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Evening star., 1921-10-26
2 DROWNED, 81 SAVED
AS SCHOONER CAPSIZES
Storm Sweeping Up Atlantic Spells
Doom to Vessel Off Vir-
ginis Capes.

NORFOLK. Va. October 26.-Two
men were lost and thirty-four others
had a narrow escape off Thimble
Shoals lighthouse last night, when
the fishing schooner Margaret cap
sized. The vessel, which was coming
in from the fishing grounds, was
caught in the teeth of the storm
sweeping up the Atlantic coast.
The captain and crew put off in the
small boats. the two men lost being
in a rowboat alone. The others were
in two larger craft. and rowed
through the night to Old Point Com
fort, where they landed. Great diff
Guilty was experienced in making
shore, due to the high winds, which
increased during the night
The men missing are Ivis Webb,
white. of Reedsville, Va, and Bib
Taylor, negro, of Mia, Va. The Mar
garet was owned by the Duglas
Company of Reedsville and was in
command of Capt. r. R. Waller of
Fleeton. Her pilot was Capt. John
Pittman of Reno.
Capt. Waller, who arrived in Norfolk
with the survivors this morning, said
he did not believe the small boat in
which Webb and Taylor put off could
have survived the storm and he be-
lieves they were drowned.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
VESSEL POUNDS ASUNDER;
SEVEN OF CREW MISSING
Four-Masted Schooner Wrecked on
Shoals, Captain and Mate Res
cued by Coast Guards.

CHATHAM. Mass. October 26.-The
four -masted schooner Henry F. Kreger
was a wreck on Pollock Rip shoals to-
day and seven of her crew. adrift in a
small boat, We're missing. The schooner,
bound from Walton, n. S., for New
York, stranded on the shoals in the
early morning, pounded so heavily that
she was abandoned by all but her cap
tain and mate, and broke in two after
the latter were taken off by coast
guards.
Capt. Edward L. Joyce of Medford
said the seven men who left the vessel
did so against his orders. Mate Edgar
w. Perry of Sandwich alone stood by
him. Those who went off in the small
boat, torn away from the schooner's side
by heavy seas before they could get
their dunnage aboard, Were the cook
and six negroes, whose homes were un-
known to the skipper. Their boat was
last seen going over the shoals, Capt.
Joyce said.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
GETS SISTERS SHARE.
Marian Stewart Honeyman Inner
its Total of $s,oOO,OOO.

CHICAGO. october 26. Marian
Stewart Honeyman was left the en-
tire million dollar estate of her ten
year-old sister, Jean Stewart, daugh-
ter of the late James X. Stewart, in a
will probated here. Jean Stewart,
who was left s1,OO0.OO0 of the s7,OOO,-
600 estate of her father, founder of
the Stewart Warner Speedometer
Company, died October 10.
The greater part of the Stewart for
tune was left in trust for the two
girls. to be given them when they
reached the age of twenty-one. Last
April Marion was married to Robert
B. Honeyman, son of a Brooklyn law
yer. She is nineteen years old. Honey
man was made administrator of Jean
Stewards estate.
When Mrs. Honeyman becomes
twenty-one years of age she will re-
ceive a total of SS,000,000.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
CHILD STRUCK BY AUTO.
Eight-Year-Old Irene Willard Run
Down During Recess.

Irene Willard, eight years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Willard. 1912 New JERSEY avenue. was
knocked down by an automobile in
front of the Henry-Polk School, at
7th and p streets. during the noon
recess and seriously injured.
Clarence Silzey. East River, road,
Hyattsville, driver of the automobile.
took the injured child to Sibley Hos
pital, where DR.. H. w. B. Stibbs, resi-
dent physician. examined her and
found her skull was fractured. The
child was unconscious. Silzey went
to No. police station and told the
police the story of the accident. He
said that it was unavoidable.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
SCHOOL PROBE HALTED.
Tax Bill Requires Full Time OF
the Senators.

