II. Wilson and
II. +. Davis. representatives. of the
national Near East relief campaign
committee, arrived in Chickasha to-
day to direct q Today campaign.
They are making their headquarters
in the Mcfarland hotel.
Exhibits of flour and novel coll
lection boxes will be placed in the
theatre and hotel lobbies, grocery
and drug stores. They hope a sub
stantial fund will be raised to pur-
chase flour to be sent to the starv-
ing people of the Near East. Moving
pictures depicting conditions in Ar
menia will be exhibited in local
theaters.
Il. ID. Foster. cashier Of the Citi-
zens National bank, has been named
treasurer Of the Chickasha campaign
fund.
Similar drives will be conducted
in practically every city in the state
II was announced.
Mr.. Davis. WHO returned from Ar
menia March 90. after soiourn of
several months doing relief work,
made the following statement: "The
vital and paramount need of Ar
menia today is flour. Thousands OF
men and women and countless nun.
bers Of orphan children tnce more
appeal to the heart of America. The
desperate and deplorable conditions
of this prosecuted christian race can
never be fully described in words.
"A successful campaign has been
conducted in oklahoma City, Okmul-
gee, Sapulpa, and ! am confident in
saying that Chickasha will do its
part in this great campaign for hui
manity."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
Han,merly Due to
BE appointed To
Succeed Grigsby

Judge II. l.. Grigsby, for several
years city attorney of Chickasha,
was appointed justice for the 18th
district by the board of county COM
missioners in session here yesterday.
This office was formerly held by NJ.
H. Bunnell.
Judge GriSsby is one of the oldest
members 6f the Grady county bar.
He practiced law here several years,
was once mayor of the city and was
later police Judge. He was city at
torney under the Durbin administra-
tion which ended yesterday.
That Harry Hammerly, member Of
the law firm of Bailey and Hammer.
ly, will be appointed city attorney
at the meeting Of the council to-
night, was the statement made this
morning by Mayor Coffman. Judge
Grigsby was not an applicant for
the office.
The newly appointed justice of the
peace will open his office as soor
as a location can be secured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
PARK BOARD DUE
MEET CITY DADS
To HANDLE DEAL
Proposed Purchase Of 40 Acre Tract
East Of viaduct to be Subject
Of Meeting Tonight at
City Hall

Indication are that some definite
action on the fair ground and ball
park proposition will be taken to.
night at q meeting of the city coun-
ell with the park board and fair as
sociation directors at the city hall,
at which time the plans are to cul-
inmate the deal for the purchase of
the 40 acre tract east OF the viaduct.
This purchase. 1t is pointed out,
has not definitely been made but the
new park board. composed of Harry
Hammerly, p. c. Stacey and Claud
Erwin were in session yesterday af-
ternoon with the directors of the
Grady County Park association. rep
resenting the fair ground interests.
The purpose of this meeting was to
iron out all details of the contract
to be entered into between the park
board and the fair association, rela-
tive to the operation of fair grounds
and baseball propositions on the
city's land, in the event the purchase
OF the 40 acres in question is made.
While no formal statement was
made by park board members nor
fair directors after the meeting yes
terday, it was understood that the
conversation entered into on that oc-
casion did much to give each body
an understanding Of the proposition
as seen through the eyes of the
other. 1t was also intimated that the
two bodies were not far apart as to
an agreement on all details. 8
The location of buildings was dis
cussed yesterday afternoon and this
morning officials Of both the park
board and the fair association went
over the ground for the purpose of
discussing physical features of the
proposition. 1t is. believed that the
park board will go into the meeting
with the city council tonight, pre-
pared to make definite recommends
tons and with all the details of the
proposed transaction having been
we'll ironed out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
Speake Funeral
TO BE In Charge
OF Local MasOns

Funeral services for the late j. W.
...... Uat
Speake, former United States conf
missioner, who died here early Sat
urday morning, will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
First Christian church The Masonic
order, of which the deceased was an
active member, will be in charge.
w. Z. Speake, son of the deceased
is expected to arrive here tomorrow
morning to attend the funeral. lie
lives in Norfolk, Va.
Relatives OF Mrs. Speake who are
here to attend the funeral are: Mr.
and Mrs. II. S. George, brother and
sister-in-law, of Kildare, Okla; b
II. George, nephew, of Bishop Cal;
and Mrs. II. Snyder sister-in-law, OF
Wichita, Kan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

spending several thousand dollars to
set casing and test the sand is
taken to indicate that they have con-
siderable faith in the showing they
have picked up.
81 believe we should at least get
enough Of well to Justify other
ties being made in that locality,
said the superintendent. I'VE, in
fact have that now. The showing OF
oil and gas that we have picked up
would justify other tests of the i'm
mediate territory even if we did not
make a pay we'll of this particular
test"
The Gladys Belle company oper
| vtensively in Oklahoma, Texas
anu "a. The home offices O
the cempa. IN Tulsa and the
company is repor,~ we arount
10000 barrels of produc,.~n daily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
STATE TRIBUNAL
SETS TRIAL OIL
CASES FOR JUNE
Stephens County School Land lcsse
Case to be Given Division
Soon 10 Belief; Affects
Many Leases