Owing to the fact that the presence
of senators in the Senate chamber Is
constantly demanded for the consid-
Grafton of the tax revision bill. the
investigation of the public schools
of the District by the joint congress
sional committee may be temporarily
postponed, at least until the tax bill
is passed.
Senator Capper of Kansas. chairman
of the joint committee, said today he
had planned to call a meeting of the
committee tomorrow, but practically
had abandoned this idea, and that
the joint committee might not meet
until next week.
Evening star., 1921-10-26

the Senate, the judge to receive a
salary of $1,000 and the registrar of
probate to receive $4,000.
1t turns over the office Of register
of wills to the register of probate.
abolishing the Office of register of
wills.
1t requires the chief justice Of the
Supreme Court to assign courtroom
and Office to the new probate court
Provision is made that the bill shall
take effect on the first day of the
third month next following its ap-
proval.
Representative Walsh also intro
duced bill for the appointment Of
twenty-one additional district court
judges throughout the country to re-
lieve the congestion in the federal
courts. where a recent report by the
Department of Justice shows that
.h,.e :tie 11b.0C0 cases pending.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
WALSH PROPOSES PROBATE COURT
JUDGE AND REGISTRAR FOR DISTRICT

Proposal to establish a probate
court for the District of Columbia
and relieve the Supreme Court of all
jurisdiction in probate matters was
made in a bill introduced today by
Representative Joseph Walsh of
Massachusetts, a member of the
House judiciary committee.
The Walsh bill provides for ap-
pointment of a judge and registrar
of probate for the District of Column
bia, 1t permits appeals to the Court
of Appeals. 1t transfers jurisdiction
under the District code in all probate
matters from The District Supreme
Court to the District probate court.
The Walsh bill provides for ap-
pointment of n judge by the Presi-
dent. with the advice and consent of
Evening star., 1921-10-26
SCHOONER ABANDONED.
Ship Left at Sea in Water-Logged
Condition.

KEY WEST. Fla, October 26.-The
American schooner Sehome of Mobile
was abandoned in water-logged
condition. latitude 24.44 north, longi-
tude S3.4O west, yesterday. according
to a radio message received here to-
day, the Italian steamer Cerea taking
off Capt. Reakes and his crew. The
coast guard cutter TallapooSa, at
Tampa, has been ordered to destroy
the derelict or tow it to the nearest
port
Evening star., 1921-10-26
CANAL SHOWS 1921 PROFIT
$2,712,OOO Excess for Fourth Con-
secutive Year.

For the fourth consecutive fiscal
year the Panama canal in 1921 showed
a profit. according to official reports
received here. The excess in receipts
over expenditures in the year ending
June 80 last was given as approxi-
mately s2,712,000. or sufficient to wipe
out the last of the deficit resulting
from slides in the earlier years Of
operation"
The cost of the canal to June 80, or
Invested capital" was given as $685.
SAB, ,271.95.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
LEE TELLS BOARD
WHY He OPPOSED
RAIL STRIKE VOTE
Advised His Union Wages
Must Come Down and of
100000 JobIess.
INSISTED ON 'CLEAN-CUT'
STATEMENT TO WORKERS
Stone, in Statement, Declares
Brotherhoods Are Fighting
- for Existence.
Today's Development
In Strike Situation
Following were rail strike de-

Following were rail strike de-
velOpments today:
Chicago: brotherhood chiefs
and general chairmen, railroad
executives and the Railroad
Labor Board began joint
hearing in an effort to settle
the strike controversy.
Washington: Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty indicated that
nm announcement of the course
of action to be followed by the
government in the event of
general strike might be expect
ed from President Harding.
Palestine, Texas: The Oper-
ntiOn of freight trains over the
International and Great North
ern railway. the only line on
which n strike of trainmen Is
in progress. is steadily increas-
ing, according to officials of the
line.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
STORM TO SKIP DISTRICT.
Cold Weather to Continue Is Fore
Casters Prediction.

Continued cold weather, with little
change. was forecast today by the
weather bureau for the District to-
night and tomorrow. Neither of two
storms, one coming up the coast from
the south, and the other from the west,
is expected to be felt here, it was
stated
Evening star., 1921-10-26
REPRESENTATIVE NAMED.
Chester w. Taylor of Arkansas
Succeeds Father in House.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, October 25.-
Chester W. Taylor of Pine Bluff was
elected representative of the sixth
district to succeed his father, Samuel
NJ. TAYLOR, yesterday. No opposition
was offered. A very light vote was
cast.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
Baltimore Street Cars
May Giue Bargain Rates
During Slack Hours

BALTIMORE, October 49,
Bargain rides on the street
cars mt certain hours Of the day
and night are being considered
by the public service commits
sion.
The falling of in revenues Of
the trolley company has caused
the bOnrd to discuss the ques-
tiOn Of stimulating riding to
bring the revenues of the cor
pOrattOn up to somewhere near
the amount 1t has been Ofiicial-
ly decided that the company is
entitled to earn.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; not
much change in temperature,
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today-Highest. 81,
at pm. yesterday; lowest, 80, at
z am. today.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
Shun Class Groups,

,"The one thing we must sedulous-
ly avoid is the development of group
and class organizations in this coun-
try. There have been times when we
heard too much about the labor vote,
the business vote, the Irish vote. the
.c.:.tinued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1921-10-26

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news disps tches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
HOOPER Place. in Charge.