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, May 3.-The state
supreme court today advanced to the
June term the hearing of the Steph.
ems county school land lessee case.
which involves the legality of practi-
cally every oil and gas lease on
school lands in the state.
The action OF the court in rushing
this case forward on an already
crowded docket indicates the possi.
bllity OF an early decision, 1t was
pointed out here.
The case was appealed from the
Stephens county district court. Judge
Cham Jones of that court had ruled
that an agricultural preference right
lease of school land, also gave the
lessee the right to oil and gas pro.
duced on the land.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
APPROPRIATIONS,
SLICED IN HOUSE

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, May 3.--The insti-
tutional bill providing appropriations
for the maintenance and operation
of state institutions will be reported
by the house appropriations commit
tee today, it was reported at the
capitol today.
The bill carries appropriations to-
falling approximately $7SOO,0OO AS
sent to the committee. the bill called
for a total appropriation for main
tenance of state institutions Of ap-
proximately S9,5O0,0O0.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
Springfield Wins
Trophy of Circuit
on Opening CroWd
Special to The Express.

Special to The Express.
Ft. Smith, Ark, May 3.-Spring-
field won the attendance trophy
which was offered by George La
Motto, president of the Western as
sociation for the biggest crowd on
opening day Of the season, accord
ing to official announcements made
today.
The records showed that Spring
field had 2,412 paid admissions on
opening day. Ft. Smith was second
with Enid, Chickasha, 9lSmulgee
Pawhuska, Henryetta and Drumright
following in the order named.
The figures were smaller than was
expected as five of the cities hat
rainy opening days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
TuttLe Man Takes
On COn,naanche Sheet

IS. p. Smith has resigned as sup
erintendent of schools at Tuttle and
will engage in the newspaper busi-
ness in Comanche. he announced
while in the city today. Mr.. Smith
and son, S. D. Smith. editor Of the
Tuttle News, have~ purchased the
Comanche Reflex from Storms and
Morrison, publishers of the Waurika
News-Democrat.
The new owners have assumed
charge of the plant They have made
no disposition of their lease on the
Tuttle News. Mr.. Smiths successor
as superintendent Of the Tuttle
schools has not been appointed,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
SEES QUICK END
PRINTER STRIKE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Indianapolis. Ind, May 3.-John
Mcfarland, president Of the Inter.
national Typographical union predict
ed today that the strike of the print
ers will end soon with concessions
from employers in granting the de.
mand for "A hour week.
Only about 1000 of the unions
membership are now striking, Presi-
dent Mcfarland said, the employ
ers having met the demand of the
men in all other cases.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
NINE Lost WHEN
JAP SHIP SINKS


By United Press.
Seattle, May 3.-Nine persons
were missing and one was dead fol-
lowing the sinking Of the Japanese
steamer Toxic Mourau, off the
mouth of the Columbia river today,
it was announced following a check
of the lists.
Sixty.five survivors we're picked
up by the transport Buford. The
,Japanese steamer caught fire and
was abandoned by the passengers
and crew before the arrival of the
Buford at the scene of the tragedy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
NO PROGRESS IN
sEAMEN' S STRIKE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York May 3.-The national
seamen's STR went into the third
day this nor & with the general
situation as follows: Representative
of the International Seamen's union
In Washington to confer with Secre-
tary Hoover's suggestion for media
ton by commission of three pri-
vate citizens intimated that 1t pre-
ferred to settle the dispute itself.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
coffman and Official FamilyG6lyen
oaths Of Office; New Council
Organized; Appointments
Made, APPROVED
NEW PARK BOARD is
NAMED BY OFFICIAL
Stacey. HammcrIy. Erwin to Handle
Park Affairs; buBose Presl-
dent Council; Durhin to
Continue Practice

A new administration assumed
control of tho city government yes
terday afternoon.
Shortly after O'Clock, o. Coff'
man became mayor, succeeding
Samuel G. Durbin. Only few
minutes late1 Ben Phillips off
cially succeeded o.. G. Linn as chief
of police and John II Duncan and
T. L. Wren assumed memberships
in the city council. succeeding Far
ley Kinnard and j. w. Conner.
J. II. Wellborn started serving
his first regular term as city clerk;
w. w. Clark set out on the serv'
ing of another term as city treas
urer and Dan w. Beets began an
other round in the office of street
commissioner.
Appointments are Made
Appointments to fill all appointive
city Offices, save only that OF city
attorney and police desk sergeant
were made by Mayor Coffman and
approved by the newly organized
council in session yesterday after.
noon, following the sine die adj
iournment of the Durbin administra'
tion council.
The record Of appointments fol
low:
Park board: p. c. Stacy chair
man; Harry Hammerly and G. T.
Erwin, members.
Cemetery board: Mrs. A. l.. Herr
chairman; Mrs. S. j. Anderson
Mrs. A. b. Cochran and Mrs. }. T.
Aust, members.
Library board w. w. Clark
chairman; Mrs. p. G. Spinning, MIS-
Harry Ludlow, Mrs. Una sBurton
Mrs. Blanche Freeman, Rev. j. D.
salter and Rev. c. 3. James.
Pound keeper: j. l.. Raspberry
(re-appointed).
Superintendent of water WORKS :
p McBurnett (re-appointed).
Policemen: G NJ. Baird, assis'
tant chief; w. d. Elston, Carl Da'
Wis. Lem Burch, Bill Thomas, J. F.
Dillon, patrolmen; Oscar Martlh
and John Sullivan, trafhc oihccrs
CONTINUED on Page y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
CHICkASHA MALE CHORUS
IN BLANCHARD PROGRAM

Blanchard was the goal of the
Chickasha male chorus and Miss
Gertrude Hart, reader, yesterday
evening, and they We're royalty
treated by the ladies of the Pres
byterian Guild, who after the pro.
gram, served an appetizing lunch.
Owing to trouble in the transmits
sion of the truck necessitating o
delay of about two hours for re-
airs, the arrival home was in the
wee small hours of this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
FIELD MUSEUM OPENED

BY United Press.
Chicago, May 3.-Pots and pans
used by Mrs. Ramesis, thousands Of
years ago on the banks of the Nile
and other curios from the four cor
ners of the earth, were placed on
exhibition today at the opening of
the ten million dollar Field Museum
here.
David Charles Davies is the direc-
tor of the field museum, recently sue
ceeding Frederick ]. F. Skiff.
Field Museum is palatial structure
surrounded by spacious gardens.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

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4 Washington, May 3.-Prcsi- =
= dent Harding notified all men, =
= bers of his cabinet today that =
+ they must keep their expcndi- Z
= lures within the amounts appro- =
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03
Germany VIII be Forced to Yield 10
Belief OF v. s. Officials Fol.
lowing Refusal Of Hughes
to Take Part
MILITVkf PLANS OF
FRANCE co FORWARD
Troops Gather Everywhere to Get
Transportation to Rhine; Call
10000 Men to coIors;
Huns Undecided
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Loi Ion. May 3.--The allied sr'
preme council today approved tho
draft of the message TO the United
States inviting that country to par
ticipate In the meeting OF the coun-
ell. the reparations commission and
the conference of the allied ambas-
sadors, II was learned from a
French source Of information this af-
ternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

Tooth pulling is one of the duties
of Persian BARRIERS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

The Mohammedan always faces
Mecca when he prays.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

The cow of the water buffalo gives
exceptionally rich milk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

The rainfall around the Caspian
Sea is only ten inches a year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

Washington, May S.-Germany will
be forced to yield completely to the
allied demands for reparations and
probably will pay as n subject
nation, it is believed here today as
result of the action of Secretary
% state Hughes fl Withdrawing the
United States from active part in the
reparations crisis. .,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

Prof. Paul Rochat, Of the 0. G. w.
faculty here, former officer in the
French army. states that the French
troops ordered into the Ruhr region
are not negroes. They are simply
Moroccan colonials,' said he y,,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

Japanese farms average two and
one-half acres to the family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

skunks never utter cries. tfr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

by United Press.
Berlin, May 3.-The answer of the
United States to Germany latest
reparations 'proposal was delivered
here today. The German govern.
..lncnt's next step has not been de-
cidcd on, 1t was stated by officials.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

Parrots rarely breed in captivity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