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02

their warqA and compete for the
prizes aggregating $4,000.
While the task of assembling the
farm and livestock exhibits is get
ting under way, the job of complet-
ing the fair plant is by no means at
a standstill.
r. d. Shaffer, manager or the
Chickasha Gas and Electric comp
any has completed rough draft
Of the plant wiring purposes and
to string the wires and install the
lights at the fair grounds. This
work will not start for sometime,
but everything will be placed in
readiness SO that when the final
building is completed. the electrical
work will be only a detail.
Ben Burgess, who is to have charge
OF the construction of the race
track is expected to be in the city
this week to start the work and the
amusement committee is continuing
active in getting li-ed up on TIE
various attractions aside IRON the
racing sysnts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
FATTED CALF WILL FORM CHIEF
ITEM ON MENU OF ROTARY CLUB
MEET AT HYBARGER FARM THURS

1t is not to be exactly the return
of the prodigal, but at that the fat
ted calf is to be slain and after
having sizzled a sufficient length
Of time over tiie barbecue pit, will
be placed on the table at the farm
of Dave Hybargtr, three miles east
of the city OIL Thursday at noon
when the oAkIoma City Rotary
club will be the guests of the Chick
asna Rotarians
This meeting is scheduled as one
of the inter-citv meetings now be-
ing held by various clubs of the
state at which time the clubs dis
cuss their problems and give free
exchange of ideae The meeting, in
the Hybarger srove is to be in
charge of the Oklahoma City club,
the visiting Rotarians to put on
the program. 81 q later date, the
Chickasha club will return the visit
and will have charge Of the Okla
homa City meeting.
The Chickasha club : is making
extensive plaus for the entertain
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
THREE JOURNEYS
SCHEDULED HERE !
ON GOLF COURSE
Plenty Of Action Promised; 18-HoIe
Handicap Starts August IL;
Open Championship Sept.
2; Trophy Sept. 16.

The remainder of the golfing sea-
son promises plenty of activity for
local club swingers, there being
three tournaments on the menu at
the Chickasha Country club to be
played between August 10 and Sep
tember 10, according to the an.
nouncement of the clubs tournament
committee made this morning.
The first of the three remaining
turnaments is billed to start on Aug
ust II and to be completed on Aug
ust Is. 1t is to be an tS.hole handi-
cap, the committee states and in
the rules laid down, it is stated that
the first SECOND rounds must be COM
pleted by therend Of the third day.
One of the headliners of the en-
tire gold year in the matter of
Journeys is the open championship
series to be played over the course,
starting on September 2 and con-
tinulng through September 5. This
annual event has proved one Of the
clubs best Journeys in the past and
the going is expected to be hectic
as the golfers lhave been whetting
up their game all season for this
particular event.
The final tourney of the season, as
shown by the announcement Of the
committee, is to be played for the
Owsley trophy. This is two ball
foursome and is to be played Sep
tember 16, II, IS and 10.
The tournament committee an
nounces that it will handicap play.
ers where their cards do not con-
tain the required five scores.
Entries for all these Journeys are
expected to be plentiful as interest
in the game has grown an increase
during the month of July and pros
poets are that full lists face the
barrier in every start
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
WORK OF GETTING FAIR PLANT
SHAPED UP CONTINUES TO PUT
PEP IN PROSPECT FOR RECORD

Preparations for the Grady coun-
ty fair, that "is going to be a. bear"
are going steadily forward it was
brought out yesterday at the meet
ing of the Grady County Free Fair
association directors in the office
Of A. F. Houston, county agent at
the court house.
The entire board membership was
enthusiastic over the progress made
by the officials of the Grady County
Park association toward providing a
place in which to hold the fair. The
directors went to the fair grounds
and viewed the Srandstand. the
exhibition hall and looked over the
plans for the stock pavilion which
is scheduled to be erectd in time
to accommodate the 1.-Two stock exhi-
bits at the fair September 20. 81, %
and sS. The detailed progress of
the work toward getting the farm
exhibits together, was gone over ard
showed that from every section o.
the county the exhibitors are plan.
nins- to a0Ss tQ Shickasha tQ slow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
RAPID PROGRESS
RESULT OF TEST
NORTHEAST CITY
Quadrangle Company Making Good
Time; Now Nearly 1900 Feet
Deep In Red Beds Streak
cd With oumbo. Rock.