BY United Press.
Paris, May 3.-French troops
swept toward the Rhine today. Tho
fervor Of 1914 was reawakened as
soldiers gathered everywhere for
transportation TO the German Dor.
der. 1t is understood that they are
under new mobilization orders and
are prepared 10 make quick dash
into the Ruhr valley.
The class of,l919 has been called
up and 10000 new troops were in
Quoted into the service The only
provinces not contributing to this
number of troops were the devas-
tated area Of France.
General DeGouette, commanding
tho Dusseldorf area was In charge
of the mobilization. In addition to
the activity being shown by tho
army. the navy Officials have been
busy and 1t was stated this morn.
ing by officers that France Is pre-
pared for naval action.
The minister of war in Berlin, 1t
was announced hero Monday night.
with reference to advices that cav.
airy and foot soldiers were being
moved into the Ruhr said that no
Il.
such order had been issued to his
knowledge. He added that the al.
lies may have deemed 1t advisable
to start troop movements without
giving official notice to Germany.
The Ruhr will be enveloped by
French military forces as follows:
Two columns of probably two d.
visions each. one starting from Duis'
berg and the other from the neigh
borhood of Wesel, will follow north
along the Lippe river taking in the
towns of Dorsten, Haltern, Dattein'
Lunen and Verne. They Will meet
the south column at Hamm.
The south column will follow the
line from Mulheim, Kettwig, Rating
en-, Elberfeld, Barlnen' schwefmI
Gevelsberg, Haspe, Hagen, Schwerte
Unna. Kamen and Hamm.
This movement viii etvelop tne
,entire Ruhr valley including %
mines S45 important factories III
Guiding those of Essen, Oberhausen
Gladbeck, Dormund, Hating, Wit
Ten. Steale, Bochum, Racklinghauscn
Getsenkirchen and Werden.
/ The depth of the invasion will b'
50 miles, its width 43 miles. Th'
first action will be to disarm tns
sicherheits Polizei (security potice)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-03

ALL the latsst nsws BY wire
every day from the unltsd
Prsss Association.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-19
FILE EXPENSE REPORTS

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 10
Final expense reports for the pri-
mary election have been filed by the
Republican and Democratic candi-
dates. c. Raymond Lyons, nomi-
mated assembly candidate, filed a
report of spending s23.75; A. APP
pleby, defeated senatorial candi-
date, $52,15; William Kane. de-
feated assembly candidate, $29.07;
Morgan Larson nominated senate
rial candidate $440.65, while
Charles Fcrman and John v. Hub
bard. Republican candidates for
surrogate and coroner, respective
ly, had no expense.
Thomas Hagerty. campaign man.
ager for Fred w. De Voc, candi-
date for state senator; Daniel Clay
ton, candidate for surrogate: James
Murray, James Gerity, Klemner
Kalteisen, assembly candidates.;
William Morgan. candidate for COR
oner; Edward +. Nugent, Arthur
Appleby, James Burns and James
freeholder candidates reports
that he did not spend anything.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-19
JAMESBUKG

The ladies of St. James parish
of st. James Catholic church will
hold their annual autumnal dance
in ST. James Hall tonight. Bunn's
orchestra will furnish the music. Re-
freshments will be served.
Fidelity lodge, /. o. o. +. will con-
fer the initiatory degree on another
large class at their rooms this We'd
nesday night, the home team doing
the work. On November 2, another
class initiation will be held making
nearly one hundred new members
since the drive for members began
last February.
Miss Ella Selover and Mrs. Ida
Leary, of Camden, spent Sunday in
town. the former with Mrs. II. A.
Edwards and the latter with her
sister. Mrs. Walter Stratton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Worts and Miss
Blanche Jolly returned Tuesday from
a three days outing spent at Tren-
ton and Philadelphia visiting friends.
Thieves entered the department
store of Benjamin Goldstein on Mon
day night and were evidently fright
ened away as nothing was taken by
the thieves. The police have a clue
should lead to the apprehension
of the guilty parties.
DR.. and Mrs. H.. ID. Zandt spent
the weekend at Plainfield and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. ID.
Honeyman.
Morris Shapanka and Morris Fish
spent Monday in New York city.
completing contracts for the open
ing attractions at the Star theatr
that will be taken over by the Sha-
~@-l-o knAfhnrC Nnranahnr . having
purchased same from George NJ. Da-
District Clerk John Waddy of the
Board of Education is making an
attempt to arouse sufficient enthus-
among the teachers and par
ents of the scholars of the schools
to form a Teacher-Parent As
ISOLATION. Prominent speakers will
be. brought to J~amesburg from
Woodbridge in the near future 10
the benefits to be derived
such a body.
A new single roof has been put
on the residence of Harry L. b
Of Railroad n
Mrs. Jacob Applegate, who suffer-
ed an attack of heart trouble the
is showing much improve
ment under the care of DR.. j. C.
Pride of Mechanics Home Coun-
ell, Sons and Daughters of Liberty,
held a we'll attended meeting on
Monday evening.
At the session of the Jamesburg
Mutual Building and Loan Associa-
ton, on October 81, announcement
will again be given of the opening
Of the 9th series of stock.