Work on the Quadrangle Petro.
leum company we'll in section i0.7n.
CIV. is progressing satisfactory. nc.
cordIng to the companys local su.
perintendent Surface casing has
been set and they are now drilling
In red beds a little below i.200 feet
and are making from l5O to 800
feet a day.
The White Horse lime. or rather
stone, was encountered gt 10 feet
and continued with slight breaks to
the depth OF 500 feet In this for.
nation 20.foot water sand was en-.
countered at 95 feet and a 10 foot
water sand at 100 feet. while at 3l5
feet a 5.foot gas sand was passed
through. This sand produced enough
gas to bubble out in the twelve.inch
casing for several hours before IL
was mudded off. Below 500 feet
the formation has been red beds
and gumbo with shells OF rock and
gypsum.
This test is being drilled with n
heavy rotary rig. two i5-horse boil
ers and six-inch drill stem. Water
is pumped from East Bitter creek
and gas for fuel is supplied from
the Oklahoma Natural line, one and
one-half miles east of tho we'll.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02

ment of the Oklahoma City Ro-
tarians. The Visitors will be met
at the station by the entire Chick
asha club AMI after drive over
the city will De hustled out to the
Hybarger farm where Dave, togeth-
er with A. i. Houston, county
agent, will have everything in read.
mess for the bic feed.
The next two weeks are to be
busy ones for the Chickasha club,
according to officers. In addition
to entertaining the Oklahoma City
club and the return visit, the Rota-
rians Of this city have on foot
plan to materially swell the play
ground equipment fund for the
Chickasha kiddics. us.e important
cog in this program is the baseball
game between the Norman and
Chickasha Eo,aryN clubs here on
August II . special meeting Of
the Ohickasha club will be held this
week to complete details Of the
game, - :,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
SALES DAY HERE
PROVES SUCCESS
SAYS PRESIDENT
Retail Merchants Head Declares
August Record Set by combl-
nation OF Values Offered -.
In Business Houses.

Again. Monday. the cooperative
plan adopted by the merchants of
chlckasha in working together for
a feature bargain day. proved a de.
cided success. brought a record Au-
gust crowd Of choppers to the city
and filled tho stores with buyers
during the ent.re day.
"The people n chickasha trade
territory are learning that when
Chickasha merchants advertise a co.
operative bargain day. that II means
Just what the advertising says"
declared Ben :. Garvey, president
OF the Chickaaha Retail Merchants
association, this morning.
The merchants of this city now
have firmly established the fact that
when they advertise exceptional
values in merchandise at attractive
prices, the people will find not only
those values as advertised, but many
others on the counters of stores
here when thev-come in. Many
customers yesterday stated that
they had waited for the August
bargain day and we're more than
pleased with the results"
IN addition to the bargain day
in the various stores, the First Mon:
day sale day saw a big revival
Yesterday. Livestock in large num-
bers formed long lists of items off.
cred at auction. Buyers were plen-
tiful and a large aggregate of stuff
was disposed Of the secretary of
the sale reported this morning.
While the figures we're not check
ed up definitely 1t is believed that
tho sales day sets new August
record in this city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
ASSISTANT CH|EE
QUITS POST HERE,
PROMOTE ELsT0N
Baird TO Give Time to Service Car
Line; Sanitation officer Nam
ed as PatroIman; Was
Veteran officer.

The resignation OF Claud NJ. Baird
as assistant chief OF police became
effective yesterday at which time
Patrolman Bill Elston was promoted
10 fill the vacancy. VIM. Hale, sani.
tatlon officer. has been selected pa.
trolman to succ' cd the newly ap.
pointed asslstan, chief. Mr.. Hale
will continue to perform the duties
OF sanitation officer until his sue
cessor is appointed.
Mr.. Baird was a veteran member
Of the local police force. lie served
several years before the shake.up
in the city's official family three
years ago and for a short time was
n member Of Chief o. G. Linn's
force. He was promoted TO the as.
sistant chiefship when Chief Ben
Phillips assumed control on May /.
Mr.. Baird resigned in order that
he might devote his entire time
to his service car line here.
Mr.. Elston also was member
Of the force that resigned following
the grand jury Investigation which
resulted in the removal of certain
here. He rejoined the force
several times before tho recent
change In administration.
For several years. Mr.. Hale, newly
appointed patrolman, has held the
position Of city scavenger and sani.
tation officer 81 l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
.PELLEGRA CASES
REACH 800 MARK
DR.. LEWIS SAYS
LeFlore County Heads List With
100 Patients. Immediate Ac-
ton Necessary Health Com
missioner Says.
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 2.-Declaring
there are 500 pellagra cases in Ok
lahoma, DR.. Lewis, state health com
missioner, told Governor Robertson
that immediate action must be taken
to check the spread of the disease.
There will be thousand cases
in the state by January 1 unless
something is done quickly, Lewis
added. The disease Is particularly
virulent in the southeastern part of
the state. LeTlore county with 100
cases heads the list.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
/. r. mobley Says Farmers Don't
Pay Enough Attention TO Dairy
Department on Farm; Don't
Know Idea Of Economy
EXPLAINS METHOD OF
PICKING GOOD STOCK
"Bossy" is Oldest Teacher Of Human
Race. States Speaker; Large
Crowd Hears Talk at County
Court House Monday.

"The average farmer don't know
the first principles of economy and
thrift" said l.. +. Mobfey OF the az.
ricultural extension department OF
the international Harvester comccny
in his talk on milch cows and the
dairy industry at the county court
house Monday afternoon.
I'm this respect" Mr.. Mobley con.
tinued. "the COW Is the oldest teach
er OF the human race. She shows
that the little accumulations of each
day while they do not amount to
much in themselves, when added to-
gether form amazing totals"
From a chart that me had, the
speaker showed that the same
amount of time spent by man with
wife and two children on Is cows
and 30 acres of land as. would be
spent on 30 acre cotton crop, the
return from the milch cows would
bring in more each day than the
cotton and the element OF chance
that plays the big part in the cotton
game IS eliminated.
The departmentized farm is the
idea that the modern farmer must
accept, was one of the ideas that
he brought forward. He said. -"the
department that | would advise for
the average farm would be, crop,
chickens, hogs, cows and children.
The reason that many farmers do
not study and care for milch cows
is that it means work and work,
with capital letters, he said
If farmer would give one-fourth
of his acreage and manpower to
dairy cattle, the hard lot that many
farmers claim Is coming the way of
the man who tends the soil would
only be dream of the past
He explained the principle things
to look for in selecting an animal
for dairy use as: % the amount of
food she consumes in proportion to
the amount of milk she gives. (2)
does she have life, vitality and Wig
or? And with charts he demonstrat-
ed the way to tell these qualities in
any COW.
an fact" he exclaimed, "the A.
and M. College at saltwater has as
fine animals as | have seen any
where"
Mobley is a practical farmer. He 4
ownes a farm and lives on it. He
told that much Of his talk was gath
cred through personal experience. He
Yas president Of the Farmers Union
of Texas for many years and is rec
ognized as an authority on cattle
and the dairy industry throughout
the United States.
A large crowd of farmers heard
the talk and all expressed many
thanks to Mr.. Mobley for the details
that he brought out during the aft
ernoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
WORK COT|NUES
ON BUILDING TO
HOUSE FINE ARTS
Pour Concrete Slab for Second
Floor; Third Floor be Poured
Saturday; Progress With Work
on Heat Plant.

Indications are tlat the brick work
on the addition to the fine arts
building of the Oklahoma College
for Women here will start next
week with the prospects bright for
the rapid completion OF the build.
ing.
The cement slab. which forms the
second floor was poured into the
forms yesterday and the forms for
the third floor slab also will be
ready for the cement by Saturday.
1t is indicated today. The workmen
viii prepare the cement for pouring
the last day of this week and the
other materials will be shaped up
for a start on the brick work as
early as possible. II Is stated that
the building will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the beginning of the
school term. tt5
The addition to the fine arts build.
ing. doubles tho capsc,ty of that
structure and is to house every
branch of the department.
Much progress Is being made on
the overiauling and enlarging of
the heating plant. These improve
ments are to be extensive and are
to cost in the neighborhood of $685..
000 The building is being enlarged
and the plants capacity increased.
A new boiler is being set in posi-.
tion today